Clang!
Madam Meng suddenly overturned the food box on the wooden table, then stuffed the last piece of pastry on the jade plate into her mouth. Immediately, she took out the Heddinghong she had prepared in her sleeve and poured it into her mouth.
She slammed into the side of the wooden table, clutching her swollen belly, and pointed at Gu Qianying, "How cruel you are, to not even spare the child in my belly! Guards, help, help! The eldest young lady wants to kill me."
Madam Meng stumbled and fell to the ground, black blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
Gu Qianying knew something was wrong and immediately stepped forward, grabbing Madam Meng.
A small white bottle containing Heddinghong, hidden in Madam Meng's sleeve, rolled to the ground.
The words "Heddinghong" were written on it, catching Gu Qianying's eye.
Her eyes narrowed, and she quickly took out silver needles from her purse and used acupoint sealing techniques to seal Madam Meng's vital points.
Madam Meng didn't know what Gu Qianying had done to her, only that the sharp pain in her body had lessened.
"Gu Qianying, let me go, quickly let me go."
Madam Meng frantically beat at Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying suddenly gripped Madam Meng's cheek, her eyes icy, "Want to die? It's not that easy!"
Gu Qianying's wrist turned quickly, and then, taking a black poison pill from her purse, she forced it into Madam Meng's mouth.
Heddinghong was a potent poison that killed upon contact with blood. Ordinary people would surely die if poisoned by it, but in her past life, she had been the disciple of a divine poison doctor. Identifying and using poison was her specialty.
How could she let Madam Meng die!
If Madam Meng died at this moment, she would never be able to clear her name, no matter how much she tried.
Madam Meng wanted to frame her with her death, how could Gu Qianying let her have her way!
Gu Qianying used acupoint sealing and poison-to-counter-poison techniques to temporarily suppress the poison in Madam Meng's body.
Unaware that the poison in her body had been temporarily suppressed, Madam Meng glared at Gu Qianying with a cold laugh, "Gu Qianying, very soon, you'll be down to accompany me, haha, haha."
Gu Qianying slapped her face, grabbed Madam Meng's hair, and brought her back to her senses, "Tell me, where are my second uncle's will and the clan token!"
"Pah! Dream on. I will never tell you, haha, haha. If you have the guts, kill me! Kill me!"
Madam Meng was on the verge of madness.
Gu Qianying suddenly let go of her, slowly leaned her face closer, and whispered to her, "If you don't tell me, I'll make..."
Madam Meng's expression shifted from indifference to terror as Gu Qianying spoke.
Two jailers and Lu Zhu, who was guarding the door, heard Madam Meng's cries for help and rushed in.
"Miss! Miss!"
"Oh no, the eldest young lady is going to kill someone! Quickly, quickly, go call for help!"
One jailer shouted to another.
A moment later.
Gu Qianying was surrounded by several jailers.
Lu Zhu followed behind Gu Qianying, her eyes red.
Hu Biao, sword in hand, protected Gu Qianying and Lu Zhu behind him.
Beside them, Madam Meng lay on the ground, blood flowing from her mouth, her eyes wide open, clutching her swollen belly.
She appeared to be dead, and in the eyes of the jailers, it was further proof that she had been poisoned by Gu Qianying.
"Eldest Young Lady Gu, I advise you to surrender. How dare you kill someone here! I will never let you leave!"
"This young lady is innocent. Madam Meng was not poisoned by me."
"Eldest Young Lady Gu, why the pretense? Our men saw it with their own eyes. Madam Meng was poisoned by you. Brothers, attack together and capture Eldest Young Lady Gu!"
"Don't arrest my young lady, arrest me if you must."
Lu Zhu cried.
"Young lady, as long as I am here, no one can capture you. Your subordinate will escort you out!"
Hu Biao's eyes were filled with murderous intent. With his profound martial arts skills, he naturally paid no heed to the jailers around them.
"No need to be rash. You two go back and report this situation to my father. I will stay here and wait for father to save me."
"Miss, have you lost your mind? Father never liked you. If you report to him, how could he possibly care about you?"
After a moment's thought, Lu Zhu hurriedly added, "Miss, why don't I go find the Old Master and the Eldest Young Master?"
Lu Zhu knew very well that if the Old Master and the Eldest Young Master heard that their young lady was in trouble, they would definitely not stand by.
"No need. Someone will surely notify my grandfather. When you return, just do as I say."
Gu Qianying was very calm, showing no panic, as if everything that had happened here had nothing to do with her.
Lu Zhu, wanting to say more, was quickly interrupted by Gu Qianying, "If you want to save your young lady, do as I say."
"No, this servant will not leave. This servant wants to stay with you, Miss."
Gu Qianying glanced at Hu Biao without a word, and when no one was paying attention, she quickly gave him a meaningful look.
Hu Biao understood and slowly lowered his sword.
In the end, Lu Zhu was dragged away by Hu Biao.
Lu Zhu refused to leave, and Hu Biao, having no other choice, resorted to carrying her.
Hu Biao carried Lu Zhu back to the Gu Mansion, and they acted according to Gu Qianying's instructions, splitting up their tasks.
One went to report to Gu Kun, and the other went to inform the First Madam of the matter.
Upon hearing that Gu Qianying had poisoned Madam Meng, Gu Kun was immediately furious.
Without even putting on his outer robe, he rushed to the yamen prison.
When the First Madam heard about it, she was so anxious that she fainted on the spot.
After waking up, she cried and wailed, insisting on rushing to the yamen prison to save her daughter herself.
Meanwhile.
Outside General Gu's courtyard, a slender woman knelt. The woman was wearing a pink embroidered silk blouse and no hair ornaments.
"My cruel and vicious elder sister has killed my granddaughter's mother. I beg grandfather to uphold justice for my granddaughter, grandfather..."
The woman's cries reached the hall.
The old steward, upon inquiring and confirming the facts, rushed in to report to General Gu, "Old Master, bad news, bad news! Something has happened! Something has happened! The eldest young lady has caused trouble. She... she killed the second concubine, Madam Meng."
At this moment.
General Gu was in his room, practicing boxing and making gestures with his bare hands.
Upon hearing this, he was surprised but not angry, "Who did that girl kill?"
The old steward repeated, "The second concubine, Madam Meng."
General Gu suddenly turned around, "Madam Meng? Madam Meng, who was imprisoned in the jail to await childbirth?"
The old steward nodded.
"Has that girl gone mad?"
General Gu hurried outside.
The old steward retrieved his outer robe and quickly put it on General Gu, "The second young lady is kneeling outside the door now, begging you, Old Master, to uphold justice for her."
General Gu stopped in his tracks and frowned, "How long has she been kneeling?"
"Two hours."
General Gu went out and asked a servant to prepare his horse. He mounted the horse and ordered the old steward, "Tell Mingyue to return and await good news."
"Yes, Old Master."
General Gu spurred his horse towards the imperial palace.
However, he did not notice the old steward, Uncle Wang's, unusual expression as he watched his retreating back.
A cold smile played on his lips, and his eyes were chilling.
In an instant, he returned to his usual demeanor.
Ninth Prince's Estate.
"Wow, my heavens! Oh no, Ninth Imperial Uncle, your betrothed princess consort, Gu Qianying, is in trouble."