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It felt like I'd seen it countless times, so much so that I couldn't forget it no matter how hard I tried.

"We understand."

Princess Ruyue and Liu Dekang answered in unison. Although Ruyue was a princess, she dared not disobey Lu Youming's wishes.

You should know that the reason you became a princess was entirely due to Consort Liu's favor. If your cousin were to complain to Consort Liu, your position as a princess would be over.

When Gu Shuyan returned to the Marquis's residence, it was already close to evening. Seeing Mingyu helping her down from the carriage, Pearl hurriedly ran over.

“Miss, I have already checked. Apart from going to the kitchen twice in the past few days, Yinxing has not had any contact with anyone in the manor.”

The thought that she had searched all day and found nothing made Pearl very uneasy.

However, this answer was exactly what Gu Shuyan expected.

Thinking back to the last time she was poisoned, wasn't it done without anyone noticing? If she could be found out so easily, Gu Shuyan began to suspect that Yinxing might have been behind it last time.

"Keep an eye on her. If she does something bad, she'll eventually slip up."

"Yes, they've been keeping an eye on them!"

Pearl found nothing, so she naturally wouldn't relax her surveillance of Ginkgo. But could she really find anything this way?

For the first time in all the time she had been by Gu Shuyan's side, Pearl began to doubt her own abilities.

"As long as someone is keeping an eye on her, don't worry too much. With your face, the moment the ginkgo tree blooms, they'll know we suspect her, and then we won't be able to make a move."

As Gu Shuyan spoke, she reached out and touched Pearl's furrowed brows. This girl had been reliable ever since she came to the North Courtyard to handle affairs, but she just couldn't quite hide her thoughts.

Looking at Mingyu's expressionless face, Gu Shuyan pouted at her, "Learn more from Mingyu. Look at her face, how can anyone read what she's thinking?"

Upon hearing this, Mingyu blushed and quickly waved her hand, saying, "This servant is far from being good enough. I'm embarrassed to hear you say that, Miss."

When Mingyu first arrived, although she was quite composed, she wasn't very good at hiding her thoughts.

If she hadn't recently learned a lot from Miss, she would probably be even more flustered than Pearl right now.

"Don't be modest. We're in the open now. I'm entrusting the pearl to you. Make sure the other party doesn't suspect anything."

Seeing that Mingyu had become humble at this crucial moment, Gu Shuyan immediately ordered Mingyu to teach Pearl.

Since their master had given the order, the two of them naturally had no choice but to comply.

Two days later, Gu Shuyan was having breakfast with Madam Ji when Wu Mama slowly walked in carrying a freshly stewed chicken soup.

"Madam, the soup was prepared a little late today, so the kitchen is only just delivering it."

Upon hearing this, Madam Ji waved her hand and said, "Put it down! Tell the kitchen that if it gets late in the future, they can just simmer it until the afternoon."

They bring you soup halfway through your meal, what kind of behavior is that?

"Yes, this servant will send someone to deliver the message immediately."

As Mrs. Wu answered, she came forward and served each of them a bowl of cold water, so that they could drink it directly after finishing their meal.

Gu Shuyan had almost finished eating when she saw the soup arrive, so she immediately put down her chopsticks and took the soup over.

Smelling the aroma of chicken soup, Gu Shuyan first took a deep breath before scooping up a spoonful with a small spoon.

The aroma of the chicken soup instantly spread between her lips and teeth as she swallowed it in one gulp, and she couldn't help but smack her lips.

"Mother, have we changed the cook in the kitchen?"