C71 Delaying Time

He originally wanted to directly say what he saw in the Eldest Miss's room that night, but he did not know why the pomegranate was poisonous, and whether it had anything to do with the Eldest Miss. Furthermore, that mouse had already been dealt with, and there was no evidence of it.

Furthermore, this maid was the Second Miss's person. Although he did not know why she was here, it also meant that the Second Miss must have participated in this matter. So instead of saying that the Eldest Miss was wasting time, it was better to push the blame onto the Second Miss.

"You are uttering nonsense. The Second Miss kindly gave the pomegranate to you, so why are you slandering her?" Cui Ping asked with a look of anger.

Xiao Bei did not want to be outdone, so he directly asked, "Then may I ask, is this pomegranate in the Third Miss's courtyard?"

Cui Ping was speechless for a moment. There were indeed not many pomegranates in the world, and she did not know how the Eldest Miss came to have pomegranates. So, she admitted it, "Yes, Grand Lady, I admit that this is the pomegranate that Miss picked in Third Miss's courtyard."

"Then what else do you have to say?" Xiao Bei snorted coldly. He did not want to pester Cui Ping anymore, so he turned to Grand Lady and said, "Grand Lady, the Third Miss's life is in danger now. I hope Grand Lady can hurry up and save the Third Miss."

"Grand Lady, how can we listen to this person's one-sided words? He said that he saw someone feeding the mouse pomegranate, but the mouse died. His meaning was clearly that my Miss deliberately harmed him, and even Grand Lady wanted to harm him?" Cui Ping's sharp mouth was not fake. She was also going all out to delay the time.

He clearly knew that this servant girl was stalling for time, but Xiao Bei had no way to do anything about it. He really couldn't produce any evidence to directly prove it, so that Grand Lady would believe his words.

Grand Lady was also dizzy from the two people's actions. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Cui Ping speak again.

"Grand Lady, I know that you have always loved Third Miss dearly, but this matter concerns the reputation of my family's young miss. You can't be so careless and side with Third Miss." After Cui Ping finished speaking, she buried her head on the ground and pleaded, "For the sake of proving the innocence of my family's young miss, please find someone to come and test the poison, and see if this pomegranate is poisonous or not."

"Grand Lady, she's clearly stalling for time. Her intentions are obvious." Xiao Bei said.

He was going all out. As long as he could save Third Miss, he would offend others.

Cui Ping was also not forgiving. She turned around and stared at Xiao Bei, smiling and asking, "My family's young miss is a dignified scholar of the Great Scholar's Mansion, but she was wrongly accused by a servant. As the young miss's personal maid, I must seek justice for her. You say that I deliberately stalled for time, saying that my family's young miss was poisoned, then can I say that you took advantage of Third Miss and wrongly accused my family's young miss?"

"You …" It was really difficult to raise a woman and a villain! Xiao Bei only felt that these words were true to the essence of the saying, and completely did not make sense with this woman.

Seeing that Xiao Bei was speechless, Cui Ping secretly heaved a sigh of relief and continued, "Grand Lady, Cui Ping has gone all out for my Miss today. Please examine the poison. If it is really poisonous, Cui Ping has nothing to say. If it is not poisonous, Grand Lady, for the sake of my Miss's reputation, please punish this servant."

Xiao Bei finally understood. This Cui Ping was 100% sure that the pomegranate was not poisonous. He began to suspect if he was mistaken. Then, he heard Grand Lady say, "Lan Xiu, bring the silver needle over."

Only then did Cui Ping completely heave a sigh of relief. As long as she could delay Grand Lady, she would be able to buy time for Lin Ruo Yin to eat the pomegranate. After all, the pomegranate should be delivered to her place.

"Third Prince, isn't it just a woman? Why do you have to spend so much effort? And even personally come to see her?" For some reason, the guard beside Nan Gong Jin didn't like Lin Ruo Yin. Maybe it was because she had rejected his master time and time again. He always felt that this woman had an arrogant attitude.

However, Nan Gong Jin felt that this was nothing. In his opinion, the more Lin Ruo Yin refused to listen to him, the more her temperament was fierce, the more interested he would be in her. This was why he could not bear to see her and actually used his real identity to forcefully enter.

"What do you know? This is called pleasure." Nan Gong Jin glanced at the guard behind him from the corner of his eyes and said in the tone of a great Casanova.

"Interesting?" The guard looked at the sky. The dignified Third Prince was rejected by a woman one after another, yet he still wanted to see her. This was called "Interesting?" Alright, no wonder he didn't understand.

Nan Gong Jin was too lazy to care about what his guard was thinking. He asked the little nun in the nunnery and found out.

After Lin Ruo Yin's place, he went straight there.

He didn't know why, but whenever he thought about meeting Lin Ruo Yin, he would be very happy. When he first met her, he didn't have any intention of marrying her.

After turning a few corners and walking for a long time, Nan Gong Jin finally saw Lin Ruo Yin's courtyard. Coincidentally, he saw a little nun holding a pomegranate and walking over. She flashed to her and asked, "This is for Lin Ruo Yin?"

The little nun had never seen a man before, let alone a handsome man like Nan Gong Jin. She blushed and nodded, not saying a word.

Nan Gong Jin saw the little nun's appearance and knew that she was bewitched by his appearance. He couldn't help but think that he was indeed very charming. If Lin Ruo Yin didn't see him, she would definitely be embarrassed. Otherwise, she would be playing with him.

"You can go back. I'll send you back." Nan Gong Jin took half a pomegranate with one hand and was about to go to Lin Ruo Yin's room.

The little nun saw that the pomegranate was stolen and remembered her previous instructions. She wanted to chase after him and explain it clearly, but she was stopped by the guard beside Nan Gong Jin. She said coldly, "Don't disturb my master's pleasure."

Although she didn't really understand what it meant to be interested, the little nun knew that this was definitely not a good thing. The redness on her face immediately burned to the roots of her ears, so she could only run away.

Nan Gong Jin tidied up his clothes outside the door before knocking on the door politely. He then heard a gentle and delicate voice from inside, "Lv Yu, when did you learn to knock on the door? Why aren't you coming in?"

‘You are the one who asked me to go in.' Nan Gong Jin thought to himself as he pushed open the door and entered.

Lin Ruo Yin happened to turn around and saw the person at the door. Although he had his back to the light, she could still recognize him at a glance. But why did he come?

"Nan Gong Jin …" Lin Ruo Yin got up in surprise and her mind went blank for a moment. She muttered to herself.

"What did you call me?" Obviously, Nan Gong Jin had heard her, but he wasn't angry. Instead, he felt that her name was very pleasant to hear, and it made him feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Ruo Yin looked at the man who had suddenly barged in. He was holding half a pomegranate in each of his hands. She had completely forgotten what to say and what to do. She just stared at him blankly.