Chapter 153 Who's Scheming Against Whom?
Lin Yuesha fainted. Xuan Yao walked over and pinched Lin Yuesha's cheek. Seeing that she had no reaction at all, like a dead fish, she felt relieved.
"Girl, she won't wake up for several hours."
Hongtao diligently massaged Xuanyao's back and advised, "Miss, there's something else you might not know. The prince is a germaphobe, so we'd better clean her up for her."
It would be better if she was clean. If the prince lost his appetite because of Lin Yuesha's dirtiness, that would be unpleasant.
"Great idea, I never thought of that."
Xuan Yao clapped her hands, her face filled with excitement. What she did was no different from that of Granny Feng of Zuifeng Tower.
"Red Peach, are you sure the Prince will come?"
Xuan Yao paced back and forth nervously, her hands behind her back, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. "Isn't this a bit too deliberate?"
"No, I told the people in the main kitchen that the young lady was grateful for the prince's hard work at the camp and specially prepared a Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish."
Hongtao smiled and explained, casually making up a fancy dish, and swindled Xuanyao out of another hundred taels of silver. At the crucial last step, things got stuck, and Xuanyao had no choice but to reluctantly pay.
"That's good, everything is settled."
Xuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, her eyelids had started twitching early in the morning, making her feel a little uneasy.
"Miss, you can rest assured that I'll handle things properly. Now there's only one last step left."
After Hongtao finished speaking, she spurred Lin Yuesha out to get ready to boil water for her to bathe.
Today, Hongchou was called to work in the main kitchen, and the courtyard was quiet; no one else would come.
"Then go ahead."
Xuan Yao waved her hand, sat down again, and fell into deep thought, resting her chin on her hand.
Using Lin Yuesha to get close to the Prince of Zhenbei is the first step. After the others have been tricked to death, Xuan Yao plans to tell her father and elder brother about her plan, so that they can find virtuous girls and find ways to deceive them in order to stabilize their own position.
As for conscience? It doesn't exist. She only wants to climb up the social ladder, to make sure no one dares to look down on her, and to be the best of the best!
Meanwhile, Hongtao had already escorted Lin Yuesha to their room, where He Xing had been waiting for quite some time.
"Miss Red Peach, when can I see Xuan Yao?"
He Xing narrowed his eyes when he saw Lin Yuesha unconscious. It seemed that Xuan Yao's plan had succeeded.
"Now, the girl is calling you over."
Before leaving, Hongtao tampered with the calming incense, and He Xing inhaled quite a bit of it, so he will definitely faint soon.
"Then I'll go take a look."
He Xing strode away, and Lin Yuesha immediately woke up. She had just been acting, and Xuan Yao had pinched her, almost ruining her performance.
Hongtao and Lin Yuesha exchanged a glance and smiled slightly. Holding a large lock, they locked the windows and doors as soon as He Xing entered.
With a "click," He Xing was confused, but Xuan Yao, upon seeing him, immediately stood up and asked as if she had seen a ghost, "You... what are you doing here?"
He Xing was immediately puzzled and asked, "I've been in Hanmen Pass for two days, looking for an opportunity to meet you. Didn't you send Miss Hongtao to deliver a message to me, asking me to come here?"
He Xing was very dissatisfied. He knew that Xuan Yao liked to put on an act. Could it be that she wanted to go back on her word and not keep the benefits she had promised him?
"No, I never had Hearts deliver a message."
Xuan Yao's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly stood up and was about to go out to find Hong Tao to ask what was going on, but she couldn't open the door no matter what she did.
Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, He Xing almost instantly realized the reason: he had been tricked!
"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap!"
Xuan Yao swayed, her body limp and powerless.
What do we do now?
He Xing felt dizzy and disoriented. He tried to break down the door, but after several attempts, it was to no avail.
It's all Xuan Yao's fault. She had the intention of using Hong Tao, but she said those things behind her back. Hong Tao was a maid in the Prince's mansion, and she was obviously not stupid. She overheard the conversation of the Xuan family and immediately took revenge.
Now look what's happened! He couldn't even get Lin Yuesha to her destination, and instead, he lost his own life!
He Xing wanted to say a few more words of criticism, but rolled his eyes and completely fainted.
Hongtao and Lin Yuesha sat at the door for about half an hour before opening the door and going in. Both of them collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"Let's take their clothes off and put them on the kang (heated brick bed) first."
A screen hung on the kang (a heated brick bed), and a soft cushion was laid on top. These were all prepared for the Prince of Zhenbei and were specially scented.
"Sister Yue Sha, why don't you turn around first, and I'll do it?"
Hongtao hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take on the task herself. He Xing was, after all, a man, and it was not proper for her to take off his clothes. As for herself, she didn't care. After all, she was a servant and had seen it all before.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Red Peach."
Lin Yuesha sincerely thanked him. As for He Xing's weak physique, she didn't even want to look at him. She guessed he was probably unhealthy, even worse than someone with a pockmarked face. Despite his thinness, he was...
Hold on, why did she think of pockmarked face?
Lin Yuesha rubbed her face. She was a staunch member of the "appearance association" and her aesthetic sense could not be swayed.
Hongtao was efficient and quick, undressing Xuanyao and Hexing completely and then applying aphrodisiac perfume to the bedside.
Once the two of them wake up, in that half-asleep state, unable to bear the heat in their bodies, then they'll have already made it a fait accompli.
"Sister Red Peach, since Xuan Yao is about to die, why don't we pull off a heist!"
When Master Xuan came to visit Xuan Yao, he gave her a lot of silver and jewelry. Now that Xuan Yao is dead, it would be better for the two of them to split the money equally than for it to be confiscated. This is what Xuan Yao owes them.
"I completely forgot about that! You're so quick-witted!"
Hongtao nodded in agreement, and the two began to search the room. Xuanyao had a knack for hiding money, and the two found four or five places in succession.
Silver, banknotes, jewelry, and a large ginseng root filled an entire large tray.
"Don't let He Xing get away either; every little bit counts."
After Lin Yuesha finished speaking, she quickly rummaged through He Xing's clothes, took his purse, and even the jade pendant hanging around his neck. All of that was money!
Hongtao clicked her tongue in amazement. Lin Yuesha, despite her young age, had the air of a master when she robbed someone. She was perfect for being a bandit; her eyes were practically gleaming.
After the two finished sorting, they divided the spoils in front of each other, and then each hid what they had gotten.
This time, Lin Yuesha didn't refuse or be polite. She herself took a great risk in doing this, and received about four hundred taels of silver.
In the blink of an eye, the sun set in the west, and the sky was tinged with a faint purplish-blue haze. It was time for dinner again.
"Sister Red Peach, to be on the safe side, I have an idea."
He Xing and Xuan Yao's secret rendezvous must have been arranged to send them away, but since the two were still in the courtyard, finding witnesses would be difficult and would also involve other people.
Lin Yuesha's idea was to set a fire to lure the Prince of Zhenbei over, so they could catch them in the act of adultery. Everything was interconnected and coincidental, and the two of them wouldn't arouse suspicion.
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