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  Li Mingyu put down his teacup, furrowed his brow and said: "Where did Yurong go? Why hasn't she come back yet? Baixue, go take a look."

  "Yes!" Bai Hui responded and went out, putting down the curtain, looking at the empty courtyard, silently sighing with sorrow. Time was running out, if she missed this opportunity, she would have to regret it for the rest of her life. It didn't matter that Second Young Master didn't like her, she just hoped to be able to stay, even if it meant occasionally catching a glimpse of Second Young Master's face.

  Bai Hui returned to the house, calculating the time when the medicine would take effect.

  The second young master was no longer in the bright hall, and Bai Hui looked around both sides, seeing that the cloud curtain of the bed in the inner room had been let down, and the second young master's boots were still lying on the floor in front of the bed... Her heart suddenly accelerated, like hundreds of small drums beating wildly, her hands and feet felt cold, but her palms were secretly sweating. She took a deep breath, constantly telling herself that this opportunity was hard to come by, as long as she walked over, walking over would allow her to stay...

  Bai Hui closed the door, not locking it, and slowly walked to the bedside. Standing in front of the bed, she gazed at the back of the figure lying on the bed, whispering: "Second Master, don't hate me, I'm also helpless, I never thought of leaving you, if I had to leave, it's better for me to die... Second Master, please forgive me for my foolish loyalty..."

  Bai Hui bit her lower lip tightly, her hands trembling non-stop, she tried to undo the buckle several times but couldn't, gritting her teeth, she simply tore off the button, at this point, there was no turning back.

  Her clothes slipped down, the cloud curtain opened lightly, and Bai Hui was suddenly stunned. She lifted up the quilt to take a look, but instead of Second Young Master, there were two big pillows... Where did Second Young Master go? Before she could react, she heard a "bang" as the door was kicked open.

  Bai Hui was flustered and pulled over the quilt, this wasn't part of the plan, why wasn't Second Young Master here?

  The mosquito net was lifted, and Bai Hui covered her head with the quilt, not daring to look up. She knew that the plan had failed, and what awaited her she didn't dare think about. Her heart kept sinking, falling into an endless abyss.

  Gui's face turned iron-green as she stared at Bai Hui, whose clothes were disheveled. She couldn't help but grit her teeth and said with a pained expression: "Bai Hui, you've gone mad!"

  "Zhaoshu, Sun Ma, take a look at her and dress her properly, then bring her to the east wing." Guishu ordered coldly, also giving them a meaningful glance. The two nodded in understanding.

  She hastily put on her clothes, the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. Afraid of seeing Master's disdainful gaze, afraid that Master would drive her out or sell her... She had just opened her mouth when Aunt Zhao pinched her chin and stuffed a handkerchief into her mouth.

  "Now thinking about it is too late." Zhao Shu said bluntly.

  In the east wing, Li Mingyun's expression was stern and his eyes were cold as he looked at Bai Hui kneeling on the ground, unable to express the pain and disgust in his heart.

  "What I was most worried about has happened... didn't disappoint me at all..." Li Mingyu almost spat out these words from between his teeth.

  Bai Hui's face was ashen, her eyes brimming with tears, and she said sorrowfully: "I was momentarily confused..."

  "Is it just a coincidence? Why did the mistress suddenly stay on the mountain due to illness today? Why is there not a single person in the courtyard today? Why tell me about the second young lady taking medicine? Why was there something that shouldn't be in that cup of tea? Do I need to be told that all this is just a coincidence? Such a complex plan, can it be accomplished by one person's power? Am I, Young Master Li, an idiot?" Li Mingyun was extremely angry.

  Bai Hui dumb mouth speechless continuous falling tears.

  "Second Mistress doesn't like incense, so the house never burns incense sticks. But it seems they were lit to cover up the smell of the tea! However, you underestimate me, Young Master. I've been drinking Bi Luo Chun for over a decade, and no matter if something's been added or if it's pre-rain or post-rain tea, even old tea that's been stored for a long time, I can still tell the difference. I was giving them chances, hoping they would stop before things went too far, but they did it anyway... Fine, fine... For their own desires, they actually want to trap me in an unjust and unrighteous situation, completely destroying the affection I had for that person. Bai Hui, you really disappoint me."

  Bai Hui fell to the ground, Second Master knew everything, but she still pretended to be clever like a fool.

  "This house can't stay here anymore, and I don't want to harm the Xu family either... " Li Mingyu gave Zhou Ma a glance.

  "No, Second Master, please don't drive me away. I won't dare to do it again. I'll definitely listen to your words and behave myself from now on... " Bai Hui crawled up to the Second Master's feet, grasping his hem and crying out in entreaty.

  Zhou Ma and Gui Sao pulled her forward, Bai Hui grasped Second Master's hem tightly: "Second Master, spare this servant just this once! Second Master, even if this servant has erred, please consider the many years of service to Young Master and spare this servant just this once..."

  "There's still face to mention, Second Master has been very kind to you, if it were another master, you would have been dragged out and beaten to death." Zhou Ma scolded: "It's not that I don't know how the mistress treats the young master, but actually joining forces with the mistress to scheme against the young master, what's the difference between her and those who want to harm the young master?" Zhou Ma was thinking about it and felt chills all over. When she was being held back by the account room and couldn't escape, she felt something was fishy. If it weren't for Dongzi rushing to tell her that Yu Rong was missing and dragging her out, she wouldn't have known that such a big thing would happen in just a short while. Now Yu Rong still hasn't been found, Wen Shan went to help Jin Xiu and the others get out of trouble but hasn't come back yet, no one knows what's going on over there. The more she thinks about it, the more she hates Bai Hui.

  "I didn't mean to harm Young Master, I just really like Young Master..." Bai Hui cried out in defense.

  "Ugh! Bai Hui, you can't be so shameless as a person. Do you think the mistress is helping? Don't even use your brain, why would the mistress want to help? If we succeed in our plan today, it won't just be about Second Master marrying a concubine. Not to mention how sad Second Mistress will be, but the mistress will definitely spread rumors outside and ruin Second Master's reputation." Gu Jie also couldn't listen anymore: "Being liked by someone so shameless is not good luck, it's bad luck."

  Li Mingyun's face was as cold as ice: "The master-slave relationship has been exhausted, and from now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Take care of yourself!"

  "If Master insists on driving me away, I'll dash my head to death right here."

  Li Mingyu looked down on her with a cold gaze: "If you insist on seeking death, I won't stop you. Everyone saw what happened today. If the authorities ask, I'll just tell them the truth. I, Li Mingyu, have done nothing wrong and am not afraid of being slandered or threatened."

  Her face was as pale as dead ashes. She knew Second Master's temperament clearly, either he wouldn't say anything or if he did, he would mean it and put it into action. She had thoroughly failed, even the last bit of fantasy had been shattered. For a moment, she was at a loss, her heart aching without knowing why, it was all over, everything was over.

  Zhou's mother took advantage of Bai Hui's distraction and pried open her hand, Li Mingyun broke free and strode away with a flick of his sleeve.

  "Second Master..." Bai Hui cried out in a hoarse voice.

  "Bai Hui, heaven can forgive the unforgivable, but self-inflicted harm cannot be forgiven. Now that things have come to this point, regret is also too late. The second young master left a message, and you will be sent out of the mansion immediately. If you want to make a living on your own, the second young master will give you 300 taels of silver. But if you want to seek death, then please leave far away. You keep saying you like the second young master, but there's no such thing as this kind of liking in the world. You've already almost ruined the second young master's reputation, so don't add more trouble for him." Zhou Ma said coldly.

  Bai Hui fell to the ground and wailed, yes, she regretted it, regretting that she wished she could die immediately, but it was too late, Second Master would no longer forgive her.

  Li Mingyun went out of the east wing and immediately went to the kitchen.

  In the kitchen, with Wen Shan's addition, several women were no match for him. Deng Mama quickly called over a few servants to assist, and today, anyone who came to Lu Xia Zhai would have to stay there.

  When Li Mingyun arrived at the kitchen, he saw a group of people surrounding Wen Shan and beating him up. Wen Shan fought back with all his might, but the other side had more people and was overwhelming, so he ended up getting hit several times, his eyes were swollen, and Jin Xiu was even worse off, her hair was disheveled from being pulled, her clothes were torn, and everyone's face had scratch marks. Li Mingyun's anger ignited, and he shouted loudly: "All of you, stop!"

  The people who had come to beat him up, with their arrogant and overbearing attitude, were suddenly scared off by Second Master's loud shout, and they immediately stopped in their tracks, each one becoming nervous and uneasy.

  Deng's mother hid in the room and heard Er Ye's voice, also startled. Wasn't it said that Er Ye wouldn't be able to come out today? How did he end up running into the kitchen?

  Jin Xiu and others saw the second young master and suddenly cried with grievance: "Second Young Master..."

  Li Mingyun said in a low voice: "Don't cry."

  Jin Xiu and others hastily wiped away their tears, pursing their lips and forcing themselves to hold back the grievances in their hearts.

  Li Mingyun's stern gaze swept across the crowd, and those with guilty consciences immediately lowered their heads. The few women who had stirred up trouble took two steps back in fear. Finally, Li Mingyun's gaze fell on Wenli: "I heard that this matter started because of you. Tell me the truth about what happened. If it was your fault, I will punish you severely without mercy. But if someone is taking advantage of my power to cause trouble and stir up unnecessary conflicts with Luoxiazhai... then I won't be polite either."

  Wen Li, encouraged, pointed at a woman and said: "It was her, Qi Shu, I was originally fine in the Luoxia Cottage. She came to the Luoxia Cottage saying that the mansion had newly purchased swallow's nest and asked me to follow her to get it. I followed her here, and then she said she had something to attend to, and the thing was in the third compartment of the cabinet, asking me to take it myself. I didn't suspect anything and went to take it. As soon as I opened the cabinet, Wang Shu came in and said I was stealing things, grabbed me and hit me. I explained to her but she wouldn't listen, and even called a group of people to beat me up. Later, Yunying and Jinxiu sisters rushed over, they also didn't say anything, just grabbed and hit me."

  Qie Sao loudly said: "I asked you to take the swallow nest in the second grid, but instead, seeing Wang Sao's silver in the cabinet, you thought of taking it by the way."

  Wen Li said: "Obviously, it's about the third grid."

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