In the second house, Xiaokang walked back and forth in the room, glancing towards the door from time to time, feeling a little worried.

Did Aunt Ji fail? Why hasn't she come back yet?

After waiting for a while, just when Xiaokang couldn't wait any longer and wanted to go out to look for someone, Nanny Ji came back quickly with a food box in her hand.

"What took you so long to come back? Is everything done?"

Xiao Kang asked impatiently, his eyes full of expectation.

Nanny Ji's hand holding the food box was still shaking slightly, and she looked a little dazed, but she still nodded vigorously.

"Done, done."

She had already put the powder into the bowl containing Yuanxiao.

"That's good that it worked. Liu is definitely dead now, hehehe!"

Xiaokang laughed excitedly, with a hint of madness in his expression.

Seeing her like this, Aunt Ji also laughed, but the feeling of nervousness still did not fade away.

At the gate of the Marquis's residence, Jiang took Su Qingwan by the hand and patiently reminded her, "Don't play too late. Remember to send Miss Han home before coming back."

She was not worried that Su Qingwan would be in danger, but was more worried about the girl from the Han family.

"I know, don't worry, mom. I'm leaving first."

Jiang nodded and watched her daughter get on the carriage and leave before she walked back to the Marquis' Mansion.

"Miss, can we just leave like this? If Liu really eats those Yuanxiao, I'm afraid something bad will happen."

Pearl said worriedly.

Someone has already reported what happened in the kitchen today, but the young lady just told them not to worry about it. However, she was still a little uneasy, mainly because she was afraid that the old marquis would vent his anger on the third lady and blame her for her poor management of the household.

"If she was really poisoned, it was her fate! But Liu is a very cautious person. The fact that Nanny Ji spent a little more time in the kitchen today will definitely arouse her suspicion, so she may not eat Yuanxiao."

Su Qingwan put down the brocade box in her hand and smiled faintly.

The thing in the brocade box is for Han Yue, I think she will definitely like it.

After hearing what Su Qingwan said, Zhenzhu stopped talking. She thought that whether she was dead or not, they would know when they came back.

Soon, the carriage arrived in front of the shop they jointly opened, and Han Yue was already waiting for her.

When the two sisters meet, they naturally have a lot to talk about. By the time the two of them went to watch the lanterns, there were already more people watching the lanterns on the street.

At this time, in Tinglan Garden of the Marquis' Mansion, Liu and Su Yunrou were sitting and drinking tea.

Originally, Prince Qi and Su Yunrou had made an appointment to go watch the lanterns together today, but before she left, she received a notice from Prince Qi's guards saying that Prince Qi had been summoned to the palace by the Emperor and they didn't know when he would be able to leave the palace, so they had to cancel the lantern viewing.

Su Yunrou was unhappy in her heart, but she did not show it. She waited until the visitor left before her face turned completely cold. She then went to Liu's side.

"Mom, is there really something wrong with the Yuanxiao?" Su Yunrou looked at the food box on the table and felt that the people in the Marquis' Mansion were really crazy, as they actually poisoned the food so blatantly.

"I'm just guessing. Let's wait and see if the dog dies."

Liu put down the teacup and looked towards the door. Nanny Zhou had not come back yet, so she must be still waiting for the result.

"It's not good, it's not good!"

Nanny Zhou rushed in like a gust of wind, her face full of panic.

"Madam, the dog was foaming at the mouth, and then it fell to the ground with its limbs twitching. It died within a few breaths."

"Great!" Liu slammed her hand on the table. "That's great! They actually dared to poison me. Xiaokang and Jiang have such vicious hearts."

Su Yunrou was also shocked by the news. She thought her mother was just being suspicious, but she never expected that the Lantern Festival was really poisoned.

Thinking that her meals also came from the big kitchen, she immediately frowned.

This is not a good thing. If the person who poisoned the food is not found out, my mother and I will never be able to eat in peace in the future.

"Mom, you said the person who poisoned was Xiao Kang or Jiang, but there is no direct evidence, and there is no way to deal with them."

Su Yunjudo.

Liu snorted coldly: "Of course I know this, but I can't let her go so easily. I'm going to find the old marquis and ask him to investigate this matter."

However, Su Yunrou shook her head when she heard this, obviously disagreeing with Liu's approach.

"Yun Rou, do you think it's wrong for me to do this?"

"It's really not good! Mother, Jiang Shi has a strong foundation in the Marquis' Mansion and is trusted by the old Marquis. Even if you drag her into this, the old Marquis will not do anything to her. Instead, he will think that you are deliberately looking for trouble in an attempt to take back the housekeeper's power."

"Then what do you mean?"

"My daughter's idea is to say that it was done by Xiao Kang. Anyway, she must be resentful of us because of the blood. It would be natural for her to poison the person who resents her. And if Xiao Kang is proven guilty of poisoning my sister-in-law, then Su Lihan..."

Su Yunrou did not say the rest, but Liu already understood.

Since Su Lihan has such a vicious mother, King Qi will naturally be on guard against her, and it is even possible that he will divorce her directly.

By then, Su Lihan would never be able to recover.

"Okay! Then I will go to the main courtyard now and tell the old marquis everything."

Liu stood up immediately and asked Nanny Zhou to take the dead dog with her before leaving.

Su Yunrou naturally went along as well.

The old marquis was not in a good mental state, because he had been dreaming about Mrs. Li and Mrs. Kang recently, and she even touched his face, and the bone-chilling temperature scared him so much that his hair stood on end.

"Light up two more charcoal basins, go!"

The old marquis gave the order in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, I will do it right away."

The little maid hurried out and just as she opened the door curtain, she saw Liu and Su Yunrou coming over.

"Greetings, Madam, Second Miss!"

Liu ignored the little girl and walked in with Su Yunrou, followed closely by Nanny Zhou.

Madam Zhou was smart. She found someone else to take the dog and the Lantern Festival. She didn't take the two things herself. After all, they were dead objects. If they made the old marquis unhappy, she wouldn't be punished.

The old marquis was in a bad mood at the moment, and his expression became even uglier when he saw Liu's mother and daughter come in.

Whenever he saw Liu, he would think of his great-grandson who had turned into blood, and he wished he could crush Liu to pieces.

"What are you doing here? Have you figured out that you want to live on the farm on your own initiative?"

The old marquis said coldly.

After New Year's Eve, Liu had been ill, with the intention of not going to the manor, but the old marquis asked his attendant to go over and say something.

Let Liu go to the farm on her own initiative, so that she won't lose face if I chase her away.

When Liu heard this, a look of disgust flashed across her heart, but she started crying and knelt down in front of the old marquis.

"Please, Lord, save your daughter-in-law!"

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