Just thinking about it gives one a headache.
He Ci Yuan already had a strong possessive personality. This was something that couldn't be changed by anyone.
[No, what should I do? I'm going to die! He's going to kill me!]
[Deny it? It's useless! Bi Xi had already said it out loud in public. Denying it at this moment would be an admission of guilt! Admit it? That would be even more suicidal!]
Tian Yao's mind spun rapidly. Cold sweat soaked through the clothes on her back.
Begging for mercy was useless. This man didn't buy it. The only way out was to prove that she was still useful to him before he acted!
Prove that the identity of "the person He Huai Bi liked" was more beneficial than harmful to him!
In the midst of the intense pain, she stopped trembling. She forced herself to squeeze out a twisted smile and meet He Ci Yuan's cold gaze.
"My lord..." Her voice was hoarse from the pain, but there was a hint of eerie calmness. "Actually, this is just a joke. Don't you think this is interesting?"
He Ci Yuan's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly. The strength of his grip on her didn't slacken, but it didn't tighten either.
There's a chance!
Tian Yao was overjoyed. She quickly struck while the iron was hot. "What does the Second Young Master have to do with me? Losing your cool for a useless maid. This was clearly intentional. Nu Bi wasn't some great beauty in the world. Why did they miss her so much? This was clearly someone trying to sow discord between us!"
As she spoke, she stared fixedly into He Ci Yuan's eyes, trying to capture every change in his emotions.
"Everyone knows that I'm the person by the lord's side. If I really had something with someone else, it would have already spread. Why would they wait until now?"
"I've never gotten along well with Concubine Bi Xi. It's only natural for her to be unhappy and pull me down with her. I haven't even left the door in the lord's place. How could I have betrayed him? I'm really being framed so much..."
As Tian Yao spoke, she softened her body and knelt on the ground, pretending to cry. She wiped some saliva on her face as tears.
[I'm already so miserable. What else do you want from me?]
She didn't want to be with anyone. She just wanted to quickly find a thick thigh.
However, these thick thighs were the most difficult to hug in the world. Their thoughts were the most difficult to guess.
The darkness in He Ci Yuan's eyes finally faded. There was a hint of playful scrutiny.
"Yes, that's right. Making a ruckus at my door was clearly for me to see. If I really chased you away, I would be fulfilling their wishes!"
"Yes." Tian Yao nodded without hesitation. "This servant is the lord's person. What they did was clearly intentional slander. My lord, don't listen to them. This servant is on the lord's side..."
"I believe you." He slowly stretched out his hand and gently stroked the red mark he had just left on her with the back of his finger. "Because you're constantly thinking about how to live."
The cold feeling made Tian Yao tremble, but she didn't dare to dodge.
"Very good." He Ci Yuan retracted his hand. "You're still useful to me. I also want to see what methods you have to fight against these people."
In this deep mansion, no one could live well by relying on patience. Only by fighting against the other party could one obtain what they truly wanted.
Tian Yao knew that this was also his trust in her. She wasn't a fool. She had already given so much for him, so there was no need for him to misunderstand her.
A few days later, the atmosphere in the mansion finally changed.
Xing Er had been locked in the woodshed for bumping into her master and speaking vulgar words. However, the matter that day had still spread everywhere.
Everyone knew that He Huai Bi had a woman he couldn't get in his heart. It was Miss Tian Yao in the Eldest Young Master's room.
The newly favored Xing Er was just a fake.
He Huai Bi was furious about this, but he couldn't refute it. He could only lock himself in the study and not see anyone for a few days.
On this afternoon, Tian Yao was trimming a pot of orchids under the corridor. He Ci Yuan had said that he would come today. He had to ask Tian Yao to trim them one by one.
Although she didn't know if he was deliberately making things difficult for her, Tian Yao didn't refuse.
It didn't matter. He Ci Yuan had said that he would protect her, so there definitely wouldn't be any problems.
A timid voice sounded from the side. "Sister Tian Yao..."
Tian Yao turned around. It was actually Shuang Yue.
Xing Er was a person who liked to fight for favor, but she hadn't heard of any problems with this Shuang Yue. She seemed to be very low-key.
At this moment, she saw Shuang Yue holding a bowl of bird's nest. She was carefully looking at her. Her eyes were red and full of fear.
"Is there something?" Tian Yao was vigilant.
"Sister, please save me!" Shuang Yue knelt down with a thud. Her tears were flowing. "Bi Xi and Xing Er said that they would bully me every day. Moreover, I think they're very scary. They also said that they would kill me together. I'm really scared..."
Tian Yao frowned. Why did this routine sound so familiar?
[Playing the victim? Wanting to use me as a gun?]
[Don't be sympathetic or pitiful to others. Otherwise, you'll end up dead.]
Getting involved in other people's cause and effect meant that she wouldn't end well.
Shuang Yue saw that she didn't say anything and cried even louder. "I'm a lowly person. I can't fight against them. I secretly hid a jade bracelet that the Young Master had bestowed in the crevice of the rockery. I wanted to wait for the storm to pass before taking it. However, I'm afraid that they'll find it first. Sister, can you accompany me there? Just pity me..."
Tian Yao sneered in her heart, but there was a trace of emotion on her face.
She wanted to see what tricks these people were playing.
Moreover, in broad daylight, could they still kill her?
He Ci Yuan would definitely be watching her all the time. This was actually enough.
"Get up. I'll go with you to take a look."
The two of them walked one after the other. They quickly arrived at the pond in the back garden.
"It's right under that rock. This evidence is very important to me. It's also the only evidence that can bring them down." Shuang Yue pointed at a rockery near the water. Her voice was trembling.
Tian Yao was on guard. She didn't get too close. She only poked her head out to take a look. "Where?"
"Get closer. It's blocked by the waterweed..." Shuang Yue urged as she got closer to her.
Just as Tian Yao tilted her body slightly and tried to see more clearly, a huge force suddenly came from behind!
"Damn it!"
[True feelings can't be exchanged for true feelings!]
Tian Yao was caught off guard. She let out a scream and fell headfirst into the cold pool!
"Splash!"
The bone-chilling cold immediately wrapped around her body. The choking pool water rushed into her nasal cavity. She struggled desperately, but the waterweed wrapped around her ankle.
She had only wanted to catch their weakness, but she didn't expect to play herself out.
"Bitch, you've really killed me. I definitely won't let you off easily. I'll let you know the consequences of offending me!"
"People like you who bring disaster to men should just die quickly!"