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

Hearing the commotion coming from the study, Granny Niu hurried to the door of the study.

At this moment, there were seven or eight people standing under the corridor of the study, including the steward and servants of the Mei family, as well as several guards from the Meng family.

Everyone was on edge, their eyes secretly glancing into the room.

"Steward He, what's all this commotion about? Didn't the young master just knock Young Master Meng unconscious?" Granny Niu asked in a low voice to someone who looked like a steward.

He Ping was the head steward of the Mei family. At this moment, he was tilting his head and looking into the room.

"When Physician Zhang arrived, he asked the young master to wake up Young Master Meng so he could examine his symptoms. As a result, once he woke up, that guy picked up his sword again and started slashing wildly."

“Look, they’re still tugging at Physician Zhang’s beard…” He Ping said, shaking his head.

"Well, we can't let the young lady in either," Granny Niu said, frowning.

"Let's wait outside for now, until Physician Zhang has examined the patient," He Ping said.

"That's all we can do," Granny Niu nodded.

"Granny Niu, what happened?" Mei Wanqing asked timidly, her voice trembling.

Granny Niu glanced at her, hesitated, and finally said only, "Miss, please wait here quietly."

As the group was talking, the fighting in the study stopped, and the room returned to silence. Granny Niu waited a few more moments, and seeing no further disturbances, she straightened her clothes, composed herself, and entered the study.

A moment later, Granny Niu came out again and said to Mei Wanqing, "Miss, Master wants you to come in."

Then she turned to Gan Cai'er: "Mrs. Lan, please come in as well."

Gan Cai'er patted Mei Wanqing's hand, comforting her, "Don't be afraid. If Mei Xiangruo asks anything, just tell him the truth. He's your father, not a tiger. What are you afraid of?"

Mei Wanqing pursed her lips, nodded, then took Gan Cai'er's hand and went into the study.

As soon as the two entered the study, they found the room in complete disarray. Broken teacups, vases... all sorts of porcelain shards were scattered everywhere. Books and scrolls were strewn all over the place, and the tables and chairs were overturned. There were ink stains here and there, tea stains there, and another piece... that looked like spilled steamed ghee?

Gan Cai'er was slightly astonished. Could all of these have been smashed by Meng Yu?

She stole a glance at Mei Qingru, only to see the latter's face was ashen, her eyes blazing with anger. A thought flashed through her mind: anyone would be angry to see a perfectly good study turned upside down like this.

He didn't tie Meng Yu up and hang him up to whip him, probably because Meng Yan was there and he couldn't do it.

Mei Wanqing was also stunned. She had just been to the study not long ago, how could it have turned out like this in such a short time?

There were four people in the study at this time.

Mei Qingru sat in the only intact chair in the room, occupying the superior position. Meng Yu lay slumped on a low couch by the window, fast asleep. Sitting opposite him was an old doctor with a disheveled beard. Beside them stood a dark-faced "living Yama," Meng Yan.

“Father, Father…” Mei Wanqing whispered.

Mei Qingru's gaze was sharp as lightning as she looked at Mei Wanqing. Just one glance was enough to almost make Mei Wanqing cry. She instantly fell silent and held her breath, lowering her head deeply.

"Where did you get the steamed sugar cheese you sent?" Mei Qingru asked in a stern voice.

"It was made in the small kitchen," Mei Wanqing said, her head bowed, her voice barely audible.

"Why don't you use it yourself and send it to the study?" Mei Qingru's voice became increasingly stern.

“Buddhist beads don’t like sweets, so my daughter can’t eat desserts for a month,” Mei Wanqing answered honestly.

Mei Wanqing's answer stunned everyone in the room. Even Mei Qingru wondered if she had misheard.

"What did you say?!"

Upon seeing this, Gan Cai'er quickly stepped forward, curtsied to Mei Qingru, and calmly said, "Lord Mei, please forgive me, Miss Mei's Buddhist beads were given to her by this humble woman."

Mei Qingru's gaze swept over her instantly, as if she had just noticed her, her eyes sharp: "And who are you?"

Although Mei Qingru's imposing presence was overwhelming, Gan Cai'er remained calm and simply said, "I am the wife of Lan Tingzhou, the top scholar of Danzhou."

"This humble woman greets Lord Mei and wishes you good health."

Mei Qingru was a little surprised that such a young woman could remain so calm and composed in front of him. She looked at her with a more inquisitive gaze, and even Meng Yan glanced at her several times.

"So it's Madam Lan. May I ask what's unusual about the Buddhist prayer beads Madam Lan gave my daughter? And why did she ask her to abstain from sweets for a month?"

"Oh, this string of prayer beads was obtained by this humble woman from Master Fanjing..."

So, Gan Cai'er repeated her fabricated story to Mei Qingru. Mei Qingru, unlike Mei Wanqing, didn't believe a single word of her lies.

"Nonsense!" Mei Qingru rebuked coldly.

"Is this nonsense? How could I not know?" Faced with Mei Qingru's disbelief, Gan Cai'er could only feign innocence.

"I only know that this is what Master Fanjing said himself. If Lord Mei does not believe it, you can go to Foguang Temple to ask Master Fanjing."

She simply didn't believe that Mei Qingru would actually ask Zhuge Yunzhi about this matter. Therefore, she spoke with exceptional certainty and conviction.

Looking at her open and honest expression, with her clear eyes, Mei Qingru suddenly felt unsure. Could it be that Zhuge Yunzhi really said that?

Gan Cai'er blinked and asked, "Did Lord Mei summon Miss here just for this Buddhist rosary?"

Mei Qingru paused, then turned her gaze back to Mei Wanqing.

"Qing'er, it's fine if you don't want dessert, but why did you think of bringing it to the study?"

"Qiaoque said that the steamed sugar cheese was specially made by her mother in the small kitchen, and it was not good to waste it. Her daughter originally wanted to give it to Qiaoque and the maids in the room, but they all said that if the mistress did not use it, they could not use it either."

"The daughter thought that her father especially liked this dessert, so she decided to send it to him."

"Father, has your daughter gotten into trouble?"

“My daughter didn’t want to come, afraid she would bring you bad luck. But Madam Kelan said that wearing Buddhist beads would suppress any negative energy and prevent her from harming you…”

Mei Wanqing lowered her head, almost burying it in her chest, and her voice grew softer and softer, trembling and choked with sobs.

Mei Qingru looked at the black hair that was trembling, and her heart softened, and her tone became gentler.

"Young Master Meng, after eating the steamed sweet cheese you sent, he suddenly developed delusions, so I asked you to come and ask him about it."

Mei Wanqing suddenly raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and she said loudly, a rare occurrence for her, "No, I didn't!"

"Father, I haven't touched the steamed cheese with sugar!"

At this moment, Physician Zhang, sitting by the bed, stroked his beard and said, "Prime Minister Mei, I examined the steamed sugar cheese with a silver needle. The black feather jade is inside the cheese, not on the surface. Therefore, it should have been added during steaming, not sprinkled on later."

Physician Zhang's words made it very clear that it couldn't have been Mei Wanqing who did it.

Meng Yan was very familiar with the medicine, Yu Yu. It was both a good medicine and a poison, and an essential item for military campaigns.

When applied to a wound, it can relieve pain and is the best anesthetic. However, it should not be used in large quantities, otherwise it can cause auditory and visual hallucinations, paranoia or delusions, and can also cause extreme mania. In severe cases, it can even cause convulsions and endanger life.

Therefore, even in the military, peyote is a strictly controlled drug, for fear that an accidental overdose could turn a treatment into a death sentence.

Meng Yan looked at Meng Yu with a deep gaze.

Meng Yu ate two of the three bowls of steamed sweet cheese, then drew his sword and went berserk towards Mei Qingru, smashing the third bowl. He continued hacking and slashing in the study, finally knocking himself unconscious with a single palm strike.

Although Meng Yu had never been on the battlefield, he had spent a lot of time in the army, so he wouldn't be so oblivious as to not notice anything amiss when the black feather jade went into his mouth. Thinking of this, Meng Yan couldn't help but become furious.

"Doctor Zhang, approximately how much of this black feather jade should be used? Is there any danger?" Meng Yan asked.

“Your Highness, if you only eat one bowl, which is not a large amount, you might go crazy for about an hour. But since you ate two bowls, it would be more appropriate to induce vomiting.”

Upon hearing this, Mei Qingru said, "Then I'll have to trouble Physician Zhang."

So, Physician Zhang had Meng Yu moved outdoors to a spacious, well-ventilated spot and began to induce vomiting by giving him acupuncture.

Inside, Meng Yan glanced at Gan Cai'er indifferently. Although he was angry, his younger brother was willing to risk his life to stand up for someone else, so what else could he do?

Moreover, Meng Yu was indeed lying there, genuinely injured. Thinking of his pale face and delirious state, Meng Yan's expression turned cold, an unconscious chill emanating from him.

“Prime Minister Mei, I shouldn’t interfere in your family affairs. But A-Yu is engaged to Miss Mei and they will be married soon. I don’t want any unrest in your household to spread to the Duke of Wei’s mansion.”

"Moreover, A-Yu came here perfectly fine today, but now he's lying there lying there. Prime Minister Mei, you have to give us an explanation."

Meng Yan's words were quite impolite, almost like he was pointing his finger at Mei Qingru and cursing her.

Mei Qingru's expression changed, and she said sternly, "Go, tie up everyone in the small kitchen, investigate, and find out the truth!"

"And everyone in Luoxia Courtyard, lock them all up and interrogate them one by one!"