"Aren't you going to ask who it is?" Cao Yuei asked.
When the n shrugged, she blurted out, "Cao Luoi." And then, observed their expressions. After all, these n were attached to the hip with Cao Luoi in her past life. Carrying out her every whim and pampering her to the high heavens.
Yu Ming arched a brow. The others may not be aware but he was well inford of the situation in the Cao family. Of Cao Long's blatant favouritism and of Wan Ruo's plan to sell off Cao Luoi as a child, after all, he had been the one to save her.
If it had been weeks prior, he would have been reluctant but now, he did not care. Cao Luoi had called off the engagent for no reason and that had made him lose face in front of the ministers in court.
He was dissatisfied. Very dissatisfied. He had been too lazy to deal with her but now that the opportunity had co up, how could he miss it? He was a petty person after all.
The more wonderful fact was that taking care of Cao Luoi would get him Cao Yuei, he'd always liked Cao Yuei better, but she'd been very strict and had never given him any chance or opening before.
Cao Luoi could only bla herself for going against him and going against the woman he had set his sights on!
Yu Ming smirked at Cao Yuei seductively. "Cao Luoi? Who's that?"
Cao Yiei's eyes widened at Yu Ming's words before she smiled. She looked to the other n.
Shang Wu and Jiang He exchanged looks. They'd thought the Cao sisters had an okay relationship back at the army camp but it seed like they were wrong.
Shang Wu straightened. His subordinates had been ordered to investigate everything about Cao Yuei the mont he took interest in her so he was aware of the Cao family situation.
He did not bla Cao Yuei for Wan Ruo's actions and he even pitied her. She was so beautiful and graceful and yet, Cao Long placed his other daughter over her. It was infuriating.
His mind also went to the ti at the camp when Cao Luoi had tried to convince Cao Yuei to stay away from him and his anger increased. That Cao Luoi was truly shaless.
He smiled gently at Cao Yuei. "It doesn't matter who it is. Who told them to gain your dissatisfaction?"
"You don't need to speak up, I can handle everything for you." Jiang He said directly. He had never been a good person. If Cao Yuei had said her enemy was the emperor himself, he would look for a way to bring the old man down.
No woman had ever touched his heart the way Cao Yuei did and he hated that Cao Luoi anyways. How dare she try to convince Cao Yuei to stay away from him?!
Cao Yuei looked between the three n and her smile increased. If only Cao Luoi could see this. The n she flaunted in her past life were now at her, Cao Yuei's, beck and call, ready to drag Cao Luoi through hell for her sake. How laughable.
She began to state what she wanted and when she was done explaining, she said, "That's all. I'll be waiting for your good news." Next, She adjusted her robes slightly in a way that made it cling revealingly on her body. The eyes of the three n darkened at the sa ti and she smiled.
Once the three of them left the room, she strutted back to her bed with raised chin. She still did not like them one bit but she had no problems using them.
The weapons Cao Luoi had used against Cao Yuei in her past life had now changed wielders.
The next day, Cao Yuei received news that the n had sent her gifts as usual. She went over to the guest hall but found that Cao Xiwang and Cao Luoi were already present. The two of them were looking at her strangely.
She grit her teeth and looked to Cao Luoi. "What is it?"
Cao Luoi sighed. "Cao Yuei, the prince, general Shang and Mr. Jiang have been sending gifts to you everyday. You rember you used to always speak of how inappropriate it is, why don't you return the gifts so these n don't get the wrong idea?"
Cao Yuei glared at her. "Cao Luoi, when did you beco so nosy? When did my business beco yours to worry over? If you're jealous then just say s-"
Cao Luoi waved with a small frown. "I'm not jealous. I'm just concerned. I already told you these n are nothing good so why-"
"Enough!" Cao Yuei eyed her angrily. How could Cao Luoi be so hypocritical? In her past life, Cao Luoi had gladly accepted attention from these sa n.
But now that she was the one receiving the attention, Cao Luoi was trying to get her to reject them. How shaless!
"Cao Luoi, I don't want to have to repeat myself. Stay. Out. Of. My. Business!" When Cao Luoi turned and stord away, Cao Yuei scoffed. She couldn't wait until the witch got what she deserved.
"Big sis?" Cao Luoi finally turned her attention to Cao Xiwang and raised a brow, indicating for him to continue.
The boy clenched his fists and tilted his head to the side. "Did Xiwang do sothing wrong?"
Honestly, Cao Yuei couldn't care less what happened to this second son. She was just angry that the entity that was supposed to counterattack on her own behalf, spent all their ti nurturing the boy instead.
She also couldn't get over the fact that the boy did not get to feel the brunt of their fathers rejection like she did or the fact that he got to live on whilst she was tortured to death!
"You shouldn't hang around all the ti. You should focus more on learning how to beco a good pri minister." After all, she planned to go after Cao Feng too and when that happened, she needed the second son to be able to take over the title.
Cao Xiwang frowned. "But big sis, Cao Feng is already there and you had told not to concern myself too much with the title and focus on being happy since I was talented in dicine and could use that to survive on my own."
Cao Yuei's eyes blazed. That entity had done too much! What did they know about the intricacies of noble life?! "Forget what I said before. I was just spouting nonsense."
Cao Xiwang lowered his eyes sadly and nodded before walking away.
After that day, Cao Yuei spent her ti waiting for sothing to happen to Cao Luoi but an entire week passed and the lady was still strutting around the Cao mansion. She was furious.
She was about to secretly head over to the Shang mansion when Wu Bai burst into her courtyard.
"Miss!" She ca to a stop before Cao Yuei and inhaled deeply before saying, "Eldest miss has been kidnapped."
Cao Yuei's eyes widened and she caught herself before she jumped and squealed happily. Finally Cao Luoi was getting what she deserved! But why was she kidnapped? She wanted Cao Luoi's reputation to be completely ruined and for Ba He to deal with her!
Cao Long, on the other hand, was frantic. He sent out teams of the Cao family guards and secret guards. He even rushed to the imperial palace and fell at the feet of the emperor. The emperor was benevolent and involved the imperial guards.
Although Cao Long tried his best to keep the news under wraps as it wasn't good for a woman's reputation if she was kidnapped, the news still got out sohow and the people, nobles and commoners alike, were discussing it everywhere.
On the third night of Cao Luoi's kidnap, the three n showed up in Cao Yuei's room. She quickly stood up.
"Why was she kidnapped instead?!"
Jiang He smiled. He had drugged Cao Luoi heavily and Shang Wu's subordinates had delivered her to the Ba mansion in a fancy carriage that had been prepared by Yu Ming. The crown prince had duplicated the Cao family emblem on it but made it not to be too obvious.
They made sure to let a lot of people see her going in 'willingly' but it was dark, so they wouldn't be able to tell it was the Cao family daughter that had gone missing for now.
But once she was exposed, the image would click in their heads and those people would be the first to co out and testify.
Shang Wu cleared his throat. "We thought that doing it this way, would make it harder for her to get out of the situation."
"How did you get past the Ba family guards?" Cao Yuei asked, she had to be cautious.
Yu Ming shrugged. "Ba He handled them. My subordinate had forged a letter from Cao Luoi to Ba He so the idiot thinks Cao Luoi was into him." He had been with Cao Luoi for years so forging her handwriting was a piece of cake to his subordinate.
"I also drugged Ba He slightly, so they're both muddleheaded. It's a type of colourless and odourless aphrodisiac, no one would find a trace after seven days." Jiang He added.
In five days, the Ba family eldest son was going to get married and since the Ba family's first daughter was currently the emperor's most favoured concubine, the emperor would attend to give her face.
Since the emperor was attending, his ministers would have to attend, that ant that Cao Long would have no choice but to attend and if Cao Long tried to exempt himself, Yu Ming could subtly apply pressure in court to force him to attend.
When this happened, they could easily coax a large group of people to Ba He's courtyard and expose Cao Luoi. Ba He was the last child of the Ba family so this was very convenient.
Jiang He was going to sneak in a night prior to make sure Cao Luoi was patched up and made to look as 'contented' and 'happily pleasured' as possible for the reveal.
The forged letter would act as proof to further solidify Cao Luoi's misdeeds.
Cao Yuei leaped happily when she heard this and the three n stared at her fondly. Cao Yuei was so prim and proper so for she to act so excited before them, it ant that they were already in her heart.
They went on to glare at each other fiercely. The question was, which one of them exactly was in her heart?
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