Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Chapter 196: Xueying's Death

Mu Xiaoqiao saw that Xueying didn't say anything, but her face was clearly a little flustered. He sneered and continued, "Second, you said you saw me drugging you at the door. As I just said, I have kung fu. As long as you approach this room, I will know immediately. If I really wanted to drug you, how could you see it?"

"Maybe you were too flustered to hear it?" Xueying tried to struggle desperately.

Mu Xiaoqiao kindly reminded her, "The second one is just an assumption, don't forget the first one. Of course, there is also the third one. The biggest mistake you made was describing the details of the powder too clearly. If you didn't handle it yourself, you would never be able to tell so much just by looking at it from a distance. Combining the above three points, there is only one thing that can be said, that is - you poisoned it."

Xueying looked up suddenly when she heard this. She was completely panicked. She grabbed the corner of Ruan Haoyu's clothes and cried, "I didn't, I didn't poison him, Master, it wasn't me. Please believe me."

Ruan Haoyu pulled the corner of the clothes out of Xueying's hand bit by bit and said coldly: "If you hand over the antidote now, maybe I can still spare your life."

Xueying sat on the ground dejectedly, trying to struggle for a while, muttering: "I didn't, it wasn't me..."

Without saying anything, Nichang quickly pressed Xueying's acupuncture points with her fingers as fast as lightning. She immediately became unable to move and asked in panic, "What are you going to do?"

Nichang ignored her and reached out to feel her body up and down. After a while, she took out a small bottle.

At this moment, someone came in from the door and bowed at the door, "Greetings, Commander."

Mu Xiaoqiao looked back and said, "Murong, you came just in time. Come and see what kind of poison Madam has been poisoned with. And this, is it an antidote?"

Murong Xuan is the most poisonous person in the Phantom Guard. She is also a member of the Royal Guard. She usually follows Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao to prevent anyone from poisoning Ruan Haoyu, but she never shows up unless there is something going on.

Just now, when Mu Xiaoqiao asked Nishang to search for the poison, she also asked her to call Murong Xuan over. They had not thought about the possibility of poisoning before, so they did not think of letting Murong Xuan see Concubine Rou.

At this time, Nichang gave Murong Xuan the poison on the table and the small bottle she had just searched. She looked at the poison carefully, smelled the smell in the small bottle, and then went to Concubine Rou, flipped Concubine Rou's eyelids, took out a silver needle and pierced Concubine Rou's throat, then took it out and smelled it, then turned back and said affirmatively: "Report to the commander, the madam is indeed poisoned by this kind of poison, and this is indeed the antidote without a doubt."

"Very good. Then, give the antidote to Madam." Mu Xiaoqiao said, and then turned around to see Xueying, whose face was already pale, and said sternly, "Xueying, what else do you have to say? Madam treated you well, and you actually poisoned her to murder her?"

Seeing that she couldn't deny it anymore, Xueying finally stopped crying and said in a hateful tone, "Mu Xiaoqiao, all of this is because of you."

"Because of me?" Mu Xiaoqiao snorted coldly, "At this point, do you still want to bite me?"

"We grew up together. Why did the Queen let you learn martial arts and become the leader of the Phantom Guard? Why did the Prince fall in love with you, while I can only be imprisoned in the palace with the Queen forever, looking forward to the Prince's return every day. After finally waiting for the Prince to come back, he seemed to not recognize me at all. You are the only one in his eyes and heart. Why? I don't accept it."

Mu Xiaoqiao didn't expect that Xueying actually grew up with the original owner, and all this was just due to her jealousy.

Ruan Haoyu said coldly: "You are a vicious person who betrayed your master and was disloyal and unrighteous, yet you still want to get everything. Xueying, even if you and Xiaoqiao swapped identities, I would never fall in love with you. In my life, I hate people who betray their faith the most. Now you dare to poison the master for your own selfish desires. There is no place for you here. Nishang, lock her up in the woodshed and let her fend for herself."

Xueying's face turned even paler, and she shouted in panic: "Your Highness, you can't do this to me, I have not betrayed the Queen, I am loyal to you and the Queen, I..."

"Xueying!" A sharp shout frightened Xueying so much that she stopped talking. She turned around in panic and saw that Concubine Rou had woken up at some point and was slowly getting out of bed and walking towards her. As she walked, she said, "You really disappoint me. I have treated you well for so many years, but you actually dared to poison me. This is simply outrageous..."

Xueying opened her eyes wide in surprise and murmured, "My Lady, why do you say that? It's not you..."

There was the sound of a sword being unsheathed, and Mu Xiaoqiao saw a flash of sword light in a blink of an eye. It turned out that Concubine Rou had drawn Nichang's sword and cut Xueying's throat!

Xueying opened her eyes wide, looking at Roufei in disbelief, her mouth also opened wide, as if she wanted to say something, but she never had the chance to speak again, until she fell to the ground, her eyes still open, her face full of unwillingness, and she lost all her breath.

Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu were also very surprised. They didn't expect that Concubine Rou could kill the maid who had followed her for many years without any mercy or hesitation.

"Mother..." Ruan Haoyu didn't know what to say. He originally wanted to deal with Xueying, but he didn't want to kill her. He just wanted to leave her to fend for herself.

"I never thought that I would have such a trouble by my side for so many years." Concubine Rou threw away the sword, still full of resentment, "I trusted her so much, but she actually wanted to kill me, a wolf cub that can never be tamed."

Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu looked at each other, stepped forward to help Concubine Rou sit down, and said, "Madam, you just took the antidote, you should rest well and not get angry. It's not worth hurting yourself for such a person. Nishang, deal with the body and don't be an eyesore here."

Nichang agreed, and together with Murongxuan, they dragged Xueying's body out.

Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao comforted Concubine Rou and asked the kitchen to prepare some porridge and side dishes for her. They did not leave until she fell asleep again.

The moon was bright in the sky, and the day had passed in such a tiring manner. Fortunately, after taking the antidote, Concubine Rou's mental state had recovered quite well. Ruan Haoyu said to Mu Xiaoqiao, "Rest for another day tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow you can set off to Shuiyue Town. Go there as soon as possible and buy new servants, so you won't have to work so hard."

Mu Xiaoqiao shook her head. "It's okay to be hard-working. I'm not a delicate young lady. After all, she is your mother in this time and space, so I should show some filial piety. But, I always feel something is wrong today."

"I also feel that mother killed Xueying too quickly, as if she was afraid that she would say something. She must be hiding something from us." Ruan Haoyu also felt that something was not right.

"Yes, I feel the same way, but think about it, sometimes, betrayal by the closest people can make people more angry and sad. Madam may have been hurt by Xueying. After all, we are not the person involved, so we cannot understand Madam's feelings."

Mu Xiaoqiao tried to understand Concubine Rou, but the strange feeling lingered, so she had to suppress it for the time being.

Back in the room, Nishang came to serve Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu, and said casually: "Just now Murong said that the poison that Madam was infected with, although it seems dangerous, is actually just a way to make people sleepy, and there is no other harm. It seems that Xueying does not really want to harm Madam, and may just want to frame the commander. It is not worth it to lose her life for this."

She sighed a little, thinking that Xueying was really stupid.

Mu Xiaoqiao was stunned. A poison that did not cause any substantial harm? It was as if something had popped up in her mind, but she could not grasp it. She always felt that something was wrong.

"Commander, Commander, what's wrong with you?" Nishang saw Mu Xiaoqiao standing there motionless. She called out to her several times before she finally came back to her senses. But she let it go. She didn't want to think about it anymore.

"I'm fine. You go and have a rest. You've been tired all day. Don't worry about us. We can do it on our own." Mu Xiaoqiao signaled Nichang to put down her things and leave. She then washed up and said to Ruan Haoyu: "Ayu, after you arrange for your wife, what are your plans?"

Ruan Haoyu leaned on the quilt, stroking the Liuguang ring on his hand, and said, "We still need to go according to the original plan and find Master Jing to ask for instructions on our next direction. I have a feeling that we may not be far from returning."