I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

There are shadows of trees outside the chess court, and outside the courtyard wall there is a lush poinciana tree. It is only August now, but it has already produced dense buds.

The chess yard is quiet and peaceful, with furniture made of ebony or chicken-wing wood. The yard is planted with mostly banana trees like the ones Zhao Fangyu had planted. It doesn't look like a woman's residence at all.

There is a bluestone path at the gate of the courtyard, leading all the way to Xiaozhenju where Zhao Fangjin lives.

Zhao Fangyu was followed by Xun Yue to walk inside. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhao Fangwei kneeling in the yard.

Zhao Fangjin also changed his clothes, wearing a silver-red peony jacket, and his long hair was combed loosely like Zhao Fangyu.

In front of him was a small eight-treasure table, and opposite him was an ebony rose chair, which was prepared for Zhao Fangyu and was thoughtfully cushioned with satin.

"coming?"

Zhao Fangjin picked up the tea and warmed it in his palm. When he felt the temperature was just right, he brought it to Zhao Fangyu.

"I don't have any good Taiping Houkui tea here. This is the Fenghuang Dancong tea that my mother brought over. You know I don't like drinking tea."

Zhao Fangjin liked to drink drinks such as boiled water, and Zhao Fangyu knew it.

Encountering such a bad thing, it was amazing that Zhao Fangjin still remembered that she loved to drink Taiping Houkui at this critical moment.

The bluestone path looks smooth, but it is actually bumpy. I didn't feel anything when I walked on it, but now I feel how rough it is when I kneel on it.

Zhao Fangwei's eyes were slightly red, and she knelt on the spot and cried bitterly. Cong Lu was also tied up and knelt behind her master.

Zhao Fangyu didn't say anything either. She drank tea face to face with Zhao Fangjin. Xunyue served another dish of tofu soup. After the two sisters had eaten and drunk their fill, Mother Cui, who was beside the eldest lady, also came over.

Zhao Fangjin stood up and nodded to Mother Cui.

Mother Cui smiled, then picked up Conglu and slapped him a few times!

The crisp sound echoed in the courtyard. Zhao Fangwei closed her eyes and stood still as a mountain.

Mother Cui cursed in a roundabout way, and uttered a series of curses. Her face was so green and swollen that she could not speak and could only sob.

Mother Cui took Conglu away, and Zhao Fangwei was still kneeling there.

The people in the chess academy lit the lights. Zhao Fangwei had not eaten or drunk anything for half a day, and had been kneeling for half a day. She could no longer hold on.

Zhao Fangjin walked slowly to her, looked at the silent Zhao Fangwei with cold eyes, and said sneerfully: "You didn't feel ashamed when you did such a despicable thing, and now you still care about your face?"

"You seduced my sister's fiancé. I never realized you had such a mind in all these years."

"Learn my accent, learn my clothes. If Young Master Song hadn't told me that when I met you, you were wearing red and your aura was 50% like mine, I wouldn't have doubted you."

A pair of hands were cold in the night wind. Zhao Fangjin slowly lifted Zhao Fangwei's chin, forcing her to look directly at him.

Evasion, guilt, humiliation, unwillingness...

Zhao Fangjin's heart turned cold.

Before Zhao Fangyu came to the main courtyard, Zhao Fangwei was her favorite sister. They were about the same age and had similar conversations. Even the eldest lady treated her very well.

Zhao Fangjin didn't understand why Zhao Fangwei wanted to snatch her marriage.

And use such disgusting means to imitate her?

Some things can't be stolen.

Zhao Fangwei's back was shaking slightly, her voice was hoarse, but her eyes were full of sorrow as she looked at Zhao Fangjin: "You have a mother who will make plans for you, so even if you lose the Song family's marriage, it won't hinder anything."

"But my aunt...will only drag me into an endless abyss."

Zhao Fangjin was furious when he heard this, and his eyes seemed to be burning with anger: "Won't my mother find a marriage for you?! Could my mother marry you to a place where there is no money or money?!"

In fact, the eldest lady had already found a marriage partner for Zhao Fangwei. The man was a scholar and had a wealthy family. The only drawback was that his father was posted in Sichuan, and it was extremely troublesome for him to travel back and forth.

Zhao Fangjin didn't think there was anything wrong with this marriage. The other party's family was clean, and her mother-in-law died early. She could just split up the family after she got married. She wouldn't have younger sisters-in-law, and she wouldn't have to deal with sisters-in-law. She would be the mistress of the house after she got married. She would have a dowry, and her husband would be ambitious. She could find a job outside the family after a few years...

But Zhao Fangwei didn't think so. She thought this marriage was terrible.

"Mother was looking for the eldest son of the Minister of Personnel for you, why is it that I am the second son of a fourth-rank official when it comes to you?"

"You and I are both my father's daughters, why are there so many differences in marriage!"

Zhao Fangjin finally heard her heartfelt words and suddenly laughed.

"You want to compete with me?"

"When did my mother take me to a banquet without bringing you along?"

"Marriages are always initiated by the man. The one who asked me was the eldest son of the Minister of Personnel, and the one who asked you was the second son of a fourth-rank official. Do you want my mother to force the Minister of Personnel to have another son to marry you?"

Zhao Fangjin didn't want to listen anymore. After all, the relationship over the years was nothing but Zhao Fangwei's deliberate approach full of calculation.

If he had not had a good relationship with her and had not observed her carefully on a daily basis, how could Song Bai have noticed that Zhao Fangwei was 50% similar to her in terms of charm and spirit at the first sight?

Zhao Fangyu came over at the right time and said: "Let mother make the decision tomorrow. Since the second sister is not convinced, let's see how parents arrange it."

Zhao Fangjin was sent into the house by Zhao Fangyu, tears streaming down her face. She cried that her eyesight had been poor over the years and that she was stabbed by her own sister at this critical moment.

Zhao Fangyu knew that she was worried about the marriage and Song Bai's attitude. Others might not know that once the eldest prince knew that there was a rift between Song Bai and Zhao Fangjin, he would definitely put pressure on the Song family. By then, the marriage would be called off and everything would have to go back to the old way.

Zhao Fangyu reached out and held Zhao Fangjin's hand tightly. Her body was warm, and Zhao Fangjin's hands also became warm.

"Don't worry, big sister. Tomorrow morning, I promise that the second sister won't dare to mention her brother-in-law again."

For a moment, Zhao Fangjin actually wanted to bury himself in Zhao Fangyu's arms and cry his heart out!

Among the five sisters in this mansion, except Mo'er, only Fangyu is of the same mind as her!

Zhao Fangjin adjusted his mood and sent Zhao Fangyu out. Following behind Zhao Fangyu was Zhao Fangwei, who was limping without anyone to support him.

"I have something to say to my second sister. I'll take her back to the Rose Courtyard."

Zhao Fangyu didn't give her a chance to refuse and walked towards the Rose Courtyard without hesitation.

Along the way, the servants were cleared out, so the two of them didn't have to worry about being overheard by outsiders when they talked.

When it got dark, Chunshao handed the lantern in her hand to Zhao Fangyu and followed behind from a distance.

There are some things she just can't listen to.

Zhao Fangwei looked at Zhao Fangyu, who was a head shorter than her, with a complicated expression and said bitterly, "Now even you want to ridicule me?"

Zhao Fangyu shook his head: "I'm not here to ridicule you. I don't like to kick a fallen dog."

Zhao Fangwei had never seen Zhao Fangyu say such harsh words. She was surprised and continued to smile bitterly: "Laugh if you want to. I am also doing this for my future."

"You have gone to the main courtyard. Now the eldest lady treats you like her own daughter, so you will not have to worry about getting married."

Zhao Fangyu nodded: "Don't speculate about me with your mean heart. If you want to escape, you can escape in a short time. You can live freely in your husband's family with the help of your father's official power, and avoid being implicated by Concubine Song and Fangyun."

"It's human nature. With an aunt like that, it's normal to want to escape."

"But you should never, ever interfere with my elder sister's marriage."