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    <b>Chapter 52: An Eye for An Eye</b>


    <span>"This old servant shall withdraw." Chen <i><span>momo</i><span>''s fingers trembled a little. Once Chen <i><span>momo</i><span> left, Yao Mowan nced at Liu Xing and he tactfully withdrew from Bamboo Wish Pavilion.


    <span>When the door to the room was pushed open, Yu Zhi, who was standing next to the couch, turned around and saw Yao Mowan walk in.


    <span>"Yao Mowan? Why are you here?" Yu Zhi looked at Yao Mowan, surprised, then she immediately looked past Yao Mowan. Upon seeing that Ye Junqing wasn''t with her, she felt relieved.


    <span>"Yu Zhi, your behavior is outrageous! How dare you call a <i><span>gui fei</i><span> by her name? And you''re still not kneeling upon seeing Yao <i><span>fei</i><span>!?" berated Yao Tu when he saw Yu Zhi''s rude behavior.


    <span>"It''s alright ah. Steward Yao, Wan <i><span>er</i><span> is a little hungry. Can Wan <i><span>er </i><span>have Yu Zhi make her specialty, the sweet and sour fish?" Yao Mowan blinked her eyes innocently as she looked towards Yao Tu in a very spoiled manner.


    <span>"Yu Zhi, didn''t you hear what Yao <i><span>fei</i><span> said? What are you still standing here for!?" said Yao Tu sternly towards Yu Zhi.


    <span>"But… but Big Madam is still not awake yet?" Yu Zhi looked awkwardly towards Dou Xiann who was still sound asleep on the couch.


    <span>"Yu Zhi is must be worried that no one will be around to hand <i><span>di mother </i><span>water after she wakes up. It''s fine, Wan <i><span>er </i><span>will stay here so Yu Zhi, you should hurry and go. Wan <i><span>er</i><span>''s really hungry." As Yao Mowan spoke, she walked to the couch and pushed Yu Zhi towards the door. Though Yu Zhi was unwilling, she had no choice but to leave as Yao Tu was watching sternly.


    <span>The moment the door closed, the innocence in Yao Mowan''s eyes was reced by a cold expression as she slowly turned around. Yao Mowannguidly leaned over the side of the couch with the trace of a smile on her lips as she looked at Dou Xiann.


    <span>"Yu Zhi… Yu Zhi… water…" Dou Xiann called out weakly for Yu Zhi. She stretched out her withered fingers until they made contact with a teacup that was still warm.


    <span>"Yu Zhi ah, in a little while, head to the Imperial Pce and tell Yao Suluan toe visit. For some reason, I keep dreaming of her these past few days." Dou Xiann drank the water with difficulty before casually passing the teacup back to the person next to her.


    <span>"<i><span>Di mother</i><span>''s thoughts are truly so linked with Wan <i><span>er</i><span>''s, Wan <i><span>er</i><span> has also been seeing <i><span>di mother </i><span>in dreams. As a matter of fact, Wan <i><span>er </i><span>headed out early this morning just to visit <i><span>di mother</i><span>. Isn''t Wan <i><span>er</i><span> more filial of a child than Second Sister?" said Yao Mowan softly as she looked towards Dou Xiann with a bright smile on her face.


    <span>"Why is it you? Who allowed you toe in!?" Dou Xiann was shocked upon hearing this voice and her eyes immediately darted over. She saw that Yao Mowan was sitting next to her and was even holding the teacup she had just passed over.


    <span>"Of course Wan <i><span>er</i><span> entered on her own. Has <i><span>di mother </i><span>forgotten? Wan <i><span>er</i><span> is now the Yao <i><span>fei</i><span>, how could Yu Zhi dare to block Wan <i><span>er</i><span>''s way?" Yao Mowan slowly got up and walked to the table with gentle sways, then ced the cup on the table.


    <span>"Get out! I don''t want to see you!" Dou Xiann red at Yao Mowan. Her expression was so sinister her eyes seemed about to spit mes. Dou Xiann was still acting so domineering despite the fact that Yao Mowan currently had the status of Yao <i><span>fei</i><span>. Upon seeing this, Yao Mowan couldn''t even imagine how much her younger sister must have suffered back then at Dou Xiann''s hands.


    <span>Without saying a word, Yao Mowan walked back to the couch with a smile. While Dou Xiann was totally defenseless, she fiercely pped her.


    <span>"You! You actually dared to hit me!?" Dou Xiann covered her smarting cheek as she red furiously at Yao Mowan.


    <span>"That''s right ah, Wan <i><span>er </i><span>hit you. His Majesty said that things are different now and Wan <i><span>er</i><span> is of high status, so whoever is disrespectful towards Wan <i><span>er</i><span> deserves to be hit." Yao Mowan''s eyes were as harmless as ever as she gave a light smile.


    <span>"You! Yu Zhi! Someone,e! <i><span>Cough cough cough…</i><span>" Dou Xiann was infuriated. She wanted to get Yu Zhi to chase Yao Mowan out but after shouting just a few words, her chest started convulsing and she started coughing nonstop.


    <span>"What need is there for <i><span>di mother </i><span>to get angry? Wan <i><span>er</i><span> is nothing but a fool. Why, do you think Wan <i><span>er</i><span> would eat you?" Yao Mowan approached Dou Xiann gently. The smile at the corners of her lips deepened even more.


    <span>"Go away! <i><span>Cough cough… cough cough cough</i><span>!" Dou Xiann coughed even harder until she ended up coughing out blood. She was shocked upon seeing the blood in her palm. Wasn''t it just a cold? How could it be this serious?


    <span>"Aiyah! <i><span>Di mother</i><span>''s illness is quite severe? Wan <i><span>er </i><span>heard that coughing out blood means the person doesn''t have long to live! However, don''t worry<i><span>, di mother</i><span>. Wan <i><span>er</i><span>''s mother, older sister, and nephew are all waiting down below. <i><span>Di mother </i><span>definitely won''t be lonely down there!" Yao Mowan''s expression was innocent throughout this entire duration, yet her smile was eerily dark.


    <span>"You! What nonsense are you saying!? Hurry up and get out! Yu Zhi…" Dou Xiann wanted to get off the bed but Yao Mowan pushed her back.


    <span>"<i><span>Di mother</i><span> is already so ill. If you need anything, just tell Wan <i><span>er </i><span>to do it. What need is there for you to personally get down to do it?" Yao Mowan''s clear eyes flickered like the rays on the surface of ake in the autumn. It was a dazzling sight.


    <span>"What are you doing? Don''t think you can be so tyrannical just because you''re the Yao <i><span>fei</i><span>! Your Second Sister is the <i><span>imperial gui fei</i><span>! Scram right now! Otherwise… <i><span>Cough cough cough</i><span>…" Dou Xiann waspletely unaware of the fact that the more excited she got, the faster she would die.


    <span>"<i><span>Imperial gui fei</i><span>? Ha! All Wan <i><span>er</i><span> knows is that His Majesty dotes on Wan <i><span>er</i><span>. Even if Wan <i><span>er </i><span>purposefully scratched Second Sister''s hand with a cat, pushed <i><span>chen fei</i><span> into the water and shifted the me onto Second Sister, His Majesty still dotes on Wan <i><span>er</i><span>. Haa, even Wan <i><span>er </i><span>thinks it''s a little too much." Yao Mowan gave a simple-minded smile, yet her eyes emitted an unrestrained chill.


    <span>"You… you did it on purpose? You… aren''t dumb anymore?" Dou Xiann looked at Yao Mowan in shock. The person standing in front of her was clearly that imbecile, yet why did it seem like apletely different person!?


    <span>"Aiyah, <i><span>di mother </i><span>has seen through it. What to do? That''s right ah, Wan <i><span>er </i><span>isn''t dumb anymore. Wan <i><span>er </i><span>hasn''t been dumb since the moment Wan <i><span>er </i><span>saw you poison Mother to death!" The smile on Yao Mowan''s lips gradually disappeared and her cold eyes moved to meet Dou Xiann''s wide-eyed gaze.


    <span>"How is this possible? It''s not… it''s impossible! Yu Zhi… <i><span>Cough cough cough</i><span>…" Dou Xiann was terrified. She wanted to get up and flee but Yao Mowan fiercely pushed her to the bed.


    <span>"<i><span>Di mother</i><span> shouldn''t get angry. Otherwise the toxic gases will attack your heart and you might die at any moment. Can you really bear to close your eyes before taking onest look at that darling daughter of yours?" Yao Mowan smiled darkly. Not so long ago, she never would have imagined that she would have such a cruel side to herself. So it''s true that people shouldn''t be cornered.


    <span>"Toxic gas? You… poisoned me?" Dou Xiann stared at Yao Mowan. She was so furious she wanted to bellow, yet her voice just became weaker and weaker.


    <span>"What''s <i><span>di mother </i><span>so surprised about? Wan <i><span>er </i><span>is just teaching someone a lesson with their own method. Back then, how did you instruct Gao <i><span>momo </i><span>to poison my mother''s food? And after Eldest Sister passed away, how did you send my mother to her grave? Did you forget? You shouldn''t, it has barely been any time!" Yao Mowan coldly sneered as she looked at Dou Xiann whose face was deathly pale. After such a long time, she finally felt a little refreshed.


    <span>"You vicious lowly bastard! <i><span>Cough cough</i><span>… Suluan… My Suluan!" Dou Xiann coughed so hard it seemed like she wanted to cough her lungs out.


    <span>"Haa, it seems that in your eyes, everyone except for Yao Suluan is a lowly bastard! Then, do you know that in Father''s eyes, your daughter is nothing but a lowly bastard!? If one day, she falls from the <i><span>imperial gui fei </i><span>seat, Father will be too disgusted to even look at her. Do you believe that? Do you know why?"


    <span>"It''s because she has a mother that doesn''t know any shame. That day, in Virtue Cloud House, while you were enjoying yourself with Lou Yuxin, Father was standing right outside. The high-ranked, dutiful, grand Prime Minister ah! Yet he actually didn''t have the courage to strode inside when he saw his own wife fooling around with someone else. Say, do you think he''s suffering from it?" Yao Mowan smiled lightly with bright eyes.


    <span>"It was you… you were the one that told!" Dou Xiann''s face was deathly white. Due to her anger, her body trembled uncontrobly.


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