Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 699 - Chapter 699 Chapter 699 Meritorious Surveillance

Chapter 699: Chapter 699: Meritorious Surveillance Chapter 699: Chapter 699: Meritorious Surveillance “Madam,” the maid assured with certainty, “I saw her drink it with my own eyes.”

She had lingered so long outside Madam Xie’s door just to witness whether she took the medicine, so she could come and claim her reward from Lady Tang.

In her view, although Lady Tang was currently out of favor, she had managed the General’s Mansion for over a decade and had deep roots, incomparable to a country girl like Miss Xuexue who had just arrived from afar, so when Lady Tang tasked her to watch over Xuexue, she agreed without a second thought, believing that the General’s Mansion would still be under Lady Tang’s rule in the future, and that by staying under her wing, she couldn’t possibly go wrong.

“How wonderful!” Upon hearing the news, Lady Tang burst into joy. In her excitement, she took off a gold hairpin from her head and threw it on the ground, saying grandly, “You’ve done a good job watching her, this hairpin is your reward.”

“Thank you, madam.”

Xiao Cao picked up the gold hairpin from the ground with tremendous joy, bit down hard on it, and then glanced down to see the teeth marks on the hairpin, which made her smile from ear to ear because she knew that the madam had given her real gold, not just some cheap ornament.

Seeing her greed, Lady Tang spoke temptingly, “Xiao Cao, as long as you remain loyal to this madam, more rewards like this will come your way. You know that my backer is Prince Pu’s Mansion, with its immense power. Not to mention the uncountable gold and silver treasures; if I wish, my father can send several carts full at any time.”

“This maid is absolutely loyal to madam and hopes for your continued support.”

“Hmm! I believe in you. It’s getting late, hurry back now, so that Xuexue doesn’t start suspecting you,” Madam Tang instructed.

“Yes.” Xiao Cao placed the gold hairpin in her bosom and walked away gleefully.

Following the madam certainly had its perks; it seemed she had chosen the right tree to shelter under.

After all, with Prince Pu’s Mansion behind Lady Tang and Xuexue, a mistress who had just returned from the countryside with no support in the General’s Mansion, could not compete with Lady Tang.

Any sensible person would choose the powerful Lady Tang.

“Mother, drink your medicine, it’s getting cold,” Situtu Qinger said, picking up the bowl of medicinal soup from the table and handing it to Lady Tang.

Lady Tang took it, nodded, and said with satisfaction, “After mother drinks her medicine, let’s go out to the courtyard and enjoy the show.”

Situtu Qinger was also filled with joy; losing one or two lives meant nothing as long as she could enter the Imperial Palace.

“Mother, did you give that country woman a strong poison?”

Lady Tang shook her head, “Doctor Wang said that to avoid arousing the Old Master’s suspicions, after drinking this medicine, she would still live for three more days.”

Situtu Qinger pouted unhappily, “How troublesome. If she doesn’t die when the time comes, how can I enter the Imperial Palace?”

“Don’t worry,” Lady Tang assured, “Doctor Wang said there is no antidote for this poison, so that country woman is as good as dead. Qinger, you don’t need to worry, the matter of entering the Imperial Palace is almost certain.” And with that, she finished drinking all the medicine in her hand.

She passed the empty bowl to Situtu Qinger and then took a small handkerchief from the front of her garment to wipe the soup from the corner of her mouth.

This reassured Situtu Qinger.

Another half of a shichen passed.

Lady Tang, together with Situtu Qinger, was looking forward to the palace, where they could meet many Imperial Kinsmen, and perhaps even find a Prince to be a wealthy son-in-law, which would leave no regrets in life.

The mother and daughter were in the midst of a joyous conversation.

Suddenly, Lady Tang’s body began to contort in pain. She curled up, her expression one of intense suffering, and large beads of sweat dripped down from her forehead to the ground.

The onset was so sudden, and Situtu Qinger hadn’t even had time to react before Lady Tang began foaming at the mouth, her eyes rolling upward forcefully.