"clove?"
Ye Lanyin exclaimed in surprise.
"How could it be you?"
Ye Lanyin stared in astonishment, covering her mouth with disbelief.
Dingxiang kept her head down, feeling guilty, and dared not meet Ye Lanyin's gaze.
How could this estate be owned by Ye Lanyin?
How could a woman like her have so much money and ability to run such a large estate?
Those present asked questions after hearing Ye Lanyin's words.
"Mrs. Ye, you know each other?"
Ye Lanyin nodded, "More than...more than just acquaintances."
"She was...she was Lin Shixuan's first wife's maid, and later Lin Shixuan took her as a concubine."
As soon as Ye Lanyin finished speaking, everyone present gasped in surprise.
"What?"
"Isn't she the second wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei?"
Ye Lanyin immediately denied it, "How could she be the second wife? The second wife, Yu Shuang, was someone I personally promoted to be my equal wife when I was in the Marquis's mansion."
"When I left, Dingxiang was still Lin Shixuan's concubine."
Madam Wan pointed at the panicked Dingxiang, "Just now, she clearly stated that she was the second wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei. She came here to take a bath yesterday, and not long after returning home, she developed an all-over itching."
As she spoke, Madam Wan tugged at Dingxiang's clothes.
"Is that what you just said?"
After hearing this, Dingxiang stammered and whispered, "Um, I...I..."
Madam Wan, pulling Dingxiang along, said unhappily:
"So, you were just lying to us all along? You've completely fooled us!"
Madam Du had been harboring resentment towards her husband for his lack of consideration, and now she finally had a chance to vent her anger.
"Hey, you didn't know this was Madam Ye's estate, you didn't come here on purpose to cause trouble, did you?"
"You've wasted our entire morning waiting here for us!!"
After hearing this, the others echoed their agreement:
"I never expected that a maid would have such ability to seduce her own father-in-law!"
"I've never met anyone like this in my life. What do you mean by 'itchy body'? I think she's clearly a vixen who's slept with too many men and gotten sick from it!!"
"The Zhenbei Marquis's mansion has fallen to such a state of disrepair that it still has money to come here for a bath. This money must have been obtained by her seducing the Zhenbei Marquis!"
"Back when Madam Ye was still the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei, that mistress was not an easy person to get along with. How could she possibly allow her daughter-in-law to climb into her husband's bed!"
"That's right!"
As they spoke, the crowd pointed at Dingxiang and kept shoving her, causing Dingxiang to fall to the ground in fright.
Upon seeing this, Physician You immediately bent down to take her pulse. Before Dingxiang could withdraw her hand, the physician quickly drew a conclusion.
He immediately stood up, considered for a moment, and then said:
"You have indeed been poisoned."
As soon as he finished speaking, the insults from the ladies present stopped abruptly.
"Are you really poisoned?" Madam Wan of the Court of State Ceremonial asked in alarm.
Upon hearing this, Dingxiang suddenly realized what was happening, and her body instantly stiffened.
Was she really poisoned?
Yesterday, she felt unwell when she got back, and remembering that she had just taken a bath at the manor a moment before, she immediately came to a conclusion.
So I came here early this morning to find my employer.
So, it's true?
She stood up, ready to question Ye Lanyin.
Unexpectedly, Physician You continued speaking.
"Hmm, this poison is called 'Su Qing Huan'. Generally, it only has a three-month incubation period. You must have had intercourse last night, which accelerated the onset of the poison."
“If you don’t get treatment in time, I’m afraid you won’t be able to serve the Marquis of Zhenbei, or rather, your husband, in the future.”
Sweet and joyful?
Ye Lanyin never imagined that the lilac would be poisoned in this way.
The moment Doctor You spoke of their passionate love, Dingxiang wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground.
how so?
She stayed in the Marquis's residence every day and never went out. The only time she went out was yesterday.
Three months is just the time for Ye Lanyin to get a divorce, isn't it?
Who wants to harm her?
Just then, Lin Shixuan walked over from not far away, his anger causing everyone present to make way for him.
The moment he saw Ye Lanyin, his temper flared up even more.
"Dingxiang, you wretched maid! You slut!"
Without even glancing at the crowd, he slapped Dingxiang across the face.
"Smack!"
"ah--"
Many of the ladies in the room gasped in surprise and took a few steps back.
"I heard you cheated on me, and you even called yourself the second wife?"
Dingxiang was so frightened that her eyes saw stars. She was about to explain when Lin Shixuan slapped her hard across the face again.
"Smack!"
"Tell me, who is the adulterer?"
Ignoring the blood at the corner of her mouth, Dingxiang grabbed Lin Shixuan's hand and pleaded, "Young Master, let's go back and talk about it."
"Let go!" Lin Shixuan glared at Dingxiang, his eyes fixed on her. "We'll talk about it when we get back?"
"You fickle woman, this matter has even reached the school, you've made me lose all face, and you still want to go back and talk about it?"
"If you don't reveal who the adulterer is today, I'll chop you all up!"
As soon as Lin Shixuan finished speaking, many ladies began to laugh.
Yao Qianshu, holding Lin Wanwan, hid in the crowd and watched the crazed Lin Shixuan. The two covered their mouths and chuckled.
【Hahaha. 】
[Dogs fighting, hehe...]
The Marquis of Zhenbei should be arriving soon.
Ye Lanyin's mind went blank.
Why is Wanwan here?
They immediately searched around and soon found Yao Qianshu holding Lin Wanwan in the crowd. They could even have a conversation across the distance just by crouching down.
"Young Master, Young Master, let's go back and talk about it," Dingxiang said, her voice trembling with tears, oblivious to the laughter of others.
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