As the night deepened, a black shadow quietly emerged from the main house of Linyuan Garden, flew through the night like a kite, and landed silently in Zezhi Cottage.

In the silence, the lights were still on in the main house.

Under the dim light, Aunt Su and Hua Yuanshan were sitting on the small couch talking, both of them were absent-minded.

The dark figure quietly pushed the door open, and his footsteps were heavy as he entered the room.

Aunt Su stopped talking and looked over: "How is it?"

The black shadow revealed its face under the candlelight. It was a young maid who often followed Aunt Su. Her name was Bai Cha, and she was also an elder person around Aunt Su.

She was just a dull person, not taken seriously or noticeable in daily life, and no one would have thought that she knew kung fu.

Bai Cha shook her head and said, "Madam, when I left, Madam Xu was already dead."

"She is really fooling people!" Hua Yuanshan complained with a frown. She knew that the bitch was just delaying time!

Aunt Su breathed a sigh of relief, muttering, "It was really that little bitch's plan."

She looked up at Hua Yuanzhao, and actually felt a bit of joy at having survived a calamity.

"Thanks to Shan'er's cleverness this time, otherwise mother would have fallen into the trap." Aunt Su said with relief. If Hua Yuanshan hadn't stopped her, she would have sent someone to kill him tonight!

If that little bitch teamed up with the old lady to lie in wait, she would be caught red-handed tonight.

Hua Yuanshan raised her eyebrows complacently and said slowly, "Maybe that bitch has already laid out a trap tonight, waiting for you to send someone to assassinate her!"

Now that's good, they just sent someone to check on Xu Wanqing's condition.

When Bai Cha left, he didn't bring any sharp weapons or even any medicine powder with him. His entire body was clean.

Even if that bitch had someone from the old lady waiting in advance, they wouldn't be able to catch anything! At most, they would be charged with "disturbing the lady's rest".

Although she has not yet passed away, she is also the concubine appointed by His Royal Highness the Third Prince! Such a small crime is not a big deal to her.

"Go, burn the clothes on your body, and then take a shower." Hua Yuanshan then ordered: "That bitch is used to some tricks, what if she put some tracking drugs in the house?"

Although there are ways to deal with it if she is caught, it is better not to be caught, and she can save herself from wasting time and effort.

Aunt Su looked at Hua Yuanshan with satisfaction, her eyes full of pity.

Her Shan'er has grown up and started to use her brain to do things! She actually thought so carefully.

As expected by the mother and daughter, Linyuan Garden became noisy when it was still dawn.

The sounds of running and noise outside were endless, making the entire Prime Minister's Mansion restless.

Haitang had just stood up and hurried over after putting on her makeup. Before she even got close, she called out, "Madam, Miss!"

Hua Yuanshan had been sleeping with the man all night long, but was suddenly woken up. She impatiently pulled out the pillow from under her and threw it at him.

"Why are you yelling? You can't announce the death of a deceased person!"

Haitang was hit right on the head, and she fell to her knees anxiously with a thud: "Madam, Miss! There was a letter from Linyuan Garden, saying that Madam Xu passed away early this morning!"

"Just go west, what's there to be so anxious about?" Aunt Su held her forehead and sat up, feeling dizzy from the noise.

Last night she discussed with Hua Yuanshan until midnight and decided to stay here. However, she felt annoyed when she was woken up not long after falling asleep.

Is it such a small matter, is it worth making a fuss early in the morning?

Hua Yuanshan was young after all, so she came back to her senses faster. She propped herself up with her arms and sat up, sneering, "Did that bitch really use this trick?"

Really brainless!

I'm afraid that bitch doesn't know yet that they have seen through this clumsy trick!

Aunt Su put down her hands and looked at her, and they both saw the joy of being determined to win in each other's eyes.

The two of them stayed up all night and looked less energetic than before. They did not put on any makeup to cover up their appearance. They wore plain clothes and deliberately made themselves look haggard as they rushed to Linyuan Garden.

As Aunt Su stepped into the door of the main house of Yuanyuan Garden, a teacup was thrown at her head.

She moved more subconsciously, and the teacup brushed against her body and fell, breaking into pieces with a crisp bang.

“Kneel down!”

Old Madam Hua was sitting in the first seat and shouting, with two shiny silver needles stuck behind her ears.

Hua Yuanzhao glanced at the furious Madam Hua, and his original intention of persuading her quietly died down.

Anyway, with these two silver needles, Old Madam Hua won't be so angry that she has a stroke.

The person being pressed down in the middle of the room was Bai Cha, with a dull look on his face. He knelt on the ground timidly, not saying a word, looking very honest.

Aunt Su knelt on the ground holding a handkerchief, tears streaming down her face, her face full of grievance and fear.

"This... How did I offend the old lady..."

Prime Minister Hua's face turned pale. He discussed with his advisers for half an hour last night before coming up with a way to have the best of both worlds.

But with Xu Wanqing's death, all the plans came to nothing!

Hua Yuanzhao stood by and said in a deep voice: "Last night, after this maid came to see Madam Xu, Madam suddenly became seriously ill. I tried to save her all night, but unfortunately..."

She shook her head, unable to speak any more.

"Su, is this the maid in your courtyard?" Old Madam Hua looked at Aunt Su who was kneeling on the ground and spoke unkindly.

Aunt Su looked at Hua Yuanzhao in a panic, then replied nervously, holding her handkerchief, "Yes, this is the maid in my courtyard. I was really worried about Madam last night, so I asked this maid to come and see."

She glanced at Prime Minister Hua and stammered, "I was afraid of disturbing Zhao'er in the middle of the night, so I asked this maid to come. I wanted to see Madam and then left. What happened?"

Prime Minister Hua frowned, suppressed his displeasure, and looked sideways at Old Madam Hua: "Mother, there may be a misunderstanding in this matter."

The nanny standing next to Madam Hua sneered and said, "My lord, I thought the same thing last night, so I didn't stop Bai Cha from getting close to Madam. But within a quarter of an hour after she left, Madam became ill."

Aunt Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Fortunately, she was smart, otherwise she would have been caught red-handed last night.

But now...

Aunt Su wiped her tears, stood up and asked, "Does the old lady think that I sent someone to kill Madam?"

She cried pitifully: "How dare I, how dare I?"

Hua Yuanshan hugged Aunt Su to comfort her, and looked at Hua Yuanzhao unhappily, with an expression that was filled with an inappropriate hostility.

"Eldest sister, it's strange. You were the one who said the poison was not fatal. You were also the one who said that my stepmother had a serious heart disease and was not allowed to visit." Hua Yuanshan frowned and looked at her: "Now that my stepmother has passed away, who knows if this was a play directed and performed by you and her?"

She didn't dare to target Madam Hua and Prime Minister Hua directly, so she dragged out Hua Yuanzhao who was standing nearby and used him as a target.

After all, it was almost certain that she would become a concubine, so she could naturally stand up tough at this time.

"Since you want to say that it was the aunt who harmed the lady, you have to produce evidence, right?"