Chapter 22: Ten Years of Life Saving Old Madam Si

Chapter 22: Ten Years of Life Saving Old Madam Si

The Vice Minister stood there, and instantly turned into charcoal.

His hair was sticking up, his body was charred black, and when he opened his mouth, he exhaled a puff of white smoke.

Everyone present was stunned.

They all came to their senses.

"Master, how are you?"

Madam Si was terrified and rushed forward to check on him. When she touched him, she felt a tingling sensation on his body, as if she had been electrocuted as well.

She jerked her hand back, her expression contorting slightly in pain, her eyes filled with boundless fear and dread.

What's going on?

She thought the evil star was secretly harming her family, but she never expected that it would dare to openly send down heavenly lightning to strike the head of the Si family.

"What else could have happened? The King of Hell heard my grandfather's oath and gave ten years of his lifespan to my great-grandmother."

Qingbao tilted her head and explained earnestly.

They were just laughing at the King of Hell.

Little did they know that Qingbao had opened the passage, and Yama below had seen everything.

"How could the King of Hell possibly hear you? With this lousy drawing of yours?" Si Ye asked incredulously, pointing at the hastily drawn turtle picture.

Qingbao nodded, "Yeah, yeah, just based on this lousy painting."

Si Ye felt as if he had been struck by lightning; his body went numb and he began to tremble uncontrollably.

It's over.

Just now, he was the one making fun of Yama, and he laughed the loudest.

It's over.

What should we do? What should we do?

Just as everyone was shocked and at a loss for what to do.

"Sir, your white hair has suddenly doubled!"

When Madam Si was fixing Vice Minister Si's hair, she exclaimed in surprise.

The Vice Minister quickly ordered someone to bring a bronze mirror. The wrinkles on his face had increased several times over, and his back had begun to hunch.

"How could that be? I'm only forty-five years old, how could I look so old?"

Even veterans of two dynasties are not as old as him.

As soon as he finished speaking...

Si Ye's legs went weak, and he knelt down in front of Qing Bao. "Qing Bao, good Qing Bao, please take out the painting and let your second uncle apologize to the King of Hell. Please."

Qingbao turned her head away with a grumbling, "Didn't you say you weren't my uncle? How come you are now?"

"I was angry just now and shouldn't have said those things to you. My dear Qingbao, if you're willing to help me reach the King of Hell and get him to forgive me, I'll do anything you ask! Please!"

Si Ye looked miserable as he knelt and bowed to Qing Bao.

Even though he was kneeling, he was the same height as Qingbao.

But that's the King of Hell! He's so young, he hasn't even gotten married yet, and he hasn't even bought the King of Crickets. He doesn't want to die, sob sob sob.

Just as Qingbao was about to speak, she was pushed away by Madam Si.

Madam Si gritted her teeth, "Why are you begging her? It's just some petty trick that only evil spirits have. She's not the only one who can communicate with spirits!"

Si Ye was even more devastated. He bit his lip and said, "Mother, are you trying to kill me? Look at Father!"

The Vice Minister next to him had already gone mad.

"My ten years of life!"

"My ten years of life!"

This means that he doesn't have many years left to live.

If things go well, he might outlive his mother by a few years.

The situation is bad; he might pass away before his mother.

Of course, it's also possible that he'll go with his elderly mother.

By then, no one will inherit the old mother's dowry, wouldn't that benefit his wife and son?

The Vice Minister couldn't accept such a huge blow, rolled his eyes, and fainted.

"master!"

"father!"

The entire room was filled with agonizing cries.

Madam Si hated Qingbao to the core. Taking advantage of the fact that the master had fainted and Si He had no say, she loudly summoned the steward and servants!

"You, drag this bastard away now and beat him to death with sticks!"

She didn't even want Sihe anymore.

This girl isn't close to her; she's even less close to Yao'er, who isn't related to her by blood.

"Who dares!" Si He stood in front of her daughter, her face showing no fear.

"Qingbao is General Su's daughter. If you dare to harm her, the Su family will not let you off!"

She has nothing now; the only thing she can offer is her status as General Su's wife and daughter.

At this moment, Si He felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Because everyone knows that she is not favored in the Su family.

"Hmph, General Su only has Yao'er as his wife and Mengmeng as his daughter. Even if you die here, I have plenty of ways to explain it to them. Grab Sihe and drag this little bastard away to beat him to death!"

Madam Si's face was contorted, and her hair was shaking; she was clearly furious.

Originally, the old lady was about to receive her dowry.

It was all ruined by this little devil.

Qingbao remained calm and composed, her face expressionless as she stood still, counting the time.

Just as the servants swarmed forward.

A violent cough and an aged voice suddenly came from the bed, "Let's see who dares!"

These words were spoken.

Everyone stopped.

Madam Si stared wide-eyed at the old lady with a look of horror.

"Mother-in-law, you are not..."

"Hmph, causing trouble at my bedside, do you even respect me as your mother-in-law?" Old Madam Si lifted the curtain.

His body, which was originally sickly, now looks incredibly robust.

Granny Gui reached out to help, only to find that the old lady no longer needed support; she could walk on her own.

Is it really true that he was given ten more years of life and saved?

The surprised look turned to Qingbao, and Granny Gui's eyes reddened with excitement.

“Mother-in-law, it was Qingbao who caused the trouble. You could have passed away peacefully, but she used some kind of evil magic to make the master borrow ten years of your lifespan! Your daughter-in-law is scared!”

If Madam Si doesn't deal with this jinx, she might be next, just like the current Vice Minister Si who's in trouble.

This jinx is so direct in its harm to people, it doesn't even need to pretend anymore!

“Nonsense, it was clearly the Vice Minister himself who made the oath!” Si He said.

The old lady waved her hand, looking calm and composed, "He'er, come here."

She beckoned, calling Si He and her daughter over together.

The old man, with his frail body, shielded the mother and daughter behind him.

Immediately afterwards.

She approached Madam Si and raised her hand.

"Smack—"

A crisp slap landed.

"Don't think you're up to anything. I'm still breathing, I'm not really dead!"

She listened to everything that was said while she was lying down.

That unfilial son, Si Qianzhi, didn't even give her a moment of peace. He even tried to use Si Yao to trick her into dying so he could inherit her dowry.

Can Si Yao compare to He'er?

If she hadn't narrowly escaped death, Old Mrs. Si would never have imagined that her son and daughter-in-law were such vile people.

Indeed, if they were truly qualified parents, how could they allow their own biological daughter to suffer while doting on an adopted daughter?

“Mother-in-law, they were the ones who made the mistake first, why are you hitting me?”

Mrs. Si looked aggrieved, tears welling up in her eyes, and her heart was filled with unbearable bitterness.

Since she married into the Si family, her mother-in-law has never mistreated her, nor has she ever done anything for her.

Now, he hit her in front of everyone.

How will she ever face the servants again?