The potent medicine from that night left him muddled, his mind hazy, and he had no recollection of what had transpired.
Fortunately, his deep internal energy allowed him to regain his senses within half an hour. However, his head had sustained an injury during the commotion, and his lower abdomen…
His narrow eyes dangerously narrowed, Ye Tinglan clenched his fists.
Who was the bastard who dared to wish him infertile!
Suddenly tasked with a mission, Qi Xuan was momentarily stunned.
"Ah?"
Upon catching sight of the pointed glare from his prince and the faint bandage on his head, he belatedly nodded.
"Aow aow aow aow!"
The prince wanted to catch the culprit who’d hit him!
Heh, he was happy to take on this task!
He also wanted to know who dared to be so reckless and strike the prince!
Before the prince could kill the offender, he vowed to offer a prayer of reverence to them first.
With such thoughts, Qi Xuan dared not chuckle too boisterously. Ye Tinglan shot him a look and, with a flick of his sleeve, strode forward.
…
Just as noon arrived, the tranquility of Lan Qing Courtyard was once again shattered.
They’ve indeed come early.
Feng Yinwan raised an eyebrow and nodded to Yuping.
Yuping, who was already anticipating the braised fish from breakfast, immediately and happily went to open the door upon receiving the signal.
Having suffered the painful lesson from Feng Yinwan that morning, Granny Sun did not personally deliver lunch. Instead, she sent two young maids from the kitchen.
The two maids, following their instructions, had come to check the situation. To their surprise, upon opening the door, they found Yuping standing there unharmed, looking puzzled.
Why was she acting as if nothing had happened?
While they were still in a daze, Yuping had already familiarly taken the food box from them.
"You're here? The braised fish this morning was indeed good. What else is there for lunch?"
The maids blinked and quickly nodded, "Yes, there’s stir-fried shredded beef, blanched river prawns, and seafood scallop porridge…"
The porridge must have been slow-cooked for some time, its aroma wafting even through the lid. Yuping nodded in satisfaction and then instructed them.
"Wait here. I’ll go and get this morning's food box."
She turned and went back into the room. The two maids exchanged glances and then quietly followed, peering inside.
Upon glimpsing Feng Yinwan leisurely drinking tea and reading a storybook in the room, they exchanged bewildered looks.
"This… what’s going on? Granny Sun said she put strong laxatives in the food. Did they not eat it?"
"That can't be right. The maid just now praised the braised fish. It seems they must have eaten it."
The maid in pink huffed indignantly, "She’s just a maid, what does she know about the taste of braised fish? I’m asking you, do you know?"
"I…"
The maid in green was about to retort when she saw Yuping returning with the food box, and immediately fell silent.
Yuping smiled and handed the food box to her, "Thank you."
The two maids had no reason to linger any longer, so they nodded and retreated.
As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, the maid in pink quickly stepped forward and opened the food box. Seeing the bowls and dishes were clean, with only a few leftover scraps of food, she frowned.
"That’s strange. Didn’t they finish everything? Could it be… they secretly threw it away?"
The maid in green tried to comfort her, "It’s alright. There’s still lunch. They can’t possibly throw away two meals in a row."
"That’s true."
The two of them chattered as they hurried away. In the courtyard, while Yuping was pouring tea, Feng Yinwan sprinkled the powder of medicine again. She curved her lips and unhurriedly sat down.
"Yuping, eat."
Qin Rulian, having heard the good news from Granny Sun early in the morning, had been waiting for some commotion from Lan Qing Courtyard. However, by evening, there was still no sign of anything, and she was starting to get impatient.
"Feise, what’s the situation with that b*tch?"
Her anxiety caused the already swollen red rash on her face to itch more intensely, and she couldn't resist reaching out to scratch it.
Feise, seeing this, quickly hurried forward with ointment.
"Mistress, don’t scratch! Your beautiful face is too precious to be scarred, wouldn’t that be a shame!"
As she applied the ointment to Qin Rulian, she said soothingly, "Mistress, please don’t worry. That laxative is extremely potent. They’ve eaten two meals in a row, they must be dehydrated from diarrhea by now, which is why there’s no movement."
Qin Rulian’s willow brows perked up with smugness, "Is that so?"
"If Mistress is still worried, we can go and see for ourselves!"
She flatteringly tried to help Qin Rulian outside. However, as soon as they stepped out of the room, a figure rushed in.
"Mistress, bad news!"
Granny Sun stood with her hands on her hips, panting heavily.
Seeing it was her, Qin Rulian’s expression changed, "What's going on?"