Yuan Zi was clearly there to cause trouble, but when faced with Aunt Cui's questioning, she dared not tell the truth.
She hesitated for a moment before forcing herself to lie, "...I...I heard there was a happy occasion here today, so I came in to take a look."
"I see."
Whether she believed it or not, Aunt Cui nodded with a smile and said meaningfully, "It seems I misunderstood the princess."
"……Um?"
"Seeing the princess bring so many people, I thought one of them had caused trouble and the princess had come to punish them."
Yuan Zi forced a stiff smile, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Aunt Cui seemed oblivious and continued, "But thinking about it, I was just overthinking it. These children are always honest and not the kind of troublemakers."
“Your Highness, you are always kind and gentle, you would never do such a thing.”
"not to mention……"
At this point, Aunt Cui suddenly paused.
She stared intently at Yuan Zi for a long while before slowly uttering the second half of her sentence: "His Majesty is keeping a close eye on you now, so you wouldn't cause trouble to displease him, would you?"
This statement seems like a reminder, but it also sounds like a threat.
Yuan Zi's expression was stiff, and she could barely speak.
After a moment of silence, she turned and left without saying a word.
Behind me—
Aunt Cui bowed her head respectfully: "Respectfully seeing off Your Highness the Princess."
Seeing this scene, Wei Zhao suddenly turned his head and stared straight at Shen Qiyin.
The latter met his gaze, paused for a moment, and then suddenly nodded with a mischievous grin.
Wei Zhao immediately followed.
Upon seeing this, the maidservant beside Yuan Zi was about to reprimand him, but upon recognizing that it was a young master from the Marquis of Wu'an's residence, she immediately changed her tune and asked politely, "Young Master Wei, is there something you need?"
Wei Zhao shook his head.
The two maids looked at each other in bewilderment: "Then what are you doing following them?"
Wei Zhao pointed and succinctly replied with two words: "Close the door."
Maid: "..."
Thinking that the other party was so eager to kick them out, the two dared not show their displeasure, but the smile in their eyes faded a bit.
Yuan Zi overheard their conversation but ignored it.
Originally, she planned to make things difficult for Shen Xiyin, but now that the plan had failed, there was no point in offending the people of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion.
At this moment, Yuan Zi had no idea that she had already offended someone.
Watching Yuan Zi board the carriage and leave, Wei Zhao refused the servants' help and personally closed the two gates of the mansion.
As the gap narrowed, the curve of his lips widened.
expect……
The next day, news suddenly spread from the palace that Princess Shouchang had fallen ill!
When Shen Qiyin heard about this, she hesitated for a moment before exclaiming in surprise, "Oh dear, how did you suddenly fall ill?"
Xianglan listened from the side and thought that her young lady's acting skills were terrible.
On the fourth day, he told her everything he knew: "It is said that he was hit by the wind, his whole body was itchy, his skin was red and swollen, and his whole face looked different."
Wei Zhao listened with utmost attention.
Then, he dipped his pen in the ink and silently wrote down these symptoms.
The poison he secretly administered to Yuanzi yesterday was something he had only recently developed. Although he had tested it on mice, this was the first time he had used it on a human.
The results are good, and it can be mass-produced.
Wei Zhao knew the consequences of poisoning a princess, and so did Shen Qiyin.
Even so, she still agreed to let Wei Zhao take action because she knew that Princess Yuan Zi could no longer cause any trouble.
Because the big tree she was leaning against was already teetering on the brink of collapse!
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