"Poisoned?" Zhuque was a little surprised. "What kind of poison can be so poisonous? It can make a person's appearance become so ugly in such a short time."
As someone who had lived two lives, Song Wanning had seen more of the world than the two maids. She looked at them and said, "I heard there's a poison in this world called Jealousy Fang. It doesn't kill people, but it makes them look ugly and their skin look older. The way Song Wanshi has become now, it seems she's been poisoned by this poison."
"How could there be such a vicious antidote in this world?" Cai Que was speechless. "But Miss Shi was perfectly fine, why would she take such a poison?"
"Why? I'm afraid she knows best." Song Wanning now understood the whole story and said slowly, "This kind of poison is extremely hard to find these days. She suddenly came to my house to drink that day and must have poured this poison into the wine cup. Who would have thought that I had replaced the wine cup and she swallowed the poison herself. Jealous Rongfang's effects are usually slow to take effect, but unfortunately, she used the full dose to make me ugly, and now it's backfiring on her."
Caique and Zhuque were both shocked when they heard this, shrinking back towards Song Wanning in fear. Zhuque was so scared that she almost cried out, "Girls, why don't we tell the master about this? It sounds so horrifying. Who would have thought that the family we live with every day could be so cruel? If we continue to live with this family, who knows what kind of trouble will come out."
Song Wanning now understood clearly, "I don't have any evidence. If I rashly urge my father to split the family business, and he agrees, then my mother is still living in the mansion. If word gets out, people will think my father is arrogant and no longer cares about my stepmother's life because he has won military merit."
Caique responded and continued to ask, "Then girl, what should we do next?"
Song Wanning always sat upright, and now her words were powerful and resonant. "Counterattack, and my wedding is approaching. It will be even harder for them to attack me when I go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now I'm afraid that my good aunt won't let it go. I, Song Wanning, don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either. If you still insist on not giving in, don't blame me for being rude."
Zhuque and Caique responded in quick succession, and the three of them, master and servant, talked late into the night.
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The next morning, at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When Lou Mengyun woke up from her dream, she saw that the bed was empty. The drunken prime minister had disappeared long ago. She was a little panicked and hurriedly picked up an outer robe to put on and pushed the door to see.
Who would have thought that as soon as he pushed the door open, he was caught by the guard outside. The guard shouted loudly, "Well, you assassin, you dare to come to the Prime Minister's residence to assassinate the Prime Minister? Come with me to see the official."
"What do you mean by meeting an official?" Lou Mengyun was completely confused. He just looked at the two guards and explained in a low voice, "I drank too much last night and couldn't find my room. Who would have thought that the Prime Minister..."
Before Lou Mengyun could finish her words, the guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion had already caught her red-handed. They tied her up and stuffed a piece of rag in her mouth, leaving her no time to say what she wanted to say.
The guards were now certain, "Go see the officer, you assassin."
Lou Mengyun didn't know how things had turned out like this, but she no longer had the opportunity to defend herself. Instead, she was taken to the Dali Temple. When Lou Mengyun opened her eyes again, she found herself kneeling on the cold floor of the Dali Temple.
And Yin Yichen, who was drunk last night, is now sitting aside as if nothing happened.
The Dali Temple official above was called Qian Xingyu. He had always treated Yin Yichen like a mouse seeing a cat. Now that he had a case delivered to his door, his scalp tingled. He could only force a smile and looked at Yin Yichen and said, "Prime Minister, are you talking about this girl who assassinated you last night?"
"Hmm." Yin Yichen took a leisurely sip of tea and looked at Qian Xingyu sitting above him. "I drank too much last night and was unconscious when I left the palace. Who would have thought that this Miss Lou would borrow my carriage and leave the palace like this? Not only did she leave the palace, but she also insisted on staying at my mansion instead of returning home. My guards arranged a room for her in the side room, and this Miss Lou took advantage of the dead of night to come to my bedroom and assassinate me."
Yin Yichen sighed and said sadly, "I really can't imagine that such a thing could happen. If it weren't for my good luck, I would have died by now."
Qian Xingyu twitched the corner of his mouth and asked as if it was a matter of routine, "Is there any physical evidence?"
"Yes." Yin Yichen waved his hand, and the guards brought up the physical evidence.
The physical evidence was a blood-stained mattress, with a lot of blood on it, which was quite shocking. Another piece of evidence was a pair of blood-stained scissors.
Yin Yichen stood up and pointed at the mattress and scissors. "This pair of scissors is Miss Lou's murder weapon. The blood on this mattress is the blood Miss Lou shed when she assassinated me."
Lou Mengyun knelt on the ground and kept shaking her head, but unfortunately no one came to see her.
"The guards at my Prime Minister's Mansion are all witnesses." Yin Yichen stood on the floor of the Dali Temple, which made Qian Xingyu very embarrassed. Qian Xingyu looked at Yin Yichen and said in surprise, "Let's not talk about why this girl assassinated the Prime Minister. Such a case can be handled by the county government. Why did she have to come to my Dali Temple?"
"This is what I'm going to say next."
Yin Yichen's face was sullen as he spoke word by word, "I couldn't figure out why this innocent Miss Lou wanted to assassinate me, but I had my men investigate and found out she was acting on the orders of her father, Lou Jiacheng, the Imperial Academy Reviewer. Last month, I went to the Imperial Academy and scolded them for being disrespectful, so Reviewer Lou held a grudge and sent his daughter to assassinate me."
Yin Yichen's gaze fell on Qian Xingyu, who sat above him, and he spoke slowly, "Minister of the Supreme Court, although I am an official appointed by the imperial court, I cannot withstand the vengeance and conspiracy of those who harbor hatred against me. You must make the decision on this case for me. If your judgment is unjust, don't blame me for writing a petition to the emperor."
Lou Mengyun, who was kneeling on the ground, had almost fainted. She didn't expect that such a thing would turn out like this in Yin Yichen's mouth.
Lou Jiacheng is now over 40 years old but still a minor official of the seventh rank. He saw that he would be promoted soon if he hooked up with Concubine Xian and Princess Xiangyu, but who would have thought that he would encounter such a catastrophe.
Seeing this, Qian Xingyu had no choice but to handle the matter impartially. He looked at the officials below him and said, "Go, bring Lou Jiacheng here for trial."
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