No, the two of them didn't have any ambiguous relationship either, so calling it a "cold war" wasn't quite accurate.
However, it had always been Xiao Yan who took the initiative to seek out Jiang Yu.
Yet during this period, Xiao Yan had been completely quiet, right up until Jiang Yu arranged everything inside the residence and secretly hurried off to Yong'an County.
Recently, Jiang Yu and the others had been living quite peacefully. Madam Zhao, Jiang Yingxi, and the rest were extremely busy right now, so they hadn't had the spare time to come and cause trouble for them just yet.
As for Concubine Liu, who had come forward last time to testify on Jiang Yu's behalf—who could have imagined that she had now returned to the Marquis Manor, resumed her position as Jiang Zhiping's concubine, and even started openly locking horns with Madam Zhao?
Given how deep her hatred for Madam Zhao was in her heart, Jiang Zhiping had actually allowed her back through the doors of the Marquis Manor. It seemed he was truly disillusioned with Madam Zhao and probably did it deliberately to infuriate her.
The only reason Concubine Liu had stepped up to testify for Jiang Yu that time was because the two of them had struck a deal.
Afterward, Jiang Yu hadn't bothered to check where she went, never expecting that she would manage to hook up with Jiang Zhiping again.Jiang Yu could not understand why Madam Zhao was so obsessed with the position of the legitimate wife for the sake of such a philandering man.
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Chapter 62