Chapter 1252 - 1258: Suspicion (4)
Her face had indeed been examined by Doctor Qiao from the Imperial Medical Institute, and the ointment was also prescribed by Doctor Qiao, only, after the ointment was made, it had been secretly switched!
Second Lady Bai, holding deep hatred toward Du Wanqing for causing discord between her son and daughter-in-law, commanded Yingyu to replace Doctor Qiao’s ointment with an imitation made from bird droppings mixed with poor-quality spices, expired skin moisturizing cream, and similar items, shaping it into the guise of a scar removal cream, which she then applied daily to Du Wanqiu.
Not only that, but each day’s soup medicine for Du Wanqiu had an added ingredient: an excessive amount of musk. Lady Bai believed that since she showed no mercy to her own children and used the innocent to achieve her goals, such a person, no better than pigs or dogs, did not deserve to be a mother. To punish her for destroying others’ families and for the cruel killing of her own children, Lady Bai would see to it that she could never bear children again in this lifetime!
Old Lady Zhang took half a day to return, and upon her arrival, she dismissed the little maidservant in the room, then said mysteriously, "Girl, the old servant has found out. The young master was at the manor where the Young Madam resides."
"Damn it!"
Du Wanqing clenched her fists tightly and fiercely punched the quilt several times.
Whether she could Advance by Leaps and Bounds within Duke Li Guo’s Mansion henceforth hinged solely on Mo Zili’s love. If Mo Zili’s heart were to be captivated by Wu Xiangyun, given his personality and means, Wu Xiangyun would sooner or later be brought back to the Mansion by him. In that case, where would there be a place for her to stay?
With this thought, a murderous glint appeared in her eyes!
"Girl, what should we do now?" Old Lady Zhang asked cautiously.