Hua Weixin entered the palace overnight and chatted with the emperor in the imperial study for a long time. When he left the palace, it was already late at night.
He looked relaxed; His Majesty had granted his request and agreed to send someone else to suppress the bandits. Due to the time constraints, the bandit suppression operation was postponed for a few days.
After they came out, the guard Ji Bai stepped forward and whispered, "General, today's events have been investigated. It was the second young lady of the Li family who bribed the eldest young lady's maid to add a sleeping potion to her tea. Also, the room you entered today was filled with a strong acacia incense."
His relaxed expression instantly turned solemn. Hua Weixin's eyes were as dark as ink as he asked, "Where are they right now?"
"The second young lady of the Li family is a young lady from a respectable family, and we cannot detain her without concrete evidence. She has already returned to the manor. Her maid, Huang Yue, said that she did all these things on her own initiative and that it had nothing to do with the second young lady. The eldest young lady's maid, Hong Fei, has already confessed and signed the confession."
Hua Weixin sneered: "What a loyal slave! Let's go take a look!"
When Granny Qin returned to Liuyan Courtyard, Li Yunyan had already gone to sleep.
She looked around from the outside room but didn't go in to disturb them. She and Cuixiu stayed outside to keep watch at night.
Cuixiu asked in a low voice, "Granny, how is the old lady?"
With a smug look on her face, Granny Qin whispered in her ear, "She was furious. She smashed several teacups and a vase, and kept swearing, but I shut her up with my words."
"Granny is amazing!"
Cuixiu gave her a thumbs up.
Granny Qin shook her head. "Although everything is fine tonight, we still need to see how Miss handles things tomorrow. Besides, there's still a battle to fight!"
Cui Xiu also stopped smiling.
Although the young lady seems more capable than before, the old lady is, after all, the young lady's grandmother, and with the burden of filial piety, the young lady may suffer again.
The old lady is so biased! They are all her granddaughters, so why is she so good to the second branch of the family, but so mean and harsh to her own young lady?
She clenched her fists; tomorrow she would stay by her mistress's side no matter what! If the old lady wanted to punish her mistress again, she would stand up for her!
The next day, Li Yunyan woke up naturally.
It's been so long since I've had days when I could relax and sleep soundly!
There are different happy things every day!
She sat up, stretched, and moved her waist from side to side, feeling all the discomfort from yesterday disappear.
It seems that this is the advantage of having a top-tier physique—extremely strong recovery ability!
Now you look radiant!
Cuixiu heard the sound and came in carrying a wooden basin.
"Miss, you're awake? Let me help you wash up!"
"OK!"
Li Yunyan was in a great mood. While washing up, she asked, "What are we having for breakfast this morning?"
Cuixiu wrung out a handkerchief for her, "There are your favorite pearl steamed buns, bird's nest and lotus seed soup, two kinds of pan-fried fresh fish, and tender mutton stew noodles."
"so much!"
"Miss doesn't usually indulge in extravagant meals; these have all been significantly reduced!"
Li Yunyan felt even better after hearing this. The life of a young lady in ancient times was so comfortable. She wouldn't trade it for a god!
She ate her breakfast clean again, rinsed her mouth afterward, and then sat in front of the mirror, waiting for Cuixiu to do her makeup.
At this moment, Cuixiu came in from outside and handed Li Yunyan a letter.
"Miss, this was just brought in by someone from the Hua residence."
Li Yunyan took the letter. The handwriting on the envelope was elegant and powerful, and it must have been Hua Weixin's own handwriting.
She opened the letter, in which Hua Weixin wrote that he had investigated the matter thoroughly, but Li Yunwu's maid insisted that it had nothing to do with the second young lady, and no evidence had been obtained yet.
Li Yunyan had already anticipated this outcome. She carefully placed the letter away and had Cuixiu comb her hair.
Women in ancient times had very long hair, and combing their hair took a long time.
Looking at her face in the bronze mirror, Li Yunyan could vaguely make out her former features, but her facial features, face shape, and skin were all optimized to the tenth level. Every part was perfect and flawless.
Even she herself was full of praise when she saw it.
"It's so beautiful!"
"Of course!"
As Cuixiu combed her hair, she chimed in, "Miss is the most beautiful woman in the entire capital. Other young ladies feel inferior when they see you, so they are jealous of you and always spread rumors behind your back to ruin your reputation."
Li Yunyan looked up and gave her a look that said, "You have good taste, I'm very satisfied." She then opened a drawer and began to examine her possessions.
A few gold hairpins and a few pairs of slightly worn earrings lay forlornly in the jewelry box.
A passionate finger hovered in mid-air.
That's it?
Cui Xiu skillfully styled Li Yunyan's hair into a bun. The young lady's hair was black, shiny, thick, and smooth. Every time Cui Xiu combed her hair, she felt reluctant to let go.
She put all the hairpins from the jewelry box into her hair, looked at herself in the mirror, and asked, "Miss, is this alright?"
"It's nice, but this is all the jewelry I have left?"
"Yes, Miss, have you forgotten? You gave all your jewelry to the second branch of the family! Besides the second young lady, you also gave it to the second madam, the old madam, and even to the second master's concubines and illegitimate daughters!"
Speaking of Cuixiu makes me angry.
Every year, the master and young master would bring back a lot of jewelry for the young lady, but as soon as they left, those women from the second wife's family would come three times a day, asking for this or that, and they were incredibly shameless!
Her young lady was very generous, giving them to anyone who asked. Before long, apart from the few hairpins she wore in her hair, all the others were taken!
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