In a lush bamboo forest, she stood gracefully in blue attire, her expression cool and detached, as if nothing worldly could capture her attention. She calmly gazed in the direction from which she came, her demeanor inscrutable. Adorned with a jade belt, she exuded elegance without the need for makeup, radiant like the moon.
Ye Qing Ge was stunned, until her maid by her side greeted her, prompting her to react and walk towards the woman.
Yin Luo observed this clearly unfriendly visitor. The woman was quite beautiful, possessing a classic stunning face, though her gaze was sharp and carried an air of arrogance.
She had heard that aside from one mistress, there were no other ladies in the Jin Wangfu, and Su Yi had mentioned that Cousin Miss had just returned to the residence. Judging by the woman's attire and the way she scrutinized her openly, it was undoubtedly Cousin Miss Ye Qing Ge.
Yin Luo chose to remain silent and made no effort to speak. As she continued to be appraised, she simply shifted her steps and walked past Ye Qing Ge.
Ye Qing Ge was taken aback; she hadn't expected the woman to leave without a word. She stomped her foot in frustration and hurried after her to block her path. "Hey, why did you leave without saying hello?"
Yin Luo glanced at her, her expression still cold. "You didn't say anything either."
"That's because I haven't figured out how to address you yet."
"Then wait until you've thought of something before speaking."
After saying this, Yin Luo attempted to walk away again, but Ye Qing Ge blocked her once more. "Hey! Don't think that just because you married my cousin, I'll treat you like a sister-in-law. My cousin's interest in you is just a fleeting whim; once he tires of you, he won't want you anymore!"
Yin Luo initially didn't want to engage with her, but this woman was confrontational right from the start. Raising an eyebrow, she replied coolly, "Whether it's a fleeting whim or not is between us two; what does it have to do with you as an outsider?"
"Outsider?" Ye Qingge had already heard this term for the second time today, and for a moment, she was almost furious. She pointed at herself, "Am I an outsider?"
Her beautiful eyes seemed to be spitting fire as she raised her hand and waved it toward the vast Jin Wangfu: "I have been with my cousin since I was five years old, moved into Jin Wangfu at ten, and managed the household affairs for my cousin at fifteen. Who are you? What do you count as? How dare you say I am an outsider? Even if you marry my cousin now, sooner or later, when he gets tired of you, I can guarantee that your life will be in danger!"
"Is that so?" Yin Luo lazily looked at her fingertips. They were delicate hands as white as jade, slender and very beautiful. "Even if my life is in danger in the future, right now, I am still the mistress of the mansion, am I not? Who are you?" She raised her gaze lightly to look at her, her eyes as cold as water under the moonlight. "To put it nicely, you are the Prince's sister, the Cousin Miss of the mansion; to put it bluntly, you are nothing but a burden living off others. Mistress and burden—tell me, who is the outsider?"
"You—" Ye Qingge was so angry that she swung her hand to hit her. Yin Luo effortlessly grasped her wrist without making any further moves, yet Ye Qingge's face changed from pain.
"Let go of me..."
"If no one provokes me, I won't provoke anyone. Today, I just want to tell you that if you quietly play your role as Cousin Miss, we can naturally go our separate ways without interfering with each other. But if you want to play tricks on me, if you strike me once, I will return it tenfold!"
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