Chapter 219 - Schemed Against (2/2)

Gu Fangzi stared at Sang Wan in disbelief. She was flabbergasted. Never did she expect Sang Wan, who was polite and gentle, to have a tough side to her. Now that Shi Fengju was not around, she could finally do as she pleased without any care for everyone else. As for Sang Wan, Gu Fangzi looked down on her even more! From the way she looked at her, she was weak and gentle, what could she do to her?

“So you’ve finally revealed your true colors!” Gu Fangzi said with a sneer, “I have misjudged and underestimated you! You really know how to act. I wonder if Big Cousin will still think you’re gentle and ladylike when he sees you now! “

Zhide and Lan Xiang had a great change in their expressions and each of them hung their heads low, not daring to say anything.

Sang Wan did not carry on with the argument and said softly, “Do you have anything else to say to me? Otherwise, please leave! I’m busy right now!”

How dare this wretch try to chase me out! Gu Fangzi stared at her hatefully and said with her teeth clenched, “We’ll wait and see! Sang Wan, you’ve snatched someone away from me and I, Gu Fangzi, will challenge you in this lifetime to my very last breath!” She then got up and left.

Lan Xiang could feel her knees turning weak and she stumbled while hurrying to catch up with Gu Fangzi.

The house turned quiet in the next second. Zhide stepped forward and said with an apologetic smile, “Young Mistress, please don’t take her crazy words to heart! The tea has ended up turning cold. I’ll quickly get you another cup of tea!”

Sang Wan nodded her head with a smile. Gu Fangzi had always been that way, so what difference did it make whether she took it to heart? That hateful Shi Fengju, why isn’t he back yet? When he’s back, he’ll surely settle everything here.

After Gu Fangzi left behind her ruthless words, she was never seen in Ning Garden again. Several days passed and she did not cause any trouble for her. In front of Wang Shi, she was all smiles and greeted Sang Wan intimately. Sang Wan could not help but feel uncomfortable. She was amazed that such a person existed.

On one certain day, Third Old Mistress Shi suddenly came to visit. Sang Wan welcomed her with a smile and both of them had a conversation in Sang Wan’s room.

Sang Wan had helped Third Old Mistress Shi purchase a fertile land and country house that was to her liking. As a result, Third Old Mistress Shi treated her differently from before. However, Sang Wan felt somewhat hesitant as apart from helping Third Old Mistress Shi, she wanted to buy one for herself as well. In the end, she had spent over 3,000 silvers to purchase high-quality fertile lands of around 13 hectares and a mountain country house of around three hectares in the northern suburb of Guangshan region. She had secretly called Liu Ya to handle it in her stead.

After chattering for a while, Third Old Mistress Shi suddenly said with a smile, “Sang Wan, I don’t treat you as an outsider so don’t take what I’m about to say to heart!”

“Please speak. In any case, I’m not a fool!” Sang Wan hurriedly said with a smile. She secretly wondered what Third Old Mistress Shi had meant by that.

“Then I’ll go straight to the point!” Third Old Mistress Shi said. “This may sound funny but I have a servant who heard dubious words and reported back to me. Those words weren’t anything good so I didn’t want to talk about it at first, but since I’m already here, I’m afraid you might have doubts if I don’t tell you clearly!”

Third Old Mistress Shi simply said what was reported to her. It turned out that the servants in the household were gossiping that the third family liked to put on airs and were not of help to the family even after being a government official for so many years. Renovations were also heard to be taking place in Qing Hui Garden soon; weren’t they clearly finding trouble for Young Mistress and Young Master? After all, who knows when they would leave again!

When Third Old Mistress Shi’s servant heard it, she wanted to see who they were but her view was blocked by the flower fence. As the two gossiped and walked away, it became more excessive. With a belly full of anger, she went to Ji Cui Tower and brought it up to Third Old Mistress Shi.

If it was before the new year, Third Old Mistress Shi would certainly be seething with anger upon hearing from her servant and would blame it on Sang Wan. However, as the days passed, she could not be more grateful to Sang Wan and Shi Fengju. So, how could she still be furious? Although it was unpleasant to hear, she soon calmed down. She carefully listened to what the servant had said again and sneered slightly.

Third Old Mistress Shi had seen the world outside and was not a fool. As a bystander, she had seen Gu Fangzi busily gaining favor from those around her, especially winning over Wang Shi. Third Old Mistress Shi was finally able to conclude that Gu Fangzi was definitely not a concubine who knew her place well. If a concubine did not know her place, then death was all she deserved.

When she thought about it slightly, she soon understood that there was certainly something amiss. It was probably linked to Gu Fangzi, who had joy stirring up trouble these days. She had wanted to make use of Third Old Mistress Shi to cause trouble for Sang Wan. How daring of her!

As for Gu Fangzi and Shi Fengju being childhood sweethearts in the past, Third Old Mistress Shi was unaware of it. However, what she knew was that Shi Fengju protected and doted on Sang Wan a lot even thought she was a wife he had married from an unremarkable household. On the account of Shi Fengju, Third Old Mistress Shi did not wish to fall out with Sang Wan. Even when her husband was out there as an official, Shi Fengju was the one who took care of their Shi family’s business. If she were to offend Shi Fengju, she could no longer eat well!

Not to mention getting along with Sang Wan. In fact, she actually liked her nephew’s wife quite a lot.

After much thought, Third Old Mistress Shi decided to tell Sang Wan about it and let her remember this favor of hers.