Ling Qingwan is troubled, Ling Chuchu is a shrewd person, and she has the support of the old lady and Song Zhicheng behind her, so she is not easy to deal with. If she joins hands with Xu Yuanyuan, she can get twice the result with half the effort and get rid of Ling Chuchu as soon as possible.
From this perspective, it was a good idea for Ling Qingwan to agree to Xu Yuanyuan.
Ling Qingwanwan shook her head.
Mingyue's thoughts were simple, but Ling Qingwan thought more. If she didn't take this deal, she wouldn't make any money, but if she took it, she would definitely lose money.
"Do you really think Xu Yuanyuan is so kind-hearted and wants to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results with me?" Ling Qingwan chuckled.
Before it was clear whether she was an enemy or a friend, Ling Qingwan was also a threat to Xu Yuanyuan, even greater than Ling Chuchu.
Even if Ling Chuchu entered the palace, she would only be a concubine, and would always be suppressed by Xu Yuanyuan. Ling Qingwan was different. When Wei Xun came back, she would be the seventh princess. When Xu Yuanyuan saw her, she would bow respectfully.
Ling Qingwan might not be that smart, but Xu Yuanyuan must have figured it out. She would not do something stupid that would bring trouble to herself.
"Ling Chuchu married into the palace because the eldest prince intended it and the emperor gave his approval. With these two people blocking her, it was difficult for her to do anything. To put it simply, she cooperated with me just to find someone to help. If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. If something goes wrong, I will be the first one to get away. She can keep to herself."
Ling Qingwan patiently explained the whole thing to Mingyue.
"So that's it!" Mingyue suddenly realized. "Miss, you are really smart. My brain can never catch up with yours."
As she said this, she felt a little embarrassed and scratched her head.
"Everyone has his or her strengths. You are a martial arts expert, but I know nothing about wielding a sword or a gun. In this respect, you are much better than me." Ling Qingwan's mouth corners slightly raised.
It was getting late, and Ling Qingwan felt sleepy so early, so she asked the servants to turn on the water so that she could wash up first.
Ling Qingwan was the only one left in the room. She walked to the dressing table and took off the fine hairpins and pearl hairpins in her hair one by one.
The black hair was casually scattered and hung down her back. The person in the mirror looked pretty, like a beautiful woman emerging from the water. But her expression was a little vicissitudes, and she no longer had the spirit of the past.
Sui Yang and his group, Ye Yun has already made a move. Ling Chuchu climbed up to Song Zhicheng, these two are not easy to deal with. At present, my brother's amnesia has not been cured, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty has the intention of launching a war.
Worry, doubt, fear and longing all enveloped Ling Qingwan, making her breathless.
"Miss."
Just as he was thinking about it, a man in black stood behind Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan came back to her senses and quickly regained her composure.
"How is it? Has he made any moves?" Ling Qingwan asked.
She had earlier sent people to keep an eye on the mysterious man who saved her last time, and asked his men to inform her if there was any progress. Now that his men came uninvited, it must be that the mysterious man had taken some action.
Ling Qingwan became interested and couldn't wait for her subordinates to answer.
"I found the man's whereabouts at an inn at the city gate. He has been staying here for the past few days and has not come out. Today, I discovered that he has left the capital."
"Leaving the capital?" Ling Qingwan was surprised.
She couldn't figure out the man's background at the moment. His identity, origin and purpose were all like a mystery to Ling Qingwan.
"Yes, it's true." The subordinate nodded, his tone firm. "Miss, do you want to send someone to follow him all the way?"
"No need." Ling Qingwan refused without thinking.
She had fought with the man before, and he was no ordinary person, otherwise she wouldn't care so much. If the man found out that she was following him, wouldn't it alert the enemy and cut off the only clue now
"Send a few people to squat at the city gate. If he comes back, tell me immediately." Ling Qingwan instructed his men.
The subordinates agreed immediately.
"Oh, right." Ling Qingwan suddenly thought of something. "Did he leave alone?"
"And his followers." The subordinate told Ling Qingwan.
"What does his follower look like?" Ling Qingwan continued to ask.
"He is not tall, thin, and has a fair complexion. He should be about the same age as you." The subordinate gave a general description of the appearance of the man's attendant.
A deep meaning flashed across Ling Qingwan's eyes.
She seemed to know something, but it was just a guess after all, and further verification was needed.
After the men left, Qiao'er and Nanny Park had already changed the water.
Ling Qingwan leaned against the edge of the wooden barrel, the warm water spread to her neck, with rose petals floating on it, causing a faint blush on Ling Qingwan's face.
"Qiao'er, has Nanny Park gone home?" Ling Qingwan suddenly asked.
"I'm still here." replied Nanny Pu.
Ling Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's so late, you should rest in Ling Mansion today."
Nanny Pu and Qiao'er were the first two people to take care of her since she came to the capital, and they were also the ones who stayed with her the longest. Because she was worried about Ling Qingwan, Ling Shen often asked Nanny Pu to stay with Ling Qingwan and take care of her.
As a result, Nanny Park often had to run between the General's Mansion and the Ling Mansion, which was really tiring.
"I understand." Nanny Park responded in a gentle voice.
"Madame Park, please sleep with me tonight. It just so happens that I also want to chat with you for a while." Qiao'er took Madam Park's hand, looking very intimate.
“This…” Nanny Park was embarrassed.
"Madam, please stay with Qiao'er." Ling Qingwan spoke softly.
Nanny Pu agreed immediately and Qiao'er also thanked her.
After a long time, Ling Qingwan felt the water in the bucket had cooled down, so she got up, tidied up, and took a rest.
Early the next morning, Ling Qingwan was awakened by the noise outside.
Ling Qingwan rubbed her head and slowly sat up.
"Qiaoer!" she called.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao'er pushed the door open and the noise outside stopped abruptly.
"Miss, I'm here." Qiao'er responded and brought clothes for Ling Qingwan to put on.
"What happened outside?" Ling Qingwan frowned.
Lanyuan is located in the most remote area of Ling Mansion, and it is rare for such a quarrel to happen on weekdays. If they could quarrel here, it was probably because of Ling Qingwan.
"I was just about to tell you." Qiao'er replied. "Ms. Xu sent many boxes of gold, silver and jewelry early in the morning. We wanted to transport them to the courtyard, but Nanny Zhou and the others refused. Now they are placed in the open space in the hall waiting to be dealt with. Just now, several maids around the old lady came to ask for the gold, silver and jewelry, but I and Mingyue chased them away."
Xu Yuanyuan gave her a gift? That's strange.
"Did she tell me why she wanted to give me a gift?" Ling Qingwan asked Qiao'er while packing.
"Because it was your birthday yesterday, this is a birthday gift for you." Qiao'er replied.
Ling Qingwan frowned.
She knew what Xu Yuanyuan was thinking. They just met by chance yesterday, and it was hard not to think too much when he gave her such an expensive gift.
Especially the old lady and Ling Chuchu, they must be feeling very uncomfortable right now.