After giving the hurried instructions, Lin Mengya quickly ran towards the front yard.
Soon, she stopped herself and tried hard to look less panicked.
She must not panic. Since the other party was able to find this opportunity, it seemed that he had planned it in advance.
In this case, there is no guarantee that there will be no backup plan.
I must not alert the snakes, otherwise it will be bad if they are forced to jump over the wall in a hurry!
The front yard was right in front of her, and Lin Mengya felt anxious. The poison was not very strong. As long as she arrived in time, even if she took it, there was a high chance that she could be saved.
"Miss Gong, why are you here?"
Outside the flower hall in the front yard, the servants who were guarding her had a bit of surprise on their faces after seeing her.
Lin Mengya knew that her departure and return might be a flaw.
Quickly thinking, she pretended to be innocent and put her finger to her lips.
"Please just pretend you haven't seen me. As you know, my brother just drank a few days ago and made an accident. I'm worried that he will forget his nature after drinking, but he will let down Shibo and his aunt.
You’re kind. I just took a sneak peek, can you two please keep it a secret?"
The two of them nodded. The incident about Gong Wu had indeed spread a lot, and they understood her difficulty at that moment.
Lin Mengya smiled gratefully at the two of them and ducked into the front yard.
As soon as she arrived at the door of the flower hall, she saw several boys standing at the door holding copper plates.
Although the smell dissipates slowly in winter, the Shennong system will not go wrong.
The fruits mixed with poison are in these copper plates.
But those boys didn't look like strangers. She clearly saw someone fainting on the ground in the backyard. Could it be that the person who brought the fruit in was already lurking in the dark?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but become more careful.
The enemy is in the dark and she is in the light, and she has to find a way to change this situation.
While I was thinking about it, the boys were already filing in.
Lin Mengya thought for a moment and followed.
When she arrived at the door, she still said the same words. The Lian family didn't have much precautions against her and let her in easily.
As soon as she arrived at the flower hall, Lin Mengya saw everyone sitting around drinking tea.
Mrs. Lian was very happy when she saw her expression, and waved to her to sit next to her.
"Why didn't I see you just now? You would lie to me and say that Ya'er has left. Look, aren't you back? Have you eaten yet? What did you do in such a cold day?"
Mrs. Lian's attitude was very cordial, as if she was asking her own children.
Murong Xi felt a little unhappy, but he keenly noticed Gong Ya's abnormality. Although her gaze seemed unintentional, she seemed to have glanced at the copper plate a few more times.
Why does she care so much about the contents of the copper plate?
"Come, come, let's all have a try. This thing is a rare thing, and you can't even eat it if you want to. Today, I count it as a blessing from His Highness Xi."
Mrs. Lian greeted everyone with a smile on her face, and then Murong Xi remembered that before she came, she had asked the village outside Longdu to send some fresh fruits for Mrs. Lian.
Unexpectedly, that woman was actually interested in this kind of thing.
Humph, I'm so petty.
Lin Mengya watched as the servants brought the copper plates in front of everyone. After opening the lid, several bunches of green and purple grapes appeared, and they were so delicate.
But she was extremely anxious. Before coming to Longdu, her elder brother had repeatedly warned her not to reveal her ability to identify poisons.
And now, those people may not be lurking somewhere.
Seeing that everyone was preparing to try this rare delicacy, Lin Mengya's mind raced and an idea came to her.
"Madam, it's rare for Your Highness Xi to be so kind. What's the fun in just eating like this?"
Mrs. Lian has a lively personality and likes interesting things the most. Listening to her words, she was aroused a little bit.
"Then Yi Ya'er, what do you think is interesting? Is it writing poems or guessing riddles?"
After talking about serious things all morning, everyone was a little tired.
After hearing her suggestion, I couldn't help but be a little interested.
Lin Mengya thought for a while and then said to Mrs. Lian with a smile.
"In the long days of winter, reciting poems and guessing riddles is probably the most common thing. Why don't we guess the number. The winner can assign the loser to do something. The loser is not allowed to regret it."
Even the madam thought about it and thought it was a good idea and very interesting.
"Okay, okay, Xu Yan, how about you be the host?"
The tea doctor surnamed Xu came up immediately. After Madam Lian gave a few instructions, she smiled and nodded.
"Okay, let's get started. When measuring, just use the grapes in front of you. Whoever's grapes are gone, the game is over. Each round of grapes has to go into your own mouth.
Don't be greedy for too much, you will know how powerful it is when your heart is cool."
Even the lady briefly introduced some rules and everyone understood them.
In the first round, everyone quietly threw a small bunch of grapes on the plate, and Lin Mengya did the same, but she didn't bother to look at the numbers, but thought about how to give a warning.
"Everyone, are you ready?"
Xu Yan asked with a smile, and everyone nodded. Then, he stepped forward to salute. He was the first to go to Mr. Lian's plate and opened the lid.
"Master Lian, five."
The lady immediately became dejected because Xu Yan quickly reported her number.
"Mrs. Lian, four."
"Only one is missing! Master, you must have peeked!"
Even the master just kept silent when he heard his wife's complaints, but there was a bit of joy in his eyes.
"Master, seven."
"Second Young Master, six."
Even Xing was disappointed. Really, he couldn't even play a game better than his big brother. It was really disappointing.
"Twelve, Your Highness Xi."
Everyone looked at Murong Xi, thinking that this guy's competitive spirit was really strong.
After Gong Wu saw it, he couldn't help but shook his head and opened his own copper plate.
"Young Master Gong Wu, nine."
Mrs. Lian felt more and more frustrated. It seemed that she was the only one who would be punished.
Lin Mengya was in a state of disbelief. She didn't even know that the copper plate in front of her was opened.
"Miss Gong, two."
"What? Two? Ya'er, you are the only one who will be punished!"
Mrs. Lian was a little happy, smiling so hard that she couldn't even see her eyebrows.
Lin Mengya looked at her plate belatedly, then looked at her right hand.
Oops! She just got distracted and took out the bigger bunch and put the smaller bunch in.
"In this round, His Highness Xi wins and Miss Gong loses. May I ask, Your Highness Xi, how to punish Miss Gong Ya?"
Murong Xi was a little happy. Originally, he just thought this game was boring and childish, but now it seems that it has some benefits.
He thought for a while before saying.
"The tea that Miss Gong made just now is good. I just feel tired of it. Why don't I ask her to make me another cup of tea."
Making tea again?
Now, even Lian Xing couldn't bear it any longer.
After all, Gong Ya is a noble daughter of a noble family, so how can she always do these menial tasks?
But what he didn't expect was that Gong Ya stood up with a smile.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment, I will be here immediately! Before I come back, everyone, please don't eat secretly!"
Then, under the surprised eyes of everyone, he quickly walked out of the flower hall.
"Could it be that you have become addicted to making tea?"
Lian Xing touched his chin and whispered to Gong Wu.
"Go, stop talking nonsense."
Gong Wu also felt that today's sister was a little weird.
But, after all, this is the game she proposed , presumably, she also wants to do it quickly.
He arrived at the small kitchen with ease and was followed by someone, but it was not Xu Yan.
The man lowered his eyebrows and looked very submissive.
Just following her step by step made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Can you please find me a pen?"
She turned around with a gentle smile.
"What are you planning to do with your pen, young lady?"
The man still didn't raise his head, but his question seemed a little strange.
Lin Mengya's heart turned a bit and she explained.
"Your tea doctor must have told you that I have many unusual little ways to make tea. Don't worry, just bring it and it won't miss your job. Remember, you need brand new ones.
, it is best if it has not been stained with ink. Otherwise, no matter how clean it is, the tea will be stained with other flavors and mixed, which would be a pity."
When the man heard that she just wanted a pen and nothing else, his attitude relaxed a little.
Turning around and walking out, Lin Mengya immediately turned around and kept rummaging in front of the tea shelf.
After mixing many kinds of tea, the man hurried back.
Lin Mengya thanked her and took the pen.
She soaked the pen tip with water first, then dipped it in some mixed tea, and wrote and drew in it.
But on the surface, it seems that she is washing the cup with a brush.
After doing this several times, she followed the normal procedure and made the tea.
"You've been waiting for a long time, let's go."
Lin Mengya personally carried the tea and walked back to the flower hall with the man.
Fortunately, there were no greedy people among these people, and they were all waiting for her.
"You are finally back, let's start the next round quickly!"
Lian Xing couldn't wait, but Lin Mengya just smiled at her and handed the cup to Long Tianyu.
"Your Highness Xi, please have tea."
She raised her teacup as a sign of respect.
Murong Xi elegantly picked up the tea bowl, only took off the lid, took a look inside, and was stunned for a moment.
Then, he placed the tea cup next to him, frowned, and looked at her dissatisfied.
"what do you mean?"
Lin Mengya's heart skipped a beat, could it be that the dead man has become stupid?
But there was still a slight smile on his face.
"Is this tea not to your Highness' taste?"
Murong Xi glanced at her and looked a little angry.
"You know that my chest is upset, but you still bring me such strong tea. What's the matter? Are you dissatisfied with my request?"
