The young servant hurriedly said: "In the past few days, there have been quite a few visitors to the Song Family, but almost all of them brought visiting cards, which means they were the guests of Madam Song. "
Madam Song is the householder and she manages all affairs of the Song family, including social contacts. Whenever the matter involves interactions between families, they naturally come to Madam Song.
Xin He nodded, signaling him to continue.
"However, there were a few people who came to see Madam Song Yun. I didn’t miss anyone. Only Aunt Yun, said she came to find Miss Song Five. She was personally invited in by Miss Song Five’s personal maid, Cui Cui."
Xin He tapped her fingers lightly on the table. The smile on her face had also faded considerably: "Yi Ling."
Xiaoyu said in a deep voice: "So back then at Sun’s house, the one advising Song Ya Lan in secret must have been her?"
Xin He shook her head: "Not necessarily. Saying anything now is premature. Perhaps they are really good friends privately? But based on Yi Ling’s nature, she is likely the one."
Xiaoyu knew that Madam was always prudent. Although this guess appeared convincing, it had to be based on facts.
Xin He snorted: "But we don’t need to hurry. The one who should be worried is Song Ya Lan. We just watch how this matter develops. We will know what we should know."
Now, she is the farmer fishing, and Song Ya Lan is the fish firmly hooked on her fishing line. Whenever she wanted to pull it up, she would. Letting her struggle a bit longer was just for the sake of gaining as much benefit as possible.
For example, to fish out the person helping her from behind, wouldn’t it be better to deal with both at once?
Xin He said lightly: "Let’s see how she struggles."
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At this moment, Yi Ling was led all the way inside by Cui Cui. Presumably, it was to cover up her visit, so they all took side paths. Yi Ling didn’t ask many questions and quickly arrived at the ancestral hall where Song Ya Lan was.
"Miss Five." Upon seeing Song Ya Lan, Yi Ling gave her a respectful bow.
By now, Song Ya Lan was in quite a mess. After all, she was confined in this cold ancestral hall. If her mother hadn’t bribed the servants guarding the hall, she wouldn’t even be able to see outsiders.
She always proud, and didn’t want to show her mess in front of Yi Ling. If it weren’t for the urgency, she wouldn’t have seen her. Therefore, seeing Yi Ling now, she felt a bit awkward, always feeling her miserable state would be belittled.
However, Yi Ling didn’t show any difference but was respectful to her as usual, which pleased Song Ya Lan. She barely let go of the chip on her shoulder and cleared her throat, "It is no need to keep these formalities as no one is here."
Yi Ling smiled: "I came to the city today for some business, so I thought I’d pay Miss Five a visit."
Although Yi Ling helped Song Ya Lan last time, Song Ya Lan hadn’t had time to give her a reward before she left directly. Yet Yi Ling didn’t mind because she believed that after the previous incident, she had demonstrated her capabilities to Song Ya Lan.
And now, she was sure that Song Ya Lan needed her. Last time when Song Ya Lan heard the words "Master Mu" at Sun’s house, a spark flashed in her eyes. Yi Ling saw it clearly, and from that look, she could guess what Song Ya Lan truly needed.
However, in doing so, Xin He would be her opponent. Song Ya Lan would definitely be tough to deal with. She’d need a helper, or someone who could provide her with a well-thought-out plan, so she’d come.
This was a great opportunity to please Song Ya Lan, and also an opportunity to give Xin He a hard time, which Yi Ling was naturally happy about.
Song Ya Lan said unhappily: "Since I returned, I have been locked in this ancestral hall and not allowed to step out."
Watching Song Ya Lan’s face, Yi Ling carefully said, "But Miss Five looked well. Maybe something exciting happened?"
Upon hearing this, Song Ya Lan’s face flushed with excitement. Rarely did she show such a coy demeanour: "How could it be?"
Yi Ling seemed to have a clue, then she laughed, "Does Miss Five have any good news that she doesn’t want to share with me? I’m just curious. It would be nice to be happy for Miss Five."
Song Ya Lan bit her lip, seemed to ponder for a moment, then lowered her voice to Yi Ling, "Actually, a man has been showing interest in me recently.".
Song Ya Lan’s pride didn’t allow her to say she’d shown interest to Mu Lang first. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Yi Ling was genuinely surprised, "Really?"
Yi Ling was genuinely surprised. Initially, she thought it was Song Ya Lan’s unrequited love. However, she hadn’t expected that Xin He’s husband had really taken a fancy to Song Ya Lan?
Was he disregarding the beauty Xin He, and favoring Song Ya Lan, a woman with mediocre looks and silly to boot?
Song Ya Lan had a look of triumph on her face but SHE still made a helpless expression: "Yes, I am quite distressed now. He seems very keen on me and sent me several letters. However, my mother is not very receptive to it."
Yi Ling asked, "I wonder which young master it is."
Song Ya Lan whispered, "Master Mu from Lian’an Town, Mu Family."
Yi Ling exclaimed: "Doesn’t he have a legal wife?"
He said, for me, he will divorce his wife and marry me in a grand ceremony!" Song Ya Lan became irate whenever she heard that her Mu Lang already had a legal wife.
That lowly peasant girl actually has the qualification to stand in the position of Mu Lang’s legal wife?!
Yi Ling frowned and asked, "When is he going to divorce?"
Song Ya Lan said disappointedly, "I don’t know, maybe his overbearing woman mother is too tough to deal with. You wouldn’t believe how bad Xin He’s temper is. And she’s selfish and tricky. Mu Lang is definitely not her match. Now I’m worried about Mu Lang, but I have no way to get out of this ancestral hall. I...sigh!"
Song Ya Lan looked up at Yi Ling, "Do you have any methods?"
She said these things, not to find someone to pour out her grievances, but to ask Yi Ling if she had any solutions.
Yi Ling naturally knew Song Ya Lan’s thinking. Yi Ling pretended to be pondering carefully, while her mind was already calculating. She had been paying attention to the situation at Mu’s places; there had been no rumors of divorce. That indicated that Song Ya Lan was deceiving herself.
Probably that "Master Mu" was holding Song Ya Lan on one side and steadying his wife on the other. He was not offending either side. After all, Xin He was now pregnant with his child, and he probably wouldn’t dare to overstep too much.
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