She has a slender waist and delicate bones, and is able to seduce the ascetic horse.

Chapter 58 Coaxing
"Sworn brother!"

Shen Jiaojiao screamed, fearing that Meng Hui would reveal what happened between the two of them.

How dare he say such ambiguous words!

What if Chen Yuanli hears something...

"Jiaojiao, don't worry, let me tell my elder brother." Chen Yuanli quickly comforted Shen Jiaojiao.

He didn't understand the deeper meaning of the words, and thought that Meng Hui wanted Shen Jiaojiao to reconcile and raise her in the Meng family. After all, that was what Meng Hui had said before.

"Brother, I am in harmony with Jiaojiao and his wife. You can't beat the couple." Chen Yuanli said.

Meng Hui glanced at Shen Jiaojiao and said, "Beat the mandarin ducks with a stick?"

She forced a smile and said, "I beg my sworn brother to help me."

"You feel a lot more courageous." Meng Hui raised her lips and said, "Are you feeling well?"

"Brother!" She exclaimed again, her face turned red, and she wished she could throw the man out.

"What's wrong with your body?" Chen Yuanli asked.

She smiled awkwardly, "I was drugged yesterday at the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet, which caused great harm to my body. My sworn brother is reminding me to take good care of myself."

She pronounced the words 'cultivate yourself well' very seriously.

Chen Yuanli nodded pityingly and promised, "Don't be afraid, Jiaojiao, I will find the best doctor in Lin'an City."

Seeing that the two of them were in love with each other, Meng Hui's face sank, and his eyes were cold.

He let go of Shen Jiaojiao, said "Yuanli will come with me" and walked out the door.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yuanli asked.

Seeing that Meng Hui had no intention of explaining, he quickly followed him.

After leaving the Pearl Courtyard, Meng Hui slowed down.

"I've been back for so long, and I haven't tested your homework yet."

"So that's what happened." Chen Yuanli breathed a sigh of relief and said confidently: "Brother, even if you ask questions, I will be able to answer them fluently."

What he is best at is knowledge.

Meng Hui looked back at him and said nothing.

Chen Yuanli said bravely: "Brother, I know you feel sorry for Jiaojiao, but..."

He paused and his momentum weakened.

"It's just that Jiaojiao is married. You should not enter her boudoir in the future."

"It's not your turn." Meng Hui looked indifferent, but his hands were clenched into fists at his sides.

The veins on his arms were slightly bulging, as if he was extremely angry.

"Brother, I am a delicate husband after all. You can't do this in the boudoir..." Chen Yuanli tried to persuade her again.

"Shut up!"

Meng Hui stood still, turned around and glanced at Chen Yuanli coldly, without any warmth in his eyes.

Chen Yuanli shuddered and did not dare to say anything more.

As soon as Ke Xin saw off Miss Zhou, she saw Meng Hui and Chen Yuanli, and she quickly bent down to salute.

After the two left, she straightened up and hurried back to the Pearl Courtyard.

"Miss, I'm back!" Kexin said.

Shen Jiaojiao had been sitting on the small platform in a daze, and she came back to her senses when she heard the sound.

"Where's Keying? Why didn't you come back?"

As she said that, she looked behind Kexin.

Logically speaking, after Keying brought Chen Yuanli in, she should have stayed outside...

But she had called out so many times before, but she didn't see Keying coming in.

There is no trace of anyone else in the courtyard. What is going on?

Kexin shook his head, "I don't know."

"When you came in, was there anyone outside?" Shen Jiaojiao realized something was wrong.

"No."

"Where's the maid guarding the door?" Shen Jiaojiao asked again.

"If you put it that way...I really didn't see anyone!" Kexin also reacted and hurriedly ran to the kitchen and servant's room to check. No one was seen, and he ran back in a panic.

"Miss, no one is here!"

"Let's go to the main courtyard." She made a quick decision and wanted to find someone.

The servants collectively left their posts without permission, so they had to ask the stepmother of the headmaster.

Before she could put on her cloak, Keying's voice sounded outside the door. "Miss, can I come in?"

came back?
A trace of doubt flashed in Shen Jiaojiao's eyes, and she asked Keying to come in and speak.

"The second young lady is really difficult to deal with. If she insists on breaking in, she can hardly stop her." Keying said as she walked inside.

"Did you just stop Meng Wan?" she asked.

"Yes." Keying nodded, "The second young lady was following the eldest young master, and the two of them were going back and forth. I saw an angry look on her face, as if she was looking for trouble, so I stopped her outside."

Shen Jiaojiao didn't care about Meng Wan and asked again: "I called you, didn't you hear?"

Keying looked confused, "Miss, did you call me slave?"

"Of course I shouted." She was about to say that Chen Yuanli was overstepping, but then she remembered that Meng Hui could come in without being notified, and asked again: "Why didn't you stop your sworn brother?"

"My servant couldn't stop me. There was no one in the courtyard at that time, and the young master was following the second lady, so I went to stop the second lady..."

As she spoke, Keying lowered her head.

In the final analysis, it was her dereliction of duty.

Shen Jiaojiao stared at Keying, her palms sweating.

What if her sworn brother hears her initiating a divorce from Chen Yuanli?
"When did you leave?" she asked.

"I heard you said to let my uncle out, and I thought that since the young master is here, he can help you drive him out..."

With that said, Keying knelt down and said, "Please punish me, Miss. This servant has left her post without permission."

Shen Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the sworn brother probably didn't hear what was said in front of him, and he probably rushed in and pushed Chen Yuanli away.

Otherwise, he would have handed over the prepared letter of separation and asked Chen Yuanli to sign it and pledge it.

At the moment, she doesn't plan to divorce, let alone have anything to do with her adopted brother.

We must not let our sworn brother seize the opportunity!

"It won't happen next time." Shen Jiaojiao glanced at Keying, "Don't let anyone in at will in the future."

Keying responded with a low 'yes'.

"Get up." She sighed. After all, she couldn't bear to punish her. "Find out for me where the people outside have gone."

If these servants hadn't left their posts without permission, Ke Ying wouldn't have had to stop Meng Wan in person; but if Ke Ying didn't stop Meng Wan and allowed her to break in, the Pearl Courtyard would definitely turn into a mess...

Keying was right, but she was wrong for failing to protect her master.

Ke Ying responded sadly, turned around and left.

Kexin stood aside and wanted to speak for Keying, but seeing her young lady's gloomy face, she didn't dare to say more.

The entire east chamber fell into unspeakable silence.

Soon, Keying came back again and reported the traces of her servants to her.

"Miss, my uncle sent someone to take them to the big kitchen, saying he was going to reward them..." Ke Ying looked ugly.

As smart as she was, she quickly figured out why Chen Yuanli went out of his way to send everyone away.

"Miss, you didn't..."

Seeing that Keying hesitated to speak, Shen Jiaojiao shook her head, "I'm fine."

As for Chen Yuanli...

A cold glint flashed in her eyes.

She really underestimated him, he was able to coax all the servants from Mingzhuyuan away. Could it be that he planned to force her from the beginning?
Recalling the day when her sworn brother broke into the bathroom and felt like he was in a deserted place, Shen Jiaojiao realized deeply that the servants in Mingzhu Courtyard were so bad!

Except for Ke Xin and Ke Ying, the other personnel were arranged by the adoptive mother, and she never interfered.

Looking at it today, it’s all rubbish!
It seems that we need to replace a group of talents as soon as possible.

"Miss, Aoxue said he has something to report to you," Keying added.

Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "Let her in."

After a while, Aoxue entered the east wing carrying medicinal food.

"Miss, I have something important to report to you." As she said that, Aoxue glanced at Kexin and the other two.

"You guys should go out first." Shen Jiaojiao waved her hand and looked at Aoxue after the others went out. "I asked you why you suddenly agreed to go to the big kitchen. It turns out you were there to investigate the case."

"Young lady, you're just joking. I'm here to get something to eat." Aoxue joked.

She pursed her lips and said without any intention of joking, "Tell me, what do you have to report?"

Aoxue took a step forward and lowered her voice, "I found that the meals sent to Qinghui Courtyard by the big kitchen contain many ingredients that are incompatible with each other. Long-term consumption will be harmful to the internal organs."

She was startled, and her eyes suddenly widened.

"Someone wants to harm my sworn brother?!"

(End of this chapter)