As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp slap rang out, making everyone's face sting.
Ruan Xinghu stood there perfectly fine.
Wei Xuan, on the other hand, was slapped to the ground by the Marquis of Wu'an and only managed to stand up with the help of his servants.
"Insolence!" Marquis Wu'an was already imposing even without anger, let alone now that he was truly enraged: "You think you can just spout nonsense like divorcing your wife?"
"Besides, with your pathetic state, it's a miracle your wife hasn't divorced you. And you're thinking about divorcing her? You're still dreaming!"
"...The father's reprimand is correct, and the son knows he was wrong."
Wei Xuan reluctantly agreed, his gaze towards Ruan Xinghu filled with disdain and indifference.
He didn't know what trick she had used, but now everyone in the mansion, from the grandmother down to the servants, was praising her to the skies. He thought she was better than even Nianyin!
But his father was already displeased, so he didn't dare to show it anymore. He simply said, "I'll go in and see my third brother."
Lady Hou heard the commotion outside, but instead of scolding Wei Xuan, she walked up to Ruan Xinghu, took her hand, and led her to stand beside her.
This was a clear message to everyone in the manor: no matter how much Wei Xuan disliked Ruan Xinghu, as long as she and the Marquis were together, no one could look down on her!
Wei Xuan embarrassed her in public, so she should praise her even more in public.
So she said to Marquis Wu'an, "What Xinghu said just now is absolutely right. That meticulous approach was instructed to me by the divine physician."
"But my mind is entirely focused on Heng'er's illness, so I haven't been able to take care of everything. If it weren't for Xinghu taking care of everything, I'm afraid I would have had to trouble the old lady."
As she spoke, she turned to look at the servants in the courtyard. Her voice was gentle, yet still authoritative: "The Crown Princess works hard managing the household every day. If you cannot serve her wholeheartedly and instead cause trouble for her, then don't blame me and the Marquis for not remembering our past relationship as master and servant!"
"You'd better think carefully before deciding whether to kill them or sell them off!"
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and agreed.
Wei Xuan came out from the inner room and happened to hear her words. His expression turned somewhat ugly, but in front of Marquis Wu'an and his wife, he had to suppress his disgust for Ruan Xinghu.
Shen Qiyin watched coldly, her curiosity growing stronger.
Did the Crown Princess really do something heinous to provoke Wei Xuan like this, or is the Crown Prince simply insane?
Lost in thought, she suddenly heard someone calling her.
"Divine Physician?" Ruan Xinghu walked up to Shen Qiyin and asked, "May I ask, Divine Physician, what kind of poison has my third brother been poisoned by? Besides being ingested casually, are there any other methods of poisoning?"
“Yes.” Shen Qiyin came to her senses and explained to them one by one: “This poison is called ‘Dream Inducer’. Those who are deeply poisoned will die in their sleep.”
One type is powdery, tasteless, and white.
"The other type is watery, colorless, odorless, and transparent."
Upon hearing this, Wei Heng frowned and said, "Then doesn't that still mean we'll have to tamper with the food? It's like you didn't say anything at all!"
Shen Qiyin looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, and didn't say anything.
Marquis Wu'an kicked him and said in a deep voice, "If you really can't control your mouth, go stand inside for a while. Don't force me to slap you in front of so many people!"
Wei Xuan covered his buttocks with one hand and rubbed his face with the other, muttering under his breath, "You've already slapped me, haven't you..."
Marquis Wu'an ignored him and instead spoke gently to Shen Qiyin, saying, "Let's continue."
Shen Qiyin: "I once heard my master say that someone soaks silk threads in water mixed with 'dream-inducing agent' and then makes clothes, handkerchiefs, and even bedding, so that people can come into contact with them every day and it is impossible to guard against them."
The Marquis's wife said, "This is in accordance with what the divine physician said. We change and wash the clothes every day, and no one is lazy."
“Madam, you misunderstand. What I mean is that the person behind this may have used a similar method, only the poisoning agent is different.”
"I wonder, young master, have you acquired anything new lately?"
“Something new…” The Marquis’s wife looked thoughtful.
While she was still reminiscing, Shen Qiyin noticed that Ruan Xinghu's eyes flickered slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
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