Su Xiaoyin quickly gathered her clothes together and slowly turned around—

Huo Ting stood there with a gloomy face, while the butler behind him had already turned his back.

Seeing that no one else besides Huo Ting had seen her like this, Su Xiaoyin breathed a slight sigh of relief, pulled her clothes tighter, and forced a smile despite the discomfort in her abdomen.

"Sir, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

Huo Ting stared at her intently, his eyes filled with darkness.

In fact, he hadn't been to her yard since Su Xiaoyin and the Painted Skin Ghost slept together.

I never expected to see her in such an unseemly way again when I came back!

Huo Ting frowned, forcibly ignoring his displeasure, and said coldly:

"Where did you buy the Cold-Dispelling Powder?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoyin's expression immediately changed!

She clearly kept quiet!

With her parents and brother threatening her, how could that girl possibly betray her? How did Huo Ting manage to trace it back to her?!

Su Xiaoyin's hands, which were clutching her clothes, clenched tightly instantly, and a storm raged within her...

"Master..."

"I don't know what you're talking about..."

"Oh? Is that so?" Huo Ting's expressionless face instilled a sense of fear even in the officials of the court, let alone Su Xiaoyin, who depended on him for her livelihood.

Su Xiaoyin subconsciously swallowed, trying to remain calm.

But the single bead of cold sweat that slid down her forehead completely betrayed her inner turmoil...

She stood stiffly at the bedroom door, thinking that she could go up to her as before, act coquettishly, and say some sweet words, and maybe this matter would just pass.

But right now, the cramps in her abdomen left her no time to think about anything else!

Facing Huo Ting face-to-face made her incredibly nervous, and she couldn't hold back any longer, running silently towards the restroom...

This time, Su Xiaoyin lingered in the outhouse for a long time.

They didn't come out until it got dark.

Exhausted, she fastened her belt, gathered her coat, and slowly walked outside.

She had assumed that Huo Ting was too busy with official duties to wait for her for so long.

Unexpectedly, when she came out, Huo Ting was still standing in the same spot, without moving an inch!

Su Xiaoyin's heart was pounding. She instinctively tightened her sleeves and slowly stepped forward. "Master, please come inside and sit down. It's windy outside..."

The moment she approached, Huo Ting instinctively held his breath for a second and leaned back.

Although the movement was quick and subtle, as if it happened unintentionally, Su Xiaoyin still noticed it. Her heart shattered instantly, and she couldn't care less about anything else!

"Master!"

"I don't know if I've been drugged or what, but I've been running to the toilet all day. I'm completely exhausted, and the doctor can't cure me..."

She paused, then looked at Huo Ting hesitantly, "It's one thing that you don't care about my health, but you even complain about my smell..."

"If word gets out, how will I ever be able to face anyone again?!"

Huo Ting: "That's excellent."

The comfort she had imagined did not come, and Su Xiaoyin immediately held back the tears she had just prepared.

Huo Ting's patience was about to run out, and he said coldly:

"Why did you buy the rare poison Cold Annihilation Powder at a high price on the black market and poison the old lady?"

Su Xiaoyin vehemently denied it: "I didn't!"

Huo Ting: "That maid named Lü Yang has confessed everything. Including how you impersonated her to get her a year's salary in advance, and how you forced her to do things for you... She has confessed everything, one thing at a time."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoyin knew she had no way to exonerate herself, and nervously bit her lower lip.

Her abdomen was still cramping, but she didn't care about anything else. She took two steps forward and tried to get away with it by acting cute as usual.

In the past, Huo Ting was most susceptible to her charms.

As long as she acts cute and says sweet words, everything can be overcome.

This time, however, before her weak, powerless hand could even touch his shoulder, he perfectly dodged it with a sideways movement...

In particular, his deep eyes revealed undisguised disgust!

Su Xiaoyin froze on the spot!

Her eyes instantly filled with tears.

There was a time when Huo Ting doted on her so much that he didn't stay overnight in Qiao Wan's courtyard for four whole years!

Even though outsiders said he was bewitched by a vixen and neglected his wife, he didn't care at all. He even started to frequently bring her to banquets that were only for his legal wife!

It was precisely because the favor shown to us in the past was so distinct and so unique, making it the envy of all.

The moment she was evaded, the heartache and pain of being neglected these past few days surged up like a tidal wave, almost engulfing her completely!

Tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. Su Xiaoyin was truly aggrieved at this moment. "Huo Lang, do you really have no love or tenderness left for me...?"

For some inexplicable reason, he suddenly remembered every letter Qiao Wan had written to him before she was married, and the first sentence of each one was—

Huo Lang...

Huo Ting frowned in displeasure: "Don't call me that."

"I just want to know, why did you do this to my mother!"

Why?

What else could it be?

Su Xiaoyin chuckled and took two steps back.

Of course, it was to frame Qiao Wan!

What makes Qiao Wan, that bitch, better than her in every way—family background, talent, luck, and status?

She even gave birth to such an outstanding daughter!

Why should all the good things go to them, mother and daughter?

Why is it that everyone, from the powerful Emperor to the lowly servants in the household, praises the mother and daughter so highly?

She absolutely refused to accept it!

But she couldn't say anything...

No matter how crazy she is, you have to think about her two children...

Su Xiaoyin laughed desperately twice, wiped away her tears, and her eyes were filled with only deathly silence.

"I had the poison put in the old lady's food."

"It's not for any other reason than that the old lady has never treated me well over the years, and I feel resentful."

After she finished speaking, she paused, gazing at him with a tender expression.

"Master, I have no regrets about following you in this life."

"Perhaps you never knew, but when I married you, it wasn't for the power and wealth of the Prime Minister's mansion, but for the love brimming in your eyes when you looked at me..."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, "But now, that last bit of love is nowhere to be found..."

Su Xiaoyin knelt down straight down: "I admit all the mistakes."

"Please, don't take your anger out on Yao Yao and Qiao Qiao!"

Before he could answer, Su Xiaoyin's forehead slammed heavily to the ground, and blood mixed with tiny pebbles instantly dripped down her nose and onto the ground, but she seemed not to feel any pain.

Despite hearing so much from Su Xiaoyin, Huo Ting's expression remained cold, and he gave his orders in a chilling voice.

"He will be punished with eighty lashes as a family punishment, imprisoned in this courtyard for life, and guards will be stationed outside the courtyard on a rotating basis."

"As for Yao Yao and Qiao Qiao, they will be cared for by their wet nurse for the time being, and from today onwards, they are not allowed to see Su Xiaoyin!"

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