The Wife Who Brews Poison Wants a Divorce

Chapter 19: Agreement

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Yin Chujin, what… did you drug me with?” Xiao Yelei gritted his teeth and glared at Yin Chujin. Black shadows flashed past his eyes from time to time, and he tried his best to hold on and not fall.

“What drug? I only gave the others the Tendon Softening Powder. As for you, I even added a drug that I made myself. I named it Ten Days End. Prince Xiao, according to your understanding, you know what kind of medicine it is, right?” Yin Chujin smiled coldly. She took the sword from Leng’er’s hand and pressed it against his neck. She slowly squatted down to look at him at eye level.

“Xiao Yelei, to be honest, I don’t have any enmity with you. It’s just that since the day we got married, I’ve been tortured by you a few times. I don’t want your life, but I know that you hate me, or rather, the Yin royal family. I’m not interested in knowing where your hatred comes from. Now that you’ve been poisoned by me, if there’s no antidote, you’ll definitely die in ten days. I can guarantee that you won’t be able to concoct the antidote in ten days even if you look for all the physicians you can find.”

“How dare you do this to me!”

“Why wouldn’t I dare? Xiao Yelei, don’t think that you’re so great. In my opinion, you’re just a person who beats women. I despise you from the bottom of my heart!”

“Yin Chujin!” Xiao Yelei glared at Yin Chujin with uncontrollable anger and hatred in his eyes. “Hand over the antidote. Don’t forget that your mother is still in my hands. I can take her life at any time!”

“Then I’ll kill you now!” Yin Chujin increased the strength in her hand and let him have a taste of having his neck cut by a sword. “You lost to me, so you have no right to threaten me. If you insist on killing her, you’ll die with her.”

Yin Chujin looked at Xiao Yelei in admiration. She knew how painful it was to have a sword cut through skin, but he didn’t even frown. He just looked away fearlessly.

“Why don’t we sign an agreement?”

Xiao Yelei did not respond, his face still sullen.

“I’ve just said that I don’t want your life, so I can give you the antidote, but on one condition: Firstly, this Wuyuan of the Xiao Manor will be my territory from now on; secondly, without my permission, no one in the Xiao Manor is allowed to come to Wuyuan, including you; thirdly, Wuyuan’s food and clothing must be the same quality as yours, and you are not allowed to give us leftovers; fourthly, Zhu’er, Leng’er, and I can freely enter and exit the Xiao Manor. Of course, we have no interest in disturbing your life with your beloved concubine. However, if you are willing to let us chisel a door here that leads directly to the outside of the manor, I can guarantee that we will never step out of Wuyuan.”

Xiao Yelei finally looked at her. “You’re willing to hand over the antidote with these four conditions?” He thought that she would demand an exorbitant price or take revenge on him when she got this opportunity, but he didn’t expect them to be irrelevant conditions.

“Of course, these are the four conditions for exchanging the antidote. Also, release my mother…”

“Hmph, impossible!”

“Don’t interrupt me first. My mother might have done something that made you hate her, or you might have locked her up because you wanted to use her as a bargaining chip to force my father in the future. However, you also know that even though my mother is missing, my father doesn’t care at all and continues to live a carefree life. He’s afraid of death, so you can’t threaten him. If it’s the latter, it’s your mistake. If it’s the former, it’s meaningless for you to lock her up for half a year without killing her. If you want to kill her, you’d have done it long ago. Of course, if you let her go, I can help you fulfill a wish. Don’t you like General Ye’s daughter, Ye Xin? Marry her into the family and let her be your consort. She’ll be the mistress of the mansion. As a nominal Princess Consort in name, I can deal with my father. I can give up my position at any time. It’s none of my business if you want to be in love with her to any extent. Half of her face is disfigured. What if I say that I can cure her face? Is this an exchange?” Yin Chujin spoke softly and tried her best to bait the big fish.

“Yin Chujin, you’re too arrogant. I’ve hired all the famous physicians in the capital. Do you think you can fool me?” Xiao Yelei snorted coldly.

“At least you haven’t hired me as a physician, have you?”

“You?”

“Don’t underestimate me. If I can develop a poison to deal with you, you should know that my medical skills are not bad.”

Xiao Yelei narrowed his eyes and stared at her. He had known Yin Chujin for more than ten years, but he had never heard that she knew medicine. He had also never seen such a calm side of her. It seemed to have changed since she married into the Xiao Manor. Moreover, she had just criticized the current emperor… Her father. In the past, she would never have said such a thing! At this moment, he had a deep doubt in his heart. “Are you Yin Chujin?”