Li Fangqi was shocked by her question: she thought that Chu Nian had failed to elope this time, but she was not bullied by Liu Quan as she had planned. She thought that Chu Nian would probably find another opportunity to elope, so Chu Nian definitely did not want others to know about her elopement.

But now, Chu Nian has brought this up in front of the men of the Ling family.

"Run away...run away from the wedding?!" Ling Da exclaimed in shock.

Chu Nian said, "Yes, brother, Li Fangqi came to find me as soon as she got home yesterday, urging me to run away from the wedding! I felt that she was planning something, so out of curiosity I pretended to agree."

That's why I pretended to be sick this morning and didn't go to the fields with you guys.

"You just left, and Li Fangqi came. She told me to hurry up and eat breakfast so I could go to town with her. She didn't even notice that I'd noticed her sprinkling medicine powder into my porridge while she was hovering over it."

Li Fangqi exclaimed in shock, "Wh...what kind of powder? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Chu Nian: "I also want to know what kind of medicine powder it is! Luckily, Aunt Da Huan is here, so I asked her to take a look and see if she can tell what medicine was put in the porridge."

At this time, the village clinics were still at the stage of using silver needles to test for poisons. The key problem was that many clinics did not even have such "equipment" as silver needles, so they had no instruments to detect what kind of medicine was put in the porridge. Da Huan was also confused when she heard Chu Nian's words.

She said somewhat awkwardly, "Niannian, whether there's any medicine in this porridge, I... I can't tell either."

Chu Nian said, "That's alright. I didn't drink the porridge at all. I brought it over for Li Fangqi to drink and we'll see how she reacts after she drinks it. That way we'll know what kind of drug she put in her."

Li Fangqi's eyes reddened with anxiety, and she shouted, "Why should I drink it? Who knows what you put in that porridge?"

Chu Nian gave a cold laugh and said, "You know what's in that porridge, so you're afraid to drink it, aren't you!"

Li Fangqi started sobbing, saying, "You're talking nonsense! I don't know anything at all! When I came to your house, I saw you lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) in a daze, and I even kindly went to the clinic to find Aunt Da Huan. I never expected you to say such things about me, I... sob..."

She cried with great distress.

Originally, her figure and appearance were far inferior to the original owner, Ling Nian. However, in this life, she was reborn, and her perspective and thoughts had changed because she had lived for several decades in her previous life. Therefore, she wore very subtle makeup to make up for her shortcomings through her clothing and appearance.

At this moment, she possessed a far greater charm than in her previous life, making her the envy of the villagers and especially attractive to men.

The two unmarried men in the Ling family couldn't help but feel a pang of pity when they saw her crying so sadly. Ling Da said, "Niannian, have you misunderstood Siya?"

Ling Er also said, "Yes, Niannian, Siya's family lives right next door to us. We see each other all the time, so we all know what kind of person she is. She wouldn't do such a thing."

Chu Nian sneered again and said, "If it were the real Siya, she probably wouldn't do such a thing. But I think she's very different from the Siya of the past. She's Li Fangqi, not Li Siya."

The Ling brothers sensed the hidden meaning in her words, and their gazes towards Li Fangqi became strange, even showing a hint of fear.

Chu Nian said, "Fine, since Li Fangqi doesn't want to drink that porridge, then..." She turned to look at Liu Quan, who was still tied up.

Liu Quan was startled and asked urgently, "What are you going to do?"

Chu Nian: "I don't think Li Fangqi would go so far as to poison you. Besides, she deliberately lured you into my room, so the medicine must be lethal. Uncle Liu, you can drink it without worry!"

After saying that, she excitedly ran outside to the stove, picked up a bowl full of porridge, and came back in. Li Fangqi blocked her way, so she called out, "Hey, Li Fangqi, could you please move aside?"

Li Fangqi turned around when she heard the shout.

Chu Nian loosened her grip on the bowl, and it crashed to the ground and shattered, spilling porridge all over the floor.

Li Fangqi watched this scene with some surprise.

Because Li Fangqi blocked everyone's view, no one could see clearly how the bowl in Nian's hand fell to the ground.

Chu Nian immediately raised her voice and shouted, "Li Fangqi, what do you mean by this? Are you feeling guilty and afraid to let Uncle Liu taste the porridge? So you deliberately knocked over this bowl of porridge!"

Li Fangqi was a little confused: Did she just bump into the porridge bowl? Hmm... I don't think so!

Because Li Fangqi became very good at ingratiating herself after her rebirth, and she helped the Li family become wealthy again, everyone in the village liked her. The Ling family and Da Huan initially didn't believe Chu Nian's words: "What benefit could Li Fangqi possibly gain from doing this?"

But now, everyone sees that Li Fangqi actually knocked over the porridge bowl while Chu Nian was close to her, preventing Liu Quan from tasting the porridge. Naturally, no one can know what the effects of the medicine in the porridge are, so everyone has changed their previous opinion of Li Fangqi.

Ling's father roared, "Li Siya, our Niannian always considered you a good friend, and you actually did this to her! You sold her to Liu Quan, how much did you get for her?"

His shout finally made Li Fangqi realize the significance of the bowl falling to the ground at that moment, and also realized that Chu Nian had deliberately dropped the porridge on the ground.

Li Fangqi was also very angry, but patiently explained, "Uncle Ling, I didn't touch the bowl in Niannian's hand. She threw it on the ground herself."

Chu Nian chuckled sarcastically a few times and said, "Li Fangqi, you're really good at making things up. I threw the porridge bowl on the ground myself, so how am I supposed to get Liu Quan to taste the porridge and figure out what medicine you put in it?"

Li Fangqi was so angry she jumped up and down, yelling, "You just want everyone to think I spilled the porridge, to think I wanted to destroy this evidence!"

Chu Nian chuckled and said, "That's hilarious. You mean to say that I have evidence in my hands, but I'm going to destroy it to frame you?"

Everyone who heard her say this thought it made a lot of sense.

Ling Er then said, "Li Siya, my sister and you were originally very good friends. It's impossible for her to suddenly say that you want to harm her for no reason."

Chu Nian looked Li Fangqi up and down, her gaze lingering on Li Fangqi's bulging pockets, and said, "Look at her bulging pockets, they probably contain unused medicine."

Upon hearing this, Ling Er strode forward, startling Li Fangqi, who took a step back and screamed, "What are you doing? You're molesting me..."

When she shouted that, Ling Er really didn't dare to move. You have to understand that in this rural area, people's thinking is still very conservative. Li Fangqi's shout could easily label Ling Er as a hooligan.

But Li Fangqi's retreat brought her even closer to Chu Nian. Chu Nian reached directly into Li Fangqi's bulging pocket and pulled out a small bottle containing half a bottle of unidentified liquid.