CHAPTER 159: CHAPTER 159: IRRESISTIBLE METHODS

It’s strange, Tang Xiaobai was angry, yet Miss Tang didn’t lose her temper.

She stood up, brushed the non-existent dust off her sleeves, gave Li Xingyuan a contemptuous smile, and said, "What a pity, Prince Jin is well aware of Miss Ye’s pure character, yet he humbles himself to pursue her. Unlike someone who only pines away in the trees, it seems Master Yuan’s beloved will soon be marrying into the Prince Jin Mansion. Master Yuan, please accept my condolences!"

Li Xingyuan was originally smiling, though there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

Upon hearing these sarcastic remarks, he put away his smile and the sharpness in his eyes.

He focused on Tang Jiaojiao for a while and then smiled once more.

This smile was just emerging when Miss Tang shouted, "Someone, come!"

Tang Jiaojiao took her sister’s hand, shot a cold glance at Li Xingyuan, and said, "Yuan Xing stole the mansion’s property, take him to the eldest son for trial!"

...

After taking a few steps away, Tang Xiaobai glanced back to see Li Xingyuan with a wry smile as he took out a Jade Bowl and Plate from his sleeve, and couldn’t help but snort, "Lucky him!"

What if he’s sent to Tang Ziqian?

Tang Ziqian can’t do anything to him either.

"Brother still finds him useful," Tang Jiaojiao seemed to understand a bit but wasn’t upset. "When he’s no longer useful, he’ll naturally deal with him!"

Tang Xiaobai saw that she wasn’t affected by either Li Xingyuan or Li Shu, so she happily took her arm and asked while walking, "At the bridal selection banquet on the third of March, wasn’t the Princess Jin chosen?"

It’s been days, and there’s been no news.

Now Li Shu chases Ye Qingrong openly, as if his heart was set on her.

This made her excitedly speculate—

"Not chosen," Tang Jiaojiao confirmed her guess, "I heard the Imperial Concubine initially wanted Prince Jin to see for himself, and he agreed, but he didn’t go," with a sneer, "probably went chasing Ye Qingrong again!"

Regarding such matters, Tang Xiaobai just wanted to say—

Great!

No need to harm innocent girls!

But Miss Tang still looked down on Ye Qingrong more: "I’ve seen many Jiangnan daughters come to the capital every year, but only she and that former Zhen Su are particularly alluring!"

Tang Xiaobai coughed lightly, "Actually... there was one thing earlier that wasn’t wrong, Prince Jin is indeed chasing after Miss Ye, and I don’t think Miss Ye paid him much attention." Such words about enticing were rather harsh.

"Oh?" Tang Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

"Really," Tang Xiaobai said, "I don’t know what kind of person Miss Ye is, but she really isn’t interested in Prince Jin!"

She said it with certainty.

So three days later, at the entrance of the Pingyang Temple, when Tang Xiaobai saw Ye Qingrong smiling charmingly at Li Shu, appearing to have a great conversation, her face felt a bit hot.

Coincidentally, Miss Tang looked at her with a smirk, "Not interested?"

Ye Qingrong was about to go inside, but stopped when she heard Li Shu was there, even taking a few steps to meet him.

Such an obvious move, even if Tang Xiaobai was blind, she couldn’t say "not interested" anymore.

But why was Ye Qingrong so enthusiastic about Li Shu?

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but glance more at Ye Qingrong.

"Still looking? Your eyes glued to her or what?" Miss Tang’s tone sounded a bit displeased.

Tang Xiaobai quickly withdrew her gaze and was about to enter with her sister.

Suddenly, she heard a cry of surprise behind her.

She instinctively turned to look, not sure if Ye Qingrong had lost her footing or tripped, her delicate body swayed—

not towards Li Shu, but to the side and back.

But at such a great chance, any man would know to seize it.

Li Shu didn’t hesitate to support the beauty’s slender waist—

Such a cliché scene, Tang Xiaobai wasn’t keen to watch.

Yet he didn’t use the chance to twirl around; almost as soon as Li Shu’s hand touched Ye Qingrong’s waist, she stood up with the help of someone’s arm.

With a blush on her delicate face and a gentle twist of her waist, she dodged Prince Jin’s hand and heated gaze, and in a concealment move, she turned slightly to softly thank the person whose arm she supported, "Thank you, sir," paused, then turned back to bow to Prince Jin, "Thank you, Prince Jin."

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but take another look at that person.

From his attire, he seemed to be a guard of some status by Li Shu’s side, looking in his forties or fifties.

But the charm of the heroine knows no age; his face looked somewhat blissful after the beauty touched him.

Tang Jiaojiao snorted with laughter and muttered, "I told you she..." Ultimately mindful of the occasion, she didn’t say aloud what she often ranted at home.

...

Today was a banquet hosted by the Pingyang Princess.

The Pingyang Princess held banquets every few days, but normally Tang Jiaojiao wouldn’t bring her, fearing she would learn bad things from the Princess. Today, for some reason, she proactively decided to bring her.

"Isn’t it to let you see some women’s tactics?" Tang Jiaojiao said, casting a disdainful glance in Ye Qingrong’s direction, "You’re not young anymore, don’t always be so naive!"

Tang Xiaobai pouted in disapproval.

She knew Ye Qingrong was skilled in martial arts, so what happened at the door earlier was undoubtedly a fake fall.

But she didn’t think it had anything to do with Li Shu; otherwise, why did Ye Qingrong need to rely on that middle-aged guard?

But who knew what was special about that guard...

Tang Jiaojiao happened to turn her head and saw Tang Xiaobai unable to hide her unconcerned expression, angrily pinched her face, "You’re enchanted too, aren’t you?"

Tang Xiaobai immediately shook her head, "No, no, to me, you’re the most beautiful!"

Tang Jiaojiao gave a cold smile and glanced at Ye Qingrong.

Tang Xiaobai was so uneasy with her smile that she quickly hugged her arm, "What are you going to do?"

Perhaps feeling a killing intent, Ye Qingrong also looked their way.

Ye Qingrong was merely the daughter of a just-entered Fourth Rank official, to be honest, she didn’t really fit in their circle, but perhaps because of the author’s arrangement, she was invited to this event.

Tang Xiaobai still remembered, in the original storyline, Ye Qingrong amazed everyone at a grand banquet.

She didn’t pay attention when she arrived, but now looking at everyone, they were already stunned, and even some instigators began casting provocative glances between Ye Qingrong and Tang Jiaojiao, as if afraid the two didn’t know they were being compared.

Now seeing these two locking eyes, the surrounding atmosphere instantly grew excited, everyone quieted and made room for them to confront each other.

"Open your eyes wide, and watch how others seduce!"

Tang Jiaojiao whispered to her before lifting her chin arrogantly and said, "I heard Miss Ye was once called the number one talented woman in Jiangnan, claiming proficiency in all the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Why not perform with Miss Yan to entertain? Or do you not give the Princess face?"

As the words fell, Pingyang Princess, who was talking to Princess Runan, and Yan Jingjing, who was painting, both looked over.

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but admire.

No wonder she’s her family’s Miss Tang, offending just one person with a sentence was a rare occurrence!