Vol 8 Chapter 71 (1/2)

VOLUME 8 CHAPTER 71: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS A SECRET LATE NIGHT RENDEZVOUS (19)

Yi Ji POV

“Childish, it was your own fault that you didn’t heed our teachings back then and entered the flower garden of your own accord. Liu Cong telling us and our lord what happened is her rightful duty. What kind of schemes could you be talking about?” Compared to the young mistress’ rage, Cai Mao was eerily calm.

“Though my Cong’er is a good girl from the bottom of her heart, she too knows what is right and wrong. Exposing your wrong in creating a flower garden was the right thing to do.” Lady Cai said in a provocative tone as she held her sleeve in front of her face.

“… Who are you lot to say what is right and what is wrong? I created the garden? That was clearly a natural garden! If it weren’t for you lot who exaggerated things, it wouldn’t have ended up the way it did, nor would I have become the way I am now.”

“Why don’t you tell our lord these things then?”

“Keke, what use is there? Jin Sheng wouldn’t listen to things about things that happened long ago.”

Those did a wonderful combo show which further infuriated the young mistress, who was seething at this point and visibly heaving.

“Hmph, go ahead and get angry.” Lady Cai said as she chuckled and turned to leave but then thought of something and turned around to look at the young mistress, “Have you realised something? You’ve been abandoned again, just like when Jin Sheng forced you to join the military.”

When she finished, the Cai sisters didn’t say anything else and made to leave.

“I never felt like what father did was equivalent to abandoning me!” The young mistress yelled out after some thought, “The me from before is different from the me now!”

“Un, I hope that’s enough.” Cai Mao said coldly, and followed the elated Lady Cai towards the alley where I was at.

… Ah, I should be hurrying to hide now right? I thought as I scrambled clumsily to the side and hid behind a fairly large wooden bucket.

Under the moonlight, I could see 2 shadows approaching where I was and did my best to shrink behind the bucket, tightly grasping the hem of my clothing as I did so.

As they approached, I could hear their conversation.

“Hmph, it really is great. Like this, we no longer need to worry about Liu Bei’s side. And now that we’ve told Liu Qi about this, they will definitely part ways. Even if Liu Bei offers his a.s.sistance to Liu Qi again in future, she will definitely refuse.”

“… Elder sister, did Liu Bei really decide to go to Xinye? Could it have been your misconception?”

“Of course it’s true, I was right there when it happened. I was planning to exploit Liu Bei’s weak point from the very beginning but I didn’t expect a lowly underling would forcefully barge in halfway and ruin it all.” Lady Cai said somewhat vesedly but then continued in a gleeful tone, “But when I saw the look on Liu Bei’s face when he turned the offer down, I’m sure it’s because he fears us. Hohoho~”

“Elder sister should watch how she carries herself. Some things require one to keep one’s own composure.”

“Composure? You dare talk to me about composure?! If it weren’t for the mistake by the fake driver sent to a.s.sa.s.sinate Liu Bei, I wouldn’t have been forced to act!”

“Calm down elder sister. Even though the fake driver has been done in, Liu Bei will not dare accuse us of sending an a.s.sa.s.sin. Nor will our lord ever suspect elder sister.”

“That is true…”

“… What about things on your side, elder sister?”

“It’s going very well, we should be able to see some results before long.”