Chapter 451: It's good to test a bit

451. Chapter 451: It's good to test a bit

Kill her whole family…

Ji Xue was so frightened she froze on the spot.

For a moment, she didn't know what to do.

Ji Xue looked at the man who had just spoken and said, "This won't work, that won't work either—what do you want me to do? I'm just an ordinary person; how could I possibly harm Qiao Sheng so casually?"

Seeing her say that,

The man who had just spoken snapped angrily, "Shut up! Are you speaking so loudly because you're afraid others won't hear?"

Ji Xue raised her hand to cover her mouth.

She glanced around.

Ji Xue said, "I don't want to be this loud either—I'm just anxious. If this continues, my husband and the others will surely notice that Da Bao isn't with me, and then what will we do?"

After hearing her finish speaking,

The other man standing to the side said, "Since that's the case, you should act quickly, but be careful—otherwise, if you get caught, you're doomed."

After they left,

Ji Xue stood in place for a while until her mood calmed, then she went forward to knock on the door.

"Bang bang bang."

Ji Xue knocked on the gate of Shi Lin's villa.

The guards were two young men in their twenties, who were at that moment sitting beside the gate chatting.

Suddenly, they heard a knocking sound from outside.

They glanced at each other and then walked together toward the gate.

"Who is it?"

They asked almost simultaneously.

Ji Xue worried they wouldn't recognize her and not open the door, so she didn't speak and kept knocking.

"Creak."

The gate opened from inside.

"Who are you?"

The guards, A Lai and A Fu, did not know Ji Xue.

Ji Xue forced a smile and said, "I, I am Ji Xue. I am the younger sister of your young mistress's younger sister, and I have come this time to seek an audience with your young mistress."

"The younger sister of the younger sister?"

A Lai and A Fu told Ji Xue to wait at the gate for a moment.

They closed the door to discuss.

Finally,

A Fu went to report.

Upon learning that Ji Xue had come to see her, Qiao Sheng assumed it was because she had asked Qiao Lihua to intercede unsuccessfully, so she came in person to tell her.

Qiao Sheng did not want to see her.

"A Fu, tell Ji Xue that I'm feeling unwell and resting; I can't see her right now."

A Fu faithfully conveyed this to Ji Xue.

Upon hearing this, Ji Xue's hand instantly clenched into a fist—Qiao Sheng is so formidable; could she really be unwell? It's obvious she just doesn't want to see me!

She came again two more times afterward.

Qiao Sheng still did not see her.

She couldn't directly act against Qiao Sheng.

Ji Xue thought it over and came up with an idea: to send food to Qiao Sheng in Qiao Lihua's name.

Qiao Lihua is Qiao Sheng's sister, and she sends her food.

She surely wouldn't refuse to eat it, would she?

The more she thought,

The more she thought, the better it seemed; she had someone buy some snacks from Qiao Lihua's shop, then she had them laced with something, paid people to deliver them in Qiao Lihua's name to Shi Lin's villa.

Upon learning that her younger sister had sent someone with food,

Qiao Sheng had it brought up.

Suchin and Suching saw her pick it up and start eating, so they stepped forward to stop her.

"Young mistress, it's good to test it."

Qiao Sheng knew they meant well for her, so she didn't object.

Suchin and Suching carried silver needles; they took out their own boxes from their bosoms, opened them, and began testing each item with the needles.

"Now you can relax, right?"

Qiao Sheng said with a smile.

Seeing that she wasn't worried at all,

Suchin said expressionlessly, "Young mistress, it's always good to be careful; some poisons are very subtle, and silver needles may not detect them."

"That's true."

Qiao Sheng was thinking.

Suchin and Suching each picked up a snack, took a small bite, and began eating.