Chapter 190 Too Cruel
Lu Xiang was surprised: "Datura flower? What is its function?"
"It's nothing special when viewed alone, but it can't be mixed with mustard seeds, or it will make people dizzy and weak." He Zhiyan said solemnly.
Qiao Jingru asked: "She has Datura pollen on her body. If she plots against Xiangxiang, wouldn't she be the first to faint if she mixes it with mustard seeds?"
He Zhiyan had no idea what Liu Anyao's plan would be, but she told Lu Xiang what she had noticed based on her vigilance.
As for what to do next, He Zhiyan was at a loss.
"How about we pretend to be sick and go back?" Qiao Jingru suggested.
Lu Xiang: "What if they let me go back alone and leave you behind?"
Qiao Jingru: “…”
"Thank you, Sister Yan, for telling me. If Liu Anyao's plan fails, she will come up with another one. Since we can't avoid it, let's see what her purpose is. It's hard to say who will be unlucky." Lu Xiang said again.
In her last life and this life, she has been plotted against countless times. Neither the Queen Mother nor the Concubine Shu could plot against her. Lu Xiang wants to see if Liu Anyao, a teenage girl, can plot against her today.
Qiao Jingru and He Zhiyan looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.
At this time, a handsome man in a silver-white brocade robe walked into the pavilion with a smile. In the sunlight, his smile was gentle, but beneath his gentleness there was a deep calculation. Lu Xiang's eyes flashed, and he looked at the other person in a daze.
The second prince, Chu Chengli!
Qiao Jingru didn’t know He Zhiyan, so naturally she didn’t know him in this life.
"Miss Lu San, I'm here to apologize to you on behalf of my sister."
Lu Xiang tilted his head in confusion: "Who are you?"
The servant beside Chu Chengli immediately said, "How dare you! This is the Second Prince. Why don't you pay your respects?"
Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately showed expressions of panic and hurriedly bowed.
Chu Chengli smiled and gave her a fake hand: "No need to be polite, cousin An Yao has been spoiled since she was a child, so it is inevitable that she acts impulsively. I just found out that she deliberately came to cause trouble for the Third Miss, and I have already reprimanded her. For the sake of my face, I hope the Third Miss will forgive me."
Lu Xiang said anxiously, "Your Highness, your words are too kind. I don't deserve them."
Chu Chengli curled his lips and smiled: "This is my cousin's fragrant naan. I took it to give to the Third Miss as an apology. If the Third Miss accepts it, I will regard it as the Third Miss forgiving my cousin."
Lu Xiang lowered her eyes, her eyes were dark and deep, like a blade ready to be unsheathed, but her face was smiling gently and touchingly, she reached out to take the fragrant naan and said, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."
When Chu Chengli saw Lu Xiang accept it, he nodded slightly at her, then turned and left.
Qiao Jingru and He Zhiyan's faces turned slightly pale, and they stared at the fragrant naan.
Just as he was speaking, the second prince was sent over.
Lu Xiang handed the fragrant naan to He Zhiyan and asked, "Sister Yan, smell it, is it this taste?"
He Zhiyan took it in his hand, put it under his nose and sniffed it gently, then nodded with a slightly gloomy expression.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jingru's body shook involuntarily. She felt that she would faint even without the smell of datura pollen mixed with mustard seeds.
"In order to plot against you, Liu Anyao even sent out the Second Prince, under the pretext of apologizing for his cousin. Who could have thought that the Second Prince was framing you on behalf of Liu Anyao? It's too cruel."
Lu Xiang picked up the fragrant naan, shook it gently, then opened it, and when no one was paying attention to them, she poured out the Datura pollen inside.
"Keep calm, don't panic. If Liu Anyao really wants to frame me, I won't let her go." Lu Xiang said with a bloodthirsty sneer on his face.
He Zhiyan listened, her chest rumbling, her heart clearly about to jump out of her chest with fear, yet she felt strangely excited.
That kind of decisiveness of paying back a hundredfold when bullied is something she could never do in her life, but she envied it.
Qiao Jingru was shaking as she held Lu Xiang's hand: "Xiangxiang, will there be trouble if we cause trouble at the Su family's banquet?"
Lu Xiang sneered: "If there is nothing about the Su family, would Liu Anyao dare? Since the Su family doesn't think it's bad, why should I worry about it."
He Zhiyan nodded: "Xiangxiang's words make sense. Someone in the Su Mansion must have helped Liu Anyao set this trap."
Otherwise, no matter how arrogant Liu Anyao was, she would never dare to plot against Lu Xiang in someone else's place.
Qiao Jingru swallowed, feeling angry and afraid, and held Lu Xiang's arm tightly with both hands.
Lu Xiang cast a reassuring glance at Qiao Jingru and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't know what Liu Anyao is going to do, so I can only be on guard against her. I won't do anything I'm not sure of. Don't worry, I won't do anything rash." As she spoke, she called Ah Man over and whispered in her ear.
Until the dinner started, Liu Anyao did not come to see her again.
Apart from Su Yunwan coming over as the host to greet them, the afternoon was spent peacefully.
The Su family’s banquet was set up in the garden. It was pleasant to smell the fragrance of flowers and watch the singing and dancing.
Suddenly, the maid accidentally spilled tea on Lu Xiang's sleeve while pouring it.
"I deserve to die." She knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy.
Lu Xiang concealed the cold light in his eyes and said lightly: "It's okay."
At this time, the third lady of the Su family said, "Miss Lu, I will take you downstairs to change your clothes. It will be very uncomfortable if your clothes are wet."
Lu Xiang glanced at Su Yunzhen, a faint smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Then I'll have to trouble Miss Su San to lead the way... Yunzhe, go get some clean clothes from the carriage."
Su Yunzhen said, "Take it and go to the attic next door." As she spoke, she pointed to a small corridor in the west corner of the garden.
Yunzha replied.
Su Yunzhen took Lu Xiang to the attic to wait.
Watching the two people leave, Qiao Jingru looked at He Zhiyan with some uneasiness.
He Zhiyan's expression was tense. After a while, she glanced at Qiao Jingru towards where Liu Anyao was.
Qiao Jingru lowered her voice and said, "Liu Anyao has also left. Should we go and take a look?"
He Zhiyan thought for a moment and shook her head, "Xiangxiang told us not to act rashly. Ah Man beside her is very skilled and can easily deal with Liu Anyao. After all, today is Madam Su's birthday banquet and Liu Anyao only brought her maidservants. Even if Su Yunzhen helps her, a mere concubine can only help Liu Anyao in the Su Mansion and has no power to mobilize the guards in the mansion."
"Yes." Qiao Jingru responded, "If she doesn't come back in half a cup of tea, I'll go over there again."
He Zhiyan said: "Okay, don't talk about you, I am also in a state of anxiety."
He even came to a party and couldn't behave himself.
Liu Anyao is becoming more and more rampant now.
Yunzha quickly brought clean clothes. Su Yunzhen smiled and said, "Miss Lu San, please change your clothes quickly. I'll be waiting for you outside. If you need anything, just call me."
"good."
Su Yunzhen went out and closed the door.
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