Chapter 25 - 025 Pick Garlic Plant Hot Peppers
Li Xianglu felt a heavy thud in her head, a pain that was unbearable. She reached out to touch it but realized that both her hands were tied behind her, immobile.
What's happening, Li Xianglu shuddered, her consciousness initially foggy and unclear started to clear up significantly, yet she still felt weak and powerless, suffering immensely.
Li Xianglu forced herself to become alert and began to recall what had happened.
After eating dumplings, she saw the little girl beside her also feeling dizzy and couldn't help but lean over to support her, only to collapse to the ground first. Yes, she had fainted, drugged.
Before she lost consciousness, the faces she saw were blurred and indifferent: the wet nurse, Uncle Ge, Aunt Ge, two cousins, her own mother Ge Sanmei, and her second brother Li Jianwen all displayed cold indifference.
Li Xianglu bitterly smiled. She had been tricked. Because Ge Sanmei had gradually become kinder, her vigilance had significantly waned, allowing her to fall so easily into the trap set in advance.
She had thought Ge Sanmei really realized the wrongs she had done before and started to treat her daughter better; she did not expect that there was an even greater conspiracy waiting for her.
Now Li Xianglu understood the reason behind the events and tried to move her tied hands. Something was stuffed in her mouth too, preventing her from shouting out. It was dark, but the shaking and the cold draft let her know she was in a carriage or perhaps a donkey cart.
Since the speed was slow and she could hear the clopping of hooves on the road, it was pitch black, but light was shining through, indicating it was daytime, though she didn't know whether it was the second or the third day of the new year, as she had no clue how long she had been unconscious.