The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 135 is about framing you.

A gust of wind blew by, and no matter how dissatisfied Liang Ruoyan was, she had to obey Xu Ying's arrangements.

"I'll do whatever my mother tells me to do," Liang Ruoyan said coldly.

"You're quite obedient."

Pei Xingzhi led a horse and gestured for her to sit on it. Liang Ruoyan did not refuse, and the two appeared in everyone's sight.

The discussions continued, but Liang Ruoyan suddenly stopped caring.

Wei Ming squinted; the sun was a bit too bright for her eyes, but she could still see clearly.

"It seems your cousin is going to marry into the Duke's family. If it really happens, then you two will become sisters-in-law."

Wei Ming knew that Liang Ruoyan was not a good person, so she was worried about Shen Hanyu.

"It's fine."

Shen Hanyu doesn't care about these things; becoming sisters-in-law might not be so easy.

Han Yueru is an extremely ambitious person. She is so eager to establish a relationship with the Duke's mansion, but I'm afraid Liang Chengxuan is unwilling to do so.

If it were Pei Du, a man with some influence in front of the Emperor, who were to marry Liang Ruoyan, Liang Chengxuan might have agreed. But Pei Xingzhi was still carrying the identity of an illegitimate child.

"My uncle cares most about his official position and his reputation. Even if my aunt agrees, he might not back down."

Wei Ming only had a superficial understanding; she didn't know much about the affairs of the Marquis of Anping's residence.

Shen Hanyu got up and stretched a bit. "Let's go to the polo field and find Yuxiu. We can't let Lu Lingyue ruin our fun. Let's avoid her and Xiao Ran."

If Lu Lingyue dares to implicate Wei Ming and the others, she wouldn't mind bringing the people from the clinic to identify what Lu Lingyue did.

Wei Ming had been wanting to go there for a while. At this moment, she and Shen Hanyu changed their clothes and walked towards Ji Yuxiu with polo sticks in hand.

Ji Yuxiu had already dismounted, and with Qin Ju following her, she couldn't very well go play polo.

"Young Master Qin, I really don't need you to repay this life-saving debt. I've saved countless people. If they were all like you, wouldn't you drive me crazy?"

Qin Ju was tongue-tied, but his heart was pounding. It wasn't about repaying a debt of gratitude; he just wanted to see Ji Yuxiu one more time.

He lowered his head and clenched his fingers together, when he heard Ji Yuxiu greet the newcomer.

"You two have finally arrived."

Ji Yuxiu rubbed her wrist and put her arm around Wei Ming's shoulder.

Qin Ju cupped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, ladies. I am Qin Ju, and I pay my respects to you."

"He's quite polite," Shen Hanyu said, touching the tip of her nose as she looked him and Ji Yuxiu up and down.

Ji Yuxiu was rather helpless and told her not to overthink it.

When Ji Yuxiu's friend arrived, Qin Ju left.

Wei Ming nudged Ji Yuxiu with her elbow, "What do you think of that young master Qin?"

Ji Yuxiu, hands on her hips, replied, "I don't have any opinion, I just think he's too clingy. I just helped him out and did a good deed, I didn't expect him to remember it for so long."

Wei Ming covered her mouth and laughed; she knew Ji Yuxiu all too well.

"I'm not saying anything more, let's go play polo."

Ji Yuxiu helped the two of them mount their horses, preparing for the first race.

Once the polo match started, Lu Lingyue left the field and sat near Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran glanced at her with a displeased expression.

Zhou Yurong and Xiao Ran sat together, but they still had to maintain appearances.

"Why would so many places have to be so close to me?" Xiao Ran suspected that Lu Lingyue had ulterior motives.

Lu Lingyue smiled and said, "I don't know anyone else. I just want to stay with Zhou Lang."

Hearing her call him Zhou Lang, Xiao Ran snorted. This little vixen only knows these tricks. Every time she tries to discipline her, she cries and tries to gain sympathy from Zhou Yurong.

But Zhou Yurong always believed her.

Since Lu Lingyue entered the manor, Xiao Ran and Zhou Yurong have argued a lot because of her. Now, except for certain days, Zhou Yurong will not come to her courtyard.

However, even if Zhou Yurong doesn't come, Xiao Ran has plenty of other options.

Now that Lu Lingyue is pregnant, Xiao Ran doesn't want to get involved in any trouble. After all, the child born to a concubine will eventually be raised under the name of her, the legal wife. Even if Lu Lingyue wants to see the child, she has to get her permission.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran's expression softened slightly. She would teach this spoiled and arrogant maid a lesson once Lu Lingyue gave birth.

Zhou Yurong had her maid send some fruits and sweets to Lu Lingyue, and she didn't treat her badly at this time.

Lu Lingyue looked at the place where the delivery was made, her eyelashes trembling slightly. She needed to distract Zhou Yurong before she could carry out her plan.

She knew that there were members of the royal family at the polo field today, and only in this way could the matter reach the Empress. Wasn't Xiao Ran supposed to be most afraid of the Empress?

Even though Lu Lingyue was favored by Zhou Yurong, Zhou Yurong couldn't protect her in the mansion all the time. Moreover, Xiao Ran was of noble status, so Zhou Yurong wouldn't punish her much, only scold her a couple of times.

After so much time had passed, Lu Lingyue couldn't take it anymore, so she came up with this idea.

But perhaps it was a stroke of luck, because soon Zhou Yurong's friends came to ask him to play polo together.

Zhou Yurong did not refuse. He changed his clothes and went with them. There were many people around today, and he felt that Xiao Ran would not do anything in front of so many people.

After Zhou Yurong left, Xiao Ran didn't bother to pretend anymore and leaned against the wall while her maid served her.

Lu Lingyue's eyes flickered slightly. "Sister, could you give me the honeydew melon on your table?"

Xiao Ran looked at her and saw that Lu Lingyue's melon was gone, yet she was asking her for some.

"If you want some, have your maid get it for you. I'm not giving you any of mine."

Xiao Ran smiled maliciously. Without her approval, who would dare to give it to Lu Lingyue?

Lu Lingyue bit her lip, not daring to utter a sound, while Lü Qi behind Xiao Ran frowned.

"Princess, why not just give it to her? It's better to avoid trouble."

Lüqi's eyelids kept twitching, and she had a feeling that something was about to happen.

Xiao Ran glared at her: "Luqi, when did my affairs become your business? I said I wouldn't give it to you and that's it. This wretched maid has been bullying everyone with her pregnancy for so long. She's nothing but a honeydew melon. Just bear with it and wait for Zhou Yurong to come back so she can act cute. Do you expect me to be the good guy?"

Lu Lingyue sniffed and knelt down readily, saying, "I'm sorry for upsetting you, sister."

Xiao Ran glanced at Zhou Yurong subconsciously, and seeing that Zhou Yurong hadn't noticed, she became bolder.

Lu Qi watched anxiously from behind. Lu Lingyue was still pregnant and in the early stages of pregnancy, so she couldn't afford any more hardship.

She whispered a reminder, only to be met with a few sarcastic remarks from Xiao Ran.

"I didn't touch her. She knelt down on her own. Besides, someone like her used to travel all over the country with the troupe. She must be in good health. What's there to be afraid of?"

And even if something happens, what can Zhou Yurong do to her? Divorce her? That depends on whether Zhou Yurong dares to do it.

Tears streamed down Lu Lingyue's face as she leaned closer to Xiao Ran.

"It's not my fault, sister. I said or did the wrong thing. I'll kowtow to you, sister."

With that, Lu Lingyue kowtowed earnestly.

Xiao Ran bent down and lifted her chin: "You're actually being obedient now. Weren't you quite arrogant back in the manor?"

Lu Lingyue forced a smile.