There was no curfew in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the night wasn't that cold yet.
At the noodle stall on the street corner, Lu Zheng ordered a bowl of noodles, Gu Xin ordered two bowls of sweet fermented rice soup with glutinous rice balls, and a plate of dumplings.
Lu Zheng ate quickly. After finishing a bowl of noodles, he sat and watched Gu Xin eat glutinous rice balls spoonful by spoonful, while they chatted about gossip.
The dumplings were almost cold when Lu Zheng took one and fed it directly to Gu Xin.
Gu Xin chuckled and took a sip of the glutinous rice ball. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Zheng fed her another one. Gu Xin obediently ate it and took another sip of the glutinous rice ball.
The stall owner assumed they were siblings, so he wasn't surprised by their actions.
The main reason is that Gu Xin is not tall, is petite and cute, and wears her hair in two buns, so no one would think of anything else.
With Lu Zheng feeding her, Gu Xin finally ate faster because she no longer had a chance to speak.
After she finished eating, Lu Zheng even used his finger to wipe a grain of fermented rice from the corner of her mouth.
This action was seen by Li Shan, who was in the carriage.
Li Shan went to her eldest and third sisters' new houses to reconnect and also to let them know that she knew nothing about it, that it was her grandmother and Grandma Xie who made the decisions, and that she was still grieving the loss of her mother.
Li Yue and Li Han had no suspicions. Li Shan was only eleven years old this year. Putting themselves in her shoes, the two sisters felt that they must have been just as clueless when they were eleven, especially Li Yue, who was also eleven when their father died.
Therefore, the two sisters were not angry with her and let her stay at home to serve her grandmother.
Seeing that neither of her two older sisters suspected her or ignored her, she made an excuse about having a headache and went home.
And so, with her wish fulfilled and in a good mood, she was enjoying the night breeze when she witnessed this disappointing scene.
She clutched the hem of her clothes. "Lu Zheng, you're really lucky. You haven't even laid a hand on me yet. Humph, you two scoundrels, your good days are over."
Li Shan was unaware that the Lin family had already sent an assassin. She thought the Lin family didn't trust her, or that their people hadn't arrived yet.
Seeing Gu Xin's dimples when she smiled, Li Shan didn't want to smile anymore, and didn't want to show her own dimples.
She thought of her mother, who also had dimples. Yesterday, she personally poisoned her mother and then devised a plan to lure the Duke of Rong to the small Buddhist hall, thereby enraging her mother and causing her to kill her. The Duke of Rong doted on his daughter and grandson, and at this time, he would definitely have his men use severe force. Regardless of whether it was fatal or not, the poison she had used would kill her. After death, it would only be clear that she was beaten to death, not poisoned. This plan was the most perfect plan she had ever made since her rebirth.
She used to think she could get help from her mother, but later she realized that relying on anyone else was useless; she could only rely on herself.
Doesn't this just prove it?
She inadvertently revealed Madam Li's plan to the Duke and Duchess of Rongguo, instructing them to prepare. Then, after Madam Li was imprisoned, she went to the small Buddhist hall to poison her.
The poisonous mold that killed Li Muyan and Madam Li was quite successful!
Her mother died, and she finally became Madam Li's daughter, Li Muyan's cousin, and a young lady of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion.
She will burn more paper money for her mother to thank her in the future.
The next step is to bring Li Muyan and Gu Nian together, make them fall deeply in love, and then break them up and ruin Li Muyan. Then her life will be secure. With the support of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, which is the support of Empress Dowager Jiang, why would she worry about not becoming the Third Prince's Consort or the Empress?
Li Shan glanced at Lu Zheng and Gu Xin with disdain, her eyes looking at them as if they were dead.
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