HLnovel Chapter 286 Open Your Eyes Wide and Take a Good Look
Chapter 286 Open Your Eyes Wide and Take a Good Look
When Sheng said this to Zheng Ziqian, he immediately won the favor of many people present.
"This young master Zheng is quite responsible. How many men in this world can say that they will not accept two women? It shows that he really cares."
"I've always heard that Young Master Zheng is very self-disciplined and never goes to brothels. At most, he'll go to a teahouse with his classmates. His character is truly impeccable."
"In that case, since they are cousins, it's a good marriage."
"Yes, Second Madam, why don't you agree? It would be a blessing for your two young children."
The murmurs among the crowd grew louder and louder, and the second wife felt extremely embarrassed.
She was filled with regret today. She shouldn't have called Jiaojiao over. Yangyang knew medicine, and if she had stayed with Yangyang, she might not have accidentally drunk the medicine!
But thinking about these things now is useless. Her daughter's reputation is already ruined. If a solution isn't found today, what will happen in the future?
She looked down at Sheng Yunjiao in her arms. Sheng Yunjiao was terrified and was still sobbing. Lu Yangyang was focused on holding her hand and helping her expel the poisonous blood.
Lu Yangyang only breathed a slight sigh of relief when the blood flowing from her finger turned completely red and light. She then removed the needles from Sheng Yunjiao's fingers one by one.
The toxic blood that flowed out was plentiful, and the three of them were covered in blood, looking extremely gruesome and wretched.
Sheng Yunjiao's face turned deathly pale, and her lips were completely bloodless.
Lu Yangyang pulled out the remaining needles, then took out two candies from her purse, unwrapped them, and stuffed them into Sheng Yunjiao's mouth.
Sheng Yunjiao finally calmed down a little.
"Jiaojiao, how are you feeling now?" Lu Yangyang used her fingers to pry open her eyes and looked at her before asking.
"I...I feel dizzy." Sheng Yunjiao leaned weakly against the Second Madam, sobbing softly, "Mother, I...I'm scared, sob..."
The second wife was heartbroken: "My dear, tell your mother what happened. Don't worry, no matter what, your father and mother will seek justice for you."
Sheng Yunjiao shuddered as she recalled what had just happened, and nestled in the Second Madam's arms, unable to utter a single word.
She didn't know what happened. She only remembered that she entered the door, was grabbed, and had something forced into her mouth. Then she became dizzy and felt itchy and painful all over her body. The pain was so bad that she felt like she was going to die. She had no idea what happened and couldn't remember anything...
Seeing her frightened expression, the second wife felt even more sorry for her, but she had no choice but to ask, "Jiaojiao, would you... would you be willing to marry your cousin?"
Sheng Yunjiao stiffened for a moment, then instinctively shook her head: "No, I don't want to, Mother, I don't want to..."
"Alright, alright," the second madam said, worried about upsetting her, and quickly patted her back. She then turned to Zheng Ziqian, who was kneeling on the ground, and said angrily, "You and your son are coming back to the Duke of Sheng's mansion with me now. We'll settle this score properly when we get back!"
Madam Sheng was taken aback and said urgently, "Second sister-in-law, what's done is done. If Jiaojiao doesn't marry Ziqian, who else can she marry? You have to think about Jiaojiao too. Ziqian is sincere and promises that he will only have Jiaojiao for the rest of his life. I will keep an eye on him and never let him take a concubine. You can rest assured to entrust Jiaojiao to us. I will definitely treat her well."
"Second sister-in-law, please agree to this marriage."
Zheng Ziqian also bowed to the Second Madam: "Second Aunt, I will definitely take responsibility for my cousin. Please agree to let my cousin marry me?"
Many people echoed this sentiment, leading the second wife to agree to the marriage.
After all, what's done is done. With something like this happening, if Sheng Yunjiao doesn't marry Zheng Ziqian, who else can she marry?
Hearing these voices, the second wife was so angry that her vision blurred and she almost fainted. She finally understood that Madam Sheng was clearly forcing her to agree to marry off her daughter; otherwise, who knew how much gossip would follow!
She has always been strong-willed, and she couldn't bear this humiliation!
But since it concerns her daughter's entire life, she is really worried!
"You, you all..." The second wife gritted her teeth, wishing she could slap them again.
Suddenly, a hand landed on the second madam's shoulder. "Second madam, wait a moment."
After confirming Sheng Yunjiao's condition, Lu Yangyang, still feeling uneasy, took her pulse again to make sure the poison had been expelled from her body before withdrawing her hand and gently patting Sheng Yunjiao.
Lu Yangyang's gaze fell on Zheng Ziqian, who was kneeling on the ground. Zheng Ziqian had a handsome face, but his eyes were darting around. He swore that he would take responsibility wholeheartedly, but his eyes could not hide his guilt.
Lu Yangyang took two steps forward and stood in front of Zheng Ziqian, approaching him and staring at him coldly for a moment.
Zheng Ziqian felt a little flustered by her gaze. "What, what are you doing?"
“Stretch out your hand,” Lu Yangyang said.
Zheng Ziqian instinctively reached behind his back to hide.
Madam Sheng also realized something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward to block Zheng Ziqian: "Yangyang, what are you doing? You're on good terms with Jiaojiao, why don't you help me persuade her? She and Ziqian have known each other since childhood, what could she possibly be dissatisfied with?"
Without uttering a single word, Lu Yangyang pushed her away, kicked Zheng Ziqian in the chest, knocking him down, then stepped on his chest and bent down to grab his wrist.
"I just checked Jiaojiao's pulse. She was given a strong drug and almost lost her life. Why are you perfectly fine? Tell me, did you drink the wrong medicine or drink too much alcohol?" Lu Yangyang asked coldly.
"I, I just drank, I drank too much. Yes, I was with Junyi, you can ask him if you don't believe me!" Zheng Ziqian was inexplicably afraid of Lu Yangyang, probably because he had been humiliated by her before. Although he knew that his mother had always wanted Lu Yangyang as her daughter-in-law, he didn't dare to have any thoughts. On the contrary, he felt that it was good to have Sheng Yunjiao instead. At least Sheng Yunjiao was not as rude and creepy as Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang was too lazy to waste words with him. After taking his pulse, she suddenly sneered, glanced at the anxious-looking Sheng Shi, and asked Zheng Ziqian, "I'll ask you one more time. Before we came here, you gave Jiao Jiao the medicine, and then what happened between you two?"
A bad feeling rose in Zheng Ziqian's heart, and he stammered, "I, I didn't. I just drank too much and was resting here. My cousin, my cousin came in, she, she said she was hot, and she pounced on me, and we, we..."
"So what?" Lu Yangyang pressed on.
"Yangyang!" the second wife called out.
Lu Yangyang didn't turn around, but pressed Zheng Ziqian, "Tell me, and then what will happen!"
Zheng Ziqian trembled slightly at her gaze, so he simply closed his eyes and said, "My cousin and I have consummated our marriage!"
"Yangyang!" The second wife tried to stop Lu Yangyang.
Madam Sheng hurriedly said in a flustered manner, "Yangyang, no matter how good your relationship is with Jiaojiao, you should still consider Jiaojiao's reputation. Ziqian and Jiaojiao have already consummated their marriage, so please stop making trouble!"
"Is that so? It seems this was indeed a well-orchestrated performance by you and your son." Lu Yangyang looked at them coldly and said, word by word, "I just want to know, Zheng Ziqian is a eunuch, how could he possibly have a marital relationship with Jiaojiao? You and your son set up this scheme to deceive her into marriage, but you didn't dare to target outsiders, only your own family, is that right? If I'm not mistaken, you originally had your eye on me, didn't you? Because I didn't acknowledge my ancestry, you weighed the options and then set your sights on Jiaojiao. You are truly shameless!"
"You, what nonsense are you talking about!" The biggest secret of the Sheng family was exposed, and in an instant, she was like someone whose tail had been stepped on, her eyes wide with fury.
Lu Yangyang's gaze swept over the group of people standing by the door, making sarcastic remarks and watching the commotion. She said coldly, "You like watching a show, right? Fine, open your eyes wide and take a good look!"
Then he bent down and picked Zheng Ziqian up like a chick, and ripped off his clothes.