Listening to the voice behind him, Jiang Ranli's heart remained calm as he continued walking at his own pace. His slender figure was particularly elegant and charming in the chic and exquisite courtyard.
"Concubine, the Ninth Master has ordered that Concubine should live in Linfeng Courtyard. Unless he orders it personally, no one can make Concubine move out of that courtyard," the housekeeper explained to Naren indifferently a series of regulations in the mansion.
Naren clenched her fists and veins bulged when she heard this. She knew that Yinlang doted on Jiang Ranli. She was confident that with her looks, although she could not completely take away Jiang Ranli's favor, she could still compete with her. But she didn't expect the truth to be like this.
"Princess..."
“Snap…”
The maidservant beside Naren wanted to comfort her master, but was slapped hard and fell to the ground.
"Princess? Who are you calling princess? Who is princess? I am the concubine of the Ninth Master, you brainless slave girl," Naren glared at the maid fiercely, her voice a little hysterical.
She was the most beautiful woman in the tribe, the center of attention. Any man who saw her would flatter her and try to please her in every way. But Yin'er had no eyes for her at all. Not only that, he was so wholeheartedly devoted to Jiang Ranli, which made her extremely jealous and twisted.
When Prince Xitala told her that he would marry into the Qing Dynasty, she was particularly happy. As early as the last time Emperor Kangxi went on a tour to the frontier, she had seen Yinzhen. His wickedly handsome, noble face and demeanor made her infatuated. She dreamed of marrying him. So, when she learned that she would marry into the Qing Dynasty, no one knew how happy she was.
So, she tried her best to get Prince Xitala to discuss with Emperor Kangxi to let her marry Yinzhen. Unexpectedly, Yinzhen had no heart or eyes for her a few years ago. Now that she had become his concubine, he still had no heart or eyes for her. He didn't even show up for the wedding ceremony, making her a laughing stock in the entire Forbidden City.
Jiang Ranli didn't care about Naren's mood at all. She was only worried about why Yinzhen didn't return home. With Yinzhen's character, he would not escape even if something big happened. This time, if he hadn't encountered any emergency, he would never fail to show up.
After returning to Linfeng Courtyard, Jiang Ranli frowned tightly and asked Xiang Qiudie sideways, "Where is Sidai?"
Ever since Sidai met the man named Chen Shaoan, she has been distraught for several months. Jiang Ranli asked her to rest well in the mansion, but she never expected that she is not there now.
"After you left the house this morning, Sister Sidai also followed you out. I thought she went to look for you," Qiu Die replied.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ranli's brows furrowed even deeper, "Go and call Wen Chong."
"Yes," Dongxue took the order and left.
Wen Chong came over quickly. This time when Jiang Ranli was on a tour outside the Great Wall, he did not bring him with him and asked him to be on duty in the mansion. The reason why Jiang Ranli called him here now was because of Si Dai's matter.
"How has Sidai been doing in the mansion these past few months?"
During the time she had been back in the mansion, Sidai had often been by her side, and apart from being less talkative than before, there had been no major changes. Jiang Ranli had been thinking about Naren marrying into the mansion, so she hadn't paid much attention to her, and therefore, she didn't know how she had spent the previous few months in the mansion.
"To answer the concubine's question, Sister Sidai has often stayed alone in the past few months and sometimes went out of the house," Wen Chong replied.
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