On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chunchao clenched his fingers and his expression became increasingly ferocious.

"I just want to marry him."

"You want to get married, but the man's wife doesn't agree. What can you do?"

Taohua whispered: "Don't be stubborn, there are many good men, why do you have to find him?"

Chunchao lowered his head and said nothing. Taohua sighed, "Look at me, what kind of fate is this? I was about to get married, but... I don't have to find him, right?"

Chunchao walked forward like a wooden man: "I just want to be with him."

Taohua still wanted to persuade him, but in the end she just sighed, shook her head and left.

Yan Ruyu had dinner in the Grand Madam's courtyard and talked for a while before returning to the courtyard.

The night is deep and the stars are like diamonds.

A shadow sneaked into the home of Zhao the accountant.

His wife, Mrs. Hu, went to the palace and made a scene today, but to no avail. She was very sad and came back to send the two children back to their mother. She would sleep alone tonight.

The dark shadow quietly entered her room, moving as lightly as a civet cat.

The bright and cold knife light flashed and sank into Hu's quilt.

Mrs. Hu groaned and trembled a few times, and hot and fishy blood flowed out from under the quilt.

The dark shadow turned and retreated, blending into the night again.

Everything happened silently.

……

The next morning, the eldest lady was drinking a cup of hot tea to wake herself up when the maid came in hurriedly.

When the eldest lady saw her expression, her heart tightened immediately: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Madam, someone is coming from the government office."

The eldest lady had a bad feeling. Governor Cao and his wife often came, so they called "someone from the Governor's mansion has come." At this time, the old woman meant that they came to do business.

"Please go to the front hall and invite the prince and princess."

The eldest lady asked as she changed her outer clothes: "Do you know what happened?"

"I heard there was a murder case."

The eldest lady paused for breath and said, "A murder case? How did you find us? Did something happen in the mansion?"

The old woman shook her head: "I have never heard of it."

The eldest lady asked in vain and went to the front hall with a pounding heart.

The person who came was Cui Chong. Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu had already arrived.

"Mother," Yan Ruyu said with a serious face, "Please don't worry."

The first lady asked straight to the point, "What happened?"

Cui Chong bowed and said, "Madam, is there an accountant named Zhao in your house?"

"Have."

"His wife was murdered last night," Cui Chong said. "After examining the scene, we suspect that the murderer was Chunchao, your maid."

The eldest lady was stunned and said in disbelief: "This is impossible. Chunchao is a weak woman, how could she..."

"May I ask, Madam, was Chunchao always by your side last night?"

The eldest lady hesitated, "That... That's not the case. After I went to bed, I let them go back to their rooms. But, that doesn't prove that she is the murderer."

"But she had the time and motive to commit the crime," Cui Chong bowed again, "Madam, Prince, Princess, I am really sorry. This involves human life, and I must handle the case impartially."

"Where is Chunchao? I will take her back to the government office for interrogation. Please rest assured that I will not wrongly accuse her. Once it is found that she has nothing to do with it, I will send her back."

It's a polite statement, but it's understandable.

No matter what the palace does, it cannot help but let others investigate the case. Besides, Chunchao is indeed a suspect. He even wanted to stab Zhao the accountant's wife to death in public yesterday.

Helplessly, the lady had to ask someone to call Chunchao over.

Chunchao cried out that he was innocent, but he could not produce any evidence to prove his innocence, so he had to go back with Cui Chong.

Before the man even left the house, a fast horse came galloping over, and a man dismounted and walked in at high strides.

When Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu approached, he bowed and said, "My Lord, Princess, something bad has happened on the farm."

Yan Ruyu's expression changed slightly: "What happened?"

"My princess, the abbot is ill, and several people on the farm are also ill."

When Yan Ruyu heard that the abbot was ill, she felt a little restless.

He immediately ordered Yinding to prepare the carriage, and Huo Changhe also wanted to follow.

The eldest lady hurriedly said, "It's okay, you guys go ahead, I'll take care of the household matters."

After saying goodbye in a hurry, Yan Ruyu took the boss and Linlang and hurried to the farm.

As soon as they left, the palace seemed to become much emptier.

The eldest lady was overwhelmed and had to cooperate with the government to investigate Chunchao's case. Accountant Zhao was also crying and wailing because his wife had died and he had to go back to take care of the funeral.

For a moment, the palace seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, making people feel uneasy.

Not long after Cui Chong took Chunchao away, he came again and said that Chunchao was particularly uncooperative and wanted the eldest lady to help.

The lady had no choice but to go to the yamen again and did not come back until the evening.

I had no appetite when I got back, and even dinner was not served. After a simple tidying up and sending my servants away, I wanted to go to bed quickly.

But she couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she leaned against the head of the bed and read a storybook. The room was quiet, with only the sound of her flipping through the storybook.

Suddenly, someone came in through the curtain, with light footsteps. The doctor didn't notice him until he reached the bedside.

The eldest lady was startled: "Taohua? Why are you walking without making any sound? You scared me."

"What are you doing here so late?"

"There are some things I want to talk to my wife about."

The eldest lady was a little unhappy: "Why can't we talk about it tomorrow? I'm very tired today, please leave first."

Taohua did not leave. Instead, she turned around and sat down on the couch by the window. She took out a tinderbox, lit another lamp, took out the hairpin on her head, and flicked the candle wick.

The light flickered, illuminating her face.

The eldest lady sensed something was wrong: "Taohua, what are you doing?"

Taohua smiled faintly, and stroked the sharp tip of the hairpin with her fingers: "Didn't I just say that I want to talk to the Madam?"

The eldest lady put down the notebook and asked: "What do you want to talk about?"

Taohua looked around and said, "Madam, your room is really well decorated. I heard that the princess made a lot of money. I wonder how much the eldest lady can get?"

"That's not something you should ask," the eldest lady said coldly, "Taohua, the palace treats you well, don't let your mind wander and you go the wrong way."

Taohua chuckled: "You treat me well? Isn't it up to me to decide whether I treat you well or not?"

"You treat me like a slave, should I thank you?"

"You said it yourself, begged, and insisted on staying in the palace. If you don't want to stay, you can leave at any time, right now."

The eldest lady said in a cold tone: "Are you Taohua, or someone else?"

Taohua smiled with her hands covering her lips, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and her cold eyes looked vicious.

"Taohua, this name is so vulgar. If I hadn't been bored on the farm and needed to find something interesting to do, I wouldn't have let that stupid man give me such an ugly name."

"Unfortunately, they are all more stupid than each other, and they are born to be played by me."

The eldest lady's eyes narrowed slightly, and she hesitated and said, "You... killed them?"

Taohua laughed again: "Madam is indeed smart, much better than those idiots in the governor's office."