Chapter 368 The portrait arrived in the capital.
Madam Wu turned around, her voice suddenly turning cold, "If that's not it, then why won't you drink this cup of tea?"
The little maid trembled all over, her head bowed, not daring to reply.
Madam Wu softened her voice, took a step closer to them, and said, "Since you don't mind, then drink this cup of tea right now."
The two maids trembled more and more violently.
Madam Wu looked around and said, "It seems you want me to personally feed you this cup of tea."
As she spoke, she prepared to pick up the cups from the table.
The younger maid was so frightened that she fell to the ground and took a few steps back, saying, "Your Majesty, this tea is not to be drunk, it is not to be drunk."
Madam Wu asked coldly, "Why can't I drink it?"
The maid stammered, "Your Majesty, please spare us. We know we were wrong."
Madam Wu shook the tea in her cup and sneered, "It's just a cup of tea, and you two are so scared. Anyone who didn't know better would think I was torturing you here."
As she spoke, she deliberately raised her voice and said, enunciating each word clearly, "You're all so reluctant to drink it, could it be that there's poison in the tea?"
Upon hearing this, the two maids knelt down before Madam Wu with a thud, their heads bowed and trembling.
Seeing that they didn't respond, Madam Wu continued, "Since you won't tell me, then try it for me and see if there's any poison in this pot of tea."
The two maids suddenly looked up at Madam Wu.
Madam Wu looked behind her and said, "It seems I'll have to call a few more people to help you get this tea down your throats."
"We'll talk! We'll talk!" The maids were now truly anxious.
Madam Wu turned to look at them and said coldly, "Speak, who sent you?"
The maids all burst into tears, saying between sobs, "It's Madam Ru."
"Who is Madam Ru?" Madam Wu asked coldly.
The maids replied tearfully, "She is the king's aunt."
Madam Wu was taken aback, not expecting that Wei Xun had actually guessed correctly.
Madam Wu continued coldly, "Besides instructing you to poison her, what else does she want you to do?"
The two maids originally only wanted to expose Madam Ru to save their own lives, but they were frightened by Madam Wu's cold appearance and blurted everything out.
If they fail to poison Madam Wu, they will also tie up Xiao Qing'er, making her disappear forever.
Or, on the way, they could hire some bandits to rob Madam Wu and her child, leaving no trace of their remains.
Also, try to sow discord on the road so that Wei Xun will drive the mother and son away.
Wait a minute, that Madam Ru has tried every possible method.
She probably didn't expect that the two maids she had arranged were so useless; they blurted everything out as soon as Madam Wu scared them.
At this moment, Wei Xun, who had been outside, walked in. He angrily kicked each of the two maids and then ordered his attendants to tie them up.
Then they were asked to write down what they had just said and put their fingerprints on it.
Wei Xun looked at the handprint and slowly said, "When we get to Yangcheng, I won't let any of those people go."
This time, Madam Wu didn't try to persuade him.
She slowly walked out of the courtyard, taking Xiao Qing'er's hand in hers.
In the past, she was always gentle and weak, but in the future, if anyone dares to harm her child, she will definitely find a way to bite their neck off.
"Sister Wu!"
Du Wanchun strode over, carrying Xiao Mianmian in her arms.
When Madam Wu saw Du Wanchun, her expression immediately improved. "What is it, Sister Wanchun?"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "A painter has come to the manor today. I heard he's from the capital. Why don't we have him paint two portraits of Xiao Mianmian and Xiao Qing'er?"
Upon hearing that she and Xiaomianmian would be included in the painting, Xiao Qing'er's face lit up with a smile. "Mother, let's go quickly!"
Madam Wu immediately saw through her son's little scheme and said with a smile, "Alright, Mother will take you."
Little Mianmian jumped up with joy.
Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan had met this painter from the capital; his painting skills were excellent.
Before long, he helped Xiao Mianmian and Xiao Qing'er draw two identical pictures.
One was given to Madam Wu, and Du Wanchun kept the other.
However, no one expected that the painter, seeing how handsome the two children were, would draw another one from memory and bring it to the capital.
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