As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she suddenly heard a keyword that she found somewhat jarring.

Two people were hiding in the corner of the side corridor, whispering to each other.

"Are you really going? Are you out of your mind?"

“I didn’t go. It was my older sister. Her comments were recorded. Originally, it was a dish to be awarded as a prize, and my sister chose this Yuqiong cake for the tasting. I didn’t expect there to be ten pieces. She just secretly brought me two pieces through the back door. One is for you, and now I’m giving you both. Try them quickly.”

A servant opened his hand and found two square white pastries wrapped in a cloth.

The pastry looks a bit like osmanthus cake, but it is more translucent. Although it is just an ordinary little square, it looks as delicate as white jade and is very exquisite.

This Yuqiong cake is a new product that Weimanzhai is currently offering for tasting during their food review event.

The event is very popular outside now, and it's known to almost everyone.

However, the An Yuan Earl's residence issued a ban, forbidding anyone from eating there.

Now everyone knows who the owner behind Weimanzhai is.

Because of the emergence of Weimanzhai, the Anyuan Earl's Mansion once again became a laughing stock in the capital.

An Yuanbo had been angry for a long time, and he would get angry every time he heard about Wei Manzhai.

The people in the mansion dared not provoke bad luck, and naturally dared not go near Weimanzhai.

But some things become more intriguing the more unattainable they are.

Here we are now, a pair of unfortunate young lovers who are about to face disaster for cheating on their partner.

"Well, you two lowly servants, are you ignoring what the Lord says? Guards!"

A voice suddenly rang out, startling the two of them so much that their faces and bodies trembled.

The white, jade-like pastry in her hand rolled directly onto the ground.

Wen Wan stepped forward, her face almost contorted with rage.

The pastry rolled right to her feet.

She stared intently at the pastry, as if she could see Yun Zhiyi's arrogant and provocative smile.

She lifted her foot and stomped on it hard, turning the pastry into mud that was deeply embedded in the soil.

The servants and maids knelt shivering on the cold snow, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Two servants stepped forward and dragged the two men up.

Her gentle voice was almost squeezed out of her throat.

"Hang them up and beat them severely. Let everyone watch and see who can't control themselves. Also, since they can't control their tongues, then forget about them. Cut their tongues out!"

"Please spare us, Miss! Please spare us, Miss! We won't do it again, please spare us, Miss!"

The servants and maids were terrified, their faces drained of color, and they kept crying out for mercy.

Yet he was still mercilessly dragged away by his servants.

As Wen Wan listened to those heart-wrenching pleas for mercy, she felt even more agitated, as if a raging fire was burning in her heart.

Why, why, why do you keep haunting me?

From the story of Wei Man Zhai, we learn that Yun Zhiyi not only did not live a miserable life as she wished, but her life got better and better.

She was even favored by His Majesty and the Empress, and might even be married to Prince Cheng. Her heart felt like it was being gnawed by countless venomous snakes.

She couldn't understand why that bitch had such a good life.

In her past life, she had a smooth and successful life, enjoying wealth and honor, and even became the empress, second only to the emperor.

In this life, she has already seized the initiative and taken away her path, so why is she still so fortunate to be favored by so many influential people?

That vixen, that slut, she must have used some trick to seduce these important people.

It doesn't matter. What is Prince Cheng? This kingdom is destined to belong to Prince Qu. As long as she can marry Prince Qu, she can still crush that slut under her feet!

Wen Wan grew angrier the more she thought about it, and the screams coming from outside the courtyard only made her more agitated.

She thought for a moment, then turned around and headed to find Cen Shi.

The day after tomorrow, the Empress will host a banquet for the wives of officials, and she must go; she wants to see King Qu.

She was confident that with her beauty and intelligence, she would be able to win the favor of King Qu as soon as she met him.

She also knows a lot about the future of King Qu, and if she tells King Qu these things, he will surely keep her.

The barely suppressed obsession and desire, like a ferocious beast, frantically tried to break free of its chains and escape.

Wen Wan was panting heavily, her mind racing with thoughts of the infinite possibilities of the future. She imagined that when she saw Yun Zhiyi again, she could crush her into the mud like that piece of pastry, and an excited look would creep onto her face.

When she reached the outside of the Cen family courtyard, her mood strangely improved.

"Where is the lady?" she asked the maid in the courtyard.

The maidservant hurriedly said, "Madam is in the tea room."

Wenwan nodded gently, a smile that sent a chill down the maid's spine, and walked briskly toward the tea room.

The maid at the door was about to bow.

She waved her hand, signaling her to be quiet, intending to give her mother a surprise.

To be honest, I've been so busy with schoolwork these past few days that I haven't had a chance to talk to my mother in a long time.

She pushed open the door and quietly went inside.

As she approached the door to the inner room and was about to push it open, she suddenly heard a sentence that made her pupils shrink.

"Is it really confirmed that the entire Xu family has split armor? Are there no exceptions?"

"Not all members of the Xu family were investigated, but the Xu family bloodline does indeed have the characteristic of split nails. Those who are not of the bloodline will not inherit split nails. Moreover, the people who went there inquired with the Xu family members and said that the eldest young lady... the current eldest young lady's appearance is 70% similar to that of the deceased Xu family woman."

A 'crack' sounded in the tea room as porcelain shattered.

Then came Cen's voice, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"How could this be? Could there really be a mistake? How could this be, how could this be..."

“Madam, the people who went there have brought the Xu family back. You can interrogate them yourself. If the eldest daughter is indeed… as her biological father, Old Man Xu should know this.”

Damn it!

Then came another series of sounds as porcelain shattered.

Wen Wan, standing outside the door, was completely stiff, her mind blank, feeling as if she were being bathed in ice water.

How could that be? How could she know?

She came to her senses, turned around in a daze, and staggered out.

Before leaving, she reminded her maid not to tell the lady that she had been there.

He then hurriedly left the courtyard, ran to the backyard, took his horse, and went to find Jia Shaoyang.

In a panic, she rode her horse into the street.

But he forgot that he was not good at horseback riding at all.

On the way to the Kangyang Earl's Mansion, we were approaching the street where Weimanzhai was located.

Nowadays, the nearby streets are packed with people because of the food events.

Wen Wan was anxious and lost her composure.

With a contorted face, he brandished his riding whip and yelled, "Get out! All of you, get out of here! Get out of here!"

They squeezed the horse's belly tightly and charged forward.

There were too many people, and the horse was startled, so it involuntarily raised its hooves high.

Wen Wan lost her balance and tumbled off the horse with a scream.

The screams further fueled the chaos, and everyone ran in panic.

Wen Wan fell off her horse and no one helped her up. She was trampled by the startled horse and immediately coughed up blood. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Upon hearing the commotion, Tu Wu quickly led his men over to maintain order.

He had a loud voice and a fierce appearance. He roared, "Don't move!"

This sentence was actually effective; the crowd was so frightened that their nerves reacted, and they froze, afraid to move.