Chapter 2176: Can't Blame Him
Chapter 2176: Chapter 2176: Can’t Blame Him
Xiao Ruojun’s complexion looked even better than two days ago, and her demeanor was increasingly gentle.
Shu Yu exchanged a few niceties before asking about Princess Jiahui’s affairs.
Xiao Ruojun’s originally gentle expression instantly turned cold, anger appearing on her face. In that moment, she resembled the once beloved Miss Xiao of the Xiao Family.
“My husband has already investigated. She indeed harbored such intentions.”
Speaking of this, she was particularly grateful to Shu Yu, “Thanks to you, if you hadn’t informed me in time, I might have already been harmed.”
Shu Yu was taken aback, “Could it be that she was about to make a move?”
“Yes, I don’t often go out at the manor, so it’s easy to be detected if someone tries to act against me there. But I do go out occasionally. Not long ago, a nearby farmer moved an orchid plant from the mountain. The plant was in good shape, but they didn’t know how to care for it and damaged its roots during the move. I liked that orchid very much. The farmer said there was another one on the mountain and agreed to go with me to see it yesterday.”
However, Princess Jiahui had already bribed the servants at the manor, knowing her whereabouts, and intended to create an accident on her way out.
This time of year, the weather is still quite cold, and animals like snakes are still hibernating. So Xiao Ruojun dared to go to the mountain as it wasn’t very far or dangerous.
But snakes do hibernate; if awakened by humans, it’s not impossible.
Moreover, the temperature has been warming up in recent days, gradually entering spring. It’s completely normal to occasionally find one or two snakes waking up from hibernation.
That was exactly Princess Jiahui’s plan.
To let Xiao Ruojun into the mountain, then have her ‘accidentally’ step on a venomous snake waking from hibernation. This is an estate outside the city, with only one physician nearby, and coincidentally, the physician was not around yesterday. So by the time Xiao Ruojun was sent into the city for treatment, she might have already died from accidental poisoning.
The means weren’t very sophisticated, but just as Wei Nan thought, Princess Jiahui didn’t dare to harm her openly, nor did she dare to use underhanded methods within the manor. So she resorted to creating such unstable accidents.
After Wei Nan sent Xiao Ruojun back that day, he directly investigated Princess Jiahui’s whereabouts and her contacts, then identified the traitor within the manor. Within just one day, he understood the whole story clearly.
Xiao Ruojun said, “My husband is very angry. This matter is too serious. To be safe, he didn’t hide it from my father-in-law and mother-in-law, mainly to alert the family.”
Normally it’s fine, but now that Xiao Ruojun is pregnant, Uncle Xiang and Madam Xiang are especially nervous, fearing any mishap.
Shu Yu let out a breath, “It’s good that it was found out. Did Lord Xiang say how to deal with Princess Jiahui? If she’s not punished this time, this kind of thing might happen a second, third time.”
“My husband says the same, so he is now…” Xiao Ruojun paused, lowering her voice, “He’s now collecting evidence of mistakes made by the Great Princess and the Princess. You don’t know this, but ever since the Great Princess saved the Empress, she’s grown overconfident, not only associating with influential people but also accepting numerous gifts.”
These are just what Xiao Ruojun knows; there might be more done in secret.
Wei Nan had no previous dealings with the Great Princess, so he hadn’t paid attention to these matters before.
But when they set their sights on their family, he could no longer ignore it.