Lin Yi saw that Bai Wanrou was deep in thought after listening to his words and no longer wanted to understand what he meant, so he spoke again:
"Princess, the current situation is extremely difficult to guard against. People around you must also be careful. Don't give her good treatment just because she is the one who serves you. After all, some people are feeding unfamiliar white-eyed wolves."
Bai Wanrou, who was still deep in thought, became more convinced of her inner doubts after hearing this, and directly asked Lin Yi to secretly intercept the letters sent by Qingtang.
"Of course I know what you mean, and I also know who I should be wary of at this time. You secretly intercept the letters she sends out, and after intercepting them, bring the letters to me first."
Lin Yi felt relieved when he saw that Bai Wanrou had listened to what he said. After bowing to Bai Wanrou, he was about to do what Bai Wanrou arranged for him. However, after taking two steps, he was stopped by Bai Wanrou again.
, then turned around again doubtfully.
"Wait a minute, after intercepting the letter, you don't have to bring it to me. You can have someone write a letter back to her."
After thinking about many thoughts in her mind for a long time, Bai Wanrou took advantage of Lin Yi to leave before she opened her mouth and gave instructions:
Because she didn't need to think about it to know why Qingtang wanted to send information to the outside world, and the content in her heart must be quite chilling to her, so she wasn't ready to read it.
Lin Yi was very surprised by Bai Wanrou's reaction, because he felt that Bai Wanrou should know who Qingtang sent the letter to outside this time, so he asked again:
"Then...does this letter need to be signed?"
Looking up at Lin Yi, who had already noticed that she knew the person communicating with Qingtang, Bai Wanrou said coldly: "Yes, not only that, but also to sign and issue orders to her, so that we can have more
Evidence, as for the signature..."
When Bai Wanrou said this, she was silent for a while. Lin Yi also knew that Bai Wanrou still had something to say to him, so he didn't leave in a hurry, and planned to wait for Bai Wanrou to finish what he said before leaving.
"Let's just write Marquis Bai of the Marquis House as your signature."
When Bai Wanrou said this, her eyes flashed with sadness, and she even couldn't accept this, but she had to do it.
Lin Yi, who was standing aside, listened to what Bai Wanrou said, and a flash of understanding flashed in his heart. No wonder the princess was silent for a long time when she heard what she just said. It turned out that the person behind this was actually her father.
"Yes, Princess, don't worry, I will handle this matter properly and won't let others know."
Afraid that Bai Wanrou would think she would leak the matter, Lin Yi made a special promise to Bai Wanrou before going to do the work.
This time Bai Wanrou didn't give him any response. Instead, she waved her hand to him, indicating that he could leave.
Then he pinched his temples with his hands and closed his eyes with a painful look on his face, obviously unwilling to say anything else.
Seeing this, Lin Yi did not stay any longer and turned around to leave the house. However, he secretly watched Qingtang's every move and looked for opportunities to secretly intercept the letters she sent.
Not long after Lin Yi left, Lu Zhu, who was busy in the small kitchen, came over with a hot teapot, which contained freshly brewed Biluochun. Bai Wanrou liked to drink it very much, so she stocked up on it.
Luzhu, who had just walked in, saw Bai Wanrou holding her forehead and thought she had a headache, so he quickly put down the teapot and walked over to help her press it, but Bai Wanrou refused.
She stretched out her hand to pour herself a cup of Biluochun and let it dry there. Then she looked at Luzhu casually and asked casually:
"In addition to what you told me today, has Qingtang done anything strange in recent days?"
Lu Zhu had a carefree personality, and she had grown up with Bai Wanrou, so she always said whatever she wanted to Bai Wanrou.
So when she heard Bai Wanrou ask herself this question, she subconsciously thought about it, and then said with some confusion:
"Princess, if you hadn't asked me this, I really wouldn't have noticed that Qingtang has been a little strange recently, because I was the one in the kitchen before.
The two of us are busy together, but I don’t know what happened recently. She always disappears when we are halfway through our work.”
Speaking of this, Bai Wanrou was even more sure that Qingtang's recent behavior was very suspicious. After all, when Lin Yi came over just now, he also said that he noticed Qingtang's behavior was suspicious.
Now, after combining what Lu Zhu said with himself, he is even more certain.
"How long do you usually disappear? Were you told in advance what to do? For example, if you had a stomachache and needed to go to the toilet, as you just said?"
Listening to Bai Wanrou's question, Lu Zhu said bluntly without thinking:
"You don't know, at first this girl had a stomachache and would tell me when she went to the toilet or something, but now she doesn't even say anything and often disappears for a long time...and...this slave makes people...
When I went to look for her, she would suddenly appear in a corner of the yard. I even joked that he was deliberately playing with me!"
After hearing these words again, Bai Wanrou fell completely silent, thinking back to the fact that sometimes there was no one around her these days, and when she called for someone, Qingtang was nowhere to be found, and usually only Green Bamboo came.
Lu Zhu saw that Bai Wanrou became silent after hearing what she said, and suddenly felt a little panicked.
"Princess, has that girl Qingtang offended you in any way recently? If she has offended you in any way, you must tell this slave, and I will definitely teach her a lesson when I return!"
Seeing Lu Zhu protecting her chicks, Bai Wanrou was a little bit dumbfounded. She didn't know how to tell her this kind of thing.
However, in order to prevent Lu Zhu from discovering any problem, he pretended to be relaxed and said:
"No, just what you said makes me think that I haven't seen that girl Qingtang for a while. I wonder if this girl has found a lover recently?"
Lu Zhu, who was still very nervous at first, breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, thinking that Qingtang did not do anything wrong to make the princess angry.
"There is no such thing as a good relationship! Princess, you don't know how careless that girl is! If I serve you normally, if there is any dissatisfaction, please don't take it to heart, but you must tell the slave, slave in private
I will teach her a lesson!"
Although Lu Zhu and Qingtang did not serve Bai Wanrou at the same time, they had known her for such a long time and felt that Qingtang was quite a nice person, so they sincerely regarded her as a sister.
"Princess, what are you talking about?"
At this moment, Qingtang, who had disappeared for who knows how long, suddenly appeared at the door. The tray in his hand also brought a few foods that Bai Wanrou liked to eat very much. Seeing Bai Wanrou talking to Lu Zhu, she asked with a smile.
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Bai Wanrou, who originally wanted to say something else, glanced at the green bamboo standing in front of her, reached out and squeezed her palm, and said:
"It's nothing, I just feel that I have been around Luzhu lately. I have worked so hard for this girl, so I thought of letting her rest for a few days. Who knows she thought she had done something wrong and was punished for something!"
Luzhu is also a very thoughtful person, and naturally knows what Bai Wanrou means by doing this, thinking that Bai Wanrou definitely does not want the relationship between Qingtang and them to become stiff because of what happened just now.
Then she smiled and took over what Bai Wanrou just said:
"Isn't it? If the princess hadn't said that I have been waiting for you all by myself recently, I would have thought that the princess wanted to get rid of me!"
When Qingtang heard this, he didn't notice anything wrong between them. Instead, he smiled and said:
"The princess will not be so cruel as to send you away, Sister Luzhu! After all, you are the person who knows the princess best in our service."
After saying that, he put the tray he brought over on the table.
"Princess, this is the secret recipe that I have recently researched. The dishes are still the same, but they taste much more delicious than before. Please try it, Princess."
Bai Wanrou, who was somewhat suspicious of Qingtang, subconsciously frowned after hearing what she said, but she still refused with a smile.
"I've just eaten cakes made of Luzhu, and I'm still a little tired now. Why don't you and Luzhu eat these meals?"
Looking at the plates of pastries on the table that were almost completely eaten, Qingtang suddenly understood. He didn't say anything else. Instead, he and Lu Zhu thanked her.
Immediately afterwards, he brought the tray for himself and took it away again. At the same time, he didn't forget to ask Green Bamboo to go out and eat with him.
Luzhu glanced at Bai Wanrou subconsciously, and after seeing Bai Wanrou nodding in agreement, she followed him with confidence.
After eating, Lu Zhu first praised the food, then took over the task of cleaning up the small kitchen, and then urged Qingtang to go into the house to serve Bai Wanrou.
Because Lu Zhu was thinking about Bai Wanrou asking him about Qingtang today, he must have thought that she was always lazy, so now he gave her the opportunity to come in and wait on her.
What Lu Zhu didn't know was that it was Lu Zhu's move that gave Qingtang the opportunity to get close to Bai Wanrou.
Qingtang, who was waiting on Bai Wanrou in the room, looked slightly nervously at Bai Wanrou, who was sitting at the table, drinking tea and reading a book.
I was thinking about the words written in the letter I just received, and for a moment I didn't know how to start.
Because the content of the letter was to ask her to steal something from Bai Wanrou, and it was also an item that Bai Wanrou often wore. Now that he was the only one waiting in the room, he really didn't know how to do it for a while.
Bai Wanrou, who had been sitting at the table waiting for Qingtang to make a move, saw that she had not made any move yet so she took the initiative to give her a chance to make a move.
"Qingtang, go and ask the people in the kitchen to bring hot water. I want to take a bath."
Qingtang, who was originally worried about how to start, suddenly felt his eyes light up when he heard this, and hurriedly ran to the kitchen to ask someone to bring water and heat.
I thought to myself that while waiting for the princess to take a bath, I would find an opportunity to take that thing without anyone noticing. After all, there were so many people serving the princess at that time, and no one would suspect me anyway.