ood thing is it that you had to come in person"Qian Jianguo smiled and asked, "As I've been here the longest, I even know the deputy captain's wife.""As for this auspicious occasion of uniting two fam..."Didn't I just give away five hundred taels of silver at the pub a few days ago"

Li Renyu said unhappily.

“Half of the silver was spent on Tong Hui Xian Gu, she has already furnished Fang Hua Yuan. To ensure her magic works, I bought the best materials. Moreover, Tong Hui expressed yesterday that she could cast a spell at any time after seeing Lian Yi with us.”

Upon hearing this, Li Renyu's face eased somewhat, and then he frowned and said:

"The calligraphy and paintings here are immovable. They are for the children. I will go borrow some, and when we get Wu's property, I'll return them."

"I've troubled you, sir."

Li Qin lowered her eyes and said submissively.

Only after Li Renyu left did she return to her seat and let out a cold snort:

"Want me to give that little wretch money for a coming-of-age ceremony I'd sooner dream! Not selling her off to a brothel is the most merciful thing I've done."

Li Qin had silver in her hands, but she wouldn't spend a single copper coin on someone unrelated to her.

The next day, Li Qin dressed herself up and went to the house on Wending Street. She told Lianyi about helping with her coming-of-age ceremony.

"In that case, I'd like to thank you for your help, Aunt! I don't know anything and have no experience. Besides your family, I don't know anyone else here. This time, you've gone out of your way for me. After the coming-of-age ceremony is over, I will definitely repay your kindness."

Lian'i twirled the jade bracelet on her wrist, thinking to herself. Please let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

Li Qin glanced at the bracelet on Lian Yi's wrist, lowered her eyes to hide the greed in them, then said with a kind smile:

“You are WanWan’s only child, and your father passed away early. We won't make a fuss about this, you don't have to worry about anything, the household will take care of everything. For now, just focus on recuperating your spirit and energy. The day before your coming-of-age ceremony, you can move into your mother’s FangHua Garden.”

"Okay, I'll listen to my aunt. But do I need to send some people over to help"

The ripple, with its understanding heart, inquired.

"No, your servants only need to take good care of you. Besides, they aren't familiar with the estate. Don't let them try to help and accidentally make things worse."

At this juncture, how could Li Qin allow ripples' servants to intervene Those servants all looked shrewd and capable; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to protect this dead girl all the way from Jiangnan to Beijing. What if they discovered something Wouldn't that ruin their plans

"Or perhaps I'm the lucky one, so please, Aunt, take care of everything!"

She spoke many flattering words, but didn't offer a single copper coin. As she was leaving, she gave Li Qin two food boxes. After Li Qin got on the carriage and opened them, she found only ordinary snacks inside. She was so angry that her nose almost went crooked.

"Miss, I'm sure Li Qinshi didn't have good intentions when she arranged your coming-of-age ceremony."

Lo Sakura spoke directly.

"I know!"

"Since you already know, why did you agree to the Li family's proposal"

"Of course it's to make them completely give up!"

Ripple said softly.

"Miss, rest assured, we will all accompany you then."

"Don't worry about that, I have other things for you to do. Get ready now!"

Liàn Yī spoke softly.

Yes, Miss!

With a single command, the Wu residence became bustling with activity once more.

On the eve of Li Lian's coming-of-age ceremony, the Li family specially arranged a small palanquin to pick her up.

Ripple this time only brought along Minmin and Wenlu. Before getting into the sedan chair, she specially instructed:

"Luo Ying, Luo Huai, you must make sure to take care of what I said and not delay."

Yes, miss!

The two maidservants, Shuangshuang and Fu, then bowed deeply. After seeing their young mistress leave, they closed the gates of the mansion with a click.

"Luo Ying Jie, are you really going to follow Miss's instructions Won't she be alright"

Luohuai wore a face of suspicion.

"Don't ask any more questions, just follow my arrangements. Now, let them disperse from the city and meet outside the city walls ten miles away. We'll discuss the rest after we gather."

Luo Ying decisively said.

After that, the two began to arrange for the carriages in the mansion to leave one after another.

She entered Li Mansion smoothly and moved into the FangHua Garden, where her mother used to reside. As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she sensed a fleeting gaze of lustful intent. She merely glanced around and pretended not to notice before entering the room.

Li Qin prepared meticulously for this spellcasting. After dinner, she even went to the Fragrant Flower Courtyard to double-check the entire process of the coming-of-age ceremony with Lian Yi.

"It's good that Auntie thought of everything, even for Ripple. It's already perfect, nothing needs to be added or subtracted."

Ripple reviewed the document and indicated no objections.

"That's good, I was worried that I wouldn't do a good job and make you unhappy."

After the back-and-forth business flattery between the two came to an end, Li Qin also thoughtfully sent a bowl of bird's nest porridge.

Swiftlet's nest beauty and rejuvenation, just drink it and you'll rest early, guaranteed your face will be rosy and charming tomorrow.

Thank you, aunt.

Even ripples didn't put on airs, directly in Li Qin's gaze, drank that bowl of bird's nest porridge, and then obediently lay down. Only then did Li Qin leave Fang Hua Yuan satisfied.

Wenyin and Minmin surrounded Lianyi, their faces serious. Minmin whispered:

"Miss, that Li Qin is not well-intentioned. What if she put something in the bird's nest"

"Don't worry, she wouldn't dare to poison her inside. What if I, the protagonist, am gone What will happen to my coming-of-age ceremony tomorrow The Li family is still hoping to take advantage of the situation and collect a wave of gifts, and conveniently sell me off. After all, your young lady is quite a beauty."

Rinyi smiled sweetly, winked at the two of them, then closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Wen Lu nodded at her own daughter, and the other party stepped forward to help Lian Yi put down the curtains. The two left the bedroom together.

When the ripples regained consciousness again, she was lying on a strange pattern drawn in human blood. Around her, ten or so torches were burning, their flames blue-green and rather unsettling to look at.

She tried to get up, but she felt as if her body was imprisoned. She frowned and looked towards the figure hiding in the firelight's shadow. A pair of eyes, glowing green, stared straight at her.

Most of Li's family members were present, and among them, the most pleased was Li Qinshi. She also noticed Ripples looking over, revealing a blatant malicious gaze, as if waiting to see what would happen to Ripples.

"What are you going to do I advise you to let me go."

Ripple feigned a struggle for a moment, then directed her gaze straight at Lee In-woo.

"Miss Wu, you have only yourself to blame for being too greedy."

A decrepit and turbid voice came, but unfortunately, before it could finish speaking, it was interrupted by ripples.

“Bah! It's the Li family who are greedy. I am a daughter of the Wu family, what's wrong with me guarding what my father left me They are trying every trick in the book to seize my inheritance and don't even know where they found you, such a demon sorcerer, the stench from your body can be smelled miles away.”

Tong Hui's face twitched uncontrollably, which was also the reason she was so desperate to find a new body.

"Hmph! Since you won't drink, then don't blame me for getting rough!"

Immediately, Hui Tong swept the dust away and activated the crimson formation. looking at the deflated cartoon backpack on Jia Yao's back, he knew that the supplies Yuan Chongming had prepared for him should have been used up over these ten days."Gulu," he let out a sound, maki...