Just as the old lady had given her order and everyone was hesitating, Yun Ni, who had just woken up, rushed out again.
Crying, she blocked Jiang Shi and knelt down in front of the old lady, pleading desperately,
"Grandmother, no! After all, she is the mother of Brother Qi and me! Maybe she was just possessed. Please forgive her this time!"
After saying that, regardless of the old lady's scolding, Yun Ni kowtowed hard one after another. She didn't stop until her forehead was broken and bleeding.
Because she knew that if she didn't do this, her mother would really be dead!
Although Yun Ni was usually domineering and reckless, just like Yun Qi, she had learned filial piety since childhood and was a truly filial child.
Especially, when Yun Sheng showed more love to Yun Xi, it was Jiang Shi who gave her the care of a mother, which allowed her to act fearlessly for so many years!
Yun Ni's behavior made the old lady's face turn even grimmer, but she also knew that what Yun Ni said was right.
If her grandson Yun Qi came back and learned that she had privately punished his mother like this, there would surely be a rift between them!
Thinking of this, the old lady couldn't help sighing and saying,
"Alright, stop kowtowing! I promise to spare her life!"
But it was only to spare Jiang Shi's life!
After this incident, the old lady was even more certain in her heart that she could no longer keep Jiang Shi, this troublemaker, in the capital or even in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
She was going to send her far away, so that Jiang Shi would never be able to come back alive!
Early the next morning, before Yun Xi got up, Yu Zhu knocked on the door and rushed in. Shaking her shoulder, she said,
"Miss, wake up quickly! Something big has happened!"
Yun Xi squinted at Yu Zhu, then closed her eyes again, grabbed the quilt and covered her head, mumbling,
"Good Yu Zhu, let me sleep a little longer. I haven't finished a drumstick yet."
Food is the paramount necessity of the people. In her opinion, there is nothing more important than eating!
Hearing this, Yu Zhu couldn't help twitching the corner of her mouth and continued to tug-of-war with Yun Xi's quilt.
"Miss, the old lady wants you to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion quickly! She even sent Mama Zhang here in person. She's waiting for you outside!"
Because of Yu Zhu's disturbance, Yun Xi didn't get to eat the drumstick in her dream after all. She got up from the bed and looked at Yu Zhu's beaming face resentfully, saying,
"Why are you so happy that the old lady wants me to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Are you gloating?"
Knowing that she had disturbed her miss's sweet dream and that her miss was throwing a tantrum like a child, Yu Zhu helplessly rubbed Yun Xi's cheek and said concisely,
"I heard that Jiang Shi went crazy last night. She bit the Second Miss and almost strangled the old lady. The old lady broke her waist. Now she's thinking about how to punish Jiang Shi!"
Yu Zhu stared at Yun Xi expectantly, waiting to see her expression. However, Yun Xi just raised her eyebrows and didn't seem to care at all.
"Let her punish her as she wants. Why did she call me over?"
Although they were grandmother and granddaughter, they weren't that close! She thought she had made it clear to the old lady after the last time!
"Miss, stop pretending. Isn't this exactly what you've been waiting for?"
Regarding the rumors about the desolate courtyard in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the miss must have known about them for a long time.
So, the miss checked Yun Qi's recent schedule early on. Knowing that he was not in the mansion, she created an opportunity to get close to the maid who took care of Jiang Shi. She used the same method against Jiang Shi and openly lit incense for her every day, which could make people have hallucinations and become terrified and restless.
Because the little maid had taken the antidote for sleeping in advance, she could stay safe and sound and couldn't hear Jiang Shi's screams at night. She slept soundly until dawn.
This wasn't all. To be on the safe side, the miss deliberately let Jiang Shi smell the medicine primer for more than half a month. But what really caused her emotional breakdown and madness was the last stick of incense!
When the two were combined, the toxins accumulated in Jiang Shi's body would quickly take effect, making her not only unconscious but also very aggressive!
It was heard that Jiang Shi burned her bedroom, so all those secrets were burned to ashes.
No one would think that it was her miss who set this trap!
Yu Zhu smiled and poked Yun Xi's cheek. Yun Xi couldn't hold back her smile immediately. She quickly got out of bed and said with bright eyes,
"Let's go. Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and have a look."
When she arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yun Xi first went to the courtyard where she used to live. She looked at the golden osmanthus tree that her mother had planted for her and calculated the time to transplant it. Then she went to the old lady's courtyard.
As soon as she walked into the old lady's bedroom, Yun Xi smelled a strong smell of herbal medicine. The old lady was lying in bed with a sallow complexion, groaning constantly.
It was obvious that she was really in pain this time. It wasn't the feigned weakness she used to pretend in order to force her father to compromise.
"Grandmother, are you okay? I heard that you hurt your waist. Why were you so careless!"
Yun Xi walked to the old lady's bedside. Her face was full of surprise, but there was no trace of concern or worry. This made the old lady even angrier.
She had been frightened and suffered such a serious injury, but this dead girl didn't even bother to feign the most basic concern in front of her!
But even so, thinking of Jiang Shi, the old lady gritted her teeth and endured it. She said coldly,
"Sit down first."
"Okay."
Yun Xi sat down as she was told. Being true to her heart, she didn't say any more false words of concern.
The room immediately fell into a strange silence. The almost stagnant air was filled with an awkward atmosphere. The old lady felt that the pain in her waist, which had just subsided, rushed to her head again. The veins on her forehead bulged slightly.
"I'm sure you've heard about Jiang Shi's matter?"
The old lady took the initiative to speak because she was afraid that if she didn't say anything, she would be so angry that she would die and wouldn't have a chance to say it later!
"Yes, Mama Zhang has told me."
Yun Xi's expression was calm, as if she didn't care at all. There was no more to say.
The old lady gritted her teeth secretly and continued,
"I've decided to punish Jiang Shi. I want to send her to the rural estate and lock her up. But since I'm injured now and Yun Ni is useless, I want to hand this matter over to you. I hope you can find someone to escort her personally and make sure that Jiang Shi can 'peacefully' recuperate on the estate!"
When she said the word 'peacefully', the old lady deliberately emphasized it and bit the words very hard. It was obvious that she had been really frightened by Jiang Shi last night!
The reason why she asked Yun Xi to handle this matter personally was, to put it bluntly, that the old lady was afraid that Jiang Shi would run away on the way. She wanted to lock Jiang Shi up on the estate for the rest of her life and would never let her have a chance to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The old lady knew that Yun Xi and Jiang Shi were sworn enemies, so she was certain that Yun Xi would readily agree and even do a good job in this matter!
However, when Yun Xi heard the old lady's words, she didn't show the surprise that the old lady had expected and immediately agree.
Instead, she hesitated for a moment and said calmly,
"I can help you, but I have a condition."