Everyone in the Chu family laughed and looked at Chu Xiaoxiao with loving eyes.

At noon on the third day, Yang Heng came to pick up Chu Xiaoxiao in person and took her to a teahouse.

This is the most upscale teahouse in the capital. The lady of Pingshun Marquis's Mansion chose to apologize to Yang Heng here to show her sincerity.

All the people who came to the teahouse were dignitaries. Yang Heng took Chu Xiaoxiao's hand and walked into the "Lotus Pond" box on the third floor.

Chen Yangming and his mother, Lady Zhou, the Dowager Lady of the Marquis of Pingshun Mansion, were already there.

There was no one around Chen Yangming, and Zhou was followed by a nanny with inverted triangle eyes. When Yang Heng entered the room, both sides greeted each other and then sat down.

He held the little girl in his arms, and his pair of eyes like black grapes looked like searchlights, scanning back and forth between Zhou and the nanny beside her.

[It's over. The lady of Pingshun Marquis's Mansion is not here to apologize to my uncle. She will poison her eldest son and put the blame on my uncle.]

Yang Heng: “…”

What? Poisoning? Poisoning her own eldest son? Blaming me? Is Zhou crazy? I fell twice in the same place. Am I stupid, or does she think I am stupid?

[The poison was hidden in the old lady's fingernails. She would pour tea for Chen Yangming and for her uncle. The uncle's water was not poisonous, but Chen Yangming would be poisoned to death. Zhou fought with her uncle and hid the poison on him.]

Yang Heng: “…”

The plan was good and well designed. If something really happened to Chen Yangming, he would be extremely anxious, and it would be very convenient for Zhou to fight with him or hide something on him.

Later, people from Jingzhao Prefecture came and found a poison bag on him. With both witnesses and evidence, he had no way to defend himself.

Fortunately, Zhou didn't know that he had a fairy niece, and all the dirty thoughts could not escape her eyes. It was right to bring her here today. If she hadn't been here, Zhou's conspiracy would not have been known.

"Hey! Duke! Who are you holding?" Zhou chatted with Yang Heng with a fake smile, "This child looks okay, but his eyes are too big and the pupils are too round. He is not a good person. He looks a bit creepy."

Chen Yangming looked unhappy: "Mother, be careful what you say. This is Princess Lingxiao, who was personally conferred by the Emperor. As a marquisate that is about to fall into decline, what qualifications do we have to make irresponsible remarks in front of others?"

Ever since he knew how cruel his mother was to him, Chen Yangming no longer had any filial piety in his heart. People say that even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but his mother was worse than an animal, she schemed against her own son.

"Is this Princess Lingxiao? Oh! I have to take a closer look."

Zhou was not afraid of her eldest son at all. When she heard Chu Xiaoxiao's name, her eyes were really glued to her, without any concealment.

After reading it, he started talking to himself: "Princess Lingxiao is not supernatural, how did she catch the emperor's eye? In my opinion, she is just average-looking, not a beauty, but she is a good match for my grandson."

Chu Xiaoxiao's face darkened, she put her hands on her hips, and glared at Zhou angrily. If she hadn't spoken fluently, she would have wanted to curse.

[Humph! A toad wants to eat swan flesh. You are not beautiful, but you think you are beautiful. Can your toad grandson dream of me as a fairy? ]

Seeing her angry, Yang Heng's face darkened a bit, "Madam! Say less! Our Princess Lingxiao is not someone that anyone can talk nonsense to. If you make her unhappy and punish you, that would be bad."

Looking at the fierce little girl who kept rolling her eyes at her, Zhou's face turned ugly.

"After all, he is a member of the Chu family. Now that he has been crowned as a king, it is even more incredible. I cannot even say a word to him. He is young, but he has a bad temper. I cannot afford such a person in the Pingshun Marquis Mansion."

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Naituanzi was furious. He stood up with the help of the table, clenched his fists, and waved them at Zhou. "Beat, beat, beat, beat!"

Zhou was even more displeased when she saw him, and her fleshless face looked gloomy.

"You are such a rude girl. You beat and scolded your elders. You have no manners at all. You have been spoiled by the emperor. Who would dare to marry you in the future? You will not stay in the Chu family as an old maid, will you?"

"Mother! What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Yangming's voice doubled, "Don't you know that what you said is inappropriate? Are you questioning the emperor? How many heads do you have?"

Yang Heng stared at Zhou with a dark face the whole time. This old woman was not only evil-hearted, but also mean. She started to speak ill of his niece. Such a person should be taught a lesson, otherwise she would think that anyone could be manipulated by her.

"Madam Tai's remarks are really bold. If they are reported to the palace tomorrow, the Pingshun Marquis's mansion will not end well, and Pingshun Marquis will also be impeached."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou's face froze, and then she smiled brightly: "Oh! It's all because I can't control my mouth. We are just chatting casually, and it will definitely not reach the emperor's ears. Come, nanny! Pour tea! Apologize to Duke Rong."

[Humph! Bad guy! Mammy's tea is poisonous and cannot be drunk. How should I tell my uncle about this? ]

Yang Heng: “…”

You don't have to tell me, I know about it. Just wait and see how I'll deal with them.

The nanny's technique of pouring tea was very skillful, and if you didn't pay attention you wouldn't be able to tell how she poisoned the tea.

The tea was ready, and the nanny placed a cup in front of Chen Yangming and Yang Heng, each.

A cup was also placed in front of Zhou. Yang Heng stood up, swapped Chen Yangming's tea with Zhou's tea, and then ordered his attendant to control the nanny.

Although Chen Yangming didn't understand why Yang Heng did this, he would never doubt his motives.

"Zhou! You have already plotted against the Duke once, and you want to plot against him again? This maid's finger accidentally touched the tea in Yangming's cup, and the Duke suspected that she had poisoned him."

[Aha! Uncle is so smart. The maid's fingernails were originally poisonous. She wanted to poison Chen Yangming and put the blame on you.]

When Chen Yangming heard this, he was immediately furious, but he suppressed his anger and looked at Zhou: "Mother, if you think Brother Yang's suspicion is wrong, you can drink the tea, or let the nanny beside you drink it."

After hearing this, Zhou and the nanny's faces suddenly changed. The tea was definitely poisonous, how could they dare to drink it?

Seeing this, Yang Heng ordered the people outside the door: "Go and report to the authorities. The lady of Pingshun Marquis's residence is trying to murder our duke."

"No, don't report it to the police." Zhou stood up, walked to Yang Heng, bowed and saluted, "My dear nephew! It's all the fault of this old slave. She hates the eldest master so much that she did such a stupid thing."

Yang Heng sneered: "Madam, are you admitting that the nanny beside you poisoned Chen Yangming?"

Chen Yangming looked at his mother with disappointment in his eyes. "Okay, okay, okay, you are really my good mother. Today's incident must be reported to the police. Mother! My son's tolerance for you has reached its limit."