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The darkness before dawn.

The gate of the Mourning Red Pavilion slowly opened a gap, and Qingwen cautiously poked her head out. Seeing no one on either side, she quickly opened the gate halfway and urged her voice like a thief.

Just as Ping’er calmly stepped out of the threshold, followed by Lin Hongyu, who had been behaving stealthily. Almost as they stepped out of the door, the ebony door creaked and closed tightly.

Seeing that there was no way out from behind, Lin Hongyu bit her silver teeth in hatred and hunched down the stairs, ignoring whether Ping’er had followed or not. She shook off her long legs which were still sore and weak, and flew towards the narrow path of the second door.

Last night when she went crazy, she ignored it until she woke up in the morning and realized that Sun Shaozong had used his clothes as a cleaning cloth for the aftermath!

If it was used just for oneself, it was okay.

However, there were also Sun Shaozong and Ping'er's on it

Therefore, Lin Hongyu hesitated for a while but couldn't put her heart down. She put the dirty underwear on her body and couldn't find anything to replace it for a while. Therefore, she was currently in a vacuum, so every step she took felt her heart tremble, afraid of being seen in her current predicament.

Walking in the dark, deep and shallow, Lin Hongyu saw a gate tower looming ahead. Suddenly, her already tense melon seed face showed a hint of despair.

The two vermilion-painted doors downstairs of the gate were tightly connected at this moment, and it looked like the road was impassable.

Oh no!

Lin Hongyu suddenly remembered that the North Gate, which was sandwiched between the two gates, had always been opened only during the day, but had to be locked from inside at night!

What should she do now?!

Lin Hongyu looked back anxiously, wanting to discuss a solution with Ping'er, but in the narrow and dark alleyway, where could she see Ping'er's trace?

*Damn it!*

This slut, relying on her well-dressed appearance, was calm and unhurried!

Lin Hongyu gritted her two rows of silver teeth with a clattering sound, thinking to herself that if she really couldn't avoid this calamity, she would make a fool of herself.

She pondered the method of retaliation but was still unable to see any trace of Ping’er.

How could she not come over now that the sky was about to light up?

Did she intentionally procrastinate and want to see her joke?!

The more she thought about it, the more anxious Lin Hongyu became. She even turned back to find Ping'er, but looking at the sky about to break, she couldn't muster the courage to turn back.

While leaning against the vermilion-painted gate, she was in a dilemma when she suddenly heard a rapid sound of footsteps coming from inside the door, followed by the sound of shaking the latch.

Why did it open so early today?!

Lin Hongyu was first startled, then shocked. She tiptoed into the bushes and prepared to wait for the doorkeeper to leave before rushing back home in a fit of anger.

After a moment, the vermilion-painted door was half open, and a figure poked its head out from inside. After scanning left and right for a moment, it suddenly whispered, "Come out, it's me."

"It’s you?!"

Lin Hongyu suddenly jumped out of the bushes and said in astonishment, "You... how could you..."

It turned out that it was none other than Ping’er, whom Lin Hongyu thought was still lagging.

Faced with her shocked expression, Ping’er simply said calmly, "I have all the keys to the inner courtyard in my hands. It's easy to find a corner door to enter."

"Why didn't you bring me with you?!"

Thinking about her recent worries and anxieties, Lin Hongyu suddenly became furious. She came out from behind the bushes and was about to pounce and tear at Ping’er.

Ping'er just gave her an indifferent glance, then turned around and returned to the inner courtyard.

"You!"

Lin Hongyu stomped her foot in anger but ultimately didn’t dare to make too much noise, so she could only grit her teeth and follow behind Ping'er.

There was no danger along the way.

When she arrived at the Xiyun Pavilion where Jia Lian and his wife were located, she calmly called out to open the door and headed straight to the main hall where Wang Xifeng was staying. Lin Hongyu hesitated for a moment but then turned to the inner study where Jia Lian was staying.

Ping'er picked up the curtain and entered the main room. She saw a second-class maid named Shanjie, yawning and pouring hot water into the washbasin. She casually ordered, "You go back to the West Wing to wash up, I’m here now."

Although Shanjie was eager to flatter Wang Xifeng, she didn't dare to neglect the orders of the leader, Ping'er. Therefore, she quickly responded and withdrew with a low eyebrow and eyes.

After Shanjie left the door, Ping'er immediately locked the door and walked into the bedroom located in the northwest. She then walked step by step to the Lotus tent and called out "Second Madam" in a calm voice.

Wang Xifeng was sleeping in spring under a blanket covered in brocade, and when she heard this familiar call, she vaguely responded and lazily asked, "What is it?"

Unexpectedly, after asking, there was no response for a long time. Instead, there was some movement of clothing rubbing against the bed.

Wang Xifeng was puzzled in her heart, and finally lifted her single eyelid open and glanced outside the Lotus tent. However, she saw that Ping’er in front of the bed was half short, only revealing her neck and head. Her expression was even more solemn than ever before.

Wang Xifeng was taken aback and thought she was having some nightmare until she instinctively sat up from the bed and saw clearly that Ping'er was kneeling on the ground.

"You little hoof!"

She patted her chest in fear and angrily said, "What kind of fuss are you making in the morning?"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Ping'er knocking her head heavily on the ground. Even if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she could guess that at least a bruise had grown on her forehead!

"You!"

Wang Xifeng was taken aback for a moment before suddenly saying, "Didn't you cause some trouble with your Aunt?"

Last night, Jia Lian lied that he was afraid his sister would be frightened, so he sent Ping'er over to serve him, which was why Wang Xifeng speculated so.

Thinking of Jia Yingchun's belly, she might be giving birth to the eldest son of the Sun family. Wang Xifeng also became nervous and threw away the blanket in her arms. She bared her long legs like two towering jade pillars and stepped on the purple sandalwood pedals with a pair of heavenly feet. She urgently said, "You have always been steady, why did you get confused about this matter? Quickly, has your Aunt ever been injured by you?"

Ping'er raised her head and calmly looked at Wang Xifeng, saying, "Reply to Second Madam, I haven't seen my Aunt last night."

You never saw her last night?

Why did Jia Lian lie?

Perhaps the two of them wanted to sneak themselves behind their backs…

That was not right either. Although she has been obstructing Jia Lian and Ping'er in every way in the past two years, Ping'er was still considered Jia Lian's woman. Even if she rolled the sheets on her back, it didn’t seem to be a big deal.

What was Ping’er's current move for?

She couldn't figure it out, so she heard Ping'er calmly say, "I actually spent the night at the Red Pavilion yesterday."

"Spent the night at the Red Pavilion?"

Wang Xifeng murmured and repeated the place's name, but couldn't help but stare her eyes wide. "Did you spend the night at the Red Pavilion?! But... but yesterday, the Second Master of the Sun family stayed temporarily at the Red Pavilion, didn't he?"

Seeing that Ping'er didn’t deny it, Wang Xifeng was even more shocked in her heart. She thought to herself that no wonder this little hoof came to her place all morning to *"kowtow."* It turned out that she had committed such a heinous and immoral act!

She stood up and paced back and forth on the sandalwood pedal, then suddenly kicked Ping’er's shoulder and gritted her teeth, cursing, "You lowly servant! I thought you were a worry-free person, but I didn't expect you to be a fickle and promiscuous person!"

Before Ping'er could kneel again, she quickly roared and asked, "Does anyone else know about this?"

Upon hearing these words, Ping'er knew that she was intentionally trying to cover up her affair for herself. She couldn't help but feel some warmth in her heart. However, thinking of her purpose for today, she maintained a wooden expression and said, "Qingwen, Second Master Bao, Xiaohong..."

With every name Ping'er rad, Wang Xifeng's annoyance suddenly increased a bit, especially when she heard "*Xiaohong,"* her face was full of agitation. She wished she could go up and strangle this foolish little hoof!

How could Lin Hongyu possibly hide it from Jia Lian, who was now trying everything to please her and had seen Ping'er as her biggest competitor?

In this way, even if she wanted to protect Ping'er, she might be powerless to do so.

With such thoughts on her face, her anger mixed with three more points of determination.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ping'er gave her the last name, "And Second Master, they all know."

Wang Xifeng's face was full of agitation, and she suddenly turned into an extremely surprised expression. She almost thought that something was wrong with her ears and trembled as she asked, "Who else knows about this?"

"The Second Master, Second Master Lian!"

Ping'er raised her head even higher and looked straight at Wang Xifeng's gaze, coldly saying, "It was also him who made me and Xiaohong stay at the Red Pavilion to serve Lord Sun!"