She remembered that when she was young, Lan Fu watched her mother fight with the other concubines at home. Her mother had always been in an advantageous position. She never thought that she would be forced to do so one day and taste it.
The sun gradually set. Lan Fu turned around and met Taba Qian's eyes. Their gazes intertwined, and for a moment, it was like lightning and thunder.
Lan Fu's cheeks suddenly turned pink. However, this was not the time to be deeply affectionate. If she could not overcome this hurdle, her days in King Qian's estate would not be easy.
Cunlan Restaurant was right in front of them. Tuoba Qian was the first to step in. The white and purple parasol flowers fell one after another, adding a sense of poetry. Lan Fu's heart seemed to be hanging on the parasol tree, and she was very nervous.
Little Blessing pushed open the carved door in front of them. The servant was tidying up the corners of the blanket. Tuoba Qian was very confused and asked,"What are they doing?"
Lan Fu bowed her head and said softly," Just now, Yuwen Shi broke the teapot here and the blanket was wet. Before I went out, I asked them to change it."”
Tuoba Qian looked at the house carefully. Last night, he had only glanced at it before leaving in a hurry. Now, it was no longer as lively and festive as last night, but for some reason, there was a sense of comfort.
Mrs. Situ arranged for the servant girls of Cunlan Center to make a cup of tea, but the servant girls stammered that the tea leaves brought by Lan Fu had been used up, and everyone could not help but become more suspicious.
Lan Fu understood that it was impossible to dispel everyone's suspicions, so she only said,""It's this concubine's negligence. This concubine has just arrived and was deeply afraid of breaking the restrictions in the residence or not following the tastes of others. That wouldn't be good, so I only brought a few. It wouldn't be too late to buy the rest after I've inquired about it in the future. Now it seems that wangye and all the elder sisters like to come to the room to eat tea, so this concubine has to prepare more in the future.”
Huan Xia, who was beside Mellor, suddenly said,""Is the Ce Fujin really used up? How could it be so coincidental? I heard that Yuwen Fujin drank tea here for the entire afternoon today, and now it has disappeared without a trace.”
Mellor didn't seem to know that Huan Xia would suddenly say such a thing. She quickly reprimanded,""Huan Xia! What nonsense are you talking about!" Then, he turned around and apologized to Tuoba Qian,""Your highness, please forgive me. It's all this concubine's fault for not disciplining the servants properly, that's why Huan Xia is so impudent.”
It was only then that Huan Xia realized that she had gotten herself into big trouble. Her knees went soft and she knelt on the newly laid summer lotus blanket. She slapped herself hard with both hands, leaving bright red handprints. She sobbed,"It's all this servant's fault. Your highness, please punish this servant.”
Tuoba Qian's mind was in a mess. Hearing the crackling sounds, he felt frustrated and said,""Forget it, what you said makes sense.”
By the time Tuoba Qian finished speaking, Huan Xia's cheeks had already swelled up and blood trickled out of the corner of her mouth. However, her face was filled with gratitude as she repeatedly kowtowed to thank him.
Lan Fumo silently watched all of this. This was just a show after all. The Mellor clan had painstakingly weaved a net. This time, they were determined to catch her, this fish. How could they miss a chance to arouse Tuoba Qian's suspicion?
Tuoba Qian rubbed the acupuncture points on his head with his index fingers and said,""What do you think should be done?”At this moment, no one said anything. Tuoba Qian said to the Mellor clan,"Qianman is guarding her at Yuwen Shi's place. Since it was your servant girl who pointed out the suspicious point, you should speak your opinion.”
Mellor pretended to look in Lanfu's direction, then turned to Tuoba Qian and said,""According to this concubine, although everything is suspicious, there must be a wet spot on the blanket from before. The manor doctor naturally has a way to check if there are traces of red flowers.”
Mellor's words were sincere and prudent. Tuoba Qian agreed with her and asked the servant to bring the blanket from before. Lanfu had already ordered everyone to burn the blanket before she left the house, so how could she find it now?
Hearing that the teapot had long been thrown away and that the blanket had been burnt due to bad luck, Tuoba Qian frowned slightly. If everything that had happened before was a coincidence, then there were too many coincidences.
Lan Fu was also aware of his own disadvantage, but instead, he noticed that they could not be sure that it was him who placed the red flower. This situation was a dead end.
Lanfu couldn't help but glance in the direction of the Mellor family. She thought that the other party would be very depressed, but she saw a trace of pride in her eyes.
"Your highness, everything is gone now, but this concubine has thought of a way. I don't know if it's effective.”There was a hint of hesitation in Mellor's voice, and his almond-shaped eyes turned slightly, looking very trustworthy.
"Tell me." Tuoba Qian sat on a redwood chair and looked at Mellor, wondering what kind of brilliant plan she would come up with. Lan Fu was also looking at her, feeling nervous.
Madame Mellor whispered into Pei Lan's ear, and the latter left in confusion. Tuoba Qian was very curious, so he ordered Little Blessing to go with him. Not long after, the two of them returned. Pei Lan brought the doctor with her, and Little Blessing had a water bottle in her hand.
Just now, in order to make the results convincing, Pei Lan specially asked Little Blessing to bring the kettle that was used to make tea for the Yuwen family. She then went to invite the doctor to come.
Little Blessing shook the kettle, and there was still some water left in it. Lanfu knew what Mellor was up to the moment he saw the kettle.
If it was as Lan Fu had expected, there would definitely be traces of the red flower in this pot of water. Her previous risky move would only pile all the trouble on her head.
Lan Fu gently closed her eyes. Mellor looked at her miserable appearance and reached out a hand to hold the white jade hairpin inlaid with red coral beads by her head. However, there was no joy in her heart.
There was silence in Cunlan Residence. Only the doctor was examining the water. Tuoba Qianqiao looked at the water in the kettle. There was a hint of gold in the water. With one look, he knew that something was mixed in. However, at this time, the Situ family took the initiative to say that they wanted to see the Yuwen family. Tuoba Qian remembered that she was always reliable, so he nodded.
At this time, in the Yuwen family's room, she slowly woke up on the bed. She felt a pain in her abdomen and her whole body was weak. The memories gradually returned to her mind. After a little sorting out, she understood that she had been schemed against by the Situ family.
Yuwen Shi struggled to get up and shouted,""Xi Chun, quickly help me up." Suddenly, a strong hand appeared behind her. She thought it was Xi Chun, so she said weakly,"Quickly go and invite His Highness over. The Situ Clan wants to harm me.”
"Looks like your brain isn't so bad that it's hopeless.”Situ Shi's cold voice came from the top of Yuwen Shi's head. It was so cold that Yuwen Shi broke out in a cold sweat.
Yuwen Shi slowly raised her head and saw Situ Shi's kind face. Her heart was filled with horror. Whether this face was kind or ferocious, whether it was wearing a human skin mask, it was unknown.
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