Before Master Zhou bought the Shenxi powder and gave it to Shen Lijiao, Shen Lijiao was still safe for a while.
After all, Zhen has become suspicious now. Although she has shaken off the servant who followed her once, there is no guarantee what will happen next time.
The only solution now is to wait for Chen Lijiao to get the Shenxi Powder and poison Zhen to death, then no one in the He family will detain her anymore.
Ever since Chen Lijiao had this idea, it has been entangled with her like a poisonous snake. The two people she hated the most were Chen Liyue and the current Zhen family.
She has been comparing herself with Shen Liyue since she was a child, and she thinks she is no worse than Shen Liyue in every way. But now, seeing Shen Liyue getting better and better, the jealousy tortures Shen Lijiao every day and she is almost going crazy.
As for Zhen Shi, Shen Lijiao originally looked down on the He family. How could the He family compare with the Shen family? But Zhen Shi not only did not feel grateful for her marriage, but also looked down on her and suppressed her in every way. Shen Lijiao was really fed up with such a life.
Now we just have to wait for the silence to dissipate. Once Master Zhou finishes his business, all problems will be solved.
Shen Lijiao was lying on the bed, feeling a little uneasy, but more focused on how to implement the plan.
The He family eats together, and everyone's meals are prepared in the big kitchen and eaten together. If there is poison in the food, there is no guarantee that only Zhen will eat that dish. Doing so is too risky.
But He loved to eat peach blossom cakes, and spring was coming soon, so it would not be difficult to buy some peach blossom cakes from outside.
But Chen Lijiao definitely couldn't go there by herself. If she did, then if something went wrong, she would be the first person to be suspected.
Shen Lijiao thought about it for many days, and a plan slowly took shape in her mind.
After a few days, Master Zhou really asked Zhen'er to hand in a packet of medicine powder. Chen Lijiao had never seen Shenxi Powder before, so she didn't suspect anything. However, she didn't know what the reaction would be after using Shenxi Powder, so she put Shenxi Powder away and waited to see what was going on at Prince Yi's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, the next day, news came out that Princess Yi had been poisoned.
Shen Lijiao felt a little strange. Didn't they say that this Shenxi Powder would make people die unconsciously in their sleep? How come Shen Liyue was still alive and just poisoned?
Could it be that because I took half of the Chenxi Powder, the dosage is not enough?
Chen Lijiao was a little upset that she didn't hear the news of Chen Liyue's death as she wished. Could the half packet of Chenxi Powder in her hand still poison Zhen?
The news of Princess Yi's poisoning spread like wildfire, and Chen Lijiao didn't even have to go to great lengths to find out, as it had spread everywhere.
Chen Wangqiu and Jiang rushed to Prince Yi's Mansion as soon as they received the news.
Seeing Shen Liyue lying on the bed with a pale face and motionless, Jiang cried heartbrokenly.
How come my daughter, who was full of life when she came back a few days ago, suddenly became like this?
Chen Wangqiu's face was also filled with grief, but he could only hold on in front of his wife. He was the backbone of the family. If he also fell, his wife would probably not survive.
"Who poisoned Yue'er? Have you found out who did it?" Chen Wangqiu looked at Lu Xingzhou with a sad face.
Lu Xingzhou nodded and said, "They caught her. The person who poisoned her was a maid in Prince Yi's mansion named Shenhong."
After Shen Hong got the Shenxi Powder from Master Zhou, he looked for an opportunity to poison Shen Liyue.
Crimson went to the kitchen, but no one in the kitchen paid any attention to her.
Ever since Shen Liyue showed off her skills in the kitchen before, everyone in the kitchen is now devoted to Shen Liyue. Shen Hong made quite a commotion in the yard that night, and everyone in Prince Yi's Mansion knew about it, so when they saw Shen Hong, they all looked down on her with disdain and contempt.
Shen Hong smiled apologetically and said, "What are you busy with? Anyway, I'm not on duty today, so I'll come and help you."
The kitchen steward glanced at her with disdain and said sarcastically, "How dare I trouble you, young lady? You'd better take a rest. There's fire and oil in the kitchen. Don't splash me. You are so precious, how can you do this kind of work?"
Shen Hong heard the sarcasm in the steward's tone and felt a little embarrassed at the time. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Mammy, your words are really embarrassing. I've figured it out. It's all thanks to the princess that I can stay in Prince Yi's mansion. I know I was wrong. Now I just want to behave well and do more to appease the princess."
The housekeeper snorted coldly, "If you want to do something, then do it. Who can stop you?"
Shenhong sighed, "Ah!" and turned around to see a pale pink jade cup on the shelf beside the stove. She knew it was different from ordinary utensils, so she couldn't help but ask, "What is that?"
The housekeeper turned around and glanced at it, then said nervously, "Don't touch that bowl. It's specially used to hold bird's nest for the princess."
Shenhong nodded and responded repeatedly.
Seeing that Shenhong was quite obedient, the housekeeper ignored her and went about her own business.
The bird's nest has been soaked and prepared with ingredients such as red dates. It only needs to be steamed before it can be sent to Shen Liyue.
Shenhong took advantage of no one's attention, secretly approached the bowl, and released the deep breath hidden in her fingernails into it.
After doing all this, Shenhong looked around and found that no one noticed her, and she felt relieved.
Shenhong pretended to be busy for half a day, but she could not help with any of the kitchen work, and was sent back by the housekeeper after a while.
As Shenhong left, she heard the housekeeper say behind her back, "I don't know what she's pretending to be. If it were me, the princess shouldn't have kept her in the mansion."
Others echoed, "Yes, the princess is truly kind-hearted. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have tolerated her until today."
The voices of these discussions were not quiet, as if the people who were saying them were not afraid that she would hear them, and every word reached Shenhong's ears without missing a word.
Her crimson hands clenched into fists under her sleeves. She thought, just say whatever you want. After today, you will lose your princess.
Things went so smoothly that Shenhong was not surprised at all. She was proud of the perfection of her actions. There were so many people coming in and out of the kitchen, and no one saw that it was her who poisoned the princess's bowl. How could she be traced back to her?
So when the news of Shen Liyue being poisoned came early the next morning, Shen Hong felt extremely happy.
Shenhong originally wanted to go out to see what was going on, but as soon as she walked out of the room, she was tied up by the guards and taken to the interrogation room in the palace.
There is a dungeon in Prince Yi's Mansion. Because Lu Xingzhou is handling official business, he sometimes brings criminals to the mansion for interrogation, but Shenhong has never been in.
Crimson was taken to the dungeon with a hood over his head and then thrown to the ground.
The linen cloth on her head was removed, and Shenhong couldn't help but look at the man sitting on the stage, only to see King Yi staring at her coldly.
"Tell me, why did you poison Princess Yi?" Lu Xingzhou's cold voice came. Shenhong was already on the ground, and his hair stood on end because of the cold in the gloomy dungeon.
"I...I didn't do it! I was wronged!" Shenhong cried. Even though she had thought that the truth would be revealed, she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Moreover, if Prince Yi was not guarding Princess Yi, how could he come to interrogate her in person?
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