Zhao Yi froze when he saw Jiang Bai suddenly appear, then jumped out of the door like a rabbit.
He jumped behind Jiang Bai, observing her expression as he explained, "It's not what you think."
Jiang Bai found his actions somewhat amusing and immediately turned around to tease him, "Then what is it?"
Seeing her expression, Zhao Yi knew he had overreacted, and immediately scratched his head: "Don't tease me."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai stopped teasing him and instead focused his attention on Xu Chengbi.
She now clearly understood what this woman wanted: she was after her man.
Her eyes flickered slightly, then she smiled gently, her eyebrows curving upwards, and asked softly, "May I ask what business Miss Xu has with my husband?"
Xu Chengbi was furious that she would suddenly interfere, but she couldn't show it too obviously, so she forced a smile.
"It's nothing serious. I was just worried that you might not be used to living here since you're new here, so I came to ask."
Jiang Bai suddenly realized, and then said gratefully, "Miss Xu is such a thoughtful and lovely person, she even came all this way in person. However, Miss Xu has come to the wrong place to look for my husband. He doesn't usually pay attention to such details as his residence. I'm the one who takes care of everything. I'm afraid he won't appreciate Miss Xu's kindness."
Xu Chengbi's smile stiffened slightly, and she felt a surge of anger: "You are you, and he is he. Everyone has different habits. How do you know what he is used to and what he is not used to?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai suddenly smiled with a knowing look in his eyes, and said, "Miss Xu is not yet married, so she naturally does not know that husband and wife are of one mind and agree with each other. I know perfectly well what he likes, what he is used to, what he dislikes and what he is not used to."
"you!"
Xu Chengbi was provoked by her words and became quite angry and embarrassed: "What you say about my marriage is not something you can say for sure?"
She finished speaking angrily and then ran away.
Jiang Bai watched her leave until her figure disappeared from sight, then his smile slowly faded: "Still want to fight me?"
She was so engrossed in her victory that she didn't notice the eager look in Zhao Yi's eyes.
When she realized it, she felt uncomfortable: "What kind of look is that? Why are you staring at me like that?"
Zhao Yi suddenly took her hand and gently placed it in his palm: "This is the first time I've heard you talk about me like this to someone else. I was very surprised when I heard it."
Jiang Bai was extremely awkward because of his sudden affection. At that time, she was only thinking about making Xu Chengbi angry, so she didn't say anything intimate.
"Alright, alright, I came to see you because I have something to tell you."
She looked away and pulled him back into the house.
Zhao Yi let her pull him inside, knowing she was shy, so he just enjoyed himself.
In the small garden, Xu Chengbi, who had just left, trampled several delicate flowers, and the fallen petals on the ground looked particularly pitiful under her embroidered shoes.
As she crushed the flowers, she cursed Jiang Bai viciously.
That woman is nothing but a lowly commoner, yet she dares to show off in front of her. She should take a piss and look at herself in the mirror. She looks so shabby and doesn't even deserve to be compared to her, the daughter of the dignified Prime Minister of the Southern Dynasty.
She vented her anger in the garden, and the maids around her didn't dare to touch her brow, each one hanging their heads and not daring to breathe loudly.
After a while, she called a maid over: "Come here, come closer."
That girl walked cautiously to her side.
"Go out right now and buy me a packet of laxatives, the stronger the better. Pour it into that woman's food in the small kitchen, then serve it to her. Today, I'll make her lose all face!"
The maidservant accepted the order and hurriedly left.
Inside the room, Jiang Bai had finished saying everything he wanted to say and was about to leave.
Zhao Yi then pulled her aside: "It's almost dinnertime now. Prime Minister Xu is busy, but someone will bring lunch over. Let's eat together."
Jiang Bai nodded and sat back down.
The two often eat together at home, so there's no need to be coy at these times.
Not long after, a servant knocked on the door. Zhao Yi opened the door, and two people came over, each carrying a tray.
Jiang Bai took a closer look and realized that the meal was prepared in two separate portions, so he didn't intend for the two of them to eat together.
That person probably noticed that no one was in the next room, so they brought it over here.
They placed Jiang Bai's and Zhao Yi's meals in front of each other and did not leave.
"The food at the Prime Minister's residence looks quite good, why don't you try some?" Zhao Yi handed chopsticks to Jiang Bai, then said that he was about to eat first.
Jiang Bai stopped him, her eyes turning cold, and then she knocked over the food.
"This food is full of rat droppings, how can anyone eat it? Can't you just make me a new one?"
The two people who delivered the food turned pale, then said in a low voice, "We checked the food carefully, and there wasn't any rat droppings mixed in."
Jiang Bai's expression turned serious: "I saw it all. Are you taking advantage of your masters to bully us outsiders? If you don't cook properly, when the Prime Minister returns, I will definitely ask him if this is how your Prime Minister's residence treats its guests!"
Upon hearing her mention the Prime Minister, the two men retreated in fear and trepidation, not daring to say anything more.
After watching the two leave, Zhao Yi asked Jiang Bai what had happened. He felt that she was acting strangely; even if there were bad apples, she wouldn't get so angry.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the food?"
Jiang Bai didn't rush to answer him, but instead squatted down to examine the food on the ground.
She was a doctor, and the smell was very familiar to her.
"This food has a lot of laxatives in it." She pointed to the food that had been placed in front of her, her tone cold.
She became wary when the food was divided into two portions; this might be another trick by Xu Chengbi, just like the room division, as she was plotting something against Zhao Yi.
After delivering the food, the two servants didn't leave in a hurry, indicating that they wanted to confirm whether anyone had actually eaten the food so they could report back.
Jiang Bai thought Xu Chengbi's target would be Zhao Yi again, but unexpectedly, this time her target was himself.
The dosage of this laxative is extremely large; if an ordinary person takes it and does not seek medical attention in time, they may die from diarrhea.
When Zhao Yi heard her say that there was poison in the food, he naturally understood what had happened.
He wasn't that sensitive to Xu Chengbi's little schemes, so naturally he didn't notice that the woman had tried to cause trouble for Jiang Bai time and time again.
But this time, he was wary of Xu Chengbi.
Jiang Bai had just angered her, and then he pulled this stunt. How could he not understand the reason behind it?
"I was careless. It seems that no matter where I go, I still have to be vigilant at all times."
He pursed his lips, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Jiang Bai glanced at him and realized that he probably didn't know that the accident was caused by him.
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