Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 640 Unlucky to the Core

Chapter 640: Chapter 640 Unlucky to the Core

The two of them understood—it wasn’t that the watching eyes were gone, but that they had been withdrawn to a more distant location.

Bai Junjun pretended to be oblivious as she continued to go about her business with Li Wenli, the two of them eating, strolling, and buying some inexpensive souvenirs before heading to the Prince’s Mansion.

Of course, at that time, Prince Hanying was not at home, leaving only Wenren Pingting and the ladies of the family.

Speaking of the welcoming feast that day, Li Yanran had been pushed into the Lotus Pond by Bai Junjun and was then confined.

Prince Hanying soon became aware of the incident.

Originally, Li Yanran had planned to express her grievances and innocence in front of Prince Hanying, but upon learning of the event, he was very angry. Not only did he not retract the punishment Wenren Pingting had imposed on her, but he even deducted half a year’s salary from her.

Half a year’s salary—that was no joke.

For the women in the back court, confinement was bearable, but being denied their allowance was like a fate worse than death.

After all, wasn’t money needed for the exchange of courtesies among those in the back court?

By fining her, Prince Hanying had cut off all her resources, a particularly harsh punishment.

The more Li Yanran thought about it, the more her self-esteem suffered, leading her to attempt suicide with a piece of white silk.

Luckily, just as she was about to take her life, a nanny from Princess Consort Mengyu’s entourage saved her.

Li Yanran’s attempted suicide caused a stir in the Prince’s Mansion. Prince Hanying, who always disliked the back court’s weeping, tantrums, and threats of suicide, scolded even the Side Consorts because of Li Yanran, fining them all one month’s salary.

It was mockingly said that such troubles arose because the food at the Prince’s Mansion was too good, leaving them overfed and bored enough to cause such disturbances.

The side consorts were like people sitting at home when a pot comes flying in from the sky—punished out of the blue.

Having suffered the consequences through no fault of their own, they kept seeking out Li Yanran’s misfortune in the following days.

With her reputation tarnished by her enemy and her love life a dead end, even the sisterly bonds she shared with the other women in the court grew isolating, leaving Li Yanran exceptionally distressed.

These days, her only comfort was the frequent visits from Princess Consort Mengyu.

Though she was a princess consort just like Wenren Pingting, she was like a tender, unassuming, melancholic and compassionate Mourning Widow flower—never fighting for attention.

They used to complain about her always being sorrowful, but now Li Yanran had come to appreciate her gentleness.

Even though Princess Consort Mengyu rarely spoke during her visits and just wept silently, it somehow proved that she still had someone who cared and valued her, didn’t it?

Today, Princess Consort Mengyu came over again, and once more, she sat at the foot of the bed weeping silently.

Li Yanran, who usually lay in bed feigning death, finally spoke up, "I am already much better, sister, why are you crying again?"

Princess Consort Mengyu wiped her tears and managed a smile, "Speaking of it would only add to your troubles, sister. Let’s not talk about it."

With Lin Mengyu saying that, how could Li Yanran remain seated?

She started to dig for the truth, determined to understand the full story.

Pressed into a corner, Lin Mengyu had no choice but to respond sheepishly, "Bai Junjun has come, and this time she brought her former fiancé with her."

"!"

The name Bai Junjun was like a bomb to Li Yanran. Startled by this provocation, she bolted upright in bed.

After all, wasn’t it Bai Junjun who was to blame for her current wretched state?

And yet, she had the audacity to come here!

Li Yanran, throwing caution to the wind, rushed out, resolved to chase Bai Junjun away once and for all.

At that moment, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli were drinking tea in the main hall of the Prince’s Mansion.

They had come to see Prince Hanying, and as the lady of the house, Wenren Pingting naturally came out to greet them. However, they had only been seated for a while when there was a commotion in the courtyard.