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After the kitchen was made and the Eight Treasures Tea was served, Gabriella's charming face completely lost its color. Her whole body was shaking, and her lower lip was bleeding all over.

Gu Qingli lowered her head to brew her tea Gu, as if there was something special worth studying.

It was so easy for Gabriella to put the old tea on the tray that the maidservant brought over. She forced a smile and said, "Bi Ruo greets sister concubine. I hope sister will be young forever."

Only then did Xin Ziyao pretend to go get the tea Gu.

At this time, Jia Bi Ruo's hand was shaking violently. Unexpectedly, Xin Ziyao caught it without putting any force behind it, and the tea immediately overturned from Xin Ziyao's hand. A small portion of it fell on the corner of Xin Ziyao's skirt, and a large portion of it fell on her hand and leg.

No one could tell what she had done, except for Gu Qingli, who discovered that she had poked her pinky finger at the bottom of the tea Gu when she was receiving the tea Gu, so the entire thing had been turned towards Jia Bi Ruo's hand.

In the end, Xin Ziyao was the first to complain. She cried, "Prince, I don't dare to drink this tea anymore. This isn't a toast, this is my life!"

She first got up and knelt beside his knees to complain. He patted her shoulder and comforted her. On the other side, tears streamed down her face. Her hands, which had been red and swollen from the heat earlier, were now covered in a string of blisters.

"Alright, alright, what's going on?" Gu Qingli finally came back to her senses. She got up and used the handkerchief to wipe Gabriella's hand, blowing on the air while saying coldly, "Since the ancient times, aside from the orders from the parents and the words from the matchmaker, only the first wife has agreed. This wangfei has already drank the tea, and with this kind of plan, it's fine if you don't drink this cup of tea. It was clearly an accident on purpose, so why are you making such a big fuss over nothing? "

Just as Xin Ziyao was about to burst into tears, she choked. She stopped crying and cast a venomous glance at her before lowering her head.

Gu Qingli knew that she already hated the matter of her abortion, so she wasn't afraid of her gaze. She said slowly, "Esteemed wangfei, please wait on her first. We can't let such a small matter leave all the guests alone. This wangfei will accompany Madam Jia to change."

With the support of Gu Qing Li, Gabriella entered the room. She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred.

Gu Qingli took out a box of ointment and slowly applied it to her face before speaking coldly, "Now do you know that it's not easy to enter the Duke's Mansion? Endure it, you have not yet endured this suffering to the end. "

"This concubine understands. I'll listen to what wangfei says."

"If you want to gain a foothold, you have to first get rid of all the people who are blocking your way. Remember, you have to connect the roots …"

Madam Jia took a deep breath, revealing a resentful expression. She took the ointment and bit her lower lip. "I will remember this well."

Gabriella staggered in, holding on to her numb legs. Xin Ziyao had already returned to her seat and was looking at her with a proud and pampered face.

Gu Qingli said, "Once Bi Ruo enters the palace, no matter who's willing or not, she'll be the prince's wife." She looked around and conveniently swept her eyes over the wives standing next to Xin Ziyao. Their eyes were cold, and two or three of them even shivered.

"Go get a cup of tea."

Gabriella brought a cup of Eight Treasures Tea, and after listening to Gu Qingli speak, she said, "Madam Xin, if you want to accept this cup of tea, then I'll give it to you. If you don't like it, you can have her give it to Madam Ling."

Following her were Madam Ling Yue'er, Yue Gelu He, Qin Caisheng, and Ji Jiang Shi Yu. None of them dared to say anything as they watched on helplessly.

According to Xin Ziyao's instructions, they had originally planned to take turns adding insult to injury after lesson, but Gu Qing Li's imposing manner frightened them so much that they didn't dare to act rashly.

If Xin Ziyao didn't accept the cup of tea, she wouldn't be able to stop Madam Jia from entering the room, but she would admit that she had been neglected by Madam Jia. But if she did, Madam Jia wouldn't be able to maintain her manners.

Xiao Yi Xiu coughed lightly and said, "How could I not accept your magnanimity? "It's just that your appearance doesn't seem like it's the custom to toast tea."

Gabriella crouched down again and offered the tea to him.

Xin Ziyao bitterly received the tea and allowed her to continue serving tea to each of the madams. Afterwards, Jiang Shiyu, who had a lower position than her, also gave her a cup of tea before leaving the matter at rest.

A person at the table laughed, "Prince Mo's imperial concubine has really good rules!"

Xiao Yi Xiu smiled without batting an eyelid. This person was General Ling Yun, who had once served as his deputy general and was on friendly terms with him, hence he dared to speak in such a manner.

After a round of banquets, Xiao Yixiu pushed open the door to the bridal chamber. Seeing that Gabriella's hands were full of blisters, and that they couldn't hold a cup, he asked his servant to carry one for her and have a drink with her.

"How can it be like this? Tomorrow, I'll get Yanyu to prescribe some medicine for you."

"Thank you, Prince."

"Don't hate Ziyao, she didn't do it on purpose."

"Yes."

When Xiao Yi Xiu saw the trace of venom in her eyes as she lowered her head, he smiled faintly. The more he said it, the more Gabriella hated him, which was why it became so noisy, right?

After that cup of wine, Jia Bi Ruo gradually lost her consciousness. She felt that it was just an illusion. She felt that Xiao Yixiu was gently hugging her and going to the wedding bed, and couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile.

"Let her rest well." Xiao Yi Xiu didn't have a trace of smile on his face. He watched Yun'er help her up onto the bed before turning around and leaving.

As she applied the potion, she looked at her hands that were starting to rot and gritted her teeth to endure the pain.

When she returned on the third day of her wedding, her hands were like this. She didn't know how to feel sorry for her mother.

Upon seeing her, Xiao Yi Xiu was also startled. "How did it turn out like this?"

Gabriella tried to hide her tears and tried to hide her face. She forced a smile and said, "It's nothing."

"Didn't I tell you to get the medicine from Yanyu?"

"That's right, Young Master Liu said that there are no ready-to-use materials. When they were done, they were delivered to us. It took us two days to get worse. Maybe the wounds were a bit too severe, so the more smeared, the better."

Xiao Yi Xiu said, "Where is the ointment? Let me see."

Gabriella pointed to the box of ointment on the table. He took it and sniffed it, then said with a frown, "Yun-er, go and ask Miss Li Yue to come take a look."

Gu Qing Li arrived in the blink of an eye. He didn't take the ointment, but looked at Jia Bi Ruo's hand and asked, "What did you put on your hand to make it look like this?"

"It was Young Master Liu who sent the ointment."

Gu Qingli accepted the medicine box from Xiao Yixiu and sniffed it. "The medicine here is made from Corroding Bone Muscle. Not only is it slightly poisonous, but it can also infect people. If you apply it again for another two days, Lady Jia's hands will be crippled."

Gabriella turned pale with fright. She took two steps back and her eyes started watering up. How was this possible? Young Master Liu and I have never known each other before, moreover the doctor was kindhearted, how could he have poisoned me? "

"What a coincidence, Liu Yanyu is also waiting outside. Let him in." Gu Qingli looked outside. She had come prepared, so how could she not invite Liu Yanyu along?