Last part of Chapter 65
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1鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利: watching a snipe and a clam fight while the fisherman wins; two
parties are fighting and a third steps in to reap the benefits
2顺藤摸瓜: follow the vine to find the melon;
following the trail of something to find something else
Chapter 65: A Plan within a Plan - Part 4
That night, Si Yiniang came knocking on the door to Li Wei Yang’s residence.
Bai Zhi opened the door and saw Si Yiniang who was wearing a
plain moon white dress. Wearing a pair of red mandarin embroidered shoes, she
walked in a flirtatious style that didn’t belong to women of her age. She
approached Li Wei Yang and then gently paid her respects: “Blessings to Xianzhu.”
From that one phrase, Li Wei Yang smiled. Si Yiniang, she was
one of very few rational people in the family. She calmly spoke: “I wonder what
is going on with Yiniang? You have to see me this urgent?”
Si Yiniang’s complexion changed a few times, it was unusually
variable. Her eyes were moving swiftly and soon her eyes fell onto Li Wei Yang. She decided to confront her: “Xianzhu, I have no choice but to come now at this
time of the night.”
Li Wei Yang was instantly silent and then she said: “The words
you want to say, Yiniang might as well say it directly.”
Si Yiniang nodded and ordered her trusted maid: “Bring that yatou
in here.”
A yatou was pushed inside as she stumbled along and fell onto
the ground. Her face was smudged with dirt; her hair was disheveled. Kneeling,
her entire body was violently shaking. It was, no doubt, Rong Er.
Li Wei Yang coldly stared at her and said: “How is it you?”
Rong Er lowered her head and she continued to tremble.
“Si Yiniang, what is your meaning?” Li Wei Yang raised her
brows.
Si Yiniang smiled and said: “Xianzhu, this yatou, do you
recognize her? She is Rong Er, the one that serves by Qi Niang’s side.
Li Wei Yang calmly gave Si Yiniang a glimpse and forced a smile:
“At this time of the night, what does Si Yiniang mean?”
Si Yiniang’s face enshrouded a layer of frost, she said: “This
yatou came to my residence in the middle of the night and buried something.
Unfortunately, she was discovered by my yatou, guess what was the thing she
buried?”
Li Wei Yang blinked her eyes and said: “Rong Er, rather than
sleeping in the middle of night, what were you doing at Si Yiniang’s residence?”
Rong Er continued to lower her head and secretly thought San
Xiaojie’s acting was really good. Wasn’t it her who ordered her to do this?
Si Yiniang was suddenly tired of this testing the water game. She curled her lips upward: “This yatou buried this.” As she spoke, she threw a
wooden doll towards Li Wei Yang’s feet and on it was a string of numbers. Li
Wei Yang picked it up to look at it and it was Li Xiao Ran’s date of birth.
Li Wei Yang coldly glanced at it and then her eyes looked
towards Rong Er: “How dare you!”
Rong Er was trembling so hard she couldn’t speak a word. Si
Yiniang coldly laughed and said: “Xianzhu, you don’t have to pretend. Isn’t
this your mother’s doing? She wants to use voodoo magic to frame me!”
Li Wei Yang seemed as if she was stunned and then she smiled:
“Qi Yiniang’s personality, I’m afraid no one in the Li family wouldn’t know
about. If she had the means to scheme, she wouldn’t have let me wander outside
all these years and she herself wouldn’t have been banished to Nan Yuan. In addition, she
wasn’t favored from the start, so if she wanted to harm others because of
jealousy, she should have chosen to Da Furen or Liu Yiniang’s residence, don’t
you agree? The words you’ve just spoken, Si Yiniang, you probably couldn’t believe
them either.”
Liu Yiniang Wang Doukou was born with a beautiful appearance and
was graceful and multi-talented. Recently, she had the tendency to surpass Si
Yiniang. So with those words, Si Yiniang’s countenance suddenly changed.
“Unless it’s Xianzhu’s doing?” Si Yiniang coldly spoke.
Li Wei Yang coldly smiled and said: “If Yiniang thinks this way,
then the person who instructed Rong Er to bury the wooden doll should be
delighted. Please leave. Escort the guest out.” Li Wei Yang stood up.
“Xianzhu, how could I not
believe you, I was joking with you just now ……” Her tone meant otherwise: “Even
though I am stupid, I know that if it was either Xianzhu or Qi Yiniang’s doing,
you would definitely not let your own yatou to do it. This is inevitably
planting evidence to frame others.” Her fingers fiddled around with the golden
ingot on her wrist: “I know, someone must have planned this, this person wants
to see the struggle between a snipe and a snail so that it benefits the
fisherman1 ……” She
sighed, her dark amber colored eyes revealed a cunning look: “If I really
believed that you sent this yatou over, then I wouldn’t be here tonight.”
Si Yiniang was smart but she was too assuming. After observing
her for a while, Li Wei Yang had already understood her attitude and mettle. Si
Yiniang had been suppressing Qi Yiniang all these years and knew about her soft
personality. She knew Qi Yiniang wouldn’t dare do this and would naturally
think elsewhere, which was what Li Wei Yang had wanted!
Qi Yiniang smiled. She, of course, knew that Rong Er was from
the same village of Da Xiaojie’s trusted yatou, Tan Xiang. They were really
close at one point but recently, they suddenly became distant, so …… that was
why she immediately came over.
Li Wei Yang looked at her and slowly said: “The mastermind
behind this, her motive, if Si Yiniang already knew this, why did you come to
ask me?”
Si Yiniang gracefully said: “Xianzhu, think over this. This
person’s motive was not only to frame me. I’m afraid after she eliminates me,
she will follow the vine2
and quickly get to Rong Er and pull Qi Yiniang down, and then put the blame on
you. At that point, she will say that you hated that your mother was not
favored and because of what happened to Wu Xiaojie, you and I are enemies, so
you used voodoo magic to plot against us mother and daughters.
Si Yiniang’s imagination was very vivid.
Bai Zhi couldn’t help but laughed. But seeing Li Wei Yang was
acting normal as if she gradually believed what Si Yiniang said, so she did her
best to hold it in.
Li Wei Yang’s voice revealed traces of cold intentions, she
said: “Since Si Yiniang already understood everything, what do you plan to do?”
Si Yiniang miserably said: “Since others want to harm us, then
how could we await our doom? I am an indecisive woman so I can only rely on San
Xiaojie to think of an idea now.”
Li Wei Yang looked at Si Yiniang and then calmly laughed all of
a sudden, she said: “Since Yiniang came, then we should take more time to
discuss.”
A sweet smile appeared on Si Yiniang’s face and she said:
“Xianzhu, I’m only afraid that others won’t allow us time to discuss. If we are
too overcautious, it might make us become indecisive.” After Si Yiniang
finished speaking, she gave Rong Er a glimpse, “This yatou …… let Qi Yiniang
punished her with neglect of duty.”
This would take Rong Er’s life; it was a chance to kill the witness.
This would take Rong Er’s life; it was a chance to kill the witness.
Li Wei Yang looked at Rong Er’s terrifying expression and calmly
said: “To avoid startling the snake, we shouldn’t punish her for now. I
will find a way to make her shut her mouth, don’t worry.”
Si Yiniang nodded and said: “Do Xianzhu have a plan yet?”
Li Wei Yang smiled and said: “This is very sudden; I still have
to ponder upon this. If I think of something, I will give Yiniang a
response tomorrow.”
Si Yiniang left satisfactorily. The next day, she kept her
promise ……
Two days later, Li Chang Le came to Shuang Yue Ge to visit Li
Chang Xi as usual. Having not entered the door yet, she saw a young yatou holding
a green pastel small cup leaving.
Li Chang Le was curious and couldn’t help but asked: “It’s in
the middle of the day, what did Wu mei eat?”
This yatou was taken aback, her hands were suddenly trembling,
and she couldn’t speak with her face and ears turning red as she looked at Li
Chang Le.
The young yatou immediately retreated. Li Chang Le arched her
brows and said: “Yiniang, what is the meaning of this, are you not going to
tell me?”
Awkwardness flashed across Si Yiniang’s face, she apologetically
smiled: “Da Xiaojie, this is hundred flower hibiscus soup, I used every means
to get this recipe through someone. I heard this is the best way to remove
scars and care for the skin. This is to heal the scar on Wu Xiaojie’s face. It’s not something expensive, you shouldn’t worry about it.”
Li Chang Le smiled and knew Si Yiniang was not easy to handle,
she smilingly said: “Yiniang, no need to worry, I was simply asking.” Saying
this, she walked into the room with Si Yiniang.
Li Chang Xi was looking at herself in the mirror, Li Chang Le
said: “Wu mei?”
Li Chang Xi turned her head. She had just applied powder and the
scar didn’t seem as obvious. She revealed a smile and said: “Dajie is here,
hurry and sit down.”
Li Chang Le smiled: “I have something to speak with sister.”
After she turned around and told Si Yiniang: “Yiniang, please return.”
It seemed like Si Yiniang wavered for a while. She moved slowly
as if she didn’t want to leave and was afraid that Li Chang Xi would have a
slip of tongue. As Li Chang Le watched, she became more curious.
Li Chang Xi ignorantly said: “Yiniang, do you have other things
to say?”
Si Yiniang glared at her and twisted her body to leave.
Li Chang Le meticulously looked at the scar on Li Chang Xi’s
face and said: “Sister’s scar seems to have almost healed.”
Li Chang Xi subconsciously touched the scar on her face. It
wasn’t that much different, but compared to the hideousness a few days ago, it
was a lot better: “Thanks to what Yiniang brought over ---“ she spoke half the
sentence and then suddenly remembered what Si Yiniang told her. She quickly
closed her mouth and smilingly said: “What did Sister wanted to say before?”
People were like this, the more you hid, the more she wanted to
know. Li Chang Le frowned and said: “Meimei, you don't have to hide from me. I’ve seen everything already, the thing in the small cup ---“
Li Chang Xi revealed a stunned expression and felt uneasy, she
said: “Dajie, don’t tell anyone or else I won’t be able to eat such a great
thing in the future!”
Li Chang Le was startled and said: “What exactly is this thing?”
She wouldn’t believe what Si Yiniang said, hundred flower hibiscus paste, if it
was that, was there a need to be so secretive?
Li Chang Xi was hesitant for a long time until Li Chang Le
pretended to be angry. She mumbled and said: “It’s human placenta.”
Li Chang Le was completely astonished and her voice cracked:
“This type of thing …… you …… you ……”
Li Chang Xi’s complexion turned worse and she knelt in front
of her, she said: “Dajie, I don’t have any choice, this is my only option. The
scar on my face has become less and less visible. Three more servings and it will
heal completely …… please don’t tell anyone ---“
Li Chang Le’s crystal eyes wavered
around Li Chang Xi’s face. She remembered her mother said this yatou still had
her use so she ultimately bit her lips and said: “Get up first.”
Li Chang Xi, trembling with fear, said: “Da jie, do you forgive
me?”
Li Chang Le sighed and said: “Why are you still kneeling?!”
Li Chang Xi quickly stood up, her smile spread across her face: “Da
jie, you don’t understand. This thing sounds disgusting but after taking this
for a long period of time, not only would your skin be smooth and crystal-clear,
but it will also maintain your youth …… I heard the concubines in the imperial
harem use this to maintain their beauty!”
Hearing this, Li Chang Le’s face reddened, she said: “That’s
nonsense!”
Li Chang Xi bit down her teeth and said: “Da jie, if you don’t
believe me, you will understand once you try it yourself!”
Li Chang Le was taken aback, she gradually said: “What rubbish
are you talking about?! How could I touch such thing?!” After, she quickly rose
and said: “As for this matter, it shouldn’t be mentioned again!”
Li Chang Xi watched her speedily paced out and she couldn’t help
but furrow her brows. Not long, Si Yiniang walked in and said: “Your Da jie
found out?”
Li Chang Xi wailed: “It’s your fault, Mother. I usually eat this
at night but today you just have to make me eat this in the afternoon and she found
out? It was a waste of breath explaining to her before I was able to get out of
this.”
Si Yiniang smiled and said: “It’s better that she found out.”
Li Chang Xi suspiciously looked at Si Yiniang, what was the
meaning of this?
“You
don’t have to ask, your Da jie cherishes her beauty as if it was her life, she
will definitely return again.” Si Yiniang confidently said. Li Wei Yang had
said, holding onto Li Chang Le’s weakness would allow them to win them by
surprise, and now, she seemed to be right.
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Translator: chaierie
Editor: Panisa
Translator: chaierie
Editor: Panisa
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