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Having said that, Beauty Li seemed to have found her backbone and stood up straight, looking at Lian Hua with malice.

Lian Hua was taken aback for a moment, uh, why was Beauty Li’s brain not working? She was just scared by a few words...

Seeing Lian Hua stunned, Beauty Li thought she had been exposed and became arrogant, "Haha, I was right, wasn’t I? You think you can deceive me with that!"

Lian Hua ignored her and, with a sparkle in her eyes, excitedly turned to Xiao Linzi and shouted, "Xiao Linzi, did you hear that? She pushed me yesterday!"

Xiao Linzi nodded blankly. He had just been intimidated by Young Master Lian and Beauty Li. Young Master Lian looked so adorable, how could she smile so sinisterly? Both cute and sinister, like a fairy from the mountains, it was terrifying.

"What?" There was someone else here? Only then did Beauty Li notice there was an unfamiliar young eunuch, and she couldn’t help but panic.

It didn’t matter if her words were overheard by someone from Canglan Court; if they talked, she wouldn’t fear, as she could claim they held a grudge and wanted to frame her. But it was different with an outsider present.

Xiao Jizi was overjoyed. Beauty Li was foolish enough to admit it after being provoked by the Young Master.

The Young Master was wise indeed, formidable in the kitchen, and capable of frightening a beauty.

If it hadn’t been for Beauty Li herself admitting it, even if her servant confessed, it wouldn’t have affected her much.

Just as she said, she could have claimed that she passed out yesterday and knew nothing afterward.

The servant acted without orders, and it had nothing to do with her – she could cleanly dissociate herself from the matter.

How could someone as foolish as this scheme against others? It must have been Nanny Sun who had been advising her. Even then, it seemed Beauty Li hadn’t executed their original plan and nearly got herself killed instead.

Xiao Jizi got excited. This was a stroke of great fortune; the Young Master’s matter was settled!

After Beauty Li noticed the unfamiliar young eunuch, she realized she had slipped up and began to speak in a flustered, incoherent manner, "It wasn’t me, I didn’t say anything, don’t listen to me, she was the one who pushed me, ..."

Hearing this, Lian Hua sneered, quickly stepped forward, and swung a punch at Beauty Li!

She couldn’t hold back anymore. She detested that face!

"Thud!" The sound of the punch landing on the face.

"Ah!" Beauty Li’s scream.

The palace maid beside Beauty Li watched as her mistress was punched, froze, failed to catch her, and let Beauty Li fall to the ground!

"Ah, my hand!" Beauty Li’s injured hand hit the ground first, and she let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

The rest couldn’t believe their eyes!

Xiao Qing rubbed her eyes in disbelief. Was this the Young Master she knew?

Xiao Jizi’s jaw dropped in shock. Was this the same soft and cute Young Master he knew?

Xiao Linzi’s mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg. Was this the adorable Young Master Lian he knew?

After Lian Hua threw the punch, she rubbed her fist. It had been a long time since she had hit someone, and it felt refreshing.

She looked at Beauty Li, who was on the ground, clutching her arm and showing a face of terror, and glared fiercely.

Hmph! Now she knows fear. Just yesterday at the pavilion, she was nothing like this. She said that even if she killed her inside that pavilion, she would come out unscathed and spotless.

Even now, Lian Hua remembers her expression clearly:

When Lian Hua had just reached the last step of the pavilion, Beauty Li blocked her way head-on.

Beauty Li leaned in close, a smug smile on her face, arrogantly and venomously gesturing towards the stone table in the pavilion, "Daying Lian, do you know what’s in these pastries? If you throw yourself down the stairs, I’ll let you off the hook!"

"..." She thought that Beauty Consort must have a screw loose, asking her what’s in the pastries. Who cares what’s in the pastries, even if it were dog shit, it had nothing to do with her.

And telling her to throw herself down the steps and be let off, as if anyone would be so foolish to do that on their own. She must be stuffed!

With impatience, Lian Hua shook her head; she was already tired and just wanted to leave, coming here was only to avoid being bothered any further.

Seeing her reaction, Beauty Li got displeased, eerily saying, "Little Daying, that’s poisoned!"

At those words, Lian Hua looked at Beauty Li as if she were looking at an idiot. Was this woman mad? In broad daylight, was she planning to poison herself or trying to poison her?

Lian Hua’s facial expression provoked Beauty Li, who dropped the smile and viciously said, "What, can’t you figure it out? There are only you and me in this pavilion. If I eat these poisoned pastries, you won’t be able tododge the accusation of plotting against me!"

"..." Lian Hua thought, all this trouble just to frame her, really decadent: "Isn’t the Consort afraid of being poisoned to death?"

Beauty Li smiled triumphantly, "That’s none of your concern." Nanny Sun had long prepared the antidote, and although the symptoms of the poison appeared severe, it actually wouldn’t end a life, ensuring complete safety.

Taking a deep breathe, Lian Hua said with extreme impatience, "Consort, you prepared the pastries yourself. Even if it’s just the two of us here, it probably can’t prove that I was the one who poisoned them."

Hearing this, Beauty Li smirked as if she was toying with a mouse, mockingly saying, "That’s simple, just shove the pouch with the poison into your bosom.

Actually, no need to shove it, just say it fell from your body, either way works.

If you’re smart, throw yourself down the stairs; with some luck, you might just break limbs. But as for plotting against me—"

As Beauty Li spoke, she raised a sinister smile, stressing her words with a slow cadence, "You wouldn’t have enough lives to atone!" She laughed loudly, arrogant to the extreme.

She had the amulet from Noble Consort, and however crude and brute her plan was surrounded by her own people, this Little Daying had no chance of escape!

Another blatant frame-up; a murderous aura surged within Lian Hua. Her eyes fixated on the person before her, she asked mockingly, "After the flower admiring banquet, it’s said that the Consort enjoyed three days of the Golden Meal, was it tasty?" Then she blinked, her eyes brimming with coldness.

Hearing Lian Hua’s taunt, Beauty Li flew into a rage: "You!"

The Golden Meal was her sore point, her disgrace—everyone in the palace was still mocking her for it!

Now a Little Daying was picking at her scars, and she couldn’t help but flare up in rage and shame, "Believe it or not, right now, I could push you off and say that you simply fell by accident. Nothing would happen to me, and you would still meet a bad end!"

A cold light flickered in Lian Hua’s eyes as she responded, "Then by all means, try it, Consort, and we’ll see who ultimately gets into trouble."

Upon hearing this, Beauty Li was overwhelmed with fury and lunged to push Lian Hua.

Lian Hua, prepared at the edge of the pavilion, dodged with a cold smile.

Unable to stop herself, Beauty Li staggered, trying to steady herself but, due to the momentum, only managed to turn around, not slowing down in the least, and continued to fall backwards...

Recalling this, Lian Hua’s demeanor changed, her expression once again turned icy. She stepped forward, intent on confronting the frightened Beauty Li.