Chapter 728 - The Deal before Death (1/2)

“Madam, you’re awake! That’s great. We found the oiled paper buried in the backyard of the ancestral hall. Do you know what it was used to wrap? Where did it come from? Why do you have this kind of thing in your house?”

Seeing Madam of Duke Xing awake, Nanny Xi stepped forward quickly and asked the questions before Old Madam could speak.

She couldn’t help feeling worried. This matter was related to the palace and the Empress, so she had to report it. If she couldn’t find out the truth, she would definitely be reprimanded after she went back to the palace.

If what she had discovered just now had been an ordinary chronic poison drug, she wouldn’t have been so eager to ask the questions. But now, she must take it seriously.

Seeing Nanny Xi so anxious, Shao Wanru looked at Nanny Zheng who was standing calmly, and she then slowly lowered her head.

She had prepared this drug on Nanny Zheng’s proposal and replaced the chronic poison prepared by Honored Consort Shu with it. Sure enough, Nanny Xi was very concerned. It was best to have Nanny Xi spearhead the attack.

Even if Old Madam was irritated, she would only be angry at Nanny Xi. Shao Wanru only needed to watch the show. What Nanny Zheng had said had already attracted people’s attention. Fortunately, she was an etiquette instructor with an official title from the palace. Otherwise, Old Madam would not spare her for the words she had said just now.

Old Madam looked at Madam of Duke Xing with a gloomy face, and there was a mood in her eyes that others could not understand. Madam of Duke Xing had been raised by Old Madam since she had been a child, so she knew that Old Madam was very furious. But it was not the time for her to care about Old Madam now. Nanny Xi’s words made her notice the crisis.

“Well… I… I don’t know what you are talking about…” She looked at Nanny Xi weakly, with a pale face, pretending not to understand Nanny Xi’s words.

“Madam, this matter is huge. This kind of poison has appeared in the palace before. At that time, a concubine of the former Emperor was murdered. We had only found out who administered the poison, but we don’t know how the poison entered the palace till now! Just now, we found the same drug behind the ancestral hall where you live!” Nanny Xi snapped, and her face was sullen.

Madam of Duke Xing was at a loss, and then she seemed to think of something. Her face was instantly stiff, and she turned to Nanny Sheng in disbelief. She cast a sad look at Nanny Sheng, her lips trembling, and sad, “Nanny Sheng…you… Why did you do this to me?”

The oiled paper had been dug out from the backyard of the ancestral hall. The only possibility was that the poison had been administered there, and someone had buried the paper in fear of being discovered. There had been only two people in the ancestral hall. The poisoned one was Madam of Duke Xing, so Nanny Sheng was the prime suspect.

Shao Wanru sneered. Madam of Duke Xing was quite ruthless to herself. If she had poisoned Nanny Sheng instead of herself at that time, she would not have been able to justify herself.

Shao Wanru took a glance at Old Madam and saw the look on her face was less ugly than before. Shao Wanru’s eyes flashed with a hint of mockery.

“Madam… I… I…” Nanny Sheng knelt in front of Madam of Duke Xing with a thump, crying in sorrow and despair.

She was really desperate because there was no way for her to survive right now. “Nanny Sheng, how did I treat you? You’re Duke Xing’s wet nurse. I always give you the best I can and trust you the most. Since Old Madam designated you as my maid, you have been serving me for years. I didn’t expect Old Madam’s maid would hurt me! But you, you… How could you betray Old Madam and me like this?”

Madam of Duke Xing burst into tears weakly and tried hard to pull Nanny Sheng’s hand. It seemed that she wanted Nanny Sheng to explain. But after reaching out her hand, she fell back heavily on the bed, and her hand dropped weakly. She looked at Nanny Sheng with tears in her eyes, unable to speak a single word.

She had dragged Old Madam into this matter.

The corners of Old Madam’s eyes raised, and she stared at Nanny Sheng fiercely. She remembered it was indeed she that had given Nanny Sheng to Jiang Wanyan. At that time, Jiang Wanyan had just married Duke Xing and her maid had been gluttonous and lazy. Old Madam really couldn’t stand it, so she had sent her second son’s wet nurse to her. On the one hand, Nanny Sheng could take care of her better, and on the other hand, she had expressed to others that she valued her niece very much.

The reason why she had sent her second son’s nanny to Jiang Wanyan was that he had two nannies, and the two nannies couldn’t get along with each other well. Through this way had she saved her son from being bothered by their conflicts.

Over the years, Nanny Sheng had always behaved properly. She had always trusted her that she could take good care of her daughter-in-law. She hadn’t expected her to betray and poison her Jiang Wanyan with the drug relating to the palace. Old Madam was quite furious.

If Duke Xing’s Mansion was involved in the poisoning incident in the palace, the consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate!

Thinking of her kindness leading to such a big deviation, Old Madam became angrier at Nanny Sheng. If she had known she was such a malicious b*tch, she would have killed her early.

She must have Nanny Xi to confess. Even if she was upset, she must interrogate her fully.

“Say, who asked you to frame your madam?” Old Madam asked.

“Old Madam…Old Madam…I can’t say…I can’t say…” Nanny Sheng cried loudly while searching among the crowd with her eyes.

Nany Zheng took a step forward and stood in front of Shao Wanru. She was taller than Shao Wanru and blocked her completely.

“Nanny Sheng is the most trusted subordinate of Madam of Duke Xing. If that person could give orders to her, he or she must be very powerful in Duke Xing’s Mansion. Otherwise, Nanny Sheng wouldn’t have betrayed her madam!” Nanny Zheng said slowly with a calm expression.