Tong and nurse Liao stayed at the courtyard to look after the injured Maner and Baochuan who was called back from the family school temporarily. Little maidservant Ting Xue followed Qin Yunuan and told her what she had heard about the issue that Yan Chengbing came to the Family Qin.
"How righteous he is. Yan Chengbing is a promising talent," Qin Yunuan puckered her lips. She admired the person who could suppress his father Qin Zhi.
Qin Yunuan looked at Ting Xue again. This little girl was very dutiful and diligent to work in the courtyard. Qin Yunuan had ordered nurse Liao to observe those new-come girls and she also let Maner investigate secretly the background of Ting Xue. Different from Tinghe, Ting Xue was very well-behaved.
"From tomorrow on, you are my maidservant. Tinghe was gone and now you are in her past position as the second-class maidservant." Qin Yunuan glimpsed at Ting Xue with praising eyes. Ting Xue acted so alert and resourcef
Fortunately, they had already entered the court, or else the hysterical reaction of Shangguan Yee would be seen by the country women standing outside who were good at gossiping. Qin Yunuan stared coldly at Shangguan Yee and Qin Yunzhuang. The former one flared up in a fighting mood, while the latter one was as timid and innocent as a little rabbit.Shangguan Yee won in her imposing manner. But pitifully, the more insolent she behaved, the less favored she would be in the court.Fortunately, Shangguan Yuan had been in official circles for many years. He had a pair of thick eyebrows and bright eyes with a few beards on his cheeks, which made him look more languished. Before Yan Chengbing whacked the table with the sounding block, Shangguan Yuan had ordered a servant girl to take hold of Shangguan Yee and reproached her in a low voice, "Did you forget what I had told you before leaving?"After this, he cast a resentful glance at Qin Yunzhuang, who
Ting Xue was no more than fourteen years old, standing like a little chicken in the crowd. It was also her first time to go in the public court for a case. She turned her head and looked at Qin Yunuan. Qin Yunuan only gave her a reassuring expression in the eyes."I'm... I'm Ting Xue.""Servant girl Ting Xue, what do you do in Third Miss Qin's yard?" Yan Chengbing asked as a rule.Ting Xue answered, "I did only the rough work before, like sweeping and boiling water. Today, I was promoted to a second-class servant girl and will be responsible for cleaning Third Miss's room."Although the voice was shaking, her answer was methodical.Yan Chengbing nodded, "Last night, Did Third Miss Qin stay in the yard all the time?"Ting Xue's lips pressed suddenly, and she seemed to be going through a very difficult struggle. She looked at Qin Yunuan for a while and then turned to Qin Yunzhuang."Ting Xue, yo
Shangguan Yee had always behaved in that way. She was self-willed, self-centered, smart in her conceit. Every inference she made revolved around her. Qin Yunzhuang schemed this to revenge her and her brother. Qin Yunuan listened with indifference. But that would work, too. At least it irritated Shangguan Yee and woke her heart of potential vengeance. It could be terrifying when a powerful heiress of the Shangguan Family started her revenge."If Qin Yunzhuang had retaliated against you for her face, I would still have believed it. But if she had done it because Qin Yuwan was about to marry your brother as a concubine," Qin Yunuan raised an eyebrow, "Miss Shangguan, you have overestimated the friendship between my eldest and second sister."Shangguan Yee was naive and immature, but also very passionate."By the way, don't you think that Grand Miss may just have arranged this meeting for your brother? Li might be the real killer for your brother.
Li Qiqi suddenly looked at Qin Yunuan with a stern and curious look, as if she had wanted to see a few clues in Qin Yunuan's always elegant eyes. Unfortunately, she didn't get anything. But Qin Yunuan had looked through her.Time seemed to freeze. Li Qiqi said after a long time, "Yes, I was surprised. I was puzzled. I felt it strange that although Master Su became a military doctor and marched with the army, and I never met him again, but we were together for many years after all. I couldn't believe that he looked at me like a stranger. No, more indifferent than strangers. He was very indifferent to everyone, except for you. At that moment, I comforted myself over and over again, that he was not the real young master Su. He must not be. He was just a person who looked like him. I didn't find out until I received a letter from my little sister from Jianzhou....""Enough," Qin Yunuan interrupted the woman's lengthy remarks mercilessly, "I'm not here to listen
Now that was right. Leng Changxi smiled as he looked at Qin Yunuan who was looking serious. He seemed to be satisfied with Qin Yunuan being serious with him, "Since you know that the ultimate aim of Zhao Huijin to harm you is to seek revenge on me, you must know the reason behind it."Qin Yunuan stunned. Leng Changxi's mind and hers were on totally different pages. After she thought of the description "beloved", Qin Yunuan blushed involuntarily. It turned from a light blushing into a honey peach red, and then a persimmon red. Finally, she couldn't help but turned her head around and said vaguely, "I... I don't know.""Yes, you do," Leng Changxi seemed very stubborn about this question, and his tone became extremely gentle, "Since you know, you should expect that in fact. If you want anything from me, I'll give it to you if I have it. If I don't, I'll get it from somebody else to give it to you."After Leng Changxi finished his sentence, he touc
When Qin Zhi said "suicide", his glance stayed on Qin Yunuan's face deliberately for a long time. After confirming that the surprise and resentment on Qin Yunuan's face were real, he slowly withdrew his glance. It seemed that this daughter of a concubine still assured him."Father," Qin Yunuan opened her mouth, but held her words back abruptly. She lowered her head and simply said, "Don't be overly mournful, father. You were married to each other after all. Even though what Concubine Li did was wrong, Yunuan knows that father must feel bad about it."Qin Zhi lowered his head in coordination, and sighed, "It's alright. You can leave now."Qin Yunuan went out of the study and saw that the cypresses planted in the yard had become more lush. The tender green buds exuded the vitality and strength of the early summer, forming a sharp contrast with Qin Yunuan's rather heavy mood.She knew exactly how Li Qiqi died. Suicide? How ridiculous
The little maidservant answered deferentially, "A lady who said she was the infanta and took a fancy to the pale-purple brocade which was selected by Miss Fang just now. She required to purchase it. The shopkeeper had persuaded her outside."After the explanation of the little maidservant, several sounds came from outside. Qin Yunuan heard the peevish and imperious voice of that lady and said with her raising eyebrows, "It seems that it is useless for your master to persuade her."Qin Yunuan stood up and was about to walk toward the hall, but was stopped by that little maidservant, "M… miss Qin, my master has said that you'd better wait in the cella. Because apart from the infanta, the moody Iron General also came here."She should go there, indeed. That was the first thought flashing in her brain. She felt stunned and cleared her throat, "Will you let her keep making such an unreasonable scene? Now Boss Shen returns to the regions south of the
Hot air made the face of Qin Yunuan blush. She could hear each word of Leng Changxi, "It's my pleasure. I just heard that you were bullied and I came for you from the horse carriage on purpose."Leng Changxi straightened his body. In his opinion, the girl he loved should not be bullied. It was so normal for him to protect her and it was also right to tell her that he was protecting her. He just wanted to let Qin Yunuan know that she should fight back when she met people like Infanta Shuhua.But in Qin Yunuan's view, what Leng Changxi did have another explanation. She stepped back unconsciously and made a buffer between her and Leng Changxi. They had different family backgrounds so she should not violate the rule even all people here were on her side.Noticing that Qin Yunuan stayed away from him deliberately, Leng Changxi just stood still silently and watched that the shop was well tidied up. As he said, he let the master give him a list of tho