Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 104 The eldest daughter of the Su family is almost thirty this year; it's time for her to get married.
Lu Ming continued, "After I returned from the manor, I discovered that there was some black energy in my body. That black energy was wrapped around my meridians and was eroding my body."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Li Yunfan finally realized why the Prince of Xiaoyao had immediately sent someone to ask Zhuangzi to investigate the people in the Lu family as soon as he returned to the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion. It turned out that someone had poisoned them.

Now it seems that it wasn't just the carefree prince and him who were poisoned.

Lu Ming got up from his chair, walked around the desk to Li Yunfan, raised his palm towards Li Yunfan, and directly activated the "Rejuvenation Technique".

The next moment, a ball of green spiritual energy appeared in his palm, slowly approaching Li Yunfan.

When the green spiritual energy entered Li Yunfan's body, he immediately felt very relaxed, and his throat was no longer itchy.

Soon, Lu Ming discovered that a wisp of black energy was wrapped around Li Yunfan's lungs. Compared to the black energy on his body, the amount of black energy inside Li Yunfan's body was not much.

Lu Ming immediately used the "Rejuvenation Technique" to dispel the black energy, and after the black energy dissipated, Li Yunfan's body was completely restored.

Knowing that Lu Ming had healed him, Li Yunfan inwardly marveled at the king's divine intervention, then clasped his hands in a respectful bow and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Ming then said, "Tomorrow, the King will personally go to the estate to investigate the situation. You may leave now."

"Yes, I am resigning."

……

The Su family's mansion.

Inside a courtyard, several women were chatting about some interesting things happening in the capital.

These women were all of high status, being the wives of ministers.

At this moment, the wife of the Minister of Personnel pulled a woman aside and said, "What perfume are you wearing? The scent doesn't seem very strong?"

The woman said, "I'm using jasmine perfume, a new product from Liufang Pavilion."

Another woman said, "Liufangge is launching new products so quickly; they're releasing almost one a day these days."

"It's a pity that they're so hard to get them. Every day, as soon as Liufang Pavilion opens, they're all sold out in less than half an hour, even with Liufang Pavilion's purchase limit."

"Yes, if Liufang Pavilion didn't have purchase limits, I probably wouldn't be able to get one."

"Speaking of which, Liufang Pavilion is a property of the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, and this perfume is also produced by the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion."

"Madam Cui, now that the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion is under the control of your Su family's eldest daughter, do you think you can have as much perfume as you want?"

"I really envy Madam Cui; she doesn't have to send people to queue up to buy things."

……

Hearing these people's words, Cui Min frowned slightly, but she still smiled and said, "Don't laugh at me. I have to send people to queue up to buy perfume."

A woman asked curiously, "Why are you also sending people to queue up?"

"Wasn't this perfume developed by Miss Su? She should send some back to the Su residence, right?"

Cui Min said, "She is currently in the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, so her things belong to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. She wouldn't dare to give away anything belonging to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion casually."

At this moment, a woman said, "What are you saying? She didn't marry into the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, so how can her things belong to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion?"

"However, speaking of which, the perfume was developed by Miss Su. Once she leaves the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, won't your Su family become rich? I heard that the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion can earn several thousand taels of silver every day just from perfume."

Another woman said, "Miss Su is almost thirty this year, and she's reached the age to get married. Madam Cui, you are now the mistress of the Su family, so you should find her a good marriage. Otherwise, people outside will think that you are mistreating her."

Hearing the women's chatter, Cui Min felt very distressed. There were many rumors about Su Wanyun. Some said that Su Wanyun had developed feelings for the Prince of Xiaoyao, while others said that the Su family was after the Prince of Xiaoyao's assets. However, the most prevalent rumor was that the Su family matriarch mistreated Su Wanyun, which was why Su Wanyun stayed in the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion and was unwilling to return to the Su family.

Since Cui Min was already a stepmother, people were even more suspicious that the problem lay with Cui Min.

Especially after the perfume was launched, most people thought that the perfume was developed by Su Wanyun. However, Su Wanyun had the perfume made in Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, and all the profits went to Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion.

As an unmarried young lady, she didn't share her methods of earning money with her family, but instead earned money for others. If her family hadn't mistreated her, no one would believe it.

After the women left, Cui Min sat in the pavilion and flew into a rage. She flicked her long sleeves and swept all the tea and pastries on the table onto the ground.

"What a little bitch! It's one thing for her to act like a jerk, but she also has to ruin my reputation!"

At this moment, Cui Min thought of something and said to the maid outside the pavilion, "Send someone to the Cui residence to tell my father that I am going back to the residence tomorrow."

The maid replied, "Yes, Madam."

Watching the maid's departing figure, Cui Min thought to herself, Su Wanyun is so old now, it's time for her to get married. It just so happens that someone in the Cui family has her in mind.

The Cui family is a large and influential family, and with Tian Shu among them, it's a good family for Su Wanyun.

After Su Wanyun got married, no one said that her stepmother had mistreated her.

As for whether Su Wanyun is willing to marry or not, that's not up to her. It's an arranged marriage, and even if Su Wanyun is unwilling, it won't matter.

Cui Min thought to herself that once Su Wanyun married into the Cui family, she would bring the perfume-making method to the Cui family, and then she would also be able to obtain the perfume-making method. Just thinking about the profits from perfume made Cui Min extremely tempted.

……

the next day.

Early in the morning.

Lu Ming then headed to the manor outside the city. As soon as he left the manor, he sensed that someone seemed to be following them.

Now that he has broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, his perception range is much farther. Although those people are hiding far away, he still managed to detect them.

Lu Ming ignored those people and decided to follow them. Hopefully, this would lure out those who wanted to kill him.

Soon, Lu Ming arrived at the manor outside the city again.

When they entered the manor, Shi Yuheng was training new soldiers. Upon seeing Lu Ming arrive, Shi Yuheng hurriedly went to Lu Ming's side and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Ming nodded lightly and said, "Yes, no need for formalities."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ming glanced at Shi Yuheng and then asked, "Commander Shi, have you been feeling unwell these past few days?"

Shi Yuheng was taken aback for a moment, and he said in confusion, "I'm not feeling unwell, why does Your Majesty ask this?"

Lu Ming didn't say much. He simply raised his hand and activated the Rejuvenation Technique. The next moment, a ball of green spiritual energy surged into Shi Yuheng's body.

In a short while, Lu Ming indeed found a wisp of black energy in Shi Yuheng's body, but the amount of black energy in Shi Yuheng's body was less than that in Li Yunfan's body.

After clearing away the black aura from Shi Yuheng, Lu Mingqing said to Shi Yuheng and Li Yunfan, "Call the soldiers here."

"Yes!"

The two immediately summoned the soldiers, and when they all appeared in front of Lu Ming, he checked them one by one.

(End of this chapter)