010 Great idea! Let's do it!

The best way to expose a lie is to be meticulous.

Isn't it true that a "thin horse" (a woman of slender build) can be married as a principal wife? Then she really wants to get to the bottom of it and find out which county, which scholar, what his name is, and which "thin horse" he married.

Shen Mianmian didn't want to make things so ugly, but the premise was that everyone could just be about the same.

Why do you have to take advantage of her to harm her? Using such common sense that transcends five thousand years of history to fool people?

Jiang Yinjin looked embarrassed and pursed her lips. "Okay, I'll ask my friend."

Seeing that the other party had restrained herself, Chen Mianmian knew when to stop and changed the subject, "Hanrong, the young mistress is here, why didn't you prepare tea?"

Hanrong suddenly realized that she had been so focused on the situation that she had forgotten to serve tea. "I was wrong, I will go and prepare tea right away."

“No need,” Jiang Yinjin said in a slightly cool tone. “I still have things to take care of, so I’ll head back first.”

Shen Mianmian did not expose her, "Young Madam has taken time out of her busy schedule to visit me. I am humbled. Once my ten-day confinement is over, I will pay my respects to Young Madam and offer her tea as soon as possible."

Jiang Yinjin gave a hasty smile and left, this time without addressing each other as sisters.

Soon, the room returned to silence.

Hanrong was slightly uneasy because she had let the young mistress in without announcing her arrival, thus failing in her duty as a maid.

Chen Mianmian sat back down in front of the dressing table. "Next time someone comes, you should quickly prepare tea. Don't be busy; have the maids outside prepare it. Don't neglect the guests."

"Yes, Auntie, I will remember next time."

"Alright, go and rest."

"Yes, I'll be in the outer room. If you have any instructions, please call me and I'll come in."

After that, Hanrong left the room.

Sitting in the outer room, she felt uneasy, as if something was wrong.

When the young mistress said that the slender horse Ran Niang could become the principal wife, she could tell that the young mistress wanted to ignite the concubine's fighting spirit and make her compete for it.

The concubine did not argue with the young mistress about whether the slender horse could become the principal wife; she only inquired about the scholar's name, and the lie was exposed on its own.

This incident shows that the aunt was cunning.

But why didn't the concubine question her: Why did she bring the young mistress in without informing her?

Logically, even if an outsider forces their way in, the maid should still call out at the door to remind her mistress.

Aunt Shen seems to be clever sometimes, and... not so clever at other times.

...

Outside Mingyue Courtyard.

Jiang Yinjin walked slowly with a cold face.

Chu Xue was furious. "Young Madam, I think that Shen Shouma is ungrateful! You were clearly doing this for her own good, but she's being so aggressive."

The second half of the sentence was left unsaid: Aunt Shen's aggressive questioning showed no respect for the young mistress.

Jiang Yinjin's face darkened even more as she recalled what had just happened. "I can't understand it."

Chu Yu asked, "What can't you figure out?"

"I can't understand why she suddenly became so obedient. Why would someone change so drastically? What is her purpose?"

The first rain and the first snow are meant to share the master's burdens.

Chu Xue tentatively asked, "Could it be, as Aunt Shen said, that she doesn't want to compete?"

Jiang Yinjin didn't answer, but shook her head—if she didn't have memories of her previous life, she might have been deceived, but she knew Chen Mianmian's background.

Chu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she's faking it. I've heard that skinny girls are all cunning."

First Snow suddenly realized and nodded in agreement.

Chu Yu sneered, "However, a rabbit's tail can't last long. We'll see. She'll be exposed sooner or later."

First snow, "That's right! It'll definitely give us away."

Jiang Yinjin overheard their conversation, but thought to herself—she couldn't wait any longer. Regardless of why Shen Mianmian's personality had changed so drastically, or whether Shen Mianmian wanted to fight or not, she had to make the two of them make a scene at the madam's place!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yinjin curled her lips into a smile—if she couldn't bring herself to harm Chen Mianmian, wasn't there someone else? Why didn't she start with the young master?

"Chu Xue, go and see where the young master is. If he is at the Marquis's residence, have him come to the Peony Courtyard to see me and tell him I have urgent business. If he is not there, have the gatekeeper keep watch, and as soon as the young master returns, immediately invite him to the Peony Courtyard."

"Yes, young mistress." Chu Xue received the order and immediately went to do so.

At the same time,

Meigetsuin.

Chen Mianmian sat in front of the dressing table, admiring her own stunning beauty while reviewing what had just happened.

According to the original text, the novel is divided into two parts.

The first part is about the power struggles within the household.

After the female protagonist is reborn, she uses a series of small incidents to exacerbate the conflict between the transmigrated woman and the prince, causing the already not very intelligent transmigrated woman to act like a madwoman, making the prince increasingly disappointed and their relationship increasingly distant.

Meanwhile, every time the time-traveling woman gets into trouble, the prince has to clean up the mess for her, which incurs the dissatisfaction of his wife.

The more disappointed the lady was with the prince and the more disgusted she was with the time-traveling woman, the more she liked the dignified and sensible female protagonist, and eventually trusted her.

After gaining the trust of the lady, the female protagonist met Princess Ruian and Prince Jin, who had not yet rebelled, through the lady.

He then began to incite the Marquis and his wife to defect to the Prince of Jin.

The second part is about emotions.

The female protagonist persuades the Marquis of Anning to submit to Prince Jin, while she secretly contacts Prince Qin. Using her ability to foresee the future after her rebirth, she provides Prince Qin with information after information, enabling him to successfully quell the rebellion.

Although the Prince of Jin's rebellion failed, he perished along with the emperor.

The King of Qin then assisted the young crown prince in ascending the throne, while he himself became the regent, and the female protagonist became the regent's wife.

While admiring the exquisite image of the little beauty deep in thought reflected in the bronze mirror, Chen Mianmian also came to the conclusion that Jiang Yinjin had probably temporarily given up on sowing discord between the cannon fodder Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang, and had gone directly to anger the Madam.

No wonder I kept hinting to her that her position was too low and that she could try to get a better position from the madam.

And what's with this legendary notion that a "skinny horse" could become the principal wife of a Jiangnan scholar? Haha!

Suddenly, Chen Mianmian paused in thought—wait, if Jiang Yinjin's attempts to instigate her failed, could she try to get through to the Crown Prince?

No, she has to stop them.

Chen Mianmian suddenly sat up, about to call for help, but then remembered that Hanrong was Jiang Yinjin's person.

She's now asking Hanrong to find the prince, but Hanrong will definitely report to Jiang Yinjin first. In the end, not only will she fail to find the prince, but she'll also be exposed.

Chen Mianmian sighed, "Forget it, man proposes, God disposes. Let's leave it to fate."

Thinking about it, she sat back down in front of the dressing table, propped her delicate chin up with her hand, and smiled with her round eyes into crescent moons. "How can such a young lady be so beautiful? I can't get enough of looking at her."

...

Bai Qingzhou did not go out, but instead read a book in his study.

Outsiders say that the young master often mingles with Consort Shen, but in fact, even though the two are together every day, Bai Qingzhou still enjoys reading.

However, he disliked dry academic subjects and preferred to read miscellaneous books, including agricultural and engineering books, and even military strategy books.

He used to often hear Chen Mianmian talk about a magical country called China, about Sun Tzu's Art of War, the Thirty-Six Stratagems, Wang Anshi's Reforms, the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and so on.

He had a recent disagreement with Shen Mianmian, which is why he returned to his Qingfeng Courtyard.

Of course, there are also some personal reasons.

The weather is sunny and bright today.

Bai Qingzhou sat at the desk near the window in the study, one elbow propped on the table, supporting his jade-like face, while the other hand held a page of a book.

His eyes were unfocused, and he hadn't turned the page in a long time, clearly lost in thought.

Suddenly, Guan Shui, the personal servant, entered. Seeing the young master lost in thought, he could only call out softly, "Young master? Young master..."

Bai Qingzhou snapped out of her thoughts and looked over. "What is it?"

Guan Shuidao said, "It was the young mistress who invited you to the Peony Courtyard, saying there was an urgent matter."

Bai Qingzhou understood, closed the book, and stood up. "Let's go."

He went to the Peony Courtyard at night to provoke Jiang Yinjin, and then ran away at the last minute. In the end, he still felt guilty towards Jiang Yinjin.

One hour later.

Meigetsuin

Hanrong rushed in, "Auntie! Someone from the main courtyard has come and says that Madam wants you to come over."

Shen Mianmian, who was passing the time with playing cards, looked up and said, "Oh, I see."

I put down the cards, got up, tidied my clothes, and prepared to leave.

Hanrong hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Chen Mianmian glanced at it and thought to herself, "No need to hesitate anymore. I know I'm going to be in big trouble today. I don't even know how Madam will punish me later."

Suddenly, an idea struck me—since we know we'll be punished, should we take some preparatory measures? For example, tie something to our knees?

Great idea! Let's do it!