The quarrel gradually grew louder, making it impossible for anyone to sleep peacefully.
Shen Baozhu sat up angrily from the bed, crossing her arms. Just as she was about to shout, she heard her mother's name.
"How could Jingning Princess let you off after you offended her?"
It was her grandmother's voice. The kind - hearted old lady usually had an angry tone: "When Concubine Yun entered the mansion back then, although Jingning Princess seemed magnanimous, she went to see the Emperor the next day. And on the third day, the Shen family lost the position of prime minister."
"You might have had an affair with Shen Yunfeng, and she might not have minded. But you harmed her daughter. How could she let you go!"
Then Shen Baozhu heard a woman shouting, "I don't believe it! I want to stay by Shen Lang's side!"
Driven by curiosity, Shen Baozhu was no longer sleepy. She carefully got out of bed and walked in the direction of the voices.
Soon, Shen Baozhu stopped in front of a screen and quietly peeked out. She finally saw the woman's appearance clearly. It was her cousin, Xie Xiner, who lived in the house.
Shen Baozhu didn't understand why her grandmother called her cousin Bai Xinrou. She stood there stunned, trying hard to figure out the reason.
Neither the old lady Shen nor Bai Xinrou noticed Shen Baozhu behind the screen.
The old lady Shen frowned. If she could, she would strangle Bai Xinrou right now. But since Shen Yunfeng wanted to protect Bai Xinrou, she could only analyze the pros and cons: "Save your life first. There will be opportunities in the future..."
Far away in the cultivation world, the black - haired immortal finally killed the last monster. Then a system prompt sounded in his mind.
[Beep! Congratulations to the host for a successful upgrade. The number of daily conversations has increased to ten, and the number of item transmissions per month has increased to four.]
Hearing the successful upgrade, when the immortal retrieved his magic tool, he took out the memory stone from his storage bag.
Soon, on the other side, Shen Baozhu was suddenly hit on the head by a thumb - sized stone.
She instinctively caught it and looked up to see a subtitle in the air: [This is a memory stone. Inject spiritual energy into it, and you can record the conversation between two people.]
[Inject spiritual energy again, and the conversation will be replayed.]
Shen Baozhu recognized that this subtitle was from True Immortal Qingyun. Without hesitation, she did as instructed.
With the experience of the truth - revealing talisman last time, Shen Baozhu was now more familiar with the process. After successfully injecting spiritual energy, the memory stone emitted a bright white light.
[It's done. When you get home, replay this conversation for your mother.]
Seeing the reminder on the subtitle, Shen Baozhu nodded obediently. She was just about to speak, "I know..."
[Don't say a word. Otherwise, the two people outside might notice.]
With the true immortal's reminder, Shen Baozhu only then realized that she was eavesdropping on her grandmother's conversation.
This was the first time she had done something bad!
Shen Baozhu was even a bit excited. She stood on tiptoe and held the memory stone high, hoping to record the conversation clearly.
Outside the screen, the old lady Shen was still trying to persuade Bai Xinrou, but no matter how hard she tried, Bai Xinrou was stubborn and unwilling to leave.
Bai Xinrou seemed to have taken some kind of drug and lost her mind. All she could think about was staying by Shen Yunfeng's side and being with him forever.
Seeing her so crazy, the old lady Shen was so angry that she laughed instead. "If it weren't for keeping you around to amuse my son, with your stupid look, I would have drowned you in the water."
"This shows that Shen Lang loves me. He loves me, and I love him. As long as Jingning Princess is gone..." Bai Xinrou covered her face and fell into fantasy.
Seeing this, the old lady Shen was so angry that she laughed again. "You're really a complete fool. You even dare to have such a crazy idea! The princess is my grandson's mother. If she dies, my grandson will have to observe mourning for three years."
"I only knew you were infatuated with my son, but I never thought you would have such a bold idea."
"I can't reason with you. It's better to just tie you up!"
The old lady Shen called in a few strong maids and tied Bai Xinrou up tightly.
This time, without the true immortal's reminder, Shen Baozhu reacted quickly. She stuffed the memory stone into her clothes and ran back to bed, pretending to be asleep until Shen Heqing came back.
Hearing her elder brother's voice, Shen Baozhu jumped out of bed. Without even bothering to put on her shoes, she hugged Shen Heqing's leg and hung her whole body on him.
Although Shen Baozhu was young, she could sense the ill - will of the old lady Shen and Bai Xinrou towards her mother from the conversation just now.
At this moment, hugging Shen Heqing and feeling his familiar aura, her voice involuntarily carried a hint of fear. "E, elder brother, Baozhu wants to go home."
Shen Heqing had just come back from the courtyard of his grandfather. Without much thought, he thought Shen Baozhu had just had a nightmare.
He first comforted her softly. Seeing that Shen Baozhu was still a bit scared, he said goodbye to the old lady Shen.
The old lady Shen wanted to keep Shen Heqing for lunch, but since Shen Heqing was firm, she could only watch her grandson leave reluctantly.
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The Princess Mansion.
For almost the whole morning, Jingning Princess had been in the study, copying the drawings in the picture album.
Since there were many delicate parts in the drawings, the copying process was very slow. Even after spending so much time, she had only managed to copy the first one.
Jingning Princess put the copied drawing aside and waited for the ink to dry.
"Princess, Doctor Liu has sent the thing." Bai Zhi pushed open the door and walked in briskly. She walked up to Jingning Princess, opened her right hand, and showed the medicine package inside.
"Doctor Liu said that this package of medicine has been adjusted according to the princess's request. He added the stamens of the hallucinogenic flower, which can make people involuntarily have illusions. But this is the ideal effect. Doctor Liu said that it's his first time making this kind of poison, and he has no experience. He needs to make it a few more times to achieve the perfect effect."
Bai Zhi put the medicine package on the table and said with anticipation in her voice, "The previous poison was used on Bai Xinrou. Is it Shen Yunfeng's turn this time?"
"Don't be in a hurry. Didn't Doctor Liu say he needs to make it a few more times to achieve the ideal effect? You can give this medicine to the steward and Granny Sun first. Wait until Doctor Liu makes the perfect poison, and then use it on Shen Yunfeng." Jingning Princess turned to the next page of the picture album and prepared to copy a new drawing.
Bai Zhi was good at cooking, and she was in charge of the kitchen in the entire princess mansion. It would be easy for her to put the medicine in the food of the steward and Granny Sun.
If Shen Yunfeng was compared to a fierce beast, then the steward and Granny Sun were his minions.
Bai Zhi received the order and picked up the paper package and walked out. Maybe she could still catch lunch. But just as she walked halfway, she turned back. She asked curiously, "Princess, this package of medicine has the hallucinogenic flower. What about the one you put in Bai Xinrou's medicine soup before?"
After Jingning Princess cut off the silver for Bai Xinrou's courtyard, although Shen Yunfeng paid for it, it was still the money from the princess mansion. It was recorded in the princess mansion's ledger, and the food was also supplied by the princess mansion's kitchen.
Bai Xinrou had been sick for many years and had to take medicine soup every day. So Bai Zhi put the poison in the medicine soup. Counting carefully, it had been six or seven days.
Jingning Princess was a bit helpless with Bai Zhi. "You're so curious? It doesn't hurt to tell you."
"The poison that Bai Xinrou gave to Baozhu was the 'Poison of the Lovelorn Fool'. So I asked Doctor Liu to make a poison. This medicine was originally prepared for Shen Yunfeng. One of the herbs can magnify the obsession in a person's heart, even to the point of distortion."
"Since it's an obsession, it's something that one has been unable to obtain for many years. Desiring but not getting it is just a small lesson for Shen Yunfeng from me."
Bai Zhi's eyes lit up. "Just a small lesson? What's the big lesson? No no no, I'd better not ask. I'll save this surprise for later."
"I'll go and put the medicine in the food of those two people."