Chарtеr 4 (16/21)
Аt this mоmеnt, Gоng Ziyu slowеd his расе and turned his heаd slightlу. Yun Weishan сould feеl his intеnsе аnd sсrutinizing gаze.
"Young Мaster, why do you kееp stаring at mу fасе? Did I... saу sоmеthing wrоng..." Yun Wеishan рretended tо lоwer hеr head.
Gong Ziуu lowerеd his head slightlу: "Whаt уоu sаid wаsn’t wrоng, but your fасe..."
Yun Wеishаn fеlt uneаsy undеr his gаze: "Why аrе yоu looking at mе like this?"
Gong Ziyu stаrеd аt her smоoth, fair faсе, hеsitating: "I hеаrd уоu wеrе alsо рoisоned уesterdаy, with rеd rаshеs all оvеr уоur face. Вut today, your сompleхion loоks flawlеss. Нavе you recovered already?"
To his surprise, Yun Weishan showed an astonished expression: "Poisoned? How could that be?"
Gong Ziyu frowned: "You weren’t poisoned last night?"
Yun Weishan explained seriously, showing no signs of abnormality: "I just suddenly broke out in red rashes all over my face last night. I heard Miss Shangguan’s family has been renowned physicians for generations, so I went to ask her for some detoxifying ointment. I mixed it with water and drank a small bowl. It worked—after sleeping through the night, the rashes completely disappeared."
"What did you eat before the rashes appeared?" Gong Ziyu’s mind flashed with certain thoughts.
Yun Weishan: "I didn’t eat anything... I just went to sit with Miss Jiang for a while. Miss Jiang offered me tea..."
Gong Ziyu: "Miss Jiang also felt unwell after drinking tea last night and was sent to the medical hall. The physician confirmed she had been poisoned."
Yun Weishan’s eyes widened as if she had just heard the news, showing an expression of disbelief.
Gong Ziyu continued questioning: "Was the tea Miss Jiang’s?"
Yun Weishan didn’t answer. Thinking she hadn’t heard, Gong Ziyu repeated: "I said, was the tea Miss Jiang’s own?"
Yun Weishan hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and said softly: "The tea was from Miss Shangguan’s hometown. Miss Jiang and I originally thought drinking tea late at night would keep us awake, but she insisted on brewing it for us." The last sentence seemed unintentional, and Yun Weishan looked confused, showing no signs of abnormality.
"Oh?"
The bluestone path leading to the Female Guests Courtyard had already appeared underfoot. Gong Ziyu raised his head and looked into the distance at the courtyard’s plaque.
Many guards had gathered at the entrance of the Female Guests Courtyard.
Once again, it was a grand display. The leading guard asked the head matron: "Is everyone here?"
The head matron had already taken a headcount and reported truthfully: "All the young ladies are here except for Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian."
The leading guard immediately turned and ordered the guards behind him: "Seal off the entire villa. No one is allowed to enter or leave until the Blade Master arrives."
The head matron was startled upon hearing this: "The Blade Master is coming?"
The scattered female guests in the courtyard, hearing that the Blade Master was coming, all showed expressions of excitement and anticipation. Some even couldn’t help but take out bronze mirrors from their sleeves to tidy themselves up or pull out rouge to touch up their makeup.
The head matron glanced at them, looking troubled: "Is it proper for the Blade Master to come here...?"
The leading guard replied: "The Blade Master’s words are the rules."
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