Yi Ling’s eyes were burning red, her beautiful face was nearly contorted with indignation. The hatred that had been buried deep in her heart was surging out uncontrollably, her voice rising significantly.
This side of Yi Ling frightened Song Ya Lan, who stared at her in shock, fighting the urge to back away.
"You..."
Only then did Yi Ling realize she had lost control of her emotions. She quickly put on a warm smile and took Song Ya Lan’s hand. "Miss Fifth, everything I do is for you. I really get along with Miss Fifth, so no matter how much scheming I have to do, I am more than willing. You should know how loyal I am to you."
Looking at Yi Ling now, Song Ya Lan almost doubted whether the crazed woman she had just seen was an illusion.
She managed to pull off a vague smile: "Hmm."
Yi Ling brushed her sleeve and showed Song Ya Lan the bandage still stained with blood on her wrist. "Miss Fifth, everything I do is for you. You have nothing to worry about, no reason to be troubled. Just trust me, after tonight, you will get what you want."
Yi Ling’s wrist wound was the result of cutting herself when writing the blood-soaked letter to Master Mu. Without some blood, how could she frighten him?
However, Song Ya Lan was too valuable to hurt herself. Yi Ling was happy to take that cut to prove her loyalty.
As expected, Song Ya Lan felt touched when she saw the wound, and she nodded her head. "Don’t worry, I trust you."
Only then did Yi Ling smile, "Then Miss Fifth, please be patient and wait for Master Mu to come. Leave everything else to me."
While talking, she took out an incense burner, "The incense inside is called "soul-draining fragrance", which can make people lose their control. When Master Mu will come, Miss Fifth, you light this incense. Then even without you making an effort, Master Mu will willingly become your subordinate."
Just hearing the name of the incense made Song Ya Lan blush. She was a bold person in daily life, but being a pampered lady, she had never heard of such things.
Now that Yi Ling was asking her to use it, she was blushing already.
"Why... why would I need this stuff?" Song Ya Lan stammered.
Yi Ling reassured her with soft words, "Miss Fifth, in case something unexpected happens tonight, this will serve as insurance. What if Master Mu’s intentions are sharp, and he only wants to visit instead of doing anything else tonight? Then wouldn’t Miss Fifth’s preparations be in vain? It’s just a small trick, nothing much. Besides, you will eventually marry Master Mu, so don’t worry about it."
Song Ya Lan reluctantly agreed and nodded, "Alright then."
But it was superficial consent. After all, she still saw herself as a dignified lady. How could she accept such things with excitement? She kept her composure, but she could not hide her excitement. She imagined the handsome face and majestic figure of a remarkable man, who was about to be with her...
Just thinking about it made Song Ya Lan blush and her heart race. She was even secretly looking forward to it.
Yi Ling, being shrewd, saw right through Song Ya Lan’s pretense. She sneered inside but kept her smile intact. "I have spent too much time here and need to go back to delay Ji Xinhe. So I can’t stay any longer. Please remember all the instructions I gave earlier, Miss Fifth."
Song Ya Lan nodded shyly, "I understand."
Reassured, Yi Ling turned around and left.
With that incense burner in her arms, Song Ya Lan sat in the humble chamber contemplating about the upcoming evening with Mu Lang, her shy smile never faded. She thought about how Ji Xinhe was bound to die tonight, and she would soon have Lady Mu’s position. She had never felt so happy in her life.
She actually started to appreciate the simplicity of the temple chamber.
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Meanwhile, Xia Chaihu was already waiting at the end of Tongluo Street with the horse carriage from the Mu family.
He was wearing simple black clothes and a bamboo hat, which covered half of his face. He leaned against the horse carriage, seemingly leisure but his eyes were always watching the bustling crowd in the street.
When a horse carriage marked with the word "Sun" appeared slowly on the street, he recognized it. Xia Chaihu was quite familiar with the errand boy driving the Sun family’s carriage.
Xia Chaihu tugged the brim of his bamboo hat down slightly and his expression became more solemn. He was ready.
"Hey, hey, hey! Move it! Move out of the way! Are you trying to block the street?" Sun Yaowen’s errand boy shared the same arrogance as his master. He didn’t give a damn about the crowded street and acted as if he owned the place, driving the carriage at full speed and whiping the horse without any regard for the surrounding people.
The crowd was stirred up everywhere he went, and there were curses aside.
When Sun Yaowen’s carriage was about to pass the street corner, Xia Chaihu suddenly spurred his horse, driving his carriage across the street.
Seeing another carriage suddenly blocking the road, Sun Yaowen’s errand boy was startled and quickly pulled on the horse’s reins. The horse, which had been running swiftly, was suddenly brought to a halt, causing it to panic, neighing and hopping around.
Sun Yaowen’s carriage was unable to bear the erratic movements of the startled horse and tipped over. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
The errand boy, who had tumbled onto the ground, didn’t care about his own pain and immediately crawled into the toppled carriage to help Sun Yaowen. "Master! Master! Are you alright?"
When he was helped out, Sun Yaowen was still holding his nose, which was clearly bleeding. Annoyed, he kicked away the errand boy. "You bloody fool! How do you drive?"
The boy looked wronged, "I didn’t know... I was startled by the sudden appearance of another carriage."
Sun Yaowen, who was in a good mood when he set off, was now infuriated. He yelled, "Who’s the one blocking my way without any regard for his life!?"
Xia Chaihu quickly pulled the reins, stopping the horse carriage. He got off the carriage, walked over to Sun Yaowen, bowed and said, "I apologize, sir, I was not careful while driving just now and accidentally bumped into you."
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