As soon as Tie Shou left, Xie Mei covered his chest with his hands and shouted angrily with a face full of resentment: "Sooner or later, I will definitely take revenge for this conspiracy!"

Since Tieshou was seriously injured, he did not rush to travel, but chose to stay in this village and recuperate slowly.

He would hunt some game every day to nourish his body. He was quite agile, and even though he was injured, it was not difficult for him to hunt small animals such as hares, pheasants, and wild birds.

Moreover, he often hunted large quantities of prey and would generously share them with the villagers.

Today it is a fat wild rabbit, tomorrow it is a pheasant with bright fur, and the day after tomorrow it is a small wild bird.

Although the villagers had never seen Old Man Chen, his son often shared game with them and said that it was hunted by Old Man Chen in the mountains, so no one had any suspicion.

It is said that Xie Mei stayed in the village to recuperate. Surprisingly, his reputation was quite good. However, that is all later.

Let’s talk about Ning Xue. Ever since she returned to Beijing, she has been hoping that Yun Shang would encounter some unexpected event.

However, after waiting for many days, there was no movement at all, which made her very anxious.

The man clearly said at the beginning that the deadline was one month, but so many days have passed now, and we have almost figured out the other party's situation. Do we really have to wait for a whole month?

Ning Xue pondered in her heart that Yun Shang had indeed seldom gone out recently, and even she could hardly see her. Could it be that the assassination attempt had failed, so she was waiting for the right opportunity to act again?

But Ning Xue never thought that the killer she hired would actually lose his life.

In Ning Xue's eyes, the masters of Caiyue Tower were several times more powerful than the secret guards of Shangguan Palace. Even if the assassination attempt failed, they would definitely be able to escape successfully. How could they just die like that?

On the other hand, after Shangguan Haoxuan came back from Sui County, he had been thinking about how to make Ning Xue fall into extreme pain.

This woman is neither afraid of having her reputation ruined nor worried about bringing trouble to her family. It is really difficult to make Ning Xue feel the heartache.

If Ning Xue was dealt with so easily, Shangguan Haoxuan felt that it was too easy for her.

So, Shangguan Haoxuan thought of Huo Beixuan.

Didn't Huo Beixuan abandon his wife and leave the capital with his concubine? This must have been a heavy blow to Ning Xue.

If Huo Beixuan could be found back and allowed to show off his affection with his concubine in front of Ning Xue every day, wouldn't Ning Xue be so angry that she would vomit blood?

The more Shangguan Haoxuan thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was brilliant. He had to make Ning Xue so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, and lungs ached, make her so heartbroken that she would rather die than live, and then get rid of her. This way, he could completely vent the anger in his heart.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Haoxuan immediately called Xiao Ziqi over and ordered her to find Huo Beixuan.

After Shangguan Haoxuan sent someone to find Huo Beixuan, he sent another person to secretly monitor Ning Xue.

After all, this woman has murderous intentions towards Yun Shang, so we must be careful and alert at all times to prevent any unexpected situations.

A few days passed like this, and what Shangguan Haoxuan was waiting for was Ziqi reporting to him that Huo Beixuan was dead.

"Dead?" Shangguan Haoxuan looked incredulous and even suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Zi Qi nodded vigorously and said with certainty, "He's dead, and he was killed by Ning Xue!"

Shangguan Haoxuan couldn't believe it. Didn't they say that Ning Xue loved Huo Beixuan to death? Could it be that the opposite of deep love was hatred to the point of wanting to kill him just because he had a mistress?

"Tell me about it." Shangguan Haoxuan thought this matter was too outrageous. She turned love into hate and even went to the point of murdering her husband.

His gossipy heart was instantly ignited. He sat down, grabbed a handful of peanuts, and prepared to listen to this big gossip.

Upon seeing this, Zi Qi told him all the information she had secretly found out without reservation.

Shangguan Haoxuan kept shaking his head as he listened, and finally couldn't help but sigh: "Women! When they get ruthless, they are really ruthless!"

"Zi Qi, go to the teahouse right now and spread rumors that Ning Xue murdered her husband. As for the witness, the doctor who was captured by the evil spirit, this matter is not difficult to deal with. We should find a way to rescue him. As for the mother in the brothel, send someone to watch her secretly, and control them all when necessary." Shangguan Haoxuan made a decision quickly.

Shangguan Haoxuan looked serious and gave another order: "Send someone to keep an eye on Ning Xue again, and pay special attention to who she associates with, in case she hires an assassin to harm the Crown Prince's Consort again!"

"Okay, sir!" Zi Qi accepted the order promptly and went to carry out the task.

Shangguan Haoxuan took out his fan, waved it gently a few times, and after a little thought, walked towards the teahouse, intending to spend some time there.

Not long after, the rumor that Ning Xue murdered her husband spread quickly in the capital, and the news shocked everyone.

Before this, people felt that Ning Xue was pitiful for being abandoned by her husband, and that Huo Beixuan's behavior of running away with his concubine was extremely hateful.

Who could have thought that the plot would have such a huge reversal, that Ning Xue, who originally seemed delicate and pitiful, was actually rumored to be a cruel and ruthless person.

The gossip-loving crowd talked about it and expressed their opinions.

"I never thought that such a weak-looking woman could actually do such a thing!"

"Yeah! You can't judge a person by his appearance!"

After the rumor spread, the Shangshu Mansion immediately issued a statement, declaring that it had severed ties with Ning Xue and saying that the clinic had been handed over to Ning Xue long ago and that the Shangshu Mansion knew nothing about the inside story.

Ning Xue was looking forward to the news of Yunshang's destruction, but what she got was rumors that were unfavorable to her, which shocked her.

Because of this rumor, the clinic was temporarily closed down, and she was summoned for questioning. Fortunately, she was eventually released due to insufficient evidence.

Just when Ning Xue was feeling uneasy, someone came to her house and brought her the so-called good news: "The evil spirit is dead!"

After hearing this, Ning Xue finally felt relieved. She thought, no matter how bad her reputation became, her parents didn't care about her life or death, and the evil spirit no longer forced her to get married, she should be able to live a good life.

At worst, she could leave the capital to avoid the limelight for a while, and then return to the capital after a year or two when everyone has forgotten about the matter.

However, Zi Qi discovered that Ning Xue and Tie Shou had a private meeting and conversation.

Zi Qi reported the matter to Shangguan Haoxuan without any delay.

After hearing this, Shangguan Haoxuan couldn't help but secretly admire: Ning Xue is really cruel, and anyone who wants to marry her will not have a good ending.

Shangguan Haoxuan was just lamenting that Xie Mei's death was so inexplicable when he heard his subordinates report: "The owner of Haolin Mountain Villa is hosting a birthday banquet. Young owner Lin Hao is planning to make a big fuss and send out invitations widely."

Shangguan Haoxuan narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: Isn't this evil spirit still alive and well? It turns out that Ning Xue and Tie Shou don't know that the evil spirit's true identity is the young master of Haolin Villa!

"Go and give a gift to the young master and let him know who hired someone to kill him!" Shangguan Haoxuan ordered Ziqi calmly. He wanted to see if Xie Mei could swallow his anger after knowing this.

Just as Shangguan Haoxuan expected, after Xie Mei received the note, he became furious and cursed Ning Xue, a woman who was ignorant of her own life.

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