Chapter 466: Chapter 463: All I Have Is Dirty Money

The cool breeze wafted the earthy fragrance, startling the dew on the eaves to fall, hitting the bright begonias on the steps, the petals withered, and water traces meandered on the ground.

Yu Tingwan pushed the window open.

She saw Tan Jiang practicing boxing in the courtyard, with a sudden punch of wind, power accumulating within gentleness.

As her steps changed, a sweeping leg turn sent the accumulated water on the blue tiles splashing into a three-foot silver curtain.

Seeing this, Yu Tingwan clapped enthusiastically: "Good!"

Tan Jiang, unused to praise, performed even more vigorously. She was eager to show Yu Tingwan her prowess!

She performed several backflips, and her fist chopped straight down on a wooden stake. With a crack, the stake split, splinters flying.

This kind of display was a piece of cake for the Wei Family Army.

But Yu Tingwan had never seen it!

Everyone said Wei Zhao was skilled in martial arts, but Wei Zhao had never chopped a wooden stake!

In Yu Tingwan’s eyes, Tan Jiang’s image suddenly rose by eight feet.

Yu Tingwan’s eyes were shining.

"Beautiful!"

Tan Jiang’s smile widened to the point of splitting, just about to show another trick like flying over eaves and walls, when she sharply sensed something was wrong.

She stopped her actions and strode over to Yu Tingwan.

"Madam."

She raised her hand to point at the noticeably more luscious corner of Yu Tingwan’s lips.

"How did you get this cut here?"

"You..."

"Madam, if you ask, I will tell everything I know, without holding back!"

Yu Tingwan’s face was expressionless: "Didn’t Rong Di sneak into your room the other night?"

Having experienced such things, why still ask?

Tan Jiang nodded: "Yes."

Yu Tingwan very tactfully said, "With all that banging, even the bed in your room collapsed in the end."

Take it easy.

Tan Jiang was also annoyed by this matter.

She always felt that recently Shunzi and the others looked at her with strange eyes. But when she asked, they stammered and didn’t say anything.

"The bed wasn’t sturdy enough."

Tan Jiang was also very helpless: "Not enough for me and him."

Yu Tingwan: ???

Wow.

Too intense, even the bed split in half.

Originally, she felt that since Tan Jiang was a girl, she pretended not to know after hearing the news and didn’t mention it, just fearing Tan Jiang would be embarrassed.

But clearly, she overthought.

Yu Tingwan’s gaze at her changed.

Apparently, she was even bolder than her?

How come she never noticed before?

Tan Jiang’s round face was smiling, revealing two dimples: "I originally wanted to quickly set up a new bed. But Madam wouldn’t know, that night the roof was also poked with a hole, and with the rain these few days, it couldn’t be fixed, so the room has been leaking."

Yu Tingwan: ???

Did she... not understand?

Her expression was peculiar.

The bed collapsed, then they went up to the roof?

And then... the roof broke too?

"But last time I sweated a lot, my body was sore, and there were many bruises, not recovered yet, though exhausting, it was exhilarating."

Yu Tingwan: "This..."

These room affairs, you don’t need to describe them to her so earnestly and in detail.

"Then where are you living?"

"I moved into Rong Di’s room."

Yu Tingwan nodded: "Be careful, don’t damage the bed in his room too."

"I won’t."

Tan Jiang: "Rong Di moved to the next room, and no longer agreed to spar with me in the room."

Spar?

You martial artists call such things sparring.

Yu Tingwan was about to speak, but hadn’t yet made a sound when she realized.

Yu Tingwan: ...

She pursed her lips.

So... she was the one with the dirty thoughts.

She was silent for a long while.

"But isn’t Shunzi living next door to him?"

Tan Jiang informed Yu Tingwan: "Shunzi was sent by Rong Di to another place."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Shunzi having to deal with you two is his fate.

"The ointment I’m using was personally made by Elder Ge, specially for bruise injuries. Do you want me to give you some to use, Madam?"

"No need."

Tan Jiang was very curious: "How did Madam get that cut?"

Worn from rubbing.

It was difficult to endure yesterday.

But this isn’t something a young unmarried girl should ask.

Yu Tingwan’s tone was somewhat heavy, she replied slowly: "Got inflamed."

"Oh, I see."

Tan Jiang understood.

"Then I’ll have the kitchen make the food lighter, and prepare some chrysanthemum tea for you."

"No need."

Yu Tingwan: "Come with me for a trip out."

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In the tea house private room on the bustling street.

A woman in a goose-yellow gauze skirt, with exquisite makeup, sat impatiently. After drinking her third cup of water, there was finally movement outside the door.

The door to the private room was pushed open.

The Jiangnan tunes floating from downstairs also slipped in.

But once the door closed, all sounds were sealed outside.

"Miss, they’ve been brought in."

A stout servant woman pushed the panic-stricken Zhou Yurou inside.

Only then did the woman in goose-yellow slowly turn around.

It was Yang Jingshu, unaware of her impending doom.

Her expression was indifferent, carrying an unmistakable arrogance: "Do you know why I called you here?"

Zhou Yurou: "This..."

She knew.

Yang Jingshu heavily put down the teacup in her hand, the tea inside splashing violently, some even spilled out.

Bang.

Zhou Yurou’s legs buckled.

She had long lost the box.

But how could she dare admit it, only feeling anxious.

Afraid of Yang Jingshu blaming her, and revealing something, she pretended to approach Duke Shun Mansion’s door.

She thought Yu Tingwan wouldn’t see her, and she couldn’t even step over Wei Family’s threshold.

Yet at her first visit, Tan Jiang invited her in personally and led her to a pavilion.

Then...

Yu Tingwan didn’t entertain her, didn’t even show her face.

It was Fu Meng who hosted her.

Thinking of that fierce White Tiger scared her.

Fu Meng, despite not thinking highly of Zhou Yurou, adhered to rules, understanding guests should be treated well.

Even had attendants serve refreshments.

The scalding hot tea was set before her to drink!

Such a fierce big tiger, one bite could take her head off.

How could she dare visit again?

Yet a few days later, Yu Tingwan sent someone to invite her again. At the pavilion, it was the tiger hosting once more.

Over and over.

Yu Tingwan was clearly toying with her!

Surely disliking her previous manipulation with Ning Yunling.

But... In Yang Jingshu’s eyes, it looked like she succeeded in befriending Yu Tingwan.

She decided to use this point, telling Yang Jingshu she had buried the box, just to fulfill the task.

After all, Yang Jingshu couldn’t personally check it.

"Miss Yang, I followed all your instructions."

Seeing her timid, useless appearance, Yang Jingshu sneered.

"Then why is Yu Tingwan still perfectly fine?"

The affairs and people of Duke Shun Mansion weren’t something just anyone could inquire about.

But the way Grand Tutor Gu and Princess Jiasan cherished Yu Tingwan, any small injury or sadness would likely mean the guests storming Duke Shun Mansion’s gates.

But the Gu Family remained peaceful as usual.

Clearly, Yu Tingwan’s body hadn’t suffered the slightest mishap!

"What?"

Zhou Yurou, hearing her tone, her mind spun rapidly: "Was that to harm someone?"

Yang Jingshu stared coldly at her.

"I had promised to find you a good marriage after you succeeded, and had even asked my mother to look into it for you."

She approached, grabbed Zhou Yurou’s chin.

"If you dare deceive me, I will never let you go!"

Just about to speak, bang.

The room door was kicked flying, crashing into a folding screen inside, both fell heavily to the ground.

Yang Jingshu abruptly looked over, meeting Yu Tingwan’s smiling eyes.

Beside her, Tan Jiang was disgruntled: "Madam, I used too much force, now I have to pay for it."

Yu Tingwan waved her hand.

Always known for being stingy, she sounded casual this time.

"Now I have plenty of dirty money."