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After chatting with Mama Shang for half the night, Jin Lan finally laid on the bed. Only by tossing and turning it was difficult to fall asleep, the old ancestor's shrewd smile would occasionally flash in his mind, and then, Li Yingluo's unruly look. There was also Bai Yifei's light smile, which contained a deeper meaning, and even that seemingly weak, yet powerful arm in the hot spring …

All sorts of strange things kept repeating in her mind until the sky gradually turned white. Only then did she fall asleep.

Ever since they left for the Palace and Residence, Jin Lan had been on guard, alert that Princess Ming Xin had come to "seek justice" for Li Yingluo. However, after ten days passed, there was not a single sound from the manor. Even the Old Ancestor only ordered for her to rest up.

Although she had an idea in mind, and used Li Yingluo's actions to cause her to fall into the spring of warmth in front of the Old Ancestor, it was for this result. However, the astute and astute Old Ancestor did not seem to have any doubts. This caused her to feel some doubts in her heart.

He didn't know what was going on, but as Jin Lan thought about it, someone came knocking.

"Miss, Lady Jinyu is here."

Jin Lan was resting on the warm brick bed, and upon hearing Bi He's call, he suddenly opened his eyes. Wan Ju, who was guarding by the side, immediately helped her up when she saw that she had woken up, and said loudly: "Invite Lady Jin Yu in."

Bi He pulled up the curtain and welcomed Ye Jinyu inside.

"Sister Yu." Jin Lan's body was draped with a dress the color of lotus roots makeup. Just as he was about to get off the brick bed to welcome her, he was stopped by Ye Jinyu who walked over quickly.

"Little sister Lan, it's good that you're lying down. Be careful and don't catch a cold."

"In the past few days, after eating Old Doctor Hua's prescription, I feel that I have become a lot more nimble. Perhaps in another two days, I will be able to recover completely."

She could not stay sick. As the days passed and the Ancestor's birthday approached, her body must also gradually recover. Otherwise, the Old Ancestor might use this as an excuse to have her stay in the capital to recuperate.

Seeing that, Ye Jinyu did not try to stop her, and returned the greeting, followed by the two of them sitting on the warm brick bed. She held Jin Lan's hand and scrutinized it for a moment before smiling. "Look at your face. It's indeed redder now. Old Doctor Hua's medical skills are indeed exceptional."

Jin Lan's eyes flickered, speaking to Ye Jinyu, she never needed to think twice, but if she were to speak slightly, she would understand the meaning of his words, the smile in her eyes became even deeper, and she turned to the side, "Bi He, go brew a pot of good tea."

"Yes." Bi He quickly swept her eyes across Jin Lan and Ye Jinyu, bowed her head, and responded in a low voice, then quietly left the room.

Ever since the matter with the Imperial Physician Wang, she had very rarely left Bi He in her room to serve him. Even if it was night time, it was only when the two of them took turns to replace him.

"Sister Lan, are you curious why I chose to pay a visit today?" After Bi He served tea, and was then sent out by Jin Lan for some reason, Ye Jinyu finally spoke up with a smile.

To think that Ye Jinyu would open her mouth like that, Jin Lan was startled, then laughed: "Didn't Sister Yu come to visit me? As long as big sister is willing, I will definitely be eager for you to come every day. "

Ye Jinyu smiled faintly as she lifted up the cup of tea. With a slight flutter of her nose, a mellow fragrance spread out to her heart and soul, she lightly shook her cup of clear tea and said: "The ancestor's birthday is coming up in a few days. Now, all the sisters are discussing what kind of congratulatory gift should be given to the ancestor."

A congratulatory gift? Jin Lan frowned. The wedding gifts they had brought were basically all prepared in their own residences. Furthermore, the gifts had been prepared and passed into the hands of the Old Ancestor. Why was the birthday present being brought up again now?

Sister Fang said that she wanted to give him the 'Classic of the Fa Hua' that she had personally embroidered. Sister Yan was from the 'Nine-Nine Longevity Stars Atlas', and Sister Wei was good at playing zither and Sister Yue was good at dancing. Ye Jinyu took a sip of his tea, and said without thinking much of it: "But I thought that only my younger sister's gift was most suitable for the Old Ancestor's heart."

His birthday present? Jin Lan was startled. She couldn't wait to hide far away these days. If she wasn't worried every day, she wouldn't have the time to prepare a birthday present.

Furthermore, no one had come to the Lotus Root branch to speak to her before this matter. Even Ye Jinwei had already thought of a plan, but she had nothing in hand …

Ye Jinyu looked at Jin Lan's tightly knitted eyebrows in interest. "Little Sister Lan, are you blaming me for not letting you know in advance?"

"Elder sister, you're overthinking it." Jin Lan shook his head. If Ye Jinyu was truly not willing to talk to her, then why did she come all the way here? She decided to wait until the day of the Old Ancestor's birthday and watch him make a joke of herself.

Looking at how Jin Lan was deep in thought, Ye Jinyu stopped smiling and said: "In fact, I only got the letter last night. I need to prepare myself."

She deliberately acted in a completely unrelated manner, just so that she could see Jin Lan's reaction. If Jin Lan was confused or could not see through her plan, then this trip would truly be considered as one where she came to visit. After all, she could not take the initiative to participate in that matter.

Seeing her suddenly become serious, Jin Lan's heart was moved. With Ye Jinyu's character, she would rarely shoot without a reason, so this letter definitely was not just a birthday present.

After pondering for a long time, her eyes gradually lit up, and raised her head to look at Ye Jinyu, "Elder sister, you said just now that my birthday present is the most suitable for the old ancestor, what is the explanation of this?"

Although Ye Jinyu looked calm, Jin Lan thought deeply, his heart was in turmoil. Seeing that she had finally found the right answer, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief, "Little sister Lan, don't blame me for this, this matter is extremely important, I have no choice but to be cautious."

Pausing, she continued: "You have just arrived in the capital, and are well versed in Lotus Root, so naturally you are not clear about the situation outside. However, in the past few days, the capital had been bustling with noise and excitement. Miss from Ye Family. "

With that, she deliberately stopped and waited for Jin Lan to react.

"Sister Yu." Jin Lan was silent for a moment before he forced out a smile. With a hoarse voice, he said, "Please continue." She already had an answer in her heart, but she still held onto a glimmer of hope.

A trace of pity flashed past Ye Jinyu's eyes, "Rumors have it that three people became tigers and the people formed a forest. Now that word has spread, they have become the Fourth Prince and the Ye Family lady … Love each other and accept each other's wishes. "

Following the proverbs of the market, it was hard to avoid her mouth turning agape. Her blushing face slightly nodded, and then she quickly moved on to the other side, "It was said that the rumors were originally spread from the palace and only said that Lady Ye Family had lost her footing and fell into the water. Fourth Prince had risked her life to save her, but for some reason, they spread like this later on. Even if the name of the woman in Ye Family was not mentioned, there is a high chance that the Old Ancestor was secretly watching her after he entered the palace.

So it was like this!

Sweat slowly seeped out of Jin Lan's palms, but his heart felt waves of coldness. With a pale face, she got up and gave Ye Jinyu a deep blessing.

Ye Jinyu immediately helped her up, and said with a strange tone: "Little sister Lan, what are you doing? Since we're all sisters, and you're sick, it's only right that I come to see you.

Jin Lan understood that Ye Jinyu did not want to involve herself too much in this matter. After all, this matter had a high possibility of being related to the Old Ancestor. However, Jin Lan was already extremely grateful that she was able to deliver the letter.

Ye Jinyu wanted to stay a little longer, so she chatted with Jin Lan about the sisters and revealed some of Ye Jinwei's recent situation. "Sister Wei and Sister Yue are fated to be together, and the two of them going in and out together these few days is more intimate than anyone else. Little Sister Yan is also together often.

Jin Lan only smiled faintly when she heard this. She had never underestimated Ye Jinwei. In her previous life, it wasn't easy for her to hide her jealous heart under the illusion of a deep sisterly love.

In this life, the reason why she could make the mother and daughter suffer so easily was solely because of the coincidence of her previous life and the fact that Ye Jinwei had not fully matured in this life. However, it should be more than enough to deal with the other ladies of Ye Family.

Furthermore, now that she was unable to take care of herself, as long as it was Ye Jinwei, she did not have any extra thoughts to worry about. Fortunately, they had all come for the sake of making a name for themselves on the birthday banquet, so they did not need to find trouble with the Lotus Root for the time being.

After chatting for a while, Ye Jinyu got up and took her leave, Jin Lan personally walked to the door, and when she had walked far away, she felt as if all the energy in her body was gone, and her legs went soft, causing her to stumble.

"Miss!" Wan Ju, who was behind Jin Lan, saw that she was in a hurry to support her, but when her eyes made contact with her pale little face, she could not help but exclaim: "Why does my lady's face look so ugly? This servant will call for a doctor! "

"No need!" Jin Lan grabbed Wan Ju's hand tightly and shook her head: "I'm fine, I just woke up a little anxiously. Just help me sit down, don't say anything."

Wan Ju immediately helped Jin Lan to sit on the reclining chair, and went to the back to massage her forehead gently.

Jin Lan closed his eyes as his thoughts spun rapidly.

Perhaps Bai Yifei and Li Yingluo did not see what happened at the Spring of Warm Water that day, or else, with Li Yingluo's temper, it would not end like this. The only person who could clearly see the situation when Fourth Prince saved her was her ancestor!

Although Ye Jinyu said that the initial rumors came from the palace, but the imperial palace was heavily guarded. How could it be a place where anyone could casually spread the word? And in the end, it was spread so unbearably! These were all things that the old ancestor was happy to see happen.

With this, even if she was unwilling, as long as the Old Ancestor seized the right moment, she could only be a fish on a chopping block, and would be at the mercy of others.

Jin Lan initially thought that she had escaped calamity before falling into another circle. He felt that a dense yet soundless net was slowly enveloping her within. There was no way forward, no way back …