Chapter 4: Revenge Must Be Taken!

Such a cold and gloomy tone was something Qingkui had truly never heard before. She shuddered and nodded like a pounding garlic pestle, "Yes... I originally brought some better food out from the dining hall, and I had already taken a detour, but who knew... who knew I would still run into Third Young Lady and Fifth Young Lady. No matter how I pleaded with them, they wouldn't agree. Fourth Young Lady... this servant..."

"I told you, you don't need to call yourself 'this servant' in front of me." Tang Wan brushed it off, reaching out to help the little maid up before she could finish kneeling. She stretched her limbs. "Fine, it's not the first time. When living under someone else's roof, you just have to swallow these small grievances."

"Miss..."

"I'm going out for a walk. You don't need to follow me, otherwise Nanny Rong will just pick on you again."

Tang Wan withdrew her gaze, a wicked smile curling at the corners of her mouth. She, Tang Wan, was very fond of holding grudges, and she always settled them!

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In the garden, Third Young Lady Tang Yue and Fifth Young Lady Tang Xin were sitting by the lotus pond admiring the flowers. At their feet were two spirit pets—a snow-white rabbit and a pale yellow little monkey—hopping around quite adorably.

In the distance, Tang Wan's footsteps paused, and she sneered repeatedly. It was said that the clansmen of the Tang Clan began their cultivation at the age of five, and by the age of ten, everyone would be assigned a spirit pet as a contracted companion. As for her, the Fourth Young Lady, let alone a spirit pet, she had never even had the qualification to request one.

The Third Young Lady was born of the First Madam and held a status as precious as the Eldest Miss. At most, she was only seventeen years old, yet she was already at the third stage of the Qi Condensation level; her strength was indeed not weak, and she was usually highly regarded by Tang Motian.

The Fifth Young Lady was born of a concubine, so her status was not as precious. However, despite her young age, her mouth was as sweet as if it were coated in honey. She was rarely in her own courtyard, instead spending her days eagerly serving in the First Madam's courtyard, addressing her as "Mother" constantly. Whatever good things she had, she would send to the First Madam's side first, so her relationship with Third Young Lady Tang Yue appeared to be maintained quite well on the surface.

Tang Wan had excellent hearing. She moved her body slightly and lightly hid behind the back mountain, only to hear Tang Yue's mocking voice: "Next time Qingkui dares to bring food to that dead girl, we'll swap in some stones."

Tang Xin nodded in agreement, and as if thinking of something, added, "It would be even better to let our spirit pets pee in it for her to soak her rice in. Anyway, that bumpkin has never even seen what a spirit pet looks like."

"Hahaha." Tang Yue beamed with joy, nodding in approval. "That's true. Mother has beaten her so much and she still won't die. I'd like to see if she really does have nine lives. Humph!"

At this moment, after discussing it among themselves, the two saw that the weather was fine and excitedly ordered the servants to bring over a small boat to pick the lotuses.

Tang Wan leaned leisurely against the back of a rockery, her ears filled with their voices plotting how to harm her. She raised an eyebrow playfully and snapped the reed in her hand; she wanted to see who would dare to touch her now!

After looking around the surroundings, Tang Wan's movement technique was incredibly fast. Like a shadow, she flashed behind a pavilion to hide. Although she lacked spiritual power, her identity as a gold-medal agent in her previous life was no joke. Even with her current movement technique, if it weren't for this frail body, she estimated she could be even more agile.

Several servants pulled the small wooden boat over for Tang Yue and Tang Xin and placed it in the lake water. One servant seemed to remember something and couldn't help but remind them in their ears, "Third Young Lady, Fifth Young Lady, in this old servant's opinion, it would be fine for us servants to go pick the lotuses. The Crown Prince and the others will be arriving at the Tang Clan shortly; if they see..."