Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 190

"Qiu'er, why did you do this..." Lin Bao'er cried sadly.

"Hmph, I... hate you, and I want you to experience the pain of being poisoned by the secret drug." The maid coughed up blood and died after saying this.

Bai Jue stepped forward to examine her. "She has been poisoned with the same poison as the Southern Qiang princess. It seems that this case is no longer necessary to investigate; the truth has already been revealed."

"It was someone close to the princess who drugged her. Miss Yun has been framed!"

It was clearly Lin Bao'er who made the maid a scapegoat in order to escape punishment.

Yun Xiyue was indignant and wanted to expose the viciousness of these two scoundrels, but she was just about to say something...

Murong Yu interrupted her, "Second Master Bai is indeed worthy of his reputation. You investigated this complicated case as soon as you arrived and forced out the murderer. You are truly the number one detective in Beigong."

Bai Jue smiled, stood up, bowed, and said nothing more.

"Now that the truth is out, Miss Yun has been wronged. What does the Third Prince think? Do we still need to ask the legendary physician to come and examine the source of the poison again?" Murong Yu's voice was somewhat sharp.

The poison found on the Southern Qiang princess was the same as that found on her own maid, indicating that she herself possessed the poison.

The Southern Qiang envoys all had ashen faces, glaring at Lin Bao'er as if they wanted to strangle her.

Lin Huangjin's expression was also not good. "It's a misunderstanding. This maid was a bodyguard I arranged for Bao'er to protect her. I did not give Bao'er the secret medicine from the Southern Qiang Kingdom."

"It was the maid who poisoned Bao'er out of resentment."

"Bao'er is innocent."

Lin Bao'er didn't say a word, she just leaned against Shen Yue and cried sadly.

"Miss Yun, we have lost." Lin Huangjin raised his wine glass to her, then downed the glass.

"As agreed, we will compensate you with 30,000 warhorses. However, it seems inconvenient for a woman to manage 30,000 warhorses. Why don't you make a different request?"

He didn't intend to give the warhorses to the Great Xia for nothing; he planned to launch a counterattack.

Instead of directly confronting Murong Yu, he turned to Yun Xiyue to negotiate.

This bet was indeed made by Yun Xiyue personally against the Southern Qiang Kingdom.

Since they didn't state their position from the beginning, the people of Great Xia have no way to get a word in edgewise.

“No trade, I want 30,000 warhorses,” Yun Xiyue said.

Lin Huangjin laughed and said, "Why not change them? What do you need so many warhorses for?"

She is a businesswoman.

Of course, it's about making a deal that won't lose money.

She never said she would give away 30,000 warhorses to the court for nothing.

"Is the Third Prince perhaps a sore loser?" Yun Xiyue asked with a smile.

Lin Huangjin raised an eyebrow slightly. Was he someone who couldn't afford to lose?

How could that be? It's just 30,000 warhorses.

"Hmm, according to the terms of the bet you proposed, Bao'er can't be made the official wife yet, and has to be a concubine for life, right?"

Yun Xiyue glanced at Lin Bao'er and then flashed a bright smile, "Yes! Not only that, you also have to kneel down and apologize to me!"

"Bao'er is poisoned and pregnant, can't you be a little more forgiving and magnanimous? We didn't know Qiu'er did it, we misunderstood you. I apologize to you, but it's impossible for us to kneel down and apologize to you," Shen Yue said angrily.

"A man's knees are worth gold; I, this marquis, would never kneel before a woman."

Yun Xiyue laughed and said, "I knew you were all sore losers. But it doesn't matter, because I'm so magnanimous! As long as the Southern Qiang Kingdom doesn't forget to give me 30,000 warhorses as compensation, and Lin Bao'er will never be a concubine or even a secondary wife, then I'll reluctantly forgive you this once."

Shen Yue's face turned ashen.

Lin Bao'er's expression was no better; her eyes were gloomy and vicious, as if she wanted to tear her apart.

Unfortunately, she can't do anything now.

Bai Jue couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Haha, Miss Yun is indeed very magnanimous. If it were me, I would definitely make them kneel until their knees are worn out."