Chapter 182 I Like Seeing You Hate Me But Can’t Get Rid of Me
Chapter 182 I Like Seeing You Hate Me But Can’t Get Rid of Me
Xie Lan's needle was so strong that Xue Ningfei was caught off guard and jumped up with a cry. When he saw Pingnan Hou looking at him with a dark face, he realized that he was pretending to faint.
Ding stared at Xie Lan with blazing eyes, "How dare you! Didn't you say you were here to stop the bleeding? Why did you give me an acupuncture needle? You don't know anything about medicine. If you hurt my son, can you take the responsibility?"
The Ding mother and son were almost angry to death, but Xie Lan still felt it was not enough and continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Don't worry, it won't kill you. Although I don't know any medical skills, in the past when I was in Sanqing Mountain, villagers would ask me to give them acupuncture when their pigs, cows and dogs were sick.
You see, Mr. Xue was stabbed by me, but he is fine, right? You should be thankful that I woke your son up, otherwise he would have remained unconscious and never woken up, which would have been terrible."
Mrs. Ding felt like she was about to explode with anger. Her son was precious and this bitch treated him like an animal. Now she should thank her?
Cui hated Ding even more. Although Ding was clearly a concubine, she relied on the fact that she gave birth to Xue Ningfei to compete with her for favor openly and secretly.
Especially in the past six months, seeing that her son had ignored the affairs of the barracks for Su Lianwei, her husband instead brought Xue Ningfei to his side to teach him, and became even more proud, even trying to suppress her in everything.
She thought her son was bewitched by Su Lianwei, but she didn't expect that it was the bastard Xue Ningfei who was behind it.
"Ms. Ding, do you think that everyone is stupid and can't see that Xue Ningfei is pretending to be unconscious? Even though I don't know martial arts, I can see that the sword stabbed by Miss Xie's maid was not severe, and it only injured his shoulder. He pretended to be unconscious because he saw that his plot to murder his eldest brother was exposed, and he wanted to use this to avoid punishment."
"Fei'er was not only stabbed by a sword, he was also kicked. He suffered internal injuries and vomited blood. Madam, can't you see it?"
Seeing that his wife and concubine had no regard for dignity and started quarreling in front of outsiders, Pingnan Hou could no longer hold back and shouted, "Shut up, do you think I'm dead?"
Ding had always been favored, and had never been treated so badly by the Marquis of Pingnan. She immediately felt aggrieved, "My Lord, can I be blamed for this? Fei'er has vomited blood, and the Madam is still mocking me.
Besides, Fei'er has always respected his brother, how could he possibly murder him? Miss Xie was invited by the Madam, I'm afraid she has been bribed by the Madam a long time ago, her words are not credible at all. "
Marquis Pingnan did not believe Ding's words. As the emperor's right-hand man and a general commanding the three armies, how could he be a brainless person?
He had not previously suspected the illegitimate son, but had a preconceived notion that the legitimate son was bewitched by Su Lianwei. Now with the confession of the female ghost, plus Xue Ningfei's various behaviors today, it was enough to prove that it was him who did it.
Marquis Pingnan could favor Ding and his concubine's son, but he would never allow the mother and son to murder his legitimate son.
"Come here, send the second young master back to Ningqiu Garden to bandage his wounds. Butler, arrange a carriage to send the second young master back to his old house in Yan'an Prefecture tomorrow. From now on, he is not allowed to return to Beijing without my order."
Ding didn't expect that Pingnan Hou would be so heartless and wanted to expel her son from the capital without saying a word. She shouted like crazy, "My Lord, you can't do this. Xue Changqing is your son, and Fei'er is also your own child. You can't be so cruel to him.
You sent him back to the old house. What future does he have in this life? He is your own son. How can you ignore his feelings for him?"
Seeing that Marquis Pingnan was unmoved, Ding could no longer hold back her resentment and burst out.
"Fei'er has worked hard to learn both literature and martial arts since he was young. Both the academy teachers and martial arts masters praised him for his intelligence and diligence, saying that he was no worse than the prince in every aspect.
Why is it that only Xue Changqing can be brought by your side to be taught? Why should he inherit the title of Crown Prince, the title of Marquis, and all the family wealth?
And my son Fei'er has nothing! Is this fair?! To treat my son so badly, have the Marquis and his wife's consciences been eaten by dogs? "
Xie Lan looked at the furious and crazy Ding and said with a sigh, "You are saying it so aggrievedly, but it's just that people are greedy and want more.
Could it be that you were just born and don’t know the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children?
If everyone is like you and can't recognize their own identity, the world will be in chaos!
You cursed the Marquis of Pingnan and his wife for having their consciences eaten by dogs. In your mind, the emperor has so many sons, but he only appointed one crown prince. The Zhou Dynasty will only be inherited by the crown prince. Does that mean the emperor's conscience has also been eaten by dogs?"
When Xie Lan said this, Ding and Xue Ningfei's faces changed. The mother and son wanted to eat her alive. Xie Lan was not affected at all. She liked to see them hate her to death, but they were so crazy and helpless that they couldn't get rid of her.
Pingnan Hou looked at Ding coldly, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have pitied you and your son in the past. I indulged you and let your ambition grow.
Ding, since you have so much resentment towards me and my wife, and feel that the Hou Mansion has wronged you and your son, you should go back to the old house with Fei'er tomorrow.
In the old house, you and your son no longer have to suffer these grievances, you can do whatever you want."
Ding was dumbfounded. She never expected that Marquis Pingnan would even expel her from the capital.
"My Lord, you can't do this to me. I gave birth to your son and worked hard to raise him. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard. You can't drive us mother and son out of the capital..."
Ding's crying and begging did not make Pingnan Hou change his mind.
If Xie Lan had not said that, he would not have sent Ding back to the old house because she gave birth to a bastard.
But if he leaves Ding behind now and lets the emperor and the prince know what happened today, he will not end up well even if he is the Marquis of Pingnan.
Marquis Pingnan ignored the crying and pleas of Mrs. Ding and her illegitimate son and signaled the guards to take the mother and son away.
Then he asked Xie Lan, "Miss Xie, my son Changqing is controlled by the talisman paper. I wonder if you have any way to solve this problem?"
Seeing Cui looking at him impatiently, Xie Lan nodded, "Yes, Lord, please give me the talisman paper."
Xie Lan took the talisman paper and burned it. He then pierced his finger and used his own blood to perform a mysterious technique, breaking the talisman on Xue Changqing's body.
Soon, Xue Changqing's cloudy eyes regained their former sharpness and clarity.
He clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Xie Lan, "Thank you for saving Changqing, I will never forget your life-saving grace.
From now on, no matter what happens, you can come to the Hou Mansion to find me, and Changqing will definitely not refuse. "
“Don’t worry, Prince, this is just a deal.
I saved you, and your mother will give me 50,000 taels as a reward, and donate another 100,000 taels to my Taoist temple as incense money, and we'll be even."
Having said that, Xue Changqing knew that a mere 150,000 taels was not as important as his life.
He pulled off the jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it into Xie Lan's hand. "My mother is my mother, and I am me. They can't be confused. This is a token I give you. As long as it doesn't ask me to rebel, no matter what the girl asks me to do, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Xie Lan didn't want to accept it, but Xue Changqing wouldn't let her refuse, so she had to accept it.
On the way back home, Xie Lan was holding a box full of banknotes, smiling brightly, but when he thought about going to the Royal Academy to study in two days, his face fell again.
(End of this chapter)