Isn't He a Deadbeat?

Cheng Xiao went to the study, and while she was there, the old woman threw the snake into Concubine Liu's room.

Concubine Liu was applying makeup. "I've lost weight recently; my waist is back to what it was before. Master will definitely like that."

The maidservant beside her flattered, "Concubine Liu, you are the most beautiful concubine in the family."

Concubine Liu sighed and said:

"What's the use of being pretty? You're not the legal wife after all. When the master likes you, you're a person."

When someone doesn't like you, you're worse than an animal.

Now that I have the resources, I need to plan more for myself.

She had just finished applying her makeup when she heard the little girl next to her scream "Ah!"

Concubine Liu frowned and said, "What are you yelling about so late at night?"

"Young Master... Young Master has been bitten by a snake!" the maid stammered.

Concubine Liu screamed in terror at the sight of the snakes, "Quickly, go and fetch the master! Hurry!"

Cheng Xiao was in the study when she heard the noise. She rushed into the room and saw her son lying on the bed with a dark complexion.

A doctor standing nearby sighed and said, "My condolences, sir. The young master could not be saved."

Cheng Xiao shouted loudly:

"How is this possible? She was perfectly fine just now, and she even smiled at me last night, waaaaah!"

Yue'er, my Yue'er, I'm counting on you to bring honor to our family, I'm counting on you to inherit the Cheng Family business!

Upon hearing this, Feng Caigu had rushed over, trembled with anger.

The old nanny beside her quickly patted her and said, "Madam, what should we do now?"

Feng Caigu gritted her teeth and said:

"First, let the doctor treat the child. What exactly happened? Where did this venomous snake come from in our house?"

Concubine Liu, how exactly do you take care of the child?

"You've just given birth and you've already turned into this grotesque mess? What kind of behavior is this?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "The poison is too deep; I'm afraid there's no way to save him."

Cheng Xiao was truly heartbroken. "How could there be poisonous snakes in the house? Concubine Liu, how exactly do you take care of the children?"

Concubine Liu immediately knelt down in the tunnel:

"I don't know either! I don't know where the poisonous snake came from. I'm his own mother, I wouldn't harm him, would I?"

My lord, you must do me justice! This child is someone I went through so much trouble to bring into the world.

Someone must be trying to harm him.

Feng Caigu snorted coldly and said:

"Concubine Liu, are you implying something?"

You're trying to say who killed your child? Are you suggesting I'm the culprit?

I have a son, so I don't need to lower myself to your level.

If I wanted to fight, you would be dead already.

Cheng Xiao shouted, "Stop arguing! Let me have some peace and quiet. Get out of here!"

Cheng Xiao has only had two sons so far. Her eldest son, Cheng Chao, is a complete waste of his life.

They've been sent to school for so long, and they still can't recite the Three Character Classic.

They were as stupid as pigs.

They had hoped that Cheng Yue would bring glory to the family, but he was bitten by a snake and died just a few days after he was born.

He cried his heart out.

Feng Yueyao was overjoyed. "Oh my! I thought the Cheng Family was doing so well! They're nothing special."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Alright, you're happy now, but I'm not. Cheng Xiao is really trying to renege on his debt. Isn't that being a deadbeat?"

Feng Yueyao nodded and said, "He is indeed a deadbeat."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled, "I naturally have ways to deal with deadbeats."

She went straight into the courtyard, which was indeed very well maintained.

Zhou Wanwan kept communicating with the flowers and plants in the yard.

The winter plum blossom in the yard looked at her impatiently and said, "You mean their family? You want to know where they hid their gold and grain? I have no idea."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the flowers and plants around her and said, "Anyone who tells me will be richly rewarded!"

The old wintersweet tree sneered, "A hefty reward? You? What decent reward can you possibly offer?"

Zhou Wanwan used some energy on all the other flowers and plants.

Camellia stretched and said, "I feel so warm all over, it's so comfortable!"

Narcissus trembled slightly and said, "I feel like spring has arrived, and I'm full of energy!"

The red berries of the Nandina domestica swayed gently, its leaves unfurling. "Even my old bones feel relaxed, and most of the chill has dissipated!"

Wax Plum hummed softly:

"Don't let her bribe you, she's up to no good!"

Zhou Wanwan is so annoyed by the winter plum blossoms. Why do these winter plum blossoms always seem to be so protective of their owner?

The narcissus beside her said softly:

"I was in my study for a while recently and overheard some things."

I heard Cheng Xiao say that she needed to arrange for some things to go into the mountains, but I didn't quite catch where.

You can ask the asparagus fern in the study; it's there every day and knows a lot.

The Old Scholar Tree's roots stretched directly into the window, and the asparagus fern was sleeping.

When it woke up, it was startled. "Grandpa Scholar Tree... this must be hundreds of years old! It's practically my great-great...

The Old Scholar Tree looked at it and said, "Little Asparagus Fern, do you want to come with us and live a life of luxury?"

Xiao Wenzhu blinked and nodded, saying, "Yes."

Zhou Wanwan directly supplied it with some energy, and the asparagus fern was overjoyed. "So comfortable, thank you, beautiful sister!"

Wow, how eloquent this is! The more I look at it, the cuter it gets.

Zhou Wanwan asked, "Xiao Wenzhu, do you know where Cheng Xiao hid the gold and grain?"

Xiao Wenzhu looked at her and said:

"Beautiful lady, if I tell you, can you just take me away? I don't like staying here."

Cheng Xiao isn't nice to me either. She won't even give me water to drink every day. Look, this branch of mine is already dry."

Asparagus ferns are actually very difficult to care for. Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "As long as you're willing to tell me, I'll naturally take you away."

Xiao Wenzhu thought for a moment and said:

That night, they were talking about Long Live Mountain, saying there was a cave inside Long Live Mountain.

"If you put these things inside, it won't be a big problem."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to Long Live Mountain now!"

Long Live Mountain isn't far from here; it only took the Old Scholar Tree half an hour to get there.

Long Live Mountain is rarely visited because it is a very desolate place. Zhou Wanwan wandered around in the woods for a long time before finally finding a few trees.

But the bark had all been stripped off, leaving the bare, white trunk exposed, looking dry and pitiful.

She looked up at the few trees without bark and asked, "Hello! Is there any cave around here?"

The trees, already on their deathbed, looked at her and said, "Little girl, are you talking to us?"

The tree beside it said weakly, "How could that be? How could humans talk to us? I'm dying of thirst."

"Oh dear! I'm afraid we'll all die here soon. But what's wrong with this Old Scholar Tree? It can actually walk!"

The Old Scholar Tree chuckled and said, "Hello, brothers! Do you need our help?"