Chu Xue and Chu Yu stood guard at the door, secretly anxious, unsure how to comfort the young mistress.

But if they don't comfort their master and just watch him get angry, that's not what servants should do.

First Snow nudged First Rain, and First Rain nudged First Snow in return. The two of them kept pushing each other like that.

Jiang Yinjin noticed their little actions and said, "It's getting late, you should both go and rest."

The two were taken aback.

Chu Yu hurriedly said, "This servant is not tired yet. This servant will stay and keep the young mistress company."

How could Jiang Yinjin not know what the two were thinking?

She smiled slightly. "Do you think I'm angry?"

The two looked at each other, then nodded cautiously.

Jiang Yinjin sighed, "No, I'm not angry. Compared to life and death, nothing is worth getting angry about."

The two were puzzled—life or death? The young mistress is perfectly fine, why bring up life or death?

Jiang Yinjin didn't explain to the two of them; these words were more of a one-sided outpouring than a speech to them. "I'm confused. Why? Why did this happen?"

The first snow and the first rain still didn't understand what the young mistress was wondering about.

Chu Xue couldn't help but ask, "Young Madam, please forgive me, but I have a question: What exactly do you want to do? The young master dotes on Consort Shen, yet you not only don't compete for his favor, but you also send women to his side, all for the sake of becoming the mistress of the Marquis's mansion? Even if you do, what then?"

Seeing that Chu Xue had already asked, Chu Yu couldn't help but speak up, "Yes, if you and the young master had children, I could understand that you were doing it for the sake of the child. But now, you're not vying for favor, you don't have any children, and you're even having Miss Biao have a child for the young master. You're using your dowry to manage the Marquis's mansion's shops, are you going to give all your future assets to those bastards?"

Jiang Yinjin chuckled, "You two are quite clever. I won't do things for others' benefit; I have my own purpose in doing these things."

"May I ask what your purpose is?" Chu Yu asked softly.

Jiang Yinjin slowly shook her head, "No."

Chu Yu's voice choked with sobs, "I have no right to ask about the young mistress's plans, but... I don't want to see the young mistress suffer anymore." As she spoke, she lowered her head and cried.

Jiang Yinjin was slightly taken aback, and murmured, "Feeling wronged? You think I'm feeling wronged?"

The two nodded silently.

Jiang Yinjin lowered her eyes, and the resentment she had been suppressing rose in her heart, but it was somewhat healed by the care and concern of the two people.

Thinking back to her past life, when the two remained loyal until the day she died, she was deeply moved.

She walked up to the two of them, took one person's hand with each, and said with a warm smile, "Don't worry, your young lady isn't a stubborn person. If this method doesn't work, we'll try other methods. We won't keep suffering and enduring hardship indefinitely."

Just then, a respectful knock came from outside the door.

Chu Xue hurriedly said, "Young Madam, please wait a moment, I'll go and take a look."

"Go."

Chu Xue left in a hurry, went out of the room, and soon returned with a letter in her hand.

"Young Madam, it's a letter from the Eldest Young Master."

Jiang Yinjin was taken aback. "Big brother's? Bring it here quickly!"

"yes."

When the first snow arrived, the first rain thoughtfully adjusted the lights to make them brighter, so that the young mistress wouldn't hurt her eyes while reading the letter at night.

Jiang Yinjin couldn't wait to open the letter and quickly read it.

After reading it, a rare genuine smile appeared on my face.

Chu Yu asked, "Does the eldest young master have some good news? Could it be that the eldest young master has been promoted?"

Jiang Yinjin smiled and shook her head, folding the letter and putting it back in the envelope as she said, "No, it's a case that my brother will be in charge of in the future, which may involve direct contact with the Prince of Qin."

The two didn't understand why the young mistress was happy that the eldest son was in contact with the King of Qin. They had never seen the young mistress and the King of Qin have any relationship before.

Jiang Yinjin knew that the two had doubts, but she told them everything she could.

She walked to the window, pushed it open, and exhaled a deep breath. She thought to herself, "I will continue to work hard to gain the Madam's trust, try to get the Marquis of Anning's household onto Prince Jin's ship, and then use Prince Qin to eliminate the Marquis of Anning's household."

but……

It's better to be safe than sorry.

If she really couldn't do that, she would have no choice but to put aside the Marquis of Anning's residence and try to get close to the Prince of Qin.

Her hatred was important, but even more important was the development of the Jiang family and her elder brother's future!

No matter what, she was determined to make her elder brother a confidant of the King of Qin. Once the King of Qin became regent, her elder brother would rise to prominence, and their Jiang family would become a powerful and influential clan!

Jiang Yinjin became more and more excited as she thought about it, even temporarily forgetting her hatred. "First Rain, First Snow, prepare paper and pen for me."

Soon, paper and pen were ready, and Jiang Yinjin began to write a letter.

She extracted some useful information from her memories of her previous life and analyzed how her elder brother should use this information to gain the favor of the King of Qin.

It was written in great detail, spanning a full ten pages.

After finishing writing, he immediately sealed the letter. When he turned around, he found Chu Yu and Chu Xue waiting beside him. He hadn't gone back to rest, which warmed his heart.

"Which of you two is willing to run a errand for me and deliver this letter back to the Jiang family immediately? Don't come back tonight, just sleep there and rest tomorrow. You don't need to come to work."

Chu Xue said, "I'll go! I'm physically strong, so I'm best suited to deliver messages. Besides, I don't need to rest tomorrow."

Jiang Yinjin thought for a moment and said, "You two go together. Don't come back tonight, and take a rest tomorrow."

"Oh? How can this be? If I'm not here, who will serve the young mistress?"

"Aren't there still a few maids in the Peony Courtyard? Go, this is my order."

Seeing that the young mistress insisted, the two had no choice but to accept the order and hurriedly left the Marquis's residence with the letter in hand.

A short while later,

The two left, and the room fell silent.

Still in a state of joy and unable to sleep, Jiang Yinjin simply left the room, dismissed the second-class maid who had come to greet her, and strolled slowly in the courtyard.

She raised her head, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and murmured, "Yes, I was indeed stubborn before. We should try to win over the madam if we can, and use Prince Jin if we can. But what can we do if we can't establish the crime of rebellion against the Marquis of Anning's mansion?"

Once my Jiang family gains power and my elder brother becomes a powerful minister, how could we possibly be afraid of defeating the Marquis of Anning's mansion? It would certainly be satisfying to wipe them out in one fell swoop, but giving them a quick death doesn't seem very meaningful.

What if you torture them slowly? Little by little, step by step, drag the Marquis of Anning's mansion down to hell, watching these scumbags gradually sink into despair.

"It seems more interesting."

...

Chen Mianmian proposed going to Qingfeng Courtyard in order to "discover" Fengchu's study, to "discover" that Fengchu had read many books, and then suggested that Fengchu take the imperial examination.

After all, she knew from the novel that Fengchu was learned, but after transmigrating into the book, she had no way of knowing this, and she couldn't just ask directly: Fengchu, how are you doing in your studies?

Of course, if asked directly, Fengchu will answer honestly.

But it somewhat ruined her image as a skinny girl with big breasts and no brains, so she went to Qingfeng Courtyard as a prelude.

So why did she let Fengchu take the imperial examination?

For Fengchu's sake? No, no. "Letting go of the desire to help others and respecting their fate" has always been her motto. She would never interfere in other people's lives.

The reason why the lady easily trusts Jiang Yinjin is because she is disappointed in Fengchu.

The solution is to treat the symptoms. As long as the lady doesn't lose faith in Fengchu, isn't that enough?

She had a feeling that Fengchu would do well on the exam, not just for studying, but also for having children.