Where did she get the nerve at thirty-nine?

  He Lan's old face turned white in an instant, and it wasn't just her, even Bai Xinbi beside her was the same. Although their faces were covered with black veils, the fear that leaked out from under their eyes was visible to everyone.

  "Your Highness... this... this..." He Lan was momentarily tongue-tied, but soon regained her composure and said with a respectful attitude, "As an ordinary woman of low status, how dare I dine at the same table as Your Highness? Your Highness's kindness is too much for me to..."

  "Blood Shadow, add two more bowls and plates, let Madame He and Miss Bai take their seats." Before Madame He could finish her refusal, Yan Mo gave a glance to Blood Shadow who was waiting on the side.

  "Mother, since the Duke of Cheng has a good heart, please take a seat," said Bai Han with a gentle tone. Such an opportunity was rare, and he didn't want his mother to lose face in front of the Duke due to her momentary ignorance.

  He Lan gave her son a sideways glance. This unfilial son was clearly trying to poison this old woman!

  Xue Ying quickly arranged two sets of bowls and plates, and also moved two chairs for the grandfather-grandson pair. In this situation, He Lan was grinding her teeth and swallowing blood, not daring to spit out a single drop.

  If she didn't follow the good intentions of Prince Wang's mansion, then she was ignorant of goodness, and in the future, Prince Wang's mansion would not be able to avoid giving small shoes to the White Mansion. However, if she stayed here to accompany them for dinner, wouldn't she also be risking her life?

  "Please, madam, have a seat." Looking at He Lan's entangled and annoyed expression, Yan Mo gave a subtle curve of his thin lips and suddenly slowed down his tone, inviting her.

  Thus, He Lan had no choice but to grit her teeth and sit down. "Thank you, Your Highness."

  Bai Xin followed He Lan's family to take a seat with a pale face and without making a sound, but in reality she was regretting coming on this trip until her death. As expected, as long as that disaster is there, the people of the Bai Manor will not have a peaceful day! Her grandmother was also like that, it would have been fine if she had just come herself, but instead she had to drag her along, how could she bear to let herself come and send herself to death?!

  "Blood Shadow, pour the wine." The man elegantly sat in the upper seat, softly instructing, and said to Bai Han, "Lord Bai, this wine was bestowed upon me by His Majesty yesterday. It's said to be a tribute from a foreign land. You should drink more of it."

  Bai Han was slightly surprised and delighted, he stood up and clasped his hands: "Your subordinate thanks Your Highness for your kindness."

  Xue Ying poured wine for each of the people present one by one.

  He Lan felt her heart beating faster, making her breathing a bit urgent. Her old eyes stared at the food on the table as if it was a mortal enemy.

  "Mother, are you feeling unwell?" Bai Han lightly noticed her discomfort and asked with concern.

  Bai Xinbi saw the situation and was overjoyed in her heart. She quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness, my grandmother has always had a heart condition. I suppose she's having an episode now... Let me take her back to rest?"

  Bai Han slightly furrowed his brow and looked at He Lan with some confusion. His mother had always been healthy, and he hadn't heard of her having such an illness!

  He glanced at her lightly with a hint of coldness in his deep eyes, and then raised his chin to point at the wine cup in front of He Lan.

  "This wine is a sacred wine from a foreign country, it's said that martial artists who drink it can greatly increase their strength, old people who drink it can drive away all diseases and live longer year by year, women and children who drink it can wake up their ears and clear their eyes... Madam has this heart disease, why not drink a cup to see if this sacred wine is as magical as the legend says?"

  Hmph!

  The white heart hidden outside almost suffocated the internal injury.

  This dead man, damn it, doesn't even draft when boasting! Compared to those who sell dog skin plaster, they are more skilled at fabricating!

  It's hard to see how sharp that mouth is on a daily basis, but at critical moments, unexpectedly, it still has some use...

  He Lan knew that her unusual behavior was all due to the food on this table, even though she had carefully planned and thought she had made thorough arrangements, even finding a scapegoat to die in place of Blood Shadow. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't have predicted that today would be the day that Cheng Wang would personally come and dine here. Her anxiety was indescribable.

  It's likely that the lives of our entire family will be lost here today, and it's impossible not to feel anxious and fearful.

  When she heard her granddaughter cleverly find an excuse to leave, a hint of joy still rose in her heart, but unexpectedly Cheng Wang said such words.

  She raised her wine cup and pretended to be out of breath, saying: "I thank you for your good intentions, Your Majesty."

  Down in one gulp

  Her already racing heart suddenly felt like it was going to catch fire in her chest.

  However, as it was the "Sacred Wine", she didn't dare say anything that wasn't true. She could only cover her chest and try to suppress the uncomfortable feeling, but in her heart, she couldn't help but wonder, why was this "Sacred Wine" so unusual?

  "Thank you all for taking good care of Ran'er for many days. This cup of wine, I'll have it on behalf of Ran'er to show respect to you." He raised the wine cup and a certain man with a warm expression drank it down.

  Bai Han followed closely behind, without a drop of wine left.

  Bai Xin hesitated for a moment, also raised her hand to cover her face with her sleeve, and took a sip.

  Everyone saw the wine being drunk, and the blood shadow quietly retreated without a sound.

  "You all don't have to be polite, this dish may not be sumptuous, but the culinary skills of Blood Shadow are still decent, you can eat a bit more. " He elegantly picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, then swept his gaze over the three people from the Bai family, his cold and hard mouth suddenly carrying a warm smile.

  Outside, Bai Xin was so amused that she almost rolled on the ground laughing.

  This man is too shameless, running to someone else's home as a guest, and actually acting like the master.

  He Lan's body shook slightly as he handed over the chopsticks, his old eyes filled with terror and unease, his face turned deathly pale, and for a moment it seemed like even his age spots had increased.

  A wrinkled hand trembled as it picked up chopsticks——

  ……

  Two quarters of an hour later——

  Looking at the three Bai family members who were unconscious on the edge of the table in the house, Blood Shadow walked in expressionlessly.

  "Grandfather, when will you let them take the antidote?"

  The man coldly swept his gaze over the two women on the ground, whose faces still bore a painful expression, as well as Bai Hanqing, who had been knocked unconscious by him.

  "Let them be, let them wake up themselves."

  Bai Xin Dye secretly stretched out his head to sneak a peek into the cafeteria.

  She felt relieved when she heard two women wailing and crying. It's just that I don't know what happened to make those two women cry and scream again.

  Suddenly it was silent, she curiously ran over to take a look. As a result, one glance scared her half to death.

  She didn't hide anymore and directly stepped into the dining hall, asking Xue Ying: "How did everyone die?"

  This man is too ruthless, did he really poison them to death?!

  The blood-covered face expressionlessly shook its head: "Your Highness, they are not dead."

  "Didn't die?" Bai Xinzhen was somewhat disbelieving, and hastily squatted down to feel the major arteries on the necks of the grandmother and grandson with her fingers. Indeed, they hadn't died. She looked up at the man who was still sitting calmly with a puzzled expression, "How did you do it? Why did they appear dead?"

  He raised an eyebrow and asked, "A dead body? Why didn't I see it?"

  Bai Xin's face turned pale as she stared at He Lan's suddenly wide-open eyes, "What did you feed them? How could this happen? Look, their pupils are protruding and dull, this is clearly a sign of death. Why are they still breathing?"

  What the heck is this technology? She's never seen anything like it!

  After expressing her doubts, Bai Xinzhen stroked her chin, and a hint of hesitation suddenly appeared on her face. Her eyes sparkled with thoughts, clearly pondering something.

  "What does the princess want to do?" After being in contact with Bai Xinyan for many days, Xue Ying naturally understood her expression.

  "I'm thinking of dissecting their bodies to see what's going on." Bai Xindian replied subconsciously. In the dissection room for many years, she had never encountered such a situation, somewhat like pseudodeath symptoms, but not quite.

  And it's just a few minutes, and there are already signs of rigor mortis!

  This is too damn weird, isn't it?

  "How did you know all this?" The man, who had approached her at some point, pulled her up from the ground with one hand, staring at her with a complex gaze that showed not a hint of panic, but rather an inexplicable excitement.

  Xue Ying said she wasn't afraid of dead people, he didn't believe it before, but now he totally believes it!

  This woman is not only unafraid of dead people but also prepares to dissect others... The 'dissection' she mentioned should mean this.

  Where did she get this courage from? She can even identify corpses?