Xiao Tang didn't even glance at Ning Shanyue, nor did he bother to answer her questions.
That's ridiculous.
Wasn't it Ning Shanyue who told Ning Cang about Granny Chen's situation?
It was clearly intentional; now they're pretending it was a coincidence. Who are they trying to fool?
"Why should I, a mere maid, have to report to you before I come here? What right do you have to listen to what I, the princess, have to say?"
Xiao Tang's retort caused both of them to change their expressions simultaneously.
Granny Chen's gray eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and she stared at Xiao Tang with eyes that seemed to want to pierce through her.
Ning Shanyue's eyes were filled with hatred, and her heart was full of grievances.
Her hands hung at her sides, gripping her clothes tightly.
She actually hated Xiao Tang to death.
She naturally assumed that Xiao Tang had stolen her position as princess.
Xiao Tang glanced at her, "Mother, could you please ask this maid to leave? I really don't want to waste my time with her. She's too noisy and annoying."
Granny Chen glanced at Ning Shanyue as she thought about the Gu poison.
Her dark eyes deepened, and she gestured with her chin.
"Shanyue, go outside and wait."
The old woman gave instructions, but the way she looked at Ning Shanyue was more like an elder looking at a younger person.
It was clear that the old woman doted on Ning Shanyue.
This was something Xiao Tang hadn't expected.
There are many rumors about Granny Chen, and some even say that she is a terrifying monster who eats human flesh and drinks human blood.
However, as things stand at the moment...
Granny Chen is strange, but not to the point of eating human flesh and drinking human blood.
Even though Ning Shanyue was unwilling, she could only stomp her foot and leave.
As she reached the door, she glanced back at Granny Chen with a wronged expression, but ultimately composed herself and walked away.
"Now, Grandma Chen, could you tell me in detail?"
She lifted her skirt and calmly sat down.
She wasn't worried that the old woman would do anything to harm her.
Judging from the old woman's appearance, she must have something to ask her.
Xiao Tang had already anticipated this.
He met Granny Chen's gaze, a half-smile playing on his lips.
Grandma Chen looked surprised.
"I admire the Regent's wife; she remained calm and fearless even when facing death."
"What are you talking about? We're about to die, what's there to be afraid of?" She crossed her arms. "Let's be frank. I want the White Withered Grass. What do you want in return?"
She doesn't like beating around the bush.
A straightforward approach suits her better.
Granny Chen seemed amused by her words, patted the table and chuckled, "You certainly know how to talk. Since we've come this far, I won't beat around the bush with you."
"You can have the white herbicide, but there's only one condition..."
She took out a bottle of poison from her bosom.
"Swallow this. If you can cure this poison within seven days, I will give you the White Grass Killer."
Xiao Tang accepted the poison.
She played with the poison in her palm.
The slender, fair fingertips complemented the small blue-and-white porcelain vase.
She became somewhat alluring.
She stared at the porcelain vase in her hand, a slow smile curving her lips, and said leisurely, "Of course, but how can I believe that Granny Chen will not leave within seven days?"
"Oh?" Granny Chen was certain that this woman would not dare to agree.
After all, no one would be foolish enough to ingest a poisonous insect.
Moreover, it's unknown what the consequences will be after ingesting this poison; it might even lead to immediate death.
"How about we shorten it to within three days?"
After Xiao Tang finished speaking, he suddenly asked someone to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
“Then let’s sign a contract, and Granny Chen will write an IOU to me.”
She patted the white paper in front of her.
Granny Chen squinted at Xiao Tang, genuinely surprised that Xiao Tang would be so decisive.
"The princess is a straightforward person, and I truly admire her."
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly wrote down the IOU.
The condition was that Xiao Tang could cure the Gu poison within three days, and then she would give the withered white herb to Xiao Tang.
It was a short line of text, written clearly.
Xiao Tang took the IOU, blew on the ink to dry it, and smiled with satisfaction.
"I'll swallow it now."
She opened the bottle cap and sniffed the poison.
Goodness.
This is—a love-killing curse.
The person afflicted by the Gu poison will not die immediately from the backlash, but will only be affected when they are emotionally aroused.
Moreover, this kind of love-related murder curse... according to medical books, is still an unsolved mystery, and to this day, no one has survived after being infected by it.
Unless, of course, this person never falls in love.
Whether it's friendship, family affection, or romantic love, it all counts as affection.
Xiao Tang, however, swallowed it calmly.
Her resolute manner stunned Granny Chen.
"You... you just drink it so readily, aren't you afraid that when you return to the Regent's Palace, you'll suddenly suffer a backlash?"
Xiao Tang's reaction left this old woman speechless.
Who knows what this girl is thinking?
Because the poison is a liquid refined from Gu worms, it doesn't taste bad after rolling down the throat; it just burns the throat a bit.
It goes down your mouth, just like the feeling when you drink chili water normally.
She choked several times in a row.
She clenched her fist, covered her lips, and coughed twice before slowly explaining, "Grandma Chen, you don't need to worry about that. But Grandma Chen had better not run away."
Her gaze swept over the old woman's short legs with ill intent.
"If you run away, I'll break your legs right away."
She stood up and took her leave.
The final threat did have some effect.
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