Chapter 108: Setting up a Scheme.

Jing Yuan doesn't come back, Lin Yannan and Feng Hua have dinner together.

Feng Hua is not at all restrained, enjoying the meal to the fullest.

"I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking. I feel like I hit the jackpot with this task."

Lin Yannan smiled: "The food at Prince Shi's place isn't tasty?"

"I haven't tried it. I used to be a lone wolf, you know? Just like me. My brother was afraid that I would be too wild outside, so the prince gave me this job."

“你哥很疼你啊！”

“疼谈不上，就是爱管我，我爹娘死的早，他就跟我爹似的。”

“关心你才会管你。”林晏晏道，她还想有爹娘管呢，可惜得等下辈子了。

"That's true, but sometimes it can be annoying. I hope my brother gets married and has children soon, so he won't have time to bother me."

Lin Yanyan smiled, and she really liked Funhua's straightforward character.

"Can you do me a favor tonight?"

Feng Huadao replied, "Your command is my duty. I am at your service now."

After finishing dinner, Lin Pengpeng nervously made her way to the Mo Yuan Ge. She didn't want to go, but not going would make her seem guilty.

A few days ago, Princess Qingrou approached her, asking her to steal the prescription for the medicinal cuisine from her eldest sister.

She was tempted to refuse, but the conditions offered by Princess Qingrou were too tempting.

Princess Qingrou was willing to give her ten thousand taels of silver and promised to take care of her, bring her into the top social circles of the capital, and make her her confidante, just like Yu Wanwan.

Can she not be moved? Her mother is no longer reliable. A few days ago, she overheard her mother owe a large amount of high-interest loan outside. And her father has already been ensnared by that wretched Wei Yuewan, there is a possibility that he might take Wei Yuewan as his concubine. If the Wei family has another son for her father in the future, she will have even less standing in the household.

She originally hoped to rely on her eldest sister, but can her eldest sister really help her? Does her mother and second sister's behavior towards the eldest sister truly not bother her?

It is obvious that the eldest sister is just being polite to her, as she is much closer to the third sister than to her.

So, she can only rely on herself, and attaching herself to Princess Qingrou is a shortcut for her to step up in the world.

So, she secretly copied Hui Niang's key and stole the formula.

Now Xingrou Princess's Beauty House is open. I wonder if the older sister already knows that they are using the formula from Tongyuan Building.

Lin Pengpeng clenched her teeth and made up her mind. Even if her older sister suspected her, she would deny it. There are so many employees in Tongyuan Building, why should they believe that she stole it?

There is no evidence, so Big Sister cannot do anything to her.

Lin Pengpeng quickened her pace and entered Moyuan Pavilion.

"Fourth Miss is here!" Jinxin had been waiting for the Fourth Miss outside and quickly went forward to greet her.

"Where is my eldest sister?"

"She is in the study, I will take Miss Four over."

"What is my eldest sister doing in the study? Is she reading medical books?"

"Jin Xin said, "Miss is writing recipes for medicinal meals. Tianyuan Restaurant has been open for several days now, and we can't just keep serving the same few dishes. With the weather getting hotter, Miss wants to introduce some medicinal meals suitable for summer.""

林芃芃心道：晴柔郡主刚花了大价钱买了配方，想跟同源楼打擂台，大姐却又要推出新的药膳，那晴柔郡主的配方不是白买了吗？

Lin Pengpeng followed Jinxin into the study and saw her eldest sister buried in writing.

"Eldest sister."

"Pengpeng is here, please have a seat for a moment. I will finish up soon, Jinxin, please serve some tea."

Jin Xin goes out to brew tea.

Lin Pengpeng really wants to go and see the recipe written by her elder sister, but she doesn't dare to. In addition to feeling guilty, she intentionally sits far away from her elder sister.

Lin Yanyan also ignores her and continues writing her own.

Before long, Jinxin brought tea and pastries.

After a while, Huiniang arrived.

Upon seeing Huiniang, Lin Pengpeng's hands began to sweat. Could it be that Huiniang came to tattle?

hui niang's face remained calm as she first paid her respects to the young miss, then to Lin Pengpeng. She then took out a stack of medicinal food recipes and said, "Miss, these servants have all read and memorized them. Please try making them in the following days and strive to introduce new products as soon as possible."

Lin Yannan put down her pen and looked at Hui Niang with a smiling face: "Great, take these few sheets and have a look. Write them down and give them back to me."

Lin Yannan gave the new medicinal recipe to Hui Niang, while the recipe Hui Niang brought back was put into the drawer on her left hand side.

Lin Pengpeng saw everything without showing any expression.

"You can step back for now, I want to have a chat with Sister Sijie. Jinxin, bring the silk flowers."

Jinxin responded and brought the box over.

Lin Yanyan pushed the box in front of Lin Pengpeng: "I originally wanted to give it to you this afternoon, but since you live in Mingxiang Garden, I didn't really want to go there. So I had to let you come here yourself. I've saved two of your favorite colors, take a look."

Lin Pengpeng opened the box and her eyes lit up. The silk flowers inside were so beautiful, adorned with pearls and gemstones. They were pretty and luxurious, and moreover, they were her favorite shades of pink and pale yellow.

"Do you like it?"

"Yes, I really like it. It's so beautiful. Thank you, sis." Lin Pengpeng loved it.

Lin Pengpeng felt a tinge of guilt in her heart. She had stolen the sister's recipe, yet the sister had given her such precious silk flowers.

However, this feeling of guilt quickly vanished into thin air. I've already done what I needed to do, it's too late for regrets. Since I've already made a choice, I can't waver anymore.

Lin Yannan replied softly, "As long as you like it, in a few days, the banquet at Miss Wen's and Miss Chen's house will come in handy."

林芃芃笑容一僵，文小姐和陈小姐家的宴会她是不能去了，晴柔郡主会不高兴的。

林晏晏将她脸上细微的表情变化看在眼里，心底冷笑，林芃芃这是投入了晴柔郡主的阵营，要和她这边划清界限了吧！也不知晴柔郡主许了她什么好处。

Today I went to pay respects to our grandmother and ran into Wei Yuewan. From what I saw, Zhenzhen and Wei Yuewan got along very harmoniously," Lin Yanyan said.

Lin Pengpeng's eyes revealed a disgusted expression as she sneered, "Second sister has always been good at reading the situation."

眼看着亲娘靠不住，转而去讨好妾侍，又能讨父亲喜欢，父亲昨日还说她没有二姐懂事。

哼！二姐这么懂事，怎么还要抢别人的男人，最后还被人骗婚？

Er Fang's downfall to this point is mainly attributed to her older sister.

"Sometimes being too good at reading the situation may not necessarily be a good thing. In fact, when it comes to being a person and doing things, the first thing to consider is to be true to one's own conscience, to have principles, and to be able to distinguish right from wrong in order to make appropriate choices. Otherwise, one will only stray further and further from the right path, just like what happened to Zhen Zhen. Peng Peng, please don't emulate your older sister." Lin Yan Yan smiled faintly and said.

Lin Pengpeng felt a tightening in her heart. What does Big Sister mean by these words?

However, looking into Big Sister's eyes, apart from concern, Lin Pengpeng couldn't discern any other meaning. She reassured herself, thinking that maybe Big Sister was just expressing her emotions regarding Second Sister's situation! It wasn't directed at her. Translation:

After Lin Pengpeng left, Hui Niang and Jin Xin entered.

"Miss, is this really effective?" Hui Niang worried that Miss Si would not fall into the trap, then they would not be able to catch her in the act.

Lin Yanyan sighed, "I actually hope it won't work."

她的确讨厌二房，但对事不对人，芃芃年纪还小，如今的处境也是艰难，心意不坚定一时走错了路能谅解，她愿意再给芃芃一次机会，刚才的话算是提醒。

As long as Pengpeng stops doing things that hurt her, she won't pursue the matter of stealing the formula anymore.

She hopes Pengpeng won't disappoint her.

"Oh no, Miss, the young master has been beaten up..." Tan Yun rushes in anxiously.