Duke Chong’s Mansion.
In the garden, within the pavilion.
Shangguan Feng’er was feeding the fish.
She scattered a handful of fish food, and the koi scrambled for it. Sunlight fell on her face, casting a halo.
She was in a great mood.
She had already heard about the incident at the Beauty Pavilion.
Not only did all the koi in that pond die, but a girl also lost her life.
Even if the Beauty Pavilion doesn’t shut down completely, it will lose quite a bit.
Letting out a breath of anger, how could the mood not be good?
Compete with her?
No one has ever gained an advantage over her!
From afar, Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion ca running, with the maid from Duke Chong’s Mansion leading the way, panting heavily.
Not knowing what happened to the girl from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion, she was in such a hurry to find their girl and ran so fast, where was the poise and reserve of a noble lady?
Could she slow down?
If she slowed down any more, she might lose her life!
She didn’t want to die yet!
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion saw the pavilion and lifted her skirt, running over.
She ran to the pavilion in one breath, leaning on the stone table to catch her breath.
As she ran all the way here, the maids watched in disbelief.
Her panting startled Shangguan Feng’er.
Shangguan Feng’er turned around and saw Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion, her expression montarily dazed.
Wasn’t she supposed to be at the Beauty Pavilion?
How did she co to Duke Chong’s Mansion?
Just as she was about to ask, she saw Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion reach out and hastily say, "Quick, give the antidote!"
Shangguan Feng’er’s face sank, "What antidote?"
"The antidote to the poison you gave !" Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion said urgently.
"I’m poisoned!"
Not just poisoned, she even suspected she was already having a toxic reaction.
Otherwise, why was it so hard to breathe, her heart pounding in her throat?
Shangguan Feng’er looked at her coldly and said, "What nonsense are you talking?!"
If she were truly poisoned, would she still be standing here talking to her?
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion grabbed her hand, "Quick, give the antidote!"
Shangguan Feng’er shook her hand away, "I don’t know what you’re talking about!"
The maid then asked, "Miss An, have a seat and drink so tea, what exactly happened?"
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion was almost in tears with urgency, "Princess Consort Zhenbei said I’m poisoned, and without the antidote within an hour, I’m dood."
With just that one sentence, Shangguan Feng’er’s face turned as dark as it could be.
Is she brainless?!
She believes whatever Princess Consort Zhenbei says!
Listening to Princess Consort Zhenbei’s instigation, she ca to Duke Chong’s Mansion to find her...
Shangguan Feng’er turned pale.
From a distance, a maid ca running, "Miss, people from the Ministry of Justice are outside the Duke Mansion."
Shangguan Feng’er staggered, and the maid quickly held her up, "Miss...."
"Throw her out for !" Shangguan Feng’er pointed at Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion, her hand trembling.
Not only was she useless, but she spoiled matters as well.
She actually brought people from the Ministry of Justice to Duke Chong’s Mansion.
How could she have trusted such an important matter to soone so foolish?!
Shangguan Feng’er was beside herself with regret.
Spoiling her plans, kicking her out is already letting her off lightly!
If the officials from the Ministry of Justice weren’t outside watching her run in, she’d have wanted to have Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion beaten before throwing her out!
Shangguan Feng’er’s words left Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion stunned.
She ca for the antidote!
Without getting the antidote, she’s getting thrown out instead?!
She clutched Shangguan Feng’er’s collar for the antidote, and the maid quickly called in two older won to drag Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion away.
She was truly dragged out.
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion kept yelling.
Thrown out from the main gate, Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion fell to the ground.
The maid quickly helped her up.
This scene left the Dali Temple Constable dumbfounded.
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion cried out urgently, "Please give the antidote!"
The maid from Duke Chong’s Mansion scolded, "How dare you poison all the koi in the Beauty Pavilion and still falsely accuse my lady!"
After saying this, the maid glared at the Dali Temple Constable and said, "Take her to the Ministry of Justice and lock her up for a year or two!"
The Dali Temple Constable was there to arrest people, but didn’t expect the affair to involve Duke Chong’s Mansion.
Working at the Ministry of Justice, he’s seen many cases, so he had so clarity.
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion, fearing death, exposed Duke Chong’s Mansion’s lady, now they’re denying it.
This leaves her in a no-win situation.
Especially as rumors spread in the city that Dongxiang Marquis’s wife is the girl from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion who disappeared fifteen years ago, Wen Yuan’s sister.
Dongxiang Marquis and Duke Chong are like fire and water.
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion helping a girl from Duke Chong’s Mansion sche against the Beauty Pavilion, that’s a clear case of disloyalty.
No wonder Dongxiang Marquis’s wife refuses to acknowledge Wen Yuan, having beaten her up.
If it weren’t for Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion filing a complaint in the capital back then, there wouldn’t be today’s Uncle Wen Yuan’s family.
The Dali Temple Constable went forward to arrest her.
Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion cried anxiously.
Without getting the antidote, she’s surely dood to die.
She cried and argued, and a crowd gathered in front of Duke Chong’s Mansion to watch the spectacle.
The maid from Duke Chong’s Mansion was so angry that she wished for soone to chase them away with a broom.
Never seen such foolishness!
The maid glared at the Dali Temple Constable, "Hurry and arrest her! Allowing her to falsely accuse my lady, if the Duke blas it, can you bear the responsibility?!"
While the maid was angry here, in the garden, Shangguan Feng’er was even more furious.
"So stupid, she deserves to die of poison!" She fud, shaking her round fan fiercely.
She now almost believed that Dongxiang Marquis’s wife was not Wen Yuan’s sister.
The Dongxiang Marquis’s wife is so shrewd.
Having a daughter this foolish, the father’s intellect can’t be much better!
Unless all of Uncle Wen Yuan’s wisdom was in Dongxiang Marquis’s wife’s hands!
Thinking that she’d be pushed into the lilight by Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion’s stupidity pained her greatly.
Ah ah ah!
She’s furious!
As for Su Jin, she was still unaware of Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion’s visit to Duke Chong’s Mansion.
With Miss An from Uncle Wen Yuan’s Mansion’s behavior, everyone saw it.
Her compensation for the koi was on the horizon.
More importantly, it reduced the fear everyone had towards the Beauty Pavilion.
The problem of the poisoned koi was resolved, leaving only the issue of the girl who died from poisoning.
This matter was much more complicated.
The Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice had questioned the maid who served the tea, and there was no encounter or conversation from the ti the tea was brewed till it was served to the girl.
Moreover, the maid carried the tea along a path that was peopled, effectively ruling out the possibility of tampering.
The Junior Minister suspected the poison was added after the tea was served to the girl.
When the maid serving the tea was questioned, she knew nothing.
When her lady had the incident, she had been sent out to buy sothing and only learned her lady had died upon returning.
She was now kneeling on the ground, her face pale, terrified out of her wits.
Her lady was dead, and she wasn’t even there. She would surely be beaten to death when she returned.
After the girl’s death, the Beauty Pavilion sent soone to her house to report the death. The Imperial Censor’s Wife hurried over and, seeing the maid hugging a corpse and crying, fainted on the spot.
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