This is absolutely outrageous!
Qin Xia was immediately furious and was about to lash out when she suddenly remembered that she still had important matters to attend to. So she took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. Then she changed the subject and said, "Xing'er is my servant. What could she possibly do with me every day? Don't make false accusations. Even if you always have the upper hand over me, you can't go too far!"
Looking at the other party's self-righteous demeanor, Suzaku felt like she was about to laugh out loud.
These people are incredibly shameless!
Li Chang'an remained silent, her eyes filled with coldness, her sharp gaze fixed on Qin Xiashi.
If Xing'er was the one who did this, then she must be the mastermind behind it all.
But now the other party's words seem to imply that I am the one who is wronging them.
"Aunt, what do you mean by that? Don't you know what your own personal maid has done?"
Li Chang'an asked in return with a cold face.
Qin Xia was clearly taken aback by the other party's sharp insight. She paused for a moment before retorting, "What do you mean? I don't understand!"
It wasn't that she truly couldn't understand, but rather that she knew in her heart that she absolutely could not admit it today.
Otherwise, once the accusation of harming the first wife is confirmed, everything he has painstakingly built will be ruined.
"Madam, I think we should just search her courtyard and see what good things we can find!"
At this moment, Zhuque stepped forward and offered another idea; she really didn't want to waste any more words arguing with the master and servant.
If they were the ones who did this, they would have left some clues.
Moreover, if these two really wanted to drug Li Chang'an, it would definitely not be something that could be done overnight. Perhaps they still have some unused poison in their room.
"What right do you have to search my yard? Are you now suspecting me? Is there no justice left? Do you think you can bully people just because you have a position of power?"
Before Li Chang'an could even speak, Qin Xiashi started making a scene, as if she were carrying some great injustice, repeatedly accusing Li Chang'an and Zhuque of making false accusations.
Seeing this, Zhuque became even more convinced that Qin Xia was definitely hiding something.
If she wasn't feeling guilty, why would she react so strongly to the suggestion that her yard be searched?
Now that everything is in front of him, Zhuque felt that he must thoroughly search Qin Xiashi's courtyard today.
She then turned to look at Li Chang'an, awaiting her instructions.
"search!"
Li Chang'an gave the order with a cold face.
So Zhuque immediately led several servants to Qin Xia's courtyard.
"You've gone too far! You're not allowed to go! You're not allowed to go!"
Upon seeing this, Qin Xia immediately ran over to stop them, but was met with a cold glare from Li Chang'an.
"Auntie, I have offended you greatly today, but I had no choice but to!"
Li Chang'an spoke in a deep voice, then glared coldly at the woman in front of him before following her.
Watching the man's retreating figure, Qin Xia's face, which had turned red and blue with anger, gradually returned to normal.
Not only that, but a strange smile curved the corners of her mouth.
A sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
"Madam, what should we do? I still have half a bottle left in my room..."
Xing'er was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing around in circles. She gripped Qin Xia's arm tightly and spoke in a trembling voice, her pale face filled with deep fear.
Zhuque was right; Xing'er had hidden the remaining half-bottle of the unused Corruption Powder on top of the cabinet in her room.
"Hahahaha..."
To everyone's surprise, after she finished speaking, Qin Xia Shi, who was standing to the side, not only did not show any panic, but also burst into maniacal laughter.
"Madam, are you...are you alright?"
Xing'er looked at Qin Xiashi with a face full of fear and timidly asked a question.
She had never seen Qin Xiashi like this before. At this moment, she felt that this person was extremely terrifying and couldn't help but wonder if this person had been driven mad by anger.
"Hehe... Let's go join in the fun and see what they can find!"
Qin Xia sneered, then said something that Xing'er found baffling, before turning and heading towards her own courtyard.
Although she didn't understand what Qin Xiashi meant by those words, Xing'er could only follow behind her mistress.
At this very moment, Zhuque and his servants were practically turning Qin Xia's courtyard upside down.
A group of people were conducting a thorough search, but because Li Chang'an had instructed them beforehand not to damage anything inside, they were a little more restrained in their actions.
At this moment, Qin Xiashi and Xing'er also arrived.
Although none of the items in his yard were damaged, they had been ransacked and were now in a complete mess.
"Not bad, not bad! You're really efficient. You'd better tear off the roof too, so you don't miss out on what you're looking for..."
Qin Xia stood to the side, arms crossed, coldly watching those people.
At this moment, the anger in her heart was beyond words. Perhaps she was truly furious to the extreme, for she was now unusually calm.
Li Chang'an stood aside, giving her a cold glance without saying a word. He silently pondered everything she had said and done, as well as every expression she made, recalling it all carefully in his mind.
The more Li Chang'an thought about it, the more he felt that something was off about this person.
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Qin Xia again. Although the woman still had a sullen face, apart from a hint of anger mixed with gloom, she couldn't see any panic when things were about to be exposed.
Could it be that I really misunderstood them?
Li Chang'an frowned slightly, feeling that the possibility was extremely slim.
On the other hand, looking at Xing'er, whose face was pale, it was obvious that she looked guilty. Li Chang'an could also see that although she was trying her best to control her nervousness, her hands were still anxiously twisting the hem of her clothes.
"Madam, we've found it!"
"I've made a discovery on my end too!"
A moment later, two servants rushed over, carrying the evidence that had just been seized.
The two people were each holding a small, jet-black medicine bottle and a slightly greenish winnowing basket.
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