Poison Genius Consort

sons, that’s all.
From start to finish, the Duke of Qin never showed up.
He doesn’t care whether she lives or dies, so don’t you believe those wild rumors outside.”

Han Ruoxue’s gaze turned complicated.
Of course she knew that Mu Liuyue hadn’t spoken all the facts, but Han Yunxi’s rescue of the young general was probably true.

“So that’s what happened.
Hehe, I didn’t know she could treat poisons,” Han Ruoxue whispered.

Mu Liuyue felt very uncomfortable hearing these words.
She couldn’t help but feel that Han Ruoxue was looking at Han Yunxi with increased respect.
Her eyes turned calculating as she spoke again.
“Ruoxue, there’s one more thing that I can only tell you.
You have to keep it a secret.”

“Of course, don’t you worry!”

Seeing Mu Liuyue act so secretive, Han Ruoxue was very nervous.
She came originally to ask about the young general’s affairs, but she didn’t expect to find out even more.
If she knew this earlier, she would have invited Mu Liuyue for tea long ago.

Mu Liuyue’s voice was very, very soft.
“Ruoxue, your father’s imprisonment…is actually related to Han Yunxi as well.”

These words stunned Han Ruoxue, who looked at Mu Liuyue with wide eyes.

“What are you looking at? Have you lost your wits?” Mu Liuyue waved a hand in front of her face before pulling her close.
“I only overheard this a few days ago in the palace.
Though I don’t know the facts, you should probably take it into consideration.”

“Just what exactly happened?!” Han Ruoxue grew anxious.

“I heard Han Yunxi helped Imperial Physician Gu to treat the crown prince’s illness.
Han Yunxi even completely rejected your father’s diagnosis,” Mu Liuyue said.

The crown prince’s situation had been proclaimed by the emperor as Han Congan’s misdiagnosis, but nobody knew the facts behind his recovery.
Yet who was Mu Liuyue? She knew the facts long ago.
Of course, she wouldn’t tell Han Ruoxue the truth, but only use it as a foundation to embellish her own details on top to smear Han Yunxi’s name.
Seeing Han Ruoxue’s shock, Mu Liuyue lowered her voice to its softest volume.

“Han Yunxi engaged in an unlawful plot!”

Han Ruoxue had always wanted to find a husband to marry into her family so she could settle down as the Han Head of House.
With Mu Liuyue’s instigation, how could she not end up hating Han Yunxi?

“What you’re saying is, she’s the one who ruined father!” Han Ruoxue cried angrily.
Only then did Mu Liuyue sit back in her seat and personally pour Han Ruoxue a cup of tea.
She didn’t say anything else, but nodded her head.

“That’s all well and good! No wonder she won’t let us see father! No wonder the Han Family’s storehouse key is in her hands.
She’s a married daughter, yet she still wants to come back and compete over the family properties?” Han Ruoxue had lost her cool and was all in a huff.
How could she have the leisure to sit around drinking tea now? She had to return and tell this to her mother.

“Liuyue, things have gotten serious.
I have to go back!” Han Ruoxue rose to her feet seriously.

Mu Liuyue had accomplished her goal and simply nodded with a reminder.
“Don’t you dare sell me out.”

“Don’t worry! I’ll be leaving first, then,” Han Ruoxue left in a rush, completely forgetting her canister of tea.
These were leaves personally selected by her mother that Han Ruoxue would gift to Mu Liuyue every time they met.

After successfully sowing discord, Mu Liuyue’s mood improved greatly.
She could care less about those tea leaves now.
Once she finished a few more cups of tea, she lazily rose to her feet and headed to the tea leaf hot spring for a relaxing soak.
The Han Family would cause trouble for Han Yunxi very soon, while Princess Changping should’ve received her letter by now.
A few more days, and she’d probably return to the capital.
At that time, Han Yunxi would definitely be too busy to track down the enemy agent.

—

On the afternoon of the same day, Han Ruoxue returned to the Han house and went directly to Madame Li’s.

“Mother, Han Yunxi really does want to compete for the family properties.
I think we should hold a discussion with Lady Xu and get the storehouse key back first,” Han Ruoxue was still burning with impatience when she arrived.
This concerned the matter of her position for head of house.

In contrast, Madame Li was only surprised and not the least flustered.
“That means that she managed to save the crown prince.
Heheh, no wonder she was so full of bluster.
Even Official Ouyang had to yield before her, so Lady Xu must know the story behind the scenes, too.”

Her words suddenly enlightened Han Ruoxue.
If Lady Xu had no fear, then why would she have allowed Han Yuqi to be beaten up the other day?

“But even if she has backing, so what? A married daughter can’t own the storehouse key of the head of house.
You can’t explain this clearly no matter where you go, there’s just no such logic!” Han Ruoxue said sincerely.

Madame Li shot her daughter a glance, gaze filled with dislike.
Seeing this, Han Ruoxue hastened to explain, but Madame Li reprimanded her first.
“How are you supposed to accomplish great things with your personality? How many times have I told you, keep calm and be steady? When have you ever listened to me?”

Only then did Han Ruoxue calm down and resentfully bow her head.
She remembered her mother’s lessons from before.
Lady Xu definitely wouldn’t leave the matter at that, so they had no need to reveal their hands to her.

Madame Li allowed Han Ruoxue to stand with her head hanging as she focused on steeping her tea.
A few cups later, she finally spoke.
“The things I told you to ask after today, did you do them?”

The meeting with Mu Liuyue was mainly to ascertain the affairs of the young general.
Of course Han Ruoxue hadn’t forgotten, but she didn’t understand why her mother wanted to know.
Wasn’t it just to see how powerful Han Yunxi was? Now that they knew that Han Yunxi saved the crown prince, what did the young general’s affairs count for?

“I asked, it’s about the same as the rumors outside,” Han Ruoxue said mildly.

“I told you to ask for specifics!” Madame Li said sternly, her hands curling into fists.
If the girl before her wasn’t her own daughter, she might have had her dragged out and beaten long ago.