The Grand Secretary has no heir? His concubine gives birth to triplets.

Just then, footsteps came from outside the door.

Luyi asked the maids where young master Dingyuan was.

Upon learning that he had rushed into the bathroom in a panic, she immediately raised her eyebrows and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

She arrived at the washroom with a blank expression, followed by a burly servant.

The second madam's personal maid, seeing that she had come with ill intentions, was about to speak up to warn her, but was silenced by a cold glare from Lüyi.

Green Ripple stood outside the door and called out:

"Second Madam, my mistress requests that Young Master Dingyuan come over for questioning. We would be grateful if you could do her a favor!"

The second wife was holding Dingyuan, wanting to get to the bottom of things, when she heard the shout and stormed out.

"What are you asking! Yuan-ge'er isn't feeling well, we can talk about it another day!"

When Pei Dingyuan heard Lü Yi's voice, it was as if he heard the Black and White Impermanence coming to claim his life.

"Don't arrest me! I didn't do it on purpose! It has nothing to do with me, I didn't do it!"

"Mother, I can't go with them! My aunt will kill me!"

He was incoherent and screaming wildly.

The second wife's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly turned around and scolded him.

"Yuan-ge'er, shut up! You, aren't you complaining of a stomachache? Shut up!"

Pei Dingyuan was no longer listening to her; all he felt at that moment was the fear of death.

"Mother, stop asking! Go find me a doctor! Go find me a doctor!"

"I don't want to die—! Waaah, Mom, I don't want to die!"

Lu Yi smiled and waved her hand.

The burly servant behind him immediately stepped forward and headed towards the washroom.

The second wife was horrified. "What are you doing! Don't touch my son—"

The strong servant, relying on his height and strength, pushed the second mistress aside.

Like picking up a chick, he grabbed Pei Dingyuan by the armpit, lifted him up, and carried him on his shoulder.

Green Ripple glanced at the Second Madam.

"Since Young Master Dingyuan wants to see a doctor, why don't we go to Songhe Garden and have him examined properly in front of the Old Madam?"

The burly servant, expressionless, carried the kicking and biting Pei Dingyuan and followed Lüyi towards Songhe Garden.

A gentle breeze was blowing through the main hall of Songhe Garden.

Xue Lingyi sat on the right-hand armchair, dignified and elegant.

Jiang Guo'er sat beside her, calm and composed.

The old matriarch sat in the main seat, rapidly fiddling with the glossy sandalwood prayer beads in her hands, her brows furrowed into a deep frown.

In the very center of the table lay the storybook that had been baked and still faintly smelled of foul odor.

"You mean, Yuan-ge'er put an extremely poisonous powder in this book, with the aim of harming the Prime Minister's offspring?"

The old lady stopped fiddling with her prayer beads, her face looking extremely grim.

Jiang Guo'er lowered her eyes to hide her mockery.

A few years ago, the Prime Minister's family had no heir, so the second wife sent this little brat to Songhe Garden every day.

Let alone a person, you can develop feelings for even a dog.

The old lady didn't believe Pei Dingyuan would do such a thing; it was within her expectations.

"Grandmother, I have studied medicine. Fortunately, I discovered this in time, otherwise... the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Xue Lingyi spoke softly, but her attitude was unyielding.

"You smelled the scent of this book just now."

The old lady squeezed the prayer beads until they creaked.

"Even if the book really is poisoned, how can we be sure it was Yuan-ge'er who did it? He's only six years old! How would he know about these underhanded methods?"

"In my opinion, there must be some misunderstanding."

"Perhaps some blind bastard took advantage of Dingyuan's young age and thought he was easy to fool, so he deliberately used him as a scapegoat..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Guo'er gently shook her head at Xue Lingyi, indicating that she didn't need to rush to refute.

"If the old lady thinks it's a misunderstanding, then let's wait and see."

"Wait for what?" The old lady asked, her face full of displeasure.

"Wait for Young Master Dingyuan to arrive. Whether someone instructed him or he did it himself, it doesn't matter."

"In a little while, he will definitely confess on his own and tell the whole truth."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of ghostly wails and howls echoed from the courtyard.

"Let me go! I don't want to go! I need to see a doctor! Waaah..."

The burly servants carried Pei Dingyuan as they strode toward the main hall.

At this moment, Pei Dingyuan was no longer the clever and charming person he usually was.

His hair was disheveled, his face was flushed red, and his face was covered in snot and tears. His hands were still flailing wildly in the air.

The second wife followed behind, panting and looking anxious.

"Put it down! Put Dingyuan down immediately!"

"Oh dear, how did you end up like this?!" The old lady felt a pang of heartache upon seeing her great-grandson's miserable state.

She immediately shouted at Granny Qin, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly bring the person over!"

Granny Qin quickly stepped forward, took Pei Dingyuan from the strong servant, and held him in her arms.

Pei Jiwen's legs went weak, and before he could even stand, he collapsed to the old lady's side, grabbing her legs tightly and wailing:

"Great-grandmother, help! I'm dying! Find a doctor, please find a doctor for me!"

The old lady patted his back repeatedly to comfort him.

She turned and glared at Jiang Guo'er, "What on earth happened! Why did you scare the child like this out of the blue?"

Jiang Guo'er didn't even raise an eyebrow.

You feel sorry for her?

When the truth comes out, let's see if your old bones can handle it.

She sighed and looked at Pei Dingyuan, who was sobbing on the old lady's lap.

"Why don't you ask him yourself why he's crying and what he's afraid of?"

The old lady suppressed her anger and lowered her head to coax Pei Dingyuan in her arms.

"Don't be afraid, Yuan-ge'er, your great-grandmother is here. If anyone bullies you, just tell them, and your great-grandmother will stand up for you!"

Pei Dingyuan then raised his head, pointing tremblingly at Xue Lingyi sitting in the armchair, and shouted loudly:

"It's my aunt! My aunt poisoned me, she's trying to kill me! Great-grandmother, save me, I don't want to die..."

Upon hearing this, all the maids and servants in the room were stunned.

The old lady was greatly surprised and hurriedly ordered the people waiting outside, "Quickly, go to the front yard and fetch the family physician!"

After making the arrangements, the old lady stared at Xue Lingyi with a sinister look, her voice turning completely somber.

"Lingyi, you are the wife of the Prime Minister, why are you picking on a six-year-old child? What exactly is going on?!"

Xue Lingyi sneered and stood up.

"Grandmother's words are truly strange. Just because she says I poisoned someone, does that mean I did?"

"Everything requires concrete evidence. Dingyuan, tell me, what evidence did I use to poison you?"

Pei Dingyuan shouted between sobs, "It's, it's Zhuangyuan Cake!"

"My aunt had... had Lüyi deliver the 'Scholar's Cake,' but it was sprinkled with poison!"

"I ate so many pieces, I'm going to be poisoned... Waaah... My stomach hurts so much, it hurts so much..."

Xue Lingyi turned to look at Lüyi.

"Go to the second room and bring that box of 'Zhuangyuan Cake'. We'll have the physician examine it later."

Green Ripple accepted the order and left with lightning speed.

A short while later, Lüyi returned with the Zhuangyuan cake, and a little maid hurriedly ran into the courtyard behind her to report the news.

"Madam, the family physician went out to buy medicinal herbs a quarter of an hour ago and is not in the mansion."

Upon hearing this, the second wife jumped up excitedly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

She pointed her finger at Xue Lingyi's nose and began to hurl insults.

"You vicious woman! Why isn't the imperial physician here at this crucial moment? You must have sent him away beforehand!"

"You're jealous that our second wife has a son, and you want to kill Dingyuan, aren't you!"

After saying that, he rushed up and slapped Xue Lingyi.

Green Ripple shot her a sharp look, then raised her foot and delivered a vicious kick to her knee.

"what!"

The second wife fell to the ground, letting out a painful scream.

"Murder! The eldest son's family has murdered someone! Grandmother, you must avenge our second son's family!"

At this moment, she completely believed her son's words.

Xue Lingyi herself was incapable of conceiving a girl, yet she refused to adopt Dingyuan and instead planned to kill him!

The logic of killing someone out of jealousy because they have a son couldn't be more reasonable in her mind.

Jiang Guo'er watched coldly from the sidelines.

Hearing these words, she finally understood why Pei Dingyuan was so vicious at such a young age.

She gave Xue Lingyi a wink.

Xue Lingyi immediately understood and calmly walked up to Lüyi, personally lifting the lid.

There were still three exquisite and delicious pieces of Zhuangyuan cake left inside.

She raised her chin, gesturing for Lüyi to take it over to the old lady.

The old lady's eyes were cloudy, and she couldn't see clearly. She gripped Qin Mama's arm tightly and asked, "Is there really a layer of poison powder?"

Granny Qin examined it closely for a few moments. "This old servant sees a fine layer of powder, but it doesn't necessarily mean... it's poison powder."

The wife of a high-ranking official poisoned her nephew's pastries?

Not to mention that Xue Lingyi had absolutely no reason to do this, her methods were simply too stupid.

"Yuan-ge'er said I poisoned him."

Xue Lingyi chuckled and, in front of everyone, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth without hesitation.

After chewing it carefully, I swallowed it all.

Then, he patted the glutinous rice flour off his fingertips.