Chapter 55 Su Lianwu begins to panic

"It was the second wife's family who killed Miss; she didn't die in childbirth at all!"

At this point, Granny Xiao suddenly became agitated, and a look of hatred appeared in her eyes.

Su Liluo's heart sank.

Sure enough, the death of her own mother was not so simple!

Granny Xiao recounted the events of that year to Su Liluo.

It turns out that when Jiang Ruan was pregnant, Su Liluo's biological father stayed with her in the capital.

But then an imperial edict came down, forcing him to go to war.

Swords have no eyes, and fearing he couldn't take care of Jiang Ruan, her father left her in the capital.

But when she was eight months pregnant, news suddenly came that her biological father had died on the battlefield and his body had not been recovered.

Jiang Ruan couldn't bear the blow and fell ill. Granny Xiao took care of her day and night, but Jiang Ruan's poor spirits affected her physical condition.

She was eight months pregnant, but she was incredibly thin.

At the time, everyone thought Jiang Ruan was so thin because she was too heartbroken. No one expected that the reason she was getting thinner and thinner was because of poisoning!

By the time Jiang Ruan realized she had been poisoned, it was too late; she could only keep one of herself and her child.

Jiang Ruan resolutely chose to give birth to the child!

Furthermore, Jiang Ruan had arranged everything before giving birth, so that Granny Xiao would take good care of her daughter in the future.

But they never expected that on the very day Jiang Ruan gave birth, the second wife's family barged in with their two-month-old daughter.

They switched the two children in front of Jiang Ruan and Granny Xiao!

It was at that time that they learned that the poison in Jiang Ruan's body was administered by Jiang Qinshu.

Jiang Ruan watched helplessly as her daughter was snatched away, wanting to fight them to the death, but at that moment, she was poisoned and could only watch helplessly as she died with her eyes wide open!

However, Granny Xiao realized the situation and knew that she was just a servant and could not possibly win against the second branch of the family.

So, Granny Xiao pretended to ingratiate herself with the second branch of the family to temporarily escape death.

Later, taking advantage of the second wife's carelessness, she secretly ran away.

She knew that if she stayed there, they would definitely kill her to silence her; only by escaping could she have a chance to wait for that delicate opportunity to uncover the truth.

Now, by some miracle, she has met the young lady's daughter and has a chance to tell the truth. She is both moved and ashamed!

"Poisoning?"

Su Liluo said through gritted teeth, while also expressing some doubt.

"Isn't Mother a physician? What kind of poison could have prevented her from detecting it at the beginning?"

"The young lady said that this poison is colorless and odorless, and its toxicity will only slowly appear after three months. It is an extremely potent poison."

Granny Xiao recalled the painful memories.

"Where did Jiang Qinshu get such a potent poison?"

Su Liluo still couldn't help but wonder.

She always felt that Jiang Qinshu wasn't as smart as she thought. How could she possibly find such potent poison?

Moreover, throughout the entire capital, there was no one selling such potent poison.

Back then, Jiang Ruan's medical skills were unmatched by anyone in Daliang.

She felt that there might be someone else behind Jiang Qinshu.

"This... could it be Xinglan... no, this shouldn't be."

Upon hearing this, Granny Xiao also became puzzled.

"What Xinglan?"

Su Liluo immediately grasped the key point Xiao Mama had mentioned and asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing, Miss, you must have misheard."

Granny Xiao immediately denied it.

No matter how much Ren Suli Luo pressed her for answers, she refused to admit to anything about Xinglan anymore.

Su Liluo had no choice but to give up and had someone take Granny Xiao back to take care of her.

It seems she has many more secrets to uncover!

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Two days later, there was finally movement in the Northern Desert.

Su Lianwu had just returned from his post that night when he heard the border bugle sounding urgently.

Then, several soldiers hurriedly arrived at the mansion.

"General, something terrible has happened!"

Su Lianwu hurried to the hall and saw the soldiers with panicked faces, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.

"What happened?"

He asked in a deep voice, appearing calm on the surface, but in reality he was already somewhat flustered.

"General, the soldiers from the Northern Desert have broken through the defenses of Moshan and are now heading towards Youshan!"

"What!"

Su Lianwu was instantly shocked.

Although the towns in the north are mostly on loess plains, there are several defensive locations that are like a maze of mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Without the correct map, it would be very difficult for the enemy to break in.

But now...

Su Lianwu suddenly realized something, then turned and headed towards his study.

At the same time, Su Liluo and the others also learned of the situation.

She and Xiao Ye exchanged a smile.

"My husband, the opportunity has arrived!"

She whispered to Xiao Ye, and the two walked out of the room together.

Su Lianwu rushed to the study and immediately searched his private quarters, only to find that the place where he hid the military map was indeed empty.

His map was stolen!

A spy has been planted in the manor!

Damn it!

Su Lianwu slammed his fist on the cabinet, but at this moment he also understood that the most urgent task was not to find out who the spy was, but how to deal with the iron cavalry of the Northern Desert!

So he returned to the hall, put on his armor, and prepared to go into battle that very night.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Xiao Ye standing there with a cold and imposing aura.

"Your Highness!"

Su Lianwu felt a little guilty.

He remembered that Xiao Ye had warned him before, but he hadn't believed it. Now, however, he had no choice but to prepare for battle.

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