As time passed, the night became darker and darker, and some people began to look tired.
But considering the presence of the Third Prince, they did not leave without permission.
It was not until the end of the song "Take Advantage of the Counterattack" that the wife of Duke Su Guo tentatively spoke, "Master, the children are all sleepy, why don't you let them go back and rest first?"
Duke Su nodded, and then all the grandchildren left the table.
Not long after, Duke Su's sons saw that their daughter-in-law looked tired. After looking at each other, the eldest son stood up and tentatively expressed that he wanted to go back and rest.
"The Third Prince is here. If you all leave, wouldn't it make our Suguo Mansion seem very impolite?"
"This..." Several people looked at each other.
The Third Prince waved his hand indifferently, "It doesn't matter, isn't it that we still have Duke Su to accompany us?"
Having said that, Duke Su did not ask them all to leave.
He said calmly, "Ling Zhou, you stay."
"Yes, father."
Qiao Lingzhou is the eldest son of Duke Su and one of the important figures tonight.
The third prince curled his lips. Tonight, the real trap was about to begin.
Qiao Lingzhou tied a cape on his wife and reminded her, "I asked the kitchen to make you some soothing soup. Remember to drink it before going to bed."
"Yeah." Duke Su's eldest daughter-in-law responded softly.
Afterwards, except for Qiao Lingzhou, the rest of Duke Su's sons and daughters-in-law left the table accompanied by servants.
After the performance of "Counterattack", the actors went off the stage to prepare for the last play.
At this moment, Duke Su and the Third Prince both saw the wretched man quietly leave the table.
But the wretched man didn't know that there was a tail following him.
The Third Prince said, "Duke Su, have you made all the arrangements? If anything goes wrong, it will be too late to regret."
"Don't worry, Third Prince. Nothing will happen."
Lady Suguogong, who was standing by, was confused. What were they talking about?
The Third Prince was also very surprised. Wasn't he usually close to the Duke of Ying? Why did he suddenly visit today?
I stayed there for a whole day.
Over there, the wretched man walked into the kitchen of Duke Su's mansion as if he knew the place well.
The kitchen was filled with steam, which made people feel relieved.
The air was filled with the aroma of food. The fire in the stove was burning faintly, reflecting the pots, ladles, and bowls hanging on the wall.
The wretched man looked around the kitchen, his eyes finally settling on a few clay pots that were stewing on the stove.
Master Hong, who was on duty tonight, was reminded by someone and saw the wretched man, so he couldn't help but walk over.
"Cousin, shouldn't you be listening to the opera in the front? Why are you here?"
The wretched man was angry, "Why, can't I come here?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant. It's just that the kitchen is very smoky and I was afraid it would suffocate you."
The wretched man snorted coldly, "I'm hungry, go get me something delicious and warm up a few bottles of wine."
Although Master Hong was displeased with the wretched man's domineering attitude, he had no choice but to agree.
As soon as the person left, the wretched man pretended to be casual and walked to the clay jars.
"What's stewing in here?"
The servant who was looking after the earthenware jar replied, "This is the Madam's ginseng soup, this is the eldest young master's wife's tranquilizing soup, this is the Third Young Master's medicine, and this is..."
"Okay." The wretched man interrupted the servant after getting the answer he wanted.
In order to avoid arousing suspicion, the wretched man opened each jar and took a look.
The servant wanted to stop the wretched man when he lifted the first lid, but was scared back by the other's look.
So much so that later on, the wretched man put the powder hidden under his fingernails into the calming soup, and the servants didn't see it.
After successfully drugging the woman, the wretched man even said in a pretentious manner: "I want to drink chicken soup."
The servant looked embarrassed and said, "My dear cousin, I'm afraid it's too late to make chicken soup now..."
"That's your business. I will..."
"Cousin."
The wretched man's words were interrupted by a voice behind him, and he instinctively turned around to look.
"My cousin is here. The master didn't see you just now, so he asked me to come and look for you."
The person who came was the follower of Duke Su Guo, and also the tail following behind the wretched man.
The wretched man knew Duke Su's entourage, but he didn't want to go back to the pavilion to watch the show now.
So, he pretended to be sleepy and said, "I am a little tired. Tell my uncle that I am going back to my room to rest."
Having said that, the wretched man walked outside.
"My dear cousin, I will take you back."
"No need, I know the way." The wretched man walked away.
Only when the wretched man disappeared from view did the follower turn around and look at the earthenware pot containing the soothing soup.
At this time, in another courtyard, the eldest daughter-in-law of Duke Suguo, led by another follower of Duke Suguo, left the courtyard where she lived and went to the courtyard of the Qiaoxi sisters.
The wretched man, when no one was around, took a detour and went to the yard of the eldest daughter-in-law of Duke Su.
He hid in the dark, staring at the flickering lights in the house, secretly planning his next move.
Not long after, a servant from the kitchen came into his sight carrying a bowl of soothing soup.
After the kitchen servants left and the maid left the room, the candles in the room went out, and the wretched man walked out from the darkness.
He quietly walked to the window, gently opened a gap and blew in the smoke that he had prepared in advance.
After waiting for a long enough time, he climbed in through the window.
The maid who was keeping watch at night was knocked unconscious on the table, and subtle and intriguing moans came from behind the bed curtains.
The wretched man's body suddenly tightened, his eyes full of desire.
He stepped closer to the bed, mouth dry as he said, "I didn't expect the drug to take effect so quickly."
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