jdhmnovel Chapter 225 Conspiracy, Cooperation
Chapter 225 Conspiracy, Cooperation
In order to find out Lan Mengyan's conspiracy, Lan Yunyan decided to observe her more carefully.
She used her connections in the mansion to secretly arrange for some reliable servants to keep an eye on Lan Mengyan's whereabouts and conversations.
After observing for a period of time, Lan Yunyan finally discovered Lan Mengyan's conspiracy.
It turned out that Lan Mengyan planned to join forces with people from Baiyin Palace to hold a grand banquet at the Lan Mansion, and then frame Lan Yunyan at the banquet, making her look bad in front of everyone and thus losing the favor of Grandpa Lan.
After hearing the news, Lan Yunyan did not panic. She calmly thought about how to deal with it.
She knew that if she directly revealed Lan Mengyan's conspiracy to her grandfather, it might cause a strong backlash from Lan Mengyan, and there was no solid evidence.
So, she decided to deal with this crisis cleverly.
Lan Yunyan began to prepare her plan secretly. She first found some family elders with whom she had a good relationship, revealed her concerns about Lan Mengyan to them, and suggested that they should be vigilant at the banquet.
Then, she arranged some of her confidants to closely monitor Lan Mengyan's every move at the banquet and be ready to deal with any possible situation at any time.
Finally, the banquet Lan Mengyan had been waiting for arrived. The Lan residence was decorated with lights and was bustling with activity. Guests arrived one after another, and Old Master Lan also attended the banquet in person.
Lan Mengyan, dressed in gorgeous attire, moved around the banquet with a smug look on her face. From time to time, she glanced at Lan Yunyan, her eyes filled with provocation.
Lan Yunyan remained calm, smiling as she chatted with the guests. She knew Lan Mengyan's plot was about to unfold, and she was ready.
Halfway through the banquet, Lan Mengyan finally started her action.
She deliberately arranged a performance, and during the performance, she had an actor pretend to accidentally fall and spill a glass of wine on Lan Yunyan.
Lan Yunyan had anticipated this and quickly dodged the glass of wine to avoid getting wet.
Then, she looked at Lan Mengyan with a smile and said, "Sister, what's going on? Your performance was so wonderful."
Lan Mengyan didn't expect that Lan Yunyan could avoid her trap so cleverly, and she felt annoyed.
But she did not give up. She arranged for a servant to place a small mechanism under Lan Yunyan's seat, intending to make Lan Yunyan fall when she sat down.
However, Lan Yunyan had already noticed the servant's unusual behavior. She pretended not to notice, and then, as she sat down, she gently kicked the mechanism with her foot, destroying it.
Seeing her plan fail again, Lan Mengyan was filled with anger and resentment. She decided to go all out and directly accuse Lan Yunyan at the banquet.
"Lan Yunyan, don't be so proud. I know you got a mysterious treasure in the forest, but you are unwilling to hand it over to the Lan family. By doing this, you are being disloyal to the Lan family." Lan Mengyan said loudly.
When the guests heard Lan Mengyan's words, they all looked at Lan Yunyan with puzzled expressions on their faces.
Lan Yunyan smiled slightly and said, "Sister, please don't slander me. I didn't find any mysterious treasure in the forest. What's your purpose in saying this?"
Lan Mengyan said, "Don't try to quibble. I have evidence that you have obtained the mysterious treasure."
As she spoke, Lan Mengyan took out some forged evidence in an attempt to prove Lan Yunyan's "crime".
Lan Yunyan looked at the fabricated evidence and sneered inwardly. She knew that Lan Mengyan had come up with such a plan because she was desperate.
"Sister, your evidence is forged. I can prove my innocence." Lan Yunyan said.
Then, she took out the evidence she had prepared in advance to prove Lan Mengyan's conspiracy.
When the guests saw Lan Yunyan's evidence, they were all angry at Lan Mengyan's behavior. They all blamed Lan Mengyan, saying that she should not frame her own sister.
Old Master Lan was also disappointed with Lan Mengyan's behavior.
He looked at Lan Mengyan and said, "Mengyan, you disappoint me so much. You actually did such a thing to frame Yunyan. Don't act so foolishly in the future."
Lan Mengyan looked at everyone's reactions, her heart filled with despair. She knew her conspiracy had been exposed, and her position in the Lan Mansion would be in jeopardy.
Under the accusations of everyone, Lan Mengyan's face turned pale as paper and her body was shaking.
A hint of determination flashed in her eyes, and suddenly, she drew the dagger from her waist and rushed towards Lan Yunyan.
"It's all your fault, Lan Yunyan! You destroyed everything I had, and I want you to be buried with me!" Lan Mengyan's voice became sharp and piercing because of anger and despair.
Lan Yunyan was not in a hurry. She dodged Lan Mengyan's attack easily with a flash of her body.
She frowned slightly, with a hint of disdain in her eyes, "Lan Mengyan, at this point, you still don't repent?"
Lan Mengyan waved the dagger frantically, her eyes turning crazed. "Repent? I'm in this situation today because of you. As long as you disappear, everything will still be in time."
Seeing this, Old Master Lan shouted, "Meng Yan, stop!"
But at this time, Lan Mengyan could no longer listen to anything. She only wanted to hurt Lan Yunyan.
Lan Yunyan saw the right moment and when Lan Mengyan rushed over again, she grabbed her wrist and twisted it hard, causing the dagger to fall to the ground with a clang. Lan Yunyan pushed Lan Mengyan and she fell to the ground.
"Lan Mengyan, you are too naive. Do you think this can solve the problem? Everything you have done has already brought shame to the family." Lan Yunyan's voice was steady and powerful, clearly audible amid the noise of the banquet.
At this moment, the people from Baiyin Palace saw that the situation was not good and wanted to escape in the chaos.
Lan Yunyan had anticipated this. She gave an order, "Stop them! Not a single one is allowed to leave!"
The confidants she had arranged in advance immediately took action and started fighting with the people from Baiyin Palace.
There was chaos at the banquet and the guests were in a panic.
Lan Yunyan remained calm, standing in the center of the chaos like a lotus blooming in a storm.