Dao Lao Da was honest and thought that Lan Yu really wanted to apologize. He snorted and took the tea. "Don't think that you can be alright just by offering tea, apologizing and kowtowing. You hurt Guiyuan so badly, and sold Xiaosun to Zuiyue Tower. This can't be solved with just a cup of tea."
Lan Yu stared at the cup of tea with a very respectful attitude. "I was impulsive and did something that hurt Guiyuan and Xiaosun. I regret it deeply. I have no complaints about how the young lady wants to deal with me, but please don't blame the old lady. This was all my idea and has nothing to do with the old lady."
Zi'an took the tea from Boss Dao, opened the lid, took a look, but was not in a hurry to drink it.
Lan Yu's throat gurgled, the muscles on her face tightened, her eyes looked straight ahead, her hands clenched, and it was obvious that she was very nervous.
The old lady gave Cuiyu a fierce look. Cuiyu understood and stepped forward and said, "Miss, it's not good to drink tea at night. I can't sleep. I'll change a glass of water for you."
"Cui Yu." Lan Yu immediately shouted, "This is the tea I gave to the young lady to apologize for her crime. Don't meddle with my business."
Zi'an looked at the old lady holding the tea, with a half-smile on his face, "Grandma, what do you think, should I give the blue jade to you, or should I give this cup of tea to the government?"
This was the first time Zi'an called her grandmother, and his tone sounded strange and cold.
The old lady's shoulders slowly slumped, and she stared at Lan Yu for a long time, feeling a sense of heartache as if she was disappointed in him.
Lan Yu's face turned pale in an instant.
Xia Zian knew that the tea was poisonous from the beginning.
Yes, the old lady was right. She was no longer the Xia Zian of the past, but she refused to believe it. Because along the way, Xia Zian was very weak and stupid in her heart. She forgot that during this period of time, Xia Zian was not only smart, but also cunning.
She didn't underestimate the enemy, but she always overestimated herself.
Moreover, Cuiyu was right. No matter how much the old lady praised her, she was still a servant.
"Madam, please save me!" A huge panic filled Lan Yu's heart. She looked at the old lady and pleaded almost desperately.
The old lady looked at Zi'an with a dejected expression, "Tell me, how will you deal with her?"
The light in Zi'an's eyes flickered, "Old Madam, please don't ask about this!"
The old lady's face actually showed a hint of pleading, "She has been with me for so many years, please don't make it too hard on her."
Zi'an thought he had heard wrongly and handed the tea in his hand to Boss Dao, "Madam, are you telling me not to embarrass her?"
The pleading on the old lady's face turned into anger, but she still held back her anger and said, "Yes, don't make it too hard on her."
Zi'an straightened up, his face turned cold, "Old Madam, can I have a word with you alone?"
The old lady stared at her, as if trying to figure out what she was thinking. After a long while, she raised her hand and said, "Everyone, go out."
Lan Yu raised her head and said to Zi'an with a dead look on her face, "Miss, please don't go too far. I'm not afraid of you suing me. As long as I don't admit it, you can't do anything to me."
Zi'an smiled indifferently, "Aunt Lanyu, I thought you were very smart in the past, but now I know you are so stupid. I was able to bring Xiaosun back from Zuiyue Tower, and Guiyuan is still alive. Is it difficult to find the mastermind behind this? Besides, even if I can't find anything, is it difficult for me to accuse you of a crime?"
Lan Yu immediately jumped up and pointed at Zi'an and said, "Old Madam, you heard it. She wants to wrongly accuse me. You must not let her go. Considering that I have served you for so many years, you must make it clear to the government."
The old lady slowly closed her eyes and raised her hand, "Take him away. I just want to settle things peacefully and live a peaceful life for a few days. Don't make any more trouble. Let's go, let's go."
Zi'an and she were the only ones left in the main hall.
The old lady's breathing was heavy and her chest heaved violently. She was trying her best to endure it.
"Do you have anything you want to tell me alone?" The old lady let out a breath, and narrowed her eyes, leaving a slit. A cold light flashed in the slit.
Zi'an looked at her. Besides her anger, there was also a hint of sadness in her.
"Just now the old lady said that Lan Yu had served you for many years and asked me not to make things too difficult for her, right?"
The old lady said calmly, "You pity the two servants in your house, so can't I pity the people who have served me for more than 30 years? People are not plants or trees, who can be heartless?"
"What a saying! No one is heartless!" Zi'an's voice became stern. "You can still love a person who has no blood relationship with you so much, but I am the only child of your son Xia Huaijun, your granddaughter, and yet you want to kill me. I really can't understand why."
The old lady's face turned very pale, and she stared at Zi'an, "You should never, ever regret breaking off the engagement for your own personal gain."
"Yes, the interests of the Prime Minister's Mansion are above all else," Zi'an stood up, "there is no need to say more."
After saying that, she strode out.
Dao Lao Da asked what to do with Lan Yu, and Zi'an said, "Tie her up in the bamboo forest. If she can come out alive the next day, the matter will be over. If she is bitten to death by a poisonous snake, bury her properly to fulfill the old lady's pity."
"Xia Zian, you are so cruel." Upon hearing this, the old lady walked out quickly and said sternly.
Zi'an turned back suddenly, "Old Madam, you have been teaching me through your actions what it means to be vicious."
Boss Dao looked at Lan Yu with hatred. Lan Yu turned around and tried to escape, but Boss Dao twisted her hands, quickly tied her hands behind her back with a whip, and dragged her to the back garden.
"Madam, please save me!" Lan Yu shouted miserably.
The old lady staggered a step and watched Lan Yu being dragged away by Boss Dao.
Her lips were dry and her mouth moved a little, but she still said nothing. She had already tacitly agreed to let Xia Zian deal with Lan Yu.
When Zi'an walked out, he bumped into Xia Wan'er face to face.
Xia Wan'er smiled proudly, "It feels good to kill as many people as you can, right?"
Zi'an looked at her and suddenly felt that he might have guessed wrong. It was she who instigated Lan Yu to poison, but he did not intend to poison her to death. Of course, it would be best if he could poison her to death. If not, at least the hatred between Xia Zi'an and the old lady would be pushed to the peak.
It has come to the point where it's either you or me.
Xia Wan'er couldn't think of such a mediocre plan, so the only one left was Chen Linglong.
No direct confrontation, just provoking the old lady to fight with her.
"Tell your mother that even if the old lady and I fight to the death, we will still settle the accounts between her and me. Do you think you can reap the benefits? It's not that easy." Zi'an said coldly and strode away.
It seems that after living in the back garden for a while, Chen Linglong has become more calm than before.
That's right, people have to go through setbacks before they can grow. She used to be arrogant and acted like a noble lady of a prime minister's mansion. Naturally, she couldn't accept failure. She had to lower her posture before she could start over.
Xia Wan'er was stunned. "What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with my mother?"
She stared at Zi'an's back, feeling really angry. Why did she know all this
(End of this chapter)