GBP Chapter 161 The Soup for Infertility
Chapter 161 The Soup for Infertility
Xiao Chengyan scratched his head, puzzled, and returned to the courtyard of the main house.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Liu Wan'er being pressed onto a bench and being severely beaten by two servants with sticks.
Liu Wan'er was screaming incessantly, and her entire buttocks were stained crimson.
Madam Xing sat in the middle of the courtyard on a grand chair, coldly watching Liu Wan'er.
His eyes flashed with fury as he cursed at the servant.
"Haven't you eaten?! Why are you being so affectionate! Give it your all!"
The two servants swung their arms and continued to beat her fiercely, while Liu Wan'er's cries echoed across the roof.
Xiao Chengyan frowned, quickly walked to Madam Xing's side, and asked,
"Mother, what's wrong now?"
Madam Xing narrowed her eyes slightly, her lips pressed into a thin, downward-pointing line.
"What happened? How dare you ask! Your concubine went to threaten Qiao Qingshu to get walnut charcoal for our main branch, and the old lady caught her red-handed! This slut has completely disgraced our main branch!"
When Liu Wan'er saw Xiao Chengyan return, she looked up and stretched out her hand for help.
"Sir, save me! Save me! I'm weak, if this keeps up, I'll be beaten to death!"
Madam Xing felt another surge of anger. How dare that slut Liu Wan'er seduce her son right in front of her!
She roared,
"Guards! Gag this slut! Let her stop spouting nonsense and trying to seduce men!"
A maidservant behind Madam Xing stepped forward, took off her own sock, and stuffed it into Liu Wan'er's mouth.
Liu Wan'er's face turned green from the smoke, and with the servant starting to use more force, she soon fainted.
At that moment, Madam Xing waved her hand, and a maidservant came forward carrying a bowl of soup.
The old woman beside her pried open Liu Wan'er's mouth and poured the bowl of medicine down her throat.
Xiao Chengyan frowned slightly and asked,
"Mother, what kind of soup is this?"
Madam Xing replied coldly.
"A potion to prevent having children!"
Madam Xing raised her head and glanced at Xiao Chengyan meaningfully, and said,
"I won't hold it against you for spending time with her these days, as long as you take the infertility soup to prevent future problems."
Xiao Chengyan frowned, clearly displeased.
"Why! Is it that my Xiao family can't afford to raise a child like this?!"
Madam Xing was so angry that she gasped for breath when she saw that her good-for-nothing son couldn't understand human language at all.
"That's a question of whether we can afford to raise her! Princess Yongxian will be entering the family after the New Year. If the concubine gets pregnant before the main wife arrives, do you want to incur the emperor's wrath?"
"You should be doing something serious now, instead of spending all your time fooling around with women. I think Liu Wan'er is a vixen who has bewitched you."
"You'd better take good care of yourself these days and don't go to her room."
Xiao Chengyan showed little displeasure, but ultimately did not utter any words of protest.
He merely pursed his lips and glanced at Liu Wan'er, who had already been drugged and unconscious.
He went straight back to his study, showing no concern whatsoever for Liu Wan'er.
Late at night.
When Liu Wan'er woke up, she was in pain and cold all over.
She couldn't tell whether she woke up in pain or from the cold.
She called out in a hoarse voice,
"Water, give me water."
But the room was completely silent, without the slightest echo.
Since Liu Wan'er entered the Xiao family, only two maids have served her in the house.
Today, Liu Wan'er was severely beaten, and these two maids, who were originally Madam Xing's people, naturally took advantage of her misfortune.
The two men in the outer room pretended not to hear, neither of them getting up to serve, only laughing softly.
Liu Wan'er was in unbearable pain all over her body. Seeing that no one came to serve her for a long time, she stretched out her arm and tried to reach the teapot by the bed.
She used all her strength to climb and finally reached the tea leaves.
The entire fingertip was exerting force, the whole body was exerting force.
"Snapped!"
The teapot fell to the ground, splashing the already cooled tea onto Liu Wan'er's face.
Liu Wan'er wiped her face, but despite her best efforts, she couldn't get a sip of water.
But the sound of the porcelain shattering still frightened the two maids.
They could no longer pretend not to hear and hurried in.
One person helped Liu Wan'er lean against the bedside, while the other cleaned up the broken porcelain on the floor.
One of the maids said,
"Aunt Liu, please take care of yourself. If you want tea, just call us."
As she spoke, the maidservant tucked a pillow behind Liu Wan'er's back to make her more comfortable.
The maid's face was pressed against Liu Wan'er's, and Liu Wan'er's eyes were filled with malice as she reached out and tore the maid's mouth apart.
"Stop pretending! You clearly heard it but pretended not to! A bunch of snobs!"
The maid's face was pinched until it turned purple, and she cried out in pain, barely managing to break free from Liu Wan'er's grasp.
She covered her face and screamed.
"Aunt Liu, the old lady and the first madam don't like you, so why are you taking it out on us? If you're so capable, go find them!"
Another maid tugged at her sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.
But the maidservant was not satisfied; she shook off the arms of those trying to stop her and continued to spew insults.
"No wonder the First Madam wanted to give you a potion to prevent you from having children. Someone like you, even if you have a child, it will be a worthless offspring, it's not right from the root."
Liu Wan'er's fierce expression froze instantly. She paused, somewhat confused, and said...
"What? A potion to kill off children? What potion to kill off children?"
Another maid tried to cover for them,
"It's nothing, Aunt Liu, it's just Ying'er talking nonsense."
Ying'er sneered.
"What are you still hiding from her? You can hide it for a while, but not forever. She'll find out eventually."
Liu Wan'er realized that what she said was true, and her face immediately contorted.
She touched her stomach and murmured in disbelief,
"Will I never have my own children in the future?"
The girl named Ying'er added fuel to the fire with her mockery.
"Yes! Aunt Liu, you will never have your own child in this lifetime. Once Princess Yongxian enters the family, you will have even less of a good life."
Ying'er wanted to continue making sarcastic remarks, but was dragged away by another maid.
Liu Wan'er was the only one left in the room.
She lay by the bed, her eyes vacant and lifeless. She remained stunned for a long, long time before finally letting out a wail.
But the cry seemed so small in the cold night.
Xiao Chengyan also heard the scream, but because it was too cold, he didn't want to get up and check, so he called a servant to take a look.
Upon learning that it was Liu Wan'er causing trouble, Xiao Chengyan turned over and went back to sleep.
The temperature is getting lower every day.
Many members of the Qiao family were so cold that they couldn't sleep.
Old Madam Qiao was paralyzed on the couch and couldn't get out of bed, but she could clearly feel that even under three thick quilts, she was still shivering from the cold at night.
She was too weak to endure it, so charcoal had been burning in the house all day.
The third daughter, Qiao Qingle, also couldn't hold on any longer.
She had initially resisted making thick winter clothes, but she changed her mind after only a day or two.
These past two days, she's been shivering from the cold during the day, as if her heels were in an ice cellar.
Not to mention at night, she was so cold she couldn't sleep, and the charcoal in her yard was almost gone, making her extremely anxious.
The next morning, Qiao Qingle went to her aunt's room early in the morning.