Chapter 100 To turn from passive to active (2)
Xiao Liu responded and trotted away. Chen Hui just stared blankly in the front and waited quietly. Before, she was only interested in teasing Li Youde and forgot about everyone else. She doesn’t like Ziyu. Ziyu also probably doesn’t like her. It was inappropriate to leave such a person in Li residence. As the current mistress of Li residence, she should take responsibility.
Xiao Liu came back soon and whispered, “Lady Chen, Ziyu seemed to have come out with Lady Jiang.”
Chen Hui was slightly startled. Why did Ziyu got involved with Jiang Bihan?
Ziyu’s actions almost harmed her and Jiang Bihan at that time. She remembered that Jiang Bihan was quite critical of Ziyu at that time. In only a few months, what kind of good ways did Ziyu come up with to please Jiang Bihan? When did it happen?
Chen Hui memorized this matter. When she returned to Li residence in the afternoon, she heard that Jiang Bihan had already returned. So, she went to Bamboo Pavilion.
Jiang Bihan was very surprised by Chen Hui’s arrival. Chen Hui’s words in the beginning still rang in her ears. She was a bit relieved and let Qing Shu go make tea. She then asked, “For what matter did Lady Chen come to visit me today?”
Chen Hui looked at Jiang Bihan and said, “Lady Jiang, I see that you look a bit haggard today. Is something bothering you?”
Jiang Bihan abruptly raised her head and looked at Chen Hui. She shook her head and said, “Thanking Lady Chen for your concern. Bihan has no worries.”
Chen Hui could see that she was hiding something, but she had a delicate relationship with Jiang Bihan. It would seem a bit fake if she pretended to be worried. But as for Ziyu, she felt that it was better to get her out of the way as soon as possible. So, she cut to the chase and said, “Lady Chen, do you have contact with Ziyu?”
“You…you saw it?” Jiang Bihan was startled and couldn’t even put up a cover.
Chen Hui said, “I accidentally saw you today on the street.”
Jiang Bihan looked at Chen Hui nervously and said, “Will…will you tell Lord Li?”
Chen Hui frowned, “Why should I tell Lord Li? It was agreed at that time that it was a secret between you and me. It is not only a matter related to me, so, I naturally wouldn’t tell him.”
Even if the two were getting closer, when Chen Hui thought about telling Li Youde through how many hands his lifeblood had passed, she felt apprehensive. Nothing might happen to her, but others may have to welcome a bloodbath.
Jiang Bihan looked at Chen Hui in a daze. She opened her mouth but didn’t say anything. After a while, she lowered her head and said, “You saw me and Ziyu…on the street…”
“The one who saw you is not me, but someone else, who said that you got into a carriage with Ziyu,” Chen Hui said, “Lady Jiang, I don’t understand why you will associate yourself with Ziyu. However, it is also fine if you don’t want to tell me. I just want to say, I want to drive Ziyu out of the residence.”
“No!” Jiang Bihan shouted, “She will tell.”
Chen Hui said, “I’ve also considered this, but I don’t think that she is so courageous. The first one to suffer would be her if she reveals anything. She should also know lord’s temperament.”
Jiang Bihan pursed her lips and said, “Lady Chen, why do you insist on driving Ziyu out of the residence?”
“She has a grudge against me. If she continues to stay in the residence, she may poison me one day,” Chen Hui didn’t hide anything.
Jiang Bihan said, “Lady Chen, transfer her to Bamboo Pavilion and don’t let her touch the things in the kitchen. Like that, she won’t be able to harm you.”
“Lady Jiang, why do you insist on protecting her,” Chen Hui asked puzzled.
“Lady Jiang, which of the things that I said…are you asking for?”
Jiang Bihan paled slightly. She shook her head and said, “It is not that I want to protect her…it is just,” She was silent for a long time. She suddenly looked at Chen Hui and said, “Lady Chen, will you really do as you said in the past?”
“Ziyu hasn’t done anything and you want to drive her out of the residence, just because you are afraid that she will harm you. So, after Ziyu, will it be my turn next? You are afraid that I will compete with you for favor, so, it is best to drive me out of the house, isn’t it,” Jiang Bihan stared at Chen Hui fixedly. This is a questioning born out of fear.
Chen Hui didn’t expect that the fact that she wants to drive Ziyu out of the residence would let Jiang Bihan have such an association. However, it seemed that she couldn’t criticize her. She and Jiang Bihan were involuntarily at first, but she was different from Jiang Bihan. Even if she was driven out by Li Youde, she still has the identity of a common citizen. The moment Jiang Bihan leaves this shelter, she could only go back to Jiaofang Shi.
- Jiaofang Shi was a department in ancient China where girls were taught how to service officials. It was like a brothel, especially for the people at the court.
In addition to being somewhat sympathetic to what happened to Jiang Bihan, Chen Hui also had some selfish intentions to not let Jiang Bihan live all the time in fear of being driven away. Her relationship with Li Youde was developing well now, but what if Jiang Bihan got so scared and put down her ego to grab Li Youde’s attention? Li Youde brought her into the residence two years ago. It was because of Jiang Bihan’s cold attitude that they turned into the current state of mutual coldness. What if Jiang Bihan suddenly turned hot? She didn’t believe that Li Youde didn’t have any thoughts when he brought her in. Of course, she wasn’t doing it to settle old scores. She wasn’t even in the picture at that time. Wasn’t it normal for Li Youde to have some thoughts? If Jiang Bihan could foresee the present or if Jiang Bihan could be reborn and return to the time when she entered the Li residence, perhaps, there nothing of this will have anything to do with her (CH). Sometimes, love is about who came first. After the one who came first has a relationship with Li Youde, nothing of this will have anything to do with the one who came later anymore. The relationship between her and Li Youde is developing well. If Jiang Bihan want to put a foot in it, even if it would be useless, it would make her uncomfortable.
Chen Hui thought very clearly about this. Originally all of this would have nothing to do with her if she didn’t take the initiative. There is no such thing as ‘it has to be this person’. There are so many people in this world. There are more than ten thousand people who are suitable for each other. It only depended on whether they could meet each other and whether there was the opportunity to have a spark. Jiang Bihan didn’t seize the opportunity…Of course, Jiang Bihan also probably didn’t want to seize this opportunity…This was Jiang Bihan’s loss in her opinion. She seized it, so, Li Youde is hers and no one else can get involved. If Jiang Bihan wanted to do something, both of them were ‘Lady”, so she couldn’t say anything from the moral high ground.
In the past, Chen Hui was very satisfied with Jiang Bihan’s dismissive attitude towards Li Youde. Now, she hopes for Jiang Bihan to continue perfectly maintain this attitude.
“I never had such meaning,” Chen Hui said. Even if she did say something, it was impossible for Lord Li to agree. She said with a sincere face, “Lady Jiang, what I said to you that day came from the bottom of my heart. You live your life. I and lord live ours without interfering with each other. I have a personal grudge against Ziyu. It has nothing to do with you. You really don’t have to make that association. But since you are worried about this, you will still be suspicious if I insist on driving Ziyu out of the residence. Since you are willing to guarantee for Ziyu, then please, keep her well under control in the future. There won’t be a discussion if she does something bad.”
Seeing that Chen Hui relented, Jiang Bihan breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, “I will do my best.”
Chen Hui got up and said, “Then, I will take my leave.”
Chen Hui let out a long sigh after she walked out. Xiao Tiao who was waiting outside hurriedly asked, “Lady Chen, what is wrong?”
“Dating is so troublesome,” Chen Hui sighed again and said with a bitter face, “She obviously didn’t seduce for me to have to worry about a love rival. So unreasonable!”
Xiao Tiao, “…Dog?”
- Chen Hui used the character 勾勾 (gōu gōu), which means seducing and sounds like dog 狗狗 (gǒu gǒu)
Chen Hui kindly patted Xiao Tiao’s head and said with a smile, “Children shouldn’t ask too many questions.” Having said that, she walked away.
Xiao Tiao didn’t understand and also didn’t entangle. She quickly chased after Chen Hui.
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