Master Hu looked at her doubtfully. Just as he was about to ask her what she meant, the doctor arrived in a hurry.
Yu Niang watched with a smile as the doctor took his pulse. She hadn't lied to him. What he had just consumed was an antidote. Since she didn't know if the murderer was him, she had given him a poisoned medicine with an antidote. Unfortunately, he had confessed. The antidote had entered his stomach. While it was an antidote to the poison in his body, for a normal person, it was poison.
On the other side, Master Hu looked at the doctor in disbelief. This was the most skilled physician in the city, and he was helpless. Thinking of what she had just said about consuming an antidote, he quickly looked at Yu Niang. He saw blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and the next moment, she collapsed on the ground.
Master Hu rushed to her side, glaring at her with a ravenous gaze. "Where is the antidote?"
Yu Niang burst into maniacal laughter. The scene of her first meeting with her husband seemed to flicker before her eyes. Even though she knew it was fake, she was so engrossed that she completely ignored Master Hu's frantic shaking of her body.
Master Hu watched her take her last breath before his eyes, filled with panic. Slowly, he began to feel a pain in his stomach, and then his whole body ached.
The servants dared not conceal it any longer and quickly found Old Madam Hu. Upon seeing her son's condition, Old Madam Hu almost fainted.
Although the Hu family had invited many doctors and tried their best to save his life, Master Hu passed away that night.
Along with the news of his death, it was also rumored that Yu Niang had died in his room. For a time, everyone was guessing the true cause of Master Hu's death.
"You gave her the medicine, didn't you?" Wu Caiwei could tell the key point as soon as she heard it. Yu Niang was an ordinary woman from the countryside. Where would she get such medicine? The only possibility was that her own husband had given it to her.
Hu Lianyu nodded without hesitation. Master Hu deserved to die. It was just a pity for Yu Niang and her husband.
According to reports from his men, the reason Yu Niang's maternal and paternal families hadn't come to cause trouble was that the second master of the Hu family had paid a sum of money to appease them.
After being back for so long without seeing Zi Yao, Hu Lianyu told her at this time that he had sent Zi Yao to a renowned academy in the city to study.
Wu Caiwei nodded and said nothing. She knew he would make proper arrangements. Such a big child couldn't always stay cooped up in a small courtyard; he needed to study more and see more of the world.
After chatting, they returned to the courtyard and saw Sister Ling sitting there with a restrained demeanor. Wu Caiwei stepped forward with a smile and made introductions.
Hu Lianyu nodded at her kindly. Sister Ling was stunned for a long time. She had never dreamed that her mother had remarried in Yuzhou. Although the man in front of her was very young and possessed an elegant demeanor, looking even more matched with her mother, the thought of her own father, who would never have another chance, made her feel dejected.
Wu Caiwei had written a letter before her return, asking them to tidy up Tianhe Courtyard as their daughter would be coming to live there. Knowing that she wouldn't be able to accept it immediately, she didn't pay attention to her expression and led her by the hand to the courtyard prepared for her. Looking at the elegant environment in Tianhe Courtyard, Sister Ling's gloomy mood improved considerably. Sudan Novel Network.
Old Madam Hu, a white-haired person sending off a black-haired one, was severely struck. Although the death of her eldest son seemed to be his own doing, she had inquired through someone. In the recent period, Hu Lianyu had intentionally or unintentionally interacted with that woman. She didn't believe the other party hadn't added fuel to the fire. Her intuition told her that the death of her son was inextricably linked to him.
Therefore, she held her second son's hand every day, urging him to avenge his brother. Facing his mother, the second master of the Wu family naturally agreed profusely. However, when he returned to his courtyard, his expression darkened. He had thought he would never have the chance to take over the Hu family, but he never expected his elder brother to die prematurely.
His heart was filled with joy, but judging from Hu Lianyu's recent actions, he was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. He didn't want to confront him and only wanted to smoothly take over the Hu family. However, his mother clearly didn't think that way. In her mind, her eldest son probably held more weight.
Old Madam Hu sent people to monitor her son's every move. Knowing that he hadn't taken any action, she quickly summoned him before her and said meaningfully, "I know what you are thinking. You think I am opposing you because of your elder brother. In reality, before you returned, we had already clashed. He wants to avenge his parents and will not let us go."
At this moment, the second master of the Hu family remembered that in their youth, he and his elder brother had been jealous of their father's talent and had often troubled them.
Hu Lianyu had not been healthy since birth. What was worse was that his own son was too mischievous and had pushed him into the water in the middle of winter, making his health even more frail. Not to mention that there was a secret between him and his mother. If Hu Lianyu knew about it, he would have the heart to kill them.
"Mother, don't worry. I know what to do." After understanding, the second master of the Hu family quickly assured Old Madam Hu. She nodded with satisfaction.
When the second master of the Hu family truly took over the Hu family's business, he discovered that there was no money in the Hu family's accounts, and the Wu family's business had also plummeted. More than half of their shops were operating at a loss.
Upon inquiring, he learned that it was Hu Lianyu's doing. It was only then that he realized why his mother insisted on him confronting him. It turned out that the other party had no intention of letting him go.
The next day, he visited each shop to understand the situation. The tragic truth was that if he were a customer, he would also choose them, as their products were good and cheap. Although their prices were also reasonable, their designs were old-fashioned and not appealing.
After much thought, it seemed the only way out was to close the shops and rent them out. However, if they did that, although the household expenses would be covered, how would they get the money to send to the capital? From his mother, he also knew that the other party held leverage over the county magistrate, who would not stand on his side.
It seemed he could only resort to underhanded tactics. One day, Wu Caiwei and Hu Lianyu boarded their carriage as usual to go to the shops. At first, they were chatting and laughing, not noticing anything amiss. However, after a while, the surrounding noise gradually subsided, and the road began to bump.
They exchanged glances calmly and sat there at ease, wanting to see who was behind this and what they intended to do.
Eventually, the carriage stopped in a forest. To the shock of the other party, the couple calmly got out of the carriage.
The masked figures looked at each other, not understanding why they were in the mood to survey their surroundings in such a situation. Weren't they afraid? Or did they have some support?
"Let me guess who sent you. Besides the Hu family, I can't think of anyone else. It seems he hasn't thoroughly investigated me and doesn't understand me at all," Wu Caiwei said to them with a playful tone.