Madam Guo pretended not to see Guo Yongzhang's pathetic state and signaled for the servants to take him away. Madam Yu waved her hand, and two servant women quickly helped the two in green and purple to leave.
A side room had been prepared. They were sent inside and guarded, lest they suddenly wake up and ruin their plans.
Now, only Madam Guo, her niece, and the trusted old servant Yu remained in the room.
"Go on, the person is right inside," Madam Guo's eyes were brimming with a smile.
Guo Yongzhang quickly cupped his hands, turned, and walked towards the inner room, already unbuckling his belt, showing his impatience.
Madam Guo instinctively covered her mouth and nose, perhaps feeling that this matter was rather sordid.
Just then, a crash echoed from the inner room. Old servant Yu was startled. "Madam, has something happened? Should this servant go in and take a look?"
"You..." Madam Guo was about to say something when she suddenly felt her vision darken. She swayed and collapsed onto the table with a thud, instantly losing consciousness.
Old servant Yu was greatly alarmed. "Madam!" As she stepped forward to check on Madam Guo, she felt dizzy and unsteady, as if she could barely stand.
It's over. She'd been drugged.
This was old servant Yu's last thought before she fell to the ground.
Li Man'er sat calmly on the bed and kicked the scruffy dog lying on the floor. Guo Yongzhang was completely unconscious; he couldn't even feel pain at this moment.
Li Man'er lifted Guo Yongzhang onto the bed, then walked to the outer room and kicked old servant Yu. This old woman was truly wicked. Kicking her was too good for her.
Li Man'er dragged Madam Guo, who was slumped on the table, and threw her directly onto the bed in the inner room. Since you like to engage in such dirty and foul schemes, then taste the flavor yourself! Aunt and nephew...
Heh, this blow would surely be ten thousand points of damage.
Li Man'er dragged old servant Yu out of the meditation room like a dead dog and dumped her in a deserted corner, ignoring her. Those who were drugged by her wouldn't wake up for several hours.
Li Man'er went to the side room to find Ziyan and Luyi. The two servant women were greatly shocked to see her. Just as they were about to cry out, Li Man'er struck them down with a swift chop, and they collapsed unconscious.
Li Man'er wiped her hands on her skirt before checking on Luyi and Ziyan.
The two maids had only been drugged; it wasn't serious. Li Man'er took out a small porcelain bottle from her space, uncorked it, and held it under their noses. Soon, the two maids slowly awoke.
"Miss?" Ziyan slowly sat up, clutching her forehead. "What happened to this servant?"
Luyi was also disoriented. Her sharp eyes spotted the two old women lying on the ground and she cried out in surprise, "What happened? Did we encounter thieves?"
Li Man'er saw water on the table and poured two cups. After carefully sniffing them and finding nothing unusual, she handed the cups to the two maids. "Drink some water first to clear your heads. The watermelon you ate had a problem."
Ziyan and Luyi were greatly shocked. They quickly took the cups from Li Man'er's hands and said guiltily, "How could we let Miss pour water for us? It's us who have implicated you, Miss."
"Don't say that. Are you feeling better?"
The two nodded in unison, feeling their limbs regain strength and their dizziness subside. They then got up from the kang.
"Miss, what exactly happened? What did Madam do?" Even if the two maids were slow-witted, they understood at this moment that it was all Madam Guo's doing.
Li Man'er said, "She probably doesn't want to return those five shops and is afraid I'll use this to threaten her. So she decided to go all out and brought her nephew over, intending to ruin my reputation. The soy milk I ate earlier had a problem, and so did the watermelon you ate."
"Ah?" Ziyan's pupils contracted in shock upon hearing this. "Madam is considered a lady from a reputable family, how could she do such a thing? Miss, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. They were the ones who were drugged by me."
Luyi, being more fiery, spoke without reservation. "What reputable family lady is she? I feel wronged for our Miss to have such a person."
"Alright, this is not the time to talk about that," Li Man'er said. "We can't let this matter go. Luyi, go outside and quietly inquire if there are many pilgrims in the temple. If I'm not mistaken, she must have found reinforcements. Perhaps she wants to make a big scene and let everyone in the world know."
"Yes!" Luyi immediately left the side room and quietly went forward.
"Ziyan, I've put Madam Guo and her nephew on the same bed."
Ziyan gasped, her heart racing, her palms sweating.
Was this something she could listen to?
Madam and her nephew...
Why did it feel so satisfying?
"Miss, if Madam's reputation is ruined, I'm afraid it will affect your future marriage. Have you thought it through? Do you really want to do this?"
"Your Miss never cared about such things. Whether I can get married is secondary; revenge is what matters."
Just then, Luyi rushed back, shouting as she entered, "Miss, Miss, your servant saw many people coming up the mountain, including Madam Qin, who was poisoned at the Princess's residence last time, and Madam Qian. They brought maids and servants towards us."
Li Man'er smiled. "My esteemed stepmother truly doesn't fear making a fuss. I'll grant her wish."
"Miss, what should we do?"
A ruthless glint flashed in Li Man'er's eyes. "Find the temple abbot. He surely knows best about this matter, and let him know the consequences of doing evil."
Not long after, Madam Qin and Madam Qian arrived outside the meditation room with their entourage. They exchanged a look before raising their voices and asking, "Is Madam Li here?"
Naturally, there was no response from inside.
Madam Qin pursed her lips into a smile and deliberately said loudly, "Oh, we saw the carriage from the Marquis of Iron Courage's residence at the foot of the mountain earlier. Is the person not here?"
"Let's go in and see, and we'll know," Madam Qian was clearly impatient. She couldn't even be bothered to act anymore and went straight up the steps, pushing the door open.
The others followed closely.
No one was outside, so the person must be in the inner room?
This was exactly as they had planned.
Madam Qian was somewhat excited, as was Madam Qin. The two seemed to envision Li Man'er in disheveled attire. The desire for revenge in their hearts had made them reckless.
Last time Li Man'er had embarrassed them at Princess Wuyou's residence, and today was the time for Li Man'er to pay the price.
The two led their group directly into the inner room.
The meditation room had a large communal kang, with no partitions, so two people lying on it could be seen at a glance.
Before they could even clearly see who the two people were, Madam Qian exclaimed dramatically, "Oh my, what's going on with this Grand Miss Li? How can she be sleeping with a man!"
Madam Qin also said, "In broad daylight, what kind of propriety is this!"