"Let them in," Su Ruojin said, too lazy to say anything more.
This is the Regent's Palace, not her own residence. Let them search if they want; if they mess things up or damage anything, it's none of her business.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Granny Li led her people in, showing no regard for whether Su Ruojin agreed to let her search the courtyard.
“Miss Su, the princess has lost a jade pendant bestowed by the emperor. This old servant has no choice but to search for it, lest the princess blame us, which we cannot bear.”
Before Su Ruojin could reply, Granny Li waved her hand and said, "Search for her, search every corner thoroughly."
Su Ruojin had already recognized that Granny Li was the same Granny who had accused her of being a human trafficker in Yanyang.
When Granny Li attacked her, she retaliated on the spot, and the feud was over.
Now that she's in the Prince's mansion, as long as Granny Li doesn't bother her anymore, Su Ruojin won't hold it against her.
Now...
Su Ruojin wasn't in a hurry. She sat to the side drinking tea, wanting to see what kind of flowers Li Mama planned to find in her courtyard.
Before long, Yunwu Courtyard was ransacked, and Granny Li's face was dark, as if she hadn't found anything.
"Go look for it again in the yard!"
At Li Mama's command, the maids and servants began searching the courtyard.
Granny Li gave a casual bow: "Miss Su, I couldn't find it inside the house. This old servant will go check the courtyard."
At this moment, Yanluo returned after changing her clothes. Seeing the mess in the room, she was about to question Su Ruojin when Su Ruojin stopped her with a look.
If we're going to make a scene, let's make it bigger, that'll be more fun, right?
She didn't believe that Granny Li had come all this way just to ransack Yunwu Courtyard; that was no different from children playing house.
At first, Su Ruojin thought that Granny Li would throw the princess's jade pendant into any corner of the room and then falsely accuse her of stealing something bestowed by the emperor, which would be a serious crime.
But now it seems that's not the case.
Things are getting more and more interesting.
"Granny, this looks like something!" a maid exclaimed.
Upon hearing this, a triumphant smile flashed in Li Mama's eyes, and she hurried over: "What is it?"
"Granny, the base of this tree has been turned over, and there seems to be something buried underneath."
"Dig! Dig it open and let me see!" Granny Li shouted sternly.
A young maidservant found a hoe and dug up the mound of earth.
Upon seeing what was inside, everyone gasped in shock.
Granny Li picked up the two rag dolls tied together with red string that she had dug out, and cried out in horror, "Witchcraft dolls! They're witchcraft dolls!"
Regardless of the dynasty, witchcraft and sorcery were considered taboo.
The discovery of a witchcraft doll in Yunwu Courtyard is no small matter.
The two dolls were tightly tied together with a red thread, and each had a yellow talisman with a person's birth date and time written in red on it.
After looking at them, Li Mama's expression changed drastically. One of them was actually the prince's birth date and time, while she didn't recognize the other one.
"May I ask, Miss Su, were you born in July of the twenty-sixth year of the Shengping era?" Granny Li asked Su Ruojin, who had come out to watch the commotion.
A hint of mockery flashed in Su Ruojin's eyes. So that's the trick she was using. It's a little bit more sophisticated than framing someone with a jade pendant.
Not much, just a tiny difference, completely negligible.
Su Ruojin's playful side was also aroused, and her eyes began to dart around, as if someone had caught her of some unspeakable secret.
"Granny Li, why...why are you asking this?"
"Miss Su, if you dare to do such a thing, you should know the consequences of being discovered. Guards, tie her up!" Granny Li said viciously.
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