Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

After all, they all knew that the young lady was destined to be a phoenix, favored by the emperor and doted on by the empress, and was also the fiancée of Prince Zhao. This meant that hitting her was tantamount to hitting Feng Xingye, the God of War of Dayun. Who would dare to lay a hand on her?

Seeing that no one stepped forward, Madam Shen shouted angrily, "You've all gone too far! You don't even listen to me anymore!"

These servants walked up to Xiao Fengyi with a meaningful look on their faces, unsure whether to hit her or not.

Shen became anxious: "Why aren't you doing anything?"

"Do you dare to make a move?" These words immediately frightened the already hesitant servants, causing them to back away.

Xiao Fengyi had long seen through Shen's wishful thinking, and that's why she wouldn't let her hit her.

She used to be too straightforward and didn't know how to be tactful, which made her vulnerable to being manipulated by the Shen mother and daughter, earning her a bad reputation with Xiao Qishan and causing her to suffer many hidden losses.

After intimidating the servants, Xiao Fengyi said to the angry Shen Shi, "Aunt, you really misunderstood. I didn't stay out all night. I just went out to buy some plums for Grandmother."

As she spoke, Xiao Fengyi took out the plums she was holding and spread them out in front of Shen Shi.

Madam Shen looked incredulous: "You weren't in Qingya Courtyard at lunchtime. How do you explain that?"

Xiao Fengyi replied, "Oh, I wasn't in Qingya Courtyard, but I was having dinner with my grandmother in Changyi Courtyard. Just now, when my grandmother was about to take her medicine, she complained that the soup was too bitter, so I went out to buy plums."

She said she was with Liu, and Liu would definitely protect her. After thinking for a moment, Shen asked, "If Mother wants to eat plums, she can simply send a servant to buy them. It's a bit inappropriate for a young lady like you to show your face in public, isn't it?"

“Aunt, you don’t know the inside story,” Xiao Fengyi said with a smile. “Grandmother is taking this medicine and according to the pharmacology, she can’t eat sweet foods like maltose plums. I went out to find some sour dried plums to go with the black plums, but after talking for a long time, none of the servants recognized them, so I had to go myself.”

Xiao Fengyi told the story with a smile, leaving Shen Shi speechless.

"I don't believe it." It wasn't that she didn't believe it, but rather that she didn't want to miss the opportunity to teach Xiao Fengyi a lesson.

"If I prove it, will you believe me?"

The sound of the dragon-headed cane striking the floor echoed loudly. Everyone in the Xiao household knew that the old lady, Madam Liu, had arrived after hearing this sound.

"Mother." The sound of the dragon-headed cane made Madam Shen instinctively curtsy and dare not raise her head again.

Now that's settled, with the old lady testifying for Xiao Fengyi, nothing she says will make a difference.

Xiao Fengyi helped the old lady to Shen's side, and Shen dared not raise her head even more.

She was genuinely afraid of the old lady, truly terrified, especially when the old lady looked at her with disdain.

Liu said to Shen, "I was wondering why you didn't come to pay your respects. So you came here to cause trouble? Ever since I was poisoned, Fengyi has been coming to stay with me whenever she has a chance to take care of me. She was in Changyi Courtyard yesterday and didn't stay out all night. Since you didn't come to pay your respects, of course you didn't know."

"Mother, it's all because I didn't investigate properly that I wronged Fengyi." Madam Shen acknowledged the old lady and Xiao Fengyi's explanation, but she didn't believe it in her heart.

Xiao Fengyi must have gone out last night. As for where she went, it goes without saying that she most likely went to see Prince Zhao.

While lost in thought, Madam Liu began to scold again: "You are not as filial as Fengyi, you never come to see me. Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. I came here to find Fengyi, and now that Fengyi has been found, there's no need for me to waste any more words with you."

After the old lady finished speaking, she told Xiao Fengyi, "Fengyi, let's go back to Changyi Courtyard to eat plums."

Xiao Fengyi bowed and said, "Yes, Grandmother."

After she finished speaking, Xuanhua and Zihua, who had been following behind the old lady, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Before leaving last night, Xiao Fengyi instructed the two women to hide in Changyi Courtyard and told them to keep an eye on Qingya Courtyard and to keep track of whether Shen Shi and Xiao Qingyin had gone there.

They had assumed that Ms. Shen would go last night, but she didn't. They also thought that Ms. Shen would go back this morning, but she didn't go either.

Shen did not visit Qingya Courtyard during these two morning and evening greetings, and the two maids originally thought nothing was wrong and breathed a sigh of relief.

But after they let their guard down, Shen suddenly appeared at lunchtime.

This terrified the two maids.

Xuanhua and Zihua discussed it and decided to tell the old lady the truth.

After listening, the old lady only asked one question: "Why does Fengyi always go to Prince Zhao's residence? Is it really because she can't bear to leave Prince Zhao's palace?"

She simply couldn't believe that her composed granddaughter would value emotions and men so much, even more than her own reputation.

Although the two were already engaged, it was still not a good look for them to meet secretly at Prince Zhao's residence every few days.

When Xuan Hua and Zi Hua met each other's eyes, they made a decision and revealed some of the things about King Zhao.

Zi Hua told the old lady, "Old lady, actually, the young lady went to see Prince Zhao not for a secret meeting, and not even for personal matters, but to treat Prince Zhao's illness."

After hearing this, the old lady's expression turned serious. "Prince Zhao, to treat an illness? Isn't Prince Zhao in good health? Why would you need Fengyi to treat him?"

She knew Xiao Fengyi was a skilled physician, but she never expected that even when the King of Zhao was ill, he would ask her to treat him.

This doesn't make sense.

If it were just a common headache or fever, Prince Zhao could simply consult the imperial physician or the physician in his residence and get some prescriptions. There was absolutely no need for Xiao Fengyi to come to the residence in the middle of the night.

If it's a rare or difficult-to-treat illness, based on Xiao Fengyi's current clinical experience, it's almost always untreatable.

The old lady found the two maids' explanations very strange.

Could it be that……

The old lady dared not think about it; King Zhao was the God of War of Dayun, and he could not be allowed to get into trouble.

Xuan Hua sensed the old lady's thoughts and said to her, "Old lady, actually His Highness Prince Zhao was poisoned. He has already consulted a famous doctor, but the doctor travels all over the world and needs to see other patients. The follow-up treatment will be left to you, Miss. There is only one reason why he trusts you so much: your acupuncture skills are very precise and powerful, and you can help Prince Zhao get rid of the poison."

After patiently listening to Xuan Hua's explanation, the old lady managed to suppress her shock.

"King Zhao was poisoned? When did this happen? Who did it?"

Zi Hua felt there was nothing to hide from the old lady, so she blurted out, "Prince Zhao was poisoned when he returned to the capital. As for the culprit, Miss suspects it was the Seventh Prince."

"Seventh Prince? So it was him." The old lady recalled Feng Mingjing's disrespect and frivolous behavior towards her that day, and felt there was nothing to be surprised about.