Although she thought this in her heart, Jiaming did not show it. When the Fujin and others left, she looked like she was still in shock.

As the Fourth Master walked ahead and turned the corner of the corridor, he caught a glimpse of Jia Ming's startled expression as she clutched her handkerchief tightly. A dark glint flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

No one in the entire mansion knew Guarjia better than herself what kind of person she was. Perhaps only Guarjia's younger brother, Jiaheng, and Qijia Eshuo, whom she had raised for several years, knew a little about her, but even they didn't know her as well as she did herself.

Such a scene would not frighten Guarjia at all. Perhaps she did this because... After the Fourth Prince caught a glimpse of his wife and the others, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

It turned out that the Fujin and the others were also glancing at Jiaming out of the corner of their eyes, their eyes filled with either disappointment or frustration.

What were they disappointed and frustrated about? Clearly, they were disappointed that despite Wang's grand display of power today, she hadn't managed to catch Guarjia.

As for being depressed, it was because Guarjia was lucky today and managed to escape all the troubles. Moreover, in the end, Wang's scheme backfired, and she ended up suffering the consequences herself.

Upon hearing this, the Fujin and Hesheli's expressions suddenly changed, and a look of fear flashed in their eyes.

Because they were preoccupied with their own thoughts, the Fujin and Hesheli did not pay attention to concealing their expressions, which Jiaming saw clearly.

Jiaming's face still showed shock, as if she hadn't come to her senses and hadn't noticed anything, while in her heart she was wondering what had happened to the Fujin and Hesheli.

I never imagined that my good fortune would make me the target of jealousy from my wife and Hesheli.

The Fujin and Hesheli, both wary of Jiaming's good fortune, were having very active inner thoughts. They both wondered if Guarjia would be lucky enough to become the next Niohuru, with her son ascending the throne like Hongli.

Thinking this way, a murderous intent suddenly arose in their hearts; they absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen.

With her keen senses, Jiaming sensed the two men's murderous intent. Alarm bells rang in her mind, and her brain raced as she considered what to do.

The Eighth Prince's residence and the Fourth Prince's residence were very close. Before Jiaming could come up with a good solution, she had already returned to her residence.

Upon returning to the manor and parting ways with the Fourth Prince who had gone to his study, the Fujin said, "Sister Guarjia and Sister Hesheli, you may go back now."

Back at Peach Garden, Red Peach tells He Zi and Green Willow about what happened at Eighth Master's Mansion.

While Taoyuan was discussing the matter at the Eighth Prince's residence, the Fujin (Prince's wife) was also dealing with it. However, Hesheli, having been purged in the past, had lost all her confidants and now had no one to discuss matters with; she had to figure everything out alone.

Taoyuan

“...That Wang woman is really up to no good. She asked Master to hold her prince three times. Even I, who am not very smart, felt something was wrong. How could Master possibly hold him?”

“Hearing about your Wang family’s behavior, I also feel that something is off about that Wang family,” He Zi said in agreement. Green Willow chimed in, “I think so too.”

Beside her, Jiaming held Hongjing while listening to Hongtao continue her work, all the while pondering the fact that the Fujin and the Consort had murderous intentions towards her.

"And another thing, during the meal, Madam Wang repeatedly offered soup to the master. Who doesn't observe the rules of not talking while eating or sleeping? Aside from commoners who don't follow the rules, you are the only ones who do."

He Zi and Lü Liu nodded in unison, with He Zi even more decisively guessing, "Could it be that Wang Shi also tampered with the soup to deal with our master?"

"Ah, you think so too?" Red Peach said with a look of surprise, "I think so too, He Zi, Green Willow, have I become smarter?"

He Zi and Lü Liu rolled their eyes in unison and said bluntly, "They haven't gotten smarter. It's just that Wang Shi is too stupid and her stupidity is too obvious."

"I see!" Red Heart looked dejected.

Green Willow and Red Peach were always close, and not wanting Red Peach to continue being depressed, she changed her mind and asked, "And then what happened?"

He Zi and Hong Tao got along well, and he also cooperated with Lü Liu's question: "Did Wang Shi give up after that?"

Sure enough, as the conversation continued, Hongtao's attention shifted to the next topic. She said with some confusion, "I don't know if Wang has given up or not, because I think that the fact that Master was almost splashed might have been an accident, or it might have been planned by Wang. I can't tell."

Upon hearing that his master had almost been splashed, He Zi immediately asked with utmost seriousness, "Specifically?"

Then, Hongtao immediately recounted what had happened. At the end, she sighed, "Fortunately, the maid was afraid of spilling it on the master, so she used force to change the direction of the tea tray, and the master was fortunate enough not to be splashed."

Green Willow, who was listening nearby, also sighed at her master's good fortune, but He Zi felt that perhaps it wasn't so. He glanced at his master, who was holding and comforting Prince Hongjing, and wondered if his master had done something.

Noticing He Zi's gaze, Jia Ming turned and smiled at him before continuing her affectionate interaction with Hong Jing. She thought to herself, "He Zi is indeed perceptive. That wasn't luck; it was all part of my plan."

Hmm, wait a minute, something just flashed by. Jiaming pursed her lips, squinted her eyes, and kept thinking. She almost realized what it was.

Hongtao continued, "Do you know what happened? That cup of tea didn't spill on our master, but it ended up on someone else."

"Others?" Green Willow asked, puzzled.

He Zi was very direct: "Who?"

Hongtao gloated and said, "Eighth Prince's Consort!"

"It's actually the Eighth Prince's wife!"

“That’s right, it’s the Eighth Prince’s wife!” Hongtao glanced at Lvliu and Hezi’s expressions and said, “It seems you also know how formidable the Eighth Prince’s wife is. However, you don’t think she will explode on the spot, do you?”

"Isn't that right?" Green Willow asked in surprise, while He Zi beside her frowned in confusion.

"No, it seems that her maid persuaded her to stop, but then Wang Shi suffered the consequences."

As Hongtao recounted her story word by word, Hezi and Lüliu, upon hearing Wang's ordeal, couldn't stop laughing, while simultaneously telling Wang, "Serves you right!"

On the Peach Courtyard side, even after discussing the matter of the Eighth Prince's residence, Jiaming still couldn't grasp that fleeting inspiration and had to give up in the end.

Main Courtyard and Duan Courtyard

When Liu Mama, Liu Hong, Yao Huang, and others talked about Wang Shi, they all agreed or nodded in agreement. Their opinions were very consistent. They all thought that Wang Shi was too stupid and her behavior was too obvious. Except for those who were not smart enough to understand that something was wrong with her, no one with a brain would fall for it. They were also on guard and the possibility of falling for it again was not high.

The Fourth Princess Consort, who was holding a teacup and listening to everyone's conversation, suddenly spoke up, "You all think that it was because Lady Wang was too stupid and made her actions too obvious that Lady Guarjia didn't fall for it, rather than because she was lucky?"

"Yes!" Liu Mama and the others replied.

Fourth Princess Consort didn't actually need Liu Mama's answers, because she had figured it out herself. It wasn't a matter of luck, but rather that Wang Shi was too stupid and made her actions too obvious.

But, "What about that last time? Wasn't it just luck that she avoided being splashed with tea?" Fourth Princess Consort was still worried about Jiaming's good luck.

“That’s really good luck!” Granny Liu was the first to answer, and Liu Hong, Yao Huang and the others nodded in agreement.