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After all, Mama Shang was someone from the palace, so how could Jin Lan not see through her? With just a few words, she was able to confirm that this girl definitely disliked Shang Jing. He didn't say anything else and just said blandly, "It is not something that can be learnt overnight. Since you are not feeling well, wait until you are well enough to learn it."

Jin Lan looked at the expressionless Mama Shang. Even though she knew that she was weak, she did not change her mind. Her heart sank, but a weak smile appeared on her face. "Then I'll have to trouble Mama Shang." She slightly raised her head and looked at Mama Tang beside her, "Have you arranged the rooms in Mama Shang?"

Mama Tang smiled and replied: "Everything has been arranged, it will be in the west wing's rooms."

Lan Garden had a total of five rooms, and they all had an extremely good layout. In front was the Side Chamber, and in the center was Jin Lan's room, followed by the east, west, and east rooms. Usually, the East Wing would be used as a guest and a place for banquets. The west wing was separated from the front and back, with the larger front, where Mama Tang, Bi He, Wan Ju and the rest lived. Behind them, there was Mu Lan, and Wen Zhu's residence. As for Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Zhou, they lived in a small room behind the main house.

Now that the Mama Shang had arrived, and the people from the palace were also here, and their identities were different after all. Thus, the Mama Tang tidied up the space that had been vacated, and set up some personal belongings to serve as the resting place for the Mama Shang. However, that place was located in the middle of the rooms between the Mama Tang and Bi He.

Jin Lan was very satisfied with the arrangements made by the Mama Tang, so he said to the Mama Shang: "Mama, I'll let Wan Ju accompany you to the house to take a look. If you need anything more, just talk to Wan Ju."

Mama Shang got up, calmly squatted down and gave Jin Lan a blessing: "Yes."

Jin Lan watched Wan Ju lead the Mama Shang out of the door, then stopped smiling. With her previous performance, if it was just an ordinary Mama, she would have most likely retreated, but this Mama Shang still remained as unmoving as a mountain. It was clear that she would do her best in this matter.

This was enough to prove that she knew about Shang Jing and even the Old Ancestor's plans!

"Mama." The color in Jin Lan's eyes changed, "Have the kitchens serve more dishes tonight to welcome the wind for Mama Shang."

Mama Tang nodded her head, "I have already instructed them to do so. Lady, there is no need to worry." She continued to laugh, "The old lady really loves the young lady dearly. With this Mama Shang, everyone will have a good impression of the young lady in the future."

Looking at Mama Tang's happy expression, Jin Lan couldn't help but laugh bitterly in her heart. If she hadn't known about the twists and turns within it, she would probably be the same as the Mama Tang, thinking that it was her grandmother's favor and feeling endless gratitude. Even though she couldn't remember much of it, she knew that all of this was just the result of the poison in the honey.

Compared to Jin Lan's gloom, Madame SHen was a little more polite to Mama Shang. Thinking about it, she and Mama Tang shared the same thought, thinking that this matter was beneficial to Jin Lan.

Although the Mama Shang would only be taught after Jin Lan had fully recovered, he still had to take into account Shang Jing's time. Thus, he would pay more attention to Jin Lan's usual actions and speech, and would correct him whenever necessary. Mama Tang, Wan Ju and the others were naturally happy to see it happen, causing Jin Lan to feel extremely vexed.

It was noon today, and after just finishing their lunch, Mama Shang was called over to the Jiayu Hall. Just as she was about to leave, Mu Lan lifted the curtain and entered, "Miss, the third lady is here."

Jin Lan was leaning on the bed and reading a book, and upon hearing Mu Lan's words, he shifted a little and said softly, "Invite her in."

Ever since Ye Jinwei moved to the Tranquil Heart Residence, the smile on her face grew wider and wider, and he often came to the Lan Garden to talk with her. However, after the Mama Shang came, he did not visit.

Ye Jinxian followed Mu Lan into the house, and upon seeing Jin Lan, bowed: "Second Sister Sis."

The corner of Jin Lan's mouth held a smile. After asking Mu Lan to serve tea, she softly said to her: "How come you're free to come to my place today?"

Ye Jinxian smiled sweetly as she sat on the small platform beside the bed. "When I was in the garden just now, I saw Pin Yue walking past Mama Shang and Grandmother's room. I thought that it had been a while since I last came to visit Big Sister, so I came over to take a seat."

Hearing that, the smile on Jin Lan's face deepened. "You also know that you haven't come to see me in days?" "I'm afraid that you have already tired of eating the snacks here and are unwilling to come again?"

"What did sister say?" Ye Jinwei pouted, "In this mansion, only Lan Garden can eat delicious snacks, if not for... I'm willing to move in here. "

"Alright, that's why you wanted to move over for a snack. You heartless little thing. It's fortunate that I'm usually so good to you." Jin Lan covered her mouth and laughed, Ye Jinxian had once came across a Mama Shang, and because of her gluttony, he got beaten up. From then on, he was afraid of this stubborn Mama, so long as he saw her figure, she would definitely avoid her.

Ye Jinxian stuck out her tongue, "Who asked big sister to plant such a huge ice mountain inside the house." She looked left and right, her expression one of lingering fear.

"Who did you learn to talk like that? Be careful that the Mama Shang knows, I'll teach you a lesson." Jin Lan looked like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she was right, the Mama Shang looked at the sky with a straight face, and didn't smile at all.

Ye Jinxian shrunk her neck, and immediately shook Jin Lan's sleeve, saying in a spoiled manner: "Good older sister, you must not tell Mama Shang, if she finds out, then I really won't be able to eat Lan Garden's snacks anymore."

Mu Lan carried the tea in, and seeing Ye Jinxian sway the Jin Lan, she hurriedly said: "Third Miss, our lady already has a headache when she wakes up. If you continue shaking, I'm afraid you won't be able to take it."

Hearing that, Ye Jinxian immediately let go of her hands, her bright eyes filled with regret: "I'm sorry, I don't know, is elder sister okay?"

Jin Lan shook her head, and joked: "Just say it in such a serious manner, Mu Lan, don't scare the three misses, what if she doesn't dare to come from now on, our dim sum would be spoiled, right?"

Mu Lan pursed his lips into a smile, agreed and retreated to the side to wait upon them after the tea was served.

Ye Jinxian carefully studied Jin Lan, seeing that she was really fine, she heaved a sigh of relief and picked up the teacup with the yellow pear grass stripes. Just as she was about to drink the tea, he stopped and thought for a moment, then decided to put down the teacup and took out a brocade handkerchief from her sleeves, "I almost forgot, I brought something good for elder sister."

Jin Lan swept a glance at the handkerchief in her hand. "What's that?"

Ye Jinxian opened the handkerchief and said: "A few days ago, the Bai Clan sent an invitation to admire the flowers. Since Big Sister was ill and did not go, Mother allowed me to go.

The last layer of the light green handkerchief was removed, separated by two dark, dried tea grains.

Jin Lan's pupils contracted. Wasn't this the tea that Meng Ruhan brought with him last time? How could Ye Jinxian have such a thing?

Ye Jinxian didn't notice the strangeness of Jin Lan, and said to herself: "When this tea grain is soaked, it becomes different, to actually be able to grow a flower."

Jin Lan forced herself to calm down. She revealed a faint smile. "Since there's such a rare item, I'll have to broaden my horizons." Then, she instructed Mu Lan to bring some hot water.

Ye Jinxian took one of them. Sure enough, like what Meng Ruhan brought, it blossomed with a fresh flower, but Meng Ruhan's was a peony, and this one was a chrysanthemum flower.

Jin Lan only took a glance before shifting his gaze, his gaze landing on Ye Jinxian who was closely staring at the teacup with a smile plastered all over her face, "This is truly extraordinary, I wonder where little sister obtained this from?"

Ye Jinxian smiled sweetly, "It was when I was admiring the flowers in the Bai Clan, Big Sister Yifei gave it to everyone, and they all got it, it's a pity that Big Sister did not go."

"So that's the case. It's quite a pity then." That day, Meng Ruhan had said before that only she and Zhao Qianrong could get some of these tea grains. The others didn't have any, but now Ye Jinxian had said that everyone had a share.

One of the two must be lying, but Meng Ruhan would never lie to her, so she had no reason to.

"Elder sister? Are you not feeling well? "His face is so ugly." Ye Jinxian raised her head, only to realize that Jin Lan was staring at him in a daze, his expression extremely ugly.

Jin Lan came back to his senses. He reached out his hand to touch his cheek and smiled. "It's fine. Maybe I'm tired."

As she was speaking, the Mama Shang lifted the curtain and came in. When she saw Ye Jinxian, she was startled for a moment, then swept her gaze across the teas on the table, and couldn't help but sullen, "Young lady has just eaten lunch, and has eaten all these, I'm afraid you're about to accumulate food soon."

The moment Ye Jinxian saw Mama Shang, her smile froze and she quickly got up to take her leave.

Looking at how Ye Jinxian was fleeing, Jin Lan couldn't smile at all. She waved her hand for Mu Lan to take the tea and food away, then looked at Mama Shang, "Although the Almond Scroll is delicious, it's too sweet."

Second Miss did not like to eat sweet food, so it was not a secret in the palace. Naturally, Mama Shang was clear of this, and her expression relaxed a bit, but she maintained a straight face and said: "Miss should rest for a bit, after I'm done here, I will have to go to the mansion to help you pulse."

Jin Lan's eyes flashed as he looked at Mama Shang. Laughing lightly, he said, "I was planning to take a short rest anyway, it's just a coincidence that third sister came over." With that, he laid down, his back facing Mama Shang.

Mama Shang looked at Jin Lan's back, suddenly sighed, and turned to leave.

Hearing the rustling of the curtain, Jin Lan's closed eyes instantly opened, and they were filled with complex emotions.

Why did Ye Jinxian lie? And where did she get the tea from? According to what Meng Ruhan had said, other than her, Bai Yifei had only given it to Zhao Qianrong.

Meng Ruhan probably did not even give sher the tea. Otherwise, he would not have mentioned it to her that day.

Could it be Zhao Qianrong?

Jin Lan couldn't help but roll over.

But with Zhao Qianrong's personality, it shouldn't be possible for him to be on good terms with Ye Jinxian.

If not for Zhao Qianrong, only Bai Yifei would be left.

She frowned, and Bai Yifei's pure smile appeared in front of her.

When Ye Jinxian got the tea grains, no one else should have known. If she was worried that the rest of the girls would feel resentful, she wouldn't have hidden the fact that Meng Ruhan also got the tea grains from him.

Jin Lan laid on his bed and tossed and turned. His mind was in a mess, and no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out the reason, until his eyes started to tear, and just as he was about to fall asleep, Mama Tang entered his room, "Miss, Imperial Physician Situ is here."