After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"Auntie," Gu Qingyu called out softly with concern. She noticed that her auntie's expression was off, and she seemed very frightened.

"It's alright, you stay in Tingyu Pavilion and wait for your aunt to return."

Aunt Feng nervously led her maid to the main courtyard.

Su Jingyi sat upright, waiting for her.

"This humble servant greets Madam." Aunt Feng bowed respectfully.

"Get up," Su Jingyi said calmly, her eyes filled with disdain.

This woman wants to serve the Duke at the border; she's incredibly audacious.

She only used a little trickery, and the Duke's mansion still obediently returned to her place, letting her do whatever she wanted.

"Thank you, Madam." Aunt Feng slowly straightened up, but suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, her maid caught her in time.

Seeing her unsteady stance, Su Jingyi's contempt deepened.

"Please sit down," Su Jingyi said, putting down her teacup and waving her hand.

The two maids who were serving, as well as Aunt Feng's maid, all obediently withdrew.

Only Granny Zhao was serving him.

"How did your grandmother's funeral go?" Su Jingyi asked, feigning concern.

"Thank you, Madam, for giving me two hundred taels of silver to take back. My grandmother's funeral was very dignified," Aunt Feng replied cautiously.

"Now, your family only consists of your sister-in-law and your nephew, right? Should we bring them to the capital to find a way to make a living? I remember your nephew is sixteen years old now, isn't he?" Su Jingyi knew the Feng family's situation very well.

This question made Aunt Feng's face even more unpleasant; she didn't know what the madam meant.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. My sister-in-law is used to living in Huizhou and doesn't want to leave her hometown." How could Aunt Feng dare to bring her sister-in-law and nephew to the capital? Wouldn't that become her Achilles' heel?

Absolutely not.

Fortunately, before she left, she told her sister-in-law and nephew to move out and never have contact with strangers.

She feared that Su would become ruthless and threaten her with her family.

Su Jingyi was just saying it casually; she didn't really want her to bring her family to the capital. If poor relatives came to visit, it would still be a troublesome matter.

At this moment, Granny Zhao took out a small porcelain bottle and walked to Aunt Feng: "Aunt, take this. Madam expected you to return to the manor ten days ago, and she prepared the antidote for you long ago. If you delay a few more days, even a god couldn't save you. Next time, remember the date and don't miss the time to take the antidote."

Aunt Feng immediately took it and, without hesitation, poured out the antidote and swallowed it.

Ten years ago, the Duchess used her family to threaten her, forcing her to take poison and giving her the antidote regularly in order to control her. If she didn't take the antidote in time, she would bleed from all seven orifices, suffer excruciating pain, and ultimately die.

Her elder brother was gone. To protect her family and Qingyu, she had no choice but to take poison and become the Duchess's dog.

She dared not tell anyone, or she would die even faster. She wanted to watch her daughter grow up, and she wanted her family to be safe.

Over the past ten years, she has secretly wiped away countless tears.

But in this world, she had no one to rely on. Although the Duke was her husband, he was not someone she could rely on.

The Duke was only giving her a place to stay because he was heartbroken that his elder brother had died on the battlefield. He had no romantic feelings for her, and she knew that very well.

In the Duke's heart, there were only the soldiers on the border and the movements of the enemy country. Taking her as a concubine was already a favor, and giving her a child was an even greater favor.

After taking the antidote, Aunt Feng finally felt relieved.

At first, she thought the Duchess was lying to her, deliberately not coming to ask for the antidote on time. But when she was in excruciating pain that time, she realized how ruthless the Duchess was.

"Thank you, Madam." Aunt Feng rose and knelt down respectfully to perform a deep bow.

"Hmm." Su Jingyi gave a faint "hmm" before saying as if bestowing a favor, "Get up. Remember your status. Now that the Old Madam has left Shousong Courtyard, you are a concubine. Don't forget to pay your respects to her every morning and evening, and don't be impolite."

The Duke had two concubines. One was Miao Huilan, who came from a maid background. The Duke didn't take Miao Huilan seriously at all. If Miao Huilan didn't know what was good for her, he would just sell her off. But Feng Suzhen was a virtuous concubine. She didn't have a contract of indenture. She wouldn't allow someone she couldn't control to be around her.

"Yes." Aunt Feng then stood up, a flash of hatred crossing her eyes, but she had no choice.

Su Jingyi was very pleased to see how obedient she was.

At this moment, Granny Zhao took out a small porcelain bottle.

"Aunt Feng, you've just returned and aren't familiar with our young master's wife. She's now the wife of a first-rank prime minister; you should get to know each other better."

"The Duchess wants you to find a way to sprinkle this medicine on the Heir Apparent's bed. This medicine is colorless and odorless, so no one will notice it." Granny Zhao handed her the porcelain bottle.

Aunt Feng froze. She had just returned, and now she was being asked to harm the young master's wife.

She is not stupid. The fact that the Crown Prince's wife has been in the manor for two months and has not died shows that she has extraordinary abilities.

She knew Su's methods all too well. Of the four people who died earlier, she had been involved in two of them. Now she was being asked to harm Rong.

A chill ran through her, but she had no choice but to take the medicine bottle.

"The Rong family is quite capable, so be careful in everything you do. You should take the initiative to befriend her so that she is not on guard against you, so that you can do it without anyone noticing," Su Jingyi reminded her.

At the last chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, so many people experienced hallucinations at the same time, and she knew that Gu Ce and Rong Shi had poisoned the guests.

Later, she privately asked the Crown Prince's people, and they said it was a hallucinogenic drug.

"Madam Xie reminded me."

Feng Suzhen returned to Tingyu Pavilion with the bottle of medicine.

"Auntie, what did Madam say to you?" Gu Qingyu asked, worried as she saw her aunt's pale and pale face.

"It's nothing," Aunt Feng said, snapping out of her daze.

"But why do you look so pale? Are you feeling unwell?" Gu Qingyu became even more worried.

"It's nothing, she's probably just too tired from the journey back home." Seeing her daughter so well-behaved and sensible, Aunt Feng's eyes welled up with tears. "Qingyu, help me to bed for a while."

Gu Qingyu immediately helped Aunt Feng into the room and lay her down.

"Qingyu, could you tell me more about the Crown Prince's wife? And what do you think of her as a person?"

"Auntie, I think she is better than the four sisters-in-law my eldest brother married before her."

Although I rarely met her, I heard a lot about her.

She came from a merchant family and was not short of money. All the maids in her elder brother's courtyard were completely subdued by her.

She befriended Princess Jinyang on her first visit to the palace. Today, Princess Jinyang specially came out of the palace to congratulate her elder brother on his promotion to prime minister, precisely because of her sister-in-law.

Moreover, she was an excellent rider; on her very first day, she was able to complete the entire course of the martial arts competition. I heard that even my father didn't finish the course as smoothly as my sister-in-law.

"Furthermore, Grandmother said she's a lucky star, destined to bring good fortune to her husband. Ever since my sister-in-law married into our Gu family, the old lady's illness has improved, and my eldest brother's career has flourished." Gu Qingyu recounted the story vividly.

Now all the maids and servants in the mansion like to talk about the eldest sister-in-law.

"Since your sister-in-law entered the household, has anything happened to the Duchess?" Aunt Feng wanted to know more.

"It's strange, but after my sister-in-law entered the family, my stepmother fell seriously ill. It was only after my sister-in-law asked the Rong family to invite a doctor that my stepmother was cured."

The eldest sister tried to bully her sister-in-law, but ended up falling into the water instead.

The second sister and Aunt Miao were good friends, and the eldest sister-in-law often took the second sister out.

At the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, the stepmother wanted to catch her sister-in-law cheating, and as a result, all the guests went mad. I was behind my grandmother at the time and heard what the guests were saying in the room, which really terrified me.” Gu Qingyu told her everything she knew in detail.

After hearing this, Aunt Feng fell into deep thought.

So many years have passed, and she still can't break free from the control of the Su family. Now that the young master's wife has entered the mansion, has she finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel?

Aunt Feng tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.