Chapter 36 More unjust than Dou E
Chapter 36 More unjust than Dou E
Lady Hou smiled slightly at Madam Liu, "Since Madam Lin has spoken, let's give Ting'er a chance to show her skills!"
Hearing that an opportunity had come, Lu Wanting bowed to Madam Lin and Madam Hou, and then gracefully left to go backstage to change her clothes.
"Everyone says that the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion is going to form a marriage alliance with the Lin family. Isn't the one they've chosen the Fifth Miss?"
"Yes, but judging from Madam Lin's expression, she seems to be quite fond of the Fourth Miss."
"Could it be that Madam Lin prefers the Fourth Miss as her daughter-in-law?"
As Lu Wanting was changing her clothes, she listened to the envious or jealous tones of the young ladies outside, and felt extremely proud.
"Qiaoyun, the whip."
Her performance today was a whip dance.
To everyone's surprise, Qiaoyun blushed and stammered, "Miss, your whip broke by accident just now."
"What did you say? It's broken?"
Lu Wanting had sharp, piercing eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
She had put so much effort into preparing for so long, only to be told by Qiaoyun that it was over.
Qiaoyun's body was trembling violently.
The spring banquet is quite lively today, and the young lady instructed her to guard the box.
But she couldn't resist going to talk to her girlfriends for a while, and when she came back, she found that the whip seemed to have been broken.
She naturally knew her mistress's plans for today.
"I...I only found out just now, Miss, I really didn't mean to..."
Lu Wanting's face darkened, "You..."
Just then, He Yaya rushed over carrying a long box, "Miss!"
Lu Wanting looked at her in surprise.
"What are you here for?"
“I was worried that this would happen, so I specially sent the girl a spare whip.”
Lu Wanting's expression softened slightly.
After glaring fiercely at Qiaoyun, she turned to He Yaya and praised her, "It's a good thing we have you, Yaya."
You did a great job, I'll definitely give you a good reward afterward.
He Yaya smiled slightly at her, lowered her eyes and said demurely, "Yaya thanks Fourth Miss in advance."
He then handed her the box.
Lu Wanting took the box and was about to take out the whip.
He Yaya was startled and quickly stopped her, saying, "Miss, this place is too small to perform properly. You should wait until you're on stage before you try, otherwise you might accidentally hit one of the other noble ladies..."
Lu Wanting gave He Yaya a strange look.
He Yaya had seen her wield the whip before, and she controlled it very well.
But in the end, she listened to advice and did not open the box.
Although she was confident in her whip skills, she would have a hard time explaining herself if she injured any of the noble ladies around her.
Seeing the fourth sister confidently step onto the stage, He Yaya's eyes flickered slightly, and she turned and quickly retreated.
Two hundred meters from the high platform.
Wu Weiwei watched as Lu Wanting stood on the stage, dressed in a red outfit, her long hair tied up high, looking dashing and heroic.
Holding a long black whip, she bowed to the crowd and began to dance.
"Lingfu, are you sure we're far enough apart?"
"Don't worry, Auntie, this distance is absolutely safe."
Wu Weiwei smiled and said, "That's good."
Listening to their conversation, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aunt Wu, does Lingfu mean that any noblewoman within a hundred meters of Fourth Sister's whip might be affected by the smell of raw lacquer, causing allergies and itching?"
Wu Weiwei covered her mouth and laughed, "According to Lingfu's experience, it's possible."
"But what if all these noble ladies have allergic reactions in the Marquis's mansion? Won't Grandmother hold us accountable?"
"Fifth Miss, even if someone tries to hold you accountable, it probably won't come back to you."
After all, you're a victim too.
Wu Weiwei kindly reminded her.
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Sister seemed to understand something.
Yes, there is another piece of evidence in her room.
"Thank you for reminding me, Aunt Wu. If that's the case, then I'm afraid I'll have to go back and wait to see the show."
After saying goodbye to Wu Weiwei, the Fifth Miss quickly walked towards her own courtyard with her maid.
All the onlookers saw was Lu Wanting dancing gracefully on the high platform, her movements fluid and natural, each whip strike full of power.
The long whip in her hand was like a nimble snake, seemingly alive, allowing her to freely swirl and change its shape, making a crisp sound in the air.
A gust of wind blew by, and Lu Wanting, who was cracking her whip, smelled a familiar scent.
This is?
She looked at the noble ladies below the stage; some were scratching their faces, others were scratching their cheeks. As her whip-whipping movements became more and more fierce, even Madam Lin began to feel itchy all over.
not good.
She was set up.
Lu Wanting stopped what she was doing, stepped off the stage, and quickly walked to Madam Lin.
She grabbed Madam Lin's hand to stop her, saying, "Madam Lin, don't scratch, you're having an allergic reaction."
What kind of allergy?
"Yes, why are we so itchy? Who poisoned us?"
"This……"
"It's you, it's you, isn't it?"
One of the noble ladies from the Cai family was particularly fierce, her eyes red as she looked at Lu Wanting, "Why are you alright? Everyone here is itchy, how come you're the only one unharmed?"
"Yes, I only started getting itchy shortly after she went on stage to perform. Miss Lu, what did you do to us?"
"I didn't, it wasn't me."
Lu Wanting suddenly looked at the whip in her hand; the familiar scent she had just smelled came from the whip.
All the people saw was her throwing the whip in her hand away, "It was He Yaya, my maid who smeared raw lacquer on the whip."
"raw lacquer?"
"You mean that terrible raw lacquer that no one can avoid, and that fearsome allergen that causes unbearable swelling?"
A thin noblewoman cried out in terror.
Right after she finished speaking, the face of a noblewoman behind her suddenly became swollen.
His face, which was originally just slightly round, suddenly swelled up into a pig's head in just a few breaths, like a balloon being blown up.
"Wow, that's scary!"
"Ah, I don't want to turn into a pig's head, I want to go back to the manor."
The crowd was noisy and bustling as they walked towards the gate of the mansion, each one supported by a maid.
Mrs. Lin was only slightly itchy, but her hand had just been scratched by Lu Wanting.
Because of direct contact with the lacquer allergen, I instantly became extremely itchy.
Thinking about how Fifth Sister was absent from the Spring Banquet today, and how Fourth Sister volunteered herself, it turns out that she was the one who orchestrated all of this.
She glared at Lu Wanting with resentment.
Of all these people, she was the only one who was unharmed.
That's enough to show that she's inextricably linked to all of this.
"Fourth Miss, I originally thought you were a girl of genuine character, but I never expected you to be like this today..."
You have really disappointed me.
"Mrs. Lin, I didn't, I really didn't do it..."
Even if it wasn't you, I'm afraid you're still involved.
He Yaya was her maid. How could she have done something so audacious without her master's permission?
Supported by her maid, Madam Lin stumbled and left the Marquis's residence.
"Mrs. Lin, please believe me, I really didn't do this..."
Lu Wanting collapsed to the ground, feeling that even Dou E was less wronged than she was.
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