When the ministers saw the previously arrogant Jade Rakshasa showing weakness, they were stunned in place for a while, forgetting the turmoil in front of them.
After all, she was injured while trying to save His Majesty, but everyone still exchanged greetings with her.
Yu Qiansi's complexion was as pale and colorless as a plain one. She held her lips in thanks and looked at the astonished Lan Shu who was hidden in the crowd.
"Clan Chief Lan, how come you look so ugly after not seeing me for a few days, but you are sick?"
Seeing everyone looking over, Lan Shu quickly made a respectful gesture, lowered her head, and asked tentatively: "I was a little surprised when I heard about the changes in the valley. Master Yu...have you always been here?"
This was said without any beginning or end. Yu Qiansi was unconscious for a long time. If not here, where else could he be?
Yu Qiansi seemed to think this was funny, and turned her head to look at Su Niang who was supporting her.
Su Niang's hands tightened, but she still said warmly: "I came to visit Lord Yu this morning and saw that there were only two little maids in the courtyard. I was worried that they would not take good care of me, so I stayed with Lord Yu's bed until there was a loud noise.
Just when I was about to send someone to inquire, I found that Master Yu suddenly woke up without knowing when."
Although Su Niang has not yet been granted a title, everyone knows that it will only happen sooner or later. Moreover, she comes from the countryside and is not related to any forces in the court, so her words will naturally count.
When Lan Shu heard what Su Niang said, she had already forgotten to hide her emotions and stared angrily at the two women who were leaning on each other.
Su Niang seemed to be aware of the anger in the glare, and was confused and a little bit sad. Her hands began to tremble unconsciously. Fortunately, they were covered by Yu Qiansi's sleeves, so it was not very obvious.
Yu Qiansi noticed the slight trembling of the person next to him, put his hands up with a smile, patted them gently as if expressing gratitude, sighed with a smile, and changed the subject.
"The years in the mountains are really not ordinary. I didn't realize that so much time had passed outside when I fell asleep. But I am thankful for the loud noise. It seemed that I heard the huge movement in the distance in a hazy state, and then I gradually woke up.
"
"This is impossible..." Lan Shu gritted her back molars as if she had lost her mind.
Several officials who were close to him looked at him in surprise.
Naturally, Yu Qiansi also heard the doubts.
"What does Patriarch Lan mean by 'impossible'?"
Her brows were slightly furrowed, her shallow eyes seemed to be filled with tears, and she was half-leaning on Su Niang. Her plain clothes and black hair were hanging down, and she was fragile and pitiful.
"Could it be that Chief Lan thinks I wasn't injured seriously enough and now I wake up and ruin your business?"
This group of courtiers had never seen the Jade Rakshasa with its teeth and claws dancing before. They all stayed where they were. Some even forgot to breathe and turned red in the face.
Is this gorgeous and charming woman in front of me really the same person as Jade Rakshasa?
How can someone feel some pity for nothing?
Yu Qiansi covered her sleeves and cried softly. Several people who were already undecided looked dissatisfied and stared at Lan Shu.
Cui Quan cleared his throat, and when he saw everyone had come to their senses, he nodded and said, "Master Yu is seriously injured, so please take care of yourself. I don't know if His Majesty's Majesty is safe now, so I'll take the first step."
Yu Qiansi lowered her head to say goodbye, her long hair hanging down on both sides of her face, adding a different kind of sickly beauty.
But when he heard everyone walking away, he looked up again, smiling brightly, staring straight at Lan Shu, who had not left.
"In the past, when I overcame the inconsistencies in the stories in the scripts, I found that the world often wrote about a kind of woman who was pretentious in front of others, but ruthless in others, like a white lotus with black roots. I didn't really like it at first, but now that I'm playing it, I'm really impressed.
I feel that this kind of white lotus is particularly refreshing."
"The Jade Rakshasa truly deserves its reputation."
"Ah!" Yu Qiansi half-hidden her mouth in pretense of surprise: "Chief Lan, are you planning to keep pretending?"
Lan Shu's face turned serious and her heart sank.
Fortunately, he suddenly came to his senses and did not say more.
If he made it clear that someone from the Lan family saw Yu Qiansi going to the imperial mausoleum, he would have to explain why the Lan family was secretly watching Yu Qiansi, and more importantly, why they knew about it but did not report it.
What's more, if the Lan clan members had been secretly watching Yu Qiansi, it would naturally prove that Yu Qiansi entered the park last time to rescue him.
There are inconsistencies in this, and there is no tenable motive at all. Not only will it be of no use to the Lan family, but Yu Qiansi may also be beaten down by him.
Unexpectedly, Lanzhi used the personnel from the imperial mausoleum to throw dirty water on the Jade Rakshasa. Now, the Jade Rakshasa is treating others in their own way, but they are unable to move forward or retreat.
What a...good idea.
But he still didn't understand why she had clearly entered the garden, but how was she able to bypass the formation guards and sneak back without alerting anyone?
At this moment, Master's countless instructions in front of him and Lanzhi were finally heard in his heart.
In the end, he lost this battle.
"Who are you exactly?"
Seeing that Lan Shu was staring at Su Niang closely even though he was asking her, Yu Qiansi took a step forward to block his angry and resentful sight.
"I also want to ask Chief Lan, why are you targeting me everywhere?"
"Your surname should not be Yu."
Yu Qiansi let out an "Oh" and smiled as brightly as Ji Yang: "I, the leader of the Guanlan clan, have a gray complexion and unstable Qi and blood. He seems to have been poisoned, and it's not serious. If my surname is Yu, I might be able to help you with diagnosis and treatment."
"It's better than having your hands and feet feeling weak day and night, and your limbs and bones in pain. If things go on like this, I'm afraid your life will be hard to save."
Su Niang behind her let out a low exclamation. Yu Qiansi looked back at her, but she lowered her head and said in a panic: "Master Yu, look, on this ground..."
Su Niang picked up a half-broken copper plate and handed it to Yu Qiansi with trembling hands.
Yu Qiansi shook the copper plate in his hand: "It turns out that there is really a tomb robber. Not only did he get it, he also made such a big fuss. Chief Lan needs to think carefully about how to shirk responsibility this time."
Sure enough, the movement outside the valley was caused by the Jade Rakshasa, and the formation in the valley was disturbed.
He couldn't figure it out. The formations in this canyon were not even remotely similar to those in the imperial mausoleum, and the Lan family had no solution. Over the past few hundred years, none of the Lan family members who had tried to understand the formations in the canyon had survived.
Therefore, the Lan family only dared to take the safest way in and out of the canyon, and never dared to stay in the canyon.
But how did she make people make such a fuss?
"If I were you, I should be trying to figure out how to solve the mess ahead, instead of asking hysterical questions here."
Lan Shu closed her eyes. This Jade Rakshasa was indeed fickle and clever. If he hadn't worried about the Lan family, he would have beaten her up.
Seeing Lan Shu fluttering her sleeves and moving away, Yu Qiansi turned around and looked at Su Niang.
With a warm and sincere smile, she looked up and down at Su Niang, who was still trembling slightly.
"Thank you for your help, girl."
When she slipped back from the garden, she found Su Niang standing alone on the porch of the small courtyard. After seeing her dressed in smart clothes, she was briefly surprised, but she didn't say anything. She just moved out of the way and let her go back to the house to change clothes.