"I used to think he was confused, but he was quite capable in the court. When Zhao'er grows up, she will need his resources. But seeing how crazy he is because of Song Qingci, who knows what he might do in the future. It would be better for him to die and be done with it. At worst, it will be more troublesome to teach Zhao'er in the future, but that is worse than worrying about her."

"Yao! You've gone too far."

"I don't believe you haven't thought about killing him. If anything happens to you, the new Marquis's wife won't tolerate Zhao'er."

"If I get caught, my whole family will be implicated." Lin Ruowan slowly sat down, her forehead covered in sweat. "Don't be impulsive. Let me think about it some more."

Yao Feiran knew that Lin Ruowan was shocked. According to the rules of this world, she felt inferior to Lu Xingzhang. She dared to deal with Song Qingci, but she dared not deal with Lu Xingzhang, because if she were discovered, the consequences would be unbearable.

But since the other side wants her dead and she doesn't fight back, she'll only be waiting to die sooner or later.

Moreover, Lu Xingzhang secretly poisoned her, which basically means he knew that Song Qingci's death was related to Lin Ruowan.

If it were based on Lu Xingzhang's usual personality, he would definitely have gone to confront him. This time, he acted secretly, probably because he couldn't find any evidence.

She guessed that Chen Yu had revealed it to Lu Xingzhang. Although there was no evidence, given how much he valued Song Qingci, he would definitely retaliate if there was even the slightest suspicion.

"If you trust me, Madam, I'll get you some medicine."

"it is good."

Lin Ruowan looked somewhat absent-minded, thinking about how their marriage had ended in a situation where they were irreconcilable enemies.

After taking Yao Feiran's medicine, Lin Ruowan's health improved. Several servants in her courtyard were sold off, and the doctor who had been treating Lin Ruowan had his hands broken by the refugees. The relationship between the couple plummeted to its lowest point.

Chen Yu gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

Lu Xingzhang never came to Yao Feiran's courtyard again.

He knew that Yao Feiran had saved Lin Ruowan, and seemed to want to punish Yao Feiran in this way. She was happy to have some peace and quiet. She had two children, her family often sent money to her, and Lin Ruowan protected her. No one looked down on her.

Yao Feiran once again returned to the Yao family home under a pretext.

Yao Feiran has never stopped helping the Yao family over the years. With Lin Ruowan as her backer, she started to openly and frequently return to her parents' home.

With a smile on her face, Yao's mother said, "You're finally back. I have good news for you: the Shen family has been granted a title, and now everyone has to address Shen Ci as Marquis."

"Mother, I've always said that the Shen family has a bright future."

The Shen family was the maternal family of the original owner's younger brother's wife. At that time, the Shen family was not as well-off as the Yao family. Shen's father was a clerk in the military, and his son was a captain in the army.

However, Yao Feiran glanced at Shen Ci and knew that he would surely rise to great heights in the future. Moreover, the Shen family was small, and Shen Ci only had one younger sister, Shen He. Shen He had a good personality, but she liked to practice martial arts, so she was not the first choice for a wife. Therefore, Yao Feiran suggested that Yao's mother let Yao Yan marry Shen He.

Over the years, thanks to the various novelties and business experience provided by Yao Feiran, the Yao family's business has grown bigger and bigger. In order to avoid suspicion, they transferred the business to other members of the clan and vigorously cultivated their clan members to take the imperial examinations and enter officialdom. When they encountered someone with high luck but low background, they had Yao's father befriend him and use money to pave the way. Soon, he was promoted to the rank of third-grade vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Mr. and Mrs. Yao had long believed Yao Feiran's words, so when Yao Feiran suggested that Mrs. Yao marry Shen He, they did not hesitate to ask a matchmaker to arrange the marriage.

Now, Shen Ci is shining brightly on the border, winning many victories and capturing important enemy generals. The emperor, valuing martial prowess, directly resigned his marquisate and made him the Marquis of Dingyuan.

Madam Yao's smile was tinged with regret. Now everyone in the family was doing better and better, but this daughter was still a concubine in the Marquis's mansion. After all, a concubine could never be considered a proper mistress.

"Alas, I heard that the Marquis of Xinyang has begun to favor a concubine named Chen again. I am most worried about you. I wonder how you are doing."

"Mother, it's alright. My son is the heir apparent, and the Yao family is getting better and better. Even if they want to do something to me, they'll have to think twice."

Yao Feiran didn't care about these things; she would leave the Marquis's mansion sooner or later.

She discussed some things with Yao's mother, brought the gift to Shen He, and then went to Yao's father. Yao's father had become much more confident over the years, probably because power and money could make a man more powerful.

The father and daughter chatted about serious matters for a while.

At this moment, a maidservant rushed over.

"Madam, Lord Zhou has come to pay a visit."

Yao's father's expression changed, and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Yao Feiran suddenly remembered something: "Zhou Qingyan?"

He is now the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. He rose to the fourth rank in just a few years without any background. He truly has the luck of a male protagonist.

I heard that Yao Lingyan has become the envy of everyone in the capital. Her husband is exceptionally handsome, has a promising future, and his household is clean and devoted to her.

A year ago, Yao Feiran had already deleted the bullet comments because she found them annoying. After all, using the illusion technique all the time could easily lead to oversights, and now she regrets it a little.

With the live chat, Yao Lingyan will arrive soon.

Father Yao: "Why is he here again? Fei Ran, you go and rest in the yard first. I'll go and deal with him."

In the past year, every time Yao Feiran came to the Yao residence, Zhou Qingyan would happen to come to visit. In order to avoid suspicion, she would leave in a hurry each time. Yao's father also suspected that the boy wanted to see Yao Feiran.

Previously, Zhou Qingyan had a falling out with the Yao family over marrying Yao Lingyan, but the two families were old friends. Later, Zhou Qingyan took the initiative to make amends, as it was better to have one more friend than one more enemy in officialdom, so Yao's father reluctantly agreed, but still forbade Yao Lingyan from coming over.

Yao Feiran left to find her mother, but unexpectedly ran into Zhou Qingyan on the way.

"Master Zhou."

"Fei... Madam Yao, you've lost some weight lately. Did something happen at the Marquis's residence?"

Yao Feiran: "...It's nothing. I'm on a diet lately. I'm going to my mother's first."

I don't know which eye of his saw that I had lost weight, and the tone of his voice was ambiguous and lingering, with a hint of longing.

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were old lovers.

She didn't say anything more to him, and as soon as she turned the corner, Zhou Qingyan grabbed her wrist tightly.

"You won't even see me?"

"None of your business!" Yao Feiran shook off his hand, finally unable to hold back any longer: "Are you trying to kill me? Have you wasted your education? There's a difference between men and women. People who don't know better would think we're old lovers. Are you complaining that I'm doing too well? I have no grudge against you. Since our families have reconciled, stop being so shameless."

Zhou Qingyan was stunned at first, then her eyes went black and white, and finally she froze on the spot.

Xi'er was also startled by Yao Feiran's audacious words. After all, the other party was an official, and she couldn't bear to be pointed at and scolded. However, Zhou Qingyan was indeed vicious. Holding her master's hand in public would cause trouble for her master if word got out.

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