Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

After Granny Chen left, Shen Ningzhu looked at Liu Zhiyi solemnly, "Xiaoyi, is there any way to make me look like I'm seriously ill?"

Liu Zhiyi frowned in disapproval.

“Yes, there is a way. One needle will definitely fool everyone. But... that method is harmful to the body, I don’t agree.”

"Don't panic, there must be other ways."

Shen Ningzhu calmed down and decided to observe the situation first. Just then, a maid ran in crying.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! Cui'er has been taken away!"

This maid is called Xi'er. She, along with Cui'er, Granny Chen, and Granny Liu, were all assigned by Jiang Xuan Yan to serve Shen Ning Zhu.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly."

With red eyes, the young maid recounted the entire story.

It turned out that not long ago, Cui'er and Xi'er went to the kitchen as usual, intending to take some freshly baked pastries to Meixiang Garden.

Unexpectedly, he encountered Princess Qingyi in the kitchen.

At that time, the other party was stewing a pot of top-quality bird's nest in the kitchen. Cui'er and Xi'er didn't take it seriously. After bowing and greeting as usual, they prepared to take their things and leave.

Unexpectedly, as they passed Jiang Qingyi, the other woman suddenly swayed and fell towards Cui'er.

Cui'er instinctively helped the other person up.

Unexpectedly, the porcelain bowl in Jiang Qingyi's hand trembled, and the freshly stewed bird's nest spilled all over Jiang Qingyi's arm.

The maidservant beside the other party, Zhi'er, shouted loudly, insisting that Cui'er had deliberately pushed Jiang Qingyi.

"My lady, I saw it all clearly. This matter really has nothing to do with Cui'er. Please save Cui'er, my lady."

Shen Ningzhu paused for a moment.

"Has Cui'er been taken to Qingheju?"

"Yes, my lord."

Is His Highness the Crown Prince at home?

Xi'er shook her head. "This servant has already gone to the main courtyard. His Highness has gone out on urgent business in court."

Good heavens, this was a flawless plan! Did they think they could get away with harming her people this way?

Does she think Shen Ningzhu is dead?

"Go find the steward and ask for twenty guards or servants. Just say that I need them."

Xi'er was stunned for a moment, "My lady, you are planning to..."

Shen Ningzhu glanced at her sideways.

"Stop hesitating and go quickly, or your girlfriend will suffer a lot."

Thinking of the terrible way Liu Zhiyi was tortured after being taken away last time, Shen Ningzhu's eyes surged with anger, and the rage that had been building up in her chest was about to burst out of control.

Xi'er was filled with excitement.

I originally thought they were just sent by His Highness the Crown Prince and weren't close to Shen Ningzhu.

Shen Ningzhu probably wouldn't care about their lives or deaths, much less offend the high and mighty princess because of their lowly status.

She came here out of desperation, but I never expected that she would go to such lengths for Cui'er.

"Yes, slave, go right away."

Xi'er's eyes lit up, and she disappeared in a flash.

Before long, he returned with twenty strong guards. Accompanying him was his steward, Uncle Zhang.

"May I ask what business the young master has with these people?"

The butler bowed and asked respectfully. Shen Ningzhu's eyes flickered slightly, but she smiled and replied...

"I just need to use them for some minor things. No need for you to worry about it, butler. You can go back now. I can handle these people myself."

A shrewd glint flashed in the butler's dark eyes.

She sighed inwardly, turned around, and instructed the guards to obey Shen Ningzhu's orders. Then she bowed slightly and left.

Shen Ningzhu smiled slightly.

Her beautiful fox-like eyes suddenly cooled, and she raised her hand with an imposing wave, "Everyone, follow me."

The guards always obeyed orders without questioning the reasons, and turned around in unison without even thinking.

The group arrived at Qingheju in a grand procession.

Shen Ningzhu gave the order, "Knock on the door—"

"Yes."

Unfortunately, after knocking more than a dozen times, there was still no response from inside. Shen Ningzhu then ordered the door to be kicked down.

Xi'er, startled, whispered, "My lady, this..."

"What are you afraid of? Kick it."

Upon receiving the order, the guards began kicking the vermilion-carved wooden door repeatedly. Soon after, the bolt snapped.

boom--

The door is open.

Shen Ningzhu stepped in first, glanced around, and waved her hand again, "Xi'er, take them and search one by one, make sure you find Cui'er."

"Yes."

Liu Zhiyi, who had been following Shen Ningzhu closely, knew that Shen Ningzhu was reminded of the time she had been taken away, so she couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

"Don't worry, Zhuzhu, we came quickly this time, Cui'er should be fine."

Shen Ningzhu took a deep breath.

"I hope so."

Just then, Jiang Qingyi, with a dark expression, hurried over with her maid.

"Shen Ningzhu, what are you trying to do?"

Shen Ningzhu smiled brightly, "I heard you took my maid away? What, stealing men isn't enough for you anymore, now you're stealing maids?"

Jiang Qingyi's face turned red and purple with anger, making for a truly spectacular sight.

"You...you vulgar country bumpkin, how dare you humiliate this princess? Guards! Give her to me, ah—"

Shen Ningzhu forcefully slapped away the hand the other person was pointing at, and said in a sinister tone, "What I dislike most is when someone points a finger at my face."

"You...you've gone too far, you've defied the heavens!"

"Guards, quickly send someone to serve this princess."

Turning around, she discovered that all the maids and nannies beside her had silently collapsed to the ground.

Only Shen Ningxue stood there, her face deathly pale, trembling, muttering to herself.

"Kill someone, kill someone."

Jiang Qingyi felt an overwhelming fear, but she still forced herself to remain calm.

"What...what do you want to do?"

Shen Ningzhu approached her step by step with a sinister smile, "What are you going to do? Guess."

Jiang Qingyi staggered. For every step Shen Ningzhu took forward, she couldn't help but take a step back, swallowing hard and her lips trembling.

"You'd better not touch me, or Ayan won't let you off the hook."

Shen Ningzhu looked at her with a smile, but her eyes were icy cold, inexplicably wicked and captivating.

"Xiao Yi, I've discovered that this is a good opportunity."

Liu Zhiyi nodded in agreement.

Indeed, the guards had all gone to search for her, and all those around Jiang Qingyi had been drugged and rendered unconscious. If not now, when?

Without saying a word, Liu Zhiyi grabbed Jiang Qingyi's arm and dragged her behind the nearest rockery.

There, strange rocks abound, and winding streams flow.

Most importantly, with the cover of grass, trees, and artificial hills, it's actually a good place to take revenge.

Jiang Qingyi's heart pounded in fright. She tried to scream for help, but before she could make a sound, her head was shoved into the sewage near the artificial hill.

"Waaaaahh ...

Jiang Qingyi struggled desperately, watching as the colorful goldfish in the water, startled, thrashed about with their tails, swimming back and forth in front of her.

One of them even crashed into her wide-open mouth.