Chapter 561 Suspicious
Lin Yuesha stood tall and proud. What should she do if she was looked down upon by that little brat? Because she was new to the capital and was experiencing some discomfort from the change in environment, she had stopped taking her medicine. Surely, her figure was better than Lin Yue'e's, that bean sprout.
"Oh dear, where have all the maids gone?"
Lin Yue'e looked around and saw that the pipa was not there. She picked up the kettle and said, "Sister, go to the tea room first and I'll be back in a little while."
After Lin Yue'e finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Bai Youran and Lin Yuesha sitting there.
"Sister Yue Sha, you must be surprised that I was able to come to the Lin residence, right?"
With no outsiders around, Bai Youran crossed her legs and stopped hiding her true feelings. She laughed and said, "I only realized after coming to the capital that intelligence and talent are not important. The key is to have a powerful backer."
"Birds of a feather flock together. They are just low-ranking officials. What kind of backers can they find? It's nothing more than a relationship based on mutual interests."
Lin Yuesha picked up a glistening grape, peeled off the skin, and put it in her mouth. It was juicy and very sweet.
Returning Lin Yue'e's words to Bai Youran would be the best way to humiliate her.
"Yes, I'm just the daughter of a minor official. Then what are you?"
Bai Youran tolerated Lin Yue'e because she couldn't afford to offend her, but Lin Yuesha was different; she was just an ant that anyone could step on.
"You think I was invited to the Lin residence as a guest? Don't forget that my mother and Madam Qin are very close friends."
Lin Yuesha was absent-minded and didn't take her seriously at all. Bai Youran said with a ferocious expression, "You want to threaten me with what I told you, right? Unfortunately, I have already confessed to Lin Yue'e, so she and I are on the same side."
In order to befriend Lin Yue'e, Bai Youran took the initiative to reveal her biggest secret: she had once seen Lin Yue'e push a young lady from an imperial censor's family into the water, and the young lady drowned.
"Bai Youran, out of consideration for the past favors you've shown me, I advise you to behave yourself. You know I'm a formidable character you can't afford to offend; you should have known that back in the girls' school."
Lin Yuesha smiled faintly, completely ignoring Bai Youran's words, which had little impact on her.
Since they'd already fallen out, talking nonsense when they met made her feel like time was dragging on endlessly.
Fortunately, a moment later, Lin Yue'e slowly approached, carrying a teacup.
"On such a hot day, nothing beats a refreshing plum drink. Sister, it has ice in it, how about a cup?"
Lin Yue'e took a glass cup and handed it to Lin Yuesha, saying, "The dried plums in the plum juice are from an old brand in Beijing. They're sweet and sour, and delicious. You haven't tried them yet, have you, sister?"
Lin Yuesha nodded, took the glass, and noticed with her sharp eyes that there were tiny fragments inside the floating ice.
I knew Lin Yue'e wouldn't have pulled this stunt without a reason; even administering a drug had to be done in such a dazzling way, as if she wanted to show off her high intelligence.
"Ice cubes are delicious."
Lin Yue'e drank a large glass of ice, and then chewed on the ice cubes in front of Lin Yuesha with an innocent look on her face.
"tasty."
Lin Yuesha had no choice but to cooperate and chewed the ice cubes. She tasted them and found that they contained croton powder.
If you add croton seeds directly to plum juice, you need to stir them to disperse them. If you add them to ice, it's different. You can avoid accidentally ingesting them by simply adding ice to her glass beforehand. Lin Yue'e was thinking very complicatedly in order to clear herself of any involvement.
Lin Yuesha guessed that this was only the first step, and Lin Yue'e had more ideas to torment her later, so she might as well play along.
The three chatted for a while, when Lin Yuesha's expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Lin Yue'e suddenly stood up, secretly delighted. That country bumpkin had never seen the world before, trying to eat ice cream like her. Now he'd fallen for her trick.
"Sudden, unbearable abdominal pain, perhaps my period is about to start."
Lin Yuesha took out a handkerchief and touched her forehead; she looked very weak.
Bai Youran, standing to the side, couldn't understand the cryptic conversation between the two. She only felt that Lin Yuesha's sudden paleness was unusual. The plum juice from earlier shouldn't be a problem; she had drunk it too.
"Miss, shall I help you back to your room?"
Bai Cha was entangled by the pipa, and she understood that Lin Yue'e was up to something. Her young mistress was giving her a signal to cooperate.
Bai Cha had just returned when my heart immediately tightened.
"Sister, you rest first, I'll come see you later."
Lin Yue'e nodded to Pipa, and Pipa followed Bai Cha to escort Lin Yuesha back to her room.
"Miss Pipa, my apologies."
Lin Yuesha rushed into the washroom first, and then a series of noises came from inside.
Pipa smiled triumphantly and turned back to report to Lin Yue'e.
After everyone left, Lin Yuesha came out of the washroom. It seems that her younger sister is not easy to fool; she does things flawlessly.
"Miss, are you alright?"
Bai Cha breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that her little tricks wouldn't work on her young mistress.
"You silly girl, you seem really disappointed that your young lady is alright."
Lin Yuesha pinched Bai Cha's cheek and laughed, "Thanks to Sister Yan for giving the antidote, otherwise your young lady would have had to run to the toilet after taking the croton powder."
Lin Yuesha felt like she was on a spy mission as soon as she arrived at the Lin residence; it seemed she needed to be more careful.
"Miss, Bai Youran and Lin Yue'e both drank plum juice mixed with croton powder. Could it be that they also took the antidote beforehand?"
Bai Cha seized on this small detail, thinking it was outrageous that someone would scheme against her young lady.
"Why go through all that trouble?"
By observing the details, Lin Yuesha discovered that her younger sister, despite her young age, was very thoughtful. Even though Bai Youran took the initiative to befriend her, Lin Yue'e was still not at ease.
"You mean you met Miss Bai in the North, so Lin Yue'e was wary of you?"
Savoring the white tea, it's no wonder that Granny Fang reminded her to listen, observe, and ponder more in her daily life. Indeed, she had been a little careless with the white tea when she first arrived at the Lin residence.
It turns out that Lin Yue'e cleverly added croton powder to the ice, only to bring misfortune upon her own mistress.
“Miss, since Lin Yue’e is so suspicious, we have to go all the way with our act.”
Bai Cha pondered for a moment and immediately understood. She first went to find Granny Lin to ask for some pills to treat diarrhea. Along the way, she had to "mentally mention" it to any servants she encountered in the Lin household.
"Anything else?"
Lin Yuesha nodded in satisfaction, but that wasn't enough.
"Why don't we clean the chamber pot in the room and then light some incense?"
Bai Cha pulled on the noodle sheet with her hands. Lin Yue'e wouldn't be that perverted, would she?
"It's hard to say."
Lin Yuesha sat in front of the dressing table, opened her jewelry box, which contained a lighter shade of powder. She asked Longjing to apply the powder to her face, making her look extremely weak.
This was to accommodate Lin Yue'e, as these were all things Lin Yue'e wanted to see.
"Miss, I'll go to the main kitchen and order some nourishing soup later."
Longjing understood, and she and Baicha divided the work, leaving Granny Fang in the courtyard to watch over their young mistress.
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