As the clouds parted, the mists gradually subsided, streaks of golden light spills through the clouds, illuminating Earth.
Dressed in a light blue long skirt, Murong Xue sat under a Hydrangea tree and sipped tea. As the pink flower petals slowly fall from the tree, her beauty glowed, so captivating it was almost as if she was an immortal.
âMiss Murong, Prince Jing has gone back to the Capital.â Maid Hong Xiu, hurriedly told her while walking over, with a faint panic in her voice.
Murong Xueâs eyes turned cold, and stopped sipping her tea, âWhen did he go back?â
âLast night between 19:00 to 21:00!â Hong Xiu uttered softly as she kept her eyes low. âThe city guards said Prince Jing rode back to the Capital alone, looking normal, and should not be injured.â
Murong Xueâs narrowed her eyes and pondered. Have fallen from such great heights off a cliff, and swept away by fast rapids, even if any ordinary person would not die, he would be seriously injured and unconscious. Yet, Ye Yichen did not suffer even the slightest injury, his life is really big. He is the epitome of the phrase: Good people do not live long, but the evil ones live for a thousand years.
âMiss Murong, Prince Jing is very highly ranked and powerful, you had schemed him into being ridiculed by the people of the Capital and officials, he certainly will not let this slide so easily?â Hong Xiu says softly, her voice laced with concern.
âI know!â Murong Xue nodded, her eyes turning cold: her words yesterday were so vague, given that the people in the Capital has such wild imagination, they will certainly think that Ye Yichen want to force her to be his concubine, and had a fight with the Marquisâ guards, during which he accidentally fell of the cliffs.
However, given Ye Yichenâs arrogance, he definitely will not confess that he was knocked off the cliff by Ouyang Shaochen. Since he had failed to force the marriage, all the gossip and talk will echo in his ears every day. As long as he thought of her, Ye Yichen will be reminded of the shame he suffered, and must hate her tremendously, but for the sake of his Householdâs reputation, he will never try to force the marriage again openly.
And she has ponders on, she realizes it is Ye Yichenâs layer of consideration, because the Marquisâ guards are simply just ordinary guards, whereas Prince Jingâs guards are strong veterans, these two are simply not comparable. Her constitution is weak. Even if she is supported by her modern skills, she is still a far cry from Ye Yichen who has strong martial arts abilities and deep internal strength.
With absolute power, all people and things are vulnerable. If Prince Jing openly fights against Marquis Household, Marquis Household absolutely does not have the power to fight back. But once Ye Yichen have this layer of consideration, then he will not openly display force, but will deal with her secretly, with his underhanded tricks and schemes, she may lose out to Ye Yichen!
Looking at her eyes glowing with confidence, Hong Xiu heaves a sigh of relief, yet she was still worried, âYoung Mistress, it is easy to hide against the open attacks but difficult to guard against schemes,we have to be more careful.â
âI know that!â Murong Xue nods, a small smile forming on her lips: this time, Ye Yichen was able to return safely and unharmed, is because when Ouyang Shaochen forced him down the cliff, he had no injuries. Given his powerful martial arts ability, the chances of him surviving the water rapids are higher than the possibility of death!
If he dares to plot against her, she would poke a few holes in his body, so that even if he did not die from serious injuries, he would die from profuse blood loss.
âSister ⌠sister âŚ,â a voice drifts over, Murong Ye excitedly rushes towards Murong Xue, the edge of his dark blue robes fluttered with the wind brought up by his haste. His lips moved a little, yet no words came out!
Murong Xue glanced at him: âIs there something?
âSister, please let me borrow Beibei for a day!â Murong Ye smiles sweetly as he asks, his handsome, childlike face eager to please.
Murong Xuâs beautiful small face instantly darkens, Beibei is a Tibetan mastiff, good at the attacks, the reason why Murong Ye wants to borrow it goes without saying. âBeibei is my pet, it will no longer visit battle grounds and fight with other dogs you should give up.â
Upon hearing this, Murong Ye neither got angry nor seemed dejected. Instead, he laughed cheekily and said âThen why not you give me ten thousand taels, I will go buy another dog.â
Murong Xue frowns and says: âWhere do you originally get all your money? Isnât there no more there?â Based on her memory, no matter how much Murong Ye was seen as a wastrel, he would never ask her for money.
âI have always got my money from Uncle Hui, but when I went to look for Uncle Hui just now, he said that based on Dadâs instructions, I have used more than this monthâs withdrawal limit. He would not give me any more money before the end of this month. However, I want to participate in dog fighting, so I have you come to you, sister. âMurong Ye said lightly.
Upon listening to this, Murong Xue narrows her eyes. Uncle Huiâs name is Ge Hui, and was previously Murong Yueâs right hand man. However, he was seriously injured during battle, and can no longer be on the battlefield. He then became the butler of Marquisâ family, and is in charge of external affairs.
After the death of Murong Yue and his wife, Uncle Hui shouldered all responsibilities and took care of external matters relating to the house, and also took care of young Murong Ye and Murong Xue. You could say, the responsibility of the external matters did not fall into the hands of the old lady dowager, which added a layer of consideration, ensuring that Murong Ye and Murong Xue both grew up well and safe.
Ge Hui is Murong Yueâs official, and is also the benefactor of the two siblings (Murong Ye and Murong Xue). But, Murong Ye is still the master after all while he is a servant. Despite the fact that Murong Ye engages in dog fighting activities, bringing shame to the family, Ge Hui does not dare to be strict and discipline him, and can only try his best to limit the amount of waste, to ensure that the proceeds are more than the outflows, hoping that the large Marquis Household will not decline under the hands of Murong YeâŚâŚ
âBrother, you know that I have such little monthly allowance, even if I were to add up my allowance over 10 years, I would never get ten thousand taelsâŚâŚâ Murong Xue says. If Gehui does not want Murong Ye to engage in dog fighting, Murong Xue does not want him to ruin the family name either. She does have a fair bit of money, if Murong Ye had the intention to use it for proper reasons, she would not hesitate to give it to him, but since he wants to use it for dog fighting⌠⌠hehe, itâs better that she keeps the money.
Murong Ye disagrees and says cheerfully: âArenât you holding the key to motherâs dowry treasury ⌠âŚâ
Murong Xueâs head snaps up and looks at him, her eyes flaring and cold : âYou want to sell your motherâs dowry in exchange for silver to engage in dog fighting, are you not afraid that Motherâs spirit cannot rest in peace!â
Upon getting reprimanded severely, Murong Ye Zhang instantly turned red, anxiously waves his hand dismissively, and explains hastily. âNo ⌠⌠no ⌠⌠motherâs dowry will certainly contain some silver, I simply want those silver, I will never take the rest of the things! â
He understood that we should respect the dead, and even more so knows that the inheritance left by our elders should be properly safe kept, and not easily tampered with. Even if he were to ruin the family name, he would not go to the extent of selling motherâs dowry.
âHow do you know that motherâs dowry contains silver?â Murong Xue frowns and looks at Murong Ye. When the women of Qingyan get married, the dowry will have a document that details the specific amount of silver. But after the women settles into the family, very seldom will they count the silver, because silver is a circulated currency and can be spent any time.
Murong Xue remembered the accounts had written down the amount of silver, while she was checking the inventory of the dowry, there was not much silver left. She did not count it, because mother had died in ten over years, even if she were to ask the whereabouts of the silver, there would be thousands of excuses where she will be dismissed by Du.
Upon looking at Murong Xue calm down, Murong Ye quietly breathe a sigh of relief, his sister will no longer misunderstand him, and thatâs really great!
Upon seeing her puzzled expression, he smiles and says mischievously: âWhile I was coming out of seeing Uncle Hui, I happen to hear Hong Qiao and another servant quietly talking about motherâs dowry, and that is how I happen to find out that motherâs dowry has some silver.â
Murong Xue laughs, Hong Qiao is Master Duâs second-class servant, who has gained the trust of Du. When Murong Ye lacks silver, it cannot be such a coincidence that Hong Qiao happens to talk to others about motherâs dowry, this is simply old-wivesâ tricks.
The key to the Treasury in Murong Xueâs hands, Du can no longer want to take motherâs dowry. To use Murong Yeâs weakness for dog fighting, and motivate him to pawn or sell the dowry, while they use this opportunity to buy them up at low-cost, is such a good plan!
Given that Duâs viciousness, wasnât her previous lesson not enough? Looks like I have to teach Du a very memorable lesson this time, let her know that whatâs the meaning of trying to steal a chicken and ending up losing rice to try to take advantage only to end up worse off than before.\n