Chapter 17: The east wind is ahead, how can she not lend it a hand? ...
A few days later, in the afternoon.
The maid who was dressing her was putting a peach blossom hairpin into Cui Yiluo's cloud-like hair.
"Miss, Cheng Jiancheng sent someone to deliver something."
Lilan walked in from outside to report.
"Wedding dress?"
The wedding dress was plain and simple, and Lilan was not happy. "Yes, but she also brought other things. I checked them out, and they were all silks, satins, jade pendants, hairpins, and rings. They weren't expensive."
Of course Cheng Feng would not give out anything valuable, but he had verbally humiliated her yesterday and threatened not to let her go after the marriage, so it was too strange for him to send someone to apologize today.
Cui Yiluo frowned: "Did you send anyone to say anything?"
Lilan looked strange. "He said he offended the young lady a few days ago, so he sent someone to apologize. He just hopes that you can live in harmony after marriage."
The couple lived in harmony. Cui Yiluo laughed at the absurdity of it. Cheng Feng was so reluctant to give the gift. Yesterday, his aunt had said his uncle would come looking for him. He must have been warned by his uncle.
Cui Yiluo glanced at the sky. It was almost time to go to the small banquet at the Duke of Zheng's mansion. She no longer had the heart to think about Cheng Feng's strange behavior. She just ordered people to carry the things to the yard, and then took Lilan and the guards out.
In the mansion of Duke Zheng, Duke Zheng is of elegant temperament and likes to write poetry. The rockery and landscaping in the mansion are all very elegant. Many young men and ladies have come to the place where flowers and willows shine, gathering in groups of three or two.
Hearing that Yuan Ling would also be attending the banquet today, Cui Yiluo wanted to take this opportunity to give him clothes and medicine. She happened to see him going to the lake, so she followed him with Lilan.
"Commander Yuan."
Yuan Ling was stopped by her, and when he turned around and saw that it was her, a hint of interest flashed in his eyes.
"Did you bring the things?"
Cui Yiluo glanced at Lilan, and Lilan handed the wooden box containing the outer robe and several packets of sleeping pills to Yuan Ling's attendant.
"When dealing with Lord Yuan, I should take it seriously. I haven't thanked you enough for your help last time."
Last time in Yueshan, Cheng Yi was attacked by a wild beast. She said that she had an appointment with her, so she encountered the beast. Yun Yiwei found out that she had no intersection with Cheng Yi, which cleared her reputation.
Yuan Ling smiled and said, "It's rare to see Miss Cui being so polite. Don't worry, I know the rules of the deal." He lowered his voice and said, "You don't have to worry about your cousin finding out about this."
He glanced vaguely towards the rockery to the east and continued, "It seems he's here today too."
Cui Yiluo didn't say anything and didn't look towards the rockery.
Whether Jiang Yunjin knew or not, whether he would attend the banquet today, was meaningless to her at this moment. Ever since she had returned to Ji Xuezhai last time, she knew that Jiang Yunjin's path was a dead end. In the future, they would be just ordinary cousins, or even worse, after all, they were not blood relatives.
She didn't want to have a long conversation with Yuan Ling: "Master Yuan, my cousin is still waiting for me, so I'll take my leave now."
"etc."
Cui Yiluo paused and turned back, only to see Yuan Ling's hand reaching out to her temples.
She subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but Yuan Ling was faster than her and had already retracted his hand, with a petal of crape myrtle pinched between his fingertips. It turned out that he saw some petals falling on her temples and helped her brush them away.
Seeing her violent reaction and strange expression, Yuan Ling couldn't help but chuckle: "Miss Cui is really wary of others."
"Don't you know, Master Yuan, that if you haven't experienced the suffering, you shouldn't try to persuade others to do good?"
Yuan Ling smiled faintly: "Miss Cui seems to have experienced a lot."
Cui Yiluo raised her lips slightly, but her eyes were cold and without a smile. "I don't think Lord Yuan and I are familiar enough to talk about the past."
After saying that, without waiting for Yuan Ling to answer, he said goodbye and turned to leave.
Yuan Ling stood there, smiling nonchalantly, his slender fingers gently stroking the petals of the crape myrtle.
"What are you looking at?"
Behind the rockery, Xiao Jing watched the person next to him looking at the lake thoughtfully, and he also looked in the direction, just in time to see Yuan Ling removing the petals that fell on Cui Yiluo's hair. He raised his eyebrows in sudden realization.
"I was wondering why you came to the banquet today."
Jiang Yunjin withdrew his gaze and said in a cold voice, "Didn't Your Highness order me to keep him safe? I was just following orders."
Xiao Jing laughed: "Shenzhi, I'm lucky to have your help. But last time, Yueshan and the others failed, and with Madam Jiang here, they probably won't do it again in the short term. Since you're here for the banquet today, relax and don't worry about official business."
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"But when did Miss Cui get to know Yuan Ling? They seem quite familiar with each other."
Jiang Yunjin said calmly, "I don't know."
Xiao Jing smiled helplessly and said, "That's right, I almost forgot, you don't care about girls' affairs."
Sparse light and shadow fell on Jiang Yunjin's frosty brocade robe. He raised his eyelids and glanced at the two people who had separated by the lake, remaining silent.
On the other side, Cui Yiluo had walked to the corner of the corridor behind the lake. Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her, and the two almost bumped into each other.
Cui Yiluo took a few steps back before she could see the hurried person in front of her.
"Thank you, Miss?"
The person who came was Xie Xiyun. She looked anxious and anxious, as if something extremely important happened. That's why she didn't even look at the road and almost bumped into her.
Xie Xiyun grabbed her hand. Cui Yiluo was startled and subconsciously tried to pull it away, but she heard her say, "Miss Cui, I have something very important to tell you."
She looked around and said, "This place is not convenient. Let's find a place with fewer people."
Cui Yiluo looked at her calmly, and when she saw that she was not lying, she agreed.
They found a corner surrounded by green bamboos. It was quiet and peaceful, and even the servants of Duke Zheng's mansion rarely passed by.
"Xie Miss, what's wrong?"
What could have happened that could make Xie Xiyun so anxious?
Xie Xiyun spoke anxiously, "Miss Cui, please don't touch the wine at today's banquet."
Cui Yiluo frowned: "Poisoned?"
Xie Xiyun didn't expect that Cui Yiluo didn't question her, nor did she show the panic that a naive girl should have. She was just stunned for a moment and then came to her senses. She couldn't help but admire her secretly.
But another guess popped up in his mind: was she so calm because she had been framed? Looking at the girl in front of him who was like a lotus in the distant mountains, Xie Xiyun couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"It's not poison, it's a medicine called 'Mixianyin'."
Cui Yiluo repeated softly, "The Immortal Guide."
She had seen the "Mixian Yin" in Uncle Sui's collection of books.
Uncle Sui was well versed in medicine, but his medicine wasn't meant to save lives, but rather to torture people. The more severe the torture, the more proficient he was. Cui Yiluo had borrowed his books since she was a child, and these evil medicines were already well known to her.
Xie Xiyun thought she had never heard of it, so she explained, "It's a medicine from southern Xinjiang. Perhaps it's more accurate to say it's a poison. After drinking it, your mind and emotions become blurry, and you need to be in a relationship with someone to detoxify. Otherwise, your heart will burst after an hour. This medicine is difficult to refine and is extremely rare. I wonder how Chu Ke got it..."
Obviously, Xie Xiyun only had a general understanding of it. The subtlety of the Immortal Guidance was not that it could cause the heart meridians to burst, but that it controlled not the body but the mind, so it could not be relieved by self-abuse.
Even gods will be fascinated by it.
No matter how strong a person's mind is, such as Jiang Yunjin, it would be difficult for him to maintain his rationality when encountering the magic of the Immortal.
But after hearing the last part, she still frowned: "Chu Ke?"
Xie Xiyun's fiancé? How could it be him?
Xie Xiyun's eyes were filled with sorrow and anger. "Just now, I accidentally passed by the corridor leading to the kitchen and heard Chu Ke's attendant conspiring with the kitchen servant of Duke Zheng's mansion behind the stained glass window. He gave him the drug and told him to put it in your wine. Chu Ke and the Duke Zheng's son have always been good friends. This small banquet was hosted by the Duke Zheng's son, so he had the audacity to put the drug in the banquet! They are all in cahoots!"
Xie Xiyun's eyes were red with anger. "I used to think he was just a bit playful, but he never caused any trouble. I never thought he could do such a despicable thing!"
It goes without saying what this medicine is used for.
After listening to it, Cui Yiluo's mind became much clearer.
She nodded: "I see, thank you, Miss. Thank you very much."
After all, Xie Xiyun is Chu Ke's fiancée, and their interests are connected. If this matter is revealed, Chu Ke's reputation will be ruined. Although Xie Xiyun is innocent, there will always be dirty people who make up stories, and rumors are the most hurtful.
Xie Xiyun shook her head. "You are my savior. How can I pretend not to know when you are in trouble? Why should we be so distant? Let's call each other by our first names."
Cui Yiluo lowered her eyes, avoiding her grateful gaze.
She was clearly pushed into the water, yet she received all the pure gratitude from Xie Xiyun.
"Haven't you ever thought about breaking off the engagement after he did something like this?" she suddenly said.
Cui Yiluo's expression and tone suddenly became serious, as if she had become a different person. Xie Xiyun was stunned.
Talking about breaking off the engagement, Xie Xiyun showed some hesitation: "I was planning to discuss it with my family later. But Chu Ke..."
"He threatened you?"
"No," Xie Xiyun shook her head, was silent for a moment, and lowered her voice: "He and Yingzhu are in private, Yiluo, I really don't know how to start."
Compared to her fiancé, the betrayal of her close sister was obviously what hurt Xie Xiyun more, and tears instantly gathered in her eyes.
Xie Yingzhu and Chu Ke...
Cui Yiluo instantly understood why Xie Xiyun was in a low mood when they were crossing the mountain. She used to be with Xie Yingzhu very often, but she rarely saw Xie Yingzhu around her during those two days.
And that day when the sun set over the water, Xie Yingzhu seemed anxious, but in fact she was delaying and not letting Yang Jingling take Xie Xiyun's pulse.
"Did she cause you to fall into the water?"
Shocked by Cui Yiluo's sharpness, Xie Xiyun paused.
"Yes. Chu Ke came to visit me once after I fell into the water. After he left, I happened to want to get out of bed and walk around, and I ran into them behind the rockery."
Xie Xiyun smiled bitterly and said, "She pushed me into the water. Concubine Qiong, at Chu Ke's behest, pushed a palace maid out to take the blame, thus saving her life. But Chu Ke was also ordered to end this shady relationship, so my second sister risked being discovered and stopped Chu Ke behind the rockery."
They thought she was seriously ill and didn't expect her to get out of bed and walk around. She was so distracted that she didn't pay attention to her surroundings, which allowed her to secretly discover everything.
Thinking back to the coldness and disgust on Xie Yingzhu's face when she mentioned her that day, and the mocking look on her fiancé's face when he echoed her words that she was uninteresting, Xie Xiyun felt a wave of grief and indignation in her heart. She had misjudged people.
"Are you just going to let them go like this?"
Cui Yiluo's voice was as cold as a spring, and Xie Xiyun's eyes widened slightly, with a look of surprise.
Cui Yiluo took in her reaction.
She stopped pretending to be gentle, because she was a ruthless person who would do anything to achieve her goals. Xie Xiyun trusted her so much only because she thought she was kind-hearted. Once she discovered the truth, she would be completely disappointed in her and secretly hate that her sincerity was misplaced.
Since I will be disappointed in her sooner or later, I might as well be disappointed sooner.
She cooled down and added fuel to the fire: "Chu Ke is so romantic and absurd, don't you want to take revenge on him?"
The tone was so calm that it seemed as if they were just chatting casually.
Xie Xiyun was even more stunned.
Then her attitude would suddenly change, and she would accuse her of being cold and cruel.
Cui Yiluo suddenly felt relieved.
But the next moment, Xie Xiyun's clear eyes lit up and he was moved.
"Yiluo, you're so kind to me. You're usually so gentle and polite to others, but now you want to take revenge on them because of me. Don't worry, I just don't know how to start. After all, Yingzhu and I were once very close, and we're sisters related by blood, but I never intended to treat her lightly."
Cui Yiluo opened her lips, but suddenly couldn't speak.
She wanted to say that she was not worried about her, she had misunderstood. She always thought the best of people and trusted others so easily, which would hurt herself.
Seeing Cui Yiluo's complicated expression, Xie Xiyun thought she was still worried about her, and hurriedly said, "Okay, don't worry about me. The drug of Mixianyin is very strong. Why don't you pretend to be sick and return home first?"
"Pretending to be sick and returning home is too obvious. They will definitely know that I have noticed it and will definitely not stop easily, lest I spread the news."
Indeed, there is always another time if the plan fails, but if the news of drugging someone gets out, it will affect the reputation of the two families.
Xie Xiyun hadn't expected this and was stunned: "Then what should I do?"
"Those who came today are all children of prominent families. They can't force me to drink it in front of everyone."
Xie Xiyun was still worried, but she also understood her concerns. "Okay, then you must be more careful."
Cui Yiluo nodded, a smile in her eyes.
It goes without saying who is behind Chu Ke, as he was able to obtain such a miraculous medicine as the Mixianyin.
The east wind is ahead, how can we not take advantage of it?
When you think there is no way out, there is always a way out. The road that was originally blocked suddenly opens up.
The blood in his chest began to boil. Jiang Yunjin was aloof and cold, like a banished immortal. What would he be like if he were to be seduced by the immortal?
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A Luo: The plan is clear [spreading hands]
Because of her experiences since childhood, Luo finds it difficult to trust others. This is her protection mechanism.
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