Su Miaoping's simple words were enough to hit Liu Jiaojiao's sore spot.

To be precise, her appearance alongside Shen Changji had already made her feel uneasy.

Liu Jiaojiao revealed intense hatred, "What do you have to be proud of? Stealing my husband, you're despicable and vile! Shameless!"

Su Miao: "And what about you?"

Liu Jiaojiao scoffed, "He deserves it! How can you blame me? If it weren't for General Shen, would I have ended up like this?!"

As she spoke, she looked at Chen Changji and found it even more ridiculous.

"Do you really think she likes you? You're just a pawn in her game! Su Miao doesn't like you at all; she likes Pei Yu!"

For her sake, you've tried to wipe me out! Ha! Even General Shen has his moments of folly!

Liu Jiaojiao simply threw everything away and smashed it.

The angrier she became, the calmer Su Miao remained.

Su Miao: "Liu Jiaojiao, are you really wronged? Don't you know how many lives you've taken? Pei Yu is one, but what about the other innocent villagers?"

If Mo Lin hadn't appeared at that time, she probably wouldn't have escaped either.

Su Miao still remembered how Granny Huang had taken care of her. Although they lived far apart, Granny Huang knew that Su Miao and Pei Yu were orphans and treated them very well.

During holidays, she would invite them over for a meal.

But what about it?

Besides, Liu Jiaojiao even dared to harm orphans! She even went so far as to collude with other races!

Was she wronged in every single incident?

Liu Jiaojiao: "Pah!"

Su Miao: "Grandmother and Second Mother really liked you, and they never expected you to be like this. You've disappointed them greatly!"

Liu Jiaojiao: "Even if I'm not a good person, Su Miao, you're not a good person either!"

Having come this far, she no longer wanted to argue.

Liu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Su Miao, I don't believe you don't like Pei Yu. You still can't forget him, right? It's just a pity that the first woman you can't forget is me, and the last woman is also me."

I was pregnant with his child, but unfortunately... I terminated the pregnancy!

"Did you see that box? That's Pei Yu's child!"

As Liu Jiaojiao spoke, her eyes reddened, and she laughed even more wildly.

"So what if you care about him? So what if you care so much? I'm the one who has him, I haven't lost yet! Su Miao!" Liu Jiaojiao grabbed the railing, staring intently at Su Miao, her eyes filled with a sickness.

"It's a blessing that Pei Yu was able to spend a night with me! Otherwise, with his status, no matter how hard he tries, he probably wouldn't be able to reach a woman of my status!"

What abilities could a poor scholar like him have? Hahahaha, we'd crush him like a grasshopper! Is being a royal physician really that easy? He's overthinking it! But now there's no need to even dream about it; he's turned to dust!

Liu Jiaojiao spoke with great pride, her eyes gleaming with smugness.

Su Miao's eyes darkened, and she grabbed the box behind her and threw it at Liu Jiaojiao.

With a "pop!" sound, all the powder inside flew out, choking Liu Jiaojiao, who quickly held her chest and coughed.

"Cough cough..."

"He's making things too easy for you; you won't die that easily!"

With that, Su Miao's eyes flashed with a fierce light as she turned and left.

Liu Jiaojiao choked and tears welled up in her eyes. When she saw that Shen Changji was still standing there, she smiled again, her eyes full of charm.

"Chen Lang... I still love you! It's because I love you so much that I've become like this..."

"There's no cure!"

"Hahaha, did you see that? I just angered Su Miao. She's not good enough for me... She's even lower in status than me!"

Liu Jiaojiao laughed so hard she nearly fell over, spreading her hands triumphantly with satisfaction in her eyes.

Shen Changji didn't waste any more words with her and turned to go out to find Su Miao.

Liu Jiaojiao slumped down in the dimly lit cell, touching the powder that had slipped down, her smile undiminished.

This is her child...

Doesn't she feel pain? Of course she does!

But even now, she's not the only one who's suffering, which seems pretty good!

She heard a couple of days ago that the Meng family intended to form a marriage alliance with the Duke's family, which was great news!

Even if Shen Changji likes Su Miao a lot, so what? If someone's status isn't right for her, then they're not right for her!

She had already prepared a backup plan. She guessed that Meng Liu had done as much as she had said before to make Meng Ying look like the one in Shen Changji's heart.

Thinking about it, Liu Jiaojiao felt even more smug and reached out to put the powder stuck to her sleeve into her mouth.

One bite wasn't enough, so she took a few more.

...

Su Miao got into the carriage first. Although she didn't shed any tears, she wasn't in a very good state.

Shen Changji wanted to speak, but in the end he held back.

Su Miao looked out of the carriage, listening to the clamor, then closed her eyes and choked back a sob.

Bad people will eventually get their just desserts.

Anyway, Liu Jiaojiao won't die too easily.

When Su Miao thought of the King of Qin and the King of Qi, she couldn't help but look at Shen Changji.

"Are you sure you want to go with Prince Qi?"

Shen Changji had not expected Su Miao to bring up matters of the court.

Although the woman was not allowed to ask too many questions, Shen Changji didn't care.

"temporary."

"temporary……"

Su Miao silently recited those words, recalling something Mo Lin had unintentionally mentioned earlier.

Shen Changji glanced at Su Miao and asked, "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

"Go see Grandma."

Su Miao still remembered that she had made an appointment with Grandma Shen today.

Upon hearing that he had returned to the Duke's mansion, Shen Changji felt much relieved.

However, due to matters concerning the Prince of Qi, he sent Su Miao to the Duke's mansion and then left.

Su Miao was surprised that Xie Linshi would come.

She had met Xie Qin's mother once before, but that was at his birthday celebration.

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