"She’s not here now, she went out to run errands in the morning." Xiaoyu said.
Yi Ling’s eyes flickered, and then she asked, "When will she be back?"
"Probably in the evening."
Yi Ling laughed, "Then you have to accompany your mistress more, otherwise, she’ll be lonely when she’s alone."
"Yes."
Yi Ling left the gate of the Mu family, and her sarcastic smile didn’t appear until she got on the horse carriage. As she expected, Master Mu hadn’t gone out to run errands at all. It was just an excuse to fool that silly Song Ya Lan.
"Concubine, are we going back to the mansion now?"
"First, let’s go to Qing Shui Temple."
"Yes."
It wasn’t until the horse carriage disappeared at the end of the street that Xiaoyu turned around and went back inside.
Xin He was lying on the soft couch with her eyes slightly closed, and Shulan was pressing her Tai Yang Point.
As Xiaoyu entered, she bowed: "Madam."
Xin He didn’t open her eyes but just asked faintly, "Did you send her away?"
"Yes, I sent her away," Xiaoyu said, "But before she left, she asked me about my husband’s whereabouts."
Xin He wasn’t surprised: "Hmm."
"I told her my husband had gone out this morning and would be back in the evening. She naturally guessed that Song Ya Lan was deceived and felt more confident about tomorrow’s matter." Xiaoyu said.
Only by making Yi Ling believe that Master Mu was indeed avoiding Song Ya Lan would she have more confidence in tomorrow’s event.
"So, do you plan to meet her tomorrow?" Xiaoyu asked.
Xin He laughed, "What else can I do? Yi Ling won’t let me not go. She would not be satisfied until I face such a cruel reality."
After saying that, she turned to Xiaoyu and said, "Go to the Sun family."
"Which Sun family?"
"Sun Yaowen’s family." Xin He said indifferently, "Go and bring Ji Xiulan to me." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Xiaoyu was slightly stunned, but she didn’t ask any more questions and immediately answered, "Yes."
Xin He laughed lightly, "Back then, I helped Ji Xiulan to suppress Yi Ling. Now that I think about it, I didn’t lose anything. At least I still have a useful chess piece in the Sun family, which makes things more convenient."
Ever since Xin He helped Ji Xiulan last year and used her hand to suppress Yi Ling ruthlessly, she hadn’t seen Ji Xiulan again.
After that, Ji Xiulan’s life was not bad either. Perhaps for Yi Ling, being a man’s concubine was unwilling, but for Ji Xiulan, who had been a village girl all her life, living a luxurious life was the best.
So, during the past six months, Ji Xiulan and Yi Ling had been fighting fiercely. While Yi Ling was suffocated, Ji Xiulan was living comfortably. Moreover, the key was that Ji Xiulan had lost a "child" for Sun Yaowen, and this "child" was "killed by Yi Ling."
No matter whether this was true or not, what had happened could not be changed. Yi Ling could only swallow the loss. That’s why she was always at a disadvantage in front of Sun Yaowen compared to Ji Xiulan.
Ji Xiulan’s life was not bad, and she didn’t have much affection for Xin He, so she was too lazy to care. Therefore, for the past six months, they had been living peacefully.
She thought that their relationship would end like this, but she didn’t expect to see each other again in this way.
When Ji Xiulan arrived, she looked around the room with a pretense of disdain, "I thought you were living a good life. I didn’t expect your days to be so shabby. You can only live in such a small mansion with a big heart."
Xin He laughed lightly, "Anyway, there are only two of us in this mansion, me and my husband, so it’s not small. There are many people in the Sun family, so it’s natural for their mansion to be bigger."
Ji Xiulan’s face changed slightly, and she bit her lip, unable to speak. Wasn’t Xin He just insinuating that Sun Yaowen had a bunch of concubines?
In fact, even when facing Xin He’s mansion like this, Ji Xiulan’s sarcasm was very reluctant. This mansion, no matter how small, was still bigger than her little courtyard! No matter how big Sun’s mansion was, it was still shared with other women.
Moreover, the furnishings in this room seemed ordinary and simple, but Ji Xiulan could see that some of the decorations were very valuable. How could Xin He be poorer than her?
What made it even more unbearable was that Xin He was the legal wife while she was just a concubine. Xin He had only one woman for her husband, but her husband had a whole yard full!
Ji Xiulan knew this difference in her heart, but she still had to say something sarcastic to feel better. However, Xin He’s casual words stuffed it back down her throat.
She had seen Xin He’s sharp tongue before, so why had she asked for trouble?
Ji Xiulan huffed heavily and stopped talking.
Xin He laughed. Ever since she left Lian’an Town for the capital city two years ago, she had encountered many opponents. Whether they were targeting her or Marquis Mu, almost everyone had a twisted mind, making her constantly vigilant. Now that she saw Ji Xiulan again, she couldn’t help but miss the days at Yang Luo Bay.
At that time, the court disputes had nothing to do with her, and those people and things were far, far away from her. All the arguments and conflicts were just over a few silver coins. More importantly, although the people were bad, their minds were simple. The emotions were written all over their faces, making them easier to deal with, right?
Now, facing opponents like Yi Ling, who had a complex mind, Xin He couldn’t help but worry more. She had to think about every step she took and plan for a long time.
Ji Xiulan was somewhat unnerved by Xin He’s laughter and asked cautiously, "What are you laughing at?"
Xin He casually pushed a cup of tea towards her, "Have some tea. I’ve asked you to come here because I have something I want to ask you."
"What can I do to help you?" Ji Xiulan sneered.
Xin He said calmly, "I’m not asking for your help, but rather giving you a great opportunity."
Ji Xiulan couldn’t help but brighten her eyes, but still pretended to be reserved, "What opportunity?"
"An opportunity to help you defeat Yi Ling and gain more face in front of Sun Yaowen." Xin He said quietly.
Ji Xiulan’s face instantly brightened, and her eyes opened wide, "What do you mean?"
"My words have only the literal meaning. As long as you do as I say, the benefits will not be few."
Ji Xiulan asked cautiously, "Why should I trust you? And why would you help me?"
"I’m not helping you, but rather helping myself. Just like last year, our interests are temporarily aligned, and that’s all. I can handle this matter even without you, but if you miss this opportunity, you may regret it."
Ji Xiulan immediately became anxious, "Tell me! I will do it!"
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