Chapter 220: Using tricks
As the saying goes, when rivals meet, they become jealous of each other.

This meeting between Wang Fengyi and Qin Xiaoning was destined to end with displeasure on both sides.

After leaving Qingsong Garden, Wang Fengyi let out a heavy breath and turned to ask her personal maid: "Are you sure you did it perfectly? Did you leave any evidence behind?"

The maid looked around and whispered, "Zhang Da has died in front of the Dali Temple, and the old woman has gone crazy. Don't worry, Miss. No one can find out anything."

"When Zhang Da was kicked out of the Lu Mansion, my cousin interrogated him. I was worried that he couldn't stand the pressure and let the cat out of the bag."

"Don't worry, Miss. His life is in our hands. He wouldn't dare to speak carelessly even if he had a hundred guts."

Wang Fengyi narrowed his eyes: "Dali Temple really didn't suspect anything about his death?"

"No." The little maid replied, "He was secretly poisoned early in the morning. He was beaten with a stick in the Dali Temple and was in a bad condition when he came out. He is just a scoundrel. Who would suspect him?"

Wang Fengyi sighed: "This matter was done perfectly, why would that Qin suspect me?"

"Even if she is suspicious, so what? She has no evidence. Even if she tells the prince, he will still protect her, but he has to rely on evidence. How can the marriage between the Lu family and our Wang family be affected by the lies of a little concubine?"

"I just hate it." Wang Fengyi's hands clenched into fists under his wide sleeves. "In order to covet wealth and fame, she refused to acknowledge her biological father and forced him to die tragically. I thought that through this incident, she would be humiliated and ashamed to face people, but I didn't expect that she was not affected at all."

The little maidservant followed suit and sighed, "It's because the master of the mansion protected her and strictly ordered that this matter must not be spread. The prince also contacted the Dali Temple. Otherwise, we couldn't let Zhang Da die so easily. We had to make it known to everyone in the city."

Glancing at her master's gloomy face, the little maid advised: "Young lady, don't be upset. If this plan doesn't work, we can think of other ways. She is just a little orphan. Even if the people in the mansion pity her, she can't break the rules of the noble family."

Wang Fengyi sneered when she heard this: "You are right. I don't believe that the Duke's Mansion will protect her regardless of its reputation."

"Just wait and see." She said bitterly.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Dragon Boat Festival. According to the custom in Beijing, the powerful and wealthy families would go for a boat ride in the suburbs of Beijing on the Dragon Boat Festival.

On this day, the whole family left home early to go on a cruise ship on East Lake for a drink.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a major festival, and the eldest son of the Wang family and his wife, as well as Wang Fengyi, were also invited by the lady dowager.

The mansion chartered three pleasure boats.

The Duke and his wife, the Second Master and his wife accompanied the Dowager Lady in one boat, the Eldest Master and his wife, the Third Master and his wife, Lu Ji, Qin Xiaoning, and Wang Fengyi's siblings and their sisters-in-law in one boat, the Fifth and Sixth Young Miss in one boat, and the prominent stewards and managers of the Duke's mansion in another boat.

It is spring, with willow trees on both sides of the river, birds singing and swallows dancing. The painted boats are sailing on the sparkling lake, and various beautifully decorated painted boats are coming and going on the lake. Sitting on the boats, you can enjoy the endless scenery.

Lu Ji, Lu Yu, the eldest son of the Wang family and others sat together drinking tea and talking about things, while Li Lanchun took the female family members to the deck to enjoy the scenery and chat.

Wang Fengyi chatted with everyone with a smile, and ordered the maid to bring sachets, ornaments and other small items to distribute to everyone, saying enthusiastically: "These little things are from Jinling, and they are a little different from what we have in Beijing. Everyone can just treat them as something new to play with."

Li Lanchun looked at the sachet that Wang Fengyi had given her and said cheerfully, "I have never been good at needlework. Looking at the embroidery on this sachet, I can't tell that it is any different from the ones we have in Beijing." Then she handed it to Xia Yun, who was standing beside her, and said, "Sister-in-law, take a look."

Xia Yun put down the teacup and took the sachet, examined it carefully, and replied: "The embroidery is indeed different, but I can't tell what kind of embroidery it is."

Li Lanchun laughed when she heard this: "It's just embroidering a flower, but there are so many patterns?" Then she glared at Xia Yun: "Even you can't tell the difference, it shows that this embroidery is really rare."

Hearing this, Wang Fengyi looked at Qin Xiaoning, who had been silent, with a gentle smile on her face: "I heard that Miss Qin is very skillful, take a look."

As he said that, he handed a purse in his hand to Qin Xiaoning. Qin Xiaoning took it, took a look, and said lightly: "I can't tell what this embroidery is."

Wang Fengyi smiled faintly when she heard this: "I heard that Miss Qin is skilled in double-sided embroidery. You can definitely tell the difference between this embroidery and the other one."

She paused and glanced at Li Lanchun and Xia Yun: "It's just that Miss Qin is deliberately hiding her incompetence in front of us."

Qin Xiaoning didn't want to have such a verbal dispute with Wang Fengyi in front of everyone. Facing Wang Fengyi's provocation, she just smiled faintly and did not refute. Then, while everyone was talking, she quietly walked to the side to lean on the railing to enjoy the scenery.

After a while, Wang Fengyi came over again, still with a gentle smile on her face: "Even if Miss Qin doesn't like me, she should restrain herself in front of others."

Qin Xiaoning replied: "I'm so sorry, I really don't have the ability to hide my emotions like you, my cousin."

She looked at Wang Fengyi and said frankly: "Since we don't like each other, why can't we avoid each other? After all, out of sight, out of mind."

Wang Fengyi twitched her lips after hearing this and whispered, "How to hide? We will live under the same roof in the future, Miss Qin, how do you think we should hide from each other?"

It is indeed unavoidable.

After saying this, Wang Fengyi stood on the deck, leaned on the railing, looked at the leisurely lake, and fell into deep thought.

"Then what do you want?" Qin Xiaoning knew that this woman hated her. She glanced at Lu Ji in the pleasure boat, then turned to look at Wang Fengyi: "You don't want to push me into the water in front of the prince, do you?"

Wang Fengyi turned around and smiled gently, "Miss Qin, why are you talking nonsense? You are the apple of my cousin's eye. If I push you into the water, my cousin will hate me."

She approached Qin Xiaoning and raised her hand to hold hers. Faced with her sudden enthusiasm, the girl subconsciously took two steps back.

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Fengyi said in a gentle voice, "I won't harm you."

She looked at Qin Xiaoning, her phoenix eyes smiling: "I've thought about it. For my cousin's sake, we should get along harmoniously. Don't worry, I will treat you well in the future and won't let my cousin get caught in the middle."

As Wang Fengyi spoke, he leaned against the fence, holding her hand tightly and never letting go.

If someone who doesn't know the truth looks at their attitude, they might think that the relationship between these two people is very close.

Qin Xiaoning wanted to laugh when she heard what Wang Fengyi said. She had no intention of arguing with her any further. Just as she was about to leave, she heard the fence break with a creak. With a scream from Wang Fengyi, she was pulled by her and fell into the lake.