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Wei Feng covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah? That Gu worm, Granny Qin said it would automatically burrow into a person's body. I told Wu Xue about this, why would Wu Xue..."

So that's how the plan was ruined. Granny Qin cursed inwardly.

Leng Yi felt extremely irritated. Her brows furrowed, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "You said that the Gu worm's effect is to make people lose their minds and be controlled by others. Wu Xue told me that the drug she administered would make people's bodies go limp, but Wu Xue ended up vomiting blood and dying... Hmph, how much of what you said is true and how much is false?"

"I'm telling the truth, you have to believe me!" Breeze screamed, looking around pleadingly. She saw that the others either looked doubtful or remained silent. Like grasping at a last straw, she said to Xia Hua, "Xia Hua, do you believe me? I'm telling the truth!"

Xia Hua, suddenly called out, looked bewildered and gazed at Wei Feng with complicated emotions. She hesitated, then looked at Hu's mother and said firmly, "I don't know, and I can't easily believe your one-sided story. Only Mom can make the decision."

Breeze grew impatient and shouted at Granny Qin, "Granny Qin, why aren't you saying anything? You're the one who did everything!"

Granny Qin cried out loudly, "Madam, please be wise! Miss Weifeng must be out of her mind to frame this old servant. When has Madam ever seen this old servant use Gu poison? Besides, Miss Wuxue's death is different from what Miss Weifeng said. This...this...does Miss Weifeng's words really become the truth?"

"What? You—" Wei Feng's eyes widened, her lips trembled uncontrollably, but she couldn't say anything to refute him. Suddenly, a surge of anger rose within her, and she became bolder. She shouted and got up to pounce on Granny Qin.

Granny Qin quickly defended herself, and the two began to fight. Liu Xia and Nuandong immediately stepped forward to separate them.

Since Granny Qin refuses to admit it, wouldn't Wu Xue's death be entirely pinned on her? Thinking this, Wei Feng's heart sank, and she couldn't help but regret her past actions. If only she could have remained calm and refused to admit it.

At this moment, Mrs. Hu raised her hand and rubbed her temples. Everyone present immediately fell silent, fearing that Mrs. Hu might suddenly become angry and harm them.

After a few seconds of silence in Jingyaxuan, Hu Mama's calm voice rang out: "The cause of Wu Xue's death has been determined. It was a ruptured heart meridian that led to massive bleeding and sudden death." She then looked up at Qin Mama, Weifeng, Lengyi, and the others, "As for the Gu worms you mentioned, they were not found at all."

These words stunned everyone, yet no one dared to utter a sound. If there were no Gu worms, wouldn't that mean Wu Xue's death was accidental? Could it be that Young Master Wei Feng has developed hysteria?

Leng Yi felt a chill run through her body after hearing this. She was certain that Wu Xue's death was man-made, not an accident, but if the cause of death by poisoning couldn't be found, then there would be no evidence to identify Granny Qin, right?

Although she had known this would happen long ago, Granny Qin was still quite pleased. She forced down the smile on her lips and sneered inwardly: "Hmph, how can this little girl fight me?" However, when she saw the shocked Wei Feng, she secretly regretted that she had misjudged and chosen such a good-for-nothing to cooperate with. He was more trouble than he was worth.

"Let's leave Wu Xue's death behind," Madam Hu said decisively, her voice slightly weary. "All irrelevant people, please disperse."

After she finished speaking, the maids and nannies who dared not even breathe loudly felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They left with their heads down, cursing themselves for watching their young mistress go crazy with fear. Some people couldn't help but spread the word that one of the young ladies had hysteria, not two. However, the name of Miss Ningbi's madness had already spread far and wide.

Granny Qin's eyes crinkled with a cheerful expression, and she said cautiously to Mama Hu, "Madam, this old servant will take her leave now." As she spoke, she had already taken a step back.

"Wait a minute," Madam Hu frowned, ignoring Granny Qin's stiff body, and looked at Leng Yi, Xia Hua, Nong Yue, Nuan Dong, and Liu Xia who were still there, and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"