Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Qin Ruyi believed she had done nothing wrong, but she couldn't help but tense up, clutching the handkerchief tightly in her hand. Shi Jian pulled out a silver bracelet from his bosom. Qin Ruyi took a closer look. Wasn't it her sister's bracelet? Could it be that Xun Feng and the others had found her family?

Dugu Jingyao knew Qin Ruyi recognized the bracelet from the way she clutched her handkerchief and the solemn expression on her face. So, she asked, "I wonder if this bracelet looks familiar to you, Aunt Qin?" Qin Ruyi had initially assumed that Dugu Jingyao had been so kind to her and Dugu Jingyue since they fell into the water, and that if she didn't acknowledge the princess, she wouldn't do anything to her or her family. However, Dugu Jingyao's next words completely shattered Qin Ruyi's defenses.

Dugu Jingyao saw that Qin Ruyi didn't want to admit it, so she said, "Aunt Qin, Xunfeng sent people to rescue this person." She didn't say anything more after that, implying that the King of Yunnan also knew about this. Qin Ruyi thought: It's over, the princess may not do anything to her family, but the prince values the princess so much that, let alone doing something to her family, maybe even herself and Yue'er will be kicked out of the house. No, I have to find a way to turn the passive situation into the active one. If I can make amends, will I be able to get a lighter punishment? At least I won't implicate Yue'er!

Qin Ruyi made up her mind, so she walked to Dugu Jingyao, knelt down, and kowtowed to her: "I'm sorry, princess, I was tempted by something, but this was not my intention! I was also coerced?" Dugu Jingyao played with the teacup in her hand, looked at Qin Ruyi with interest, and said: "Oh? What do you mean? Did someone put a knife to your neck and force you to poison me?" Qin Ruyi cried: "Although not, it's almost. Someone threatened the lives of my family members, so I had to poison! And since your help, Yue'er was recorded in the name of the late princess and became a princess. I also got promoted because of this. I have always been very touched, so I didn't poison her again!" While sobbing, he said: "That person gave me poison later, but I didn't use it again. When I replied, I only said that I had used it. Maybe the time hadn't come yet, so the poison didn't take effect."

Seeing that she admitted it so readily, Dugu Jingyao put down her teacup and said angrily, "Then why didn't you tell Daddy or me? If you had told us earlier, we could have helped you rescue your family sooner, and you wouldn't have been threatened." Qin Ruyi continued, "Jingyao, I really didn't mean it. I know you are sincere to us, so I would rather risk my family's lives than poison you again!"

Dugu Jingyao stared at Qin Ruyi with a burning gaze, and asked, "Then did you have anything to do with my falling into the koi pond?" Qin Ruyi was frightened by Dugu Jingyao's eyes and tone, and quickly waved her hands: "It has nothing to do with me. Someone contacted me after you woke up!" Dugu Jingyao saw her like this, and understood that he would not dare to lie, so he asked: "Do you still have the letter you received?" Qin Ruyi nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, yes. At first, I was afraid of being discovered, so I burned it after reading it. Later, I thought about it and decided to keep the evidence, so I kept a few and hid them quietly." Dugu Jingyao said to Shijian: "Accompany Qin Liangdi to get the letter."

Shi Jian helped Qin Ruyi up. Qin Ruyi wiped her tears with a handkerchief, gathered her emotions, and went out with Shi Jian. Back in the house, Qin Ruyi took out the letter. When the two of them returned to the main hall, it was already an incense stick later.

In the main hall, Dugu Jingyao sat at the head of the table, resting with her eyes closed. After the two came back, they closed the door again. Shi Jian took the envelope and gave it to Dugu Jingyao. Dugu Jingyao opened it and saw that it was a blank piece of paper, but she was not annoyed. Qin Ruyi, on the other hand, had an expression of disbelief on her face. She snatched the paper and looked through it from front to back: "Impossible? How could it be? There is clearly a letter!" Dugu Jingyao seemed to have expected it and analyzed: "There are two possibilities. One is that the person behind you is afraid that you will keep evidence, so he tampered with the letter paper or the ink. As long as a period of time, the handwriting will disappear. Another possibility is that there is a spy in your room, and your letter has been replaced by someone." After hearing this, Qin Ruyi felt hopeless and sat down on the ground.