chapter 29
Chapter 29
Ye Piaoling did not answer.
She guessed that Aunt Liu, having failed to poison, would surely take further action, so she planned to investigate at night.
Halfway there, she saw Ye Xiangxiang heading toward Wenxiang Courtyard as well, so she quietly followed behind.
She heard every word of Ye Xiangxiang and Aunt Liu’s conversation, clear as day.
Letting her own lover harass another woman-Aunt Liu’s move was truly morally outrageous…
No wonder Ye Xiangxiang was under her control, and in the end was driven to kill her in self-defense.
Ye Xiangxiang asked in panic, “You must have seen everything. Are you going to tell Father?”
“Of course not,” Ye Piaoling replied. “Why would I do something that harms others without benefiting myself?”
Exposing Ye Xiangxiang would only put the Prime Minister’s Mansion back on the trending list in the Capital City.
Ye Piaoling said, “The Tianwen Sect’s opening ceremony is approaching. If news of this internal family strife gets out, it won’t do either of us any good. We’d easily become the laughingstock of our peers.”
Ye Xiangxiang understood the reasoning.
She lowered her head, at a loss, and said, “W-what should I do? I pushed Aunt Liu into the well…”
Ye Piaoling thought for a moment and said, “You saved her once, now you’ve sent her back. That’s a beginning and an end-quite tidy, actually.”
Ye Xiangxiang: “…”
Ye Piaoling said, “Leave quickly, while no one has noticed.”
With that, she turned and left.
For this pitiful yet hateful half-sister, that was all Ye Piaoling could say.
Ye Xiangxiang slowly got up, watching Ye Piaoling’s departing figure, her heart in turmoil.
After all the entanglements of these days, Ye Xiangxiang felt jealousy, gratitude, and wariness toward her legitimate elder sister…
…
The next day.
The servants reported to Ye Liaozhai: Aunt Liu has gone missing-again!
Ye Liaozhai was so angry his head hurt, slamming his fist on the table: “That wretched woman!”
He felt a bit of regret.
He should have drowned her yesterday, to prevent her from playing this disappearing act day in and day out…
The thought of being cuckolded tormented him.
The image of the green hat kept crossing his mind; Ye Liaozhai’s face darkened. He said in a deep voice, “Go ask Second Miss if she’s in the library again. Search every corner of Ye Mansion!”
The servants immediately launched an emergency operation.
The theme: Where did Aunt Liu go this time?
After a thorough search, Aunt Liu was not found in Second Miss’s courtyard.
She was nowhere in the Prime Minister’s Mansion-simply missing.
Upon hearing this, Ye Liaozhai’s face remained grim. After a moment’s thought, he ordered, “Inform everyone in the Prime Minister’s Mansion that Aunt Liu, unable to keep her unborn child, threw herself into the well out of guilt.”
A servant asked, “Master, what if she turns up again in the future?”
Ye Liaozhai replied coldly, “Then throw her into the well and help her finish the job!”
…
After Aunt Liu’s death, the Prime Minister’s Mansion gradually returned to peace.
Ye Piaoling finally enjoyed a few days of idle tranquility.
In Falling Petals Courtyard, there was an Eldest Miss who lazed about all day, a Shadow Guard who lay flat all day, and a lucky koi who played dead with its belly up all day…
The atmosphere was harmonious and the style consistent.
Ye Piaoling lay on a rocking chair, basking in the sun, and sighed, “I really love these peaceful days. If only it could stay like this forever.”
The Silly System kindly reminded her: [Ding! Dear Host, do you still remember the Regent King’s bathrobe?]
Ye Piaoling: [Don’t rush. I’m just waiting for the right moment. After all, this task is pretty difficult.]
She had hoped the immortal fish could help her fulfill her wish.
Now it seemed it wasn’t an immortal fish at all, just a salted fish…
Fortunately, salted fish didn’t need feeding, so it was easy to keep.
As for the Regent King’s sleeping problem, who knew when it would flare up again.
Ye Piaoling felt a bit hopeless.
Silly System: [Actually, it’s not that hard. Host, you need to have confidence! The Regent King will attend the Tianwen Sect’s entrance ceremony. If he comes in a bathrobe, you’ll have a great chance, hehehe!]
Ye Piaoling: [You make so much sense! I really want to slap you out of here!]
Silly System: [Host, if you get the Regent King’s bathrobe, there’ll be an unexpected surprise.]
[That sounds reliable.]
Ye Piaoling sighed and said: [Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to get the prize. Even though the Regent King won’t come to the entrance ceremony in a bathrobe, I’ll still look for a chance to approach him and discuss bathing matters.]
Silly System: [Hehehe!]