Chapter 140 Success
Li Yingxue didn't want to stay and see the group crying, so she went back to her room on the pretext of feeling unwell.
After sending Chunxiang to brew the medicine while lying in bed, Li Yingxue said to Fei'er, "Tomorrow, go and find a human trafficker. It's time for Chunxiang to pay the price for everything she's done."
In the north courtyard of the Marquis's mansion, Gu Shuyan leaned against the window and slowly turned the pages of the book in her hand.
"Miss, it's getting late, be careful with your eyes."
Pearl reminded him as she lit the candle.
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan put down the book and then asked, "Did Sister Jing return it?"
“Miss Ouyang has already been sent back, but this Lord Ouyang is really something. Knowing that Miss Ouyang is still at the manor, he didn’t even send a carriage to pick her up.”
Pearl couldn't bring herself to like the Ouyang family when she thought about Ouyang Jing's nonchalant expression when she left home.
The daughter of a third-rank official has fallen so low that she has to walk home. This vice minister's mansion is really not very good.
“If he sent a carriage to pick him up, he wouldn’t be Ouyang Biao.”
Gu Shuyan was not surprised by this. Today, Ouyang Biao suffered a setback at the Marquis's residence. Although he dared not complain about the people in the Marquis's residence, it did not mean that he would not take his anger out on others.
It's just a pity for Ouyang Jing; once she gets back, she'll likely have to face attacks from both Ouyang Biao and Madam Ouyang.
"Is there any movement from Ginkgo's side?"
That girl has had the medicine for a while now, but why hasn't she made a move on it yet?
Pearl was also puzzled by this. The girl was so eager to go find Aunt Zhang, but after returning, she was so patient. This was really unusual!
"According to those below her, she did nothing strange except sweeping and cleaning every day."
Pearl honestly told Gu Shuyan about Ginkgo's behavior. Gu Shuyan pondered for a moment, then her expression changed instantly.
"Oh no! I'm afraid Ginkgo isn't just being patient; she's already succeeded."
After a moment of confusion, Pearl realized what was happening.
"Does Miss mean that the maid is already waiting for the result?"
If that's really the case, wouldn't the young lady be in danger?
Based on the previous deductions of the three, the mistress and servant, Yinxing's desire to replace Mingyu as her head maid was nothing more than a scheme to frame her.
The target of this scheme, besides Mingyu, was naturally Gu Shuyan. If Gu Shuyan hadn't been involved, how could Yinxing have succeeded?
Seeing the worry in Pearl's eyes, Gu Shuyan comforted her, "Don't worry, even if she has succeeded, the drug won't take effect so quickly."
Moreover, if her intuition is correct, this matter is probably not as simple as they think.
"Go and find out where Ginkgo went and who she came into contact with in the past two days. Report everything in detail."
Upon hearing this, Pearl immediately obeyed and withdrew.
The next day, Gu Shuyan went out early in the morning with two maids.
A few days ago, Xu Shan'er invited her to go boating on the lake together, and Gu Shuyan agreed when she couldn't refuse.
Gu Shuyan initially thought it was just a young girl having some fun, but when she arrived at the lake, she realized that there was actually a competition taking place on the lake that day.
With the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, businesses along the lake jointly organized a dragon boat race to attract customers.
If someone wins the grand prize in the competition, that company will provide the winner with a private room with a good seat on the day of the dragon boat race as a reward.
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