"However, now that I have discovered the identity of the real culprit behind this, I naturally have to solve this problem myself."

After saying this, Cui Rong's eyes swept over Zhao Xian'er intentionally or unintentionally, and the latter felt guilty.

He hurriedly avoided the sharp gaze.

Before Cui Rongrong's voice completely disappeared in the air, a gorgeously dressed young lady spoke coldly: "It's easy for the eldest daughter of the Cui family to say that. Do you think that everything will be fine if you just find an innocent person to be a scapegoat for your mistakes?"

"We all saw Sister Xian'er vomiting blood in public. You can't hide from this fact even if you want to!"

Another daughter followed closely behind, her tone full of determination.

Facing this scene, Cui Rongrong's eyes were sharp, and she instantly locked onto the provocative daughter. The other party's body couldn't help but tremble, but she still pretended to be calm and asked in a raised voice: "Ms. Cui, your eyes are as sharp as a sword, what do you want to do? Are you trying to put the blame on me?"

There was a slight tremor in her voice, but she still pretended to be strong.

"Thieves are often most afraid of being exposed, so how can you prove your innocence?"

A smug look appeared on the daughter's face, as if she had already grasped the victory, and her provocative eyes pierced Cui Rong.

However, Cui Rong just gently withdrew her gaze, not even willing to give the other person the last ray of light in the corner of her eyes, and said calmly: "I never said that, but you asked me to prove myself, but didn't give me a chance to defend myself. Isn't this putting me in a dilemma?"

"You've made your words so perfect, how can I argue?"

The daughter's face darkened and she was about to retort, but unexpectedly Cui Rong had already predicted her move and took the initiative to attack.

"The most important thing right now is to find out who really poisoned Sister Zhao. Miss Wang interrupted me repeatedly. Is it because she has some concerns in her heart and is deliberately delaying time to protect the person behind the scenes?"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving the daughter speechless.

When the other daughters present saw this scene, they did not dare to interrupt easily, for fear of being accidentally drawn into this vortex.

The originally noisy warm room became silent in an instant.

Several rich ladies stared at Cui Rong with displeasure on their faces, but they could not find a way to refute her and could only grit their teeth in secret.

Mrs. Zhao gently helped the pale Zhao Xian'er up and carefully wiped the blood from the corner of her lips. Then she turned her eyes to Cui Rongrong and said with some expectation: "Miss Cui, what do you think about this matter?"

Cui Rongrong's eyes fell on the broken porcelain pieces scattered on the ground: "Let me check what kind of poison Sister Zhao was poisoned with first, so that I can track down the real poisoner faster. After all, contact with poison will always leave some clues somewhere."

Zhao Xianer's body stiffened slightly when she heard that. The small bottle of medicine she was holding tightly in her sleeve was almost crushed. She hurriedly cast a subtle look at the maid beside her, indicating that she should be cautious in her actions.

The maid approached cautiously, fearing that she would be discovered. Just as she was about to take the medicine, Cui Rongrong's voice slowly rang out: "Sister Zhao, I know a thing or two about medicine. Can you allow me to feel your pulse? Perhaps I can find something."

Zhao Xianer's hand trembled, and the brown paper containing the poison fell quietly to the ground. She exchanged a look of panic with the maid.

Afraid that Cui Rong would discover the secret, Zhao Xian'er hurriedly ordered the maid to take care of everything with her eyes, and then turned to face Cui Rong.

She forced a weak smile, her words full of excuses: "The famous doctor in the capital, Doctor Zhou, has already diagnosed me. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Sister Cui to find anything new if she examines me again."

Cui Rong keenly captured the deep meaning of her words. It was obvious that Zhao Xianer was implying that although she knew some medical skills, she was still inferior to the world-famous Doctor Zhou.

She smiled lightly, and responded with a bit of self-mockery and persistence: "Sister Zhao, how can we know the result until the end? Besides, I also need to defend my innocence. I have secretly checked the cup of tea just now. There is nothing wrong with the tea itself. The problem is obviously with the teacup. I think someone soaked the edge of the cup with a deadly poison, which is difficult to detect. The poison was originally aimed at me, but who would have thought that we exchanged teacups and the situation changed."

Zhao Xian'er became more and more nervous as she listened to Cui Rongrong's clear analysis, and sweat almost overflowed from her palms.

She was afraid that Cui Rongrong's suspicion of her would deepen, and this fear spread rapidly in her heart like wildfire.

Her eyes involuntarily drifted towards the personal maid beside her.

I prayed in my heart that the maid could deal with the deadly poison as soon as possible. Once Cui Rong found out, the consequences would be disastrous!

Seeing that Zhao Xian'er remained silent, Cui Rongrong turned to Madam Zhao and said in a gentle but firm tone: "Madam Zhao must be anxious to find out who poisoned me. Although I dare not claim that my medical skills have reached the pinnacle, I can assure you that my medical skills are not inferior to those of Doctor Zhou."

Madam Zhao raised her slender eyebrows slightly, narrowed her eyes, and seemed to be weighing something. Then she pondered for a moment, raised the corners of her mouth with an imperceptible arc, and nodded slowly: "Since you are so confident, it's okay to give it a try."

But her words immediately turned harsh, her eyes sharp, "However, I have to be frank with you. If I find out that Miss Cui has done anything wrong, I will not let the matter of Xian'er being poisoned go unpunished, even though our two families have a close relationship."

Cui Rongrong still kept a calm smile on her face when she heard this: "Mrs. Zhao, please relax. If I cannot prove my innocence, then I, Cui Rongrong, will not hesitate to do anything the Zhao family wants to do with me."

This conversation stirred up waves in Zhao Xianer's heart, and a complex and indistinguishable light flashed in her eyes.

She glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw her personal maid skillfully hiding the packet of poison on the ground with the hem of her skirt, and the tension in her heart eased a little.

He thought to himself that if he had the chance, he would make Cui Rong suffer pain a hundred times worse than this, so as to ease his inner resentment and unwillingness.

As Cui Rong gradually approached, Zhao Xian'er tried hard to suppress her inner fluctuations and appeared to be calm and composed as usual.

She was full of curiosity and secretly wondered where Cui Rong could find the flaw.

Without waiting for Cui Rongrong to speak first, Zhao Xianer took the initiative to show a seemingly magnanimous attitude: "Sister Cui, you and I have a deep friendship, just like sisters. If this matter really has nothing to do with you, how can I blame you?"

Her voice was gentle, but she added a slight warning at the end: "But, sister, please don't do this to other people in the future, so as to avoid misunderstandings."

After saying that, Zhao Xianer timidly stretched out her hands, with a hint of temptation and provocation in her gesture.

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