The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 225 White Lotus

When the ministers saw that the once invincible Jade Rakshasa showed signs of weakness, they stood there in a daze for a moment, forgetting the turmoil before them.

After all, she was injured while saving His Majesty, so everyone still exchanged a few words with her.

Yu Qiansi's face was as pale as Su Juan's. She thanked him with the corner of her mouth raised, and looked at Lan Shu, who was hiding in the crowd with a look of surprise.

"Chief Lan, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why do you look so bad? Are you sick?"

Seeing everyone looking over, Lan Shu quickly acted respectful, lowered his head, and asked tentatively: "I'm a little surprised to hear about the changes in the valley. Has Master Yu been here all this time?"

This is a nonsensical statement. Yu Qiansi has been unconscious for a long time. If he is not here, where else could he be?
Yu Qiansi seemed to find this funny as well, and turned her head to look at Su Niang who was supporting her.

Su Niang's hands tightened, but she still said softly, "I came to visit Master Yu this morning and saw that there were only two maids in the courtyard. I was worried that they could not take good care of him, so I stayed by Master Yu's bed until there was a loud noise just now. I was about to send someone to ask, and found that Master Yu had woken up leisurely without knowing when."

Although Su Niang had not yet received a title, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time. Moreover, she came from the countryside and had no connection with any power in the court, so her words naturally counted.

When Lan Shu heard what Su Niang said, he had already forgotten to hide his emotions, and glared angrily at the two women who were leaning against each other.

Su Niang seemed to sense the anger in that glare, and felt puzzled and a little sad. Her hands began to tremble unconsciously. Fortunately, they were covered by Yu Qiansi's sleeves and were not very obvious.

Yu Qiansi noticed the slight tremor of the person next to him, and with a smile, he put his hand on it, patted it gently as if expressing his gratitude, then sighed and changed the subject.

"Life in the mountains is really not ordinary. I didn't realize that so much time had passed in the outside world after a nap. But I have to thank the loud noise. It seems that I heard the huge noise in the distance while I was in a daze, and then I gradually woke up."

"This is impossible." Lan Shu seemed to have lost his mind, biting his back teeth.

Several officials nearby looked at him in surprise.

Yu Qiansi naturally also heard the doubts.

"What did Patriarch Lan mean when he said 'impossible'?"

Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her pair of shallow eyes seemed to be filled with tears. She was half leaning on Su Niang, wearing plain clothes and with her black hair hanging down, looking delicate and pitiful.

"Could it be that Chief Lan thought my injuries were not serious enough, and now that I have woken up, I am ruining your plans?"

These court officials had never seen the Jade Rakshasa in such a ferocious state. They all stood still, some even forgot to breathe and their faces turned red.

Is this graceful and charming woman in front of me really the same person as Yu Luosha?
How can one feel a little pity for no reason?
Yu Qiansi covered her sleeves and sobbed softly. A few people who were already wavering in their determination glared at Lan Shu with dissatisfaction on their faces.

Cui Quan cleared his throat, and when everyone came back to their senses, he nodded and said, "Lord Yu is seriously injured, please take care of yourself. I don't know if His Majesty is safe, so we will go first."

Yu Qiansi bowed her head to say goodbye, her long hair hanging on both sides of her cheeks, adding a different kind of sickly beauty to her.

But when he heard everyone walking away, he looked up again, with a bright smile on his face, staring straight at Lan Shu who had not left.

"In the past, when I was trying to figure out the inconsistencies in those vernacular stories, I found that people often write about a type of woman who is pretentious in front of others but cruel and ruthless behind their backs, like a white lotus with black roots. I didn't like it very much at first, but when I played it today, I felt that this type of white lotus was particularly refreshing."

"Jade Rakshasa is indeed worthy of its reputation."

"Ah!" Yu Qiansi pretended to be surprised and half covered her mouth: "Patriarch Lan, are you not going to keep pretending?"

Lan Shu's face turned grim and his heart sank.

Fortunately, he suddenly came to his senses and did not say more. If he said that someone from the Lan family saw Yu Qiansi going to the imperial mausoleum, he would have to explain why the Lan family secretly watched Yu Qiansi, and why they knew about this but did not report it.

What's more, if the Lan clan members have been secretly keeping an eye on Yu Qiansi, it would naturally prove that Yu Qiansi entered the garden last time in order to rescue the emperor.

This is inconsistent and has no tenable motive. Not only will it be of no benefit to the Lan family, but Yu Qiansi might even blame it.

Unexpectedly, Lanzhi used the personnel of the imperial mausoleum to throw dirty water on Yu Luosha. Now, Yu Luosha used their own method to retaliate, leaving them in a dilemma.

What a good idea.

But he still didn't understand why she had clearly entered the garden, so how could she bypass the formation guards and sneak back without alerting anyone?

At this moment, he finally took to heart the words that his master had given him and Lanzhi.

In the end, he lost this battle.

"Who are you exactly?"

Seeing that Lan Shu was asking her but was staring at Su Niang, Yu Qiansi stepped forward to block his angry gaze.

"I also want to ask Chief Lan, why are you targeting me everywhere?"

"You shouldn't have the last name Jade."

Yu Qiansi said "Oh" and smiled: "I see that Chief Lan's face is blue and gray, and his blood is unstable. It seems that he has been poisoned, and it is not light. If my last name is Yu, I might be able to help you diagnose and treat it. It would be better for you to have weak hands and feet day and night, and the pain in your limbs. If this continues, I am afraid that your life will be in danger."

Su Niang behind him let out a low cry of surprise. Yu Qiansi turned around to look at her, but she lowered her head and said in a panic: "Master Yu, look, there is something on the ground..."

Su Niang picked up a half-broken copper coin and handed it to Yu Qiansi with trembling hands.

Yu Qiansi shook the copper coin in his hand and said, "So, there really is a tomb robber. Not only did he succeed, but he also caused such a big commotion. Chief Lan needs to think carefully about how to shirk responsibility this time."

Sure enough, the commotion outside the valley was caused by Yu Luosha, and the formation in the canyon was disturbed by someone.

He couldn't figure it out. The formation in this canyon was not even a little bit similar to the one in the imperial mausoleum, and the Lan family had no solution. Over the past few hundred years, no member of the Lan family who had tried to understand the canyon formation had survived.

Therefore, the Lan family only dared to take the safest route in and out of the canyon and never dared to stay in the canyon for too long.

But how did she cause such a big fuss?
"If I were you, I would be trying to figure out how to fix this mess instead of asking questions hysterically here."

Lan Shu closed his eyes. This Jade Rakshasa was indeed fickle and clever. If he hadn't had to worry about the Lan family, he would have really beaten her up.

Seeing Lan Shu swinging his sleeves and moving away, Yu Qiansi turned around and looked at Su Niang.

With a warm and sincere smile, she looked up and down at Su Niang, who was still trembling slightly.

"Thank you for your help, young lady."

When she sneaked back from the garden, she found Su Niang standing alone under the corridor of the courtyard. Seeing her dressed in tight clothes, she was briefly surprised, but said nothing, but just made way and let her go back to the house to change clothes.

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