The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

After watching Nini leave, Gouwazi lay down again. He had to have a good rest so that he could repay sister Nini in the future.

Gouwazi closed his eyes. He really wanted to have a good sleep.

I don’t know how long it took, but Gouwazi woke up from a severe pain. He held his abdomen tightly and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

He was gasping for breath, wanting to get up from the bed and shout for help, but the intense pain prevented him from moving at all. The smell of blood flowed from his mouth, ears, and nose.

"Help... Help..." Gouwazi tried his best to call for help, but the sound he made was as soft as a mosquito.

My stomach felt like it was being stabbed by a knife, the pain was unbearable, and blood kept flowing from my mouth, ears, and nose.

Gou Wazi suddenly thought of the food Nini had sent him before...

His eyesight gradually blurred and the severe pain made him lose consciousness.

The reason he poisoned her was to make his life easier, but why did Sister Nini harm him like this...

***

"I have completed what you asked me to do!" Nini lowered her head and said to the person opposite through a low bush.

"Did you go and check it out yourself?"

"Yes."

"Well done. I will report the truth to the Queen. You will definitely benefit from it. You better keep your mouth shut, otherwise..."

"Thank you, eunuch. This will save me the trouble."

The person on the other side of the bushes did not respond to her, but left in a hurry. Nini also left from the other side with her head lowered.

Inside the Yikun Palace, upon hearing the news, Empress Wen said expressionlessly, "Since he committed suicide out of fear of punishment, let's quickly pass the news on to Xu Fu!"

Empress Wen's fingertips gently groped for the teacup in front of her. "It would also be good to give Prince Yong an explanation."

Li Wangcai smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely see to it. Princess Minglan is unlucky this time. She has encountered an internal conflict among the young palace maids and has been implicated and suffered as a result."

Empress Wen looked up at Li Wangcai and said, "You must not be careless anymore. Send someone to keep a close eye on Concubine Shu and don't let anything go wrong for me again!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. No matter how powerful Concubine Shu is, she would never think of Nini. Nini is an old lady in our Yikun Palace. She has never been used in these years, so she will not be suspected."

Queen Wen nodded, "I hope so! Don't underestimate that bitch, Concubine Shu. She's not an easy person to deal with~"

As soon as Li Wangcai left, Empress Wen looked behind the screen and said, "Why aren't you coming out yet? Do you want someone to come and get you?"

Wen Ruyu then came out with her head hung low, "Aunt."

Queen Wen said with a sullen face, "If this happens again, I will not clean up this mess for you. Since you have the ability to do it, don't you have the ability to finish it?

You don't even use your brain when doing things, and you still expect to accomplish anything? I really don't know how our Wen family produced someone like you, who only stirs up trouble every day and hasn't made any progress at all.

With a brain like yours, you still want to fight with the Qin family girl? If it weren't for me, you would have been eaten to the bone by them long ago."

Wen Ruyu said hesitantly, "I never thought things would develop like this. I originally wanted to teach the Qin family girl a lesson, but who would have thought that the poison would be so powerful!

Those little palace maids are really so audacious, they actually dare to pretend to obey but secretly disobey. They are really smart, they dare to take advantage of this situation and use it against me."

Upon hearing this, Empress Wen sneered, "Do you think everyone in this palace is like you? How many of them are easy to get along with?"

You think you are so great, but in fact, in the eyes of others you are just a knife!

You want to take advantage of others, but they want to take advantage of you even more!

Are you so flattered that you think you can do whatever you want just because you have me?"

Wen Ruyu looked embarrassed, stepped forward, hugged Queen Wen's arm tightly and said, "Aunt, it's because I have a backer like you!

But please rest assured, auntie, Ruyu will never dare to do it again."

"It's best to keep your word. Also, no matter who brings this up, you must pretend you know nothing about it, understand? And from now on, you must keep these things to yourself.

No matter who it is, don’t mention it again! Otherwise…” Queen Wen said coldly.

"Yes, aunt."

Wen Ruyu responded quickly, and saw that Queen Wen's expression had gradually eased a little.

Then he tried again, "Aunt, we didn't punish the Qin family girl this time. Are we just going to watch her being so arrogant?

And that Qin Shu is really useless. I really don’t know how he fought with others in Qin Hou’s mansion before?

Is she still a member of our Wen family? We asked her to help but she just hid aside and watched the fun. It really makes me angry~"

Queen Wen looked at Wen Ruyu and said, "Look at how little you can do. How can a Qin Wenlan make you lose your composure?

Qin Shu is a married woman now, so you better behave yourself. No matter what, she is still your cousin-in-law and will not tolerate you acting like this.

And this is just the beginning. You know, there are so many ways to make people die quietly in this world.

Besides, Qin Wenlan is just a woman that the Qin family dislikes..."

*

Penglai Restaurant~

Qin Wenlan sat steadily at a table by the window. Gu Changan, who was sitting opposite her, kept staring at her. Both of them looked unhappy, as if there was a low pressure surrounding them.

Qin Wenlan spoke for a long while before saying, "So, this matter has been resolved with much fanfare but little action?"

"Xu Fu ultimately failed to uncover any clues. The death of the young palace maid in the imperial kitchen completely destroyed all the clues."

"Is there not even a trace of evidence to be found? Could it be that the young palace maid doesn't know anyone?"

"Who would want to get to know a powerless little palace maid? She's usually busy as hell.

There is no benefit at all, why would anyone care about these trivial matters? If it weren't for the poisoning incident, who would know that little palace maid was there?"

Qin Wenlan frowned, knowing that this was the work of Queen Wen. After all, she was a woman who had been fighting in the deep palace for more than twenty years, so she did have some tricks.

Besides, if she wants to make someone disappear, she does have some ability.

So he snorted coldly, "What a calculated plan! They just used a little palace maid as a scapegoat, so those behind the scenes can sit back and relax. If they continue to do such evil things in the future, they will always have plenty of scapegoats."

"It's also true that they chose the right person this time. Gouwazi is just an inconspicuous person in the imperial kitchen. Usually no one pays attention to such a small person." Gu Changan said.

Qin Wenlan knew that this was a knife that someone had picked out long ago, so how could they not have dealt with the people around him quickly and neatly? It was really difficult to find any clues about such a perfect scapegoat.

Didn't Xu Fu know the mastermind behind Gou Wa Zi's murder? Of course he knew, but the man was already dead, so all the clues were gone. Besides, he couldn't be the first to come forward.

Even if there are many doubts about this matter, Xu Fu will not continue to investigate. What good will it do him Xu Fu to continue to investigate?