Chapter 162



162 Suicide

After Yu Niaoniao took the medicine, she finally stopped vomiting and having diarrhea. However, her stomach still felt uncomfortable and she was very weak.

Dang Gui covered her with a blanket. “Have a good rest. I’ll cook some porridge for you.”

Yu Niaoniao thought of the dark rice porridge she had once cooked and struggled to reach out her hand.

“Please, don’t cook. Leave me a way out.”

Dang Gui hurriedly comforted her. “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything. I’ll get the kitchen maid to cook porridge for you.”

Yu Niaoniao heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”

Dang Gui lowered the bed curtain and walked out quietly.

When the sunset, Yu Kangtai returned. When he heard that his two daughters were sick, he hurriedly asked why.

After the butler finished speaking, Yu Kangtai was silent for a moment before instructing solemnly.

“Don’t ever let Pingping into the kitchen again.”

The butler looked equally serious. “Yes, I’ll remember.”

Yu Kangtai first went to the Green Jade Residence and found out that Yu Niaoniao was still sleeping. He did not let anyone wake her up. He stood by the bed and looked at her before leaving.

Then, he went to Yu Pingping’s residence.

Yu Pingping had only taken a bite of the eggplant, so the poison was very mild. After taking medicine and resting for the afternoon, she was almost better.

Yu Kangtai was relieved to see that she was recovering well.

Yu Pingping asked, “How’s Sister?”

Yu Kangtai said, “She’s still resting. Don’t disturb her. Also, don’t go into the kitchen again. Let someone cook you anything you want.”

Seeing that Yu Pingping was unconvinced and seemed to want to argue, Yu Kangtai reprimanded with a straight face.

“You’re lucky this time, but what about the next time? I’ve already asked the doctor. Raw eggplant is very poisonous. Vomiting and diarrhea are light symptoms but one can actually die from eating raw eggplants!”

Yu Pingping was shocked.

She did not expect eggplants to kill people!

This time, she did not dare to say anything. She lowered her head and listened obediently.

Yu Kangtai said, “Tomorrow is the big day. She’s still lying in bed. This is all your fault!”

Yu Pingping said resentfully, “I was wrong. I won’t dare to do anything again.”

“There’s no use apologizing to me. When Niaoniao wakes up, go and apologize to her.”

“Oh.”

Father and daughter were talking when the door was suddenly pushed open and a nanny rushed in a hurry.

Seeing this, Yu Kangtai frowned. “Don’t you knock before coming in? You don’t have any manners!”

The nanny looked as if she had been greatly agitated. Her face was pale and she was trembling. She stammered.

“Master, Second Miss, bad news! M-Madam hung herself!”

Yu Kangtai and Yu Pingping’s expressions changed.

Yu Pingping shouted angrily, “What nonsense are you talking about? Why would my mother hang herself for no reason?!”

The nanny was on the verge of tears.

“It’s true! Ever since the Jiang family was sent away by the emperor, Madam had been in a bad mood every day. Today, Madam had another argument with Second Miss because of Eldest Miss. When Madam returned to the house, her expression was very ugly. She chased us all out.

Concerned for her ladyship’s safety, I kept watch outside the house. Her ladyship did not step out of the door or make a sound all afternoon.I took the initiative to knock and inform her that his lordship was back.

If it were any other time, Madam would definitely go out to welcome his return. But today, no matter how I knocked, Madam refused to come out. I felt even more uneasy, so I braced myself and forced the door open.

In the end, when I entered, I saw Madam standing on a stool with her head stuffed in white silk…”

Before she could finish, Yu Kangtai and Yu Pingping had rushed out.

Burning with anxiety, they rushed to the main courtyard as quickly as possible.

The courtyard was in an uproar. The maids and women were crying.

Yu Kangtai and Yu Pingping rushed into the bedroom and saw Mrs. Jiang lying on the bed.

Fortunately, Mrs. Jiang was not dead. She opened her eyes and looked at the top of the bed. Her eyes were red and her face was streaked with tears.

“Why didn’t you let me die? I should have died. If I had, you would all have been satisfied.”

Yu Kangtai left in such a hurry that he tripped over the white silk on the ground and almost fell.

He kicked the white silk aside fiercely. “Burn this stupid thing!”

A maidservant immediately ran over and took away the white silk on the ground.

Yu Pingping pounced on Mrs. Jiang and cried.

“Mother, why are you so stupid? If you die, what will happen to Brother and me? You can’t abandon us!”

Mrs. Jiang looked away and sobbed. “You’re all grown up. You don’t need me as your mother anymore. You don’t listen to anything I say. You only know how to help outsiders bully me. There’s no point in me living. I might as well die.”

Yu Kangtai said, “What are you talking about? When have we ever bullied you?!”

Mrs. Jiang shut her mouth and remained silent.

When Yu Sheng learned that his mother had hanged herself, he hurriedly rushed over.

He knelt by the bed and pleaded, “Mother, if you have any complaints, just tell us. But don’t take it too hard!”

Yu Kangtai also said, “Look at you. How scared are you? You’re not a child anymore. Can’t you sit down and talk to us nicely? If anything happens to you, what do you want us to do in the future?”

Yu Pingping hugged Mrs. Jiang and cried.

“Mother, I was wrong. From now on, no matter what you say, I’ll listen to you. Please don’t do anything stupid again, okay?”

Mrs. Jiang pursed her lips and remained silent.

It was getting dark and it was almost time for dinner. But no one had an appetite.

In the Green Jade Residence, Yu Niaoniao woke up hungry.

Thankfully, Dang Gui walked in with hot millet porridge and helped Yu Niaoniao to her feet.

Yu Niaoniao took the bowl and ate the porridge one mouthful after another. After eating the warm porridge, her hungry stomach was appeased and she felt better.

Dang Gui whispered, “I just heard that Madam hanged herself.”

Yu Niaoniao stopped eating her porridge.

She looked up in surprise. “Mrs. Jiang is dead?”

Dang Gui hurriedly said, “No, Mrs. Jiang was saved just as she stuffed her head into the white silk.”

Yu Niaoniao heaved a sigh of relief.

“That’s good.”

Although she did not like Mrs. Jiang, she did not want her to die. Besides, tomorrow was her wedding day. If Mrs. Jiang hanged herself today, her wedding with Duke Lang would definitely be ruined tomorrow.

Yu Niaoniao finished her porridge and handed the empty bowl to Dang Gui.

“Go and find out why Mrs. Jiang committed suicide.”

Dang Gui agreed.

Logically speaking, if something happened to the mistress of the household, Yu Niaoniao would definitely have to visit her.

However, she was still sick. If she ran around in the night wind, her condition would probably worsen.

She might as well not bother.

Anyway, Mrs. Jiang did not like her. If she went, Mrs. Jiang might be even angrier.