She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

Half an incense stick later, Lin Xiuyao led Lian'er on a journey through the Lin residence in search of the most beautiful flowers.

Compared to Lin Qingwei, who left the manor at a young age, and Ye Qinxuan, who had only recently moved in, she was the one who understood the Lin family best. It would be ridiculous if she failed to get first place in the task assigned by Granny Wang!

With this thought in mind, Lin Xiuyao seemed even more anxious, but Lian'er walked with a limp and was extremely slow.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" Lin Xiuyao stamped her feet in frustration.

Lian'er's injury from some time ago was not properly treated, and the sole of her foot has become infected. Even standing is so painful that she sweats profusely, let alone walking briskly like this.

She gritted her teeth and endured the pain, holding back her tears. She didn't dare to argue and could only grit her teeth and quicken her pace to catch up.

Lin Xiuyao glared at her fiercely and continued walking forward, just in time to see a tree swaying in the wind.

The tree was covered with pink blossoms that resembled peach blossoms, but were even more delicate and beautiful. The slender, emerald-green leaves were just the right amount of decoration, making it look like a pink cloud from afar.

Lin Xiuyao's eyes lit up; this flower was interesting!

She shoved Lian'er: "Go! Go find a ladder, climb the wall and pick a flower!"

Lian'er's feet were really hurting, how could she possibly climb up the ladder?

"I'm not feeling well today. How about I call a servant to come and pick it for you, Miss, when I go to find the ladder?"

Lin Xiuyao crossed her arms in dissatisfaction, her face grim: "You've used this excuse so many times already. I think you're quite something, don't even think about slacking off! Go find someone again, how much time will that waste? Hurry up and go!"

Her orders were not to be questioned. Lian'er knew that if things continued like this, she would be the one to suffer. So, with a pale face, she went to the side and moved a ladder over.

Lian'er placed the ladder under the tree and climbed up, holding onto both sides. Stepping on the ladder with her injured foot felt like being cut by a knife again, and blood soaked her shoes and socks. The cold sweat on her forehead was frighteningly profuse.

After finally climbing up and picking a flower, Lian'er's foot slipped as she walked down. She was already exhausted and couldn't grab anything, so she fell off the ladder, hitting her head hard on the ground. She then began to convulse and foam at the mouth.

Lin Xiuyao was terrified and immediately screamed to have someone fetch a doctor.

When Granny Wang saw the flowers in Lian'er's hand, her expression changed drastically. Lin Xiuyao asked in a trembling, tearful voice, "Granny, what kind of poison is it? Is there any hope for Lian'er?"

Although she had many malicious intentions, most of them were directed at Lin Qingwei. Like Ye Shi, she only wanted to ruin Lin Qingwei's reputation and drive her out of the capital. If someone really died because of her, especially Lian'er who had served her since childhood, she would definitely be scared to death!

"This is oleander! The entire plant is poisonous! If you accidentally eat it, you may experience vomiting and diarrhea, or even death!"

Ye Qinxuan, who had rushed over with the doctor, overheard these words. She looked up at the delicate and beautiful flower, covered her mouth and nose with her handkerchief, and took a few steps back.

The doctor immediately squatted down to take Lian'er's pulse, examined her head and mouth, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Fortunately, she didn't accidentally eat oleander. She's just been too tired lately and fell from a height, hitting her head, which caused these symptoms. As long as she rests for a few days and takes her medicine on time, she'll be fine."

Lin Xiuyao's tense nerves finally relaxed a little. Thank goodness she wasn't dead! Thank goodness she wasn't dead! Why didn't she say she wasn't feeling well earlier! Why was she being so stubborn?

The doctor then noticed the blood seeping from Lian'er's shoe soles, and reached out to take them off. Everyone present frowned and covered their mouths, feeling both disgusted and puzzled.

"My God! This young lady's foot will be ruined if it doesn't get treated soon! That's the most serious problem!"

Anxious to save her life, the doctor immediately took out his medicine kit and applied medicine to Lian'er.

Ye Qinxuan looked at Lin Xiuyao: "Why did you hit her so hard, Second Sister?"

"It wasn't me! What nonsense are you talking about, cousin? Lian'er did it herself, how would I know!" Lin Xiuyao really didn't know.

Every day she was confined to Manfangzhai, she was immersed in hatred and pain, and she was so depressed that she had no mind to care whether a maid was injured.

But no one believed her.

Lin Xiuyao anxiously sought everyone's trust, looked around, and finally pulled out Lin Shuhui, who was standing behind Lin Qingwei.

"Third sister! You have to believe me! Eldest sister just returned to the manor not long ago, and cousin doesn't come to the Lin manor often. You and I are the closest of all. You should know my temperament. I would never do such a thing!"

Lin Shuhui's arm was almost broken by Lin Xiuyao. She kept nodding and said in a tearful voice, "Yes, yes, yes! Second sister couldn't have done this on purpose! Second sister isn't that kind of person."

It was obvious to everyone that she was being coerced.

Granny Wang couldn't stand it any longer and scolded her sternly, "Second Miss! That's enough! No matter what happened today, it's because you weren't careful enough. Have you forgotten all the rules I've taught you for so many days? You can't explain it clearly now, and if you keep arguing, you'll only get yourself into trouble."

How many times a day in the palace would someone try to prove themselves like this? She'd seen every possible outcome! And Lin Xiuyao just happened to be the stupidest of them all!

She waved for the servants to carry Lian'er back, leaving behind four girls. Lin Xiuyao was restless, her lips turning white.

Granny Wang wanted to test how the four young ladies would handle the situation that had just occurred, so she said, "We saw the Second Miss's reaction. Now I would like to ask the other three young ladies, if you were in the Second Miss's position, how would you respond to the Cousin's question? Cousin, please speak first."

Lin Xiuyao's resentful gaze fell on Ye Qinxuan.

Ye Qinxuan had only asked casually at the time. She genuinely thought that Lin Xiuyao was mistreating her servants, but now it seemed as if she had deliberately made things difficult for herself.

She straightened her back, slightly raised her chin, and replied with a touch of arrogance, "The innocent are innocent; why explain something you didn't do?"

Wang Mama didn't comment, but looked at Lin Shuhui, who was still cowering, and asked, "Where is the Third Miss?"

"I, I, I don't know either. I guess, Lian'er should be more important." Lin Shuhui stammered whenever she answered a question.

Finally, Granny Wang looked at Lin Qingwei and asked, "What are your thoughts, Miss?"

“I would ask her why she thinks that way. There are many people in the manor who have had contact with Lian’er, so why does she insist that it was me?” Lin Qingwei always liked to point the finger at the other party.

Those who try to prove themselves will always fall into the other party's trap, like Lin Xiuyao.

Ye Qinxuan looked down on this kind of vulgar, push-and-shove behavior, still haughtily raising her chin. Lin Xiuyao had no mind to worry about the answer to this question, still recovering from her earlier fear. Only Lin Shuhui listened and nodded repeatedly.

Granny Wang smiled. From the answers of these four people, it was not difficult to see their personalities: Lin Xiuyao was foolish, Ye Qinxuan was aloof, Lin Shuhui was caring, and Lin Qingwei was intelligent yet sharp.

But were their four answers truly useful in the palace?