I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Chapter 459: Zhang Xiaoxiao is Dead

Fang Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "I don't know either, but since they dared to assassinate a prince, there must be a mastermind behind it."

The princess emerged from the corner, threw herself into her great-grandmother's arms, and cried, "Great-grandmother, I'm so scared."

Great-grandmother gently patted the princess's back and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, child. With Great-grandmother here, no one will hurt you."

Fang Xiaoxiao walked to the window, looked outside, and said, "We can't stay here any longer. We need to move the prince to a safe place as soon as possible."

Great-Grandma nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."

So, the group, along with the prince, hurriedly left the dangerous room.

As soon as Fang Xiaoxiao and her group stepped out the door, the steward arrived in a hurry with a group of personal guards.

The steward's face was full of anxiety and concern, but his eyes darted around as he said, "How is the Prince? I'm so worried!"

Fang Xiaoxin immediately sensed something was wrong. The butler's arrival was too coincidental, and his expression was also strange.

Great-Grandma also sensed something and frowned slightly. But the two of them remained calm and decided to observe the situation first.

For the next few days, Fang Xiaoxiao stayed at the Prince's Mansion.

The poison that the prince had previously suffered from has gradually been neutralized under the care of his great-grandmother, and he is slowly recovering.

However, the steward still had Zhang Xiaoxiao deliver medicine to the prince every day.

That day, Zhang Xiaoxiao brought the medicine to the prince's room again.

Fang Xiaoxiao stopped the prince who was about to drink his medicine, and Zhang Xiaoxiao hurriedly explained that it was the steward's order.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked at the bowl of medicine, her heart filled with doubts, and insisted that the prince not drink it.

At this moment, the butler came in and questioned why he hadn't taken his medicine.

Fang Xiaoxiao said that the prince's health was improving and he might not need the medicine.

The butler's face darkened, and he insisted that this was a tonic.

Fang Xiaoxiao suggested asking the doctor to check the prescription. The butler avoided eye contact, remained silent for a moment, and then said he would ask the doctor before turning and leaving.

As Fang Xiaoxiao watched the butler's retreating figure, she became increasingly suspicious.

That night, Fang Xiaoxiao quietly went to her great-grandmother's room and expressed her suspicions about the housekeeper.

Great-grandmother nodded, and the two decided to investigate secretly.

The next day, Fang Xiaoxiao and her great-grandmother secretly inquired around the mansion and discovered that this medicine was not a commonly used prescription in the mansion, and the servants who were brewing the medicine also looked flustered.

Fang Xiaoxiao went to find Zhang Xiaoxiao, who stammered and only said that she was acting under orders.

Just then, the butler suddenly appeared and shouted at them.

During the stalemate, the prince approached.

Seeing that his conspiracy was about to be exposed, the butler gritted his teeth in hatred for Fang Xiaoxiao. A ruthless glint flashed in his sinister eyes, and he decided to strike first and get rid of Fang Xiaoxiao, this major threat, as soon as possible.

On this day, sunlight filtered through the leaves and dappled the courtyard. Fang Xiaoxiao stood alone in the courtyard, pondering how to uncover the butler's true colors.

She was completely unaware that danger was creeping closer.

The butler, hiding in the shadows, gave his men a wink, and several burly men quietly surrounded Fang Xiaoxiao.

Just as they were about to take action, Li Wan'er happened to pass by.

"Stop!" Li Wan'er's voice was clear and loud, carrying an undeniable authority.

The butler's men were startled by the sudden rebuke and their movements froze instantly.

Upon hearing Li Wan'er's voice, Fang Xiaoxiao turned around abruptly, only to realize that she was already in danger.

She quickly adjusted her posture and prepared to defend herself.

Li Wan'er strode over to Fang Xiaoxiao's side, glaring angrily at the steward and his men, "How dare you cause trouble in the Prince's mansion!"

Seeing this, the butler forced a fake smile. "Princess, this is a misunderstanding. We were just..."

"Shut up!" Li Wan'er interrupted him. "What misunderstanding? I clearly saw you trying to harm Fang Xiaoxiao."

The steward's face darkened, but he dared not be presumptuous in front of the princess. He could only suppress his anger and say, "Princess, there must be some misunderstanding. We are just following orders."

"On orders? On whose orders?"

Li Wan'er questioned.

The butler was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.

Fang Xiaoxiao seized the opportunity to say, "Princess, this steward has ulterior motives. He must be afraid that I will expose his conspiracy, so he wants to kill me to silence me."

Li Wan'er looked at the butler and said, "Hmph, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation, or I will not let you off easily."

The steward lowered his head. "Princess, please calm down. This is all a misunderstanding. I'll take my men and leave right away." With that, he and his men slunk away.

The crisis was temporarily averted, but Fang Xiaoxiao knew that the housekeeper would not let it go so easily.

The butler returned to the room and angrily smashed a teacup. "Damn it, the princess ruined my plans!"

After much deliberation, he decided that he could no longer keep Zhang Xiaoxiao as a potential threat. If she were to reveal his secrets, the consequences would be unimaginable.

So he decided to send someone to sneak into Zhang Xiaoxiao's room late at night and kill her.

Late at night, the entire Prince's Mansion was shrouded in silence.

A dark figure quietly climbed through the window and entered Zhang Xiaoxiao's room.

Zhang Xiaoxiao was asleep when she suddenly felt a chill.

She groggily opened her eyes and saw a dark figure standing by the bed, which terrified her so much that she screamed.

Just as the assassin raised his knife to strike, Fang Xiaoxiao and the old lady noticed something was wrong.

It turned out that Fang Xiaoxiao always felt that the housekeeper would not give up, so she and the old lady secretly patrolled the mansion.

They heard Zhang Xiaoxiao scream and rushed towards the room.

Hearing footsteps, the assassin knew he had been exposed. To avoid revealing his identity and implicating the butler, he did not hesitate to commit suicide.

Fang Xiaoxiao and the old lady rushed into the room and were filled with anger and helplessness upon seeing the scene before them.

Zhang Xiaoxiao was terrified, cowering in the corner, trembling and muttering repeatedly, "Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Fang Xiaoxiao tried to comfort her: "Little Madam, don't be afraid, we're here."

But Zhang Xiaoxiao had completely lost her mind and wouldn't listen to anything.

Fang Xiaoxiao stared at the suicided killer, her brow furrowed, filled with regret. Without this witness, there was no direct evidence to implicate the butler, making it even more difficult to expose his conspiracy.

The old lady said, "That housekeeper is really ruthless."

Fang Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth: "Even without evidence, we can't let him get away with it."

In the days that followed, Fang Xiaoxiao and the old lady became even more cautious, taking care of the mentally unstable Zhang Xiaoxiao while continuing to search for evidence of the housekeeper's crimes.

Meanwhile, the butler was secretly observing their every move, ready to strike again at any moment.

The atmosphere in the Prince's mansion grew increasingly tense; everyone felt as if they were walking a tightrope, and an even greater storm was about to break...

As time went by, the prince's health gradually recovered under Fang Xiaoxiao's careful care. However, the news of Zhang Xiaoxiao's madness weighed heavily on the prince's heart, causing him great pain.

On this day, the prince decided to visit Zhang Xiaoxiao in person. Filled with guilt and worry, he slowly walked towards Zhang Xiaoxiao's room.

When the door was pushed open, the scene before the prince struck him like a thunderbolt. Zhang Xiaoxiao was hanging from the rafters, her body already cold and stiff.

"Little one!" the prince cried out in grief, rushing forward with tears streaming down his face.