Chapter 144: Killing Intent
Lan Yin said nothing.
After thinking for a moment, he looked up at Shen Ningyuan and asked softly, “Miss, if you force Miss cousin to move out of Fanghua Garden, will she hate you?”
Shen Ningyuan said confidently: "Don't worry, she will come to me soon."
Just as he finished speaking, a soft voice came from outside the yard.
"Sister-in-law, are you there?"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan's eyes flashed.
It came as expected.
Shen Ningyuan winked at Lan Yin without leaving any trace.
Lan Yin understood what he meant and quietly left the room, closing the door gently.
Then, the conversation between Lan Yin and Chen Moer could be heard from outside the yard:
"Miss cousin, what's the matter with you coming to see my young mistress?"
"It's nothing important. I just happened to pass by and came to see my sister-in-law." Chen Moer's tone was still gentle.
Lan Yin politely declined, "The young lady has already gone to bed. How about Miss Cousin come back another day?"
"My aunt just left not long ago. Has my sister-in-law taken a rest?"
"That doesn't matter. The young lady has already rested."
The implication of rejection is obvious.
Chen Moer insisted: "When will sister-in-law wake up?"
"have no idea."
"Then I'll wait here until my sister-in-law wakes up."
"Whatever you want."
After Lan Yin finished speaking, she turned around and went back into the house.
As soon as she stepped into the room, Lan Yin approached Shen Ningyuan and asked in a low voice: “Miss, Miss cousin seems determined to wait outside, what should we do?”
"Let her be, we sleep."
Shen Ningyuan looked indifferent, and after speaking, she walked straight to the bed.
Before Lan Yin could say anything, Shen Ningyuan had already laid down with her clothes on.
At this time, Chen Moer was waiting quietly in the yard.
Thinking that no matter what, Shen Ningyuan shouldn't let her wait too long.
Unexpectedly, the wait lasted for three hours.
It was not until dusk that Shen Ningyuan slowly opened the door and appeared in front of Chen Moer.
The two people's eyes met, and there was no trace of impatience on Chen Moer's face.
On the contrary, she smiled, bowed to Shen Ningyuan, and said softly: "Mo'er greets sister-in-law."
Shen Ningyuan did not respond immediately, looking Chen Moer up and down.
After a long while, he said slowly, "I am surprised by your patience, Cousin Mo'er. You stood in this yard for three hours just to see me?"
Chen Moer met Chen Ningyuan's gaze calmly, and said calmly: "Since you are here to visit my sister-in-law, you must be sincere. How can you leave rashly without seeing my sister-in-law?"
Shen Ningyuan didn't respond, but went straight to the point, "Then just tell me, what's the matter?"
Chen Moer was not vague and said directly: "I have promised my aunt that I will move out of Fanghua Garden in the next two days."
"You are quite obedient." Shen Ningyuan responded indifferently.
"I don't dare to be obedient, it's just the same yard, if my sister-in-law wants it, just give it to her."
Shen Ningyuan remained silent and looked at Chen Moer calmly.
"There's just one question that Moer really can't figure out." Chen Moer spoke again.
"you say."
"There are so many courtyards in the Marquis' Mansion, why did sister-in-law choose my Fanghua Garden?"
"I have nothing to do, so I want to grow some flowers. It happens that the soil in Fanghua Garden is fertile. Is that not okay?" Shen Ningyuan said in a flat tone.
"Just because of this?" Chen Moer didn't believe it.
"What else?"
"I thought my sister-in-law was targeting me!"
"It's targeting you, so what?" Shen Ningyuan admitted it without hesitation.
“…”
Chen Moer was speechless for a moment.
Obviously, he didn't expect that Shen Ningyuan would admit so bluntly that she was targeting him.
For a moment, he didn’t know how to respond, and his eyes were fixed on Shen Ningyuan.
After a moment, Chen Moer spoke with a hint of meaning, her voice soft but cold: "I just don't know why sister-in-law is targeting me?"
Chen Ningyuan looked indifferent and responded in a low voice: "My relationship with the Marquis' Mansion has completely broken up, and my relationship with Madam Ji is even worse. You are her niece. If I want to target you, do I need to spend more time looking for reasons?" Chen Ningyuan said in a low voice.
Chen Moer frowned and asked, "Just because of this?"
"What else?" Chen Ningyuan glanced at Chen Moer, "Do you think there is anything about you that is worth my attention?"
Having said that, Chen Moer frowned even more tightly.
After a moment, she looked up at Chen Ningyuan, her tone even softer than before: "Sister-in-law, if aunt has offended you in any way, please don't take it to heart. After all, my cousin just passed away not long ago, and my cousin has met with an accident. My aunt was deeply shocked, and it is inevitable that she will act inappropriately. Please don't take it to heart."
Shen Ningyuan listened to Chen Moer's words, her expression did not change, but a hint of imperceptible amusement flashed in her eyes.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone still cold: "You will excuse your aunt, but the grudge between her and me can't be easily erased with just a few words from you?"
As Shen Ningyuan spoke, she paced slowly, her eyes lingering on Chen Moer's face for a moment, "You are thinking about your aunt, but has she ever thought about you? It's ok to drive you out of Fanghua Garden, but she also lets you live in the courtyard where Ji Yunhuan lived before his death. Don't you have any complaints?"
Hearing this, Chen Moer's face froze, and she said vaguely: "I am living under someone else's roof. My aunt has her own considerations on where she wants me to live. There is no need for my sister-in-law to worry about it here!"
"I'm not worried about you, I just want you to see clearly what kind of person Chen is." Shen Ningyuan showed a strange smile, "We both know how Ji Yunhuan died. Aren't you afraid that she will come back to life at midnight and see that you occupied her yard and blame you?"
A trace of nervousness flashed across Chen Moer's face, but she quickly returned to normal.
He immediately stopped pretending and said coldly, "If ghosts really exist in this world and Ji Yunhuan really comes back to life at midnight, the first person she'll look for is you!"
Seeing her sudden change of expression, Shen Ningyuan's playful smile became even stronger, and she said teasingly: "Oh? My kind-hearted, gentle and lovely cousin, is she stopping pretending so soon?"
Chen Moer snorted coldly: "Since you already know that everything that happened in the Marquis' Mansion in the past month was manipulated by me behind the scenes, why should I pretend to be so?"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan's eyes flashed coldly, but she remained calm.
The corner of his mouth curled up into a sneer, "You are quite frank and admitted it directly."
Chen Moer raised her eyebrows and retorted, "Why wouldn't I dare to admit it? My sister-in-law has seen through everything. It's pointless for me to pretend anymore."
"What's more, seeing how I acted in front of you just now, did you, sister-in-law, just watch the show? Did you even applaud my wonderful performance in your heart?"
Chen Moer's voice became colder and colder, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Shen Ningyuan was already full of murderous intent.
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