Xing Dai Rong developed a fever, and the two who were in a cold war immediately reconciled. Cheng Yunshuo stayed by her side for the whole night, not even taking off his clothes. The next day, he even took a leave of absence from his duties as the Golden Armor Guard, staying at home to care for her wholeheartedly. After the last big commotion, Xing Dai Rong’s temperament had changed significantly. She was no longer as arrogant and reckless as before, no longer casually losing her temper with him, and was gentler towards Cheng Yunshuo. This made Cheng Yunshuo feel a pang of heartache. Thinking about the coldness he had shown her before, he felt guilty and became even more gentle towards her. But there was still something between them, something that neither of them addressed, they simply acted as if it never happened. Their reconciliation was so complete that their feelings for each other had reached a new level. People in Leisure Pavilion said that Cheng Yunshuo now treated Xing Dai Rong like a precious treasure, one that he held in the palm of his hand. No one was allowed to bully her. Lu Lingyun didn’t care about any of this. It didn’t matter to her who gave birth to the child, as long as the child was raised under her name. Xing Dai Rong was different from other women, but she lived in the same era as everyone else. She couldn’t change the grand scheme of things. Lu Lingyun felt that if Xing Dai Rong could find her place, she wouldn’t mind giving her a cup of concubine tea and treating her with the dignity of a mistress. After all, what she was vying for was the entire Houfu, while what they were fighting for was a man. To her, Xing Dai Rong and Autumn Concubine were the same. They were never her enemies, just her pawns. Upon hearing that Xing Dai Rong was sick, she even sent someone to bring her a doctor and medicine. She was in no hurry. But Autumn Concubine was extremely anxious. The main wife had said that there would be a lucky child born soon, and it made a difference whether the child was born from her belly or from Xing Dai Rong’s. She was just a concubine, she hadn’t yet received the favor of her husband, and she didn’t even have a child. If this continued, she wouldn’t be able to stand her ground in the Houfu. Every day, she kept her eyes on the goings-on in the Leisure Pavilion, wishing she could just go over and snatch the man away. But she knew it was useless. She wasn’t like Xing Dai Rong, who could captivate a man with just a single glance. Three days passed in a flash. Inside the Leisure Pavilion, things were as sweet as honey. Autumn Concubine was getting increasingly anxious. Today, she finally caught sight of Cheng Yunshuo taking Xing Dai Rong for a stroll in the courtyard. She hurriedly went up to him, trying to make herself visible. “Young Master.” “Autumn Lotus Sister.” Seeing her, Cheng Yunshuo nodded at her. Autumn Lotus had been accompanying him for a while, and their relationship had become much closer. Even though Cheng Yunshuo hadn’t slept with her, he was no longer deliberately distancing himself from her or treating her coldly like before. After all, they were people who had served him intimately in the past. Being able to live well together was the best outcome for Cheng Yunshuo. Autumn Lotus was delighted by Cheng Yunshuo’s attitude towards her. Even more surprising was Xing Dai Rong’s attitude towards Cheng Yunshuo. She didn’t explode as she had before. Xing Dai Rong just frowned slightly, not bothering to compete with Autumn Lotus for attention. Seeing this, Autumn Lotus boldly stepped forward, “Sister Xing, how is your health?” “Who’s your sister.” Xing Dai Rong glared at her, extremely impatient. While she wasn’t causing a fuss, she was definitely not going to be nice to Autumn Lotus. Seeing this, Autumn Lotus realized that Xing Dai Rong was still a jealous woman. Her temperament had changed, but her nature remained the same. She already had a plan in mind. She went forward to provoke her, “We are all in the Houfu, serving the Young Master. Even though you don’t have a title in the household, we are still sisters after all.” Sure enough, Xing Dai Rong felt as if she had swallowed a fly upon hearing this. “Will you stop it!” Xing Dai Rong suppressed her anger. Autumn Lotus instantly looked pitiful, “Young Master, that’s not what I meant. I just thought that maybe you should give Sister a title in the household so that we can take care of each other.” Give her a title?! Wasn’t this just jumping on top of Xing Dai Rong’s head?! Enough was enough! And the tea-flavored words were too much! “I find you to be a complete green tea (lit. green tea b*tch) (a term for a woman who pretends to be innocent but is actually manipulative). I’m walking along perfectly fine, yet you insist on sticking your face in to get yelled at. I’m completely ignoring you, and you’re still so shameless. What, do you only feel good when you’re being scolded?”
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