Chapter 185 - Chapter 185: Little Junior Sister Is a General of Nanyue
Chapter 185: Little Junior Sister Is a General of Nanyue
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Guan Ying’s body stiffened, and her expression was a little unnatural when she heard this question. She pursed her red lips, pretending to be calm before she replied, “I took the antidote as well. I’m fine now.”
“Cousin, don’t you feel uncomfortable?” Yu Yunxi asked as she looked at Guan Ying meaningfully.
“No,” Guan Ying said, still pretending to be calm.
“It’s good that you don’t feel uncomfortable. After all, that antidote is only a temporary relief; it’s not the final antidote. I added new herbs last night, hoping to find the final antidote,” Yu Yunxi said expressionlessly.
“I see,” Jiang Ru nodded and said, “Yunxi, you have to find the final antidote as soon as possible.”
As the wife of the King of Xinan, Jiang Ru’s heart was naturally with the people of Xinan. She could not bear to see them suffer.
“You, have you found the antidote then?” Guan Ying asked anxiously.
Yu Yunxi looked at Guan Ying from the corners of her eyes and said icily,
“Cousin, you seem very concerned about this matter.”
Guan Ying averted her eyes and said softly, “I’ve been infected as well. This matter is related to me. It’s only natural that I’m concerned.”
“Is that so?” Yu Yunxi asked with a cold smile.
‘Yunxi’s behavior is strange…’ Jiang Ru thought to herself with a slight frown on her face. However, before she could ask any question, Yu Yunxi spoke again.
“Godmother, actually, I’ve already found the final antidote. Qian Jiao, bring the antidote over,” Yu Yunxi said.
Soon, Qian Jiao came in with a pot of medicine.
As Yu Yunxi scooped out a bowl of medicine, she said, “I just need to test it once before I can give it to the others.”
“That’s good, that’s good. Thank you for your hard work,” Jiang Ru said with a nod, looking at Yu Yunxi expectantly.
Guan Ying stared at the medicine in Yu Yunxi’s hand intently.
Suddenly, the bowl in Yu Yunxi’s hand fell to the ground.
Qian Mei brought a rat in from outside. When the rat licked the medicine that had spilled on the ground, it suddenly convulsed before it went limp. It was dead.
Liu Xiaolan rose to his feet and said anxiously, “The medicine is poisonous!”
Fortunately, Yu Yunxi did not test the medicine earlier. Otherwise, she would be lying dead on the ground.
“Yunxi, are you alright?” Jiang Ru asked worriedly, holding Yu Yunxi’s hand.
“You b*tch, how dare you poison your master’s medicine?!” Guan Ying berated loudly, slamming her hand on the table. Then, she raised her other hand, intending to slap Qian Jiao.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
Yu Yunxi turned around and grabbed Guan Ying’s wrist.
“I, I, I’m helping you teach your maid a lesson! This lowly maid actually poisoned the medicine! She wants to kill you!” Guan Ying shouted.
“Cousin, I’m really touched that you care so much about my life and death,” Yu Yunxi said mockingly.
“I…” Guan Ying’s expression was very unnatural.
Yu Yunxi did not wait for Guan Ying to finish speaking before she asked expressionlessly, “Was Qian Jiao who poisoned me, or was it you?”
“What?! Yu Yunxi, don’t slander me! When did I poison you?” Guan Ying asked shrilly.
“Last night, I intentionally told Qian Mei loudly that the previous antidote was not the final antidote. I asked her to brew the medicine again. When I said those words, your maidservant was secretly following us…” Yu Yunxi said expressionlessly.
Guan Ying said with a sneer, “Even if you want to slander me, you have to have evidence. You said that my maidservant was following you secretly? Where’s the evidence? Okay, let’s just say she really did follow you and eavesdrop on your conversation, how does that prove that I poisoned you?”
“I gave you a chance, but you still don’t know how to repent…” Yu Yunxi said in a low voice, “Last night, Qian Mei and Qian Jiao deliberately sent everyone in the kitchen away and left the door unlocked. They intentionally gave your maidservant a chance to make a move…’
“Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. I asked them to apply a kind of medicine to the pot of medicine. When someone touches it, it’ll stain their skin,” Yu Yunxi said slowly, “Qian Jiao, Qian Mei, show your hands to everyone.”
Qian Mei and Qian Jiao quickly extended their hands. Their fingers were green.
Yu Yunxi showed her hands as well, and they were green as well. She said, “I touched the pot earlier so my hands are green. No matter how I washed them, I won’t be able to remove it for the next three days.”
After that, Qian Mei grabbed the hand of Guan Ying’s maidservant, who was standing behind Guan Ying. Then, she asked, “Miss, can you explain why your maid’s hands are also green?”
“B*tch, did you do something behind my back?”
Guan Ying reacted quickly. She turned around and slapped Xing Yu, her maidservant, on the face.
Xing Yu hurriedly kneeled down and kowtowed. “Miss, I, I didn’t do anything. Last night, I was hungry so I went to the kitchen to look for food. I saw the pot on the stove so I went to have a look. However, after I found out that it was medicine, I didn’t do anything. Miss, Princess Consort, you have to believe me!”
Guan Ying hurriedly said to Jiang Ru, “Aunt, you heard her. My maidservant didn’t do anything. I know Cousin Sister doesn’t like me, but she can’t frame me like this.”
Jiang Ru only looked at Guan Ying with a complicated expression on her face.
Yu Yunxi could no longer be bothered to waste her breath on Guan Ying. She said bluntly, “Guan Ying, I’ll be honest with you. The antidote from before is real. I lied to you and let you hear it on purpose.”
“W-what?!” Guan Ying looked at Yu Yunxi in shock.
“When we were in Ankang Hall, someone changed the prescription, putting everyone’s lives in danger. Guan Ying, do you still remember this?” Yu Yunxi asked coldly.
“What? Are you going to say you don’t know anything? But you were the one who changed the prescription,” Yu Yunxi said murderously. After all, Guan Ying’s foolish actions nearly killed everyone. If it were not for her godmother, she would have killed Guan Ying long ago.
“Yu Yunxi, you’re slandering me!” Guan Ying said shrilly.
“Slandering you? Do you dare to let me check your pulse? You weren’t poisoned at all back then because someone had already given you the antidote. You pretended to be sick to avoid suspicion… While everyone was busy in the front yard, you went to the kitchen to change the prescription. In the past, you were jealous that Godbrother and I had a good relationship so you learned to imitate me, including my handwriting..
“Last night, when you heard that the antidote was not the final one, you began to have crooked thoughts again. Speak. Who instructed you to do this? Who’s your accomplice?” Yu Yunxi asked stonily.
With Guan Ying’s ability, there was no way she could get the antidote on her own. There must be someone helping her.
“Nonsense! I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Guan Ying was panicking, but she was still pretending to be calm. She turned around and held Jiang Ru’s hand before she said tearily, “Aunt, look at her. How could she frame me like this?”
However, Jiang Ru’s expression remained cold. She shook off Guan Ying’s hand and said in disappointment, “Answer Yunxi’s question. Who’s your accomplice?”
“Aunt, I was framed!” Guan Ying kept shaking her head, unwilling to admit it.
Yu Yunxi looked at Jiang Ru. It was better to let her godmother make the decision.
Jiang Ru took a deep breath. She believed Yu Yunxi that Guan Ying had done something wrong. She clutched her chest, and her eyes were red as she said, “Your parents passed away early so I doted on you. I’ve never been harsh on you, and I’ve never forced you to adhere to the rules of the residence. I really didn’t expect to raise an ingrate. I was wrong…”
Jiang Ru took a deep breath to stabilize her emotions before she said sternly, “Bring her away. Torture her if you must. Make sure she names her accomplice!”
Jiang Ru would never tolerate anyone who was a threat to Xinan.
“Yes!”
Seeing that the guards were about to bring her away, Guan Ying was frightened out of her wits. When she was dragged to the door, she finally could not endure it anymore. She wailed as she said, “I’ll talk, I’ll talk, I’ll talk! A woman gave me the antidote and told me to stop Yu Yunxi from finding the antidote no matter what.”
“A woman? Who?” Yu Yunxi asked with a frown.
“I don’t know either. She took the initiative to find me. However, I saw a token the person behind her was carrying. It seems to be a token from Nanyue,” Guan Ying said tremblingly. ‘Someone from Nanyue?’
Yu Yunxi’s frown deepened.
Guan Ying knew Jiang Ru would not save her. Afraid of being abandoned, she tried as hard as she could to recall before she finally remembered something. She quickly said, “I, I remember now! The people with her called her General Gao. I also vaguely heard someone call her ‘Shixuan’!”
‘Shixuan? Gao Shixuan?!’
The bowl in Liu Xiaolan’s hand fell to the ground loudly.
‘Isn’t that Little Junior Sister?’