Handing Her the Knife

Jason Zhuo also drained his cup in one go.

Grace slipped the antidote into this cup of wine.

The aphrodisiac Jason Zhuo drank would be neutralized.

Then Kevin Zhuo led Grace straight to Princess Xinyao.

"Princess, let me toast to you!" Kevin Zhuo personally picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for Princess Xinyao.

Grace raised her eyebrows slightly.

He actually gave Princess Xinyao the drugged wine too?

What is he up to?

Princess Xinyao drank the wine.

Kevin Zhuo also drank another glass of the drugged wine.

He probably really did take the antidote in advance.

Grace watched from the side, quickly pouring them each a cup of tea. She said, "Princess, have some tea to sober up."

Princess Xinyao drank the tea.

That was also the antidote.

"Second Brother, you've had enough to drink today. Have some tea to sober up!" Grace handed the other cup of tea to Kevin Zhuo.

But the tea she gave Kevin Zhuo was actually her own refined Love Elixir.

A powerful, high-grade Love Elixir.

She'd once tried it on Evan Xiao, but it didn't work.

But she was sure that if she gave it to Kevin Zhuo, he wouldn't be able to resist it.

Kevin Zhuo picked it up and drank the tea she offered.

Seeing Kevin Zhuo's slightly dazed look, Grace smiled faintly.

Grace hadn't known what Grace Wan and her son were plotting, but they basically handed her the knife themselves!

They actually let an Eighth-Tier Alchemist be the one pouring wine!

Heh!

Next, Grace Wan, Aunt Leah, Mrs. Zhen and others came to toast the princess.

After the toasts, Grace Wan said the princess seemed a bit tipsy and arranged a room for her to rest.

The princess was fine at first, but Grace Wan insisted, so she went anyway.

Grace glanced around the hall—Bella Wan had slipped out at some point.

"Cutie Pie, go with the princess and protect her well," Grace called out from her space.

Cutie Pie snuggled up to her, unmoving.

"Go on! Didn't we agree on this last night?"

Cutie Pie snuggled even closer.

Grace finally understood what it wanted, so she leaned over and gave it a kiss. "Happy now?"

Cutie Pie turned and walked away.

Grace shook her head—this little guy was acting more and more like a little perv!

Jason Zhuo had drunk too much, and before long, he went out to use the restroom.

A short while after he left, Kevin Zhuo went out too.

Grace didn't follow them.

Since Jason Zhuo wasn't affected by the drug, there weren't many in this house who could match him—he shouldn't be at a disadvantage.

She had more important things to do.

She picked up the wine jug and went to see Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.

Then she whispered a few words in her ear.

Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu glanced at the wine jug in surprise, then calmly stood up and left the banquet hall with Grace.

"What's going on?" the dowager asked.

"Grandmother, ever since I became a spirit practitioner, my senses have become really sharp. Just now, when Second Brother accidentally bumped into the wine jug, I noticed a faint, unusual sound coming from inside." Grace said. "Then I realized, this wine jug seems to have a hidden mechanism. Look, this petal can be moved."

The dowager was well-traveled and had seen this kind of mechanism bottle before.

She frowned and asked, "Where did this come from?"

"Just now, Second Brother came to find me and asked me to toast with him," Grace said. "This wine jug was brought by one of his maids."

The dowager took a hairpin from her hair and, with a forceful twist, broke it in two.

Inside was a piece of Soulveil Bamboo.