Mrs. Zhou wiped her mouth. Thinking of what she had drunk, she didn't want to talk to them any more and turned to leave.
Although it was a slow - acting poison, it was still poison! She had to go to the hospital!
However, she had just taken a step when she was stopped by Shi Wan.
"What's the rush?"
She curled her lips, her eyes full of coldness. "Where did you hide the poison?"
"What poison!"
Mrs. Zhou looked at the serious - faced Shi Wan. A chill ran up from the soles of her feet. She involuntarily raised her voice and continued, neck outstretched.
"I'm just a servant, but I can't be falsely accused for no reason. Even if you're with the second young master, you can't do this!"
Mrs. Zhou was an old servant in the Shen family. If it weren't for a special mission, how could she be willing to serve Shen Siyan, a useless person unloved by his parents.
"She's my wife. She can do whatever she wants. As for you, if Grandpa finds out about today's incident..."
Hearing this, a flash of panic crossed Mrs. Zhou's eyes. "So what if he finds out? I kindly brought medicine for the young master, but I've been repeatedly framed, and also..."
Seeing what Shi Wan was holding in her hand at some unknown time, Mrs. Zhou stopped abruptly. She instinctively felt for her pocket, which was empty.
"Is this the tonic you were talking about?" Shi Wan waved the thing in her hand and looked curiously at Mrs. Zhou, who was sweating profusely.
Of course, she didn't know any magic of taking things from a distance, but she had a system!
Finding out where things were hidden was just a matter of minutes.
Mrs. Zhou looked ugly and dared not say a word, fearing that if she said the wrong thing, that packet of poison would end up in her own stomach.
"Who instructed you?"
Shen Siyan lowered his eyes. He stopped watching the show and a glint of killing intent flashed across his calm phoenix eyes.
"I really don't know. Since this medicine is in the young mistress's hands, maybe she's trying to frame me?"
Mrs. Zhou stubbornly refused to admit it. If she did, not only would she die, but also her son...
"Isn't there surveillance in the living room and the kitchen?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou stiffened, terrified!
There was indeed surveillance at home, but except for the old master, everyone in the Shen family wanted Shen Siyan dead. Every time she did something, someone would naturally clear the data. But today's incident was sudden, and they must not have had time to delete it yet.
Mrs. Zhou didn't dare to think about the consequences.
"Since the young master doesn't believe me but believes outsiders, I can only prove my innocence myself!"
After saying that, Mrs. Zhou rushed towards the table!
"Ah—"
Shi Wan hadn't had time to stop her when she rushed forward. At the same time, a shrill scream came from outside the door.
"This... Mrs. Zhou?" The middle - aged woman rushed forward, covering her mouth. "Shen Siyan, how dare you kill someone in public?!"
Before the two could say anything, the middle - aged woman turned around and ran away. "I'll go tell the old master right now. This is simply too outrageous!"
Great!
She had been worried about not finding a reason to deal with Shen Siyan. Unexpectedly, they had just handed the opportunity to her on a silver platter. How could she not seize it?
"The people in your house are all quite extraordinary, Second Young Master."
"So? Are you scared?"
"Scared? I, Shi Wan, don't even know how to write the word'scared'."
Shen Siyan was silent for a while and said calmly, "If you don't know, then study hard."
Shi Wan: "..."
He was crazy. She couldn't argue with him!
Mrs. Zhou was sent to the hospital, and the two were summoned to the front hall. The old master was over a hundred years old. What he hoped to see most was a harmonious family, but in the Shen family, it was just a luxury.
"Grandpa."
The front hall was full of people. Except for the old master, all Shi Wan saw were looks of schadenfreude and ridicule.
Shi Wan followed suit and sat down next to Shen Siyan.
"Old master, Siyan has gone too far. He almost forced Mrs. Zhou to death. If I hadn't sent someone there in time, we might not be able to see her now."
The woman who had been shouting just now loudly accused.
Old Master Shen cast a cold glance at her and then looked at Shen Siyan. "Siyan, tell me yourself."
"Grandpa, Mrs. Zhou put something in my medicine."
"What?!" The old master stood up excitedly. "How dare she?!"
The people present were used to it. It was true that Shen Siyan was in poor health, but it was also true that he was doted on by the old master. Who could be sure that the old master wouldn't leave his property to him?
If he died, there would be one less person to compete for it. So it wasn't strange that someone wanted to harm him.
"Siyan, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. Mrs. Zhou watched you grow up. How could she harm you?"
The middle - aged woman came to her senses and said earnestly, "This must be a misunderstanding."
"Since Second Aunt says so, sending the medicine for appraisal will clear things up, won't it?"
The woman's face stiffened. She glanced at the old master, whose face was not looking good, and quickly said, "We're all family. Why be so fussy? Maybe Mrs. Zhou was framed too. There were no problems before. Why are there so many things as soon as you got married..."
The woman said the latter part very quietly, but just loud enough for everyone present to hear.
The woman turned the blame on Shi Wan. Mrs. Zhou was her person. If something happened to Mrs. Zhou, wouldn't she also be in trouble?
Among the people present, Shi Wan was the easiest to handle. She didn't dare to offend anyone else.
Shi Wan lowered her eyes, looking nonchalant, as if the person being insinuated wasn't her at all.
She had checked Shen Siyan's situation before, but she really hadn't expected it to be this bad. At least nine out of the ten people present hoped he was dead.
"Maybe we should check the surveillance?"
Shi Wan stopped Shen Siyan and said with a faint smile.
"Sure. Go ahead and check. Mrs. Zhou is such a good person. She was almost forced to death and now she's being wrongly accused. What kind of logic is that?!"
The woman had sensed something when she saw Mrs. Zhou hit the table. She had already had someone delete the surveillance footage. Did Shen Siyan think he could check it?
It was impossible!
Sure enough, a message came from the security room saying that the surveillance was broken and hadn't been repaired yet.
"Miss Shi, did you say that because you knew the surveillance was broken?"
The others echoed. "Second Aunt is right. If Mrs. Zhou had wanted to harm Siyan, she wouldn't have waited until now. And she didn't have the guts either."
Hearing all the slander and ugly words, Shi Wan's smile didn't reach her eyes. She asked someone to bring a projector and took out a USB drive.
"This is the surveillance footage Second... Siyan brought. Everyone can just watch and see who's distorting the truth, right?"
"The surveillance is broken. You're just trying to deceive us, aren't you?"
Hearing that there was still surveillance, the woman felt a tightness in her heart and panicked a little.
Shi Wan ignored her and directly clicked play. Mrs. Zhou's sneaky behavior in the kitchen was clearly visible.
The old master's face suddenly darkened. His sharp eyes stabbed at the woman.
By this time, how could he not understand?
"This... I didn't expect Mrs. Zhou to actually try to harm Siyan?!"
The woman was flustered. She preemptively confronted the old master's gaze, suppressing her fear.
Shi Wan smiled faintly. "Didn't Second Aunt just vow to guarantee that Mrs. Zhou wouldn't harm Siyan?"
The woman was at a loss for words. She really hadn't expected Shi Wan to have the guts to challenge her. And why was this useless Shen Siyan also acting out of character and being so aggressive?