The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Although Jiang Miaoyin didn't speak, her expression spoke volumes.

Zhou was already biased towards Jiang Miaoyin, and upon hearing her words, her eyebrows immediately shot up. She looked at Song Wenqun and said angrily, "Did you bring these peach cakes? Tell me, did you poison them?"

“I sent peach crisps to all the courtyards, including Mother’s. Why ask when you already know the answer?” Song Wenjun replied bluntly.

"What kind of attitude is this? I'm your mother-in-law. What's wrong with asking you a couple of questions? Such a big thing has happened, shouldn't you ask?" Zhou Shi, relying on her seniority, acted arrogantly and didn't give Song Wenjun a chance to refute.

Song Wenjun smiled and replied, "What Mother said is certainly reasonable, but we can't treat our daughter-in-law as a suspect. This matter hasn't been resolved yet, so why is Mother so certain that the peach shortbread is the problem?"

Zhou was speechless after being refuted. Finally, she slammed her hand on the table in anger and shouted, "How dare you talk back to your elders?"

“Mother, all I want is justice. To condemn me so indiscriminately is unacceptable.”

Song Wenjun showed no fear on her face. She looked directly into Zhou's eyes with a firm and calm gaze, which made Zhou feel a little guilty and dare not look her in the eye.

After calming herself down, Zhou managed to suppress her unease. She raised her voice and said, "Miaoyin only ate peach shortbread before she fainted. If there wasn't something wrong with the peach shortbread, how could she have been poisoned?"

"My Marquis's mansion is a prestigious family, and such sordid matters cannot be tolerated here. You must explain to me clearly what exactly happened."

No matter what Song Wenjun said, Zhou insisted that there was something wrong with the peach cake.

Even if the problem wasn't with Taosu, she still had to accuse Song Wenjun of lax management.

She's going to take the blame for this.

Xiao Tao and Qin Qing were both worried for Song Wenjun, but unfortunately, they were too weak to help her.

Song Wenjun chuckled and said, "Everyone in the courtyard ate the peach cakes, and everyone else was fine, but my sister-in-law had an accident. Doesn't Mother find this strange?"

"Perhaps, only the one in Miaoyin Courtyard was poisoned," Zhou said, forcing a conclusion.

"That doesn't make sense. When we sent them, they weren't sent to each household individually. Instead, they were sent in order after we placed our orders for the peach shortbread. In other words, from the time I placed my order until the gifts were delivered, no one in our household touched them. At most, the servants received them. Mother knows that all of Fu Kee's pastries are sealed with wax, so it would be impossible for an outsider to poison them."

A confident smile appeared on Song Wenjun's face. Her sharp gaze fell upon Zhou Shi and Jiang Miaoyin as she slowly spoke, "May I ask, how could a pastry that has never been touched by anyone be poisoned? Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Jiang Miaoyin froze, unaware of all this.

He only wanted to drag Song Wenjun into this mess, so he ate the things she gave him.

Unexpectedly, this was a dim sum from Fu Kee, and had nothing to do with her.

If there is any connection, it is that she paid the money.

Jiang Miaoyin's face turned ashen, her eyes darting towards Zhou Shi. Zhou Shi was furious; why was this fool always so careless in everything she did?

If she had even a little bit of sense, would she have been so easily manipulated by Song Wenjun?

Zhou turned her head away, not wanting to pay any attention to Jiang Miaoyin; she would clean up her own mess.

"Sister-in-law, you really need to think this through. Is this peach cake really poisonous? If it is, we can't let this matter go unresolved. We have to report it to the authorities. We can't let anyone take advantage of this."

Jiang Miaoyin bit her lip hard, cursing Song Wenjun as a bitch in her heart.

Just as she was hesitating, a cat quietly entered the house.

Everyone's eyes were on Jiang Miaoyin, and no one noticed that a cat had slipped into the house.

The aroma of peach shortbread attracted the cat to jump onto the table. When no one was looking, the cat grabbed a piece of shortbread and sat on the table to eat it.

"Hey, where did this cat come from?" someone exclaimed.

Everyone inside looked at the cat. It was a fat cat that was entirely yellow, with yin and yang eyes, and its four paws were white, like it was wearing four boots.

Everyone watched as the fat cat finished eating the peach shortbread and forgot to react.

It took a while for someone to come to their senses: "This cat ate peach shortbread, but it wasn't poisoned."

"Hey, right, how come the cat wasn't poisoned?"

Suspicious gazes all fell on Jiang Miaoyin, whose face turned bright red, wishing she could disappear into the ground.

If she knew this move wouldn't bring down Song Wenjun, why did she invite trouble upon herself?

Not only was I made a mess by being forced to take emetics, but I also got poisoned and I don’t know if there will be any aftereffects.

Will my health deteriorate in the future due to poisoning?

Song Wenjun wouldn't let her off easily: "Sister-in-law, we're all waiting for you to speak. You should think it over carefully before you speak, as this matter concerns my innocence."

Jiang Miaoyin knew that her plan had failed, and that it would be futile to continue to pester Song Wenjun.

She rubbed her head, feigning a headache, and said, "I remember now. It's probably because the peach shortbread was placed under the oleander plant and got poisoned by the oleander. Oh dear, it's all a misunderstanding. Who would have thought that putting it under the oleander would cause poisoning?"

Zhou immediately clung to Song Wenjun like a fly that had smelled carrion: "You are so careless! Oleander is highly poisonous, how could you send such a bonsai to your sister-in-law? I think you have ulterior motives."

"Mother, I am also your daughter-in-law, why do you always target me?" Song Wenjun suddenly raised her voice, her face showing a wronged expression, and said with dissatisfaction, "Didn't you ask the manor to order these bonsai in the first place? Besides, these bonsai are all improved varieties and are no longer poisonous, so how can there be any talk of poisoning?"

Zhou and Jiang Miaoyin were both dumbfounded. They looked at each other, feeling like they were in a dilemma.

"This, I had someone deliver it?" It was so long ago that Zhou couldn't quite remember.

She looked confused. Had that really happened?

Jiang Miaoyin frowned, her eyes filled with shock.

What? Oleander isn't poisonous?

Doesn't that mean she dug a hole for herself to fall into?

"Sister-in-law, say something!" Song Wenjun instantly transformed into a drama queen, bursting out all the grievances she had held for years: "I have never treated you badly, I always think of you, and I send all the good food and useful things to your yard, so why did you frame me?"

"Everyone in the manor says you're a jinx, bringing bad luck with you. Only I don't mind being close to you. Even if I were a dog, it would wag its tail at me. But you turn around and bite me. Are you trying to kill me?"

Song Wenjun grew increasingly agitated, walked up to Jiang Miaoyin, slapped her across the face, grabbed her collar, and screamed in despair, "Tell me, why did you frame me? Tell me..."