"Pei Yu, can you blame me? Blame it on your untimely appearance in front of me!"

"Who told you to look so much like Shen Lang from behind?"

“Ha… I was betrothed to him since childhood, and I have waited for him for so many years… but he never even glances at me, and he doesn’t even correspond with me.”

“Even when he comes back occasionally, he doesn’t even look at me. I’m a woman too…”

She'd been there for so long, and the head matron had even taught her about matters of marriage, but what happened? Shen Changji seemed completely uninterested in women!

As Liu Jiaojiao spoke, a sarcastic smile curled at the corner of her lips.

“Chen Lang is indeed very good, and I like him too. I have admired him since I was a child. I was so happy to know that I was engaged to him… Every time my nanny taught me, I thought of him.”

But... was it easy for me? He can't blame me! I got to where I am today because he forced me, and so did you!

"How wonderful! He probably always thought I liked him a lot, but unfortunately he didn't know I wasn't a virgin!"

And you, Pei Yu! I heard you have a mistress you like? Heh, so what? She probably doesn't know about what happened between you and me, does she? If you had just been a little more obedient, things wouldn't have come to this!

If I'm not happy, none of you will be happy either!

With a smug smile on her face, Liu Jiaojiao smashed the wine pot in her hand without hesitation.

With a "smack!", she laughed even more unrestrainedly.

"Pei Yu, you are no match for me! No one can stop me from becoming the Duchess of the State. Since I can harm you, I can make you watch helplessly as the person you love is right in front of me..."

Liu Jiaojiao didn't continue speaking, but laughter replaced her words.

Su Miao stood outside the door, trying hard to suppress the urge to go in.

She closed her eyes and clenched her fists.

She knew Liu Jiaojiao was shameless, but she never expected... her to be so shameless.

Sooner or later, she will make Liu Jiaojiao's laughter cease, and blood will be repaid in blood...!

Tao'er helped Su Miao leave.

Before leaving Hanye Temple, Su Miao stood at the top of the mountain and looked down at the scenery below.

The situation that she and Mo Lin had roughly guessed was similar to what Liu Jiaojiao had just said.

Having done something they shouldn't have, they naturally wanted to silence him...

Tao'er: "Miss, shall we go back to the manor first?"

Su Miao shook her head. "Go to Xie Qin's place. I made him some new incense."

Peach: "Okay."

...

Liu Jiaojiao stayed inside for about two hours before coming out. She was no longer the same as she had been inside the room. She raised her hand and wiped the corner of her eye.

"Get what I just said to Su Miao as soon as possible."

If Su Miaozhen is indeed someone close to Pei Yu, then she would definitely lose control of this matter.

She, Liu Jiaojiao, was waiting for things to spiral out of control, so that... it would be easier to catch her pretending to have entered the Duke's mansion.

Will Grandma Shen still like her then?

She is currently a county princess, but once this matter comes out, she may lose her position as county princess, which is practically equivalent to the crime of deceiving the emperor!

He's just a troublemaker!

If it weren't for that accidental encounter, would she have had a relationship with a troublemaker like Pei Yu?

He's not even worthy to hand her shoes!

Cui'er thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what if Princess Su doesn't react?"

"Impossible, my sixth sense tells me she's the one from back then, otherwise..."

How could Su Miao be so shameless!

She's just waiting for this bitch to walk right into her trap!

"Do as I say!" Liu Jiaojiao said coldly.

To be honest, she couldn't wait to see Shen Changji kick Su Miao out of the house.

Because she knew that Shen Changji hated nothing more than people who deceived him.

And they're so audacious as to deceive the entire Duke's mansion!

"Trying to fight me? Su Miao, you're too green!"

A hint of smugness appeared on Liu Jiaojiao's face.

No one can shake her position as the Duchess of the State.

...

At this moment, Xie Qin was drinking tea with Shen Changji.

It wasn't the first day Xie Qin had met Shen Changji, so she was already used to his expressionless demeanor.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking for me so often today?"

As Xie Qin spoke, she took the spices and mixed them.

Upon smelling that faint sweet fragrance, Shen Changji couldn't help but think of Su Miao.

Xie Qin saw through Chen Changji's curiosity at a glance.

"That's right, it's a sachet I made for Sister Su. I heard she hasn't been sleeping well lately, and I've observed that she likes these light, sweet scents, so I put some medicinal herbs inside," Xie Qin said calmly.

He let out a long, cold sneer.

"You seem to care about her quite a bit."

"Of course! Don't you want her to stop bothering you? I quite like such a nice girl."

You blame that one too. If you'd known there was no future with her, you shouldn't have bothered her and maintained this lingering connection!

Xie Qin spoke while fiddling with something, unaware of Chen Changji's expression.

What's wrong with me?

“Sigh, since you’ve already made up your mind to marry Liu Jiaojiao, you shouldn’t… that kind of blow is really bad for her, after all, she still likes you,” Xie Qin said.

Shen Changji was even more dismissive, saying, "I advise you to stay away from her."

"No, you've already set a wedding date with Liu Jiaojiao, what's wrong with me and her? We're both unmarried, but you, since you only have one wife, you should keep your heart in check."

As Xie Qin spoke, she glared fiercely at Chen Changji.

Although Shen Changji's expression didn't change much, his fingers holding the cup turned slightly white.

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