After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

After the palace banquet was over, Bai Yun finally dared to come over and said dissatisfiedly, "You really scared me! I just heard those people whispering to each other, and all they kept saying was your name. You haven't come back yet, I was so worried that I really wanted to go out and look for you."

"But my old man gave me a glare and scared me back. I dare not move around easily. I am not familiar with the rules of the palace and I am afraid of getting into trouble."

Bai Yun held Su Ruanruan's arm tightly, and sighed with emotion, "Ruanruan, I really miss the days when we were in Qingshan County. In comparison, this capital city is like a huge cage, which makes me feel suffocated."

As they were talking, Bai Yun suddenly realized something was wrong, reached out and touched the back of Su Ruanruan's hand, and asked in surprise, "Why are your hands so hot?"

Su Ruanruan cleverly avoided the Su family father and son, and pulled Bai Yun out of the hall. At this moment, she clearly felt her body begin to heat up, and her throat was dry and unbearable.

"I was framed." Su Ruanruan showed a helpless smile, "People's hearts are treacherous and it's hard to guard against them."

After hearing this, Bai Yun's face turned pale as paper, and he said in a lost voice, "Ah..."

Su Ruanruan sighed slightly, "It's easy to avoid an open attack, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from behind. If everyone was as simple-minded, frank and straightforward as you were back then, and only deliberately made things difficult for me in public, I wouldn't be so exhausted."

Bai Yun showed a trace of guilt on his face and whispered, "You're making fun of me again. Isn't it okay if I know I'm wrong?"

Then she lowered her voice and said, "But you look like this now, with spring in your eyes and eyebrows. Could it be that you were really intoxicated by the aphrodisiac in the side hall?"

Su Ruanruan nodded, thinking that the effect of the medicine was indeed a bit strong, but she could still bear it for now.

As the two walked, Bai Yun suggested worriedly, "Do you... want to go see a doctor?"

"Do you think it's feasible?" Su Ruanruan turned her head and looked at her and asked.

Bai Yun looked up at the sky speechlessly. "It doesn't seem feasible. I haven't heard anyone say that there is an antidote for this kind of love incense. So what should we do?"

Su Ruanruan frowned and thought about it, and finally said lightly, "It's just a man, it's no big deal."

As Bai Yun stared at her in astonishment, Su Ruanruan asked with a half-smile, "Who did you bet on to win or lose in the matter between me and that courtesan?"

Bai Yun looked incredulous and stuttered back, "How...how did you know I placed the bet?"

"Who can you hide your little tricks from? I saw through you when we were in Qingshan County." Su Ruanruan snorted, "I know without asking, you must have bet that the courtesan will win, right?"

Bai Yun rubbed his hands awkwardly and said with a smile, "Oh, auntie, isn't that what everyone thinks? And you and I are pretty familiar with each other, so I naturally know that you... don't know anything..."

Walking to the side of her own carriage, Su Ruanruan pointed her finger at Bai Yun's forehead and said unhappily, "Just wait for the loss!"

After saying that, she turned around and let Ziwu help her get into the carriage, and then whispered a few words to her.

At this time, Bairuan was lying on the cushion in the carriage, sleeping soundly. When she heard the sound, she opened her round eyes.

When it saw Su Ruanruan getting in the car, it immediately wagged its tail excitedly, and then quickly crawled into the warm embrace of its owner.

Zi Wu then got on the car, "Master, I have already found out that Su Qingyu and Princess Jingyi went to Concubine De's palace together and have not come out yet."

"Their carriage is still parked in front, and Su Qingyu's maid is standing next to the carriage waiting. I don't know if she has had any contact with anyone in the palace..."

"What's the difficulty?" Su Runruan gently kneaded Bai Runruan's little head, which was as white as snow and as soft as silk. Then, she took out the jade pendant that had been lost and returned from her sleeve and placed it under Bai Runruan's cute pink nose.

A strong and cheap aroma wafted towards it. The sweet smell made Bairuan feel very uncomfortable. It quickly turned its head away, trying to avoid this strange smell.

"Oh, my dear Bairuan, please do me a big favor! Go out for a walk, and when we go home, I will prepare lots of delicious meat for you!" Su Ruanruan said in a kind voice, with a cunning light in her eyes.

Bairuan made a helpless "woohoo" sound, indicating that she was unwilling, but was eventually forcibly taken away from the carriage by Ziwu.

Su Ruanruan looked carefully at the jade pendant in her hand through the swaying lantern. There was nothing special about this jade pendant. In fact, it was a cheap item she bought at a stall for only three hundred copper coins.

Afterwards, she deliberately used cheap rouge to fumigate it for a whole night, so that the jade pendant was tainted with the scent of cheap powder.

Young ladies from aristocratic families are of noble status, so they naturally look down on such low-quality stuff. Even their personal maids would never use such pungent spices to offend their masters.

Everyone who entered the palace today had seen her worthless jade pendant, but the number of people who had actually touched it was extremely small.

It is not difficult to track down this matter, but Su Runrun is unsure whether the person she suspects is accurate.

She gently lowered the car curtain, leaned back on the soft seat, then took out the silver needle again and pierced her fingertip without hesitation, watching the blood slowly flow out.

At this moment, Chu Ran, who was far away, happened to catch a glimpse of the moment when Su Ruanruan lowered the curtain. The movement of her beautiful eyes was fascinating.

However, when she thought about the day when Huo Yan stabbed her blind, her father was so angry that he ordered someone to kill her...

Chu Ran's interest suddenly faded a bit.

I clearly saw Su Ruanruan walk into the side hall with my own eyes, but why was she not affected by the aphrodisiac incense?

You know, this aphrodisiac incense was made by his concubine! Its medicinal effect is so wonderful that even a strong man would find it difficult to resist, let alone a weak woman!

Chu Ran turned to the grim-faced Black-Faced God beside him and said, "Tell me, is Su Ruanruan drunk or is she under the spell of the love incense?"

The black-faced guard still had a stern face and replied stiffly, "I don't know."

Chu Ran rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "You are so boring. Every time I go out to have fun, I always take you with me. But you just stand there like a door god, not moving, and scare all the girls away. It makes people think you like men!"

After saying that, Chu Ran got on the carriage. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something interesting. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a sly smile.

"You don't have to follow me tonight. Go and secretly keep an eye on Su Ruanruan. This prince is very curious whether she has been poisoned by the love incense. If she has been poisoned, how will she relieve it..."

About a cup of tea later, Ziwu came back with Bairuan in her arms.

She leaned over to Su Ruanruan's ear and reported in a low voice, "Master, I just took Bai Ruan around for a while, but this little guy just lingered beside Su Qingyu's maid."

Su Ruanruan twisted her fingertips, and the tiny blood beads that had seeped out due to the needle prick gradually spread out, accompanied by wisps of faint fishy smell.

Su Ruanruan leaned back, her lips slightly raised, "I really benefited a lot from going to the palace today!"

Not only did he learn that the little eunuch he bumped into had also met the maid who served Su Qingyu closely.

What made her even more overjoyed was that she accidentally discovered a shocking secret - of course, it was still in her speculation stage, but with time, it would not be difficult for her to know the truth.

There was no curfew in the capital on New Year's Eve. Su Ruanruan climbed up the city wall alone and looked out into the distance, overlooking the lights of thousands of houses below.

The cold wind blew past, as if blowing away the waves of heat hidden in her body, and also made her originally hot and restless heart gradually calm down, and even feel a little cool.

Everyone on the street had a bright smile on their face, but amidst all the laughter and joy, she was the only one who seemed so out of place.

She stood there alone, like a lost star.

Su Ruanruan wrapped her thin body tightly. The cold wind blew her hair but could not blow away the haze in her heart.

Her beautiful and deep eyes revealed a heartbreaking loneliness.

......

The carriage slowly drove to the gate of the mansion, and the driver skillfully lifted the curtain. Zi Wu's sharp eyes saw another carriage parked not far away.

She looked carefully, and finally, with the help of the light from the lantern hanging high at the gate, she could see clearly the person waiting beside the carriage - it was Su Qingyu's personal maid.

A trace of disgust surged in Zi Wu's heart, and he whispered to the person in the car, "Master, it's Su Qingyu."

The master stayed out for a long time, but unexpectedly they came back before him.

Su Ruanruan reached out to take the handkerchief handed to her by Ziwu and gently wiped off the fingertips that were accidentally stained with blood.

Her eyes were cold, as if they were frozen for thousands of years. She raised her eyes without any emotion, "No need to pay attention to them, just go back home."

After saying this, Zi Wu carefully helped Su Ruanruan get off the carriage and walked towards the mansion without hesitation.

However, not far behind them, Su Qingyu's personal maid hurried over, panting and shouting loudly, "My princess and county lady want to see you!"

Hearing this voice, Su Ruanruan, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ziwu beside her.

Zi Wu immediately understood her intention, and rushed towards the maid without hesitation, raising her hand and slapping her twice.

At the same time, she shouted angrily, "You daring slave! Who do you think you are? How dare you treat my master so rudely? You simply don't know your place!"

The maid was caught off guard by the beating. She covered her face tightly with both hands, staring at Zi Wu in astonishment and disbelief, and angrily asked, "You...you dare to hit me?!"

You know, as a first-class maidservant beside Su Qingyu, even other people in the mansion usually treat her with great respect. But now, she was treated so rudely by a mere servant, how could she accept this?

At this moment, Su Ruanruan was holding Bairuan in her arms. She stretched out her slender hands and gently stroked its smooth and silky hair, as if comforting a frightened child.

But in the next moment, the hand that was gently stroking the dog fell on the maid's face, and a crisp voice rang out, "What? Since you dare to speak rudely to me, can't my people teach you a lesson?"

"You!" The maid was furious and cursed in her heart: She was just a jinx abandoned by the princess. If it weren't for the royal blood flowing in her body, how could she have the chance to be named a county lady? What was there to be so arrogant about!

The maidservant couldn't help but feel a little proud. After all, her master was a princess, and was about to become the Princess of Rui. Her status was many times higher than that of the so-called county lady in front of her!

"What's wrong? What happened?"

At this moment, a light sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind. The maid's heart tightened, and she turned around and saw Su Qingyu slowly getting off the carriage and walking towards them.

Her heart instantly calmed down, as if she had found her backbone. Tears flashed in her eyes, and she said with grievance, "I was just ordered to invite the county lady over, but who knew they would be so arrogant and unreasonable! The county lady and the evil maid beside her attacked me without saying a word, and it hurt me so much..."