Lady Vivian Zhu, Please Test With Blood

The two first spotted Grace and immediately stopped in their tracks, exchanging a guilty glance.

Her gaze... was terrifying...

Then, they saw Evan Xiao following behind.

Their guilty hesitation instantly vanished. They hurried to his side and called out, "General!"

"Well?" Evan Xiao asked.

Both shook their heads. "Nothing."

"You checked everyone?" Evan Xiao asked with a frown.

"Just the main ladies of the house left," Bianca Whitefan said. "It's not proper to have them line up with the servants for the blood test."

Leon Zane nodded. "Exactly! We're about to head to the Prime Minister's wife now."

"Go ahead," Evan Xiao said.

The two glanced at Grace, whose face was dark and stormy, and gave her a wide berth as they headed toward Jade Hall.

Too much trouble—let the General handle it!

It was his idea anyway. They were just doing the grunt work.

"Stop right there—"

"Grace!" Evan Xiao grabbed her. "Even if you don't trust Bianca, you should trust me. How could I ever hurt your family?"

Qingluan tried to shake off his grip but couldn't. She said coldly, "Let go!"

"Just trust me this once. The person we're looking for... is really important," Evan Xiao said.

Qingluan hesitated, then said, "Things have already come to this. Fine, I'll agree to let her test the rest. But when it comes to my mother, I want to see it with my own eyes! Can you let go of me now?"

So, Evan Xiao let go of her.

Qingluan strode after them.

Evan Xiao followed her in.

Inside Jade Hall, Bianca Whitefan had already taken out the Spirit Vein Stone, handed Lena a golden needle, and asked her to prick her finger and drip a bit of blood onto it.

Lena was about to prick her finger when she saw Grace and Evan Xiao walk in. She put the needle down and asked worriedly, "Grace? Why are you back? I was just glad you weren't home!"

"Mom." Grace walked over. "I'm fine."

"But you shouldn't have come back! The entire manor is locked down—no one leaves, only comes in!"

"I know, but I want to stay with you and Father." Qingluan sat down beside her.

"Madam, please drip your blood for the test!" Bai Yunshan said. "This stone can tell if you've caught the plague."

"Oh! All right!" Lian'er picked up the needle again.

"Wait!" Qingluan called out.

"What's wrong?" Lian'er asked.

Grace glanced at Leon Zane.

He wore a look that said, 'If you dare expose me, I'll finish you.'

She looked at Bianca Whitefan next.

There was a pleading look in Bianca Whitefan's eyes.

Qingluan took a deep breath and finally said, "I'll do it!"

Even if she stopped them this time, they'd just find another way.

Might as well do it this way—at least she could watch it herself.

Besides, her aunt's talisman could be removed too.

Grace took her mom's finger, picked up the needle, and gently pricked it.

Meanwhile, Bai Yunshan secretly sent a voice transmission to Evan Xiao: "Your Highness, from what I can tell, the person most affected by Wan Xuezhen becoming the legal wife is the Prime Minister's wife. I've looked into her background—she came from nowhere and lost all her past memories. She might just be the one we're looking for."

Evan Xiao's eyes flickered as he stared intently at the drop of Lena's blood landing on the Spirit Vein Stone.

If she were of divine blood, the Spirit Vein Stone would light up.

But after a long moment, the stone remained dark.

Just like everyone else's test, she wasn't the one they were looking for.