20demayo Chapter 344 The Poisoned Bride - Tao Yiwei 4
Chapter 344 The Poisoned Bride - Tao Yiwei 4
Chapter 344 The Poisoned Bride - Tao Yiwei 4
"If you don't tell me, I'll tell you. This is your family's second daughter, Tao Yiruo. My name is Tao Yiwei. Who do you think is the eldest daughter and who is the second daughter?"
When they heard Tao Yiru's name, everyone immediately realized that this was the name of Miss Tao Er, a talented woman who was famous in the capital.
The crowd, who were filled with righteous indignation just now, looked embarrassed, and then naturally felt that they had been misled by the housekeeper.
"It seems that the rumors about the Tao family treating the eldest and second daughters differently are not groundless, they are actually true!" Looking at Xihe with a cold expression, the people around him immediately changed the subject.
"Even a servant dared to slander the young lady. This shows what kind of life she leads. If there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather."
"So it's her. What do you think this housekeeper is doing? Isn't he afraid of being punished?"
"Why else could it be? Isn't it because the Second Miss is favored at home, while the Eldest Miss is not? This servant wants to put this reputation on the Eldest Miss and let the world force the Eldest Miss to death!"
"In fact, he did this very simply to protect their second young lady and to please the master."
"Alas, this young lady is quite pitiful. She has a father, but he doesn't care about her. Now even a servant in the mansion dares to bully her."
"It can be seen that this young lady's life at home is not very good."
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Xi He paid no attention to the chatter. They were all just opportunists, and it would be a waste of time to bother with them.
Tao Yiruo and Ye Chongwen struggled for a long time but couldn't separate. She could only cover her face with her hands as best she could.
Feng Qi stepped forward and kicked her arm, causing her arms to droop limply, revealing her face.
"Yeah, it really is her. It's Miss Tao Er, not Miss Tao Da."
"I recognize her. She had dinner at the restaurant next door to mine. Others were talking about it, and I even went to see her." A bystander pointed at Tao Yiru and yelled, attracting everyone's attention.
The officials also got off the sedan chair and came forward. When they heard the shouts of the crowd, they all thought of Tao Qing who was talking big in the court, and wondered if he could accept such an outcome.
"You bastard, how dare you slander your master? It seems I'm too easy to talk to."
Xihe flipped her wrist and stabbed a big hole in the butler's abdomen, and bright red blood flowed out.
The butler didn't even scream. His legs went limp and he knelt on the ground, unable to make another sound.
The other servants who came with the housekeeper did not dare to say anything and knelt in front of Xihe.
"I've met the eldest lady."
They were very aware of the current situation and were afraid that they would end up like the butler.
"Come on, tell me who that man is?" Xihe pointed at the person who was covering his face with his hair and kneeling on the ground and asked.
"Miss, please wait a moment. I will go and reveal his covered face." A servant was very smart. He shouted immediately, rushed over, and quickly pulled out the hair on Ye Congwen's face.
When his face was revealed, everyone saw clearly who he was.
Because Ye Chongwen was also one of the great talents in the capital, many people were very familiar with his face.
"No, didn't he marry the eldest lady? Why is he with the second lady now?"
"Are all the nobles so extravagant? Brother-in-law and sister-in-law..."
This kind of liveliness was rare to see. People came closer, stretched their heads, watched with great interest, and discussed it from time to time.
The ministers also looked at each other, trying to suppress their laughter, which was so uncomfortable that their shoulders kept shaking.
They really didn't expect that the children of two officials in the court who considered themselves to be upright would be like this.
"Brother Zhao, we watched a great show today!"
"Yes, yes. I never thought that the family traditions of those two old fellows like Tao Qing would be like this. I will make a serious report on them when I get to the Emperor."
"This should have happened a long time ago. He always acts so self-righteous. I've always disliked him. I never thought such a good handle would be put before me."
"Who said it wasn't?" The two officials who spoke saw gloating in each other's eyes.
Because Xihe was standing here, no one dared to take off their coat to put it on Tao Yiru, and could only let her body be seen by others.
Listening to everyone's talking and pointing, she couldn't bear the blow and fainted.
Before she fainted, she thought that she could never appear in the capital again, otherwise her ancestors would be talked about.
After everyone had seen enough of the excitement and knew everything, Xihe ordered the servants to drag the two men out of the way.
When someone passed by Xihe, the corners of their mouth couldn't help twitching.
I didn't expect that this eldest lady was also such a ruthless character. She actually stood up and made the Tao and Ye families lose face.
Xihe knew what he was thinking, but didn't care at all.
No one in that family cares about me anymore, so why should I care about their life or death? I'm not some saint.
After everyone left, he ordered the servants to drag Ye Chongwen and Tao Yiruo towards his home. Everyone he met along the way followed them enthusiastically, like monkeys in a circus, until they came to the door of the Tao family.
Seeing his second young lady being dragged back in this state, the servant guarding the gate was so frightened that he trembled all over and ran towards the inner courtyard, stumbling every two steps.
When he saw Tao Qing, he was soaked all over.
Because their children were getting married, they both took leave and sat in the living room sipping tea, anxiously waiting for news.
"How is it appropriate to be in such a hurry?"
Seeing his servant like this, Tao Qing frowned immediately and scolded him in dissatisfaction.
These servants are really something. I don’t know how the butler taught them to embarrass themselves in front of outsiders.
"Master, master, the second young lady and Mr. Ye, he, they, they were brought back..." The servant stuttered and could not say the rest of the words.
"You're back. Where did you find it? Let them in quickly!" Tao Qing and his wife and the Ye couple immediately stood up and asked anxiously.
"Outside the door, you guys, go check it out! Something's happened, something serious..."
In this era, being paraded naked through the streets is like having your own face stepped on by the ground. Your ancestors will be pointed at and cursed.
"Come on, Brother Ye, let's go and take a look at them." Tao Qing glared at the servant fiercely, then smiled and clasped his fists to Ye's father.