Chapter 89
A middle-aged woman walked out from a corner of the main hall, looking Wen Shu up and down with an unfriendly gaze.
This was the first time she had observed this young woman up close.
She looked young, slender, and delicate, with a round face, a pointed chin, fair skin, and exquisite features.
She was indeed an extremely beautiful girl, but the way she looked at him made her feel cold inside, which made her dislike him.
But in Jijing, a city full of noble ladies, there are at least fifty or a hundred girls like her. I wonder what the prince likes about her? How could he be bewitched by such a lowly girl?
"Wen Shu doesn't know much, but her hearing is pretty good."
The old woman chuckled and crossed her arms, saying, "But even if you had extraordinary abilities, young lady, you still couldn't save your life today!"
Two or three guards dressed in short jackets emerged from the corner, eyeing Wen Shu menacingly.
"I have no grudge against you, why do you want to kill me?"
None of them seemed to have expected that this young woman would not panic and bang on the door for help, but would instead calmly ask them questions at this critical moment.
That's really strange.
The old woman didn't feel much burdened by revealing the news to the dying person. Upon hearing this, she said, "It's alright to let you die knowing the truth."
Do you know who Young Master Song of the Wen family is?
Wen Shu replied, "My cousin from Jinzhou."
"Wrong, that's the Commander of the Valiant Dragon Guard, the noble and precious heir of the Marquis of Ningyuan," the old woman said with a slanted eye, looking Wen Shu up and down with disgust. "Don't you even know your own status? How dare you covet the heir?! You're really overestimating yourself!"
The old woman spat and started nagging at Pei Lingjun, saying, "The Empress Dowager has already issued an imperial decree for the marriage. Our princess and the young master are a match made in heaven. As for you, you've blocked our princess's path, so you can only die!"
Wen Shu looked surprised and incredulous. "The Commander of the Valiant Guard? The Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Ningyuan? Isn't he my cousin from Jinzhou? Granny, can you spare my life? I promise to stay far away from Cousin Song!"
The old woman waved her hand at the other two and sneered, "You've broken the princess's heart, so why would I let you live? Quickly, restrain him! By the way, has the one outside been dealt with yet?!"
Suddenly someone pushed the door open and came in, carrying the unconscious Hanxiang, and threw her to the ground.
"The person has fainted."
Wen Shu looked terrified and struggled to look at Han Xiang, but was suddenly held down by someone.
The old woman shifted her gaze from Hanxiang and took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom. "We'll throw them all into the river later. Even if they don't drown, no one will know it was us!"
The two guards nodded in unison.
Wen Shu watched helplessly as she approached, holding the porcelain.
"Do you know what this is? It's a deadly poison that kills instantly. If you drink this, you're guaranteed to die, and even a god couldn't save you!"
--poison.
Having drunk a cup of the poison mixed with pear blossom wine in her past life, Wen Shu was in excruciating pain. She struggled violently, her face turning deathly pale.
"No...I don't want to, I can't die...I can't die yet!"
"Blame it on you for blocking our princess's path."
Wen Shu was held down by two guards, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free. She could only watch helplessly as the poison was brought to her.
"You should go with your mother and brother now. Maybe you can keep each other company on the road to the underworld!"
The woman struggled violently, but she was no match for the strength of the two or three men. The woman grabbed her chin and forced a bottle full of poison down her throat.
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