The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1364: Chapter 1364: Xiao Family Poisoned

Mrs. Xiao never imagined the Second Prince was still alive, nor did she expect the Xiao Family and the Third Prince to be so bold as to hide him within the mansion.

She went to see the family head, feigning ignorance, and asked him why he had taken away her nanny and maid.

However, the family head, who usually treated her kindly and said she was the Xiao Family’s only daughter, now looked sinister, like a venomous snake, telling her not to meddle or ask too much, and forbidding her from leaving the Xiao Family estate.

If she dared to say or do anything rash, not just her servants, but even her parents would have their lives at risk.

Mrs. Xiao was terrified. Upon returning, she pondered repeatedly, feeling that the family head was risking the lives of the entire Xiao Family.

This was not all; even worse, Mrs. Xiao suspected that she had been poisoned.

She suddenly lost weight, indeed unable to eat or sleep properly. But it was not because she lacked appetite or didn’t want to eat; rather, every time mealtime came, she felt nauseated.

She knew her father wasn’t ill; how could it have reached the point where he had no interest in food? But her nausea was truly abnormal.

Not only her, but her father’s complexion was also extremely off.

Mrs. Xiao suspected the family head intended to eliminate their whole family just in case.

Yet she was helpless, being watched while her confidants were taken away and her parents guarded as hostages. Even though Mrs. Xiao knew the family head was harming them, she couldn’t find a way out.

Her relatives were all part of the Xiao Family; they wouldn’t help her.

Her friends who came to visit the Xiao Family were also turned away.

The only one who tried to take her back was her mother-in-law, but Mrs. Xiao knew her mother-in-law disliked her, and she couldn’t trust her either.

At that moment, Mrs. Xiao genuinely longed for Xiang Weinan’s return; the only person she could trust and rely on was him.

Perhaps heaven heard her plea, as Xiang Weinan did return.

Mrs. Xiao was ecstatic. She knew her relationship with Xiang Weinan wasn’t good, but she also knew her husband’s character, knowing he was smart and cautious.

She even knew… he might already be on the new Emperor’s side.

After a trip to Jiangyuan County, Mrs. Xiao hadn’t returned empty-handed.

When the new Emperor ascended the throne, she noticed her husband visibly delighted. Although a son-in-law of the Xiao Family, he had no worries of being purged by the new Emperor.

Though it seemed incredible, Mrs. Xiao trusted her intuition that her husband going to Jiangyuan County might have been intentional.

Indeed, after Xiang Weinan returned to the Capital, he came to the Xiao Family.

Mrs. Xiao had already used the limited tools she had to write a passage on a handkerchief the day before.

After Xiang Weinan understood the cause and effect of the matter, he reported it to the Emperor.

After some discussion, they found it unwise to alert the snake at this time. The Emperor intended to use this opportunity to catch the Third Prince in one fell swoop.

But Mrs. Xiao was saved.

She had been poisoned and could not stay in the Xiao Family any longer, or her life would be at risk.

The Emperor showed no concern for Mrs. Xiao; sacrificing the Xiao Family for the grand scheme wasn’t a difficult decision for him. But he cared about Xiang Weinan; Xiang Weinan was his trusted subordinate. Though Xiang Weinan needed to save his wife, the Emperor wasn’t heartless enough to persuade him to give up.

However, how to rescue her was a problem.

Nonetheless, here the account nearly ended; Shu Yu didn’t know how they rescued Mrs. Xiao.

She didn’t mind; these matters weren’t her business to know in the first place.

She even felt that Mrs. Xiao discovering the Second Prince and the communications between her and Xiang Weinan wasn’t something she was meant to know.

She couldn’t understand why Qi Lie told her all this.