46 Bone Eroding Poison (2/2)

She knew the general played a part of killing her mother; however, she didn't know how her mother died. Although the old Hongyue was an empty dummy from years of being poisoned, the memories she collected were clear. Even so, Hongyue was always kept inside her courtyard, so half of the information in the recollections was from gossiping maids and loudmouthed servants. That being said, she had no memories of her so-called mother nor how her mother died, only rumors to rely on. Now almost touching upon the truth of how her mother had died, Hongyue felt dishearted for the first time.

Revenge for this matter is a must, but even more importantly, Hongyue needed to get more information. Exactly how did her mother die? It couldn't just be this bone-eroding poison. Hongyue was certain of it. What was the second drug added in this poison? What was exchanged for the murder?

When Hongyue drove Concubine Mei into madness, the concubine had mentioned her mother's death. The general would most likely maintain this secret. So how did Concubine Mei know of it? Did she play a part?

No.

The general couldn't have told her. After all, he abandoned her too quickly.

That indicated Concubine Mei was a mere pawn to General Wei which also said she could not have been told anything regarding the death of her mother. General Wei was a careful man. Nonetheless, that did not imply Concubine Mei couldn't use her personal ways of finding out. Just where was the concubine from? Her father was Minster Hui. He had immerse power with his high position. With his word, getting concealed information wouldn't be difficult.

Should she spy on Lan'er?

No.

Hongyue reminisced about her third sister. If anything, Lan'er took sympathy on her, getting questions wouldn't be hard. Except, Lan'er was probably not told anything by her mother to keep her safe from the general. Lan'er was yet a child. If she allows the secret to slip, General Wei would most likely kill them both.

Who else knew?

Hongyue's eyes gleamed.

Actually, there was still another person who might know other than the general.

The person was right outside.

With that, Hongyue tossed away the bottle in her hand and whipped open her door.