The Fourth Lady

When she heard Qingyan say that, Deng Yan looked as if she'd just saw her last hope. She looked to Qingyan with a serious look and said, "What brilliant plan does fourth miss have!?" Qingyan curled her lips, "Since Chai Yiyun wants to frame us, then why don't we just play along? Who knows who will win or lose in the end!"

Listening to Qingyan say this, Deng Yan was a bit confused, "What does fourth miss mean by this? If we play along, then the ones getting the short end of the stick would be us."

Su Qingyan shook her head grinning, "That might not be the case, I've already prepared a big surprise for Chai Yiyun!" As she said this she knocked on the table, "But I still need Yiniang's cooperation for this. We have to let them know what it means to purse a narrow gain while neglecting the greater danger."

Deng Yan thought over what Qingyan had said, but she still didn't understand her intentions, "How should I cooperate with you."

Su Qingyan brought out a pill and handed it Deng Yan, "Let Cong'er eat this pill. This pill will let Cong'er's strength greatly increase, but it will also let him sleep for 3 days." Looking at the pill in Qingyan's hand, Deng Yan finally understood what Qingyan really wanted to do. This was called 'to place someone at death's door and he will fight to live**. (*TN: This is a line from 'The Art of War')

"Alright, I'm willing to trust you." Deng Yan said this as she accepted the pill from Qingyan. "Is there anything else I need to do? If it's witchcraft, I'm can also help as well."

Su Qingyan shook her head, "Yiniang, you don't need to concern yourself over of this matter. If I'm not wrong, by the time you returned from here, Chai Yiyun will definitely give you a present. But you must remember, those things must not be eaten. Afterwards, you can pretend that Cong'er had eaten them, and when that time comes, the pill I gave you will come in handy." Su Qingyan smiled, "Thereafter, we just need to wait."

"Then the fourth miss means to say...?"

"That's right, Chai Yiyun will think that you went to her yard and will definitely try to push the blame onto you. This time you can also take the care of the spies in your yard." Su Qingyan still had a confident look "Yiniang, when the time comes, you need to properly cry to grandmother, alright?"

Deng Yan listened to Qingyan and nodded her head, "I know what to do."

Su Qingyan looked to Deng Yan with a smile, 'Since you want me to die, then Chai Yiyun, I will send you a gift.'

After Deng Yan left the Yingshuang yard, it really went as how Qingyan predicted. She was invited to Chai Yiyun's yard, and there she was given a basket of deserts. In addition, this desert was Qingcong's favorite red bean cake.

"Sister*, even though it has been so long, I'd never given sister anything before. Today, I let Lanzhi make some snacks for Cong'er, I hope sister won't mind." Chai Yiyun looked to Deng Yan with a smile.

(*TN: Clarification that they are not really sisters, this is just an intimate way to address someone)

Deng Yan looked at Chai Yiyun and replied accordingly, "Thank you madam for the consideration."

Before Chai Yiyun, Deng Yan was forever a yes-man. This was also the reason why Chai Yiyun didn't like Deng Yan. But she didn't understand why Su Yan would dote on her so much when she was like that." "Good sister, quickly get up." Chai Yiyun recalled what the servant girl said earlier and spoke up to test her, "I just heard that the fourth miss called you over to try some of your hometown dishes, did something like this happen?"

Deng Yan passively replied, "Correct, I'd already heard that Huangcen from the fourth miss's yard was good at cooking, but I don't think I'll be able to taste the dishes from my home ever again while I'm still alive." She said with a regretful look.

Chai Yiyun was very satisfied with Deng Yan's answer. Soon after, she found some excuse to let Deng Yan leave.

"Madam, are you suspecting that Yiniang and the fourth miss are working together." Meixue looked to Chai Yiyun and said politely. "If you ask me, Yiniang wouldn't go and rely on that stupid girl."

Chai Yiyun turned to Meixue and nodded, "That's why I tried to pry her words just now. Judging from her personality, she undoubtedly wouldn't rely on that girl; after all, my lord is the one she relies on." "That's right, plus master doesn't like that girl as well. So Yiniang most likely won't try to rely on that stupid girl." Lanzhi, who was standing to the side, also chimed in.

"Have you finished making that thing!? When the time comes, let that girl hide it in Yiniang's room, the more hidden the better." Chai Yiyun said with a ruthless look, as if she'd become a completely different person.

"I understand."

After Deng Yan returned to her yard, she had the trusted Linghua discard the contents into an abandoned well. When she returned, she saw Qingcong earnestly practice writing his characters. Thinking of Chai Yiyun's schemes, she grudgingly grinded her teeth. However this time she had Su Qingyan's help. She was glad that she had chosen to rely on Su Qingyan.

"Yiniang, you've returned. Look, this is the paper that fourth sister had someone sent." Su Qingcong waved the white paper in his hand as he said this, "Fourth sister also sent me some books too." "Yiniang, are you really going to rely on fourth sister?" Su Qingxue walked into the room and asked with a doubtful look. "Just now, fourth sister even sent me a few clothes made from Liuyun silk."

Deng Yan looked to Su Qingxue and whispered to her in a small voice everything that'd happened. Luckily, Su Qingxue didn't really seem to oppose it. To start with, she was never raised by Chai Yiyun, so other than disgust, she also had an endless amount of resentment towards her.

"Mother, is what you said really true?" Su Qingxue tightly clenched her fist. "I will definitely protect mother."

Deng Yan pulled Qingxue into her arms, "Xue'er, mother just wants you to live a happy life."

Su Qingxue looked with Deng Yan with a painful expression, "Mother, I will also help fourth sister. If fourth sister really can protect you, then I'm willing to walk by her."

"Silly child, these aren't things you should think about." Deng Yan said as she stroked her head, "Xue'er, I think from now on, only your fourth sister can protect you." Qingxue listened to Deng Yan and nodded her head.

From now on, the only one she will follow after is her fourth sister, this way she can protect her.

Deng Yan looked to Qingxue, who was lost in thought, and stroked her head again, "Xue'er, you don't need to think too much about this matter, the fourth miss will take care of it." "Mother, I actually also think that fourth sister has changed a lot. But I like the fourth sister now." Su Qingxue looked into her eyes and smiled happily.

"Ah!" Deng Yan smiled back.

The Su Qingyan now was definitely going to turn the entire Su manor on its head one day, but what does this have to do with her?

She simply doesn't care about the fate of the Su manor, nor does she care about the life and death of Su Yan. She just hoped that one day, she could personally extract her revenge. Her revenge that was as deep as the sea.