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Chapter 135: The enemy of an enemy is a friend

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: The enemy of an enemy is a friend

Marquis Yangling Mansion is vast. And the West Garden is very far from here. Shen Hua’s body lugged her up with the aid of Yicui.

Upon witnessing this, Cui Yun frowned involuntarily. The dampness of the night was heavy; if she were to fall ill with a cold before even reaching the West Garden. Currently, without Yingwu around, it seemed necessary to have a carriage enter the estate.

Before he could speak up, he heard Ni Kang’s faint voice.

"Marquis, what are you pondering? Just carry her back. How did you come, that’s how you should leave."

Shen Hua pursed her lips.

She spoke softly.

"Doctor Ni, you are increasingly indecorous."

Ni Kang: ? I am helping you!

Shen Hua, looking at his head of white hair: "An old man with no decency."

Only now did she realize that it was Cui Yun who had carried her all this way, but Shen Hua did not feel even a hint of shyness. After all, Cui Yun did so to save her.

A gentleman like Cui Yun would hardly take advantage of her, would he?

Ni Kang choked up, ready to argue something, but then he met Cui Yun’s icy demeanor, sending a chill down his spine. In the end, he dared not to jest further.

Shen Hua moved into the room on the easternmost side of the West Garden.

When she arrived, Nanny Cheng and Cheng Gui were busy organizing the variously sized boxes brought from the pear garden.

All were items Shen Hua was accustomed to using.

Not to mention anything else, just the number of boxes filled half the courtyard.

"This is the room in the West Garden with the best lighting and also the largest. The Young Madam of the Marquis Mansion made a special trip here; seeing that we had many belongings, she also suggested that a few rooms in the upper wing could be vacated for our use."

Qiao Si, that lady tender as water. The mother of the little ghost naturally is good.

Shen Hua looked around. She nodded, satisfied.

After all, this wasn’t her own residence. If it were in the past, she would have had it opened up long ago.

"How many people live in this West Garden?"

"Answering Miss Shen, this servant made inquiries, and besides you, there live three ladies here: one Miss Wu, one Lady Xue, and also one Lady Zhang."

Shen Hua furrowed her brows.

Cui Yun’s cousins really are numerous!

Her frown made Nanny Cheng think that Miss Shen was discomfited.

After all, in the pear garden, the entire courtyard belonged to Miss Shen, but now she had to share the West Garden with three other ladies, naturally, she was unwilling.

"Miss Shen, be at ease. I took a walk around the West Garden today, and those three ladies live close to each other but quite far from our eastern side. This place is quiet and good for recuperation."

This sounded quite reasonable upon listening.

There, Yicui stepped forward and bowed: "Miss Shen, your medicinal bath has been properly prepared."

Shen Hua did not inquire further. After soaking in the medicinal bath, she felt drowsy and was helped back onto the bed.

Although she had just awakened, she was extremely tired but still had one thing on her mind. The girl tugged at Yicui’s sleeve: "Nevertheless, staying here, we must not neglect formalities. Call me early tomorrow, I must go to meet..."

——Cui Family’s Matriarch

She paused.

Remembering her current identity, she uttered a few words.

"I must go see my aunt by marriage."

Yicui couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

"As you wish."

Shen Hua let out a light yawn, hugged her rabbit doll, and snuggled into the blankets.

In a corner of the West Garden.

Everyone was discussing this newly arrived cousin.

"This new Miss Shen who’s arrived is quite the topic of the moment, I heard that the cousin carried her all the way to seek Doctor Ni."

Wu Shaoyin sat demurely with downcast eyes, however, her hand hidden under her sleeve was tightly clenched.

She said softly: "Miss Shen’s health is delicate, plus she is a guest invited by the Madam to Shengjing, it is only proper for the cousin to be attentive."

She even felt that Shen Hua had intentionally collapsed, perhaps just to get entangled with Cui Yun.

Such deep scheming.

Xue Shuyue glanced at her and said with a smiling tone.

"Doctor Ni has such high standards. If I remember correctly, a few years ago when Sister Wu fainted in front of our cousin, Doctor Ni simply walked past without offering you treatment."

Enough, let’s not mention such matters.

Wu Shaoyin lowered her head, saying nothing.

"It really scared me, fortunately, that day Sister Wu was only struck by the heat. I saw from a distance and was about to go help you, but not long after you got up from the ground by yourself."

Wu Shaoyin: ...

It became clear, Xue Shuyue was doing this on purpose to target her.

Back when the Wu Family hadn’t yet fallen, what was Xue Shuyue? She wasn’t even qualified to ingratiate herself in front of her. And now she’s kicking one when they’re down!

Ever since her recent visits to the Marquis Mansion, Xue Shuyue finds reasons to infuriate her every few days.

But all she could do was endure.

She was all too aware that no one in the Marquis Mansion might hold her in high regard. Since Xue Shuyue had won the heart of the matriarch, if there were a rift between them, she would naturally be the one at fault.

She could not afford to give anyone a handle against her.

She didn’t want to go back to her old home.

Wu Shaoyin lowered her eyes, tears dripping down.

"It was my naivety back then. Why do you keep dwelling on it?"

Xue Shuyue: "I... I won’t mention it again in the future."

Wu Shaoyin held back tears as she slowly stood up, weakly arranging her cape: "I’m feeling unwell, I will take my leave first."

As she watched her walk away, Zhang Su frowned at Xue Shuyue.

"Why must you always pick on her?"

"I simply can’t stand her behavior. Clearly not sick, yet she acts so frail and delicate every day. Fortunately, our cousin saw through her long ago. If it were any other man, who wouldn’t pity her?"

As she spoke, she remembered the newly arrived Shen Hua.

A genuine sickly girl.

Hopefully not another Wu Shaoyin.

With this thought, she spoke with a hint of acidity: "The best courtyard in the West Garden, I asked the Young Madam for quite some time without success, and now it has quickly become hers."

Her desire for a courtyard was merely to avoid being directly across from Wu Shaoyin.

"You should have seen it, the trunks and even the hairpins worn by the servants all look extremely costly. If no one mentioned she was the cousin coming to stay with the Madam, I would have thought she was some noble girl from another estate."

Zhang Su: "Since she’ll be living in the West Garden from now on, and is considered a sister, why don’t we visit her together tomorrow to get acquainted."

Xue Shuyue was about to agree when she pointed in the direction Wu Shaoyin left: "Just don’t invite her! Seeing her cry annoys me."

If she could pull Shen Hua into the camp of those who dislike Wu Shaoyin, Xue Shuyue would be willing to befriend her.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Wu Shaoyin was restless, closing her eyes only to see the image of Cui Yun holding Shen Hua. She also heard from servants that the Heir of Prince Gong had lingered outside the mansion yesterday, just to see Shen Hua.

How could she not know what kind of person Ji Huo was?

If Ji Huo acted like this, it must mean that Shen Hua possesses great beauty.

Among the cousins in the West Garden, she was the most outstanding. Now with Shen Hua present, how could she be at ease?

She touched up her weary appearance with rouge and applied a pitiful makeup, dressing up in a skirt to match her delicate look, determined to outshine Shen Hua and find peace of mind.

She headed towards the East Courtyard early in the morning.

From afar, she saw a girl casually leaning on the wheelchair.

The Marquis Mansion is truly vast, and Shen Hua seems to struggle even walking. Cheng Gui used to be a carpenter and suggested making a wheelchair just yesterday, finishing it overnight.

Shen Hua was rather picky: "Carve a flower for me on the handle later."

Cheng Gui: "Yes."

Wu Shaoyin’s eyelids twitched involuntarily.

No wonder, last night’s commotion was for moving her in this carriage.

Wu Shaoyin was envious of Shen Hua’s face, but she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

So she is actually crippled! No matter how pretty she is, it’s no use!