Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1070 The Divorced Person
When Master Yao arrived, the originally bustling front hall fell silent for a moment. When they saw Yao Huining next to him, many people whispered to each other:
It would be fine if it was Grand Tutor Yao who had not attended the banquet for many years. After all, he and Grand Tutor Lin had been friends for many years, and it was reasonable for him to make an exception and attend the banquet out of friendship.

This former Crown Princess... is a divorced woman, why did she come out to attend the banquet instead of staying at home?

Yao Huining gritted his teeth and listened to Grand Tutor Yao chatting with Lin Yanqing and Gu Hongzhang.

This was the first time she appeared in such an occasion since her divorce. Although she had prepared herself mentally before coming, she couldn't ignore the critical looks of so many people. Her stiff body kept urging her to escape.

Just as she was about to find an excuse to leave, Lin Jinyan came up to her with a bright smile. After greeting everyone, she took Yao Huining's hand and said with a smile:
"Sister Huining, I sent you an invitation, but I was afraid you wouldn't come, so I asked my grandfather to find the Grand Tutor several times before he persuaded her. When my grandmother heard that you were coming, she immediately asked me to come and pick you up."

Lin Jinyan did not lower her voice when she spoke, and everyone could hear it clearly.

After saying that, Lin Jinyan bowed and took her leave, then pulled Yao Huining straight to the backyard.

Away from those scrutinizing gazes, Yao Huining's body stiffened, and the warmth on the back of his hand gradually faded.

His eyes moved along with his hand and met Lin Jinyan's bright, smiling eyes with a hint of encouragement. Yao Huining smiled away all the questions he had in mind.

Asking such an honest and upright woman why she would help me again and again is a blasphemy...
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Bai Yiran, who had just finished greeting Mrs. Wang, turned around and ran into Chu Chengyi.

The day after tomorrow is the wedding of the youngest son and Lord Yanling, and they will be a family in the future. Bai Yiran spoke intimately to Chu Chengyi and expressed his love for Lord Yanling.

Chu Chengyi's likable behavior as a junior made Bai Yiran smile even more. Guo Hao stood behind Chu Chengyi and suddenly touched the back of his hand and cried out in pain. Bai Yiran looked in the direction of the sound.

Seeing the redness and swelling on Guo Hao's hand, he stepped forward to check it out. A complex expression flashed across his drooping eyebrows, but in just a moment, he returned to normal:

"Eh? You said you were bitten by an insect in the back hill of Fanyin Temple yesterday? Why do I look at it... it looks like the self-defense powder I prepared for Yan'er..."

Chu Chengyi: "The doctor examined it yesterday and said it was caused by a poisonous insect bite. No wonder the swelling didn't go down after taking the medicine. Was it the powder you prepared?"

Bai Yiran looked at the wound carefully again:
"It is indeed the powder I prepared. The palace doctor is not wrong. There is indeed a poisonous insect used in the medicine. Not only can it poison people, but it can also cause dizziness. The effect of ordinary detoxification is minimal. I will prescribe a prescription later. It will be fine after two days of use. How did you, a guard, come across this powder?"

When Chu Chengyi heard Bai Yiran's words, he knew that she was not aware of what happened yesterday, and he also understood that Lin Jinyan was planning to hide it.

He immediately made an excuse that Bai Zhi accidentally fell in the mountains yesterday and probably dropped the powder, which happened to be infected by Guo Hao:

"No wonder Guo Hao kept complaining of dizziness when he came down the mountain yesterday. I thought he was just being lazy, but I didn't expect it to be such a powerful drug."

Bai Yiran: "Yan'er was attacked a few days ago, and our two families were scared. She is a weak woman and she has to go to school. She can't stay in the mansion all her life. That's why I prescribed some self-defense medicine for her. I also gave it to her personal maids."