Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Outside the door, the maid who was peeking out saw that there was no one else in the room to get in the way, so she walked in quickly with a pot of tea in her hand.

The maid bowed to the woman and said with a smile, "Miss, since the sisters are all busy, let Cui'er take care of you and take a rest!"

The woman had a calm expression and nodded slightly.

The maid who called herself Cui'er's eyes suddenly flashed with surprise. She placed the teapot on the table, turned around and closed the door. She then casually picked up a teacup from the table, poured a cup of tea, and carefully placed it in front of the woman: "Miss, have a cup of tea to moisten your throat!"

The woman just stared at Cui'er without blinking and did not take the cup of tea.

Cui'er's face darkened slightly, and she advised in a somewhat stiff tone, "Miss, this tea is top-grade Biluochun, extremely precious! You grew up in the countryside, so you've definitely never tasted such fine tea. Come and try it!"

The woman seemed to be interested and said calmly, "Oh? If this tea is so precious, how did you get it?"

Cui Er was a little flustered. She rolled her eyes and immediately replied, "I was rewarded by the old lady because I pleased her."

The woman frowned and said, "I heard that you are just a maid sweeping the lawn in the old lady's courtyard, a mere third-class maid, yet the old lady gave you this tea as a reward. It seems that this tea is not as precious as you said."

She waved her hand in disdain: "Take it away quickly, I won't drink such crappy tea!"

Cui'er's face darkened instantly. Unable to contain herself any longer, she slammed the teacup down on the table, pinched her waist, and cursed, "You're just a lowly country girl. Do you really think you've become a phoenix? Pah!"

A fierce look flashed across her eyes, and she said angrily: "You have no say today! You have to drink this tea whether you want to or not!" As she spoke, she reached out to grab the woman's arm. As long as she poured the tea into the woman's mouth, her mission would be accomplished.

The woman's eyes were calm and she sat there without moving an inch. She just quickly sealed two of Cui'er's acupoints, and Cui'er froze in place, unable to move.

Looking at Cui'er who was so close to her, the woman frowned in disgust, stretched out a finger and pushed her lightly, and Cui'er fell heavily to the ground.

Her head hit the ground, causing a buzzing pain. Cui'er wanted to rub it with her hand but couldn't move. She angrily yelled at the woman, "You disgusting country girl, what kind of magic have you cast on me? Let me go!"

The woman smiled mischievously: "It's okay for me to let you go, but you have to answer my questions obediently, be a good boy!"

Cui Er spat, "Bah, forget it! You're just a lowly country girl, why should I listen to you?"

The woman looked at Cui'er with some distress and sighed, "Why are you so naughty..."

Then, she showed another bright smile: "But it's better this way. If you said it easily, I wouldn't dare to believe you. Besides, the answer obtained by forcing like this is interesting!" As she spoke, a cold light flashed in her hand.

A silver needle pierced deeply into Cui'er's abdomen, and Cui'er felt such excruciating pain that she couldn't help but scream.

The woman made a gesture to Cui'er to keep quiet and chuckled, "Shh! Keep your voice down. If anyone else hears, I will prick you into a hedgehog!" As she spoke, she shook the silver needle in her hand.

Cui'er was so scared that she dared not make a sound anymore. She bit her lips tightly and a low whimper escaped from her throat.

The woman nodded with satisfaction and praised, "That's right. This young man is teachable!"

She casually picked up the teacup on the table, sniffed it, and immediately put it back on the table with disgust: "You dare to pretend that such a crude tea is Biluochun? How much do you look down on us country folk?"

"Also, the dosage of thunder god vine you added to this tea is too high. This cup of tea can kill ten cows. Moreover, the smell of the medicine overwhelms the taste of the tea. If you want to trick people into drinking it, they must be a fool!" The woman's beautiful eyes swept over Cui'er, as if she was looking at a fool.

Cui Er's eyes widened in horror. How could she know this? Was she really a village girl?

The woman suddenly smiled gently: "Okay, let's stop talking about this useless stuff. Are you ready to answer my questions now?"

This smile made Cui'er feel creepy, and she nodded vigorously.

The woman removed the silver needle from Cui'er's body and asked softly, "Who sent you to kill me?"

Cui Er hesitated for a moment. She opened her mouth and was about to say the answer, but the woman said first, "You want to say it's the old lady, right?"

Cui'er's attitude towards the woman changed from her initial contempt to her current despair. It seemed that she knew everything. Cui'er nodded blankly.

The woman scoffed coldly, "You're stupid, but do you think everyone else is just as stupid? The old lady stuffed you into the team in public, so she definitely didn't send you to kill me. Otherwise, she would be the number one suspect."

The woman's lips curled slightly: "I guess, at most she'll ask you to do something small, like telling me some false information to mislead me, or to sow discord between me and certain people." Anyone with a little brain could guess what Mrs. Xie was up to.

Cui'er's face suddenly turned pale. What else did she not know? Cui'er even suspected that the woman had eavesdropped on the conversation between the old lady and herself.

The woman ignored Cui'er and said calmly, "It's not the old lady, and Xie Jingyuan obeys his mother's orders, so it definitely can't be him! Then it can only be Xie Qingyao!"

I guessed it! Cui Er was panicked and shook her head vigorously, loudly retorting: "No, you guessed wrong!"

The woman smiled brightly: "But your expression tells me that my guess is correct!" She played with the silver needle in her hand and said lightly: "Tell me, what benefits did Xie Qingyao promise you to make you work so hard!"

Cui'er's pale face suddenly flushed, but she still shook her head and refused to speak. She firmly believed that as long as she didn't betray the young lady, the young lady would find a way to save her and even fulfill her previous promise.

The woman didn't hesitate. The silver needle in her hand flew out and pierced Cui'er's heart. Cui'er felt as if her liver and lungs were being torn out, and the pain was more than a hundred times more than before. After just a few breaths, she could no longer bear it and said in a trembling voice, "I say, I say, stop it!"

Xie Qingli said coldly: "My patience has run out. Stop playing tricks, or I will make you live a life worse than death!"

Cui'er's eyes were red, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down her forehead, and the strands of hair on her temples were soaked with sweat and stuck to her face. She nodded weakly.

Xie Qingli took back the silver needle and said lightly: "Speak!"

The pain disappeared, and Cui'er felt like she had crawled back to the world from hell. She gasped for breath, and after calming down a little, she slowly spoke, "I am very good friends with Taohong from the eldest lady's courtyard. She accidentally learned my secret and told it to Madam Hua. Madam Hua is the eldest lady's personal nanny."

"A while ago, Aunt Hua suddenly came to me and handed me a packet of poison, asking me to kill you. I agreed. I was originally just a third-class maid. Although I was on duty at Songhe Hall, the old lady might not even know my name. I don't know what means the eldest lady used to persuade the old lady, but she really arranged me into the team."

The woman asked curiously, "Did Aunt Hua threaten you with your secret? What secret is it?"