The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

There was a maid named Hongju who was always trying to get close to the young master. A few days ago, Mother sent her to the outer courtyard, forbidding her from contacting the young masters of the manor.

Hongju harbored resentment and stole poison from her fourth brother's pharmacy, putting it into her mother's daily medication.

This medicine is highly toxic. Although it won't kill you, it's very torturous, causing you to cough all day long. After my mother was poisoned, she aged ten years in a year. She was originally young and beautiful, but quickly became a hunched old woman. She will have to take medicine for the rest of her life.

This poison was used by Fourth Brother to treat a special illness; only those suffering from that illness could take a small amount. If a healthy person took it, Fourth Brother would be unable to cure them.

[Hongju acted in a secretive manner, and the Marquis's mansion was never able to find out that she was the one who poisoned the people, and in the end, she remained at large.]

This part wasn't originally in the novel. After all, her family were just cannon fodder supporting characters, and it was impossible to write about every single detail.

Yang Xiurong's lips turned white upon hearing this.

He glanced at his husband, and the Marquis of Dingbei was equally shocked.

She recalled that a few days ago, there was indeed a maid who was trying to curry favor with Xiaoyan by serving her tea and grinding ink. She had seen her doing so and had warned her and banished her to the outer courtyard.

There's no way my daughter, who lives far away in Yuanzhou, could know about this.

Could it be that my daughter truly possesses the ability to foresee the future?

This matter still needs to be confirmed.

However, I can't just take the medicine casually. I'll definitely investigate this matter thoroughly when I get back. If it really was Hongju who did it, I won't tolerate it.

The couple helped Qin Wanying into the carriage.

The two were very anxious and wanted to get home as soon as possible to investigate the matter thoroughly, so they told the driver to hurry back on horseback.

I'm finally home.

How can I tell my mother about this? Will she think I'm a monster if I suddenly bring it up?

Qin Wanying pondered to herself.

Yang Xiurong shook her head.

Silly daughter, if you truly possess the ability to foresee the future, it would be a blessing for our Marquis's mansion, saving us from countless calamities.

Besides, I went through countless hardships to finally find you. Even if you are a monster, you are still my daughter, Yang Xiurong's daughter, and I will definitely protect you.

"Cough cough." Yang Xiurong had caught a slight cold, but it wasn't serious, and she started coughing as well.

"Has Mother caught a cold?" Qin Wanying asked. She used this as a starting point to bring up the matter of medicine.

"Yes, I've been taking the medicine for two days now. It was prescribed by your fourth brother, and I've been taking it for a while now, but lately I've been feeling a bit dizzy. I wonder if the wrong medicine was prescribed," Yang Xiurong replied.

Actually, she wasn't dizzy at all. Her fourth son was a highly skilled doctor; she had taken the medicine for two days and was almost fully recovered. Today's dose was the last one. She was just saying that to give herself an excuse to test the medicine.

“Your fourth brother’s page is also quite knowledgeable about medicine. I’ll call him over and ask him. Daughter, please sit here for a while.” Yang Xiurong said, then gave Qin Yezhong a wink. Qin Yezhong understood, and the two went out together.

After the two went outside, they looked around and, seeing that no one was around, Yang Xiurong whispered, "What happened to Wanying? Why could I..."

Yang Xiurong wanted to say, "Why can I hear her inner thoughts?", but the words just wouldn't come out.

Qin Yezhong: "It seems our daughter is no ordinary person. Not only does she know many things we don't, but she can also be..."

Qin Yezhong also noticed this, and upon hearing the words "heartfelt words," he couldn't utter them at all, looking utterly astonished.

"It seems those words are hard to say," Qin Yezhong said. "Based on my observation, only the two of us can hear them right now; the servants can't. And even our daughter herself doesn't know that we can hear them."

“This is too absurd. We don’t want anyone to know, not even our daughter. She just got home, and I’m afraid she’ll feel uncomfortable in front of us.”

Yang Xiurong nodded, "If my daughter truly possesses the ability to know the past and future, it will be of utmost benefit to my Marquis's mansion."

Qin Yezhong: "Did you really send a maid named Hongju to the outer courtyard a few days ago?"

Yang Xiurong: "It's true, and it's definitely because she always tries to get close to Xiaoyan." There are many affairs in the Hou Mansion, and Yang Xiurong didn't tell Qin Yezhong about every single one.

The look of astonishment in Qin Yezhong's eyes deepened.

"We can check the medication to see if it has really been poisoned, and also to verify whether our daughter's ability to know the past and future is accurate."

The two sent someone to summon the pageboy of the fourth young master, Qin Yunzhu.

This page was originally there to accompany Qin Yunzhu to school. However, because Qin Yunzhu had no ambition for the imperial court and only wanted to learn medicine to help people, the page learned a lot of pharmacological knowledge from him. Now his level is almost the same as that of an ordinary doctor, and he can identify Chinese medicine without any problem.

Qin Wanying was sitting in the guest room waiting when the door suddenly opened and a young man entered.

This person was dressed in red, looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, had a handsome face, and a pair of almond-shaped eyes. He looked at people with a half-smile.

After entering, the man plopped down on the table in front of Qin Wanying, looked down at her, and said with a smile in his eyes, "You're my little sister, Wanying?"

He knew his younger sister was going back to the Marquis's mansion today, and he insisted on going with his father and mother to pick her up.

However, his parents felt that he was naturally restless and mischievous, and they were afraid that he would cause trouble and frighten his younger sister, so they forced him to stay at home.

Hearing that his younger sister had returned, he rushed to the living room to see her.

Now I see my little sister. She's wearing coarse clothes, but that can't hide her beauty. She's very thin, but her face is a little chubby and pink, making her very cute.

Is this my little sister? She's so cute! I'm so happy! I finally have a little sister!

My younger sister is a bit too thin. It seems she didn't eat well in Beitianfang before, so I need to feed her more and fatten her up.

Qin Wanying responded with a smile.

This must be my older brother, Qin Xiaoyan. He's indeed handsome and dashing.

Qin Xiaoyan was startled.

Who is speaking?

There's no one else in this room! Could it be the young woman in front of me speaking?

However, Qin Xiaoyan clearly saw that his younger sister's mouth didn't move. Could it be that he was hearing his younger sister's inner thoughts?

Qin Wanying stood up and bowed slightly to Qin Xiaoyan, saying, "Little sister greets brother."

Qin Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment. The voice she had just heard was the same as her younger sister's voice, so it must be her younger sister's thoughts.

Qin Xiaoyan, the young man, was a good-for-nothing from a young age, only interested in tinkering with mechanisms and ingenious devices, causing his parents endless worry. However, what his parents didn't know was that he was a genius at creating hidden weapons and mechanisms, producing many useful weapons for the army. Many battles were won thanks to his inventions of hidden weapons.

Qin Xiaoyan was stunned again. Her younger sister had just returned; how could she know so much? No one in the family knew about her secretly making hidden weapons, yet her younger sister knew!

Qin Yezhong and Yang Xiurong, who had just entered the room, were extremely surprised.

Their youngest son can actually make hidden weapons? Many battles were won thanks to the hidden weapons invented by Xiaoyan?

Seeing his youngest son's surprised expression, Qin Yezhong knew that his son could hear as well. He quickly gave him a wink, and Qin Xiaoyan, being clever, immediately understood and pretended nothing was wrong.

[This guy is amazing! Having a brother like that is so prestigious!]

Qin Xiaoyan was always told she wasn't doing anything productive, whether at home or outside. Being suddenly praised by her younger sister warmed her heart, and she shyly touched her hair.

I also felt a sense of pride in being the older brother.

Qin Wanying gazed at the young man, watching his fate unfold.

[But Hongju, who poisoned the mother, failed to seduce the young master and instead harbored resentment. She spread rumors everywhere, saying that the young master was a lecherous man who frequented brothels and had even contracted syphilis. This frightened away the noble ladies of the capital, and none dared to marry him, ruining the reputation of the Marquis's mansion.]