Who exactly is the person behind the poisoning? And what kind of grudge do they hold against her?
And what exactly is that person conspiring in the dark?
The Eighth Princess’s mind instantly conjured up several nas, compiling a list of suspects in her mind. However, after pondering deeply, she felt none on the list matched the requirents.
Could it be the Hidden Guards of Her Majesty the Empress?
The Eighth Princess got lost in her thoughts, but felt that this conjecture was quite credible.
"Take her away, interrogate!!" She waved her hand, prompting a guard to imdiately step forward and arrest Old Lady Zhu.
Old Lady Zhu was already in tears. She never imagined that she thought a big Buddha had co to her ho, to leverage which she could rise to prominence, but instead encountered this disaster from the sky!
At this mont, Old Lady Zhu regretted deeply, but it was already too late.
She cried, shouted, wailed, and begged desperately, but the Eighth Princess remained unmoved.
Thus, Old Lady Zhu was taken away, subjected to severe torture. But the problem was, even Old Lady Zhu herself didn’t know who poisoned her, nor who intended to use her to harm the Eighth Princess... It was evident, even if they beat Old Lady Zhu to death, interrogating her would be futile.
It was about a stick of incense later.
The Great Commander received word from the Eighth Princess’s side.
The Great Commander recalled that yesterday Dong Huiying and a few people visited the Zhu family, and also rembered that Dong Huiying was skilled in using poisons, and thus imdiately understood.
No need to think much; this must certainly have been done by Dong Huiying, without a doubt!
The Great Commander’s eyes lit up like a torch, shining brightly.
She was originally uncertain about Dong Huiying, or rather, was unsure whether this Marshal Baowei was a friend or foe. But after this incident, she at least had a frawork in mind.
Though she didn’t know whether this person was truly a friend, from the actions this person took, it was clear they were definitely not an enemy!
If she could recruit them into her own camp, it would help stabilize the chaotic court situation once Her Majesty the Empress awakened.
And most importantly, how exactly did the Ninth Princess break the curse? The Marshal had been involved in the matter of breaking the curse of the Ninth Princess; she must have the intelligence and clues that she wanted!!
The Great Commander was full of calculations, but the existence of Xiao Qinghe was like a thorn, making her feel as if sothing was stuck in her throat. Being wary of the relationship between the Marshal and Xiao Qinghe, she hesitated again about confronting Dong Huiying.
No, she still needed to observe more!
Only in this way could things be more secure!
Since it involved Her Majesty the Empress, she absolutely didn’t dare to take any risks, nor could she afford even the slightest bit of risk!!
Thinking to this point, the Great Commander clenched her fist fiercely again, but felt as if her heart was being scratched inside. Secretly, she wondered why Dong Baowei was so slippery? Despite many attempts to probe, that person was like a loach, a small pot of Universal Ointnt from which she could probe nothing, instead easily leaving with a face of ashes.
"Sigh~~~~~" the Great Commander sighed deeply, looking skyward with a long sigh.
Dong Huiying was completely unaware that she had beco a ’pot of Universal Ointnt’ in the heart of the Great Commander. She had now taken a carriage out of Nanling City, arriving at a beautiful area in the suburbs.
They took a lot of items with them when leaving the city, well-prepared.
At this mont, Yixuan pulled out several clean cotton cloths from the luggage, laying them on the ground. Fearing the dampness would harm the wife lord’s body, he laid a quilt on top of the cotton cloths.
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