The morning sunlight shone down, making Su Xuening's red dress even more alluring and dazzling. Coupled with her dreamlike and stunningly beautiful face, she was simply irresistible.

Su Renyi was somewhat dazed as he watched Su Xuening enter in the morning light.

The image he had hidden deep in his heart resurfaced in his mind, and his eyes instantly became infatuated.

Seeing Su Renyi's appearance, Zhong's face instantly turned ashen, as if it had been smeared with excrement.

"Cough!" Zhong coughed heavily, clearly annoyed.

Su Renyi finally came to his senses, composed himself, and asked, "Why is Ning'er here?"

Su Xuening took in all of Su Renyi's expressions, her gaze growing colder: "Second Aunt, you've made such a commotion so early in the morning. Since I've been woken up, I naturally have to ask about what Second Uncle promised me yesterday."

Before Su Renyi could speak, Su Xuening turned to Madam Zhong: "Su Yuxin has aphrodisiac in her possession, and my second sister also has aphrodisiac in her possession. Or is it that the one who drugged me was not Su Yuxin at all, but Su Feiling?"

Madam Zhong's face stiffened, and she glared at Jinzhu, gritting her teeth as she said, "How can you believe the words of a lowly servant?"

Su Renyi didn't want Su Xuening to pursue the matter of Zui Hehuan any further, so he frowned and gave Zhong a wink: "I have something to do, you go back first."

Madam Zhong was furious and didn't want to let Jinzhu off so easily. However, things had really gotten out of hand today, and Jinzhu's indenture was still in her hands. She wasn't afraid that Jinzhu would cause trouble.

Without saying a word, Zhong stormed off with her entourage.

Many of the maids and servants in the courtyard were taken away at once, and the study became quiet instantly.

Su Renyi gestured to Jinzhu, who then went to the inner room to tidy up her clothes and bed.

Su Renyi looked at Su Xuening apologetically: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh. You came here because of what happened yesterday, right?"

"My second uncle said he would give me an explanation," Su Xuening said as she sat down.

Seeing that Su Xuening seemed eager to give her an explanation, Su Renyi ordered outside, "Go see if the Third Miss has woken up yet, and tell her to come see me!"

The person outside responded and immediately went to call for help.

"Sit down for a while, I'll go change my clothes." Su Renyi didn't want to be disheveled in front of his niece, so he went to the inner room to change first.

Jinzhu changed her clothes and came out to make tea.

"Miss, please have some tea."

Jinzhu handed the teacup to Su Xuening, giving her a meaningful look.

Su Xuening instantly understood Jinzhu's meaning. She took the teacup Jinzhu handed her and, sure enough, found a note under the saucer. She quietly put the note away.

Su Yuxin had been asleep all night and had just woken up. Before she could even grieve, she heard that Su Renyi wanted to see her, so she rushed off to see Su Feiling.

As soon as she entered Yanfei Garden, Su Yuxin knelt down in front of Su Feiling: "Second sister, save me!"

Su Feiling was preoccupied with the failed drug trial and coldly said, "Everyone knows about the evil deeds my third sister has committed. What can I do to save you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuxin became agitated: "Second sister, I only took Su Xuening to the dilapidated temple because I followed your orders. You were the one who had Su Xuening poisoned with the Drunken Harmony. Now that something has happened, you can't put all the blame on me."

Su Feiling scoffed disdainfully, "What nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever drug Su Xuening with the drug? Wasn't it you who drugged Su Xuening with the drug? You've already harmed Su Xuening, and now you want to slander me!"

Su Yuxin stared wide-eyed in despair: "Second sister, are you trying to force me to my death? I'm going to tell Father right now that you were the one who drugged Su Xuening with the drug, and that you harmed Su Xuening for the sake of the Third Prince!"

"Tell Father?" Su Feiling was not afraid at all. She leaned in and whispered in her ear with a cold smile, "Do you think Father will protect you, a concubine's daughter, or would he rather believe me, the legitimate daughter?"

Su Yuxin froze instantly, her eyes filled with utter confusion as she stared at Su Feiling.

Su Feiling's eyes flashed with even more mockery: "Don't forget, I am the Third Prince's consort handpicked by Consort Su. Do you think your worth is higher than mine?"

Su Feiling's words were like a blow to the head, completely plunging Su Yuxin into despair.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. Su Yuxin cried and kowtowed to Su Feiling, pleading, "Second sister, I beg you, please save me! I really don't want to die!"

Su Feiling straightened up: "Don't worry, you won't die. Even if you are a concubine's daughter, Father won't take your life. At most, he'll send you to the estate. After what happened to you, you can't stay in the capital. It's better to go to the estate to avoid trouble. After a while, when everyone has forgotten about this, I'll ask Father to bring you back."

"Are you serious?" Su Yuxin looked at Su Feiling suspiciously, tears streaming down her face.

“You are my dearest sister. I would never lie to you, no matter who I lie to.” Su Feiling reached out and wiped away the tears on her face, and assured her, “Don’t worry, as long as you agree to everything this time, I will definitely find a way to bring you back to the Marquis’s mansion. If all else fails, I will have my mother prepare a generous dowry for you so that you can marry far away in style. In short, I will definitely not mistreat you.”

Su Yuxin stared at the smooth-talking Su Feiling, no longer believing her words.

But now it seems that she has no other way to go but this one.

Su Yuxin remained silent for a moment, then raised her eyes as if making a decision: "I can agree to anything and not expose you, but I have one condition."