She waved at her with a beaming smile. "Sister i!"
Xuan i turned to look at her. "Oh."
Shuang Ye quickly stepped forward to explain to the mansion’s guards that this was the Second Miss’s friend, here for a special visit.
The mansion guards: ’Does anyone pay a visit by climbing over the wall?’
Regardless, they had to give the Second Miss so face. So, they let her pass while sending soone to inform the butler.
Soone who had previously been to the Prince Qing Mansion recognized her as one of their people.
When the butler heard this, how could he dare to interfere? He could only report it to Song Xingfeng.
"You’re saying it’s soone from the Prince Qing Mansion?"
Song Xingfeng was suspicious. ’What does Zhou Cangyan an by this?’
After a mont of contemplation, he finally spoke. "Have soone keep an eye on them."
"Yes, sir."
The butler accepted the order and left.
Mrs. Liu ca in, weeping. "Husband, have you forgotten what you promised my father? You said you would treat well for the rest of your life..."
Song Xingfeng frowned. His head was starting to hurt again.
*
When Song Lianhe heard that Die Cui Pavilion had received many pieces of jewelry and bolts of cloth that very evening, she just scoffed at Song Xingfeng a few tis.
’He’ll never escape Mrs. Liu’s grasp in this lifeti.’
When Shuang Ye heard about what had happened in the afternoon, she was so angry she started cursing. Her lady was the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking Second-Grade Court official, after all! How could she be humiliated by so old crone?
The swordswoman leaning against the door while cradling her sword suddenly spoke up. "I’ll go kill her."
Both Song Lianhe and Shuang Ye were stunned.
She said it as calmly as if she were comnting, ’This dish is a little salty today.’
Seeing she wasn’t joking and was about to push the door open to leave, Song Lianhe shot a look at Shuang Ye, who imdiately clung to her tightly. "Don’t be reckless!"
’Ah, first it was Ah Yu, and now it’s Xuan i!’
"Swordswoman! This is the General Mansion! If a murder happens here, no one will be able to escape!"
Xuan i stopped, thought for a mont, and said, "Then I’ll kill her outside."
"Don’t do that!"
Song Lianhe, who was hunched over her desk writing sothing, said, "Sister i, be patient. Killing is so boring. You’d miss out on a lot of the fun."
Setting down her brush, she handed a list to Shuang Ye. "Have Ah Yu go to the apothecaries and get these herbs. Oh, right, don’t get them all from one place. Have him visit a few."
"Yes, Miss."
Shuang Ye took the list and left.
Xuan i looked back at her, vaguely guessing what she was planning to do.
She returned to her original spot and said, "For the ti being, I will stay at the General Mansion."
Song Lianhe asked, "Zhou Cang... uh, an order from Prince Qing?"
Seeing Xuan i nod, she still couldn’t quite figure it out. Resting her chin on her hand, she suddenly said, "I didn’t expect your Prince to be such a nice guy."
The corner of Xuan i’s brow twitched twice.
’That’s the first ti I’ve heard such a reckless assessnt.’
’It’s quite novel.’
"But, isn’t he being a little too nice? Could it be..."
Xuan i looked at her.
Song Lianhe nodded slowly, thinking she had figured it out, and said solemnly, "He cherishes talent."
’Otherwise, there’s no reason for it!’
’He’s a villain, and he’s suddenly being so nice to a side character like . I’m not going to flatter myself and think he’s fallen for .’
’So, that only leaves one explanation—the villain wants to build his career!’
’Since he’s the villain, he’s bound to oppose the male lead. This return to Ling’an City is his chance! He’s going to put down roots here! He needs to establish his own network of contacts and an intelligence web!’
’And for that, he needs a location to serve as a front!’
’What a coincidence, my shop is perfect for his needs.’
’In that case...’
’Ah! Then doesn’t that an I got the short end of the stick? I’m taking such a huge risk for just a thirty percent cut! And I even indirectly helped him win over the new top scholar!’
The more Song Lianhe thought about it, the more frustrated she beca, pulling at her hair in regret.
’How could I not have thought of that?!’
"..."
Xuan i watched her suddenly fall into a strange frenzy, then turned and pushed the door open to leave.
Placing her little finger to her lips, she let out a sharp whistle.
Soon, the high-pitched cry of an eagle pierced the sky.
*
「Prince Qing Mansion.」
A Shadow Guard entered the study and presented a note with both hands.
The profile of the man at the desk was cast in the candlelight, a delicate glimr spreading across his sharp features.
Zhou Cangyan lazily lifted his gaze. His light-colored eyes also seed to be tinged with light, reflecting waves of distant coldness.
He glanced at the note but didn’t take it. Instead, he asked languidly, "What’s wrong with her now?"
The Shadow Guard understood. He unfolded the note and read,
"Oh, the Second Miss was escorted by several house servants to Mrs. Liu’s quarters today..."
Before he could finish, Zhou Cangyan threw the brush in his hand onto the desk. CLACK.
His narrowed eyes tightened, like a cold wind passing through, frigid and bleak. He raised an eyebrow at the Shadow Guard and enunciated, word by word, "Escorted?"
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