Chapter 403 Poisoning
Nanny Wu seemed to be struck by thunder and came to her senses in an instant. She was shocked to realize that she and the princess had guessed wrong before. Chu Youan was truly frightened by what happened that day, and it was not Lin Miaoyin's fabrication to eliminate dissidents.
"Look at my head, it's so muddled!" Madam Wu raised her hand and slapped her mouth heavily, her face full of regret and self-blame, "I'm old now, I can't even speak clearly, I forgot to tell you such a crucial thing, and made the young master worried for nothing, it's all my fault, please don't take it to heart, forgive me this time."
Chu Youan pursed her lips slightly, with a searching look in her eyes. She continued to look at Aunt Wu and asked, "So what happened in the end? What was the reason behind it?"
Madam Wu looked sincere, and she bowed respectfully to Chu Youan and Lin Miaoyin, and said slowly, "Ladies, I will tell you the truth. Cui Lu was so angry when she saw Miss Yu Lingxiu being suppressed and wronged by you, Miss Lin, that she came up with the idea of spreading rumors in a moment of confusion, hoping to help her master vent her anger and get revenge."
Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoyin snorted coldly, crossed her arms over her chest, and retorted in a questioning tone, "Madam Wu, what you said is untenable. One wanted to drive the man out of the house completely, while the other just wanted simple revenge. Who poisoned the servant? We can't just let this matter slide."
Nanny Wu looked calm, and she calmly tidied her hair. She spoke slowly, "What happened is that Aunt Li, who was helping in the kitchen, accidentally noticed what Cui Lu did. It happened that the gambler lost all his money and shamelessly asked Aunt Li for money. It was destined to happen. He accidentally overheard the plan discussed by Cui Lu and Aunt Li, and now he had bad intentions. He used this to threaten Cui Lu and force her to marry him, hoping to climb up the Yu family and have no worries about food and clothing in the future."
Lin Miaoyin's face was filled with undisguised distrust. She curled her lips and said, "Mammy, at least you should make up a more realistic story. I don't believe a single word of what you said."
Chu Youan on the side also frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Nanny Wu sighed heavily, her tone full of helplessness and sincerity, and said, "Miss Lin, everything I said is true, not a single word is false. In fact, Cui Lu is the daughter of Aunt Li's second husband. After Aunt Li remarried, she lived a relatively stable life at first, but she didn't expect that a few years later, her husband was hit and killed by a speeding carriage when he went out to buy things."
Chu Youan asked anxiously, "What does this have to do with the poisoning? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me now!"
Madam Wu paused, then continued, "To be honest, Madam Li didn't go shopping that day. She was looking for an excuse to get her husband out so that she could secretly take the money from home to give to the servant. So she hated the servant so much and felt extremely guilty towards Cui Lu. When she learned that Cui Lu wanted revenge, she decided to help her without hesitation. But later, she heard that the servant had evil intentions towards Cui Lu, so Madam Li was immediately furious. She gritted her teeth and poisoned the servant, and that's how the servant lost his life."
Lin Miaoyin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw her daughter Chu Youan's tense body finally relax after learning the truth, and the vigilance and uneasiness in her eyes gradually faded away.
She patted Chu Youan's shoulder gently, with a gentle smile on her lips, and said softly: "An'er, it's okay, just relax and have a good rest."
Chu Youan nodded slightly, with some complicated emotions still in his eyes. He looked at his mother and Nanny Wu in silence.
It turns out that there are mothers and sons in this world who are not kind and whose sons are not filial.
Lin Miaoyin straightened up, still with a faint smile on her face, and said to Aunt Wu, "Aunt Wu, thank you for making this trip. I'll take you out."
Nanny Wu bowed, responded, and followed Lin Miaoyin. The two of them walked towards the yard at a leisurely pace, one in front and one behind.
Along the way, Lin Miaoyin seemed to casually ask Nanny Wu about some trivial matters in her house, and Nanny Wu answered respectfully one by one, but neither of them was paying attention to this seemingly ordinary conversation.
When we arrived at the yard, the early morning sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled shadows.
Lin Miaoyin stopped, turned around, and looked at Aunt Wu seriously, with a hint of inquiry in her tone: "Aunt Wu, is this really the truth?"
Nanny Wu slowly raised her head, changing her respectful look in the courtyard just now. A hint of sharpness flashed in her eyes, and she said in a cold tone: "If the princess doesn't believe it, you can check it yourself."
After saying this, she raised her chin slightly, with an unquestionable arrogance on her face, as if declaring to Lin Miaoyin that everything she said was true and she was not afraid of any verification.
Hearing this, Lin Miaoyin frowned slightly, and the doubts in her heart grew stronger.
She looked at Aunt Wu, who seemed to be confident of victory and that everything had been perfectly concluded. She paused and then asked, "Where is Cuilv?"
As soon as this question was asked, the air seemed to freeze instantly and the atmosphere around became somewhat depressing.
A trace of panic flashed across Nanny Wu's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She fell silent for a rare time, her lips tightly closed, and did not answer Lin Miaoyin's question.
After a moment, she just looked at Lin Miaoyin deeply, then turned around, walked away with steady steps, and never looked back.
Looking at Nanny Wu's departing back, Lin Miaoyin's brows furrowed even deeper.
Lin Miaoyin turned around and went back into the house, where she saw Chu Youan already sitting beside her, beginning to listen carefully to the teacher's story.
Her eyes revealed concentration, as if the disturbance just now had never happened.
Lin Miaoyin felt slightly relieved and tiptoed out of the room, deciding to find Beigong You. She felt that Beigong You might know more about the inside story.
Lin Miaoyin walked all the way to Beigong You's study. As soon as she stepped into the room, she saw Beigong You still lying on the couch.
Feng Ming stood aside.
Beigong You heard footsteps, looked up, and saw that it was Lin Miaoyin. A soft light flashed in his eyes.
Lin Miaoyin walked straight to Feng Ming, stared at him closely, and asked anxiously, "Did anything else happen after Cui Lu was taken away by Nanny Wu yesterday?"
When Feng Ming heard this question, he subconsciously looked at his prince Beigong You, as if asking for his opinion.
Seeing Beigong You nodded slightly, he bent slightly and said respectfully: "In reply to the princess, Cui Lu was beaten to death before dawn."
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