Xiao Man returned soon after, beaming with joy. "Madam, it's true! I asked the doctor to look at the prescription, and he said it is indeed a prescription for treating colds. He even asked me where I got it from!"
Little Man, quick-witted, looked at the medical book on the table with anticipation. "Madam, do you think there might be a prescription in this book to treat Young Master Chu's illness?"
"I'll look for it slowly, maybe I'll find it." Xia Yixin finally completed the first step in fooling her. After she had properly hidden the medical book at Xiaoman's request, she casually asked, "Xiaoman, where did you brew my medicine?"
“The entire Grand Tutor’s mansion is brewing medicine in one medicine furnace, but right now only Miss and the eldest young master are drinking the medicine. The other masters are scattered around. Before I brewed the medicine, it was the eldest young master’s guard, Leng Zhan, who was brewing it.” Xiao Man’s cheeks flushed as she mentioned the names of the people behind her.
Xia Yixin could tell that she was definitely a young girl in love, but the important thing was that her guess was confirmed.
Someone secretly drugged Chu Mubai today.
As for who it was, she immediately thought of Chu Mubai's half-brother Chu Tan, who gained both fame and fortune after Chu Mubai's death in the original story. This man indulged in all sorts of vices, and the decline of the Grand Tutor's Mansion in the later period was all because of this spendthrift son.
It's highly likely that it's him.
It seems I must go and check out Beiyuan where Chu Qin is tonight.
Night falls.
Xia Yixin deliberately made Xiaoman turn off the lights earlier. When she heard Xiaoman's breathing become even, she quickly got out of bed, pressed a few acupoints on her body, and Xiaoman immediately fell into a deep sleep, so deep that she wouldn't wake up even if the mountains collapsed or the earth cracked.
Xia Yi carried her to the bed, made her lie face down, and then took the bronze mirror and gradually transformed into Xiao Man's appearance.
The original owner did not have the gentle and dignified appearance of the mainstream beauties of the time; instead, she had a rather aloof appearance. However, it is undeniable that she was very beautiful, with delicate facial features and a great figure.
However, as she thought about it, she disguised herself as a servant she had seen in the West Garden the night before. She changed into the servant's clothes that she had stolen the night before, and from a distance, she looked like a short, small-eyed, shifty-looking servant in the bedroom. Except for the fact that she didn't have that thing in her lower body, outsiders couldn't tell the difference at all.
A face-changing outfit is definitely a cheat code.
She easily leaped over the low wall in the backyard without alerting the guards.
However, this time, she had only been out of the West Garden for a short while when she heard faint footsteps following her.
Xia Yixin's eyes darkened slightly. She deliberately walked into the dark, then left the mansion, circled around outside, changed her face in the shadows, and returned to the Grand Tutor's mansion. Sure enough, the pursuers were confused and wandered around outside the mansion.
The only guards who can move freely in the Grand Tutor's residence are the Grand Tutor, the Old Madam, and Chu Mubai. It seems that her actions last night were not unnoticed. It seems that she needs to be more careful next time.
Chu Qin wasn't in the West Garden. She waited in the shadows for a while before he staggered back from outside, reeking of alcohol, and brought a woman with him.
Chu Qin was quite good-looking, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, but unfortunately his gaze was crooked, and he looked like a lazy person who liked to eat and do nothing.
Chu Qin's men were all incompetent fools, drunk in twos and threes. Xia Yixin quickly pressed their pressure points to put them to sleep and knock them down.
She leaped lightly, landing on the roof like a feather, and lifted the roof tiles.
Everything inside the house was clearly visible.
At that moment, the two people inside the room were whispering to each other.
"How's the task I was asked to do going?"
"Don't worry, I have all the medicine with me. What does the Second Young Master need those potent tonics for?" The beauty had received Chu Qin's orders the day before yesterday to secretly bring in several packets of medicine powder under the guise of entering the manor, but he hadn't told her why.
"You don't need to worry about that. Just know that this matter is known only to you and me, and you can't tell anyone else!"
Chu Qin paused for a moment and then continued, "Take the opportunity to visit my sister-in-law in the West Garden these next few days."
The beauty immediately became jealous, "Oh~ Second Young Master, aren't you satisfied with me already~"
"Pah, her? Ha, she's just a little bit pretty."
Chu Qin's eyes flashed with ruthlessness.
"I'm telling you to really annoy her, make her so angry she'll die. Also, find a way to sprinkle this packet of powder on her bed. Let's see if she'll be lucky enough to wake up again this time, hehe."
As he spoke, he took a folded white paper package from a hidden compartment and tossed it to the woman.
"As long as you kill her, I'll immediately give you a legitimate status."
The beauty's eyes lit up immediately, and she agreed with a charming smile. However, she didn't know that Chu Qin was trying to get something for nothing.
Although the Grand Tutor of Chu did not restrain his second son, he would never agree to let him take a prostitute as a concubine.
Xia Yixin gently put the roof tiles back in place and jumped off the eaves.
With the original owner dead, Chu Mubai will inevitably be branded as a wife-killer. Chu Qin really has a brilliant idea!
Xia Yixin pondered for a moment and came up with a brilliant plan that would kill two birds with one stone.
She sneaked into Chu Qin's study and, sure enough, found spare clothes in his study cabinet. With a thought, she transformed into Chu Qin's appearance.
There was still a wine pot that Chu Qin had placed in the study. She spilled all the wine on herself, her face flushed red, and she staggered out of the West Garden.
It was late at night. With her status, Chu Qin could go wherever she wanted in the Grand Tutor's mansion. Her target was the mansion's storeroom, which was used to store all the medicinal herbs in the mansion.
Perhaps because it contained precious herbs, she saw six guards in the distance, but the years of comfort had made them drowsy.
Xia Yixin secretly curled her lips. Chu Qin wanted to do it secretly, but she was determined to make him famous.
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