The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 139 : To Expose A Scandal

Translated by : Minodayz

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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"Sleep-inducing drug?" Ru Mei cried out, "Then what is the cause of the wound on her forehead?"

"This..." the physician muttered to himself, "it probably happened when she was under the influence of the drug and bumped her head somewhere. Or someone intentionally used something to hit her. Fortunately the force was not that hard so all she needs is to rest and apply some medication. She should be fine in a few days."

"Then when will my daughter wake up?" Ru Mei asked.

"I'm not sure," The physician gave a cursory look at Guo Meng who was lying on the bed, "We will have to wait until the effects of the drug wear off and then she will naturally wake up."

Senior Provincial Officer's Furen hurriedly nodded and offered her thanks before arranging for a servant to go with the physician to get the prescribed medication. Suddenly, the atmosphere came to a standstill.

Jiang Ruan chuckled, "Well... Third Young Master Zhao is a strapping two metre tall young man, so it can hardly be said that he would actually bring with him a 'handkerchief' to harm anybody. Moreover it's obvious that there are flowers embroidered on the handkerchief, and no matter how you look at it... it obviously belongs to a girl."

When those present heard this, they found the reasoning to be acceptable. Notwithstanding that a young gentleman like Zhao Feizhou would not randomly have on him a handkerchief, and upon closer look at the flowers and leaves embroidered on the fabric , it was undeniable that this was not an item belonging to a man.

Ru Mei's eyes sharpened, and with a glance she could make out from the appearance of the handkerchief that this was indeed Guo Meng's. Although she did not know why Guo Meng's handkerchief was laced with a drug, with things as they stood, if she could shift the blame onto someone else, then naturally she would blame others. Marquis Xia's family could be said to be a meritorious family among the nobility, so there was a possibility to derive some advantage from them. Otherwise Guo Meng would have to solely and unwillingly suffer the consequences for no reason. Hence, Ru Mei immediately claimed, "That's right, who would have thought that Second Madame Xia could be so vicious; this handkerchief must have been left behind by your servant. Humph! Your servant used this handkerchief to knock my Meng'er unconscious and even thought to commit murder in order to silence her, thus 'throwing the dirty water' onto Third Young Master Zhao! This most certainly is quite a calculated scheme."

Both Shen Rou and Yu Ya's expressions changed- Yu Ya's becoming even more aggravated. As it was, she had yet to recover from hearing about the matter regarding Shen Rou and her husband; never would she have thought that Ru Mei would further tangle her up in this kerfuffle. She furiously looked towards Jiang Ruan because if anyone were to say that today's incident was totally unrelated to her, then even if she were beaten to death she would not believe it. Without a doubt Jiang Ruan must have hindered and manipulated the events- what a little cheap slut!

Jiang Ruan smiled, both welcoming and returning her glare as her brows subtly lifted like a taunting provocation.

Yu Ya felt as if blood was rushing to her head, and her voice involuntarily became shrill, "Why would I have someone murder your daughter to silence her when the person who committed adultery wasn't me? I have not done anything that was shameful!" In her extreme anger, she spoke these words from the depths of her heart. Her manner of speech embodied all her pent up anger causing the host of furens and young ladies present to be shocked. Immediately their evaluation and expression towards both Shen Rou and her changed.