Hazel Jiang led Aurora Xi back, away from the crowd, and she whispered, "Did you really poison me just now?"
She remembered that in the original book, Aurora Xi could not use poison, and had no ability to protect herself at the beginning. It was not like this now. Logan Gao forcibly marked her, and Aurora Xi scratched her glands with her backhand. Yao Qin humiliated her, and she slapped her face until it was swollen, and she made her nose bleed all the time...
It was as if she had turned evil in advance. Hazel Jiang thought that even if she didn't come, Aurora Xi would have a way to help her out.
"Yes, I applied it on the token, and I mixed the poison myself." Xi Linxue said frankly: "If she doesn't apologize, she will bleed profusely until she passes out."
Hazel Jiang swallowed and felt a chill run down his spine. No wonder Aurora Xi dared to take the initiative to "talk" with her this morning. It turned out that she was well prepared! Fortunately, the poison was not used on her!
Aurora Xi must have said this to her on purpose to warn her to be on her own? !
"...I swear to God!" Hazel Jiang raised his hand and swore, "Logan Gao is Logan Gao, I am me, and I have absolutely no ill will towards you!"
Aurora Xi smiled meaningfully, "If you are honest, I will naturally not touch you."
"...That's good, we are in the same group, haha." Hazel Jiang forced a smile, and after a while asked tentatively: "Then, who did you learn this poison from?"
Aurora Xi glanced at her indifferently.
Hazel Jiang understood, well, they just didn’t want to say it.
Jade Jin said, "Hey, thank you for what you did just now. I didn't expect you would really help my prince deal with Yao Qin. Her aunt is Concub!ne Yao, so she is also your aunt!"
This "you" of course refers to Logan Gao. Hazel Jiang smiled and didn't care about this detail. He said, "What are you afraid of? I am still the Marquis of Dingyuan! Can Concub!ne Yao kill me? Besides, it was Yao Qin who bullied my wife first. Is it wrong for me to defend my wife?"
"Oh~~" Jade Jin glanced at Aurora Xi and asked with a smile: "But Yao Qin is also your wife?"
Hazel Jiang: "I'll divorce her when I get back!"
Aurora Xi wanted to laugh after hearing this. This guy was really bold. "Divorcing would be troublesome. It would be hard to explain to Concub!ne Yao. It's better to just leave it like this."
Hazel Jiang thought so too. Yao Qin couldn't cause any trouble in the Marquis' Mansion anyway.
When they reached a fork in the road, Aurora Xi loosened her hand and said, "Let's stop here. Jade Jin and I still have some things to do."
This was agreed upon early in the morning. Hazel Jiang said, "Oh... OK, then, I'll go back?"
"good."
"Um...see you tonight?"
"See you tonight."
Although she wanted to follow him, Hazel Jiang still held back. She told herself that she couldn't be impatient, trust had to be built slowly, and feelings had to be cultivated slowly...
The two went in opposite directions.
Jade Jin looked back at Hazel Jiang and always felt that the man's back looked a little lonely.
"Your Highness, do you think she will really..." Jade Jin whispered, "When I was a child, I heard from the elders in the village that there is a saying that the dead body can be resurrected!"
In the past, Logan Gao and Yao Qin were similar, both looked down on servants and slaves, but it was nothing like what happened just now. She talked to Logan Gao like that, but the other party didn't put on airs at all. Jade Jin didn't even dare to think about it.
Actually...her change is quite good.
Aurora Xi fell into deep thought. Is it a resurrection? But Logan Gao is not dead...
That day in the woodshed, she just slapped her hard, and then this person changed.
"How about this," Aurora Xi said, "Let's find another doctor to see if she has any...hidden injuries on her head?"
Intellectually speaking, it is easier to accept hysteria than soul swapping.
Although she did have a bit of fantasy in her heart... because when she looked directly into those eyes, she actually had a very strange feeling, as if there was a voice in her heart telling her that this person was not Logan Gao.
Aurora Xi thought that she must be too tired recently, otherwise how could she have such an unrealistic idea?
In short, if she could find out the reason for Logan Gao's change, she would at least feel more at ease.
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Huang Fu's grocery store is located in the East Market. It's not a big store, but the revenue is still good. However, since being placed under house arrest, Aurora Xi has lost contact with Huang Fu, and she doesn't know what happened to her.
When Aurora Xi arrived at the shop, she saw a mess. Various objects were scattered on the ground, the shelves were tilted, and even the sign was smashed.
The master and servant were both surprised and puzzled.
In the grocery store, a young Zhongjun was squatting on the ground, sobbing and cleaning up the mess, and he didn't notice the visitor.
"Sister Huang Fu!" Jade Jin said, "...What's going on? Is someone bullying you?!"
It's obvious that this store has been smashed!
Huang Fu was startled. When she saw the little girl and the person behind her, tears welled up again. "Jade Jin, Your Highness! I...how are you doing in the Marquis' Mansion?"
She waited for Aurora Xi's message but couldn't get it. Later, she went to the servants of the Marquis' Mansion to ask for information several times, and then she learned that Aurora Xi was under house arrest by Logan Gao. The Marquis' Mansion was heavily guarded, and she, a commoner, could only worry and could not help at all.
"Don't worry, we are all fine, and your mother is fine too." Aurora Xi helped her up, "Don't hurt your hands, I'll find someone to clean it up. Can you tell me what happened first?"
Huang Fu bit her lip, unable to suppress her sadness and grievance any longer. "There are always people making trouble these days... At first they were picky about the goods in the shop, and I treated them well and refunded those with problems. Later, it happened more and more frequently, and many customers were driven away..."
Aurora Xi felt that the matter was not simple when she heard it, "What's the problem?"
"It's a facial mask..." Huang Fu said, "A customer bought one and used it, and he developed a rash on his face the next day... But I clearly saw him try it and nothing happened. And, Your Highness, this facial mask doesn't contain any radical ingredients, how could he..."
"Then today, that customer said I was cheating and deceiving the people, so he sent people to smash my shop... Now the whole East Market says I am a dishonest businessman who makes money with dirty tricks..."
"Ah?" Jade Jin said, "That's impossible. We have used this mask before and it worked fine. The recipe given by the heroine can't be wrong! How come he..."
"I also find this strange," Huang Fu said, "I have checked the ingredients of the mask and consulted the doctor, who said that it is warm in nature and will not cause rashes. But after he made such a fuss, I can't stay in the East City anyway."
Jade Jin rolled up his sleeves and said angrily, "Where is this guy from? I'll go find him and see if it's really that serious. He can't be a liar!"
Aurora Xi asked: "Huang Fu, think carefully, have you offended anyone recently? Or have you had an argument or a feud?"
"I don't think so..." Huang Fu looked blank. She tried to recall and suddenly said, "Oh, I just remembered it when your Highness asked me. About half a month ago, Mr. Wang from Ningxiang Pavilion wanted to buy out our prescription, but I didn't give it to him..."
"Ningxiang Pavilion?"
This store specializes in rouge, powder, accessories, etc. It is quite famous in Kyoto and is frequented by many powerful and wealthy people.
Aurora Xi asked: "What prescription does he want?"
Huang Fu replied: "...soap, facial mask and glass."
Aurora Xi frowned slightly. Sure enough, these three things were too novel and unique to their store, so they naturally sold very well. She had expected that it would attract jealousy, so she only opened a small shop to test the waters, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. In less than half a year, she got into trouble.
"Oh, I know. It must be Wang who did this!" Jade Jin finally got smart. "He deliberately ruined your reputation so that he could take over the shop! It's written in the storybook! Sister Huang Fu, don't be afraid. This is Kyoto, under the feet of the emperor. Let's go and sue him!"
Huang Fu sighed, "There is no evidence, and he is the boss of Ningxiang Pavilion!"
Given Wang Shichang's connections in Kyoto, how could a commoner like Huang Fu sue him?
People in the royal family were not allowed to engage in business, so the princess could not be involved in this matter. Although no one knew that she and Mildred Nanny were long-lost mother and daughter, if someone investigated and found out everything about her, the princess might be implicated.
Aurora Xi naturally knew this. In fact, even if she came forward, it might not work.
The whole Kyoto knew that Concub!ne An was born into a commoner family and had no power, and she was just a princess in name only.
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