The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 1727: Chapter 626: The Reverse-Faced Female Lead (Part 15)_3

He Yingying left He Family Village with her family and temporarily settled in the newly purchased house in the County.

As for the hotpot restaurant, He Yingying didn’t even wait for anyone to cause trouble. She seized the moment before the news of the He Family’s separation spread, planning to sell off several shops at a high price.

He Yingying also planned to organize a small auction for the secret recipe of the hotpot broth, and finally use the influence of Prince Liang’s Mansion to make a substantial profit.

”...This He Sanya is indeed a clever person!”

Ji Xiang couldn’t help but sigh after listening to Chen Fu’s reminder.

”Miss Ji Xiang, aren’t you going to intervene?”

Chen Fu was the housekeeper of the Duke Fengen Mansion, and it wasn’t appropriate for him to interfere too much in the affairs of the Princess Consort Liang’s family.

He conveyed the information he had gathered to the maid Ji Xiang.

”Oh, Housekeeper Chen, please don’t be so polite, I’m no lady!”

”I’m just a little maid beside the Princess Consort, really can’t bear such titles.”

Ji Xiang modestly refused, and then whispered, ”No need to bother with her, she won’t be arrogant for long anyway!”

This matter wasn’t Ji Xiang’s own decision.

She was a palace slave appointed to Prince Liang’s Mansion by the Internal Affairs Office. During the selection, the Princess Consort Liang noticed her clear speech and clever demeanor, and chose her to stay by her side.

The Empress’s family, the Chen Family of the Duke Fengen Mansion, wanted to befriend the Princess Consort Liang.

When they found out she still had family in her hometown, the wife of Duke Fengen, during a courtesy visit to the Princess Consort Liang, casually mentioned:

”What a coincidence, my dowry farm estate is in Qizhou. Every year, I send a housekeeper to Qizhou for errands.”

Qizhou is very close to the small county where the He Family is located, only a half-day’s horse ride away.

He Tiantian, the Princess Consort Liang, hearing the words of the Duke Fengen’s wife, understood that they were willingly offering help.

He Tiantian went along with it and feigned surprise, saying, ”So coincidental? Oh, that’s wonderful!”

”There’s a matter that’s been troubling me. Fortunately, Madam, you arrived at the right time, so I dared to ask, would it be possible for your estate manager to detour to my hometown when going to Qizhou...”

The Duke Fengen’s wife, seeing He Tiantian catching onto her intentions so swiftly, quickly replied with a smile, ”Princess Consort, no need to be so formal, it’s nothing to go a little out of the way.”

Thus an agreement was made for Housekeeper Chen Fu from Duke Fengen Mansion to help bring the He Family to the Capital on his way to Qizhou for errands.

With the help of the Duke Fengen Mansion, but as someone directly involved, He Tiantian couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

She, after a few days of observation, noticed that although Ji Xiang was quite young, she was very smart.

Key was, this child lived a genuinely clear-headed life - a true eye-opener.

Despite having fallen from being a noble lady to a palace slave, she neither felt overwhelmed with shame nor blamed the world; she carried little negative energy.

Instead, she had a weed-like tenacity, stubbornly striving to stand up even when crushed into the mud.

He Tiantian appreciated such resilient and tough individuals.

The opportunity was timely for He Tiantian to use this ”business trip” to test Ji Xiang’s abilities.

She first narrated the grievances between Fubao and He Sanya, as well as the slander that had once been flung at Fubao.

Subsequently, He Tiantian briefly mentioned the sophistry she’d thought of for ”breaking the deadlock”.

He Tiantian didn’t cite examples of how powers could fall, but Ji Xiang didn’t shy away from discussing her past experiences.

She took the initiative to remind He Tiantian, ”Princess Consort, not all wealthy families are good. Throughout history, how many illustrious families have succumbed to history’s dust.”

Not just their family, even great poets have clearly illustrated this situation in their poems.

”The swallows that used to nest at the Prince Wang and Xie’s halls now fly into ordinary homes.”

Prestigious families like Wang and Xie, thousand-year noble families, have become history; let alone those self-proclaimed wealthy aristocrats.

Seeing Ji Xiang’s insight, He Tiantian increasingly felt that this girl was a talent worth cultivating.

She didn’t promise Ji Xiang anything, but in her heart, He Tiantian had already made plans: if Ji Xiang could remain this clear-headed, she would definitely help her rid of her lowly status in the future.

”Good! You’re absolutely right!”

He Tiantian had initially only intended to use ”enjoyment of the simplicity and happiness of rural life” to fill the gap.

With Ji Xiang’s added reasoning, it seemed even more perfect.

He Tiantian felt more and more that she hadn’t chosen the wrong person, and thus entrusted Ji Xiang with another task.

He Yingying was correct in guessing that He Tiantian sent someone back home not only to clear her family’s name and bring them to the Capital, but she had another grand strategy.

”He Yingying is familiar with the plot; how could I, He Tiantian, not know what will happen next?”

He Tiantian studied He Yingying’s personality and accurately predicted He Yingying’s predictions...