The Princess Wei Yang Chapter 102 - Part 2
July 01, 2018
Chapter 102: In A Great Mess
Comments:
Chau
- I am fairly sure that “gold-dissolving water” is aqua regia, a powerful
hydrochloric-nitric acid, so… Even if there was no poison in the gold, the
corrosive acid probably would have killed the dog anyways. Uhh, so… I think
this might be a plot-hole or artistic liberty, but my knowledge of chemistry is
limited, so feel free to update me on this. Main source: https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1894212060063857100.html
:)
This chapter is sponsored by Anita S., Amy N., Christine G. Edited July 2, 2018
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Notes:
1 - Presumably referring to the acid known as aqua regia, Latin for king’s water
Lao
Furen walked away with Min Zhi. Jiang Yue Lan felt her body go limp and had to
lean against Rong Mama.
Rong
Mama was puzzled. She couldn’t understand. Furen looked after the child with
great care. How could this happen? She quickly helped Jiang Yue Lan sit down
and brought a cup of tea over. She said softly, “The cold weather is
unavoidable, Lao Furen misunderstood Furen. Don’t take it to heart.”
Jiang
Yue Lan who was just shocked moments ago, had now returned to normal. She
accepted the cup of tea but didn’t drink it. She slowly asked: “What just
happened?”
Rong
mama pondered over and guessed: “Was it San Xiaojie’s scheme to return the
child to Qi Yiniang?”
Jiang
Yue Lan shook her head: “I believe that she wants to bring the child back, but
I don’t believe she would use poisonous insects to hurt Li Min Zhi. Didn’t you
see her face earlier, there was surprise and anger!”
Rong
Mama became even more anxious: “But even then, the first person Laoye and Lao
Furen will blame is Furen! What do we do now?”
Jiang
Yue Lan let out a sad sigh. She glanced at the pile of elaborate, newly
embroidered children’s clothes and said: “Now I am forced to suffer in silence,
unable to voice my grievances. If something happened to Min Zhi, I’m afraid Li
Wei Yang and Qi Yiniang will resent me to death. I wanted to use the child to
control Li Wei Yang, but now I only ended up losing the rice used to lure the
chicken I tried to steal.”
Rong
Mama lamented: “Furen was wronged this time.”
“I
just don’t understand. My servants were always careful with his food. What was
the issue?” Jiang Yue Lan subconsciously caressed the children’s clothes and
said, “I have to find out who acted behind my back!”
Rong
Mama said: “Nubi also does not understand. Who would have the chance to harm Si
Shaoye?”
Jiang
Yue Lan shook her head, her eyebrows furrowed: “Qi Yiniang is blessed with good
fortune. Her child is also hard to attend to.
Even if there were more people taking care of him, they would not do a
good job. With that many people around, someone may have used it as an
opportunity to act. Relay my order to thoroughly investigate!”
Many
people mean many hands and feet. Perhaps someone used it as an opportunity to
act! Deliver my order, we must investigate thoroughly!”
Rong
Mama quickly responded: “Nubi understands.” Seeing Jiang Yue Lan stand up, Rong
Mama wondered: “Where is Furen going?”
Jiang
Yue Lan frowned: “I must see Lao Furen!”
“Furen,
Lao Furen is furious right now, if you go now——” Rong Mama was worried.
Jiang
Yue Lan said: “Mama must be confused. If I’m not there right now, it will be
even easier for others to blame me.”
Rong
Mama immediately understood and quickly helped Jiang Yue Lan reach He Xiang
Courtyard. When they arrived, they saw that not only Li Wei Yang, but even Li
Xiao Ran and the other Yiniangs had come. Rong Mama felt even more afraid. It
seemed that the situation had turned into a great mess.
When
Lao Furen saw Jiang Yue Lan, her anger immediately flared. She pointed at her
and shouted: “What are you doing here!”
Jiang
Yue Lan looked at Lao Furen and only shed tears in silence. She did say even a
word to defend herself.
Li
Xiao Rat had originally intended to scold her a bit, but when he saw her like
that, he only said: “Lao Furen, Yue Lan is still young and cannot take care of
children well…”
“If
you can’t take good care of a child, then don’t pretend like you can!!” Lao
Furen’s eyes were red. The only grandson by her side was Min Zhi. If something
happened to the child, wouldn’t she die of sadness? That year when Li Chang Le
and Li Min Feng were born, Li Xiao Ran was away for business, so Lao Furen did
not witness their births. Her emotional ties with them weren’t as strong. But
for Min Zhi, from the moment he was born, Lao Furen had held him in her arms
and unconditionally doted on him. Of course, this was a different feeling.
The
old Imperial Physician was soon called in. He carefully examined the child’s
injury and then said: “It doesn’t seem like insect bites.”
Li
Xiao Ran frowned: “With such small dots, could it be a rash?”
The
old Imperial Physician shook his head: “Not a rash, but it seems to be poison.”
As
soon as those words were spoken, everyone’s faces changed. Everyone looked
towards Jiang Yue Lan. Li Wei Yang suddenly stood up. Lao Furen coldly said:
“Poisoned, who could be so heartless so as to poison a child?!”
Qi
Yiniang held back her tears. She only held onto Min Zhi, afraid to speak.
Li
Wei Yang was genuinely conflicted. She suddenly wondered if her carelessness
created an opportunity for someone to poison Li Min Zhi! The more she thought
about it, the more she regretted it! But for the time being, she felt something
was wrong. She had people watching day and night when Min Zhi was at Qi
Yiniang’s place, so they couldn’t have acted then, unless he was poisoned when
he was at Jiang Yue Lan’s place… Her voice was low and solemn as a tolling
bell: “Ask that Fuqin investigate this matter thoroughly and find justice for
Min Zhi.”
Li
Xiao Ran’s eyes flashed, consumed in fury and coldly said to everyone:
“Investigate! I want to see who is this daring, daring to harm my son!”
Lao
Furen nodded: “Imperial Physician Wang, we will look to you.”
The
white-bearded, old Imperial Physician nodded: “Young Shaoye is blessed, the
poison is not severe. If he was old enough, he would be fine after two months
of medication, but for a child, medication will be much more complicated! In
any case, it is not difficult, I will prescribe some detoxifying medication
that can be mixed with milk for him to drink.”
Li
Wei Yang’s mind raced through many thoughts. She also said: “Does the
detoxifying medication contain toxic ingredients for adults?”
Old
Imperial Physician shook his head: “It does not.”
Li
Wei Yang let out a long sigh: “I’m afraid he may not be able to drink it even
when mixed with milk. Have the wet nurse drink it instead.”
The
old Imperial Physician nodded: “This is a good method but requires a little
more preparation. Letting a wet nurse drink, it would also work, the smell
would not be as strong once diluted with milk.”
Li
Wei Yang glanced around. Min Zhi had fallen asleep, and Tan shi’s tears had
fallen on his face. The child seemed to be dreaming of eating something
wonderful, his little mouth twitching and cheeks red, not looking like he had
been poisoned. She subconsciously clenched her fists. Daring to touch her di
di, someone truly wants to die! She looked at Jiang Yue Lan: “Muqin, when di di
was with you, who else was by your side?”
She
knew there was no chance that Jiang Yue Lan would do something so foolish,
because if Min Zhi was hurt, the first unfortunate person would be her, so it
could be someone else ——
Jiang
Yue Lan carefully thought for a while and subconsciously glanced at Li Chang
Le. She saw that Chang Le was surprised and worried. To tell the truth, the
first person she suspected was Li Chang Le. Only she could freely go in and out
of Jiang Yue Lan’s courtyard, but if this was brought to light, won’t the Jiang
family bear a grudge? She thought and said: “Min Zhi only had milk. No
outsiders were allowed in and out of his room on most days. I really cannot
figure it out, how could he have been poisoned? Could someone have poisoned him
through the wet nurse?”
The
old Imperial Physician shook his head: ”This type of poison is easy to use on
children, but it is very different on adults. If it was through the wet nurse,
a significant amount must have been used, and that would be easy to discover. I
suspect that there is a chance someone by Si Shaoye’s side acted. I hope I may
check and see.”
Li
Wei Yang got up and went to Min Zhi’s side. She carefully looked over him, from
his diaper to his hands and feet. She gently took off his diaper and wrapped
him a small blanket. After that, she searched inside out again. Even the thread
of his head covering was carefully examined, but still, nothing was found.
Her
eyes finally fell on the gold collar necklace, gold bracelet, and gold anklet.
She paused for a moment and personally took all of them off. Then, she turned
to the old Imperial Physician: “Imperial Physician, could you see if there’s
anything wrong with these?”
Luo
Mama was the first to frown: “San Xiaojie, Lao Furen had people make those
items!”
Li
Wei Yang sighed: “I certainly do not suspect Lao Furen, but they have passed
through many hands along the way, what if they have been tampered with?”
Luo
Mama looked to Lao Furen. Lao Furen nodded and said through clenched teeth:
“Indeed. To guard against thousands of thieves is easier than the thief in
one’s home, investigate!”
Everyone
in the room held their breaths, watching the sight that unfolded before them.
Li Xiao Ran currently had one precious child. If something happened, no one
would be able to bear the consequences.
That set of gold jewelry was worth
thousands. Adorned with radiant pearls, the golden locket had exquisite
craftsmanship, especially on the collar. The shape of a four-petal begonia was
designed on the collar. Each petal was adorned with precious and priceless
stones. The one petal at the neck was inlaid with an opal, another with a ruby,
and the two on the left and right were etched and engraved with pearls. Lao
Furen had specifically taken pieces from her dowry jewelry to craft it. The
locket was made from a stunning ingot and four words were engraved: hundred
years of longevity. One could see how much thought Lao Furen had put in its
making.[1]
The
old Imperial Physician took the gold from a yatou’s hands, examined it over
once and frowned: “This——” It was obviously difficult to say.
Li
Wei Yang scoffed. It was not difficult to say, but it was not something he
dared to casually say! She thought for a moment and said: “Bring out the
gold-dissolving liquid.[1]”
Everyone
was taken aback and looked at one each other in horror. Lao Furen frowned and
raised her voice: “Have you all gone deaf! Didn’t you hear what San Xiaojie?”
Gold-dissolving
liquid was not a common good, but there was indeed some in the Li family
warehouse. The frightened yatous quickly responded: “Yes.” Shortly later, they
returned with a porcelain vase. Li Wei Yang poured out its contents into a
bowl. She subtly declined Luo Mama’s assistance, who had offered to help, and
personally cut a small piece from the gold collar. She dipped it into the bowl.
In less than an hour, the original gold piece had turned into liquid.
Li
Wei Yang raised her voice: “Go bring a dog here.”
The
yatou obeyed immediately. She went and quickly brought a hunting dog from the
servants’ quarters. The dog was tall and fierce, snarling and baring its teeth
at Li Wei Yang, loudly barking. Li Wei Yang gave the bowl to the yatou, so she
could give it to the dog’s handler and said: “Let it drink it.”
The
dog’s handler hesitated, then let the dog drink the liquid in the bowl. Everyone
unblinkingly stared at that dog.
Moments
later, the large, fierce hunting dog fell down, rolled on the floor and bled.
Soon it was dead. Li Chang Xiao subconsciously took a few steps back. Seeing
the dog’s tragic death, she almost vomited.
Si
Yiniang hastily covered her mouth with a handkerchief, revealing a look of
disgust.
Lao
Furen bluntly said: “To have despicable thoughts such as harming a young child
is unacceptable. This person is truly heartless.”
The
old Imperial Physician carefully examined the dog’s corpse and nodded: “I was
not wrong, so it was aconite. It seems this person used raw aconite in gold.
There is nothing strange when a child first wears it, but over time, the toxins
will seep into the body and it will worsen. I fear, they may eventually even
lose their life.”
Lao
Furen was still in disbelief: “I gifted this gold collar. This person even
dared to take advantage of my good intentions. This is an intolerable crime!”
Even
Li Xiao Ran’s body shook. The cup of tea in his hands fell to the ground. He
stood up, about to explode and angrily shouted: “Who dares to be so bold!”
Everyone
in the room looked at each other.
Tan
shi could not hold it in anymore and almost fainted. Bai Zhi and Zhao Yue
quickly supported her. She could not believe it and was unable to hold back her
tears. She suddenly pointed at Jiu Yiniang: “You were the only one to come in
contact with this gold collar! It was you, it must be you, why did you want to
harm Min Zhi!”
Jiu
Yiniang was terrified to see everyone looking at her. She could not help but
fall to her knees and say: “Laoye is fair, I truly didn’t know. I just… I just…
I just touched this beautiful collar and wanted to make one just like it for
Jing er, how can this be… How could I tamper with it…”?
After
Li Chang Jing was born, Lao Furen never spared her a glance because she was a
daughter. Jiu Yiniang had sent someone to craft the longevity locket. She
admired Min Zhi’s exquisite gold chain and grew envious. She quietly borrowed
it from Qi Yiniang for two days, so someone could copy it and make one
identical to it for Li Chang Jing. However, there was no way to replicate the
precious jewels, so she had to switch them. Now, that it came down to this, the
first person to be suspected was naturally her!
At
that moment, Li Xiao Ran furiously said: “You still refuse to admit it? Only
you have touched this gold collar!”
Jiu
Yiniang was absolutely terrified. She didn’t know what he was talking about and
desperately cried out: “Laoye, I didn’t do it. I really didn’t do it, how could
I harm Si Shaoye. I also have a child, how could I do something so heartless!”
Jiang
Yue Lan looked at her: “Jiu Yiniang, things have come down to this. Yiniang
should be honest and explain yourself!”
Jiu
Yiniang cried out: “Laoye, I would certainly admit to it if I did it, but I
will never admit to something I have never done!”
Li
Chang Le, who had yet to open her mouth, now scoffed: “Jiu Yiniang, you resent
Si Di for having Lao Furen’s favor, so you used such a vicious scheme to harm
Si Di! I advise you to be honest and avoid having to suffer!”
Jiu
Yiniang wept pitifully and refused to admit anything.
Li
Wei Yang’s eyes swept over Jiu Yiniang and at last, fell on Li Chang Le.
Li
Chang Le was frightened by Li Wei Yang’s cold stare: “Sanmei, what’s wrong with
you? Why are you looking at me like that? I am speaking up for Si Di! First of
all, Jiu Yiniang resents Si Di and Muqin as well because Fuqin often visits Fu
Rui Courtyard. She felt uneasy and did this to frame Muqin with Si Di’s
incident, wanting Fuqin to punish someone!”
Li
Wei Yang’s eyes were solemn. At that moment, even she was unsure who the
perpetrator was! Jiang Yue Lan, no, she would not do this to herself, but what
if she wanted to pass the blame to Jiu Yiniang? Then, not only would she be
able to get rid of Min Zhi, she could also eliminate Jiu Yiniang’s current
favor! However, in this manner, it would be too dangerous especially when Lao
Furen could closely watch her. If Jiang Yue Lan wanted fame and fortune and to
secure her position as Da Furen, she would not have these kinds of thoughts!
What
about Jiu Yiniang? She had harmed Qi Yiniang before and was even manipulated by
Si Yiniang. Her motives were very clear, like Li Chang Le said! What about Si
Yiniang! Wasn’t she suspicious too? She resented Jiang Yue Lan the most and Jiu
Yiniang. After this, both will fall out of favor! However, Li Chang Le suddenly
spoke up to help Min Zhi, which was strange, so she was more suspicious than anyone.
However, she had ordered Zhao Nan to pay close attention if Li Chang Le came in
contact with Min Zhi. Zhao Nan kept watch outside Jiang Yue Lan’s room all day.
If Li Chang Le tampered with the gold locket, Zhao Nan would surely know! But
based on Zhao Nan’s reports, Li Chang Le never touched Min Zhi when he was
still at Fu Rui Courtyard.
After
Li Min Feng left, Min Zhi became the only child under Fuqin. Lao Furen also
deeply cherished him, something that would definitely make others resentful and
wish they could make Min Zhi disappear from the Li family… In this case, if
others had used Min Zhi to provoke Li Wei Yang, it would be no different than
dragging Min Zhi to the Li family’s internal struggles. Whether it was because
of his status as a male child or Jiang Yue Lan adopting him, it was very
troublesome!
Being
accused in such a manner, Jiu Yiniang rushed forward and fiercely slapped Li
Chang Le twice. She still wanted to strike again when Jiang Yue Lan loudly
ordered: “Quickly stop her! Quickly! Hurry and stop her!”
The
yatous rushed to seize Jiu Yiniang but, she would not stop cursing: “Da
Xiaojie, I have no grudge against you. What allows you to wrongly accuse me!
How could you be so cruel and evil!”
Li
Chang Le did not expect the weak and obedient Jiu Yiniang to lunge and strike
someone. She felt lightheaded, her vision beginning to blur as a hot sensation
spread over her face. She felt something warm running down her face and brought
her hand up to find blood. Jiu Yiniang had struck her fiercely and had even
drawn blood. She suddenly cried out: “You hit me! You dared to hit my face!”
She resented not being able to go over and slap Jiu Yiniang. A tall woman
behind her immediately pulled her back: “Da Xiaojie, let Laoye judge for
Xiaojie!”
Li
Chang Le suddenly calmed down and turned her face full of tears towards Li Xiao
Ran, crying despairingly. Li Wei Yang looked over at the tall, stern woman and
remembered this was someone the Jiang family had left behind, Zhou Mama. In a
brief moment, she reminded Li Chang Le that if she also lunged forward and
slapped Jiu Yiniang, wouldn’t others think she was unreasonable? After all, Jiu
Yiniang was still Li Xiao Ran’s concubine! It was not in her power to
discipline Jiu Yiniang!”
Lao
Furen frowned and coldly said: “Why have you still not seized Jiu Yiniang!”
Jiu
Yiniang resisted as if she had lost her mind. Li Wei Yang noticed Jiu Yiniang’s
face was a bit off: “Lao Furen, Jiu Yiniang seems a bit abnormal.”
For
some reason, Jiu Yiniang’s flushed face and pale lips resembled Li Chang Xi’s
when she was caught, but still resisted despite being held down! Si Yiniang
fearfully retreated a few steps, terrified. But why? Jiu Yiniang seemed normal
moments ago, did she suddenly go crazy? Li Wei Yang looked at the people firmly
holding Jiu Yiniang down, frowning. This matter kept becoming more and more
chaotic!
Lao
Furen coldly said: “Jiu Yiniang, there’s no need to pretend anymore!”
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Translator: Chau
Editor: Shiara
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9 comments
Oh my, LCL never changes. Drug the concubine to go crazy and take the blame. She just painted a target on her back from both the New furen AND MC.
ReplyDeleteWah!!!
ReplyDeletePlots within plots, coils within coils.
Snarling all together, with no one clear as to who is the real culprit.
Thank you for the chapter!
I think this is the most chaotic arc until now o.o my god, I want to keep reading. Thanks for the chapter!
ReplyDeleteI think they poisoned Jiu Yiniang first, and through her, they got the poison to reach the collar and then the baby...
ReplyDeletethanks for sponsoring the chapter, Anita Amy and Christine!
ReplyDeleteNow somehow I wish Yue Lan and Wei Yang can be allies, they're both ladies with intelligent
thanks for the chapter i love you
ReplyDeletemaldita chang le ojala te destrocen de una vez la cara de mosca muerta que tienes bitch.
These methods of killing and the people coming up with these are truly terrifying..thank you so much for the new chapter.
ReplyDeleteBoring just forcefully take the child if need be
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I forgot to ask this... Wasn't Jiu Yiniang said to (Will) have a pair of twins? I was sceptical at first, did the author forgot? If she wouldn't even give birth to a pair of twin why mention it in the first place? Getting me excited over nothing (No matter at which side they are, I always adore twins characters, like the eight prince and the ninth princess for example. Though, I lament the little appearance of Tuoba Chao, the eight prince.)
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