She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Jiang Ruining felt a chill run down her spine and silently uttered the phrase "national essence" in her mind.

He's lost too much blood, man. How can he still wake up?

"You're the one who pulled me down, don't blame me!"

She forcefully lifted her wrist, which he had almost crushed.

To prove their innocence.

Before he passed out, she quickly added, "Let go of me! My house isn't safe. My biased mother will most likely come along and pretend to be kind. If she can't see me, she'll turn the whole yard upside down. If you're discovered then, she might betray you!"

Xiao Che stared at her.

His eyes were clearly unfocused.

Jiang Ruining felt a chill run down her spine, as if she were being targeted by a vicious wolf.

moment.

His slightly raised head fell back onto the soft pillow.

Jiang Ruining tried to pry it open, but his hands were like steel bars. She tried so hard that her vision blurred, but she couldn't budge it an inch.

Speechless!

But what else can we do?

He can only hold onto it like this.

At worst, we'll die together if we get found out!

Fortunately, after a while, the tension in my wrist gradually loosened.

Jiang Ruining didn't dare to break them off in a hurry, afraid of provoking the creature, whose alertness was even fiercer than that of a wolf, to "come back to life" again. She carefully and slowly broke them off one by one.

Knew it!

My wrist turned red.

Enraged, she poked his wound again: "I saved you, I took you in, and you're so wary of me? How hateful!"

Xiao Che lay quietly, pale and broken, with only the regent's fierce aura remaining between his furrowed brows.

Jiang Ruining was a little scared and didn't dare to poke him a second time.

He patted Jinyu awake, who had fainted to the side.

Jin Yu woke up dazed, clutching her neck. When she saw a man lying on the girl's bed, she was so shocked she almost screamed.

Jiang Ruining reacted quickly and covered it for her.

He shushed us. "Calm down! If this person is discovered, we're all dead! Do as I say, move all the bedding and pillows from the bed to the secret room and replace them with new ones. Be quick!"

Jin Yu nodded vigorously, hurriedly moving the quilt and then the pillow.

They called in the wet nurse, and the three of them worked together to move the unconscious Xiao Che to the secret room.

This is where the original owner kept their treasures.

Fortunately, this place exists. Otherwise, even if the assassins couldn't be found, the fact that Madam Jiang had to pretend to be a loving mother would have made it impossible to keep it a secret!

I checked Xiao Che's wound.

The bleeding stopped.

Finding joy in hardship, I secretly praised myself, saying my skills were truly amazing!

"Open the back window and crack the front window to let in some air. Light some strong-scented incense and fumigate every nook and cranny. Then carefully inspect the house to make sure there isn't a single trace of blood!"

The two did as instructed.

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of my throat, making a constant thumping sound.

After finishing everything, it took me a while to calm down a bit.

Lock the room securely.

Jiang Ruining sniffed carefully against the tightly sealed wall, and only felt relieved after confirming that she could not detect any bloody smell.

"Send two strong and reliable old women to guard the door of the side room. They are to guard the main room well. Apart from the three of us and Yunmi, no one is allowed to enter the house without my permission."

The two replied, "Yes, we understand!"

Seeing how haggard she looked, the wet nurse touched her forehead and exclaimed, "Your fever has returned! Young lady, lie down quickly! I'll go and brew some medicine right away!"

Jiang Ruining was so dizzy that she dared not fall asleep. She whispered, "Find a way to brew another dose of fever-reducing medicine. The one inside will definitely have a fever tonight too. We can't let anyone leave the Jiang residence; we can't afford to suffer that."

The wet nurse nodded: "I'll brew it. You drink it first, then smash the bowl and say you accidentally spilled it. I'll brew another batch! When the doctor comes tomorrow, I'll ask him for some ready-made fever-reducing pills. I'll say I'm afraid I might catch it while serving you, so I'm getting them as a precaution."

She was very thoughtful.

Jiang Ruining was relieved.

I drifted off to sleep.

I woke up again because it was very noisy outside.

"Take down this lowly servant girl and beat her to death!" The shrill scream made her temples throb.

With difficulty, he got up, draped a plain-colored cloak over his shoulders, and slowly walked out of the bedroom.

A dozen or so servants brought by Madam Jiang stood in the courtyard, the torchlight casting a dim, flickering glow everywhere.

The sticks swung up and fell, their whistling and dull thuds constantly hitting my ears.

Yunmi is being beaten.

He gritted his teeth and didn't beg for mercy.

Madam Jiang trembled with anger, the bracelets cascading down her wrists rattling softly.

Madam Jiang's angry voice was like lava erupting from a volcano, threatening to burn through her Chaohua Residence and her superfluous daughter!

"Bring that wretched child out here! How dare she allow that lowly maid to poison Jin'er! Today I will make sure..."

"What do you have to do? Kill me?"

Jiang Ruining came out of the house.

The weak and indifferent voice carried a penetrating power, forcefully silencing the clamor in the courtyard.

Supported by her wet nurse, she descended the steps one by one. The high fever that had returned made her unsteady on her feet, but her eyes remained unusually calm, like a bottomless abyss. The angry boulder thrown by the other party only stirred up a tiny ripple of emotion belonging to the original owner.

Madam Jiang whirled around, her eyes blazing with fury as she saw the woman's nonchalant demeanor. Her anger flared even more: "How dare you show your face! Look at the good servant you've raised! She dared to poison Jin'er! If anything happens to Jin'er, I'll take my life!"

Jiang Ruining ignored Madam Jiang's anger.

He walked straight to the execution site and stopped the old woman from hitting him any further.

The old woman, fearing she might hurt her, could only back away.

Jiang Ruining looked down at Yun Mi, who was trembling all over from the beating.

"Your foolishness and impulsiveness have dragged me down with you."

Yun Mi stubbornly remained silent despite being hit several times, but this one sentence utterly broke her down.

She burst into tears, crying, "I'm so sorry, Miss... I saw Madam rushing to choose clothes for Miss Biao even though she knew you were ill, and I was blinded by anger... I wanted to... I wanted to avenge Miss Biao!"

Jiang Ruining squatted down and asked her in her usual manner, "Do you know you were wrong?"

Yunmi nodded, her face streaked with tears: "This servant shouldn't have disobeyed you, Miss, and dared not act on my own."

Jiang Ruining wiped away her tears: "Don't cry."

Yun Mi held it in, her breath coming in gasps.

Her face, pale with pain, turned bright red.

Jiang Ruining: "Would you dare to do it again?"

Yunmi shook her head, leaving an afterimage: "I wouldn't dare, from now on I will listen to whatever you say, Miss."

Jiang Ruining slowly stood up.

I felt a little dizzy and had to hold onto my wet nurse's hand to keep from falling.

"I'll trust you one last time. If you do something stupid again, you'll have to bear the consequences. These few blows will teach you a lesson. Get up."

Yunmi struggled to get up from the wide bench.

Those blows were quite severe, causing her to twitch in pain.

Chunxi glanced at Madam Jiang's gloomy face, strode forward, and blocked Jiang Ruining's path: "She tried to poison my young lady. Even if she didn't succeed, the fact remains that she had malicious intentions. For you, Miss, to let this go so lightly is to condone this insidious and vicious evil!"

"If everyone in the household follows her example and secretly commits heinous acts, who knows how much trouble will ensue! If something really happens, you can't bear the responsibility!"

Jiang Ruining stared at her coldly.

I understand all too well what role this kind of person plays in the original script: a perfect pawn, seemingly charging into battle for her master, but actually making the situation even more chaotic. As long as you ignore her, no matter how much she shouts, she can no longer intensify the conflict between her and the female lead.

She was the female lead's confidante, and Jiang Ruining had tolerated her many times, adhering to the principle of not offending her if possible. But it was really... hard to continue to tolerate her!