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"Are you a dog nose?" Cang Yile muttered discontentedly under his breath. Seeing that the servants were too slow, he simply took it upon himself to gently lift Xia Yuhan: "This King will take Yuhan to the Inner Courtyard. You all hurry and send someone to fetch the doctor!"
"Yes, my lord!"
The palace maids and eunuchs exchanged glances before retreating from the scene.
...
When Xia Yuhan woke up again, she found herself in Xia Manor, lying safely on the bed. Knowing that she was temporarily out of danger, she finally let out a heavy sigh of relief...
However, before she could fully relax, her maid Qiao'er rushed in through the door: "Second Sister, Second Sister, it's bad! Something terrible has happened!"
Xia Yuhan, who had just managed to sit up slowly from the bed, felt like she could smash a pillow over her: "What kind of behavior is this? What could possibly be so urgent? It seems I need to teach you a lesson for you to remember!"
Qiao'er felt wronged and buried her head even lower: "No, Second Sister, it's really an emergency! In the palace, in the palace..."
Xia Yuhan genuinely thought that having Qiao'er assigned to her was just a way to torment her. Could she not say a single complete sentence?
So she impatiently questioned, "What about the palace? Is there an imperial decree? If there is, then let it come. Hurry and help me change clothes; I absolutely cannot meet anyone in such a disheveled state!"
Perhaps due to her nervousness, Qiao'er stumbled over her words: "No, no, no, it's not that, Second Sister. It's the Empress. But Qiao'er doesn't know the specifics. As soon as I heard it was someone from the palace and sent by the Empress, I hurried over to inform Second Sister!"
Was it really out of good intentions that you, Qiao'er, came to warn her? Or was it your master—Madam—who instructed you to say these things to frighten her?
If it were the latter, what a pity; Xia Yuhan was not someone easily frightened!
With a casual glance, Xia Yuhan suddenly thought of something! How did Qiao'er's figure resemble that of the black-clad assailants from Yile Wangfu so closely?
Even Qiao'er intentionally pressed her hand against her abdomen, where Prince Yile had kicked her.
Last time she went to Yile Wangfu to see Prince Yile, Qiao'er stayed at Xia Manor due to feeling unwell, which gave her time to summon the assassins in black to attack Yile Wangfu...
But if that's the case, is Madam the master behind Qiao'er?
Who knows...
Currently, there is no direct evidence to prove that Qiao'er's master is Madam. If not Madam, could it be the Puppet Master who is secretly setting up a trap?
With certainty, Xia Yuhan decided to play dumb and not expose her, keeping Qiao'er by her side. Wouldn't it be easier to find a way to hold something against Qiao'er?
“Second Sister, are you alright? The people from the palace are about to arrive in the backyard!” Seeing that Xia Yuhan had been silent for a long time, Qiao'er thought something had happened.
Looking at Qiao'er's innocent appearance, Xia Yuhan couldn't help but sneer inwardly, but on the surface, she pretended to be nonchalant: “I'm fine. I don't know if it's because I've been unconscious for too long, but I feel a bit dizzy. Qiao'er, quickly help me change clothes!”
At first, she thought she had misunderstood and believed that Qiao'er was truly innocent. She even doubted whether she was too evil for suspecting such an innocent person.
The truth proved that it wasn't her being too evil; rather, this society was too dangerous!
She had to be cautious in everything! She couldn't trust anyone easily!
Just as Qiao'er was flustered and finished dressing Xia Yuhan, they heard someone knocking at the door—
“Second Sister, I am the personal aunt of the Empress. I have urgent matters to discuss with you. May I trouble you for a moment?”
Inside the room, Xia Yuhan couldn't help but snort coldly: People in the palace are all like this; they clearly hate you to death yet can still put on such a sincere attitude when facing you. How hypocritical!
Since she loves to put on an act so much, Xia Yuhan will play along!
It's not just the people in the palace who can act!
"Sister, Qiao'er will go open the door now!"
"Qiao'er, no need, I can do it myself!" Xia Yuhan habitually adjusted her sleeves before walking, but when she realized that the sleeves of her ancient outfit were very short and tightly fitted against her skin, she had to give up.
However, Qiao'er had already seen this action from Xia Yuhan several times. According to the servants of Xia Manor in the past, Xia Yuhan didn't have this habit at all!
While Qiao'er was in a daze, Xia Yuhan had already walked to the door and opened it.
"It turns out it's an aunt from the palace! Please forgive Yu Han for not receiving you properly. If it weren't for Yu Han being ill for a long time, I would have been waiting at the door of Xia Manor! Aunt, please come in!"
"Second Sister, you are too polite. I'm just a servant; how could I trouble you so much?" The aunt was very warm and humble, but deep in her eyes was a hint of sarcasm and disdain that others might not easily notice.
Xia Yuhan did not slack off and politely welcomed her: "Aunt, please come in. I just don't know how Yu Han should address you?"
The aunt's smile was quite stiff: "Others call me Consort Cui; Second Sister can just call me Cui. I can't bear to be called aunt."
"What? Your name is Crispy Melon?" Xia Yuhan feigned shock, unsure if it was the aunt's pronunciation that was off or if there was something wrong with her hearing, and exclaimed directly.
The group behind her, who had followed the aunt, were first taken aback and then stifled their laughter. If it weren't for Consort Cui's strict management usually, they would have burst out laughing!
The aunt's nostrils nearly flared with anger! Although she looked very angry on the surface, she couldn't show it; otherwise, this trip would have been in vain for the Queen's efforts!
The aunt glared at the group behind her and turned back to face Xia Yuhan with a different expression: "Second Sister, if you like it that way, you can call me whatever you want."
Xia Yuhan was not a fool. With a beaming smile, she welcomed her aunt into the house: "With my aunt's visit, the gloomy atmosphere in Yu Han's room has instantly brightened up. Although I've been ill for quite some time, seeing my aunt makes me feel refreshed. Truly, it is thanks to my aunt's blessings!"
"What do you mean? Who wants to enter your unfortunate house? Who wants to get dirtied and return to the palace?" Xia Yuhan's aunt thought to herself. "You have ulterior motives, and I, your aunt, will definitely not let your schemes succeed!"
However, just as she resolved not to delve deeper, she was met with Xia Yuhan's enthusiastic hospitality: "Qiao'er, quickly bring my aunt some good Longjing tea to treat her well. Aunt, please come in!"
"Please come in! If others see this and spread rumors that Yu Han is warmly welcoming guests but ends up scaring them away, how can Yu Han bear that?"
Seeing her aunt's expression darken, Xia Yuhan quickly added, "Aunt, those people are just superficial; let's not bother with them. Come on in!"
After much effort, Xia Yuhan finally managed to send away Consort Cui from the Queen’s side—no, Crispy Melon.
Since she had already become irreconcilable with Canglong Hui, it was equivalent to offending the Queen who raised him. Knowing that the Queen had ill intentions, why should she treat this so-called Consort Cui well?
If she continued to bow and scrape today, they would bully her even more in the future!
As soon as Second Madam returned from outside with medicine, she heard that someone from the palace had come looking for Xia Yuhan and hurried over to ask, "Yu Han, did anyone from the palace make things difficult for you today?"
Xia Yuhan remained silent, staring blankly at the invitation on the table.
Second Madam leaned closer and saw that it was an exquisitely crafted invitation. Thinking it was good news, she excitedly exclaimed, "Yu Han, look! Someone from the palace has sent you an invitation. It was personally issued by the Empress! What an honor this is!"
"Mother, how can you tell it's an invitation from the Queen without even looking at it?"
"I heard your elder sister throwing a fit from far away when I returned. She said that whoever sent her an invitation was just an inconsequential person; why wasn't it the Queen or someone like that? So I thought we should be happy about this!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhan sighed helplessly: "Mother, if the Queen is inviting unmarried ladies of nobility along with two princes under the guise of enjoying flowers but is actually selecting brides for those princes, isn't that clearly meant to humiliate me, Xia Yuhan, and disgrace the entire Xia Manor?"
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