Chapter 329 - 329: Mixed Up?
I Transmigrated Into a Novel and Became the Vicious Stepmother of Five Cute Babies
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âQin Xuâs family, youâd better get up quickly. Lady Qin isnât unreasonable. If thereâs anything, you should say it clearly. Whatâs the matter with kneeling down as soon as you come!â
Two aunts walked over. One of them pulled on Madam Wangâs arm, trying to pull her up, while the other went to pull the siblings.
âNo, just let me kneel! I really donât have the face to see Sister-in-law!â
Madam Wang pulled at the aunt who was pulling her and refused to get up. Qin Qingyuan and his sister also knelt on the ground. They didnât raise their heads or speak, and they ignored the aunt who was trying to pull them up.
âLady Qin, you should also say something. If not, whatâs the matter with the both of you kneeling here?â Someone also advised MO Ruyue.
âMake her kneel.â
MO Ruyueâs words caused everyone to turn around to look at her. They saw her sitting at the table without moving. A cold light flashed in her eyes, just as cold and indifferent as when she had just changed her personality.
It had been a long time since they had seen such an expression on her face. They subconsciously kept silent and did not dare to persuade her anymore.
âWhat happened today has nothing to do with Sister-in-lawâs family. Thereâs nothing wrong with the noodles she made. I gave her the mushrooms. Thereâs something wrong with the mushrooms.â
Madam Wang was also frightened by MO Ruyueâs gaze. However, the arrow was already on the bow, and she had no choice but to fire it. She could not regret it, so she could only brace herself and continue.
âThis, this is the dried mushroom that I wanted to give everyone.â
She took out one from the basket and shook it, then took out another one and said, âThis is for sister-in-law, but itâs not for food. Itâs for medicine. I thought I could exchange it for some money with her.â
âThis is because this kind of mushroom originally has a similar appearance, and itâs even more difficult to distinguish them after theyâre dried. When the children went to deliver the dried mushrooms today, they mixed up the medicinal and edible ones, so⦠Thatâs why weâve caused such a huge disaster!â
As Madam Wang spoke, she couldnât help but choke up. She looked at MO
Ruyue sorrowfully and extended the two dried mushrooms in her hand to her.
âSister-in-law, look, Iâm really not lying. You can definitely recognize me, right? I⦠I know it was wrong of me to think that I could get something without working, so Iâm prepared to use something useful to exchange for some money with you, but who would have thoughtâ¦â
She turned to look at the two children behind her and cried, âItâs all my fault. If I had separated the two dried mushrooms, the children wouldnât have made a mistake and caused everyone to suffer. They also said that Sister-in-law was wronged. â
âIf you want to blame or punish me, Iâll accept it, but please donât take it out on the children!â
She cried and complained for a long time. Even the villagers who had suffered showed expressions of pity, but MO Ruyueâs expression did not change. There was not a trace of warmth or wavering in his eyes.
âAre you done?â
She saw that Madam Wang had stopped and only asked lightly.
Madam Wang nodded. Then, she felt a gust of wind blow against her face. With a crisp âpaâ sound, her body tilted and she fell to the ground. Her face was red and swollen.
âAiya, Lady Qin, how can you hit me?â
The aunt, who was standing beside Madam Wang, was really frightened this time. She quickly helped Madam Wang up and couldnât help but speak up for her.
âHit someone? If itâs necessary, itâs not impossible to kill.â
MO Ruyue said coldly.
Her words caused an uproar. No one had expected her to say such treasonous words so frankly and directly.
âItâs really hard to tell the difference between the two dried mushrooms, but the medicinal mushrooms have a pungent smell, while the edible ones donât. No matter how stupid Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingfei are, they still donât know how to tell the difference between the two mushrooms after so long?â
âAlso, this medicinal mushroom itself has a certain toxicity. Eating it at the same time with many dried fruits will cause the toxicity to mutate and intensify the toxin content. Eating a small amount will cause poisoning signs such as vomiting and diarrhea. If the dosage is higher than a certain amount, it will kill people.â
With every word that MO Ruyue said, the faces of the people present turned paler. Now, they only realized that they had just walked one round at the gates of hell. No wonder MO Ruyue would directly hit her. If they were in MO Ruyueâs position, they would definitely not be able to hold back.
âNo, I didnât mean it. I just heard that this mushroom can be used in medicine and wanted to exchange it for some money. I definitely wouldnât dare to harm anyone!
Madam Wang was also shocked and terrified, and it didnât look like she was pretending. She waved her hands in denial.
âI havenât finished.â
MO Ruyue interrupted her again. She held the two dried mushrooms in her palm and gently rubbed them, and they turned into a pile of powder.
âIf you eat these two mushrooms together, they are dozens of times more poisonous than the medicinal mushrooms. One bite is enough to kill you, but the dried mushroom you gave my family has both. Madam Wang, I think you really want to die.â
As she spoke, she had already walked to Madam Wangâs side. She pinched her chin with one hand and forced her to open her mouth, as if she was going to pour the powder into her mouth.
The mushroom she had crushed was the one Qin Qingyan had just brought over. He had picked it out from the dried mushrooms Madam Wang had sent to her house.
âOh, please spare me. I wouldnât dare to harm you, Sister-in-law. Help!â
When Madam Wang heard that sentence, she was already so scared that she couldnât speak. When she saw that MO Ruyue was actually forcing her to eat the poisonous mushroom powder, she immediately came back to her senses and started to struggle violently.
âLady Qin, if you have something to say, say it properly. Donât dare to take peopleâs lives!â
The village chief saw that things were not looking good, and quickly went forward to snatch her away.
âDonât move! My hands are shaking.â
MO Ruyueâs words made the village chief stop in his tracks, and also made the other eager villagers not dare to act rashly. Madam Wang, who was still struggling, froze in place.
âLady Qin, you must think about your babies. You have to pay with your life for killing someone!â
He tried to persuade MO Ruyue again, afraid that if MO Ruyueâs hand really trembled, it would cause irreparable consequences.
âIâm in charge of killing and burying people. Saving people is also my old profession. Itâs not that easy to die.â
MO Ruyue took out a porcelain bottle and showed it to Madam Wang. âThis is the antidote for all kinds of poisons. Now, tell me, what do you want to do?â
âW-what? Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? I donât know anything. I didnât want to harm you!â
Madam Wang was already scared out of her wits. Her face was as white as a sheet of paper and her whole body was shaking like a sieve. When she spoke, her teeth were clattering. If it wasnât for MO Ruyueâs good ears, she wouldnât have been able to hear what she was saying.
âLady Qin, letâs talk this over. Quickly throw away the poisonous mushroom powder in your hand. If by accident itâs swallowed by Madam Wang, itâs not a joke!â
When the village chief saw that MO Ruyue was serious, he broke out in a cold sweat. Letâs not talk about whether Madam Wang really wanted to harm MO Ruyue. Her own life was already about to be lost, so how could she have the courage to continue to be stubborn?
There must have been some misunderstanding. It was better for everyone to sit down and talk about it slowly.
âTalk properly?â
MO Ruyueâs eyes stared at the village chief coldly. She didnât hide the killing intent in her eyes at all. Even the murderous aura that she had restrained for a long time and hadnât released for a long time was unhesitatingly released..