The Fourth Lady novel Chapter 32

When she heard Qingyan say that, Deng Yan looked as if she'd just saw her last hope. She looked to Qingyan with a serious look and said, "What brilliant plan does fourth miss have!?"

Qingyan curled her lips, "Since Chai Yiyun wants to frame us, then why don't we just play along? Who knows who will win or lose in the end!"

Listening to Qingyan say this, Deng Yan was a bit confused, "What does fourth miss mean by this? If we play along, then the ones getting the short end of the stick would be us."

Su Qingyan shook her head grinning, "That might not be the case, I've already prepared a big surprise for Chai Yiyun!" As she said this she knocked on the table, "But I still need Yiniang's cooperation for this. We have to let them know what it means to purse a narrow gain while neglecting the greater danger."

Deng Yan thought over what Qingyan had said, but she still didn't understand her intentions, "How should I cooperate with you."

Su Qingyan brought out a pill and handed it Deng Yan, "Let Cong'er eat this pill. This pill will let Cong'er's strength greatly increase, but it will also let him sleep for 3 days."

Looking at the pill in Qingyan's hand, Deng Yan finally understood what Qingyan really wanted to do. This was called 'to place someone at death's door and he will fight to live*'.

(*TN: This is a line from 'The Art of War')

"Alright, I'm willing to trust you." Deng Yan said this as she accepted the pill from Qingyan. "Is there anything else I need to do? If it's witchcraft, I'm can also help as well."

Su Qingyan shook her head, "Yiniang, you don't need to concern yourself over of this matter. If I'm not wrong, by the time you returned from here, Chai Yiyun will definitely give you a present. But you must remember, those things must not be eaten. Afterwards, you can pretend that Cong'er had eaten them, and when that time comes, the pill I gave you will come in handy." Su Qingyan smiled, "Thereafter, we just need to wait."

"Then the fourth miss means to say...?"

"That's right, Chai Yiyun will think that you went to her yard and will definitely try to push the blame onto you. This time you can also take the care of the spies in your yard." Su Qingyan still had a confident look, "Yiniang, when the time comes, you need to properly cry to grandmother, alright?"

Deng Yan listened to Qingyan and nodded her head, "I know what to do."

Su Qingyan looked to Deng Yan with a smile, 'Since you want me to die, then Chai Yiyun, I will send you a gift.'

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After Deng Yan left the Yingshuang yard, it really went as how Qingyan predicted. She was invited to Chai Yiyun's yard, and there she was given a basket of deserts. In addition, this desert was Qingcong's favorite red bean cake.

"Sister*, even though it has been so long, I'd never given sister anything before. Today, I let Lanzhi make some snacks for Cong'er, I hope sister won't mind." Chai Yiyun looked to Deng Yan with a smile.

(*TN: Clarification that they are not really sisters, this is just an intimate way to address someone)

Deng Yan looked at Chai Yiyun and replied accordingly, "Thank you madam for the consideration."

Before Chai Yiyun, Deng Yan was forever a yes-man. This was also the reason why Chai Yiyun didn't like Deng Yan. But she didn't understand why Su Yan would dote on her so much when she was like that."

"Good sister, quickly get up." Chai Yiyun recalled what the servant girl said earlier and spoke up to test her, "I just heard that the fourth miss called you over to try some of your hometown dishes, did something like this happen?"

Deng Yan passively replied, "Correct, I'd already heard that Huangcen from the fourth miss's yard was good at cooking, but I don't think I'll be able to taste the dishes from my home ever again while I'm still alive." She said with a regretful look.