Chapter 154: The poisoned soup (1/2)

The Duke's mansion

Tian Tian looked back and forth, after ensuring that there was no one coming closer. She pulled the small bottle of poison out of her sleeve, pulled up the lid and moved it to one of the bowls of soup. Turning the bottle over, she poured all the powdered content of the bottle into the plates and stored the soup gently to mix the poison with the soup.

Once there was no lump showing and everything was properly mixed. She continued forward, the eldest young Mistress Lu Yiling had arrived at some point and was seated opposite Zhu Fengyin. Madam Lu looked up when a shadow came over at the door. A smile broke on her face when she saw the maid come in with the soup, she glanced at her daughter.

”Ling'er, we did not know you would be coming over soon. Your second sister-in-law made a pot of Herbal Tanxilli and egg sweet soup and brought it over”.

Lu Yiling slapped her palms together in glee, ”really, aiyoo I like that soup! I should have come earlier, ahhh I can not miss a treat like this. Second sister-in-law is already spoiling our nephew even before he is born. Herbal Tanxilli is especially Good for pregnant women”. She glanced at the young made holding the tray of soup, ”how many bowls are there?”

”Eh, I there are only three bowls. Aunt He is coming with the last one” Tian Tian replied. She was a little taken aback by Lu Yiling's question. Her heartbeat increases as she got closer to the tray, she was sweating profusely on her back. She bit the inside of her cheek as her hand tightened on the stray.

”Just three bowls... Not fair” she held on to the hand of the chair and acting all cute, batted her eyes at her mother and then Su Liya. ”I also want to taste the soup, can I share it with someone. Mother please”

They all looked at Lu Yiling with eyes wide, they all had questions on their faces especially with her making various sad faces. Lu Yilling persisted even turning her attention to Su Liya when it seemed like her mother won't budge. Su Liya felt a little pressure, she didn't know how to handle this side of Lu Yiling. It was her first time experiencing this, she glanced from Madam Lu to Zhu Fengyin.

Looking for a way out but both women did not give her response. Su Liya glanced at the bowl and nodded, she turned to madam Lu. ”Mother if sister-in-law doesn't mind, she can share a bowl with me” she stretched out her hand gesturing for Tian Tian to come over with the tray of soup.

Tian Tian's mood lifted when she saw that and she hurried over. However, she was cut short by Lu Yiling after taking only a few steps.

”Second sister-in-law is so kind, don't worry. I will take that” she stood and picked up a bowl.

Tian Tian's breathing stopped and her heartbeat increased as Lu Yiling took the poisoned now of soup. ”No_ don't!” Before she could stop Lu Yiling from taking that bowl, Lu Yiling already picked up the spoon and sculpted a spoon fill. Colour left her face as that happened, she had been glad that she had successfully carried out her task but she now had more pressing issues.

She looked around worried, why did this young mistress take the wrong bowl. She wasn't sure if the poison was harmful to only pregnant women. Young Master Zhu hadn't informed her of anything else, her world was completely turned upside down. Tian Tian already planned to hand the unpoisoned bowl to Su Liya, while the poisoned one went to Zhu Fengyin.

She did count on Lu Yiling coming up and taking the wrong bowl, which ruined her plan. She was already prepared to watch a good show that would hopefully end with Su Liya getting abandoned or better yet dead. Tian Tian rushed forward to stoop Lu Yiling from drinking the soup, she stretched out her hand.

”Young Miss please hold on! That is the wrong bowl”, She called out.

Lu Yiling dropped the spoon, lips curved up. She glanced at the treacherous maid, ”wrong bowl? Isn't it the same soup in both bowls” she looked into the other bowl on the tray and then the bowl in her hands. ”They're the same size so it can not be that you made first sister-in-law's bigger. What is wrong? Did you put something extra in here” she pointed at the bowl In her hands and moved closer to Tian Tian.

”Don't tell me that you don't want to drink this owl because of the poison you poured in!”

Tian Tian's hands shook and the tray fell off her hand. The other bowl of soup was turned over and the content poured out on the cold ground. Aunt He who good by the door with the remaining bowl gasped. She glanced at the heavy duty maid at the side and shouted ”hold that wench!”

Tian Tian took a step back attempting to run but the maids had already for saw it. Rong Rong took out a Dagger, held Tian Tian close to her and placed the dagger at her neck. ”Don't you dare!” She said bringing the knife to her neck and drawing blood.

The two Heavy Duty mama rushed over, stood on either side of her and grabbed her arms tightly. Rong Rong took the knife away from her neck and put it back in her sleeve as she returned to her position behind Su Liya.

Lu Yiling passed the poisoned bowl of soup to her maid and turned to her mother. ”On my way here, Mother. I caught this treacherous maid put something into the bowl of soup and then stir it. I didn't want to alert her so I quickened my step to arrive her before she did”

Madam Lu slapped her hand on the arm of the chair and sat forward. ”You! Who ordered you to do this?”

Tears fell down her face, she shook her head ”No one, it is a lie. I... I didn't put anything into the soup?”