Chapter 187 The Method to Remove the Gu
After a few strokes of the cane, Jiang Wanru's buttocks and waist were already bleeding.
After the execution was completed, Jiang Wanru had already fainted.
Jiang Wan Ning had someone send her back to Wenzhu Courtyard before saying to Wu Xin Rui, "She has already been punished for her mistake. Now it's your turn."
"I...I was threatened by her, Your Highness, please forgive me."
“You said you were threatened,” Jiang Wan Ning said slowly. “Then you have had many opportunities to explain this to me during this time.”
"But not only did you not do that, you also said different things to the prince and me, in order to create a misunderstanding between us."
"You used the prince's mother to threaten the prince, relying on your ability to cure the old lady's illness, thinking that the prince wouldn't take your life."
Jiang Wanning spoke slowly and deliberately. Wu Xinrui suddenly remembered what Mo Qing had said that day, and felt a surge of fear. She shook her head repeatedly in denial.
"No...that's not how it is."
“This servant was truly forced into this situation. Your Highness, please investigate.”
Jiang Wan Ning leaned back lazily in her chair, her voice languid, "I'm giving you two choices now."
"First, tell me how to cure the poison, and I will only punish you by making you leave the capital and never return."
"Second, if you don't talk, then we'll torture you until you do."
After Jiang Wanning finished speaking, she stopped looking at Wu Xinrui. By this time, the onlookers had lost their patience.
After what Jiang Wanru did just now, and after hearing what Jiang Wanning said, they didn't think Wu Xinrui was innocent at all.
People had already left in twos and threes, and those who remained were all shouting that Wu Xinrui was vicious.
“When her grandfather was a minister, he was corrupt and took bribes, and he didn’t care about the lives of the people. What good could she be?”
"That's right. It was she who reported their family. Although the Wu family made mistakes, this woman is vicious."
“A person who would expose her own family members, what kind of kindness could she have? If I remember correctly, she herself came to the Prince’s mansion to be a maid. It seems that she already had impure intentions back then.”
"Don't you even know your own status? You actually dare to dream of gaining the prince's favor."
“I always said that if the prince were to give up his princess for her, then I think I could marry the prince too.”
"It was said by a middle-aged woman with single eyelids and a somewhat plump figure."
"Hahaha, forget it," a man mocked. "Someone like you would be lucky to be a foot-washing maid for the prince."
"Oh~ now you see clearly? Didn't you just say she was weak and pitiful?" the middle-aged woman retorted. "I'd rather be a foot-washing maid than a blind man like you."
"At least I've done my job honestly and uprightly, unlike some people who think they're pretty enough to climb the social ladder. The princess is a thousand times prettier than her."
“I can’t agree with what you’re saying. The princess is a million times more beautiful than her.”
"......"
Seeing this, Wu Xinrui knew that she could no longer rely on any power.
Only by sincerely admitting mistakes can one perhaps find a glimmer of hope.
Her greatest virtue in life was her ability to let go of pride.
Wu Xinrui immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Your Highness, please spare me. I was truly coerced."
"Please forgive my mistake, I will never dare to do it again."
"Please, in your mercy, spare me this time."
"If you don't speak, I will make the choice for you myself." Jiang Wan Ning's tone was calm, revealing no emotion.
They showed no intention of softening their stance and letting Wu Xinrui off the hook.
With tears in her eyes, Wu Xinrui looked pitifully at Pei Yanchuan beside her.
"Your Highness~"
"This servant really didn't mean it, Your Highness, I beg you... I beg you to spare this servant's life."
Pei Yanchuan didn't even bother to glance at Wu Xinrui, but instead said directly, "I think the Princess's idea is excellent."
Wu Xinrui had completely lost hope. She was a person who knew how to assess the situation and would quickly admit her mistakes when necessary.
When faced with a choice, make the choice that is most beneficial to yourself immediately.
Seeing that no one was sympathizing with her anymore, she immediately said, "This servant is willing to speak."
“I was planning to tell the prince anyway. I only did it to save my life. Since the princess has agreed to spare my life.”
"Then this servant is naturally willing to tell you everything she knows."
"This servant will never come to the capital again," Wu Xinrui said sincerely.
Looking up to meet Jiang Wan Ning's eyes, she said, "But I think it would be better to tell the Princess and the Prince about this method in private."
"Just say it here. I promised not to kill you, and I will not kill you. There's no need for any other thoughts."
"You will never be able to step through the gates of this Prince's mansion again."
Wu Xinrui dug her nails into her flesh, noticing that no one around her showed her any sympathy.
Then he slowly said, "The Gu that the old lady is afflicted with is called the Golden Silkworm Gu. We need to use the mother worm to draw out the offspring worms from her body."
"The closer the lady gets to the mother worm, the more her eyes hurt, because the larvae inside her body sense the presence of the mother worm and want to break through."
"In other words, whoever she encounters and whose eyes feel uncomfortable is likely the one who casts the curse," Pei Yanchuan said to Wu Xinrui, a rare occurrence for him.
Wu Xinrui felt both joy and disappointment.
She truly loved Pei Yanchuan, but despite all her efforts, he never even glanced at her.
He would only say a few words to me when the topic turned to the Duchess of England's eye ailment and matters concerning Jiang Wan Ning.
Wu Xinrui felt a mixture of jealousy and envy, but showed no sign of it on her face. "Yes."
Although she was replying, her eyes couldn't help but glance at Pei Yanchuan.
"The only way to cure the old lady is to find the mother Gu. Once the mother Gu is killed, the offspring Gu will also die. With the Gu worms dead, the old lady will naturally recover."
Very few people in Dongling Kingdom understand Gu poison, and this Gu worm was planted many years ago.
Finding the mother Gu nowadays will likely be difficult.
"Isn't there any other way?" Jiang Wan Ning asked.
Wu Xinrui shook her head. "No."
"Your Highness need not worry. The mother worm and the offspring worm cannot be too far apart. If they are too far apart, they will lose their connection and both worms will die, and the host will also perish."
Actually, there is another method, and it's quite simple.
But she wouldn't say anything. Not only that, the method she just mentioned would not only fail to cure her eye disease, but would also cost the Duchess of England her life.
If the worm dies inside the host's body, its corpse will slowly erode the internal organs, making it undoubtedly the most poisonous poison in the world.
"You mean the queen insect is on the people around here?"
In other words, the person who casts the curse is someone close to you.
Wu Xinrui nodded, "Yes."
A wicked thought had already taken root in her mind: that after the death of the Duchess of England, Jiang Wan Ning would regret her actions today, and Pei Yan Chuan would be dissatisfied with this.
Even if she can't have it, she can't just let them live comfortably like that.
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