[The Emperor naturally gave the box of Purple Gold Blood-Stasis-Removing Ointment to the Imperial Concubine, telling her that no one in the palace could surpass her. Privately, he also forced the Imperial Hospital to bring a box and gave it to Consort Yue, assuring her that she would always be the most favored concubine in the palace, and although her rank could not be further elevated, their affection would be the deepest.] The system recounted in detail.
Xu Wanying immediately expressed her disdain with a cold laugh: "As expected, this dog of an emperor is the biggest scumbag in the world. He's really good at it, having two favored concubines, one openly and one secretly, without offending either of them. So where does he place the empress, his legal wife?"
The Empress was his most dignified and virtuous wife. The Emperor often said that the Empress was his only legal wife, the mother of the nation. Jealousy and rivalry were the business of concubines; the Empress possessed a nobility that none of them had!
Xu Wanying scoffed: "He's pulled this stunt, and if he manages to balance things out perfectly, everyone's happy. But if any one faction collapses, he could lose everything, even die because of it. System, this dog of an emperor will probably die like his scumbag father-in-law, on a woman's belly, right?"
No, he didn't die on a woman's belly, he died from—
Wait a minute, you'd better not talk about this kind of thing. It's useless for an ordinary citizen like me to know; it only brings harm. As the saying goes, the more you know, the faster you die. Save your energy for gossiping!
Xu Wanying stopped her in time. She was now very wary of the system and felt that its straightforwardness meant it had ulterior motives.
The system sighed softly: [What a pity, host, you almost learned the biggest secret.]
"I don't believe you!" Xu Wanying scoffed, completely unmoved.
Sitting to the side, Li Chunlan didn't dare to breathe. She had only wanted to hear about the women in the harem, but she never expected to hear about the cause of death of the emperor.
Fortunately, Xu Wanying interrupted, otherwise she probably wouldn't have been able to eat or sleep well for two months.
"Third sister-in-law, are you satisfied with these? I originally packed eight boxes, but then I thought six would be auspicious, so I only brought six. I'll bring more next time when I have ten boxes."
Li Chunlan took a deep breath and silently encouraged herself, barely managing to regain her composure before turning to chat with Xu Wanying.
She hadn't forgotten her purpose in coming today: to find out the cause of Jiang Chengzong's death so she could evade it in time.
Xu Wanying snapped out of her daze and quickly said politely, "That's enough, sister-in-law, you're too kind. Pan Ge'er got a good beating because of this, and you're apologizing twice. I'm embarrassed to accept it."
“Sister-in-law, your head is cracked, that’s no small injury, you must accept it,” Li Chunlan said firmly.
Xu Wanying couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, my sister-in-law is really generous. It's true what they say, 'He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding.' I'll be too embarrassed to curse Fatty so harshly from now on. Next time I'll just say a few curses and forget it."
Upon hearing Xu Wanying's thoughts, Li Chunlan's lips twitched a few times. Should she thank her third sister-in-law on behalf of Pan Ge'er?
After delivering the items, Li Chunlan should have left.
However, she had not yet achieved her goal, so she could only bite the bullet and sit back down, holding her tea and starting to chat idly.
Unfortunately, the two sisters-in-law were not close, and they had little in common in terms of upbringing or interests, so they couldn't have a proper conversation and their interactions were rather dry.
[System, why isn't she leaving? Can you check what she's trying to do?]
[Host, I'm not a mind reader, I have no way of knowing what she's thinking!] The system protested.
Although Xu Wanying didn't say anything more, her subtle pout revealed her deep distress at the system's incompetence.
"Sister-in-law, I really feel bad about all the gifts you've given me. Although I'm new to the Marquis's mansion and still young and inexperienced, you can still talk to me if you have any worries. Even if I can't help, I can at least listen," Xu Wanying said, breaking the awkward silence and taking the initiative to inquire.
It wasn't that she was eager to help, but rather that sitting there idly wasn't a solution.
Upon hearing this, Li Chunlan's face lit up with joy, clearly indicating that it was exactly what she wanted to hear.
But then we heard Xu Wanying's seemingly unreasonable thoughts: "Anyway, I'll only listen, not solve anything."
“Sister-in-law, it’s not a big deal, it’s just that I’ve been having nightmares lately. I dream about your older brother having all sorts of bad endings, like dying on the battlefield, being stabbed in the back, or being framed. I always wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep, and then the nightmares start again the next night.”
"My heart is pounding so hard, every time I close my eyes I see your older brother's miserable state. If I weren't afraid of my mother-in-law's scolding, I would have asked a master to perform a ritual. I wonder if there are any unclean things in our house!"
As soon as Li Chunlan finished speaking, a sharp explosion was heard.
【Ugh, System, is Li Chunlan possessed? Or is she cursed?】
[Her dreams are really scary, and she has almost the same dreams every night. Do you think there might be something strange about this?]
Xu Wanying screamed wildly in her heart, complaining to the system in various ways. Although the words did not come out of her mouth, the effect was even more deafening.
[It shouldn't be. They're husband and wife. Maybe Li Chunlan had a premonition of Jiang Chengzong's tragic fate and had a prophetic dream.] The system denied this.
But Xu Wanying simply didn't believe it and insisted on her own idea: "I don't think so. They're husband and wife. Even if she had a precognitive dream, it wouldn't be this intense, a dream of her husband's wrongful death every night. Don't you think this is a reminder that Jiang Chengzong is actually in trouble, and that the person sharing her bed every night isn't her husband, but a ghost in human skin! Legend says this is called 'painted skin'—"
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