The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 214 Drugging
Xie Lan shook her head at Tiechui, and when she saw Zhu leave to see Xie Yan, she turned around and left as well.

After leaving the third room's territory, Tiechui could no longer bear it.

"Miss, the Third Madam and the Third Master are so hateful, why don't you let this servant kill them both?"

"There are many ways to deal with them. Don't let the blood of these two guys dirty your hands. It's not worth sacrificing your life for them.

Not killing them doesn't mean I will tolerate them attacking me. I'm keeping them just because your daughter wants to keep them for fun."

Xie Yan's leg was broken by a horse and she was expelled from the Royal Academy. Xie Lan was prepared for Zhu and Xie Dahe's reactions, so after hearing what they said, she was not very angry.

But originally she was thinking whether she could hear some useful information from them, but unfortunately those two people didn't know much about her life experience.

However, after Xie Changting coaxed her mother back home, the Xie family went from being poor to being rich overnight. The whole family moved into a large mansion in the capital and lived a life of ordering servants around. It seemed that all the money was spent.

Even the money used by Xie Changting and his two brothers to buy official flowers was from their mother.

No one knows whether her mother really died of illness, or whether she was squeezed dry by the Xie family and killed because she was no longer of any use.

There will be a banquet at the Princess's Mansion in two days, and the academy happens to be on holiday.

Originally, Xie Lan thought that the Xie family was not qualified to attend the banquet at the Princess's Mansion, but she didn't expect that her father actually got an invitation to the banquet and was going to take her and Liu's mother and daughter to attend the banquet.

Xie Lan was not interested in the banquet, but having many women at the banquet usually meant a lot of gossip. She didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to eat melons.

Most of the people who could attend the banquet at the Princess's Mansion were from high-ranking families. Liu's mother and daughter dressed up in the best clothes and jewelry. Even Xie Changting changed into a brand new brocade robe.

Seeing Xie Lan dressed in a conventional way, Xie Changting was a little dissatisfied. However, the eldest daughter was outstanding in appearance, and she didn't need to dress up much. Her face alone could overshadow all the other beauties.

Xie Changting said nothing more and went out with his wife and daughter. However, when he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he was surprised to see Xie Dahe and Zhu's mother and son dressed up in bright and beautiful clothes.

"Third brother, third sister-in-law, you guys are going out too?"

Although he tried hard to control himself, Xie Dahe still couldn't help but feel proud, "Brother, King Xiaoyao sent me an invitation to a banquet at the Princess's Mansion. I'll go with you."

"When did Third Brother meet King Xiaoyao? How could I not know?"

Xie Changting's surprise made Xie Dahe even more proud. "Speaking of this, it was purely a coincidence. I ran into King Xiaoyao on the street the day before yesterday. It happened that his carriage broke down, so I gave him a ride. As a thank you, King Xiaoyao sent me an invitation to the Princess's Mansion."

Hearing the three words "King Xiaoyao", Tiechui almost couldn't help but draw his sword and chop at Xie Dahe.

Xie Lan patted the hammer soothingly, signaling her not to be angry.

It would be fine if the third couple simply attended the banquet, but if they really dared to attack her, she wouldn't mind ruining their reputation.

"So that's how it is. You're lucky." Xie Changting said with a smile, "Since you also have an invitation, let's go together."

Xie Lan ignored them, glanced at Zhu who was talking affectionately with Liu, and turned around and got on the carriage.

As expected of a banquet held by the princess, carriages were jammed a few miles away. It was a holiday and a ten-day holiday for various academies, so I'm afraid all the prominent officials in Kyoto had come with their families to attend.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the carriage finally arrived at the gate of the princess's mansion at a snail's pace.

Xie Lan took a nap in the carriage and was awakened by Tiechui. He slowly got off the carriage and followed the servant who led the way into the princess's mansion. Not long after walking, he saw a man in a gorgeous robe standing on the side of the road, surrounded by several officials who were talking about something with a smile on their faces.

When Xie Dahe saw the man in gorgeous clothes surrounded in the middle, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Brother, the one standing in the middle is Prince Xiaoyao."

Xie Changting was guessing the man's identity. When he heard Xie Dahe's words, he immediately laughed and said, "So that's King Xiaoyao. No wonder he has such an extraordinary demeanor. Now that we've met him, we have to go and pay our respects to him."

Seeing that the two brothers were about to step forward, Zhu tugged at Xie Dahe's sleeve and secretly winked in Xie Lan's direction.

Xie Dahe remembered what he had discussed with Zhu last night, and immediately said to Xie Changting, "Brother, let the children also go to pay their respects to the prince, so as to avoid being criticized by outsiders for not knowing the rules in the Xie family."

Xie Changting did not refuse, and nodded, "That's exactly what I should do."

Everyone went, and Xie Lan didn't want to be treated specially, so he followed behind and paid his respects to King Xiaoyao.

After learning about the plans of the third couple, Tiechui deliberately helped Xie Lan to find out the news about King Xiaoyao.

He was the son of the previous emperor, and his biological mother was a talented woman. However, due to his mother's low status and his own mediocre talents, he was not valued by the previous emperor.

Among all the princes competing for the throne, he was the only one who survived safely.

After the current emperor ascended the throne, he gave him the title of King Xiaoyao as a token of his favor, but he had no real power and was not allowed to hold any position in the court.

King Xiaoyao also knew that his identity was a taboo in the eyes of the emperor. His biggest hobby on weekdays was eating, drinking and having fun, and he had countless concubines in his mansion.

Xie Changting led everyone to greet him, and King Xiaoyao behaved in a friendly and approachable manner. Although he had no real power, many people still fawned over him because of his status as a prince.

He didn't care at first, but when Xie Dahe secretly gave him a wink, King Xiaoyao saw Xie Lan standing behind him, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Perhaps because he saw other officials were there, King Xiaoyao didn't say anything, exchanged a few words and left. Xie Changting and Xie Dahe didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, so they followed him.

As for Xie Lan and the others, they followed the maid who led the way to the female guests.

There was still some time before the banquet officially started, and most of the ladies from various families gathered in the flower hall to socialize. The young girls were impatient to listen to them, so they all went to the garden to enjoy the scenery and chat.

Xie Lan listened for a while and saw that they were all comparing clothes and jewelry, so she just started walking around in the garden.

Although the scenery of the princess's mansion is beautiful, it will become boring if you look at it too much. Xie Lan saw a pavilion on the side and immediately went in to rest.

"Lan girl, what a coincidence, you are also resting here."

skillful?
I'm afraid it's an arrangement with ulterior motives.

Seeing through it but not saying it, Xie Lan just pretended not to know and nodded with a smile, "It's quite a coincidence."

Zhu entered the pavilion and sat down next to Xie Lan. She picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup, then poured another for Xie Lan. Seeing that Xie Lan was concentrating on eating cakes, she quickly flicked the powder hidden under her fingernails into her teacup.

"Lan girl, your fourth sister was ignorant before. I hope you will consider her young age and not be so harsh on her. Third Aunt will use tea instead of wine to apologize to you on behalf of your fourth sister."