The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1668, testing poisons is too lenient for you.

Chapter 1668: 1668, testing poisons is too lenient for you.

"No... Don’t!" Wei Qingyi screamed in horror, "I don’t want to go, I don’t want to test poisons!" Those lowly servants who test poisons all lead miserable lives, poorly fed and clothed, confined in a house under supervision, without freedom, tormented by poisons daily. If one poison test doesn’t kill, there will always be another that does.

The housekeeper Wei Tang received the news and had been observing the situation outside the courtyard, not daring to rush in without the Valley Master’s summon, never expecting things to turn out this way.

He absolutely couldn’t watch his daughter’s tragic fate unfold. He hurriedly ran into the courtyard and knelt before Xiao Yuchuan, "Valley Master, I beg you to spare Qingyi. Considering my unwavering loyalty to you for over five years, Qingyi, although she defied you, it was out of affection. She is not a bad person, just straightforward in temperament, acted out of impulse, understandable given the circumstances. Please, forgive her..."

"Straightforward in temperament, not a bad person?" Xiao Yuchuan’s mouth curled with sarcasm, "A person who falsely accused Su Xingyun of indecency? So-called affection, a lowly maid who dares to dream of becoming the Valley Master’s Wife?"

"This..." Wei Tang was momentarily speechless.

Yang An pleaded bitterly, "Valley Master, I implore you to spare Qingyi. I am willing to go to the poison testing room in her place."

"No need for you to replace her." Xiao Yuchuan’s face was cold as ice, "A subordinate captivated by a woman is of no use to me. I shall grant your wish and send you both to test poisons together."

Yang An had anticipated that his obsession with Qingyi made him useless to the Valley Master, no longer pleading, he only said, "Thank you, Valley Master, for granting my wish." He gave Wei Qingyi a bitter smile, "Qingyi, let us be destiny mandarins."

"Who wants to be destiny mandarins with you!" Wei Qingyi said angrily, "You wretched slave, you ruined my chastity! Though you are a doctor, in reality, you’re just a commodity bought by the Valley Master with money. What right do you have to ruin my chastity? What right do you have to claim my body? You’ve destroyed my whole life, and still feign righteousness here. I despise you!"

Listening to her call him a slave repeatedly, though it was the truth, Yang An’s heart was still deeply wounded, "Qingyi, you..."

"Drag Yang An and Wei Qingyi away." Xiao Yuchuan commanded again. Two servants waiting outside the courtyard entered, each dragging one person and walked out.

Yang An was very cooperative, but Wei Qingyi screamed hysterically, "Valley Master, are you blind? Even if Su Xingyun is a woman, she looks plain, like a man, ugly and wretched. How could she ever compare to me? Why would you prefer such an ugly woman and refuse to look at me for even a moment?"

"Insolence!" Li Mu yelled fiercely, "How dare you insult the Valley Master! Do you have a death wish?"

Wei Tang was also stunned, "Qingyi, have you gone mad? How can you dare to insult the Valley Master? If you go to the Drug Testing Room, should you survive by luck, one day when I have made my mark, I will plead with the Valley Master to save you..."

"Make your mark?" Wei Qingyi laughed mockingly, "You’ve been in Poison King Valley for five years, doing nothing but trivial tasks, haven’t even touched the valley’s account books. By the time you save me, I’ll be long dead. The Drug Testing Room is full of filthy servants, I won’t stay there for a moment. I’d rather die than be sent there!"

Xiao Yuchuan originally disdained arguing with a lowly slave girl, but hearing her claim his wife was inferior to her enraged him. "Wei Qingyi, you have some nerve! Sending you to test poisons is too lenient!"