Zhong Yi leaned close to Yi Zhici's ear. "My Lady, there seems to be some writing on the inside of the bracelet."
Yi Zhici quickly hid the bracelet behind her back. She turned around and stole a glance. There was indeed a single character, "Mu", engraved on the inside of the bracelet.
She tucked the bracelet back into her sleeve, then turned around and said with a smile, "Since you claim this bracelet belongs to your princess, you should be quite familiar with it. There's a character engraved inside. Do you know what it is?"
Wen Huan paused for a moment, then replied with a smile, "If you like this bracelet, My Lady, it's quite possible that you had a character engraved inside."
Yi Zhici nodded. "Fine. Your words mean you don't know about the character on the bracelet. It also shows that your princess's bracelet originally had no character on it. Then I'll ask someone of high status to be a witness. Hey, Lord Marquis's Heir—"
Hou Chen happened to pass by and was pulled over innocently. Still feeling uneasy about last night's incident, he asked, "My Lady, are you... okay after last night?"
"Fine, fine. How could I not be okay?" Yi Zhici laughed heartily. "But I do have something now. Come here and take a look at this bracelet."
Hou Chen said, "This bracelet has been around for some years."
Yi Zhici held out her arm. "Look at the character engraved inside. Is it possible that it was engraved just last night?"
With her fair skin, slender wrist, and the faint fragrance of a young girl, Hou Chen took two steps back. "My Lady, let's... keep a bit of distance. I don't want to fight."
Yi Zhici said, "Why are you acting so strange today? Who would be crazy enough to fight you? Come here."
Hou Chen leaned in and looked very carefully at the character "Mu". "The edges of the character aren't very blurred. It seems the owner doesn't wear it often. But judging from the strength and depth of the engraving, it's been there for more than a year or two."
At this point, Wen Huan still refused to admit defeat. "Fine. This is in Guyue. You can say whatever you want."
"You make it sound like we're bullying you..."
Before Zhong Yi could finish her sentence, Yi Zhici beside her grabbed her hand and fell to the ground.
Yi Zhici had just gotten up in the morning and hadn't had time to freshen up. With her messy hair and the after - effects of a hangover, her face was pale. At this moment, she looked extremely weak.
Zhong Yi was terrified and quickly helped her up. "My Lady, what's wrong with you? Don't scare this servant!"
Yi Zhici said hoarsely, "Yesterday, Princess Lian Qingping sent me some tremella and snow pear paste. It tasted so sweet. Why am I having diarrhea today?"
Yesterday, to celebrate the three young masters from noble families who had hunted a bear, Lian Qingping made a lot of tremella and snow pear paste and sent it to every family. At that time, Yi Zhici thought it was delicious and drank it all up in one go.
Everyone knew about the snow pear paste being sent.
Since it was sent to every family, no one had any suspicions at that time. But now that Yi Zhici was having diarrhea, it made people suspicious.
Wen Huan's voice was clearly panicked. "Princess of Yuyang, don't try to blame this on our princess..."
Zhong Yi spat. "Our princess is in so much pain. What could she possibly be blaming on your princess! We haven't even said anything yet. Why are you panicking?"
Just as they were about to quarrel, the protagonist, Lian Qingping, arrived.
Graceful and charming, Lian Qingping bowed to Hou Chen and then to Yi Zhici. "I'm sorry, everyone. It was Wen Huan who was rude. Such a small matter has disturbed everyone. I'll apologize on Wen Huan's behalf."
Zhong Yi was still angry. "Bah. You've disturbed our princess. You should apologize to our princess, not those onlookers. Who doesn't know you've got something to hide?"
Lian Qingping was a bit embarrassed. "My Lady, it's Wen Huan's fault. For my sake, could you please forgive her?"
Yi Zhici covered her stomach, looking as if she was about to faint at any moment. "Whether I forgive her or not is a minor matter. My health is the most important thing! If I fall ill for no reason or even die, who can I turn to for justice? Princess, don't you want to explain about that tremella and snow pear paste?"
Wen Huan said, "Our princess sent it to everyone. Why did you get sick after eating it? How can you blame it on our princess!"
"Wen Huan, don't be rude," Lian Qingping scolded Wen Huan. "My Lady, perhaps we should call a royal physician first? Is it okay for you to be in so much pain?"
Yi Zhici hugged Zhong Yi. "Ouch, I'm in so much pain. I feel so uncomfortable! Zhong Yi, save me..."
Before she finished speaking, as Yi Zhici hugged Zhong Yi, the sleeve of her robe slid down. There were密密麻麻 rashes on her arm, a large area of red marks that were truly shocking.
At this point, the young masters from noble families who were watching couldn't sit still. If something really happened to Yi Zhici here, it would be a case of murder!