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

Aunt Feng looked at Rong Yingluo in a panic and spat out several mouthfuls of saliva.

Her heart was indescribable at that moment.

She made the right bet; the young mistress did indeed know about poisons, otherwise how could she have survived for two months despite the duchess setting traps at every turn?

The Duchess was most skilled at poisoning people; the previous four young mistresses were all poisoned to death by the Duchess in various ways.

She shouldn't panic; she should be happy. If the young mistress is willing to save her, she might be able to secure a way out for her and her daughter.

She didn't want to be controlled by the Duchess for the rest of her life; she wanted to live with dignity.

Over the years, she had no chance to break free; whenever the Duchess needed her, she would order her around.

Suddenly, Aunt Feng knelt down with a thud and prostrated herself on the ground: "I beg the young mistress to save my life." After saying this, she kowtowed repeatedly.

Rong Yingluo finally managed to spit out the mouthful of arsenic and then flipped the persimmon she had just taken a bite out of over.

Sure enough, there was a thin layer of arsenic underneath.

Aunt Feng did this on purpose, personally picking it up and handing it to her, with the poisoned side facing down so she couldn't see it.

No one would have imagined that she would poison someone so blatantly.

"Miss, what's going on?" Yinghong was still a little confused. Why did Aunt Feng suddenly kneel down and kowtow for help?

She thought that her mistress had eaten the persimmon too quickly, which caused the vomiting, so she immediately poured a glass of warm water for her mistress to rinse her mouth.

Rong Yingluo rinsed her mouth several times before spitting it out, finally feeling that her mouth was clean.

"Are you testing me?" Rong Yingluo's face darkened.

"Please, young mistress, save my life." That was all Aunt Feng said before she kowtowed several more times.

"Granny Zhu, guard the gate well," Rong Yingluo instructed.

Granny Zhu immediately went to stand guard outside the door and sent two maids who were tidying up the courtyard to do other work.

"Stand up and answer." Rong Yingluo sat down in the main seat, her expression serious.

Aunt Feng hesitated as she got up, her face already streaked with tears, but she didn't cry out loud; her suppressed sorrow evoked pity.

"Speak, why did you poison me?" Rong Yingluo's voice was icy. In all her life, apart from taking a small taste when testing poison herself, she had never swallowed such a large mouthful of poison.

This was the first time she had fallen for someone's trick.

"Young Madam, I'm sorry." Aunt Feng lowered her head. "I was indeed testing you. I've been suffering from a strange poison for many years and desperately seek a way to survive. I beg you, Young Madam, to save my life, and I'm willing to tell you everything I know."

"You're testing me to see if I know anything about poison?" Rong Yingluo puffed out her chest. This Feng woman is quite clever.

"Yes. Last night, Qingyu told me about what happened in the two months since you entered the household. Anyone who can survive in the hands of the Duchess must know poison, and be very proficient at it, otherwise you wouldn't have survived a month." Now that Aunt Feng had taken this step, she didn't intend to hide anything.

Only by showing sincerity can you win someone's heart.

"Since you can figure it out, the Duchess can naturally guess that I know about poisons. You're so blatantly asking me for help. Aren't you afraid that she'll kill you if she finds out?" Rong Yingluo asked again.

"I'm afraid! That's why I'm poisoning you today. I'm gambling with my own life and Qingyu's life." Aunt Feng looked like she was going all out.

She thought a lot last night.

All these things demonstrate that the young mistress is a capable person. Moreover, now that the old lady has left Shousong Courtyard, there is someone who can keep the Duchess in check, and the old lady genuinely loves the young mistress.

The Duchess ordered her to poison the young mistress as soon as she returned.

If the young mistress is capable, she won't be able to kill her.

If she chooses to surrender, the young mistress, seeing her sincerity, will detoxify her, thus freeing her from the control of the Duchess. She will still be the strongest witness, able to prove what the Duchess has done over the years, thereby condemning the Duchess to hell.

She dreamed of this day coming sooner.

Now she saw a glimmer of hope, and she didn't want to give up, so she decided to take a gamble.

The amount of arsenic she applied to the persimmons was not large; even if the young mistress ate it, it wouldn't kill her.

At worst, she could just say that the Duchess had sent her to poison him, and let the old lady uphold justice. She could also take this opportunity to expose the Duchess's conspiracy.

Out of desperation, the old lady would take care of her daughter.

Rong Yingluo smiled faintly: "Did the Duchess send you to poison me?"

"Yes. But the poison she gave me was this, and she told me to find a way to sprinkle it on your bed." As she spoke, Aunt Feng took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom and handed it to her. "I deliberately replaced it with arsenic and smeared it directly on the persimmon cake, just so that the young mistress would find out."

Rong Yingluo took the porcelain bottle, opened it, and smelled it; there was no odor.

She took another hairpin from her hair, dipped it into the bottle, scooped out some powder, and sprinkled it on the table.

I still can't tell, so I can only dip a little bit in and taste it.

"Pah, pah... Bone-corroding powder!" Rong Yingluo finally realized what it was.

This substance can enter the body through the skin, slowly accumulate in the bones, and then damage the bone marrow.

Bone marrow is the most important part of the human body for producing blood. This disease is often undetectable and painless. If the bone marrow loses its blood-producing function, the person will eventually die of anemia. Death will occur within three months of poisoning.

This is an attempt to harm the couple; what a vicious thought!

Where did the Duchess get such a vicious poison?

Why didn't she use it on Gu Ce when he was still young? That way, she wouldn't have had to marry into the Duke's mansion.

Pah, pah, pah! How could she have such thoughts? Gu Ce is completely innocent.

"Young Madam, what are the effects of this poison?" Aunt Feng only knew the name of the medicine and did not know its effects.

This made her even more certain that the young mistress not only knew about poisons but was also a master of them.

Rong Yingluo kindly explained the effects of the medicine to her, leaving Aunt Feng dumbfounded.

What a vicious Duchess!

"You've been in this manor for so many years, do you know who provided the Duchess with the poison?" Rong Yingluo asked.

She had Ling Feng and the other three investigate the Crown Prince's quarters, but they found nothing.

It is very likely that this expert in medicine is not in the Crown Prince's residence.

"I don't know." Aunt Feng had already noticed everyone around Madam Su, and none of them seemed to be a master of poison making.

Rong Yingluo frowned. At first, she wanted to wait until the Duke returned to the capital before finding a way to make him discover that Su Shi was having an affair with her second uncle. Now that she had such a vicious idea, she could no longer tolerate it.

What should I do?

Should we just use the excuse that Grandmother is dying to lure the Duke back?

We need to discuss this with Gu Ce.

"Sit down, let me take your pulse." Although Rong Yingluo was dissatisfied with Aunt Feng's actions today, she would forgive her for the time being, considering that Aunt Feng was trying to save herself, and would see how she behaved in the future.

If you dare to harm her again, don't blame her for being heartless.

Aunt Feng was secretly delighted. The fact that the young mistress was willing to take her pulse meant that her surrender today had won the young mistress's approval.

Although her probing caused a bit of an unpleasantness, fortunately she was sensible and didn't administer too much arsenic.

She took small steps and sat down next to Rong Yingluo.

Rong Yingluo narrowed her eyes slightly and took her pulse.