She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 200: Xiang Ying’s Scheme, Lu Pancu Suspects Xiang Qianqian

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Xiang Ying’s Scheme, Lu Pancu Suspects Xiang Qianqian

Xiang Ying was not particularly surprised.

After all, that night, Pan Chu had drunk the medicine from her room, which led to her inappropriate actions.

It was only a matter of time before Pan Chu would question her about it.

"Understood." Xiang Ying nodded to Shouhou, turned to instruct Tao Xue to take good care of the child, and then followed him to the Governor’s Mansion.

Along the way, Xiang Ying sat in the carriage and barely spoke.

Shouhou, on the other hand, seemed like he had something to say but eventually refrained.

Seeing Xiang Ying’s indifferent expression, he ultimately said nothing.

Upon arriving at the Governor’s Mansion, led by a maid, they passed through the long corridor and went to the inner courtyard.

Shouhou, being unable to accompany Xiang Ying further, just stood in front of the bead-curtained gate and called out, "Sister-in-law, I will be in the outer court, just call me if you need anything!"

Xiang Ying looked back: "Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Go ahead with your affairs."

The entire Governor’s Mansion had been simply renovated, yet traces of the great fire were still visible.

The maid led Xiang Ying to Pan Chu’s courtyard and gently knocked on the closed door twice.

"Miss, Xiang Ying is here."

"Let her in."

The maid opened the door, and Xiang Ying walked in.

As soon as she stepped one foot inside, she was pulled by the approaching Pan Chu.

"Xiang Ying, quickly, look at my face! These past few days without you, my face has become worse."

Xiang Ying looked carefully and noticed many new pimples.

Her phoenix eyes held a calm demeanor: "You were supposed to continue applying the ointment; now that you’ve stopped, it’s relapsing."

Pan Chu touched her cheek, looking worried.

"It’s so annoying. I pleaded with Vice General Jie yesterday to have you stay by my side, but he refused, saying you are a prisoner from Xizhou and cannot leave the Exile Team."

Xiang Ying’s eyes flickered.

Her lips curled into a faint, cold smirk.

"Yes, as a criminal, I can’t always come to apply medicine for Lady Lu. This time, I will leave the prescription here; Lady Lu can find a doctor to do the same."

Pan Chu’s eyes brightened, somewhat incredulously.

"You’re willing to give me the prescription? Previously, didn’t you say those prescriptions were exclusive secrets of Xizhou?"

"Although they are, I’m about to leave this place, and whether I’ll ever have the chance to keep this prescription here is uncertain. Since Lady Lu needs it, I might as well give it to you."

Pan Chu grasped Xiang Ying’s hand. "Xiang Ying, you are really kind. If you weren’t a prisoner from Xizhou, we could definitely become friends."

Xiang Ying smiled briefly but said nothing.

She let Pan Chu lie down, intending to apply the ointment for her first.

Feeling the cool sensation of the ointment, Pan Chu sighed comfortably.

Suddenly, she said, "Xiang Ying, the night the mansion caught fire, where did you go? I looked for you, but you were not there."

The question had indeed been asked.

Xiang Ying’s expression remained unchanged: "Lady Lu, did you forget? That day you allowed me to meet my brother, so I went to the outer court to find him."

Pan Chu seemed to remember suddenly, laughing: "Is that so? Look at my memory; no wonder Vice General Jie said he saw you in the outer court that night, so you were going to see your brother."

Hearing this, Xiang Ying paused for a moment.

Pan Chu had asked Jie Chen in advance?

If her answers differed from Jie Chen’s, wouldn’t she be exposed!

Jie Chen really... didn’t even give her a heads-up!

Xiang Ying’s eyes shifted.

"Lady Lu, you went to find me that night? But I heard that you were knocked unconscious by the arsonist; was it serious?"

Mentioning this matter, Lu Pancu unconsciously became tense, and she gave a slight cough.

"It infuriates me to speak of this, how can such a villain dare act within the Governor’s Mansion, once my father captures him, I will not spare him first."

Her actions were too intense, Xiang Ying steadied her: "Lady Lu, you should keep your emotions stable now, which will help your facial recovery."

"Smile more often, try not to get angry often, eat less fatty and spicy food, right, after taking the medicine I prescribed, remember you must not smell any flower scent, especially orchid scent."

"Orchid scent?" Lu Pancu was puzzled, "What’s the reasoning behind this?"

Xiang Ying gently applied the ointment, her lips curving into an inscrutable smile.

"This ointment of mine, once it smells the flower scent, will produce an irritating flavor to the senses, very dangerous, easily..."

She seemed somewhat embarrassed to spell it out directly, she whispered a few words into Lu Pancu’s ear.

Lu Pancu suddenly raised her voice: "What?! So the crux is here..."

Xiang Ying feigned ignorance: "Has Lady Lu already encountered some trouble?"

"No, no," Lu Pancu coughed lightly, "but how difficult it is to avoid floral scents, the soap used for bathing, and the garden, aren’t flowers everywhere?"

Xiang Ying massaged her neck for her, her voice low and soft: "It’s simple, just don’t stay in the same room for a long time, and once the ointment is fully absorbed, naturally it will be alright."

Lu Pancu pondered: "That means, during bathing, I must stagger it from when I apply the facial medicine."

Suddenly.

At this point, a flash of light crossed her mind.

The day she entered Xiang Ying’s room, the medicine she drank was probably fine.

Because who would bother to give Xiang Ying an aphrodisiac for no reason?

She must have smelled flowers in Xiang Ying’s room after drinking the medicine!

Lu Pancu realized she had discovered important information that had previously been overlooked.

She recalled that Qianqian had always been in the closet, could it be that she had used soap with a floral scent?

Thinking this way, Lu Pancu found Qianqian very suspicious.

Why did she wait until after she was intimate with the Sixth Prince before she knocked on the closet asking for help?

Could it be that Qianqian was really waiting for an opportunity.

Because she knew, I wouldn’t dare to publicize the loss of my chastity.

So she waited for them to finish, then came out to take the credit.

The more Lu Pancu thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

She gritted her teeth.

Qianqian, this vile woman!

How dare she step on me to become the concubine of the Sixth Prince?

Suddenly, Lu Pancu solemnly asked Xiang Ying: "By the way, why does it seem that you and your sister Qianqian don’t get along well?"

"She has been made a concubine by the Sixth Prince, and the servants treat her well every day, but as far as I know, she only cares about her own comfort, not caring for you guys at all."

Xiang Ying feigned a sigh: "I don’t get along with her; originally, her mother Lady was favored, and even my mother had to yield to her."

Lu Pancu became even more incensed: "She is merely a concubine-born, what is there to be proud of?"

She is legitimate, and also the only daughter of Governor Lu.

When her mother passed away, someone wanted to present a concubine to Governor Lu, but Lu Pancu drove them away with a knife.

Thus, she could empathize more with Xiang Ying’s situation.

She was even more convinced that the reason she was drugged that day was because Qianqian was hiding in the closet.

This shameless Qianqian, Lu Pancu swore she would not let her go!

After applying the ointment, Lu Pancu had her maids pack a lot of gold and silver jewelry for Xiang Ying.

"If my face doesn’t recover, I will trouble you to come again."

"No problem, thank you for the items, Lady Lu." Xiang Ying, holding the jewelry, turned to leave.

But then she saw Vice General Jie coming toward her with some people.