As soon as Sheng Minmin walked over, she could smell the stench of blood mixed with the smell of “urine and feces.”
She could instantly distinguish the smell of “urine and feces” because she had grown up living in Peach Blossom Village.
Out in the countryside, human waste is an important form of fertilizer.
When she was little, Old Man Feng would clean out the outhouse every year, carry the waste to the fields, and have her scoop it up spoonful by spoonful to fertilize the crops…
After doing that kind of work, your nose would get so irritated that you’d lose your sense of smell, and your body would be so exhausted you couldn’t straighten your back…
She quietly sized up Huang Yaning with her eyes and noticed that Huang Yaning’s expression was relaxed, with no sign of pent-up frustration.
It seemed that Huang Yaning had truly been angered this time, enough to be ruthless even with her two “precious sons.”
This made Sheng Minmin feel extremely delighted. While using her handkerchief to cover the smile on her lips, she asked in a surprised tone.
“Why… Sixth daughter… has a strange smell on her?
“What exactly happened?”
Xia Zhi had long smelled the stench of urine on Sheng Mingzhu, and she felt immensely relieved.
Wasn’t Sheng Mingzhu the one who loved pretending to be high and mighty in front of her?
Wasn’t Sheng Mingzhu the most aloof and proud?
Now with that stench of urine, Xia Zhi was eager to see how Sheng Mingzhu could still act so arrogantly in front of her from now on.
Xia Zhi had sharp eyes and also noticed some hairline exposed under Sheng Mingzhu’s headscarf, which seemed to have traces of blood…
This made her even more overjoyed. Five years ago, the Seventh Young Miss had pulled off a small piece of scalp from the left side of Sheng Mingzhu’s head.
That spot had never grown hair since. Every day, when Xia Zhi combed Sheng Mingzhu’s hair, she had to be extremely careful.
The hairstyle was also arranged very cautiously, making sure to cover the bald spot so no one would notice anything was wrong.
This time, could the Seventh Young Miss have pulled off several more pieces of Sheng Mingzhu’s scalp?
Just thinking about Sheng Mingzhu turning into a bald, scabby mess in the future…
Xia Zhi trembled with excitement. She really wanted to rip off Sheng Mingzhu’s headscarf right there and let Prince Qi admire Sheng Mingzhu’s ugly appearance.
Then let Prince Qi find out that Sheng Mingzhu was covered in the stench of urine…
But she was afraid Sheng Mingzhu would settle the score with her later, so she held herself back and didn’t dare say anything more.
Still, she pretended to be overwhelmed with grief on the surface and didn’t remind Prince Qi to call the imperial physician for Sheng Mingzhu.
She wanted Sheng Mingzhu to suffer longer and let her injuries get even worse…
So when she heard the madam’s question, Xia Zhi felt a surge of joy inside, thinking this was a perfect opportunity to embarrass Sheng Mingzhu.
“Madam, the Sixth Young Miss… seems to…”
Xia Zhi looked very embarrassed and somewhat reluctant, and she also glanced at Zhu Qisheng.
Only then did Zhu Qisheng step forward.
At the same time, he suddenly remembered that he had been so “shocked” by Mingzhu sister’s appearance earlier that he had forgotten to call the imperial physician for her…
Immediately, he felt deeply guilty. His Mingzhu sister had been bullied, and yet he… had been repulsed by her.
Was his feelings for Mingzhu sister really that superficial?
No, he wasn’t that kind of person.
Zhu Qisheng quickly ordered someone to go summon the imperial physician as he walked over.
“What’s wrong with Mingzhu sister?”
As he got closer, Zhu Qisheng smelled a very pungent, unpleasant odor.
The smell was coming from his Mingzhu sister?
Zhu Qisheng’s eyes widened in horror, and he stammered.
“Mingzhu… sister…”
Not only had his beloved become ugly, but she had also become smelly—
“Your Highness, don’t worry. Sixth Sister was just too shocked and couldn’t hold it in anymore—”
Huang Yaning said with a soft laugh.
She had just come to a realization. Since Zhu Qisheng had unfortunately witnessed this today,
and he had also called for the imperial physician, there was no way to hide the injuries on those three people!
Then, her reputation would definitely be ruined beyond repair.
But, she didn’t care anymore.
She had almost been killed today. If she went crazy, then so be it.
And if she gained a bad reputation for being crazy, those three wouldn’t have it easy either!
Especially Sheng Mingjian. As soon as the imperial physician took his pulse, they would know exactly where he was injured and how…
So, if we’re going to play, let’s play big!
If one dies, we all die together!
“Couldn’t… hold it in?” Zhu Qisheng was still confused.
“That’s right. Sixth Sister couldn’t hold it in, so she wet herself—”
Urine… incontinence?
This seemed to shock Zhu Qisheng deeply. His face turned pale, and he staggered back two steps.
Huang Yaning smiled cheerfully and then ripped off Sheng Mingzhu’s headscarf in one go.
Instantly, Sheng Mingzhu’s hair fell loose, making her look like a crazy old hag.
On top of her head, there were places where patches were missing, raw and bloody…
Someone gasped in shock.
Zhu Qisheng’s mind went completely numb, as if he had been struck stupid.
Mingzhu sister, the fairy in his heart, had completely collapsed in her image.
Perhaps today was just Sheng Mingzhu’s unlucky day, because at that moment, she happened to slowly wake up.
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Zhu Qisheng among the crowd surrounding her, and she called out joyfully.
“Brother Sheng… save me…”
Her horrifically mutilated scalp and hair, her crooked nose…
Made her look like a female ghost. Zhu Qisheng not only dared not approach but stepped back two more steps…
Seeing the look in his eyes, Sheng Mingzhu finally realized something was wrong. She reached up and touched her hair—
“My hair… ah—”
Overcome with terror, she let out a piercing scream.
Then she remembered what had just happened, and also recalled what had been forced into her mouth—
A powerful wave of nausea surged up.
No—
She clamped her hand tightly over her mouth. She absolutely could not vomit in front of her elder brother…
But sometimes, the more you fear something, the more it happens.
“Sixth Sister, did you eat something you shouldn’t have?”
Huang Yaning prompted.
At that, Sheng Mingzhu couldn’t hold it in any longer. “Wah—” She vomited a pile of something onto the ground…
“Look! The Sixth Young Miss just threw up a toad—”
Someone shouted. Zhu Qisheng instinctively looked toward the puddle of vomit.
And sure enough, he saw a little toad lying on its back with its legs in the air…
Did Sheng Mingzhu like to eat toads?
Zhu Qisheng let out a “Wah” and vomited as well.
“Quick! Go to Ren’an Hall and invite more doctors over—”
Sheng Minmin commanded. Since such a great show was happening today, she needed to invite as many spectators as possible.
——-
Meanwhile, on another front, Sheng Yong sent two men to secretly lie in ambush near the Liang residence, determined to take care of Liang Mingcheng.
He himself led a group of people to investigate along the way. He found out that on the day his youngest daughter left the city, a woman wearing a veil had led a group of beggars out of the city.
She claimed she was introducing them to a good business opportunity so the beggars could get rich…
After that day, not a single beggar had returned to the capital.
Sheng Yong then went to his youngest daughter’s manor and discovered that, sure enough, his eldest son was behind the whole scheme…
He was so furious that he beat those several stewards to death on the spot!
He also sent men to hunt down those beggars, but he couldn’t find a single clue…
Thinking about how a bunch of beggars had “slept with” his son, and that these beggars could jump out and spread rumors at any time in the future, Sheng Yong felt like his head was splitting in pain.
He had a vague feeling that his life was no longer as smooth and effortless as before.
He didn’t know when it started, but the difficulties appearing in his life were becoming harder and harder to handle.
If this kind of thing happened two more times in the future, Sheng Yong felt that the Sheng family would really be finished!
His heart hardened, and he decided that when he returned to the mansion this time, he would definitely discipline those unfilial brats properly.
But Sheng Yong never expected that after rushing back to the mansion at top speed, he would find that all three of his children had been so thoroughly taken down by his youngest daughter that they could only lie in bed…
And what had happened to his eldest son had been learned by both the imperial physician from the palace and the doctors from Renyi Hall—
How was that any different from announcing it to the whole world?
Meanwhile, his youngest daughter had already slipped away without a trace.
Sheng Yong was so angry that smoke practically rose from the top of his head. He stormed over to Peony Courtyard, radiating murderous intent.
“Useless brat—”
Sheng Yong lunged forward, intending to hit Sheng Minmin, but she dodged out of the way.
Sheng Yong tried to strike again, but Sheng Mingshu and Sheng Mingli grabbed hold of him.
“Father, please calm down!”
But Sheng Yong was in a towering rage and couldn’t control himself. He kicked both of his sons, one each.
After kicking them, Soft Concubine and Water Concubine desperately clung to him.
“Master, please calm down. The madam is seriously ill. It’s inevitable that she couldn’t attend to everything perfectly today…”
“Master, the madam has borne you children and managed the household for many years. Even if she has no great merits, she has at least worked hard. If word gets out that you resorted to violence against the madam, I’m afraid…”
Sheng Yong shook off both women and stood there panting heavily as he looked at the “Huang-shi” across from him.
Only then did he realize how many people were in the room.
And his two other fine sons, along with his concubines, were all defending “Huang-shi” in unison…
