Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Linlang's guess was correct; the heir of the Duke of Chengen soon became engaged to a girl from the Duke of Anguo's family, the Empress's maternal family.

Indeed, the fiancée of the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en is none other than the daughter of the Duke of Anguo's family, the maternal family of the current Emperor and Empress.

This has quite a history.

The eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo is the Empress in the palace, and the younger daughter is betrothed to the heir of the Duke of Chengen. This is a great honor for the heir of the Duke of Chengen. It is also fortunate that the heir of the Duke of Chengen is good-looking, otherwise he would not have been able to get this good marriage. After all, there are countless young men with great backgrounds in the capital. The Duke of Chengen's family has declined, and it would be very difficult for them to win this marriage.

Fortunately, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Anguo was a romantic at heart and fell in love with the heir of the Duke of Chengen. She insisted on marrying him, and that's how the marriage was arranged.

That makes sense. If she weren't so love-struck, the original owner of this world wouldn't have been so jealous of her, always thinking that she, like her, treasured the Prince of Chengen and must have liked him, which is why she targeted her.

No wonder the heir of the Duke of Chengen cooperated with his fiancée to bully the original owner of this body. Because his fiancée's status was too high, he was afraid of losing the marriage, so naturally he did whatever his fiancée said.

Essentially, they are a pair of despicable people who, relying on their status and position, bully the helpless original owner of the body, and then express their feelings for each other to let others know that they are truly in love.

Who doesn't like true love? But the key is, if you truly love yourselves, don't bully the original owner.

Now, Linlang is going to start by adding a small stain to their perfect love.

Hmm, don't these two like to test their love for each other by bullying the original owner? Let's start with this little stain. Why use the weak and easily bullied original owner as a test? It has to be a little more difficult, right?
Speaking of which, this pair of trash are already fantasizing about all sorts of things.

Liu Siniang, the fiancée of the Duke of Chengen, was visiting the Duke of Chengen's residence when she heard about Linlang's existence. She learned that Linlang was the Duke of Chengen's cousin and that he had been looking for a husband recently but hadn't found anyone he liked. So she said to the Duke of Chengen in a coquettish voice, "Is your cousin up to no good?"

The heir of the Duke of Cheng'en raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"

The way the heir of the Duke of Chengen raised his eyebrows was so handsome that it made Liu Siniang's heart flutter. After a while, she snorted and said, "He likes you, so he can't look at anyone else. After all, with her conditions, none of the men she's interested in are as good as you. She's with you all day long, and with someone as good as you by her side, how could she look at anyone else?"

The heir of the Duke of Chengen knew that Linlang didn't like him at all, because she was always cold and indifferent whenever she saw him. But he was happy to see his fiancée jealous for him, because that would make their relationship better. So he pretended to be stupid and said innocently, "That can't be true."

Liu Si Niang pursed her lips and said, "Why wouldn't you? Anyone with your qualities wouldn't look down on anyone else."

The heir of the Duke of Cheng'en thought to himself, "That's not necessarily true. Prince Zhou, Chu Yue, likes her and wants to propose marriage to her. Shen Linlang used to get along quite well with Prince Zhou, so she probably likes him too. If it weren't for his mother's interference, the two of them would have been together long ago."

However, he naturally wouldn't mention this matter, since it would damage his mother's reputation if it got out. He only found out about it because his sister, Song Yuanniang, secretly told him.

The heir of the Duke of Cheng'en naturally had no objection to his mother's wish for Shen Linlang to marry too well, lest she overshadow his sister. He himself was quite annoyed by Shen Linlang's indifferent attitude and naturally didn't want her to marry well either. Therefore, upon hearing Liu Siniang's words, the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en merely smiled and didn't continue to deny it.

Liu Si Niang saw the young master of the Duke of Cheng'en smile and started to swoon again, thinking that the young master's smile was so handsome.

Upon seeing this, the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en's smile deepened.

He had long noticed that when he made certain expressions or gestures, the girl would look at him with adoration. Knowing that doing so would please Liu Siniang, the heir of the Duke of Cheng'en naturally did even more so. After all, marrying Liu Siniang would make him the brother-in-law of the emperor in the palace, something many people dreamed of.

Since his aunt, the Empress Dowager, passed away, his family had been declining. If he could marry Liu Si Niang and become the Emperor's brother-in-law, he could live a better life and continue the past glory. So he tried to please the girl and showed off his masculine charm.

After indulging in her infatuation for a while, Liu Si Niang then pleaded coquettishly, "I don't care, you have to promise me that you can't like Shen Linlang. If anything happens between you and Shen Linlang, I'll break off the engagement!"

The heir of the Duke of Chengen laughed and said, "I never liked her in the first place, so your worries are a bit unnecessary."

Liu Si Niang said, "But I'm afraid she might want to marry you. What if she tries to climb into your bed and cling to you? You don't know how many tricks women in the inner quarters can use. We have to be careful."

The heir of the Duke of Cheng'en naturally agreed, saying, "I will be on guard against her, you don't need to worry."

Liu Si Niang rolled her eyes and said with ill intent, "How would I know if your guarantee is true or false? Unless... you tell your mother that Shen Linlang is behaving improperly and wants to sleep with you, and your mother scolds her, then I will believe you."

When the heir of the Duke of Chengen heard Liu Siniang asking him to harm someone for no reason, he hesitated and said, "She has never done such a thing. Would it be wrong for me to treat her like this?"

He did want to please Liu Si Niang, but he didn't want to harm her so openly. That seemed a bit too much.

When Liu Si Niang heard him refuse, her face immediately fell, her pretty face turning ashen, and she angrily said, "Do you like her? You don't want your mother to scold her?"

Seeing that Liu Siniang was unhappy, the heir of the Duke of Chengen could no longer hold back. His desire not to harm anyone immediately vanished, and he hurriedly raised his hand to swear, "It's really not true. Okay, I'll tell my mother. Just wait for my good news."

Hearing his assurance, Liu Si Niang's anger turned to joy. With an arrogant air, she raised her chin high and said, "Alright, let's see how you perform."

Because Linlang had been keeping an eye on Liu Siniang—after all, she was the original owner's enemy—she naturally overheard what Liu Siniang said to the heir of the Duke of Chengen when she came to the Duke of Chengen's mansion.

In this life, she was far colder towards the Heir Apparent of the Duke of Cheng'en than the original owner of this body had been, completely ignoring him and having no dealings with him whatsoever. Yet this Liu Siniang suspected she was in love with her fiancé, subtly trying to steer the conversation towards her, hoping the Heir Apparent would cause her trouble. And she was incredibly malicious, trying to ruin her reputation right from the start. After all, in this era, if word got out that a girl was trying to sleep with someone else, could she ever get married? It was utterly wicked. (End of Chapter)