Spring flowers

Chapter 25 Adam and Eve?

Wei Yishang smiled and looked back at Wei Mohan, then said firmly, "Third sister, do you have any marriage proposals in mind?"

Wei Mohan never said it, but according to the book's plot, all the women of the Wei family were cannon fodder.

Wei Mohan liked the young Prince Kang and later made her advances, but she failed and was even outmaneuvered by the young Prince Kang's wife, and was disliked for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, Wei Yishang smiled and said, "Big brother and Little Kangwang both praised my poem, saying that I wrote it well for second sister."

"Unlike some people, I'm not in a hurry." Wei Mohan's eyes were already brimming with barely suppressed jealousy and resentment; she still didn't know how to hide it.

"I have something to do, I'll be going now." Wei Mohan rolled her eyes at Wei Yishang, left without eating a single bite of the steamed dish.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Wei Xinluo asked, seeing that Wei Yishang had no reaction, neither the pride of a victor nor the bewilderment of an outsider.

She suddenly felt that this younger sister was somewhat unfathomable, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Sister, hurry up and eat the steamed vegetables."

Wei Yishang served Wei Xinluo a bowl of steamed vegetables and poured a generous amount of sauce over it.

"I made this garlic sauce, sister, please try it."

Wei Xinlu stirred it with his chopsticks, then put a mouthful into his mouth.

The garlic sauce coats the steamed vegetables, and the aroma spreads in your mouth. It's so fresh that you can almost feel the vibrant life force of the steamed vegetables.

"Mmm, delicious." Wei Xinluo had always been trying to maintain her figure, but right now, she couldn't care less about anything else.

Good food is king.

Wei Mohan returned to her residence and angrily smashed the flower bed inside. The sound echoed around, and soon the First Madam sent Granny Gui to inquire about the matter.

"It's nothing, Granny Gui. Please have some tea before you go."

Wei Mohan wasn't incapable of flattery; she just knew how to treat people differently depending on their status. As a concubine's daughter, she had to call the First Madam "Mother" all year round.

She naturally dared not neglect the First Madam's people.

"Young lady, be careful not to break anything. The First Madam knows all the items in this mansion, and they are all expensive. Don't be ignorant of your place!"

Granny Gui left after saying those words. She looked down on this illegitimate daughter, and she also looked down on everything about the concubine Lin.

Wei Mohan was even angrier. She noticed that the maid kept glancing at her reflection in the mirror and realized that the maid, Xi'er, was wearing makeup and looked beautiful.

“You, slap yourself…” Wei Mohan pulled up a chair, sat down, and said quietly.

The maid Xi'er was surprised, but seeing that her mistress was very resolute, she had no choice but to start slapping herself in the face.

Left...right...

The beating went on for a long time, until Xi'er's face was swollen and red, and she was almost fainting, feeling like her nose was about to bleed...

"Get out! Get out! Go outside and reflect on your actions!"

Seeing Xi'er like this, Wei Mohan showed no pity, but instead told her to go outside and reflect on her actions.

At this moment, Wei Mohan hardened her heart and blamed everything on Wei Yishang, devising a wicked plan.

Wei Yishang was eating fruit when she suddenly heard the system's voice.

[Someone is crying near the back door. Please go and help.]

Huh? A caring older sister?

Wei Yishang felt she had too many roles to play. Wouldn't it be better to be a little more detached? Why worry about so much?
“What if I don’t do it this way…” Wei Yishang asked the system.

[If you don't do it, you will be punished by spending a day in the wasteland, getting to know Ye Mingzhen better.]

Living a life in the wasteland? That sounds alright.

But, getting to know Ye Mingzhen better? What's going on here? Adam and Eve? How terrifying.

The reward for completing the task on time is ten taels of gold.

Wei Yishang was convinced. The system probably knew that she was a lazy bum and that she loved money, so it designed it this way.

With endless wealth, one could easily live a carefree life. If that doesn't bring happiness, then try earning another small fortune!

As for men…

It doesn't really matter; it's just a partnership. The focus is still on various businesses, whether it's warding off unwanted romantic advances or something else.

She treated blocking unwanted suitors as part of her job, without any emotional involvement.

"Okay, okay, I understand, all done." Wei Yishang took Cui'er and had two guards follow her to the back door.

There is the Wei family's stable at the back gate.

Wei Yishang walked slowly forward and heard sobbing.

It's Xi'er.

This girl usually spends her days with horses and is a heroic woman who can ride a horse at full gallop, but as a maid, she has no opportunity to show off her skills.

So, when they felt wronged, they would come to the stable to confide in the horses.

"The young lady told me to slap myself. I was so scared, and it hurt so much..."

Xi'er cried out, her tears falling like beads to the ground.

Wei Yishang plucked a foxtail grass and strung it into a ring.

"Hey, who's this? Why are you crying?"

Xi'er looked up and saw Wei Yishang's face.

"Fourth Miss, you..."

Xi'er was a little surprised to see it was her.

Moreover, women are easily moved to tears. Seeing someone in tears like this, they would first try to comfort them, but Wei Yishang had a cold face.

"What's the use of crying? Others are hurting the enemy by a thousand while losing eight hundred of their own, but you're hurting yourself across the board. It's pointless."

Seeing that she wiped away her tears and stopped crying, Wei Yishang continued speaking.

"Instead of wasting time, you might as well eat something good and get a good night's sleep to replenish your energy."

Xi'er knew what her young mistress had done to Wei Yishang, and since the two were on different paths, she didn't say anything more.

"Go back now, stop crying."

After Wei Yishang finished speaking, she turned and left, leaving Xi'er bewildered.

"Is she telling me not to cry?" Xi'er hadn't had much contact with Wei Yishang, only hearing her young mistress say bad things about Wei Yishang.

Looking at it now, Wei Yishang seems to be doing alright.

But you can know a person's face but not their heart, so you can't believe her one-sided words.

When Wei Yishang returned, she saw that there was gold on the table.

"With these, I won't have to worry about opening my shop. I can eat well, drink well, and have fun, haha."

It was rare to see Wei Yishang so happy, so Cui'er helped Wei Yishang put away the gold.

“That Xi’er, she’s someone from the Third Miss’s room…” Cui’er was a little puzzled by Wei Yishang’s behavior toward Xi’er.

"Then we definitely need to get to know each other..."

Wei Yishang was joking; she was just doing it to complete the system's task.

"Girl, great job..."

In the few days since Li Moyu transmigrated into the body of Cui'er, she has observed that her master is somewhat shrewd, but the extent of his shrewdness remains to be seen.

The master seems unpredictable, sometimes like a mischievous child, and sometimes like a profound strategist.

Looking at life without emotion, without worries, without constraints, is truly comforting.

For Cui'er, there was always space available, so she could eat and drink as needed and replenish her food there.

The life depicted in the book is just a bit too boring.

Li Moyu has books, which she reads in her online space.

"Cui'er, let's go out tomorrow. I'll inform Grandmother first thing in the morning, and we'll go choose a shop."

Cui'er responded briefly, then suddenly saw Zhang Zhong bring over a letter.

Ye Mingzhen's letter!
"Miss, could it be a love letter?" Cui'er smiled. So the second male lead in the book, who was deeply in love with the female lead, was actually a playboy.
"Bring it to me and see."

Under the lamplight, Wei Yishang opened the letter.

(End of this chapter)