After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

It's a coincidence.

The lotus pond is in the northwest corner of Luofengxuan. It rained two days ago, and a new layer of moss grew in the dark and damp corner. The servants were planning to clean the lotus pond in the next two days, but who knew this would happen first.

When Yuan Ge arrived, he saw Tong Wanzhen in the most embarrassed state ever.

The wet little girl huddled up in a ball, shivering like a small animal that had strayed into a strange world. She was at a loss, helpless, and even when the medicinal effect of the tea faded in the cold lotus pond, fear began to take over. She was covered with dead branches and water plants, and in fear she refused to let anyone get close to her. She curled up more and more, muttering to herself, "Ghost... There is a ghost in the water, Wen Qian has become a water ghost... I saw it, she was wearing a bright red wedding dress..."

"She's here to take my life... She's here to take my life..."

She looked somewhat delirious and was talking nonsense.

The servants looked at each other. They had all served in wealthy families for many years, and they could probably guess what shameful things were hidden behind these unclear words. For a moment, they all looked at their own young mistress.

Yuan Ge stood with his hands behind his back, saying nothing, and it was unclear whether he was happy or angry.

Li Yushuang regretted it so much. At that time, she was the only one beside Tong Wanzhen. If the Tong family really wanted to investigate, she would not be able to explain herself even if she had thousands of mouths. Now she would put the blame on anyone she could. "What red wedding dress? I didn't see it at all. I just saw her walking towards the lotus pond like she had lost her mind... Oh, I couldn't stop her! Now she's still talking about Wen Qian taking my life. Isn't this cursing my sister-in-law... Hey, Miss Tong? Look, my sister-in-law - Wen Qian, she's fine, alive, standing here!"

As she spoke, she came over in a few steps, passing through several servants and appeared beside Yuan Ge. She clarified in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, this matter has nothing to do with me, your sister-in-law. You have to believe me... I really, really mean well and took her to the toilet... Did this girl have hysteria before?"

Yuan Ge patted her hand and nodded, assuring her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I believe you. Even if the Tong family investigates and demands an explanation, it can't be blamed on you."

Li Yushuang heaved a sigh of relief, and felt more and more that although "Wen Qian" was indeed annoying and sharp-tongued at times, her nature was not really bad...How could she know that the Tong family would never have the nerve to ask for an explanation.

Yuan Ge pushed aside the servants and walked closer, spreading his palms towards Tong Wanzhen's maid, "Give me the cloak, the edge of the pool is slippery, I can go over by myself."

But the maid was so reluctant to give it.

It was just an ordinary cloak of lotus pink color, and it was not really expensive or luxurious.

"What's wrong with you, maid?" Yuan Ge frowned, obviously holding back some anger. "Your young lady was going crazy and cursing me to death. I didn't intend to pursue the matter. Now, considering that this person fell into trouble in my courtyard, I wanted to take care of him. But you, a little girl, acted as if you wanted to harm your young lady. Could it be that both you and the servant have hysteria?"

"That's right! No wonder everyone says this concubine is a concubine. She is petty, and even the maid she brought with her is petty as well. It's as if our young lady wanted to steal her cloak."

"Is he here to harm the young lady on purpose? Is he pretending that something happened in our house in order to extort some money?"

"Yes, that's right! It must be like this!"

Tong Wanzhen's maid's face turned pale, she held the cloak tightly in her hands, and shook her head with tears in her eyes, "No, I didn't... I just, just... it's just that the young lady told me to carry it all the way and never give it to anyone else..." After that, she knelt down with a thud.

"Click..."

The soft cloak fell to the ground, making a crisp sound like broken porcelain... The maid's body swayed in the sound, and she looked so haggard and thin that she seemed to be blown away by the wind. Her face was wooden and she even forgot to cry.

The aroma of wine gradually spread.

It was self-evident what was wrapped in the cloak, but what kind of wine needed to be brought in in such a covert way? Was it a surprise? But judging by the maid's reaction, it was clearly not. The servants had a variety of expressions. Yu Qingqing curled her lips and said nothing, only the disgust that could not be suppressed at the corner of her mouth - she hated these unpresentable tricks the most.

"What a disgrace!" She sneered, and glimpsed Jin Yunian from the corner of her eye. She waved her hand, "Master Jin, you are here to participate as well... to watch the show as well?"

Young Master Jin was more reserved than last time. He responded in a low voice, glanced at Zhong Wei, and silently moved to the side. Zhong Wei also looked away with a slight flicker of his eyes. These two people were obviously not familiar with each other, but they both felt inexplicably guilty.

Over there, Yuan Ge smiled to himself and ignored the broken wine cup. Tong Wanzhen was not very smart, but she always thought she was clever. Substituting one thing for another was the best trick she could think of. She used a wine bottle that was exactly the same as the Tusu wine, and secretly replaced Tong Xiang's bottle of Tusu wine while the maids were busy at the banquet. Perhaps she thought she had done it "unnoticed".

But this time, there was no banquet to enjoy the flowers with toasts, all there was was admiring this withered flower.

The same lotus pond, the same falling into the water, and the fleeting red figure under the water were enough to make Tong Wanzhen, who had been drugged in advance, terrified and unable to recover.

Wen Qian, did you see that? I went to so much trouble to start this way just to invite you to enjoy it with me. Yuan Ge picked up the cloak on the ground, walked to the frightened Tong Wanzhen, and wrapped her in the cloak almost gently, then squatted down to look at her, whispering, "Wanzhen...don't be afraid, look, Wen Qian is still alive."

A figure gradually appeared in the other party's confused pupils. She stared at Yuan Ge blankly, her mouth moving silently, and after a while, she suddenly raised her hand and slapped him away, "No! You are not Wen Qian! You are a fierce ghost that crawled out from underwater! You are here to kill me! You are here to kill me!"

Yuan Ge, who was pushed away by her, took advantage of the momentum to lean back, but did not fall as expected. Instead, he was stopped by a hand.

It’s Song Wenyuan.

He pursed his lips, looked down with a serious expression as if a storm was about to come, and his eyes were full of disapproval.

Yuan Ge suddenly felt uneasy - she had not told Song Wenyuan about her plan. After all, it would not make much difference if Lord Song was present or not. She rubbed her nose and thought that since she wanted to take advantage of public opinion, the more pitiful the victim, the better. Miss Yuan would not be willing to use other self-torture tactics on herself, but pretending to fall was still acceptable...

But now, it's of no use.