Chapter 298, "Fighting Poison with Poison," is quite interesting.

A deep sense of fear and regret welled up in Chu Yanluo's heart.

She shouldn't have come to see Shen Wantang make a fool of herself. When she heard that Shen Wantang's face had been injured by Xiao Qingxi, she was so happy that she forgot how terrible Shen Wantang was!

She thought she could come, watch the spectacle, and leave quickly, but she miscalculated.

"Granny Chai, drag the person out!"

At the head of the table, Shen Wantang spoke again calmly: "Those who intend to harm the matriarch with poison shall be dealt with according to family rules."

Chu Yanluo cried out in terror, "No! Shen Wantang, you can't kill me! The Crown Prince won't agree to this. I'm the woman he loves most! If I die, he'll kill you!"

When Shen Wantang heard her mention Xiao Qingyuan, her heart stirred, and she asked Qin Xin, "Is the young master asleep right now?"

Qin Xin nodded: "The young master is very sleepy, he's probably already asleep."

Chu Yanluo said urgently, "Even if the young master is asleep, he won't allow you to hurt me! If you don't believe me, you can wake him up and ask him!"

Shen Wantang smiled: "Very good."

Chu Yanluo saw her smile and for some reason, her heart skipped a beat. She felt that Shen Wantang's smile was somewhat sinister.

"Granny, take some men and deliver Concubine Chu and that medicine bottle to the young master. Concubine Chu tried to harm me today, and she insists on waking the young master up to ask him questions. So go ahead and see how the young master judges it."

"Yes, Princess Consort."

Chu Yanluo shouted, "The Crown Prince would never punish me, Shen Wantang. Don't even think he'll allow you to kill me!"

Shen Wantang glanced at her: "When did I say I wanted the Crown Prince to deal with you? I only asked the Crown Prince to make a judgment. As for how to deal with you, it is naturally up to me, the mistress of the house!"

After she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and Granny Chai ordered two rough-looking old women to drag Chu Yanluo away.

Qin Xin was puzzled: "Princess Consort, why don't you just deal with Consort Chu directly? If you send her to the Prince, he will probably protect her again, and she will escape punishment again. You'll be doing yourself a disservice!"

Shen Wantang shook her head. She hadn't really intended to kill Chu Yanluo. It was just that Chu Yanluo was so frightened that she thought she would have someone kill her.

Chu Yanluo was a concubine, not a maid who sold herself into the Ning Prince's mansion. Even if she were a maid, Shen Wantang would not kill her so easily.

Chu Yanluo likes to cause trouble, doesn't she? Then let's send her to Xiao Qingyuan's place to make a scene for a while!

Xiao Qingyuan must have been quite "welcoming" of her arrival.

Fighting poison with poison, that's quite interesting!

Shen Wantang didn't explain further to the maid, but said, "You haven't slept all night, go and catch up on your sleep. I don't need you to serve me here."

"I'm not sleepy at all!"

Qin Xin's voice was clear and melodious: "Granny Chai took Concubine Chu to the Prince's courtyard. I'd like to go and see her too. Is that alright with me?"

Shen Wantang was both amused and exasperated. Her maid really loved watching excitement; as long as there was something exciting, she would stay up all night to watch.

She shook her head helplessly: "Whatever you want. If you're sleepy, go and rest. If you're not sleepy, you can go and help Granny Chai."

"yes!"

Qin Xin responded loudly, turned around and ran out, disappearing in no time.

A servant announced loudly from outside, "Reporting to the Princess Consort, the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion has sent you a letter!"

"Dujuan, bring the letter in."

Du Juan agreed, went out to receive the letter, and returned to hand it to Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang opened the package and frowned: "A Ning is sick."

Du Juan leaned closer for a look and whispered, "Princess Consort, are you sure this letter was written to you by Miss Gu? Didn't you say last time that the letter wasn't written by her?"

"This time, she wrote it."

"Oh? How did you know? It looks no different from last time!"

"A-Ning's tone when writing letters is something that no one else can imitate."

Du Juan glanced at the letter again, but still couldn't see anything different. If she had to point out a difference, it would be that this letter was longer.

But there was a reason for this long letter. Gu Qianning said that she was sick and had been coughing so badly that she couldn't sleep at night and even coughed up blood. She described her symptoms in detail and also carefully explained what medicine she was currently taking.

Then, she asked Shen Wantang for medicine because she had heard that Prince Ning had been suffering from a persistent cough, and it was Shen Wantang's medicine that cured him, while the medicine she was taking now was not working at all.

Shen Wantang handed the letter to Du Juan: "Keep it safe. Grind the ink. I'll write a prescription for A Ning."

This time, she didn't order the letter to be burned, so Du Juan knew that it must have been written by Gu Qianning herself.

A moment later, Shen Wantang finished writing the prescription, but after hesitating for a while, she finally stood up: "Dujuan, tell someone to prepare a carriage."

"Oh? Your Highness, are you going out?"

"Yes, I need to go to the Duke's mansion. Diagnosing illnesses remotely is prone to errors. I still need to check A-Ning's pulse to prescribe the right medicine so she can recover quickly."

If it were someone else, Shen Wantang wouldn't be so concerned. She would just prescribe a conservative and harmless remedy and that would be it, just like when she prescribed medicine to prevent miscarriage for Xiao Qingxi.

But Gu Qianning is her only friend, and with her cough so severe, how could she not go and see her in person to put her mind at ease?

Shen Wantang quickly changed her clothes, put on a cloak, and went out with her maid.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the Xinghe Courtyard, chaos reigned.

Xiao Qingyuan had barely fallen asleep when he was woken up again. He was furious: "Chu Yanluo, who gave you permission to come in? Get out! What are you crying for? Shut up! Even if the sky falls down today, no one can stop me from sleeping!"

Unfortunately, Chu Yanluo seemed oblivious to his anger; she clung tightly to his leg, refusing to let go.

She cried pitifully, "Your Highness, save me! I only went to pay my respects to the Princess Consort, but she wants to kill me! If Your Highness doesn't protect me, I'll be dead!"

Xiao Qingyuan already had a headache from not sleeping for two days and two nights, and Chu Yanluo's crying made him feel like his head was about to explode.

Let alone Shen Wantang wanting to beat Chu Yanluo to death, he wanted to beat her to death too!

"Shut up! Stop crying! All you do is cry all day, it's so annoying! Granny Chai, tell me, what's going on?!"

"Your Highness, Consort Chu said she was delivering medicine to the Princess Consort, and that it wouldn't leave a scar. However, her medicine contains something extremely poisonous. This is the medicine bottle, and there are some residual powders inside. Your Highness can have someone test it to find out. If Your Highness doesn't want to test it, you can just look at Consort Chu's scalp. This old servant has sprinkled her medicine on the wound on her head."

Xiao Qingyuan was too agitated and angry to notice Chu Yanluo's unusual behavior. Only after Chai Mama finished speaking did he look at Chu Yanluo's scalp.

Chu Yanlu instinctively raised her hand to cover herself, but Xiao Qingyuan abruptly removed it.

When he saw Yan Luo's scalp clearly, he gasped in shock!

"What is this?!"

Xiao Qingyuan pushed Chu Yanluo away in horror: "Your head is covered in fleshy bumps! They're all wriggling!"