Chapter 227 – I Am The Empress Dowager, Who Am I Afraid Of? (part 20)

Qiao’er reluctantly calmed down. “Mother, do you mean that the eldest miss of the Fang family that Auntie Yang was talking about just now is older sister, and you are the wife of the Fang family’s master? Auntie Yang said that you were pregnant when older sister died, but the timing isn’t right. Mother, how many daughters do you have?”

Mrs. Fang seemed to be crazy. She pushed Qiao’er away and showed disgust. “How many daughters do I have? Hahaha! From the beginning to the end, I only had one child, Rong’er. How could I have a daughter who is a fool like you? How could you be Rong’er’s sister?!”

Qiao’er swayed, as if she couldn’t believe her ears. What was her mother saying? She was not her mother’s daughter? Then whose daughter was she? Were all the years where she and her mother depended on each other fake?

“Mother, are you confused? If I’m not your daughter, then who am I?” Qiao’er asked reluctantly. She was trembling.

Mrs. Fang looked up to the sky and laughed proudly. “I escaped from the capital, fainted on the side of the road, and was rescued by a farmer. They looted all my valuables and refused to hire a doctor for me, which caused me to have a miscarriage. I hate it! So one day, while they were away, I took all the valuables from their house and set it on fire!”

When Qiao’er heard this, she felt a little uneasy.

“By the way, I also took a treasure from their family.” Mrs. Fang stared at Qiao’er and smiled strangely.

“What treasure?” Qiao’er asked as she trembled.

“Although they were peasants, their only daughter was very cute. I thought that such a beautiful girl might become a tool for my revenge in time. So, before I set the fire, I brought their daughter along!” Mrs. Fang laughed loudly.

Qiao’er was completely dumbfounded. It turned out that she was really not her mother’s child, and the so-called hatred was not hers at all. Then, what was the point of her torment and struggle for so many years?

“I thought you were a good talent, but you are as stupid as your parents! How dare you compare yourself to my Rong’er!” Mrs. Fang roared in pain. “My Rong’er was so beautiful and smart. No one can compare to her. No one can forget her! No!”

Then, regardless of the pain in her body, Mrs. Fang struggled to walk towards the door. “Fang Zhiheng, I will not allow you to erase Rong’er’s existence. I will not allow anyone to forget Rong’er! Fang Zhiheng, this is what you owe me!”

Qiao’er stood there without moving. She let Mrs. Fang go out.

After a long time, she wiped away her tears. People only did things for themselves. Since Mrs. Fang was not benevolent, then Mrs. Fang couldn’t blame her for being ungrateful. All kinds of things in the past had been repaid.

Qiao’er hurried into the house, took away the remaining silver taels, and left. She never thought to find her biological parents. One was that they had no house and no money, so she didn’t know whether they were still there. Second, what if she found them? They were just ordinary farmers and couldn’t provide her with anything.

Now, she had no other strengths in her life. She only knew some rules and etiquette. She could sell herself and act as a servant girl. With her intelligence and methods, she may be able to earn a future for herself!

Mrs. Fang stumbled all the way. The pedestrians on the road were startled when they saw her and did their best to avoid her. Mrs. Fang couldn’t care about anything else right now. The pain in her body made her sanity begin to blur. She now only supported herself with hatred.

She didn’t know how long it took, but Mrs. Fang finally looked up and saw the familiar plaque and gate. “Fang Zhai! Haha!” Mrs. Fang sneered a few times. Fang Zhiheng, how long has it been since they met? Was it eight or nine years? Or maybe it was ten years? Had he changed?

Speak of the devil and he will arrive. The door of Fang family’s house suddenly opened. Mrs. Fang took a closer look and saw Fang Zhiheng come out with a young woman holding a child in her arms.

Fang Zhiheng lowered his head and teased the child and said a few words in the woman’s ear, making the woman hide her mouth and laugh.

The family of three was happy.

But Mrs. Fang was enraged. As expected, he had already forgotten Rong’er and herself! No, absolutely not!

Mrs. Fang’s eyes were about to burst into flames. She touched something hidden in her sleeve and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Fang Zhiheng had a rare rest today and was going to take his wife and daughter to the village to relax for 2 days. Fang Zhiheng now had sons and daughters. His sons were smart and sensible, and they studied very well.

“Let’s go!” Fang Zhiheng laughed.

The carriage was ready, and the couple got into the carriage.

Suddenly, someone rushed out from the side and rushed straight towards Mrs. Su and the baby in her arms.

Fang Zhiheng was startled, and subconsciously was about to hide to the side. He suddenly saw a cold light flashing. His mind suddenly became clear, and he kicked at it.

With a clang, the scissors fell to the ground, and the woman fell to the ground.

At this time, the maidservants around Mrs. Su had already protected Mrs. Su and the son behind her. The servants swarmed over and surrounded the person.

“Where is the crazy woman who dares to use a knife to kill?! Quickly, take her to the authorities.” Fang Zhiheng breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fang Zhiheng, have you forgotten who I am?” Mrs. Fang fell to the ground. The pain in her body couldn’t compare to the pain in her heart. For so many years, she still called herself Mrs. Fang because in her heart, she was still Fang Zhiheng’s wife, even though she still hated Fang Zhiheng.

Fang Zhiheng thought that the voice sounded a little familiar and tried to recall it when his daughter’s cry came from behind. Mrs. Su said anxiously, “Husband, Bao’er seems to be frightened and can’t stop crying.”

Fang Zhiheng immediately turned around and ignored the rule of not holding his children. He took his daughter from Mrs. Su’s arms. “Go and get the doctor. I won’t go to the village today. We will go home.” After he held his daughter, he walked back.

Mrs. Su wiped away her tears and followed him.

Mrs. Fang was filled with shame and anger when she saw Fang Zhiheng leave without looking back. “Fang Zhiheng, you bastard!”

Fang Zhiheng paused for a moment. Then, he remembered. This voice…

Fang Zhiheng did not hesitate, and handed the child to Mrs. Su. “Bring Bao’er in first. I will come later.”

Mrs. Su nodded obediently and went in with the child in her arms.

Fang Zhiheng came out in a hurry, crouched beside Mrs. Fang, and said with disgust, “You’re not dead! What are you doing back here?” Thinking of her actions just now, Fang Zhiheng’s eyes turned red. “What are you trying to do?”

Mrs. Fang sneered. “You’re disappointed that I am not dead! Did you look forward to my death that much?”

“You shouldn’t be alive!” Fang Zhiheng said.

“Fang Zhiheng, you bastard!” Mrs. Fang’s eyes seemed to breathe fire. “I hate that I didn’t kill that bitch just now!”

Fang Zhiheng didn’t even think about it. He slapped her. “You dare?!” Fang Zhiheng was a little disgusted when he saw some blood stains on his hand. Seeing her current appearance, he became increasingly more disgusted.

“Servant, gag her, drag her in, and put her in the woodshed!” When Fang Zhiheng saw her like this, he figured she was probably not far from death. Just in case, he should keep her under his nose to avoid another storm.

“Yes, sir!” The servant grabbed a piece of cloth and stuffed it into Mrs. Fang’s mouth, and dragged her inside.

When the door opened, there was a lot of movement. After a while, everyone in the Fang family would know.

Mrs. Su was a docile person. She had always regarded her husband as her god. What Fang Zhiheng said was what he wanted, and she never went against his will. Since Fang Zhiheng told her to leave this matter alone, she really didn’t care about it.

But the rest of the Fang family might not be so obedient.

It didn’t take long for Fang Zhiheng’s illegitimate sons to guess the identity of Mrs. Fang. After they went to the firewood room to see it with their own eyes, they still wanted revenge for her killing their mother. Therefore, even if Mrs. Fang’s face was completely different now, they could still recognise Mrs. Fang at a glance!

Some of their biological mothers were beaten to death by Mrs. Fang’s orders after Fang Rong’s death, and some were indirectly killed by Fang Rong. A child without a mother inherently had a difficult life, and Fang Zhiheng had always been ruthless. Since there was no direct descendant before, he would still focus on the illegitimate sons, but now that he had a few healthy direct descendants, he didn’t even care about the illegitimate sons.

Now that the enemy was right in front of them, how could these young and energetic kids hold back?

They wished they could kill Mrs. Fang with one knife, but they felt that it was too cheap for her. They also didn’t have the guts to. Therefore, they could only choose to use various methods to humiliate Mrs. Fang.

For example, they sprinkled salt on Mrs. Fang’s exposed wound, in addition to sprinkling chilli water and pouring hot wax from a candle on it. Mrs. Fang’s whole body quickly festered.

However, her mouth was blocked, so she couldn’t make a sound. She rolled on the ground in pain and she lost consciousness.

Within a few days, Mrs. Fang died in despair. Before she died, she never imagined that she would die like this.

When Fang Zhiheng learned that Mrs. Fang was dead, he didn’t bat an eyelash. “Since she’s dead, let’s bury her! Bury her next to the eldest young lady!” They could have their mother-daughter love!

“Yes, master.”

Mrs. Fang’s death was silent and did not seem to cause any disturbances.

Empress Jiang was different. Although she had lost her honor, she would still be an empress so long as Emperor Long’an was alive.

Therefore, when Emperor Long’an and Li Su received a message from the Imperial Hospital, saying that the empress was seriously ill and wanted to see His Majesty, he was stunned.

Emperor Long’an’s first reaction was: “What is she making a fuss about?”

Li Su glanced at Emperor Long’an and said, “The emperor should go and have a look. After all, she is also Yuanqi’s biological mother, so the emperor should go for Yuanqi’s sake!”

Emperor Long’an nodded, but he was rather impatient. If he wasn’t worried about this all affecting Yuanqi, he would have dealt with the empress a long time ago.

That night, Emperor Long’an went to the empress’ palace.

“Empress, His Majesty is coming.” The wet nurse wept excitedly.

After hearing this, Empress Jiang slowly opened her eyes. “Your Majesty, you are finally here.”