The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

After getting engaged to Young Master Meng, she didn't care much at first and remained indifferent to worldly affairs.

But ever since this girl started secretly exchanging affections between the two, the second young lady couldn't escape the common fate and began to feel melancholic and sentimental.

At first, she thought it was lovesickness, but later, her personal maid slowly realized that something was wrong. However, as the second young lady's most trusted maid, she was secretly delighted.

If the girl is worried that her face is not pretty enough, then her most trusted maid will have her chance.

She admired the same kind of gentleman as Young Master Meng. Besides, she was a maidservant accompanying the young lady, and naturally she was to become the young master's concubine, so her love was perfectly justified.

As a maid, she was conflicted. On the one hand, she hoped that her mistress and Young Master Meng would live in harmony after their marriage, but on the other hand, she didn't want Young Master Meng to only have eyes for her mistress and wanted him to share some of his affection with them, the maids.

But no matter how much she overthinks, her most important thing is to protect the benefits that Young Master Meng deserves.

For example, a girl might use it as a unique item in her dowry.

When she was delivering messages for the two, she knew best how much Young Master Meng admired this book.

If it weren't for the need to save face for a young lady, the second young lady might have succumbed to the other party and Xiangcao's persistent pleading and handed over the genuine work in secret long ago.

Fortunately, He Zhihuan was mindful of her reputation and only copied down a few passages that she thought were particularly good, allowing Young Master Meng to temporarily satisfy his thirst for knowledge.

At this moment, the ownership of the rare book was threatened by the mistress of the Marquis's mansion. Not only was the second young lady anxious, but Xiangcao was also anxious.

Furthermore, Xiangcao had another idea: if she managed to protect the book for Young Master Meng, she would surely earn credit from her future son-in-law, and it would be perfectly reasonable for her to become his concubine after they married into the family.

For the sake of a better future, she had to risk being doubted by the girl and share her own insights.

"No matter how many good qualities Miss Ke has, it can't outweigh the fact that she has a shrewd and calculating aunt. It's one thing for her to manipulate those concubine's daughters in the main house, but how dare she extend her reach to our second house?"

“The young lady already has a strict stepmother to teach her in the second branch of the family. Now, with the addition of a Marquis’s wife, how will she manage to live her life?”

"No matter how difficult Cousin's life is, the only person in this mansion who can tell her what to do is the Lady of the Marquis. Even if our Lady and the Third Lady of the mansion have any opinions about Cousin, they can't say them openly."

"You seem to see things quite clearly. She's an orphan, without parents, yet she lives a better life than I, the daughter of a marquis?" He Zhihuan said irritably.

"That's right. Don't be too kind-hearted, young lady. Some people don't deserve your sincere affection. Even if Miss Rong is very close to you, she won't protect you or stand against the Lady of the Marquis when it matters."

Besides, you even gave her a copy; she really benefited from it and got a great deal. Hua Sirong is too beautiful; Xiangcao doesn't really like her.

If it were the proper master of the mansion, she would naturally not dare to have any other thoughts. But isn't that a cousin who can't be relied on by anyone? It is said that she is still very poor. What could she, a deputy daughter of a noble family, possibly have to look at?

“With the good books you gave me, my cousin will be treated differently by her husband’s family. Only you, because of the scheming of the Lady of the Marquis, may lose the favor of your parents-in-law before you even marry into the Meng family.”

Xiangcao dared not say that Young Master Meng no longer liked her daughter because of this incident; she could only bring up the attitude of her future in-laws.

However, He Zhihuan took this to heart. A woman's marriage isn't just about marrying a man. It's also about marrying into her husband's family, especially her future mother-in-law, who live with her in the household.

If the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is good, the happiness index of married life will rise several levels.

If the mother-in-law interferes, life can be worse than bitter melon. Just the thought of her trying to set rules for her daughter-in-law can be deadly, let alone the fact that she can legitimately put someone in her son's room. That would make you never have a moment's peace.

He Zhihuan felt increasingly choked up as she thought about it. "To be honest, if it weren't for my aunt's actions, I really wanted to become sworn sisters with my cousin Rong."

"Unfortunately, we are destined to be just one step apart in our fate." She was already showing signs of being persuaded again.

"Xiangcao, you are my personal maid, and we are like sisters. I don't want to encounter the same kind of heartbreaking thing that happened to my older sister when I get married, where I can't keep any of the people around me." He Zhihuan could hardly say that she hadn't seen through Xiangcao's thoughts.

The indenture was still in the hands of the second young lady's aunt. Xiangcao quickly kowtowed and begged for forgiveness, "This servant dares not, this servant will be loyal to the young lady for the rest of my life and will never have any other thoughts."

Even after becoming Young Master Meng's concubine, she would still be on the same side as her own daughter; she still had that much insight.

He Zhihuan's expression was unreadable as she yawned. "That's good. Let's leave it at that. Don't mention it again. Okay, I'm sleepy. Go to sleep."

The vanilla remains on the foot pedal, eyes wide open, unable to sleep.

What she sent to Qingwuyuan today was not a copy at all, but a unique copy!

The only copy available!

She just secretly changed the cover.

Unexpectedly, the girl changed her mind at the last minute, which really caused her a lot of trouble.

However, she then came up with a brilliant idea...

Yimei Garden

"Did you go to Qingwu Courtyard yesterday?" Madam Shen asked Wenqin while she was washing up.

"Yes, Madam values ​​Miss Cousin so much, so as her servant, I must make sure that Miss Cousin remembers Madam's kindness from the bottom of her heart."

Wenqin smiled and handed Shen a face towel. "After the flower viewing banquet in the manor ended this afternoon, I had nothing to do, so I went to visit Miss Biao's courtyard. I just missed Second Miss."

"Oh? Second Miss went to Qingwu Courtyard again?" Madam Shen paused in her face-washing.

"Yes." Wenqin whispered mysteriously, "Second Miss sent copies of rare books to the young ladies in the manor. It is said that everyone got a copy, and even our cousin got one too."

Madam Shen raised her chin and smiled, "Second Miss has a really good relationship with her sisters in the family. She always thinks of them when there are good things."

“That’s right,” Wenqin agreed. “But the Second Miss said she would only hand over the rare book on the occasion of the Young Master’s wedding. I’ll have to go and handle this matter again…”

Madam Shen waved her hand, "Let's not take any action for now, let's wait and see." Of course, it's definitely not possible to wait until the young master's wedding.

"Did you see the copy from yesterday?" Madam Shen asked again.

Wenqin's face showed a momentary unease, but she quickly concealed it. Shen was in a good mood and did not notice anything amiss. "I see it. The characters are written so well. It's a pleasure to look at them."