After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

Chun Tao pondered for a moment, then nodded and affirmed, "I think you're right, Miss! That person doesn't look like a good person at all!"

Xiao Ran smiled. Her maids always unconditionally affirmed her like this, so when He Wan won everyone's favor in her previous life, she couldn't bewitch her maids.

Xia He followed behind Xiao Ran, stepping on her shadow, when suddenly she thought of something and asked, "Miss, are you going to Guangwen Hall?"

Chun Tao chimed in, "That's right, miss! Don't you hate Guangwentang the most? Why do you suddenly want to go?" Then she added indignantly, "If you don't want to go, miss, you shouldn't force yourself. It's full of bullies..."

Xiao Ran shook her head and said:

"I'm going."

Of course she'll go.

In her previous life, not long after He Wan arrived at the General's Mansion, Xiao Mu summoned He Wan and her separately and asked them to study together at Guangwen Hall. No one knows what kind of pillow talk He Shi had given him, but Xiao Mu called He Wan and her together.

Xiao Ran was naturally unwilling, but seeing He Wan gratefully agree to her father's request, while her refusal resulted in a scolding from her father, she felt somewhat resentful.

So they went to Guangwentang together. However, she continued to play in the school every day as before, and received many admonitions from the teacher, which eventually reached her father.

Xiao Mu was naturally furious. On the other hand, He Wan was exceptionally outstanding in the school and had received praise from many teachers in a short period of time. Therefore... Xiao Mu ordered Xiao Ran to learn from He Wan, and this "learning" was mandatory.

This included sitting next to He Wan, reading whatever books He Wan read, and in short, doing whatever He Wan did.

Just like He Wan's companionship during her studies.

Xiao Ran suddenly burst out laughing, which puzzled Chun Tao and Xia He. Didn't their young lady hate going to Guangwen Hall? Why was she laughing so happily...?

Once back in her room, Xiao Ran removed her jewelry, changed into comfortable clothes, and stepped onto the swing in the courtyard.

"Spring Peach and Summer Lotus, go and boil some hot water for me. I want to take a bath."

Chuntao and Xiahe bowed in response and then withdrew.

"Xiao Lan, go to the kitchen and tell the nanny that I haven't eaten anything today because I've been busy. Ask her to cook something to fill my stomach."

"Oh, and make it sweeter."

Xiaolan responded and hurriedly went out.

Xiao Ran then slowly sat down on the swing, leaning against the tree trunk. After a moment of silence, she said, "Come out."

A rustling sound came from the pear tree, and as the leaves fell, a person jumped down.

It is separation.

"Aran."

Xiao Ran gently swung on the swing, her movements in the quiet courtyard like a light ink dot sketching a lively stroke on a painting.

"What's wrong? Did you come here today... to give me a gift?" Xiao Ran tilted her head and blinked.

The hand holding the box behind Duan Li suddenly stiffened.

"I……"

Actually, he was also among those invited by the General's Mansion today, and he came with a gift, but...

Compared to the twenty luminous pearls from the Western Sea, his gift was, in Yun Shao's words, rather meager.

In truth, he had never given anyone a gift before, nor did he know that gifts had different values. However, this was in the capital, and Xiao Ran was the daughter of a high-ranking general, so naturally, he had to follow the customs of the capital.

Yun Shao once told him that if you want to win a woman's heart, you must use money or sincerity to move her.

He didn't know what true love was, but money... it didn't seem to be worth much to him, it was just something he bought with a month's salary.

His hands clenched tightly as he said:

I did not prepare a gift.