Yi Zexuan arrived at the familiar teahouse, where the people who went to investigate had already returned.
"Your Highness, we have already investigated with the young ladies of each family, and they all say that there is no such situation. Only the young lady of the Zhang family is unwilling to see anyone, but there is nothing wrong with her."
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement, then asked, "Have the people sent to the palace to investigate returned?"
"He hasn't returned yet, but he'll probably be back soon. After all, the palace involves a large area, making it difficult to investigate." Yi Zexuan waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
"Your Highness, all the young ladies are unharmed, so someone must have targeted them specifically."
Yi Zexuan poured himself a cup of tea and sipped it leisurely before saying, "Such a childish person isn't trying to kill anyone. They'll know who's at odds with Miss."
Upon hearing this, the young guard rubbed his chin and said, "Miss doesn't know anyone well, so who could possibly be at odds with her?" After saying that, the young guard thought for a moment.
A moment later: "Oh!" The little guard had a sudden inspiration and looked at Yi Zexuan, saying, "Could it be that Miss Zhang? Isn't she always speaking ill of Miss openly and secretly because of Young Master Lin?"
Yi Zexuan chuckled and said, "I don't care about that anymore. What I care about more is how she knew?"
The young guard scratched his head, not understanding what he meant.
After drinking tea for a while, the person sent to the palace returned.
"Your Highness, I found some powder in the garlic scoop in the small kitchen. If I'm not mistaken, it's powder made from croton seeds." As he spoke, the man actually handed the garlic scoop to Yi Zexuan.
Yi Zexuan looked at it and laughed, "This person is really stupid. He left such a big loophole after he finished doing it."
"How can there be such a stupid person?" the young guard muttered from the side.
Yi Zexuan handed the garlic scoop back to him and said, "Pick it up and take it to the Zhang residence. Tell them it's a generous gift from this prince to the young lady."
"yes."
"Hahaha, Your Highness, that's quite a cunning move."
The young guard was grinning foolishly, but Yi Zexuan glanced at him sideways, and the latter immediately stopped smiling, coughing twice to cover up his embarrassment.
"Let's go back to the Prince's Mansion later."
"yes."
The teahouse was not far from the Zhang residence, and the guards delivered it to the teahouse in no time.
"I wonder what Your Highness means?" Lord Zhang personally greeted the guard and stepped forward to ask.
The guard handed him the garlic scoop and said, "This is a gift from the Prince to the young lady. Please give it to her personally so she can open it herself."
Seeing this, Lord Zhang was overjoyed. He accepted the gift, which he didn't yet realize was a hot potato, and said, "Then please convey my thanks to Your Highness."
The guard nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, you can continue with your work. I'll go back and report."
After seeing the guards off, Lord Zhang carried the things and walked towards Miss Zhang.
"Sir, what do you think is inside?" Mrs. Zhang asked, following along with them, still somewhat curious.
"It has some weight to it, so it might be some rare treasure."
Mrs. Zhang smiled, revealing her teeth, and said, "It must be because the Prince was pleased with Mei'er at today's garden party that he remembered her."
Lord Zhang raised an eyebrow, sighed, and said, "It's not bad that the loss is somewhat related."
After speaking, they arrived at Zhang Meier's courtyard.
"Father, Mother? Why are you both here?" Zhang Meier had done something wrong and was still suffering from a headache inside the house. When she saw them arrive, she assumed that something had happened.
"Take a look, this is what the Prince just sent through his guards. He said you should open it yourself. Open it and see what's inside." With that, Lord Zhang handed the item to her.
Zhang Meier became even more nervous, carefully took the item, and placed it on the table.
Upon gently opening it, inside was the garlic scoop, still covered in unremoved powder.
Zhang Meier panicked and took two steps back.
"What? What's going on?" Lord Zhang was stunned when he saw her like this and looked at the garlic scoop that he didn't understand.
"Why would the Prince send this over?" Mrs. Zhang asked, puzzled.
Zhang Meier collapsed to the ground, looking at Lord Zhang with a panicked expression, and said with teary eyes, "Father, what should I do if I've done something wrong?"
Lord Zhang frowned and quickly asked what had happened.
Meanwhile, the guards returned to the teahouse and reported the situation to Yi Zexuan.
"Lord Zhang is not greedy and rarely sees anything good. He really thought the Prince had sent some valuable item, so he was overjoyed on the way there," the young guard complained from the side.
"Alright, let's go back to the manor. Now it's up to Lord Zhang and the others to do what they want to do."
After saying that, Yi Zexuan stood up.
After Su Lixia returned to the backyard, she was still furious. Xiao Lian frowned and stepped forward. She was already a little scared, but she still asked, "Princess? What happened between you and the Prince? What happened that made things like this?"
"He doesn't appreciate kindness, he's a complete idiot, how dare he question me in front of so many people!" Su Lixia slammed her fist on the table in anger.
Xiaolian scratched her temple and asked, "So, what does Miss intend to do?"
Su Lixia sighed softly, waved to her, and said, "It's alright, Xiaolian, you go ahead and do other things. I need to rest for a while."
"Is the princess feeling alright?"
Su Lixia shook her head and said, "No, I'm fine, you don't need to worry."
"Yes." Xiaolian nodded in agreement, and then left.
Su Lixia scratched her hair, then lay down on the couch, thinking to herself, "In the original book, the second female lead will also come to apologize, and the female lead will forgive her to avoid trouble, so there shouldn't be anything for me, right? Yi Zexuan should have already investigated and figured it out himself."
The little system then appeared and said, "The original plot is hard to change. Even if you faint several times, the medicine will still be administered sooner or later."
Hearing this, Su Lixia rolled her eyes at it and said angrily, "If you were a physical thing, I'd smash you to pieces."
"How rude of you!" the little guard muttered indignantly before disappearing.
Su Lixia sighed softly and said, "This habit of meddling in other people's business really should be corrected." After saying that, she spread out the thin blanket, took off her clothes until she was only wearing a bodice and underpants, then covered herself with the blanket, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
Meanwhile, at Lord Zhang's residence, after hearing the whole story, Lord Zhang sat down in a chair and said, "It's alright, it's alright. Just take it as a joke that went wrong. Don't say it's because you don't like Miss Xue. Go to the Prince's residence later to apologize to Miss Xue. I hope the Prince won't mind."
Lord Zhang spoils his child, which leads to this problem. He never thinks about the reasons behind his own child's behavior, but only about the other party's. He believes that Xue Yurou must have done something wrong to make his daughter dislike her, which is why things are like this.
Zhang Meier looked at Lord Zhang with a wronged expression and said, "I just wanted to joke with her, but I didn't expect her to be so weak. With such a small dose, even the Prince knew about it."
"Alright, alright, you can come up with a good reason to talk to Miss Xue yourself."
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