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Madame SHen frowned. She really didn't want anyone to disturb Jin Lan's rest at this time, but after thinking about it, she nodded in agreement: "Let her in." As he said that, he gave a meaningful glance at Wan Ju, who hurriedly put down the tent on her silver hook.

Even though Jin Lan had a suspicious look on his face, he did not stop the Madame SHen from making her decision. She also wanted to see what was going on in the dark.

Hui Xiu lifted the curtain and invited the three ladies in.

Ye Jinxian's face was filled with anxiety, the moment she entered the door, she saw the bed, but she could not see the person inside clearly, not even through the tent. She bowed her head to greet the Madame SHen.

The Madame SHen indifferently nodded her head, and pointed to the small Wugou at her side, telling her to sit down and speak, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong? "

"Mother." Ye Jinxian did not follow her instructions and sat down, but kneeled in front of Madame SHen instead. Her round face was filled with panic and regret, a pair of shiny black eyes had long become as swollen as walnuts, and tears that had not dried once again flowed down her cheeks.

Madame SHen had seen her every move inside the room, it was just that this was Meng Family after all, and it was not likely that Madame Qin would come here at any time, so it was inappropriate for outsiders to see this situation. She then frowned, and let Hui Xiu help her up first.

However, Ye Jinxian pushed away Hui Xiu's hands with all her might and cried in grief: "Mother, it's all my fault, I'm the one who harmed the Second Sister Sis!"

Madame SHen's expression suddenly darkened, and she slowly asked: "What's going on?"

Ye Jinxian choked with sobs as she told them everything that had happened. Basically, it was as Hui Xiu and Wan Ju had said, but she only told them a few more details they did not notice. For example, the cold feeling of her ankle moving around, as well as the fact that she had accidentally flung her hand away like a snake, causing a great wave to fall into the water, all of these were told without any concealment.

"So there are snakes on that ship?" The Madame SHen looked at Hui Xiu suspiciously. It was clear that she did not believe in this.

Hui Xiu immediately shook his head and said that she did not see any snakes, before she brought up what Lan Xiang had said before. This way, Ye Jinxian was at a loss of what to say. She knelt on the ground and sobbed softly. Her little head was shaking as she muttered, "Mother, there really is a snake. I am not lying."

Jin Lan laid inside the tent, and through the tent, he could just make out Ye Jinxian's blurry outline. He did not expect her to confess everything, which made his tensed heart loosen a little. It was just that there were people taking care of every flower and blade of grass in the Ye Mansion, not to mention a family like the Meng Mansion. With such a large Pitiful Lotus Lake, Young Master and the girls would often step foot in and play.

However, there was always a chance, if it was really as Ye Jinxian said, then the Meng Mansion would not be as gentle as it seemed on the surface.

Since even Jin Lan could think of such a thing, the Madame SHen naturally wouldn't ignore it. However, thinking about the fact that Ye Jinwei was still on the ship, her expression immediately darkened. His eyes that looked at Ye Jinxian flickered a little, his face looked a little better, "Get up first, I will personally ask Madam Meng about this matter." After she said that, she looked at Hui Xiu, "Bring some water to help the three ladies wash their faces."

"Yes." Hui Xiu replied and left.

After tidying things up for a bit, Ye Jinxian's face finally regained some peace. She looked at the corner of her mouth which was curling up slightly, wanting to say something, but she hesitated. After a moment, she still lowered her head and bowed towards Madame SHen, and softly retreated.

The Madame SHen was silent for a moment, then sent Hui Xiu and Wan Ju out to guard the place, she personally lifted up the tent and hung it on the hook, then looked at the clear and bright light in Jin Lan's eyes and suddenly asked: "Lan Er, what do you think?"

Jin Lan placed his hand on the back of Madame SHen's hand. With bright eyes, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up. "Mother, third sister is most afraid of snakes." Whether it was a real or fake snake, none of them were important. The only thing that was important was that Ye Jinxian was afraid of snakes.

Madame SHen nodded her head, as if she approved, but her eyes were mixed with a complex emotion that was hard to describe. Looking back at Meng Ruhan, she could see that she was still as young as a flower and she could laugh as she liked, but her daughter was still living in the midst of her scheming and scheming, one step at a time.

When Jin Lan saw Madame SHen's frown, he couldn't help but reach out to touch it, "Mother, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine." She pursed her lips into a smile, removed Jinlan's white and tender fingertip, and said gently: "I'm thinking, after drinking the medicine, we'll return to our residence. I'm afraid your body can't blow the wind, it's fine if you don't even go to the Flower Viewing Banquet."

Return to the residence? Jin Lan was startled, then shook his head: "Actually it's not as serious as Imperial Physician Situ said. After drinking the Jiang Tang's sweat, it's already much more comfortable now."

This time, the people invited by the Meng Mansion were all the top-notch wives, so the matter of and her falling into the water could definitely not be concealed. If she were to leave without even showing her face, it was unknown what kind of words would come out from the Yangzhou City tomorrow. Three people becoming tigers, if she was the only one, then it would be fine too, but what she was afraid of was going to drag everything down to the Ye Family and rules and upbringing. In that case, she would not be the only one to be unlucky, and Madame SHen would definitely be affected as well.

This was the same reasoning as when she first entered the Palace for worrying that Ye Jinwei's actions and words might be inappropriate.

Therefore, even at the end of her tether, she had to grit her teeth and pretend as if nothing had happened as she strolled around in front of the ladies.

Madame SHen didn't agree, but she couldn't change the situation. In the end, she compromised, so she went to Madame Qin and took a weasel that was a bit thicker and put it on her.

With the white crescent edge of the satin dress, her skin reddened a little. After drinking the medicine, the coldness of her body gradually receded. She raised her head to look at Madame SHen and said with a waxy smile, "This group of people is probably in the chrysanthemum garden.

Seeing that her complexion was better than before, Madame SHen nodded and stood up, then asked Hui Xiu to go to the side room to call Ye Jinwei and Ye Jinxian over, they both went to the chrysanthemum garden. She did not expect Hui Xiu to hurry over, but she only brought him back, "First Miss has already gone to the chrysanthemum garden."

Madame SHen's expression immediately became ugly. By doing this, Ye Jinwei was slapping her in the face.

"Mother, the big sister and the Sister Ruhan were fated, perhaps the Sister Ruhan called her over." Jin Lan smiled slightly. Other than Meng Ruhan, no one else knew anyone else in the mansion, so she definitely wouldn't, and wouldn't dare to go over there. The only possibility was that she was sticking by Meng Ruhan's side, but it was unknown whether Meng Ruhan would care about her or not.

Under the guidance of the Meng Mansion servant girls who were specially guarding the courtyard and waiting for orders, they slowly walked towards the chrysanthemum garden. Fortunately, the courtyard they had chosen when they first arrived at the shore wasn't too far away from the chrysanthemum garden, so when they arrived, the sun had just set. At this time, other than Madame Qin and the various ladies, the other girls did not see anyone else in the chrysanthemum garden.

The Madame SHen was the first to walk over. Jin Lan and Ye Jinxian followed behind her, paying their respects to the various wives one by one. Meng Family and Ye Family were prominent families among the people, so the people who were invited naturally wouldn't be any worse. The ladies present today were all first-class ladies, but other than Ruan Ruan, their ranks were lower than Madame SHen and Madame Qin. Everyone knew that Jin Lan and Meng Ruhan had fallen into the water, and upon seeing her, they couldn't help but ask about her.

Look at that little face. I'm afraid it's scary, but a doctor?" "Although it wasn't cold in the early autumn, the lake water was still cold after all. It would be better to drink more of that ginger soup to dispel the cold." The one who spoke was a lady wearing a purple silk dress with a sunset glow. She was currently holding Jin Lan's hand and scrutinizing him closely. She had a smile on her face and looked very friendly.

After thinking for a moment, she took off her bracelet, which was inlaid with blue and white glass beads, and placed it around Jin Lan's wrist. "I don't know what this lady likes, but this bracelet is not anything precious. This lady is wearing it, right?" After saying that, he smiled and sized Ye Jinxian up from the side. He also removed a bracelet from his other hand, but it was a normal gold-plated jade bracelet.

"Jin Lan, Jinxian, quick, thank you Madam Lu." The Madame SHen said with a smile.

The two of them quickly bent their knees in greeting. "Thank you, Madam Lu."

Seeing Madame SHen's actions, the smile on Madam Lu's face deepened, "They are all painful ladies."

Isn't that so? Look at me, I like it a lot. " Just as Jin Lan stood up, he was pulled over by another lady. A smile hung on her face as well, but it was different from Madam Lu's. There was a faint hint of disdain. After a while, he sighed and said, "It's a pity that this body is a little thin. I don't know how much suffering this fall is going to bring about." As he said this, he raised his head to look at Lady Shen. "I have some precious toad ointment from the palace that nourishes and nourishes people. Send some to the mansion later.

The Toad Ointment was also known as the Snow Toad Ointment, and it was a nourishing saint product. Ordinary quality items were extremely rare, let alone rare ones, which only the nobles of the palace could enjoy. It was obvious that the madame was using such a rare item to show off her illustrious family background.

Madame SHen's face darkened, but immediately recovered back. She smiled and said: "Lan Er is still young, after recuperating for a while she is fully recovered, this kind of rare item, how can I let her enjoy it, I'll just leave it for Lady Zhao. Speaking of which, it's said that this toad toad ointment can nourish women's faces, and we ordinary people can't even beg for it. I'm truly envious of Lady Zhao. "

Ruan Shi was the oldest of all the madams. Although she was normally well preserved, she had never shown mercy, and more or less left a few scars on her face. To Ruan Ran, this was a fatal weakness, and normally, no one would even dare mention it.

She could not be compared to Madame SHen who was well-educated, and her face turned ugly on the spot. With a cold snort, she turned around and left.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Madame Qin hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "If you have this kind of good stuff, I would rather be thick-skinned enough to ask for a taste. At that time, you better not hide it, I'm not going to comply."

Jin Lan pursed her lips, suppressing the laughter that was on the verge of bursting out. Madame Qin was indeed an astute and exquisite person, whatever she said would seem to be of some interest, and would make people feel angry.

The Madame SHen brought Jin Lan and Ye Jinxian to walk around. She did not recognize many people and received a lot of gifts, but she did not see Meng Ruhan around. The Flower Lover Banquet was divided into two sections. The first was a feast for the ladies, while the other was in the Half Moon Pavilion on the right.

Seeing the color of the sky, when it was about time for the banquet to begin, the Madame Qin let Qing Yu bring Jin Lan and Ye Jinxian to the Half Moon Pavilion.