Upon hearing this, Guan Yurong gave a cold laugh and went to greet them. The maids naturally bowed and greeted her, "Miss Guan."

"What is this?" she asked, pointing to the pastries on the plate.

"Poria cocos cake," the maid replied.

"Poria cocos cake? I'm actually hungry. Give it to me, and you can go back and get another plate." She said arrogantly, and without waiting for the maids' consent, she reached out to take it herself.

The maids dared not speak out of turn to their mistress, but they could not give it away casually either. One of the maids said, "Miss Guan, this..." She hesitated, looking timid.

"What is this? Aren't you going back to get it?" she scolded lightly, sounding rather impatient, though her impatience seemed different from her usual one.

The two maids were in a dilemma, but dared not do anything about it. They could only hand her the plate with trepidation and return home feeling wronged.

After the person left, she couldn't wait to slip behind the artificial hill again, took out the medicine from her wide sleeve and sprinkled it on the Poria cocos cake. The medicine powder was white, and coincidentally, the Poria cocos cake was also white. People who were not familiar with it would not know what it was. She wiped off the excess medicine powder on the plate and carried the plate out of the artificial hill.

She wasn't stupid; she didn't personally carry the plate over, but today it seemed like the heavens were on her side. Just as she was wondering how to get it over, she heard someone talking, "Honestly, they only know how to bully the two of us. That Princess Liuli is so arrogant and domineering; if we don't serve her properly, she gets a beating."

"That's right, I really don't want to go. Wait here for me while I go to the restroom."

"Go ahead, go ahead, you go and I'll go next time."

Guan Yurong thought to herself, "Good!" She and her trusted maid tiptoed over to check and found that there was indeed only one maid. Guan Yurong gestured to her trusted maid, who was obviously not clumsy and knew what to do. She found another way to stop the other maid.

The maid waited and waited, but no one came. She couldn't stand it any longer. She looked around and saw no one, so she simply put the things behind the rockery, covered them up, and ran away as fast as she could.

Guan Yurong smiled and walked out with the plate. Upon closer inspection, she saw that it was indeed Poria cocos cake. She quickly changed her clothes, then turned and hid in the shadows. A short while later, the maid returned. The two of them came back together, took the cakes, and continued walking as if nothing had happened.

After the two maids left, Guan Yurong's confidant returned. The two exchanged a glance and both understood that they had not been discovered.

Before long, the two appeared in the bustling courtyard.

She didn't go to crowded places, but found a less crowded spot to sit down. Because she was engaged to Wei Tingsi, she was naturally very popular, and people would try to get close to her no matter where she sat.

As soon as I sat down, someone came over and said, "Sister Guan, I've been looking for you for a while. So you're here. Really!"

Guan Yurong appeared nonchalant, but she was actually paying close attention to Liuli's every move. At this moment, Liuli was like the precious darling of Madam Xie, who was afraid of breaking her if she held her in her hands or melting her if she kept her in her mouth. This made her eyes bloodshot.

She is Wei Tingsi's legal wife, what does a concubine matter!

However, Madam Xie simply liked to favor one of her concubines, so what could she do?

No matter how many people fawn over her, it's not as good as a plate of Poria cocos cake that Old Madam Xie personally ordered.

After watching for a while, she realized that Liuli had left. She was furious and, for some reason, wanted to vent her anger.

I followed them as if possessed.

Liuli walked further and further away. Guan Yurong realized something was wrong and wanted to go back, but someone blocked her way from behind. Two old women stood at a distance. "Miss Guan, are you looking for someone?"

Guan Yurong frowned. Even if she were stupid, she would know that the visitors had ill intentions. "No, I got lost."

"Is that so? Then I'll take Miss Guan back." The old woman stepped forward.

Guan Yurong immediately stepped back, "No need, I'll go back myself."

"There's a saying that goes, 'It's hard to refuse such hospitality,' so Miss Guan, it's best not to refuse."

At that moment, Liuli emerged from behind the tree. "Were you looking for me?"

"You!" Guan Yurong was furious when she saw Liuli, but she only had one maid with her, while Liuli had several people. She was no match for her at all.

"What do you want? Don't forget, I saw you. If you dare to do anything to me, I'll make sure none of you get away with it!" Guan Yurong threatened, but she knew it was a very difficult position. If the other party didn't admit it and insisted that she had wronged them, there was nothing she could do.

Liuli looked at her mockingly, "Everyone knows that you, Guan Yurong, are jealous of me. You followed me out as soon as I came out. It's so obvious. Do you think anyone will believe you? Do you think I didn't know you poisoned my pastries? Guan Yurong, just wait to go to hell. No one will believe your words."

Guan Yurong was terrified because she realized that if her poisoning of the pastries was exposed, no one would believe her anymore, and even if she were killed, she would be said to have deserved it.

No, she couldn't just sit and wait to die. Just as she was about to shout, she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.

"What should we do?" Liuli asked.

Zhao Nihong emerged from the shadows, a murderous glint in her eyes. She quickly came up with an idea: "Yun Shu doesn't want to marry into the Marquis of Huainan's family. Helping her will be a favor in the future."

Liuli naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to get close to Wei Yunshu, "Okay."

Things went surprisingly smoothly today. Just as Guan Yurong was put inside, a male voice came from afar, "Brother Jiang, isn't this inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it? Marrying a daughter of the Xie family is far better than marrying a daughter of any other family. Lord Xie is a powerful first-rank official, and among all the civil and military officials in the court, who can compare to him?"

Liuli and Zhao Nihong exchanged a glance, and the two of them, along with their maids and servants, hid in the shadows. Soon after, two men came sneaking over. They were none other than the young master of the Huainan Marquis's mansion who was to be engaged to Wei Yunshu, and Jiang Jingzhan of the Ningguo Marquis's mansion.

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