Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t know how to wrap her mind around this. Also, she did not know how to feel about this.

For instance, Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t know whether she should be happy or sad now.

Although Cheng Xiaoxiao ought to feel glad that Wan Xia was innocent, they were unable to make headway of what happened between Chu Yunshen and Wan Xia. Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t know how to face them and how they would face each other from now on.

Cheng Xiaoxiao contemplated as she sat beside the baby bird’s cage. Mu Bai and Chu Yunshen continued discussing the matter.

“Although there is no poison, I have never encountered such a fragrance before. Why don’t we ask her more?”

Since Mu Bai already knew this fragrance was poison-free why did he suggest interrogating Wan Xia? Why was he so interested in a woman’s fragrance?

After Mu Bai had interrupted Cheng Xiaoxiao’s thoughts she looked at him quizzically. She did not understand what he was driving at. Initially, Cheng Xiaoxiao thought Chu Yunshen was bound to approach the situation from another angle, but he surprisingly continued thinking about the fragrance.

If there was anything wrong with the fragrance, wouldn’t Cheng Xiaoxiao be dead by now?

She kissed Wan Xia and licked her fingers all the time. If there was anything wrong with it, something would have happened to her ages ago.

When Mu Bai mentioned there was no poison in the fragrance, Cheng Xiaoxiao was puzzled as well.

Perhaps she was preoccupied with Xiao Qin’s words, so she kept thinking there was something wrong with the fragrance and did not think carefully enough.

Also, Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled feeling giddy every time she licked Wan Xia’s hands. Today, her tongue even felt a little numb. Cheng Xiaoxiao certainly did not forget this.

Did cosmetics from ancient times in fact contain lead and mercury and couldn’t be eaten?

Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to wait for Mu Bai to investigate the matter before she decided whose side to take. In any case, no one was able to hear her complaining, so no one would have anything to say about it.

Moreover, Cheng Xiaoxiao had inadvertently consumed Wan Xia’s fragrance before, so she was not worried about it.

As for her tongue going numb, what if people in ancient times didn’t use 100% natural skincare? There was probably some kind of special preservative in the fragrance.

After Cheng Xiaoxiao made up her mind, she decided to stop worrying about it. Since she was a decisive woman, she could not understand what Chu Yunshen and Mu Bai were trying to do.

“Miss Wan Xia, where did you buy your fragrance?”

Mu Bai was a grown man, but he kept openly asking about the fragrance without the slightest embarrassment. He seemed so calm that it felt as though he was asking Wan Xia the most mundane thing.

Wan Xia finally raised her head when she heard Mu Bai’s question. Her eyes were terribly red and swollen. From her angle, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt Wan Xia’s swollen eyes resembled soft pink ripe peaches.

“I simply received them when I was made county princess. If you are interested, I can give you a box later.”

“Since they were given to you when you were made a county princess, it is understandable that it was very special.”

Mu Bai muttered to himself as he thought about what Wan Xia had just said before he answered hurriedly, “Thank you, Miss Wan Xia. I really appreciate it!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao was so appalled by what Mu Bai had said that she nearly choked on her saliva.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought Mu Bai would politely turn down the offer, but he unexpectedly genuinely wanted to get some fragrance from Wan Xia.

Xiaowu also looked at Mu Bai in disdain and didn’t know what to say.

Mu Bai cast a serious look at Xiaowu before looking at Chu Yunshen beside him. “What’s so strange about it? I wasn’t joking. Since I have never seen such a fragrance before, I naturally want to study it. One day, this might come in handy and I can even give it to my lover, right?”

Cheng Xiaoxiao instantly felt bewildered.

Was Mu Bai joking?

Was this his true intention? Was he hoping to save the fragrance for his lover?

“Enough. My business here is done, so I will make a move first!” Mu Bai patted Chu Yunshen’s shoulder and comforted him, “Even the most upright officials have problems at home. God is simply testing you!”

The moment he finished his sentence, he took off. Chu Yunshen rolled his eyes at Mu Bai. Mu Bai shrank his shoulders and hugged himself as he ran off complaining about a draft in the room.

After Mu Bai left, the atmosphere in the room continued to feel intense.

The wind outside the window started to intensify. Even though the weather was clear and the sun was bright, it felt as though the wind was strong enough to send someone flying.

Chu Yunshen had a tall silhouette as he stood with his robes fluttering in the wind. From behind, he felt absolutely divine.

His hair was fluttering in the wind and he was standing against the light, so his profile could not be seen clearly giving him a godly aura.

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Chu Yunshen and went into a daze. She did not realize how long she had been looking before she caught onto it.

Sigh! Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she simply had no pride!

How could she look at him starry-eyed with infatuation at a time like this?

Cheng Xiaoxiao could not stand how weak she was, but she could not help feeling infatuated with Chu Yunshen. It felt as though she was in the tale of a Journey to the West and she was Zhu Bajie, who had a weakness for beautiful women. Chu Yunshen was an ethereal female bodhisattva, so she felt weak in the knees the moment she saw him.

Her love for Chu Yunshen equaled the love the Queen of Women’s Country had for Tang Sanzang in a Journey to the West.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she would end up dying over him one day.

Fortunately, Chu Yunshen and the others were too distracted to notice how Cheng Xiaoxiao felt. After all, they were too busy to notice a lion cat’s reaction as she sat beside the baby bird’s cage.

“Master, what should we do now?”

Xiaowu almost wanted to cry, but he could only continue cleaning up the mess. Mu Bai might be able to take off, but he couldn’t do the same.

Chu Yunshen seemed oblivious of Xiaowu’s dilemma and seemed even colder.

Xiaowu could only put on a brave front and asked Wan Xia as she knelt on the ground and wept.

Before he was able to speak, Wan Xia choked as she interrupted, “Your Highness, don’t you trust me? Now that my reputation is ruined, I would rather die. I don’t care if you think I did it. In any case, I don’t have the will to live anymore.”

Wan Xia wanted to throw her head against a pillar and kill herself. If Xiao Yue didn’t manage to hold her back tightly by the hand, blood would have sprayed.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was startled by what Wan Xia had done to defend her honor. She hurriedly ran over to check on Wan Xia. However, she froze stiffly when she thought about what just happened and what she had witnessed.

Wan Xia also noticed the lion cat’s actions. She held her breath before she cried even more loudly.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt bad seeing Wan Xia so miserable. She was keenly aware she had hurt Wan Xia’s feelings, but she was powerless to make up for what she had done.

Just like how there was no turning back for what Wan Xia and Chu Yunshen had done.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was unable to forgive Wan Xia so quickly. Even though it was a pure misunderstanding, it was impossible for Cheng Xiaoxiao to let it go completely.

“What do you mean?”

Chu Yunshen turned a deaf ear to the things going on between Cheng Xiaoxiao and Wan Xia. Instead, he raised a question after Wan Xia stumbled back onto the ground and cried.

Wan Xia was about to pass out from crying when she suddenly heard Chu Yunshen’s question. She instantly did her best to suppress her tears, but she continued choking breathlessly.

“Your Highness, I really don’t know what happened either.” Wan Xia was in a daze from weeping. A thought crossed her mind before she spoke hesitantly, “I can’t remember anything at all. I only regained consciousness after you kicked me onto the ground.”

“Enough!”

Chu Yunshen interrupted Wan Xia immediately. He had no wish to recollect the incident that had just transpired between them. He clearly recalled it was the girl dressed in blue who was with him.

Never mind. It wasn’t important anymore.

However, Wan Xia was…

Chu Yunshen was looking out the window sternly, but his eyes promptly turned cold.

Wan Xia looked at Chu Yunshen in a daze as she opened her misty eyes wide and looked ahead intently. “Your Highness, I’m not sure if I should tell you about something.”

For some reason, Cheng Xiaoxiao’s heart suddenly skipped a beat when she heard what Wan Xia said.

Cheng Xiaoxiao suddenly had a feeling the words Wan Xia was about to say would stir her emotions, even though she had no idea what Wan Xia was about to say.

Chu Yunshen did not respond to Wan Xia and simply gestured for her to speak.

Wan Xia stopped hesitating. She glanced at Xiao Yue who was helping to support her from the side first.

Cheng Xiaoxiao noticed Wan Xia’s actions as well. Wan Xia’s eyes had suddenly lit up and the loss in her eyes promptly disappeared.

“Your Highness, perhaps it was Xiao Qin…”

Wan Xia spoke slowly before tears promptly cascaded down her face.

Xiao Yue was overwhelmed with sadness, but the moment Wan Xia spoke, she turned to look at Wan Xia and interrupted, “Yes! It must be Xiao Qin!”

“Your Highness, Xiao Qin always kept going on about how handsome you were and was dying for the chance to serve you in bed.”

Xiao Yue squeezed Wan Xia’s hand as she held it and signaled Wan Xia not to worry.

“She used to ask Miss Wan Xia to bring her over to see Your Highness repeatedly. She must have possessed Miss Wan Xia so that she could sleep with you.”

Wan Xia looked at Xiao Yue in shock as glistening tears trickled down her face. Xiao Yue’s words were so inconceivable that Wan Xia did not know what to say.

Chu Yunshen frowned as he glanced at Xiao Yue and Wan Xia. Wan Xia had snapped out of her shock. She knelt on the ground leaning against Xiao Yue and was crying so hard that she could not speak. Despite the difficulty, she forced herself to calm down and answered Chu Yunshen, “I don’t know… I really don’t know…”

Wan Xia burst into tears once more as she spoke.

Perhaps out of fear Chu Yunshen and Xiaowu wouldn’t believe her, Xiao Yue raised her hand and swore with absolute certainty, “If I am lying, may I be struck by lightning! Xiao Qin always admired Your Highness. Perhaps she wanted to be close to you after she died.”

Chu Yunshen stopped standing with his back facing them. He flung his sleeves and turned to scrutinize Wan Xia and Xiao Yue intently.

Xiao Yue took a few steps forward as she knelt on her knees. She spoke earnestly as she looked up at Chu Yunshen reverently. “Your Highness, strange things always happen in our compound. Ever since Xiao Qin passed away, all the other ladies keep saying our place is haunted. I think Xiao Qin is probably haunting the compound!”

Xiao Yue was lying!

She was a liar!

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Yue furiously and wanted to run over and rip her mouth apart right away!

Moments ago, she felt so bad for Wan Xia and Xiao Yue, but now she detested them.

It never dawned on Cheng Xiaoxiao that they would be capable of blaming it on Xiao Qin. She never dreamed of hearing this supernatural hogwash from them.

That was Xiao Qin they were accusing here!

People always respected the dead and left them in peace.

How could Wan Xia pin the blame on Xiao Qin who had died a wrongful death?