Chen Siyuan was the legitimate daughter of a merchant family. After marrying a household slave, she poured all her efforts into helping him become a minister. In return, her husband and her paterna...
In her past life, Chen Siyuan dealt with too many people in order to make money, and she knew how to treat different people with different attitudes.
From the moment she arrived in this place, she had a general idea of what it was like: a self-sufficient lifestyle. But a few years ago, fabric from here appeared in the capital, albeit through deception. Clearly, they also needed money.
It seems there isn't much here that can be exchanged for money, except for the fabric produced.
Chen Siyuan plans to start with business, gradually build a closer relationship with him, and take the opportunity to do something to make him develop feelings for her, so that she can give him the antidote to the love potion.
She could ignore the matter of the Yin-Yang Bracelet, and she could disregard business as well; what mattered was her elder brother's love potion, which made her willing to do anything.
If she said it directly, it might anger the other party, so she chose a compromise.
The idea was good, but Yan Yi left without saying anything, and didn't even take the silver notes.
Chen Siyuan was filled with turmoil. The next day, Chen Siyuan and the others left the small white house.
When she left, Chen Siyuan didn't touch the banknotes on the table, and even the address she had written down was still on the table.
Chen Siyuan left the white house, originally thinking she should say goodbye to someone.
But the moment they stepped out of the white house, they saw their carriage parked outside the woods.
Wang Yong and Black Hawk finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Safety is their top priority; everything else is not within their concern.
Chen Siyuan turned around and shouted towards the woods in front of her, "Yan Yi, I'll be waiting for you in the capital."
After saying this, he got into the carriage parked beside him and headed straight for the capital.
The journey from here to the capital is not very long; it takes about four or five days.
Along the way, Chen Siyuan thought a lot. She wasn't very confident about this matter, but she told herself that she could only give herself half a month. If she couldn't see Yan Yi in person within half a month, she would think of another way.
The journey back was very quiet.
Chen Siyuan remained silent, and Chunlan and Chunping also fell silent.
They came with high hopes, but when they left, they had accomplished nothing, and their disappointment was palpable.
Black Hawk and Wang Yong are different.
The two of them drove the carriage slowly back, their minds preoccupied with nothing but the safety of their young mistress.
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The Marquis of De'an's Residence.
Bamboo Garden.
Jiang Manyun lay on the bed, looking at the suddenly arriving Princess Honglian with a face full of horror.
She thought she wouldn't see Princess Honglian anytime soon, but to her surprise, she arrived alone without alerting anyone.
The day after she prayed at Ping'an Temple, she learned of the Emperor's punishment of Princess Honglian, and she was secretly pleased.
Chen Siyuan is indeed extraordinary.
Many young ladies from prominent families know about what Princess Honglian has done in the capital over the years. Who would have thought that Princess Honglian, who has been so arrogant for so many years, would be defeated by a country woman?
Thinking about this, I realized that what Chen Siyuan had done to me wasn't such a big deal.
Looking at Princess Honglian before me, she still held the identity of a princess, but unfortunately, she had become a drowning dog.
It was so satisfying to see.
Having been oppressed by Princess Honglian for years, she finally felt a sense of relief at being able to catch her breath.
Thinking about this, Jiang Manyun felt that Princess Honglian in front of her was not so scary after all.
He struggled to his feet, knelt on the ground, and performed a deep bow, saying, "Greetings, Princess. May Your Highness be well."
Princess Honglian stood there, sneering.
Looking at the wretched woman in front of her, who was groveling and begging for mercy like an ant.
The plan that day was flawless; even if it failed, how could I have ended up in this state?
Even if it was his own head maid who got into trouble, he could have just let the maid die; how could it have implicated him?
Not only that, the head palace maid and the secret guard were executed on the spot, she herself was to become a nun, and her mother was sent directly to the Cold Palace.
This is absolutely a huge joke.
She thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was going on.
Why would her father, who had loved her for so many years, suddenly turn against her and punish her so severely?
These past few days, she's racked her brains but still can't figure out what's going on.
She tried to get close to the Empress Dowager, but she couldn't even see her.
That imperial concubine was even more ridiculous.
After returning from praying at Ping'an Temple, I unexpectedly fell ill.
She knew they were all intentionally avoiding her.
In the past, as long as she asserted her status as a princess, there was no reason why things wouldn't go smoothly. Now, however, she was even more worried because she couldn't see them.
If she really had to go to that nunnery, her life would be over.
She was unwilling to accept it.
After much thought, the key to the matter lies with Jiang Manyun.
If things had gone wrong, she should have come directly to me; otherwise, the situation wouldn't have turned out this way.
With nowhere to vent his anger, seeing Jiang Manyun kneeling on the ground, he thought she could escape after only lying in bed for two days? She was dreaming!
He kicked Jiang Manyun to the ground.
Jiang Manyun crawled over again, kneeling on the ground, not daring to utter a single word.
Such things had happened many times before, but now she felt like she had finally made it through.
Soon Princess Honglian will become a nun, and she will never have the chance to return to the capital. Once she marries her beloved, she will never again be in such a predicament.
"Tell me, what exactly happened that day?"
Princess Honglian was caught off guard by the sudden event, but she was not someone to be trifled with.
With such a good reputation in the capital over the years, and so many legitimate young ladies at her beck and call, how could anyone possibly ask her to leave the capital?
When she's down on her luck, she drags a lot of other people down with her.
Jiang Manyun was the first, and Chen Siyuan was the second. If she didn't take this opportunity to give them a good scolding, she wouldn't be Princess Honglian.
“I don’t know what happened. That day I originally…” Jiang Manyun truthfully said that she took Chen Siyuan to the side room and was about to slash Chen Siyuan’s face with a dagger when she lost consciousness.
That's true, but I've omitted what Chen Siyuan said.
"Yeah?"
"Yes." Jiang Manyun knelt on the ground, her head touching the ground.
"Do you take me for a three-year-old child?" Princess Honglian said. Immediately afterward, the door was pushed open again, and Xiaoyuer brought Lan'er and Mei'er to the front.
Jiang Manyun's head hit the ground, and she caught a glimpse of her personal maid entering from the corner of her eye.
Her heart was pounding.
The two women, Chen Siyuan and I, were not present when I spoke that day. After returning, I didn't mention a word about it, not even to my mother, just as I had just spoken to Princess Honglian.
It's unlikely anyone will find out, and Chen Siyuan wouldn't dare to say it.
The unfortunate ones now are Princess Honglian and Consort Qing, who are acting like madmen. Even though Chen Siyuan is currently in a more advantageous position, there are some things that cannot be brought to the forefront.
Just as he was about to deny it to the death, two heads rolled in front of him. These two heads were Lan'er and Mei'er.
Jiang Manyun screamed in fright, but the moment she fell to the ground, she saw Princess Honglian's hideous face and immediately fell silent.