The Rising Phoenix

Hou Meili did not want to be seen as arrogant or too timid. It would be an easy target for others to bully her later.

"May I know who you are?" Hou Meili asked.

"I am the fourth prince's woman." One of the women stated proudly.

Hou Meili did not know why these women felt proud being a sex toy to someone like the fourth prince.

"I am sorry for not knowing your identity. I will ask the butler about you later. Can I have your names?" Hou Meili asked again.

The women seemed to be startled when they heard Hou Meili mention asking the butler about them. Of course, they would be afraid. They knew that they were not that important. The maids did not have to greet or treat them with respect since they were at the same level as the maids.

"There is no need for you to mention us to the butler. He is busy handling the fourth prince's mansion." The woman said.

"Oh... I see. So, can I go now? I have to clean His Highness's bathtub. He is going to need it soon." Hou Meili asked.

"Just go..." The woman waved her hands.

Hou Meili nodded, turned around and walked away. She chuckled. Just like that, they backed off. What a coward.

She arrived at the place where she would have to do her work. The place was quite big. When she entered the place, she saw a few maids inside. The maids noticed Hou Meili's presence.

"You must be the new maid assigned to do the work here." The maid smiled.

Hou Meili saw the smile and understood the meaning behind it.

"You can start working right now." The maid said.

Then, they left the place while laughing. Hou Meili knew that they needed to work together, but they dared to drop everything to Hou Meili because they wanted to bully the newbie. Well, Hou Meili did not mind working alone. It would be better for her.

So, she started working. While she was working, she observed the area. She was not a normal poison master who just poisoned others and left the scene. She studied the prey first. She would use the things that the prey used to poison the prey.

The bathtub was very good. She would put something in the bathtub later. When the fourth prince took his bath, he would stay in the bathtub for quite some time. Maybe for one to two hours. Then, he would get out. The water would be thrown away.

After three days of observation, Hou Meili had had enough. She felt she did not need to do any observation. The fourth prince was really free. He spent his whole day with women, entertainment, and food. He did not even bother to cultivate at all. What a waste.

Hou Meili did not want to stay here anymore. Both maids who had been assigned to work together with her dumped everything on her. Time to end it.

After cleaning the bathtub, she smeared her poison on the wall of the bathtub. So, when the maid poured the water for the fourth prince, the poison mixed with the water. So, the fourth prince steadily entered the bathtub. Seeing this, Hou Meili smiled.

She packed up her things and left. She sneaked out of the mansion. The maid who lived with her noticed that Hou Meili had gone missing. So, she went to the butler to report the matter. However, the butler did not pay much attention to that matter. He did not care about the single and unimportant maid. Well, later, he would regret his decision.

The poison that Hou Meili applied would not show immediate effect. It would stay for two months in the fourth prince's body before it started to break down and cause harm to the fourth prince. This way, the fourth prince would not be able to find a trace of poison because it had been a long time since the poison entered his body.

Hou Meili appeared at the third prince's courtyard. She looked around and frowned. She did not know why the third prince still wanted to live here despite its condition. She also did not understand why her lord still wanted to hold the identity of the third prince. However, she did not dare to ask the questions since it was not related to her.

"You came." Hou Tingguang said.

"Hmm... Where is The Lord? I want to give my report." Hou Meili stated.

"You can go inside." Hou Tingguang said.

Hou Meili nodded and walked into the room. Lord Yueliang was looking at the paper.

"My Lord." Hou Meili knelt down.

"Hmm... How is your task?" Liu Longwei asked without looking at Hou Meili.

"All done. Just need to wait for two months." Hou Meili said.

"Good." Liu Longwei smirked.

"Stand up and come over here." Liu Longwei stated.

Hou Meili followed the order and stood up. She stepped closer. Liu Longwei gave the paper that he had been reading earlier to Hou Meili.

"From the list of ingredients, what kind of cure for the poison can you think about?" Liu Longwei asked.

Hou Meili scanned the document. She was surprised. Most of the ingredients in this list were rare items. So, it was a cure for a poison. As a poison master herself, she had seen a lot of poisons and also studied their cures.

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