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Yao Sanniang was stunned for a moment before she looked strangely at Chen Mu Mu Mu: "You weren't attracted by the ten thousand taels of gold were you?"

The reason why Chen Mu came to the Prime Minister's Estate was to delay Su Yanyan from dying, so that the Shangguan Family could have a peaceful life. Hearing Yao Sanniang's words, she suddenly remembered that there was still this matter.

The person who cured Su Yanyan's old ailment could get ten thousand gold!

What did ten thousand taels of gold mean?

It was enough for a country to eat for half a year.

This amount of money could even change the fate of a family.

With this money, she could earn the future of being the richest person in the country!

In fact …

She was overthinking things. 10,000 gold taels was something she was destined not to be able to obtain.

It wasn't because of Qin Tiansei's warning, but rather because if such a large sum of money like ten thousand taels of gold were to fall into her hands, she wouldn't be able to have any peace.

The tragic case of ten thousand taels of gold in Xingyu Village was still fresh in her mind, and she hadn't forgotten yet.

A man is innocent, but a man with a face is guilty. People die for money, birds die for food.

For that eye-catching ten thousand taels of gold, it would not be a good thing to spend one's life with him.

Moreover, it was only 10,000 gold. If she worked hard, she might not be able to earn that much.

Many thoughts flowed through his mind, but he maintained a straight face with a smile on his face.

"Does that mean Third Madame really knows about Miss Su's illness?"

She was just asking casually, and it was just a fluke. She didn't expect to make the right bet!

She pondered a little and said, "Little master, I suggest you stop thinking about the ten thousand taels of gold. Old man Su loves money like his life, if you take that ten thousand taels of gold, it's the same as taking out all his family assets. You won't live past that night."

Pausing for a moment, he continued, "Furthermore, Su Yanyan would never let you obtain that gold."

Chen Mu Mu Mu's eyes flashed as he looked fixedly at Yao Sanniang, the smile on his lips gradually deepening. "Sanniang, the information you're hiding in your words is not small at all."

Firstly, she called him "little master". That meant that he had to keep his promise to recognize her as his master, and was willing to serve her.

Then, Old Man Su spoke of Yao Sanniang's attitude towards the Prime Minister's Estate. Even though he didn't understand the purpose of Yao Sanniang's actions, she definitely wouldn't be from the side of the Prime Minister's Estate.

Moreover, his words revealed that the Prime Minister Su's ten thousand gold was just a scam, whether he took it or not, it was certain that he would be killed.

In the end, what did Su Yanyan mean by not letting her get the money? Su Yanyan was just a patient, how could he make the decision for himself?

Chen Mu Mu couldn't control the smile in his eyes.

As expected of her best servant, Yao Sanniang, she revealed so much information in a few words.

If she had known Yao Sanniang's attitude earlier, she wouldn't have bothered to rush over to the Prime Minister's Estate.

Facing Chen Mu Mu Mu's meaningful gaze, Yao Sanniang's expression was cold as she continued calmly, "Little master, what you want to think is your problem."

"Third Madam, your attitude isn't obedient at all." Chen Mu smiled brightly. "I've already run all the way to the Prime Minister's Estate. Do you want me to leave empty-handed?"

Did she seem like such a nice person to talk to?

Yao Sanniang's calm expression cracked for a moment as she looked at Chen Mu Mu Mu indifferently, "Then, what do you want to do?"

"I don't want to do anything, but I've been bored recently. Seeing how you're protecting Miss Su, Third Madam, I'm very unhappy in my heart." The corners of Chen Mu Mu's mouth curled into a smile as he turned his head to look at Yao Sanniang. His tone was light and gentle, yet there was a sense of stifling seriousness in his tone.

"Sanniang, tell me, I killed Su Yanyan, okay?"

It was just a simple sentence, yet it had a devastating effect.

Sensing the killing intent in her tone, Yao Sanniang lifted her head in panic. Looking at Chen Mu Mu's smiling face, she hesitated for a moment before lowering her gaze.

"Up to you."

When a person encountered something shocking, those subtle movements and expressions would often best reflect her emotions.

The smile on Chen Mu Mu Mu's lips was a little cold, and his eyes turned a little colder.

"I can spare her."

"But you have to give me a reason."

Yao Sanniang was not as conflicted against the people of the Prime Minister's Estate as she appeared. Subconsciously, she did not seem to want Su Yanyan to die either.

Otherwise... Why did she hesitate?

Yao Sanniang didn't expect her subtle expression to be able to make Chen Mu Mu Mu sense the inner workings of her heart. Her expression was somewhat conflicted, but after a moment of silence, she gritted her teeth and said, "It's better if you kill her."

"But you don't want to." Chen Mu Luo looked at her meaningfully, "Everyone is unique and irreplaceable. Their lives are fragile and precious. Third Madam, you better think it through clearly. There are some things that once missed, they will never return. Are you sure you won't regret it for the rest of your life? "

Yao Sanniang was stunned. The light in her eyes fluctuated as her expression became complicated.

After a long period of silence, Yao Sanniang looked at her and seemed to have made a decision, "What condition do you want?"

Because if he hesitated, he would definitely not be willing to give up.

If he let the reluctant wager be filled in another point, then that person would really be unable to let go.

In the end, Yao Sanniang was still a person who understood that she couldn't let go of him.

Of course, this wasn't what Chen Mu appreciated. What she was happy about was that the living and the people who had influence on Yao Sanniang, were of greater value to her than the dead Su Yanyan.

"Let's talk about Su Yanyan's condition first."

Yao Sanniang remained silent. There was a struggle in her eyes.

Chen Mu Mu didn't urge him, and only smiled gently.

"You've tried my methods. There are some things that I can't discover even if you wanted to hide. Compared to the bad state that I would be in later on, why not reach a friendly agreement from the very beginning?"

Her smile was clear and harmless.

"I like open and transparent conversations. If you don't lie, then I won't lie."

Yao Sanniang's heart skipped a beat and her eyes were filled with fear.

What did she mean by that? Threatening her to do something shady?

It was easy to dodge a spear, but difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark. This was especially so for a person like Chen Mu Mu. It was simply impossible to defend against an arrow in the dark.

Her body was trembling as her breathing became unsteady. "Little master, it's not good to threaten me like this."

"We'll each take what we need." Chen Mu Mu Mu wasn't ashamed, but instead felt proud as he said lightly, "I'm just going to tell you what can happen in the future. After all, this kind of thing isn't impossible. Let's say in advance, everyone will choose to …"

Chen Mu Mu smiled deeply, "You have to walk the path you have chosen even if you have to kneel before me, no?"

She had even made it clear that if she could not get the truth out of Yao Sanniang, she would use some other method. Even so, if Yao Sanniang chose to deceive her, then whatever happened to Su Yanyan later on would be caused by Yao Sanniang herself.

Yao Sanniang took a deep breath and slightly closed her eyes before she spoke in a low and helpless voice.

"Su Yanyan is not sick."

Eh?

Chen Mu Mu Mu's expression couldn't help but crack.

Su Yanyan is not sick …

So the Shangguan Family's Gold Silk case is a gun case?

So it was a farce for the Prime Minister Su to search for a doctor to treat the princess' illness?

So the legend of the empress dowager standing up for the princess in her rage was fake?

Therefore, in the past few days, had the rumours of the Princess Qingxia s suffering from a relapse caused them to have a high fever, being unconscious, and being on the verge of death?

Hiding things from view and harming people without a trace, Su Yanyan sure did a good job.

Chen Mu Mu's eyes narrowed as he coldly asked, "Then, who did she mean by feigning illness?"

This question was very important. Only by asking the mastermind would he be able to resolve the conflict.

If Su Yanyan was pretending to be sick, then it was fine, but if the mastermind behind it was either Empress Dowager Tang or Prime Minister Su, then things would become difficult.

After all, the empress dowager's power was comparable to Wu Zetian's. If she were to make a move against the Shangguan family, that would be – if the monarch wanted this official to die, this official would have no choice but to die.

Unless the Bai Chuan, which was ruled by the Empress Dowager Tang, was overthrown, it was rare for the Shangguan family to have a chance of survival …

However, overthrowing a monarch was a piece of cake. With the army in a state of chaos and chaos, who knew how many families would fall to their deaths.

And Prime Minister Su's intention, would not be a good thing for the Shangguan Family. Because the existence of the Prime Minister Su, was precisely what the Empress Dowager Tang wanted.

Fortunately, when Yao Sanniang saw her gloomy expression, she silently said, "It was princess's own will."

"So you're saying, both Prime Minister Su s are unaware of this?" Chen Mu Mu Mu's countenance eased up as he heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was not the worst outcome.

Yao Sanniang nodded her head and said, "This is only the princess' personal opinion, including the maidservants beside her. No one knows about this secret."

Since it was a secret, Yao Sanniang did not know about it even if she was a maidservant, nor did her parents.

Chen Mu raised his lips: "So, you are Su Yanyan's accomplice? Her symptoms right now, was it your doing? "

Yao Sanniang nodded in embarrassment, "You can say that."

It really was like that.

The corner of Chen Mu's mouth twitched. "Can you tell me the reason?"

Yao Sanniang once said that she was adept at using poison. Previously, she didn't believe it, but now, she finally believed it.

Yao Sanniang could be considered a master in the field of poison arts even though so many famous doctors in the world were unable to determine the cause of the poison.

However, this was not the main point. The main point was why she had to help Su Yanyan, and why did Su Yanyan pretend to be sick and frame the Shangguan family?

To solve the problem, he had to first treat the root of the problem. Only by clarifying the root of the problem would he be able to solve the problem.

Her gaze was poisonous, as if it could corrode a person's heart.

Yao Sanniang paused for a moment and uncomfortably averted her gaze from Chen Mu Mu. She faintly said, "Princess, it was just to avoid the possibility of a marriage."

Avoid a marriage?

Chen Mu Mu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth to speak in disbelief.

"If I remember correctly, Princess Qingxia Su Yanyan is only thirteen years old?"

[Why are you in such a hurry to get married when you aren't even old yet? And you pretend to be sick just to avoid marriage?]

What a joke!

Yao Sanniang was also somewhat shocked by this. After a moment of silence, she let out a faint sigh.

"You aren't mistaken, Su Yanyan is indeed only thirteen years old."

But, so what if he was thirteen?

Yao Sanniang smiled wryly. "But the empress dowager gave the order, she still has to get married, doesn't she?"