"Cousin, are you going to...walk back by yourself?"
Shen Ningyuan looked at Cui Mingzhu with a half-smile on her face.
"It's only half an hour's walk from here to the General's Mansion, but it's quite tiring. Cousin, you're still so weak. Are you sure you want to walk back by yourself?" Shen Ningyuan asked.
"It's okay, it's okay. My cousin has been busy lately, so I won't bother you."
Cui Mingzhu still insisted on walking back by herself, and even looked a little anxious.
Seeing her like this, Shen Ningyuan knew that she was not in a hurry to return to the Marquis' Mansion, but to see Ji Yunchuan.
Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan stopped persuading him.
So he said, "Since my cousin insists, I won't arrange a carriage and will send my cousin back to the general's mansion."
"Yes, yes, don't worry about me. My brother-in-law's funeral is in two days. My cousin has already delayed you for a day by coming out to take care of me."
"Okay." Shen Ningyuan nodded in response, "Then cousin, go back by yourself."
As she spoke, Shen Ningyuan looked at the sky outside and said in a feigned embarrassment, "It's getting late, so I'll go back to the Marquis' Mansion first. My cousin will live in the other courtyard from now on. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll arrange for the servants to prepare it."
"Thank you, cousin."
"You're too polite, cousin. We're all family, there's no need to be so formal."
"Cousin, I was wrong about what happened a few days ago. I shouldn't have made you angry when you were in a bad mood."
"It's okay, cousin. I made a mistake too. I shouldn't have crushed your hand and left a scar on it."
"My aunt hired the best doctor for me and used the best medicine. My hand won't be scarred."
"From now on, we sisters will put aside our past grudges and stop fussing over trivial matters."
"Cousin, you are alone in the Marquis' Mansion, so you must take good care of yourself."
"Cousin, you have to take care of yourself in the other courtyard alone."
"good!"
"Um!"
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After some false greetings between the two "sisters", Shen Ningyuan used the excuse that she had something else to do at the Marquis' Mansion and took Lan Yin away.
After Shen Ningyuan left, Cui Mingzhu was not in a hurry to leave.
Instead, he waited until the time was almost up before tidying up his clothes and walking out of Shen Ningyuan's villa.
After walking out of the house, Cui Mingzhu did not forget to look back and took a proud look at the big house in front of her.
"That bitch Shen Ningyuan is still as gullible as before. I just tricked her a few times and she gave me the house to take care of my pregnancy. This way, I don't have to worry about being discovered by the Shen family, and I can keep the baby in my belly!"
Cui Mingzhu said with a bit of excitement in her eyes, and said anxiously: "I have to go find Brother Chuan and tell him the good news!"
After saying that, Cui Mingzhu quickly turned around and hurried towards the house where Ji Yunchuan was hiding.
After she walked away, two figures slowly walked out from the corner.
Lan Yin pointed in Cui Mingzhu's direction and said angrily, "Miss, my cousin is betraying us. Aren't you going to tell the general and his wife about this?"
Chen Ningyuan shook her head. "It's useless. She is my mother's closest relative. My uncle died at the hands of bandits while trying to save her. My mother has always felt guilty and has taken great care of Cui Mingzhu."
"Even if I tell my parents about this, even if they believe me, given my mother's personality, she won't do anything to Cui Mingzhu. At most, she'll send her to the countryside and find a few maids to take good care of her."
"No way?" Lan Yin didn't believe it at all. "My cousin treated my young lady like this, will Madam let her go? Madam dotes on my young lady the most!"
Shen Ningyuan shook her head, "You don't understand."
"My mother loves me, but she can't bear to be cruel about Cui Mingzhu's matter."
Hearing this, Lan Yin stopped talking.
She didn't expect that Cui Mingzhu was so important to Cui Jin.
Shen Ningyuan smiled lightly, not really caring.
She had guessed this outcome from the very beginning.
So she did not rush to take action against Cui Mingzhu, but instead took advantage of the situation and followed her and Ji Yunchuan's plan, moving forward step by step.
She was waiting for the day when her mother would completely discover Cui Mingzhu's true face and let go of this aunt-niece relationship.
By then, she will push Cui Mingzhu into hell with her own hands!
"Come on, let's follow."
After Shen Ningyuan finished speaking, he walked straight in the direction where Cui Mingzhu left.
Lan Yin said nothing, just blindly followed Shen Ningyuan.
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On the other side, after Ji Yunchuan returned from the Marquis' Mansion, he sat in the study all night.
Until dawn, and then sat there from dawn till now.
He didn't even drink a drop of water, but just kept frowning in thought.
"Who was that person hiding in the dark corner of the ancestral hall last night? Why would they be hiding behind the incense table in the middle of the night?"
Also, has the other party recognized him?
If this is true, then his situation is dangerous!
Thinking of this, Ji Yunchuan frowned even more tightly.
What was even more puzzling to him was why Ji Yunnuo suddenly appeared at the critical moment.
He was so frightened that he ran away in a panic without even seeing what the man looked like!
The more Ji Yunchuan thought about it, the more troubled he became. He leaned his head back and looked up at the ceiling.
"We must find a way to catch that person and eliminate the root of the problem!" Ji Yunchuan said gritting his teeth.
And for some reason, an idea even flashed through his mind.
Could that person last night be Shen Ningyuan?
Apart from the love-brained Shen Ningyuan who would "keep vigil" for him, he couldn't imagine who else would appear in the ancestral hall in the middle of the night.
After pondering for a moment, Ji Yunchuan suddenly thought of something.
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