Chapter 74 Possessed by Evil
Lord Zheng's eyes were almost spitting fire. He suppressed his anger and issued another order: "Take Madam away quickly, don't embarrass yourself here!"
Upon hearing this, the maids immediately rushed forward and tried to pull Guo away from this place of trouble.
"Madam, let's go down first. This place is not suitable for you." They tried to comfort her softly, but Guo's reaction was extremely intense.
Guo's face flushed with excitement. She struggled desperately, her fingers tightly grasping the collar of a servant beside her, as if that was her only lifeline: "Chen Lang, take me away! Take me away!"
"Guo Huayu!" Lord Zheng's roar resounded throughout the hall. He strode forward, pulled Guo away from the boy, and grabbed her hair tightly, his eyes full of anger and warning, "The emperor and the princess are both here today, how dare you act so recklessly!"
The eldest princess and the regent, who were sitting at the top, maintained indifferent expressions, while Emperor Xuan, who was sitting between them, had an intriguing smile on his face, as if he was very interested in this sudden farce.
What happened in the inner chamber of the Marquis' Mansion was actually staged on such an important occasion. Such a ridiculous scene has probably not been seen in the capital for hundreds of years.
Guo had almost lost her mind at this time. The majesty of the royal family and the presence of the princess seemed no longer important to her.
There was only one thought in her mind, and that was to run towards the lover of her heart.
"Let me go!" She used all her strength and finally broke free from the grip of Lord Zheng. The gold and jade hairpins under her feet fell to the ground. She ran to the boy desperately, "Chen Lang, I'm so hot, help me! Chen Lang!"
With the help of her mother, Old Lady Zheng stood up tremblingly. Her face was also extremely ugly. She was holding her breath and could hardly stand steadily, but she still shouted with all her might: "The Guo family!"
However, Guo acted as if she hadn't heard anything and still rushed towards the boy regardless of everything.
The eyes around were like spotlights, fixed on this farce.
The female guests covered their faces with fans, unable to bear to look directly at the scene, while the male guests had flickering eyes.
Even King Liang, who had always been on good terms with the Zheng family, had a sullen look on his face at this moment. Without waiting for anyone to try to stop him, he turned around and strode away without showing any mercy.
"Your Highness!" Lord Zheng was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, but he could only watch Prince Liang's back disappear outside the door.
He turned around and looked at Guo, who had completely lost control, with a fierce look in his eyes.
At the side, Su Wanyu put down the wine glass in her hand gracefully. A hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she whispered to the maid Siqi beside her: "Go, take the lady away, don't let her embarrass herself here again."
"Yes, Miss." Siqi bowed respectfully and then walked steadily towards Guo.
The drug was taking effect on Mrs. Guo at this moment, and she seemed to have lost her mind. She hugged the boy tightly, and her fingers were groping his chest randomly. Her clothes were in disarray, and the scene was disgusting.
The guests had different reactions. Some covered their eyes and shook their heads, while others whispered to each other. The wife of the Marquis's mansion was so unrestrained that she became a topic of conversation among everyone after dinner.
Although the maids and servants around wanted to stop it, they did not dare to act on their own in such a situation and could only wander around anxiously.
"Madam, I'm sorry." As soon as Si Qi finished speaking, she quickly took action, grabbed Guo's hair and pulled her back, then threw her to the ground with a loud "bang".
Guo was so dizzy from the fall that she became quiet for a while.
Everyone present was shocked, and Lord Zheng's eyes widened with anger.
Seeing this, Xiao Guo hurried forward to comfort her: "Master, please calm down. Sister must be possessed by some unclean thing. Why not let Siqi help her get rid of the evil spirit?"
Lord Zheng knew clearly the root of all this. He had heard of that man named Chen in his early years.
Guo married into the Zheng family unwillingly. She thought that more than ten years would be enough to make her devoted to him, but she never expected that there was always another man in her heart.
If it weren't for the Zheng family's reputation, Lord Zheng would have wanted to kick this woman out immediately.
But now, the banquet is full of guests, and only the words "possessed" can barely put an end to this farce.
"Okay, okay." Lord Zheng agreed reluctantly, tacitly agreeing to Siqi's way of handling the matter.
Su Wanyu gently picked up a fruit and tasted it slowly. There was a hint of amusement in her eyes as she quietly looked at Guo, who was lying on the ground in a miserable state.
At the same time, in the backyard, a drama called "exorcism" was being performed.
In the name of "exorcism", Siqi dealt a heavy blow to Guo, and each blow was merciless.
Guo's cries of pain and the blood flowing from the corners of his mouth amazed the people around him, and some people echoed him, saying that this was a normal phenomenon of exorcising evil spirits.
When Mrs. Zheng saw this, her bulging triangular eyes gradually calmed down and her anger seemed to have subsided a little.
Although Zheng Chengyan felt sorry for the suffering his mother had endured, he was held tightly by Old Lady Zheng and could not move forward.
Siqi's fists did not stop. She gathered all her strength, lifted Guo's chin, and pushed her against the stone wall.
With a dull thud, Guo's ribs broke and blood gushed out.
Su Wanyu was still leisurely savoring the fruit in her hand, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her.
As long as she didn't stop, Siqi's "exorcism" would not stop. She slapped Guo on the back again with such force that it was astonishing.
For Guo, these physical pains were nothing compared to what she had endured in the past.
The poison that is pumped into the body day after day and the iron chains that penetrate the scapula are the real purgatory.
Because Siqi has practiced martial arts for a long time, her strength is immense and far beyond that of ordinary people.
She grabbed Guo's hair and pulled it hard, actually pulling off a strand of Guo's hair. The pain made Guo unable to bear it any longer and she finally passed out.
At the moment Guo fell to the ground, a woman's heart-wrenching scream echoed in the air, and the voice was filled with endless grief and despair.
Whose voice is this?
It’s Su Wanyu.
In her fragmented memories, Guo found herself being held down by a group of stern-looking servants in a dark and damp woodshed in the backyard.
The chains in their hands flickered a terrifying red in the dim candlelight, ruthlessly piercing through her flesh and bones. The air was filled with the sickening smell of burning flesh, intertwined with her own miserable, desperate and helpless howls, which echoed for a long time.
But this horrifying scene seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind. Guo was almost suffocated in pain. Her consciousness gradually blurred in the intense pain. Her body seemed to have lost all its strength. She collapsed powerlessly on the cold ground. Blood meandered and slowly seeped through her delicate clothes, blooming into shocking red flowers.