bookcurios Chapter 17 The Purpose of the Scheming Green Tea Girl
Chapter 17 The Purpose of the Scheming Green Tea Girl
Jiang Mianmian looked at Liu Jiaying and complained: "Hey, although this woman's character is terrible, she smells like stale tea. But she's got a sharp tongue. If she hadn't stolen her daughter-in-law's boyfriend, I'd actually quite like her."
Sigh! What a pity, she has terrible taste, falling for such a jerk, tsk tsk tsk!
"Scumbag" Shen Xiuyan: "…………"
He immediately bristled: "Mother, don't slander me like this in your heart, I can hear everything! Besides, how... how did I become a 'scumbag' again?"
Jiang Mianmian chuckled and said, "Oh my, you're such a smooth talker! I don't really have any beauty secrets. I just have naturally good skin."
Upon hearing Jiang Mianmian's words, Liu Jiaying's eyes flickered, and she smiled and echoed her sentiments.
Jiang Mianmian continued, "People need to be in a good mood, sleep well, and have fewer worries, then they will naturally look much younger."
"Sigh! It's been so long since anyone complimented me like that. It's like when someone compliments me like that, my wrinkles seem to disappear."
Liu Jiaying's eyes flickered slightly, and she naturally understood Ruan Mianmian's meaning, so she began to praise her without restraint, until her mouth was dry.
Unbeknownst to her, Liu Jiaying thought she had won Jiang Mianmian's favor, and she even sat down next to Jiang Mianmian with a bit of pride, acting as if she was more valued by the Lady of the Marquis than her cousin.
Jiang Mianmian kept smiling, and when she looked up again, she saw that Liu Jiaying's titles had begun to form an article.
She couldn't help but reach out and tap, then started flipping through Liu Jiaying's character and plot analysis.
After seeing his mother deliberately let Liu Jiaying get close to her, Shen Xiuyan felt that there must be something wrong, because his mother didn't allow just anyone to get close to her.
Suddenly, he noticed that his mother's eyes were vacant and she was staring blankly at the top of Liu Jiaying's head.
Sure enough, the next second he heard his mother's heartfelt words.
【Hey! Woohoo!】
As the saying goes, "With enough skill, no wall can withstand a fall!"
[Unexpectedly, Liu Jiaying is a scheming and manipulative woman. Relying on her youth and beauty, she's determined to marry into a wealthy and powerful family. But marrying into a wealthy family is no easy feat.]
Liu Jiaying's father wanted her to marry a down-on-his-luck scholar who was already engaged, but the proud and arrogant Liu refused. So, she deliberately fell into the water and seduced Xu Wenkai, the eldest son of the prefect of Xunyang.
However, she didn't expect that the willful and capricious Princess Yuxi had also seen Xu Wenkai. She publicly beat Liu Jiaying, threatening to strip her naked and throw her into a brothel if she tried to seduce Xu Wenkai again!
Now, Liu Jiaying can't even be Xu Wenkai's concubine, let alone marry him. Not only is her reputation ruined, but she'll also be unable to marry in the south.
So, Liu Jiaying, under the pretext of visiting her uncle on behalf of her mother, stayed at the Li residence. One day, after meeting her cousin's husband, Shen Xiuyan, she fell in love with him and desperately wanted to marry him as a secondary wife.
Taking advantage of her cousin's postpartum confinement, Liu Jiaying deliberately sowed discord between her cousin and uncle, provoking her cousin to run away from home. Her aunt fell ill and was unable to care for her cousin, thus giving Liu Jiaying a convenient opportunity to come to the Marquis's residence.
Because of her cousin's words about "serving her with all her heart," Li Tingxue felt indebted and gave her several sets of precious headdresses and jewelry, such as a water chestnut feather skirt and a feather brocade gauze skirt...
[Liu Jiaying received such good things, yet she wore the clothes and jewelry given to her by Li Tingxue. She frequently brought her busy cousin-in-law soup and drinks, either with a seductive wet look or an accidental fall into his arms...]
Sometimes, she would deliberately perform a fleeting dance in the backyard where her cousin-in-law passed by, showing off her strong waist and graceful figure...
This daughter-in-law hasn't given me any jewelry yet? Hmph, as expected, if she's not my biological daughter, she's not my biological daughter.
[Hehe, Shen Xiuyan is really lucky with women!]
[However, even with a cousin like this, I'd want to kick her out of the Marquis's mansion. So many good things were given to such an ungrateful wretch; she's really generous enough.]
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyan immediately felt uneasy. "Damn it, this woman is toxic."
He knew he couldn't let Liu Jiaying stay at the Marquis's residence any longer. He was going to expose her true colors today so that his wife and her family wouldn't be deceived by her.
After Jiang Mianmian had thoroughly investigated Liu Jiaying's scandals, she lost interest in playing along and became indifferent towards Liu Jiaying, no longer giving her the friendly look she had given earlier.
Liu Jiaying suddenly noticed that Jiang Mianmian had given her a cold look, and for a moment she was at a loss.
She couldn't understand how Jiang Mianmian, who had been so kind to her just moments before, could suddenly change like this.
They can turn on you in an instant, faster than flipping through a book, but they didn't say anything else offensive!
If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have wasted my energy trying to please her. I would have used that time to get close to Shen Xiuyan and seduce him; maybe that would have been faster.
Ugh! What a nasty old hag! Just as my aunt said, she's not easy to get along with. All that effort I put into praising her for half an hour was for nothing; I practically wore my lips out!
Liu Jiaying was furious, but she held back, knowing that a small act of impatience could ruin a big plan. After all, she hadn't achieved her goal yet, and she couldn't let anger cloud her judgment.
She calmed herself down, turned around and walked to Le'an. Seeing the slight hint of resentment in the child's eyes, she smiled and praised him:
"Oh my! Cousin, this child is so well-behaved! And she looks just like you. She's sure to be a beauty in the future. I wonder how many matchmakers will be lining up at the Marquis's mansion!"
When Li Tingxue heard her cousin praise her daughter, a smile immediately appeared on her face: "Hehe, yes! This child has hardly cried since she was born, which makes her very easy to take care of. She's much better than those naughty kids!"
When Liu Jiaying heard Li Tingxue mention those children, she became even more jealous, but she quickly hid it and gave an awkward smile!
Jiang Mianmian suddenly felt that there was no point in staying any longer, and she might as well go back to look at her sketchbook.
"Okay, I'm going back now. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm a bit tired now. I'll go back and rest for a while!"
Shen Xiuyan: Hmm, Mother, I also overheard Cuiyu and Qingyu saying that you've been in a particularly good mood these past few days, and you wish you could sleep for twelve hours every day. They can't wake you up every morning. Where did you get the idea that you haven't rested well?
After saying that, Jiang Mianmian turned around and left the Cherry Blossom Courtyard with her two maids.
After learning that Liu Jiaying's true purpose in coming to the Marquis's residence to "serve" his wife during her postpartum period, Shen Xiuyan could no longer allow her to continue living there and wished he could kick her out right now.
But she couldn't do it now, since her Tingxue didn't know what Liu Jiaying was going to do next.
Therefore, for the sake of future family harmony, he decided to test the poison on himself, voluntarily sacrificing his own body to lure Liu Jiaying into revealing her true colors as soon as possible so that his wife would know!
He turned to look at the oblivious Li Tingxue, silently thinking: Tingxue, you really sacrificed a lot for me this time. You must make it up to me properly after you finish your postpartum confinement.