Cui was so frightened that her heart jumped into her throat again.

"Fortunately, Su had some antidote pills with her at the time, which helped to reduce the poison in me, and the doctor arrived in time to detoxify me."

Cui nodded, then suddenly her eyes widened: "Su Shi? Which Su Shi?"

“Who else could it be? It’s naturally A-Rong!” Cui Yun’er walked in looking dejected. “I meant well by taking her and the children to Hushan Hall to escape the summer heat, but I didn’t expect my cousin to be assassinated, which gave their family quite a fright.”

Madam Cui was furious: "You took her whole family to Hushan Hall? You, you, you..."

Cui Yun'er quickly said in a coquettish tone, "Oh dear, I don't know many people in Hangzhou. Arong is beautiful and we get along well, so I invited them over in private... Anyway, the Lakeside Hall is so big, it won't hurt to have a few more people..."

Cui was so angry she couldn't speak, and then said resentfully, "I knew she was a troublemaker! Your cousin encountered an assassin as soon as she arrived..."

Cui Yun'er hurriedly said, "Aunt, please don't say that. If it weren't for A-Rong being there, my cousin's poison would probably have lingered for several more days..."

With a look of lingering fear, Madam Cui grabbed Xiao Yuan's hand and said, "Your Highness, you must send people to investigate thoroughly. We absolutely cannot allow anyone to take advantage of this!"

Xiao Yuan said, "Don't worry, Aunt. We've sent people to thoroughly investigate the entire area, including the back mountain area, and we should have news soon."

Cui Yun'er couldn't help but secretly raise an eyebrow at Xiao Yuan, her expression somewhat smug.

A few days later, the assassin from Hushan Hall was captured by guards from a cave in the back mountain. After interrogation, it turned out that he was a spy from the Northern Barbarians.

After searching the city of Hangzhou again, they caught several spies disguised as merchants, and the matter was finally settled.

Cui breathed a sigh of relief; Xiao Yuan had arrived.

“Aunt, there’s something I need to tell you.” After Xiao Yuan sat down, he said, “This time, thanks to Madam Su, I wasn’t poisoned too badly, so I’ve decided to recognize her as my sworn sister.”