After entering the book, the cold prince begs for favor

Chapter 379 I am the person you are looking for

In contrast, Aunt Shen's reaction was much more subdued.

Consort Shen remained composed, gave a slight curtsy, and said, "What makes you say that, Madam Heir? I truly don't understand."

Yuan Wanru sneered, her voice suddenly rising: "Xuanying, clear the area immediately! All servants, escort the young ladies and gentlemen back to their rooms. Surround this place; don't let a single fly out!"

She turned to Lu Bai, her tone softening slightly: "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, and Jiang Xun, please stay and hear what happened."

Lu Bai nodded blankly: "Oh... okay, I'll listen to you."

He subconsciously rubbed his hands together, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Zhou Fang and Lu Jiangxun exchanged a puzzled look. Zhou Fang lowered her voice and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's going on?"

Aunt Shen was certain that Yuan Wanru truly knew her background.

Just then, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly launched an attack!

She formed her fingers into claws, intending to strike Yuan Wanru directly in the throat.

In a flash, Shi Ying, who had been standing silently behind Aunt Shen like a shadow, made a lightning-fast move, pinning Aunt Shen down with a backhand twist and pressing her knee heavily into her lower back, making sure she was firmly on the ground.

Old Madam Lu let out a piercing scream: "What are you doing? What are you doing!"

Just now, Aunt Shen acted too quickly, and the others didn't have time to react. Now, in everyone's eyes, she is just a maidservant of Yuan Wanru who, without distinguishing right from wrong, seized the concubine of the second wife.

"Yuan, don't go too far. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

“Shen is your second uncle’s concubine, so she is your elder. It’s too disrespectful of you to treat her like this.”

The clearing wasn't finished yet; Lu Yun and the others had only just reached the door when this unexpected turn of events made them all turn back to look.

Wang Min immediately stepped forward, displaying the authority of the matriarch: "All of you, step back! This is none of your business."

Her sharp gaze swept over the hesitant Granny Cao. "What? My words as the First Madam no longer carry weight?"

Then everyone filed out.

When Lu Yun reached the door, she couldn't help but turn around and saw Aunt Shen's disheveled appearance. She was so frightened that she quickly quickened her pace.

"You bitch!"

Lu Bai finally reacted and rushed forward to slap Aunt Shen hard across the face.

His slap was extremely hard, and half of Aunt Shen's face immediately swelled up. A trickle of blood slowly flowed from the corner of her mouth, but she neither wiped it away nor dodged. She just lowered her head, and there was even a strange smile on her lips.

"explain!"

Lu Bai's eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Aunt Shen by the collar, demanding, "Who ordered you to poison her?!"

His voice was terribly hoarse, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, clearly indicating that he was thinking about Aunt Pan and was filled with shame and indignation.

Aunt Shen remained silent, like a puppet, letting Lu Bai shake her.

Old Madam Lu finally understood; she didn't believe Yuan Wanru's words at all.

Madam Lu slammed her hand on the table and stood up, but then fell back down due to a sharp pain in her chest.

She gasped for breath, "Second brother...you're confused! Shen Shi has been with me all these years, and she's always been the most honest and dutiful..."

She pointed at Yuan Wanru, her finger trembling, "Clearly, this vicious woman can't stand to see me doing well!"

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, tears streaming down her face: "All the proper daughters-in-law in the family think I'm senile... Only Shen Shi comes to keep me company and relieve my boredom every day..."

A sudden, violent cough interrupted her. She clutched her chest, her face gradually turning pale. "You...you're deliberately...trying to drive me crazy..."

Yuan Wanru watched coldly from the sidelines.

Old Madam Lu was having trouble breathing, clutching her chest, and frowning in distress.

Lu Bai was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to support the old lady.

The old lady couldn't speak, she just gripped her son's sleeve tightly, her eyes filled with terror. Lu Bai reached out to her back to pat her back and help her catch her breath: "Mother, don't get agitated, let's talk this out slowly."

Yuan Wanru said calmly, "Second Uncle, the old lady has been poisoned."

"what!"

Zhou Fa was shocked, and Lu Jiangxun rushed over to support Old Madam Lu: "Sister-in-law, what exactly happened?"

Yuan Wanru looked at Aunt Shen, who had her head down, and said, "Yes, Aunt Shen, what kind of poison did you give us?"

"How about I explain?"

Zhou Fang staggered, clutching her throat to induce vomiting, when suddenly she remembered something and frantically ran over to Lu Jiangxun, yelling, "Xun'er! Throw it all out! Throw up everything you ate for dinner!"

Her face was covered in tears and snot as she desperately patted her son's back, completely losing her usual dignified demeanor.

Lu Bai understood. His face turned pale, and his lips trembled: "Wanru, you mean..."

Yuan Wanru calmly replied, "Yes, Aunt Shen poisoned all the food tonight. The cherry meat in front of the old lady was her favorite. She ate most of the plate and is now quite severely poisoned."

Old Madam Lu rolled her eyes, almost unable to catch her breath: "You poisonous woman, since you knew, why didn't you remind me?"

Lu Bai suddenly turned to Yuan Wanru, his eyes wide with fury: "Yuan Wanru, how could you just stand by and watch your grandmother eat those things? This will kill her!"

By the end, his voice had changed.

Zhou Fang knelt on the ground, hugging Lu Jiangxun, crying her heart out: "Wanru... I was wrong before... but your second brother has always respected you and your husband... I'll give you anything you want... please save him..."

Zhou Fang also looked at Yuan Wanru with a terrified expression.

The entire flower hall was in complete chaos.

Wang Min went over to help Old Madam Lu up, but to her surprise, Old Madam Lu slapped Wang Min's hand: "Get out! None of you from the eldest branch of the family are any good."

Yuan Wanru squinted. Wang Min's hands were already red, showing how hard the old woman had hit her.

It seems she was too kind. If I had known, I would have asked someone to pour her fewer cups of tea.

“Madam, if it weren’t for me, you would have died long ago. Since you say there are no good people in our main branch, then I don’t need to give you this antidote.”

Lu Bai was taken aback: "Wanru, what do you mean?"

Wang Min said irritably, "Second brother, Wanru is not that kind of vicious person. She knew long ago that Aunt Shen was planning to poison us. The tea we drank contained antidote. Although we were all poisoned by Aunt Shen, it won't be fatal."

Zhou Fang suddenly realized.

No wonder her sister-in-law had persuaded her to drink several cups of tea earlier.

Zhou Fang rushed over, picked up the teapot, and held it to Lu Jiangxun's lips: "Drink it all quickly."

Yuan Wanru rubbed her forehead. "Second Aunt, everyone is fine, don't be nervous."

Lu Bai snorted coldly: "You only remember your son, why didn't you bring him a pot?"

The women around him are all bad news!

Zhou Fang shoved the pot at him irritably: "You're the one who brought all this trouble upon yourself, and you still have the nerve to say such things?"

Lu Bai: ...

Don't even mention it, he also thinks he's lost his mind.

What kind of people did they hire?

Aunt Shen suddenly looked up: "How could you possibly have the antidote?"

Yuan Wanru pinched her chin and laughed heartily: "That's your news, it's too outdated. I'm the one your master is looking for, the one who made him impotent."

Aunt Shen stared at her in astonishment, completely unexpected to receive this answer.