Bai Ruozhu, standing at an angle where she could not see the maid's expression, sniffed the air, and suddenly her eyes widened as she exclaimed, "Nanny, don't drink!"
Unfortunately, the old lady Meng had already taken a sip of the tea. She froze and was so angry she almost smashed the teacup, but then she raised her hand and carefully placed the cup back on the table.
Wang Miaoshuang watched the old lady drink the tea, a triumphant glimmer flashing in her eyes, but her satisfaction lasted only a second. The old lady spit out the tea onto the floor, with such force as if she were spitting at Wang Miaoshuang.
Shuxin hurriedly fetched some clean water for the old lady to rinse her mouth, while Nanny Lu, infuriated, rushed over and kicked the maid who served the tea, demanding, "Who sent you? What did you add to the tea?"
The maid trembled on the floor, stammering, "This servant doesn't know, I truly don't know."