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An Xia's heart skipped a beat as he narrowed his eyes and sized up the man in front of him, "Who the hell are you?"

The man still smiled and shook his head.

He didn't want to answer An Xia's question.

His follower looked at An Xia with a somewhat guarded expression.

"I will do what I promised you." An Xia hesitated for a moment before she understood that this person was not simple. She clenched her teeth and said, "I do want to know who is in the palace working with Madame Zhao."

This was too important. This Madame Zhao had a powerful background. If he didn't investigate it thoroughly, he wouldn't even know how she died.

"Alright." The man nodded and took a step forward. His movements were extremely fast. Without waiting for An Xia to retreat, he whispered into An Xia's ear.

The situation between the two of them was a little awkward. Before An Xia could lift her hand to push him away, the man had already retreated, with a carefree smile on his face.

An Xia lightly wrinkled her brows. She wanted to ask something else, but the man had already walked away, leaving her with only a white figure behind.

Clenching her fist, An Xia ruthlessly clenched her teeth. Thinking back to what the man had just said, she felt even more infuriated.

When he returned to his residence, he had just changed clothes with Red Leaf when Ansi entered the courtyard with a smile on her face.

"Sister, I got something new. I came to show you." Ansi's smile was very gentle. As she spoke, she took out something white from her bosom and handed it over to An Xia.

At this moment, An Si had a harmless look on his face, making him unable to put up his guard.

Without waiting for An Xia to see what it was, that white thing meowed and turned out to be a cat. It even stretched out its claws to ruthlessly scratch An Xia's face.

"Ah!" An Xia let out a blood-curdling screech as she struck the cat with the back of her hand. Immediately, she felt an unrelenting pain on her face.

He actually wasn't able to dodge it.

"Ah, big sister …" Anse looked at a loss for words. He retreated a few steps and covered his mouth with his hand. "Your face … your face …"

The cat let out a miserable shriek and fled. An Xia knew even more that his face had definitely been scratched by this beast.

This must have been arranged by Aunt Zhao. She hadn't been able to kill him, so of course she wasn't willing to give up.

The pain on her face made An Xia especially clear-headed and had a bit of itch on it. It was likely that this cat had poison on its claws.

"Hurry, go to the palace and get an imperial physician." Anse spoke in a flurry. From the looks of it, he looked like he was truly in a hurry, and from an outsider's point of view, it seemed as if he was deeply in love with his sister.

Red Leaf was also confused and ran off to find the housekeeper.

Sitting in front of the dressing table and looking at his own face, An Xia coldly snorted. Three long claw marks appeared on his face, each of them dripping with blood.

This Aunt Zhao was quite vicious. One move was enough to kill him.

It seemed that he had let her off too easily.

Anse also went looking for someone, which was her fault, so she had to act a little more positive.

There was only An Xia in the room, so it was much easier for her to deal with the wounds on her face. Fortunately, she knew how to cure poisons, otherwise, her face would be ruined.

Madam An and Madame Zhao quickly rushed over with looks of heartache.

Tears could still be seen in Madam An's eyes as she patiently looked at An Xia and asked, "Is it very painful? "It's all mother's fault …"

Just because she didn't care about the world didn't mean that she didn't know about the filth in the backyard.

At this moment, her heart was dead. Her daughter had been destroyed.

On the other hand, although Aunt Zhao was also trying to comfort her, her eyes were shining with a strange light. What she wanted was this kind of effect. She wanted to see how a woman with a ruined face would marry into the palace.

Even An Shucheng had rushed over. When he saw An Xia's face, his heart fell. His plan had been ruined once again, and he felt as if a heavy weight had stepped into his legs.

"What the hell is going on?" An Shucheng shouted in pain as she clenched her teeth and glared at Aunt Zhao.

Having slept in the same bed for so many years, he understood this woman. He had even tacitly agreed to what Aunt Zhao had done to An Xia.

But now, with Ansi's curses, it was as difficult as ascending to the position of Crown Prince's consort. If Anxia was destroyed, the Residence of An would have nothing left.

He wanted to use his daughter to ascend the ranks, and he had no chance of doing so.

"Please punish me, my lord. I was unable to properly discipline Second Miss." With a 'plop', Aunt Zhao kneeled by An Shucheng's feet and told him the whole story.

After all, it was a cat's fault.

An Shucheng was so angry that the roots of his teeth hurt, but there was nothing he could do.

He could only wave his sleeve hatefully, "Find that beast and flay it. Tell Second Young Miss, without my order, you are not to take another step out of the courtyard."

This was the punishment for Anse, and instead, it was the cat that died.

An Xia was still sitting there, but she coldly snorted. Her value was gone, and the moment An Shu established her position, her face changed.

Although her soul had pierced through his body, her heart still ached slightly at this moment.

In this place, there was no kinship, only the desire for benefits and the ability to cheat!

Not long after, the medicine girl from the Grand Hospital hurried over. Madame Zhao warned the medicine girl a few times before leaving in a hurry. Only Madam An stood silently to the side as tears flowed from her eyes.

After wrapping up the wound and leaving some medicine, the medicine woman thoughtfully gazed at An Xia for a moment before she turned around and left.

This gaze caused An Xia's heart to stiffen. She understood that these people belonged to Madame Zhao. Just like the young master outside the palace had said, the people inside the palace all wished for An Xia to die early and reincarnate.

Although he didn't know the identity of the man who had saved him, he could guess that he was either rich or noble. He knew everything about the palace and it wasn't something an ordinary person could do.