The woman seemed to be deliberately tormenting her, bringing the cup to her lips several times without drinking, then putting it down as if remembering something.
Even if he occasionally bantered with the young master, he could always manage to calm him down.
She has absolutely none of the refined manners of a well-bred lady who doesn't speak while eating or sleeping!
The tea on the table had almost gone cold, and the woman didn't let him touch her lips again.
Tianyun didn't have much of an appetite, and Xiao Ziwu was so busy feeding her that she didn't eat much either. The servants took away the dishes that hadn't been touched much.
Xi Feng helped Tian Yun rinse her mouth with the newly prepared bud-fragrant juice.
Seeing that her prank was hopeless, Yu Niao was heartbroken and prepared to take the tea away and replace it with a hot one.
Tianyun pressed down on her hand as she pulled away the cup, and looked up at her: "Miss Yu Niao, please wait."
Being drugged twice in just a few days is quite a novel experience.
Yu Niao was taken aback, and forced back her panic as she asked, "Miss, what...what's wrong?"
Xiao Ziwu also looked over, his eyes filled with questions.
"This cup of tea..."
Tianyun drawled out his words, making Yu Niao's heart leap into her throat. He paused for a moment before continuing, "It's good tea."
Xi Feng felt a chill run down his spine, and had a premonition of impending doom.
She was not as strong-willed or fearless as Yu Niao, and her eyes widened in surprise at Tian Yun's words, which were delivered with pauses and inflections.
Xi Feng chimed in, his voice trembling.
"What you're saying is true... This tea is new tea that just arrived before the festival. It doesn't have the stale taste of old tea, so it's excellent..."
She moved Yu Niao's hand away, picked up the teacup and twirled it between her fingers, and said with a smile, "It would be such a waste to throw away such good tea. Why don't you let Miss Yu Niao drink it?"
Yu Niao knelt down, "No...no, this is tea offered to the young lady! How can a lowly servant like me be worthy to drink it?"
This woman must have discovered something strange about the tea and was certain that the young master would stand up for her, which is why she made a scene in front of him.
What a deep mind, what a vicious heart...
My baby won't cause trouble for no reason.
Xiao Ziwu's face darkened. He picked up the cup of tea to examine it. He was not knowledgeable in medicine and could not see the problem, but Xi Feng's body was trembling incessantly, so it was obvious that he was feeling uneasy.
He slammed his teacup down, his cold gaze shifting to Xi Feng: "You tell me. What happened?"
Xi Feng's lips turned white with fright. She couldn't withstand the young master's oppressive gaze at all. She steeled her heart and decided to tell him everything!
Yu Niao's eyelids twitched, and she quickly knelt down a few steps to block her behind her. In a moment of quick thinking, she said, "Young Master, don't frighten Xi Feng! She's too timid to speak clearly. Let me speak for her..."
If what I am about to say is disrespectful, I beg you, young master, to spare my life!
She kowtowed deeply to Xiao Ziwu, then faced Tianyun fearlessly, her tone anything but submissive.
"Does the young lady intend to wipe them all out?"
What makes you say that?
"You claim to be magnanimous and tolerant, but your actions are not as virtuous as you say. Since you entered the manor at noon, you have been hogging the young master and refusing to let us sisters serve you, is that not so?"
"..." Tianyun looked at Xiao Ziwu innocently, blinking his eyes.
I'm not taking the blame for this.
The clingy little devil isn't me, it's your young master.
Then, Xi Feng saw that the cold young master, who had been expressionless just a moment ago, now had eyes full of doting affection and gently pinched the woman's pert nose.
Xi Feng's sense of relief vanished, and his face turned ashen...
Seeing that Tianyun was speechless, Yu Niao thought she had seen through her jealous nature and continued to press her advantage: "A woman takes her husband as her heaven. Besides, you are not married into the family yet. Naturally, you should put the young master's wishes first in everything so that he will respect you more, right?"
A look of joy appeared on his face.
Just as I predicted, this woman is indeed jealous and wants to monopolize the young master!
"Oh?" Tianyun nodded as if she had been instructed. She rested her chin on her hand and asked thoughtfully, "Is it because your young master couldn't stand me monopolizing him like this and you found out when he was secretly complaining that you came to scold me on his behalf?"
Xiao Ziwu gently examined the hand that was supporting her cheek, and said calmly, "Not at all."
What is suffering and what is not suffering?
absurd!
Yu Niao couldn't understand why the young master would deny it.
Aren't all men chauvinistic?
It is only natural for a woman to regard her husband as her heaven, especially given the young master's noble status! She originally thought that even if the young master had never complained in private, he would not deny it for the sake of a man's pride!
But to my surprise, the young master had no face to speak of in front of this woman!
The scheme to sow discord was exposed on the spot.
Yu Niao glanced at the displeased young master and swallowed nervously, "This servant... this servant was just speaking from the heart, not on the young master's orders. This is just my own foolish opinion. If you mind, you don't have to listen..."
"So, Miss Yu Niao acted on her own initiative, believing she had guessed His Highness's thoughts, which is why she came to me to tell me this?" She smiled. "Miss Yu Niao, why are you getting off-topic? I just wanted to offer you a cup of tea, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Perfect timing. Miss Yu Niao must be thirsty after talking so much. This cup of tea has gone cold. Please drink it to moisten your throat."
She must know!
Yu Niao glared at her with bloodshot eyes: "Driving a dog into a dead end will surely backfire. Don't you think you've gone too far, young lady?"
"The tea was prepared by the young lady herself, so how can you say that I've gone too far?" Tianyun looked at her with amusement. It was a shameless tactic that the thief cried "stop thief!"—a tactic that has been used throughout history!
"Another insidious method of drugging," Xiao Ziwu thought with disgust as he glanced at Yu Niao.
Having gone through what happened with Xiao Ziyan, what he hates most now is the person who drugged his precious child.
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