Lady Wei, disregarding the guests in the hall, was anxious to see her grandson. A maid helped her leave, and as they passed Shen Wan, the maid replied, "This servant doesn't know either. The young master was sitting perfectly fine in the Duke's lap when suddenly he coughed up blood and fainted. He's already being seen by the imperial physician..."

Before the maid could finish speaking, she had already helped the Duchess of Wei out the door.

The noble ladies and young women from prominent families looked at each other, all sighing with regret.

On the day of the Duke of Wei's birthday, the young master of the Duke's mansion vomited blood and fainted, even in the Duke's arms. The Duke's birthday banquet was truly a disaster.

Shen Wan frowned, noticing Shen Wei touching her eyelids, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Wei shook her head.

For some reason, when she heard from the maid that something had happened to the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion, her eyelids started twitching violently, and she felt anxious and uneasy.

The incident involving the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion had nothing to do with her, so why was she so uneasy? Afraid that Shen Wan would worry, Shen Wei said nothing.

With the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion in trouble, the banquet was no longer as lively as before. The Duke of Wei's mansion was so worried about the young master that it was hard for them to be so carefree as to eat and drink so much at this time. However, since the host was not present, it was not appropriate to leave without saying goodbye, so they all sat there.

The steward of the Duke of Wei's mansion came over and apologized, saying, "Something happened at the mansion, which has disturbed everyone's enjoyment. The Duke said he would come to greet everyone in a little while and invite you all to eat and drink to your heart's content."

Gradually, everyone picked up their chopsticks, but the eating became much quieter than before, and the atmosphere was no longer the same.

Seeing that Shen Wei seemed a little uneasy, Shen Wan put some food on her plate. Shen Wei picked up her chopsticks and ate in small bites.

However, before she could take a few bites, a maidservant hurried over and whispered to Shen Wei, "Fourth Miss Shen, the Duchess requests your presence."

What is the purpose of inviting her fourth sister over when the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion is in trouble?

Shen Wan's brows furrowed into a knot.

Shen Wei was a little scared. She looked at Shen Wan, who said, "I'll go with you."

The maid wanted to stop her, but Shen Wan had already stood up. The maid thought that Princess Ling was Shen Wan's cousin and had just met the young master, so it wouldn't hurt to go. She didn't say anything and quickly led the way.

The young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion was not sent back to his own courtyard, but was treated by the imperial physician who had come to the banquet today in the side hall of the banquet.

When Shen Wan and Shen Wei entered the room, they saw that Zhao Yuan was giving the young master acupuncture. There were many people standing in front of the sickbed, including not only the Duke of Wei, the Duchess of Wei, and the Duke of Wei's heir, but also the three members of the Wuding Marquis's family. All of them had pale faces.

When Shen Wan and the others approached, the coldness that flashed in the eyes of the Lady of Wuding Marquis was almost enough to freeze a person.

Upon seeing Shen Wei, she rushed over.

Shen Wan sensed her hostility, but she couldn't stop her.

*Smack*

Lady Wuding raised her hand.

He slapped Shen Wei across the face.

The slap, delivered with considerable force, sent Shen Wei stumbling to the side, crashing into a potted lily on a nearby table before falling to the ground with a thud.

Shen Wan's anger surged instantly, but before she could utter a word, the Lady of Wuding Marquis had already pointed at Shen Wei's nose and cursed, "You haven't even married into the Duke of Wei's mansion yet, and you dare to scheme against my grandson! How dare you!"

The Lady of Wuding was still not satisfied after slapping Shen Wei, and she approached Shen Wei. The Heir Apparent of the Duke of Wei strode over and protected Shen Wei behind him, his face gloomy.

Seeing him protect Shen Wei, Lady Wuding was even more furious. Pointing at Shen Wei, she said, "An'er has been harmed like this by her, and you're still protecting her?!"

Shen Wan's palms itched with anger. She shouted, "Lady of the Marquis of Wuding! What evidence do you have to prove that it was my fourth sister who harmed the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion? You hit someone without any proof!"

Lady Wuding sneered, "If it wasn't her, who else could it be?!"

Shen Wan clenched her fists and looked at the heir of the Duke of Wei, saying, "Today, the Minister of Justice, the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censorate are all here to offer their birthday wishes at the Duke of Wei's mansion. I urge you to report this to the authorities and find out who harmed the young master, so as to clear my fourth sister's name. My Pingyang Marquis's mansion will pursue this matter to the end!"

After saying this, Shen Wan was about to leave with Shen Wei when Lady Wuding Marquis coldly said, "Are you in such a hurry to leave because you're afraid I'll find evidence?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zheng Ruyi's personal maid pointed at Chunlan and said, "This maid's eyes are darting around, and she looks guilty. It must be her who did it!"

Chunlan was furious. Her young lady had been slapped by the Lady of Wuding Marquis without her knowledge, leaving five finger marks on her face. She was so angry that she couldn't believe it. Which eye of this maidservant saw that she felt guilty?!

If you're blind, don't go out!

Chunlan glared at the maid pointing at her, and Zheng Ruyi said, "Search her body. She seems so guilty; she might be carrying poison."

As soon as she finished speaking, her maid rushed over to search Chunlan's body, but Yinshuang protected Chunlan and prevented her from doing so.

The Fourth Miss hasn't even married into the Duke of Wei's mansion yet, and the family of the deceased heir's wife is already bullying her like this, even going so far as to search Chunlan's body. It's not like the maids of the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion are allowed to be searched by others!

Shen Wan looked at the heir of the Duke of Wei and said with displeasure, "Is the heir just going to let the Marquis of Wuding's family bully my fourth sister like this?!"

The heir of the Duke of Wei looked at the Lady of the Marquis of Wuding with icy eyes, "I will investigate today's events thoroughly and give the Marquis of Wuding's mansion an explanation."

Zheng Ruyi looked at Shen Wan and said, "If you're upright, you have nothing to fear. Why are you so afraid of searching the maid? Are you feeling guilty?"

Shen Wan laughed angrily, "Looks like I have no choice but to let you search me today?"

Chunlan retorted angrily, "Search me then! I didn't do anything, so I'm not afraid of you searching me!"

Shen Wan's gaze did not leave Zheng Ruyi's face. When Chunlan stepped forward and said those words, a triumphant smile flashed in her eyes.

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Shen Wan's heart.

The fact that the Marquis of Wuding's mansion insisted on searching Chunlan's body, even resorting to provocation, suggests there's something fishy going on.

As Shen Wan recalled the incident where Chunlan was knocked down, the cold voice of the Marquis of Wuding rang in her ears, "Search her!"

Before she finished speaking, two maids came over to search Chunlan's body.

They checked her purse, sleeves, and even her shoes. Just as Shen Wan was wondering if she was being paranoid, a small paper packet fell out of Chunlan's arms.

The maidservant quickly picked it up from the ground, opened it to check, but the paper package was empty.

Zheng Ruyi said, "Let Director Zhao examine it."

The maidservant then delivered it to Chief Physician Zhao.

Zhao, the Imperial Physician, took the empty paper packet, sniffed it twice, and then the Duke of Wei asked, "Please tell me the truth, Imperial Physician Zhao."

Zhao Yuanzheng said, "The young master of the manor has indeed been poisoned by this poison."

Chunlan's face turned pale, and she said urgently, "I didn't poison the young master, and this medicine packet isn't mine!"

Zheng Ruyi chuckled, "The medicine packet that fell from your arms, if it wasn't yours, did someone else slip it into your arms?!"

Shen Wan was speechless, her face ashen and cold as if covered with frost.

The Duchess of Wei was trembling with anger. "I really misjudged her!"

"Go and invite Master Shen and Madam Shen!"