Chu Yun's eyes widened: "You, you have no shame!"
Chu Xinxin said nonchalantly, "I don't care about you. I'll live my own life behind closed doors. Even if you curse me out, what does it have to do with me?"
Chu Xuan: "You're dreaming. But do you think you can do whatever you want just because you've married into the family?"
"I don't know what you're doing, but if I want to poison Liu Xin, the medicine in my hand will never reach a second person."
Chu Xinxin twitched her finger, and a scorpion poked its head out and crawled up her finger onto the body of Granny Ni who was pressing down on her.
"Hmm? What's in my hand..." Granny Ni looked down and saw that the scorpion had just raised its tail and stung her hard.
"Ahhh!"
With a wince of pain, Granny Ni flung her hand away, and the scorpion fell to the ground. The other nannies who were holding Chu Xinxin down were horrified and retreated in panic.
Chu Xinxin turned her wrist and stood up: "Prime Minister Chu, I have many more scorpions like this."
Chu Xuan's face darkened for the first time: "Rebellious daughter..."
Suddenly, a "rustling" sound rang in my ears.
Clear, dense, and chilling.
Chu Yun turned her head cautiously and saw that the window was crawling with centipedes, scorpions... and even poisonous snakes!
"Father, Father, quickly call for help!" Chu Yun rushed to Chu Xuan's back, and Liu Shi also stood up with a pale face.
The guards rushed over upon hearing the noise and were horrified to see the poisonous creatures scattered all over the ground.
There are too many of them; normally, even the sharpest swords pose little threat to these things.
Chu Xinxin walked to Yun Gui's side and fed her the medicine. Yun Gui immediately opened her eyes.
Yun Gui looked around at the scene, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"What are you looking at? Let's go."
Yun Gui immediately led the way.
But the poisonous creatures all made way for them, not daring to touch even the hem of their skirts.
"You rebellious daughter! If you dare to step out of this door today, the Chu family will immediately expel you from the family!"
Having held a high position for many years, Chu Xuan was naturally furious to be disobeyed by Chu Xinxin in front of the servants.
"Who cares?" Chu Xinxin turned her head. "What use is the title of 'Eldest Miss Chu' to me? To marry Liu Xin?"
Chu Xinxin scoffed: "Leave it to your precious daughter, Chu Yun."
"Prime Minister!"
When Liu saw that Chu Xinxin had saved Yun Gui, who was on the verge of death, with just one pill, she completely believed that Chu Xinxin was the senior uncle of Doctor Wang.
She gripped Chu Xuan's hand tightly and pleaded, "Prime Minister, Xin'er is my brother's only bloodline!"
Although Liu Xin brought this upon himself, if the King of Huainan learns that it was caused by Chu Xinxin, he will likely hold a grudge against him.
The methods of the King of Huainan...
Chu Xuan's pupils contracted, and she cleared her throat: "You don't have to marry Liu Xin, as long as you cure him, you will still be the eldest daughter of the Chu family, and I will no longer interfere with your marriage."
The best course of action now is to find a way to coax Chu Xinxin into getting Liu Xin cured.
"Oh, so you've gone through all this trouble to get me to treat Liu Xin?" Chu Xinxin raised an eyebrow. "But... is this how you ask for help?"
“Chu Xinxin, isn’t this very simple for you? Xin’er is like this because of you,” Liu said.
Chu Xinxin smiled slowly, her smile carrying an eerie, almost demonic quality amidst the poisonous creatures scattered on the ground: "Then, Mother, could you tell me in detail what I did to cause Prince Liu's spine to break so badly..."
Liu exclaimed in horror: "You knew! You actually knew! You were the one who planted the landmines in the outskirts of Beijing..."
"Pfft—"
"lady!"
Chu Xinxin's laughter and Chu Xuan's shout rang out at the same time.
Only then did Liu realize what was happening. She bit her red lips and dared not speak again.
"So, it was Liu Xin who assassinated the First Prince and Prince An in the outskirts of the capital..."
Chu Xinxin's smile grew even more wicked: "Oh dear, this is a heinous crime! I have to go tell them right away, or I'll be considered an accomplice."
After saying that, Chu Xinxin ignored them and led Yun Gui out of the Prime Minister's residence.
They encountered Qi Yi, who was rushing over, halfway there, and the group returned to the Qi residence.
"Master, Miss Haitang has been rescued from the backyard of the Prime Minister's residence and sent back to the Qi residence."
Yun Zheng walked to an inconspicuous carriage and reported softly.
Zhou Huaichuan lowered the carriage curtain and said calmly, "Let's go."
......
"Miss, I heard that a fire broke out in the Prime Minister's residence after you left, burning down half of it!"
While peeling oranges for Chu Xinxin, Haitang told her about the interesting things she had heard on the street that day.
Chu Xinxin didn't like it, but turned around and stuffed it into Haitang's mouth again: "Do you know why?"
Haitang's mouth was stuffed with oranges, so she couldn't speak, but her eyes sparkled with gossip.
Miss knew all along!
"Actually, the Prime Minister's residence is a den of poisons, a gathering place for all the poisons in the world. These poisons are impervious to swords and spears, and can only be burned away by fire."
Haitang was so frightened that she dropped the orange on the ground: "How terrifying! Miss, I even stayed at the Prime Minister's residence for a few days back then, sob sob sob, luckily I survived!"
Yun Gui, who was listening nearby, hesitated to speak. These poisonous creatures seemed to have been brought by Miss Chu.
Just as she was about to speak, a pebble hit her leg.
Yun Gui looked up and saw Yun Zheng leaning against the wall, signaling her to be quiet.
"Miss, will you return to the Prime Minister's residence?"
Haitang looked at Chu Xinxin with concern.
Although she knew there was no good person in the Prime Minister's residence, it was still her young lady's home.
Arranging a marriage at the Qi residence, but no suitable match could be found.
As if knowing what she was thinking, she sighed, resting her chin on her hand: "Yes, the Duke probably won't let Young Master Su marry me."
Haitang immediately put on a "my poor lady" expression.
"Miss, would you like to have an orange?"
Chu Xinxin: "You eat by yourself, I'm going to take a nap first."
Xiao Haitang quickly packed her things and went out.
In the courtyard, only the creaking sound of the rocking chair remained.
Zhou Huaichuan stood under the corridor, looking at the girl not far away. She was probably asleep, her head turned to the side, revealing her smooth and fair neck.
A gentle breeze ruffled her hair, making her look serene and beautiful.
Zhou Huaichuan slowly walked to her side, picked up the fallen blanket for her, and carefully covered her up.
He looked up and saw the girl with clear eyes, smiling brightly at him.
Zhou Huaichuan leaned down and his eyes met Chu Xinxin's.
"Zhou Huaichuan," Chu Xinxin's voice was tinged with laughter, "you secretly came to see me again."
Zhou Huaichuan's throat bobbed; he wanted to ask her how she knew it wasn't her first time.
Chu Xinxin didn't give him a chance to hesitate: "You were the one who covered me with the blanket last time, I know."
Zhou Huaichuan's ear tips gradually turned a little red.
Chu Xinxin was practically laughing to death. This person was really something; no matter what world he was in, if he was embarrassed, he wouldn't show it on his face, but the tips of his ears would always be red.
"Zhou Huaichuan, why are you so good to me?"
Chu Xinxin looked up and said, "By the way, could you do me a favor and give this to Young Master Su?"
A purse embroidered with "bamboo" was presented to Zhou Huaichuan.
“Young Master Su said that his favorite flower is actually bamboo, so I embroidered another one, which took me several days to complete.”
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