She could only watch helplessly as he whispered in her ear: "Do you want to see your mother's ghost? She is so reluctant to leave. She has always been behind you, but you just can't notice it!"

Zhan Qingning had cold sweat on her forehead. She bit her lips tightly, but her mind was no longer under her control.

After a moment, she uttered a word with difficulty: "I want to!"

The boy didn't hesitate any longer and immediately brought her into the house.

Because she came to Wutong Lane, she left her maid in the carriage to wait, so no one came to look for her at this moment.

She sat on the bench and saw the boy take a few candles and light them.

The flames jumped, and she vaguely saw her mother's appearance.

Tears streamed down her face as she cried out in grief, "Mother, is it really you? Why do you still feel wronged? It was you who entrusted me to the Marquis's wife. She's been so kind to me, treating me like her own daughter. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

A vague and hateful voice rang in her ears: "She doesn't love you, she is using you, Qing Ning, you must kill her to avenge mother. If it weren't for her, how could mother die? She is the enemy of us mother and daughter!"

Zhan Qingning shook her head vigorously: "No, she is not. Even if those people were wrong, it is a fact that you did kill them. Mother, why do you resent innocent people?"

The voice suddenly shrilly sneered: "Is she innocent? How many lives have she taken? Do you know? She is selfish. She didn't really raise you as her daughter. She just used you as a puppet to seek benefits for the Zhan Yi Marquis Mansion, and you don't even know it!"

Zhan Qingning shook her head vigorously to deny: "No, you are not my mother, you are just grateful, you would not say such a thing!"

Perhaps because it didn't get the result that person wanted, the erratic voice suddenly became sharp and shrill: "How can you be so stubborn? Mother will never be grateful to anyone. I died unjustly, and I will make those who hurt me go to hell. Qing Ning, please help me, kill Lin Yiwan, kill her!"

Just when Zhan Qingning was feeling very uncomfortable, she suddenly bit the tip of her tongue.

Blood suddenly spurted out of her mouth, and everything in front of her disappeared. Apart from her own heavy breathing, there was no other sound.

The young man stared at her with dark eyes for a long time before he sarcastically said, "It seems that you have seen your mother's ghost. What did she say?"

Zhan Qingning gritted her teeth and said, "I haven't seen her ghost. If there really are ghosts in this world, why didn't her deceased relatives come to rescue my mother when she was being bullied and harmed?"

The young man frowned, he didn't expect her mind to be so strong.

She struggled to get up and staggered outside.

When she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and said, "Get out of Wutong Lane right now and don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I will kill you without hesitation!"

The young man taunted, "Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for forcing you to face reality!"

He quickly chased after him and knocked Zhan Qingning unconscious with his hand.

About half an hour later, the pastries that Zhan Qingning had someone buy were delivered to Zhan Miao.

She asked curiously, "Where's Sister Qing Ning? Why didn't she come and deliver the cakes herself, but let someone else deliver them to me?"

The man replied: "Miss Zhan is busy with some things and won't be back for a while!"

Zhan Miao nodded: "Okay, I get it!"

She accepted the snack and put a piece of date cake into her mouth.

After about a cup of tea, she suddenly held her stomach and cried out, "It hurts so much! I'm dying of pain! Someone please save me!"

Lin Yiwan rushed over after receiving the news, only to find that Zhan Miao had been poisoned.

Her expression suddenly changed. While detoxifying her, she ordered people to investigate the source of the poison.

Finally, they found out that the snack sent by Zhan Qingning was mixed with the poisonous poison "Crane's Beak Red".

Even though she was in extreme pain, Zhan Miao was still crying out, "It can't be Sister Qing Ning, someone must have framed her!"

Lin Yiwan thought so too. She asked Zi'er to find Zhan Qingning to verify it, but she couldn't find her.

However, the poisonous drug Crane’s Beak was found in her house!

At this moment, Zhan Qingning hurried back to Zhan Yihou's mansion.

Zi'er looked at her with complicated eyes: "Miss, where have you been?"

Zhan Qingning looked hesitant and couldn't answer for a moment.

Zi'er didn't make things difficult for her and took her into Zhan Miao's yard.

She asked anxiously with a trembling voice: "Zi'er, did something happen in the mansion?"

Zi'er nodded gently: "Yes, you will know exactly what happened when you see Madam later!"

Zhan Qingning clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with panic.

Soon, she saw Lin Yiwan giving Zhan Miao acupuncture to remove the poison.

She quickly stepped forward and asked, "Mother, what happened to sister Miao'er?"

Lin Yiwan was silent at first, then she said, "Qing Ning, did you send someone to bring some snacks to Miao'er?"

Zhan Qingning's heart sank, it was all because of her.

She quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Reporting to Mother, Qing Ning went to Wutong Lane and was knocked unconscious by that person. She has no idea what happened next!"

Lin Yiwan asked her to get up first, but she didn't say whether she believed her or not.

Zhan Qingning's tears immediately rolled down her cheeks. She sobbed sadly, "Mother, it's my fault. I didn't stay alert at all times, so that person took advantage of me!"

Lin Yiwan soothed her in a hoarse voice, "Qing Ning, Mother doesn't blame you. Mother believes you won't poison Miao'er!"

Zhan Qingning suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly, "Can I take Zi'er with me to catch that guy? He's the one who killed my sister. He's the culprit!"

Lin Yiwan nodded: "Okay, go quickly!"

Zi'er and Zhan Qingning hurried to Wutong Lane again, but they did not find the man.

It was as if he had never appeared before, leaving no trace.

Looking at the somewhat desolate yard, Zi'er asked in surprise: "Qing Ning, are you sure that person was hiding here before?"

Zhan Qingning suddenly turned around and looked at her: "Zi'er, don't you believe me?"

Zi'er was stunned at first, then she reached out and patted her shoulder to comfort her: "I don't disbelieve you, I'm just worried that you might have remembered it wrongly!"

Zhan Qingning shook her head vigorously: "I won't remember it wrongly. He knocked me out right here. He said he was a psychic and could let me see my dead mother. That's when I believed him!"

Zi'er sighed helplessly: "It seems that the psychic has set his sights on you. He wants to sow discord between you and the lady, so he framed you!"

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