Hanrong handed all the handkerchiefs to Aunt Shen. Seeing Aunt Shen carefully examining the embroidery in the corner of the handkerchief, she asked in confusion, "Aunt, is there something wrong with the embroidery? You embroidered all of this yourself."
However, on one corner of each handkerchief, there were two black "C"s, stacked back to back.
People in ancient times didn't know her, but almost everyone in modern times knows her—Chanel.
Sleepyhead—Godfather Chanel, is this transmigrated woman out of her mind? Why is she embroidering this? What if other transmigrators find out? And the symbols are so unique, someone could use even a handkerchief to frame her.
So, was her missing handkerchief a setup?
Thinking about it, Chen Mianmian raised her eyes and looked at Hanrong.
Hanrong's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately knelt down. "Auntie, please be aware! This servant truly knew nothing! This servant was just wondering why, if it really was this servant who did it, this servant wouldn't have said anything!"
Chen Mianmian chuckled, "I was just glancing around randomly when I was thinking about something, I wasn't implying anything to you. If I really suspected you, I wouldn't be looking at you."
"..." Hanrong.
One person said that if someone is framed, they will not speak out.
One interpretation is that if you have doubts, you won't look at it.
The master and servant seemed to have a good understanding.
Chen Mianmian got up and pulled Hanrong up, saying softly, "I know this has nothing to do with you, don't overthink it. Maybe it's just a lost handkerchief. Okay, go and rest, I'll take care of the rest myself."
"How can that be? How can I let my concubine do the work?"
"I want to find something to do, let's go downstairs."
Seeing that her aunt insisted, Hanrong had no choice but to leave.
After Hanrong left, Chen Mianmian ran to the closet and took out all her personal items. Fortunately, the time-traveling woman only embroidered "Chanel" on her handkerchief; she didn't embroider these strange things on her undergarment and trousers.
Shen Mianmian stared at the Chanel logo in the corner of the handkerchief, her brows furrowed—aquamarine? Was it just a coincidence, or was there some other conspiracy? If it was a conspiracy, then apart from the one in the Peony Courtyard, there was no one in the entire Marquis's mansion who could deal with her.
If it's a conspiracy, it means that besides Han Rong, someone else in Mingyue Courtyard has been bribed by Jiang Yinjin.
Chen Mianmian sighed, threw down the handkerchief, and walked to the window.
Open the window and let the evening breeze in.
She allowed Hanrong to be bribed by Jiang Yinjin, one of her purposes being to make the surrounding environment more controllable, at least to avoid some unnecessary power struggles within the household.
But now it seems her wish has been dashed; Jiang Yinjin really wants to fight her in the household.
Chen Mianmian wilted like a deflated eggplant, leaning against the window frame, wailing with a distressed expression, "Someone save me! I really don't want to be caught in this palace intrigue... Oh God..."
...
The next day, early in the morning.
As usual, Guan Shui is here to report.
Chen Mianmian made an excuse to send Hanrong away.
As soon as Hanrong left, Chen Mianmian ran to retrieve a stack of handkerchiefs from the cabinet and shoved them into Guanshui's hand. "Listen carefully, leave the manor immediately and burn all these handkerchiefs! Remember, burn them to ashes, don't leave a single one. Then find a shop and buy me another stack of handkerchiefs, just ordinary ones, the kind you see everywhere, absolutely nothing unique, understand?"
Guan Shui asked in surprise, "What are you doing, Auntie?"
"Prevention is better than cure! Don't ask now, I'll tell you slowly in a few days," Chen Mianmian said. "Also, don't tell the Crown Prince about this. Use your brain, don't be too blindly loyal. The Crown Prince is busy with his exams right now. Why would you tell him all this nonsense? Can't you save it up a bit and tell him after he finishes his exams?"
Guan Shui blushed with shame and stammered, "...Auntie is right, I...I know I was wrong."
Chen Mianmian nodded. "Alright, don't blame yourself. The first few rounds of the preliminary examination weren't too difficult and won't affect the young master. Just be careful in the later rounds."
“…Yes,” Guan Shui explained softly, “…No one had told me before, but my aunt told me, and I understand now.”
Chen Mianmian turned her head to look out the window and said quickly, "Go and do what I asked you to do. Remember, don't let anyone know. Mingyue Courtyard is not as safe as we think."
Guan Shui was taken aback. "What? Not safe?"
Chen Mianmian waved her hand, "Go quickly, I hope I'm just overthinking it."
Seeing that her usually gentle and charming aunt looked serious and had sharp eyes today, Guan Shui didn't dare to delay. She quickly stuffed her handkerchief into her bosom and left in a hurry.
really,
That afternoon, the accident happened.
Chen Mianmian was hastily flipping through a book in her room when Hanrong came stumbling out, "Auntie, something terrible has happened... Auntie!"
Shen Mianmian's brow twitched violently. She put down her book and asked in a deep voice, "What is it?"
"The second wife of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion has arrived, shouting that she wants to tear your face apart, Aunt! The madam has already gone to the front hall after receiving the news, and I guess the young mistress has gone there too. Aunt, what are you going to do?"
Chen Mianmian chuckled, "What else can I do? I'll go over there too."
Hanrong quickly grabbed her arm, "Wait, Aunt! That second young mistress doesn't seem to have any good intentions. Is it alright for you to go over like this?"
Chen Mianmian thought, "If I don't go, won't I be at the mercy of what people say? I should go and see for myself. If it's a blessing in disguise, I can't escape it."
At the end, she added, "I want to see what tricks she has up her sleeve."
Outsiders only thought that the "she" mentioned by Aunt Shen was the second young mistress of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion, but who would have thought that it was someone else.
Front yard, main hall.
Upon receiving the news, Ding and Jiang Yinjin rushed over. Zhou Miaoyin sat in her chair, ignoring the two of them, her face cold, waiting for Aunt Shen to arrive so she could publicly teach that slut who had seduced her husband a lesson.
A short while later, Chenmianmian arrived late.
As soon as she entered, before she could even greet Madam Ding, she heard Zhou Miaoyin say sarcastically, "Aunt Chen, how have you been? I had never seen a so-called 'skinny horse' before, and I didn't know how she operated. Now that I've seen her, she's truly remarkable. She can even seduce men into other people's homes. What, is Young Master Bai not satisfying you anymore?"
Everyone was shocked.
Chen Mianmian was completely dumbfounded—wait, they're really going to tear each other apart like this? What happened to the palace intrigue?
Thinking about it, she glanced at the young mistress of the Marquis of Anning's mansion and saw Jiang Yinjin sitting calmly in a chair with a faint smile on her lips.
That's right, this is what palace intrigue should look like.
Madam Ding was furious and said angrily, "I'm telling you, from the Xuanping Marquis's residence, you suddenly came here, and my daughter-in-law and I treated you with the utmost courtesy. Both of our families are noble and have our own manners. If you have any grievances or misunderstandings, speak them out amicably, and we'll resolve them together. If you're going to be so rude and insulting, I'll let you know that our Anning Marquis's residence is not a place for you to run wild."
Zhou Miaoyin wanted to retort, but in the end she chickened out a bit, pulled a light green handkerchief from her sleeve, and threw it on the ground. "Heh, does Madam recognize this?"
Upon closer inspection, Ding noticed it was a handkerchief. "What's wrong with this handkerchief?"
Jiang Yinjin looked at Hanrong and gave her a wink.
Hanrong trembled – how could the handkerchief that her aunt had lost be in the hands of the young mistress of the Xuan Ning Marquis's mansion? The young mistress was trying to force her to confess. As long as she admitted that the handkerchief belonged to Aunt Shen, then Aunt Shen would be guilty of giving a handkerchief to an outsider and seducing him.
But why would the young mistress give such an order?
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