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

"What do you know?"

Xiao Ran sat back down in her chair, but a sense of unease lingered in her heart. Even if Afu did tell her, she still had to…

Afu calmly placed a cup of tea that had already been poured in front of her, and looked up to say, "Miss, if Afu knew the answer I wanted, he would tell you the answer you wanted."

Xiao Ran stared straight at him without saying a word.

Afu smiled, "I only want you to answer my questions, Miss. Isn't this the deal you mentioned?"

"Hmm, a deal." Xiao Ran nodded, seemingly lost in thought, and asked, "What do you want to know?"

"It's certainly interesting that you want to know He Wan's motives for going there, but..." Afu turned to stare at her, "I still want to know, why did you ask Nangong Ming to arrange the meeting at Wangyue Tower in the first place?"

Xiao Ran was taken aback. "How did you know? Did... Xiao Lan tell you?"

"The young lady doesn't need to know who told me; she just needs to answer my question."

Xiao Ran was torn. This matter concerned Duan Li, and she didn't want to tell anyone. Even though Duan Li was gone, she didn't want him to be in any danger. But... He Wan's matter was precisely the purpose of her rebirth and revenge! Was her family's vengeance, her life, just going to be left like this...?

“I see that you are in a difficult position. Why don’t you tell me what you wrote to Prince Yan, for the sake of the General’s Mansion?”

Prince Yan...? She began to look closely at the man dressed as a servant in front of her. He was respectful and occasionally smiled. To outsiders, it would seem like a master was simply reprimanding his servant. Only those who were actually in the situation knew how oppressive it was.

She suddenly lowered her eyes and smiled, "I don't care about your status, but why should I tell you?"

Afu wasn't in a hurry. He simply stood up, bowed, and said, "Miss, you may leave directly. I won't tell anyone about our conversation today. If you have a bad memory, you can pretend it never happened."

After saying that, he walked out of the tea stall. Xiao Ran watched his departing figure, and a thought slowly rose in her heart.

What exactly does he mean...? Why is he so eager to know about Prince Yan? Could it be that his identity is truly related to the rebellion in his past life?

She shook her head. It shouldn't be like that. Otherwise, wouldn't he be trapped in the General's Mansion? That wouldn't do him any good. Besides, since he asked about Prince Yan, he's not Prince Yan's man, and probably... not her father's man either. With such scheming, his identity must not be clear. Could he be being used by someone?

It seems... she has always underestimated Afu; she never expected there to be such a person in the manor.

She needs to be careful.

As night fell, the sounds of string and wind instruments filled the General's Mansion. Bright red lanterns hung high, illuminating the mansion and filling the air with a festive atmosphere.

The table was piled high with a dazzling array of fruits. To celebrate the Little New Year, Xiao Mu had specially invited the most famous opera troupe in the capital. For a time, the sounds of string and wind instruments mingled with singing, and laughter and cheerful voices filled the air, creating a harmonious and joyful atmosphere throughout the mansion.

After the song ended, Xiao Mu laughed heartily, popped a candied fruit into his mouth, and said with satisfaction, "This candied fruit is quite good. Is it from Shanyun Pavilion? Ran'er has put a lot of thought into it."

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "This wasn't bought by my daughter, it was bought by my sister Wan."