Chapter 111: Dead

Qin Zhixue stared at her, as if he were only seeing Yun Jiaran for the first time. He clenched his fists, and the room fell silent, the atmosphere turning frigid.

The steward also felt helpless in his heart. This county princess still couldn't see the consequences of angering An Xue Tang.

No!

To be honest, she's only concerned with whether she can survive right now. She doesn't even consider Qin Junchen's feelings at all, nor the potential consequences her actions towards An Xuetang might bring.

Qin Zhixue slowly walked to her bedside and suddenly softened his voice, "Alright, since you said so, I'll have someone look for An Xuetang."

"Really" Yun Jiaran was incredibly surprised, her eyes wide as she stared at Qin Zhixue.

Qin Zhixue sat beside the bed, gently stroking her head, "Really."

The housekeeper frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

He didn't know what was wrong.

Qin Zhixue suddenly raised his eyes to look at him, "Butler, go get Chen'er over here. I have something to tell him,"

The butler bowed slightly. "Yes."

As soon as the steward left, Madam Qin suddenly leaned against Master Qin's arms with a shy air. "Master, I knew you wouldn't be so cruel to me. You still don't want anything to happen to me, do you"

Qin Zhi learned, his expression solemn, he casually hummed, "Jia Lan, we've been married for over twenty years, have I treated you well"

Qin Fu smiled, "Of course, Sir. Thank you."

Qin Zhixue's face was slightly heavy. At this time, a maidservant brought in the medicine, "Madam, it's time to take your medicine."

Qin Zhixue's eyes were deep, he stared intently at the medicine being carried by the maid, and then took it over himself, "Jialan, I'll feed you."

Yun Jialan's cheeks flushed, and she didn't refuse. "Yes, I knew that Master still treated me so well."

Qin Zhixue didn't speak again, he fed Yun Jiaran mouthful by mouthful.

Not until he had finished feeding the bowl of medicine to him and sent the servant away did he suddenly get up.

Then, he stared down at Yun Jialan condescendingly, "Jialan, don't blame me."

"Huh" Yun Jiaran was still lost in Qin Zhixue's tender words just now. She blinked, obviously not knowing what he was talking about.

In the next second, she suddenly covered her chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The burning sensation in her body grew worse, she widened her eyes and pointed at Qin Zhixue, "Master, you... what did you do to me"

At this moment, her eyes were filled with shock, disbelief!

She didn't believe it, couldn't believe that Qin Zhixue, who had pampered her for a lifetime, would poison her. But the reaction of her body was speaking volumes, telling her that the medicine Qin Zhixue had just given her was problematic.

Qin Zhixue had a blank expression as he stared at Yun Jialan, "Yun Jialan, do you know how our family of three survived"

Yun Jialan covered her chest and coughed up another mouthful of blood. At this moment, she was speechless.

Qin Zhixue's expression was cold. "I can die with you, but our Chen'er cannot! Yun Jialan, after so many years of marriage, I never thought you were so selfish. Don't you know that if you go to trouble An Xuetang again, our Qin family will truly be finished"

So... to save the lives of dozens of people in Qin's household, I can only sacrifice you.

As expected, as expected, it's him!

Yun Jialan stared wide-eyed, her mouth opening and closing, but she couldn't utter a single word.

In less than a minute, she breathed her last, which shows how potent the poison was.

Yun Jialan stared at him with unblinking eyes, as if she were unwilling to die. Qin Zhixue bent down and gently closed her eyelids for her.

From this day forward, the world will know no more Yun Jia Lan.

Hearing footsteps, Qin Zhixue began to call out, "Jialan, Jialan, what's wrong with you"

Qin Jun, outside the door, heard his father's anxious voice. His face changed, and he ran away with the butler.

He burst into the room and saw Qin Zhixue kneeling beside the bed, constantly shaking Cloud Jia Lan's corpse.

Qin Jun sank to his knees with a thud, and instantly burst into tears.

The butler also knelt down, but his complicated gaze remained fixed on Qin Zhixue.

Originally... that's where he felt something was wrong!

He didn't know how to face Qin Zhixue. He knew in his heart that the county princess must have been schemed against by Qin Zhixue.

He... couldn't say anything.

The county princess is already deceased, could he still stir up discord between father and son

An Xue Tang was still unaware of the news of Madam Qin's passing at this time.

After she and Ding Hua left, she chose rabbits and ducks. Ding Yi and Ding Er each pulled a cart of rabbits and a cart of ducks back to the estate first.

Meanwhile, An Xue Tang and Ding Hua went to look at the seeds.

An Xue Tang plans to grow some vegetables. As a modern person, she understands the principles of greenhouse cultivation, so she plans to allocate some land for growing vegetables so that she can eat fresh produce year-round.

After much deliberation, An Xue Tang finally chose cucumber, chrysanthemum greens and tomato.

She didn't dare to choose too many, fearing that her first attempt at planting might not go well, so she had to take it step by step.

"Miss, actually kale is easier to grow than chrysanthemum greens and the yield will be a little better." Ding Hua gave a proper reminder.

An Xuetang curled her lips into a smile, "Although kale is easier to cultivate, chrysanthemum greens will be more valuable."

Ding Hua frowned, "Expensive"

"Yes, actually, in his classic work "Qianjin Fang," the renowned physician Sun Simiao described chrysanthemum greens as follows: 'With a pungent taste and neutral properties, it is non-toxic. It soothes the mind, nourishes the spleen and stomach, and clears phlegm and dampness.' So when we cultivate chrysanthemum greens, they will likely be more marketable."

Since she planned to plant vegetables, it wasn't just for eating, but also for selling. After all, with such a large estate and so many employees, she had to pay their wages. She couldn't do business without making money.

And An Xuetang said that she knows a little about making fertilizer, so the yield of chrysanthemums might not be bad.

Ding Hua understood as soon as she explained it like that.

Two people bought seeds for vegetables. An Xue Tang looked at the seeds for grains again. Corn was a must-have for An Xue Tang because she thought corn had a really good yield.

Sweet potatoes were also her choice, people in this era didn't know sweet potatoes could be made into sweet potato flour, she did though.

After she planted sweet potatoes, she would teach people how to make sweet potato flour, processing the sweet potatoes that everyone didn't usually eat. Then, the sweet potato flour would be as valuable as flour in here.

The yield of sweet potatoes is also very high, she calculates that it's more suitable than planting rice on her thousand acres of good farmland.

As for the matter of grain, An Xue Tang didn't immediately make a decision. She just took a look, had a general idea in mind, and then prepared to leave with Ding Hua.

Just as the two were about to mount their horses and head home, a young man suddenly ran over and whispered something in Ding Hua's ear.

After Ding Hua took out some silver and gave it to him, he left.

Ding Hua looked at An Xue Tang with an expressionless face, “Miss, there’s news about the Qin Residence.”

"What news"

“Mrs. Qin has died.”

"......An Xuetang was stunned, her brows furrowed. "Did they say how he died"

Ding Hua shook his head, "Lord Qin announced that he had passed away from illness, and he hastily took Lady Qin in for a check-up."you have some grievance with the Minister of Household Affairs and his family"When it came to mentioning the household minister's family, the alms seeker shook his head in helplessness.Many years ago,...