lcionline Chapter 298 Planning
Chapter 298 Planning
Chen Che cried out in pain, looking at Wen Yitong in disbelief: "Do you still think you are a young lady of the Wen State Duke's Mansion? Whether the Wen State Duke's Mansion can be preserved depends on His Majesty's will. I am only giving you a place to stay because of our few months of marriage and because I feel sorry for you.
Wen Yitong responded with a cold laugh: "Marital affection? What marital affection do we have to speak of? In the end, aren't you just afraid that my background will be exposed and implicate your Chen family!"
"I want to bathe and change!" Wen Yitong slapped Chen Che across the face and said arrogantly, "If you don't serve me well, I will reveal my identity to the public. At that time, none of you in the Chen family will be able to escape!"
"All your mistresses... will be buried with me! I heard that one of your mistresses is pregnant?" Wen Yitong spoke recklessly, a ferocious smile on her face.
Upon hearing this, Chen Che's eyes instantly turned cold.
Chen Che stared intently at Wen Yitong: "You want to die together with me?"
“I never had any concerns,” Wen Yitong sneered. “Do you think I’m still as hesitant as before? I have nothing left now! If you want me to do that kind of backbreaking work… I’d rather be dead!”
Wen Yitong will never succumb to reality.
Chen Family...
She looked around and sneered again: "Your Chen family is able to live in a three-courtyard house in the capital because of me, and you, Chen Che, are able to go to Bailu Academy because of me."
"Even if my family falls on hard times, you will still have to serve me well," Wen Yitong said arrogantly. "Otherwise, I will take your entire Chen family to hell with me!"
Her eyes held a calm madness, and her distorted face was enough to prove that everything she said at that moment was true.
Chen Che was so angry that he was dizzy. Just as he was about to speak in rebuttal, Madam Chen grabbed his hand.
"I'll take a bath then," Madam Chen said, swallowing her anger. "I'll go boil some water for you right away."
The Chen family is different from before. All the servants in the mansion have been dismissed, and now all the work in the house falls on Madam Chen's shoulders. Even tasks like boiling water have to be done by Madam Chen herself.
She was truly short of money and dared not use Wen Yitong's dowry extensively. In addition, she was worried that the exposure of Wen Yitong's side would implicate the Chen family, so she had no choice but to swallow her anger.
Seeing this, Wen Yitong sneered, "You should have said that earlier."
After she finished speaking, she sat down in the chair, crossed her legs, and showed no signs of the dignified demeanor expected of a noble lady.
Chen Che's face was ashen, but he did not stop Madam Chen from boiling water.
Chen Che was most afraid of death, and he was unwilling to lose his life for Wen Yitong.
However, looking at Wen Yitong, the anger in his heart was burning fiercely.
……if……
If Wen Yitong were to die, wouldn't all of her dowry belong to him? And all the risks and threats... would cease to exist.
Once such a thought arises in your mind, it is very difficult to get rid of it.
Looking at Wen Yitong's lazy appearance, a plan quietly took shape in Chen Che's mind.
He followed Madam Chen out of the front hall.
"Why did you come along?" Madam Chen hurriedly shooed Chen Che away. "This is not something a man should do. Go to the study and study. I heard that this palace coup has implicated many officials. His Majesty is going to hold the imperial examination again. If you can pass the exam... I can say that all my years of hardship have finally come to an end."
Madam Chen kept talking, her eyes filled with expectation as she looked at Chen Che.
But Chen Che knew he wasn't cut out for studying. He went to the academy every day just to get some fresh air and spend time with his few close female friends.
But if he wanted to pass the imperial examination... no one knew his own abilities better than him.
Chen Che's eyes flickered, and finally he lowered his head, his voice soft: "Mother, even if we pass the imperial examination, we will still be under her control for the rest of our lives."
"Your beloved grandson will never be brought back."
As soon as Chen Che spoke, Madam Chen's face turned cold.
Madam Chen angrily threw the water ladle into the water vat and cursed, "That troublemaker! If we hadn't married her, would we be living in constant fear?"
Ever since she learned Wen Yitong's true identity, she dared not close her eyes for days during the palace coup, fearing that if she closed or opened her eyes, the Imperial Guards would come to her door and execute the entire Chen family.
She hated Wen Yitong so much that she wished she could skin her alive and tear her tendons apart.
"But what can we do now?" Madam Chen cried. "Che'er, if we don't obey her... what if she suddenly goes mad and reveals her true identity? What will we do then? Our lives... I'm afraid we'll have to perish with her."
Madam Chen shuddered as she said this: "Che'er, my life doesn't matter, but you... you're still young. Our Chen family has had only one son for three generations, and you haven't been able to carry on the family line yet. You can't die! You must live well!"
"Actually, keeping her around isn't all bad; at least we can rely on her dowry..."
“Mother, there is actually another way…” Chen Che began, his voice terribly hoarse, “which will ensure that this secret is never discovered and that her dowry can still be preserved.”
A wise child is better than his mother.
Upon hearing this, Madam Chen's eyes widened in horror. She looked at Chen Che and said, "Che'er...you want to..."
“Mother, if she dies, this secret will be known only to heaven, earth, you, and me.” Chen Che’s voice was calm yet frantic. “Even her dowry will all belong to us.”
“The Duke of Wen’s mansion has fallen, and no one has the time to ask for her dowry.” Chen Che analyzed word by word, “If we keep her, from now on, you and I will have to be her slaves, and we will be threatened by her for the rest of our lives.”
"Why don't we go all out and just kill her?"
After Chen Che finished speaking, he fell silent.
He waited quietly for Madam Chen's reply.
Mrs. Chen's eyes flickered several times as she recalled Wen Yitong's words and actions, as well as the lingering soreness in her shoulder. In an instant, her gaze changed completely.
“Che’er, you’re right,” Madam Chen said in a low voice. “Now that she’s all alone and that formidable maid has disappeared, it’s the perfect time for us to make our move!”
Madam Chen clenched her hands tightly: "I'll go out tomorrow to buy arsenic and poison this little bitch to death!"
“Arsenic is out of the question!” Chen Che shook his head. “Arsenic is strictly controlled. If we buy it, it will inevitably attract the attention of others.”
“Why don’t we…” he said in a low voice, “go to the countryside to lay low for a while. The mountain roads are rugged, and if the carriage falls off a cliff… that would be quite possible.”