Yanzi's cuff moved.
A dagger quietly slid out from between her sleeves.
Just as she was about to pick it up,
the woman in front of her suddenly squatted down and firmly grasped the spot where the dagger was.
Yanzi was greatly startled.
How did she know?
Zhao Shuning pressed on Yanzi's hand. Yanzi tried to resist, but found that her body couldn't move at all.
"Yanzi, you've been by Luo Feiyan's side the longest. How come even you want to betray her?"
Zhao Shuning suddenly understood why Luo Qiu, as recorded in the history books, was so tough.
Look, after going through so many things, how could one not turn dark? It would be unfair to those who had tried so hard to harm her.
"You don't understand anything. I'm a fourth - rank spiritual pharmacist, yet I've been serving you as a maid, taking care of your daily life. Yes, you've been good to me, but do you know how others look at me? Their looks are like knives stabbing into my heart."
"Didn't I pay you?"
Zhao Shuning frowned.
Did Luo Feiyan really let others work for her for free?
So was that why this woman had stood by and watched her mistress being humiliated?
"You did, but you clearly have so much more. You could have given me more, but you didn't."
Zhao Shuning let out a sigh of relief.
It turned out that after so many years, Luo Feiyan's kindness to her maids hadn't made their relationship better. Instead, she had raised an ungrateful white - eyed wolf.
"Then I can understand."
Zhao Shuning stood up with a smile.
Yanzi's hand was free.
She picked up the dagger, intending to kill Luo Feiyan right there.
But as soon as she raised her hand, she felt excruciating pain.
"What did you do to me?"
"Duanshun Powder."
"You?"
"Isn't this the thing you used on Luo Feiyan?"
"I, it wasn't me."
So she had miscalculated.
Zhao Shuning continued, "It doesn't matter anyway. Since you're disloyal to Luo Feiyan, a spiritual pharmacist like you without basic professional ethics is just a harm if left in this world."
"You're not my miss."
Zhao Shuning slowly turned around.
She pulled off the veil and said with a smile, "You're wrong about this."
"Who are you? I want to see my miss. My miss has a kind heart. She will surely save me."
"Come on. Should I bring you in front of her to upset her? In my opinion, you should just get out of here as far as you can."
"You've given me Duanshun Powder. I—"
"What Duanshun Powder? It's just flour."
That was what Zhao Shuning had used to test this maid to find out the source of the Duanshun Powder.
"However, your spiritual root shouldn't exist anymore."
Yanzi's mouth opened involuntarily. A pill appeared in Zhao Shuning's hand and flew into Yanzi's throat.
"What is this?"
Yanzi could move again. She felt her whole body getting hot.
Her spiritual power was slowly disappearing.
At this moment, she was still trying to mobilize her spiritual power.
"Your spiritual root is gone. Don't waste your effort."
"What did you give me to eat?"
Zhao Shuning said, "It's nothing. You thought it was a disgrace for a fourth - rank spiritual pharmacist to serve an ordinary person. Now that you've lost what you're so proud of, let's see if you can ever find a mistress as good as Luo Feiyan."
After saying that,
Zhao Shuning didn't pay any more attention to the maid behind her. She picked up two jars of wine and walked back to her small bamboo house in the suburbs.
If Moyan hadn't snatched the baby that was herself back then and they had switched identities, all these grievances wouldn't have fallen on Luo Feiyan.
A kind - hearted person shouldn't be bullied.
When she had studied the ancient books before, she only knew how unrestrained and elegant Luo Qiu was, what an extraordinary woman she was.
Zhao Shuning didn't expect that before she became famous, she had so many humiliating experiences.
Luo Feiyan was practicing walking in the yard.
By the time Zhao Shuning arrived, she had already reached the stone table.
"Yiner—"
Zhao Shuning shouted.
Luo Feiyan was startled. Her feet went soft and she almost fell.
It was Zhao Shuning who was quick - eyed and quick - handed. She immediately stepped forward to support Luo Feiyan.
Seeing that it was Zhao Shuning, Luo Feiyan was extremely delighted. She quickly grabbed Zhao Shuning's hand and said, "Sister, you're back."
She had thought that her sister would stay there for at least four or five days. She didn't expect that her sister would come back to see her the next day after she left.
Zhao Shuning put down the wine jars in her hand.
She put her other arm around Luo Feiyan's waist and slowly stood up.
"I was afraid you wouldn't get used to it, so I came back early to check on you. How are you? I see your legs are recovering so fast."
Luo Feiyan let Zhao Shuning support her to sit down.
Her face looked a bit unnatural as she said,
"It was an accident today. My legs actually haven't improved much. I didn't walk for long."
Zhao Shuning didn't think much about it.
She said, "You don't need to be in a hurry. Stay here at ease and practice slowly. Don't worry. Your legs will get better."
"Okay."
Luo Feiyan added, "Sister, how's everything in the academy?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"Don't worry. With my personality, how could I let others bully me?"
"That's good."
If something happened to her sister, she really didn't know what to do next.
"By the way, sister, did Princess Wu Xuan make things difficult for you?"
Zhao Shuning gave a mischievous smile.
She took out a brocade box from the newly - sewn Qiankun bag and said, "Open it and take a look."
Luo Feiyan's eyes were filled with a smile.
She gently took the brocade box.
She whispered, "What is it that makes sister so mysterious?"
When she opened it, she saw a wisp of blue hair lying inside.
"This?"
"Is it Wu Xuan's?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Luo Feiyan's eyes turned red. She said softly, "Sister, a girl's hair in Tianli Kingdom can't be touched. You don't have to offend Wu Xuan for me. I'm afraid that in the future, you'll have a hard time in Wangyue Courtyard. She will surely make things difficult for you everywhere."
Zhao Shuning took the brocade box back and gently closed it.
She looked at Luo Feiyan and said,
"Yiner, I've said that I'll protect you from now on. Those who have bullied you and wanted your life, I won't let them live in peace."
Hearing this, Luo Feiyan couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes.
The next moment, it seemed as if they were about to fall.
"Sister, why are you so good to me?"
Look, such a beautiful woman was so touched just because she had casually taken a wisp of someone else's hair and given it to her.
Seeing her tears, Zhao Shuning's motherly love was about to overflow again.
"Yiner, you can't cry. If you cry, I won't come back to see you anymore."
Hearing this, Luo Feiyan quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Then she showed a smiling face and looked at Zhao Shuning.