"Yunzhi, how dare you ask me what I'm here for? You heartless wretch! Zhu'er is your sister! How could you treat her like this? How could you poison her? You're ruining her life!" Madam Xu publicly berated Yunzhi outside.
She knew that getting Yunzhi to give her the antidote wouldn't be easy; she could only rely on external forces, namely the power of public opinion.
Sure enough, her shout quickly drew a large crowd. Yunzhi's reputation had been quite high lately, first with her divorce, and then with her being betrothed to the Regent.
People are naturally jealous, especially those who are unhappy with their own lives. When they see Yunzhi getting divorced and rising to a higher social status, they feel even more envious and resentful.
That's how people are; you can live well, but you can't live better than me.
Yunzhi saw through Madam Xu's plan at a glance and couldn't help but sneer, saying, "Madam Xu, I'd like to ask where that poison came from. Wasn't it yours?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Madam Xu looked at Yunzhi in shock and denied it outright. She couldn't understand how Yunzhi knew the poison was hers.
"Whether it's nonsense or not, you know in your heart. Of course, if you want evidence, I have it too. I just don't know if Lord Yun will still treat you with the same respect and harmony as before if he knows the truth."
"What does she mean by that? I don't understand."
"Are you stupid? What the princess means is that the poison came from Madam Xu. As for why it appeared in her precious daughter, you'll have to ask Madam Xu herself."
"From what you're saying, you're implying that Madam Xu was the one who poisoned her? That's impossible. She's not mentally ill; why would she harm her own daughter?"
"I don't know if it was Madam Xu who poisoned her, but it's definitely related to her. I'd venture a guess that Madam Xu might have tried to poison the princess, but for some reason failed and the poison ended up in her daughter's body instead."
"Your guess makes some sense."
Yunzhi heard what those people said clearly, and a smile appeared on her face. She looked at Madam Xu and said, "Madam Xu, no one is a fool. You've miscalculated today."
"I don't understand what you're saying. In short, the poisoning of Pearl is definitely related to you, and you have to give me an explanation."
"Explanation?" Yunzhi sneered, her gaze falling on Yunzhu, and asked, "Yunzhu, were you very proud of yourself when you were at the Princess's residence?"
"Sister, I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Indeed, they're all from the same lineage; their ability to pretend to be ignorant is the same. But let me tell you, pretending to be ignorant won't work. You'd better hurry up and ask your mother for the antidote, otherwise, if you wait too long, your fate will be the same as those concubines. It would be such a pity to die so young."
"Yunzhi, stop talking nonsense. You were the one who poisoned her, so there's no way you didn't have the antidote."
"The poison was yours, so how come you don't have the antidote?" Yunzhi asked calmly.
The reason she knew where this thing came from was because when she returned to the Yun family to await her marriage, one of her concubines died inexplicably.
Yunzhi was curious, so she went forward to investigate and discovered Xu's secret.
"You?" Madam Xu's face flushed with anger. She hadn't expected Yunzhi to know even this. Damn it, she knew too much. If she ever told Yuncheng, she'd be finished.
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