12dz Chapter 163 The Guo Family's Revenge
Chapter 163 The Guo Family's Revenge
The Vice Minister's residence can no longer withstand further turmoil.
If the old lady of the Guo family also dies at home, outsiders will probably regard the Vice Minister's mansion as an ominous place. How will Chi Yunjing then plan to marry a second wife, have a son, climb the social ladder, and rise to prominence?
Therefore, his nervousness was genuine, and he immediately sent someone to find a doctor.
Xia was also afraid. After all, her husband had just entered the capital to become an official. If he passed away because of his mother-in-law, wouldn't he have to observe three years of mourning like the Chi family? Where would they find a position then? So she cried very bitterly.
Then, without any regard for the consequences, she pinched her mother-in-law's philtrum hard, taking a desperate approach, and actually managed to wake her up.
After turning over, with my eyes still a little unfocused, I saw the worried looks in many people's eyes.
After seeing who it was, Old Madam Guo grabbed Chi Yunjing's collar, tears streaming down her face, and roared, "Look at the mess you've made! You insisted on sending those two siblings away in the middle of snow. If it weren't for that, they wouldn't have suffered this tragedy! How old were they! They died out there like that. Aren't you, their father, afraid of being struck by lightning?"
The insults were truly awful, and Chi Yunjing was naturally dissatisfied.
With a flick of his sleeve, he freed himself from Madam Guo's hand, and then said with a solemn expression.
"I committed a sin? Why don't you think that your precious daughter is the real culprit? If she hadn't insisted on interfering with the eldest daughter's marriage, she wouldn't have brought in this wicked family of Lü, and none of the subsequent events would have happened. Now you've completely absolved the Guo family of any responsibility. Humph, Madam Guo, you've done a good job raising her!"
Chi Yunjing was also very sharp-tongued, and his words made Old Madam Guo so angry that she almost fainted. Xia was worried and scared, so she immediately retorted.
"Minister Chi, please be lenient. If something really happens to my mother-in-law here, what good will it do you? Why don't you let me take her back to get medical treatment right away?"
"You're the ones who came to my door to cause me trouble, and now you're blaming me for not knowing my place? Fine, fine, I was blind to have chosen the Guo family for this marriage. From this day forward, don't even think about setting foot on my Vice Minister's residence again. I sever all ties with you!"
After she died, Xia stammered "you you you..." for a long time without getting to the bottom of it.
Now that Chi Guizhao is gone, the relationship between the Guo family and the Chi family has truly fallen apart. The Guo family's original plans have all vanished like smoke. Therefore, Madam Xia did not want to get entangled with them anymore. Supporting her mother-in-law, who was crying and weak in the knees, she quickly left the main hall of the Chi family.
Before getting into the carriage, Old Madam Guo cried and cursed the Chi family for being immoral and cannibalistic, attracting the attention of many people. The Chi family members realized they were in the wrong, so they quickly locked the door and became cowards.
Back at the Guo family home, Old Master Guo was puzzled as to why the person had become unwell after just one trip. When he heard Xia Shi say that her two granddaughters and grandson had died in the heavy snow last year, he almost fainted.
Xia had to take care of both her mother-in-law and father-in-law. Fortunately, the servants from the house all came along, so the process wasn't too chaotic.
The doctor arrived quickly, took their pulses, gave them a prescription, and instructed the elderly couple not to be agitated again, otherwise they might face serious trouble.
Xia nodded hurriedly and immediately ordered someone to prepare the medicine. After the large bowl of bitter medicine was swallowed, the two elders' tears also dried up.
The night was dark.
It wasn't that Xia was reluctant to light the lamp, but her parents-in-law's eyes were so red and swollen from crying that a bright lamp would be too harsh. Guo Yong had also returned home and, upon hearing this terrible news, sighed repeatedly.
"The Chi family is really going too far. My eldest sister has worked for him for many years, and he just gave up like that. There are also two innocent children, who are his own flesh and blood. No wonder they have been punished to this day. They deserve it! The Chi family should be wiped out. Anyway, those who were left are not good people!"
Guo Yong's harsh words reflected his regret for his elder sister and two nephews, as well as his dissatisfaction at not being able to leverage the Chi family's influence.
As his bedmate, Xia naturally understood.
Overwhelmed with grief, Madam Guo ripped off the handkerchief covering her forehead and angrily spoke.
“I will not let Chi Yunjing cover this up so easily. In the past, we were powerless in Qingzhou, but now that we have moved to the capital, if we let him bully us like this, how can our Guo family maintain its reputation! So we must make him pay the price. Now that it is a time of great mourning, if he causes any disgraceful incidents in his courtyard, we will definitely make him suffer a lot!”
Madam Guo's suggestion was not without reason. Guo Yong looked at his father in silence. He also wanted to avenge his elder sister, but he was afraid that if he didn't handle it well, he would cause some trouble, which would not be worth it.
Feeling the look in his son's eyes, Old Master Guo also felt uncomfortable.
But then he thought, if his daughter knew from beyond the grave that her parents knew about this injustice and didn't help her appeal, she would probably be heartbroken. So he nodded and said with a serious expression.
“Your mother is right. If we don’t avenge this, people will talk behind our backs when they find out. We might as well take advantage of the Chi family’s situation and retaliate, so that he can taste the pain!”
Since both elders had expressed their opinions, Guo Yong and Xia Shi couldn't say much more.
The four of them gathered together to discuss a plan to take revenge on the Chi family, when Old Madam Guo brought it up again, full of resentment.
"And the Lü family! That Lü Yi is no good either! If the two of them hadn't conspired to harm Ying'er, your elder sister wouldn't have risked her life to help her. Chi Yunjing is an official, so he might be a bit harder to deal with, but Lü Yi is nothing. If we still can't get rid of him, wouldn't we have come all this way for nothing!"
Hearing this, Guo Yong also felt that it made sense.
"Alright, son, I'll have someone inquire about the Lü family's situation."
Previously, with Consort Jia protecting the Lü family, the Guo family found it difficult to make a move. But now, he knew of Consort Jia's death. She was just the maternal family of a former emperor's concubine; dealing with her should be easy for them.
Just like that, with a single sentence from Madam Guo, the Guo family's focus temporarily shifted from the Chi family to the Lü family.
At this moment, Lü Yi, who was still indulging in the pleasures of his concubine, had no idea that he had become a victim of the Guo family's schemes. He was still dreaming of becoming the emperor's brother-in-law, even though he knew that his elder sister was gone.
The main courtyard of the Lü family residence.
Lu Yi was joking with a newly acquired courtesan. The emperor's great mourning had no effect on him; behind closed doors, he continued to eat, drink, and sleep as usual.
Hua Wanzhi, who had already become the wife of the Lü family, was already dissatisfied with her husband's absurd behavior. Originally, she was considering the presence of Consort Jia in the palace, and always felt that she could rely on her child to smoothly take the position of the wife of the emperor's brother-in-law.