Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 49: I Really Want to Poison Them

「Xubai Small Building.」

"Since you have returned to the mansion, Your Highness, this servant shall return to the palace to report to the Holy Emperor. You have been away from home for several days; it is time you paid your respects to the General and the Madam."

"Of course. Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Lu."

Song Lianhe stood at the courtyard gate, smiling as she saw Lu Shunfu off.

The moment his figure disappeared from sight, the smile vanished from her face.

’Emperor Cheng Xiao is so smooth with his convenient favors!’

’He punished his own General just to give King Qing, Zhou Cangyan, some face. Then, he tosses a piece of candy back to appease him. Oh, so he gets to play the good guy in all this. He’s really mastered the art of political maneuvering, hasn’t he!’

’So it turns out I’m the most insignificant person here! From start to finish, not a single person asked if I even wanted to play along!’

She turned around to see Nanny Tian and Man Yue waiting to the side. With a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, Nanny Tian said, "Second Miss, the Madam is waiting for you."

Song Lianhe raised an eyebrow. "Then let her wait."

Although she had verbally agreed with Eunuch Lu, she had no intention of going to Die Cui Pavilion.

As Song Lianhe started to go inside, Nanny Tian, quick as a flash, raised a hand to block her path. "Second Miss, after staying so many days in another man’s mansion, have you forgotten all your etiquette? The grace of one’s parents is as vast as the heavens. Even if you were God Almighty himself, you must still show the utmost respect to your legitimate mother!"

"Hah! A mere concubine, since when did she become my ’legitimate mother’?" Song Lianhe couldn’t be bothered with her and shoved the woman aside. "A good dog doesn’t block the path!"

"OOF—"

Nanny Tian was old, and the shove nearly threw out her back. Enraged, she sat on the ground, pointing at Song Lianhe. "The Second Miss has spoken insolently to the Madam! This is utter disrespect! Seize her at once and make her beg the Madam for forgiveness!"

As soon as she spoke, a large crowd of people swarmed in from the doorway and restrained Song Lianhe in a matter of moments.

Song Lianhe was furious!

She twisted around and struggled. "If any of you dare to touch me today, I guarantee you won’t be walking out that door!"

"Ha! Second Miss, even if you want to throw a tantrum, you’d better see where you are! This is the General Mansion, not the residence of the one who protects you!"

Nanny Tian never mentioned Zhou Cangyan by name, yet every sentence alluded to him, as if she were afraid people didn’t know about Song Lianhe’s "ambiguous" relationship with him these past few days.

Song Lianhe’s face was ashen with rage. She was truly starting to regret it. ’If I had known, I would have asked Huai Xu for some herbs. I’d have prepared eight or ten doses to poison this old hag to death!’

But as soon as the thought occurred to her, her grandfather’s scolding seemed to echo in her ears:

"I taught you how to make and counteract poisons to benefit the world, not for you to vent your anger! Today, you might give Huzi a laxative just to let off some steam, but tomorrow, you could poison someone to death for your own selfish desires! Therefore, you must hold this first and final bottom line!"

Dejectedly, Song Lianhe abandoned the idea of using poison.

She had always remembered the oath she swore to her grandfather. That was why, for all these years she had been fending for herself, she had encountered people who bullied her or even took advantage of her. But no matter how she protected herself or retaliated, she never touched poison.

She gritted her teeth and kicked Nanny Tian square in the stomach!

"AH!"

Nanny Tian let out a miserable shriek. The kick was not light; it was fueled by both new and old grudges, mixed with a healthy dose of defiance. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Nanny!"

Man Yue quickly helped Nanny Tian up, patting her on the back and pinching the acupressure point under her nose.

Nanny Tian’s face was pale. After finally catching her breath, she raised a trembling hand and pointed at Song Lianhe. "Sh-she’s trying to commit murder..."

Seeing her in such a miserable state, Song Lianhe felt much better.

She took a step forward, staring at the nanny with a smirk. "So what if I, the County Princess, killed you?"

Song Lianhe was not just the Second Miss of the General Mansion; she was Princess Cheng Hong, a title bestowed by the Holy Emperor himself! If she were to beat an insubordinate servant to death, then so be it. Even if the matter were brought before the head of the household, Song Xingfeng would not punish his own daughter over a mere servant.

Nanny Tian had to understand this.

She flinched for only a moment before her eyes widened in a glare. "This servant’s life is worthless! Even if I die, I cannot allow the Second Miss to humiliate and slander my lady! Men! What are you standing there gawking for? Hurry up and tie her up!"