Chapter 2176 No wonder he did it

Xiao Ruojun looked even better than she had two days ago, and her expression was even more gentle.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Shu Yu inquired about Princess Jia Hui.

Xiao Ruojun's gentle expression instantly turned cold, and anger surfaced on her face. At this moment, her demeanor was exactly the same as when she was still the pampered and spoiled young lady of the Xiao family.

"My husband has already found out; she really did have such intentions."

At this point, she expressed her deepest gratitude to Shu Yu, saying, "Thanks to you, if you hadn't informed me in time, I might already be dead."

Shu Yu was startled. "Could it be that she's about to make a move?"

"Yes, I don't go out much while I'm on the estate. If someone wanted to do something to me here, they would easily find out. But I do go out occasionally. Not long ago, a farmer nearby moved an orchid from the mountain. The orchid was of good quality, but they didn't know how to care for it and damaged the roots when they moved it. I really liked that orchid. The farmer said there was another one on the mountain, so we made an appointment to go up the mountain to see it yesterday."

Princess Jia Hui had already bribed the servants on the estate to know her whereabouts, and planned to cause an accident on her way out.

The weather is still quite cold at this time of year, and animals like snakes are still hibernating, so Xiao Ruojun is still willing to go up the mountain, since it's not far and not dangerous.

Snakes hibernate, but it's not impossible to wake them up by human intervention.

Moreover, the temperature has been rising in the past few days, and spring is gradually approaching. It is quite normal to see one or two snakes awakening from winter.

That's exactly what Princess Jia Hui was planning.

Xiao Ruojun was sent into the mountains, where she accidentally stepped on a venomous snake that had awakened from hibernation. This was a mountain villa outside the city, and there was only one doctor nearby. Unfortunately, the doctor was away yesterday, so by the time Xiao Ruojun was taken to the city to find a doctor, she may have already died from accidental poisoning.

The method wasn't particularly clever, but just as Xiang Weinan had thought, Princess Jia Hui wouldn't dare to openly harm her, nor would she dare to use those underhanded methods from the inner quarters of the manor. So she simply created this unexpected and unstable factor.

After Xiang Weinan brought Xiao Ruojun back that day, he immediately investigated Princess Jia Hui's whereabouts and the people she had been in contact with. He then uncovered the spy in the manor and understood the whole story in just one day.

Xiao Ruojun said, "My husband is very angry. This matter is too serious. In order to be on the safe side, I did not hide it from my parents-in-law. I mainly wanted to make everyone in the family more aware."

Normally it would be fine, but now that Xiao Ruojun is pregnant, it's the most nerve-wracking time for Master Xiang and Madam Xiang, fearing that something might go wrong.

Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you found out. Did Lord Xiang say how to deal with Princess Jia Hui? If she isn't punished this time, this kind of thing will happen again and again."

“My husband said so too, so now he…” Xiao Ruojun paused, then lowered her voice, “He is currently collecting information on the mistakes made by the Grand Princess and the Princess. You don’t know, ever since the Grand Princess saved the Empress, she has become arrogant, not only making friends with powerful people, but also accepting a lot of gifts.”

These are only what Xiao Ruojun knows; there may be many more things being done in secret.

Xiang Weinan had no prior dealings with the Grand Princess, and these matters were not his concern, so he didn't pay them any mind.

But since the other party has set their sights on them, then he can't be blamed.

(End of this chapter)