Chapter 229 - 227: Best to Kill Her
Shen Yinning deliberately revealed a look of difficulty: "It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m insignificant and powerless. By the Empress Dowager’s side, I’m merely a bit more dignified than ordinary palace maids. Besides, the Empress Dowager is old and doesn’t have much authority in the temple. If you want to be well-received, you should go appeal to the Crown Princess Consort."
"All this goes back to being your fault!" Gao Yun sneered, "You and the Crown Princess Consort are clearly cousins. Yet you’ve chosen to offend her, making it impossible for us to interact with Shen Guogong Mansion through family connections! If my brother hadn’t married you, he might already be the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice by now. Instead, Cui Ji is the one enjoying that post!"
Shen Yinning feigned guilt: "Once we return home, I will apologize to my husband. The Heaven Worship and Blessing Ceremony is about to begin, so I must go to the Empress Dowager’s side now. I ask you to help me safeguard this sacrificial text. This is what I wrote for the Virtuous Princess; the Empress Dowager values it greatly and plans to personally burn it for the Princess this afternoon."
"By the way, I heard the Crown Princess Consort also wrote a text, but her handwriting is atrocious. Yesterday, she asked me several times to exchange texts, but I didn’t agree. I’m worried she might send someone to steal it; you must ensure this text is kept safe. If this sacrificial text wins favor with the Empress Dowager, I can use that opportunity to speak favorably about my husband in her presence."
After saying this, Shen Yinning gave the pair a meaningful glance before leaving the Zen room.
Yin Shanshan and Gao Yun simultaneously looked at the longevity-patterned wooden box.
Gao Yun whispered, "Shanshan, tell me, if we secretly swap Shen Yinning’s text with the Crown Princess Consort’s, will the Crown Princess Consort favor us once she finds out? Even Shen Yinning said the Empress Dowager lacks authority nowadays. Rather than having her use the text to curry favor with the Empress Dowager, wouldn’t it be better for us to give it to the Crown Princess Consort and ally with her?"
"Great minds think alike; I was just thinking the same!" Yin Shanshan suppressed her excitement, "If the Crown Princess Consort sees how sensible we are, she might arrange for us to stay in a Zen room and have palace maids serve us. Gao Yun, our good days are just beginning!"
Heaven can bear witness—finally, her life as a transmigrator was about to ascend to glory!
She firmly believed she was the heroine of this world.
And the Crown Princess Consort, Shen Yunxi, was unquestionably the secondary female lead.
It was their destiny to become good sisters, and today’s sacrificial text incident would surely mark a turning point in their relationship!