After being reborn, her aloof ex-husband and her crazy deceased husband got into a fight.

"Madam Lan, what's wrong?" Mei Wanqing looked at Gan Cai'er in surprise.

The rest of the people in the room also looked at Gan Cai'er.

In her anxiety, Gan Cai'er blurted out, "You can't eat desserts!"

"Why can't I eat dessert?" Mei Wanqing was even more astonished.

Gan Cai'er's mind raced, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over the string of Buddhist prayer beads on the table. She pointed at them and said, "Because it doesn't like sweets."

With a "pfft," Zhu Xiaoxiao couldn't hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of tea. Huan'er glared at Gan Cai'er reproachfully and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her mistress's mouth.

"It, it even has a flavor?" Mei Wanqing pointed at the Buddha ball, seemingly stunned.

"Of course," Gan Cai'er said seriously, as if it were a matter of great importance.

“When consecrating the Buddhist prayer beads, Master Fanjing said that everything in this world has its own temperament. This string of prayer beads can ward off evil and misfortune. It belongs to the fire element, has a fiery temper, and likes spicy food but dislikes sweet food.”

"The master also said that in order to maintain the efficacy of the ritual implements, the wearer should abstain from sweets during the first month of wearing the Buddhist prayer beads. After one month, there is no need to follow these rules."

Gan Cai'er spoke so eloquently that she completely fooled everyone. Even Zhu Xiaoxiao was momentarily convinced by her nonsense.

However, Zhu Xiaoxiao also sensed something was amiss and chimed in, "If that's the case, then let's not eat this steamed sugar cheese for now. Ah Cai and I both handled the Buddhist beads, so we won't eat them either."

"Madam Lan is quite the joker. This is the first time I've heard of jade bracelets that can be categorized by their flavors, such as sweet, sour, bitter, or spicy." Qiao Que smiled, but her words carried a hint of disdain and impatience.

Gan Cai'er lifted her eyelids, glanced at her indifferently, and said sarcastically, "What? Does Miss Qiaoque know more about Buddhism than Master Fanjing?"

Qiaoque choked, wanting to say something, but after thinking for a moment, she held back and only turned to Mei Wanqing to persuade her: "Miss, this steamed sugar cheese was specially ordered by Madam from the small kitchen to be sent to you. You should have some, otherwise if word gets to Madam, it might hurt her feelings."

Upon hearing this, Mei Wanqing was caught in a dilemma.

If I eat it, I'm afraid it will damage the magic weapon's power; if I don't eat it, I'm afraid it will upset Madam Mei.

Seeing this, Gan Cai'er became even more certain that there was something fishy about the steamed cheese, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

She said, "What's there to fuss about? If we can't eat it today, then let's give it to those who can. Miss Mei, why don't you give it to the maids in your room?"

Mei Wanqing was about to nod when Qiaoque hurriedly interrupted her: "Since Miss is not going to eat, how dare we servants eat? Absolutely not!"

Gan Cai'er's eyes darted around, and suddenly an idea came to her.

She nodded and said, "Miss Qiaoque is right. There should always be proper etiquette and respect in all things."

"Such delicious steamed custard is such a waste. Miss Mei, I wonder if anyone in your household particularly enjoys this dessert?"

“Of course. Everyone in the household loves this dessert, especially Father, who is particularly fond of it. That’s why Mother has instructed the kitchen to make it often,” Mei Wanqing said.

Gan Cai'er smiled; it was indeed the same as she remembered. In her previous life, the Duke of Wei's mansion often made steamed sugar-coated cheese. It was said that Mei Qingru was particularly fond of this dessert, and Mei Wanyin had eaten it since childhood, making it a habit.

“That makes things much easier. Miss, you can personally deliver the steamed sugar-coated cheese to Prime Minister Mei.”

Before Gan Cai'er could finish speaking, Qiao Que interrupted her, saying, "The master has already received the message from the madam."

Gan Cai'er tilted her head, smiled at Qiao Que, and said, "Since Prime Minister Mei likes to eat, then why not have a couple more bowls?"

"I find you quite strange, girl. You always try to stop your mistress from doing whatever she wants. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the mistress of this house."

"Madam Lan, how could you say such a thing to me! I've only ever cared for you, Miss!" Qiaoque stomped her feet and cried out, her face full of grievance, tears welling up in her eyes.

Mei Wanqing stood up, quickly put her arm around Qiaoque, and whispered, "No, Madam Lan didn't mean that."

After saying that, she turned her head and said to Gan Cai'er, "Madam Lan, you have misunderstood Qiaoque."

"It was my mother who told me to stay in the yard as little as possible, and especially not to go near my father, because she was afraid that my evil aura would harm him."

As she spoke, Mei Wanqing's expression fell.

Gan Cai'er stood up, waved her hand, and said, "That was in the past, things are different now. You have Buddhist prayer beads! Come on, let's take some steamed sugar cheese to your father!"

After saying that, she pulled Mei Wanqing to her feet and started to walk out.

Qiaoque's face immediately changed. She rushed over and hugged Mei Wanqing tightly around the waist, crying, "Miss, you mustn't, you mustn't!"

Mei Wanqing was held so tightly by her that she couldn't move. At this moment, the other maids in the room all knelt down, crying out, "Young Miss, you mustn't!"

Gan Cai'er counted them; including Qiao Que, there were four people in total, while Mei Wanqing only had four head maids. A chill ran through her; Mei Wanqing truly... didn't have a single person of her own.

Gan Cai'er gave Xiao Hong a wink. Xiao Hong nodded slightly, then quietly walked behind several maids and quickly patted them on the shoulder. Immediately, the maids collapsed to the ground, limp and unable to get up.

Before Qiaoque could turn around, Xiaohong rushed to her side and slapped her again. Then, just like before, Qiaoque's body went limp and she collapsed.

After Xiao Hong was defeated by Feng Zhao several times, she pestered Lan Tingzhi to teach her martial arts, specifically the kind that could be learned quickly. In the end, she didn't learn any other skills, but she did manage to learn a rudimentary technique of acupoint identification.

Using internal force to strike acupoints was unreliable, so Lan Tingzhi gave her a set of hidden weapons, as thin as needles, which could be carried with her. The needles were coated with anesthetic and used for sneak attacks, which were surprisingly effective.

After mastering this set of hidden weapons, Xiao Hong was extremely fascinated by it and took it with her everywhere she went.

"Madam Lan, what are you doing?!" Mei Wanqing's face turned pale, both shocked and furious.

Gan Cai'er was neither in a hurry nor annoyed, and simply pulled her hand to sit down.

"You just said that Madam Mei won't let you leave the courtyard?" Gan Cai'er asked.

Mei Wanqing nodded.

"What if you ignore their advice and go out? What will Mrs. Mei do when she finds out?" Gan Cai'er continued to ask.

“You will be punished,” Mei Wanqing said.

"Do you want to go out? Do you want to see Prime Minister Mei?"

Mei Wanqing hesitated for a long time before finally nodding.

"Isn't that settled? Now that they're knocked unconscious, you can sneak out, and Madam Mei won't blame them afterwards," Gan Cai'er began to persuade.

Mei Wanqing thought about it and it seemed to make a lot of sense. But something still seemed off.

"Let's go, I'll go with you. Xiao Hong will stay here and watch over them; nothing will happen."

As she spoke, Gan Cai'er pulled Mei Wanqing along and they went out of the house. Huan'er picked up the food box and followed behind them with Zhu Xiaoxiao.

"Miss, why does Madam Lan insist that Miss Mei go to see Prime Minister Mei?" Huan'er asked quietly.

"They even let Xiao Hong hurt someone. What will happen if the Mei family finds out?"

“Ah Cai is determined to make a big scene, otherwise, we might not be able to leave the Mei residence today.” Zhu Xiaoxiao said with a serious expression.

"What?!" Huan'er exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be?"

“Those bowls of steamed sweet cheese are probably problematic. It seems Madam Mei is planning to take action against us,” Zhu Xiaoxiao said.

"But we didn't do anything, why would Madam Mei want to harm us?" Huan'er asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps she wants to use me and A-Cai to solidify Mei Wanqing's reputation for 'harming relatives and friends,' so as to prevent anyone from being so blind or meddling in other people's business and trying to get close to Mei Wanqing for no reason." Zhu Xiaoxiao smiled coldly.

"This, this is too vicious!" Huan'er felt a chill run down her spine.

"Will Prime Minister Mei be in trouble after eating the problematic steamed sweet cheese?"

"Yes, of course he will. So he will probably investigate further."

"Won't someone die?" Huan'er asked fearfully.

"No, that won't happen. Madam Mei wouldn't want us dead, and even if she did, she wouldn't do it in the Mei residence." Zhu Xiaoxiao shook her head.

While Zhu Xiaoxiao and Huan'er were whispering to each other, Gan Cai'er was also whispering to Mei Wanqing.

"Madam Lan, do you think what I'm doing is really a good idea? Will Father be angry?" Mei Wanqing asked timidly, with some worry.

"What's wrong with that? It's only natural for a daughter to bring food to her father!"

“When I was still at home, I often brought my dad late-night snacks. He would complain about it, but he was secretly very happy. Don’t worry, no father dislikes his children being filial.”

"By the way, how long has it been since you last saw Prime Minister Mei?"

“I used to see him often before I was five, but later I could only catch a glimpse of him from afar on major holidays. Actually, my father used to come to Luoxia Courtyard often, but I was afraid of bringing bad luck to him, so I always avoided seeing him. Later, he stopped coming.”

Gan Cai'er squeezed Mei Wanqing's hand and said confidently, "Don't worry, you have Buddhist beads now, so you won't bring bad luck to anyone anymore."

"Then let's go quickly!" Mei Wanqing couldn't help but cheer, her steps becoming lighter.

For the ten thousandth time, Gan Cai'er sighed, "If Mei Wanqing were still alive in my past life, I wouldn't be at the bottom of this mess. If I really had malicious intentions, Mei Wanqing would have been swindled to the point of being nothing but bones."

Gan Cai'er had a feeling that Mei Wanqing's fate in her previous life wouldn't be good.

Gan Cai'er and her group of four chatted as they walked, and before they knew it, they had passed through the hanging flower gate and arrived at the study in the front yard.

When Mei Wanqing knocked on the door and entered carrying a food box, Gan Cai'er suddenly sensed something was wrong.

How come they didn't encounter a single servant from the Mei family along the way, and no one stopped them? They were able to walk straight to the study in the front yard!

"Ah Cai, why does that person look so familiar?" Zhu Xiaoxiao whispered.

Gan Cai'er suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and looked up. She saw two people standing in the corridor outside the study. One was Liu Mu, and the other was actually Feng Zhao!