“Backfire? W-What do you mean by that?” Shocked, Xiao Haitang froze, and her hand that was holding the peach blossom cake stopped in front of her mouth.
“I heard it from others, so I don’t know if it is right or not. I heard that some mutated peach blossoms are not edible, especially…” Qu Moying hesitated for a moment.
“Especially what?” Xiao Haitang asked anxiously.
“Especially some specific mutated species. They might have been imported from overseas, and they are different from the ones we have here. The flower petals have to be carefully treated before being used as the ingredient for the pastry. Otherwise, it will cause other symptoms such as fever or sorts. However, it will be fine if the ones in your mansion are not mutated peach blossom trees.”
The cake in Xiao Haitang’s hand fell down. Did Qu Moying just mention the mutated peach blossom? Xiao Haitang once heard that the peach blossom trees in her mansion did come from overseas. It was impossible for Qu Moying to know about this. Then what she said was true!
Xiao Haitang loved to eat this peach blossom cake after she got the recipe and tried it. Compared to the peach blossoms in the capital, these overseas peach blossoms were more fragrant and had a very good taste. They were all high-grade ones. If she did not take advantage of the present time to pick more petals, there would be no more in the future.
Therefore, every time Xiao Haitang came to the Ji Family, she would eat some of these pastries.
Recently, she felt that there were some rashes on her body and hands. Although there were not many, there were always a few that popped out. She didn’t get better even after she applied ointment. However, it did not seem to be a serious allergy, so she didn’t think in this aspect and just assumed that her skin quality was not very good recently.
But now, Qu Moying’s remarks dawned upon her. It must be because of these mutated peach blossoms.
Awkwardly wiping her hands with a handkerchief, Xiao Haitang laughed dryly before asserting, “I don’t know if these peach blossoms are from overseas, but for safety reasons, let’s not eat the cake. Fourth Lady, I don’t want you to become sick after eating it!”
After saying this, Xiao Haitang glanced at the maid standing at the side, and the maid hurriedly went forward to take away the peach blossom cake.
“Miss Xiao, how many times have you seen my uncle ever since he fell ill?” Qu Moying restrained the smile on her face and suddenly asked Xiao Haitang, who was carefully wiping her hands.
She guessed that Xiao Haitang did not know the truth. No matter how close Xiao was to Xiao Haitang, the former would not tell her about this matter. At most, Xiao would just give her a reminder. Otherwise, the Ji Family would not have come to her house to propose marriage.
Xiao Haitang wanted to privately hint Qu Moying that her relationship with Ji Yuanxing was special, and even suggested that the two families had an agreement long ago. Coincidentally, Qu Moying wanted to get some news from Xiao Haitang too.
In Earl Ling’an’s Mansion, Qu Moying could do the things that she didn’t dare to do in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. As long as she did proper planning, she could first arouse the suspicion of the others and then uncover the truth step by step.
“Earl Ling’an was seriously ill and didn’t show up in front of others. Perhaps it was because of the matter between Crown Princess and my Third Sister. All of a sudden… he was ill abed,” Xiao Haitang replied. She raised her eyes to look at Qu Moying. Then, she suddenly remembered Qu Qiuyan’s remark about Qu Moying, who said that the latter was not an easy target. Her heart skipped a beat inexplicably.
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Reborn to Be A Noble Wife
Historical FictionDie in Water and Revive in Fire Ji Hanyue was born of a general. On the evening when she married the Crown Prince, she was framed and pushed into a lake. Before she died, she was told that both her father and sister had been murdered. When she woke...
