Yao Shiyu helped Su Cuirong stand aside, her face calm but her heart filled with mixed emotions.
In her previous life, Jiang Luoluo married Gu Boyuan. Although she was the matriarch of the Gu family, she had no real power.
Jiang Chengfeng and his wife had already passed away, and Jiang Gan soon suffered a misfortune as well, causing the once grand General Weiyuan Mansion to fall into ruin.
At that time, Jiang Luoluo had only a title but no real power, making her easy to manipulate.
But in this life, the situation is completely different. Jiang Luoluo not only did not decline, but climbed higher and higher, and even Prince Yi fell in love with her.
If she really becomes Princess Yi, with this royal protection in hand, it will be incredibly difficult to touch her.
The title of Princess Consort Yi is not only an honor for Jiang Luoluo, but also a powerful protective weapon.
The death of a noblewoman might be concealed, but the sudden death of a member of the royal family would be a momentous event, affecting the entire system.
Thinking of this, Yao Shiyu felt a chill run down her spine. She gritted her teeth, her eyes growing increasingly unfathomable.
Yao Shiyu was filled with mixed emotions. She was a reborn person, but she didn't know where things had gone wrong.
Jiang Luoluo, who was miserable in her previous life, is rising step by step in this life and is about to become the Princess Consort of Prince Yi.
She pondered repeatedly, could it be because of Xie Yizhi?
But if Xie Yizhi was a reborn person like her, why would he choose Jiang Luoluo, who had no help at all, as his Princess Consort?
This is out of step with his scheming and goals.
Yao Shiyu once suspected that Xie Yizhi was also a reincarnated person, but she couldn't find enough evidence.
She recalled the day of the flower-viewing banquet, when Xie Yi was drugged with an aphrodisiac but managed to stay conscious by stabbing herself with a dagger.
This detail went unnoticed, but as a doctor, she was extremely sensitive to identifying wounds—Xie Yizhi had indeed suffered a serious injury to his side that day, and the depth of the wound could even affect his mobility.
If he is truly a reborn person, why would he so easily put himself in danger?
All these contradictions made Yao Shiyu waver: Could it be that she guessed wrong? Xie Yizhi was not reborn, but the one who was reborn was actually Jiang Luoluo?
But this speculation doesn't make sense. If Jiang Luoluo was also reborn, why didn't she choose Gu Boyuan?
Gu Boyuan is the future's chosen one. Given Jiang Luoluo's intelligence, she certainly wouldn't choose Xie Yizhi, that complicated and unpredictable short-lived man.
Yao Shiyu's mind was in complete chaos, and she couldn't come up with an answer.
She accidentally touched the candy in her dress pocket, which Su Cuirong had secretly given her.
It was said to be a gift from the emperor, which Su Cuirong had secretly hidden for Jiang Luoluo.
Yao Shiyu looked down at the few candies, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.
When she was little, she might have felt a little warmth from such care.
But what use is such warmth now? Can it feed you or put you on a career path?
Su Cuirong's situation has plummeted. She is now merely a figurehead in the General Weiyuan's mansion, and all her power has been taken back by Jiang Luoluo.
Her subordinates were either transferred or replaced by Jiang Luoluo's people.
Apart from a few old and useless women, Su Cuirong had no one else at her disposal, so even if she wanted to make a plan, she would find it difficult to implement it.
Yao Shiyu couldn't help but feel sad. Su Cuirong had been mingling in the inner quarters for years, seemingly glamorous, but she had neither brains nor methods, and lacked true confidants and connections.
Yao Shiyu gripped the few candies tightly with her fingers, her fingertips turning white from the force, feeling utterly ironic.
A wave of nausea washed over her, and she even felt vomiting.
Her own mother was of no help, and even her last bit of cleverness was misused.
The terrible ideas he came up with not only failed to improve the situation, but also dragged him into a quagmire.
It was precisely because of her mother's clumsy scheming that Yao Shiyu became a laughing stock in the capital.
Those noble ladies who once admired and flattered her now mostly distance themselves from her, and even gossip about her behind her back.
Yao Shiyu, who was once glamorous, has now become the subject of gossip.
Yao Shiyu was so angry that her chest heaved, her jaw clenched, and her nails almost dug into her palms.
Standing beside her, Su Cuirong's thoughts were complex and difficult to discern.
Her least favorite granddaughter, Jiang Luoluo, the girl she had always looked down upon, had suddenly transformed into the Princess Consort of Prince Yi, who was about to marry into the royal family.
Su Cuirong held the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand, her movements somewhat stiff.
But the image of that woman involuntarily surfaced in her mind. That woman, she really deserved to die, Su Cuirong cursed inwardly, her gaze turning even colder.
Su Cuirong never forgot that when that woman was alive, she always outshone her. She came from a good family, had a strong personality, and married a good husband; she was living a life of unparalleled glory.
But she has been dead for so long, so why is her son so strong, and even her grandchildren are much stronger than her own granddaughter?
Su Cuirong grew angrier the more she thought about it, and quickened the pace of her fingers twirling the prayer beads, as if this could erase the long-suppressed resentment in her heart.
But as the prayer beads rolled between his fingers, it was unclear whether they were meant to calm his mind or simply add to his agitation.
Jiang Luoluo and Xiao Yunwei saw the group off from General Weiyuan's mansion. After walking a few steps, they avoided being seen by the crowd.
Jiang Luoluo took out several silver notes from her bosom and handed them to Xiao Lingchuan and the two accompanying eunuchs with a smile, her tone polite and gentle: "Chief Steward Xiao, thank you for your hard work today."
Xiao Lingchuan accepted the silver note with a meaningful smile on his face; his sister was indeed generous.
He knew that his secret brother-sister relationship with Jiang Luoluo could never be revealed to others, so he pretended to be distant and politely replied, "Miss Jiang, you flatter me."
"I'm merely doing my duty. If there are no further instructions, I'll take my leave."
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