Zhao Song asked hesitantly: "Miss Ye, can I take a look at your carving? I'll just move the screen aside and sit here, I won't disturb you."

  "Later then. When we become fellow disciples, I'll let you see whatever you want." Ye Zhuo said.

  Although it's a pity that we can't watch it now, Zhao Song is still very happy with Ye Zou's words.

  Ye Zhuo glanced at the door, which was already closed, and was instructing Qingzhu to bring out the incense when she heard a series of footsteps coming from not far away. She quickly turned around the screen and walked a few steps into the house.

  The footsteps stopped at the door and there was a knock, "Dong Dong Dong". Zhao Song went to open the door and called out: "Miss Bi Bo."

  "As you'll be staying here for a while, Miss Ye has ordered some tea and refreshments to be sent over. This is for you." A clear voice said. Immediately after, a delicate face appeared from behind the screen, looking into the room: "Miss Ye, would you like to have some refreshments first?" Her eyes glanced at the incense burner.

  Ye Zhuo had already sat down beside the aircraft and turned his head to glance at Bi Bo, shaking his head: "No thanks." His expression was cold.

  Ye Zhuo held a deep grudge against Nie Wei Yue, and her cold attitude was nothing out of the ordinary. Bi Bo didn't mind it at all. Seeing that the incense burner was right next to Ye Zhuo, she didn't say anything else, withdrew her body, instructed the kitchen maid to put down the things, turned around and left, even taking the initiative to close the door.

  "Green Wave Girl." Zhao Song heard the sound of the door locking and hastily said, "Don't lock the door, I'll keep an eye on her, Ye Girl won't go out."

  Bi Bo said a few words outside, nothing more than the rules of the game. Zhao Song hadn't spoken yet when Ye Zhuo came out. Using her hand to prop open the door and not letting Bi Bo close it, she coldly said: "Locking me in a room with Master Zhao, what do you want to do? Giving me medicine isn't enough for you? You want to ruin my reputation, right? If you want to lock us up, then go ahead, I won't play along." With that, she prepared to leave.

  "Hey, Ye Niang, I'm just following the rules of the Jade Carving Competition. Ask Zhao Gongzi if it's not true?"

  Ye Zhuo sneered, "Don't try to fool me. In the past, it was because no one was watching that this door was locked. Now there are two people watching, both male and female. You still lock the door, what kind of idea is this? I won't say more to you, anyway, if you want to lock it, then I won't compete."

  Bi Bo hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly said: "Okay, I won't lock it." After finishing speaking, she turned around and left with the kitchen maid.

  "Yè gūniáng, or else let's not close the door at all, just leave it wide open like this." Zhao Song was again infatuated with the jade carving and felt very uneasy upon hearing Yè Zhuó's words.

  "No need, just cover it up, so they won't come one after another to talk about the rules and annoy people." Ye Zhuo shook his head.

  Watching the green waves go far away. Ye Zhuo didn't enter either, and instructed Qingzhu: "Qingzhu, I'm not used to the smell of incense, and I always feel dizzy. Can you take it out and put it on the table outside? Don't affect my carving. If the time is almost up, just remind me."

  "Yes." Qing Zhu replied. He honestly went in and brought out the incense burner, placing it on the table outside.

  Everything was arranged properly, and Ye Zhuo only entered the inside, opening the window. In order not to let Nie Wei Yue discover that she had opened the window to interfere with her plan, she did not open the window all the way, but only opened a gap about one palm wide. The warm spring breeze blew in from the window, blowing onto her face, making people feel a refreshing coolness; Xiang was three or four zhang away from her, and was also blocked by a screen, so no scent could be smelled here. The windowsill was not high off the ground, and as long as she stepped on the small table and climbed up, jumping out would allow her to leave from here. Zhao Song and Qing Zhu were guarding the door. If anything happened to them, Ye Zhuo could only leave from here.

  Yue Zhuo took a look around to make sure everything was in order, then sat down by the window and picked up the jade material in her hand. Although she had no intention of carving, she still had to go through the motions.

  "Prince Zhao, what's wrong?" Qing Zhu's voice suddenly came from outside the screen.

  "I have a bit of a headache." Zhao Song seemed somewhat apologetic.

  "Ah!" Qing Zhu exclaimed softly, "Has your old headache come back again? Otherwise, I'll go call the young lady to send someone over to keep you company and accompany you to see a doctor?"

  "It's okay, just bear with it."

  "Alright...alright then." Qing Zhu saw Zhao Song insisting and didn't say anything more.

  How could it be a headache? Could it be that the incense wasn't an aphrodisiac, but rather a drug to make her dizzy and affect her carving? Ni Wei Yue and Ni Bo Yi wouldn't do something so boring, would they?

  However, how could Qing Zhu say that his old problem recurred? Does Zhao Song have an old problem of headaches? Or is it that Zhao Song and Qing Zhu want to find an excuse to leave, so that the person named Liu Ming can rush in and humiliate her? Otherwise, why would it be so coincidental that Zhao Song falls ill at this juncture?

  Ye furrowed his brow in deep thought.

  It's better to be still than to act rashly; she decided to wait and see, so she cast her gaze once again at the jade material in her hand.

  "Prince Zhao, Prince Zhao, are you alright?" Suddenly, Qing Zhu's panicked voice came from outside.

  "I... I'm fine." Zhao Song seemed to be gritting his teeth.

  Ye Chou hesitated whether to go out and take a look, when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around to see Qing Zhu coming in, with a worried face, saying: "Miss Ye, Master Zhao has fallen ill, I need to help him find a doctor for acupuncture treatment. I'll go call the older sisters to send someone else over, can you please take care of Master Zhao for me?"

  "Wait." Ye Zhuo had countless questions in her mind at this time. She quickly walked out and saw Zhao Song lying on the table, his two hands tightly holding his head, his teeth biting his lower lip, looking very painful. Ye Zhuo didn't care about that much, stretched out her hand and pulled one of Zhao Song's hands over, feeling his pulse. After a while, she put down Zhao Song's hand, raised her eyes to look at Qing Zhu: "Does he often get this illness?" She asked this question, first to confirm her own judgment, secondly to test what kind of reaction Qing Zhu would have.

  Qing Zhu nodded: "Before it was every two or three months, now it's more than once a month."

  "How did you know so clearly? Aren't you a maid of the eldest daughter?" Ye Zhuo asked.

  "I...” Qing Zhu saw Zhao Song's expression ease for a moment, then start to feel uncomfortable again. Her face involuntarily revealed an anxious look. "When Master Zhao entered the mansion, I was once sent by Madam to attend to him for a while. Later, my parents spent money to send me into the Big Girls' Institute, where the monthly allowance is higher."

  From Zhao Song's pulse, it can be seen that he is indeed having a brain disease attack. Although Ye Zhuo's medical skills are not impressive, this point can still be judged. Although she has doubts about Zhao Song and Qing Zhu in her heart, human life is at stake, and she cannot put others' lives at risk for the sake of her plan, blocking Zhao Song from seeking medical attention. She lifted her head to Qing Zhu and said: "Then hurry up and send Master Zhao to see a doctor, as for Miss's place, you don't need to go there, it will waste time and Master Zhao will be in danger. Don't worry, this is my first time coming to this courtyard, I'm not familiar with anywhere or anyone, I want to cheat but no one can help me, and there's nowhere to go."

  Qing Zhu had long since placed her heart on Zhao Song, and now she was worried about his illness. Without saying much more, she picked up Zhao Song's arm and put it over her shoulder, helping him to stand up. In a soft voice, she said: "Young Master Zhao, I'll take you to see the doctor." Fortunately, Zhao Song was not very tall or large, while Qing Zhu was accustomed to doing rough work and had a slightly larger build than ordinary girls. As a result, she was able to support Zhao Song with ease.

  Ye Zhuang hurriedly went to open the door and watched as Qing Zhu supported Zhao Song step by step walking away.

  She sighed, turned around to look at the fragrant smoke that was burning gently, and thought about what to do next. A good plan had been disrupted by Zhao Song's illness. At this moment, she should either extinguish the incense or move it outside the door, lock the door properly, and carefully carve the jade; or use her own body to test the medicine, wait for the effect to take place, and when Liu Ming and others broke in, let Du Nian or Du Wang come out to shout.

  She hesitated for half a day, covered her nose, and was about to move the incense to the door when she suddenly heard an unfamiliar male voice outside, extremely soft, if not for her exceptional hearing, it would be impossible to hear: "Young master, how did you come?"

  "You left a message saying Ye Xiuniang had an accident, I'm worried and came over to take a look. How is she now?"

  Upon hearing this voice, Ye Zhuo's eyebrows furrowed slightly: Du Haoran, how did he come?

  "It should be fine. Zhao Song had a headache earlier and that maid helped him out. Ye Niang is alone inside now."

  Ye Zhuo was about to go out and open the door when a faint knock at the door sounded, followed by Du Haoran's voice outside: "Miss Ye."

  Ye Zhuo opened the door and saw Du Haoran standing at the entrance. He stepped aside slightly: "Come in and talk."

  Du Haoran didn't hesitate either and stepped into the house. Ye Zhuo hesitated for a moment before gently closing the door.

  Du Haoran glanced around the room, then turned back to look inside the screen and walked over to sit down at the table, asking: "What's going on?"

  Ye Zhuo didn't speak, first taking the incense to the inner room and putting it on the windowsill outside before returning to sit down at the table. He turned his gaze to look at him: "I was going to ask you, how did you end up coming? Didn't Autumn Moon explain things clearly to you?"

  Du Haoran shook his head: "I'm leaving. I just came back and saw the note Du Nian left on the table, saying you had something to do and he went to the Biyi Temple. As for what it was about, he didn't say clearly. But I thought you could find me there, called Du Nian over, must be a big deal, I'm worried, so I came to take a look." After finishing speaking, he suddenly wrinkled his nose, stood up abruptly, and his face changed: "Was medicine put in that incense burner just now?!"

  "Yes, it's Miss Nie's handiwork." Ye Zhuo said. Du Haoran could see through her disguise, and identifying the poison shouldn't be difficult for him either.

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