After the feast, Qin Yunuan did not choose the usual path to go back to Jiyu Pavilion, and Maner went to a devious small pond through a lane. A man was waiting in the distant pavilion in leisure and soft clothes, which looked unique and charming.
Maner defended at the door, according to an indication of Qin Yunuan. Before she left, she could not help but persuade, "There is no need to meet him, Third Young Madam. There are many people in the mansion. If somebody saw us, we would get into trouble."
Qin Yunuan shook her head, "It's OK. You and Ting Xue will watch if somebody comes in. Now the thing gets into this situation. If I did not get the thing clear with him, it would be harder to explain it in the future."
Qin Yunuan stepped slowly towards the man in the pavilion. The man who had waited for a long time here seemed to notice the smell of woman behind him and then turned back delightfully. He looked more pleased after he found the woman was
In the Hexiang Courtyard, the old madam was tired from guarding the tricks of the Sun family. The second madam sent her servant to beg Yuanyang several times before she finally agreed to ask the old madam about it.“Always causing troubles.” The old madam was resting on a couch, with soothing incense burning on the red-paint tea table next to her. She had a headache recently, so she hadn’t rested well for quite a while.“Old madam, so you’re not seeing them?” Yuanyang asked as she was about to send the servant girl off.“Forget it,” The old madam straightened up and stopped Yuanyang, “Let her in.”Soon, the second madam hurried in with four nannies. The nannies were separated into two groups, keeping watch on Li Jiaxuan and Maner. They smartly went out as soon as they came inside the room.“What’s the matter this time?” The old madam was annoyed. “You’ve never been settled ever since your marriage.” Even though both he
Qin Yunuan felt uneasy, so she decided to go there with Sun Miaoyang. The cold midnight wind was like sharp knives stabbing people's faces. Sun Miaoyang entered the room under the guidance of Yuanyang. He had stayed there to treat the Old Madam for nearly an hour. Qin Yunuan lay on the Zen chair sleepily and suddenly heard a dismal female voice, "Third Young Madam, the Old Madam called you in."Qin Yunuan opened her eyes and saw exactly that Sun Miaoyang shook his head while ordered the nanny to compound the medicine."Predecessor Sun," Qin Yunuan stepped forward and asked, "How is the Old Madam?"Sun Miaoyang shook his head, "Since the Old Madam called you in, you would know it when you meet her."Qin Yunuan was speechless and had guessed the worst situation. Sun Miaoyang suddenly added, "Do you know what the oak looks like when it is eaten away completely by termites?""Uh?"Sun Miaoyang sighed, "Now the
Qin Yunuan felt more bitterly disappointed when she heard those things. Stunned, she stared at Old Madam and found that those words had consumed her so much that she looked weak and debilitated now. Telling those things was like she had experienced the miseries that she had witnessed again when she was still the daughter of the Ge Family. Her family had been deadly chased by non-governmental forces and trapped by other influential families. Those things did not end until the Ge Family pledged allegiance to the Imperial Court.The wooden box was still in Qin Yunuan's hands. At this moment, she felt that it was so heavy... If she was right..."In this box is Leng Family's part of the map," Old Madam's breath was feeble like she only had a faint breath of life left, "Now, I give it to you. You shall bear in mind that this map is the lifeblood of the Leng Family. If the Sun Family gets it, our Family will be abandoned by both the Sun Family and the emperor. The
The word “illegitimate child” stimulated Old Madam’s nerves greatly. She had always paid attention to family lineage. When she knew that Qin Yunuan was the daughter of a concubine, Old Madam strongly opposed the marriage. However, Leng Changxi had a tough attitude, and later Qin Yunuan showed outstanding ability, so she let it go. But what if she wasn't the Qin family's blood? Old Madam grabbed the round handrail tightly.Concubine Tang poured oil on fire, "No wonder Third Young Madam doesn't look like Grand Commandant Qin.""You'd better talk less of these unfounded words, Lady Tang." Qin Yunuan said coldly. Comparing to Second Madam's fussing, Concubine Tang had a mouth that could stir up troubles.Prince Ning frowned and said, "This maid died strangely. I don't know if the suicide note is real or not. Moreover, it has been such a long time. You can't make a random judgment based on one vague sentence." After Prince Ning finished speaking, he
The occurrence of Shangguan Yi made the previous posthumous papers and nanny Xu's words become a farce.Nanny Xu's eyes were turbid. She kept kowtowing to Shangguan Yi. She was bought to do so, so she didn't want to find trouble for herself."Kowtowing is useless," Leng Changxi's words made nanny Xu stiff, "According to the law, the person incriminating the infanta of the fifth-grade of rank should be banished," Leng Changxi looked at the old nanny Xu coldly without any pity, "Pack your things and prepare to go."Nanny Xu thought that Leng Changxi was joking. Subconsciously, she gave Second Madam an appealing look. Second Madam winced. Before she could say anything, Leng Changxi ordered Leng Wu quickly, "Put her name on the list. If she refuses to leave, punish her according to the military law."Since nanny Xu had incriminated Qin Yunuan's mother, Qin Yunuan thought that it wouldn't be excessive to peel off her skin. However, she
Early in the next morning, Old Madam suddenly gathered all nannies and servant girls in her courtyard. This had been the first time for her to summon so many people together since she was ill and asked servants to leave for a good rest.Everyone arrived. Near the stairs, Old Madam closed her eyes to take a break on a large chair on which a brocade cushion was placed, while Qin Yunuan waited by her side quietly along with Maner and Ting Xue.Yuanyang looked around the courtyard in a majestic manner and then said seriously, "Yesterday, Third Young Madam lost a valuable agarwood-made case. We've searched all maids and servants in Jiyu Pavillion, but we didn't find it. This case is very precious. If any of you has seen this or has sticky fingers, you'd better hand it over now. If so, Old Madam won't blame you. Otherwise, she will punish you no matter what contribution you have made to our family."Most people in the courtyard were obedient. But sev
At that time, Xi'er stepped forward and handed over the agarwood box, "Old Madam, it is found in Xiuru's room."Seeing the familiar agarwood box, Old Madam nodded. The truth was quite clear now. Xiuru had been a thief. Sun Baozhen appeared that she was going to put righteousness above her emotion to Xiuru."Old Madam, I've only heard that Third Young Madam lost the heirloom you gave to her. However, I don't know what it is. It's better to open the box to confirm it clearly."Qin Yunuan and Old Madam exchanged a glance with each other. They had both guessed what Sun Baozhen thought. She wanted to know whether what in the box was the fourth map that the Sun Family was looking for. Qin Yunuan made a small smile and agreed, "You are right. It will be very clear to open the box to see what is inside."Following Old Madam's order, Yuanyang stepped forward and twisted the brass buckle on the box. In Sun Baozhen's expectation and Qin Yunua
The "guest" of Sun Baozhen was nobody else but Dou Meishuang, who had met Qin Yunuan before!Dou Meishuang had a pair of big and watery eyes as if they could take people's souls from them. At the moment, she was looking at Qin Yunuan with a smile on her face. Her smile was clean and unpretending, looking extremely natural and kind.Dou Meishuang was wearing a well knitted blue skirt, with neatly cut tassels hanging from her chest. She had a well-made jade orchid hairpin in her hair. Even though she only had a couple or two pieces of jewelry in her hair bun, every one of them was of the best quality. It was obvious that Dou Meishuang was living comfortably recently. Especially when Prince Ray was still missing, and the Qin family was in such trouble, it was really uneasy for her to live so comfortably.Seeing Dou Meishuang's attitude towards Sun Baozhen, Qin Yunuan got the whole picture more or less. There was a slight trace of obedience and fla