Li Aili paused, turned around, lifted her skirt, and left without saying a word to Wendy Nix.
Wendy Nice looked grim and almost lost her smile.
Back in her room, Li Aili went straight into the alchemy room.
A short while later, she reappeared with a bottle of alchemical potion in her hand.
Li Aili summoned the butler Conrad and handed him the alchemical potion.
“At dinner, if I say, ‘Kid, you need a lesson,’ you add this medicine to Wendy Nice’s drink and then serve it to her.”
Conrad: "..."
His gesture of catching the potion bottle was a bit too 'grand', more like he was catching a forbidden magic scroll.
Five minutes later, the Duke's study was struck by a very regular knocking sound.
Knock, knock knock.
"Come in, Conrad."
Conrad walked into the study with a solemn expression.
Seeing his expression, the Duke raised his hand.
So the clerk in the study immediately gathered up the parchment scrolls spread out on the table and left quickly.
"What happened?"
Conrad said solemnly, "The lady... gave me a bottle of alchemical potion."
Duke: "..."
After the cause and effect were explained, the Duke's expression became subtle.
“She’s the mistress of the house. Do as she says. Don’t ask me about these things again.” With that, he waved his hand, indicating that Conrad could leave.
Conrad nodded and turned to leave.
However, at that moment, the Duke called out to him, "Wait!"
The Duke emphasized, "Unless she instructed you to drug me."
Conrad: "..."
"If that's the case, please, please give me some hints in advance."
Conrad: "…………"
...
At dinner, Joanna directed the male servants to place a copy of "The Encyclopedia of Wonderful Plants" in Ellie's room.
As Li Aili's confidante, she quickly learned about Wendy Nix's situation.
"The tables in the restaurant on the north side are too small."
"Madam, shall we entertain Miss Wendy at the restaurant in the South District?"
Since Li Aili moved to the North District, her bedroom in the South District has been converted into a small entertainment room.
If Lily and Annie come, this place will become the girls' 'secret base'.
At this moment, Li Aili leaned lazily on the sofa, flipping through the magically copied "Encyclopedia of Magical Plants" in her hand. "Okay, then send a maid to tell Arthur that I'm having dinner in the south today."
"Tell him he doesn't need to wait for me."
As a result, at dinner...
Li Aili stared speechlessly at the Duke, who was sitting at the other end of the banquet table.
"What? Have the termites gnawed on the tables in the North District restaurant again?"
The Duke calmly raised his wine glass. "I don't want rumors of our discord to spread back to the capital with Wendy Nice."
Li Aili mimicked his gesture, raising her teacup in a distant toast, "But I feel like you're more here to push her into the 'abyss of life'."
Arthur Cold Jade: "?"
The young couple, deeply in love, were teasing each other when Joanna led Wendy Nice in.
'Little White Flower' dressed up specially for the occasion.
This outfit, which is both innocent and alluring, alluring yet pure, and pure yet innocent, deserves a score of 99 from Li Aili.
I'm afraid she'll get arrogant if I give her even a little more.
The moment 'Little White Flower' appeared, her eyes were glued to Arthur Cold Jade.
Pink, sticky bubbles kept popping up from above my head.
[Aaaaaah!!! This is a real man!!!]
[What the heck are all those suitors at St. Nicholas Imperial Academy?!]
[He's either ugly or an ordinary guy, huh! Doesn't he even look in the mirror?]
Only a man like the Cold Jade Duke—powerful, wealthy, and handsome—is worthy of me.
Oh! He's a renowned genius knight!
[Damn it! Why did such a good man marry Li Aili?]
Li Aili raised her hand and waved at Wendy Nix, saying with a half-smile, "I know your brother-in-law is good-looking, but you can't just stick your eyes on him."
Wendy Nice: "..."
She was incredibly embarrassed, knowing that Li Aili wouldn't give her a friendly look, but she never expected that Li Aili would disregard all interests and say such blunt and vulgar things in front of the Duke!
This is a disgrace to the Marquis de Nice.
So Wendy tilted her head slightly and said innocently, "Oh dear, sister, you're still the same as always, hehe~"
Wendy turned to Duke Cold Emerald and said, "Does my sister's temper often cause trouble for her husband? It's quite a headache~ After marriage, her reputation among the nobles has been a real headache for Father~"
"Haha~ But it's okay, because I have a pretty face that makes me look like I can be forgiven for any mistake I make."
"Did your brother-in-law forgive her as soon as he saw her face?"
The Duke frowned slightly.
But when he saw his wife sitting opposite him, her smile growing ever more 'amiable,' he immediately fell silent.
With a smile, Li Aili said to Wendy Nice, "This is the first time tonight, 'darling'."
The duke, having understood the meaning of those words, was speechless.
Conrad, who understood the meaning of those words, was speechless.
Conrad quickly stepped forward and pulled out a seat for Wendy Nix that was closer to Ellie.
Wendy Nice's face immediately fell.
She spoke in a spoiled, little girl's voice, "Sister, I want to be close to brother-in-law, okay? I'm going to interrogate him properly to see if any other women are trying to seduce him!"
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