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"Sister Chi is faking illness."

"Ah? Why?"

Chi Guiwan and her two servants were somewhat confused. Wouldn't feigning illness at this time only confirm the absurd claim that their birth charts were incompatible? How could the marriage be preserved then?

Therefore, everyone looked at He Lingyi with blank expressions, but she remained calm, her clear face showing a hint of calculation.

"With the Qiao family visiting today, some people will inevitably spread rumors about this. Let's get ahead of them and deliver the message first. Say that ever since Sister Chi heard that the Qiao family's matriarch was ill, she has been devoted to Buddhism and even secretly followed the advice of a Taoist priest, intending to purify her body and use her blood to make medicine for the matriarch. She had been holding on until today when she heard that the Qiao family had come to say that the matriarch was seriously ill. She was so angry that she collapsed."

Chi Guiwan looked at He Lingyi in surprise, and suddenly felt a little guilty.

She had known about Old Mrs. Qiao's illness for a long time, but after sending some tonics over, she didn't inquire much about it. Now she was being asked to put on a show of devotedly worshipping Buddha, bleeding to cure her illness, and then collapsing from a fit of rage.

To be honest, she felt embarrassed.

"Isn't this a scam?"

"Whether it's a lie or not is a matter for later. Right now, we must make sure that everyone outside is on Sister Chi's side. Otherwise, if it's really confirmed that your birth charts clash, your future marriage prospects will be troublesome."

He Lingyi was not exaggerating; both maids could tell from her words.

They were all carefully selected and trained by Madam Hai before being sent to serve her daughter, and they were two or three years older than Chi Guiwan.

Therefore, they understood that if the reputation of women in the inner quarters was damaged, at best their own interests would be in jeopardy, and at worst their entire families would be implicated. The only way to escape this trap was to set up an even bigger pit and trap everyone in it.

In this way, while others struggle to climb upwards, they have a chance to escape together.

The maid, Qianchun, nodded, agreeing with He Lingyi's statement.

However, the young lady's complexion and physical condition, coupled with her outburst of anger in Rongxin Pavilion this morning, clearly did not match her image of being weak and sickly.

Before she could even speak, He Lingyi pointed to the strange and precious flowers and plants outside the window and said...

“Miss Qianchun, if I’m not mistaken, there are sea-heart sand crabapple trees in the courtyard. They’re usually non-toxic, but if you touch them with tea, they can cause poisoning and make you weak, right?”

Qianchun parted her lips slightly, clearly shocked by her words.

But then he thought again, this is a family of great scholars in the South, they've seen all sorts of things, they must have all these rare and exotic flowers recorded in their books, so he nodded and said.

"Miss He is right."

"Let's get some for Sister Chi while no one's looking. We need to make this a complete charade, so the Qiao family has nothing to say!"

Qianchun's eyes were full of worry. She had remembered the function of these flowers and plants clearly since she was a child. They were originally used by Madam Hai to protect her own daughter's life. Now, were they going to be used to serve herself?

For a moment she was a little unsure.

The next second, He Lingyi raised his knife and pulled out the gold hairpin from Chi Guiwan's hair, then slashed her arm several times, causing blood to gush out immediately.

"what are you doing?"

Qianchun and Fudong rushed over to stop their daughter's bleeding, but He Lingyi stopped them, her eyes full of composure, and then said to her mother with a do-or-die attitude.

"Success or failure hinges on this. If Sister Chi doesn't believe me, I'll compensate you with a few injuries!"

Chi Guiwan's mind was a complete mess.

But for some reason, her trust and pity for He Lingyi increased considerably, and she then gave instructions to the two maids.

"Do as Miss He instructs, and be quick!"

"Yes!"

If we don't follow the instructions, wouldn't all that blood loss be for nothing?

Soon, Chi Guiwan drank the tea containing sea buckthorn, but her face turned terribly pale and ashen in a short while. One might have thought she was really going to die from a serious illness.

As for the scratches on her arm, Chi Guiwan applied the flowers and leaves of the crabapple tree to them. While the hemostatic effect was excellent, the wounds were also corroding at a visible rate.

Soon, those scars became extremely unsightly, like old ailments.

"Quickly, Sister Fuchi, go and rest. Miss Qianchun, use all the resources you have to spread the news quickly, especially to the Marquis of Haibo's mansion and the General of Zhenguo's mansion. Make sure their masters know what's going on here."

“Miss Fudong, hold back your tears, run around in crowded places, spread the news to your family, and then go to Minister Chi’s courtyard to plead for him. But whatever you do, don’t reveal that you already know about the annulment of the engagement, understand?”

Both of them were shrewd maids, so they took He Lingyi's words to heart and quickly put them into practice.

After everyone left, He Lingyi carefully tidied up the mess, putting everything back in its original place before walking to Chi Guiwan's side and saying with heartache.

"Sister Chi has suffered."

At this moment, Chi Guiwan felt an indescribable pain in her internal organs. Although it wasn't to the point of writhing in agony, it was completely different from what she had felt before.

Given her temperament, she would never have made such a scheme, but now she had no choice but to do it. With a sigh, she looked at He Lingyi and revealed her inner thoughts.

"It's strange, but I'm so obedient to you that I even feel you wouldn't harm me!"

He Lingyi was stunned by her words, and then became more excited.

You are my mother!

Of course I wouldn't hurt you!

Unfortunately, she could only keep saying these words in her heart, but not a single word could come out of her mouth. She could only hold Chi Guiwan's hand tightly and say comfortingly.

"Don't worry, Sister Chi, if I were to harm you, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

He Lingyi's expression eased Chi Guiwan's abdominal pain slightly, and she gave a somewhat helpless smile.

She didn't know what was wrong with her either.

Unconditionally trusting an "outsider" was a first in her sixteen years of peaceful and smooth life.

Soon, rumors began to circulate outside.

Before Madam Guo could even leave the courtyard, another version of events was already spreading endlessly outside.

With the Chi family hiring several doctors to come to their home, the story of "Miss Chi saving her husband's grandmother" quickly spread like wildfire.

The common people embellished the story, almost to the point of claiming that human flesh was used as a medicinal ingredient.

Some people remarked that this young lady was truly a kind-hearted woman; she had already done so much even before getting married, making her a role model for women.

Some doubted whether the sorcerer's words were true or false.

Is it really possible to bring the dead back to life by using blood or even human flesh as a catalyst?

In short, things went in the direction He Lingyi wanted, and soon the matter of annuling the engagement took a turn for the better.