Everyone's attention was on Lin Qingwei, and no one noticed Peizhi's actions.

Chunqi stood next to Lin Qingwei and quietly repeated what she had just said to her. Lin Qingwei first frowned, and then showed a half-smile, which puzzled Ye Qinxuan.

Lin Zhengwen was so angry that he couldn't utter a word, and Lin Xiuyao kept fanning the flames, so no matter how hard Ye tried to stop the search, it was no use.

At this moment, Lin Qingwei said, "Fine, since Father doesn't believe me, then send people to search."

“Jingxuan’s poisoning is no small matter. If we’re going to search, we should search everyone’s courtyard together. That would be fair and just, wouldn’t it?”

Lin Zhengwen was too lazy to argue with Lin Qingwei, so he let her be. Anyway, it wouldn't take much effort. Once pollen was found in her yard, the evidence would be conclusive! Then he could see what the person behind her was willing to use to protect her. He wouldn't suffer any loss.

Ye Qinxuan suddenly had a bad feeling, but she comforted herself by saying that things had already reached the final stage and Lin Qingwei had no chance of turning the tide.

About half an hour later, the searchers returned. The one in the lead carried in something wrapped in brown paper, followed by Pei-Chih, who looked terrified.

Ye Qinxuan breathed a sigh of relief. Now let's see how Lin Qingwei can argue!

"Master! We've found it!!!"

Enraged, Lin Zhengwen slammed his hand on the table and pointed at Lin Qingwei's nose, saying, "You unfilial daughter! Kneel down now!"

Lin Qingwei remained motionless, standing ramrod straight: "You haven't even said whose yard it was found in, and Father is already so eager to punish me?"

"Who else could it be but you? Aren't the maids following behind you from your own courtyard?" Lin Xiuyao shouted.

"That's right, cousin, it's time to admit your mistake." Ye Qinxuan said smugly.

The servant holding the pollen was a little embarrassed, unsure whether he should speak at this moment. Then Pei-Chi rushed forward and knelt down at Lin Zheng-Wen's feet, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Please forgive me, sir!"

Ye Qinxuan looked at Lin Qingwei reproachfully: "Cousin, what else do you have to say? Your maid has already come out to admit her mistake, what are you still trying to argue about?"

"This servant admits her mistake not because of the eldest young lady! But because she almost made a terrible mistake by listening to the words of the cousin!" Peizhi turned her head sharply to look at Ye Qinxuan.

Ye Qinxuan was confused by Peizhi's words, but quickly recovered and said, "Cousin really knows how to teach her servants. Does she just grab anyone and start blaming them? I really don't know what to say. It's all my fault for meddling. I was just too worried about my cousin."

She looked both guilty and aggrieved.

"Pah!" Pei Zhi wasn't stupid. She immediately kowtowed to Lin Zhengwen and Madam Ye again. "The oleander flower powder was found in Miss Biao's courtyard. I said I believed Miss Biao's words because the whole poisoning incident of the young master was planned by Miss Biao!"

Everyone gasped in shock. Ye Qinxuan never expected Peizhi to betray her. Just as she was about to speak up in her defense, the person holding the evidence spoke up, saying that the unused pollen packet was indeed found in Ye Qinxuan's yard, but there was nothing in Lin Qingwei's yard.

Ye was stunned: "Why did you do this?"

"Aunt! It really wasn't me! It must be my cousin and her servants trying to frame me!" Ye Qinxuan panicked.

Lin Xiuyao's eyes widened: "This is the method you promised? You actually harmed my brother!"

"Cousin, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Lin Zhengwen was getting annoyed by the noise: "Enough!!! Peizhi, you speak."

Peizhi: "This is what happened. Some time ago, Miss Biao approached me and said she could help me leave Qinghui Hall and go serve the young master. I was blinded by greed and believed Miss Biao's words. So I often went to Miss Biao's courtyard to listen to her talk about the young master's habits and preferences."

Later, she instructed the maid to keep an eye on the young lady and inform her whenever the young master came to Qinghui Hall. This afternoon, the maid reported as usual. At that time, the young lady gave the maid a packet of powder and asked her to find a way to hide it in the young lady's room. The maid secretly opened it and found that it was poisonous oleander flower powder.

It was at this moment that news arrived that the young master had been poisoned. After careful consideration, I realized something was amiss, so I didn't dare take the pollen back to Qinghui Hall and instead threw it in Miss Biao's backyard.

Lin Qingwei had already sat down. Upon hearing Peizhi's words, she covered her mouth in surprise: "Why would my cousin deliberately frame me? Jingxuan is still a child. How could you do this to him?"

"I didn't! I didn't!" Ye Qinxuan's face flushed red with anxiety. "She's your maid, of course she'll side with you no matter what she says! You can't believe her!"

“I have evidence!” Pei Zhi said, “The poison on the ox-tongue pastry was put on by Yao Qin, the maidservant of Miss Biao! I overheard that Yao Qin put the poison on the ox-tongue pastry on the way to Qinghui Hall by Uncle Lin!”

Uncle Lin then slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering something, and said to Lin Zhengwen:

"It seems that's true! This morning when I went to deliver pastries to the young lady, I happened to meet Miss Yaoqin. She said that the young lady had recently suffered from severe heatstroke and dizziness, and asked this old servant to help her find some patchouli leaves. This old servant happened to know where they were, so I put down the food box and went to find them for her."

Ye Qinxuan's face turned pale, and she retorted, "That doesn't prove that I poisoned her!"

Yaoqin immediately knelt down: "This servant did nothing! I'm innocent! I'm truly innocent!!!"

“But my cousin just insisted that whoever found the pollen was the one who poisoned her, so why doesn’t it count if it’s on her own body?” Lin Qingwei said. “Then take Yaoqin away and interrogate her properly.”

Pei-Chi said, "If it weren't for Miss Biao, why would you have me put pollen in Miss's courtyard to frame her?"

"Shut up!" Ye Qinxuan snapped, blocking the people trying to take Yaoqin away. "You won't get a confession out of me!!!"

She looked anxiously at Madam Ye: "Aunt! You must stand up for me! Father asked you to take good care of me, you can't disregard Father's wishes!"

Seeing Ye Qinxuan's appearance, Lin Zhengwen had already made a judgment in his heart. He was both angry and unable to understand why she would poison Lin Jingxuan and then frame Lin Qingwei.

With a dark expression, Madam Ye had no intention of looking at Ye Qinxuan. She had never had any feelings for the Ye family, and she hated the Ye family for using the excuse of being raised to pressure her. Now, this Ye Qinxuan had harmed her son and was even trying to frame Lin Qingwei. She would absolutely not care about Ye Qinxuan anymore!

"Yaoqin, tell the truth, did your young lady do this?" Madam Ye stared at Yaoqin. "Think carefully before you speak. If you dare to lie, I will beat you to death today! I mean what I say!"

Yaoqin turned pale with fright. Things had come to this point, and Ye Qinxuan was unlikely to protect her. It was better to tell the truth and obediently admit her mistake in front of the Ye family. Otherwise, when she returned to the Ye residence, Ye Qinxuan would take her anger out on her! That would be a hundred times more painful than it was now!

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