"Shouldn't I be asking the old lady that? What exactly are you trying to do? You specially ordered the kitchen to send me some food that's been spiked with something. Are you trying to poison me?"

The old lady's face grew increasingly grim; she was not only frightened but also terrified. She never imagined that Yunzhi, a young lady from a wealthy family raised by merchants, would be able to recognize poison.

However, the old lady could only pretend not to understand and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Really? In that case, why don't you join me and eat this food?"

Hearing Yunzhi's words, Granny Jiang, who had been standing to the side, spoke up, saying, "Madam, has the Old Madam already eaten?"

Yunzhi glanced at the other person indifferently and said, "It's okay. You can eat some more with me after you've eaten. Otherwise, I'll just give these dishes to An Xiuyuan, his mistress, and his illegitimate child."

Yunzhi's words were a blatant threat, making it impossible for the old lady to pretend that nothing had happened.

Finally, under Yunzhi's pressure, she had no choice but to say, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

"Very well then, I won't disturb the old lady's meal any longer." Yunzhi had achieved her goal and didn't make things difficult for the old lady any further.

However, before leaving, she reminded her, "By the way, Madam, don't try to push a little maid to take the blame. After all, nobody's a fool, are they?"

The old lady's face instantly turned ugly. Even uglier was Granny Jiang's expression. Because she was the one who had ordered all of this done. She had originally planned to just find someone to take the blame later.

But after Yunzhi's warning, she dared not do it again.

As for getting her to confess voluntarily, that's impossible. A servant poisoning his master is a capital offense, no matter where you are.

She didn't want to die, so she could only look at the old lady and ask helplessly, "Old lady, what should we do?"

The old lady didn't know what to do either.

Logically speaking, this poison is colorless and odorless, so it shouldn't be detectable at all. If it's undetectable, how did Yunzhi know?

Could it be that she has an informant in the kitchen?

Thinking of this, she said directly to Granny Jiang, "Go and investigate who tipped her off and sent her the message."

"Yes, this old servant will go right away."

After returning from the old lady's courtyard, Yunzhi immediately disposed of the food that had been spiked, and then had Rumei personally supervise the kitchen staff to make a new batch.

Rulan, accompanying Yunzhi, looked very upset at the thought that the old lady had actually poisoned her mistress. She said, "Miss, isn't the old lady going too far? No matter what, you were married in a proper ceremony with eight sedan chairs carried in. How could she treat you like this?"

"Alright, Rulan, you know what kind of people are in this Marquis's mansion. Expecting such people to have any bottom line or conscience is impossible. However, since she's already started this, don't blame me for doing the opposite. In the end, it's all because An Xiuyuan is a scoundrel. Go and poison him, and turn him into a eunuch from now on."

"Yes, ma'am." Rulan nodded and happily went to carry out her duties.

They wouldn't just take a beating without fighting back. Since the old lady wanted their master dead, then let An Xiuyuan experience what it's like to be able to see but not eat.

As a man, it must be very painful to suddenly become impotent, right?

Thinking about this, Rulan suddenly had a good idea.