The birds in the garden are all scared away. It’s unclear whether it’s because of the bugs crawling all over Li Junyao, or because of the frightened look on her face. Everyone tries their best to run as far away as possible, afraid the bugs might crawl onto them as well.
Li Junyao is terrified of these filthy bugs. Now the bugs are crawling inside her dress. She’s so scared that she’s rolling on the ground, crying and making a fuss, while also tearing at her dress. "Bugs! Bugs! Kill these bugs for me! All of you useless idiots, hurry up and kill them!" she screams.
The servants are both worried and at a loss. It’s easy to kill the bugs on the outside of her dress, but what about the bugs inside her dress? How could they kill those?
Li Junyao is also struggling constantly. This chaotic scene makes it hard for anyone to know what to do.
In this chaotic scene, only Ji Xinhe stands calmly, a faint smile playing at the corner of her mouth.
Fight with her?
The ploy is too naive.
When Lu Lan took out the purse filled with bugs, Ji Xinhe had already guessed Li Junyao’s sinister intent. Earlier, while pretending to "help" Lu Lan, she had caught all the bugs from her purse and transferred them to her own hand. Later, when Li Junyao was cursing loudly at her, Ji Xinhe had thrown the bugs into Li Junyao’s wide sleeves.
If she dared to use bugs to harm her, let her taste her own medicine.
Duan Lan was initially confused. After all, he hadn’t really understood everything that happened, let alone why so many bugs suddenly appeared on Li Junyao’s body.
But when he saw the faint smile on Ji Xinhe’s lips amidst the chaotic crowd and the cunning glint in her eyes, he seemed to suddenly understand.
Duan Lan couldn’t help but laugh. He walked over to her and asked in a lowered voice, "Did you do this?"
Ji Xinhe blinked, "Who asked her to provoke me?"
Duan Lan couldn’t help but smile helplessly. Ever since he saw her today, he had been worrying about her. He was afraid she would be at a disadvantage, but it seemed that he had underestimated her after all.
"I’m afraid it won’t be easy to end this incident today." Duan Lan was still somewhat worried.
Ji Xinhe snorted coldly, "Do I look like I’m afraid of her?"
It took quite some time before the chaotic crowd around Li Junyao finally calmed down.
By now, the bugs that had been crawling all over her had either been killed or captured. However, Li Junyao’s elegant appearance was in ruins. Her carefully arranged hair was disheveled, her high-quality moonlight dress was torn, and there was a strong stench coming from her.
Some of the bugs had been killed directly on her body, thus causing the bad smell.
Even Shen Yilin and her clique, who were usually close to her, took a few steps back, not wanting to get too close.
Lu Lan quickly kneeled-down and said, "Miss, come and change your clothes with me..."
Li Junyao slapped her across the face and roared, "Get out of my sight!"
Lu Lan, touching her face in fright, quickly continued kneeling, not daring to say another word.
Furious, Li Junyao, looking as if she’s about to burst out in rage, got up and shouted at Ji Xinhe, "It was you, wasn’t it? It was you who did this, wasn’t it?!"
Duan Lan frowned, and Ji Xinhe said, "What are you trying to say, Miss Li? From the start, it was only you who was making a fuss. First, you said there was something dirty in this wine, which I didn’t say anything about and let you check. But in the end, we found nothing in the wine, and we also found bugs climbing all over you. Are you also going to blame me for the bugs crawling all over you? At least I caught one of the bugs for you. Are you going to bite the hand that feeds you?"
At her words, Duan Lan couldn’t help but lower his head, his shoulders shaking with suppressed laughter.
Li Junyao was so furious she was about to die: "Stop talking nonsense! It must be you who did this, I know it! Somebody, catch this mean woman! I want to kill her!"
Li Junyao had never been humiliated like this before in her life. Now, smelling the stench all over her, enduring all this disgust, and thinking back to the nightmare of bugs all over her body just now, Li Junyao almost went crazy. All of this could only have been done by Ji Xinhe. Even though there’s no evidence, they both knew it very well.
Now looking at Ji Xinhe standing so arrogantly and unscathed before her, while she herself had been so tormented in secret, how could Li Junyao swallow her anger? She didn’t even have the mood to bathe and change her clothes now. Even if she had to endure the nausea, she would first have to see this mean person die before her eyes!
As soon as Li Junyao gave the order, several robust women rushed in, looking as though they were about to skin Ji Xinhe alive.
Duan Lan immediately shouted, "Li Junyao, what are you doing? What does Miss Ji have to do with this? Are you really going to act so wildly and recklessly?"
Li Junyao roared, "You’re still speaking up for this mean woman?! Where exactly is this seductress’ charm that’s got you so hooked?!"
At her words, Duan Lan’s face instantly turned red. "What are you talking about?!" he yelled.
"Am I just talking nonsense?" Li Junyao sneered, "Such an alluring seductress. She deserves to die!"
Ji Xinhe looked at Duan Lan in surprise. All day, she had been unclear on why Li Junyao had been so malicious towards her. Not until now did she seem to understand... She had seduced Duan Lan?
Duan Lan’s ears were slightly red, and he awkwardly turned his head away, "Xin He, I..."
He had imagined confessing his feelings to her countless times, but he never thought that it would be exposed in this way, so blatantly and humiliatingly before everyone else.
At this time, the robust women were already rushing towards Ji Xinhe.
Ji Xinhe didn’t have time to pay attention to Duan Lan. She just snorted, "Earlier when I just arrived, Miss Li was instructing my servants about the rules, saying that the nobility, unlike our humble households, couldn’t behave as they pleased and had to strictly abide by the rules. But now, based just on Miss Li’s assumptions and without any evidence, she wants to capture me. Even we, from humble households, couldn’t do this kind of disgraceful thing. Can Miss Li actually do such a thing? She’s not even afraid of disgracing the Hou Mansion."
Li Junyao glared at her with grinding teeth, "As the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, how can I tolerate slander from a low-class person like you? Today, even if I kill you without any evidence, who would dare to say anything?! Get her! Kill her! I want her dead!"
Ji Xinhe, fists clenched in her sleeves, scanned the robust women approaching her with their stern looks. She was ready to fight at any moment.
Just then, they suddenly heard a sharp and cold voice, "I’d like to see who dares to touch her."
Ji Xinhe was surprised and looked up, only to find Marquis Mu Houchu, dressed in a black robe, stepping in with a stern expression, carrying a chilling aura around him.
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