Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

After leaving Qin Yizhen's place, Song Pingping went to the outer courtyard to retrieve some tonics from the storeroom and took them to Cuiwei Courtyard, where Wang Xianrong lived.

At this moment, Wang Xianrong had someone help her to the corridor, where she lay on a soft couch, quietly gazing at the scenery in the courtyard in a daze.

The warm spring breeze blew through her slightly disheveled hair and gently caressed her fair and clean cheeks.

Upon seeing this, Song Pingping was so shocked that her face changed color, and she exclaimed, "Are you out of your mind?"

Wang Xianrong lifted her eyelids slightly. Seeing that it was her, she showed no change in emotion and asked calmly, "It's alright. The wind is warm now, and I felt stuffy lying inside. It's much better outside. Looking at the scenery makes me feel better. What brings you here?"

"The princess heard that you were ill, so she asked me to go to the storeroom to fetch some tonics and bring them over, and also to come and see you."

"Thank you, Princess." Wang Xianrong's attitude was calm and indifferent, showing neither sorrow nor joy.

Seeing her like this, Song Pingping immediately became angry: "What kind of attitude is this?"

"What kind of attitude is this?" Wang Xianrong asked calmly. "Do you expect me to kneel down and kowtow to thank the princess?"

"Wang Xianrong." Song Pingping's expression darkened slightly upon seeing her say such things. "What has the princess done to offend you, that you would say such a thing?"

Wang Xianrong's slender white fingers clenched slightly, but she remained silent.

What did Qin Yizhen do to wrong her?

She stole her husband and Cheng Yan's heart, isn't that enough?

Even though none of this was Qin Yizhen's original intention, she did indeed take away everything she wanted. She was jealous and resentful, so what?

Does she not even have the right to be jealous, and is she expected to greet everyone with a smile?

Wang Xianrong felt both jealousy and resentment.

Why should Qin Yizhen have everything that others want without doing anything?

Wang Xianrong took a breath, her eyes slightly red as she looked at Song Pingping: "The princess stayed overnight at Qinghui Garden the night before last, and last night, the Marquis returned to Chunxie Courtyard in the middle of the night. Are you aware of this?"

Song Pingping's expression stiffened slightly, a hint of displeasure in her voice: "Of course I know. Why are you asking? Do you want to compete for favor?"

"Competing for favor?" Wang Xianrong laughed. "With the princess around, what is there for me to compete for? What else could I possibly compete for?"

Shall we have a joke?

If Cheng Yan were like other men, perhaps she could have won some pity, and perhaps even had a chance to have a child. Unfortunately, he was a heartless man towards people like them, yet he was also a devoted lover.

She was both pleased by his devotion and resentful of it.

Why can't it be her?

"But even if you don't fight for it, are you really willing to live a life without favor or love, cold and lonely? Besides, the princess is quite good to you and me now, but if one day she develops feelings for the marquis, will she still be able to tolerate you and me?"

People are selfish, and one of the reasons why Qin Yizhen can be so tolerant of them is that she has no romantic feelings for Cheng Yan, so she is neither jealous nor resentful.

If the two of them became husband and wife, would she still remain unchanged?

impossible.

Song Pingping frowned: "Are you trying to sow discord?"

"I'm just stating a fact," Wang Xianrong said calmly. "Do you think you can stay safe forever just because you've become the princess's dog?"

By then, even if the princess could tolerate you, the marquis wouldn't allow you to continue standing between them.

"The two of us are a joke to them."

Qin Yizhen couldn't accept Cheng Yan, so she wanted to find someone to serve him and arrange for him to take a concubine. But once the two of them reconciled and became a loving couple, they felt that these concubines were a thorn in their side.

How ridiculous.

As Wang Xianrong smiled, tears began to fall.

She looked at the scenery in the courtyard, which was a riot of colors, yet it pierced her heart.

Her clenched fingers were trembling slightly.

The night before she arrived at the Marquis of Pingxi's residence, she dreamed of her mother, who had passed away many years ago.

Her mother scolded her for being foolish and cried bitterly. Although she felt ashamed of being someone's concubine, she also felt that she had many opportunities and that this was only temporary.

She was Wang Xianrong, and she was confident she could win Cheng Yan's heart.

She is a daughter of the royal family, born into nobility, unlike others. One day she will make those who mocked her bow down before her.

But she forgot that the princess was of higher status than her, while a concubine... was ultimately just a concubine...

“Then you’ve got it backwards.” Song Pingping actually laughed. “Whether the Marquis can tolerate me or not is not my concern. As long as the princess can tolerate me, that’s enough. I didn’t stay here for the Marquis’s sake.”

"If the princess minds and cannot become the marquis's concubine, I am willing to be a maid so that I can stay by the princess's side."

Wang Xianrong was stunned upon hearing this.

Song Pingping was too lazy to waste any more words with her, and handed the box containing the tonic to the maid beside her: "This was ordered by the princess to be retrieved from the storeroom. You should rest and recuperate, and don't overthink things. In this world, being able to live well is already a great achievement."

"I do not understand......"

Wang Xianrong couldn't understand why Song Pingping had gone to such lengths to become Cheng Yan's concubine in the Pingxi Marquis's mansion, not for wealth and honor, nor for Cheng Yan, but for Qin Yizhen.

Song Pingping leaned against a pillar, smiling brightly: "You entered the Pingxi Marquis's mansion for your family, for the Marquis, so why can't I do it for the princess? Does that mean I can't like the princess?"

Wang Xianrong: "???!!!"

No, girl, do you want to hear what scary things you're saying?

Wang Xianrong's expression cracked, and her mind seemed to be splitting open as well.

Song Pingping seemed not to see the expression on her face, clapped her hands and said, "Alright, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. I don't care what you're thinking, whether you're trying to seduce the Marquis or anything, but if you dare to lay a hand on the princess, don't blame me."

After saying this, Song Pingping patted her behind and left, leaving Wang Xianrong and her maid sitting and standing, bewildered and dumbfounded.

After an unknown amount of time, a gust of wind blew by, and Wang Xianrong coughed, bringing the two of them back to their senses.

The maid placed the box aside and patted Wang Xianrong's back. Once Wang Xianrong's breathing became easier, her eyes began to glaze over again. Finally, she looked back at the entrance of Cuiwei Courtyard, but Song Pingping was no longer in sight.

She swallowed hard and couldn't help but ask, "If the Marquis finds out, will he kill her with a single stroke?"

If you can guard against men, you also have to guard against women, right?

This Song Pingping is truly insane, and she's incredibly audacious...

Upon hearing this, Wang Xianrong's face darkened, and she snapped, "Shut up! Don't mention it again!"

What's so great about Qin Yizhen? Not only does she have Cheng Yan who is completely in love with her, but even a woman can say such things!

It seems that Fang Shixin's words at yesterday's palace banquet were quite succinct.

That's a vixen!