6 Chapter Five

Yu You Lei couldn't stop the corner of her mouth from twitching as she heard the fake sympathy in the voices of the concubines.

Really?

Aren't you being a bit too obvious here?

The hidden guards watched the women crowding around Yu You Jia, and noted the twitching of Yu You Lei's mouth.

They had a good grasp of what she had planned, and had to say they were impressed, considering her reputation Yu You Lei actually had a decent amount of brains. However, this plot would be considered shallow if not for her reputation. The guards didn't know that Yu You Lei was simply warming up!

One of the hidden guards nodded to the rest and used his qi gong to fly away, towards the direction of Li Juan Tian's residence.

The rest watched with baited breath as Yu You Lei pretended to get up groggily, still in pain.

She let out a scream of 'fear' when she saw Yu You Jia, and burst into tears. These tears were bigger and more beautiful than Yu You Jia's, making Yu Jiang Jun unconsciously partial to Yu You Lei.

The guards watching were once again speechless. Who was the victim here?

Tears dripped down Yu You Lei's already tearstained cheeks, along with the slap mark from You Ping, it really seemed as if she had been slapped by Yu You Jia!

Yu Jiang Jun decided he didn't need to hear Yu You Jia's explanation and raised a hand as if about to slap her. After a few moments of hesitation, he put his hand back down.

Yu You Jia was still his daughter. He truly couldn't bring himself to hurt her directly.

Yu Jiang Jun took a deep breath to try and calm himself down.

"Explain."

One word from the Yu Jiang Jun made Yu You Jia burst out in even more tears. It seemed as if the two young girls were having a competition!

Yu You Jia raised one shaking finger and pointed at Yu You Lei.

"S-she . . . I have been wronged!"

Yu You Lei scoffed in her head. Want to beat her in being pitiful? I'd like to see you try!

Even more tears flowed down her cheeks, and she seemed to be trying to hold it in.

The third young miss, Yu You Lou, saw this, and she knew Yu You Jia wouldn't be able to beat Yu You Lei when it came to being pitiful! Therefore, she also burst out in tears, asking Yu Jiang Jun to have mercy.

Can't beat you with quality, we'll just beat you in quantity!

Yu Jiang Jun was beginning to get a headache.

Even Li Ming Hui and Hui Wen Le had begun to cry, begging for the General to be impartial and make a correct judgement.

"Enough!"

Yu Jiang Jun shouted, eyes flaring as he stared at the crying females.

He felt that other than Yu You Lei, the others who were crying were really too much! Sobbing loudly and whining, at least Yu You Lei was still silent.

"I will sort this out. Yu You Jia, it's obvious that you have slapped your sister. Aren't you going to apologise?" Yu Jiang Jun glared at Yu You Lou when she tried to speak up. In his heart, he knew that that daughter of him wasn't the one who slapped Yu You Lei. He knew his daughter's actions were on the two extremes.

Either she doesn't do anything at all, or she puts in all her effort.

With her level of cultivation, even if she did slap Yu You Lei, the slap marks wouldn't be so light!

Adding on to the fact that Yu You Lei was a total waste, her skull probably could be crushed if Yu You Jia put in a bit more effort.

However, he had no choice but to make Yu You Jia the scapegoat this time. He didn't want the daughter of his beloved to be unhappy in any way.

He assumed that someone else slapped Yu You Lei, and this daughter woke up and assumed her sister was the one who did it.

Yu You Jia felt bitter in her heart, but could only grit her teeth and spit out a word, "Sorry."

She turned away, feeling as if apologizing to Yu You Lei had taken out a part of her.

Yu You Lei only sniffed once and nodded, looking like she was still afraid. She wouldn't push this matter further, or else they would be suspicious.

She grimaced, holding a hand up to her cheek and the other one was placed on her chest.

In Yu Jiang Jun's mind, he lamented that it was indeed Yu You Lei who was the best. She'd forgiven her sister immediately, despite being in pain.

"Alright, since Lei'er has forgiven you, you can go." Yu Jiang Jun decided to let Yu You Jia off, seeing as it probably wasn't her who did it. It was best to take care of Yu You Lei instead of scolding Yu You Jia, either way.

"You Ping, go fetch the doctor to take a look at the Fifth Young Miss. The rest of you can go." Dismissing everyone, the General shot one last concerned look at Yu You Lei and planned to walk away. Li Min Hui had already run after her daughter, along with Hui Wen Le and Yu You Lou. Only the two sons and their mothers remained behind, sincerely wanting to wish Yu You Lei the best.

"W-wait! Could father please send someone to help me up. . . ?" The shy and polite voice of Yu You Lei reached everyone's ears, making most of the servants' hearts melt. The two concubines were also shocked for a moment, before their hearts swelled up in slight pride. Though Yu You Lei was not their daughter, she was still a part of the family. Seeing she'd matured slightly made them happy, even if the maturity came from a trying incident.

Previously, the girl probably would've screamed for help and practically order her father to send someone. Now, she knew to ask politely!

"There's no need!" Without hesitation, Jun Wen Xuan stepped forward to personally help Yu You Lei up. General Yu nodded in approval. At least not all of his concubines were annoying.

"Thank you." Yu You Lei weakly said, sinking down onto the bed.

The guards watching only stared intently, wondering what their possible future mistress would do. Her plan to get Yu You Jia into trouble had not been too successful, but what now?

They were aware the medicine was poisoned, and it seemed that Yu You Lei knew that too, seeing as she pointed at the soup.

"Concubine mother, could you please. . ." Yu You Lei asked helplessly.

"Of course!" This time, Tang Fu Mei answered her, picking up the soup and taking a sip to make sure it wasn't too hot. Just before she brought the spoon to her mouth, she sighed.

Although pills were more effective, the way the Emperor was treating the Yu residence was becoming worse and worse over the years.

Not to mention the fact that pills are already hard to get as it is, why would the Emperor give any to the Yu residence and possibly strengthen them? He was afraid they would revolt and try to steal his throne!

She shook her head slightly and took a sip. However, after taking a sip, she froze, eyes widening as she stared at the soup.

One should know, each of Yu Jiang Jun's concubines had a hidden talent. Tang Fu Mei just so happened to be great at medicine and such, therefore was able to tell there was poison in the medicine!

She threw the bowl of medicine onto the floor, eyes wide in shock as she stared at the doctor who'd just arrived with You Ping.

The bowl fell with a loud crash, and the soup spilt all over the floor.

Nobody paid any mind to the soup, though, and focused on Tang Fu Mei instead.

"What's wrong with the soup?" Yu Jiang Jun asked, eyebrows furrowed.

"It's poisoned!"