Water Margin, Chapter 24: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Yun’ge tells Wu the Elder about the affair and plans to hold Granny Wang back while Wu enters her teahouse.
2. The confrontation fails when Ximen Qing kicks Wu the Elder in the chest and escapes.
3. After five days of neglect, Wu threatens to tell Wu the Second, prompting Granny Wang to propose murder.
4. Ximen Qing supplies arsenic, and Wu’s wife gives him poisoned medicine before pressing quilts over him until he dies.
5. Granny Wang cleans the corpse and arranges the funeral while the wife pretends to mourn.
6. Ximen Qing pays He Jiu to handle the body discreetly, but He Jiu inspects it, cries out, collapses, and spits blood.

Cosa notare

Wu offers forgiveness because he believes his wife can help him recover. His willingness to trust her enables her false treatment.

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