Yu Lanlan

Huan Meirong went towards the north inner courtyards; that was where the concubines were.

Even though Si Xuli was the new wife of the City Lord, he didn't move her to the inner courtyard of her mother in the west wing, which was the nearest to his own courtyard.

She didn't need to spread her soul force to know which one was Si Xuli's; she had been there once and she remembered well the fragrance of the White Jade Roses that bloom throughout the four seasons. If it weren't because of the need to bypass the night-watchmen, she wouldn't have had to use her soul force and would have just needed to follow the increasing fragrant aroma.

When she entered her courtyard and inspected her inner chambers, she discovered that aside from some maids that were sleeping outside her main chamber, there was no one inside, 'Huh? What's the point of burning incense to sleep, if you aren't going to be in? Moreover, why even do that, if you already have the roses' fragrance, what a taste!' she shook her head to this woman extravagance, she didn't go back when she didn't find her being here but go directly to her main chamber which was the realising point the pricy incense.

Because she wasn't there, Huan Meirong thought that what she did to Huan Meiqi's was far from what this woman deserved. Therefore, she began to look all over the place with her soul force. She didn't believe that a concubine who rose to second wife could have her hands clean.

After five minutes of surveying, she spotted a wooden trunk in the receiving room of this chamber; it was well hidden. But before looking at it, she went outside to lock the acupuncture points of the waiting-in-night maidservants.

She went back and walked to the right side of the ante-chamber where a large bookcase was. Next to it, there was apparently nothing but she extended her hand but it only went through the empty air. She took back her hand and did the same motion but this time. She lifted something; it was an Untouchable Protective Sedan Fabric, a precious treasure that permitted to hide things but her soul was powerful enough and she could find it out and grab. The wooden trunk wasn't much of a treasure; so even though it was locked, she was able to open it.

Inside, she saw that there were several bottles and little cases. She inspected them and all the bottles were made of fine jade, because she didn't want whatever thing it was inside to spread out, she increased her soul force to know the contents.

She smirked sweetly, "As I thought, but to think there is even Red Charm Liquid here. Tsk, tsk, it had been hard on you. To think you have used such a trick to have the City Lord's doting. But you are so evil; you even hurt an unborn child with the Silly Dark Poison Pill. No wonder it is said that the second young master of Huan family who was born from another concubine was born to be a dummy. Sigh, but it seems you still didn't rest assured and afraid that someone else will threaten your son position as the heir of Huan family, you poisoned all the concubines with the Icy Bell Powder. No wonder Zhi'er said that had been some whispers here and there that the City Lord can't… *cough* Anyway, that man is working so hard but no woman is able to give him another heir. Since this is your biggest fear, I don't mind lending a hand to those concubines."

After ending her speech, she stood quietly. This situation made her thought of her previous life; she had never used such disgusting tricks. Well, that had been because she thought he did love her and that he eventually would come back to her after seeing how good she was, 'Never mind, I would have never drugged the one I love or hurting a child', she thought with pressed lips.

She shook away her spoiled mood and continued to scan the jade cases, they were filled with Si Xuli assets and some valuable treasures; she was surprised that after wasting so much money for those poisons, Si Xuli still had so many goods. It seems that her family must care for her.

Various thoughts went through her mind but she stopped them after her soul was rebounded out of nowhere, her beautiful face paled. But soon she calmed down, it had been one of the cases but this had many complicated patterns and she couldn't inspect the inside.

She took it in her hands and watched carefully the surface, she gave a second try and found the source of the rebound power; it actually came from a pattern that formed some words –Yu Lanlan. She involuntarily opened wide her eyes, this was the name of the birth mother of this body.

She wanted to open this little box immediately but all was futile, it could only be opened by a unique key. She inspected well the wooden trunk but found anything. She took her mother's case in her qiankun bag and then left the wooden trunk as it was before. She gave another glimpse to Si Xuli courtyard but there was no key, it made sense, if the key wasn't in her secret place, it will be impossible for her to put it in another place.

She thought of two possibilities: one, Si Xuli kept it with her or two, she didn't have it. Not long after, her mother's courtyard came to her mind and she decided to go there and try her luck.