vrcanaries Chapter 112 Before she died, she should at least let her children see her one last time.
Chapter 112 Before she died, she should at least let her children see her one last time.
Despite the pain in her abdomen, Cui Ruixin asked Donghe to go find Yu Ziyuan.
"I want to drink the porridge that Yuan'er cooked himself."
"Alright, this servant will go right away." Donghe nodded hurriedly in agreement.
Last time when the lady was ill, the young master, with the help of the nanny, cooked a pot of rice porridge for her.
The lady was so moved that she cried, and her illness improved the next day.
At this critical juncture, the porridge cooked by the young master himself will surely help the madam get through it.
Donghe hurriedly found Yu Ziyuan. Upon hearing that his mother wanted to drink the porridge he had cooked, Yu Ziyuan immediately agreed.
Having learned from the previous experience, this time, Yu Ziyuan didn't even need the nanny's help.
He did everything himself except for starting the fire.
After he finished making it, he delivered it to his mother as soon as possible.
"Mom, you should try it." He blinked, looking at her expectantly.
Cui Ruixin had her maid take the porridge and feed her spoonful by spoonful.
She endured the stomach pain and ate about half a bowl.
Then she looked at Yu Ziyuan gently: "Yuan'er, take a portion of the porridge you made to your father and grandfather as well, so they can see that our Yuan'er has grown up and is the most filial child."
Yu Ziyuan did not doubt her words and happily agreed.
Cui Ruixin gave Dong He a look and stuffed a packet of poison into her hand.
"You know what to do, right?" Cui Ruixin asked, her body trembling.
She felt something pushing out of her belly, but she couldn't see the baby being born.
She feared that she didn't have much time left.
Even if she were to die, she would take the old Marquis with her.
I'm just sorry to her Yuan'er.
"You must make sure the old Marquis eats it, remember?" Cui Ruixin gripped her hand tightly.
Donghe nodded shakily and caught up with Yu Ziyuan.
"Fifth Young Master, how much porridge is left? Is it enough for the Marquis and the Old Marquis to share?"
"Don't worry, Sister Donghe, I cooked a lot." Yu Ziyuan lifted the lid of the clay pot and showed it to her.
“That’s quite a lot. We should respect seniority, so why don’t we go and deliver the porridge to the old Marquis first?” Donghe said to him, trying to distract him.
Taking advantage of his inattention, she secretly put the medicine into the porridge.
She gently shook the clay pot containing the porridge, pretending to sniff the aroma, and praised, "This porridge smells so good, the old Marquis will definitely like it."
Yu Ziyuan didn't notice her little gesture and nodded happily.
"Alright, then let's take the porridge to Grandpa first."
He led his servants to the old Marquis's courtyard.
"Ziyuan, what brings you here?" The old Marquis was somewhat surprised to see him.
"Grandfather, this is porridge I cooked myself. I brought it to you to try as well." Yu Ziyuan ladled out the porridge and looked at him expectantly.
"You've become a filial son," the old Marquis said, patting his head without a hint of doubt.
Under his watchful eye, he finished the entire bowl of porridge.
"It tastes really good. Did you send some to your mother?" the old Marquis asked.
Today, Lady Cui is going to die.
Before she dies, she should at least let her child see her one last time.
"I've delivered it. Now I'm going to deliver it to my father." Yu Ziyuan pointed to the remaining porridge.
"Go ahead. And while you're at it, have your two older brothers go and keep your mother company," the old Marquis reminded him.
"Yes, Grandfather." Yu Ziyuan nodded obediently and left with the remaining porridge.
Donghe stood guard on the road he was sure to take to leave the old Marquis, and blocked his way.
"Fifth Young Master, please go and see Madam. She is in terrible pain and her stomach is hurting badly. I'm afraid she's not doing well."
"What's wrong with Mother?" Yu Ziyuan asked anxiously, and quickly ran towards the courtyard of the main house.
Donghe glanced at the servant following Yu Ziyuan and hurriedly said, "Why aren't you going to take care of the young master?"
"But we still need to deliver it to the Marquis," the servant said hesitantly, carrying the food box in his hand.
"I'll go," Donghe said without further ado, taking the food box.
The servant then went to chase after Yu Ziyuan.
Donghe threw away the poisoned porridge and replaced it with the porridge he had prepared himself.
She took the porridge to find Yu Kangping, but didn't see him, so she handed the porridge to Yu Kangping's maid and left it in his bedroom.
"This is a token of the Fifth Young Master's affection, so don't spill it. Keep it safe and wait for the Marquis to return so he can drink it," Donghe emphasized.
The maid Xing'er nodded hurriedly: "Sister Donghe, I'll remember."
……
Following his father's instructions, Yu Kangping planned to let the children see Cui Ruixin one last time, send them off, and then send Cui Ruixin to her death.
Unexpectedly, before he could even take action, devastating news arrived.
"The old Marquis has passed away."
"What did you say?" Yu Kangping looked at the servant beside his father in disbelief.
"The old Marquis and Consort Rong were having lunch together. But after only a few bites, he started bleeding from all seven orifices and died." The servant boy cried, trembling.
The death of the old Marquis was clearly not simple.
Upon hearing this, Cui Ruixin, who was on the bed, smiled.
In the end, she won this round.
The old marquis wants her dead, but she won't allow it.
Yu Kangping, unable to attend to Cui Ruixin, rushed off to see his father.
Looking at the old Marquis lying motionless on the table, bleeding from all seven orifices, Yu Kangping's mind went blank.
Meanwhile, Aunt Rong, standing to the side, turned deathly pale with fright.
"How could Father have gotten into trouble? Did you kill him?" Enraged, Yu Kangping grabbed Aunt Rong by the collar.
"It wasn't me, I don't know what happened." Aunt Rong trembled with fear.
"I was having dinner with the old man when he suddenly collapsed. I really don't know what happened."
Yu Kangping roared, "How could you not know that Father's accident happened here? You killed Father, and I will make you pay with your life!"
Hearing this, Aunt Rong was terrified.
Fortunately, Yu Kangnian arrived in time.
Upon seeing Yu Kangnian, tears welled up in her eyes instantly.
"Kang Nian, save me."
Yu Kangnian quickly stepped forward and grabbed Yu Kangping's hand: "Brother, this must be a misunderstanding. How could Aunt poison Father? Someone must have deliberately killed Father and framed Aunt."
Upon hearing this, Yu Kangping released Aunt Rong.
Aunt Rong's body went limp and she collapsed into Yu Kangnian's arms.
Seeing his elder brother's unfriendly expression, Yu Kangnian quickly said, "Brother, why don't you let me investigate this matter? I will definitely find the real culprit."
Yu Kangjing arrived at this time.
Seeing his eldest and second eldest brothers, and his father collapsed on the dining table, he was completely stunned.
My mother passed away only six months ago, and now my father has also passed away.
What kind of demons and monsters did their Marquis's mansion offend to be so unlucky?
Yu Kangping sneered: "Your aunt is a suspect, you don't need to investigate. The third son works at the Dali Temple, let him investigate."
Yu Kangnian's face immediately turned very ugly.
The elder brother's words clearly showed that he did not believe him, nor did he believe his aunt.
Yu Kangjing, whose name was called, said blankly, "Maybe we should report it to the authorities."
"No."
"Okay, report it to the authorities!"
Yu Kangnian and Yu Kangping spoke at the same time, but gave completely different answers.