Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 357

That evening, Sheng Nuan received a call from someone claiming to be Yuan Yu’s mother.

“Yu’er is still young and was led astray by others into doing something wrong before. I apologize on his behalf to Miss Sheng and the Sheng family. I will prepare a generous gift later. I hope Miss Sheng can forgive him this time. He is still young and cannot afford to lose his education… After all, there is no deep enmity between our two families, right…”

Yuan Yu’s mother, Su Cairong, was quite cunning. She might appear soft-spoken and weak, but she was actually very formidable.

The fact that she dared to sell displaced people to work as slaves in black-market mines proved she was by no means a kind person.

If it were anything else, she would not worry about her son’s situation at all. But now Sheng Nuan had just received a Blue Emblem Medal. If she really decided to fight against her son, even Yuan Wenbin might not have the power to completely cover it up.

That was why Su Cairong made this call to test the waters.

She did not know that Sheng Nuan already knew all the details and the true purpose behind Yuan Yu framing Sheng Siyang. That was why she dared to downplay it as some prank instigated by others.

However, Sheng Nuan had no intention of tearing off the mask right now, so she went along with her words.

“There’s no need for generous gifts. I have two friends who recently got into trouble and were caught while trying to sneak across the border. An informed source told me, Madam Su, that I could find them here with you… Trading Young Master Yuan’s future for my two insignificant friends, you surely wouldn’t, right?”

Some people knew about Su Cairong’s involvement in the slave trade. But on Imperial Star, everyone’s interests were intertwined. Plus, these were merely lowborn nobodies. No one would look for them if they disappeared, so many people simply pretended not to know.

After all, there was an entire chain of people who stood to gain benefits.

This was how the elite class of the Alliance operated nowadays.

Su Cairong assumed that Sheng Qingfeng had found a way to gather information, so she wasn’t too surprised. She directly asked Sheng Nuan for the names of the people she wanted, and after Sheng Nuan named the individuals Huo Ling requested, Su Cairong agreed immediately.

The next evening, Huo Ling came to thank Sheng Nuan.

He smiled, harmless and obedient. “My friends have been released. Thank you, Miss. You are truly kind.”

Sheng Nuan smiled as she looked at him. “Don’t mention it. It’s all thanks to your good idea…”

Otherwise, how could she have succeeded in making Yuan Shao suspicious?

Huo Ling felt that Sheng Nuan’s smile was a bit eerie, but he couldn’t figure out why. He didn’t dwell on it, because he had another matter to attend to.

“Miss, in two days you will be going with Uncle Sheng and Aunt Mi to the Blue Palace for His Highness Qin Ji’s birthday banquet, right?”

It wasn’t easy to enter the Blue Palace. You needed an invitation, and each invitation specified the exact number of attendees. The Sheng family’s invitation naturally included only the four members of the Sheng family.

Huo Ling also wanted to go… He had things to do, so he thought of Sheng Nuan and prepared to routinely pour some bewitching soup to coax her into finding a way to bring him along.

Huo Ling looked at Sheng Nuan and spoke softly, “I have never seen such a grand occasion. Could the Miss take me along to broaden my horizons?”

He lowered his gaze, his tone dim. “If it’s really hard for you, then never mind.”

On one hand praising, on the other hand goading.… Sheng Nuan almost laughed out of anger.

This little villain really thought he could fool her like a dimwit.

What a pity… Previously, dealing with Yuan Yu just happened to let her use Huo Ling’s bad idea on the side. This time, she would certainly not bring this future rebel leader into the Blue Palace and cause trouble for herself.

If he stirred up any issues, wouldn’t the Sheng family be implicated?

Therefore, Sheng Nuan pressed her lips into a smile. “It truly is difficult. I’m afraid I can’t manage it. If you want to broaden your horizons, let’s talk about it another time.”

After speaking, she waved her hand. “I’m going to rest now. You should go and get some rest too.”

A hint of disappointment flashed in Huo Ling’s eyes, but his expression remained impeccable. “Then I won’t disturb the Miss.”

Turning to leave, Huo Ling felt somewhat suspicious.

This time, the bewitching soup couldn’t go in? Or was it truly hard to bring someone into the Blue Palace… It seemed he would have to come up with another plan.

Several days passed quickly, and soon Qin Ji’s birthday arrived. The four members of the Sheng family dressed in their finery and departed.

Sheng Nuan wore a burgundy evening gown. This color could easily appear aging, but on her it made her skin look as fair as snow. Her exquisite makeup accentuated her delicate and radiant features. The moment the family stepped into the banquet hall, they attracted a lot of attention.

The red-haired Yuan Shao was chatting with some friends and sipping champagne. He was caught off guard when he saw Sheng Nuan enter, choked abruptly, and hastily turned around. Champagne sprayed from his nose, leaving his face flushed.

So, so white… and so… big…

In this world, Sheng Nuan’s figure was almost excessively good. Her gown’s neckline wasn’t even that low, but the faintly visible curves still appeared particularly round and full.

The Alliance was already rather open-minded. Sheng Nuan thought her dress was bold enough, but after seeing those strapless gowns seemingly on the verge of slipping off any second, she realized her attire was actually considered conservative.

Still, something not deliberately exposed had more aesthetic appeal than those deliberately flaunted displays…

When Qin Ji saw the girl in the burgundy gown, his eyes were filled with astonishment.

He knew Sheng Nuan’s appearance was outstanding, but he never expected that, once dressed up, she would be this stunningly enchanting. With a faint smile, he stepped forward to greet his dance partner.

“Nuan Nuan, Mr. Sheng, Mrs. Sheng,” Qin Ji greeted them.

Sheng Qingfeng hurriedly responded, “Happy birthday, Your Highness.”

After exchanging a few words with Sheng Nuan, Qin Ji left to mingle with others. Sheng Nuan, arm in arm with her mother, Mi Rong, began searching through the crowd for her target Su Cairong.

Found her!

Not far away, Su Cairong was speaking with a few wives of officials, who clearly looked down on her.

Su Cairong’s public identity was that of a widow with some money but not much background.

Sheng Nuan unobtrusively led Mi Rong over in that direction… When they were close enough, she lowered her voice and spoke to Mi Rong, “Mom, doesn’t that lady’s gown look like the one from the designer’s sketches the other day… oh wait, it’s a bit different.”

Her voice seemed deliberately lowered, yet it was just enough for Su Cairong and the others to hear that she was talking about Su Cairong’s gown.

“I thought it was the same model at first, but on a closer look, it seems to be an older piece from the same series. By the way, Mrs. Yuan’s gown just now was really beautiful. I bet it cost a fortune, right?”

Her manner was exactly like a clueless young person.

Mi Rong chuckled indulgently, “Of course. It was the designer Karlin’s swan-song piece.”

Sheng Nuan continued, “What about her jewelry set? Isn’t it that famous set, the Ice Sea’s Eye, that sold for 120 million earlier? Wow, the Director of Finance is really generous to his wife. When we get home, let’s have Dad buy one for you too…”

Mi Rong laughed, “You little girl, don’t keep staring at others.”

Sheng Nuan stuck out her tongue and stopped talking… From the corner of her eye, she saw Su Cairong’s face turn pale, then green, her eyes full of hatred.

Because that set of jewelry was originally promised by Yuan Wenbin to Su Cairong, but later he said it was too eye-catching and gave it to his legitimate wife, Xu Lan.

Looking at her own gown, her less eye-catching jewelry, then at Yuan Shao enjoying the limelight while her own son could only mingle with a few nobodies, the resentment Su Cairong had been suppressing surged anew.

Yuan Wenbin truly loved her. They were first loves. He only married Xu Lan to take advantage of the Xu family’s influence… All of this should have belonged to her!

Su Cairong bit her lip to maintain her calm. She walked to the side, took her communicator from her bag, and sent a message to Yuan Wenbin: Come to the lounge within fifteen minutes. If you don’t, I will go find your wife!