Jiang Yinjin quickly composed herself and said seriously, "Do me a favor. Find two playboys to take Young Master Bai to a brothel, get him drunk, and then make him write an IOU to redeem a courtesan and bring her back to the Marquis of Anning's mansion."
Jiang Shenyan was surprised, "What?"
Jiang Yinjin bit her lip and said awkwardly, "Are you very surprised when you heard my request, brother? A well-educated and virtuous young lady has turned into a vicious woman who uses dirty tricks? I despise myself too. I can only say... I have my reasons for doing this. You don't have to help me, brother. I'll think of other ways."
As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears of shame.
She didn't want her family to see her despicable side.
Jiang Shenyan's face turned cold. "Bai Qingzhou has treated you badly."
A wave of grievance washed over her, and Jiang Yinjin shook her head with a wry smile. "This is a long story, and I can't tell you. Maybe I'll find an opportunity to tell my brother when things have settled down."
Jiang Shenyan frowned even more deeply, and for a moment, the private room fell silent.
After a while, Jiang Shenyan said, "The Xuanping Marquis's Mansion and the Anning Marquis's Mansion have always been at odds. If you don't want to be exposed when doing this, you can start with the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion."
Especially Huo Rang, who often attacks Bai Qingzhou in public. I will find someone to bribe the advisors of the Marquis of Xuanping’s mansion, so that they can make a suggestion to Huo Rang, and then find a way to guide him to do this through the people around him.
That way, even if we're exposed later, they won't trace it back to us.
Looking at her elder brother's stern face, Jiang Yinjin's tears streamed down her face. "Brother, thank you... thank you for trusting me and helping me..."
Jiang Shenyan chuckled, "We're family, why do you say we're two families? Leave this matter to me, but there are too many procedures involved, so it might take a few days."
Jiang Yinjin bit her lip and nodded aggrievedly, "Actually, it doesn't have to be so complicated. Apart from the Marquis of Anning, who is a sensible person, the others in the Marquis of Anning's mansion are all muddle-headed. They won't investigate further."
"Yinjin, we must not underestimate our opponent."
“…Yes, elder brother is right to teach us a lesson.” Jiang Yinjin thought to herself—she was not underestimating her enemy, but rather she had lived with that family her whole life and knew them too well.
However, she was willing to listen to her older brother.
...
Three more days passed.
Chen Mianmian was so tormented that she lost all her temper!
She couldn't find a reason to drive Fengchu away. These past few days, the two of them had been inseparable, like conjoined twins.
They ate and slept together, copied scriptures together, and even ran together at the training ground.
Fortunately, although the two shared a bed, Fengchu didn't make any excessive demands. They simply slept together at night, so she tolerated it.
Summer has arrived.
The weather is getting warmer, with only the mornings and evenings remaining cool.
The two of them could only go to the training ground to exercise in the morning and evening, and stay in their room during the day to copy scriptures.
Shen Mianmian's regular script calligraphy has improved rapidly, not only because she practices diligently and Bai Qingzhou provides dedicated guidance, but more importantly, because Shen Mianmian already has some basic writing skills.
Penmanship is still calligraphy!
Before she transmigrated into the book, she was a college graduate and not illiterate!
On this day
Chen Mianmian was practicing calligraphy and copying scriptures, while Bai Qingzhou was reading a book beside her. The room was quiet, with only the sunlight and the rustling of paper. It was a peaceful and serene time.
Hanrong walked to the door and asked in a very soft voice, "Young Master, Aunt?"
Without even looking up, Chen Mianmian said, "What is it? Speak."
Hanrong regained her voice, "Reporting to Madam, I was just summoned to the main courtyard. Madam said that you should prepare to have dinner together in the main courtyard tonight."
Chen Mianmian put down her pen, puzzled—why did she have to be invited to dinner?
Besides, how could a lowly concubine like her be allowed to sit at the table and eat together?
Surely they wouldn't make her serve meals to the wife, would they?
Hanrong added, "Then, Granny Li just secretly told me not to be too nervous. Maybe the Marquis will be back tonight and the Madam wants the whole family to have a reunion dinner."
Chenmian understood immediately—so that's how it is. Granny Li is the lady's confidante and her mouthpiece. The fact that Granny Li revealed this information means that she won't be made difficult tonight.
For the family reunion dinner, why not just send Fengchu back? What is she to us?
Because Fengchu liked her, so he extended his affection to everything related to her?
Forget it. The mistress of the house doesn't have that much of a saintly heart. Besides, she's the legal wife. Even if she empathizes, she should empathize with Jiang Yinjin, not with a mere concubine like her.
Inducing childbirth or childbirth?
That's possible. The top priority for the Marquis of Anning's mansion is to have Fengchu have many children as quickly as possible, and then select a capable heir from among them to raise and try to skip Bai Qingzhou's generation and directly take over the Marquis's position.
Thinking of this, Chen Mianmian couldn't help but look up at Bai Qingzhou.
Bai Qingzhou sat on the other side of the table, a book open in front of her, her slender, jade-like fingers holding the pages.
His eyes were lowered, his long eyelashes covering his pupils, making it difficult to discern his current mood.
She knew that Fengchu was actually very clever; he could think of anything she could think of.
Fengchu should also know that she is just a breeding machine for the Marquis of Anning to continue the family line, right?
But why did someone so intelligent become a useless person?
That's completely illogical!
Could it be that the author deliberately made the supporting characters less intelligent to highlight the male and female leads? That's quite possible; after all, this is a fictional world, and there's a difference between it and the real world.
"Understood. Remind me an hour in advance," Chen Mianmian ordered Hanrong.
"Yes, Auntie," Hanrong replied and then left.
Chenmianmian continued writing scriptures and practicing calligraphy.
Throughout the day, she discovered that
Fengchu spoke very little, spending most of his time reading, but he barely turned a few pages.
...
In the afternoon, Hanrong came to remind her.
Shen Mianmian and Bai Qingzhou changed clothes. Shen Mianmian deliberately chose an extremely plain dress to minimize her presence.
Even though she was dressed more plainly than a maid, she was still shocked by her own appearance when she stood in front of the mirror.
In the bronze mirror, the woman wore a pale white gauze dress without any decoration. Her hair was styled in a single bun, secured with a white jade hairpin. Her beautiful face was unadorned, and she wore only a pair of white jade earrings.
But he was like a celestial being from a cultivation novel, so otherworldly that it was breathtaking.
Sleepyhead—this won't do! I need to find a way to keep a low profile.
Then, she changed into a light red dress, and didn't even use the white jade hairpin in her hair. She borrowed a wooden hairpin from Hanrong, and when she looked in the bronze mirror—well, she looked as alluring as a peony spirit.
She deliberately kept her expression blank, but her eyes, as clear as water and mist, were full of affection, captivating and unforgettable.
This really stumped Chen Mianmian – she couldn't dress plainly, and she couldn't dress anything that wasn't plain either. So what kind of outfit would be in a low-key way?
She suddenly had a bad feeling that this face might cause her trouble in the future.
It would be strange if there were any peace with someone who looks so outrageous.
After much deliberation, she changed back into her previous plain dress and left Mingyue Courtyard with Bai Qingzhou, heading towards the main courtyard.
Walking on the road,
Chen Mianmian asked softly, "Your Highness."
Bai Qingzhou interrupted her thoughts and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Am I beautiful?
Bai Qingzhou was completely bewildered by the question. "Of course she's beautiful. If Mianmian isn't beautiful, then there are no other beauties in the world."
He admitted there was an element of deception involved, but it was also the truth.
Chen Mianmian raised an eyebrow, "Then why have you been so absent-minded?"
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