Such a woman, you have to be cautious of her.
"Who in the Zhou family!"
Just as she was thinking about the Zhou family, she suddenly felt someone stalking her from behind. She quickly turned around to look, but there was no one to be seen.
Turning back around, she frowned as she looked ahead.
There was no way she could have been mistaken. Someone was definitely following her. Yet, when she turned around, there was no one in sight. Clearly, this person must be skillful.
"Someone who associates with Brother Molian, that’s not possible," she quietly muttered, just loud enough for herself to hear.
If they were someone connected to Ya Molian, they wouldn’t secretly stalk her and then continue to hide after she’d discovered them, thus causing her undue stress and trouble. Therefore, this person couldn’t possibly be associated with Ya Molian.
Then who could it be?
Once again, she turned to look behind her.
Due to the approaching dusk, both ahead of her and behind, there wasn’t a single person in sight. The path was silent.
"Could it really be that I misheard?"
That certainly wouldn’t be possible. If she could mishear, she might as well have her ears removed and served as a dish at a feast.
After considering for a moment, she took advantage of the stalker’s hiding, swiftly moving into the medicinal garden’s space. She waited there for the person to appear again. Sure enough, not much later, when she emerged, she caught sight of a figure quickly running off into the distance. That figure...
"Sangsang, you... How did you get here?"
In Ya Yufeng’s home, the couple had just returned from work outside when they saw Lin Caisang knocking on their door and coming in.
"Brother Yufeng, these are wild fruits you’ve picked Ah, there’s quite a lot of them." Lin Caisang held one of the fruits in her hand while her gaze drifted towards Nangong Piao’er.
"It’s good you’re here. I was just thinking of taking these to the mountain. Now you can help me," Ya Yufeng glanced at Nangong Piao’er, understanding that Lin Caisang was there to speak with her, and suggested to Lin Caisang.
"How about we talk while we walk?"
Shortly after, Yufeng carried two bamboo baskets full of wild fruits, another one on his back, and Nangong Piao’er also had one on her back. The three of them set off for Manghuang Mountain.
"Lady, do you have something to discuss?" Nangong Piao’er asked softly.
At the words, Lin Caisang raised her eyebrows and glanced at Yufeng who was walking ahead. Based on the volume of Nangong Piao’er’s voice, Yufeng would certainly have been able to hear.
"My lady, you need not worry. Yufeng is also a loyal servant to our lord," Nangong Piao’er reassured Lin Caisang, knowing what she was worried about.
Lin Caisang raised an eyebrow in surprise.
She hadn’t expected this, but thinking about it, it made sense. How could Ya Molian arrange for his subordinate to marry Ya Yufeng and Ya Enxi unless they were all on the same side?
Nangong Piao’er nodded.
"Have you ever investigated this person, Ban Yilu?" Lin Caisang asked.
The person who had been stealthily tailing her was Ban Yilu. She had seen it clearly.
Nangong Piao’er looked at Lin Caisang, confused.
"She’s from Half Moon Bend, married to Ya Jinghong two years ago."
"Is this the information you’ve found?" asked Lin Caisang.
Nangong Piao’er shook her head.
"When Ya Jinghong originally went to propose at Half Moon Bend, the master gave him some silver as a gesture of goodwill. Yufeng and I also accompanied him. Could it be..." Could they have made a mistake? However, they had indeed neglected to investigate Ban Yilu.