Chapter 54: Blackmail (1/2)

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

An Rushuang made the order without any hesitation. Hong Yu was dumbfounded.

“My lady, you, you want to go out?” Hong Yu stuttered, catching a glimpse of the door in alarm.

An Rushuang nodded and murmured, “I will go to the Eastern Street again. No need to prepare a wagon. We must go in secret!”

Since they had been there for many times, it was unwise to use the same excuse repeatedly. They’d better sneak out.

“But...” Hong Yu was in a pickle. “That woman has been standing outside your room even before the daybreak!”

That woman?

Glancing at Hong Yu’s face which showed detestation, An Rushuang immediately knew who the woman she referred to. “An Lingshan?”

Hong Yu, frowning a bit, nodded heavily.

“What is she doing here?”

Did Madam Zhang recover from the disease? Once thinking about it, An Rushuang would suffer serious headache.

“It’s said that Madam Zhang, recently recovering, has reported to Lady An that she will hold a small party at Qingfeng Pavilion at which she and her daughter would cook by themselves,” Hong Yu indignantly snorted. “Maybe it’s a plot!”

Staring outside the door, with a wisp of gleam shining in her eyes, An Rushuang smiled lightly.

“It is indeed a plot we have to play along with!”

“So, will you invite her in?”

Hong Yu was afraid she might have made a mistake, since just now she asked An Lingshan to wait, without even offering her a up of hot tea or a stool, and An Lingshan was still standing there, waiting in the cold wind.

An Rushuang waved at Hong Yu in a sneer before she said casually, “Since she wants to wait there, you shouldn’t bother her.”

She didn’t have time to care about what An Lingshan was thinking or feeling now!

Following the order, Hong Yu hurried to fetch water for An Rushuang who needed to wash her face. As for the one standing at the door, Hong Yu decided to pretend not to see An Lingshan at all.

As furious as An Lingshan was, it was out of her expectation that An Rushuang would directly ignore her. Even that humble maid dared to treat her arrogantly.

However, Liuxi Pavilion was so far from the main suite. It was impossible for Lord An to come if she was bullied. Even though he came, would someone at Liuxi Pavilion stand on her side?

Dwelling on the situation for a long time, An Lingshan decided to endure silently, keeping standing with a smile at the door.

Passing by the yard for several times, Hong Yu was surprised at An Lingshan’s persistence. She was such a smart girl. No wonder she could gain a firm foothold at the An family.

When An Rushuang finished dressing up after one hour, the sun had rose higher. An Lingshan, clad in white dress, felt so hot, her cheeks already turning red, sweat trickling down from her forehead. The sunshine in the morning was really scorching.

It was until then Hong Yu came up to the door and paid respect to An Lingshan. “Second Miss, my lady invite you in for a talk.”

Before An Lingshan responded, Hong Yu continued after a cough, “My lady said if you don’t feel like entering, you can have a rest at the pavilion. She will come soon.”

An Lingshan glanced sidelong at the pavilion, which, as if gilded by the sunshine, was filled with light, though, no so hot when you stayed there.

She couldn’t help sweating in her palm by merely taking a look at the pavilion.

The maid standing next to An Lingshan was appointed by Lady An. She, as dull as she was, merely lowered her head in silence as a wood stake.

Cursing An Rushuang harshly in her heart, An Lingshan gritted her teeth while clenching her fist firmly, her face still full of gentle smile like blossoms brushed by warm breeze. “My sister hasn’t taken breakfast since getting up. How could she stand in the cold wind?”

This meant she intended to visit her in the room.

When she entered, Silver had just helped An Rushuang insert a golden hairpin.