Under pressure from the female leads, Li Xiangjun decided to take a desperate gamble and use her body to buy time.
Under Li Xiangjun's scheming, He Yunxiao, who was already easily ensnared, naturally plunged headlong into the gentle embrace woven by the Yan Emperor. Even heroes find it hard to resist the charms of a beautiful woman; this has been true since ancient times.
The incense in the Yan Emperor's palace gradually burned out, and fresh flowers bloomed on the handkerchief by the bedside. He Yunxiao, holding his Junbao, entered a state of enlightenment.
"Junbao, I have a question for you, and you must answer it truthfully."
"Um."
“Zi Ruo said that you approached me with ulterior motives… I…”
Li Xiangjun's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly composed herself and asked in return, "What do I want from you?"
"This..." Fan Ziruo hadn't explained it in detail, and He Yunxiao couldn't really say either.
Sensing his guilt, Li Xiangjun immediately changed her expression, pretending to be wronged, and sobbed as she wiped away her tears.
"You clearly took advantage of me and then turned around and accused me of wanting what was yours. Tell me, what could I possibly want from you? I just wanted you to spend more time with Xiangjun..."
"Okay, okay, Junbao is right, I was wrong. Junbao, don't cry."
"Are you leaving this afternoon?" Li Xiangjun tugged at He Yunxiao's sleeve.
He Yunxiao hesitated; he still had to go to Chu Chu's place that afternoon.
"Please don't leave this afternoon, okay?" Seeing that He Yunxiao was still hesitating, Li Xiangjun continued, "You just got me, and you're already so heartless. I, Li Xiangjun, have really liked the wrong person."
He Yunxiao felt a chill run down his spine and could only say, "I'm not going anywhere this afternoon, I'll just stay here with you."
"And what about at night?"
He Yunxiao forced himself to say, "I'm not leaving either. I'll just stay with Junbao today."
...
He Yunxiao's prolonged absence from home finally aroused the dissatisfaction of the female protagonists.
Originally, He Yunxiao's time was enough if it were shared among the female leads, but Li Xiangjun completely disrupted this balance. She took up a lot of time, and the other female leads couldn't even see He Yunxiao.
The female protagonists begin to cooperate, engaging in open and covert struggles with Li Xiangjun.
Those like Nan Zhu and Fei Bao, lacking their own opinions, naturally followed the wishes of their "older sisters." Nan Gong Yu'er, however, remained clear-headed, standing firmly behind her "weak older sister," blindly following Ruo Bao's lead. Yin Yun didn't offer much input, busy with business planning while simultaneously reporting to He Yunxiao, and then fooling around with the other female leads.
Chu Chu had no interest in these matters, so Xiao Xiao handled everything for her. Xiao Xiao spent most of the time with Nan Zhu's wife. In her opinion, Li Xiangjun should just be killed. But that plan wouldn't work, so she just ate some snacks and spaced out with Nan Zhu.
Although Fan Ziruo possessed strategic acumen, her talents lay in grander matters; she was utterly inept at the power struggles and intrigues among women. In the early stages of her leadership of the He family's inner quarters, she was thoroughly outmaneuvered by Li Xiangjun's psychological tactics and unable to retaliate.
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Therefore, the person in charge among the female protagonists gradually transitioned from the weak and helpless girl who was not good at vying for favor to the understanding and considerate girl.
That's really dangerous.
Although Sister Jiang is also good at winning people's hearts, she is the old traitor among the female protagonists.
He Yunxiao's strategy of "contacting one by one and checking each other" to avoid a chaotic situation is Sister Jiang's masterpiece.
Now that she was in charge of the "He family's inner quarters," the plan was implemented even more thoroughly.
With the combined pressure from Li Xiangjun (external) and Jiang Wuyou (internal), the female protagonists' relationship progresses rapidly, and they gradually become more tolerant of each other's presence in their lives.
They each made some friends.
Even Chu Xiaoxiao and Bai Yufei's relationship has improved considerably compared to before, so they no longer have such a tense atmosphere when they meet.
While maintaining order in the household, Sister Jiang also managed to get He Yunxiao away from Li Xiangjun and spend more time in the household. Through her efforts, the two sides gradually reached a balance, and the situation seemed to be under control.
He Yunxiao's good days didn't last long, as a "meteorite" crashed onto the calm waters of Jingtian City.
No one expected that Princess Meng Qingqian's carriage would quietly enter Jingtian City on a sunny morning.
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