After Becoming a Succubus, I Was Offered to My Mortal Enemy - Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Back at the manor, Sikong Xue had just summoned someone to prepare some delicious food when she heard Ayuan say, “Aren’t you going to invite that doctor to the manor to eat together? Why must you wait until after lunch for her to take the pulse?”

Sikong Xue was stunned. Thinking that Ayuan was now all alone with no family by her side, she likely wanted to see more people she was familiar with from the past. Perhaps if Yin Chiyun came and helped say a few good words, Ayuan would stop being angry.

Although Sikong Xue wanted to eat alone with Ning Yuan, if Ning Yuan wanted things to be more lively, she would comply. She said, “Then I shall have someone invite her over.”

Ning Yuan: ?

I knew it; the one Sikong Xue cares about is Yin Chiyun. She had only said it out of spite, yet Sikong Xue was so impatient to invite her over immediately.

No wonder Sikong Xue dressed up like this today; it turned out it was to see Yin Chiyun.

The kitchen prepared the meal, and Yin Chiyun arrived at Sikong Xue’s manor.

She was wondering why Sikong Xue was willing to keep her for a meal today, but seeing Ning Yuan looking furious and Sikong Xue looking fawning, she understood everything.

Likely Sikong Xue couldn’t coax this eldest Miss, so she thought of dragging her to the manor to help say some good words.

But when these two bickered, the reasons were always strange, and after a few days, they would be fine again without any need for mediation.

How could she, an outsider, mediate?

If someone tried to intervene and Ning Yuan became arrogant, she would only get angrier.

Seeing Sikong Xue like this, Yin Chiyun couldn’t help but want to mock her. No matter how imposing Sikong Xue was in the imperial court, didn’t she have to tuck her tail between her legs when facing Ning Yuan?

Yin Chiyun could see that Sikong Xue had put effort into her appearance today. Ordinarily, except for attending court, Sikong Xue wore clothes convenient for horse riding and sword practice. Today, although she hadn’t applied rouge or powder, she had changed into fine silk robes.

Dressing like this was surely intended for Ning Yuan to see.

However, since Ning Yuan didn’t know her identity was exposed yet, Yin Chiyun didn’t dare mock Sikong Xue to her face. To suppress her laughter, her facial expression couldn’t help but twist slightly.

Seeing Yin Chiyun’s expression, Ning Yuan thought Yin Chiyun didn’t like her sitting next to Sikong Xue.

Feeling aggrieved, she moved a bit further away from Sikong Xue, but Sikong Xue quickly stuck close to her side again.

Ning Yuan grew even angrier.

Is Sikong Xue doing this on purpose to make Yin Chiyun jealous?

Seeing Ayuan turn into a pufferfish again for some unknown reason, Sikong Xue hurriedly placed a piece of tenderly stewed duck leg into Ayuan’s bowl.

“Taste this. Although it’s a signature dish of Wangjiang Tower, the cook at the manor can make it too. Since you couldn’t eat it just now, I had the kitchen make it for you.”

Ning Yuan wanted to say something sarcastic, but the food was truly fragrant, so she decided to keep her head down and eat, ignoring both of them.

Sikong Xue wasn’t annoyed by Ayuan acting this way. Instead, she placed a piece of fish into the porcelain plate in front of her and carefully deboned it for Ayuan.

She chose the softest and most tender part from the fish belly; the fish meat was crystal clear, making it impossible for Ning Yuan to refuse.

Ning Yuan felt it must be because this current body was a succubus’s. This body likely hadn’t eaten anything good before, which was why it was so easily bought by a bit of food.

Seeing Ning Yuan eating heartily, the corners of Sikong Xue’s mouth turned up.

“Eat slowly; be careful in case there are bones I missed.”

She said so, but after Sikong Xue had spent so much time picking through that piece of fish, how could there still be a bone?

Yin Chiyun couldn’t help but curl her lips, yet she also felt it was a pity.

If Sikong Xue had possessed this kind of realization earlier, they would have been married five years ago, how would it have come to this?

After they were full, Sikong Xue ordered someone to prepare iced plum soup.

Ning Yuan was planning to have a bowl to cut through the greasiness, but hearing it wasn’t ready yet, she felt a bit dejected.

She assumed the plum soup was intended to be prepared only when Yin Chiyun came in the afternoon, but since Yin Chiyun arrived early, it hadn’t been prepared yet.

Seeing Ayuan’s dejection, Sikong Xue said, “You’ve just eaten; don’t eat cold things so quickly, or I fear it might upset your stomach. It’s best to wait half a cup of tea’s time before drinking the plum soup.”

Ning Yuan was stunned. So it was out of fear of upsetting the stomach?

Yin Chiyun said, “You could be considered to have become a doctor through long illness yourself.”

A person who didn’t care about her own body now knew how to be so careful with Ning Yuan’s. It seemed that in order to accompany Ning Yuan longer, Sikong Xue would no longer do things that harmed her health.

Ning Yuan, who was still secretly sulking, suddenly looked up after hearing Yin Chiyun say this and glanced at Sikong Xue with concern.

What happened to Sikong Xue? Why did she say she became a doctor through long illness?

Sikong Xue originally wanted to be a general, yet now she had removed her armor to be a civil official. Could it be because she was heavily injured and could no longer go to the battlefield?

Ning Yuan’s heart couldn’t help but tighten, and she didn’t know if she should speak up and ask.

Yin Chiyun captured the concern in the eldest Miss’s eyes and hurriedly said to Ning Yuan, “Don’t worry, A-Xue’s health is no longer in serious trouble. She didn’t leave the military because of an injury.”

It was nothing more than a “heart illness” brought on by excessive grief and longing in the past. And because she drank wine without eating, she had harmed her body.

The physical illness was cured, and the heart illness was starting to improve because Ning Yuan had returned. So Yin Chiyun wasn’t exactly lying to her.

Hearing Yin Chiyun say this, Ning Yuan’s face flushed as she muttered, “Who said I was worried? It must be that you are worried yourself, so you think others are too. Whether she’s in the military or not has nothing to do with me.”

After speaking, Ning Yuan stood up and left.

Sikong Xue looked at Ning Yuan’s back with some helplessness, but she couldn’t chase after her.

How did she get angry again when things were going perfectly fine?

Yin Chiyun smiled and asked, “Things have come to this; when do you plan to marry her?”

Ning Yuan wasn’t angry at all; she was clearly shy.

Sikong Xue frowned: “Don’t say such things in front of Ayuan; I’m worried she’ll get angry.”

Sikong Xue remembered that Ayuan hated this kind of teasing most.

Yin Chiyun said, “But the look in her eyes just now was clearly one of concern for you.”

“But she also said just now she wasn’t worried about me.” Sikong Xue was somewhat uncertain.

After all, from the very beginning, Ayuan had been angry for some unknown reason. It seemed to be since Yin Chiyun arrived.

Could it be that Yin Chiyun provoked Ayuan?

But there was no grievance between them, and Ayuan wouldn’t lose her temper at others for no reason.

Yin Chiyun said, “She has always been one to say the opposite of what she feels; you’re the only one who can’t see through it.”

Sikong Xue suddenly remembered that today when she moved against Yuchi Jin, Ayuan pulled her back, saying she didn’t want her to bring trouble upon herself.

So was that also saying the opposite of what she felt?

Sikong Xue sighed and said, “Chiyun, do you think Ayuan might still be unable to forget Yuchi Jin? Today when Yuchi Jin spoke rudely to Ayuan, I wanted to teach her a lesson, but Ayuan stopped me. She said it was because she didn’t want me to bring trouble upon myself, so she stopped me. But I’m worried she still hasn’t let go of Yuchi Jin…”

Yin Chiyun shook her head helplessly: “This isn’t the academy anymore where, if you cause trouble, the Grand Commandant gives you a sham beating and then no one holds it against you. If you truly injure Yuchi Jin, something major will inevitably happen. Ning Yuan stopping you was naturally because she didn’t want things to escalate.”

“But back in the academy, Ayuan also wouldn’t let me hit Yuchi Jin.”

As soon as Sikong Xue thought of what Yuchi Jin had done to Ayuan, she wished she could immediately lead people to raid the Princess’s manor. She had wanted to beat her since childhood, yet Ayuan always stopped her.

Yin Chiyun said, “That Yuchi Jin brought guards every day just to spite you. Even if Ning Yuan hadn’t stopped you, you couldn’t have gotten near Yuchi Jin. If you fought with them, not only would your face be bruised, but you’d also be punished by the Grand Commandant when you returned home. Ning Yuan didn’t want you to get beaten, so naturally she stopped you.”

Never mind Ning Yuan even Yin Chiyun wanted to stop her. But Yin Chiyun knew only Ning Yuan could stop that stubborn donkey.

Back then, Sikong Xue was in a fit of rage and didn’t notice that Ning Yuan was holding her hand, so worried she was about to cry. Yin Chiyun saw it clearly from the side, yet Sikong Xue was like a fool.

Hearing Yin Chiyun say this, Sikong Xue finally stopped being sad.

But…

“Why didn’t you ever tell me these things before?”

Yin Chiyun took a deep breath. If she weren’t unable to defeat Sikong Xue in a fight, she would definitely give her a sound beating.

“In the past, I only had a vague understanding of these things. Over these five years, you were like a walking corpse every day, how would I dare to speak?”

If she had said these things, Sikong Xue would only have added to her sorrow and then clamored to follow her in death.

Sikong Xue was half-believing of Yin Chiyun’s words. There were some things she had to hear Ayuan say with her own lips for them to count. She wanted to hear Ayuan say she liked her; otherwise, she would always be uneasy.

Though even if Ayuan said it personally, she might be lying to her. But if Ayuan were willing to lie to her, she would also be joyful in her heart.

Yin Chiyun smiled and said, “Things have come to this; do you still want me to go through all the trouble of preparing some medicine? You two should just get married early and save the trouble.”

“The Ning family is still in Lingnan; I must bring them back first and tell them Ayuan is safe… To get married, there must be the ‘three letters and six rites’. For these things, Ayuan’s family must give their consent.”

Although she knew the Ning family would definitely agree, the proper etiquette could not be lacking. Furthermore, if she intentionally used the “heat” to lure Ayuan into doing that kind of thing with her against her will, Sikong Xue also couldn’t bear it.

“In short, even if I was like that with her that night… right now, I cannot marry her.”

Just as she finished speaking, there was a sound outside the door.

“Who is it?” Sikong Xue took a large stride to open the door.

The things she was discussing with Yin Chiyun involved the Ning family; she had already ordered the servants not to come near. Who would dare to eavesdrop outside?

Upon opening the door and seeing Ning Yuan running away, Sikong Xue froze there.

How could Ayuan be outside?

In this state, did Ayuan hear what she said?

Yin Chiyun saw that something was wrong with Sikong Xue. she walked forward, saw Ning Yuan’s departing back, and frowned: “Oh no…”

With Ayuan acting like this, she must have heard what they said.

The fatal thing was that, judging by her reaction, she likely only heard Sikong Xue saying she couldn’t marry her.

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