May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

Wen Yuanshu withdrew her gaze, took Chunhua into the carriage, and then said, "Let's go to the girls' school in a few days, and then we'll tell her about this."

It's best to make them be wary.

"……Yes."

-

A few days later, the day that Wen Yuanshu had set in advance to visit the girls' school arrived.

That morning, Wen Yuanshu got up at the same time as Lu Chengyuan.

Seeing the undisguised weariness on Wen Yuanshu's face, Lu Chengyuan couldn't help but chuckle, raising his hand to gently pinch her cheek: "If you're sleepy, go back to sleep. Why get up so early?"

"I need to go early, otherwise, once that person hears the news and arrives, how will I have time to speak with Bai Tong alone?" Wen Yuanshu said weakly.

She didn't know what was wrong with her. She used to be so sleepy when she got up at the Marquis's residence at 5:45 a.m., but now it was almost 7:00 a.m. and she was still so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open.

Lu Chengyuan sighed, then got out of bed, picked the person up, and carried them to the dressing table before putting them down: "Come back at noon and sleep a little longer."

Wen Yuanshu hummed in agreement, then straightened up by holding onto Lu Chengyuan's arm: "You should go now."

He still had to go to the front yard to wash up, or he would be too late.

Lu Chengyuan hummed in agreement, but made no move.

It wasn't until Chunhua came in and saw that Wen Yuanshu had almost woken up that Lu Chengyuan got up and left.

Chunhua was quick and efficient. After helping Wen Yuanshu wash up and dress up, the two of them rode away in a carriage.

When they arrived at the entrance of the girls' school, they saw Bai Tong and the others walking over, chatting and laughing.

"Miss?" Bai Tong's eyes lit up as soon as she saw her, and she walked over in a few steps. "Why are you here so early!"

The women behind Bai Tong also greeted Wen Yuanshu with smiles, and Wen Yuanshu returned their greetings with smiles.

“By the way, miss,” Bai Tong said seriously, “last time we ate something bad, I heard that you invited a doctor from Xinglin Hall to treat us. Thank you very much.”

As he spoke, Bai Tong curtsied and said, "We originally planned to thank you when we rested, but we didn't expect you to come first."

Wen Yuanshu got off the carriage and reached out to help Bai Tong up: "Let's talk in private."

Bai Tong was slightly taken aback, turned to greet her friends, and then followed Wen Yuanshu to a quiet place: "What's wrong?"

“The doctor at Xinglintang said last time that you didn’t eat anything bad, but were poisoned,” Wen Yuanshu said bluntly. “Do you remember what you ate that day?”

Bai Tong was stunned again, and quickly recalled: "That day... I bought breakfast outside, had lunch at the girls' school, and had dinner cooked by A Qing."

"When did you start feeling unwell?"

"……midnight."

Bai Tong's face suddenly turned ugly.

So it seems that only Aqing is capable of taking action.

Upon hearing this, Wen Yuanshu's expression became somewhat complicated.

Since Bai Tong was willing to bring that girl out of Rouge Lane, it's clear they were extremely close.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Just as Wen Yuanshu was thinking about what to say, Bai Tong spoke first: "But miss, perhaps this was just an accident?"

"Ah Qingnian is still young and has never cooked before, so he probably doesn't know the principle of food pairings."

Wen Yuanshu nodded: "That makes sense."

It was already quite late, so Wen Yuanshu told Bai Tong to go inside first.

Watching Bai Tong's retreating figure, Chunhua stamped her foot anxiously: "Miss, what should we do? Poisoning is no small matter!"

"Let's see," Wen Yuanshu said helplessly. "Perhaps Aqing really did something wrong."

After all, such a possibility does exist.

Let's wait for tomorrow.

The two, mistress and servant, stepped into the girls' school. Before long, Princess Anping, who was well-informed, also arrived.

Princess Anping was dressed in a magnificent gown, the fine gold thread and various bright jewels and gemstones adorning the dress almost dazzling everyone's eyes, and the flowing skirt behind her made her look even more noble.