Feng Yinwan's slender eyebrows rose slightly. She glanced up and saw a figure in black rushing aggressively towards her bedroom.
Yuping hurried out to meet him.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has not yet risen, you..."
"Get out of the way!"
Ye Tinglan's expression was grim. He strode past Yuping and kicked open the bedroom door.
On the bed, Feng Yinwan, clad in a thin inner garment, looked at him with indifference, showing no intention of getting up.
Ye Tinglan frowned, his gaze falling on the mask on her left cheek, and he paused slightly.
Now that this woman had covered her hideous scar, she wasn't quite so unsightly.
For a fleeting moment, a hint of disgust resurfaced in his dark eyes.
Putting on a show!
Feng Yinwan paid it no mind and spoke lazily.
"Your Highness, rushing over so early, is there something important?"
The door had been kicked down; anyone else would think he was rushing to report a death.
Ye Tinglan regained his composure and coldly demanded, "What did you do to Ruilian? Why did she suddenly break out in red rashes on her face for no reason!"
"Miss Qin has broken out in red rashes?"
Feng Yinwan feigned surprise at the news.
Yesterday, when serving tea to the 'little white lotus', her spatial dimension seemed to know her intentions and suddenly spat out a medicinal packet.
She had opened it and found a fine white powder, thinking it was a laxative, so she'd casually sprinkled some in. She hadn't expected...
It seemed this spatial dimension was quite cunning, just like her!
While she was momentarily stunned, Ye Tinglan's face already showed a hint of anger.
"You're asking the obvious!"
"Ruilian is like this because you splashed tea on her yesterday. If you hadn't tampered with the tea, how could this have happened!"
"Quickly hand over the antidote!"
Feng Yinwan scoffed.
An antidote was impossible; a poison, however, could be considered.
"Your Highness is convinced that I did this?"
"Who else could it be!"
Feng Yinwan raised an eyebrow.
Ah, yes, yes, yes, it was her!
But she wouldn't admit it, hehe.
Not only would she not admit it, but she would also turn the tables!
With that, she suddenly closed her eyes, a wry smile on her face, and her body trembled slightly.
"Does Your Highness really not believe me?"
Ye Tinglan eyed her, his gaze icy cold. "Feng Yinwan, I advise you to stop playing tricks."
She refused to!
Feng Yinwan secretly pinched her own thigh, her eyes immediately welling up with tears.
"Your Highness, I know that Miss Qin and you are childhood sweethearts. I never expected you to treat me as you do her, but you made me, a Princess Consort, serve her tea. Now that something has gone wrong, you're going to blame me..."
"As a weak woman, I can't even control my own allowances in this manor, how could I possibly find poison to harm her!"
"You were present when I served tea yesterday. I merely accidentally spilled the tea and did nothing out of line."
"You've already confined me, and today you've come to question me without reason. Will you next issue a decree of divorce and drive me out of the manor, all to give her this Princess Consort position?"
As she spoke, she strategically squeezed out a few tears, creating a powerful dramatic effect.
Feng Yinwan sniffled, silently praising her own acting skills.
Unexpectedly, she would react like this. For a moment, Ye Tinglan felt a pang of guilt, as if he were heartless and bullying the weak.
He pursed his lips and managed to utter, "I did not."
Feng Yinwan: I don't care if you did or not!
"Your Highness need not say more. I know I am not favored by you. At this point, I can only bang my head against this pillar and die to prove my innocence!"
She said this and was about to fling herself at a pillar. Ye Tinglan's brow furrowed, and he immediately grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back.
Feng Yinwan struggled with all her might, her limbs flailing.
"Your Highness, don't stop me! To be falsely accused is no different from death! I might as well die!"
Ye Tinglan's expression turned dark enough to curdle ink.
"Fine, it seems I have wronged you in this matter."
He said this, then let go of Feng Yinwan and swept out.
Seeing this, Feng Yinwan quickly scurried after him, clinging to the doorframe and solicitously reminding him.
"Your Highness, Miss Qin is as beautiful as a flower. Her face cannot be ruined because of this! You must find a doctor to treat her diligently, the best one!"
Otherwise, how could she justify the potent effects of her spatial dimension!
Her voice clearly carried a hint of gloating, which only made Ye Tinglan more irritated. Without looking back, he exited the courtyard.