Chapter 182 Complete Plan
Gu Ruanci was not surprised at all. This answer coincided with one of the two people she had expected.
Zang Xia walked over and handed him another pill.
After taking the pill, the man instantly felt a cool and comfortable sensation in his esophagus, and then the itching all over his body finally disappeared.
This back and forth encounter had made him even more terrified of the strength of the young medical genius in front of him, and he no longer dared to harbor any hope of luck.
"I know your family is in his hands. If this thing goes wrong, he won't let them go anyway, so you should think about how to be honest. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I can even give you a fake death drug so that he can let your family go. Or there is another way. It all depends on whether you dare to defeat him..."
Yunxiang next to her was dumbfounded. The steward who was so domineering in the mansion now looked like a docile dog in front of Gu Ruanci.
"Answer my question just now. What's your name? What's your status in the Ye family?"
The man had no strength and his voice was weak.
"My name is Zhang Jian, and I'm a steward in the Second House. I'm responsible for dispatching servants and making purchases. I also help the master with some dirty work..."
Gu Ruanci certainly understood what dirty work meant. In a family like the Ye family, which had no mercy on the people, accidents were always possible for the servants.
"What's the relationship with Yunxiang?" Gu Ruanci asked again.
"She was a maid from the main house, and shouldn't have been under my charge. Her biological father was originally a steward under the First Madam. After he had a wife and daughter, he became disloyal to the First Madam. A few years ago, he was found an excuse to be executed, and it was I who threw him out... We haven't had any other relationship over the years. If it weren't for this time, when the Second Master handed the matter over to me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to work with this girl..."
Zhang Jian recalled the extremely itchy feeling all over his body and didn't dare to lie.
He didn't know what kind of pills this young medical genius would stuff into his mouth if he wasn't honest.
"Do the people in the first house know about your plan this time?" Gu Ruanci asked.
Zhang Jian glanced at Yunxiang, gritted his teeth, and said, "Only the master knows about this. The mistress is not aware of this, otherwise it wouldn't be so realistic..."
Yunxiang didn't dare to interrupt Zhang Jian's words. After all, she was the meat on the chopping board.
Their lives are worthless to Gu Ruanci.
"Tell me, what exactly does this cunning Second Master of the Ye family want to do with Yunxiang?"
Gu Ruanci leaned back and changed her position to make herself comfortable.
Zhang Jian didn't hesitate and spoke directly, "The Second Master threatened Heiyan and her daughter. He originally wanted to sacrifice Yunxiang's sister. If the Second Young Master of the First House takes a fancy to one of them, and word gets to the First Madam, it's bound to be a big deal. This person must not be allowed to stay, especially since the Second House's Young Master just passed away. The First Madam certainly doesn't want to cause discord between the two houses, so this person will definitely be dealt with."
"The Second Master had already informed the person who was beating the woman with the stick. Although the severity is severe, it is definitely not fatal. Even if a doctor were to come and see her, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference easily. If he saw that the person was not dead, he would just think that she was lucky and had a long life."
"After this man is beaten and sent out of the mansion, Heiyan can use this as an excuse to block the county lady. The Second Master has already inquired about the county lady's whereabouts. Even if the county lady doesn't go out to see Prince Duan, they have a way to let Heiyan see her..."
Having said this, Zhang Jian felt even more exhausted, so he stopped kneeling and simply sat on the ground.
Gu Ruanci did not stop him, but listened to him continue speaking.
"As long as Heiyan succeeds in getting the county lady to rescue her daughter, it means the county lady has compassion. Furthermore, Heiyan was once the one who served the county lady's biological mother, so the relationship is special. Second Master knows that as long as it concerns your biological mother, you will definitely pay special attention to it. The possibility of the person who is rescued entering the Gu family will be greatly increased."
"As long as this person enters the Gu family, Heiyan and her other daughter will disappear from the mansion in another way. Someone will also pass the news to the county lady, letting her know that both mother and daughter are dead. She will then feel even more distressed for the one who stayed in the Gu family."
"This kind of heartache and pity always makes the county lady careless. At this time, that person can poison anyone at random in the Duke's Mansion..."
It was indeed poison, Gu Ruanci was right about that.
But this randomness is even more clever.
Without waiting for Zhang Jian to explain, she had already deduced it.
"Indeed, poisoning our entire Gu family would be incredibly difficult. The Gu family's servants have been in the mansion for generations, and they're especially careful about their diet. If we randomly pick out the ones left behind and see if anyone is careless, and we really kill one of them, then they can naturally put the blame on me. After all, all this is targeting me."
"No matter how much the Gu family loves me, I am still their adopted daughter, not a real family member. The Gu family members died because of me, and there will be a rift between us. Even if they don't say anything, I will blame myself. Once there is dislike between family members, it will naturally be easier to deal with them in the future."
In order to send such a chess piece into the Gu family, Ye Chi was really willing to use his brain.
"What happens after it's done?" Gu Ruanci asked.
"The person who entered the Gu family and poisoned them must die for her mother and sisters."
Nongchun and Zangxia couldn't help but glance at Yunxiang.
What sin did this little girl, whose body has not yet fully developed, commit to deserve such a fate?
Not only was he harmed by Ye Chengyao, but he was also beaten half to death. If they had shown up too late, he would have really died.
In the end, he was rescued, but at the end of completing his mission at Gu's house, he still had to die...
From the beginning, this outcome was doomed.
Although I can't accept her behavior and don't want her to succeed, it's hard not to sympathize with her...
Gu Ruanci remained as calm as ever, and these narrations were not enough to change her mind.
Zhang Jian finished speaking, then added with a hint of sarcasm, "It's fate that the Second Young Master has fallen for Yunxiang. After all, she's younger, and that makes her even more pitiful when she encounters something like this. No matter how hard it is for Heiyan, she has to hold on for the sake of her other daughter..."
Yunxiang's tears flowed down, but she didn't dare to cry out loud.
"What's the situation in the mansion now?" Gu Ruanci asked.
Zhang Jian said, "The Madam already has more than one life on her hands, and she still doesn't care this time. That's why she just threw the indenture to Heiyan and asked her to tear it up as before. Now, in order to silence Heiyan, she is arranging to marry Yunduo to a steward in the mansion. That steward is me..."
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