Xie Ruilin left the theater area.
Xie Ruiyao glanced at her from the corner of her eye, then looked back at Xie Ruotong and Grandmother.
Grandmother had been holding onto Xie Ruotong, her gaze fixed on the stage.
Xie Ruotong also concentrated on Grandmother and the stage, not noticing Xie Ruilin’s subtle movements at all.
After Xie Ruilin left, she went to a spot in the Duke Mansion, seemingly to bask in the sun.
Two maids walked past her.
"Stop," Xie Ruilin called out to them.
"Second Miss," the maids promptly saluted upon seeing her.
"What are you carrying in your hands?" Xie Ruilin asked.
"It’s the Old Madam’s nourishing tea," one maid quickly explained, "The Old Madam drinks it every day."
"Give it to me," Xie Ruilin said bluntly.
The maid looked somewhat surprised.
"What’s wrong, can’t I personally deliver tea to my grandmother?" Xie Ruilin said sternly.
The maid understood immediately.
The Second Miss wanted to curry favor with the young madam.
It seems that the Second Miss has indeed felt frustrated lately.
It’s as if ever since the eldest miss returned, the Second Miss had all her glory stolen by her.
The maid swiftly handed over the teapot containing the nourishing tea to Xie Ruilin with utmost respect, "Second Miss."
At the moment of taking it, her fingers were actually trembling.
Once the medicine goes in...
Thinking about the way Grandmother had treated Xie Ruotong just now, anger overpowered her fear.
The two maids followed behind her.
Xie Ruilin was extremely nervous, but she also carefully avoided the maids’ gaze and stealthily dropped the medicine pill into the teapot without making a sound.
After dropping it in.
Xie Ruilin’s heartbeat quickened.
She struggled to keep control, casually glancing left and right.
Ensuring no one was around, ensuring the two maids had not noticed her actions.
The maids naturally stopped with her.
Xie Ruilin said, "I suddenly feel a bit unwell, you two should go and deliver the tea to Grandmother."
"Yes, Second Miss," the two maids naturally wouldn’t suspect.
Seeing that the Second Miss’s complexion indeed looked poor.
They had also heard that the Second Miss was pregnant, so they thought she must really be feeling unwell. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
"Second Miss, would you servant to call for the mansion’s doctor to have a look at you?" one clever maid suggested.
"There’s no need for that," Xie Ruilin said, "I’ll feel better after resting for a while. Don’t delay any further in delivering the tea to Grandmother."
The two maids saluted and left.
Xie Ruilin, watching their retreating figures, breathed a slight sigh of relief.
But thinking about the outcome, she was still extremely nervous.
As such, she did not return to the theater area for a long time.
"Lin’er," Song Yanqing had noticed Xie Ruilin had been gone for a long time and had not returned, so he came looking for her.
Hearing someone calling her.
Xie Ruilin jumped in fright.
Just like someone guilty of a misdeed being caught.
Song Yanqing was also surprised by Xie Ruilin’s sudden reaction.
Xie Ruilin quickly put on a different face, speaking in a coy tone, "Yanqing brother, why aren’t you over there watching the play?"
"I saw you hadn’t come back for a long time, thought something had happened to you, so I came to find you," he said.
"I’m fine, it’s just..." Xie Ruilin lowered her eyes, the sadness apparent.
Song Yanqing of course knew what Xie Ruilin was thinking.
He went over, took her hand, and gently embraced her, "No matter how much Xie Ruotong is supported by Grandmother, I will only treat you well."
"Mhm," Xie Ruilin leaned in Song Yanqing’s arms, a malicious smile on her face.
As long as Xie Ruotong no longer has Grandmother.
Xie Ruotong will be... nothing!
Song Yanqing comforted Xie Ruilin for a while, then led her by the hand back to the vicinity of the theater area to watch the play.
He deliberately changed seats, sitting next to Xie Ruilin.
Song Yuanzhong and Ming Yufang were clearly very dissatisfied.
But in Duke Mansion, it was not appropriate to reproach them openly, so they had to bear with their discomfort.
The play was at its midpoint.
Xie Ruilin kept calculating the time.
By now, there should be a reaction.
Xie Ruilin occasionally glanced at Xiao Qinghui, seeing her absorbed in the performance from her seat in the front.
On stage, the leading actor suddenly performed a backflip, completing an extremely thrilling combat scene, eliciting a round of applause and cheers from the audience.
Xiao Qinghui was also somewhat excited.
Just as she opened her mouth to praise, her body suddenly stiffened.
Her complexion changed instantly.
Xie Ruotong was the first to notice Xiao Qinghui’s abnormality and called out, "Grandmother."
Xiao Qinghui only felt a wave of dizziness in front of her eyes, suddenly she couldn’t say a word, and her body seemed to freeze, then she just collapsed straight down.