Bao Lei was standing the closest, and almost her head, face, and chest suffered damage.
Even the Third Princess got sprayed all over her sleeve, which made her scream and curse.
Hearing the commotion outside, Dongmei and the two governesses disregarded all etiquette and rushed in.
Dongmei immediately hugged Jiayin and asked anxiously, "Princess, how are you?"
Jiayin "weakly" wrapped her arms around her neck and said, "I don't know, maybe I ate too many snacks, and the smell of smoke makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
Dongmei quickly said, "This servant will take you home right away!"
After saying that, she was about to leave with Jiayin in her arms.
Seeing this, Bao Lei became anxious and quickly stepped forward to stop them, "No, you can't take the princess away!"
Dongmei's face turned cold, her eyes piercing like knives as she questioned, "What, is the Princess's residence a den of dragons and tigers? Can't our princess even go home when she's not feeling well?"
"Am I supposed to send a message to the Marquis, ordering him to bring troops to rescue the Princess?!"
Bao Lei gritted her teeth, thought for a moment, and finally let go, forcing a smile as she said, "That's not what I meant. I was just worried that if the princess wasn't feeling well, her journey home might delay her treatment."
"We have a doctor in our household; why don't we treat him here..."
"No need, I wouldn't dare trouble you!" Dongmei snorted coldly, picked up Jiayin, and left.
Bao Lei wanted to chase after her to persuade her, but on the other side, the Third Princess was already cursing and telling the nanny to hurry up and change her clothes!
In that brief moment of hesitation, Dongmei had already carried Jiayin away and disappeared from sight.
Granny He was already worried, so she took Baozhu out of the greenhouse and strolled around the garden entrance.
As a result, when they saw Dongmei and Jiayin coming out from afar, they gathered around.
Coincidentally, Shui Ling returned at that moment.
The group gathered together and, without having time to say a word, left the princess's residence as quickly as possible.
By the time the eldest princess received the news, the Li family's carriages had vanished without a trace...
Jiayin got into the carriage, took out a small bottle from her purse, took a few deep breaths, and her complexion improved a lot.
She quickly instructed, "Uncle Lao Hei, drive the carriage and take Granny He and Baozhu back. Uncle Dashan and Aunt Mei, take me and Shuiling and find my godfather away from everyone else. Be quick!"
Dashan and Lao Hei outside the car immediately agreed.
Seeing Baozhu's wide-eyed surprise, Jiayin whispered a few words in her ear.
Baozhu nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice.
Soon, they found a small alley by the roadside. Dashan and Dongmei helped Jiayin get out of the car, and Shuiling also jumped down and disappeared into the alley.
The carriage sped forward and arrived directly in front of the Jia family's gate. After delivering Baozhu, Uncle Hei and Granny He discussed it and felt that they couldn't go home like this.
So the carriage turned around and headed to the relief office...
The Marquis stayed in the military camp for half a month and just returned yesterday. He originally planned to go to Broken Gold Beach tonight.
But when he heard that Jiayin had been invited to the flower-viewing banquet at the Princess's residence, he decided to wait a while and pick up the chubby girl after noon to go home together.
As a result, before he could set off, he heard that the chubby girl had come looking for him.
He opened the study door and said with a smile, "How did Fu Niu'er know I was home? Wasn't the flower viewing party fun? Why are you back so early?"
Jiayin grabbed her godfather's hand and whispered, "Godfather, something terrible has happened. Let's go inside and talk."
Shui Ling followed her inside, while Ye Shan and Dong Mei immediately stood guard at the door.
Jiayin ran to pour herself a cup of tea, gulped it down, and then said, "Father, something terrible has happened! The Princess's residence also has hibiscus ointment, and it seems they've started enticing the noble ladies of various families to smoke it!"
"What?!" The Marquis was so shocked that his eyes widened immediately.
Given his current status, very few things could make him change his expression, but this news was truly unexpected.
Fearing he might have made a mistake, he asked again, "Fu Niu'er, are you saying that the Princess's Mansion and Yaochi are colluding to hold a flower-viewing banquet, but actually enticing noble ladies to seduce them into ingesting hibiscus ointment?"
“Yes, Godfather.” Jiayin thought for a moment and said, “Before the New Year, Bao Lei came to me and sent me an invitation to appreciate the flowers. After the New Year, I forgot about it, but the Princess’s Mansion sent another invitation to Baozhu of the Jia family at the last minute.”
"I sent someone to inquire, and they guessed that the princess's residence invited Baozhu in order to force me to attend the banquet."
"When we arrived at the princess's residence today, I deliberately bullied Bao Lei, and she endured it all. Later, she called out several noble ladies, all of whom were favored legitimate daughters of their families."
"I sent Shui Ling to follow and see what was going on, but then the Third Princess arrived."
"Bao Lei took me and the Third Princess to a place and said she would share something good with us. Then she took out a pipe and a jade box!"
"Fortunately, I brought some stinky powder that I had unintentionally figured out while preparing medicine. As soon as I smelled it, I started to vomit. Aunt Mei rushed into the room and used the excuse of seeing a doctor to rob me out of the princess's residence."
After saying that, she asked Shui Ling, "What did you find out? Tell me quickly."
Shui Ling had been holding it in for so long, and now it was finally her turn to speak. She rattled off her words.
"My lord, princess, those noble ladies have been led to a small courtyard. Two of them seem familiar, as if they come here often. They immediately opened the chest and took out several long pipes."
Then they started making brown ointment pills. The other noble ladies asked what the ointment pills were, and Miss Bao said they were a good thing that could turn you into a god.
"I wanted to get closer and take a better look, but there were many maids and servants guarding the courtyard. I almost got caught, so I climbed over the wall to get out."
Both the Marquis and Jiayin frowned deeply. They had initially thought that the Princess's residence was just beginning to seduce the noble ladies, but they hadn't expected that some noble ladies had already fallen for them, and new ones were constantly joining in...
Just as the Marquis was about to speak, Li Lao Er came over.
Li Lao Er was shrewd enough that after listening to a few words from Granny He, he realized that his niece had discovered a big problem.
Sure enough, Jiayin quickly recounted the story again, his face also looking extremely grim.
The Marquis said, "This matter cannot be delayed any longer. If we wait until the truth is found, the entire younger generation of the capital may fall into chaos."
The second son nodded and replied, "I'll take Fu Niu'er home first. This matter is too big for our family to get involved in."
The Marquis instructed, "The person behind Yaochi has not yet been identified. The family should be on high alert recently. If you need manpower, just send someone to let us know."
"The fourth brother will stay at home for another month, so he can lend a hand if anything happens."
"Alright, so be it, Lord Marquis. If there's anything the family can help with, just let us know." After saying that, Li Lao Er took his chubby niece and left.
Fortunately, when Jiayin arrived, the carriage had stopped outside the back door.
The Marquis ordered his men to prepare a carriage to enter the palace, and to exit through the front gate.
If someone was watching them, and the Marquis was drawing attention, no one would notice that the Li family members had left through the back door.
The Li family's carriage clattered and clattered as it quickly turned onto the commercial street to pick up Tao Hongying.
Li Lao Er gave Li Zhensheng and Jia Huan a few instructions, and seeing that Jia Huan had called Zheng Er to deliver a message in Luo'an, the carriage left the city.
Jiayin quietly pushed open the car window and looked back at Xindu.
It's likely that this place will soon be stained red with blood again...
Served at midnight~~~
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