Shi Lan clenched her fists, golden light shimmering at her fingertips, her dark eyes fixed on Shi Yi, afraid that she might slow down even a fraction of an inch.

Shi Yi turned around with a smile on her lips and a charming blush on her cheeks. When she saw that it was not the dashing Ning Zhan she had expected, but the little Shi Lan in front of her, she was stunned for a moment, and then her expression changed drastically.

"you……"

Shi Lan grinned, and before she could speak, she raised her chubby hand, and a golden light swept across like a golden dragon. Shi Yi felt a wave of dizziness, her eyelids closed uncontrollably, and she fell to the ground like a wooden stake.

Shi Lan's face was deathly pale. She staggered back two steps, barely managing to lean against the table. She gasped for breath for a while before she had the strength to stand up.

Seeing Shi Yi lying on the ground, Shi Lan tried to pull her up, but she was too small and weak to move her at all.

Having no other choice, she could only haphazardly tear open Shi Yi's clothes until the pale yellow undergarment was revealed before she stopped.

Shi Lan glanced at the incense burner in the corner of the room, where wisps of smoke were rising. Seeing that there was still half an incense stick inside, which was about to go out, she decided to do a good deed and lit it all. Then she closed the door slightly and slipped away like a thief.

Below the window, Cuizhi and the others were anxiously looking around. When they saw Shi Lan come out of the attic, all three of them were stunned.

Shi Lan glanced at the flower wall and saw Liu Mama walking towards her with a stout man in a brocade robe. Cui Zhi hurriedly waved to her, "Miss, come here quickly."

Shi Lan grinned, bent over, rushed over the flower wall, and hid under the shade of the trees.

Liu Mama led Zhou Yuanming to the side of the pavilion and pointed to it, saying, "Young master, please make yourself at home."

Zhou Yuanming bowed respectfully to Liu Mama in a seemingly proper manner.

Mrs. Liu returned the greeting, then turned and hurried away.

Zhou Yuanming looked up at the attic, straightened his clothes, and went upstairs.

Shi Lan and her cat were listening intently below when they heard a surprised exclamation from inside, followed by silence.

Shi Lan waited for a while, but there was still no sound. She looked at Tian Guo, who shook her head. Shi Lan frowned and waited patiently for a while longer, but there was still no movement inside. Shi Lan got impatient and got up, jumped over the flower wall, and was about to go upstairs when Tian Ye flew down from the roof and whispered, "It's done."

Shi Lan was taken aback, thinking to herself, "So fast."

Worried that Shi Lan would be reckless and suffer a loss, Cui Zhi and Tian Guo hurriedly crawled out of the flower wall to stop her. When she heard Tian Ye's words, she was also stunned. Tian Guo thought to herself, "I didn't expect that Zhou Yuanming looks tall and mighty, but he's actually just a silver-plated spearhead!"

Shi Lan coughed, pretending not to understand the deeper meaning in Tian Ye's words, and looked at Cui Zhi, saying in a serious tone, "I am not feeling well, go and ask Mother to come over."

Cui Zhi accepted the order and disappeared behind the flower wall.

Sweet Fruit stepped forward and whispered, "Miss, it's not appropriate for you to be here at a time like this. Why don't I wait here for Madam, and you go back to Lanxiang Courtyard first?"

Shi Lan shook her head and said, "No, Mother has a short temper and can't control her temper at all. I can try to persuade her if I'm here."

Sweet Fruit sighed silently and retreated into the background.

In the flower hall, when Shi Lan heard that Shi Lan was unwell, Madam Shi was so anxious that she didn't care about anything else. She instructed Shi Xi to take care of the women and hurriedly followed Cui Zhi. Halfway there, Madam Shi looked back at the way she came, her face full of doubt, "Isn't this going to Lanxiang Courtyard? What is Lan'er up to this time?"

Cui Zhi's expression remained unchanged, but she sighed inwardly. After all, she had spent her whole life in the inner quarters of the household, and she could immediately sense anything amiss.

"Madam, Miss requests your presence in the front pavilion. You will find out what it is when you arrive."

Upon hearing this, Shi's mother looked surprised, but seeing Cuizhi with her head down, deep in thought, her heart trembled, her beautiful face tightened, and her embroidered shoes hidden under her skirt stomped rapidly.

Shi Lan remained calm and composed, looking up at the pavilion's doorposts, where birds were carved with curled grass in their beaks. When Shi's mother arrived, she saw Shi Lan energetically discussing with Tian Guo whether the bird was a swallow or a sparrow.

Stone Mother stepped forward and tapped her head with her finger, "You troublesome thing, you're perfectly fine, why are you cursing yourself?"

Shi Lan rubbed her forehead, looking aggrieved, and said, "If I didn't say that, would Mother have come right away?"

Shi's mother glared at her irritably and said, "Speak, why did you call me here in such a hurry?"

Shi Lan leaned close to Shi's mother, took her hand, and whispered, "Shi Yi is up there, and there's a man inside."

Shi Mu's pupils constricted sharply, her fingers gripping Shi Lan's chubby hand tightly. "Really?"

Shi Lan frowned and grinned.

Only then did Shi's mother realize her unconscious actions, and she quickly let go of her hand, tenderly massaging her.

“It’s absolutely true. I just passed by and smelled something strange about this place. I sent someone up to check it out, and they found her lying with a man, and…”

Shi Lan wanted to say that her clothes were still disheveled.

Shi's mother quickly covered Shi Lan's mouth and whispered, "My little darling, keep your voice down. Do you want others to know about this?"

Shi Lan rolled her eyes, took her mother's hand away, and said, "I only called you here secretly because I was afraid people would find out."

Shi Mu looked at the pavilion and gave a wink to Su Qing, who had recently been brought up.

Suqing lowered her head, went up to the pavilion, and when she came down, her face was flushed. She leaned close to Shi Mu's ear and whispered a few words.

Shi's mother's face turned pale. After gathering her breath for a while, she said, "Lan'er, you go back first. I will handle things here."

Shi Lan tugged at her clothes and said, "Don't get angry or upset. Your father can handle everything. Shi Yi is a bad person. If you talk to her like that, she might turn around and accuse you."

Madam Shi nodded, patted Shi Lan's head, and ordered Su Qing to summon all the idle maids in the mansion to surround the pavilion.

Looking at these servants who only knew some rough skills, Shi Lan thought to herself that they were no match for Shi Yi. She then gave Tian Ye a look and saw her leap onto the roof before she returned to Lanxiang Courtyard with peace of mind.

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