Chapter 1 The Prime Minister's Wife
Main courtyard.
A woman dressed in a light blue dress and wearing a magnolia hairpin, with an exceptionally beautiful face, sat in the chair in the center.
She glanced indifferently at the maid kneeling on the ground.
Luo Xi: "Since she won't say, then let's give her twenty lashes."
Lanxiang: !!!
Twenty strokes?
Even if she doesn't die, she'll be crippled?
Why hasn't Miss Biao come to rescue her yet?
Is Miss Biao not coming to rescue her?
Just as the two guards were about to pull her away...
Lanxiang struggled and shouted, "Madam, Madam, it was Miss Cousin! She made me do it! Miss Cousin told me to do it this way! I can be a witness..."
Luo Xi clutched her chest with her right hand, pointing angrily at Lan Xiang and saying, "This vile servant dares to frame Rou'er! Guards, drag her away and force-feed her poison!"
"Yes, madam."
Lanxiang: !!!
"Madam, it was indeed Miss Biao who instructed me to do this."
Luo Xi waved her hand, signaling someone to quickly drag her down and force-feed her poisoned wine.
What did Luo Xi think of?
"It's bad luck for someone to die, so let's not spread the news, lest it disturb Miss Biao."
"Yes, madam."
So, the two guards dragged Lanxiang away.
Finally, Lanxiang died...
Apart from the people in the main courtyard, no one else knew that Lanxiang was dead.
At this moment, only Luo Xi and Zhu Zhu were in the main hall.
Luo Xi gently stroked the rim of the teacup with her left hand.
Thinking:
That Jiang Rou'er is really restless!
Do you think she's stupid?
This Lanxiang is clearly cannon fodder that she pushed out.
If she really lets Lanxiang testify against Jiang Rou'er.
That's when you fall for her trick.
after all,
Jiang Rou'er had only been living in the mansion for a little over two months.
Gu Ziyan would not believe that Jiang Rou'er had such abilities.
After all, in such a short time, how could Jiang Rou'er, who suffers from a heart condition, possibly bribe a maid to deal with her?
If she's not mistaken.
Only Lanxiang and Jiang Rou'er knew about this; no one else knew.
Therefore, based solely on Lanxiang's one-sided account, it wouldn't harm Jiang Rou'er at all.
On the contrary, it would make Gu Ziyan feel that she seemed to be unable to tolerate his cousin.
In fact, she really couldn't tolerate it.
His cousin, like her, was ambitious.
There's already one woman in this household, so there's no need for anyone else.
Since Jiang Rou'er has already made her move, then she doesn't need to hold back.
Luoxia Courtyard.
A delicate and beautiful woman leaned against the bedside, coughing softly from time to time.
Her eyes flickered slightly.
Why hasn't Lanxiang returned yet?
Cuiyun: "Miss, perhaps something happened on the way that delayed you."
After a while,
Then, Jiang Rou'er clutched her chest, her face pale.
"Cuiyun, quickly go and call the doctor."
"Yes, Miss."
My cousin won't believe Lanxiang's words.
She has only been in the household for two months, how could she possibly order the maids around to do things for her?
If Luo Xi brings Lan Xiang to testify against her, then it can only mean that Luo Xi and Lan Xiang conspired to frame her.
Main courtyard.
Luo Xi had just taken a sip of tea when Zhu Zhu came in from outside. She said angrily, "Madam, the one in Luoxia Courtyard is sick again."
"I heard that she was so anxious because Lanxiang, who often served her, had not returned. Her heart disease had relapsed."
Zhuzhu thought she was just faking it.
The lady summoned Lanxiang to the main courtyard, and she suddenly fell ill.
Luo Xi stood up and looked in the direction of Luoxia Courtyard.
She's put up with her for a month now.
A month before Gu Ziyan brought Jiang Rou'er back, she didn't have so many problems.
Now that she feels familiar with the Prime Minister's residence, does she want to become its master?
She was never a good person at heart.
No matter who it is, she will show no mercy if they threaten her position.
"Zhuzhu, since she likes to pretend to be sick, let her stay sick."
"Make it clean, so that the adults don't find any clues."
Zhuzhu replied, "Yes, Madam."
"Let's go, let's go see how serious this young lady's illness is?"
When Luo Xi arrived, Gu Ziyan had already returned to his residence, and someone had invited him over.
By this time, the doctor had already left.
Luo Xi stood at the door, eyes lowered, gathering her emotions for a moment before quickly walking in and taking Jiang Rou'er's hand with concern.
"Rou'er, are you alright? What did the doctor say?"
Seeing that Luo Xi was ignoring him, Gu Ziyan could only stand beside her to get her attention.
Jiang Rou'er noticed that ever since Luo Xi arrived, Gu Ziyan's gaze had been fixed on her.
She pursed her lips, pulled her hand away from Luo Xi's, took a handkerchief, covered her mouth, coughed a few times, and answered irrelevantly, "Sister-in-law, did Lanxiang do something wrong? Why hasn't she come back yet?"
She should have brought Lanxiang with her, right?
Jiang Rou'er saw that Luo Xi was hesitant and remained silent.
Jiang Rou'er: "Cousin-in-law, did Lanxiang do something wrong that made you unhappy?"
Luo Xi thought for a moment and then said, "Rou'er, this Lanxiang is not a good person. She...she actually slandered you, saying...saying that you instructed her to put some disfiguring medicine in the red roses in the small garden."
"Everyone in the manor knows about those red roses; I use them every time I take a bath."
Jiang Rou'er was about to speak.
Luo Xi continued, "Rou'er, your cousin-in-law trusts you. You are so gentle and kind, how could you have ordered this? Besides, I have no grudge against you. So, I had someone give that maid a cup of poisoned wine, and she died."
"A young lady's reputation is of utmost importance. How can I allow this servant to slander you like this?"
Jiang Rou'er: ? ? ?
This is not quite what she imagined.
Shouldn't Luo Xi spare Lan Xiang's life and then bring Lan Xiang to testify against her?
Was she really that kind? Didn't she have any doubts about her at all? She didn't believe it.
Now, how did Luo Xi kill Lan Xiang?
She didn't believe that Luo Xi truly believed her.
She pretended to be surprised, and after a while, she smiled and said, "Thank you for believing me, sister-in-law."
"Rou'er, there's no need to be so polite. After all, you are my husband's only cousin, so you are also my cousin."
Gu Ziyan didn't want them to continue talking.
He needed to take someone with him first, so he said, "Rou'er, since you're alright, your cousin and I will head back."
Jiang Rou'er clenched her fists and said weakly, "Okay."
Does she look like she's alright?
Luo Xi didn't encounter the rose that had been given a disfiguring drug.
Why is he so nervous?
Gu Ziyan took Luo Xi's hand and they returned to the main courtyard together.
Gu Ziyan pulled Luo Xi into the bathroom.
He wanted to unbutton Luo Xi's clothes.
Luo Xi: !!!
She stopped his hand and hurriedly said:
"Oh! My husband, Xi'er is alright."
"I didn't touch those roses."
"No, I need to check it before I'm at ease."
"Tomorrow, I'll have someone turn over the land behind the main courtyard. Let's plant those bath flowers in the main courtyard; it'll be safer that way."
Luo Xi: "Okay."
After a while,
Luo Xi: "Husband, you..."
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