The old lady then remembered that she had indeed given Ye Lanyin a few talismans when Ye Lanyin gave birth last time.
But where is Master Xuanchan's talisman?
She had never met Master Xuanchan.
That talisman was specially drawn for her by Zou Wanqing. How could she possibly have the ability to meet Master Xuanchan?
Her expression was somewhat unnatural. "Lanyin, almost a year has passed. How could Master Xuanchan possibly still remember me?"
"Besides, I had to beg for a long time to get that talisman last time."
"I'm afraid I'll just be wasting my time if I go. Why don't you ask your family for help?" she asked tentatively, trying to be bold.
Ye Lanyin's lips curved slightly.
“Mother also said that Master Xuanchan forgot you in less than a year. Many people in my family haven’t seen Master Xuanchan for many years, so they probably won’t remember him either.”
"How about I return the talisman you gave me last time?"
"That peace charm seems quite effective. Anyway, Shixuan hasn't woken up yet. Maybe with that charm, he'll wake up immediately..."
Ye Lanyin was interrupted by the old lady before she could finish speaking.
Her voice turned colder, and her tone was not very friendly.
"Since I prayed for Wanwan, how could it work on Shixuan? Never mind, let's wait until he wakes up." The old lady waved her left hand.
A sly glint flashed in Ye Lanyin's eyes. "Then I'll listen to Mother."
Seeing that Ye Lanyin really didn't intend to pay attention, the old lady was extremely angry.
If they're not your biological child, then they're not your biological child.
If it were the other children, she would definitely go to her maternal family for help.
The old lady suddenly remembered that Lin Shixuan had been pushed down by a maid named Dingxiang.
“Raise your head.”
Hearing the old lady's words, the lilac on the ground timidly raised its head. When its gaze met the old lady's stern eyes, its heart raced.
"Madam."
"You're the one who ruined our Shixuan!"
"No, Madam, it was...it was the eldest young master who jumped into the lake by himself."
The old lady's eyes were bloodshot, and her voice still carried a hint of sobbing.
"If it weren't for you, how could my Shixuan have jumped down? It's all because of you, you beautiful but troublesome maid, that you seduced my Shixuan and caused him to jump down on his own."
She had been holding back her anger towards Ye Lanyin, and she took it out on Dingxiang.
Dingxiang cried as she protested, "Madam, I'm innocent! I serve the young mistress and have never seen the young master in private."
What was said without malice may have been taken to heart by the listener.
Liu Ruyan immediately realized what was happening.
Yes, Grandmother is right. If her husband hadn't been interested in her, why would she have jumped?
The maid is dead, that's all.
Besides, this person was given to her by her husband.
She stretched out her hand and pointed fiercely at Dingxiang.
"You lowly servant, my husband sent you to serve me, how dare you seduce your master?"
Do you believe I'll kill you?
Enraged, she stretched out her leg and kicked Dingxiang directly.
Liu Ruyan was the daughter of a general, and she was stronger than the average young lady from a noble family.
Dingxiang was kicked so hard that her body slammed heavily to the ground, her head hitting the ground with a loud "bang".
"Ah—" Dingxiang cried out in pain, looking at the blood on her hands.
She had always served Shen Lanxue and was Shen Lanxue's head maid; she had never suffered such abuse before.
I've only been here a few days, and I've already suffered such humiliation.
No wonder the young master likes her young lady. The woman in front of him looks weak, but she is actually a vicious shrew.
Ignoring the pain in her head, she kowtowed to Liu Ruyan:
"Young mistress, I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me."
"I have always served you wholeheartedly and never thought of seducing you, young master. The young master saved me because he has you in his heart."
"Think about it, the people misunderstand and think that you pushed the servant girl. If he doesn't save the servant girl, wouldn't you be wronged for the rest of your life?"
"Now that I'm still alive, I can go and explain to them on your behalf that I really didn't seduce the young master."
"Young mistress, please spare my life!"
It has to be said that Dingxiang does have some brains.
Even when facing death, they still know how to go with the flow and absolve themselves of all responsibility.
Every word she said struck a chord with Liu Ruyan, leaving her no choice but to let her go.
Ye Lanyin smiled as she watched them bickering.
It seems things are developing as she expected; if things continue like this, the exposure of her true identity won't be far off.
She carried Lin Wanwan, who was eating melon seeds, towards the door.
The old lady still wanted Ye Lanyin to help her ask Master Xuanchan for help, but she was helpless as she watched Ye Lanyin leave.
Liu Ruyan was furious. She couldn't care less about anything else right now; Lin Shixuan couldn't die, nor could he be crippled.
But what the maid in front of her said wasn't unreasonable. She remembered that when Lin Shixuan jumped into the lake, he even questioned whether she was the one who had harmed Dingxiang.
If Dingxiang is dead, then there will be no way to prove it.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Dingxiang and said, "Get out."
Upon hearing this, Dingxiang clutched her bleeding head and stumbled back out.
Zou Shuang'er was furious. This Liu Ruyan was really brainless, letting her go after being persuaded by this maid with just a few words.
...
On the other side...
The concubines stayed inside the house and dared not go out.
They were all in a daze, their eyes vacant, as if they had lost all vitality.
His face, covered in a special kind of rouge, appeared unusually pale.
The maid Hongxiu, attending to Yu Shuang, asked with concern, "Second Madam, what's wrong?"
"The Ghost Festival is over, why are you still so absent-minded?"
Yu Shuang gazed at Hong Xiu's overlapping figure and murmured to herself.
“Hongxiu, I saw a ghost on the Ghost Festival.”
"He pulled me to dance, and he even helped me pick flowers. I loved it..."
Hongxiu was so frightened that she reached out and covered Yu Shuang's lips.
He pulled her into the house, saying, "Second Madam, are you perhaps confused?"
"We mustn't let anyone else hear this. If the master and mistress find out, we'll be in big trouble."
"Please come to your senses! The eldest young master fell into the lake yesterday and has not yet woken up."
“Hongxiu, Master hasn’t come to my courtyard in a long time, I’m so lonely…” Yu Shuang felt empty inside.
“Madam, I understand you, but you are now the Marquis’s concubine. If you don’t win his favor, someone else will take it away.”
"Do you still long for the old days? Falling out of favor means being confined to the cold palace."
Hongxiu's words gradually pulled her back to reality, and her gaze became more clear.
She shuddered at the thought of her past service to men, working day and night.
She may be lonely, but that doesn't mean she has to endlessly serve so many men.
“You’re right. I must preserve this favor; I cannot act recklessly.”
After speaking, she shook off the irrelevant thoughts in her mind, forced herself to calm down, and walked into the house.
She then picked up the box of rouge that Ye Lanyin had given her and tossed it onto the trash can.
"Second Madam, what's wrong...?"
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