Wang Zhineng said timidly, "Miss Yingchun said she was not feeling well, so I made the trip for her."
Yingchun's face turned pale, and she stepped forward and knelt down: "Madam, this servant suddenly felt abdominal pain last night, so... Please forgive me, Madam!"
She knew her own people well; Yingchun wasn't the type to cheat or lie. She must have genuinely encountered some unexpected situation. Worried that Shen Tangning might misunderstand, Madam Chi looked over and said, "Tangning..."
Shen Tangning considerately said, "That's understandable."
She gently raised her eyes. "What's done is done. Since asking about chess has been presumptuous on Miss Wang, I will take it upon myself to arrange a good marriage between the two of you. What do you say?"
Wang Zhineng's eyes widened suddenly, and she instinctively exclaimed, "No!"
He was just a guard; how could she marry a guard?!
"Impossible?" Shen Tangning seemed to have doubts in her eyes. "But if this gets out, Miss Wang might be criticized."
Wang Zhineng lowered her head with a forced expression: "It's just a misunderstanding..."
"Is that so? I don't think so. I had someone find some interesting things in the sweet soup that Miss Wang sent. I'm sure Miss Wang would be very interested in it."
Her face paled instantly, and she instinctively looked up, only to see Shen Tangning staring at her coldly, as if she knew everything. A chill ran through her as she heard her softly suggest:
"Or perhaps we could hand this matter over to the people of the Jingzhao Prefecture?"
...
There was no one in the garden.
Wang Zhineng knelt down with a thud, tightly gripping the other woman's skirt: "Young Madam, I was confused for a moment. Please forgive me this time!"
If this really escalates to the Jingzhao Prefecture, she'll lose all face!
She no longer prays to stay in the Chi family; she only hopes that this matter will not be leaked.
She tried to gain sympathy by feigning weakness, but unfortunately, the person in front of her didn't have a kind heart. Shen Tangning glanced at her and sighed softly, "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? After this incident, I absolutely dare not keep you here. You were kicked out for no reason, and outsiders will naturally be curious about what happened. The servants in the manor are also very talkative..."
Wang Zhineng's breath hitched, and she glared at her with considerable resentment: "We all know perfectly well that you deliberately set me up! Do you think your hands are clean?"
Shen Tangning calmly pulled the hem of her skirt from her hands, a smile in her eyes: "If I were you, I should know when to back down if I'm not as skilled as you."
The other party gritted his teeth, clearly still unwilling to accept defeat. Shen Tangning suddenly changed the subject: "If you want to prevent this matter from escalating, it's not difficult, but I have a condition."
Wang Zhineng looked at him suspiciously: "What are the conditions?"
Shen Tangning's expression calmed down, and the corners of her lips curled up: "Old Madam Chi has gone too far, which makes me very unhappy. If you can find a way to make her unhappy as well, we can put this matter behind us, how about it?"
Wang Zhi Ning hesitated, but then heard the other person say meaningfully:
"Miss Wang, there's more than one way to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, don't you think?"
Wang Zhineng suddenly looked up: "..."
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