As he spoke, Marquis Ningyuan sighed, patted Xu Mingzhi on the shoulder, and whispered, "Since you dare not offend her again, then pretend I didn't say anything. I'll think of another way."
Ningyuan Hou's words struck a chord with Xu Mingzhi, shattering his pride. He gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Yuehuai, why would I be afraid of her? She's just a mere woman."
"My lord, rest assured, I will definitely make her return the money. Even if she doesn't, I will still take over Tianxiang Restaurant. Just you wait and see." Xu Mingzhi was completely blinded by anger and jealousy. After saying this, he stormed off.
The Marquis of Ningyuan behind him watched his departing figure and laughed heartily. After a moment of surprise, he shouted loudly, "Good, Mingzhi, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Your future is boundless. As long as you help me accomplish this task, I will guarantee your official position."
In his heart, he cursed Xu Mingzhi as a fool. Xu Mingzhi did not turn around but waved at him.
...
On the other side, in the Hua Rong Manor, Xu Yuehuai's medicine gradually wore off, and she slowly woke up. After slowly opening her eyes, she saw Shui Xian resting with her eyes closed. She was very puzzled as to what had happened.
Rubbing her throbbing head, she thought for a moment and then it suddenly dawned on her: she seemed to have been drugged.
Then she sat up nervously, feeling around her body. Finding nothing missing, she asked coldly, "Your Hua Rong Manor is truly full of secrets. It turns out that Miss Narcissus had such a fetish on her first night."
Seeing that Xu Yuehuai had woken up, Shuixian opened her eyes and said frankly, "Don't be nervous. I didn't mean anything by it. I just invited you to come here as a guest."
"Is this how you invite people over?" Xu Yuehuai asked coldly, still resentful about being drugged before.
“We at Hua Rong Manor really like you and your skills,” Shui Xian said with a smile. “Don’t worry, even if Qi Guze doesn’t join forces with us, we will still keep you here.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai's heart skipped a beat. The other party actually knew Qi Guze? And even mentioned joining forces. So this person should not be an enemy. However, it is obvious that the person in front of her is just a puppet. There must be someone else behind her. There is no valuable information to be gained by wasting words with her. It would be better to meet the person behind her directly.
"I want to know who's behind you?" Xu Yuehuai took a deep breath and looked into Shuixian's eyes as she asked.
A flicker of hesitation crossed Narcissus's eyes, but it vanished instantly. She then chuckled and replied, "What mastermind?"
"The person behind you," Xu Yuehuai replied, raising an eyebrow.
"Manager Xu, you're overthinking it. There's no one behind the scenes. If you really want to say someone is behind the scenes, then I am." Shui Xian said, feigning composure.
Xu Yuehuai was somewhat annoyed upon hearing this. She absolutely did not believe that the woman in front of her was the person behind the scenes.
"I don't believe it," Xu Yuehuai said, staring intently at her.
Narcissus wasn't annoyed; she simply replied, "Believe it or not, that's all I have to say."
Xu Yuehuai was furious. Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of her, she simply stopped talking.
Seeing this, Shui Xian didn't say anything more. Just then, the waiter rushed over again.
He ran straight in and whispered a few words in Narcissus's ear. Narcissus couldn't sit still after hearing them and ran out with him.
Xu Yuehuai felt something was amiss; the person who could make her so nervous might be the mastermind behind it all.
Especially after hearing this, Narcissus's face immediately fell, and she became extremely nervous. Even if she wasn't the mastermind, she must be some important figure.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuehuai wanted to follow, but her legs had been pressed down for too long and were now numb, which affected her speed. However, the two did not go very far, only to the next room.
The room was in complete disarray. Princess Yinshan was vomiting incessantly, and the accompanying imperial physician was also extremely flustered and at a loss, only able to watch helplessly as she continued to vomit.
In fact, the imperial physician had already diagnosed that it was just a case of acclimatization issues, and that the princess would be fine after taking the herbal medicine. However, every time the princess took the medicine, she would vomit again, leaving everyone present at a loss.
As Shui Xian watched the people coming and going, and listened to Princess Yinshan's painful groans, she became even more anxious and nervous.
Xu Yuehuai, watching from behind, also frowned deeply, knowing that such words might cause problems. She stepped forward and said, "Let me try."
Shui Xian had just seen Xu Yuehuai, but she hadn't said anything. Now, however, she was actually going to interfere in Princess Yinshan's affairs.
This made Shui Xian suspicious of Xu Yuehuai's ulterior motives, and coupled with the tense atmosphere just now, she distrusted her even more.
Although Narcissus didn't speak, her expression said it all.
Xu Yuehuai saw this and said directly, "Do you think I would poison someone?" Her face turned cold as she spoke.
"Who knows if you can do it or not?" Narcissus rolled her eyes and said.
“Thinking like that is an insult to our chefs’ manners,” Xu Yuehuai said again.
Upon hearing this, Shui Xian stared at Xu Yuehuai for a long time without blinking. Then she looked at Princess Yinshan's pained expression. Since arriving a few days ago, Princess Yinshan had become noticeably thinner and thinner.
"Then give it a try." Narcissus sighed. She had no other choice but to trust Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai wasn't angry. She looked around and asked, "Do you have any ingredients from Yinshan Kingdom right now?"
The group looked at each other and then shook their heads. After all, who would carry food with them when they went out? Besides, it would spoil in just a few days.
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai asked again, "Even water, rice, oil, salt, or mud will do."
Although Narcissus didn't understand, she remembered that she had brought some candy from Yinshan Kingdom, so she said, "I have some candy here, may I?"
"No problem, give it to me quickly." Xu Yuehuai saw that Princess Yinshan was not in good condition. What she vomited had turned into yellow bile. If this continued, she would surely lose her life.
Narcissus quickly ran back to her room and brought back the tightly wrapped candy. After Xu Yuehuai took it, she said, "Is it inedible? The temperature here is too high, and it has already started to melt."
After she finished speaking, she raised her hand to indicate that her hands were covered in the smear.
"It's alright, a little is enough." Xu Yuehuai said as she ran inside with the candy, closing the door behind her so they wouldn't see what was inside.
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