It's the beauty that brings disaster. I'm also desperate.

"Ok?"

When Xia Li had finished tidying up and walked out of Taoyuan for a distance, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps from his side.

She turned around and saw a maid she had never seen before.

The cultivation level she sensed was actually at the fourth level, which was higher than her own. He must have a very high status in the Lu Mansion.

——Lü Man’s people? Or Cheng Qian’s?

After a few days of secret observation, Xia Li discovered that Xiang Yi actually had no confidants.

The maids in Meiyuan were soaked to pieces...

Most of the servants in this mansion were loyal to Lü Man, a small number were loyal to Cheng Qian, and the remaining three or five were old men who had followed the previous mansion owner and were quite powerful.

Just do your job of guarding the house and remain neutral.

"You are......?"

Thoughts raced through his mind, but Xia Li remained expressionless, and naturally revealed a hint of doubt as he asked.

"In reply to Madam Sheng, I am Xiaoqi, Madam Qian's personal maid."

When the maid heard Shengsheng's question, she bowed respectfully, as if she really respected her as a lady. Then she continued to explain quickly, her words were clear and her voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"...Lord Lu Man specially arranged a banquet for Madam Sheng, and this time he invited the other three Lords Yin to accompany him. Please bathe, change your clothes, and attend the banquet in your best attire to show Lord Lu Man's respect."

Hear this.

Xia Li figured it out.

She left in a hurry that day, probably because Lu Man felt a little sorry for her, so she organized a more grand welcoming banquet. In addition, it was also meant to show off.

Lu Man had seen her true face.

so......

When you happen to meet a peerless beauty, how can you resist sharing the joy of the seal?

Of course, other people can’t see it, but I guess I can still feel secretly happy this way.

——But...is it true or false?

Since Sheng Sheng had already noticed Cheng Qian's conspiracy, he naturally couldn't be careless.

——It should be true.

After a little thought, she came to a conclusion.

One is the maid who calls herself Cheng Qian.

If it was fake, she would have to lie about being Lu Man's maid to gain his trust. Admitting it openly meant that this was not a conspiracy but an open one.

It will definitely be seen in the light...

both.

The maid spoke clearly and calmly.

This matter also involves three other Yin generals. Even Cheng Qian would never dare to lie or cheat, otherwise she would be in trouble if the news got out. Using the name of a Yin general is not a trivial matter.

"Where is the banquet?"

"In reply to Madam Sheng, it is at Weilan Residence."

Weilanju is a restaurant in Niou City. Although it is not the largest, it is the most luxurious. Humans and ordinary ghosts are not allowed to enter. Consumption is made with Yin jade instead of coins.

——It seems that Lu Man believed someone’s sweet words and wanted to show off there.

Shengsheng thought to himself.

This is not a good thing for her.

Because, the more you can show off, the easier it is to fail!

Chapter 31: Seeing Through the Trick

The bathroom is always guarded by a special servant, and even when not in use, the water is kept at the required temperature for bathing.

Maybe it was because of her memories before she traveled through time, or maybe it was because of her personality... Xia Li liked to take a bath alone. Even if she wanted to take a bath with others, it had to be with someone she was very, very close to. Not long after she traveled through time as the eldest daughter of the Xia family, she explicitly refused the maids' service, using the excuse that she was six years old and no longer a child.

"We are in the Weilan Residence in public. Cheng Qian will definitely not be able to deal with me physically. She can only use tricks."

"...But what's her plan?"

After sending all the maids out, Xia Li was the only one left in the bathroom.

These days, the maids all knew that Madam Sheng didn't like others to serve her when she took a bath, so they all left on their own accord.

In the quiet bath room, smoke rose and mist curled up. The girl did not undress and take a bath immediately, but stared at the petals floating on the water.

She was thinking about Cheng Qian's "chess strategy"...

After seven days of understanding, Xia Li knew that Lu Man's harem was managed by Xiang Yi on the surface, but in reality, Cheng Qian had the final say. Moreover, the latter had a good reputation in Lu Man's army... Such a person was definitely not just a person who could compete for favor in the backyard.

In other words.

If Cheng Qian is in love with Lu Man and is determined to have Lord Yin Jiang all to herself, then she should also resolutely eliminate Xiang Yidu and clean up the backyard completely!

If she didn't have deep feelings for Lu Man and was just using this relationship to develop and consolidate her own position.

Then you shouldn't interfere in the internal affairs of the Lu Mansion...

But in fact, Cheng Qian eliminated the beautiful ghosts around Lu Man one by one, but left Xiang Yi. But her hostility towards Xia Li was very obvious, and she was eager to target her as soon as she entered the mansion.

--why?

Standing by the bathing pool and thinking for a moment, the doubt in Shengsheng's eyes gradually disappeared, and she had a bold guess in her mind.

But whether this is the case or not still needs further evidence.

"Well, let's wash it first."

"I'd like to go to Weilan Residence to meet Cheng Qian and see what she wants to do to embarrass me in front of the several Yin generals."

Xia Li sneered in his heart...

The other party may not know the look in Lv Man's eyes when he saw her, and how deep his obsession was at that moment. If she was just embarrassed in front of many people, Lv Man would not look down on her, but would pity her even more.

——Hehe.

Thinking of Cheng Qian's disappointed expression after her trick failed, the girl's lips curled up and she was secretly happy.

Chuckling, she walked to the wooden rack beside the bathtub, ready to undress...but just as she started to move, she suddenly stopped.

Candlestick!

There are copper candlesticks in each corner of this bathroom...

This copper candlestick is in the shape of a column, and there is a slot for placing long candles in the center of the copper plate on the top. Speaking of which, this thing was designed by Xia Li himself.

This is Taoyuan.

It is called Lu Mansion but it is actually the former Xia Mansion!

The Taoyuan Bathhouse had always been Xia Li's exclusive use during her lifetime. When she was ten years old, she renovated and rebuilt it on the grounds that the place she lived in was ugly and unsightly.

From the layout of the rooms in Taoyuan and the placement of trees, flowers and plants to the dressing mirror in the master bedroom and the copper candlesticks in the corner of the bathroom...all were designed by her personally and made by someone else hired by Hua Shuangxue.

If she wasn't so familiar with it, she would have fallen into Cheng Qian's trap!

——Sure, you can, little one.

The curve of the girl's lips widened.

The originally joyful smile became even colder, and his eyes were gloomy, containing a hint of anger.

Until this moment, Xia Li finally figured out Cheng Qian's plan today...

The other party first used the welcoming banquet at Weilanju as bait to attract almost all of her attention. Even if Xia Li was alert at the beginning, her main focus of defense shifted to the subsequent banquet.

In addition, when Cheng Qian arranged everything for Xiao Min and other confidants, she might have expected that these maids would reveal their true colors. Without professional training, emotions, especially latent emotions, are difficult to disguise. Cheng Qian expected this, so she simply played along.

This guy is not afraid of Xia Li's guard, because he is very confident that it will be useless even if Xia Li is on guard!

In fact.

Almost...

If Xia Li was not the original owner of this Taoyuan and the one who personally renovated this bathroom, she would never have discovered the secret!

——The copper candlestick has been turned.

Yes.

The candlesticks in Taoyuan bathhouse, corresponding to the two candles on the left and right sides of the bath, are movable.

The long bracket of the copper candlestick is painted with silver lines on one side and gold lines on the other side...The gold lines are facing the corner of the wall, so the bathroom and the secret passage hidden underneath it are locked.

If the gold threads are all facing outwards, then the opposite is true.

Xia Li, who was just about to take off his clothes, subconsciously glanced at the copper candlestick and found that the gold thread was facing outwards.

Let her know that the candlestick has been tampered with!

These days, when she bathed, the golden thread was facing inwards.

She had a habit of taking a special look at the gold and silver threads on the candlesticks before each bath... After all, the secret passage was built under her supervision. She had considered that Xia Ye might rob the treasures from the ruins with outsiders and offend a powerful enemy. If the powerful enemy came to Renwang City and wiped out Xia Ye's entire family, it would be a terrible situation where the fire in the city gate would affect everyone in the crowd.

It was specially built so that she could escape through the secret passage in case of emergency...

Unfortunately, it has never been used.

The girl had planned everything, but she didn't expect that even Niou Castle would fall.

All she could say was that this world was damn dangerous and more difficult than she had expected!

Okay, let’s not talk about those things for now…

Xia Li tied the belt that she had just loosened a little, and tied it tighter than usual. Her eyes stayed on an inconspicuous wall.

There.

There is a hidden door connecting the secret passage to the bathroom.

The copper candlesticks had gold threads facing outward, proving that the secret door had been opened. Whether she was in the bathroom or anyone else in the secret passage, they could enter and exit through the secret door...

In other words.

——There is someone in the secret passage!

Most likely a man.

The moment Xia Li discovered that the secret door was open, he had already deduced all of Cheng Qian's plans. This person was vicious. The real calculation this time was not in Wei Lan Ju, but in the bathing and changing clothes before going to Wei Lan Ju.

It is very likely that Cheng Qian has already sensed how much Lv Man values ​​her...

Therefore, in troubled times, we should focus on the key points and use strong medicine for serious cases. The other party may have accidentally discovered the secret of Taoyuan Bathhouse many years ago, and this time he will use this secret to harm Xia Li!

Imagine.

When the girl was washing herself, a big man suddenly came out from a secret passage.

Then her strength must be higher than Xia Li's, so that she can control her...and because Cheng Qian knew Xia Li's bathing habits, it was natural that the maids were unaware of this and could not even call for help in time.

When time was delayed for a long time and the protagonist still did not show up, how could Lu Man and others who were waiting in Weilanju not be surprised?

By then.

If Cheng Qian said a few more words to make her worry, Lu Man would definitely rush back...

Caught in the act!

Xia Li got a lot of information out of Xiang Yi. She knew that Lu Man was a mysophobe, and it was obvious that Cheng Qian knew it very well... The opponent's killer move was based on this.

——Ha~.

——What a good plan and method.

Shengsheng smiled.

Even she couldn't help but feel a little moved. This move was indeed powerful.

If it really happens, no matter how obsessed Lu Man is with me, I'm afraid I will have to destroy it with great pain!

"Unfortunately......"

The girl walked slowly to the secret door.