The smell of medicine emanating from the handkerchief hit Jiang Mingyun immediately, who was utterly astonished. "Impossible!"
"This medicine... is foolproof. You can't possibly still have the strength."
She was breathing heavily, her hands flailing wildly at her sides, and she gradually lost her strength.
Lin Qingwan's voice was right behind my ear, still as clear and cold as ever, even more pleasant to hear because her breath was slightly disordered from exertion. "Sister Yun'er, the gift I'm giving you is to remind you that nothing in this world can be called foolproof."
"Your sleeping potion mixed with the fragrance of plum blossoms is indeed difficult to detect, and the warmth in the room makes it easier to activate the drug's effects."
However, the slow-acting poison in Lin Qingwan's body was ravaging her internal organs, and her blood and qi were much weaker than that of an ordinary person, so this kind of poison that stimulated blood and qi was almost useless to her.
She laughed and said, "It's a pity I don't have that. Why don't you tell me what will happen next yourself?"
After saying that, she suddenly let go, and Jiang Mingyun struggled and bumped into the door due to inertia. When she turned around with her eyes wide open, she grabbed a flowerpot from the table and was about to smash it.
Unfortunately, the drug took effect, and her limbs went limp as mud, with the flowerpot shattering at her feet.
"Lin... Lin Qingwan, you..."
"May she die a horrible death." Jiang Mingyun's cheeks flushed red, her breath hot as she watched helplessly as Lin Qingwan walked past her.
Lin Qingwan thoughtfully closed the door for her and walked towards the plum grove.
penthouse.
Xia Yan brought in a pot of hot tea, her eyes darting around. "Miss, Jiang Mingyun and Lin Qingwan went to the plum grove without any servants."
Jiang Yanwan smiled slightly, "Just as I expected."
"What lies at the end of the plum grove? If Lin Qingwan causes any trouble, Grandmother will not let it go."
Xia Yan was reminded by her, "I scolded you too early. I should thank Miss Yun for soiling your fox fur."
Jiang Yanwan lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, "Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to explain it to my mother."
After saying that, she deliberately splashed the cooled tea onto her skirt, hoping to buy herself some more time.
main hall.
The old lady spoke until her throat was dry, but seeing that Jiang Su was still unmoved, she lost all patience. "A-Lin is so spoiled that he dares to fight with the Crown Prince's men. It will definitely be difficult for him to get promoted in the next few years."
“Back then, Ah Heng was a man of exceptional literary talent, but he refused to enter officialdom for the sake of your future. Now you won’t even help his child, deliberately making Ah Heng suffer!”
Jiang Su frowned. "My son didn't say he wouldn't help. Indeed, as you said, Ah Lin has offended the Crown Prince. We must be careful before the end of the year. Wouldn't it be better to arrange things for Mingting after things have calmed down?"
"Besides, it won't make a difference if we take another month."
The old lady put down her cane and said, "Hmph, it's not bad. But the Prime Minister is hard to invite. You only come once or twice a year. If I want to talk to you, I have to have someone send an invitation to your wife."
"The Prime Minister has quite the airs."
Jiang Su rubbed his temples; of all things, his wife had been brought up again.
No wonder he comes so infrequently; his mother brings up those same things every time she visits, which really annoys her.
The old lady, needing a favor, was surprisingly restrained this time. "Just give me a date, and I won't bother you."
Jiang Su refused to budge.
When Madam He saw that after all this time she hadn't succeeded, she knew that Madam Lin must be secretly preventing Jiang Su from helping her and her son! She was filled with resentment and hoped that Mingyun's side would succeed, so she couldn't help but sob.
Her crying only made Jiang Su more annoyed.
"I've said everything I could. Mother is tired too, so let's eat early today..."
Before he could finish speaking, a commotion arose outside.
Madam He's eyes darted around, and she immediately wiped away her tears. "Mother, it seems to be the backyard..."
The old lady's face was covered with a layer of icy frost as she got up and walked out. Jiang Su's expression also tightened when he heard about the backyard.
After Jiang Su came out, he met Lin Shi, who had come after hearing the news. "Every time she comes to the old house, it's either to help Ming Ting find a teacher for the school, or to discuss Ming Yun's marriage."
"If the Prime Minister makes even the slightest excuse, trouble will inevitably arise in the inner quarters."
Jiang Su naturally understood his mother and Madam He's intentions, and realized that setting the fire this time had gone too far.
Madam He summoned a servant, "What happened?"
The old woman, carrying a basin of water, cried out urgently, "Second Master's ancestral hall is on fire!"
"The sky turned red from the fire!"
The old lady was both anxious and angry. "Where are the people guarding the ancestral hall? How could it suddenly catch fire?"
When Madam He saw the thick smoke rising from the plum grove, she cried out, "What sins have I committed that my husband cannot live in peace?"
"Who is it that can't bear to see my husband rest in peace? Mother, you must seek justice for him."
The old lady's face turned ashen. "Put out the fire first."
"By the way, didn't Mingyun take Yanwan and Qingwan to the back to see the plum blossoms?"
Madam Lin's expression tightened, and then she suddenly heard Jiang Yanwan's voice, "Mother."
Seeing that she wasn't wearing a fox fur coat, Lin's gaze moved downwards and asked, "Why is your skirt dirty?"
Jiang Yanwan said, "Yun'er accidentally spilled tea and wet my fox fur coat. I'll go to the side room to tidy it up."
Lin's almond-shaped eyes held a hint of anger. Seeing that Lin Qingwan wasn't with her, she asked, "Where are Qingwan and Mingyun?"
Jiang Yanwan suddenly remembered something, her brows furrowed, and her eyes were filled with worry and unease. "Qingwan wanted to see the plum blossoms, so Sister Mingyun took her to the plum grove."
"It was my negligence; I shouldn't have let her go alone."
"I..." Jiang Yanwan felt extremely guilty, as if she had already concluded that Lin Qingwan was the one who started the fire in the ancestral hall.
Lin was furious, but she couldn't say anything in front of so many people, so she just ordered Qin Ma, "Take some people in and look for them."
"yes!"
Flames billowed into the sky, thick smoke billowing into the air. Servants carried buckets of water in and out, but the fire showed no signs of abating. The red glow reflected in Lin's eyes, but only Jiang Su knew that her palms were drenched in sweat.
"Madam, please don't be anxious. Perhaps they went elsewhere after viewing the plum blossoms."
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