Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Royal banquets may appear magnificent and grand, but in reality, they are quite agonizing for each individual.

The mere waiting and bowing made Lu Liruan so bored that she kept yawning, not to mention that the Green Picking Banquet was being held in the spacious courtyard behind the Imperial Garden.

Despite the lingering chill of early spring, Lu Liruan and Madam Gao were fortunate enough to be assigned a sunny place as family members of the Marquis of He'an.

Even so, if she stayed still for a while, Lu Liruan felt her hands and feet getting cold, and her voice trembled when she spoke.

A palace maid handed over a small hand warmer, which Lu Liruan took and held in her arms.

saved……

However, she did not notice that only the palace maid beside her had handed her a small hand warmer; other young ladies did not receive this treatment.

Those placed in the shadows fared even worse. Lu Liruan looked at the delicate young lady, her face pale with cold, almost fainting.

Far away, the second and third branches of the Lu family gathered together because the most successful patriarch of both families had only reached the rank of a fifth-grade official. His attendance at the banquet in the palace was also due to his connection with the Marquis of He'an.

Therefore, she was not highly regarded, and even from a distance, Lu Liruan could feel the jealous and resentful gazes directed at her.

The two young ladies from the second branch of the Lu family have never gotten along with the girls from the Marquis of He'an's family since they were young.

"They look like two red-eyed chickens," Lu Wanqing commented gently from the side.

"Pfft—" Lu Wanyun, the second daughter, chuckled. Unlike Lu Wanqing, who was mild-mannered and gentle, she was a straightforward person.

She resembles Gao Shi somewhat, but is more reserved. She usually has her own ideas and is also very bold.

In the original storyline, the Lu family eventually fell into ruin, the Marquis of He'an and his wife passed away, and Lu Wanqing married far away in Jiangnan and disappeared without a trace.

Amid the turmoil in the capital, Lu Liruan suffered a miserable life, and Lu Wanyun herself was also struggling, but she insisted on helping Lu Liruan.

"Why is it a spotted chicken?" Lu Liruan teased.

"Look at them dressed in such colorful clothes, they really say one thing and do another. They always say that their family is the most polite and well-mannered family, and that their daughters are talented and refined young ladies, unlike us who show our faces in public..."

"As a result, among the young ladies who entered the palace, they dressed the most eye-catchingly. What do you call that? They were afraid that others wouldn't see them! What talented women, what talent? It's just a pretext and a bargaining chip to marry off their daughters to someone better!"

Lu Wanqing spoke each word with exquisite precision, revealing the true intentions of both families.

Lu Liruan agreed in her heart, but also found it extremely distasteful. On the surface, she looked down on the Marquis of He'an's mansion, but in secret, she was so jealous that she wished she could take their place.

They are very hypocritical.

The Marquis of He'an's mansion never mistreats its young ladies, nor would it deliberately throw them into a pit of fire for fame or fortune.

Those two families are different. Last spring, the third family had an unmarried girl who was sent to the old man to be his second wife.

The old man, around forty years old, married a bride who was eighteen or nineteen, and he was truly happy for a while.

Before autumn had even arrived, the eldest son of Master Lu was given a good place to be sent away.

"Never mind, it's pitiful. I don't know where they'll end up." Lu Liruan sighed.

“That’s true,” Lu Wanyun interjected. “Sister, you have a kind heart, but people are hoping you’ll have bad luck. The other day, after Aunt Liu from the second branch heard the news that you were going to marry the Crown Prince, she came to my place and ate melon seeds for two hours.”

They've come to gather information.

"What did your aunt say to her?"

“What could Auntie say? I talked to her for two hours about the suffering of being a woman, about how being born into this world is suffering. I talked to her until her face turned green, hahaha!” Lu Wanyun blinked.

Aunt Zhao and the second wife were only allocated a side room. Aunt Zhao complained that her monthly allowance was not enough to buy a few sets of rouge and face powder. Lu Liruan couldn't help but laugh so hard she bent over.

That must be so irritating to hear!

The sisters chatted quietly, which made the ordeal less unbearable.

Finally, the banquet began. The dishes looked delicious, but in reality, the imperial kitchen had prepared them well in advance and kept them warm before serving.

The steamed food was soggy and undercooked inside... In short, it didn't taste good.

Lu Liruan put down her chopsticks and sipped the fruit wine beside her. The sweet and warm wine warmed her stomach as she drank it.

But after a while, Lu Liruan began to feel a burning sensation in her lower abdomen, as if a ball of fire was coursing through it.

Feeling dizzy, Lu Liruan rubbed her temples: Is this alcohol really that strong? Or is my alcohol tolerance just too low?

When Lu Liruan lowered her hand, her sleeve touched the plate, and soup spilled all over her skirt.

"Hiss—" Lu Liruan shook her clothes, but a stain was still left on them.

"Miss Lu, you may go to the back to freshen up." A palace maid waiting to serve her stepped forward and whispered a reminder in Lu Liruan's ear.

Madam Gao also noticed the commotion, and Lu Liruan told her, "Mother, I'll go there first."

Lu Liruan was getting restless. The burning sensation in her abdomen gradually spread upwards, and she felt thirsty and unable to sit still.

I really want to breathe some cool air, or drink some ice water to calm down.

The palace maid accompanied Lu Liruan to the back courtyard. When the palace held banquets, a place for the female members to wash and rest would be prepared.

Lu Liruan didn't think much of it. She walked through two gray corridors and arrived at the front courtyard. Two palace maids were guarding there. When they saw Lu Liruan coming over, they went up to accompany her.

Lu Liruan was too preoccupied to notice her surroundings. Her vision was blurry, and despite the cold weather, she was sweating profusely and felt as if she were about to collapse.

She didn't even notice that the palace maid who brought her there was being stopped at the door by one of the two maids at the entrance.

The palace maid, stopped at the door, lowered her head and waited quietly in place.

The palace maid beside her stared at her, clearly monitoring her.

After confirming that Lu Liruan had been taken inside, he said in a somber tone, "Come and wait here with me..."

Lu Liruan dug her right fingernails into her palm. She had sensed something was wrong as soon as she entered the room, but it seemed to be too late.

There was no one in the courtyard. The palace maid leading the way cast a long shadow in the slanting light, appearing as a silent ghost in Lu Liruan's vision.

Lu Liruan was certain that someone was plotting against her, but why?

My physical condition is definitely not caused by being drunk.

Resisting rashly now is definitely not a good idea. She doesn't know what kind of ambush is waiting for her. Lu Liruan bit her cheek to keep herself awake.

Upon entering the inner room, the windows were covered by thick curtains, and a heavy, pungent fragrance permeated the air.

The palace maid curtsied and said, "Miss Lu, please wait here for a moment. I will go and find you some clothes to wear." She then quickly withdrew.

Lu Liruan couldn't even sit still. She leaned against the bed, panting heavily. It felt like a stone was pressing on her chest. Lu Liruan subconsciously reached out to push it away, but only touched the top of her collar.

Just as she was about to untie it, the last shred of clarity in Lu Liruan's mind stopped her from moving.

I...was I drugged?