Madam Li agreed without hesitation and even went with her.

After all, it would be strange not to agree to something like this.

Moreover, she also wanted to take the opportunity to gain a good reputation.

Lu Ziwei never expected her mother-in-law to come up the mountain with her, making it feel like she was being monitored and inconvenient for her to do anything.

After her attempts to persuade her failed, she could only have her mother-in-law accompany her, along with a large group of servants.

Once inside the temple, we could only play it by ear.

Unexpectedly, Su Yujiao had already prepared everything. A vegetarian meal that was extremely unpalatable scared away Madam Li, who was used to enjoying a life of luxury.

“Weiwei, your mother originally wanted to accompany you to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers, to pray for her grandson.”

"It's probably because of the cold air on the mountain that my mother's legs are no good. They're in so much pain right now."

As Mrs. Li spoke, she added an expression of unbearable pain.

"Someone, quickly take the old lady down the mountain for treatment, and fetch the best doctor."

"yes."

"No need, no need. Just let Zhang Ma and Shunzi accompany me down the mountain. Everyone else can stay and serve you."

"I'm worried about you being alone on the mountain, so I've asked them all to stay and protect you."

"Otherwise, I won't leave. I'll stay here with you even though my legs hurt."

"Alright, I'll do whatever Mother says."

As night fell, a noise suddenly came from the window of Lu Ziwei's meditation room, startling her so much that she immediately got up and whispered, "Who's there?"

"I."

"Jiaojiao?"

Lu Ziwei opened the window and saw Su Yujiao standing outside, with another woman standing next to her.

"she is?"

"Let's go inside and talk."

"Let's begin," Su Yujiao instructed the woman behind her.

"Start what?"

While Lu Ziwei was still in a daze, the woman had already started applying makeup to her own face, mimicking her appearance.

Before long, two Lu Ziweis, one real and one fake, appeared in the meditation room.

Lu Ziwei stared wide-eyed in shock: "She...she's using disguise?"

"It looks so much like it."

"Change your clothes, and I'll take you somewhere. If we're lucky, we'll catch the poisoner tonight."

"good."

Without hesitation, Lu Ziwei exchanged clothes with the woman in disguise and followed Su Yujiao as they jumped out of the window and left.

"Jiaojiao, where are you taking me?"

"You'll see when you get there."

Su Yujiao led her through a maze of turns into a hutong (alleyway). The surrounding area consisted of very ordinary courtyards; the people living there were neither poor nor rich.

Su Yujiao led her into a dark courtyard.

"Jiaojiao, whose house is this?"

"I've rented it; it's my home now."

"Why would you rent this run-down courtyard? It looks like no one has lived here for a long time."

Su Yujiao nodded: "Yes, so we can't turn on the lights tonight."

"Jiaojiao, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Don't say anything, you'll find out in a bit."

Su Yujiao led Lu Ziwei into one of the rooms, then pointed to a dilapidated mud wall: "There's a small hole in the wall that lets you see into the next room."

"Oh, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"No matter what you see or hear, don't make a sound."

"The male head of the household should be back soon."

"So late?"

"Wait, who's next door? Have you been spying on them for a while?"

As Lu Ziwei spoke, she peered through a small hole in the wall and saw a slender woman in revealing clothing sitting in the next room.

The woman was wearing only a light pink bodice on her upper body and a semi-transparent gauze skirt on her lower body.

There was also a small crib next to the big bed.

Upon hearing the baby cry, the woman immediately picked the baby up and breastfed him.

After putting the child to sleep, she used a towel to wipe the area where the child had just sucked.

She even dabbed a little crimson cream from the rouge box and applied it evenly to that spot, like an enticing little cherry to be picked.

Lu Ziwei's cheeks burned, and she immediately looked away, too embarrassed to look again.

Whose wife is this? How can she be so improper? She's even more wanton than the prostitutes in brothels.

"Jiaojiao, who is this woman?"

"Could it be that she poisoned me?"

Shh, someone's coming, don't make a sound.

"Remember, no matter who you see later, don't make a sound."

Looking at Su Yujiao's serious expression, Lu Ziwei suddenly had a bad feeling.

Who could it be that Jiao Jiao repeatedly gave such instructions?

Could it be...?

Won't!

It couldn't be him!

The door creaked open, and Lu Ziwei's eyes widened in surprise when she saw who had entered.

Just as she was about to shout, Su Yujiao seemed to have anticipated this and immediately covered her mouth.

Lu Ziwei burst into tears instantly, her body trembling uncontrollably.

In the next room, the two were already embracing, and the man impatiently ripped off the woman's bodice and quickly began to move.

Afterwards, the two embraced, the woman nestled gently in the man's arms, her slender, white fingers tracing circles on his chest.

The man caught her mischievous little hand and kissed it. The woman let out a shy moan: "It's so prickly."

The man grinned mischievously and deliberately rubbed his stubble against her small hand.

"Has she still not gotten rid of the baby?"

"You don't really want her to have your child, do you?"

The man lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "You, you get jealous of everything. That woman is as stupid as a pig, how could I let her have my child?"

"I'm afraid her children will all be as stupid as pigs."

The woman chuckled and playfully scolded, "Then why were you so slow this time?"

"Her family members seemed to have noticed something a while ago and came to make a scene."

"She may have been instigated by her family and started to suspect me. Luckily, I was prepared."

"How could I be so stupid as to keep kicking poison into myself? What an idiot."

"When she found out it was white sugar, she became even more devoted to me."

"Li Lang, the child is growing up. When will I be able to enter the house with the child?"

"I don't want to live this kind of life of hiding anymore."

The woman started crying sadly, and Li Rongheng felt a pang of heartache in his eyes.

"Sweetie, don't cry, it breaks my heart to see you cry."

"Wait a little longer, it will be soon."

"Wait, wait, how much longer do you want me to wait? I've been waiting from sixteen to twenty-six, isn't that long enough?"

"Ten years! How many decades can a woman wait for?" The woman became more and more agitated as she spoke.

"At first you said Lu Ziwei could help you rise to the top, and you told me to wait, and I waited."

"Later, you said that the Lu family was at the height of its power, and you told me to wait, so I waited."

"Now you want me to wait? Do you want me to die so you can be with her and grow old together in love?"

Li Rongheng held the emotionally distraught woman in his arms and gently comforted her, "Don't say such things about death. It breaks my heart to hear it. How could I bear to let you die?"

"We'll have to wait at most three more years."

“I have been keeping an eye on the situation in the capital. The Lu family’s achievements have become too great and have aroused the emperor’s suspicion. The emperor is making a move, and it won’t be long before the Lu family is finished.”

"Once the Lu family falls, I'll poison that idiot and give you all her dowry so you can marry into the family in style."