Chapter 99 Seeking Justice
When Eva was feeling upset, a maid came in to report that Zhou Junjun's mother, Yan, had come with Zhou Junjun's uncle, Lord Yan.
Eva became even more flustered, and quickly asked the maid to call Yang Zhenzhen's father over. However, Master Yang was hanging out with the new concubine, and he was nowhere to be seen. Eva had no choice but to ask the maid to invite Yan and Master Yan into the reception hall and entertain them well.
Eva pretended to be calm, changed her clothes and went to the hall. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Mrs. Zhou's angry expression. Eva forced a smile and said, "I didn't know that Mrs. Zhou was here. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."
Madam Zhou didn't respond and said directly, "Madam Yang, you don't need to talk nonsense with me. I came here today to seek justice for my son. Yang Zhenzhen invited my son to appreciate the plum blossoms, but ended up poisoning the cakes. My son has vomited and is now half dead. I heard that this medicine is a secret medicine from Madam Yang's mother's family. Please give me the antidote, Madam Yang."
Madam Yang's face changed, and she complained in her heart, where did she get the antidote? She had stolen it before she escaped, and even the secret medicine was running low. Madam Yang had to force a smile and replied, "Madam Zhou, you are joking. Since Zhenzhen invited guests, how could she poison the guests' snacks? Isn't this just slapping herself in the face? Someone must have framed her."
Lord Yan saw the guilty conscience in the woman's eyes and snorted coldly, "Human life is at stake, Madam Yang is still talking nonsense here. If that's the case, let's leave it to the government to investigate. Little sister, let's go."
How could Madam Yang dare to let them report to the police? Lord Yan was a Beijing official, and the county magistrate would definitely investigate him for his sake. Then Zhenzhen would be finished. Madam Yang quickly stepped forward to stop them, "You two stay, let's talk it over."
Lord Yan calmed down and asked, "Will you give me the antidote or not?"
Madam Yang had no choice but to tell the truth: "To be honest, there is indeed no antidote for this medicine, but this medicine will only make people suffer a little, and they will slowly get better after half a month."
Mrs. Zhou was furious when she heard this. "What? There is no antidote. You sound so easy. It's just suffering. You know she lost half her life after vomiting for only half an hour. If she vomited for ten days or half a month, how much suffering would she have to endure? She is the apple of my eye. How could she have suffered such suffering? If you don't give me an explanation today, I will definitely file a complaint."
"So what kind of explanation do you want?" asked Mrs. Yang.
"I want the culprit, Yang Zhenzhen, to take the same poison and suffer the same punishment as my son right under my nose."
Mrs. Yang's face changed. This was going to cost Zhenzhen her life. Zhenzhen had been weak since she was a child. Not only would she vomit for half a month after taking this medicine, but there was also one thing she had not told the truth just now, which was that it would seriously damage her body. Some people with poor physical constitutions would even age 10 or 20 years older.
"Mrs. Zhou, please spare Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen is my life." Mrs. Yang said and burst into tears.
"Are you kidding? My daughter is suffering now. She is my life." Mrs. Zhou was furious.
At this moment, a maid ran in in a panic, shouting, "Madam, General Song, the county magistrate, and Eunuch Cao are here too."
Madam Yang was completely panicked, and she shouted in a trembling voice: "Why are you still standing there? Go and invite the master over."
Before he could finish his words, the butler came in with three people.
Madam Yang hurried over and arranged for the three of them to sit down. At this moment, Master Yang also ran over with dishevelled clothes.
Mr. Yang didn't know what was going on. When he heard that several adults were coming, he thought they were the distinguished guests invited by his daughter to the plum blossom viewing banquet today, so when he came, his face was full of red and smiling. Mrs. Yang wanted to call him an idiot.
Eunuch Cao cleared his throat and said, "Since Master Yang is here, bring the culprit here as well."
Song Shijie ordered the bailiff to bring Yang Zhenzhen over.
Mr. Yang then realized something was wrong and asked Mrs. Yang what happened. Mrs. Yang stammered and whispered to Mr. Yang what happened today, and Mr. Yang was so angry that he wanted to slap her twice on the spot.
Mr. Yang quickly admitted his mistake, saying that the child was young and ignorant and made a mistake. He would accept any beating or punishment and was willing to pay any amount of compensation.
Eunuch Cao was annoyed by Mr. Yang's noise, so he interrupted him and said, "What Miss Ling has done this time is not a small trouble. The people she wants to harm are General Song's daughter and Yixiang Jun, who was personally appointed by the emperor. The emperor thinks highly of Yixiang Jun and plans to send officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to learn how to grow potatoes from Yixiang Jun after the New Year. What Miss Ling did this time cannot be resolved with a simple apology. We have already written a letter to the emperor and are waiting for his decision. The government will put Miss Ling and the maid who was guarding the cakes in jail."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards brought Yang Zhenzhen and the maid over. Yang Zhenzhen didn't realize the seriousness of the matter yet, she kept cursing and biting the guard who was escorting her.
Yang Zhenzhen saw General Song sitting in the hall of her house, looking dignified and handsome. He must have known that she was in love with him. Yang Zhenzhen blushed and gave General Song a wink in a coquettish manner.
General Song twitched. He was about to die, yet he still did such a shameless thing.
"General, why are you here? I was just thinking about you. General, these yamen runners treated me very rudely just now and didn't give you any face at all. After all, I will be your general's wife in the future." Yang Zhenzhen said these words shyly, waiting for General Song to rescue her from the yamen runners.
Song Shijie looked at his cousin with amusement on his face. This cousin was very lucky in love. He disappeared for twelve years and was missed as soon as he came out. The person who was missing him was a vicious little girl.
General Song's face darkened immediately, and he suppressed his disgust and said, "Miss Yang, please be careful with your words. I am an upright general and will not allow such dirty water to be thrown on me."
Yang Zhenzhen was anxious, "General Song, don't you like my daughter? I think I am very pretty and youthful, so how can I be inferior to Song Rou's damn mother?"
General Song was furious. "Yang Danian, this is what your shameless daughter said. Please discipline her. How can my wife be slandered by such a vicious person? I want justice not only for my daughter, but also for my deceased wife."
Mr. Yang was so angry at Yang Zhenzhen that he felt even more ashamed after hearing what General Song said. He immediately slapped Yang Zhenzhen several times.
Yang Zhenzhen knelt down and begged for mercy in pain, "Please save me, General. I will never compete with the late Madam for your favor again. I am willing to be your concubine or even a bed warmer."
When General Song heard these words, he was so angry that his forehead was throbbing.
Master Yang took a rag from the side and stuffed it into Yang Zhenzhen's mouth.