To survive, she had to climb up, stepping over everyone's corpses to reach the highest position!
The old woman can't stay!
But where did this Suspended Yin Gate come from?
Who is the Old Ancestor of Suspended Yin?
Ji Qingyao's face turned ashen as she was repeatedly thwarted by him.
Most of the people in her palace are the old hag's spies. She's been a puppet for eighteen years and she's really fed up with it.
She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes: "Have you found the headquarters of the Suspended Yin Sect? Send someone to cause some trouble, so they're too busy to bother us."
The Xuan Yin Sect, with its three thousand disciples, was not so easy to deal with. The palace maid dared not anger her at this moment and responded in a low voice.
Ji Qingyao opened her eyes, ordered someone to bring her pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a letter by hand, which she then entrusted to a trusted confidant to secretly send to the Marquis of Yiyang's residence.
How could she forget that "good father"?
It would be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal. The Wei family has been prominent for many years and still has a strong foundation. If the Empress Dowager cannot be relied upon, this is her other way out.
Not to mention the sadness and sighs that Princess Yiyang's handwritten letter caused to her 'own father', in the Wei family, at Jingzhe Courtyard, Yuzhi looked at the ten beauties, plump and thin, brought into the courtyard by Yan Huan, and her jealousy flared up countless times.
Every beauty has its own unique charm.
In early spring, she wore an alluring single-layered dress despite the chill, revealing long legs, a slender waist, and a voluptuous figure.
Looking at them, and then at herself, Yu Zhi remembered that the Fourth Miss had praised her figure more than once, and the jealousy in her heart subsided slightly.
"Xi Xi is still asleep. Jin Shi, arrange for them to stay in the backyard."
"Yes, Aunt."
Jinshi and Yinding were Yuzhi's right-hand men, loyal to the end.
They disliked what the concubine disliked, but the ten beauties were bed partners that Madam Wei had kindly given to her daughter. Jin Shi's attitude was neither warm nor cold: "Gentlemen, please follow me."
The woman at the head stood still, and the other nine beauties stood rooted to the spot like wooden stakes. Yu Zhi's expression turned slightly cold.
"No need for Aunt Yu's kindness, I'll just wait in the courtyard."
They all gave the same story, deliberately embarrassing the concubine in front of all the servants in the courtyard. Jinshi and Yinding thought to themselves, "They don't know what's good for them." If it weren't for the lady's sake, these people would have been thrown out long ago!
Yu Zhi couldn't pretend to be gentle and kind to her 'love rival'; she was extremely jealous. Since these people were willing to freeze like 'silly dogs' in the courtyard, she had no objection and went to play with her good dog while lifting the hem of her skirt.
After being raised for a while, A Yao has become the undisputed 'big guard' of the house.
Yu Zhi fed it a bone and reached out to stroke its fluffy, round head.
After comparing whether Ah Yao's dog head was rounder or the orange cat's head in the Grand Tutor's mansion was rounder, her eyes lit up with a smile.
The spring chill was still in the air, and the wind carried a cold feeling. Even though the ten beauties sent by Madam Wei all had some martial arts skills, they still felt their feet getting cold after half an hour.
Which of them came here without the ambition to rise to the top and become a phoenix?
It is said that Aunt Yu of Jingzhe Courtyard was a poor flower girl. If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet the Fourth Miss, who knows who would have ruined her.
Many people are dissatisfied and unwilling to accept it.
They can do even more than a flower girl can do!
With this thought in mind and a burning desire, I stepped into Jingzhe Courtyard, but instead of seeing the legendary beautiful fourth young lady, I was first taken aback by the face and figure of the flower girl.
Look at those alluring eyes, those slender and graceful waists, that soft and delicate voice, and that hickey on the side of her neck!
Absolutely despicable!
Sensing the intense malice from not far away, A Yao abandoned the bone and barked fiercely at people. Afraid that it would wake someone who was fast asleep, Yu Zhi quickly stroked its head and gently coaxed her beloved dog.
brute!
I'll kill you sooner or later!
The woman glared hatefully at the big dog, puffed out her chest and raised her head, determined to show the fourth young lady her most beautiful side.
The tightly closed door opened, and Wei Pingxi, dressed in pure white, with her hair flowing freely, looked as beautiful as jade and as ethereal as a fairy. She sleepily lifted her eyelids and asked, "What's all the noise about?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Zhi's dog, who was still angry no matter how she coaxed it, decisively shut up and obediently lowered its head to continue gnawing on the bone.
"..."
As soon as Miss Wei made her appearance, the women gathered in the courtyard all stood up straight.
"Greetings, Master!"
Wei Pingxi felt he hadn't slept enough, and when he went outside and saw this group of beautiful women, he was quite annoyed: "Who are you people?"
"I am a concubine bestowed upon my master by the madam."
Concubines?
Yu Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly looked at the Fourth Miss.
Wei Pingxi yawned, but halfway through the yawn, she noticed Yu Zhi's nervous expression. She snapped out of it and said calmly, "Go back to where you came from. Don't bite off more than you can chew."
Is the saying "Don't bite off more than you can chew" applicable here?
The woman was dumbfounded: "It was Madam who wanted me—"
"That was also Mother's order for you to disobey me, young lady?!"
She snapped at him coldly, turning on him in an instant; she had a terrible temper.
The concubines who came to his door all knelt down.
As she knelt, half of her white breasts were exposed, with cherry red faintly visible beneath the thin veil.
Having lived two lives, Wei Pingxi had seen all sorts of beautiful women. But beauty alone wasn't enough; one also needed a good nature to entice her.
She casually stepped out the door, walked step by step to the woman's side, glanced down at her, and smiled: "Are you leaving or not? If not, stay and become fertilizer for the flowers?"
The ten beautiful women were instantly terrified and scrambled out of the Jingzhe Courtyard.
Yu Zhi's heart, which had been pounding, calmed down. When she looked at the Fourth Miss again, her heart was filled with warmth: "Why did you scare them?"
"If we don't scare them, are we supposed to sleep with them all?"
That won't do.
Yu Zhi returned to her side with light steps and hooked her arm around hers.
Wei Pingxi hadn't forgotten that she had just petted the dog's head for a while, and said in a disdainful tone, "Did you wipe your hands before touching me?"
Ah Yao let out a pitiful whimper. If it could speak human language, it would definitely tell its fierce owner a thousand times, "It's perfectly clean!"
Unfortunately, good dogs can't talk.
"You're going to wipe it for me?"
Hearing her coquettish manner, Jinshi and Yinding blushed – their aunt had truly made great progress, she was remarkable, and so promising!
Granny Wu arrived a step too late upon hearing the news.
I thought the Fourth Miss's heart was about to be stolen away by a group of beautiful women.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the courtyard and witnessing the master wiping his concubine's hands, he immediately felt at ease and comforted.
As expected of her students, Aunt Yu's months of hard study in the courtyard were worthwhile.
"Jadeite".
"exist."
Wei Pingxi, holding Yu Zhi's knuckles, smiled and said, "Go to Liulan Courtyard and give them a report..."
"I am grateful for Mother's concern, but Zhizhi is gentle by nature. With more women in the backyard, there are bound to be some who will take advantage of her. I only need her. Any more would be too much of a burden on my body and mind."
Li Le relayed the Fourth Miss's words to the Madam verbatim.
Upon learning of what had happened at Jingzhe Courtyard, Yan Qing put down her teacup and wiped her lips with a handkerchief: "If you don't want it, then don't. Ah Si is picky and hard to please, and not just anyone can win her favor."
Having served Madam for a long time, I've heard her say several things when referring to the Fourth Miss. When she calls her "Xi Xi," it means she's in a good mood; when she calls her "my daughter," it's full of doting affection and indulgence; and when she calls her "A-Si"...
However, there are two possibilities.
First, I love it very much.
Second is vinegar.
It's not uncommon for mothers to be jealous of their daughters.
After seeing it so many times, Li Le didn't think anything was wrong.
Judging from the context, the fourth young lady rejected the woman offered to her by the madam, which suggests that the madam was jealous.
The jealous concubine, who had captured all of the darling's attention, actually rejected her kindness for the sake of another concubine.
It seems inconceivable for a mother to give her daughter a woman, but it's not hard to understand if a mother gives her son a woman.
The way the lady treated the fourth young lady often defied common sense.
"Oh well, she'll get tired of it eventually."
Yan Qing put the matter aside, but her desire to kill Yu Zhi grew stronger.
...
In the Jingzhe Courtyard, Yu Zhi lay on top of the Fourth Miss, her fingers tracing a strand of hair on her chest: "Xi Xi, are they more beautiful or am I?"
Wei Pingxi didn't even look at those people carefully before answering, "You're beautiful."
"Where am I beautiful?" Yu Zhi kissed her cheek.
"It's beautiful everywhere."
Even though he knew her words in bed didn't count, the delicate and soft-hearted woman was still completely charmed by those few words.
Yu Zhi leaned close to her ear, her breath brushing against the Fourth Miss's soft, white earlobe: "Aren't you tired of it yet?"
It would take many, many days and nights to make this person unable to live, sleep, or eat without her.
The road ahead is long and arduous, but at least for now, being by her side gives me a significant advantage that no one else can take away.
Wei Pingxi was captivated by her gentle and charming demeanor at that moment, and asked with a deft gesture, "What do you think?"
Her willow-leaf eyes curved slightly, appearing almost bewitching in the eyes of the Fourth Miss. She thought slowly: How could she ever get tired of this? She loved the novelty she brought.
Yu Zhi hummed intermittently in her ear, and a door locked away all of spring.