Chapter 174 Yihuan's Counterattack

The fifteenth day of the lunar year has come again. Yihuan had already learned from Guo Wei about Nian's recent abnormality. No matter what she wanted to do, she had set her sights on Xiaolang, which was unforgivable!
Li was still the last one to arrive. She sat in the first seat at the bottom, ignoring all her defeated opponents and directed her spearhead at Nian Sisi.

"Ms. Nian, I heard that you like visiting gardens recently. What is there that attracts you so much? Tell us about it. Otherwise, it would be boring to stay there all day."

Nian Sisi didn't expect a little kid to be so difficult to deal with. After such a long time, let alone eating a piece of dessert, she didn't even talk to him. When she was in a bad mood, she didn't have the patience she used to have towards Li: "To answer the concubine, I am just helping you digest your food after dinner."

"Everyone knows that the Fourth Prince likes the swings and slides next to the rockery. The other princesses know to avoid them, but why did you insist on moving forward? Who knows what you are thinking?" Li took a bite of the dessert, "Don't say I didn't warn you. If you dare to lay hands on the children, be careful that Fu Jin will chop off your claws!"

Nian listened to Li's indiscriminate scolding, her face was already showing displeasure, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked pitiful: "Sister, why do you want to wrongly accuse me? I just like the Fourth Prince, so I thought of him when I had fresh cakes. Such good intentions turned out to be a huge conspiracy in your mouth. I am young and don't know these tricks in the harem!"

"How insolent!" Li immediately turned her brows against Nian when she heard him mocking her for being old and ugly and having dirty thoughts.

This was the scene Yihuan faced when she entered the house. If she didn't know the whole story, she would have thought that Li was bullying and that Nian was the one being bullied. Unfortunately, she didn't have any sympathy for Nian now. Whenever she thought that her little wolf was in danger all the time, Yihuan felt furious.

"What are you doing, Li, you are now the concubine of Prince Yong's mansion. You should maintain your status. Not everyone is worth your trouble." Yihua said while sitting in the main seat. "Nian, you entered the mansion the latest. You need to listen to your sisters' teachings with an open mind. This is all for your own good."

Li didn't even care about being angry. As expected, the child was the concubine's weak spot. He actually spoke to her side. Didn't she see that Nian's original fake crying was about to turn into real crying?

Li later recalled the expression on Nian's face when she really wanted to cry but had to hold it back and she could have ordered half an extra bowl of rice.

The other princesses all lowered their heads and acted like quails. They didn't care about the fight between gods as long as it didn't harm the little ghosts.

After Yihuan had called the roll and questioned each of her "colleagues" one by one as a matter of routine, she announced that today's morning meeting was over, except for Nian, who was left behind.

When Nian Sisi was alone with Yihuan, she felt a little scared and a little excited.

If I were to be troubled by the concubine, perhaps the prince would see me?

"Sister Nian, Concubine Li has always had this temper and never restrains herself in front of the master. The master is used to it, and you need to adapt as you have just arrived." Yihua smiled and said to Nian, "Speaking of which, I originally thought that sister was a noble lady, but I didn't expect that she has learned such a good skill. The fourth prince said that there is a beautiful sister who makes very tempting snacks."

"Why don't you teach me how to use my small kitchen? This way, you don't have to worry about it every day."

Yihuan smiled coldly as she spoke. She looked at Nian, as if telling her to stay away from the Fourth Prince in the future.

Nian wanted to refuse, but she was not a cook!
But she didn't dare, because the princess's gaze was too terrifying. Nian changed her mind and decided that it would be better to stay in the main courtyard, so that she could have close contact with the master when he came.

"I obey your orders." After saying that, the master and servant of the Nian family were led by Yuxue to the small kitchen.

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When Yinzhen came back, he saw a somewhat unfamiliar woman standing next to Yihuan. She didn't look like a servant from the way she was dressed. After thinking about it, he realized that the woman was Gege Nian.

Because of his prejudice against Nian Gengyao, Yinzhen didn't like Nian Sisi very much. Seeing her following Yihuan, he didn't know what she was up to. Yihuan heard the voice and turned around but didn't stand up. She had been impolite in front of Yinzhen for many years, and they were used to this way of getting along.

Nian's delicate voice came: "The maid pays respects to the prince!"

Yinzhen nodded: "Get up, why are you here with the princess?"

Yihuan tried not to laugh; his question was too direct.

"Sister Nian is said to be very good at making snacks. So, I invited her to the kitchen to give me some pointers today, so that when Little Wolf wants to eat, he won't have to trouble Sister Nian again."

Yinzhen frowned, and understood Yihuan's implication: "What good thing is worth your boasting about?"

"Go back. You are not needed to serve here. There are many children in the house. Don't disturb them." Yinzhen felt uncomfortable with the presence of one more person in the room, so he ordered him to leave.

Nian had no choice but to try her best to show off her superior neck and make an expression that men could not refuse. Unfortunately, she was just winking at a blind man, and Yinzhen didn't even look at her.

Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief when there were no more extra people in the room. Yihuan teased him, "This is my princess. Why do I feel more uncomfortable than I do?"

"I have never seen you make things difficult for the princesses. What did Nian do?" Yinzhen asked.

"It's nothing. She often encounters little wolves in the garden recently. I am worried about her and I am afraid that she will regret it if something happens in the future. So I gave her a warning." Yihua told the truth, "Maybe she really likes children, but I always feel uneasy."

"I know, you did the right thing." Yinzhen did not eat the exquisite snacks on the table. "The second son of the Nian family is a man who knows how to make money. He sent his sister to my house, but he always goes to the eighth son. Maybe he has connections with some princes in private. We must be on guard against such people."

The second son of the Nian family is Nian Gengyao. I didn’t expect that Yinzhen would have such an impression of the minister who would help him expand the territory in the future.

Perhaps many things already have causes, but the parties involved are just not aware of them.

"The second son of the Nian family?" Yihuan made a puzzled face, wanting to see if Yinzhen would say more.

Sure enough, Yinzhen was still in the mood for chatting today: "Nian Gengyao is the second son of Hubei Governor Nian Xialing. The eldest son Nian Xiyao is an honest and hardworking man who works hard in the Ministry of Works. Nian Gengyao has been moving around recently and seems to want to be sent out for a few years to increase his qualifications."

"It's inevitable for an official to seek personal gain." Yihuan said with a smile.

"You are right, but it is better for me to have no disloyal servants. Nian Gengyao came to me first, and I was just considering giving him a position outside. I couldn't wait for a few days, so I went to ask Lao Ba for help. Humph, since that's the case, let's see what kind of lucrative position Lao Ba can give him."

Yihuan understood that Yinzhen was completely disgusted with Nian Gengyao, and no matter how hard Nian Sisi tried, it would be in vain.