The Fourth Lady

Qingyan's words made Murong Jingxuan think of granny Ruo from before.

That's right, granny Ruo still hasn't served her purpose yet. And judging by Ning Siyao's way of thinking, she would never let such a good pawn go to waste.

Only after finish using this pawn, can she finally discard it. Especially if an useful pawn like granny Ruo isn't utilized, then it wouldn't be too like Ning Siyao's usual style.

"How do you think Ning Siyao is going to deal with you?" When Murong Jingxuan looked to her, he had a smile on his face, "I quite look forward to seeing how you will counter her."

Qingyan looked up to him and casually said, "Then how do you want me to strike back? After all, to have gotten to this far, it's all Ning Siyao's fault." She said as she tightened her fist. "I've already said before, I'm not going to let anyone off the hook."

Murong Jingxuan began to play with the scattered hair in front of his chest, "Yan'er, deal with her however you want and let me take care of everything else. What do you say?"

Qingyan looked to his serious appearance and nodded, "Then from now on, I'll have you clean up my mess."

Murong Jingxuan more than happily nodded, "Understood, madam*."

(*TN: He says it in a way one would address their wife.)

When Qingyan heard that word, she smashed her fist against him, "Murong Jingxuan, get lost!"

Hearing her angry words, Murong Jingxuan smiled and thought of what Qilian Yuran said earlier. "That reminds me, Imperial Consort Qilian Yuran said that she wanted to meet you. But I told her to wait until the Dragon Gate Festival, you'll naturally meet her then."

Qilian Yuran wanted to meet her. Could it be that Murong Jingxuan mentioned her name in front of Qilian Yuran before. Thinking of this, Murong Jingxuan felt a glare coming his way.

He looked to Qingyan and helplessly shrugged his shoulders, "This time I'm really innocent. It was the Fourth Prince."

Fourth Prince? Qingyan looked to Murong Jingxuan with a smile, "Actually, you're more close with the Fourth Prince."

Murong Jingxuan nodded, unable to deny, "After all, I was also raised by the Imperial Consort, so naturally I'm close with the Fourth Prince."

"The Fourth Prince seems like someone with ambition, but on the surface, he looks as if he's very willing to stand on the Crown Prince's side. Say, do you think the Fourth Prince has ever thought of ascending the throne as the Emperor?" Qingyan thought back to Xuanyuan Yuzhen, whom she met previously, and said with a smile.

Murong Jingxuan looked to Qingyan and smiled, "Even if I were to say no, you wouldn't believe me either."

Qingyan looked to him and nodded, "Naturally, I won't believe it. After all, he looks like a leopard hiding in the dark, waiting for the moment to pounce. But taking the Crown Prince's reputation into consideration, he couldn't help but to stand on his side. The Second Prince, Third Prince, Fifth Prince, those princes, which one isn't vying for that position."

Su Qingyan was able to see through the worrisome situation within Donghe clearly. However, this bit, Murong Jingxuan also understood very well. The Crown Prince was occupying the position of the Crown Prince, but because of his body, he was never able to achieve unified support. And this was also the reason why Hongjia Emperor didn't want to become the 'Retired Emperor'.

"Which one among the Princes do you think is suited to becoming the new Emperor?" Murong Jingxuan looked to her still with a serious expression.

Qingyan smiled and pointed her finger to his chest, "Whoever you support, will be who I support. And I can promise that I can let them obtain this world. Even unifying the four kingdoms wouldn't be a problem." Murong Jingxuan seized her hand at once, "For a small girl, you're ambitions are quite big. Say, do you think I'm suited to becoming the new Emperor?"

Qingyan looked to his rough palms and shook her head, "Jingxuan, you have your ambitions elsewhere, thus you are not suited to becoming the new Emperor."

Murong Jingxuan intimately scraped the tip of her nose, "Seems you've really seen through me. Although I have my ambitions elsewhere, I've told the Fourth Prince that as long as he's here, I'm willing to help him conquer the four kingdoms."

Following his words, Qingyan nodded, "I'm willing to conquer the other three kingdoms together with you."

Murong Jingxuan once again pulled her into his embrace, "To have you as a wife, what else can a husband ask for?"

Outside, Qingdai and Chishao clearly heard everything that was said. And Fengqing, who was on top a tree, also clearly heard everything between the two. Seems like now, this miss is bound to become their Shizi Consort.

But, perhaps, only this kind of woman could be a match for their cold blooded and ruthless Shizi.

After Ning Siyao returned to her yard, she got someone to call over granny Ruo. After a period of recuperation, granny Ruo's body conditions were already seeing some improvements.

But when she saw Ning Siyao, she still had a flattering expression. She saw Ning Siyao's evil look. But she still needed to rely on granny Ruo to get rid of Su Qingyan that little wench. "Greetings Second Madam." Granny Ruo said when she saw Ning Siyao.

Ning Siyao looked to granny Ruo and waved her hand, "Granny Ruo, I know you've watched the fourth girl grow up, but now the fourth girl has treated you as such. How do you plan on paying her back?" Granny Ruo looked to Ning Siyao, knowing that Ning Siyao was already beginning to plan on dealing with Su Qingyan. Although she didn't know what kind of method Ning Siyao was going to use, but she knew that once Ning Siyao acted, Su Qingyan won't live to tomorrow. As for her end, naturally granny Ruo hoped that Su Qingyan die a horrific death.

"What does Second Madam want me to do?"

Ning Siyao just knew that granny Ruo was a smart person. She immediately whispered her thoughts into granny Ruo's ears, and afterwards she even made granny Ruo make sure to personally watch Su Qingyan eat it.

Listening to Ning Siyao's words, granny Ruo nodded. Right now, she already knew what to do. If that girl can have that kind of end, then it was also deservedly so.

For her to end up as a prostitute, didn't seem too bad.

Once Ning Siyao saw granny Ruo's reaction, she just knew that she'd already agreed to her plans. Thus, Ning Siyao handed into her hands the prepared food container, probably insinuating for her to do it tonight. Too bad she won't be able to see Su Qingyan's tragic end.

Today was the first day back from Ganyun Temple, no one would notice anything wrong either.

Seeing the delicate pastries in the food case, she'd never understood why Ning Siyao was so dead set on getting rid of Su Qingyan. But now she understood; it was because Su Qingyan deserved to die. She certainly needed to let Su Qingyan get the end she deserved.

Just thinking about how Su Qingyan will end up made everything unpleasant previously gone with the wind.

"Granny Ruo, after this matter is taken care of, I will give you a sum of money to let you go far away." Ning Siyao looked to granny Ruo with a smile, "I'll find someone to send you somewhere, to let you have a fresh start."

Granny Ruo completely didn't notice the dark and chilling intentions in Ning Siyao's tone, but rather accepted the food container handed to her from Meixue and left grinning.

Watching granny Ruo's retreating figure, Ning Siyao clenched her fist.

Su Qingyan, don't worry, after you die, I'll let granny Ruo follow after you shortly. I won't let you feel too lonely.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐