Rebirth and Reversal of Fortune

Chapter 18 Su Yue's New Conspiracy

Confined to her room, Su Yue was filled with resentment, her face contorted. "Mother, I can't let Su Jinxiu defeat me like this. We must find a way to fight back."

Su Yue's mother frowned, a sinister glint in her eyes. "Daughter, don't worry, I have a plan. We'll bribe the servants in the kitchen to poison Su Jinxiu's food."

So the mother and daughter secretly took out their savings and contacted a servant named Afu in the kitchen through various means.

"Afu, as long as you do as we say, all this gold and silver treasure will be yours after it's done." Su Yue's mother handed a heavy bag of silver to Afu.

Looking at the gleaming silver, Afu hesitated for a moment, but was ultimately overcome by greed. "Don't worry, Madam and Miss, I will definitely handle this matter well."

These past few days, Su Jinxiu had sensed something was off about the atmosphere in the mansion; the servants were looking at her furtively. But she didn't think much of it and continued to attend to the affairs of the mansion.

One day, while Su Jinxiu was having a meal, she suddenly felt that the food tasted a bit strange. Alarmed, she didn't eat much.

"Xiao Cui, go and take this food to be checked," Su Jinxiu instructed.

Xiao Cui returned quickly, looking anxious. "Miss, someone has poisoned the food."

Su Jinxiu's face darkened. "It seems someone is still unwilling to give up."

She began to investigate secretly and discovered that Afu had been behaving suspiciously lately and spending money extravagantly.

Su Jinxiu remained calm and deliberately spread rumors in the mansion that she had been poisoned and was in critical condition.

Su Yue and her daughter were overjoyed to hear the news.

"Mother, Su Jinxiu is definitely not going to make it this time," Su Yue said smugly.

However, what they didn't know was that this was just a trap set by Su Jinxiu.

Su Jinxiu had Afu secretly taken to a room. "Afu, do you know your crime?"

Afu trembled with fear. "Miss, spare me! It was the Second Miss and Madam who ordered me to do it."

“If you confess honestly, I can spare your life,” Su Jinxiu said.

Afu revealed the entire conspiracy of Su Yue and her mother.

Having gathered the evidence, Su Jinxiu decided to no longer tolerate it.

She brought Afu to the old lady and told her the whole story.

Upon hearing this, the old lady trembled with rage, "These two wretched children have actually done such a vicious thing!"

Su Yue and her daughter were taken to the hall and saw Afu, realizing that their secret had been exposed.

"Grandmother, we know we were wrong, please forgive us this time." Su Yue and her daughter knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

The old lady roared, "What you have done is utterly outrageous! From this day forward, you and your daughter are expelled from the Marquis's mansion and shall never return!"

Su Yue and her daughter cried and screamed, but to no avail, and were dragged out by the servants.

The Marquis's residence finally returned to peace, and Su Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief.

However, there has been a wave of unrest.

The situation in the court became increasingly complex, and Prince Yan Xiao Ling's opponents began to target Su Jinxiu, who had a close relationship with him.

They slandered Su Jinxiu before the emperor, saying that she was a femme fatale who had bewitched the Prince of Yan and might be detrimental to the court.

The emperor listened to the slander and became dissatisfied with Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling is in a predicament.

“Your Highness, this matter arose because of me, and I cannot put you in a difficult position,” Su Jinxiu said.

Xiao Ling held her hand. "Jinxiu, don't say such things. I will definitely protect you."

In order to deal with the crisis, Xiao Ling decided to take the initiative to find evidence to prove his loyalty and expose his opponent's conspiracy.

Su Jinxiu also used her connections in the capital to gather intelligence for Xiao Ling.

In this process, they encountered numerous difficulties and obstacles.

The enemy sent assassins to try to kill Xiao Ling and Su Jinxiu.

During one of their outings, they were ambushed.

"Protect His Highness and Miss!" The guards fought back fiercely.

Amidst the chaos, Xiao Ling and Su Jinxiu supported each other, dodging enemy attacks.

In the end, they successfully repelled the assassin, but were injured in the process.

"Jinxiu, are you alright?" Xiao Ling asked with concern, disregarding his own injuries.

Su Jinxiu shook her head. "I'm fine. How about you, Your Highness?"

"I'm relieved as long as you're safe," Xiao Ling said.

Having survived this life-or-death ordeal, their bond has only grown stronger.

Through their joint efforts, they finally found evidence of their opponent's crimes and successfully resolved the crisis.

The emperor understood the truth, cleared up his misunderstanding of Xiao Ling, and trusted him even more.

After going through thick and thin, Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling finally found their happiness.