Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 198 No wonder you've been unable to defeat her all these years

"Why did you do this?" Mo Ziyuan had guessed it when he found out there was something fishy about the grass in his mother's yard, so his expression and tone remained relatively calm.

"Of course it's for the position of Duchess of Dingguo! If your mother had always been alive, what chance would I have?" Under Qi's horrified gaze, she spoke the truth that she had kept hidden in her heart for many years.

"Who are Mo Zichen and Mo Lanzhi's children?"

"...It is...the...steward of...the...Qi...manor......" No matter how hard Qi tried, she still managed to tell the truth in fits and starts. As soon as the last word came out, her face turned deathly pale, and she collapsed onto the bed, her body limp.

Mo Qilan, who was placed in the shadows by Mo Ziyuan, had been in a daze since the first question. As more and more questions came, his heart sank deeper and deeper. He never knew that his gentle and considerate wife was actually a ruthless person.

The last question became the final straw that broke the camel's back. He felt all the blood rush to his throat, and his chest felt like it was about to explode. Even though he clenched his teeth, a sweet, metallic liquid still spilled from the corner of his lips, soaking his clothes.

"What did you say? I didn't hear you. Say it again. Whose children are Mo Zichen and Mo Lanzhi?" Mo Ziyuan stared at Qi Shi with a mischievous look in his eyes, his voice low.

"...They're the stewards of the Qi family, are you satisfied now! They've been with you for so many years, even if you raised a cat or dog, you should have some feelings for them, right? Can't you tolerate them? Besides, even if you find out, so what? Tomorrow, as long as I cry to the master, he still won't believe you!" At first, Madam Qi was at a loss, but the more she spoke, the more confident she felt, and in the end, she even became smug.

"Haha!" Lin Xin suddenly laughed. "You're really something. You're so ruthless that you don't even spare yourself. You've brainwashed yourself so naturally. How can you be so sure that Mo Ziyuan's father will believe you but not his own son!"

"Who told him to have such a strong-willed mother!" A strange smile appeared on Qi Shi's face as she looked at Mo Ziyuan with malice. "Back then, I used a little trick to make your foolish father suspect that you weren't his child. And your mother was too stubborn; she didn't even bother to explain before moving into that courtyard and never stepped out until her death. Isn't that ridiculous!"

"Aren't you afraid that the truth about what you've done will one day come out?" Lin Xin asked curiously, as if villains always think they have everything under control, and she didn't know why.

"What's there to be afraid of? Once my son inherits the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, why should I care about the truth? At that time, I will definitely go to that bitch's grave with drums and gongs and make a big fuss, so that she can see with her own eyes how I not only took the position of Duchess from her, but also took the position of Heir Apparent from her son's hands, hahaha..."

Mo Ziyuan's face was beyond dark and gloomy. Even Lin Xin felt a chill run down her spine. She went over, took his hand, and gently patted the back of his hand. "Don't be angry. Her scheme will not succeed."

"Pfft—" Mo Qilan, hiding in the corner, finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood. At this moment, the effects of the drugs on Qi Shi's body had almost worn off, and her mouth, which had lost control of her brain, finally returned to normal. When she realized that she could control her speech, Qi Shi immediately glared at Mo Ziyuan hatefully, "What did you just do to me? Why couldn't I control my speech?"

"Hey, hey, hey, you're wronging Mo Ziyuan! I gave him that medicine. As for its effects, you've already tried it. It makes people involuntarily tell the truth. Isn't that amazing?" Lin Xin looked at the disheveled Qi Shi glaring venomously at Mo Ziyuan, then immediately pulled him behind her and launched into a tirade against her.

"What truth? I don't know what you're talking about. All I know is that you broke into my bedroom in the middle of the night with the intention of doing something indecent to me!" Qi's sharp voice was extremely grating.

“Ha, I say, this… auntie? You should have some self-awareness,” Lin Xin said, looking around before walking over to the bronze mirror on the dressing table and tossing it to Qi Shi. “Here, take this mirror. If you think it’s not clear enough, you can go to the latrine and take a piss to look at yourself. With your appearance, how desperate would Mo Ziyuan be to plot against you?”

Lin Xin's tone was particularly irritating, and Qi Shi's face had turned ashen. She hated Lin Xin even more than Mo Ziyuan. "You sharp-tongued little whore, do you think you can win by using such despicable means to make me say these things tonight? Let me tell you, it's impossible. The master will never believe you. You just wait and see!"

After Qi finished speaking, her gaze swept over the numerous corpses hanging from the rafters, and her eyes sharpened again. "You've killed so many people! These are all trusted confidants that the master has trained over the years. Just wait to face the master's wrath! Don't worry, I will definitely add fuel to the fire and burn you to ashes!"

Mo Ziyuan was too lazy to listen to her words anymore. He simply walked around to Mo Qilan, released his pressure points, and dragged him to Qi Shi's side. "Fine, then ask him who he believes!"

The moment Qi Shi saw Mo Qilan appear, her face turned deathly pale, and her eyes were filled with terror. Especially when she met Mo Qilan's murderous, bloodshot eyes, she was no longer the person who had been pointing her finger at Mo Ziyuan and cursing him. Instead, she collapsed softly on the bed, her eyes brimming with tears that were about to fall. Even in her current disheveled state, she still looked exceptionally delicate and beautiful.

"No wonder you've been unable to defeat her all these years. With that alluring look, you probably couldn't pull it off even if you were reincarnated again," Lin Xin said, standing beside Mo Ziyuan and observing Qi Shi's transformation.

Mo Ziyuan pursed his lips, turned his head and glanced at her expressionlessly, but she actually understood the meaning in his eyes: Is it funny?

"Ahem," Lin Xin immediately straightened her expression, coughed, and stood up straight, her eyes fixed on Mo Qilan, wanting to know if the Qi family had bewitched him.

Seeing Qi Shi's appearance, Mo Qilan instinctively wanted to go over and comfort her, but when she thought of what Qi Shi had just said, she couldn't take a step. Feeling the two piercing gazes behind her, her heart ached even more.

"Master~" Qi Shi panicked when her move, which had never failed before, suddenly stopped working.