My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

"Madam, these are clothes and jewelry sent by the young master as an apology."

Xia Zhi held the exquisitely crafted dress in her hands, her face full of smiles.

Her mistress and the prince have now reconciled, and good days are sure to follow.

Regardless of the circumstances, the fact that the young master can stand up for her young lady makes him an excellent person.

"Put this down and give it to Rong Jing so he can pass it on to the Crown Prince." Su Yingxue handed over a letter.

Xia Zhi accepted the letter and responded.

After reading the letter, Xie Huaiyun almost couldn't suppress her lip movements.

"Rongjing, do you think what she said is true? She said she wants to live a good life with me, is that what I want?"

He had been waiting for this day for far too long.

He truly never imagined that he would see this young woman say these words to him in his lifetime.

"Young Master, please rest assured. The Second Madam is deeply in love with the Second Young Master. How could she possibly let him go? This must be a scheme she devised to lure you into her trap."

Rong Jing didn't believe that Su Yingxue would really let go of Xie Huaixuan.

After all, what she did back then was truly frightening.

"But why would she use herself as bait?" Xie Huaiyun couldn't help but feel tempted at the thought of getting close to her.

He longed to be with her, even if only for a moment.

"What else could it be? All those previous tricks failed, otherwise why would she agree to inherit the throne? According to the previous investigation, she would rather die than have anything to do with you, Your Highness. How could she suddenly agree?"

Rong Jing's investigation into Su Yingxue was quite thorough, and he also knew a lot about the love and hate between the two.

He simply didn't believe Su Yingxue would really turn back, unless a sow could fly.

The man's face darkened inch by inch, and the letter in his hand crumpled into a ball.

"So... I was overthinking it..."

Chaoyang Garden.

Xia Zhi, who had been sent out, finally returned. Su Yingxue asked excitedly, "How did it go? Did you get any news?"

Xia Zhi shook her head: "Madam, the young master doesn't seem to have any reaction. Even Rong Jing looks gloomy and his attitude towards me has turned colder. I must have angered the young master?"

She didn't know why the letter her mistress had sent had angered the prince. She sighed and offered words of comfort:

"Madam, perhaps the young master is just having a momentary lapse in judgment and isn't really angry at all? Madam, please don't overthink it and get some rest."

The night was desolate, and Su Yingxue sighed softly as she looked at the deep darkness outside.

He still didn't believe her.

Don't you like it?

Why can't you give it a try?

What if it's true?

Su Yingxue felt extremely aggrieved and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

It seems we still need to take it slowly.

After that incident, their relationship plummeted to a freezing point again, as if the fact that she had stood up for him during her homecoming visit had never happened.

Su Yingxue was bored out of her mind. Since Wei Shi didn't like seeing her every day, he exempted her from paying her respects, and life returned to its peaceful state.

"Madam, the First Madam says that this month's allowance will not be paid, and that you already had a considerable dowry, so you don't need this extra hundred taels of silver..."

Xia Zhi knelt on the ground, looking aggrieved.

Their wives' money is their own; since they married into the Duke's mansion, the Duke's mansion should support them.

What's going on if they don't pay?

Su Yingxue, who was idly eating sunflower seeds, suddenly brightened up: "Oh, this is just the right thing to do! I was feeling bored."

She immediately got up and went out of the room: "Let's go to Luomei Courtyard!"

Luomei Courtyard.

Su Zhirou was organizing the Duke's mansion's account books, a smug smile on her face: "So what if she's the legitimate daughter of a Marquis's family? I can give her this month's allowance whenever I want. If she comes to me for this, she'll lose her dignity as a legitimate daughter, and her mother-in-law will definitely despise her."

"Madam is wise. The Second Madam can only swallow her anger. It would be truly shameful if she actually came to you!" Dong Rong flattered.

"Yes, Madam. A mere hundred taels may not seem like much to the Second Madam, but if you calculate the total over the years, it adds up to a considerable sum. Who told her to be so restless and seduce the Young Master? Consider this money compensation for her emotional distress!"

Upon hearing this, Su Zhirou's smile became even more smug.

She used the compensation of 1,200 taels of silver a year very well.

"Oh, you're all so happy about such a small amount of money? Truly uncouth concubine's daughters, even your servants are so ill-mannered. Xia Zhi, slap her!"

Su Yingxue's voice was calm, but her tone left no room for argument.

Xia Zhi stepped forward with a cold face and slapped Dong Xue and Dong Rong once each.

"Slap! Slap!"

The two maids' eyes widened in disbelief, and Su Zhirou was furious: "Sister, how dare you cause trouble in my courtyard? And hit my maids? This isn't the Marquis's mansion, I'm the Heir Apparent's wife! How can you bully me like before?"

Su Yingxue sat down leisurely and took a sip of tea: "The tea in this courtyard is quite good, little sister. You're living a good life, why don't you think of your older sister? I haven't even received my monthly allowance yet."

"So what? Sister, you don't know the cost of firewood and rice when you don't manage a household. This Duke's mansion looks big, but in reality, it doesn't have much money in its accounts. Sister's dowry was already quite generous, unlike me who didn't have such a good family background. For the sake of the Duke's mansion, sister, please be a little sad, okay? Just think of it as sister's way of remembering her deceased brother-in-law, how about that?"

In the past, Su Yingxue's favorite person was Xie Huaixuan.

She always managed to use Xie Huaixuan as an excuse to fob off Su Yingxue, and it would certainly work the same way now.

Su Zhirou understood Su Yingxue's thoughts quite well.

Unexpectedly, Su Yingxue merely scoffed, "My dowry is large because I was reincarnated, what does it have to do with Xie Huaixuan? He's dead, yet my sister still uses his name all day long. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was very close to him!"

"How could that be? How could I be acquainted with the Second Young Master?" Su Zhirou hurriedly denied, a fleeting look of guilt in her eyes.

They were indeed very familiar with each other, and he was also staying in one of her courtyards in the capital.

But how could Su Yingxue know about this?

She was nothing more than a pawn.

What right do they have to know?

"If you're not familiar with him, why use him to kidnap me?"

Su Yingxue's voice was low and somber: "Sister, I am a widow. You pity me and give me more money, but you even deduct from my allowance. If this gets out, your reputation for virtue will be ruined. I wonder if my mother-in-law will still let you continue to manage the household if she finds out about this."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhirou's face turned pale.

She didn't expect that Su Yingxue would not only come to her about such a small matter, but also seize on her weakness and seem determined to get to the bottom of it.

Su Zhirou's face turned pale, but she forced a smile and said, "Sister, we're all family. I was just joking with you."

"The younger sister thought that the older sister was too busy mourning the second young master to have time for such trivial matters."

In the past, Su Yingxue never bothered to argue with her about these things.

What's going on now?

She was different from the day she got married.

They even harbored inexplicable hostility towards her.

She didn't understand why.

Why exactly...?

Or... did she find out something?