Chapter 8: Becoming a Eunuch

“Shouldn’t I be asking you that, old lady? What exactly are you trying to do? You deliberately had the kitchen send me some food laced with something. You wouldn’t be trying to poison me, would you?”

The old lady’s face grew even more strained, not only from shock but also from fear. She never imagined that Yunzhi, a young lady from a wealthy merchant family, would be able to identify poison.

However, the old lady could only pretend to be clueless, saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Really? Then why don’t you join me in eating these dishes?”

Hearing Yunzhi’s words, the old lady’s personal maid, Jiang Mammy, who had been standing by, spoke up. “Madam, the old lady has already eaten.”

Yunzhi gave her a cold look and said, “It’s fine, she can eat a little more with me. Otherwise, I’ll just send these dishes to An Xiuyuan, his little lover, and their illegitimate child.”

Yunzhi’s words were a blatant threat, making it impossible for the old lady to pretend nothing was happening.

Finally, under Yunzhi’s pressure, she had to say, “I will look into this matter.”

“Excellent. Then I won’t disturb you with your meal.” Yunzhi had achieved her goal and didn’t press the old lady any further.

However, before leaving, she reminded her, “By the way, old lady, don’t even think about throwing a little maid under the bus. After all, no one is stupid, are they?”

The old lady’s face instantly turned even uglier. Even uglier than hers was Jiang Mammy’s. Because this was all her doing. Originally, she thought she could just find someone to take the blame.

But with Yunzhi’s warning, she dared not.

As for confessing, that was also impossible. A servant poisoning their master, no matter where, was a capital offense.

She didn’t want to die, so she could only look at the old lady, her mind in turmoil, and ask, “Old lady, what should we do?”

The old lady didn’t know what to do either.

Logically, the poison was colorless and tasteless, so it shouldn’t be detectable. If it wasn’t detectable, how did Yunzhi know?

Could it be that there was a mole in the kitchen?

Thinking about this, she directly told Jiang Mammy, “Go investigate. Find out who tipped her off and informed her.”

“Yes, this servant will go right away.”

After returning from the old lady’s courtyard, Yunzhi directly disposed of the laced dishes and had Ru Mei personally supervise the kitchen staff to prepare a new meal.

Rulan accompanied Yunzhi, her face very grim at the thought of the old lady trying to poison her mistress. “Miss, this old lady is too much! No matter what, you were brought in through a proper wedding ceremony with eight sedan chairs. How could she treat you like this?”

“Alright, Rulan, you know what kind of people are in this Marquis’s mansion. Expecting them to have any bottom line or conscience is impossible. But since she made the first move, don’t blame me for retaliating. In the end, it’s all because of An Xiuyuan’s lack of character. Go give him a little something to make him a eunuch.”

“This servant obeys.” Rulan nodded, happily going off to do it.

Just taking the beatings without hitting back was not their style. Since the old lady wanted her mistress’s life, then let An Xiuyuan taste the bitterness of being able to see but not touch.

For a man, suddenly becoming impotent, it should be quite unpleasant, right?

Thinking about it, Rulan suddenly had a good idea.