Chapter 11: Is Auntie going to play a trick again?

  Because of Pei Yuange's pleading, plus the phrase "accumulating hidden virtues", in the end, Pei Zhucheng spared Guixi a life, flogged her fifty times and drove her out of the mansion. Who knew that at noon, Jingxian came to report that Pei Yuange refused to eat or take medicine? Pei Zhucheng's heart ached for his daughter, hurried over to gently persuade her, and only then did Pei Yuange eat lunch. As a result, dinner started again, and several days in a row, it was a mess until Jingxian was exhausted.

  Ren Pei loved Yuan Song's songs very much and repeatedly advised him, but to no avail. Later, he became annoyed: "Song, what's wrong with you?"

  "Daddy, daughter... daughter is scared! Daughter keeps thinking about Gu's matter, it's good that it was exposed, otherwise daughter would have... Gu was daughter's nanny, taking care of daughter from childhood to adulthood, but for a few pieces of gold jewelry, she treated daughter like this, let alone others? What if someone else puts poison in daughter's food again? Daughter doesn't understand medicine at all and can't detect it... Daughter is really scared, picks up the bowl and thinks of that Mei Ren Lei, dare not eat..." After Pei Yuange said these words with a soft and weak tone, her black eyes were wet and pitiful like a small deer, Pei Zhucheng's heart softened again.

  The girl was greatly frightened by this, and it was also the poisonous hand of Gui's nanny who had taken care of her since childhood, so it's no wonder she was afraid.

  And after this incident, Pei Zhucheng was indeed worried about her safety. Suddenly thinking of Pei Yuange's sentence "not understanding medicine", she had an idea, if there was a trustworthy and knowledgeable maid by her daughter's side, wouldn't that be perfect? But where could they find such a maid who understood medicine? Not only was there no one in the mansion, but even at the old lady's place, they couldn't find anyone. After thinking about it, it seemed like the only option was Ziyuan, the one who had exposed Mei Renlei's tears that day, but she was from the Jingxiang Institute!

  Bai Zhucheng was hesitant in his heart, but thinking of Bai Yuange who didn't dare to eat, and was already weak from illness, how could he withstand such turmoil?

  After some consideration, Pei Zhucheng finally sent someone to bring Zi Yun over. Before sending her into the Quiet Chamber, he specifically warned her: "You are a person from the Reed Pavilion, and I also know that you understand medicine. In the future, if Song Er has this kind of situation again, whether it is you or not, I will always think it is you. Do you understand my meaning?"

  In other words, with her around, Bae Won-song couldn't afford to make any unexpected moves with the medicine, or else she would die!

  Zi Yuan composed herself and said in a low voice: "I understand!"

  In this way, Pei Yuange didn't even open his mouth and successfully got Zi Yun by his side. Under Zi Yun's careful care, Pei Yuange's body quickly recovered. On a sunny day, he took Zi Yun to the garden to admire the flowers. In the bright courtyard, Zi Yun carefully supported him, seeing that there was no one around, she couldn't help but ask: "Miss, I don't understand, why did you plead for Guizhu on that day?"

  Pei Yuange smiled slightly, plucked a crystal clear jade orchid, and put it under her nose to sniff lightly.

  "Guī yíng yíng is the confidante of Zhāng Yí Niáng, she must know many of her secrets. This time, Zhāng Yún wants to take her life and cut off her family's livelihood, how can Guī yíng yíng not harbor resentment? And Zhāng Yí Niáng will also worry that Guī yíng yíng will reveal her secrets. Since they both harbor grudges, why not let them fight each other to the death?" Guī yíng yíng is cunning and won't easily fall into Zhāng Yún's trap, but Zhāng Yún also won't give up. When Guī yíng yíng feels cornered, that's when she'll make her move!

  Zi Yun suddenly realized and nodded: "Miss is indeed thinking deeply."

  Just then, Pei Zhucheng's servant, Shiyuan, ran over from a distance and bowed to Pei Yuange, saying: "Fourth Miss, the old master is in the study and has ordered me to invite you over!" He then led Pei Yuange to the study with great respect, not daring to be slow.

  The figures of the three people disappeared behind the Moon Gate, and a short distance away, in front of a clump of flowering trees, the figures of three women slowly emerged.

  "Daughter, did you hear that? The study! Father's study is only allowed to enter by elder sister, even I haven't been able to enter, what right does that little scoundrel have?" Pei Yuanyong's orange-red skirt fluttered as she stomped her foot, her face filled with resentment and discontent. That Pei Yuange, ugly and useless, not even comparable to one of her fingers, why did he monopolize Father's favor?

  "Auntie, I think something is not right!" Wang's expression was serious. "I've been thinking about what happened that day, and I think it's strange. Guizhi usually handles things carefully, but this time she seemed to have made a mistake. The only person who could have added something to the medicine without being detected is Fourth Miss, who was holding the medicine bowl that day. Her words seemed innocent at first, but they were actually stirring up trouble. And then there's Zi Yun, who was allowed into the room by Fourth Miss that day and is now her personal maid! It can't be any clearer than this: Fourth Miss and Zi Yun are framing Guizhi!"

  The evidence was conclusive, but Zhang Yun still found it hard to believe: "How is this possible?"

  She was about to instruct Gui Yatou to take action in Jingxuan Zhai, but unexpectedly, Pei Yuange took a step ahead and drove Gui Yatou out of the Pei Mansion, cutting off her arm! Didn't she always trust Gui Yatou? Why did she suddenly turn against her?

  Thinking back, from the night when Bai Zhi was beaten, Pei Yuange has been acting strangely, his expression and temperament have changed, just like a different person. The beating of Bai Zhi, the cutting of flesh to cure illness, and this time's Beauty Tears event, all show meticulous planning and deep schemes, making one gasp in amazement, absolutely not something that stupid and brainless puppet could do. Moreover, in the past, Pei Yuange, under the guidance of Gui Yatou, would never have gotten close to Master, but now Master has completely changed his biased views towards Pei Yuange, even spoiling him to the point of allowing her to enter the study.

  This is something that would never have happened in the past!

  There must be some ulterior motive!

  The root of the problem should be in this illness. When Pei Yuange was bedridden with illness, something big must have gone wrong!

  "No matter what the reason is, but it can't go on like this!" Zhang Yun's expression was gloomy. "The old master has become more and more fond of this daughter, if it goes on like this, there will be no place for me and Hua'er in this mansion!"

  The old woman nodded and said with concern: "Fourth Miss is very different from before, and there's also the master and the madam to be careful about!"

  "The entire Pei Manor is under my control, why do I need to personally take action to frame her?" Zhang Yun sneered, with a fierce glint in his eyes. "In the past, when Shu Xueyu was imprisoned and Master was away at war, I was in charge of Pei Manor. If Pei Yuange had an accident, I would have been held responsible for mismanaging the household. When Master returned, he would have inevitably vented his anger on me. Now, with Zi Yun as a scapegoat from the Pavilion of Chrysanthemum... just wait and see how I'll deal with Ming Jin's leftover spawn!"

  Vermilion lips slowly drew a smile, as gorgeous as poppy, but with deadly venom...