The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 203 The Harder I Hit, the Happier I Am

Yao insisted that it was Peng who did it and it had nothing to do with her. Madam Gong could only force Peng to pay compensation.

But all of Peng's banknotes were gone, and even if she wanted to pay, she couldn't afford that much money. She was so angry that she grabbed Yao Peishan and started a fight.

The masters started fighting, and the maids and servants on both sides also started fighting. Although Yao was young and strong, she was just a concubine, and the maids and servants serving her were not as many as Peng's.

Soon she was at a disadvantage. Not only was her face scratched by Peng, her hair was also loosened, and even her clothes were torn into a state of disarray by Peng.

There was a lot of noise, but no one came out to stop it.

Today is not a day off, so the three brothers Xie Changting are all on duty. The young ladies and gentlemen in the mansion are not at home either, as they have basically all gone to the academy.

Originally, as the mother-in-law, the old lady had to deal with the fight between her two daughters-in-law. But when she realized that Peng and Yao had stolen Xie Lan's things, she was afraid that Xie Lan would ask her to pay compensation again, so she dared not come.

He used the excuse that the injury on his arm had not yet healed and asked Liu to come and take charge of the situation.

But Liu was not stupid. If she had any involvement in this matter, she would be pestered by Peng and Yao, who would ask her to use the public money to compensate Mrs. Gong.

As for the Third Lady, she didn't want to care about this matter. She hated Yao, the bitch, for competing with her for favor, and she wished that Peng would beat her to death.

In the entire Xie Mansion, Xie Lan was the only one who enjoyed eating melons the most.

The harder Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Yao fought, the more happily she cracked the melon seeds in her hand.

Tiechui, who was standing silently behind her, sighed again, fortunately Lingfeng Zhenren was not present, otherwise he would be so angry that he would jump to his feet again.

Tiechui complained in his heart, but seeing Xie Lan cracking so many melon seeds, he was worried that she was thirsty. He even brought her a teapot and cups, and even moved a table and chairs from Yao's room for her to sit on.

Although Huang hated her sister-in-law Yao Peishan, she still hoped to get money from her to support her family. She also asked Yao to find Xie Dahe to talk to the government to get her husband released.

I could only hold back my anger and go forward to help.

It’s a pity that Peng had too many maids and servants with her, and Yao and her sister-in-law couldn’t defeat her.

Peng pulled Yao's hair and said, "Bitch, will you pay me?"

Yao was so angry that she saw stars, but she was beaten so badly, why was she willing to pay compensation?

"I said this matter has nothing to do with me, and I don't have that much money. Even if the Second Madam beats me to death, I don't have the money to compensate you."

Yao insisted that she had no money, but Peng didn't believe her and asked her confidant Madam Du to bring her maids into Yao's house. Unfortunately, after searching the house from top to bottom, they only found a little over 100 taels.

Such a small amount of money was not enough to compensate Mrs. Gong. Peng was very unwilling but helpless.

He wanted to ask Mrs. Gong for less compensation, but Mrs. Gong came to his house just to extort more money, so how could he agree to that?

Yao was very proud. Fortunately, she had foresight and did not leave any evidence. Although she was beaten, she was able to get away with it.

Xie Lan looked at Yao gloomily. Last time, she instigated her uncle to steal her banknotes. This time, she conspired with the second wife to steal her brand. She still wanted to get away with it cleanly. What a daydream.

The old woman guarding the gate suddenly ran over and said, "Aunt Yao, there is a man named Yu outside the mansion. He said he has something urgent to discuss with you."

Yao Peishan's face changed. Seeing that everyone was looking at her strangely, she forced a smile and said, "That's my distant cousin. I'll go see what he wants." Xie Lan could tell at a glance that Yao wanted to take the opportunity to get away, so how could he let her do as she wished.

"Madam Yao, when you come to our house, you are a guest. There is no reason for you to go to the gatehouse to meet guests. You should invite them in to entertain them, so that people won't laugh at us for not knowing the rules."

The smile on Yao's face froze. "Miss, that's not necessary. My cousin only came to talk to me for a few words, so I won't invite him in. Besides, your father and Third Uncle are not at home, so we women have to avoid suspicion."

"Since Aunt Yao is so well-behaved, she shouldn't be disrespectful to your cousin." Xie Lan glanced at her coldly and said without allowing any refusal, "Come here, please invite Aunt Yao's cousin in."

Both Yao and Huang's sisters-in-law changed their expressions and wanted to stop them. But the gatekeeper knew that the eldest girl was not easy to mess with, and seeing her tough attitude, she was afraid that she would be implicated.

He ran out in a hurry and brought in the man surnamed Yu.

When Yao saw the person coming, she first secretly gave him a look, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

Then he forced a smile and asked, "Why are you here, cousin? I heard you had something urgent to ask me, but my aunt wanted me to draw her flowers?"

Yu Yuanli didn't expect so many people to be present, and his expression was a little unnatural. But the pain in his hand was unbearable, so he didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly said to Yao.

"Cousin, I'm here to ask my cousin's husband for help with my hand."

Hand treatment?

Yao was stunned, but when she saw that he didn't say anything nonsense, she felt relieved.

"What happened to your hand? Is it injured? But your cousin's husband is on duty at the Imperial Hospital and is not at home. Cousin, you should go find a doctor as soon as possible to avoid delays."

Yu Yuanli frowned. If the doctor could cure him, there would be no need for him to come to Xie Dahe.

"I've consulted doctors, but those quacks can't cure me at all, so I came to trouble my cousin's husband."

Yao was worried that Xie Lan would notice something wrong, so she wanted to send Yu Yuanli away. But then she discovered that his hands were festering and there was a faint foul smell.

Yesterday, Yao was surprised to see that Yu Yuanli's hand was still fine, but it became so rotten in just one day.

Suddenly, Xie Lan said faintly, "Don't waste your time. Not to mention my Third Uncle, even if the director of the Imperial Hospital comes, he can't cure your hand."

Yu Yuanli was already worried, and after hearing this, he blurted out in shock, "Impossible."

"Impossible?" Xie Lan sneered. "I guess you must have consulted more than one doctor, but they all said that unless your hand is cut off, it will continue to fester until there is no intact part of your body, and you will die in the end after suffering so much. Am I right?"

Yu Yuanli was terrified and uneasy, "How did you know?"

"Want to know? It's okay to tell you," Xie Lan said with a cold smile, emphasizing each word, "Because, the poison in your hand was given by me."

"So it's you, this vicious woman..." Yu Yuanli's eyes were red with anger, and before he could finish his curse, he was kicked away by Tiechui. He hit the wall hard, slid to the ground powerlessly, and vomited blood again.

Tiechui stared at him indifferently, "My girl only put poison on the box containing the ghost-suppressing cards. If you hadn't stolen it, how could you have been poisoned?

You stole something and still dared to scold my daughter. You are simply courting death."

Yao's face suddenly turned as pale as a ghost, but she dared not say anything and covered her mouth tightly with her hands.