《Fractious Legitimate Daughter》


 C1

    There was no dry place in the room beside the bed, and the rain feet were still wet and unbroken.


    Xie Wanqing quietly laid on the ice, feeling the bone-piercing heat. In her mind, the first thing she thought of was this poem.


    It was in vain that she had lived in the Prince Liang''s Mansion for nearly three years. She actually had never known that there was such a place like this within the Prince Liang''s Mansion.


    The room was extremely small. One could see through it with a single glance. When he had first moved in a few days ago, thick spiderwebs covered every inch of the table and bed frame. The stiff quilts on the bed were covered with a thick layer of dust, similar to the furnishings, and had not been touched for a long time.


    Fortunately, the quilts were winter quilts. Although they were no longer warm, they could not freeze people into typhoid in the autumn. However, to Xie Wanqing, who was already terminally ill, who was like a candle in the wind, who was willing to let the heat of the world take away his life, he would suffer a little less.


    Xie Wanqing was used to a life of wealth, but never complained when she moved here. She didn''t even open her mouth to say a word, nor did she show any signs of emotion. There was no difference between waiting for death in the magnificent chamber and waiting for death here.


    He wouldn''t be able to hold on for the next few days, right?


    Xie Wanqing thought.


    The sound of the door opening attracted Xie Wanqing''s deathly still gaze. The maid who was napping on the table suddenly woke up and stood up in a hurry. The person waved for the servant to get down and walked to the side of Xie Wanqing''s bed.


    Behind the light, Xie Wanqing finally recognized the person who had come to look for her. It was her elder sister, Xie Wanyun.


    Her birth mother, the Concubine Fang, had also come, as if she was in a dream.


    "Elder sister ¡­" "Auntie ¡­" Xie Wanqing called out with difficulty.


    Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang stood two steps away from the bed, smiling at Xie Wanqing, their expressions carrying a bit of ridicule and satisfaction.


    "Is little sister disappointed?" It was me and my aunt who came to see you, not the Prince? " Xie Wanyun said.


    Just as Xie Wanqing wanted to say "how could I?", Xie Wanyun extended her slender white fingers and stopped Xie Wanqing from speaking, "The Prince''s office is very busy, just treat it as your little sister coming here to apologize for the Prince."


    Xie Wanqing was confused, but seeing that, Xie Wanyun laughed: "Little sister, you still don''t know? The princess was the prince''s son, and the duke of Zhenguo''s estate was powerful, so it was not easy to control. His sister had been intelligent since she was young, and she understood the logic easily. She didn''t need to say anything to understand it. In our Prince''s Mansion, there is no one more suitable to be the scapegoat than our younger sister. "


    Xie Wanyun''s tone of voice was soft and gentle, and a few simple words pierced the ears like thunder, striking right into Xie Wanqing''s heart and making him feel like she was suffocating.


    An abnormal flush emerged on Xie Wanqing''s face from her excitement. Using the last bit of strength she had left in her shriveled up hands, she randomly grabbed onto the mattress beneath her body and struggled to get up.


    It''s not true, it can''t be true! Brother Qi wouldn''t do this to her! She was going to see Qi gege and ask him about it!


    Without waiting for Xie Wanqing to calm down, she took two steps forward and whispered into Xie Wanqing''s ears, enunciating word by word, "Sangqing, I am not your aunt, but your direct mother is your biological mother. You are not Daughter of Concubine, you are the first daughter of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. However, I fell in love with my Jin''er. "


    Concubine Fang paused for a moment before continuing, "You should call me Second Aunt. I am your mother''s sister, the biological daughter of your grandfather. They are both daughters, my birth mother is Golden Man, I am not even a part of the Daughter of Concubine, I can only be a servant girl, what right do I have? Now that the retribution is on you, and the retribution is back, making you a Daughter of Concubine is already a bargain. Fortunately, my Brother Jin has become the eldest son, so everything in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion belongs to him. What''s his is mine, and it''s not the part of a good mother like you. " As he said that, he suddenly said viciously, "When you go down to the Underworld, I''ll personally send your mother to the Road to River Styx so that you two can recognize each other."


    Xie Wanqing''s eyes opened wide, her body was trembling, and she was about to go crazy.


    It''s not true! They were all dreaming!


    Why, why tell her this?


    Is this the so-called truth?


    After the time it took for an incense to burn, Xie Wanqing''s entire body was stiff on the bed. Even the servants who called the corpses in, upon seeing Xie Wanqing''s twisted face, did not dare to come forward and touch it.


    Seeing that she had died, Xie Wanyun and the Concubine Fang turned around and left without any reluctance to part, while also instructing the servants waiting outside to go and report their deaths.


    Xie Wanqing''s body had already died, but god was not dead. Her soul that had left her body stayed in this world for a short while, drifting around without any logic.


    It was as if he was looking at Zhao Yuqi, and that''s right, there was also her elder sister Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang. Both of them wiped the tears from their faces and sobbed.


    Xie Wanyun fell into Zhao Yuqi''s embrace, her tears flowing as she said, "Your Highness, little sister ¡­ ''Little sister left just like that ¡­ '' The depth of her grief was like a different person.


    The scene of her mother suddenly appearing in front of her eyes again, the Madame Ye who was pious to the Buddha in the small buddhist hall.


    An elderly woman quietly walked forward and said in a soft voice: "Madam, just now, news came from the Duke Palaces. Second Miss has left."


    The buddhist beads were broken and scattered on the ground, Madame Ye suddenly stood up and asked in disbelief, "A good person can go if you want to!"


    The wife thought for a while and said, "Madam, life and death are decided by fate. During these few months, Madam had been paying respects to the Buddha daily and praying for the Second Miss. She had also sought out famous doctors to send to the Duke Palaces to treat the Second Miss and had done her best. If the people in the Second Miss knew, they would be very pleased. "


    Madame Ye lowered her head to pick up the scattered buddhist beads, "That child is neither pleasing nor close to me, and he isn''t my biological child. But when she wasn''t with me, I was worried about her. Whenever something happened to her, my heart would immediately start to hurt. I didn''t know why. Not to mention Ye Yun, who was named after me, even Jin''er''s biological brother couldn''t do that. "


    The wife said: "That is the fate between Second Miss and Madam."


    It wasn''t fate, but tshe heart of a mother and daughter. If Xie Wanqing had a body, he would definitely rush over to hug Madame Ye and cry. She would use all her strength to call her "mother" and not the "mother" he used to be.


    At this moment, Xie Wanqing wished that she could live again and take back everything that belonged to her that was plotted against him!


    Furthermore, there was also the person who schemed against her. When Xie Wanqing thought of the hypocritical face and the vicious heart behind her back, she felt incomparable hatred. She didn''t see a single famous doctor her mother had invited. Where did she go? Furthermore, he had to drink a bowl of medicine every day to recuperate her body. Just what kind of medicine was it? At this point, was Xie Wanqing still unable to figure it out?


    How stupid was he to make a person''s life into a joke!


    If they could live again, they would definitely have to pay the price!

 C2

    Gradually, all that remained in Xie Wanqing''s sight was a pure white color, so pure that there wasn''t the slightest flaw. It was suddenly pitch black, and her body suddenly sank into the endless black hole.


    Xie Wanqing still did not understand what happened, she only felt her body tremble, and naturally, she slowly opened her eyes.


    What is this place? Why did she feel so familiar when she was unfamiliar? Xie Wanqing tried hard to think back, didn''t she die in the dilapidated courtyard of the Duke Palace, and then her soul left her body?


    Xie Wanqing''s body felt soft, but it was much stronger than before. She used her hands to support himself from sitting up, and looked around once, confirming that sshe was not dreaming, but real. She was alive again. However, he still felt that it was a bit out of place.


    Xie Wanqing seemed to have sensed something, she pushed away her blanket and got off the bed, then ran over to the dressing table. The stool in front of the dresser was quite tall, it took Xie Wanqing a bit of effort to climb up and sit on it.


    Looking at herself in the copper mirror, Xie Wanqing almost wanted to scream.


    Wasn''t this the young him?


    Amidst the shock, one of them accidentally fell off the stool with a bang.


    When the old granny outside heard the commotion, she pushed the door open and came in, calling him "Little Ancestor" and hurriedly carried Xie Wanqing in her arms to check if she was injured.


    Xie Wanqing saw her wife clearly. It was her wet nurse, Mama Feng. The Mama Feng was chosen by the Madame Ye. In her previous life, Xie Wanqing had inexplicably never liked the Mama Feng, so she was very distant from her.


    Mama Feng carried Xie Wanqing, who was still in shock, and put him on the bed. She chattered on the side, "Miss, why did you offend Third Young Master''s little ancestor? The Third Young Master was the second son of the house of concubine. The old mistress'' heart ached so badly when the teacher used the ruler to hit him twice. The young mistress had pushed him to the point of breaking his head. Originally, it was not a big deal for children to cause trouble among themselves. At most, you would be punished to copy books and be grounded for a few days. Young mistress has to be stubborn to the end with the madame. Don''t blame the madame for punishing you by forcing you to kneel at the buddhist hall, injuring both your face and body. Young miss, what are you doing? "


    Xie Wanqing tried her best to convince herself that although she felt that this was surreal, she had indeed revived.


    After hearing Mama Feng''s words and thinking of her own stature, Xie Wanqing was sure that she had returned to the age of seven.


    Xie Wanqing recalled her childhood memories and confirmed her current situation. She was probably forced to kneel in the buddhist hall for an entire day without being able to enter the water, before fainting and being carried back to the courtyard. She still had to see the old lady later.


    As for the reason why he was punished to kneel, it was because he pushed his second cousin, Xie Huaixing, down.


    Xie Wanqing still remembered what happened. That was the first time she had taken the blame.


    She was initially playing in the garden when Xie Huaixing suddenly appeared and tried to snatch her kite. However, she refused to give it to him and after arguing a few times, he grabbed the kite and left. Then, he became the sinner who pushed Xie Huaixing down.


    Of course, she refused to admit it. The madame, in a fit of anger, made her stay in the buddhist hall and kneel. If she didn''t admit her wrongs, she couldn''t get up, and she wasn''t allowed to eat or drink.


    When Xie Wanqing was once again caught up in this matter, she couldn''t help but think of the future. Although this matter didn''t seem to be big, and was just a farce between children, it could very possibly affect the elders'' understanding of him and affect her future life. In order to not repeat what happened in his previous life, Xie Wanqing naturally wished to correct all of the mistakes she made in his previous life.


    Mama Feng chattered on for a while, arranged for Xie Wanqing to rest, and went out again.


    Xie Wanqing stayed in her room alone, seriously thinking about how to clarify things for herself. After all, it was something that happened when she was young, and her impression of her had already blurred.


    Not long later, the door was pushed open again, and Concubine Fang walked in.


    When Xie Wanqing saw Concubine Fang, she instinctively looked at him with eyes like a sharp sword, as if she wanted to pierce Concubine Fang''s head.


    Concubine Fang was shocked by Xie Wanqing''s sharp and venomous eyes. Xie Wanqing also realized that she was in the wrong and immediately pounced towards Concubine Fang and cried in grievance.


    "Aunt, Aunt!" The buddhist hall was so scary! Aunt, please don''t send me back to the Buddhist Hall! "


    Concubine Fang was startled for a moment, and then immediately realised how abnormal Xie Wanqing was just now, and turned and hugged Xie Wanqing into an embrace, and toyed with him, "You should have admitted your wrongs to your grandmother earlier, and exempted yourself from punishment earlier. How could you faint in the buddhist hall and be sent back, you are trying to dig out your aunt''s heart." She continued, "Your grandmother had just sent someone to deliver the message that the whole family would be going to the upper court for dinner tonight to celebrate your second uncle''s promotion. When that time comes, you should apologize properly to your second uncle, second aunt, and cousin.


    Xie Wanqing obediently nodded and replied "Okay."


    Seeing that, the Concubine Fang was satisfied, giving some instructions before leaving. The moment Concubine Fang turned to leave, Xie Wanqing''s innocent eyes seemed to be poisoned.


    What a great second aunt. She had already been scheming against him since then!


    Now, she was the one to admit her mistakes. Not only had she committed the crime of harming her cousin, but she also had to admit that she was wrong. She had to go against her elders. This had deeply touched her character.


    No wonder Xie Wanqing was so sensitive, Concubine Fang was obviously trying to cheat her.


    Thinking about it again, Xie Wanqing remembered that the old lady was biased, but was not an unreasonable person, so how could she be so sure that she was the one who hurt his cousin? There must be other problems.


    Xie Wanqing, who had lived a new life, had never had such a good brain in her previous life. No one followed him, but when Xie Wanqing came out to explore the garden, she was definitely accompanied by a maid.


    If something like this happened, the madame would definitely call for the servant to question him. If the maids by his side were to insist that he was the one who pushed his cousin, then there would be no room for debate.


    Other than the wet nurse Mama Feng, all the people serving her were from Concubine Fang.


    The method was the same as before, but Xie Wanqing was no longer young and ignorant, and would no longer be at the mercy of others.


    Concubine Fang had her personal maid dress up for Xie Wanqing, chose red and fiery clothes, and took out gold and jewelry for Xie Wanqing to wear. The reason was because an elderly person would be happy to see such a joyous thing, but once he was happy, he wouldn''t care about Xie Wanqing''s careless mistake anymore.


    Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but sneer in her heart, digging another pit for her to jump in. She was still wearing her criminal clothes. If she were to show off and show off like that, the madame would definitely have to go down with the family of the second wife.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing earnestly insisted that she had made a mistake and that she go to the bridal chamber to apologize. She felt guilty for it, that she should keep a low profile, and not dress up too nicely. The servant girl did not force Xie Wanqing to do it, and allowed Xie Wanqing to do it as easily as she could, but when she returned, she told the Concubine Fang.


    Concubine Fang thought that Xie Wanqing was willing to admit her wrongs, and thus decided to let her dress up, and did not bring up the matter again.

 C3

    In the evening, the Mama Feng accompanied Xie Wanqing to the upper court.


    Xie Wanqing did not have an independent courtyard even though she was less than eight years old, and still lived in the courtyard of Concubine Fang. Walking to the Old Mistress'' courtyard was a walk away, so when Xie Wanqing arrived at the courtyard, everyone was already there.


    Seeing Xie Wanqing entering the room, everyone stopped talking, the happy atmosphere in the room immediately became quiet. Xie Wanqing acted as if she did not notice as she respectfully greeted her.


    "Greetings to Grandmother, greetings to Second Uncle and Second Aunt." Xie Wanqing kneeled, and said respectfully.


    Second Aunt Madame Huang was a hot-tempered person and was not good at hiding her emotions. She immediately gave a cold harrumph without giving him any face.


    The old lady sized Xie Wanqing up with a measuring gaze. After a long while, she didn''t tell Xie Wanqing to get up. Xie Wanqing was just a child, she did not move while holding the ceremony, it was extremely difficult, and after a while, she felt her waist and legs becoming sore.


    That familiar feeling reminded Xie Wanqing of his previous life. In his previous life, Cheng Yuan had been tormenting Xie Wanqing for no reason and one of them was the one that made Xie Wanqing reprimand him courteously. Xie Wanqing''s personality was soft and weak, but deep down, she was very strong, and did not want others to look down on him.


    After calling Xie Wanqing to get up, she amiably asked: "From what Mama said, you fainted in the buddhist hall, how are you feeling right now?"


    Xie Wanqing replied: "Reporting to Grandmother, nothing has happened to Yanqing, I''ve worried Grandmother."


    "It''s good that you''re fine." With that, the old mistress changed the topic. Although she was still smiling amiably, her eyes were sharp. "After thinking about it in the little Buddhist hall for a day and night, do you know where your fault lies?"


    Xie Wanqing resisted the raging waves in her heart with great difficulty, and her expression was extremely calm.


    The entire room suddenly became so quiet that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.


    Then, the old lady suddenly slammed the table, pointed at Xie Wanqing and bellowed, "Evil creature!"


    If Xie Wanqing was really a seven year old child, she would have already knelt down in fear. After all, Xie Wanqing was the soul of an adult.


    Suppressing the pressure, Xie Wanqing still maintained her calm. She spoke neither humble nor arrogant: "Grandmother, Xianqing is truly unjustly accused. While Second Uncle and Second Aunt are here with the Brother Huaixing, Xianqing wants to find a servant to testify against her. Grandmother, please allow it."


    At first, the old lady was stunned, but very soon, a profound look appeared in her eyes. After muttering to herself for a moment, she said, "Yes, Mama Xin, go and pass this person over."


    The old mistress'' wife who was standing by her mistress'' side replied with a "yes" before walking out of the room.


    The old mistress continued, "It''s getting late. Let''s have dinner first. We can talk after dinner if there''s anything to say."


    There was nothing that they shouldn''t do.


    Xie Wanqing then turned to Second Uncle Xie Hengfu and said, "Today I was celebrating Second Uncle''s promotion. I should not have ruined my mood, but I have suffered grievances and could not help but clarify for myself, second uncle, please forgive me."


    These words exceeded Xie Heng''s expectations. As a senior, there was no way he could possibly bicker with a seven-year-old child. He said, "It''s fine."


    Xie Wanqing''s mother, the Madame Ye, had been looking at him since just now. This way of looking at the situation had given her a sense of scrutiny, making her feel that there were some differences on Xie Wanqing''s body, but she couldn''t quite put her finger on it.


    After everyone had taken their seats, the maidservants filed into the dining area and placed the dishes on the table.


    The Xie Clan did not have much people, and Xie Wanqing''s father, Xie Kai''s, generation of concubines were already long divided among them. Currently, there were only two big rooms in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    There was a son in the main house, two women, and only a son in the second house. The eldest son of the eldest son, the eldest son, Xie Huaiyu, was originally born in the Madame Ye, but he died young.


    Among them, the youngest was a five year old Xie Huaixing. The five children were already able to properly eat their own meals, but the elders liked the liveliness, so they all called for him.


    The noble family valued the son of the family, and unless special permission was given, the concubine would not be qualified to attend the family banquet. Even if she did come, she would stand by the side with the maids, otherwise it would be against the rules.


    Everyone sat around the round table. The children had their own nanny, Mama''s, dishes to serve them, and they ate without saying a word. Other than the elders occasionally saying that the dishes were delicious, there were no words for the younger generation.


    When Xie Wanqing saw the feast that filled the table, he couldn''t help but gulp. She wasn''t a person who cared deeply about food, but she was first treated coldly in the Duke Palaces and her food was "reduced". Afterwards, she was locked up in a dilapidated courtyard.


    After the meal, the maidservants served tea. The servants then gargled their mouths and followed the madame back to the main hall.


    The person that Mama Xin had sent to summon was already waiting outside. Xie Wanqing requested the Old Madam not to summon the person inside, and asked Xie Huaixing to take care of him: "Brother Huaixing, is your wound still painful?"


    Xie Huaixing did not dare to look straight into Xie Wanqing''s eyes, and hid behind Madame Huang. Madame Huang raised her hand slightly to block Xie Huaixing, as if she was afraid that Xie Wanqing would hurt Xie Huaixing again.


    Xie Kai and Madame Ye''s face became ugly seeing this, but they did not say anything.


    Xie Wanqing asked again: "Brother Huaixing, can you repeat what happened again? Second sister can''t remember. "


    Xie Huaixing looked at Xie Wanqing with his big round eyes, and then looked at Madame Huang, "Just say it! That day when I saw you flying in the courtyard with a kite, I wanted to ask you to return the kite to me. It''s fine if you don''t give it to me, but you even pushed me down, causing me to lose my head! "


    Xie Wanqing''s expression did not change as she continued to ask: "Brother Huaixing, can you be more precise about how second sister pushed you down, and when did you push her down?"


    Xie Huaixing''s eyes dimmed for a moment, "I asked you for the kite, but you refused to give it to me. Carrying the kite, you turned around and left. And then you turned around and gave me a hard shove! "


    Xie Wanqing "came to a realization", "When Brother Huaixing said this, second sister remembered. Mama Xin, please bring this person in. "


    The one who entered the room was the second class maid, Zi Tian, who made Xie Wanqing a bit surprised. Because Xie Wanqing clearly remembered that the person who followed her that day was Hong Tao.


    The reason he was so sure was that Hong Tao was the only mute maid. The kite that he had released that day was made by Xie Wanqing wrapped around Hong Tao. Using the cloth used to cut off clothes and the thinner bamboo branches, he made a small kite that was completely pink. Xie Wanqing even teased her before, but once Hong Tao Peach Blossom finished kiting, she pulled Peach Blossom along and went out to "show off".


    The old mistress would summon the maidservants from the other courtyards when she had nothing better to do. Normally, it wouldn''t be a good idea to look for them.


    "That afternoon, I accompanied Second Miss to the garden to kite, and when I saw Third Young Master coming over, he asked Second Miss to gift the kite to him. Since Second Miss wasn''t willing, the two of them began to argue, and Second Miss pushed Third Young Master down in a fit of anger."


    Xie Wanqing frowned, it was exactly as she had thought, there was a problem with the maid''s testimony, even the servant beside her had said so, no wonder no one would believe her.


    After thinking for a moment, Xie Wanqing said, "Since Brother Huaixing and I had an argument, why didn''t you advise me to do so as a servant? Instead, it was Brother Huaixing and I who started it, and did not stop it."


    When Zi Tian heard Xie Wanqing''s words, he was stunned, "This servant ¡­ Your servant is afraid of hurting the two of you, and your servant is your servant. How could you make a move against your master ¡­ "

 C4

    Xie Wanqing raised an eyebrow, and continued, "Oh? So you just stood on the side and watched me fight with Brother Huaixing, then push him down without a care for anything else? "


    Zi Tian had already been trapped by Xie Wanqing into the pit, and had already determined that the masters were calling her out to investigate her dereliction of duty. "This servant knows her wrongs ¡­"


    After hearing those words, with the exception of the few children, everyone present felt that something was off.


    Seeing Zi Tian''s panic, Xie Wanqing had a deep smile in her eyes, but on the surface, she showed an appearance of innocence that suited her age, "I don''t really remember how Brother Huaixing and I fought." She then turned to look at the madame, speaking in a coquettish tone, "Grandmother, look at her memory. You should reward her with walnuts to mend her brain."


    The old lady was spoiled by Xie Wanqing, and suddenly felt that this bastard whom she did not like a lot, was actually very cute. Not only was he cute, he was also a little intelligent.


    "Ask around. I''ll give you as many walnuts as Grandmother wants." The madame said with a wry smile.


    "Yes." Zi Tian, let me ask you, since you have been watching by the side the entire time, you must have seen every single detail. Tell me first, how did Brother Huaixing and I fight?


    Xie Huaixing was too young to understand how to twist and turn, he wanted to open his mouth and correct the situation, although the Madame Huang was a straightforward person, she was not stupid, so he covered Xie Huaixing''s mouth, telling him to listen carefully and not talk.


    "This... Before this servant can regain her senses, Second Miss and Third Young Master have already started shoving each other. "


    "Why don''t you give it some more thought? Has Third Young Master and I ever tried to shove each other before?"


    Zi Tian was about to cry. He thought to himself, why is Second Miss so overbearing? Isn''t this forcing her to her death?


    "It''s only been two days and you can''t remember? Or was the one following by my side that day not you, but your sister Hong Tao? "


    When Xie Wanqing asked this, everyone was shocked.


    Hong Tao and Zi Tian were sisters, they looked very much alike. At this time, Zi Tian was already panicking, "Indeed, it''s this servant. That day, this servant''s voice was so hoarse that I couldn''t speak.


    The previous day, his voice was so quiet that he couldn''t even speak. But today, it was as melodious as an oriole bird. It was likely that Hua Tuo wouldn''t even have the ability to do that in his previous life.


    Zi Tian also realized that his lie had been cracked and quickly kowtowed. "Please forgive me, madame!" Please forgive my apologies! "


    The madame was infuriated. Without any warning, she smashed a teacup at Zi Tian, causing a lump to swell on his forehead.


    Mama Xin took out a silk cloth and helped the Old Mistress wipe the tea spilled on her hands.


    Xie Wanyun, who had been playing the role of little transparent, was just about to step forward when Xie Wanqing took a step ahead and pulled the old lady''s hand, "Grandmother, please do not get angry, if you anger your body to the point of breaking down, it will be the sin of late Qing."


    The Old Mistress gently patted Xie Wanqing''s hands, indicating that she was fine. He looked at Zi Tian as if he was a dead man, "Since you were not present, why did you speak with such certainty? Did I personally see the Second Miss push down the Third Young Master. "Speak!"


    How could Zi Tian dare to say it? If he did, everyone would know that she and her cousin were already close. She would be sold somewhere, and her master would even betroth her mute sister to her cousin.


    The old mistress smirked. "If you don''t tell me, I''ll kill you immediately."


    Xie Wanqing pouted and interrupted, "Grandmother, getting caned to death is too easy for her. This kind of tricky slave should just cut off her tongue to sell, let''s see who dares to use her."


    Zi Tian''s eyes almost rolled over as he fainted. The masters of the house of the Marquis were truly each more vicious than the last.


    Under the threat of so many people, Zi Tian could only hope to be honest and open, and honestly answer: "It''s Concubine Fang ¡­"


    Other than Xie Wanqing, who already knew the answer in her heart, everyone who heard it was extremely shocked.


    Madame Huang, for example, could not help but curse silently. Was there something wrong with this servant''s head? Was it not good to accuse her, to lie to her own mother, to her own mother, and to her own daughter?


    Xie Wanqing still had to posture before she immediately ran over and slapped Zi Tian twice, who was kneeling on the ground, and said angrily: "You tricky slave! It''s not enough to splash dirty water on me, and you still want to slander my aunt, who gave you the guts! "


    Xie Wanyun was truly angry, and could not help but scold, "Slave!"


    "It''s really the Concubine Fang! If I were to be given a hundred times the courage, I wouldn''t dare lie anymore!"


    "Mama Xin, send someone to bring Concubine Fang here." said the old lady.


    Mama Xin replied and walked out the door again, thinking, today is really lively.


    Taking advantage of the time everyone was waiting for to arrive at Concubine Fang, Madame Huang raised her doubts, "Could she be bringing a servant girl out to wash Second Girl''s white?"


    No one answered, and no one knew how.


    Xie Wanqing walked in front of Xie Huaixing who was hiding behind Madame Huang, bent down slightly, and asked him: "Brother Huaixing, you have already gone to school, has Master ever taught you that people can''t go without their word?" Without waiting for Xie Huaixing''s reply, Xie Wanqing continued, "Brother Huaixing is a gentleman, he is a man of honor, you cannot lie to him. Did second sister push you or not, could you tell everyone? If there is one, there is one. If there isn''t one, there isn''t one. " Then she added, "There is no difference between people. Moreover, you are still young. Even if you make a mistake, as long as you correct it sincerely, no one will blame you. Second Sister will not blame you."


    Xie Huaixing lowered his head in silence.


    Madame Huang protected Xie Huaixing, staring at him, "Don''t scare me like that."


    At this time, Xie Huaixing pulled Madame Huang''s sleeves, and muttered: "Second Sister really didn''t push me, I fell down on my own."


    At this moment, Xie Wanqing felt that the air she was breathing was cleaner than ever before.


    "I was the one who ran after second sister and lost my balance. It was none of second sister''s business. I heard that the maidservants by second sister''s side said that second sister pushed me down, and because second sister wasn''t willing to make me angry, they also said that it was second sister who pushed me. "


    The Madame Huang was shocked and angry at the same time. She immediately let go of Xie Huaixing, turned around, and left Xie Huaixing alone to the side to dry.


    Xie Wanqing said gently: Brother Huaixing is a good child, this time you were injured, second sister will also take responsibility, second sister will give you the kite as compensation, okay? But you have to promise second sister that you can''t lie to good people in the future. You can only lie to bad people when you meet them. "


    Xie Huaixing nodded silently.


    When Xie Kai heard his daughter''s last sentence, which was vague, he wanted to criticize her, but when he thought about it again, he felt that it was not without reason. He did not know how to criticize her, and the words suddenly came to his mouth, "How did you teach your brother?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that her father was not angry, so she raised her head proudly, "To the bad guys, you must be honest, otherwise you would be bullied by the bad guys right? She felt that she should be good to good people and bad people. Mother, do you think I''m right? " As she said that, she pulled Madame Ye''s sleeves.


    It had been a long time since Xie Wanqing had been so intimate with the Madame Ye. The mother and daughter duo, upon seeing Xie Wanqing act so coquettishly, her heart softened as she laughed helplessly and poked at Xie Wanqing''s forehead, "A little brat but a big boss."

 C5

    When Concubine Fang had just finished dinner, a messenger from Attendant came to inform her that everyone was waiting for her. Concubine Fang did not dare delay any longer, and increased her pace, walking with sweat dripping down her face, not daring to make everyone wait any longer.


    Seeing Concubine Fang entering the house, Xie Wanqing immediately ran over to his side. Madame Ye suddenly saw Xie Wanqing leave from the side and for some reason, her heart felt empty.


    "Aunt, this tricky slave, she actually dared to slander you!" Xie Wanqing pointed to Zi Tian, who was still kneeling on the ground.


    Zi Tian continued to kowtow until he even forgot the pain on his forehead, "This servant didn''t lie, it really was Concubine Fang. She ordered this servant to testify and accused Second Miss of pushing down Third Young Master. This servant swears to the heavens! "


    The Concubine Fang pointed at Zi Tian, she was so angry that she couldn''t even speak.


    Concubine Fang clenched her teeth and kneeled down as she reported to the old mistress, "Madam, when the matter comes up, the one accompanying Qing Er is not this little girl but her sister, Hong Tao. However, Hong Tao is a mute and only knows sign language. As she spoke, he glared at Zi Tian. "I just didn''t expect this girl to ¡­" How did Second Miss and I offend you?


    Concubine Fang continued: "I was the one who accidentally broke the token of love between you and your cousin. I told you to take into account your master''s reputation, and not to be associated with your cousin again! "It''s enough for you to take revenge on me, how much do you have to vent your anger on a little kid like Qing''er!"


    Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but admire the Concubine Fang''s reaction speed and scheming mind. No wonder she lost so miserably in her previous life.


    The old mistress'' face was rather unsettled. "As an aunt, you can be considered half a master. It''s not proper for you to yell and shout at the top of your lungs."


    Concubine Fang was stunned, she bowed her head and replied ''Yes''.


    "Since he''s your slave, you decide how to punish him."


    Concubine Fang ground her teeth, "This humble concubine thinks that we should immediately kill them to make an example out of this. However, this is still a life after all. This humble concubine will not bear to see it.


    The old lady looked at Concubine Fang, then looked at Zi Tian who was covered in sweat and was shivering uncontrollably, "40 staff, if you''re not dead yet, you can be sold in the pavilion."


    Zi Tian was unable to say a word of thanks for the old mistress'' benevolence, and he finally fainted.


    Everyone believed the words of the Concubine Fang, they all believed that Zi Tian was trying to take revenge on her master. Only Xie Wanqing was clear in her heart, in this Palace, there was probably no one who hated and hated her more than the Concubine Fang, but when she said those words, no one believed her. The only thing she could do was to gather evidence and wait for the future.


    The Old Mistress sent someone to call Hong Tao over, and called the trustworthy old servant who knew sign language to translate her words one by one. Sure enough, she was speaking the same words as Third Young Master Xie Huaixing.


    At this point, the truth of the matter had already been revealed. Although Xie Huaixing had admitted that it was not Xie Wanqing who pushed her, he was still young. His words were fickle and he called Hong Tao over to confront him.


    After all, Xie Wanqing''s reputation of jostling with her younger brother a few days ago and contradicting her grandmother had already spread throughout the household. Today, her performance had once again entered the eyes of the madame, which was why she was so protective of her.


    Xie Wanqing knew that the Old Mistress had good intentions, she wanted a clean and pure reputation, so she blessed the Old Mistress with his body and said: "Thank you Grandmother for your knowledge, but Grandmother''s health is important, please do not be angry because of a servant, if you anger her, it will be the fault of the Old Mistress."


    The child''s voice was young and tender, and his face was filled with worry as he looked towards the madame. When the old mistress thought about how she had wrongly accused Xie Wanqing and even heavily punished him, she felt apologetic in her heart. Seeing that she was being so obedient and sensible now, she could not help but feel relieved in her heart.


    Seeing this, Concubine Fang immediately pulled Xie Wanqing and thanked the old lady, and then knelt down: "I was not strict with my servants, and dared to slander the Second Miss of the family. I am guilty, and shall be punished by the old lady."


    As he spoke, tears could already be seen in his eyes.


    As expected, before the madame could say anything, Xie Kai said, "You have always been soft-hearted. Furthermore, it is not your business to discipline people, so you don''t have to blame yourself too much."


    This meant that Madame Ye did not manage the inner court properly.


    Although the Madame Ye was in the house, from start to finish, other than feeling that Xie Wanqing''s actions were unusual and moved her, she was not the least bit disturbed by anyone else''s matters. Hearing Xie Kai''s words, she could only lower her head and say to the old lady: "It was my fault, I did not restrict my servants well."


    His voice was cold and indifferent.


    Xie Wanqing knew that the relationship between him and the Madame Ye was not many, and when she reached middle age, she was even more respectful to Xie Kai. How could Xie Wanqing bear it? She took the opportunity to kneel beside the Concubine Fang and said to her wife: "It was because Evening Qing is useless and insensible that she allowed the servants by her side to bully her. Mother has her faults, Aunt was also implicated by me. "As a young man, the servants would occasionally be slow and lazy. However, I don''t know how to deal with them ¡­"


    Concubine Fang knew how to act and she knew how to do it too. And she was a child.


    The meaning behind her words was that the servants around her would often go against their will and would not listen to their master''s words.


    The old lady naturally understood the meaning behind Xie Wanqing''s words, and saw that she was crying pitifully, adding on to that, her performance was not bad, she said: "Don''t cry, San-qing, if there are any servants who are disobedient, come and find Grandmother, Grandmother will help you out."


    With the madame''s words, the servants by Xie Wanqing''s side naturally would not dare to lament over it.


    Xie Wanqing was reaping benefits, but her tears quickly stopped. She smiled at the old lady: "Thank you grandma."


    Xie Wanyun stood by the side with her head lowered, her expression calm, no one knew what she was thinking.


    The more Madame Ye looked at Xie Wanqing, the more she felt that something was amiss. She kept thinking that Xie Wanqing seemed like a completely different person today. But she also liked how close Xie Wanqing was to her today.


    Xie Wanqing helped Concubine Fang up, and when she saw that the Madame Huang was still angry at Xie Huaixing, he turned her head and ignored him. However, Xie Huaixing was still a child after all. He knew that he had made a mistake and angered his mother, so he didn''t dare to go up and act coquettishly.


    Seeing that, Xie Wanqing pulled Xie Huaixing''s hand, and squatted in front of him and asked: "Huai, from now on, you will not make the mistakes you made today, right?"


    "Yes."


    "That Brother Huaixing is a good child, he will be a righteous man in the future. Second Aunt and Second Uncle will be proud of him."


    Xie Huaixing sneaked a glance at Madame Huang and pouted: "Would mother like it?"


    Xie Wanqing mischievously blinked at him before pulling his hand to hold Madame Huang''s hand. After all, she was a mother and son, so how could Madame Huang ignore him? Because Xie Huaixing was lying today, Madame Huang did not like Xie Wanqing as her elder. After realizing that it was her son''s fault, she felt embarrassed and embarrassed, but of course, she was also angry at Xie Huaixing for lying.


    Now that Xie Wanqing had passed him Xie Huaixing''s hand, Madame Huang naturally wouldn''t stop at the bottom of the stairs. She held Xie Huaixing''s hand with one hand and pointed at his forehead with the other: "In the future, if you make another mistake, your father will teach you a lesson!"


    Seeing this, Xie Heng could only laugh helplessly, and looked towards the old lady to stop him from bringing Madame Huang and Xie Huaixing back.


    After the second room left, the madame also felt tired, so she waved her hand to let them all leave.


    Xie Wanyun who had been silent the whole time suddenly spoke out: "Ye Yun has recently learnt a massage method, the most it does is relieve the fatigue, I wonder if it can help Grandmother?"


    The Old Mistress waved her hand and the Mama Xin said, "The Old Mistress would like to have some peace and quiet. Eldest Miss can go back." With that, he ignored Xie Wanyun and helped the old lady walk away.


    Only Xie Wanyun was left standing there with an ugly expression.


    In the end, the current Xie Wanyun was still young and hadn''t experienced so much in her previous life. Xie Wanqing saw the glance Mama Xin threw back to support the Old Mistress. Presumably, Xie Wanyun''s appearance did not escape her eyes.


    Today, she had watched Xie Wanqing win a beautiful battle, not only did she wash away her grievances, but she had also received her grandmother''s love and rewards, making it impossible for her to not be jealous. From the very beginning, Xie Wanyun had already known that Xie Wanqing was not her mother''s little sister, and thus, the things that happened today made her feel extremely bad.


    Therefore, Xie Wanyun immediately put away her expression, walked over and affectionately pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand and said to him: "Little sister has wiped away all the grievances, big sister will be happy for you from the bottom of her heart. I was worried for you when you were kneeling at the buddhist hall previously."


    Worried about what? Worried that she might die soon?


    Xie Wanqing knew that she was putting on an act, but she had no choice but to respond, "Thank you for sister''s concern."


    When Xie Kai saw the two sisters'' friendly relationship, he was relieved, but only thinking about how the old lady had coldly rejected Xie Wanyun just now, he couldn''t help but feel his heart ache. He knew that the old lady was partial to her son, but no matter what, the two daughters were still his children. Afraid that she would be hurt by the madame''s words, he advised, "Your grandmother is thinking too much, don''t be disappointed tonight Yun. Who knows, maybe next time Grandmother will help evening Yun."


    Hearing that, Xie Wanyun''s face revealed joy, she nodded her head and said respectfully: "If father is free, daughter will beat him on the back to show her filial piety."

 C6

    It had already been a few days since Xie Wanqing had cleared her grievances, and in the past few days, she had been staying in the courtyard. The servants by her side seemed to have heard the madame''s words about protecting her last time. They were no longer lazy and were always diligent and honest. The wet nurse Mama Feng also told Xie Wanqing, "Young miss has finally returned from all the suffering. Now that I have gained the old lady''s favor, let''s see who would dare disobey me."


    Xie Wanqing just quietly read the book without replying.


    That day when Xie Huaixing returned, he was scolded by the Madame Huang and was punished to think about it. The servant Attendant did not leave his side and never again escaped from the academy. Thus, Xie Wanqing had never seen him before.


    Recalling that she still had the kite that they agreed to give to Xie Huaixing, Xie Wanqing called Hong Tao over and instructed her to send the kite over to him.


    Hong Tao already knew about Zi Tian and was sad for a few days. Zi Tian took her place to slander Xie Wanqing. She knew about this, but what could she do about it?


    Xie Wanqing had ignored her for a few days, and this was the first time Xie Wanqing called her out to do something after that incident.


    Hong Tao was both nervous and surprised. She thought Xie Wanqing would never use her again.


    Mama Feng looked at her with loathing: "Miss, why would you need a girl that you don''t even know how to protect?"


    Xie Wanqing raised her head and looked at Mama Feng, "But Hong Tao knows how to watch kites, all the kites these few years were made for me by Hong Tao. Sir, you are not a saint, so how can you not? Mama Feng will forgive her this time. The words that came out of the child''s mouth.


    Mama Feng shook her head, glanced at Hong Tao and no longer spoke. She did not understand that those saints were not saints, but as a servant, she would rather let her master be slandered than protect him. It was useless for her to keep such people around. The old lady pitied her because she was a mute and a child of her family. Although Mama Xin was sent to inquire about what happened last time, she did not do anything to Hong Tao. But she did not know that Zi Tian had lied and pretended to be Hong Tao, so Mama Feng did not believe her.


    Hong Tao received her orders and returned to her room to grab the kite, then headed towards the second room.


    However, they did not expect to meet a heavy rain along the way, and it was getting heavier and heavier. The torrential rain was pouring down in torrents. He had no choice but to go to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain.


    He coincidentally met Xie Wanyun and her personal servant, Lv Yi. However, the two of them had brought an umbrella with them.


    "Greetings, Eldest Miss." Hong Tao bowed as she greeted Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanyun looked at the kite in her hand, she finally understood. Ever since she was young, the Concubine Fang had taught her to look at others'' faces. Seeing Hong Tao''s haggard face and dispirited spirit, she knew in her heart that she had been grieving for Zi Tian for a long time.


    "Hong Tao has become more haggard these few days." Xie Wanyun said.


    Then, he gestured to Lv Yi who was beside him, "You will deliver the mouth fat I gave you to Hong Tao later on."


    Lv Yi nodded in agreement.


    "Hong Tao, don''t be too sad. Although Zi Tian did not plead for mercy when punished, she is your master after all. With your current look, I''m afraid she would not be happy if she were to see you."


    Xie Wanyun advised gently. She did not mention anything about Zi Tian betraying and slandering his master.


    Hong Tao was already upset, but no one spoke for a few days. The servants in the courtyard were so frightened by the madame''s words that they did not dare to breathe. Every day, they could not wait for the old lady to finish her work. Who cared if she was dumb or not? Usually, only Zi Tian would speak to her. But now that Zi Tian was in trouble, she was on her own.


    Lv Yi saw that she was about to cry, and immediately held her hand and patted her hands: "I am also a servant, I know how you feel, even if Zi Tian has done wrong, she is still your blood sister. You have followed Second Miss for so many years without any contributions or hardships, but she helplessly watched as Zi Tian was punished, it is really just ¡­." It''s chilling. "


    Hong Tao''s tears fell when she heard this, and she kneeled down in front of Xie Wanyun and said, "Please save Zi Tian, First Miss." Being sold in a building was not a good place to go. For a daughter''s family, it could be said that their lives were worse than death.


    Xie Wanyun frowned: "I''m just a young miss who can''t step out of the door, how can I save Zi Tian ¡­"


    and Lv Yi looked at each other, and the corner of their mouths hooked up into a smile, "Lv Yi, quickly help Hong Tao up."


    Lv Yi stepped forward and helped her up. Xie Wanyun''s eyes shined brightly as she looked at Hong Tao: "I can''t, but I can ask for the assistance of my concubine. On account of how loyal you are, I really can''t bear to refuse."


    It would be weird if Concubine Fang saved Zi Tian, but she wished for Zi Tian to die earlier.


    Xie Wanyun knew about all these, but Hong Tao did not. She really thought that the First Miss wanted to help her save Zi Tian and was so grateful that she wanted to kneel down and express her gratitude, but was stopped by Lv Yi.


    Xie Wanyun''s objective had already been achieved, so she was not willing to speak anymore. She sent Lv Yi to take an umbrella to send him to the second room while she sat in a pavilion to enjoy the rain.


    As for the current Xie Wanqing, she was sitting in front of her desk, holding onto the book in her hands, and would occasionally raise her head to look at the rain outside, and for some reason, she felt an anxiety in her heart, as she did not know where it came from. Maybe she was too sensitive due to her rebirth. Xie Wanqing comforted herself.


    Early in the morning on the second day, he received a message: Xie Huaixing is sick, his entire body has a rash.


    There was something fishy about this disease.


    Yesterday, Xie Huaixing went to school and it was still alright. He had dinner with Madame Huang and got sick early the next morning. The manor had invited a doctor, saying that Xie Huaixing had come across some kind of medicine.


    This old man was so angry that he knocked on his walking stick. "Who the hell wants to harm my grandson?!"


    Xie Huaixing had always been the old lady''s flesh and blood, other people could not bear to touch him, and just a few days ago he had knocked his head out, but now he suddenly became ill, causing the old lady to be so anxious that his mouth started to bubble.


    "Investigate!" Find out! Find out that this old one wanted to skin this person alive! "


    Madame Huang guarded Xie Huaixing''s bed, washing his face in tears every day. The doctor gave Xie Huaixing medicine and asked for his treatment every day. The old lady then ordered all the people that Xie Huaixing had met in the recent days to prepare them, using the same things that he had touched to look through them.


    Xie Huaixing was naughty, there were at least twenty people making fun of him in the Academy, even if there were no more than thirty of them. He would climb trees and catch birds, chase cats and dogs, and even if he saw a mouse on his way to the Academy, he would chase after it. Attendant could not even look at him. Not to mention the Sugar Gourd Man Steamed Bun that he saw on the streets, he would buy it every day. If he were to suddenly look into it, where would he start from? The Attendant could only lead the group of people that the butler brought over to interrogate them one by one.

 C7

    However, two days later, all the little vendors on the street had almost finished interrogating the servants of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, yet they still could not find a single suspicious person.


    No one knew how Xie Huaixing got sick.


    But Xie Wanqing always had a faint feeling in her heart. She thought about the kite she sent over two days ago. However, when Xie Huaixing returned that day, he did not let the kite go.


    It was truly unbelievable.


    On the third day, Xie Wanqing brought along the Mama Feng to visit Xie Huaixing. "Greetings, Second Aunt." She bowed. Madame Huang waved her up and at the moment, all of her thoughts were on Xie Huaixing, how could she have the time to care about Xie Wanqing. Although the doctor''s injury was light and would be fully healed in a few days, but she had not woken up in two days, Madame Huang was still worried.


    She had been married for so many years, and only Xie Huaixing, her only son, hurt as much as anything. If something were to happen to Xie Huaixing, it would be hard for her to hold on.


    Xie Wanqing understood the Madame Huang''s motherly heart. Because in her previous life, she was so close to becoming a mother. Now, looking at Madame Huang''s exhausted appearance, thinking about how Madame Ye probably spent quite a bit of effort just for her, while she himself always helped others to get married, and eventually died, she couldn''t help but feel sorrowful in her heart.


    Xie Wanqing stepped forward and looked at Xie Huaixing who was on the bed. The face of the white and tender child from a few days ago was now slightly sallow. He did not know that his mother was dying.


    Seeing Xie Huaixing''s hand being exposed outside the blanket, the doctor thought that he had forgotten to put it back when he came to check his pulse. Just that, being left outside would cause him to feel cold, so he reached out to grab Xie Huaixing''s hand, but just as he was about to put it back, his fingers suddenly stopped.


    Xie Wanqing was shocked, her face revealed surprise as she looked at Madame Huang and said: "Second Aunt, come take a look."


    Not knowing what she was thinking, Madame Huang went over and grabbed both of their hands to see. Xie Wanqing, on the other hand, was fine, but there were a few wounds on his hands that looked like they were a few days ago. There was a thin scab now.


    Xie Huaixing was usually mischievous and everyone around him knew that it was normal for there to be a small wound on his hand. Therefore, no one cared about these wounds. The Madame Huang knew about this as well. She was afraid that Xie Wanqing wouldn''t know and even explained it to her in a gentle tone: "She has always been naughty, likes to climb trees, and has these small cuts on her hands."


    Ever since the last time, Madame Huang''s attitude towards Xie Wanqing had clearly changed. Adding to the fact that she had been visiting Xie Huaixing everyday for the past few days, Madame Huang was grateful to him in her heart. Then she began to be amiable to her.


    However, Xie Wanqing''s bright eyes looked towards the Madame Huang, and said word by word, "Second Aunt, please forgive me. Earlier, Sunless said that she would give Brother Huaixing a kite, but two days ago, she sent someone to deliver it. But today, our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion sent so many people out to investigate, and we found nothing.


    Before she could finish her words, Madame Huang''s face suddenly changed, as she continued, "On the day that Brother Huaixing returned from school, he did not do anything abnormal, but he suddenly became ill. That kind of thing can only harm someone close to him, or in other words, it is his favorite object, so Second Aunt and the servants did not sense that anything was amiss. His younger brother''s skin is tender and tender, so naturally, he would get hurt easily. So, the wound on his hand, whether it was caused by the tree climbing or the bamboo branch being cut, is something that needs to be discussed. I would like to ask the doctor to examine it before I can find out. "


    Xie Wanqing''s eyes were clear and calm. Madame Huang looked at her, suppressed her suspicions, and sent someone to find a doctor.


    The doctor examined it and confirmed that it was a fine thorn in a bamboo stick.


    Then, he ordered someone to bring a kite that Xie Wanqing sent over.


    There was fury in Madame Huang''s eyes, but she did not rage at Xie Wanqing. Last time, because the servant''s words had caused Xie Huaixing to lie, and now that Xie Wanqing had gotten sick from the kite Xie Wanqing gifted him, she had implicated Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing time and time again. Madame Huang did not believe that such a coincidence would exist. Furthermore, looking at what Xie Wanqing was saying now, she would not be stupid enough to come and harm Xie Huaixing within a few days.


    Who exactly was it that plotted against Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing?


    "Second Aunt, I''ve already suffered grievances once last time, so it''s fine if I suffer it a second time. It''s just that, after being involved in Brother Huaixing''s affairs twice in a row, I feel really guilty. I don''t know who I offended, but I bear such a grudge against you."


    As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears.


    In the end, she was still a seven year old child. Madame Huang pitied her in her heart, and she also hated the person who plotted against him. She immediately sent someone to report to the madame.


    How could the madame sit still when she heard that someone in the mansion dared to harm her grandson? Did he think she was dead?


    He then gathered everyone to give a lecture.


    When Madame Huang led Xie Wanqing to the main hall, they were not there yet. She pulled Xie Wanqing to stand by the side after greeting the old lady.


    After a while, the Madame Ye arrived. Then, the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun also came.


    Madame Huang told sher everything that had just happened, and after hearing it, he frowned. Before everything was quiet, waves of events occurred again, and she also felt pained for Xie Wanqing to be caught up in it.


    Before the old mistress could speak, Concubine Fang had already rushed over to pull Xie Wanqing away. "Sunless, apologize to the Second Madam, if it weren''t for you doing that kite, how could such a thing have happened to the Third Young Master?"


    It all seemed to be her fault.


    Of course Xie Wanqing could not be mistaken, she said with grievance: "The last time was someone else bringing disaster to Sang Qing, and this time it is again, could it be that the dignified young miss of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion is being bullied like this?"


    She had clearly pointed out that he definitely could not be blamed for getting married.


    Seeing this, Madame Huang was even more worried about Xie Wanqing''s situation, she despised Concubine Fang for being weak and useless, and wanted her daughter to apologize no matter what happened. Last time, when Xie Wanqing was punished by the old lady, Concubine Fang did not even plead for mercy, she only kept on admitting her wrongs, and cried that she did not teach her well.


    Madame Huang''s personality was frank and straightforward, and she had the heart of a loving mother, she then said: "Xinqing had already apologized to me earlier, and if not for her, I''m afraid that we would not even know where that evil object was hidden."


    Of course, there was also the possibility that Xie Wanqing had set a trap and exposed it herself, so as to prove her innocence. Looking at how Concubine Fang was, and then looking at the seven-year-old Xie Wanqing, Madame Huang did not feel that this hypothesis was valid. If it was really like that, then Xie Wanqing was not a child.


    Xie Wanqing gratefully looked towards Madame Huang.


    The old mistress finally opened her mouth, "Alright, why are you so noisy?"


    His turbid eyes looked at Concubine Fang and became impatient.

 C8

    Concubine Fang immediately lowered her head and did not say another word.


    Although the madame''s gaze was not very bright, it was still as sharp as a sword. She swept her gaze across everyone present, causing them to lower their heads and hold their breaths.


    "Zhiqing, tell me, which maidservant did you send out to deliver the kite that day?" The old mistress'' tone was heavy.


    "In reply to Grandmother''s words, it''s still Hong Tao."


    The word ''still'' rang the alarm bells of the crowd. The last time Xie Wanqing was framed by Zi Tian, it was in place of Hong Tao, who should have been here to testify. People could not help but doubt this maid''s loyalty. Even if Hong Tao splashed dirty water on Xie Wanqing, people would still not trust her words.


    Forget about Xie Wanqing overthinking it, she didn''t even dare believe a single one of the servants beside her.


    Hong Tao had followed Xie Wanqing to see Xie Huaixing, but she had been waiting outside with Mama Feng, so she did not know what had happened inside. Now that she was suddenly summoned by the madame, she could not help but feel puzzled.


    Hong Tao was a mute, she could only speak using her Sign Language. Mama Xin still called for the sign language servants. On one side, Hong Tao was gesturing with her hands, while the servant on the other side translated with his head lowered.


    Hong Tao''s words were very short.


    A few days ago, Xie Wanqing sent her to deliver a kite to Xie Huaixing. She went to deliver the kite and came back.


    "Hong Tao, did you sprinkle the powder on the kite?" The old mistress asked with narrowed eyes.


    Hong Tao kept shaking her head and started chanting.


    Translator: "Why is there powder on the kite?" (Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator/Translator: How can there be powder on the kite? Your servant knows nothing.


    "Isn''t it because your sister, Zi Tian, was punished that you bear grudges and drugged Third Young Master to marry into the Second Miss?" the madame asked.


    That day, Xie Huaixing had admitted that he was lying before Zi Tian''s trial. Furthermore, Hong Tao had a good relationship with Zi Tian since a young age, and within the Palace, only Zi Tian was able to deal with the mute Hong Tao. These were all sufficient reasons for Hong Tao to poison Xie Huaixing. Mama Xin explained the relationship between the two of them.


    Unexpectedly, Hong Tao just shook his head continuously, while knocking his head against the ground with a "Putong" sound, until blood came out. Seeing that, everyone was filled with suspicions, it was not Hong Tao, could it be that it was really Xie Wanqing?


    The old mistress frowned and said, "Drag him out and beat him ten times." Bring it up after you''re done. "


    Very quickly, the sturdy Attendant dragged Hong Tao off the stage, and everyone heard the dull thud of a board hitting flesh. Hong Tao was a mute, unable to utter a single word.


    The madame had been cruel and merciless. It had not been one or two days. When he was young, he was in charge of the inner courtyard. He had seen all sorts of storms and storms, and he could easily kill someone without blinking. However, he was old now, and believed in the Buddha; otherwise, he would have been beaten to death on the day Zi Tian died.


    But who could say that it would be better to sell them in a building than to beat them to death?


    The sounds from outside could be heard, and the people inside were all terrified. No one sat calmly.


    Xie Wanyun was even more so. Although she was bad, she did not have much experience. Normally, she would only use words to set up traps and attract attention, but this was the first time she did that. Now, seeing the madame''s ruthless methods, she felt both nervous and scared.


    Lv Yi quietly squeezed her young miss''s hand to comfort her. She didn''t need to worry, Hong Tao was dumb, and was unable to read. What can you recognize? Even if she told them that she met them at the pavilion during the rain that day, it was just a coincidence. The medicinal powder was dropped by Lv Yi, so Hong Tao did not even notice.


    He really was a fool. He still wanted to save Zi Tian just like that, but now he could not even protect himself.


    After Hong Tao''s ten boards were beaten, she was carried inside. The originally delicate girl now lay paralyzed on the ground like a dead fish. She didn''t even have the strength to get up. Sweat covered her forehead, soaking her hair.


    Mama Xin went forward and pulled out the handkerchief that was stuffed in Hong Tao''s mouth, it was used to prevent the servant from biting his tongue and committing suicide.


    "Tell me, did you harm the third young master?"


    Hong Tao still shook her head.


    The old mistress'' hand paused as she held the teacup, about to erupt with rage.


    Xie Wanqing walked in front of Hong Tao and squatted down to look at her, "Hong Tao, I remember that day when you delivered the kite, did it rain heavily?"


    Hong Tao nodded.


    "I remember you were gone for a long time that day. Did you take shelter from the rain somewhere?"


    As soon as he said those words, as expected, Xie Wanyun''s expression changed. However, it quickly changed back to a calm and relaxed expression. If Xie Wanqing had not been staring at her out of the corner of his eyes, she would probably have missed it too.


    Hong Tao seemed to want to say something, but she could only helplessly lie down on the ground with both hands, barely able to kneel, and did not have the free hand to do so.


    Mama Xin looked at him, and immediately two servant girls came over to support Hong Tao.


    A servant went to a pavilion to shelter from the rain. "No," she said.


    "Are you the only one in this pavilion?" Xie Wanqing asked.


    Hong Tao was not smart, but she was not stupid either. She did not know that the madame had asked her about the kite''s powder. But the kite passed only through her hand. Previously, she lived in Xie Wanqing''s courtyard, but when she met Xie Wanyun on the road, since she did not use the powder, it could only be him or Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanqing had treated her well, and didn''t despise her as harshly as the other masters. After the matter with Zi Tian last time, she had already let Xie Wanqing down, and now, she could not bear to hurt him any more.


    As for Xie Wanyun, she was the eldest daughter of the family and had been gentle and courteous since she was young. Moreover, Hong Tao was hoping that Xie Wanyun would help her save Zi Tian with the alcohol.


    In that case, who would bear the burden of today''s matters? Naturally, it couldn''t be her, Hong Tao. She couldn''t die yet.


    Thus, she slowly turned around and pointed at Lv Yi who was standing beside Xie Wanyun.


    "Lv Yi, you speak." the old mistress said suddenly.


    Lv Yi forced herself to stay calm, knelt beside Hong Tao, and said: "That day when I went out to handle some matters, I was forced to stay in the pavilion because I coincidentally met Hong Tao who was also in the rain." Although her expression was calm, her tone was somewhat hurried. She was still afraid of the madame and felt a little guilty.


    When the Concubine Fang saw that the Old Mistress had pointed out Lv Yi''s name, she knew that things were not going well. Lv Yi accompanied Xie Wanyun as they grew up together, although she was a little more mature than Xie Wanyun, but in the end she was still a servant.


    Sure enough, just as he said the first sentence, he was about to reveal his secret.


    The old lady was not someone who was easy to deal with. When she saw Lv Yi''s expression, she could tell that she was lying, and had been hiding something. She glanced at Mama Xin.


    The Mama Xin gave him a meaningful glance, and very quickly, Lv Yi was dragged out. The sound of someone hitting a board once again rang out outside. This time, it was mixed with a muffled grunt, which made it sound even more picturesque in her ears.

 C9

    "Lv Yi, just tell me clearly what exactly happened that day," the old lady said as she raised her eyes to look at her. "If you can''t explain it, then go and be Zi Tian''s companion."


    For a servant to hide his intentions from his master, there was no use in keeping him.


    Hearing this, Lv Yi''s body that was kneeling at the foot of the hall shivered, he knew that the old lady was not joking. Furthermore, at this time, let alone thinking about the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun saving her, even if she had to mention it, she could not mention these two by herself, or else the outcome would be even worse.


    At this moment, she could only save herself.


    While holding a grudge towards Hong Tao in her heart, she kowtowed and said, "This servant did indeed meet Hong Tao in the pavilion that day. At that time, the rain was heavy and urgent, so even though this servant has the umbrella in her hands, I still wanted to avoid the rain and only return after the rain had subsided. Please forgive me, madame. I was afraid that you would punish me, so I said I had no choice but to stay in the pavilion. "Actually, I was lazy that day."


    After that, he kowtowed a few more times, and said: "This servant saw Hong Tao holding onto the kite, and was afraid that she might get wet from the rain. I even specially sent her to the second room. At that time, the maidservant who came to open the door was Mei Xiang.


    Soon, Mei Xiang was summoned. She proved that Lv Yi and Hong Tao went to the Second Room together with her under the umbrella.


    "Old madam, Hong Tao said that she met a servant in the pavilion that was under the shelter of the rain, but it was definitely not a servant that gave medicine on the kite, at that time the kite was always in Hong Tao''s hands, although the servant gave her a ride, but if the servant gave medicine, Hong Tao would definitely have been able to see it, but why didn''t she inform the servant at that time? Instead, she pointed out this servant today? Furthermore, this servant is only a servant, and has no enmity with the Third Young Master''s Second Miss. On the other hand, Hong Tao probably hated Zi Tian for her master and wanted to avenge him. "


    Although she was afraid, Lv Yi calmed down even more. She knelt down on the ground. Although her tone was unstable due to the punishment, she had clearly explained everything that had happened.


    Hong Tao had originally wanted to say that she had something to take care of and left for a while. But if this matter involved Lv Yi, then what was Lv Yi''s motive? Since she had no enmity with Xie Wanqing and him, then she could only be ordered by someone else, and Lv Yi was Xie Wanyun''s personal servant. Other than Xie Wanyun, she would not listen to anyone else.


    Once Xie Wanyun got out, the matter of saving Zi Tian would be finished.


    Hong Tao had only wanted to let Lv Yi shoulder this burden so that she could retreat safely. But in her desperation, she had forgotten that Lv Yi and Xie Wanyun shared the same breath.


    Hong Tao remained silent.


    It seemed like there was nothing more to say. It was equivalent to tacit agreement.


    Madame Huang couldn''t hold back his anger anymore, furthermore, since Xie Huaixing was involved in this, seeing how Lv Yi was acting like she was the target of her words, the anger in her heart rushed up, and slapped the table while berating: "You''re good, Hong Tao, you killed two birds with one stone, and dragged my son to the third young miss, sure enough, you came from the same nest as your little sister, who dared to harm Master after eating that ambitious leopard!"


    As he spoke, he gestured for the woman beside him to slap him.


    The matter of Xie Huaixing getting sick without reason did not happen in his previous life. Back then, when Xie Wanqing slandered her and caused her to be punished to kneel at the buddhist hall, he kept it in his heart. When he saw him, he became annoyed.


    As a result, Xie Wanqing did not know who was the one that added the medicine on the kite, but she could not leave Xie Wanyun and the Concubine Fang. Now that Hong Tao had pulled Lv Yi out of the trap, coupled with Xie Wanyun''s previous reaction, there was a high chance that Xie Wanyun was the culprit behind the attack.


    But just like the Concubine Fang, Xie Wanyun had always been liked by Xie Kai. She had been a lady since she was young, and on the surface, she was still the sister of Xie Wanqing''s mother, so no one would believe that she was the one who harmed Xie Wanqing.


    Hence, for today''s matter, it would either be Lv Yi who bore the responsibility, or Hong Tao who, no matter what, could not be implicated.


    Xie Wanqing on the other hand, was able to bite Lv Yi tightly and drag her into the water, while Lv Yi was her right-hand woman. In her previous life, she had plotted quite a few times for her, so no matter what, she could kill her and show her. But it was very obvious that Hong Tao was afraid, and if there was anything to hold her back, she would not dare to say it anymore.


    With the wife''s vicious hands, Hong Tao''s face quickly became swollen, but he still did not stop.


    The old mistress took a sip of tea and spoke slowly, "Stop." The old woman immediately stopped and withdrew her hand.


    "Hong Tao, since you''ve gotten it, did you scatter the medicinal powder on the kite?" The madame put down her teacup and squinted at her.


    Hong Tao stubbornly shook her head, his tears mixed together with the sweat on her face.


    He then walked over and took out a blue porcelain bottle from his sleeves, and said loudly: "I was ordered by the old mistress to search Hong Tao''s room, and during her greetings, I found this, I do not know what it is, so I asked the doctor who treated Third Young Master, and after checking it out, he confirmed that it was indeed something that caused Third Young Master''s illness."


    Previously, she could have refused to admit to the Old Mistress'' interrogation. As long as she could endure, and the Old Mistress was a sensible person, she would not do anything to her without evidence. At most, she would just be punished. Now that the evidence was conclusive, it was likely that her fate would not be good.


    That maid was the head servant of the madame, Siqi. The moment she finished speaking, she respectfully lowered her head. Other than stating what she had found out, there was not a single superfluous sentence. No wonder the madame paid so much attention to him. Xie Wanqing secretly noted this down in her heart. She thought that if she wanted to please her grandmother in the future, she had to go through this trial by Siqi first.


    Before the old lady could speak, Madame Huang''s eyes turned red the moment she saw the bottle in Siqi''s hands. Her face was full of fierceness, and she wished that she could flay Hong Tao''s skin and pull her tendons to vent her resentment.


    When the Old Mistress saw her expression, she sighed in her heart. Although the Madame Huang was straightforward and not evil, her thoughts were all on the surface. How could such a person manage the inner courtyard? The madame did not like the Madame Huang, but when she thought about the Madame Ye, she felt a headache. She was pure and stubborn, and did not know how to change the situation, so with the manager of the second house acting in such a manner, it was no wonder that the servants had some weird thoughts.


    The Old Mistress looked at Madame Huang, a look of impatience flashing past her eyes. She looked at Hong Tao and said: "Since she misses her sister so much, let''s beat her up and send her back to the pavilion to let the two sisters reunite."


    The maidservants below all breathed heavily and sent two maidservants into the building twice in a row. It had to be said that the madame''s methods had intimidated quite a few people.


    Hearing that, Hong Tao immediately kowtowed towards the old lady, and when Attendant came over to pull her out, there was already a small pool of blood on the ground.

 C10

    Finally, the dust settled.


    In the evening, when Xie Wanqing had just finished eating, the Mama Feng wiped her hair and came over. She waved for Mama Feng to get off and took the handkerchief, then gently wiped it for Xie Wanqing.


    Concubine Fang was well-maintained, her fingers were as tender and white as a spring onion, and her body had a light fragrance. She moved gently and whispered in Xie Wanqing''s ear. It looked like a mother and daughter.


    In his previous life, Xie Wanqing had fallen into this kind of scam day after day, finally losing his life.


    In this life, she clearly knew that the Concubine Fang was a poisonous snake that was coiling around her pillow. It had been scheming day and night to make her lose her reputation and live a life worse than death.


    As a result, she sat on the stool with her eyes squinted, allowing Concubine Fang to wipe her hair. As she spoke in a spoiled manner, she pulled on Concubine Fang''s sleeves: "It''s still best if Aunt treats me well." She grinned at him. She was no different from an ordinary child.


    "You''re the concubine''s daughter by blood. If the concubine doesn''t treat you well, who else would?"


    Xie Wanqing hurriedly nodded.


    Concubine Fang poked her forehead with her fingertip again, and said: "You can''t be this coquettish to the Madam, the Madam is very demure, and likes children the most. In the future, you have to stay far away from the Madam, don''t provoke her anger, understand? Otherwise, if Madame isn''t happy, I''ll punish you to kneel to the buddhist hall, Aunt won''t be able to save you. "


    This matter of Xie Wanqing pulling Madame Ye''s sleeves had caught the attention of the Concubine Fang. She was most afraid of the fact that the Madame Ye and Xie Wanqing were close, so ever since Xie Wanqing had become sensible, he had always taught her not to approach the Madame Ye. It was because Xie Wanqing in her previous life believed Concubine Fang''s words that she slowly started to distance herself from her.


    "But mother wasn''t angry when Nightingale tugged on her sleeve?" Xie Wanqing said innocently.


    "That is because you were wronged and framed by that girl Zi Tian. Madam, you have a benevolent heart, so I merely pity you."


    "Got it." Xie Wanqing replied.


    "Now that you have two maids missing, I''m afraid there are a lot of things that you can''t handle. Auntie wants to give Hongyu and Yantao to you." Concubine Fang gently said.


    So he wanted someone to come in. Those servants who followed Xie Wanqing before were all members of the Concubine Fang s, but now, Zi Tian and Hong Tao had suddenly disappeared, revealing two vacancies. Recently, Xie Wanqing seemed to have gone with the flow. She avoided the first and second attempts at framing him, and since she was close to the Madame Ye, with the old lady''s appreciation, the Concubine Fang was a little anxious.


    If she came to Xie Wanqing''s side, there would be even more troubles in the future. Who knows how many pits she would dug for her to jump into, Xie Wanqing naturally could not let them come over.


    She turned around and buried her head in Concubine Fang''s embrace and said coquettishly: "Hongyu and Yan Tao are the servants that auntie is used to using. If they were given to Sangqing, who would take care of Aunt? "The book says'' filial piety comes first. ''Although she is still young, she knows this principle. She can''t just leave her aunt''s side because of her own selfish desires."


    When the Concubine Fang heard this, he lightly patted her back and gently said: "Nightingale is sensible, of course Aunt will be happy, it''s just that she''s still young, and those newcomers might not be able to take care of her properly. At that time, Aunt''s heart will only feel even worse if anything happens to her because of their mistakes. So, Aunt still has to send Hong Yu and Yan Tao over. Mama Feng is already old, and it will be time for me to return to my hometown and spend the rest of the year. "


    The meaning behind her words was that the matter had already been settled. Xie Wanqing saw that it was useless to speak anymore, so he decided to not fight with her anymore. In the end, she was still too young to make decisions for herself. If she wanted to fight against the Concubine Fang, the only way would be to find a backer.


    Concubine Fang finished what she needed to do and did not stay any longer. She called Mama Feng in to take care of Xie Wanqing and went back to her own room.


    framing Xie Wanqing had already happened twice in the Palace, and all of them were found out, so it would be inconvenient for him to take action again in the near future. If it was Xie Wanqing herself, Concubine Fang would definitely not believe it. Xie Wanqing was only seven years old, and no one had taught her anything about the harem, so the only possibility was that she was the wet nurse, Mama Feng. That was why they couldn''t stay in the Mama Feng anymore. They had to find an excuse to send her away.


    Just as Concubine Fang was about to rest, Xie Wanyun came.


    Concubine Fang sized up Lv Yi who was standing behind Xie Wanyun, his gaze gloomy and gloomy, no one knew what she was thinking about. Lv Yi trembled under Concubine Fang''s gaze and kneeled down and begged for forgiveness.


    Concubine Fang took a sip of the tea on the table, stared at Lv Yi and said: "Forget it, since your performance afterwards was not bad, I won''t punish you. It wasn''t in vain for me to save your life when I served you properly. "


    Lv Yi hurriedly expressed her gratitude. Lv Yi''s hometown was flooded with orphans, and she drifted along with her family. In the end, the rest of them, either because of illness or lack of food, all died, and only she survived. After becoming a little beggar, she was retrieved by the Concubine Fang and became Xie Wanyun''s personal servant.


    "But, who was the one who suggested the drug this time?" The Concubine Fang asked again.


    Lv Yi was stunned, she did not know if she should take responsibility for Xie Wanyun, but Xie Wanyun had already opened her mouth, and said in a clear voice: "It was my idea."


    Concubine Fang looked at Xie Wanyun, "Do you admit your wrongs?" Lv Yi could not react in time, how did she frame Xie Wanqing and make a mistake? Did the Concubine Fang really take her as her daughter?


    Xie Wanyun frowned and said angrily: "If she didn''t know her wrongs, she wouldn''t have come to find mother tonight." Saying that, she stood up and bowed towards the Concubine Fang, and said: Xie Wanqing has already been framed once, but it has happened once again in a short few days, and it has happened once again. Furthermore, it has everything to do with Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing, people can see that there is something amiss, this time, not only did the plot affect Xie Wanqing, rather they are helping her, after experiencing these two events, the entire residence will think that she, Xie Wanqing, is kind, and will be bullied often, if something similar happens again in the future, it will be hard to ensure that everyone will suspect that she was framed.


    When she said till this point, Xie Wanyun''s face could not help but turn ugly. It was only because she was dizzy for a moment that she impulsively asked Lv Yi to drug her, and in the end she even helped Xie Wanqing out.


    However, Xie Wanqing could escape once or twice, and could not escape three or four times. Xie Wanyun looked at Concubine Fang with a gloomy gaze and said: "Daughter is reckless and slow-witted, I hope mother can teach me more in the future."


    Concubine Fang nodded. After experiencing this event, Xie Wanyun becoming more mature was a good thing for her.

 C11

    Humans could only grow after experiencing things once. Before, Concubine Fang was still dissatisfied with Xie Wanyun, but now, he was comforted by her growth. As for Xie Wanqing, she would have many ways to punish him in the future.


    It''s just that the situation was not as good as Concubine Fang had imagined.


    On the morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing dressed and paid respects to the old lady. As the old lady grew older, she felt less comfortable and had to read a few Buddhist texts in the buddhist hall every morning.


    Xie Wanqing then knelt on the praying mat and listened to the old lady''s chanting. She did not make a sound, and only knelt there quietly.


    After the old mistress finished reciting, she opened her eyes and saw a small Xie Wanqing kneeling on her left hand side.


    Actually, the Old Mistress had already heard the footsteps when she entered the room. She just thought it was Mama Xin and wondered why Mama Xin wasn''t waiting for her outside and also knelt down.


    Seeing Xie Wanqing put her hands together and kowtowed to the Buddha statue devoutly, although the old lady didn''t say it, she was happy inside. At home, only the madame believed in the Buddha, so other than her, there were only Mama Xin s in the Buddhist hall. There was barely anyone else, and even Xie Wanqing was punished the last time she came to the Buddhist hall.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing had come to the buddhist hall herself, the old lady was still a little shocked. She turned her head and asked: "Why is Xi Qing here?"


    After Xie Wanqing heard this, she opened her eyes to look into the old lady''s eyes and muttered: "Xinqing is not feeling well."


    "Oh? What''s bothering you? " The old mistress'' eyes were full of affection, but also held a hidden edge. A few days ago, Xie Wanqing''s performance had exceeded her expectations. Originally, she thought that he was just a cute and useless Daughter of Concubine, but now, she seemed to have misjudged her earlier.


    "There are two maids missing from Xianqing''s courtyard. Aunt said that she wanted to give me her personal maid, but she wasn''t willing to part with someone she used to have with her, and she couldn''t do anything about it, so she felt uneasy." She pursed her lips.


    "If your servant girl is missing from your yard, just ask your mother to add two more for you." The old lady grabbed the praying mat and wanted to stand up, but Xie Wanqing immediately reached out to help her, but she was not strong enough, so the old lady did not mind, she grabbed onto Xie Wanqing''s hands, the child''s hands were soft and tender, bringing with it a comfortable warmth.


    The Old Mistress suddenly remembered that ever since Xie Wanqing was born, she had never hugged her nor held her hand. She could not help but feel guilty.


    Xie Wanqing raised her head and said obediently, "But Aunt said to me to not appear in front of Mother, or Mother will be unhappy."


    Hearing this, the old lady paused, she caressed Xie Wanqing''s head and said: "That can''t be, you are your mother''s child, how can she not be happy to see you?"


    It seemed that the Madame Ye was too docile, and now, the Aunt was probably planning something else.


    Xie Wanqing held the old lady''s hand and walked out of the buddhist hall. Mama Xin at the door couldn''t help but be shocked. The madame had always doted on the young master at home and had never cared about the girls. Why was it that she treated Third Miss differently now?


    Xie Wanqing was well-behaved and began to chat with the old lady. The old lady asked her about the Concubine Fang indirectly, while Xie Wanqing talked about everything that was good for him. If Xie Wanqing had said something bad about the Concubine Fang, the Old Mistress would not believe him. However, if she kept praising the Concubine Fang and thought that she was good for nothing, the Old Mistress would definitely suspect him. After all, there was no one good in the world.


    After asking her question, the old lady left Xie Wanqing to have breakfast with her. Then he let her go back.


    Xie Wanqing left the old mistress'' courtyard and did not return. Instead, she turned and headed towards the Madame Ye.


    After seeing the Madame Ye, she first obediently greeted them, and then mentioned the two maids who were missing from the courtyard.


    Madame Ye didn''t know what was going on, but the moment she saw Xie Wanqing, she felt so happy that she couldn''t help but want to love him a little more. When she was young, he would even reach out for her to hug. All these years, she had only seen her and bowed from a distance, calling her mother indifferently.


    Now that Xie Wanqing took the initiative to look for her, the Madame Ye was very happy. She pulled her hand and sat down to chat, asking her about what they had eaten yesterday, whether there was any shortage of clothes, and what chapter had they read.


    Xie Wanqing had died with hatred in her previous life, so the person she cared the most about was her mother, Madame Ye. Although she had seen Madame Ye a few times after her rebirth, it was not good for her to get close with him in front of so many people in the Middle Palace. After seeing him today, she couldn''t help but want to say everything, wanted to tell her that she was her own daughter, and even wanted to tell her mother about her grievances. But she knew that she could not, and it was not the time yet. Hence, she forced herself to calm down and listen to Madame Ye.


    After sitting at Madame Ye''s place for a while, Xie Wanqing took her leave. If she continued to stay, it would arouse the Concubine Fang''s suspicions.


    Madame Ye could not keep her, so she sent the servant Yue Xin who was beside her and a new servant girl Xiao Nian to give her. Xie Wanqing had experienced two plots before, and Madame Ye was worried for her. Yue Xin was one of her people, so if anything were to happen to Xie Wanqing after she was sent over, she would know in time. If there were some disobedient servants by Xie Wanqing''s side, Yue Xin would be able to tell her.


    Xie Wanqing took the people and returned.


    Shortly after lunch, Yan Tao and Hong Yu arrived.


    Xie Wanqing innocently looked at them and said: "Mother has already arranged a maid for me. You two are my concubines'' personal maidservants, it''s better if you go back and serve me."


    The two of them looked at Yue Xin who was standing behind Xie Wanqing with contempt in their hearts. They were merely servants working by the side of Madame Ye, and they were the personal maids to the aunt. Furthermore, the aunt was Xie Wanqing''s biological mother, yet Xie Wanqing did not know what was good for him. Originally, the two of them did not want to serve a seven-year-old child, so after hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, they turned around and went back.


    When Concubine Fang heard the two''s report, he did not say anything and let them go.


    With a raise of her hand, she called over the servants, and told her to investigate Xie Wanqing''s whereabouts today. When she heard that Xie Wanqing had went into the Madame Ye''s room, her expression immediately turned cold, and waved his servants out.


    Madame Ye was her wife, there was no reason for her to send the maidservants back. There was no way to place all the people from the Concubine Fang in there anymore, but she was not in a rush. Back then, she could change all of Xie Wanqing''s people into her own, but now, she could too. Back then, when Xie Wanqing was young, Madame Ye had found her a wet nurse. Even after so many years, she still held the position at Xie Wanqing''s side. It was fine for Concubine Fang to think about an old woman, but he didn''t care about her.


    The following two times, Xie Wanqing was able to cleanly pull herself out of the trap. If one were to say that it was Xie Wanqing''s own idea, the Concubine Fang would definitely not believe it.


    The Concubine Fang was the clearest about Xie Wanqing, and the only person by Xie Wanqing''s side that could help her was the Mama Feng.

 C12

    Xie Huaixing had woken up, and this news had spread throughout the entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion in the afternoon.


    When Xie Wanqing arrived, everyone surrounded his bed and greeted him. Xie Huaixing leaned on his bed and said with a bitter face: "The medicine is so bitter, I don''t want to drink it."


    Madame Huang saw that the soup was about to cool down, and was worrying about his illness. Her face tightened as she scolded, "How are you getting better without taking any medicine?"


    Xie Huaixing curled his mouth and was about to cry. His illness had just ended and he had not recovered. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with tears. When the old mistress saw that he was in so much pain that he hugged him and shouted for his precious baby, he glared at Madame Huang from the corner of her eyes.


    Seeing that Mama Xin had called for a bag of candied fruits, Xie Wanqing advised Xie Huaixing to eat the ingredients. Unexpectedly, the moment the candied fruits entered his mouth, Xie Huaixing vomited loudly again. No matter what, he refused to drink the medicine.


    Xie Huaixing was fine with everything else, but he refused to drink the medicine due to this problem. The preserves would not eat. Every time he got sick, Madame Huang would worry about losing a large amount of hair for him to drink.


    Everyone in the Palace knew about this, but Mama Xin thought that Xie Huaixing''s illness was too severe today. He hadn''t woken up for a few days and there was no taste in his mouth, so he might as well give it a try. Who knew it wouldn''t work.


    Xie Huaixing cried bitterly. He, a child, had suddenly been sick for a few days and when he woke up, he was scolded by his mother.


    Regarding Xie Huaixing''s illness this time, Xie Wanqing felt more or less guilty. Although he didn''t say that she was the one behind it, he was still implicated by her. Xie Huaixing''s nature was not bad. Although he had once lied and slandered her, in the end, she still admitted her wrongs.


    Xie Wanqing took a step forward: "Does Brother Huaixing want to quickly recover? Once Brother Huaixing is well enough, he can eat whatever he wants, and there will be no need to drink anymore medicine. "


    In the end, Xie Huaixing was still a child. His attention was quickly drawn to something that he "wanted to eat", and he stopped his tears, "Really?"


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, she thought of the delicious snacks she had eaten outside, but unfortunately, he was not fully recovered yet, and could only lie on the bed, unable to come out. For the delicious things, Xie Huaixing looked at Madame Huang and said: I want to drink some medicine.


    Hearing that, Madame Huang was ecstatic, she immediately passed the warm medicinal soup over, only to see Xie Huaixing frowning, as though he was making some kind of important decision, he drank all the medicinal herbs, and after drinking he shouted towards Mama Xin: Eat the preserves!


    Mama Xin hurriedly took one and stuffed it into his mouth.


    Xie Huaixing was still sick, his body was weak. After crying for a while, he took the medicine and fell asleep.


    Everyone came out of their houses to bid farewell to Madame Huang. Xie Wanyun''s face carried a look of joy: "During these few days, Ye Yun has been copying the Buddhist scriptures to pray for blessings. Today, seeing my brother recovered, Ye Yun is very happy. Second Aunt, do not worry too much. The Brother Huaixing has its own people, I believe that it will recover in a few days. "


    Madame Huang looked at her gratefully and said, "Ye Yun, thank you."


    The old mistress praised him as well. "Not bad."


    Then the comparison was out, Xie Huaixing getting sick, had something to do with Xie Wanqing. Although the Madame Huang did not care about this matter, but Xie Wanyun had been copying the Buddhist scriptures everyday to pray for Xie Huaixing, and Xie Wanqing had not done anything at all. The more sensible Xie Wanyun was, the more it showed that she wasn''t very sensible.


    Xie Wanqing felt various kinds of gazes flying over from all directions, looking at her heart, she pretended not to be able to see anything.


    But if she wanted to dodge, others wouldn''t let her.


    Concubine Fang pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand and said to Madame Huang: I originally wanted to let Xianqing copy the Buddhist scriptures, but her personality was lively and I couldn''t sit still. Yue Yang thought to himself that if it wasn''t for my sister, I would have copied the scriptures for her.


    These words said that Xie Wanqing did not have the heart to pray for Xie Huaixing. On one hand, it was Xie Wanyun''s fault for not knowing anything. This was a huge contrast.


    As expected, Madame Huang''s face was already a little unsightly.


    If it was in the past, Xie Wanqing would probably run away screaming. Concubine Fang never asked her to copy Buddhist scriptures, how could Xie Wanqing recognize this matter?


    At that time, not only would Xie Wanqing not care for her younger brother, she would have no manners.


    But the current Xie Wanqing was no longer the little girl who was being led by the nose by the Concubine Fang.


    She said grievingly: "Aunt has wronged Ming Qing, yesterday morning when Ye Qing went to pay respects to the old lady, and told the Buddha in the buddhist hall, if Brother Huaixing can wake up soon, Ye Qing will copy the scriptures in the buddhist hall for five days. Even though Shiqing''s personality is usually quite lively, she''s not stupid. If Aunt had told her that it was for the Brother Huaixing, she would definitely agree to it a hundred times. "


    The meaning of her words was that the Concubine Fang did not tell her about the scripture and had Xie Wanyun take her place.


    Concubine Fang''s heart stopped at what Xie Wanqing had said. She could only grind her teeth quietly, but did not reveal the slightest bit of emotion on her face.


    After Madame Huang heard this, she looked at Xie Wanqing amiably, then looked at her and said: "You are so old, don''t work so hard."


    Madame Ye also nodded in agreement.


    But Xie Wanqing insisted, "Those five days are the five days, if people do not believe, then we will not break it, this is something Xianqing taught Brother Huaixing, how can I go back on my words now. "Besides, if you transcribe scriptures in the Buddhist hall, you can also accompany Grandmother. Previously, Grandmother was insensible and caused Grandmother to be unhappy, but now she also wishes to perform her filial duty to the best of her abilities."


    "He''s only seven years old, but he speaks quite clearly." The Madame Ye laughed.


    The old lady also revealed a smile, she glanced at Concubine Fang, then extended her hand towards Xie Wanqing: "Why don''t you follow Grandmother back now."


    "I''ll listen to Grandmother." Xie Wanqing held onto the Old Mistress''s hands, and smiled.


    Xie Wanyun watched the interaction between the two of them from the side, feeling bewildered and confused. Xie Wanqing''s reaction was something she had not expected, he shouldn''t be like this. If it was said that someone was giving guidance to her before, at this moment, she couldn''t help but suspect that Xie Wanqing herself knew something.


    The fingernails in Xie Wanyun''s hand were about to pierce the palm of her hand, yet she maintained a humble and gentle smile on the surface.


    The Xie Wanqing of today was different from the past. Concubine Fang suddenly realized this. Before, Xie Wanqing''s every word and action were all within Concubine Fang''s expectations, but today, she seemed to have become a completely different person. Could it be that the Mama Feng had secretly taught her something? The more Concubine Fang thought about it, the more likely it was.


    Turning her head to glance at Xie Wanyun, Concubine Fang knew that she was angry and she didn''t linger any longer. She bowed and took his leave. Before leaving, she gave Lv Yi a look, and Xie Wanyun quickly left under Lv Yi''s instructions.


    Seeing the two of them leave, Xie Wanqing initially wanted to get closer to Madame Ye, but unfortunately the old lady disliked Madame Huang and him, so she got up and brought Xie Wanqing back to her own courtyard.

 C13

    After accompanying the old lady to eat dinner, Xie Wanqing returned to her own courtyard. She told Mama Feng to call Yue Xin over to help Xiao Nian, and then Mama Feng would stand guard outside the house and talk to the two of them.


    Yue Xin and Little Nian were sent by the Madame Ye, she trusted them.


    Although Yue Xin was only a maid at Madame Ye, she was smarter than others. She had been in the Palace for a few years, and had a good understanding of her masters and servants. In her previous life, when Xie Wanqing got married, Madame Ye gave it to her. At that time, she was just an incompetent Daughter of Concubine, even though she pitied her in her heart, Xie Wanqing was not close with her, if she rashly sent a servant girl to her side, Xie Wanqing would probably be suspicious of her.


    The truth proved that even though she was just a servant, Xie Wanqing was still extremely annoyed.


    After Yue Xin married her, she might have found out something, and her words would often imply to her that Zhao Yuqi was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. He did not have much love for her, so he advised her not to fall in love with him.


    At that time, Xie Wanqing was taught by the Concubine Fang to be completely ignorant, she did not have the intention to observe others'' reactions. Others were willing to repay alms with a little kindness, often because of her identity as a Daughter of Concubine, they would not dare to fight for what she wanted. Then, she listened to Xie Wanyun''s words and drove him away.


    From then on, she began to step into the trap that Xie Wanyun had set for her, step by step, until she died.


    Now, looking at Yue Xin who was standing in front of him, Xie Wanqing felt like she had reunited with his old friend. It was just that in this life, she would no longer have any relationship with Zhao Yuqi. She was the Direct Daughter of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and the things that the Concubine Fang owed her and the things that Xie Wanyun harmed her, she would take them all back, and she would repay them ten times over.


    Yue Xin lowered her head as she stood there. Hearing Xie Wanqing call her, she said: "Yue Xin, from today onwards, you are my personal servant. Are you willing?"


    Yue Xin was surprised, the third young miss was not close with the Madame Ye in the past, and was cold to the people in the Madame Ye''s room, she had thought that she was only here to sweep people up, but unexpectedly, Xie Wanqing had asked her to be her personal servant. However, her reaction was extremely fast and she quickly covered the surprise on her face. She bowed and replied, "It is my honor to be able to serve Third Miss."


    Yue Xin was neither humble nor arrogant, she did not flatter nor flatter others, if it was anyone else, they would have already thanked him profusely. After all, it was rare for people to not be moved by the increase in the amount of money that was given to the moon.


    Xiao Nian, who was standing to the side, was also shocked when he saw this scene.


    Xie Wanqing sipped on her tea and raised her head to look at her, "I will leave the clothes and luggage in your charge."


    Zi Tian was her personal servant previously, so since Hong Tao was mute, he took charge of her luggage.


    After being coached by the Mama for a few days, she was chosen by the Madame Ye to send him over. She did not expect herself to get such an easy job, and immediately beamed with joy as she thanked Xie Wanqing. She felt that the Third Miss was a good person, letting Yue Xin be the head maid and she got a good job.


    Seeing that, Xie Wanqing laughed, and did not say much. The courtyard was temporarily given to Yue Xin to watch over. Previously, when the matter of Zi Tian Hong Tao also happened, the servants did not dare create any big waves.


    As for the new year, he still had to study it slowly and train it slowly.


    Waving her hand, Yue Xin followed Xiao Nian down. Xie Wanqing also rested, during the day she tensed up and talked to Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun, and also the old lady, but for a seven year old girl like her, her physical strength was too much for her.


    The morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing went to greet the old lady. For the next five days, Xie Wanqing copied buddhist scriptures in the buddhist hall and occasionally chatted with the old lady. Gradually, the old lady started to like her a lot.


    Mama Feng followed by Xie Wanqing''s side. In the courtyard, Yue Xin and Little Nian were sent over by Madame Ye, it was nothing major.


    Zi Tian and Hong Tao''s matter had not been settled completely, and Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun did not take action anymore, as the two of them quietened down. Because of this, Xie Wanqing got lucky and it became a lot more peaceful.


    Five days passed in a flash, and Xie Huaixing, who was originally sickly in the second room, was now alive and kicking. However, the doctor said that the poison had taken effect, although Xie Huaixing had gotten less exposure to it, but in the end, his child''s body was still weak. He would need to use medicine to recuperate himself in the future, and it would probably take a few years for him to fully recover.


    When heard this, it was as if a huge boulder had fallen into his heart. Seeing that she was sad, he advised her instead, "Mother, don''t be sad.


    Madame Huang felt both gratified and sad in her heart when she saw this. However, at this point, she was not the type of person to daily complain. Thus, she decided to let things go.


    After hearing that Xie Wanqing had spent the past five days copying the scriptures in the buddhist hall, even though Madame Huang was resentful towards her before, it had now disappeared like smoke in thin air. Xie Wanqing was still a seven year old child and a Daughter of Concubine that people didn''t like. No matter what, Madame Huang would not let it go to waste on her.


    Ever since Xie Huaixing got out of bed, how could he possibly sit still? Madame Huang naturally knew why he was going to the Academy. He was simply climbing trees to catch birds, chasing cats and dogs. In the end, it was still a child''s temperament. He forgot the pain after he recovered from his scar.


    Xie Huaixing had been imprisoned in Madame Huang''s courtyard for five days, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Seeing this, the Madame Huang brought him to pay respects to the madame.


    When they arrived, the old lady had just had her afternoon nap, and was extremely happy to see that Xie Huaixing had fully recovered. She hugged him and teased him.


    However, the old lady was too old, and her mental energy could not keep up with a child''s. Xie Huaixing spoke a few words to her, and his thoughts then turned back to the birds in the courtyard who were chirping away. The old lady did not hold on to him, and waved Xie Huaixing off. Laughing, he said, "You''re just like a monkey, when can you calm down? Your Sister Wanqing, in order to wish for you to recover quickly, has quietly copied the scriptures that you have been practicing for the past few days.


    Madame Huang also nodded in agreement.


    After Xie Huaixing heard that Xie Wanqing was here, he immediately pulled on the old lady''s sleeves: "Then can Sister Wanqing play with me? "Huey wants to fly a kite."


    Her big, wet eyes stared at the madame adorably.


    The Old Granny scolded him by tapping his forehead, "This Grandmother does not care, you must ask your Sister Wanqing."


    Although Xie Huaijin was young, he was steady and mature. Xie Wanqing was used to be a pampered and weird girl, so Xie Huaixing did not have any playmates in the house. And now, Xie Huaixing had gotten together with Xie Wanqing, the old lady was very happy.

 C14

    Because of Xie Huaixing, the old lady had more favorable impressions towards Xie Wanqing, and treated her even more kindly, but this was a story she would not talk about later.


    Xie Huaixing had liked that peach kite a long time ago, to the point that the last time he came back from school, he forced himself to take a look when he found out that Xie Wanqing had sent the kite over. However, at that time the Madame Huang was very strict, he did not dare to take it out to play, and so she took too little offense. This time, he stayed in bed sick for close to ten days. Now that he was better, he kept Xie Wanqing company him flying kites.


    Xie Wanqing only thought of Xie Huaixing as a child. Seeing how cute he was, although he was naughty, she still liked him a lot.


    In her past life, Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing had distanced themselves from each other, and even they did not have much relationship with the Second House. Normally, she would only be on good terms with Xie Wanyun and would listen to her commands. This also led to her being left alone and without help in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    After that, Xie Wanqing married Zhao Yuqi, and during her last days on the sickbed, Xie Heng had sent Xie Huaixing to visit her, but it was a pity that Xie Wanqing admitted that she did not have any relationship with her, and thought that he was just here to make a joke out of her and keep her out.


    Now that I think about it, at that time, she was just a Daughter of Concubine who was about to die and marry into someone else''s family. Xie Huaixing was the legitimate son of the Second Branch, and the only one who came to look at her was Xie Heng, her uncle.


    Thinking to this point, Xie Wanqing looked at Xie Huaixing with a little more gratitude. No matter what, since Xie Huaixing was willing to come and see her in his previous life, it meant that not only did he not grow crooked, he even grew into a bright gentleman. Only she was brooding over the little things he had done when he was young, and he was brooding over them. Xie Wanqing put down her brush, stood up and held Xie Huaixing''s hand as they walked out of the buddhist hall.


    After finding the wife in the house, Xie Wanqing imitated what Hong Tao had done before and also made a peach-colored kite. Xie Wanqing played with Xie Huaixing for an entire afternoon.


    At night, the Old Mistress left Xie Huaixing to eat with the Madame Huang.


    For Madame Huang, this was something that had never happened before. Although Xie Huaixing was liked by the madame, he was still a child. He would often cause a ruckus and go out to play. Thus, they left after asking the madame to sit quietly for a while. And today, this old lady had made her stay for food, was something she had never done before. Madame Huang could not help but be happy, this old lady had not really liked her in the past.


    It was all because of the matter of the madame staying for the meal and taking Xie Huaixing to play.


    Madame Huang couldn''t help but fall in love with Xie Wanqing one more time.


    The madame was in a very good mood today. Although she was usually strict, she was like any other old man. Her goals were only to make people happy and her family was happy. As a result, the table was occasionally filled with food for the two children, and they were happily chatting with them. He was smiling so much that the wrinkles on his face bloomed like blossoming flowers.


    Xie Wanqing only treated herself as a seven year old child, while sweetly calling out "Thank you Grandmother". At the same time, she was eating a meal that was countless times better than before she died in her previous life with relish.


    Xie Huaixing was clever enough to please others, the old lady gave him some food, while he gave the old lady some food, making her very happy.


    After the meal, Xie Wanqing then brought Xie Huaixing to talk to the old lady for a while. Seeing the old lady''s tired expression, Xie Wanqing got up and left, while the Madame Huang also brought Xie Huaixing back to the second room.


    After copying the Buddhist scriptures for five days, Xie Wanqing should go to the school.


    In the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, there was a school for the disciples of the clan to study. It was just that for direct descendants like Xie Huaijin and Xie Huaixing, they would all go to the imperial government to set up their Shouxi School. That was where all the famous scholars of the time gathered.


    It had been almost half a month since Xie Wanqing went to school. After she fainted in the buddhist hall, the Concubine Fang used the excuse of recuperating to send someone to get her a leave of absence. Furthermore, she had been copying scriptures in the Buddhist Hall for the past few days. It had indeed been a long time since she last saw her mister.


    He didn''t know how Concubine Fang got her to leave school, but in his previous life, it was about half a month after Xie Wanqing had taken care of her body and returned to school. At that time, Teacher Xie Wanqing had an extremely ugly expression on her face. Because of her identity as the Daughter of Concubine, Xie Wanqing had low self-esteem, and her teacher had given her such an expression, Xie Wanqing felt even more disgusted with the academy.


    When the Concubine Fang saw this, she would often whisper in her ear: "Women are virtuous, the academy is a place for men to study. If you don''t want to go, you can go. You are the third young miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, so Mister will not make things difficult for you. "


    Xie Wanqing believed what she said and decided to play hooky every few days and skip school every few days. Mister truly did not make things difficult for her, but the final result was that she became the unruly and unruly Third Miss, while Xie Wanyun became the brilliant and knowledgeable Direct Daughter. The old lady and Xie Kai both praised Xie Wanyun, but she, Xie Wanqing, did not even give them a single glance.


    I definitely can''t let this happen again in this life.


    Xie Wanqing woke up early the next day, and brought Yue Xin to the Academy. Who knew that before they even walked out of the courtyard, they would be stopped by the Concubine Fang, who touched Xie Wanqing''s face, and pinched her hands, her eyes filled with pity: "Even after copying the Buddhist scriptures in the old lady''s courtyard for five days, you must be tired, why are you up so early, and why don''t you rest a little more."


    As he spoke, he held Xie Wanqing''s hand and led him into the house, while instructing the servant beside them: "Go to the kitchen and bring over Third Young Miss''s favorite food."


    After the servant received the order and was about to turn around, Xie Wanqing raised his hand to stop her, "There''s no need, I''ve already eaten breakfast." She shook off Concubine Fang''s hand and raised her face, "Grandmother said yesterday, she must go to the academy to study today, otherwise Grandmother would be angry."


    Xie Wanqing did not blush from lying, since Concubine Fang did not know what the Old Mistress said to her yesterday.


    When Concubine Fang saw her carry the old lady out, she did not want to stop her, but she still held onto Xie Wanqing''s hand and said, "During the past few days, Sang Qing has been accompanying Grandmother. Aunt has not seen you for a few days, today you accompanied Aunt to school after eating breakfast, okay?"


    It was late, if Xie Wanqing stayed, she would definitely be late. Xie Wanqing didn''t go to school for half a month, she was already late for the first time today, so it was obvious how angry Mister must be. Xie Wanqing didn''t dare to stay for even a moment and anxiously said: "Sir is the most punctual one, if evening Qing is late, she will be punished by Teacher, and Aunt also doesn''t want to be punished late, right?"


    With that, he did not care if Concubine Fang had anything else to say, turned and ran off. Yue Xin blessed the Concubine Fang and quickly chased after her.


    In fact, the academy wasn''t far from Xie Wanqing''s residence, but it was a pity that she was young, short, and took longer than most people. As a result, others could only catch up to her by slowly getting out of bed and walking over leisurely while Xie Wanqing had to get up early and walk even faster. This was also why Xie Wanqing didn''t like going to school in her previous life. After she skipped classes more often and became lazy, she didn''t want to go to school no matter how old she was.

 C15

    Xie Wanqing had arrived relatively early, but there were also quite a few scattered children in the academy. Xie Huaijin and Xie Huaixing were taking Shouxi School lessons outside, so only Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun were left there. The rest were all the children of Daughter of Concubine''s concubines who had been sent away.


    Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was a big business, but the people in the Big and Second Branch were not thriving, so the academy allowed those people to study. Firstly, for the clan''s prosperity, and secondly, for the separation of the concubine Daughter of Concubine s. From this, it could be seen that Xie Kai, the person in charge of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and the old lady were not cold-hearted people.


    What surprised Xie Wanqing was that Xie Wanyun had actually already sat there, while the others were all whispering to each other, only she was quietly warming the table.


    It was no wonder that Xie Wanyun could receive Mister''s praise in his previous life. Xie Wanqing''s fondness, had finally realized how naive and foolish she was in her previous life. Xie Wanyun diligently studied as she said to her, "If you don''t like studying, you don''t need to study."


    But now she could show nothing.


    Xie Wanqing walked to Xie Wanyun''s side and took the book in her hands with a lowered head.


    It was only then that Xie Wanyun noticed her presence and she could not help but be surprised, but she quickly covered her expression, and looked at Xie Wanqing happily: "Little sister, why are you here? I''m looking at the text that you taught me yesterday, and there are a lot of things I don''t understand. "


    "Oh, so that''s how it is." Xie Wanqing had an expression of sudden enlightenment, she looked at the text in the book, it seemed that she had already taught it to this extent, she would be busy going back.


    As he said that, he handed the book back to Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanyun took the book, looked at Yue Xin and said: "Little sister, you should let your servant girl go back, otherwise, if Mr sees her later, he will be angry again."


    Teacher Yu is surnamed Yu. When he was young, he was a flower scout and never had any other hobbies in his life. All he did was indulge in essays. The most vexed of all were the descendants of officials. The reason she came to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was to repay the kindness she had gained from the madame when she was young and in dire straits. Although it was a favor, Mr. Yu would lose his temper whenever he saw a student with a servant leading them around. This was also the reason why Shouxi School did not invite him.


    As for the other master teachers, Marquis Anyang''s Mansion naturally wanted to invite them as well.


    It was Yue Xin''s first time coming to the academy, so she was unaware of the rules Mr Yu had set. She bowed towards Xie Wanqing and said: "This servant does not know the rules here, and will stay here for a long time. Please forgive me."


    Xie Wanqing reached out to support her, "It''s not your fault, I didn''t tell you to go just now. Her bright eyes looked at Yue Xin. These words seemed to be saying that Xie Wanyun was being nosy. She continued, "My seat is next to my sister. Put down my book and go back. Come pick me up at noon. "


    Yue Xin agreed, she then placed the book down and blessed her with it before returning home.


    Xie Wanyun had already thought that Xie Wanqing had changed a lot before, but after seeing her calm and collected attitude today, the vigilance in her heart increased by a few points.


    But he did not reveal it in the slightest. Instead, he affectionately grabbed onto Xie Wanqing''s hand and said: "Is little sister completely recovered? You must be tired of copying Buddhist scriptures these few days, grandmother is really heartless. "


    It was as if the Old Mistress was forcing her to copy. If the old Xie Wanqing heard it before, she would probably agree too. She might even grumble a little. But this copying was obviously done by Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang, if it wasn''t for them wanting to beat her down in front of the Old Mistress and Madame Huang, she wouldn''t have had to request to plagiarize these five days of Buddhist scriptures.


    Therefore, he shook his head and said, "Elder sister''s words are wrong, copying the Buddhist scriptures for the Brother Huaixing is my choice. How can I blame Grandmother?"


    Seeing her say that, Xie Wanyun covered her mouth and laughed: "I was wrong, little sister Sang Qing is indeed more sensible now."


    The two of them spoke to each other as if they were deep in love.


    After a while, Mr. Yu arrived.


    Sure enough, Mr. Yu had called her out to recite the class. She had even learned the lesson last night before Xie Wanqing took the leave of absence from her, so Xie Wanqing had been in a hurry to recite the lesson a few times in the middle of the night, afraid that Mr. Yu would find out about her.


    Now that she was prepared and safe, Xie Wanqing barely managed to memorize the lesson.


    It wasn''t just Mr. Yu. All of the students in the class were shocked.


    In the past, it could be said that Xie Wanqing was almost always late. In her previous life, when she was learning lessons from his teacher every morning, Xie Wanqing had never memorized a single lesson completely. She hadn''t even learned all the words that the teacher had taught him in class. In the painting class, other people were painting flowers and birds, but she drew them in a way that no one could recognize. Chess and zither skills were also only average. Such a person had suddenly not come to class for half a month. Since Mr. Yu couldn''t do anything to her, he naturally became angry.


    So he asked her to get up and recite. Who would have known that Xie Wanqing seemed to have become a completely different person as she was actually memorized whole.


    Mr. Yu was also startled by her.


    He still couldn''t believe it, so he made her take another one.


    It was similarly what she had learnt before, and she had memorized it last night, so Xie Wanqing was not the slightest bit flustered. She completely memorized it.


    Mr Yu looked at her as if he did not know her, and asked: "Xie Wanqing, why haven''t you come to class for so long?"


    "The student was framed and punished to kneel in front of the buddhist hall for one day and one night and faint. After that, he was continuously recuperating, and after that, the Brother Huaixing became ill. In order to pray for his little brother''s blessings, Ye Qing went to the buddhist hall to copy the buddhist scriptures for five days." Xie Wanqing replied respectfully.


    Mr Yu did not expect so many things to happen to the Marquis Mansion in the past half month, nor did he expect that Xie Wanqing, as the dignified Third Miss, would actually be framed and forced to kneel to the Buddhist Hall. He could not help but feel a little pity in his heart. But Xie Wanqing was only seven years old, and actually encountered such a thing. Just thinking about it made him angry, and this was also the reason why he hated official''s houses.


    "Then why didn''t you ask for leave?"


    No leave of absence? So it turned out that Concubine Fang did not give her a leave of absence!


    Only now did Xie Wanqing know why her master was so angry when she saw her, but she did not think of it at the time. She only thought that her teacher was bullying her because the Daughter of Concubine looked down on her. Only later would he ignore her.


    "It was all her fault. She was upset because she was framed, and forgot to ask for leave due to her negligence. She was worried about the Brother Huaixing afterwards, so she forgot to send someone to ask for leave. Please punish her." She could not say that she was Concubine Fang, who on the surface was her own mother. Since Concubine Fang did not request for her leave of absence, it was natural for Xie Wanqing, as her daughter, to find it hard to find Mr. Yu to like her. This matter, could only be borne by her, even if she knew that she was tricked by the Concubine Fang, she could not say it out loud.


    This was the cleverness of the Concubine Fang.

 C16

    Although Mr. Yu''s temper was bad, he wasn''t going to argue with a seven-year-old child like her.


    He stroked his beard and asked, "Have you memorized all the essays I taught you previously?"


    Xie Wanqing was a little guilty, "I haven''t finished reciting ¡­"


    Previously, she had never finished memorizing all of them. Now that she had memorized so much, it was already a great improvement. Mr Yu didn''t force her to do so and instead complimented her, "Since you can memorize so much, it seems like you haven''t forgotten to read in the past few days that you haven''t come to the academy. You should persevere like this." What he meant was not to catch fish in the sun for three days.


    Xie Wanqing hurriedly nodded.


    Seeing that she was more obedient than before, Mr Yu could not help but feel satisfied. He gestured for her to sit down and continued to look at the other students.


    Xie Wanqing opened the book and combed through the text she had memorized. She calculated how much she had to memorize to be able to catch up to her teacher''s progress. Xie Wanyun looked at her with a profound look. When did Xie Wanqing love to read so much? She used to be bored with Mr. Yu and hated carrying things.


    Xie Wanqing''s memory was not bad, and she could learn things quickly. It was just that she had always loved to play, and the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun had indulged her, which caused her to learn even worse. Now, although she was willing to study diligently and recite from memory without any problems, playing chess and playing the zither didn''t depend on her memory. She had to start from the beginning.


    As a result, in the following days, besides memorizing, Xie Wanqing would diligently study other classes, earnestly and sincerely asking for guidance from Master. Seeing that she was willing to repent, she naturally did not hesitate to instruct her. As a result, after more than a month, although Xie Wanqing could not be considered as number one, but she was already considered to be in the middle of the class.


    Seeing her like this, Xie Wanyun worked even harder.


    Concubine Fang would often come to find Xie Wanqing, sometimes saying that he would bring her to fly kites and sometimes telling her to make pastries for her. She would always try to coax her to have fun, but Xie Wanqing had always said that she wanted to learn from her due to the excuse of "learning from her elder sister Ye".


    Other than studying every day, Xie Wanqing also had to pay respects to the old mistress. Sometimes it was in the morning, sometimes it was at night, even if the old mistress didn''t think about her every day, she would definitely show it to her. Holding her hand, she said, "Good child, Grandmother knows that you are filial. However, if you have time, you have to go to your father and mother''s to pay respects. Don''t think too much about me, an old woman."


    This was what Xie Wanqing was waiting for. Thus, she obediently complied.


    From the second day onwards, Xie Wanqing would often pay respects to the Madame Ye. Xie Wanqing would feel happy if he talked with her for even a short while, as the mother and daughter pair sat together and chatted. From time to time, she would say some childish words to make her happy, and there would also be some laughter and chatter in Madame Ye''s courtyard.


    As for Xie Kai, he would head to the morning assembly everyday and would also be busy with government affairs most of the time. As long as Xie Kai remembered his daughter thinking about him, everything would be fine.


    Even though she was busy to the point of not touching the ground, Xie Wanqing still hadn''t forgotten that the "biological mother" Concubine Fang was here. However, it was impossible for her to treat Concubine Fang well. Xie Wanqing would often go to the kitchen to cook some dishes that tasted strange, saying that it was given to him by her daughter as a form of filial respect.


    Concubine Fang originally wanted to reject, but before she could finish, Xie Wanqing blinked her eyes with tears in her eyes: "Does Aunt not like her daughter? "She doesn''t even want to eat things that his daughter made herself."


    Concubine Fang really suspected that Xie Wanqing did it on purpose, but when she saw that seven year old baby face that was covered in tears and snot, she gave up on this idea.


    Even though she was an illegitimate daughter, she would not be able to see the light of day since she was young. However, since she was young, she had always been by the side of the Madame Ye, so her food and clothes weren''t bad as well.


    Originally, she wanted to ask Xie Wanqing why she went to see the Madame Ye everyday, but Xie Wanqing interrupted her: "Grandmother said that she had to be filial to her parents, so she went to pay respects to her parents frequently. But in her heart, she thought, Aunt is the biological mother of Esteemed Empress, so she should be filial to Aunt Shun. That''s why she cooked and fed Aunt. Could it be that Aunt isn''t willing to accept my daughter''s kind intentions? "


    He slowly let out a breath of air and caressed Xie Wanqing''s head, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her face: "Aunt naturally would not reject Qing Qing''s kind intentions. It''s just that Aunt has eaten too much today, and has accumulated a lot of food.


    Xie Wanqing knew that the Concubine Fang would not eat them, they were merely an excuse. However, the reason she did all these was to stop the Concubine Fang from questioning her to pay respects to the Madame Ye. If Concubine Fang had eaten that half-cooked thing while she was speaking so softly, she wouldn''t be Concubine Fang anymore. She wouldn''t die so miserably in her previous life.


    Xie Wanqing stopped crying, the Concubine Fang pulled her to sit beside him and asked gently: "Is Sangqing tired? Auntie sees you leave class early and come back late every day, do you want to take a few days off? "


    How would Xie Wanqing dare to rest? She only wanted to hurry up and catch up with the lessons she had failed, so she shook her head and said: "No need. Grandmother said that she can''t catch a fish every three days or every two days."


    She was already used to carrying the Old Mistress out to stop the Concubine Fang. Sure enough, after the Concubine Fang heard her words, she didn''t bring up the matter of her taking a leave of absence anymore.


    However, the fact that Xie Wanqing was close to the Madame Ye was a sore point in her heart.


    Since the Madame Ye didn''t have a Direct Daughter, the Concubine Fang originally wanted Xie Wanyun to perform better and put it in her name as the Direct Daughter. At that time, even if she was only an aunt, Madame Ye was still her official wife, so what? But Madame Ye couldn''t even protect her one and only daughter.


    Just thinking about it made Concubine Fang happy. This was her wish for many years. From the day she seduced Xie Kai to get pregnant, she had been thinking about this ever since. She wanted Madame Ye to return what he owed her.


    Therefore, she couldn''t allow Xie Wanqing to get close to the Madame Ye. It would be best if the mother and daughter were as far away as possible.


    The Concubine Fang caressed the top of Xie Wanqing''s hair and said gently: "Since you want to study hard, Aunt will not stop you. She''s not as busy as you are, so it''s only right for her to be filial in your place. "


    He wanted to make Xie Wanyun closer to the Madame Ye.


    However, Xie Wanyun and Madame Ye were not mother and daughter. Furthermore, Xie Wanqing could not stop Xie Wanyun from going to see the Madame Ye, as that would only cause the latter to be suspicious. On the contrary, if Xie Wanyun went to pay respects, she could go too. Concubine Fang couldn''t stop her from going anyway.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing nodded her head obediently.


    Seeing that she had agreed, Concubine Fang felt a little worried, so she casually asked about some trivial matters. Only when she felt that it was enough did she let Xie Wanqing go back.

 C17

    After a month of peaceful days, Xie Wanqing felt that her life had never been so beautiful. The air she breathed every day was especially fresh.


    In the blink of an eye, it was already August. At this time, Shouxi School was hosting the annual "Clear Distinguished" Conference. Over the years, the participants ranged from poor old Elementary Scholars to powerful ministers and scholars. Whether it was the hermit of the martial arts world or the high officials of the temple, all of them came here to exchange pointers.


    "Discerning clearly" originally meant to distinguish right from wrong, discerning right from evil. In this competition, there was no right or wrong between the two. It was only a question of the heart.


    Although his original intention was good, if someone was willing to use this as a way to win over the hearts of the people, then it would be a great disaster if they could gather a group of people to do something unrighteous. However, the Great Zhou was open-minded, and had an enlightened monarch in charge of its affairs. That was why it allowed this meeting to take place. It was only because of the imperial army maintaining order during the annual Clairvoyance Conference, which was held every year, that a group of hidden guards dressed in plain clothes would be able to ensure that the event would be held normally.


    had heard about these things in his previous life, when the two were still newlyweds, and were like glue.


    Now that she was reborn, Xie Wanqing no longer wished to be confined in the inner courtyard of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    In her previous life, she had been timid and did not dare to take what she wanted. She loved and did not dare to take what she loved deeply. She had to obey the four virtues three times and force herself to accept reality. But now, not only did she have to take back her own, she had to walk out of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and openly appear before the eyes of the world.


    In her previous life, she had lived a life full of grievance and exhaustion. In this life, she wanted to live a life of magnanimity and magnanimity.


    Otherwise, it would only arouse the suspicion of both the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun. They had already been on high alert against Xie Wanqing earlier. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that was just about to go out of the room and into the study hall? Someone had just informed her about it.


    Hence, he had to trouble Xie Huaixing to identify the cause of the meeting.


    Xie Huaixing was a student of Shouxi School, so he would definitely attend this year''s great meeting.


    Xie Wanqing didn''t need to go to the Academy the next day. She had originally planned to go to the Second Branch, but she didn''t expect that Xie Huaixing would come over himself. As she ran, she shouted, "Sister! "Elder sister!"


    Xie Wanqing caught him with her small body as she laughed, "Slow down, if you fall down later, be careful of Second Aunt scolding you."


    Xie Huaixing was already familiar with her, so he immediately threw himself into her embrace, raised his head and spoke as if he was a little adult: "Huai, you''re already six years old, you don''t fall."


    Xie Wanqing, after all, had the soul of an adult. Seeing him like this, couldn''t help but feel that it was funny.


    Xie Huaixing was definitely satisfied with her decision. He lifted his head up like a victorious general. If he had a tail, he probably would have stuck it out by now.


    Xie Wanqing pulled his hand and sat down, then asked him: "Did Brother Huaixing come to find me for something happy?"


    "That''s right, sister, what do you think it is?" Xie Huaixing winked at her.


    "I can''t guess." Xie Wanqing frowned.


    "It''s the Clarity Assembly!" Xie Huaixing said complacently, "The day after tomorrow is about to begin, big sister will go with me."


    Last September, he went to the Shouxi School, and it had only been a year since then. This time was the first time he had participated in the Clairvoyant Great Assembly, and he could not help but feel excited and joyful, but in the end, he was only six years old, so it was unavoidable for him to be a little timid when he attended it by himself.


    In the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, only Xie Wanqing could play with him.


    It was always fun to clearly distinguish between the matters of the Great Games, and even Mister Yu from the Elementary Scholars in the house of the Marquis had mentioned it before. Therefore, Xie Wanqing did not find it strange even though she knew of it.


    "Is it fun to identify the event? I''ve never been there. " She pretended not to understand and asked Xie Huaixing.


    Xie Huaixing was worried by her question, but was afraid that Xie Wanqing would not accompany him there, so he insisted, "It''s fun! "There are candied fruits and sugar men, and you can even climb trees to dig out birds'' nests ¡­" She immediately told his everything he usually ate and played on the streets.


    Hearing him say that, Xie Wanqing laughed out loud. She knew that Xie Huaixing was afraid, but looking at how such a young child lied to her with no change in his expression, and thinking back to his serious look when he grew up, he felt that the difference was too huge. But it had to be said that Xie Huaixing was very cute when he was young.


    Therefore, she smiled and nodded, "Alright, but only if grandmother and father and mother agree."


    Xie Huaixing patted his chest with his small hand and guaranteed, "Grandmother will definitely agree, she likes me and elder sister the most."


    It was true that he liked Xie Huaixing, but he didn''t know if it was true or false.


    Xie Huaixing stayed in Xie Wanqing''s courtyard to play for the whole afternoon. Originally, he had wanted to climb trees to find birds'' nests. Xie Wanqing immediately pulled him back. This little ancestor, if she knocked on his door in her courtyard, she would definitely not be able to take the consequences.


    Yue Xin then played a game of chess with him.


    In Xie Wanqing''s previous life, she had never learned how to play chess before. In her current life, she had only learned for more than a month and had spent most of her time on other classes.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing herself was fine, she liked painting lessons and put in more effort there. She had only learned how to play chess for the first time, so she would not be an amateur if she knew the rules.


    But Xie Huaixing was not like that. He had been smart since he was young, and after Xie Heng opened his eyes for him, he also sent him to the Shouxi School. He wasn''t the best of the bunch, but his grades were always among the best. Occasionally, he would get a first name, so Xie Heng and his wife didn''t hold him back. Otherwise, Xie Huaixing, a direct descendant of the second house in the Marquis Mansion, would have had his results in chasing cats and dogs all day long. He would probably have been scolded by the Madame Huang to the point that even the Old Mistress would not like him so much.


    Today, after seeing Xie Wanqing''s chess skills, a six year old child like Xie Huaixing was so worried that his face had aged by several degrees. It wasn''t good to say her chess skills in front of Xie Wanqing either. He felt so stifled that he was about to turn into a bitter gourd.


    Xie Wanqing, who was seated across him, couldn''t help but laugh when she saw this.


    "What kind of expression is that? Hm? Are you unhappy? " She reached out her hand to pinch Xie Huaixing''s face.


    Xie Huaixing looked sickly: "Elder sister, can I not play chess anymore?"


    "Why? I didn''t play chess well, so I wanted you to teach me. If not, mister would scold me forever. " Xie Wanqing pretended to be wronged.


    The pitiful Xie Huaixing was tricked by her just like that. She thought that she had to be taught well, the little girl forced herself to act like an old man, teaching Xie Wanqing how to play chess the whole afternoon.


    In the evening, when Xie Wanqing left him to eat, she rejected her with a look of indignation and disappointment, "Elder sister, you''d better not learn how to play chess. With that, she turned and left.


    Xie Wanqing''s learning ability was so poor that it made Xie Huaixing wonder if she doesn''t know how to teach others.


    The still young Third Young Master of the Hou clan was tricked by Xie Wanqing just like that. He had always thought that he did not know how to teach students. The conceited and proficient Xie Huaixing painfully accepted that she also had a weakness.

 C18

    The morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing went to pay respects to the old lady as usual, but unexpectedly, she saw Xie Huaixing at the side as he entered the door.


    In order to make it up to Xie Wanqing, he got up early and dragged Madame Huang over to pay respects to the old lady, just so that she could help the old lady agree to Xie Wanqing participating in the Luminous Wonder Assembly.


    Xie Wanqing would occasionally visit in the morning to pay respects to the old mistress, and occasionally at night. With this matter, Madame Huang would always whisper in his ears, telling him to visit the old mistress more. Although he agreed with him, the child was very playful and might forget about it after a while. She didn''t expect that it would be of use this time around.


    Xie Wanqing entered the house and paid her respects to the Old Mistress and the Madame Huang: "Xianqing greets Grandmother and Second Aunt."


    The madame smiled and gestured for her to sit.


    Madame Huang also smiled at her amiably.


    Since Xie Huaixing had already come, then it would naturally be more suitable for him to say that he would be participating in the Conclave. All she needed to do was nod his head and agree to be Xie Huaixing''s playmate.


    As a result, Xie Wanqing told the old lady about how Xie Huaixing went to find her to play yesterday, about the two of them playing chess, and how terrible his chess skills were. It was so funny that the Old Mistress and Madame Huang could not stop laughing.


    "You don''t need to compare yourself with him. This girl only knows how to read and understand. Don''t tell me that you want to compete with him for the Imperial Examinations?" The old lady patted on Xie Wanqing''s hand, and smiled at Xie Huaixing: "Don''t be arrogant, what''s the big deal if we win against the sisters in the house, we''ll talk after we win against your father."


    Although Xie Heng had been appointed to a casual position in the imperial court, he was also a scout when he was young. He was talented, but his ambitions were not in the imperial court. His favorite occupation was poetry and painting, and his chess skills were even more exquisite.


    Xie Huaixing was immediately at a loss for words when he heard this, but he quickly thought of something, and went forward to pull at the old lady''s sleeve: "Tomorrow, we will meet at the Ming Ming Dong to ask the Sister Wanqing to accompany me there. Mister said that there will be many capable people in the future, so I believe it won''t be long before you catch up to Father."


    The madame was amused. Did he think that Xie Heng would be that easy to catch up to? Although she was smart, she did not lose her innocence. She was sincere to her but was not fawning on her, unlike Xie Huaijin, who was calm but lacked his liveliness, and was taciturn like a child. No matter how good his lessons were, she did not like him at all.


    Recently, Xie Wanqing came over frequently to pay respects to hshe, and sometimes accompanied her to copy scriptures in the buddhist hall. Not to mention whether she was trying to curry favor with her, for a seven year old child like her to be able to do this, the madame would definitely like it. Nobody wanted to sit alone in the buddhist hall for one day. When she opened her eyes, he saw a child accompanying him. It was impossible to say that she hadn''t been touched at all.


    Therefore, the old lady did not reject Xie Huaixing''s suggestion. He only reminded Xie Wanqing to ask for a leave of absence from the teacher in the academy.


    Xie Wanqing nodded obediently.


    Seeing that the matter was as it was, Xie Huaixing brought Attendant to the Academy, and the Madame Huang also took her leave.


    Just as Xie Wanqing wanted to say that she also wanted to go to the school, she saw Xie Wanyun walking in.


    "Greetings to Grandmother." She saluted, and her voice sounded like an oriole.


    Xie Wanyun was three years older than Xie Wanqing, and now she was ten years old. Her frame was already beginning to grow, slim and slim. One could vaguely see her beautiful figure in the future.


    When the madame saw her enter, her previous happiness vanished as she asked, "Why didn''t Yun go to the academy today?"


    Xie Wanqing also thought that it was strange. Logically speaking, Xie Wanyun should already be at school warming up.


    However, he didn''t know that when Xie Wanyun saw her studying hard every day, he couldn''t help but to work even harder. He also heard that the servant of the Concubine Fang had come to report that Xie Huaixing had played at Xie Wanqing''s place for the entire afternoon yesterday and had even invited her to the Clairvoyant Great Assembly. She quickly tidied up and rushed over to the old lady''s place.


    Xie Huaixing was the legitimate son of the Second Branch, so being on good terms with him could only be good and not bad. Previously, Xie Wanyun was disdainful to curry favor with a little kid like him. That was because at that time, even if she did not curry favor with the second wife, she was still far more outstanding than Xie Wanqing. But now it was different.


    Xie Wanyun lowered her eyes and said: "I heard that Tomorrow is the day that we will be participating in the Great Perfection Assembly with Night Qing. They are young, but Ye Yun is a few years older, so she thought that she could look out for us by the side, thus I came to offer my services to Grandmother."


    Xie Huaixing and Xie Wanqing, who were both six years old and seven years old, were indeed too young. Moreover, all four children of the Palace were already gone, there was no reason for Xie Wanyun to not let her go.


    As a result, the old lady did not reject her, and turned to Xie Wanqing: "Remember to report this matter to your parents after class."


    The two hurriedly acknowledged.


    Walking out of the madame''s courtyard, the two headed for the academy.


    Xie Wanqing was afraid that there was someone who informed the Concubine Fang about him and told him about Xie Huaixing''s visit yesterday.


    What Xie Wanyun wanted the most was to spread her reputation of being talented, knowledgeable, and rational. They were all sons of nobles and officials of the imperial court. Xie Wanyun had also reached the age to take a liking to them in a few years time, so going there would be good for him.


    Xie Wanqing was still thinking whether someone would set a trap for him tomorrow, when Xie Wanyun had already come over and held her hand: "Little sister is already with Brother Huaixing, are you not going to tell big sister anything anymore?"


    Tell you what?


    Xie Wanqing scoffed in her heart, but she still could not lose decorum with Xie Wanyun, as she did not have the ability to contend with Concubine Fang. Therefore, I had no choice but to accompany him with a smile: "Big sister is speaking nonsense, Brother Huaixing said that we can climb trees to look for birds'' nests at the Conference, I usually like to read books, I definitely don''t like this. If I told you, you might even be angry."


    "Is that so, Huey?"


    "That''s right! And sugar gourds and sugar men to eat! " Xie Wanqing had a look of yearning. Xie Huaixing did indeed say that, what''s wrong with that?


    Xie Wanyun didn''t know the details of their conversation the day before, so she could only head back to Concubine Fang to verify it. Thinking back to Xie Wanqing''s hard work in the past month, maybe it was really just a sudden whim, but it had now returned to its natural state. After all, in the past, Xie Wanqing hated reading books the most.


    If that was the case, it was still a good thing for her.


    "Brother Huaixin lied to you," she pointed at Xie Wanqing''s nose. "The Clairvoyant meeting is not some fun place, it is filled with people like you who are talking about knowledge."


    It would be best if Xie Wanqing listened to her and took the initiative to not go. At that time, not only would the Old Mistress be angry, Xie Huaixing would also not get close to her.

 C19

    Xie Wanqing naturally could not let her do as she wished, she tilted her head and said: "I will not believe it, I will have to go and see it tomorrow."


    After saying that, he ran into the academy.


    Actually, in her previous life, Xie Wanqing could have also gone to the Clairvoyant General Assembly, and the Old Mistress had wanted her to accompany Xie Wanyun there. However, at that time, she was still brooding over Xie Huaixing''s lies and had also heard what Xie Wanyun had said, that the Clairvoyant Assembly was just a group of old men discussing knowledge, and that they would rebel against the Old Mistress on the spot and not go.


    The result showed that the old lady had become more and more detested towards her, and the Madame Huang was not nice to her either. Xie Kai and Madame Ye also thought that she did not know how to be courteous. She was narrow-minded and did not know how to care for her younger brother.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanyun comforted the old lady while trying to please Xie Huaixing, giving her a virtuous reputation. and also drew an important stroke for her to be remembered as a Direct Daughter.


    But this life was different.


    Xie Huaixing was even closer to Xie Wanqing. And Xie Wanyun only came along with it.


    After class in the afternoon, she went to Xie Kai''s place to report about the Conclave. Madame Ye originally wanted to keep Xie Wanqing to talk, but since Xie Wanyun was by her side, she could only give up.


    Xie Kai obviously liked Xie Wanyun a little. As his eldest daughter, she had always been obedient and sensible, studying and studying hard, it was hard for her not to like him. She couldn''t help but say a few more words.


    As for Xie Wanqing, she was previously mischievous and stubborn, she was busy with official business, and rarely saw her children, so she did not have that much time to spare for him, thus she slowly ignored him. It was just that recently, Xie Wanqing had suddenly become more well-behaved and sensible, and often came to pay respects to him. Her fatherly love was also mentioned, Xie Kai thought about how she did not care about her past, and felt that she owed her daughter a lot.


    He waved to Xie Wanqing and asked her to come over, "How''s your studies recently?" he asked.


    Xie Wanqing looked embarrassed: "Your daughter is stupid, she can barely follow Mister''s tutelage, and won''t be first like elder sister."


    When Xie Kai heard this, he smiled and said, "It''s good that you''ve improved, there''s no need to compare yourself with Ye."


    "Actually, my daughter''s chess skills are terrible ¡­" As he spoke, he lowered his head, not daring to look at him.


    "How bad is it?" Xie Kai teased her.


    "Brother Huaixing said not to learn chess anymore ¡­"


    "Hahahahaha ¡­" Xie Kai laughed loudly.


    Xie Wanqing''s face flushed red from his laughter, she stomped her feet and said, "Daddy, don''t laugh at me! Otherwise, Yanqing will be angry! "


    Hearing that, Xie Kai touched the top of her head, "Alright, alright, alright, daddy won''t laugh anymore."


    "Can daddy teach you how to play chess?" After saying that, she looked at him with hope.


    Xie Kai had always felt that he owed her, but now that he saw her, she didn''t seem to be so pretty and barbaric, he only felt that he was cute and cute. There had never been a child who dared to act like this towards him, and for a moment, Xie Kai felt a sense of novelty.


    "Thank you, Father!" We will definitely win against the Brother Huaixing in the later stages of the game. " Xie Wanqing was full of fighting spirit. Seeing this, Xie Kai felt that she was even more adorable.


    Xie Wanyun said from the side, "Late Yun also wants father to teach her."


    She was already ten years old and had the appearance of a little girl. She looked at him expectantly.


    Unexpectedly, Xie Kai looked at her, shook his head and said, "Your studies have always been good since young, whether I teach you or not is the same. Besides, I don''t have much time, so I might as well teach Xianqing to be an expert. " Then, he turned to Xie Wanqing and asked, "Isn''t that so?"


    Xie Wanqing hurriedly nodded.


    Xie Kai laughed again.


    This scene made Xie Wanyun feel that it was eye piercing. She forced a smile on her face as she left the room with a gloomy expression on her face.


    During dinner, Xie Wanqing ate with Xie Kai in the courtyard of Madame Ye. After eating dinner and returning to the courtyard, Concubine Fang specially sent someone over to deliver the soup, saying that she had been reading too much these few days to nourish her body.


    Towards the Concubine Fang, Xie Wanqing was fully focused on guarding against her and naturally would not eat the things she sent over. In her previous life, she had been misled by Xie Wanyun to not participate in the Conference, so the Concubine Fang would definitely stop her in this life. She lied and said that she had eaten too much for dinner and that she would keep the bird''s nest for later.


    When the Concubine Fang''s servant walked far, Xie Wanqing waved her hand and called Yue Xin over, telling her to test the nest of the bird with silver needles. Yue Xin''s face was filled with suspicions after hearing her order, but when she saw the black color on her face, her expression immediately turned ugly.


    "Yue Xin, bring this bowl of medicine over to mother. Tell her what happened here. " Xie Wanqing''s eyes were gloomy.


    Yue Xin kneeled.


    In her previous life, she had wondered why her health would be so poor after she gave birth to a child. So it turned out that Concubine Fang was in a rush to poison her so early on, but it was definitely not some kind of lethal poison.


    Even if he closed his eyes now, Xie Wanqing''s mind would still remember her and Concubine Fang''s face before she died, making her wish that she could eat their flesh and bones.


    That night, Xie Wanqing fell asleep very early. The candles in her yard went out early.


    It was just that at the latter half of the night, a figure carrying something sneaked out from the back door. If one looked carefully, they would see that the person was heading towards the Madame Ye''s place.


    In the morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing was about to participate in the Clear Vision''s Congress. The Madame Huang saw Xie Huaixing to the door of the Marquis Mansion and reminded her, "You must hold onto him, don''t let him run around."


    Xie Wanqing nodded in agreement.


    Xie Wanyun, who was at the side, smiled and said: "Second Aunt, don''t worry. I will watch my younger brother and sister."


    He looked like a gentle elder sister.


    Madame Huang was not familiar with Xie Wanyun, she only knew that she was a well-behaved girl who was well-behaved.


    Xie Wanyun shook her head: "Second Aunt is too serious. Taking care of sister-in-law is natural."


    Xie Wanyun was a half grown kid, she rode a horse carriage alone with Xie Huaixing. Although the carriage of the house of the Marquis appeared low-key on the outside, there was everything inside.


    Because Xie Huaixing was going to participate in the Clear Vision''s Meeting today, he was so happy last night that he couldn''t sleep, and now he was yawning non-stop. Xie Wanqing let him sleep by the side for a while, then took a blanket and covered it up. He quietly lifted a bit of the curtain and looked outside.


    This was the first time she had shown her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion since she was reborn. In her previous life, even if she had gone out, she would still be attending gatherings in the homes of all sorts of officials. She did not know anything about the scene outside on the well.


    On the streets outside, there were all sorts of shops and shops. There were even people selling all kinds of snacks, gadgets, juggling, performing, begging, fortune-tellers and storytellers. It was truly lively and lively. The crowd was bustling with activity as they moved back and forth. Occasionally, there would be people with bright hair passing by.


    Xie Wanqing could not even take her eyes off it, it was as though the door in front of her was suddenly pushed open by someone, and a bright and vast new world appeared before her.

 C20

    In his previous life, he was indeed a frog in the well.


    Xie Wanqing thought.


    The distinct conclave would be held within the Shouxi School. Upon arriving at the door, Xie Wanqing and a few others brought out three white masks and belts, where a servant dressed in grey led the way for them.


    This was the rules of the Conference, whereby everyone who enters must wear a special mask made specifically for the Shouxi School, and their own servants must wait outside the academy, attended to by people from the Shouxi School.


    This would reduce the number of people entering the academy; secondly, in order to discuss the fairness of learning in order to prevent others from holding them in high regard; thirdly, the attendants who accompanied them could either conceal their identity as dignitaries, or serve them tea and prevent some pampered rich children from throwing tantrums when they were away from their personal servants.


    Ever since they had entered the Shouxi School, Xie Wanqing had been tightly holding onto Xie Huai''s hand, because there were simply too many people inside.


    The Shouxi School was extremely huge, so half of it was left empty for this session of the Conference. In the front courtyard, a small stream flowed through the courtyard, and the sound of flowing water could be heard. Beside the stream, there was also a large bamboo forest. The long corridor stood against the stream. The other half of the corridor had a side room. When one opened the door, they would be able to see the flowing water of the stream.


    Inside the house, beside the well and under the pine tree, there were people sitting, lying down, lying down, everything. Some of them were arguing with each other while others were arguing with each other. Some talked about the Dao, some talked about Buddha, and some talked about right and wrong. However, there would be a gray-clothed servant following beside everyone. That was someone from the Shouxi School.


    This was the heaven that the literati yearned for.


    Seeing this, Xie Wanqing was surprised, but Xie Huaixing was even more curious, jumping and wanting to walk in, so Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun followed him.


    The three of them slowly walked in, and after a series of turns, Xie Huaixing pushed open a door. Xie Wanqing didn''t even have time to stop him.


    Just as he was about to apologize, the person inside had already spoken: "Huai, come over."


    So he knew her.


    That person was dressed in brown and had a white mask on his face. He was currently chatting with a monk. As for why he was a monk, one could tell from his bald head.


    "Hello, teacher." Xie Huaixing said.


    This sentence gave Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun a big fright. Xie Huaixing''s teacher was Xie Heng''s teacher back then, and was now the teacher of the crown prince ¡ª ¡ª Shen Yuan.


    The two of them hurriedly bowed, and the man waved his sleeves without a care, "There''s no need for formalities. Today is the great meeting of the people, and everyone is wearing a mask, so it''s all the same.


    He pointed to the monk at the side and said: "This is Master Du Fa."


    Du Fa laughed and nodded at them.


    Xie Wanqing had heard of Du Fa''s name before, but only in his previous life. It was said that she was an esteemed monk who liked to travel the world.


    Xie Huaixing introduced Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun.


    Originally, since Xie Huaixing was young, Shen Yuan did not plan for him to argue with others. He only wanted him to broaden his horizons, and so he told him where his room was today. After calling for someone to bring the tea and arrange a seat for them, Shen Yuan asked Xie Huaixing: "Why isn''t Xie Huaijin here?"


    Xie Wanqing also thought that it was strange. Why didn''t she see Xie Huaijin this morning when he was going out? However, she was not familiar with Xie Huaijin, and in her previous life, she was even less familiar with him. Since her rebirth, she had not even seen him, and it was said that Xie Huaijin studied hard and went to the Academy early in the morning, and stayed up late at night to study.


    Moreover, no one had mentioned the matter with Xie Huaijin this morning, so it wasn''t appropriate for her, a mere Daughter of Concubine, to ask.


    Xie Huaixing pursed his lips: "I don''t know where he went, but he didn''t even wait for us this morning. He''s usually by himself." As he spoke, he looked down at the water in the teacup.


    Although Xie Huaijin was only older than him by a year and was in the same school as him, the two were not close.


    Normally, when Xie Huaixing finished class, he would go with a group to play, but he would always be reading. Reading in the residence was also reading in the academy. There were always books that could not be finished. Although Xie Huaijin''s lesson was better than his, Xie Huaixing did not mind. Being first or being last didn''t make any difference to him, he could only see whether he liked it or not. If you like it, you should learn it. If you like it, you should learn it.


    Otherwise, Xie Huaixing would have come with Xie Huaijin this time, but he invited Xie Wanqing instead. It could be seen how cold he and Xie Huaijin were.


    However, Shen Yuan had instructed him to bring Xie Huaijin over earlier. Xie Huaixing knew that he had not completed his teacher''s orders, and felt guilty.


    Xie Wanqing saw and said: "If Mr. Shen Yuan wants to see Xie Huaijin, why don''t we go and look for him?"


    Xie Wanyun raised her head and looked at her disapprovingly. There were people wearing the same mask as her outside, and there were countless of people similar to Xie Huaijin in physique. Could he be standing outside and calling out his name?


    Shen Yuan shook his head: "Forget it, this is fate."


    Xie Wanqing didn''t know why Shen Yuan wanted to see Xie Huaijin, but looking at his expression, it seemed that he felt some regret. Since he couldn''t ask, he could only give up.


    Du Fa shook his head and said: "Destiny, what is fate?"


    Xie Huaixing raised his head and looked at him strangely. Shen Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "Keep lying to me.


    "You are stupid and ignorant." Du Fa said righteously. Then, he looked at Xie Wanqing who was looking at him curiously, and asked: "Little miss, do you know what fate is?"


    "Why is it that now even children are being cheated, becoming more and more shameless?" Shen Yuan mocked.


    The two of them spoke casually, completely ignoring the three children beside them.


    Seeing that, Xie Wanyun laughed: "Yanqing is usually with my grandmother to copy Buddhist scriptures, maybe she really got infected with some Buddhist arts, if not she would be copying all day without any hint of meaning, I''m afraid Buddha would laugh too if she knew."


    Shen Yuan glanced at her but did not say anything after hearing what she said. The young ladies of the manor were scheming against each other. An idle person like him could not get involved.


    Xie Wanqing did not know how things were supposed to be, but when Xie Wanyun said this, if she was still as angry as she was in the past, she would definitely quarrel with Xie Wanyun at this kind of meeting. Furthermore,, who was the master of the crown prince, and the High Monk Du Fa were in front of her.


    Once this matter was done, it would definitely implicate Xie Huaixing and Xie Huaijin. The two of them were at Shouxi School school and she was causing trouble here, so when he returned, he, Xie Wanqing, would inevitably be in trouble.


    Xie Wanyun was so determined to dig a hole for her to jump into.


    Xie Wanqing shot her a glance, and did not refute her words, but looked around instead.


    Xie Huaixing and Xie Wanyun were curious about her actions. Du Fa clapped his hands and laughed: "Good, good, good, good!"

 C21

    Three good ones, three good ones. and Xie Wanyun were both confused.


    "Then let me ask you, what are you?" Du Fa ignored the two of them and only asked after Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing raised her eyebrows and said: "I am fate."


    "Then what am I?"


    "You are Master Du Fa, so it''s naturally impossible for you to do so."


    Xie Wanyun opened her mouth to stop her: "Little Sister Sangqing, don''t speak nonsense."


    Xie Wanyun was only ten years old. Even though she normally studied hard, she didn''t have much experience in life, so it was normal for her to not understand Du Fa''s questions today. But when she saw that Du Fa seemed to truly like Xie Wanqing, she couldn''t help but sulk in her heart.


    Actually, if today was the real Xie Wanqing who was seven years old, she would definitely not understand and would not be able to answer him. But the current Xie Wanqing had already lived a new life, and had experienced so many things in her previous life, so she naturally had some comprehensions.


    Du Fa asked her the first question. What was fate? She looked to the left and right, saying, "Fate is everywhere."


    The second question, Du Fa asked, what are you? I am fate. It was fate for his parents to meet, it was fate for her to be born when he was pregnant, and it was also fate for her to be able to safely grow up and appear in front of Du Fa. Everything in the world was fate.


    As for the last question, Du Fa was proficient in buddhist arts, and was a person born in this world. His appearance in the capital meant that he had already entered society, and was naturally for the common good.


    Originally, you said Xie Huaijin was good, but now that he is not here, I feel that this little girl is not bad. Du Fa said to Shen Yuan with a smile.


    So it was to call Xie Huaijin here to chat. Xie Wanqing silently noted it down in his heart.


    Shen Yuan squinted his eyes as he drank his tea, "It is indeed not bad." he praised.


    In the end, Xie Huaixing was still a little young, but he knew that the person who could befriend Shen Yuan was definitely not an ordinary person. Even though he couldn''t understand at the moment, he still listened attentively, while silently memorizing everything in his heart, and did not interrupt.


    In terms of reading, Xie Wanqing had always lagged behind her. Although Xie Wanqing had been training diligently for the past month, she did not linger, and was only working even harder than Xie Wanqing. She did not understand why such a situation would appear today. She could not answer Master Du Fa''s questions, but she did not believe that Xie Wanqing could answer them.


    But since Du Fa was on good terms with Shen Yuan, there was no need for the two of them to deceive the few of them.


    So he asked: "What does master and mister Shen mean by this? Forgive me for being ignorant and for not understanding the deep meaning behind it. "


    Shen Yuan glanced at her, then lowered his eyes and drank his tea.


    Du Fa shook his head: "Buddha, do not say it. Those who understand will understand, those who do not understand will have no use even if they do. This principle is the same as that of universal living. "


    These words did not have any meaning in the first place, but in Xie Wanyun''s ears, it was as if he was saying that she was inferior to Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanyun lowered her head and agreed. She could not see her expression clearly, and guessed that it would not be any better.


    Some monks speak to you only to three points, the rest depends on your own understanding. They thought that they had done their duty to demystify the world, but in their hearts, they felt that the world was obsessed with ignorance and did not understand their deeper meaning.


    Xie Wanqing had read many Buddhist scriptures during her previous life, some of which she could memorize, but she had never believed in the Buddha. Even though she would often go to the buddhist hall to copy scriptures in order to curry favor with the old lady, it made her heart calm down.


    "You clearly know that no one can understand your words, but why don''t you just say them out clearly? Or not at all? How can it be considered universal? " Xie Wanqing did not understand. She even felt that the monks were just trying to comfort him and not being merciful at all.


    "What is universal life?" Du Fa asked her.


    "Help him when he is in trouble, help him when he is in trouble, congratulate him when he is proud, is this a universal way of life? This is a dream! " Du Fa supported his head with his right hand as he laid on the ground and looked at her, "The difficult situation, the impoverishment of a country, or perhaps the luxury of living, all these are things that the people of the world should experience. If I were to only try to change him as I please, I would only be toying with my own control over a person."


    "All living things simply cannot bear to see the innocent suffer. Therefore, when someone is distracted, they should try to persuade them or give them a poke or two when they are paranoid, just like you are now."


    Hearing that, Xie Wanqing''s eyes suddenly opened wide, and looked at Du Fa. Her gaze was as sharp as a sword as she stabbed forward, but she was only able to sink into two deep pools.


    Du Fa chuckled and said to her: "You''re still young, it''s not easy to think about so much. However, "he dragged out his words," do you know of a phrase called ''Hui Ji must be hurt''?


    Even though he spoke carelessly, Xie Wanqing''s heart jumped.


    She had been reborn, and because of her past life, her actions in this life had been as steady as possible. After thinking about it, she had done everything she could to ensure that no one would be able to find fault with her. At the same time, he also carried a hatred towards Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun in his heart, as he had always been overly worried.


    "A child should look like a child." Du Fa said.


    Shen Yuan spoke up from the side: "He''s around the same as Xie Huaijin, you better give him some advice."


    The children of rich families thought too much. They didn''t know if it was their good fortune or bad luck.


    Xie Huaijin was not Shen Yuan''s student, so he did not care. However, there was no one who did not know of Xie Huaijin''s hard work in the academy. Furthermore, he was smart, so his lessons always surpassed other students. Sometimes, when a teacher was halfway through his lecture, Xie Huaijin would have already memorized it and written all over his notes.


    But because he was too smart, he thought too much, and he had too many problems.


    Xie Huaijin frequently came to ask Shen Yuan for guidance, and Shen Yuan gradually discovered that Xie Huaijin was forcing him to do so. He seemed to always be seeking for an answer, and thus, he spent all his time reading and trying to find an answer. However, he did not know, there were some things that he could not find an answer to.


    Xie Huaijin remained silent, he did not want to get close to others, and only had some respect for Shen Yuan, he did not have any admiration for him. Even if Shen Yuan wanted to remind him, it would be hard to say anything. Originally, he wanted to use this event to get Xie Huaixing to bring him here and listen to what Du Fa had to say about the buddhist arts. Who knew he wasn''t here.


    Du Fa understood Shen Yuan''s intention, it was merely for him to tell Xie Wanqing what he was originally going to say, and then let Xie Wanqing pass on the message.


    Shen Yuan loved talents, and was kind. But Du Fa knew that even if Xie Huaijin came today, his words would not be able to persuade his at all. There must be a reason why he has such a young nature, if he could not find the reason and eradicate it, what use would it be for his to move his lips?


    Du Fa could see through them, but he did not say anything about them. Most of the time, people need this self-righteous "kindness" that makes them feel like they are helping others, thereby gaining satisfaction and not feeling guilty.

 C22

    Therefore, Du Fa pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand and chatted for a while. Xie Wanyun and Xie Huaixing also listened seriously, asking him a few questions from time to time. Sometimes Shen Yuan would patiently answer them, and sometimes Du Fa would give vague responses.


    Unknowingly, it was already close to noon.


    Shen Yuan called for people to bring the dishes over. Because Du Fa was around, they were all vegetarian.


    Xie Wanqing had not eaten anything delicious in the house of the Marquis recently and was feeling a little fed up. As such, she ate in a relaxed manner.


    Xie Wanyun, however, could not bear it. Although she was just a Daughter of Concubine, she was born in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, was raised in luxurious clothing, and lived a life of pampered food.


    However, she was not a person who liked to show her anger. Thus, she maintained a proper and indifferent expression on her face as she slowly ate some food.


    Xie Wanyun was initially growing stronger, but she had only taken two bites from it. Xie Wanqing knew that she was unsatisfied with the meal.


    After eating, Shen Yuan allowed Xie Huaixing to bring Xie Wanqing and the others to walk around Shouxi School. Since they were already here, they naturally could not stay in the house forever. After all, there were quite a few people around the same age who had come to participate in the event. Most of them were descendants of officials.


    Every year, there would be many young miss from rich families who would come to the Clear Discernment Assembly just to get to know the sons and daughters of the families who were studying in Shouxi School. Shouxi School was also known to them, they just turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye, that''s all.


    Xie Huaixing received Shen Yuan''s order and took his leave.


    The students of Shouxi School would not return to their residences at noon each day. The academy would assign everyone a room to rest in, which was why there were so many rooms. This time, there were no more than two people in each of the rooms due to the opening ceremony. It could be seen that there were a lot of people participating in the conference.


    Xie Huaixing led the two people to walk through the corridors outside the rooms. There were also a few people standing on the streets, with three people in a group of five.


    However, Xie Huaixing''s group was already children, so no one talked to them.


    Until Xie Huaixing brought them to a courtyard door and stood there, and from the morning, he followed their grey clothed servant to knock on the door. After exchanging a few words with a grey clothed person inside, he probably was explaining their identities before bowing and inviting them in.


    Inside was a large courtyard. In the courtyard, there was a large banyan tree that only a few people could hug, and beneath the tree, there was a stone table. The two youths were sitting there playing chess. A few youths and young girls were watching from the side.


    Behind the courtyard was the students'' usual place to attend classes. It was large, spacious, and bright. A few children around Xie Huaixing''s age were gathered together and chatting in groups of two or three.


    The older students in the Shouxi School were all discussing with the people in the front courtyard, while the younger students were all gathered here. This was also the academy''s protection for them. The front yard was a mix of fish and dragons, it was hard to say if there were people deceiving them. These children were young, so the academy naturally had to protect them. But if they wanted to go out and see him, they could, and the servants would follow.


    However, as a child, he was not very interested in what the adults were discussing. He would go out in the morning to have a look, then return in the afternoon. This was the reason why there were so many people in the courtyard.


    Xie Huaixing and the rest took off their masks when they came in, with their usual childishness, there were immediately many who greeted him, which Xie Huaixing smiled and greeted with a wave of his hand. But because Xie Wanqing and Yue Yang were at her side, he could not leave, and those people did not come up.


    A young master sitting at a stone table playing chess called out to him, "Huai, come and help."


    When Xie Huaixing and the rest walked over, they realised that the other chess player was actually Xie Huaijin. Only because his back was to the door, they didn''t recognize him when they first entered.


    "Brother Huaijin." Xie Wanqing bowed. This was the first time she had seen Xie Huaijin since her rebirth. Even in her previous life, the two of them had not interacted much. But Xie Huaijin''s face looked somewhat similar to Xie Kai''s, which was why she recognized him.


    Xie Wanyun was older than Xie Huaijin, so she only nodded at him in greeting.


    Xie Huaijin raised his head and glanced at them, and then, his gaze was still fixated on the chess board, as he nodded slightly in response. Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun were fine, Xie Huaixing was the first one to be unhappy, it was fine if they did not fight with him previously, but now that he dumped the three of them this morning, he had a cold face that seemed to be ignoring him, as if they were eyeing him closely.


    Therefore, Xie Huaixing said with a cold expression: "Why didn''t you wait for us this morning?"


    Everyone in the academy knew that the two of them were not familiar with each other, but they had never seen the two of them blush before. Now that they saw this, they couldn''t help but look at each other in surprise.


    Xie Huaijin frowned when he heard it, he did not think Xie Huaixing would bother about this. Although it was common for the two of them to go out to the school from Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, the two of them had never gone out together. This time, he naturally took the lead.


    But now that he thought about it again, the rest of the palaces were all siblings, making Xie Huaixing and the others feel as if they had been abandoned. Anger was unavoidable, so they stood up and said: "I was indeed careless this morning, sorry."


    As he spoke, he clasped his hands towards the three of them. He did not give any reasons, but directly admitted his wrongs, directly and honestly.


    Xie Huaijin was the legitimate son of the concubine, so he had to apologize in front of the crowd. The surrounding people saw that, and could not help but feel that he was very upright and magnanimous, if Xie Huaixing got angry again, he would seem to be a little petty, not understanding at all.


    Originally, Xie Huaixing was full of anger, but Xie Huaijin''s bow caused him to be unable to vent it out even if he wanted to. Since his elder brother had already apologized, he could not say anything else, so he turned to the side with a puffed up face.


    Xie Wanyun smiled as she tried to smooth things over: "We are all siblings, of course we won''t fuss over it. Brother Huaixing is joking with you, Huai Jin probably had some urgent matters this morning, so he left first."


    She passed the steps over, but Xie Huaijin did not reply. Seeing that Xie Huaixing did not continue interacting with him, he sat down and continued to study the board.


    Xie Wanyun never thought that Xie Huaijin would be so heartless, sshe only thought that he was her concubine''s child. Now that she had changed her identity with Xie Wanqing, he could finally assume the identity of a legitimate son, which was truly laughable.


    No one answered her words, if it was anyone else, they would have felt awkward, but Xie Wanyun was able to hold onto his words, her smile was shallow, her gaze was calm, as though nothing had happened.


    Xie Wanqing lowered her eyes and quietly watched from the side, not interrupting at all. Although Xie Wanyun looked normal on the surface, she knew that she was definitely holding a grudge against Xie Huaijin in her heart.

 C23

    The atmosphere became awkward for a moment. The young master who had summoned Xie Huaixing previously held him back, and said with a sullen face: "Huai, come and help me play chess, I really can''t solve it."


    It turned out that Xie Huaijin had found someone discussing about a tragedy in the front courtyard this morning. He had only taken a glance at that mess and had actually memorized it all. When he came back, he restored the game to his memory and then pulled someone to play chess with him.


    But today, the teachers in the academy and the older students were all participating in the Conference, and only those of the same age could accompany him. Coincidentally, that young master had good chess skills and had been accompanying him for a long time. He couldn''t sit still any longer, so it was as if he saw his savior when he saw Xie Huaixing.


    When Xie Huaixing was looked at by his teammates who usually climbed the trees together, he felt wronged. When he refused, he could not say anything, so he sat opposite Xie Huaijin in his place.


    Xie Huaijin was smart, he had always known about it, but he did not know about the photographic memory. Now, upon hearing, he couldn''t help but admire Xie Huaijin even more.


    Xie Huaixing focused on the chess board and studied it for a good while. Then, he spread out his hands: "I can''t figure it out."


    Xie Huaixing''s chess skills were not bad, a little better than the young master previously. As a result, no one expected him to give up so quickly. After all, who wouldn''t be able to show their face in front of so many people? The young master from before had been accompanying Xie Huaijin here since before lunch.


    Not to mention the various shocked and puzzled gazes from the surrounding people, they thought that Xie Huaixing would steeled his heart to defeat Xie Huaijin just because of the two of them being displeased. He wanted to solve the chess game ahead of him, yet he gave up so quickly. Even Xie Huaijin looked up at him in shock.


    Xie Wanqing, on the other hand, knew Xie Huaixing''s personality. He was open and easygoing, even if he didn''t know, even if he knew, he wouldn''t hold a grudge. It was one of his strong points that he never played hardball with.


    The young master who played chess with Xie Huaijin was called Chen Li, he was the child of the assistant minister of the army, he was usually on good terms with Xie Huaixing, their personalities were similar, but now that Xie Huaixing directly gave up, he could not help but feel happy.


    In fact, he had wanted to give up since a long time ago, but he was afraid that it would make Xie Huaijin, the direct disciple of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, unhappy. No one knew how much pain he was feeling as he sat there, like there was a soldering iron under his butt, and his heart was on fire.


    If Xie Huaixing gave up, they could go play at the side, he did not like to delve into this mess at all.


    Originally, she wanted to call Xie Huaixing to play with him, but unexpectedly, Xie Wanyun spoke up from the side: "Little Sister Sunless is often playing chess with Brother Huaixing at home, why don''t we try it out today?"


    The reason why he brought Xie Wanqing out at this time was just to make her lose face in front of the sons of officials. Everyone knew that Xie Wanqing was just an unlearned idiot.


    Xie Wanyun looked at her gently, but Xie Wanqing knew how much malice was hidden in her eyes.


    It was true that he played chess with Xie Huaixing often, but Xie Wanqing could make him cry.


    Elder sister, don''t make fun of me. Brother Huaixing is smart, and is looking at my poor chess skills, so you can give me some pointers occasionally, "Xie Wanqing''s face was as red as an apple, as if she was embarrassed." I''m seven years old this year, and I''ve only learned a single beginner in chess skill, which is far from being on par with everyone here.


    She had first said that Xie Huaixing was smart, then admitted that his chess skills were terrible, and then praised the other people present.


    Sure enough, as she spoke, she wrinkled her eyebrows, looking like she was having a headache. The surrounding people only felt that it was funny when they saw her. They thought she was a lady with a delicate face, but they did not laugh at her. After all, it was only normal for someone like her to be a little girl raised in a room.


    Xie Wanqing wasn''t like Xie Huaixing and Xie Huaixing, they were direct descendants, but also boys. They had been studying at the Shouxi School, and everyone thought that it was natural for them to be more outstanding than others. However, she was just a mere Daughter of Concubine, how could she dare to show off in front of the children of these nobles and officials.


    After Xie Huaixing heard her words, he nodded and agreed, "That is true, Sister Wanqing, your chess skills are really ¡­ "I don''t dare to say it."


    Chen Li asked curiously, "Is it really that bad?"


    "Yes, yes." Xie Huaixing nodded like an old man.


    "No matter what, she is Xie Huaijin''s younger sister, your older sister. How could she ¡­" How could he be so lacking? Halfway through his words, he realized his slip of the tongue, and immediately covered his mouth, looking at Xie Wanqing with an apologetic smile.


    When they heard his words, the surrounding people all covered their mouths and laughed.


    Xie Wanqing stomped her feet like a child, and reprimanded Xie Huaixing: "How can it be that bad?!"


    A few girls who were surrounding her walked over and held her hand. One of them said, "It''s nothing. You didn''t know that I''m bad at making chessboard, calligraphy, or painting." After saying that, he laughed out loud.


    The girl''s name was Sun Xiaoxiao and her father was a general. Since she was young, she only loved to ride and attack with martial arts, but it made the old man so angry that his beard fell off.


    The others also began to talk about their own lessons, which was the strong one and which was the weak one. In a short moment, Xie Wanqing got to know them well, and a few girls held hands while laughing.


    Xie Wanyun was the only girl left at the side, looking out of place.


    The girls started to chat with Xie Wanqing, and introduced the few young masters by her side. Most of these sons and daughters of officials had known each other since they were young. It was unknown which of them would become husband and wife in the future.


    In a short moment, Xie Wanqing had recognised everyone present.


    However, leaving Xie Wanyun alone at the side was not a good idea. At that time, when others spoke of her, they would say that she had neglected her own sister. Furthermore, Xie Wanyun herself would definitely interrupt her.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing pulled Xie Wanyun over with a smile and introduced them to the people he had just met one by one. This action was like showing off to Xie Wanyun ¡ª Look, they like me more and are more willing to befriend me.


    But not only could Xie Wanyun not lose her temper. And accept it with a smile on her face. From the previous life, in the eyes of outsiders, Xie Wanyun must have been gentle, virtuous and well-informed. Otherwise, how would she gain a good reputation in exchange for a chance to become a Direct Daughter under her name?


    Xie Wanqing deeply knew that she would do this, and sure enough, Xie Wanyun maintained a decent smile as she greeted everyone one by one. She did not shake off Xie Wanqing''s hand because she wanted to pretend to be brothers and sisters.

 C24

    This undercurrent was surging, but Xie Huaijin was unmoving like a mountain.


    Other than when Xie Wanyun said that she would let her try to clear the board game, she did not even raise her eyes to look at her afterwards. Whether it was Xie Huaixing making fun of her chess skills or Xie Wanqing''s modesty.


    Xie Wanqing could not help but feel that he was truly bored.


    Chen Li had been secretly calling for Xie Huaixing to go play from the beginning, and although Xie Huaixing had given up trying to understand the situation, it would not be good if he brought Xie Wanqing and the other two away, leaving Xie Huaijin here by himself. But he knew that they were not familiar with Xie Huaijin, so if he were to leave Xie Wanqing and Yue Yang here, it would be useless, and would only make things more awkward.


    Therefore, it was not easy for him to leave.


    "It''s the first time Sister Wanqing and sister Ye Yun have come to the Shouxi School. Why don''t we take them for a walk?" Xie Huaixing suggested.


    Xie Huaijin shook his head: "Bring them with you, I''ll keep watching."


    "What''s so good about this chess game? When you go back tonight, you can ask uncle, or I can ask father. If you really can''t solve it, you can ask teacher tomorrow. You haven''t solved it after so long, so you might as well leave it for now." Xie Huaixing really did not understand how his brain could grow. Why was it that he just wanted to study those things that others could not understand day after day?


    "No, I''ll keep watching."


    Xie Huaixing originally had good intentions, but Xie Huaijin replied half-heartedly. This made him angry again, as he stood up and said: "Sister Wanqing and Big Sister Yan Yun follow me, I''ll bring you guys to stroll around." His tone was stiff, as though he was still angry.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was about to leave, Sun Xiaoxiao and the others also followed him. They were about the same age as her, but today was also the first time they had come to Shouxi School. A few young masters by the side saw this and followed along, the group leaving quickly, leaving Xie Huaijin alone under the tree, but he was not affected at all.


    Xie Huaixing and the rest were all children, their legs were short and their Shouxi School was high, thus they walked and stopped. When they had wandered around the academy, they were all extremely tired, so they all stopped and looked for a place to chat.


    An afternoon passed quickly. When Xie Wanqing and the others returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, the sun had already set. Madame Huang picked them up at the door, and when she saw Xie Huaixing, he happily led him back.


    Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun went to see the old lady, and the old lady told them to return.


    When he returned to the courtyard, he found that Mama Feng was waiting for him at the door. Upon seeing Xie Wanqing, he asked: "Did anyone bully Miss? But make new friends? Is that a fun meeting? "Are there a lot of people?"


    Xie Wanqing laughed helplessly: "There are so many questions in the Mama. I''ll answer them after I''m full."


    When the Mama Feng heard her words, she realized that she was hungry and revealed a vexed expression: "It was because I had lost my mind for a moment, I thought you had eaten at the old lady''s place."


    Normally, when Xie Wanqing went to recite the scriptures, the Old Mistress would often keep her with him for dinner. Furthermore, she came home late today, so it was not strange for Mama Feng to think of it this way.


    Furthermore, in her previous life, only the Mama Feng doted on her sincerely, but before she got married, the Mama Feng had already returned to her hometown. In this life, because she knew who was good and who was bad, Xie Wanqing felt that it was rare to see Mama Feng, and trusted them even more.


    With such a small matter, Xie Wanqing didn''t mind. Instead, she spoke in a spoiled manner, "Mama, quickly get someone to serve the dish.


    Mama Feng treated Xie Wanqing as her own child and raised her up to such a young age. Now that Xie Wanqing had acted like a spoiled child, she felt her heart soften into a ball.


    With that, he turned and left.


    Xie Wanqing''s expression changed, she was no longer naive like a child, she raised her head to look at Yue Xin: "Is everything done?"


    Yue Yu lowered her head and said: "Yes. "Don''t worry, Miss."


    Not long later, the food was served, because he knew that Xie Wanqing was going back to the residence to eat, the food in the kitchen was already prepared ¡ª ¡ª it was still warm, waiting for her to come back to start the meal.


    The food and meat on the table was very pleasing to the eyes. However, Xie Wanqing was not in a rush to eat. She raised her hand to wave away the other servants, then had Mama Feng stand guard at the entrance. She only watched as Yue Xin pinched the needles to test for poison.


    Since Concubine Fang dared to poison him last time, it was hard to say whether there would be a next time. There was nothing in all her food that she could rest assured of. In the future, everything she ate had to be tested.


    Yue Xin tried eating every single dish, and a few dishes that were''s favorite, were all mixed together. However, she did not know what it was.


    It really was vicious. Xie Wanqing lowered her eyes in silence.


    Although the Swallow''s Nest soup was discovered and given to the Madame Ye in time, there was no evidence that it was poisoned by the Concubine Fang. Perhaps it was the cook, perhaps it was the maid who had brought the soup. Moreover, she was now Concubine Fang''s biological daughter in name, which was even more the proof that there was no motive for Concubine Fang to commit the crime.


    Xie Wanqing was upset. She knew that her enemy was by her side and that someone was thinking of ways to harm her, but she couldn''t grab the person out to give them a good beating. This made her anxious and restless.


    Yue Xin advised her from the side: "Miss should first eat dinner, so as to not arouse suspicion."


    Although she did not know who had poisoned her, she could not escape the people in the courtyard. Therefore, if Xie Wanqing had not finished the entire meal, the other party would definitely find it strange. Perhaps, the next time, they would use a different method to harm him. Only then would the gains not make up for the losses.


    Now that they had succeeded and slowly lured each other out, that was the best plan.


    Although the other party was only seven years old, Yue Xin felt that she could understand a lot of what Yue Xin had said.


    Xie Wanqing knew that she could not rush this matter, so she followed Yue Xin''s instructions and started eating.


    She had nothing now, no money, no power. Other than Yue Xin and Mama Feng, there was no one else that she could use. As for the other people, they were all people under the control of the Concubine Fang. After all, they were the disciples of the Concubine Fang.


    If she wanted to find evidence that would completely destroy Concubine Fang, she could only look for evidence herself. The Madame Ye did not know the truth, so she naturally could not believe that Xie Wanqing was her own daughter for no reason at all. There was even less of a need to think about the Old Madam and Xie Kai, since in such a large Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, there was no one who could help her.


    As the saying goes, money makes the difference. If Xie Wanqing wanted to find evidence and have someone help him, then she would naturally need some help. She would even need someone to feel her pulse and see if Concubine Fang had poisoned her before she was reborn. Furthermore, she didn''t want to spend her life trapped in this compound. She wanted to go out and see the outside world. And there is nothing that doesn''t require money to do all this.


    Therefore, making money was the first step that Xie Wanqing had to take.

 C25

    Although Xie Wanqing had that plan, she didn''t have any idea how exactly to earn money.


    The Clairvoyant Great Assembly would only be held for one day, and the next day would be the same as usual. In the following days, Xie Wanqing would often go to the old lady''s side to recite some scriptures, and occasionally pay respects to the Madame Ye. But every time she stepped into the Madame Ye Courtyard, Xie Wanyun would arrive immediately. She would never believe that someone in the courtyard was not a servant.


    But for no reason, Xie Wanqing could not suddenly change servants in the courtyard. Those people had followed her for many years, and if she suddenly switched them when there was no reason, it would only cause the people in the residence to feel that she was unruly and willful, harsh on the servants.


    However, counting the time, the opportunity was almost here.


    Since the day before August 15, the old lady had given the gentlemen a break, so Xie Wanqing didn''t need to go to the school. Instead, she sat under a tree in the courtyard and read for an entire day, until dusk. Thus, she brought Yue Xin and Mama Feng to the Second Branch to look for Xie Huaixing to play.


    His Shouxi School would only be open for the holidays tomorrow, so Xie Huaixing had just returned from the academy.


    There was a group of children playing with Xie Huaixing in the academy. When they reached home, he was the only one in the second room, and Madame Huang and Xie Heng would not just let him crawl around trees for birds'' nests. Just as she was worrying, she saw that Xie Wanqing had arrived. Her eyes couldn''t help but light up as she ran into her embrace, causing Xie Wanqing to almost fall down.


    "Xie Huaixing, why are you so strong?" Seeing him pouncing towards his like a little ball, Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but reach out to catch him. He didn''t expect him to be so strong, and completely forgot that she was only one year older than Xie Huaixing himself.


    Xie Huaixing acted as if she was praising him and proudly patted his chest: "Because I''m a man."


    Xie Wanqing rolled her eyes in her heart, and ignored his childish behavior. Holding his hand, he asked: "Where''s Second Uncle and Second Aunt?"


    "Daddy is painting, Mommy is grinding ink by the side." Xie Huaixing did not understand why she was asking all these, his face full of grievance: "Didn''t Big Sis come to play with me?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that he wanted to play, but she never expected him to be so anxious. She poked his forehead and said: "Then we must greet Second Uncle and Second Aunt first."


    "Oh, that''s true." Xie Huaixing came back to reality and jumped up as he pulled Xie Wanqing along to the study room. "Father! Mother! Sister Wanqing is here to play with me! "


    Madame Huang and Xie Heng heard their son''s voice from far away. Madame Huang sighed, "It''s getting more and more unruly, you better take care of it later."


    Xie Heng didn''t even raise his head as he smiled. "It''s just a child. It''s better to be lively."


    Xie Wanqing came in and greeted the two of them. Madame Huang smiled and asked her to stay for dinner, and she happily agreed. Before she even finished speaking, Xie Huaixing was already impatient and pulled her outside.


    When they ate at night, Madame Huang would talk to her from time to time, and it could be seen that she had a pretty good impression of her.


    Whether it was her previous life or her current life, Xie Wanqing had never eaten such a relaxed and natural meal.


    In her previous life, she thought of herself as a Daughter of Concubine, a lowly and weak person. As a result, she was still wearing the shell of the Daughter of Concubine. Even if the truth were to be revealed in the future, with the current situation of the two of them, it would be impossible for Xie Kai and Xie Kai to accompany her for another meal.


    This caused the two of them to be destined not to be able to coexist in harmony. Even if they were forced to stay together for her sake, it would merely be an act of estrangement.


    Xie Wanqing knew this logic, so she admired and admired Madame Huang and Xie Heng.


    She envied the two of them for their many years of perseverance and admired their character, while her father cooked rice with the Concubine Fang before their marriage. She couldn''t help finding the comparison even more laughable.


    Xie Wanqing knew that Xie Heng and his wife treated him sincerely and well, thus she also removed her disguises from her past life and smiled as she spoke to Madame Huang, showing off her daughter''s attitude, which was cute and cute.


    The only mischievous son of the Madame Huang was Xie Huaixing. For many years, she had longed for a daughter, but couldn''t. Seeing that Xie Wanqing was so close to her, and adding to the fact that her impression of her was not bad, Xie Huaixing liked her in the Palace, he could not help but be even more fond of her, and think of Xie Wanqing as half a daughter.


    By the time Xie Wanqing finished eating and returned to her courtyard, it was still early in the morning. Just as she was about to go to bed, Concubine Fang came knocking.


    "Aunt!" Although Xie Wanqing was extremely unwilling to see her, it was better not to hold back. Xie Wanqing knew what she was doing, and so she jumped into the embrace of the person who came.


    Concubine Fang caught her in her arms and asked with a smile: "Today you went to play with Third Young Master?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that her every move and gesture had never escaped the Concubine Fang''s eyes.


    "That''s right, it''s been a long time since Xinghan has seen Brother Huaixing. She''s been studying in the academy for the past few days, so she took advantage of today''s break to look for Brother Huaixing to play." Xie Wanqing replied with a confused expression.


    The Concubine Fang seemed to have something hard to say, and said hesitantly: "In the future, if there''s nothing else, don''t bother Third Young Master, understand?"


    Xie Wanqing tilted her head: "Why?"


    Concubine Fang touched her head, her eyes looked tender and loving but at the same time wronged, "Third Young Master is the legitimate son of the Second Branch, and you ¡­ It''s aunty''s fault that it implicates your birth. " As she spoke, tears fell from his eyes.


    No, not because of you, but because of you.


    But of course, she couldn''t say that out loud. Xie Wanqing lifted her hand to wipe her tears as she asked in concern, "What''s wrong with Aunt?"


    "The third young master is not close to the eldest son of the family, but he is close to you. Others can''t help but gossip about the eldest young master, saying that he is not close to the younger brother, and your eldest young mistress ¡­" I''m afraid that others will want to criticize her, "Concubine Fang grasped her arm tightly and asked:" Do you know what will happen to you?


    "How is it?"


    "If this goes on, the madam will only loathe you and the concubine even more." If you still want to live a good life with Aunt in the Palace, then stay away from Third Young Master, understand? " Concubine Fang cried until tears fell, a beauty''s tears flowed with a certain charm. No wonder Xie Kai had doted on her for so many years.


    Xie Wanqing acted as if she was frightened by Concubine Fang''s words, and timidly said: "Then can I go play with Brother Huaixing quietly?"


    Concubine Fang had long noticed that Xie Wanqing was different from before, and she had already made useless preparations before coming, thus she did not panic, and said: "If Sunless wants to continue playing with Third Young Master, she must bring Ye Yun or Third Young Master to be more intimate with Eldest Young Master, only then can Madam be happy."


    All in all, she wanted to bring her two children closer to the second wife.


    He told Xie Wanqing that he would either distance himself from Xie Huaixing, or string up his children so that they would become closer to the Second Branch. Her plan was really well calculated. She had blocked all the paths in front of her and left Xie Wanqing with no place to retreat.

 C26

    Xie Wanqing naturally didn''t want to let her go, but she also didn''t want to alienate the second wife either. Even in her previous life, when she didn''t know her identity, he still doted on her quite a bit. Naturally, Xie Wanqing had deep feelings for her, but from a certain point of view, she had lived two lifetimes and only the two concubines gave her the feeling of a home.


    This had never happened before.


    Xie Wanqing had only wanted to expose the schemes of the Concubine Fang at first, it was enough for him and the Madame Ye to recognize each other. However, the warm care and concern that Xie Heng and the Madame Huang had for her in the second room today made her experience something completely different. She finally understood why Xie Huaixing could be so carefree and joyful. Now that she was living a new life, why would she reject the kindness of others?


    Furthermore, Xie Wanyun and Xie Huaijin might not necessarily be on good terms, so she nodded and said: "Then, I''ll bring Big Sis along next time."


    Concubine Fang wiped the tears off her face and said: "Good child."


    He coaxed her into bed and sat down to tell her a story. He looked like a loving mother.


    Xie Wanqing felt disgusted when she thought of the Concubine Fang''s face before her death and then seeing how she was trying to curry favor with him. She asked: "Is Aunt not going to rest?"


    Concubine Fang put Xie Wanqing''s hand under the blanket, tucked it in, and touched her face: "Qing Er will go to sleep first, Aunt will accompany you."


    Logically speaking, her objective had already been achieved, but Xie Wanqing did not understand why she was still staying in her house.


    Concubine Fang sat on the bedside and spoke about her past. After a while, she called out to Xie Wanqing a few times, but there was no reaction. Thinking that she had slept soundly, she stood up and walked to the side of the censer.


    As the door closed softly, Xie Wanqing slowly opened her eyes.


    She got out of bed and poured some tea into the incense burner. She watched as the sparks inside were extinguished before returning to the bed. Xie Wanqing calculated the time in her heart. When she guessed that Concubine Fang had already returned to her room, she opened the door and called Yue Xin in.


    It was already late, and most of the servants were already resting. Xie Wanqing instructed Yue Xin to change out the incense burner and light it up again, so that the Concubine Fang would not be unable to smell the fragrance of the incense the next day.


    She didn''t know what Concubine Fang added to the incense she had ordered, but it was definitely not good stuff.


    Tomorrow was the middle autumn. In her previous life, Xie Wanqing suddenly got sick during the middle autumn with a high fever. Naturally, she did not attend the family banquet.


    This made the madame, who didn''t like her in the first place, feel even more disgusted with her. A good feast was incomplete because of the lack of her. When the doctor came to see her, he only said that she had a cold night and didn''t say anything else.


    Xie Wanqing didn''t remember that she had kicked her blanket at night. Even if she had slept soundly, when Mama Feng came to check at night, she would naturally tuck her in.


    Later on, Mama Feng was even punished by the madame for this matter, and this made it possible for her to return to her hometown.


    However, she didn''t know what had gone wrong in her previous life, but her high fever was definitely not due to cold. After her rebirth, Xie Wanqing was worried that dinner was not clean, hence she decided to avoid the second room in the afternoon.


    Tonight, when the Concubine Fang came, Xie Wanqing was on full alert. At the beginning, when Concubine Fang mentioned about Xie Huaixing, she thought that it would be fine after she had fooled him.


    On the other hand, Concubine Fang had always been scheming against her.


    "Yue Xin, put this thing away and hide it. You didn''t come to my room tonight, you know? "


    Yue Xin lowered her eyebrows and said: "This servant understands."


    With that, she wrapped a handkerchief with spices and stuffed it into her sleeves, gently opening the door, but Xie Wanqing suddenly spoke out: "Yue Xin, you are my servant."


    had walked a few rounds in her previous life, and now she was most afraid that if she did not use her servants wisely, she would fall back to her previous life''s Wheel of Destiny. Hence, her trust and caution. Even if Yue Xin had been good to her in her previous life, at that time, Yue Xin was Madame Ye''s servant, and now, she hoped that Yue Xin could be of use to her.


    There were some things that would be useless even if Madame Ye found out about them. Madame Ye''s personality was soft and kind, but knowing about them would only add to one''s worries. The thing that happened last time with Madame Ye was just to show her weakness and let her notice him. As expected, the Madame Ye had been very concerned about Xie Wanqing recently. That was enough.


    Yue Xin knew that Xie Wanqing was punching her, and turned to pay her respects: "Yue Xin is Miss''s servant, I only heard from Miss."


    Xie Wanqing waved her down.


    She got up from the bed and opened a small box that was placed beside the bed for her to use. In the past, she had put some candy on the table and it gradually became a jade bangle gold hairpin and so on. She had brought these before but did not want to throw them away.


    Using the weak flame in her hand, Xie Wanqing flipped through the box and found a small book among the jewelry. He didn''t even need to look at it to know what was inside.


    Sure enough, someone let something in this afternoon.


    However, they had already sent the items over. She would feel bad if she didn''t return the favor.


    The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the madame was very happy. She gave out orders, gave out rewards to the servants, and arranged a feast for the family.


    As the gentlemen were all going home to celebrate, Xie Wanqing took a break, thus she slept more in the morning before slowly getting out of bed to pay respects to the madame. When she arrived, she saw that the second room was already there, and Xie Huaixing leaned on the madame''s chest and said something that made the madame laugh happily. Xie Wanyun and Xie Huaijin sat at the side.


    Xie Kai should have gone to the imperial court, while Madame Ye came, but she could not be liked by the Old Mistress, so she only smiled. Seeing Xie Wanqing enter, Madame Ye''s face immediately lit up. Xie Wanqing smiled at her, went up to pay respects to the old lady, and bowed towards her elders, then sat down next to Xie Wanyun.


    "Isn''t Xianqing sick?" The Old Mistress looked at Xie Wanyun with her sharp eyes.


    Concubine Fang had been secretive since the night before. Furthermore, Xie Wanqing woke up late today, so she was certain that Xie Wanqing was sick, and told Xie Wanyun to pass the news to the old lady when she went to pay respects. As for herself, as an aunt, she naturally could not be taken seriously by the old lady.


    It was a nice Mid-Autumn Festival, she had said so early in the morning that she was sick and did not come to pay her respects. When the old mistress heard it, she would naturally have a grudge towards Xie Wanqing. Even if she was really sick, the old mistress would only feel that she was unlucky.


    No wonder the old lady had a weird look when she looked at her, it was all thanks to Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Xianqing felt a chill run down her spine. She had accompanied the madame for so many days since her rebirth, it was impossible to say that she had no feelings for her. However, just because of a few words from Xie Wanyun, she had developed a bad impression of her. From this, it could be seen that the madame did not like her very much. Perhaps there were some who liked him a little, but they preferred her grandson and the Anyang Mansion more than others.

 C27

    Xie Wanyun was also shocked when she saw the perfectly fine Xie Wanqing. She shouldn''t have, according to Concubine Fang''s words, she should be lying on her bed with a high fever.


    Xie Wanyun did not have the time to think carefully about how Xie Wanqing escaped this calamity. The Old Madam''s questions were the most frightening, so Xie Wanyun got up and replied, "Grandmother, please forgive me, but it was a young maid from Little Sister Ye Qing''s courtyard that informed me this morning. She said that she was gravely ill.


    What Xie Wanyun said made it seem as if she was doing this for the sake of Xie Wanqing''s safety. In terms of logic, Xie Wanqing should be thanking her.


    Xie Wanqing would naturally not say thank you to her. She pretended to be angry: Which servant dared to deceive her elder sister? It would be better if elder sister identified her and gave her to grandma to deal with. "


    The Mama Feng stayed by her side with Yue Xin and Xiao Nian morning. The others were all from the Concubine Fang, she didn''t care who they pointed to.


    Of course, Xie Wanyun knew that Xie Ye''s courtyard was filled with her mother''s people, but at this moment, the Old Madam was staring at her. If she ignored Xie Wan''s gaze in the past, it would only make the Old Madam unhappy, and she would only believe in rumors and not have the ability to control the situation.


    Furthermore, if she ruined her image in the old mistress'' heart for the sake of a servant, the gains would not make up for the losses. Xie Wanyun had never been a soft-hearted person, so she decisively said: "After you are done, tonight, we will go and seize that evil servant."


    With that, he turned to Xie Wanqing and said: "Little sister, don''t be reluctant to part with me, don''t blame me for being ruthless."


    Seeing this, the old mistress nodded slightly and reprimanded, "You are already ten years old. It''s time to learn how to control people. Don''t let those evil servants bully you without distinguishing between right and wrong."


    Xie Wanyun nodded in agreement.


    The group of people had breakfast at the old mistress'' place, and upon returning, Xie Wanyun actually went to Xie Wanqing''s courtyard and picked a servant girl to bring away, giving it to the old mistress to deal with.


    Just then, another servant was missing from Xie Wanqing''s courtyard.


    The Concubine Fang moved quickly this time. As soon as Xie Wanyun brought the people away, a servant girl came in from behind and hurried over to fill in the empty space. She was afraid that the Madame Ye would send people over to take care of her like last time.


    Xie Wanqing knew that she wouldn''t care about it in the future. In any case, it wouldn''t be long before everyone in her courtyard was changed.


    After taking a nap, Xie Wanqing got up and put on a new set of clothes, then brought Yue Xin and the others to Xie Wanyun''s courtyard.


    "Sorry sister, the servant girl in my yard didn''t listen to you, it made sister get scolded by grandmother."


    Xie Wanyun looked at her, with a gentle and elder sister expression: "I trusted others too easily, you don''t have to blame yourself."


    He then looked at the food box that Xie Wanqing brought, which had all sorts of pastries inside, and asked, "What does little sister mean by this?" she asked.


    "I''m here to apologize to my sister. These are all my favorite pastries, I think elder sister would also like them. " Xie Wanqing looked at her with a smile. It would be weird if she liked her, but she knew Xie Wanyun''s hobbies the best in her past life.


    Sure enough, upon hearing her words, Xie Wanyun''s face became stiff, but he quickly covered it up, he waved his hand to have the servant girl take down the food box, and pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand: "Elder sister ate too much at noon, so she can''t eat anymore at the moment."


    "Then I''ll wait until my sister gets hungry before eating with her." Xie Wanqing blinked her eyes.


    Xie Wanyun was filled with anger because of what happened in the morning. She did not understand why the Concubine Fang was so certain that nothing happened.


    "How was your sleep last night?" Xie Wanyun asked her as he probed.


    Xie Wanqing knew what the other party wanted to ask, so she pretended not to know. She answered innocently, "He slept quite well."


    From the looks of it, she didn''t seem to know anything. Xie Wanyun secretly calculated in her heart, that there must be someone by Xie Wanqing''s side to help her, and if this person was able to take care of her, then there would be only a few people.


    Xie Wanqing did not expect that Mama Feng would be the one to take the blame. She pulled Xie Wanyun and said: "Let''s go find Brother Huaixing to play."


    It seems that Concubine Fang had some effect on her, so she decided to bring her along when she comes to find Xie Huaixing.


    Xie Wanqing had a good relationship with Xie Huaixing, so she had a good relationship with the Second Branch, Xie Wanyun had never been jealous before. However, she was not familiar with Xie Huaixing, so it was naturally impossible for her to go to the Second Room to find him.


    Thus, she revealed a smile and followed Xie Wanqing to the second room.


    It turned out that there was a bird nest on a tree in the courtyard, as well as the chirping of two small birds. When Xie Huaixing saw them, how could he bear it, he couldn''t let them climb the tree at all, so he used a stone to smash the book onto the tree. Unfortunately, his accuracy wasn''t good enough, and he was coincidentally caught by the Madame Huang.


    The moment Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun arrived, Xie Huaixing immediately wagged her tail like a little dog. "Big sister, take me out to play, I really can''t copy it.


    His words made a lot of sense, causing Xie Heng to nod in agreement.


    Madame Huang stared at him, Xie Heng immediately stopped laughing, pointed at Xie Huaixing and scolded: "You''re saying, why are you so mischievous? I will definitely anger your mother, and apologize to her. " As he spoke, he blinked his eyes at Xie Huaixing.


    Xie Huaixing understood tacitly, and looked at Madame Huang feeling wronged: "Mother, I was wrong, there won''t be a next time. You see, both my sisters have come to play with me, so just let me go out and play for a while. "


    Madame Huang could not keep her cold face any longer after her son had acted so coquettishly.


    Xie Wanqing opened her mouth and said: "Second Aunt, don''t be angry. Although Brother Huaixing is a little mischievous, his nature is not bad. He has copied the books for so long and knows that he was wrong, so you should let him rest for a while."


    Hearing this, the Madame Huang nodded and allowed them to play in the courtyard.


    Xie Wanyun was three years older than them, and she usually liked to read. She abided by the rules and etiquette and didn''t have much fun with them.


    But since he could please Xie Huaixing, they could be considered to be having fun this afternoon. It was only when the Family Banquet was about to begin did they stop in a hurry. He followed the Xie Heng couple to the main hall.


    Therefore, Concubine Fang did not come. Xie Wanqing felt that it was a pity, she still wanted to see the reaction of Concubine Fang when she heard about it.


    There were only two rooms in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and the children could not be considered to be flourishing. The number of people in the residence was also not many. The old mistress sat at the head while Xie Heng and Xie Kai sat at the sides. After that was Madame Ye, and finally the children of their grandchildren.


    Now that everyone was here, they could prepare to serve the dishes. At the order of the madame, the servants served the dishes that had just come out of the wok. There were pastries, delicacies, soup, and exquisite mooncakes.

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    There was no doubt that the taste of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s dishes wouldn''t be bad.


    Xie Huaixing was tasting the mooncake during the meal, the old lady thought that it was not bad, and ordered the chef who made the mooncake to be rewarded. He then asked the children how they felt about the taste of the food. At that moment, he felt like a grandmother who doted on her grandchildren.


    But other than Xie Huaixing, there was not a single other child on the table that she liked.


    It was just that no one else said anything, as they were all willing to accompany her in this scene.


    As she was happily eating, the Mama Xin beside the old lady went over and whispered something into her ear. The old lady frowned and looked deeply into Xie Wanqing''s eyes.


    Here it comes. Xie Wanqing ate the mooncake in her hand as if nothing had happened, pretending that she didn''t know anything.


    After all, the Old Mistress was the Old Mistress, she was still as steady as Mt. Tai.


    After everyone had their fill, the Old Mistress asked Mama Xin to call them in.


    It was a little girl. After entering, she knelt in front of the madame and said, "Reporting to the madame, this servant is a servant girl from Second Miss''s courtyard. Today, I accidentally bumped into a book in Miss''s room ¡­"


    "What book?" The old mistress said sternly.


    "Yes ¡­" Yes ¡­ It''s the Spring Palace Map. " The servant girl seemed to throw caution to the wind, her face turning red as she finished her sentence.


    The expressions of Xie Kai and the rest who were seated at the side changed, and they looked at Xie Wanqing with complicated eyes.


    Naturally, Xie Wanqing could not just sit there and wait for death, she stood up and said: "Grandmother is very perceptive, Qing Xin really doesn''t know what this servant is talking about. Even though she was in my courtyard, Zi Tian Hong Tao was also in my courtyard before, and she still framed me and slandered me. As a result, what this maid said was not enough to prove her point. "


    Xie Wanqing was only seven years old now, if what the servant said was true, then her entire life would be ruined as she hid in her house to look at the Spring Palace Map. In Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, if a young lady from a pavilion did such a thing, she would even lose face for her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing did not attend the family dinner because she was sick, but she had heard that someone had went to the family banquet to tell the old lady that there were obscene books hidden in her house. In the small box beside her bed, there was a small map of the spring at some point in time.


    She was convicted, and from then on, Xie Kai and the old lady did not want to see her. Even the Madame Ye looked at her with disappointment.


    At that time, she had been burnt into a mess. Even if she wanted to explain, her throat hurt so much that she couldn''t speak.


    The fact that Xie Wanqing was despised by the people of the Palace, increased the possibility of Xie Wanyun being remembered as the Direct Daughter.


    Hence, since her rebirth, Xie Wanqing didn''t even need to think to know that the matter was done by the Concubine Fang. Thus, he had always been wary of her.


    Right now, Xie Wanqing had already taken out the book inside her chest, so she was a little nervous. Not only that, she would also have to use her own methods to deal with him and return the things that Concubine Fang had done to her bit by bit.


    Seeing Xie Wanqing''s calm response, the old lady couldn''t help but praise her in her heart. Regardless of whether what the little girl said was true or not, Xie Wanqing''s performance today was still satisfactory.


    "Whether it''s true or false, send someone to search it."


    "But Grandmother, if you just rely on a little girl to search my house, then all the servants will have to bully me in the future." Xie Wanqing was neither humble nor arrogant.


    The old mistress glanced at her. "So you''re saying that we should not let it be investigated?" But do you feel guilty? "


    These words sounded like a joke, but Xie Wanqing dared not admit it.


    It would have to be done, but not just her. Otherwise, how would she be able to establish herself in the house of the Marquis in the future? A dignified young miss of a noble family, yet her luggage had been copied because of a single sentence from a little girl. This was not a pleasant thing to say.


    "Of course I have to investigate, it''s just that ¡­" She glanced at Xie Wanyun and said: "I''m afraid this will make Big Sis feel wronged."


    Xie Wanyun had a face full of doubt, what does that have to do with her? What can I do for you? " she asked.


    Xie Wanqing lowered her head and said to his wife: "Why don''t you say that I lost something. Coincidentally, I went to look for my sister again yesterday, maybe because I left something there, so I went to look for her in her courtyard."


    "Sure." Finally, the old mistress'' voice was firm.


    With that, he sent the Mama Xin to bring the little girl to Xie Wanyun''s courtyard.


    Before long, the Mama Xin was back. There was a book in the handkerchief in her hand, which was the exact book that Xie Wanqing had found in the small box last night.


    The old mistress flipped through it and immediately frowned. She glared at Xie Wanyun furiously.


    She quickly kneeled down and said, "Grandmother, please enlighten me. Your granddaughter doesn''t know why that book is in my room. That book is not mine!"


    When Xie Wanyun saw the book in Mama Xin''s hands, she knew that it was not good. How could she have that book, how could there be that kind of thing, it should be lying in Xie Wanqing''s room right now.


    Xie Wanyun didn''t know, but Xie Wanqing did. How did that book get to Xie Wanyun''s room was actually very simple.


    This morning, Xie Wanqing had gone to find Xie Wanyun and intentionally lured her to the second room. The reason she had gone there for an entire afternoon was to give Yue Xin some time so that she could find someone to put the things under Xie Wanyun''s blanket.


    It is not a lie that money can make a fool of itself.


    Although Xie Wanyun''s courtyard was basically hers, the riches were enough to move one''s heart. There was nothing money couldn''t buy. Xie Wanqing was well aware of this point, so she gave a lot of wealth to Yue Xin in order to find someone who was willing to do this.


    The old lady waved her hand and told the Mama Xin to look for Xie Wanqing''s house again, but in the end, she did not find anything.

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    "What is going on?!" The old mistress slammed her hand on the tea table, causing the teacup to fall to the ground with a crisp sound. The little girl who was kneeling on the ground was so scared that she was trembling. She stuttered and couldn''t say anything.


    Her original intention was to frame Xie Wanqing, but now Mama Xin said that she found the book in Xie Wanyun''s house. The little girl couldn''t react in time.


    The book was given to her by the Concubine Fang, she had taken advantage of the time Xie Wanqing was in the second room to put it in the chest beside the bed, there shouldn''t be any mistakes.


    But why would the Mama Xin find him in Xie Wanyun''s house? Could it be that Mama Xin was speaking in panic? However, the little girl did not dare to say these words. Mama Xin was the savior of the madame, even if she dared to say them, the madame would not believe her.


    In front, Zi Tian Hong Tao had both been sold into the pavilion, and behind them was the dignity of the old lady. The little girl hurriedly kowtowed and admitted her mistakes, "Your servant''s eyes were crippled, and the wrong thing is your servant''s eyes crippled!" After saying that, she kowtowed.


    However, the old mistress was not someone who could be fooled with a single glance. She glanced at the little girl and asked, "Do you want to take a beating too to be honest?"


    This scared her so much that tears started to roll down her cheeks.


    "Mercy, madame!" "Your servant knows she''s wrong, and will never do this again. Please spare your servant."


    In any case, Xie Wanqing was still young, the Concubine Fang did not care about them. She had already raised her personality a long time ago, how could she still be able to take on the Old Madam''s chastity, it was likely that he would take her life.


    The old mistress squinted and said, "Since you know your wrongs, you should explain everything clearly." What did you do in the yard at night, when and where did you enter her house, where did you limp to see what you saw as the spring? After you have explained everything clearly, I will naturally not make things difficult for you. "


    Her words were pleasant to hear, but no matter what, the little girl had spoiled her interest today and accused Xie Wanqing wrongly. Now that even Xie Wanyun had been dragged into this, regardless of whether she spoke the truth, the old lady would definitely not let her off easy.


    Hearing her words, the little girl was overjoyed, but she still hesitated when she answered the question.


    When the Old Mistress saw this, she gave the Mama Xin a meaningful glance. Not long later, the steward of Xie Wanqing''s courtyard, the Mama, was called over.


    Xie Wanqing was not even eight years old and was living in the same courtyard as the Concubine Fang. The person in charge of the Mama Zhang was naturally also from the Concubine Fang. However, her expression remained unchanged and she bowed to the masters, waiting for their questions.


    "What is that girl doing in the courtyard of Second Miss?" Mama Xin asked.


    Mama Zhang replied respectfully: "This girl is called A Gu, she was a spreader in the courtyard of Second Miss."


    How could that little girl even enter Xie Wanqing''s room and see the book she had hidden? Mama Xin knew at this time that Ah Gu was probably lying, but what was strange was why he did it.


    Therefore, Mama Xin looked at Ah Gu and said, "You said that you saw the book in Second Miss''s house, then when did you enter Miss''s room? Who let you in? "


    Where did A Gu see anything? She was the one who put the book in there. However, if a coarse girl like her admitted to entering Xie Wanqing''s room, it would be a huge mistake for her. At this moment, he could only lie, "This servant didn''t enter Miss''s room. I saw her outside."


    "Then when did you see it outside the door? Did anyone see you from the side and testify for you?"


    "Yesterday afternoon, Miss took some people to the second room to play with Third Young Master. Is there anything in the courtyard ¡­" "There was no one else. At that time, there was only this servant."


    "You mean Second Miss brought the entire courtyard''s worth of people to the second room? Or could it be that once the Second Miss left, you all went back to your own rooms to sleep? " Mama Xin asked sharply.


    Mama Zhang immediately kowtowed and said, "Old madam, those servants are all obedient. They definitely won''t dare to be lazy and play tricks."


    Since that was the case, it was impossible for the courtyard to be devoid of people.


    Mama Xin looked at her and asked Ah Gu: "Then why did you say there''s no one in the courtyard?"


    He knew that he would be exposed after a round of torture. Ever since she entered the house, she had been cleaning Xie Wanqing''s courtyard as a servant, monitoring her every single day. This was the first time she was doing something that would harm others. After the old mistress'' interrogation today, her mind was already in a mess.


    She cried, "Old madam, please forgive me. Ah Gu knows he was wrong. Please forgive me ¡­"


    "Then what crime did you commit? Who ordered you to do that? "Be honest and call me over." The madame sat in the seat of honor, gazing at her as though she were an ant.


    Xie Kai and Xie Heng were men and would not get involved with matters in the backyard. Madame Huang and Madame Ye were not to be liked by the madame. They did not dare to interrupt, and so the madame was the only one to try the case.


    Even Xie Huaixing sat obediently at the side, not daring to make a sound.


    Ah Gu panicked and was about to give up the Concubine Fang. The Mama Zhang beside him used the cover of her sleeves to pinch her, causing him to feel pain in her hands, instantly clearing her mind, although she was weak and useless, but after following the Concubine Fang for so many years, she naturally knew how vicious she was. Even Xie Wanqing, as her own daughter, would not let her off, let alone him who was just a little girl.


    Thus, she only kowtowed and cried, "No one ordered me to do so, this servant was wrong. This old mistress shall forgive, Second Miss shall forgive!"


    Xie Wanqing naturally knew that what she said was a lie and thus, he ignored her.


    The old mistress took a sip of her tea and glanced at Ah Gu from the corner of her eyes. "Drag him away and bring him back after beating ten boards."


    When Ah Gu heard this, his whole body trembled like a sieve. He cried for forgiveness, and everyone listened for her forgiveness. The sound of the board striking flesh gradually faded away, until there was only the sound of sobbing.


    It was unknown if it was because of the madame''s instructions or because Gu had a personal grudge with someone, but the person who attacked had fought very hard. His back was blood-red and his clothes were stuck together, making him look horrifying. The sweat on Ah Gu''s face was mixed with his tears, his hair was also stuck to his forehead, and he was lying on the ground breathing in and out more air. Just a moment ago, she had been perfectly fine, but now, it was as if she had walked through the gates of hell.


    Seeing that, Madame Huang immediately pulled Xie Huaixing into her embrace, and pulled his head over to prevent him from seeing.


    Xie Huaixing was going to grow up sooner or later, and since he was the son of the Second Branch, it was only a matter of time before he would learn to discipline his subordinates. What''s wrong with learning now?


    Although the old lady doted on Xie Huaixing, her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were even more important in her heart. If Xie Huaixing had the same moral character as Xie Heng when he grew up, and couldn''t even say a single word in front of His Majesty, then it would mean that he would have to pay with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to cultivate him.

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    However, this was not the time to fuss about these things. The madame turned to Ah Gu and asked, "Can you tell me the truth now?"


    If they didn''t want to continue fighting, then so be it. All of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s servants signed the death contract, no one would dare say anything even if they were beaten to death.


    Hearing the madame''s words, Gu slowly opened his eyes. He panted and said, "Madam, your servant was crippled. Please forgive me."


    The madame refused to acknowledge that she had been ordered to do so. She had not expected the little girl to be so tough. She had been frightened by just a few words from him.


    "Looks like you haven''t thought it through." Once the old mistress said this, the Mama Xin immediately ordered for Ah Gu to be brought out. Perhaps he had hit another ten boards, but when he was dragged in this time, his entire body was red. One of his legs was clearly longer than the other, and he was unnaturally dragging on the ground, probably broken.


    Even though Xie Wanqing knew that the old lady was not a merciful person, she never thought that she would be so ruthless.


    But after some thought, it made sense. The madame had already taken control of the huge Inner Palace of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion since young. If she didn''t have any tricks up her sleeve, how could those concubines and servants listen obediently? Wasn''t it because he was too kind in his previous life that he ended up dying early?


    When Xie Wanqing thought about this, she felt extremely depressed, and then she remembered that Ah Gu was someone that Concubine Fang had sent to frame him, the bit of sympathy in his heart disappeared. Since she dared to do something harmful to others, she had to bear the consequences.


    Mama Xin walked over and asked her, "Who was the one who ordered you to do this?"


    Ah Gu forced himself to open his eyes and his mouth was moving. Mama Xin leaned over to listen and said, "No one ¡­ I was wrong to instruct you. "There will never be a next time. Please spare my life ¡­"


    Mama Xin stared at Ah Gu closely, at the moment her expression was blurry, her face was covered with sweat and tears, the makeup she had painted had also been dyed red and yellow on her face. She looked extremely tired, and based on her current appearance, if she were to be left in the woodshed for a few days and die, there was no need for her to lie anymore.


    Mama Xin went forward and repeated A Gu''s words to the old lady.


    After the madame finished listening, she looked at Ah Gu and ordered her to be carried away.


    According to A Gu, the spring palace map that was originally said to be in Xie Wanqing''s room had now appeared on Xie Wanyun''s bed. This matter couldn''t help but make people feel that it was strange.


    Furthermore, A Gu was someone in Xie Wanqing''s courtyard, which meant that Xie Wanqing was her master. She had initially ran and said that Xie Wanqing''s house had a map of the Spring Palace, but then Xie Wanqing had suggested that they search through the house along with her courtyard. Finally, she found out that the thing was with Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanqing was using A Gu to frame Xie Wanyun, clearly saying that there was something hidden in her house, but her real purpose was to have someone investigate Xie Wanyun.


    The madame had been in the backyard for so many years, what methods had she not seen before? When Ah Gu first appeared, she thought that someone was framing Xie Wanqing. But now, Ah Gu''s mouth was so tight, stubbornly saying that she had seen wrongly. Then, if this continued, the only one to be punished would be Xie Wanyun.


    The old mistress had been suspicious of him the entire time, and felt that someone was deliberately harming Xie Wanyun. But then, she felt that she was overthinking it. Xie Wanqing was only seven years old, Xie Wanyun was her blood sister, and there was no enmity between them, so she couldn''t think of any reason for Xie Wanqing to do such a thing.


    And in fact, it was indeed Xie Wanqing who framed Xie Wanyun. If she were to know that the old mistress had let go of the reason behind her doubt, she would probably wake up in the middle of the night laughing. The Concubine Fang had harmed her time and time again, using the relationship between mother and daughter to make people put down their suspicions towards her.


    This was probably what he got for himself.


    Ah Gu was taken away, and the old lady looked at Xie Wanyun who was standing by the side, and frowned: "This book was found in your house."


    Xie Wanyun''s heart palpitated as she calmly replied, "Some servant must have framed me. I hope grandmother can look into it."


    "This really isn''t yours?" The old mistress emphasized the point. Since the age of eight, Xie Wanyun had lived in the same courtyard by herself. Now that she was ten years old, it wasn''t strange for her to know a little about personnel.


    Xie Wanyun nodded with certainty: "It definitely isn''t for Ye Yun."


    There weren''t many children in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, only two grandchildren, and both of them were Daughter of Concubine. In the future, they would just be a concubine or a filling in a room, and they would both treat others with lust.


    Therefore, the madame was not so strict with the two of them. However, she still had to put on an open front, "Since it is not yours, then which servant is it?" You lived alone in the courtyard for two years, yet now you can''t even manage a single servant? " she demanded.


    Xie Wanyun immediately replied: "Grandmother, please forgive us. When Ye Yun returns, he will definitely clean up the servants in the courtyard."


    "Hmm, in a few years time you will also have to see each other. It''s time to learn how to manage these matters. Don''t think about those zither, chess, calligraphy, and paintings all day. As a woman, controlling internal affairs is the most important thing." It was not the madame''s concern whether her granddaughter had the talent or not. So what if she was talented? After getting married, she would still have to deal with the concubines in the mansion.


    "I got it." Xie Wanyun nodded, how could she not see the old lady''s thoughts? She was just treating her as a Daughter of Concubine, and felt that learning other things would be of no use. But why did she not admit defeat? Why was it that she, Xie Wanyun, was not allowed to become the Direct Daughter, and that Xie Wanqing had only curried favor with the madame for a month, leaving her behind so quickly?


    In fact, she was overthinking it, not only her, the old lady did not even see Xie Wanqing as the Direct Daughter, in her eyes, the Direct Daughter was water poured out by her daughter, only men could inherit and support Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Although she was satisfied with Xie Wanqing''s recent performance, to her, it was like raising a cicada. When bored, she would feel happy about it.


    Xie Wanqing had never thought that this matter would be suppressed so calmly and emotionlessly. She thought that she would at least ruthlessly reprimand Xie Wanyun, but she did not expect the old lady to overlook the matter so perfunctorily.


    She could see the reason clearly, but she also knew her own limits. The old lady did not think much of Xie Wanyun at all. Thinking about it, Xie Wanqing felt a burst of sadness in her heart, she had accompanied the old lady for more than a month, the children''s love for her were not bad, she did not expect the old lady to not appreciate her kindness.


    Amongst the rich and powerful, people like the Xie Heng Family were truly untouchable.

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    "Mother, the servants in the yard have framed their masters time and time again. I''m afraid they have a bad temper. Why don''t we change one of them?" Madame Ye suddenly said.


    In less than two months, Xie Wanqing had already been framed three times, which truly made her worry. Adding to the things that Yue Xin had gifted her the last time, it made Madame Ye even more afraid, afraid that she would leave her without paying attention, yet she could not find out who drugged him. Thus, she thought that she might as well use this opportunity to replace all of the servants.


    This way, not only would Xie Wanqing''s safety be guaranteed, it would also make it easier for her to carefully investigate those people. Otherwise, it would not be convenient for her to send people to investigate since the other party was hiding in Concubine Fang''s courtyard.


    When the old mistress heard this, she felt that it was indeed logical. Her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was also unable to accommodate those servants who had ill intentions, thus she quickly agreed to Madame Ye''s words.


    With the Mid-Autumn Family''s feast disturbed by these matters, the madame was tired out. She dismissed the guests and went back to rest.


    Xie Wanqing thanked the Madame Ye: "Thank you, mother."


    Madame Ye only felt joy in her heart when she saw this. She pulled her hand and said, "Since you and I are mother and daughter, then there is no need to thank me. When I get back, I''ll go pick an honest and hardworking servant for you to come over. If they do anything bad in the future, you just have to teach them a lesson.


    Xie Wanqing nodded in agreement.


    Xie Kai rubbed her head and said: "It''s time for Xiqing to learn how to control people." What Xie Wanyun had done today could not be avoided in the future. As a young miss, he actually didn''t even know that there were servants'' things in the house.


    Xie Kai did not say these, although he felt that Xie Wanyun was not doing well because of what happened today, he was not a sarcastic and unkind person. Adding that Xie Wanyun was her eldest daughter, she would normally love her a bit, so naturally, she would not say anything too unpleasant right now.


    Hearing this, Xie Wanyun''s heart hurt, but she still had to admit her mistake, "It''s only Yun Yun''s fault, little sister, do not learn from me."


    Xie Kai had always doted on her because of her understanding and painstaking work, but now he had placed his love on Xie Wanqing instead. This was something that Xie Wanyun found hard to accept.


    The Countess thought that she was a Daughter of Concubine that could be traded, and her father also suddenly treated her coldly. In an instant, Xie Wanyun suffered two blows, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable.


    If not for her existence, the position of the Direct Daughter would naturally have belonged to Xie Wanyun. If not for her, the Concubine Fang would not have used today''s plan, and would not have implicated Xie Wanyun, causing him to treat her coldly.


    No matter how it was calculated, this debt should be borne by Xie Wanqing.


    The crowd scattered back to their own courtyards.


    Very quickly, the sound of things being smashed could be heard from Xie Wanyun''s house, intermixed with the wails and pleas of maids.


    "Please spare my life, Eldest Miss. This servant really doesn''t know why that thing would appear in the room."


    "Then don''t you know how to think about it now?" Xie Wanyun looked at the servant on the ground in disgust.


    The maid was supposed to clean up the room, but when the Spring Palace Map appeared on her bed, Xie Wanqing thought that it was due to the maid''s dereliction of duty. Before, she hadn''t realized this, but now, she felt that the maids around her were all useless things, without a single ounce of discernment.


    Lv Yi carefully passed over the tea: "Please calm your anger Miss, don''t ruin your body."


    The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Then, he took Lv Yi''s finger and smashed the teacup down. The teacup fell on the maid''s face, and the remnants of the tea flew all over the place. The boiling tea water inside was all poured onto her face, making the maid scream out loud from the heat.


    The ear-piercing and sharp female voice made Xie Wanyun even more agitated, seeing that she was about to get angry again, Lv Yi quickly used a handkerchief to cover the servant girl''s mouth, and shouted at Attendant to drag her out.


    "Miss, do not be angry over these useless servants, this matter still needs to be investigated slowly. When Concubine Fang comes over later, Miss will need to discuss it properly with Aunt." She advised while gently patting Xie Wanyun''s back to ease her anger.


    Xie Wanyun heard and raised her eyebrows, "Discussing it with Aunt? What did the man in her hand do today? It''s more than enough! "


    In today''s two attempts at framing in the Concubine Fang, none of them were successful, and they had even implicated her. When Xie Wanyun thought about this, he felt a dull feeling in her heart.


    Previously, the Concubine Fang had comforted her and told her not to be impatient. Even though Xie Wanqing had made a name for herself in the Great Games, she still did not make a move against him when she returned.


    It was only because the Concubine Fang had told her to wait patiently for the middle of autumn, and told her to make it so that Xie Wanqing would not be able to turn over her body. But the result?


    They clearly said that Xie Wanqing would not be able to stand the heat today, but she did it well in the end. She clearly said that she had hidden the Spring Palace Map in Xie Wanqing''s house, but in the end, he had mysteriously appeared in her courtyard, leaving Xie Wanyun with no way to defend herself.


    If she had not said that Chun Gong Tu was supposed to be in Xie Wanqing''s courtyard, Xie Wanyun would not have believed him.


    She even suspected that Xie Wanqing was the one who followed through with the plan and purposely framed her. However, like the madame, she soon dismissed the idea. On the surface, she was the older sister of Xie Wanqing''s mother, so there was no reason for the other party to harm her in such a way.


    Furthermore, Xie Wanqing even brought her to the Second Room this afternoon, probably because she took the words of the Concubine Fang into the ears of them. From the looks of it, Xie Wanqing was still in their control.


    Then it could only be someone at Xie Wanqing''s side. That person had seen through the scheme of the Concubine Fang and had even moved the thing that harmed people into her house.


    Just who was it?


    After thinking about it, Xie Wanyun recalled everyone around him.


    After a while, the servant girl reported that Concubine Fang was here.


    Xie Wanyun sat on the chair and did not stand up to greet him. Instead, she gave Lv Yi a meaningful glance.


    Lv Yi walked to the door and invited the person in, and served them tea.


    Concubine Fang sat down beside Xie Wanyun, took a sip of tea, and then said: "This time it''s an aunt''s mistake." She did not know where Xie Wanqing''s helpers had come from, and had disrupted their plans time and time again.


    Xie Wanyun''s eyelids did not move at all as she only caressed her fingers and said, "It looks like, there''s a time when Aunt is unsuitable for servants as well."


    Concubine Fang knew that her training today had caused her to be depressed, so she wasn''t angry at her words. She only smiled and said: "Since Xie Wanqing has helpers, then we''ll help him..."


    She hadn''t finished speaking, but Xie Wanyun could naturally understand the deep meaning in her eyes.


    "Don''t let anything go wrong and you''ll drag me into it."


    Concubine Fang took a sip of tea and calmly replied: "Don''t worry, there won''t be a next time round with today''s matter."


    Since Xie Wanqing had her own pair of wings, then she would cut them off. She wanted to see how Xie Wanqing could still escape from her grasp.

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    He advised again, "Since the madame has said that the servants in your courtyard hid those dirty books, you must properly control them. Don''t let anyone catch you red-handed."


    Xie Wanyun said, "Aunt can naturally rest assured on this point, Yue Yun will not be so foolish as to do so." She was only angry at the moment because the madame and Xie Kai treated her as a useless Daughter of Concubine. When she returned, she was furious, and knew what she had to do, so she naturally did not forget.


    She, Xie Wanyun, would not be a mere Daughter of Concubine for her entire life.


    Actually, after Xie Wanyun was born, the old lady had been rather close to him in the beginning. After all, she was the first child of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s grandson generation, so the old lady naturally liked him. But slowly, as she grew up, and as Madame Ye''s eldest son, Xie Huaiyu was born, Xie Wanyun was slowly forgotten and ignored by the people in the household. Concubine Fang told her that it was only because she was the one and the other person was the direct descendant that they were separated by a million and eight hundred thousand miles.


    How could she not hate that her birth mother was not Madame Ye, but was instead an aunt looked down upon by others? However, she was powerless to do anything. Since she could not choose to be born, she could only try her best to change the future.


    In the recent years, the Madame Ye had never appeared. Without the Direct Daughter by her side, in the future, she would definitely remember the aunt''s child as the Direct Daughter. No matter what, Xie Wanyun did not want to miss this chance.


    Seeing her determined look, Concubine Fang was both relieved and sad.


    The Madame Ye was incompetent, and none of the other aunties had children. With her support, Xie Wanyun would naturally become a Direct Daughter who was named after the Madame Ye sooner or later.


    The sad thing was that her daughter had to do everything she could at such a young age, every step of the way, just like how it had been when she was young. And when he thought about how Xie Wanqing still lived a carefree life, the loathing she had towards her rose like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.


    "Don''t blame me, this was an accident." Concubine Fang gently said. She knew that Xie Wanyun was angry today, so she was extremely shocked when she heard in detail about A Gu from the Mama Zhang.


    Fortunately, the madame did not pursue the matter further and did not punish Xie Wanyun too much. Otherwise, she would be so angry that she wouldn''t be able to sleep for a few days.


    It was clearly something he arranged to frame Xie Wanqing, but in the end, she had actually harmed her own daughter. Concubine Fang had never felt so humiliated before.


    "I know." Xie Wanyun only responded with a muffled sound, not really expressing anything. She respected the Concubine Fang because the other party was her mother. She could also help her seize the position of the Direct Daughter, but she was not close to her.


    Concubine Fang knew Xie Wanyun''s temperament, and had been like this since she was young. Therefore, he didn''t bother with her and just sat there for a while before leaving.


    Just as Lv Yi sent Concubine Fang out, she heard her command: "Pass on the message, that servant from before had dirty hands and feet, and stole my jade hairpin, our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion does not accept these kind of people with ill intentions. Beat twenty boards and sell them to Madame Wei. "


    Old Wife Wei usually bought and sold servants who made mistakes in the host''s house. If this servant was sold to her, it would basically be signing a death contract, and it would be cheap. The host would only want to leave and would not bargain with her. Mrs Wei took someone else and sold them to a brothel or to a remote mountain village.


    This was an extremely profitable business, but it was also a vicious business.


    The servant only let them into Xie Wanyun''s room carelessly and ended up like this. For a moment, even Lv Yi''s heart was filled with fear.


    She lowered her head and complied. The moment she stood up, she secretly raised her eyes to look at Xie Wanyun who was just sitting there, thinking that the young miss had finally changed.


    Very quickly, the matter of the servant stealing the things and being punished had spread through the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The servants who heard it could not help but feel a little more afraid of Xie Wanyun, they did not expect the gentle looking young miss to be so ruthless and resolute.


    This could also be considered to be the authority of the government. This was exactly what Xie Wanyun wanted.


    Today, Mama Xin had explained the whole situation, and the old lady had laughed when she heard it, "That''s right, quickly cut the mess."


    She told Xie Wanyun to go back and clean up the servants in the courtyard, but didn''t expect this matter to spread out the next day. It could be seen that not only was Xie Wanyun obedient, she was also ruthless and decisive.


    If they were as pure and kind as the Madame Ye, even if they were married off, they would still be eaten by humans in the future. What use would they have towards Marquis Anyang''s Mansion?


    Furthermore, with Xie Wanyun''s identity, marrying him was just a concubine to someone else. If she did not have any tricks up her sleeve, that would be truly embarrassing. As a result, the old lady was rather satisfied with the current Xie Wanyun.


    "But if Eldest Miss continues to act like this, it''s hard to avoid rumors of her ruthlessness and ruthlessness, and the fact that she doesn''t know the reputation of her master and her servants." Mama Xin said from the side.


    The old lady stroked the buddhist beads in her hands and said with a smile, "If that''s the case, it''s also because she had no fate with the Direct Daughter. What''s there to be regretful about it?"


    Since Madame Ye didn''t have a Direct Daughter, sooner or later, she would have to choose one to remember as a Direct Daughter. The old lady naturally knew about it, but it didn''t matter who became the Direct Daughter, as long as they were able to obtain it, it depended on how Xie Wanyun fought with Xie Wanqing.


    As for her, she only needed to sit back and watch. There were still several years until the two of them would become adults, so he decided to just watch and wait.


    It was already the third day since Xie Wanyun sent news on the servant. Madame Ye brought the selected servant Attendant to her courtyard and replaced the originally lazy and cunning servants. Then, he sat in her room and chatted with her for a while. Only now did Xie Wanqing know what Xie Wanyun had done.


    "Don''t learn from your sister," Madame Ye patted her hand. "It''s best if someone like Mrs. Wei doesn''t get involved with her. "If the servant makes a mistake, he can be beaten up, but he can''t be sold to the kind of person he is, because what she did was against the will of the world, and we can never promote the anger of such a person."


    Xie Wanqing had experienced a life before, and after being framed, her son died with grievances. She was no longer the pure and kind her before, and although the Madame Ye being kind was a good thing, she could not agree with Madame Ye''s thoughts.


    The so-called evil people had their own evil people to grind. Using violence to suppress violence to suppress evil was nothing wrong with her. If someone hurt Madame Ye and hurt her, then her revenge would be even more terrifying than selling the person to Mrs. Wei.


    Although she was thinking of this, on the surface, Xie Wanqing only nodded at the Madame Ye: "Mn, Xianqing understands."


    Seeing this, Madame Ye patted her head in gratification, and then continued to talk about whether or not she should go and advise Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanqing pulled her back and said, "Big Sis was close to Aunt from the start, so Aunt will naturally go and persuade her."


    It would be strange if he did.


    Madame Ye was not close to Xie Wanyun, although she was a good and obedient child, she was still worried about Xie Wanqing, and after hearing what she said, she immediately gave up on that idea.

 C33

    "I just went to deliver some of the bird''s nest porridge I stewed to Master Hou. I didn''t manage to receive Madam in time, I hope Madam can forgive me." Halfway through their conversation, the Concubine Fang hurried over.


    Xie Wanqing lived in the same courtyard as her. Naturally, Madame Ye wanted to pay Xie Wanqing a visit. Furthermore, she could not just sit by and watch Xie Wanqing get closer to the Madame Ye.


    "Aunt!" When Xie Wanqing saw Concubine Fang coming in, she stood up happily and pulled her hand.


    The Concubine Fang caressed the top of her head affectionately: "Did Ye Qing listen to the Madam? She didn''t make the Madam angry, did she?"


    "No, Xianqing is very obedient." Xie Wanqing smiled at her sweetly.


    Seeing the two of them being so close, Madame Ye felt a bit disappointed for some reason. But then she thought, Xie Wanqing was a child born in Concubine Fang in October, so it was natural for them to be intimate.


    Thinking about it this way, it would be able to dispel the disappointment in her heart a little.


    "You should be happy that you''re so obedient." The Madame Ye praised.


    Concubine Fang smiled and nodded: "I heard that Madam brought a new batch of servants over?"


    Xie Wanqing knew very well that her Concubine Fang would not be willing to let all of the chess pieces that had been buried by her side all these years be removed by her in an instant.


    "Yes."


    "Yanqing is still young, so it''s hard for new servants to take care of her. Why don''t you hand her over to my courtyard and teach her for a period of time, then send her over after the tutoring is done?" The Concubine Fang seemed to think of everything for Xie Wanqing.


    "I''m taking away the servant that was originally in the yard. If you do as you say, then who''s going to take care of her?" Madame Ye asked.


    Concubine Fang had already thought about it and said quickly: "I will temporarily transfer my servants in the courtyard to be used by Xiqing. Those people are all old people, they have served me for so many years, they would definitely not dare to be lazy."


    When the Madame Ye heard her words, she thought about it carefully.


    Xie Wanqing was the biological daughter of the Concubine Fang, which was why she was willing to call over the old man she was used to using. Although the people that the Madame Ye had brought over were carefully selected, those people were either working in other courtyards or were newly sent into the Palace. They had just been trained by the Mama and had not taken care of the Young Miss in the Palace.


    There was nothing bad about being taught by the Concubine Fang for a period of time. Since Xie Wanqing was her biological daughter, she believed that Concubine Fang would definitely teach him wholeheartedly.


    Seeing that Madame Ye was about to agree, Xie Wanqing hurriedly said, "Your daughter doesn''t agree."


    When she was sent to the Concubine Fang to train for a few months, who knows how many people would become her pawns. At that time, it would be no different from nothing if she changed them.


    Ever since Xie Wanqing was reborn, she had been constantly monitoring her from within the courtyard. It had been extremely difficult for him to endure until now, and the Madame Ye wanted to give her a change to clean up her underlings. This was a unique chance to clean up Concubine Fang''s eyes. Xie Wanqing naturally had to firmly grasp it, so she absolutely could not let Concubine Fang succeed.


    Hearing that, both Madame Ye and Concubine Fang turned to look at her. Although they were discussing about the servants in her courtyard, they did not plan to get her permission.


    Xie Wanqing was only seven years old, and her recent behavior was clever and obedient, not a bit as sharp as Xie Wanyun''s. So they both treated her like a child. Now that she suddenly interrupted them, they couldn''t help but be slightly surprised.


    Concubine Fang became even more vigilant. She had already noticed that Xie Wanqing was different from before. Recently, she had avoided her traps time and time again.


    Sure enough, Xie Wanqing opened her small mouth and said: "Since it''s someone Mother has picked, then daughter will definitely be able to use it. Otherwise, her mother wouldn''t have sent it over. Even if some people bully their daughters because they want to be lazy and play tricks, their daughters still have to learn how to discipline them. Master can''t be bullied by a servant. "


    Her words were reasonable, but if Concubine Fang refuted her, that meant the person Madame Ye chose could not be used.


    Before Concubine Fang even had a chance to speak, she spoke out first: "You''re only seven years old, isn''t it a bit too early to be learning to discipline servants right now?"


    She was truly worried for Xie Wanqing. It would be the best if someone could teach this servant properly before sending him over. She did not expect Xie Wanqing to learn to read the words and look the color of the people, and put up the airs of a young lady to control the people, Madame Ye always hoped that Xie Wanqing''s childhood would be carefree and carefree.


    Xie Wanqing naturally knew what the Madame Ye was thinking.


    However, the Madame Ye had never thought that, in such a large Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, would there really be someone who could so innocently grow up? Her eldest son had died early on, and she didn''t know that someone had changed the identity of Direct Daughter. She hadn''t gotten pregnant in all these years, and Xie Kai''s other concubines didn''t have any children either. With so many things pressed together, only Xie Wanqing knew the truth, and she felt suffocated from the pressure.


    She had to remove the curtain that covered the truth and let it see the light again. Why else would she be reborn? So please forgive her for not being able to live like a child like Madame Ye had imagined.


    "Mother, I have to grow up to be a good student. If I don''t learn now, it will only become harder and harder to learn in the future." Xie Wanqing said with a serious face that was like a little kid''s.


    Madame Ye felt that she seemed to have understood a lot now, and for some reason, there were tears in her eyes.


    Seeing that the Madame Ye was about to be persuaded, she hurriedly interrupted, "Sanguine Qing is currently in the academy everyday and needs to accompany the old mistress. She needs to pay respects to the Marquis and the Mistress, how can she possibly have time to care about matters in the courtyard?"


    "Aunt." Xie Wanqing pulled Concubine Fang''s sleeve and said coquettishly, "Aunt will let Wanqing try. "Besides, Xianqing doesn''t want to make Aunt suffer. Since it''s someone from Xianqing''s courtyard, it''s only right that she should manage it herself. Otherwise, what if they don''t listen to me when the time comes?"


    These words reminded Madame Ye that she was the one who taught her people well in order to use her heart. If at that time, it was really as Xie Wanqing had said, some servants would only listen to their concubines and not her, wouldn''t the gains make up for the losses?


    Therefore, she said firmly, "Since that''s the case, you can take care of it." After thinking for a while, he continued, "I will have Mama Ning come over later to take care of you and take care of you for a while. Stay here and teach her a lesson, then bring her back. "


    "Thank you, mother." Xie Wanqing said excitedly as she turned to Madame Ye.


    Originally, she was worried that she only had Mama Feng, Yue Xin and Xiao Nian in her courtyard. Although it was easy to use, Mama Feng was kind and kind, too soft and easy to talk to. Yue Xin was steady, calm and intelligent, but she would always stay by her side, naturally she would not constantly supervise the movements of the servants in the courtyard.

 C34

    Calculating things this way, there was not a single person in Xie Wanqing''s courtyard that could assume the responsibility of disciplining these servants. If she changed her personality too much, it would be easy for the Concubine Fang to suspect her, and right now, she did not have enough evidence or strength to fight against the other party. If the Concubine Fang found out that she knew the truth, she might not even be able to live to grow up.


    Now that the Madame Ye was doing this, to Xie Wanqing, it was as good as coal in a snowstorm. It would be hard to not be happy.


    Concubine Fang originally wanted to say something, but unexpectedly, she made a decision. Although she still had something to say, she didn''t dare to say it, and only pursed her lips.


    Seeing that she was there, the Madame Ye did not linger around to chat with Xie Wanqing, so he got up and left.


    "Is Aunt unhappy?" Xie Wanqing turned to ask Madame Ye after sending her off.


    Concubine Fang had originally lowered her eyes, but when she heard Xie Wanqing''s question, she gently lifted her eyelids to look at him. Currently, her eyes did not have a shred of care and love, nor was there her usual gentleness and smile. A chill went down one''s spine when they saw this.


    "What happened to Aunt?" Xie Wanqing looked at her innocently, his childish eyes did not seem afraid at all, instead, they were filled with curiosity.


    After a few breaths of time, Concubine Fang suddenly smiled, she looked gentle and petty again, "Aunt is tired, let''s go back and rest first." Then she went out.


    Although Xie Wanqing lived in the same place as the Concubine Fang, she lived in a small courtyard that was embedded in the courtyard of the Concubine Fang.


    As a result, Xie Wanqing watched her back as she walked out of the small courtyard door before turning around and returning to her room.


    The Concubine Fang was already suspicious.


    Ever since Xie Wanqing had been reborn, she had safely avoided every one of her plots against her. As long as Concubine Fang wasn''t stupid, she would have discovered that something was amiss.


    The look in Concubine Fang''s eyes just now was a test for her. Fortunately, although Xie Wanqing was shocked at the time, her expression did not change at all. She had temporarily stabilized the Concubine Fang, but she couldn''t hide it for a while. There would be a day when she would lose all decorum with the Concubine Fang, and she wouldn''t always be at her side.


    But the gap between the two was too wide, even though Xie Wanqing was a Second Miss, she was still a Daughter of Concubine, with no power or influence. There was no one on hand, no money to do anything. And Concubine Fang had been in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for many years, accumulating an unknown amount of human network eyes and ears.


    Xie Wanqing felt that what she lacked the most right now was money. She did not have the money to recruit spies, since the last time she bought a maid to put the Spring Palace Map in Xie Wanyun''s room, she could see the importance of money.


    However, how to earn money had become her first problem.


    Xie Wanqing was still worrying about money, but she did not know that the Shouxi School had already started an intense discussion about her. Xie Huaixing and Xie Huaijin were extremely anxious when they were stopped by someone.


    Xie Huaixing was still alright, but for anyone who asked him about Xie Wanqing, he would proudly say something so extravagant. It was a good thing that they were all from the same academy. Everyone knew that he had a very good temper and loved to joke around, so they did not take his words too seriously. The group of people burst into laughter, but could not bring it up.


    Xie Huaijin was different, he did not talk much during normal times. Whenever he had time, he would always be reading, and now, people had caught him asking about Xie Wanqing. The key was that he basically did not have any impression of Xie Wanqing, he only remembered that she was a Daughter of Concubine in the Palace, so she could not say a single word. They had all told those people that they were not close with Xie Wanqing, but they were still unable to get rid of him.


    And all of this was started with a single sentence from Du Fa.


    It had to start a few days ago.


    Although it had only been half a month since the Clairvoyant, the identity of the Dharma had undergone a tremendous change. Previously, he was just a personal friend of Shen Yuan, a monk who loved to roam the world. Although the people from Shouxi Academy respected him when they saw this, they still looked at Shen Yuan with respect. As they chatted, they also said, "Since you are Mister Shen Yuan''s friend, you must be a dragon among men.


    But now it was different.


    Du Fa followed Shen Yuan to see the emperor, obtained the Sacred Heart, and with a leap, was bestowed the title of State Protector. He even gave a temple at the outskirts of the capital.


    Now, everyone knew that the Great Zhou Empire had an additional Heavenly Imperial Protector, and those who came to curry favor with Du Fa were all rushing over to look for him.


    Shen Yuan looked at the servants outside his courtyard carrying gifts, and grumpily said: "Look at the trouble you have caused." Originally, there were many people who came to look for Shen Yuan, but his personality was light, until now, he had no power nor influence, and he did not seek for fame and fortune.


    He never thought that Du Fa would provoke so many people for him again.


    Du Fa did not mind in the slightest: "Just ignore them. what you did to them before, and now you do it to them again. "


    "What''s the use of a monk like you asking for such a big title?" Shen Yuan did not understand, "All year round I haven''t seen you in any temple for a few days, what use is it for you to be a State Protector?"


    "I don''t know." Du Fa squinted his eyes and replied as he leaned on the deck chair in the courtyard.


    Hearing him say that, Shen Yuan naturally did not believe him, "What you hate the most are worldly affairs, but now that you have become an official, you actually say you don''t know why you got such a job? Is someone holding a knife against your neck to force you to agree? "


    Du Fa glanced at him lightly and said, "Ah Yuan, why don''t you understand? I''m a monk, but I''m not a clay figure of a Bodhisattva.


    He continued, "Everyone says that we cultivate the Buddha, but the truth is that we cultivate ourselves. If you want to live in this world without pain or hardship, you have to obey your own will and have the courage to bear the consequences of doing so. Only in this way would he be able to be at ease. Even if the consequences were hard and difficult, he had to step out on his own. You have to get out to do what you want, and then you may get into trouble, you see ¡ª life is like that. It was a reincarnation, and no one could enjoy it. And you and I are trapped here. "


    His words were reasonable and well-founded, but Shen Yuan said, "Since you know that you shouldn''t have any thoughts, why don''t you restrain yourself?" Shen Yuan had been studying the Book of Virtue since he was young, to nurture the body and to nurture the mind. In his opinion, it was true that people with evil thoughts could make mistakes even if they were saints. However, if they knew that this was a wrong decision that they shouldn''t make before making a mistake, they should have stopped it earlier.


    Furthermore, Du Fa was a monk. Buddhism had many rules, he should be more restrained than ordinary people. Who would have thought that Du Fa would actually let his be.

 C35

    Du Fa laid on the chair and did not say a word.


    Seeing that he was not willing to say more, Shen Yuan decided to not ask anymore.


    Originally, his relationship with Du Fa was also not deep. Although they had known each other for many years, but since they were friends as princes, he still did not know which temple Du Fa was a monk at.


    Du Fa liked to wander around, but he was trapped in the capital. occasionally thought of how he would come to the capital to look for him. Du Fa had neither money nor living quarters, so he would often stay in his courtyard. The two would drink and chat, and play chess together.


    Xie Yuan originally thought that as long as he kept some people outside, he would have peace and quiet. However, just as the Mid-Autumn Festival was over, the Dean of Shouxi School had personally come to invite Du Fa, asking him to give some pointers to the students.


    Shouxi School were at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and they have been recruiting rich and powerful people all year round. It can be said that they have both the pride of a scholar and the domineering attitude of an official.


    Even though he said that he would give her some pointers, it could be said that he was challenging her. It was only a short while after Shouxi School was decided, a Monk with profound buddhist skills had been praised by His Majesty. He was a teacher in charge of the empire and he was also a fan of temples.


    The people from the Shouxi School naturally could not sit still.


    Furthermore, even though the Great Zhou was open and open, if an emperor worshipped too much and advocated a sect, it would be a bad omen. As a result, the people in the academy were both people who "wanted to make a mistake" and people who were worried for their country. Both sides spoke to the Principal, and only then did the Old Principal stroke his white beard and come to Shen Yuan''s place to look for someone.


    Shen Yuan knew that he would not be able to dodge this, the Shouxi School was not the original Shouxi School anymore, and was tainted by the Shangguan Family''s Qi, upon going this time, Du Fa would inevitably be tripped by others, thus he poured a cup of tea for the old Principal and spoke: "I hope Principal can take a look at him."


    Although Shen Yuan was the Crown Prince''s master, he had personal connections with Du Fa. Under such circumstances, if he were to appear and speak up for Du Fa, the other party would only think that the two of them were in the same group. At that time, it would be even more difficult to explain clearly.


    Thus, it was most appropriate for the Headmaster to speak. Firstly, Du Fa was invited over by the old Headmaster, so he couldn''t let his customers be bullied. Secondly, if one were to say who was the most discerning person in the Shouxi School, it had to be the old Headmaster.


    The old dean was already an old man. His hair, beard, and beard were gray, and his face was full of wrinkles. When he came here, he had already known about Shen Yuan''s worries. After hearing these words, he pinched his beard and laughed: "Of course, with this old man here, nothing could happen to Master Du Fa, don''t worry."


    Du Fa who was at the side opened her eyes and looked at him from the chair that he was seated on. As he spoke, he clasped his hands in front of his chest and performed a buddhist salute.


    The old Headmaster glanced at him and said, "Master, there is no need to be so courteous."


    Just like this, Du Fa followed the old Principal to the Shouxi School.


    Originally, they wanted to exchange a few pointers for the students, but when they entered the Shouxi School, not only the students, even the teachers in the academy surrounded Du Fa. Everyone began to talk among themselves, noisily wanting to discuss with him.


    Some of them were truly confused when it came to knowledge or their actions, while some others only came to join in on the fun, saying that they had to take care of the old Headmaster, who knew where he had been squeezed into.


    Du Fa was extremely annoyed by this group of people. Although he was close to the buddhist arts, he was the most free and unrestrained, or else he would not have been a wandering monk for so many years. Seeing this, he suddenly had a bright idea and jumped onto the chair, and said loudly: "Everyone, listen to me!"


    The crowd finally quieted down. I don''t know what he''s going to say. He, Du Fa, only had one mouth, could it be that he could say that there were so many people in their Shouxi School today? Even if he was truly proficient in Buddhist arts, they could still discuss various theories with him. There was always one thing that the monk wasn''t proficient in, which was counting, riding, and painting.


    And with so many Shouxi School geniuses gathered, as long as they could find Du Fa''s weakness, it would simply be too easy for them to suppress him.


    Looking at the black mass of heads below, Du Fa slowly spoke: "I have come to the Ming Ming Dong to do so, but I have seen a young lady who is seven or eight years old who has left a deep impression in my mind."


    Seeing the doubtful look on everyone''s face, he continued: "That little girl is called Xie Wanqing, she is a child of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Although she was young, she was fated to be with me. I had a good chat with her. As you all know, Buddhism emphasizes the word ''fate''. When I saw that young lady that day, I felt a sense of d¨¦j¨¤ vu, but today, I did not feel the slightest hint of buddhism. Sometimes life must always be there, life must never be forced. "See you later."


    With that, he flung his sleeves and hurriedly left the academy''s gate.


    Everyone was tricked by his words, and by the time they reacted, they could only see the corner of his clothes behind the door. If she wanted to chase him, it was already too late. She could only watch as he left, feeling unresigned in her heart, but also not ashamed of Du Fa''s actions.


    Du Fa himself left, leaving behind his name.


    Thus, not only the people inside the Shouxi School, even those who wanted to curry favor with Du Fa, who were stopped outside the door, had heard the news.


    As for whether Du Fa was willing to interact with people from the Shouxi School, or if the Shouxi School was relying on bullying people, it was unknown. People loved gossip after their meals and tea break. As a result, countless versions of this matter had already been passed down, and even the tea house''s storyteller had brought up this matter.


    However, the old Headmaster of the Shouxi School and the Du Fa involved did not explain anything after hearing about this matter. Even the person who was sitting high up in the imperial court was only treated as a joke when he heard the official''s report. The chuckle passed.


    The title of the Emperor''s personal Heavenly Imperial Protector had already spread the name of Du Fa through the streets and alleys, and with the addition of his Shouxi School, Du Fa instantly became a household name.


    And Xie Wanqing, who had been praised by Du Fa, had suddenly become very popular.


    I can''t curry favor with the Heavenly Imperial Protector, but I can curry favor with Xie Wanqing. Everyone was thinking.


    But at this time, Xie Wanqing was still worrying about earning money within her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    He did not have any informants under her, so naturally, his information was kept secret. The news about Du Fa had already spread for a few days, and even when her name was known, she still did not know anything about it. Who would have thought that one day they would be sold by a monk they had only met once? Xie Wanqing had never thought of this in her two lifetimes.

 C36

    However, this was not necessarily a bad thing.


    The weather was good today, so Xie Wanqing received a message from Sun Xiaoxiao, who was previously acquainted with him at the Clairvoyant Competition. When she said that they knew each other that day, Sun Xiaoxiao felt that she had the same temperament as him. It had been a long time since she had last seen her, and she invited her to the General Mansion for tea.


    Xie Wanqing was just worrying that she didn''t have any connections, so naturally, she wouldn''t reject the gift that had been delivered to her doorstep. Furthermore, Sun Xiaoxiao was straightforward and lively, so the two of them could indeed chat.


    As a result, she took out the invitation to ask the old lady about it. The old lady casually asked about how Sun Xiaoxiao and her were acquainted, and after finding out about the situation, she agreed.


    Marquis Anyang''s Mansion did not have Direct Daughter, so the old mistress'' communication with Daughter of Concubine was slightly relaxed. As long as the fame and benefits of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were not affected, it was their business how Xie Wanqing and the girls from other families got along with each other. The old lady would just turn a blind eye and choose one of them to become a Direct Daughter in the future.


    Xie Wanqing took the invitation and went back into the courtyard. She was preparing to send someone to inform the General Mansion Attendant at the entrance to inform him that he would be there as scheduled.


    Concubine Fang walked in with lotus steps.


    "Xianqing, did you just come back from the old mistress'' place?"


    "Yes." Xie Wanqing nodded. With Sun Xiaoxiao''s card in her hands, she would not be able to escape the Concubine Fang''s eyes. Rather than waiting for Concubine Fang to see the threads and suspect that she was hiding it from her, it would be better for him to take the initiative to tell her about it.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing said naturally: "I was just about to send a servant to inform Aunt, but today a friend of mine passed me an invitation, I''ve just asked the Old Mistress and have already agreed. I was just about to send someone to inform her."


    Xie Wanqing didn''t want Concubine Fang to know about Sun Xiaoxiao, so she only said that she was a friend of her.


    However, she had been raised in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and grew up as a child of the Concubine Fang. The only possibility was that he was acquainted with someone from the last battle.


    It was said that the majority of the participants in the Illuminating Assembly were the sons of wealthy families, so the Concubine Fang would naturally not let them off. Xie Wanyun was already ten this year, so it was about time for them to meet again in a few years.


    "Oh? May I know which noble lady she is? " The Concubine Fang led her to sit at the side as she asked, "Can Aunt take a look at this post?"


    This was a test for her, of course Xie Wanqing would not say no, in any case, the words on the thread were nothing shameful, the only thing she did not want Concubine Fang to know was Sun Xiaoxiao''s identity, and the thread was sealed with General Mansion''s private badge, that way Concubine Fang would know everything.


    This was also something that Xie Wanqing could not obstruct, the only thing she was unreconciled to was that her own strength was still insufficient to contend against her, and that was why he had to see her expression, to live.


    Concubine Fang took the letter from Xie Wanqing''s hands and only took a glance at it to see the private badge on the General Mansion. Secretly taking note of Sun Xiaoxiao''s name, she asked: "Xiqing, are you planning to go by yourself?"


    Xie Wanqing''s heart thumped, as she had a bad premonition.


    As expected, in the next moment, he heard Concubine Fang say: "You are young, and have never left the palace to attend a banquet. I''ll have Evening Cloud accompany you tomorrow. "


    Xie Wanqing immediately rejected: "But big sister has been helping grandmother copy the Buddhist scriptures recently, I''m afraid I don''t have the time."


    After being questioned by the Old Granny during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xie Wanyun had made a copy of it and sent it to the Buddha Hall everyday, saying that she had thought deeply about it.


    Although she said that, Xie Wanqing knew that although the Old Mistress did not punish Xie Wanyun last time, the indifference towards the Daughter of Concubine that she had towards her was worse than any scolding.


    No one was clearer than Xie Wanqing how much hope she had of obtaining the position of Direct Daughter.


    However, even though she still bore grudges against the old lady for looking down on her, on the surface, she was extremely obedient and filial. It could be seen how patient Xie Wanyun was with her, even though she was only ten years old, let alone after she had grown up.


    No wonder he couldn''t defeat her in his previous life.


    Concubine Fang shook her head nonchalantly: "She is your big sister, it is only natural for her to take care of you. Aunt will send someone to inform her later. "


    Her words were pleasant to the ears, but the Concubine Fang only said this to Xie Wanqing, and the Sun Xiaoxiao who invited her did not know anything at all. Regardless of whether or not the other party was willing to accept Xie Wanyun, they had to quickly rush over. If they could get along with Xie Wanyun, then it would be great.


    What she didn''t want to see was Xie Wanqing getting along well with the other noble girls. Once Xie Wanqing''s wings grow, it would no longer be so easy to control.


    Xie Wanqing smiled and nodded in agreement.


    Since Concubine Fang was so eager to come over, then she might as well accept it. In her opinion, Sun Xiaoxiao and Xie Wanyun might not end up together. Sun Xiaoxiao was a straightforward person who did not like reading books and hated detours. If she could get on good terms with Xie Wanyun, then they could have gotten on good terms that day at the Clear Concealment Assembly, and there would be no need to wait until today.


    After sending off the Concubine Fang, Xie Wanqing sent someone to inform the Attendant of General Mansion, and Xie Wanyun would head there tomorrow as well.


    Very quickly, the second day arrived. Xie Wanqing woke up early, went to the buddhist hall to copy the scriptures, and accompanied the old lady to have a breakfast.


    Sun General Mansion wasn''t too far away from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, only a street away. Thus, it was still early when the two arrived. Attendant had long since been instructed to guard General Mansion''s gate, the moment he saw the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s carriage, he immediately went to notify Sun Xiaoxiao.


    This was an invitation from a girl in a pavilion, so Xie Wanqing did not need to pay respects to the old lady from General Mansion. They only followed Sun Xiaoxiao into her courtyard. Xie Wanyun fell a few steps behind and fell last.


    When Sun Xiaoxiao heard from the Attendant that Xie Wanyun wanted to come together, she was unhappy. She had met Xie Wanyun at the Clairvoyant and she had nothing to talk about with her. If the two of them were to start chatting, Xie Wanyun would probably be able to kill her with her words about the books in the classroom, and she would be so angry that she would smash him with her fist.


    Therefore, she didn''t have a good expression when she received Xie Wanyun at the door today. However, as a Direct Daughter of the General Mansion, her manners wouldn''t be bad, so she politely chatted with him for a bit.


    Who knew that on their way to Sun Xiaoxiao''s courtyard, Xie Wanyun would never stop talking. She would ask Sun Xiaoxiao how old she was and she would ask her what she liked. Thus, she pulled Xie Wanqing and walked a few steps forward. After making sure that Xie Wanyun could not hear what they were saying, she whispered: "Why did you bring her here?"


    Xie Wanqing saw and laughed: "You don''t like her?"


    "It''s no wonder you like it!" She has so many questions, it''s so annoying! " Sun Xiaoxiao pouted.

 C37

    "Aunt said I was too young to be polite and was afraid that my actions would make you unhappy, so she asked her to accompany me." Xie Wanqing patiently explained to her.


    "I think it''s good for you. How can you not be courteous. Besides, I don''t care about formalities. Why do two kids care so much about formalities when they have a relationship?" Sun Xiaoxiao said in an unconcerned tone.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was eight years old, and was only one year older than Xie Wanqing. As a Direct Daughter of the General Mansion, many young mistresses of various families had rushed up to meet her. She was born with a hearty temper, but she was not stupid. She could tell who she was flattering with a single glance.


    Last time he met Xie Wanqing at the Lecture Hall, the two of them had a good time chatting. She spoke quickly and Xie Wanqing spoke bluntly to her, thus the two of them quickly became friends.


    However, the invitation this time wasn''t entirely Sun Xiaoxiao''s own intention.


    If it was according to her intentions, she must have asked Xie Wanqing to go out for a ride in the autumn, to ride a horse and go around the countryside in the suburbs.


    "Actually, it was my mother''s intention to invite you here." She looked at Xie Wanqing and said carefully, afraid that she would be unhappy.


    Sun Xiaoxiao''s mother was the wife of General Mansion, but she had never met her before, whether it was in her previous life or this life, so how could he invite her? She was just a Daughter of Concubine, how could she possibly get an invitation from the General Mansion?


    Xie Wanqing was suspicious in her heart, her brows knitted as she asked. "What does General''s Wife mean by that?"


    "Don''t you know?" Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her in surprise.


    "Know what?"


    Seeing the doubt on Xie Wanqing''s face, Sun Xiaoxiao finally confirmed that Xie Wanqing was still in the dark.


    "Now that the news has spread outside, I wonder what kind of extraordinary woman the Second Miss with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion is praised by the Protector of the Nation." Sun Xiaoxiao smirked at her.


    What kind of strange girl was this? Xie Wanqing was only a little kid who was one year younger than her. She found it funny when she thought about the rumors outside. The more they spread, the more outrageous they became, making Xie Wanqing sound like a god.


    Xie Wanqing was confused by Sun Xiaoxiao''s words, "May I ask who the Heavenly Imperial Protector is?" she asked, puzzled. She could not remember who the Great Zhou Emperor had bestowed the title of Protector of the Kingdom.


    "Don''t you know Master Du Fa?" Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her strangely.


    It would be easy to say that Xie Wanqing had not heard of the things that had happened back then, but she did not know about the huge matter of Du Fa being conferred the title of State Grandmaster at all.


    But what Sun Xiaoxiao did not know was that although the people of the Zhou Dynasty were open-minded and the young ladies were not out of bounds, the rich and powerful young ladies only went out occasionally to stroll around the streets. Firstly, they had a lot of things to learn and did not have that much time;


    Since Sun Xiaoxiao was born in General Mansion, the house did not have that many rules and regulations. The old lady and the General''s Wife also let her be, so she would often stroll around the streets and investigate the ins and outs of news outside. I love to listen to gossip to relieve my boredom.


    But Xie Wanqing was different. She was just a Daughter of Concubine in the backyard, with no power or influence. She did not know anything about the outside world.


    "Master Du Fa... "We did meet by fate, could it be that he is ¡­" Xie Wanqing suddenly remembered, in his last life, Du Fa was also a Heavenly Imperial Protector, it was just that at that time she did not participate in the Battle of the Clairvoyant, nor did he get to know Du Fa, so naturally they did not interact much, thus his impression of him was not deep.


    No wonder when they met at Shouxi School, she always felt that she had some impression of the name Du Fa. However, he couldn''t recall what it was.


    Sun Xiaoxiao nodded at her, "That''s right, Master Du Fa was bestowed the title of State Protector not long ago. This matter caused all the nobles in the capital to know of the name Du Fa. Not too long ago, Master Du Fa accepted the Shouxi School''s invitation, but he only stayed for less than fifteen minutes before leaving with a flick of his sleeves.


    "What?" Xie Wanqing looked surprised.


    "Thus, right now, everyone is saying how powerful you are. Quite a few people want to curry favor with you, but I''ve snatched it away first." Sun Xiaoxiao joked.


    Hearing sher words, Xie Wanqing was not angry at all. Sun Xiaoxiao was the noble Direct Daughter of General Mansion, adding her personality, even if the invitation contained the intent of a General''s Wife, he would definitely agree to it, otherwise she would not personally meet with him at the entrance of the General Mansion.


    "Then how do you know that I''m not here to curry favor with you?" Xie Wanqing raised his eyebrows.


    Seeing this, Sun Xiaoxiao laughed out loud. She poked her forehead with her finger and said: "Then we will be on par with each other. We will each take what we need, no one should look down on the other."


    What Sun Xiaoxiao hated the most was to have people beat around the bush with her, and follow the rules and etiquette rules. As a result, when Xie Wanqing joked with her straightforwardly, it was actually to her liking.


    The two of them were chatting happily when Xie Wanyun was just left to the side. Who knows how many complaints she had hidden in her heart. Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t like her, so Xie Wanyun was able to tell. Naturally, she wouldn''t be so foolish as to move forward to arouse the displeasure of others. Now that he had finally seen the two of them finished their conversation, she continued to follow the two people into Sun Xiaoxiao''s courtyard.


    General Mansion were few in number, and although it did not take up a lot of space, it still appeared to be spacious and empty. The three of them walked for a while more before arriving at Sun Xiaoxiao''s courtyard.


    Different from Xie Wanqing''s and the others'' courtyard, Sun Xiaoxiao''s courtyard had a specialized weapons room, there were all kinds of swords, spears and bats, which were said to have been specially made for her by the general.


    "How is it? Haven''t you seen it before?" Sun Xiaoxiao pointed at the weapons on the shelves.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head. She had indeed not seen it before.


    When she talked about weapons, Sun Xiaoxiao''s whole body was filled with energy. She pulled Xie Wanqing and introduced each and every one of the weapons to her, explaining in detail what they were, how to use them, and how to obtain them.


    General Sun had a son and a daughter. Sun Xiaoxiao was the eldest daughter and his son was young. She liked Sun Xiaoxiao''s personality the most. If it was his way of doing things, she was smart too, so she spoiled Sun Xiaoxiao and grew up with him.


    If it wasn''t for the General''s Wife who reminded him, as a Direct Daughter, Sun Xiaoxiao would have to learn some proper rules and painting. Otherwise, she would be ridiculed by other noble ladies when she went out. General Sun was afraid that he was going to bring Sun Xiaoxiao to the border to raise him.


    As a result, although was so angry that the teacher of Shouxi School blew his nose and glared at him, he still came over to complain to him every year at the end of the year.

 C38

    General Sun was not the least bit angry. Every time he said that he would teach Sun Xiaoxiao a lesson next time, Sun Xiaoxiao would be the same as always next year.


    Gradually the gentlemen gave up. Since her biological parents did not discipline her, they naturally could not do anything to Sun Xiaoxiao. Even though Sun Xiaoxiao had been studying in the Shouxi School for the past few years, she didn''t fit in at all with the other noble girls.


    "General really dotes on Miss Sun Xiaoxiao." Xie Wanyun interrupted from the side.


    Sun Xiaoxiao said smugly, "That''s only natural. After all, I am father''s Direct Daughter and my only daughter."


    She was a Direct Daughter whose General Mansion was supreme and precious, but Xie Wanyun was merely the daughter of an aunt, and was even the bed of her own young miss''s fianc¨¦. Back then, she was the laughing stock of the people in the capital, and Sun Xiaoxiao liked gossip outside the most, so she naturally knew about it.


    The thing that Xie Wanyun cared the most about was her status as a Daughter of Concubine. Being blocked by Sun Xiaoxiao''s words, her face was stiff, but she still maintained her proper smile, and did not speak anymore.


    One day, she would become a Direct Daughter of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and openly stand in front of everyone and receive their kowtows. He was not being looked down upon like today.


    Sun Xiaoxiao originally wanted to cut Xie Wanyun off, but after saying it, she remembered that Xie Wanqing and him were siblings, she pulled Xie Wanqing to the tree outside the house and asked: "You don''t mind, do you?"


    Xie Wanqing understood what she meant, and smiled towards her: "Of course I don''t mind, what you said was the truth."


    Seeing that the smile on Xie Wanqing''s face did not seem to be fake, Sun Xiaoxiao felt relieved. There were some people who were sensitive to their status as a direct descendant like Xie Wanyun, and she was afraid that Xie Wanqing would be the same.


    Now that Xie Wanqing did not seem to mind, she let go of her courage and said: "Xie Wanyun seems to be angry with me. What if she tells you not to be nice to me?"


    "Then I won''t listen to her." When she was together with Sun Xiaoxiao, she talked a lot more casually, and didn''t need to think about it three more times before speaking again. This made her feel a lot happier, and was also the reason why she liked Sun Xiaoxiao.


    Hearing her words, Sun Xiaoxiao laughed out loud. "Why do I feel like the relationship between the two of you isn''t very good?"


    You two are naturally referring to Xie Wanyun and Xie Wanqing. The way the two of them walked over, they did not say much, and when was being pushed around, Xie Wanqing would not help her sister, if it was anyone else, Sun Xiaoxiao would suspect that they were just trying to curry favor with him. However, Xie Wanqing''s reaction could only be because the two of them were not close to each other in the first place.


    Although Sun Xiaoxiao looked carefree, her observation was meticulous. As expected of a Direct Daughter of the General Mansion.


    Xie Wanqing saw that she had already figured it out and didn''t try to hide it. "She likes to read books and works hard every day, but I was young and playful and lazy, so naturally I couldn''t play around with her. The two of them have only been together for a short period of time, and normally don''t get too close to each other. "


    Sun Xiaoxiao understood after hearing what she said, she herself also did not like girls from famous sects like Xie Wanyun. Since Xie Wanqing was on good terms with her, it was normal for him to not be able to chat with her.


    She heroically patted Xie Wanqing''s shoulders and said, "If you follow me in the future, I''m sure it''ll be more fun than going to the academy."


    Xie Wanqing laughed out loud and shook her head: "I do want to, but I can''t get out." Marquis Anyang''s Mansion s were not as loose as General Mansion s, they were extremely strict with regards to the care of these young misses.


    "That''s easy. I''ll ask you out next time on the thread." Sun Xiaoxiao happily blinked her eyes at her, the grand genius of General Mansion was inviting a Daughter of Concubine, if she was unwilling to let go, it would make her seem like someone from a lower level clan.


    "Then I''ll thank Miss Sun first." Xie Wanqing purposely bowed to her.


    Seeing that, Sun Xiaoxiao grabbed her hand and avoided her greeting. She waved his hand and said: "Don''t do this to me, next time if you do this I will turn hostile." She was bluffing.


    Xie Wanqing naturally knew that Sun Xiaoxiao would not really fall out with her, and nodded with a smile.


    "How about this, we are about the same age, if you call me Xiaoxiao, I''ll call you Xiqing, what do you think of that?"


    "Sure."


    Seeing the two of them leaving the weapons room, Xie Wanyun followed them out, but stood at the corridor waiting for the two of them, and did not follow them.


    He was quite tactful.


    Seeing that, Sun Xiaoxiao did not hate her anymore. She held Xie Wanqing''s hand and said: "I will bring Sangqing to the training grounds to have a look.


    Xie Wanyun''s purpose for coming here was to befriend Sun Xiaoxiao, but who knew that she would bump into her again and again. Now that Sun Xiaoxiao took the initiative to come over and talk to her, how could she not go over, she immediately said: "I have never seen what the training grounds look like in my entire life, today I will have to trouble Miss Sun to bring Ye over to broaden my horizons."


    The two of them followed Sun Xiaoxiao and arrived at the training ground behind General Mansion.


    The training field was extremely wide. There were wooden stakes and targets on the field. There were quite a few horses in the horses beside him. The coachman was washing them.


    When the guard in charge of the training ground saw Sun Xiaoxiao''s group come over, he immediately went forward and bowed.


    "Bring me a horse." Sun Xiaoxiao waved for them to stand and ordered.


    The training ground was originally meant for the General Mansion''s guards to train in. When one class was on duty, the other class was already training. As a result, at this moment, there was still a group of guards on the training grounds.


    At the end of the year, when General Sun came back, he would come here to train everyday. Other than these people, the one who trained the most was Sun Xiaoxiao.


    Although Sun Xiaoxiao was a daughter of the General Mansion, she would come here almost every day to train for four hours.


    But Xie Wanyun and Xie Wanyun were different. They had been raised in rooms since they were young, and had never seen so many strange young men gathered together.


    Especially Xie Wanyun, she was the oldest out of the three, and was already ten years old. In a few years, she would have to see each other.


    She had thought that the training ground would only have the three of them at most. As the daughter of a general, it didn''t matter if Sun Xiaoxiao liked practicing martial arts or not, but she didn''t think that she would be staying together with so many people.

 C39

    Xie Wanyun could immediately tell that Xie Wanyun''s face was ugly.


    She was unhappy and did not want to see her. She instructed the maidservant, "Eldest Miss Xie doesn''t seem to like this place. Take her to find Madam."


    The maidservant acknowledged the order.


    Although Xie Wanyun knew that she had angered Sun Xiaoxiao, she did not want to stay in the training grounds. She was surrounded by a group of crude guards and she had no interest in staying there.


    As for Sun Xiaoxiao, he could only try to show goodwill to her again next time and dissolve her anger.


    With this thought, Xie Wanyun bid farewell to Sun Xiaoxiao, and before leaving, she pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand and said: "Accompany Miss Sun well, don''t be rude."


    Xie Wanqing nodded in agreement.


    Hearing her words, Sun Xiaoxiao revealed a face of disdain, waiting for Xie Wanyun to walk far away, she then mocked: "Is it considered disrespectful for her to leave halfway like this?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that Sun Xiaoxiao was angry, and immediately consoled him: "My sister normally does not like to ride and shoot, if she was here, it would only be in vain. Now that she has left, isn''t that perfect?"


    Sun Xiaoxiao thought that it made sense. She had the best ride when she was at the Shouxi School and her zither, chess, calligraphy and painting were very lacking. If Xie Wanyun was here, she would probably be like those other people. Thinking of this, he was no longer angry and said, "Your words are quite reasonable."


    As he said that, he took the reins in the hands of the guard beside him, and jumped onto his horse, turning his head to Xie Wanqing: "Do you want to come up?"


    Sun Xiaoxiao sat on the horse and looked over, smiling as she extended her hand out towards her.


    Xie Wanqing thought back to how unrestrained and unrestrained she had been when she got on the horse. Heat waves were surging in her heart, waiting to burst out. In this life, what she wanted was only to be as carefree and carefree as Sun Xiaoxiao.


    As a result, when the guards below saw that she was being supported, they pushed her forward. Sun Xiaoxiao, who was on the horse, learnt martial arts from her childhood, and with a tug, she pulled her up onto the horse''s back.


    Just as Xie Wanqing got on the horse, and before it could steady itself, Sun Xiaoxiao''s legs clamped down on the horse''s abdomen, and shouted, "Ride!"


    The horses galloped on all fours, and in an instant they were galloping past the guards who were training. Xie Wanqing only felt the wind whoosh beside her ears, and in a few breaths, she had already run far away. Yue Xin had already turned into a small black dot behind him.


    Xie Wanqing felt that his heart had never been this carefree before. No matter if it was her previous life or this life, her movements were limited to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The worry in his heart was nothing more than a matter of scheming and scheming.


    The galloping of the horse just now gave her the feeling that she was still alive. She was truly living, not holding in her anger as she watched her every move.


    "How do you feel?" Sun Xiaoxiao turned and look at her.


    Although Xie Wanqing shared the same temperament as her, they were trapped in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion backyard after all. She did not do this in her class, so Sun Xiaoxiao was afraid that she would be scared by him.


    He never expected to see Xie Wanqing smiling so happily like this, "I have never been so happy before." "No," she said.


    Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t know that she had been suppressing her emotions for two lifetimes, and only thought that she liked to ride horses too.


    The two of them were having fun when Sun Xiaoxiao''s personal servant reported that the Madam had invited them over.


    Sun Xiaoxiao thought that her mother wanted to see Xie Wanqing, so she got off the horse and brought her there.


    Just as the two of them reached the door, they heard a girl''s laughter coming from inside. It couldn''t be Xie Wanyun. She wouldn''t be so presumptuous when she was in the General Mansion.


    Xie Wanqing was still wondering why she was here!


    "Who is she?"


    "Ugh..." "Let me think of a way to put it, a headstrong child."


    "Huh?" Seeing Xie Wanqing''s confused look at her, Sun Xiaoxiao whispered in her ear: "It''s the Twelfth Princess, she''s so angry, just ignore her."


    The Twelfth Princess was the emperor''s youngest princess, so she was favored by the emperor the most. It was as if she was afraid of falling into his hands as he held her in his mouth. This also gave rise to her arrogant temperament. She was used to being tyrannical in the palace, so anyone that saw her would let her win.


    Thus, he made up his mind to run out of the palace. It was just that in the market, the princess absolutely could not be allowed to go. Who could bear the responsibility if there was a sudden mishap?


    Because General Sun was trusted by the emperor, the Twelfth Princess was often sent over by the emperor to General Mansion to play with Sun Xiaoxiao.


    But what kind of character did Sun Xiaoxiao have? She could not flatter or fawn on her, and instead went straight to the point. She didn''t have a good impression of the twelfth princess at all, and had even made her cry several times.


    Fortunately, the emperor didn''t say anything. Otherwise, the madame and her mother wouldn''t have been so simple to hear.


    Sun Xiaoxiao had grown up so far, if one were to say that the only thing that bothered her about her was this Twelfth Princess, who was clearly the same age as Xie Wanqing, yet wasn''t pleasing to the eyes at all.


    Seeing Sun Xiaoxiao''s bitter face, Xie Wanqing knew that this Twelfth Princess was not easy to deal with, so she put in all her effort.


    When the two of them entered the room and looked, they saw a child around Xie Wanqing''s age sitting on the master''s seat. Xie Wanyun turned her head and spoke to her, but it was unknown what she said, which made her smile brightly. General''s Wife was seated at the side, and when she saw the two of them enter, she gave Sun Xiaoxiao a meaningful glance.


    Who was he showing his face to?


    Sun Xiaoxiao did not care, she simply could not laugh at all. As for the look in her mother''s eyes, she pretended not to see it. After the two of them bowed, Xie Wanqing followed and sat down.


    "You are Xie Wanqing?" The Twelfth Princess seemed very interested in her.


    "Reporting to the princess, this subject''s daughter is Xie Wanqing."


    "You and Master Du Fa have a good chat?" Why would the Twelfth Princess pay so much attention to this matter? Other people might have tried to curry favor with Du Fa through her, but the Twelfth Princess didn''t need to do so at all. She was originally above everyone else, even Du Fa had to bow when he saw her.


    Luckily Sun Xiaoxiao had told her about the rumors outside. Otherwise, she would have asked the three questions without knowing anything, just in case she displeased the princess.


    Xie Wanqing respectfully lowered her head and said: "It was just fate that brought us together, to the point of meeting Master Du Fa. Master is a merciful person, he gave us some pointers." They said that she and Du Fa were having fun together, they had overestimated her.


    Furthermore, this kind of high and mighty princess would definitely look down on others who were more respected and revered than her, which was why she came to General Mansion today in order to find her.


    Xie Wanqing was afraid that she would not believe him, and said: "That day, the Big Sis was also there, along with the Brother Huaixing from the second house. Master Du Fa is lecturing the three of us on buddhist arts."

 C40

    "Is that so?" Hearing her words, the Twelfth Princess turned around and looked towards Xie Wanyun at the side to seek confirmation.


    Xie Wanyun was kept in the dark previously, so she did not know anything about the Heavenly Imperial Guardians. She was busy recently with fawning over the madame, and also busy with her studies, so she ignored all the news outside.


    It was only until the Twelfth Princess mentioned it to her that she knew that when that strange monk suddenly leaped up to become a protector of the nation, Xie Wanqing had unexpectedly become a household name.


    Although she was surprised and unwilling, she dared not hide the truth from the princess'' question. She replied, "Indeed."


    After the Twelfth Princess heard her confirmation, the discontent towards Xie Wanqing slightly dissipated. She was the pride of the heavens, and no girl had ever been able to stand above her.


    The news had spread like wildfire. The Daughter of Concubine who talked about Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and their talents were praised by the Protector of the Nation as well as spread like wildfire. Now that she saw it with her own eyes, she knew that Xie Wanqing only had one mouth and two eyes, and was no different from other people.


    He was also extremely respectful and obedient towards her.


    Even though the Little Princess felt a little better, her arrogance still could not be changed. She looked at Xie Wanqing with disdain: "It looks like the rumors outside are not true, that Master Du Fa is actually having fun chatting with him?"


    Xie Wanqing naturally did not dare to refute her. She was a princess, so whatever she said would be the truth.


    So yes.


    "If that''s the case, then the rumors outside are just rumors. It can''t be that you let them out, right?" Twelfth Princess rested her chin on her left hand and tilted her head to look at her.


    No wonder Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t like her. Xie Wanqing finally understood the reason.


    "To reply Princess, of course not."


    "If you say so, then so be it. How do I know if what you said is true?" Sun Xiaoxiao was usually at odds with her, even if she complained to the emperor, the emperor would only comfort her, never punish Sun Xiaoxiao, and forbade her to punish him.


    But the Twelfth Princess was filled with anger in her heart, she could not settle the score with Sun Xiaoxiao, it was fine that she settled the score with him now, but who told her to be so angry at him and strike up a relationship with Sun Xiaoxiao? However, she was just a Daughter of Concubine, she punished him immediately, who would ask why?


    Seeing that the Twelfth Princess was about to slash Xie Wanqing, Sun Xiaoxiao stood out and said: "You are speaking in evidence, what evidence do you have to prove that Sang Qing lied? If not, then what right do you have to punish her? Is it because you''re a princess that you have to bully others? "


    The Twelfth Princess was unruly and willful, Sun Xiaoxiao also did not have a good temper. Since she was already putting on airs and bullying others, don''t blame her for cursing at her.


    Xie Wanqing never thought that Sun Xiaoxiao would dare to point directly at the princess'' nose and speak to her so directly, and she could not help but look at her in shock.


    The Twelfth Princess was already at loggerheads with Sun Xiaoxiao, but now that Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t give her any face at all, and even directly bullied her in front of Xie Wanqing, her heart was burning with anger. Since Sun Xiaoxiao wanted to protect Xie Wanqing, then she must be punished.


    "Do you think it''s your turn to teach this princess how to speak?" The Twelfth Princess had a face full of pride, like a peacock. He looked disdainfully at Sun Xiaoxiao, "This princess said that she lied to you, so what, you still want to protect her, Sun Xiaoxiao, do you want to be punished together?"


    Even though she was one year younger than Sun Xiaoxiao, her imposing manner was not one bit inferior to anyone. Even if she was in the wrong, she still had to be confident.


    What Sun Xiaoxiao hated the most was the Twelfth Princess using her status to pressure others, and the fact that all of the people in the world on her body wanted to support her power, made her feel really disgusted.


    "This is the General Mansion, and I''m the Direct Daughter of the General Mansion. Naturally, I''ll say whatever I want to say. If you don''t like it, then go back to the Imperial Palace. Don''t come here to suffer." Sun Xiaoxiao was not afraid of punishment, and besides, even the princess would not dare to punish her.


    The twelfth princess'' face darkened completely. She slammed the table and was about to get up when Lady Chen stood up and said, "It''s time for lunch. You must all be hungry. If you have anything to say, say it after you''ve finished eating."


    Chen Shi was the only daughter of the old Principal of Shouxi School, and it would be weird if one were to say that she was a lady from a scholarly family, but she had fallen for General Sun, who only knew how to brandish his sabers and make spears.


    The Emperor then sent his most beloved Twelfth Princess to him, making her become half a teacher and a good teacher. However, since the princess was unruly and willful, Lady Chen would turn a blind eye to her and shut her eyes to her, not daring to interfere with the Emperor''s daughter.


    Usually when the Twelfth Princess fights with Sun Xiaoxiao, she would just ignore it, and even if it was just now, the Emperor wouldn''t do anything to Sun Xiaoxiao, so all she had to do was stop the both of them from fighting.


    The Twelfth Princess naturally knew that the Emperor wanted Lady Chen to be his teacher, so she didn''t dare disobey his wishes and temporarily suppressed her anger. They all sat down around the table. Soon, the maidservants brought up the dishes that had been prepared in the kitchen.


    Because there was a princess present, the food was naturally much more exquisite than what was inside the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    "Come, give some food to this princess."


    Just as Xie Wanqing was about to sit down, the Twelfth Princess opened her mouth.


    Sun Xiaoxiao frowned. Just as she was about to stand up and speak, Xie Wanqing squeezed her hand and shook her head. After all, she was a princess. If Sun Xiaoxiao went back on her ways again and again for her sake, it would actually make the princess hate her even more. It was not worth it.


    She had even put in a lot of effort to deal with Concubine Fang, so how could she have the mind to deal with a princess? She felt that she was only using Sun Xiaoxiao as a shield. In the future, it would be difficult for the two of them to get to know each other better.


    People had no choice but to lower their heads under the eaves.


    When Lady Chen saw that she was holding onto Sun Xiaoxiao, she could not help but nod her head in approval.


    "It is this subject''s honor to be able to serve the princess." Xie Wanqing stood up and said respectfully.


    When the Twelfth Princess saw that she was so obedient, she felt a little strange. She snorted from her nose and turned her head away from Ning Xuemo.


    During the time for the meal, Xie Wanqing had been preparing dishes for the princess. The twelfth princess would eat this and that later on, some of them were given to her but she didn''t like them.


    As the Daughter of Concubine in her previous life, Xie Wanqing had been gentle and respectful throughout her life. She only thought of the other party as a child.


    On the other hand, Sun Xiaoxiao was filled with rage from her meal. She hastily scooped up two mouthfuls of rice and sat to the side, waiting for the twelfth princess.


    "Hey, are you done eating?" Sun Xiaoxiao''s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.


    Xie Wanqing was a guest that she had specially invited over today, and not to order around the Twelfth Princess.


    Seeing that the food was already cold, the Twelfth Princess on the other side still had to eat this and that and in reality did not eat much, but only used that to play with Xie Wanqing.


    "Miss Sun, don''t worry," Xie Wanyun finally saw that Xie Wanqing had suffered a setback, and felt at ease. It was unknown if it was because General Mansion''s chef''s food was especially good, but her appetite had improved greatly today. It had been her happiest day for so many days.


    "Being able to serve the princess is the fortune of our daughter, and also the fortune of our subject." If Miss Sun has something to tell her, then she can do it on her behalf. " Previously, when she tried to curry favor and fear Sun Xiaoxiao, she was ignored. Now that there was a princess, even if Sun Xiaoxiao was a Direct Daughter, she would still be suppressed to the point of being dwarfed.


    When the Twelfth Princess heard her words, she felt very good, and glanced at Sun Xiaoxiao provocatively.


    Sun Xiaoxiao could not fight the princess on the surface, but towards Xie Wanyun, she could do whatever she wanted. Therefore, he turned around and stared at her, "Since you feel this way, then go serve the princess."


    He then shouted out to Xie Wanqing: "Xia Qing, let''s go, I''ll bring you to my courtyard to play."


    When Xie Wanqing heard this, she did not even look at the Twelfth Princess. She only walked towards Xie Wanyun, handed over the chopsticks to her, and said, "Then it''ll be hard on you, Big Sister."


    With that, he bowed and said his farewells to the princess, and was pulled out of the door by Sun Xiaoxiao.


    Xie Wanyun had originally wanted to reject her, but firstly, she didn''t dare to oppose Sun Xiaoxiao. Secondly, if she rejected him, the princess would misunderstand that she wasn''t willing to serve him.


    Therefore, without saying a word, he could only watch as Xie Wanqing walked out.

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    "Xie Wanqing, you dare?!" The little princess slammed her hand on the table and shouted at her back.


    As expected, Xie Wanqing''s footsteps stopped, but before she could say anything, Sun Xiaoxiao turned around and said first, "Twelfth Princess, don''t go overboard." There was warning in her eyes.


    The little princess was clearly threatened and could only glare at her, as if she wanted to stare at a hole in her back.


    The little princess finally quieted down and Sun Xiaoxiao left with Xie Wanqing.


    Lady Chen had not made a sound since just now. The children on the table were quarreling back and forth, she thought she could not see it, and only let them fight. Seeing that Sun Xiaoxiao had already left, she knew that she would not be able to fight anymore.


    Therefore, she put down her chopsticks and stood up, "Your servant shall take his leave, Princess."


    Logically speaking, the princess still hadn''t withdrawn, so no one should be allowed to leave the table first. However, it was clear that there wasn''t such a rule within the General Mansion.


    This General Mansion was too strange, it was completely different from what she had imagined. The so-called rules of respect and etiquette were all completely useless, Sun Xiaoxiao actually dared to go against a dignified princess, this was something even more unimaginable.


    But now was not the time to think about this. She had to wait on the princess to continue eating.


    The Twelfth Princess had just suffered a bunch of anger, so naturally, her mood wasn''t good. Adding to that, Xie Wanyun was Xie Wanqing''s big sister, so she couldn''t help but get angry at her, and give Xie Wanyun a good scolding.


    However, in this room, other than Xie Wanyun and Princess, the rest of the servants were all Attendant s, no one was able to help her persuade them.


    Xie Wanyun lowered her head, looking like she was obedient. In the end, the princess was also tired, so she let her go.


    No one would have thought that the current Twelfth Princess, who was so far above them, would one day be killed by Xie Wanyun in a foreign land. This is a later story, so let''s not talk about it for now.


    Sun Xiaoxiao brought Xie Wanqing back to her own courtyard and instructed the kitchen to cook a few dishes and send them over.


    "You should have some too." Sun Xiaoxiao had been good to her, but Xie Wanqing did not intentionally show courtesy, she just pulled her along and sat down, she had seen everything clearly just now. Sun Xiaoxiao did not eat much. The stomach must still be hungry.


    "Yanqing, don''t be angry. I didn''t even know that this little devil was coming." Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her apologetically, and the Little Devil in her mouth was probably the Twelfth Princess.


    Xie Wanqing felt a sense of novelty: "You still dare to give the princess a nickname?" This courage was too great.


    "What''s wrong with that? She''s a little devil after all, and she won''t let people say it." Sun Xiaoxiao did not mind.


    "Besides, this nickname wasn''t given to her by me. It was given to her by those people in the palace ¡ª it''s practically the truth!" She whispered into Xie Wanqing''s ear.


    When Xie Wanqing heard this, she could not help but laugh out loud, thinking to herself that there seemed to be quite a few people that the Twelfth Princess had offended in the palace.


    They had only spoken a few words, but the maidservants had already gathered the dishes. Although they were not as delicate or as numerous as they were just now, it was sufficient for the two of them.


    Sun Xiaoxiao originally had a lot of complaints about the Twelfth Princess, but unfortunately, in all these years, no one of the same age had heard her complaints. Now that she had Xie Wanqing, she immediately started to talk.


    Xie Wanqing talked about the evil deeds the Twelfth Princess had done in the past few years. She had been unruly and willful in the palace, and then, how she had quarreled with Xie Wanqing when she played at General Mansion, angering her every time. Each time, she would be scolded and punished by the Old Mistress and her mother.


    After all, Xie Wanqing''s body was the soul of an adult, so she was not angry at the quarrels between the children that Sun Xiaoxiao had mentioned. On the contrary, she felt like laughing when she saw how righteous and indignant Sun Xiaoxiao was.


    People were always like this. When you were a child, you would think that it was very important and excessive. In fact, when you grew up, you would realize that it was nothing. Even when you were angry, when you grew up, you could still smile.


    After the two finished eating, the servants came to report that Xie Wanyun had returned.


    Sun Xiaoxiao said impatiently: "If she''s gone, then she''s gone. Who would want to keep her here?" With that said, he waved her hand and dismissed the maidservant.


    Then, he turned to Xie Wanqing and asked: "Are the teachers in your Marquis Anyang''s Mansion particularly harsh on you?"


    Xie Wanqing didn''t know why she asked him this question all of a sudden, "Gentlemen, you aren''t all that strict. Treat us well, no matter how strict you are, you can''t be more strict than Shouxi School, right?"


    Previously, she had heard from Xie Huaixing that a student had been punished by her teacher to copy the text fifty times within a day. It was said that the student had not been able to finish copying them without rest. In the end, he was slapped in the palm by the teacher.


    "The Mister Shouxi School is not strict," Sun Xiaoxiao smiled at her complacently. "They only dare to be strict with the Humble Class students. At most, you will just complain to my dad. "


    "Why did you suddenly think of asking my husband just now?" Xie Wanqing asked doubtfully.


    When Sun Xiaoxiao heard this, she said with disdain: "Isn''t it your sister? We are obviously siblings from the same mother, but your character is too lousy, and the little devil just now clearly showed that he is bullying you, Xie Wanyun actually said that it is your honor to serve the princess. Was there anyone who treated their own sister this way? "I''m afraid that it''s not because Kong Meng learned too much about the ways of etiquette, he even learned it from someone else, right or wrong."


    It was just that Xie Wanyun was not her twin sister in the first place, so he naturally did not wish for her good. She could not tell Sun Xiaoxiao these things, but she did not plan to speak up for Xie Wanyun, so she only replied: "My sister''s nature is always like this, you should not bother with her, if not you will not be able to handle it."


    Hearing that, Sun Xiaoxiao waved her hands at her indifferently, saying: "I will not care about her, next time you better not bring her here."


    Xie Wanqing immediately smiled in agreement. In any case, after today''s events, Xie Wanyun did not know how much anger she had accumulated, and Sun Xiaoxiao did not give her any face, so Lady Chen did not help her out, and the 12 princesses must have made things difficult for her again, if not, Xie Wanyun would not rush back home so quickly. From the looks of it, unless Sun Xiaoxiao sent someone to invite her, she would not follow along.


    However, it would be best if he didn''t follow them. Otherwise, when Xie Wanqing was in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, with someone from the Concubine Fang watching him, and after coming out of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, with Xie Wanyun following him, it would be impossible to accomplish anything.


    When they went out to meet Sun Xiaoxiao, the two of them hated that they were late. Xie Wanqing suddenly thought about the matter of earning money.


    "Let me borrow your pen and paper." she said mysteriously.


    Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t know what she was thinking, but she called for a pen and paper. Xie Wanqing wrote a bunch of ingredients on it, and raised his head to ask her: "Do you have these things in your kitchen?"


    How could Sun Xiaoxiao know what was in the kitchen? But since Xie Wanqing asked, she called the kitchen over.


    The kitchen lady could not read, so Xie Wanqing read them to her one by one.


    Xie Wanqing was extremely happy when she heard it, "I''ll treat you to delicious food." She excitedly blinked her eyes at Sun Xiaoxiao.


    Then she followed the cook to the kitchen.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was not interested in the kitchen. Seeing that Xie Wanqing seemed to have something on her mind, she did not stop him either. She dismissed the servant and stood guard outside the kitchen while she herself sat in the yard and dozed off.


    After a long while, when Sun Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly, she felt someone shouting beside her ear, "Wake up."


    He opened his eyes and saw Xie Wanqing holding a small bowl in her hands. The bowl was filled with transparent food. No matter if it was the food from the south or the north, they all had a certain understanding and would frequently cook confections for the masters of the palace. However, Sun Xiaoxiao had never seen anything like this.


    She looked at Xie Wanqing with a face full of curiosity, and asked: "Did you do this?" You''ve been working in the kitchen all day just to do this?


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, and handed the spoon over to her: "Taste it, if not, I will change the taste."


    This was the first time Sun Xiaoxiao had seen food that she had never seen before. As a result, she no longer hesitated and used a spoon to gently scoop some food into her mouth.

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    "How is it?" Seeing that something had entered her mouth, Xie Wanqing could not help but ask anxiously. Whether or not she could successfully open her road to earning money depended on this item.


    Sun Xiaoxiao licked her lips. This thing was too slippery, she didn''t even have time to taste it before it entered her throat and entered her stomach. This time, she paid attention. She purposely left the food in her mouth for a taste. It didn''t taste anything special. It was smooth and refreshing, melting instantly.


    "There doesn''t seem to be any smell." Sun Xiaoxiao evaluated. Could it be that Xie Wanqing worked so hard just for this? She had thought that the other party was going to cook some exquisite dishes.


    However, this evaluation made Xie Wanqing even more depressed, and she immediately added: "If there were any other flavors, it would be even better."


    Naturally, there will be other flavors, and they will have whatever you want.


    This thing is called Jelly and should be made by a cook in a few years time. It was just that Xie Wanqing picked up the cheapness of her previous life and made the item in advance. However, she could not be blamed for her opportunistic actions. In her previous life, Fruit Jelly was not the only one who cooked dessert. Along with the rise of the jelly, there were also many other delicious foods. Even the emperor of the palace had to invite her to cook. He had also heard that she had been rewarded quite a bit.


    The chef was also generous and announced the method of Jelly. At that time, Xie Wanqing had just married into the Prince Liang''s Mansion, and the two of them were like glue. Since she had nothing better to do, she would personally cook some snacks for Zhao Yuqi.


    Fruit Jelly had the ability to add in various fruits'' flavors. Xie Wanqing liked it the most since it was neither too tasty nor too greasy.


    "Whatever fruit Xiaoxiao likes, I can add in the flavor." Xie Wanqing blinked her eyes mischievously.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was shocked: "Really?"


    "Of course it''s true."


    The two little girls could not stop talking about food. They spent the whole afternoon discussing the matter of Jelly. Although Sun Xiaoxiao did not have much culinary skills, she knew how to eat. She had tasted all sorts of delicacies in the General Mansion, and now that she had seen Fruit Jelly, she felt that it was both novel and tasty. She was also curious about Xie Wanqing''s culinary skills, so they had a good chat.


    Logically speaking, even the Daughter of Concubine would not need to personally cook the young miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    "Xianqing, why would you do this?" Sun Xiaoxiao asked curiously.


    Xie Wanqing had never cooked before in her life, but Sun Xiaoxiao naturally did not know about the situation in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Sun Xiaoxiao asked: "Then will your Hou Mansion allow you to cook?"


    Of course not, in their opinion, cooking was something that the lower class would do. In their last life, when Xie Wanyun married into Prince Liang''s Mansion, he often told her not to lower her identity and to run towards the kitchen everyday. Everyone laughed at her because she was the cook of Prince Liang''s Mansion.


    Actually, Xie Wanyun could also be considered one of those who mocked her.


    "So, I did it secretly in my own little kitchen. "Don''t tell anyone else, or I''ll be punished by my grandmother." Xie Wanqing pleaded.


    "Don''t worry, I definitely won''t tell anyone." Sun Xiaoxiao promised sincerely.


    The two of them tried the fruit of General Mansion and ate it. Although Xie Wanqing was the one who cooked most of the food, she was in charge of eating it.


    "How is it?" Xie Wanqing asked.


    Sun Xiaoxiao covered her bulging stomach and praised: "Not bad, it''s delicious.


    Being praised by her, Xie Wanqing smiled until her eyes curved into crescents. As she rubbed her stomach, she said, "You should eat less next time. What if we accumulate food? "


    Sun Xiaoxiao nodded her head and replied: "I saw that Fruit Jelly wasn''t full, and I didn''t pay attention to eat too much for a while, I definitely won''t eat too much next time."


    Then, she tugged at the corner of her shirt and asked, "Can I send the rest of the jelly for mother and grandmother to taste?"


    Originally, Sun Xiaoxiao wanted to try a taste, but Xie Wanqing wanted to test if her culinary skills had declined since her previous life. Unexpectedly, she didn''t have enough food, so she cooked more and more, until there were about ten different flavors.


    Sun Xiaoxiao thought that his mother and grandmother had never tasted this before, so she might as well send them over for them to try. But since the food was made by Xie Wanqing, she had to ask for her permission.


    After all, letting others know that the young miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion knew how to cook wasn''t a glorious thing.


    Xie Wanqing naturally knew what Sun Xiaoxiao was thinking. When she was making the Jelly, she had a rough idea about the quantity, and did so much, and knew that the two of them would definitely not finish it. was filial, and would definitely send the Jelly to the Old Mistress and his mother.


    After she pulled Sun Xiaoxiao into her group, if anything were to happen to him, the two elders above would have to bear the burden.


    As for the fact that she knew how to cook, she did not feel that she would be looked down upon. From the unrestrained character of Sun Xiaoxiao, she could tell that her grandmother and mother were not that kind of person.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing nodded and said, "Of course. The ingredients and tools to make this thing are all borrowed from your General Mansion. How could the things that are made not let the owner of the General Mansion have a taste? "


    Sun Xiaoxiao heard and did not stand on ceremony with her. She called the servant to the rest of the jelly to send it over in two.


    "Xiao-Xiao, what do you think if I sell these jellyfish outside?" Xie Wanqing asked.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was shocked by her words. Although she didn''t think so, everyone else did.


    There were very few people in the aristocratic families who would engage in business, and even if there were, it would only be done by their concubines. As the daughter of a big house in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, Xie Wanqing did not need to do so.


    "Are you in need of money?" Sun Xiaoxiao asked in confusion.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head and replied sternly: "I am not lacking in food and clothing, but as a Daughter of Concubine, I need some money to feel at ease. If something were to happen in the future, it would also be good for me to have someone to rely on. "I don''t like studying. In a few years time, the people in the manor will definitely come to visit me. I don''t want to be someone''s concubine. If they were to get into trouble, there would be a way out."


    She and Sun Xiaoxiao got along well at first sight, hence she was willing to tell Sun Xiaoxiao about their plans.


    That''s right, the Daughter of Concubine''s marriage was not for him to decide, she had to listen to the arrangements of the owner''s mother. Based on Xie Wanqing''s identity, she could either become the concubine of an influential family or marry some poor person. However, with regards to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he might not necessarily like those small officials, and Xie Wanqing would most likely be sent to be their concubine.


    Hearing her words, Sun Xiaoxiao thought about it more, and felt that it was indeed logical. She herself was a Direct Daughter of the General Mansion, so she had never thought about this.


    "If you really want to sell those jellies, I have a shortcut." She glanced at Xie Wanqing: "Selling things naturally can''t be done by yourself, it just so happens that my father gifted me a snack shop the year before, and opened it at the busiest safety workshop, when you are done I will send it over for you, and send it there to be sold."


    Xie Wanqing was overjoyed. "Then, thank you."


    But today, as the sky darkened, Xie Wanqing found it difficult to stay. Today, she had stayed in the General Mansion for a day. If she did not return for a night, who knew how much she would be scolded by the old mistress tomorrow?


    On the other hand, Sun Xiaoxiao wanted to keep her here. But she also knew that if she was really allowed to stay, the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion would make things difficult for her again. Thus, she only sent Xie Wanqing to the door.


    With this matter of earning money, Xie Wanqing was elated. Based on the popularity of Fruit Jelly in her previous life, she was confident that she would earn a lot this time.


    When she returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, the sun was already almost gone. Xie Wanqing knew that she came back a bit late, and was probably scolded by the Old Mistress. Hence, she went back to his own courtyard for dinner, then went back to the Old Mistress'' courtyard.


    According to the rules, this junior had to report to the madame before leaving and after returning.


    "He''s back." The madame said lightly, but she did not tell her to get up.


    Xie Wanqing maintained her bow posture, knowing that she was giving her pressure, and that she could only endure it.


    Seeing her obedient appearance, the Old Mistress thought back to how Xie Wanqing had often come to accompany her these days, so she raised her hand to signal for her to get up. He asked, "I heard that you met the Twelfth Princess at General Mansion today?"

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    As the old lady was in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion backyard, even if she tried to find out more news, it wouldn''t be this fast. It could only be what Xie Wanyun said when she came back. Based on Xie Wanyun''s character, she probably did not only say all these.


    Xie Wanqing was on full alert as she nodded her head in agreement.


    "Then how are you getting along?" The old woman asked Xie Wanqing in a low voice.


    "Princess Jin Zun Yu is expensive, the late sun is dull, I dare not come up and disturb you." Xie Wanqing lowered her eyes and said. Xie Wanyun could lie, she could, and what she said wasn''t a lie. During her General Mansion, she had never taken the initiative to provoke the twelfth princess, and it was the other party who always came looking for trouble with her.


    The old mistress'' gaze darkened when she heard this. She sighed and shook her head. "That is not what I said when I came back."


    "Elder sister is not in a good mood, I think her words are a bit too biased." Xie Wanqing secretly looked up at the old lady''s face, as if she did not dare to say anything.


    Upon seeing her like this, the old mistress immediately noticed something amiss and asked, "Why is she in a bad mood?"


    Xie Wanqing timidly replied, "Xiqing isn''t too sure either. "I only know that Big Sister is serving the princess''s food. I think it''s because the princess was dissatisfied with me, so I taught Big Sister a few words. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have come back so early."


    She was indeed not present when Xie Wanyun was preparing the dishes for the princess, and she did not know what happened to the duo. However, when Xie Wanyun hurried back to the residence alone, she could guess that the princess had reprimanded her due to her temper.


    Hearing her words, and thinking about it again, it was indeed too early for Xie Wanyun to come back.


    When Xie Wanyun came to report this, she first told the old lady about her encounter with the Twelfth Princess, and then, her words revealed her displeasure with the Twelfth Princess.


    The madame had left a message but did not reply. She only asked a few questions before leaving.


    As such, when Xie Wanqing returned, the old lady tried to probe her. As expected, the two of them said the exact opposite. One said that Xie Wanyun and the princess were not on good terms, and the other said that Xie Wanqing angered the princess.


    The madame had expected such a situation. Seeing that it was almost time, he sent Xie Wanqing back to the courtyard.


    Mama Xin stood at the side and massaged the old lady''s shoulders as she said, "Second Miss and Eldest Miss do not seem as close as they used to be."


    "For what?" The old mistress took a sip of her tea without batting an eyelid. "Of the young mistresses of the rich and powerful families, who could possibly get close to them? They are merely here to do some superficial work." Furthermore, in the current situation of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, it would be better if the two of them could be so tit for tat. If it was like before, Second Miss had always been the big miss'' butt follower, what would it be like to be obedient to the big miss? "


    The old lady did not like the Xie Wanqing from before. She was ignorant, weak and naive, without any trace of the noble character of a young miss, nor was she ambitious. All he did was listen to Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun, not like a young miss, but more like a servant girl.


    It was not as if the old lady had not called her before, it was just that at that time, Xie Wanqing did not understand anything. Seeing that the old lady was still hiding behind the Concubine Fang, he did not even dare to say a word. The madame gave up a few times.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing died miserably at the Prince Liang''s Mansion, but the old mistress did not send anyone to inquire about the reason. In the eyes of the madame, Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were useless to her a long time ago.


    Early in the morning on the second day, Sun Xiaoxiao sent someone over to deliver an invitation.


    Everyone knew that the young miss of General Mansion did not like to read books, so the old lady did not feel it was strange, she only thought that Xie Wanqing had gotten along well with Sun Xiaoxiao, which was why the two of them were talking like that.


    For the time being, regardless of whether Xie Wanqing had offended the twelfth princess or not, her friendship with Sun Xiaoxiao meant that they were on good terms with General Mansion. General Sun was highly regarded by the emperor, so being on good terms with the General Mansion was of no harm to him. Even if he had truly offended the princess, with Sun Xiaoxiao by his side to help him speak, it would be much better.


    As a result, the old lady quickly agreed to Xie Wanqing going to the General Mansion, and even sent someone to report to the teacher in the academy for her.


    Xie Wanqing once again came to the General Mansion. This time, without Xie Wanyun by her side, her entire being felt a lot more relaxed. Sun Xiaoxiao was an impatient person, so he took her arm and went into her own small kitchen, saying, "Today, let''s sell the Jell-O."


    After which, he calmly looked at her.


    Xie Wanqing looked around at the food set up in front of him, and said in shock: "You recorded all of this?" Yesterday, she had only written it once on the paper and it was written by Sun Xiaoxiao. She did not expect to see it all written down and it was the same.


    Sun Xiaoxiao laughed and pointed at her own head.


    "Really?" Xie Wanqing thought about the information she had asked Yue Xin about yesterday on General Mansion. Sun Xiaoxiao''s mother was the daughter of the old principal of Shouxi School, she had read a lot of poetry since she was young, and her skills in zither, chess, calligraphy and painting were all top-notch.


    From the looks of it, it wasn''t strange that he would have a daughter with an amnesiac memory. It was a pity that this daughter didn''t like to read at all, as all her interest was in swords and sticks.


    Sun Xiaoxiao nodded at her complacently: "I don''t want to fight with them. Otherwise, more than half of the students in the Shouxi School will lose to me in homework."


    "Then why don''t you?" Xie Wanqing looked at her with a funny expression.


    It was just that General Sun was favored by the emperor and his General Mansion was flourishing. Even the princess did not dare to do anything to Sun Xiaoxiao.


    However, if Sun Xiaoxiao performs any more outstanding performance, the people who ask to marry her in a few years would definitely be a part of the aristocratic families. Once the two parties are married, and General Sun dotes on her, then the entire General Mansion would burn like oil.


    On the contrary, with Sun Xiaoxiao being like this, the people outside said that she was extremely mischievous and barbaric. When she reached the age of marriage, she would be much more free. With her back against the General Mansion, she would have plenty of time to slowly choose her beloved husband.


    In the end, Xie Wanqing had already lived past life and thought about it too much. Perhaps his marriage to Zhao Yuqi in her previous life had given birth to her own shadow, so she began to worry about his marriage in this life very early on.


    Sun Xiaoxiao helplessly spread her hands: "There''s nothing I can do. I was born not to like studying."


    Saying that, she pulled on Xie Wanqing''s sleeves and said: "Do it quickly, there''s no need to do too much, I''ll have someone take him to the snack shop to sell later. Of course, all the money is yours. "


    Sun Xiaoxiao had a lively personality. Now that it was her first time trying to do business, she couldn''t help but feel especially excited. She got up early in the morning to give Xie Wanqing some invitations.


    Xie Wanqing couldn''t refuse her, and summoned Yue Xin to come in to help her. She would wash, cut, and peel them all, and she would only be in charge of the most important steps, sometimes even asking Sun Xiaoxiao to lend a hand. She was only seven years old, and had insufficient stamina, so after working for a while, she became tired.


    Sun Xiaoxiao did have some strength, but she was only eight years old and when she ran out of energy, the two of them sat on the side and watched Yue Xin get busy. Xie Wanqing commanded from the side.


    Yue Xin had been living in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion since young, waiting upon people to grow up. She knew a little about everything, and she could do things in the kitchen with ease.


    After working for two hours, the Jelly was finally ready.


    Yue Xin had never seen this type of food before, but she knew very well that she should not ask anything that she should not ask.


    Sun Xiaoxiao called the maidservants over, and asked them to place the jelly in a box, sending it to her dessert shop.


    After the servant left, Sun Xiaoxiao became restless and pulled Xie Wanqing to ask what would happen if she could not sell it.


    Xie Wanqing comforted her and patted her hand: "Have you eaten jelly before?"


    "Nope."


    "Then how do you like it?"


    "Delicious." Sun Xiaoxiao''s answer was extremely kind.


    Xie Wanqing looked at her and laughed, saying: "Since you like them, then others must like them too. Just think about it, other than in the palace, in the entire capital, how many chefs could compare to the cooks of General Mansion? "


    These words were reasonable, but Sun Xiaoxiao''s heart immediately calmed down after hearing it.


    Actually, it was only Sun Xiaoxiao''s first time doing business and she was just excited in her heart. On the other hand, Xie Wanqing was different. Whether or not Fruit Jelly could be sold meant that she could start her business journey. If she failed, it would be difficult to convince Sun Xiaoxiao to do business with her in the future.

 C44

    Therefore, even though Xie Wanqing appeared to be calm on the surface, she was actually a little nervous in his heart. Even though the chef from her past life had made a name for herself by relying on Fruit Jelly, she had ultimately taught herself this method. Furthermore, she had been separated from her past life, so she couldn''t really remember the taste, right? She was also afraid that the people in this life would not like this kind of dessert, so she worried about it in his heart.


    The two of them waited until the afternoon when the maidservant who delivered the food finally returned with an empty food box.


    "They all sold out?" Sun Xiaoxiao asked anxiously.


    "In reply to Miss, it''s all sold out. "They were divided into three parts and bought by the Prime Minister Manor, the vice minister of the military, and the merchant Zeng family." The maidservant was unable to contain her joy.


    She also thought of selling them all. She had never seen these things before, so she did not know how they tasted like. However, since Sun Xiaoxiao had instructed her to sell them, then if she did not handle the matter well, it would be hard to explain to him when she returned.


    However, she was clever and knew that ordinary people would not spend money to buy things they had never seen before. As such, she asked the shop assistant and specifically asked the Attendant s of the rich families to persuade her. Those rich masters liked new things, and upon hearing her words, the Attendant was moved, she straightforwardly took out her money to buy them.


    Seeing that she had completed her task well, Sun Xiaoxiao turned to the servant girl next to her and said: "Reward."


    After receiving the money, the servant girl happily withdrew.


    After Xie Wanqing heard the news, she finally understood the situation. However, she did not know how the feedback would be, nor did she know if the ladies would like the taste of the jelly.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was not anxious at all, she was happy that Xie Wanqing had completed the first round of business, since there was the first time, it would not be difficult for him to sell it twice. As for the taste, she wasn''t worried at all. Xie Wanqing could add various fruits into the jelly, and there would always be one that the ladies would like.


    Therefore, he looked at Xie Wanqing happily: You''re going to be able to earn big money soon, why are you still frowning?


    However, Xie Wanqing was not as optimistic as she was, and said worriedly: "Although the item was sold, it''s useless if the taste is not likeable."


    "No, I promise you, someone will like it." Sun Xiaoxiao said with certainty, "You can add that many flavors into the jelly, selling each taste for one day would already be enough for them to eat for a long time. Furthermore, everyone has different tastes. If you don''t like this taste, you will definitely like others. Rest assured. "


    Xie Wanqing also knew that there was no use worrying about it, after hearing her say that, she also understood, and nodded: "What you said makes sense."


    Seeing that she was no longer worried, Sun Xiaoxiao continued: "Starting from tomorrow, I will make the shop start selling Jelly. We will sell a type of smell every day, and very soon you will have a small treasury." With that, she naughtily winked at her and called for the money the maidservant had brought back.


    But Xie Wanqing did not accept it.


    Since the two of them wanted to do business together, they had to settle the score. Although Sun Xiaoxiao did not necessarily need that much money, it was one thing if she did not need it.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing said with a stern face: "I will take half of the money here."


    Seeing her like that, Sun Xiaoxiao refused to say: "How can we be so distant from each other?"


    "If you don''t want it, then I won''t dare to do business with you." Xie Wanqing said, "From now on, whatever I make will be sold in your shop, and the profit will be 50%."


    Sun Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and said: "I''m not lacking in this kind of money."


    "You are not lacking, but if you don''t want it, then I will take advantage of you for nothing. Besides, we can do bigger business in the future. "Xiao-Xiao, when the time comes, we can earn more money. You can do whatever you want with it." Xie Wanqing could not help but suddenly have a lofty ambition, she wanted to explore all the rivers and mountains in the future.


    In her previous life, she had been trapped in the backyard for her entire life. In this life, she wanted to lead a different life.


    Sun Xiaoxiao''s interest was piqued after hearing her words: "Then I can go out and play, and become a martial arts hero!"


    Xie Wanqing did not expect her to have this thought, but since Sun Xiaoxiao did, she supported him. Therefore, she smiled and said, "Then we must make a lot of money."


    So what if she said and done it, Xie Wanqing came to visit the General Mansion again the next day.


    It was not that she did not want to teach it to others, it was just that she had troubled Sun Xiaoxiao in the first place. If she were to throw the matter of creating the fruit to the servants of General Mansion, then she would have to do nothing but take the money.


    Even if she didn''t say that she was apologetic, the General''s Wife wouldn''t have played along with her and Sun Xiaoxiao. Although she did not tell General''s Wife and the Old Mistress that they were doing business, she knew that it was probably because of them.


    Sun Xiaoxiao had never been to the kitchen before. When she saw Xie Wanqing and Yue Xin busying themselves in the kitchen, she would help them out.


    After they finished making the ingredients, the shop sent someone to ask if Fruit Jelly was still alive from yesterday, saying that the wives of the three families all liked it and were curious to buy some hospitality.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was ecstatic upon hearing this, she just so happened to be able to do it today, so she wanted Attendant to bring him to the shop.


    However, Xie Wanqing stopped her, and said: "We can''t sell it like this."


    Previously, he didn''t know the taste of the noble ladies. Now that he knew that they liked Fruit Jelly, he had to make her famous so that he could earn more money.


    Therefore, she pulled Sun Xiaoxiao and said: "We are not selling today, we will send you off."


    "Gift?" Sun Xiaoxiao did not understand her words, "You mean for free?"


    "Right, I don''t want any money today. I''ll gift it to you for free." Xie Wanqing explained: "Think about it, it''s not a holiday these days, and there aren''t many ladies coming and going either. If we only sell our things to the three who bought Fruit Jelly from them, then there will only be three families who know about Fruit Jelly, and at most, there will be a few ladies who are on good terms with them."


    "But if we want to grow up, we can''t just do business with the three of them, can we?" Seeing her words, Sun Xiaoxiao immediately understood her meaning.


    Xie Wanqing nodded in approval.


    "We will split today''s jellies into several portions and give them to the ladies to taste. If they like it, they will come back tomorrow to buy it. If they don''t, we can also tell them that there will be a new taste tomorrow."


    The things that were made were rare and precious, while those that were made too much seemed cheap. The amount that the two of them cooked was just right, it was just enough for every household to have a taste of fresh food, no more, if they still wanted to eat it, they would have to come to the store to buy more.


    Sun Xiaoxiao felt that it was reasonable and immediately followed her orders.


    Although Attendant felt that it was strange, he decided to gift it to his instead of earning money, but since it was his master''s wish, he naturally could not disobey, and left with the food box.


    In''s courtyard, was standing beside a desk. While grinding ink, he said, "The aunt has sent a message, telling the miss to calm down."


    Xie Wanyun laughed, "What, does Aunt have a new method? "But don''t find out about me again."


    Knowing that she was angry because of what happened last time, Lv Yi advised: "Miss, don''t blame me. Last time, it must have been someone else who framed and framed Miss.


    Lv Yi was something that Concubine Fang picked up, so he naturally had to speak up for her.


    Hearing this, Xie Wanyun paused for a bit, and asked: "Lv Yi, whose servant are you?"


    Hearing that, Lv Yi immediately knelt down, and said: "This servant is naturally xiaojie''s servant girl."


    "Then stop nagging at me about the aunt''s short time. I''m your master." Xie Wanyun raised her brush again, with a quiet and dignified look on her face.


    "This servant understands."


    "Get up. What is Aunt''s plan this time?"


    Lv Yi stood up and whispered something into Xie Wanyun''s ear.


    After listening to her finish speaking, Xie Wanyun''s lips revealed a smile, and he said: "I also have something that I want you to take care of here."


    Lv Yi lowered her head: "Miss, please do not hesitate."


    After Xie Wanyun finished explaining, Lv Yi said in surprise: "But Miss, Aunt has already arranged everything..."


    "What is it?" As your master, I am unable to command you? " Xie Wanyun turned to look at her, her eyes filled with gloom.


    Knowing that she was going to be angry, Lv Yi immediately shut her mouth. After all, Xie Wanyun was her master on the surface, and since Concubine Fang and her daughter were at odds, she, as a servant, had already advised her otherwise.


    Looking at Lv Yi''s leaving figure, Xie Wanyun put down her brush.

 C45

    Thinking back to how Sun Xiaoxiao had treated her coldly in the General Mansion a few days ago, how the Twelfth Princess had made things difficult for her, and how the Chen Family refused to save her even in the face of death, but when she thought about it, she actually started to smile. These people only bullied her because she was just a Daughter of Concubine.


    Recently, Xie Wanqing had gradually become distant with her, and did not help her speak up at General Mansion. These people, she would retaliate against them one by one, once she becomes a Direct Daughter of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, who would dare to look down on her?


    Xie Wanqing came back early today, and read in the afternoon, then went to talk to the old lady again at night. This was her recent habit.


    When the old lady heard that Sun Xiaoxiao was going to invite her again tomorrow, she was not dissatisfied at all, she just forgave him and gave her another three days of leave. He said that if Sun Xiaoxiao invited him in the future, he could just send a servant girl over to inform him without reporting anything.


    After Xie Wanqing heard the news, he was overjoyed. She hugged the old lady and shouted happily, "Grandmother really does love Evening Sun."


    The old lady stroked her hair and laughed.


    With this privilege, Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but become a bit more confident in her own business. Previously, she was still worried that if she were to head to General Mansion every day, the old lady would be unhappy or question her. Now it seemed that she had worried for nothing.


    The next day, Sun Xiaoxiao sent people over to inform her that the ladies all liked the Fruit Jelly she made, and they all came to ask about it. Those who had not eaten all rushed into the shop to buy them.


    This was something that Xie Wanqing had thought of long ago, as long as the madams liked it, they would definitely give it to the people who were on good terms with him. This was the first reason, the second reason was that the noble ladies had nothing to do with each other, merely showing off and mocking each other.


    Although on the surface, it looked like Sun Xiaoxiao was inviting her to play, but in truth, she had Yue Xin along with her every day as she rushed to make the jelly. Every day, there was only a single type of taste and not much, and it would be sold at a high price in the shop.


    All of a sudden, all the rich and influential families in the capital knew that a new snack called Fruit Jelly had appeared. It was smooth and not greasy, and was very sweet and delicious.


    The noble ladies competed with each other, all fighting to buy. The ladies in the pavilion also liked this taste, and even the ministers and princes wanted to buy some sweethearts to please them. Thus, every morning, Attendant would line up in front of the shop, just to buy a portion of Fruit Jelly.


    Sun Xiaoxiao''s shop''s door was broken through every day, and she was so happy that she was like something. At the beginning, she only thought that she could earn money, but she didn''t think that it would be robbed like this. She couldn''t help but be surprised at Xie Wanqing''s intelligence.


    If it was her, she definitely wouldn''t sell it so well.


    Seeing the look of worship in Sun Xiaoxiao''s eyes, Xie Wanqing laughed helplessly: "I accidentally read this in an old book, it''s not what I was thinking."


    Actually, this was the way the chef from his previous life did it. She was just imitating him. He didn''t expect the effects to be so good.


    Xie Wanqing did not like to read books either, this was something that Sun Xiaoxiao had already known for a long time. Otherwise, which pavilion''s daughter would accompany her and cause a ruckus over the past few days?


    Today, Xie Wanqing returned from the General Mansion and it was already dark. As usual, he went to accompany the old lady after dinner. The two talked for a while until the old lady got tired. Xie Wanqing brought the people back to her own courtyard.


    The old mistress'' residence was still far from Xie Wanqing''s courtyard. In the middle, there was a large lotus pond, and in the summer, it was filled with lotus flowers. But now, all that was left was a broken branch, giving off a strange feeling under the leisurely lighting.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing had brought Mama Feng and Yue Xin with him. But when she was chatting with the old lady, Concubine Fang sent someone over, saying that a servant girl in her courtyard had done something bad and wanted Yue Xin to go back to take a look.


    Concubine Fang was just an aunt, it was not good to interfere with her servants. But Yue Xin was Xie Wanqing''s head maid, so if the little maid made a mistake, she should go and take a look.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing did not stop him and allowed him to return first.


    Logically speaking, he should be back at this time to pick her up. He didn''t know what had delayed him for so long.


    Xie Wanqing had Mama Feng following him, the two of them supported the night wind as they walked in the opposite direction of the courtyard. The autumn wind of September blew away a cold feeling from her body.


    Just as she walked to the side of the lotus pond, a black figure suddenly burst out from the grass behind her, grabbing her by the neck and pulling her towards the lotus pond, Xie Wanqing cried out.


    Mama Feng had recently caught a cold and had a headache. She was getting old and a little dazed. Suddenly, she heard Xie Wanqing''s shout, and when she looked up, he saw that she had disappeared.


    Looking around, he only saw two shadows squatting beside the lotus pond. One of them seemed to have his head buried in the lotus pond.


    Mama Feng only felt her heart pounding, she immediately regained consciousness. No one knew where she got the power from, but like a gust of wind, she rushed to the side of the lotus pond and tried to pull on Xie Wanqing''s neck with all her might, but she could not, because that person''s strength was too strong.


    Xie Wanqing was pressed down onto the ground, her head was buried in the water of the lotus pond, like a small bird that was about to die.


    Mama Feng felt all the blood in her body rush to the top of her head. In a moment of desperation, he bit into the man''s ear, and a fishy taste spread out from her mouth.


    The man felt pain, and loosened his grip on Xie Wanqing''s hand and pushed him away. His strength was originally great, but now that she was injured, the force in her hand became even stronger, and Mama Feng was pushed to the ground.


    That person touched his ears, probably touching the bloodstains, then hatefully came over and kicked Mama Feng twice.


    Mama Feng was originally old, but after getting sick, she was kicked until her head swelled up.


    Xie Wanqing raised her head from the lotus pond and turned to see two black figures inside. Seeing her turn around, Mama Feng knew that she was fine and immediately shouted: "Miss, run quickly! "Run!"


    Xie Wanqing actually wanted to run, but she was only seven years old, she had already wasted a lot of her energy cooking when she was at the General Mansion during the day, and she was pressed into the water for that long just now.


    Seeing the man turning to grab her, Xie Wanqing immediately wanted to escape, but before she could even take a step, she was caught. Xie Wanqing thought that she wouldn''t be able to run away this time, would she die again?


    Just that this time, the man did not succeed, as Mama Feng pounced and used his hand to scratch his face, causing the man to throw Xie Wanqing down, grabbing Mama Feng and throwing him into the lotus pond.


    Mama Feng had already exhausted all of her stamina, and knew that if she were to die, Xie Wanqing would definitely not be able to escape. Miss ¡­ "Run!"


    That person used a lot of force when throwing her. She never thought that Mama Feng would grab onto her even more fiercely, adding to the slippery sides of the lotus pond, both of them fell into the water.


    Mama Feng splashed into the water and hugged the man tightly, not allowing him to get ashore even if he died.


    Xie Wanqing watched the two black figures entangle themselves on the water surface, and she quickly distanced herself from them.


    The initial panic slowly cooled down, and the cold water on her hair dripped down her neck. It was cold in this autumn night, and her heart gradually calmed down as well.


    Xie Wanqing ran towards the old lady''s courtyard, while shouting for help. Although there were few people here, it was not far from the madame''s courtyard. There were also quite a few patrolling guards, and soon, people heard her voice coming towards them in groups. That was why the man had held her in the water so he could suffocate her instead of throwing her in the lotus pond.


    If she had been thrown into the lotus pond from the beginning, she would have definitely cried for help. After that, the Mama Feng would have heard those guards call for help again.


    And the person who harmed her wanted her life.


    The guards followed her to the lotus pond. When they heard that someone had fallen into the water, they immediately lit lanterns and went into the water to look for him.


    She had called for quite a few people along the way, and someone had immediately gone to inform the madame.


    Mama Xin rushed over after the guards went into the water and even brought a thick cape, "Autumn night is cool, Second Miss needs to take care of her body." She said, "The Old Mistress was awoken by this and was worried about you. Second Miss might as well go to the Old Mistress to change her clothes and drink a bowl of ginger tea to warm her body so that she can be at ease. This old servant is watching here, there must be no mistake. "


    Xie Wanqing opened his eyes and looked at Mama Xin. His eyes were filled with hatred, like a poison arrow.

 C46

    Mama Xin''s heart skipped a beat when she saw that, but when she focused her eyes, Xie Wanqing had a weak and fearful look, as if the night light was too dim, making her dazzled for a moment.


    Thank you, Mama, but my wet nurse is in the water now. I don''t know if she is alive or not, but I am really worried for her. Xie Wanqing said with reddened eyes. Her hair was still dripping with water and her face was also wet.


    Seeing this, Mama Xin''s heart softened, and did not try to persuade her anymore. She only took out a handkerchief to wipe her face and hair.


    "Thank you, Mama." Xie Wanqing said softly, with a hint of tears in her voice.


    Marquis Anyang''s Mansion occupied a large area of land, and the lotus pond in the manor was not small either. It was currently night time, so even if the guards who were familiar with the waters were to go down, they would inevitably be restricted by the light and be mistaken. The guards that had not entered the water tried their best to illuminate the water with lanterns, but the pond was already dark, and there were broken branches from lotus flowers, so it was not easy to find and fish them out.


    Seeing that the guards around the lotus pond were still not able to find anyone after a quarter of an hour, Xie Wanqing''s heart gradually cooled down.


    Mama Feng was sick, old, and had fought with the black shadow. She must have exhausted all her energy, and now, she had stayed in the lotus pond for another fifteen minutes. From the looks of it, she had almost no chance of survival.


    Xie Wanqing only felt a wave of bitterness surge up, and when she wiped it across her face, the face that was originally dried by Mama Xin was now wet.


    "Miss ¡­" Miss ¡­ This is... "What''s wrong?" It was Yue Xin''s voice. Presumably, she had already heard the news from here.


    Concubine Fang followed closely behind, quickly reaching Xie Wanqing''s side. She looked left and right at her, then asked: "Are you hurt anywhere?"


    Seeing that she was fine, he held her tightly in his arms and choked, "You scared me to death! Wanqing, as long as you are fine, it''s good as long as you are fine."


    Xie Wanqing knew that she was the only one that the Concubine Fang would be happy to see the guards fishing in the lotus pond, but she still had to pretend to be afraid. At this moment, she was too lazy to act and could only stare coldly at him.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing did not make a sound, the Concubine Fang only looked at him, thinking that she was afraid. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her face that was full of tears, "Yanqing is not afraid, Aunt is here."


    The person who wanted to kill him tonight was most likely someone that she had sent over. However, he knew that he couldn''t fall out with her for the time being, so he could only suppress the anger in his heart and turn his face away from her.


    "What''s going on?" It was the voice of the Madame Ye.


    Madame Ye lived far away from here, so it was slow. She had originally rested, but after suddenly hearing the servant say that something had happened to Second Miss, she suddenly felt short of breath and a wave of dizziness came over. Mama by her side consoled her a few times, then scolded the servant girl, and asked if it was the Second Miss who brought the servant back from the old lady''s courtyard, and what happened to the Mama beside her.


    Only then did Madame Ye calm down, and after wearing a simple set of clothes, she rushed over.


    As long as it was a mother and son, when Xie Wanqing heard Madame Ye''s voice, she felt that his stomach was filled with grievance and unwillingness to let it out, she let out a "mother" and ran towards the Madame Ye''s embrace.


    Seeing Xie Wanqing cry so much, Madame Ye felt her heart throbbing in pain. She squatted down and hugged her to comfort her, "It''s okay, it''s fine.


    Seeing that, Concubine Fang''s body stiffened, but she quickly regained her composure and bowed to Madame Ye.


    Then, he walked over and pulled Xie Wanqing out. He tenderly reached out his hand to wipe her tears and said: "Madam, don''t blame me.


    This meant that Xie Wanqing being close to the Madame Ye was just a panic attack.


    At this point in time, Xie Wanqing also realized that she had been too impulsive just now, and was afraid that she would increase Concubine Fang''s suspicion. With a "wah" sound, she threw herself into her embrace, hugging Concubine Fang and crying until she was out of breath.


    Seeing the two of them getting close to each other, Madame Ye felt bitter in his heart, but she knew that they were her real mother and daughter. She could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart and asked Mama Xin: "What''s going on?"


    Mama Xin shook her head, she did not know the specifics either. When she came over, she had not even had the time to ask, before Concubine Fang had already come over. Xie Wanqing had been crying the entire time.


    Everyone waited for around fifteen minutes, the surrounding Attendant maids all lit up lanterns to light up the lotus pond, the guards searched the water circle after circle, but to no avail.


    The wind was cold at night, causing Xie Wanqing''s wet hair to stick to her face. She stood by the lotus pond and refused to leave. Even though she was wearing the cape that Mama Xin had brought over, she was young and weak. Previously, she had knelt down and fainted when she was punished by the Old Mistress, but this time, she was frightened again, so the Madame Ye was afraid that something might happen to her.


    The people in the water probably wouldn''t be able to survive after not being able to fish them up for half an hour. Xie Wanqing also knew that, so she didn''t resist anymore and obediently followed Concubine Fang back to the courtyard. Madame Ye was afraid that she would have nightmares at night, so she sent her personal Mama Zeng to serve her.


    When the crowd dispersed, the Attendant maids returned to their rooms to rest, leaving behind a few guards to watch over the lotus pond. However, after a while, Attendant came over with ginger soup, saying that it was made by the Madam specially instructed the kitchen and was still quite warm in the pot. If the night was cold, they would go in and drink two bowls, causing the guards to feel moved, but knowing that talking was useless, they all guarded the lotus pond with full of spirit.


    "What the hell is going on?" At this moment, the old mistress'' courtyard had already been extinguished, but the bedroom was still brightly lit.


    The Mama Xin tucked her in and comforted her: "It must be because that Mama man is old. Her legs slipped and she fell into the lotus pond."


    "Then why was her hair wet when she fell into the lotus pond? Did she drag her in? Why is it that Qing''s clothes didn''t get wet, only her hair, shoes and socks, and her sleeves? "


    The old mistress asked a series of questions, which were all what the Mama Xin had just told her. Mama Xin knew that she was being serious and had no choice but to beg for forgiveness, "Whatever it is, you have to wait until tomorrow morning to explain yourself. Miss, don''t think about it anymore.


    She called the old mistress'' miss''. How many years had this been called? The old mistress could not even remember how long it had been.


    "A Xin." The old lady seemed to recall her youth. She was old and had light sleep. She would wake up easily if she made any noise. Once she woke up, it would be hard for her to fall asleep. In such a quiet night, when he was called "Miss" by the Mama Xin, it was as if he had returned to his days as a girl in the pavilion before he married into the house of the Marquis.


    "I''m old, and I''ve changed." she said, her voice ancient.


    Mama Xin knew that she was overthinking it and immediately stopped her: "How can people not change? Isn''t Second Miss also changing?"


    "Yeah, it would also become like this for me." The old mistress sighed heavily before speaking again, "Who do you think was the culprit tonight?"


    Mama Xin knew that she was going to talk about proper business, and replied: "Who only sees Second Miss as an eyesore."


    In truth, the old mistress was very clear about what was going on in her heart. She knew the gist of all the major matters in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    "You can go and rest."


    Mama Xin blew out the candle, bowed and said her goodbyes.


    On the second day, when Xie Wanqing did not get up, she had a fever. The doctor came to see him and prescribed the medicine, saying that she had been frightened and had caught a cold, which was why she was like this.


    Fortunately, she had Mama Zeng by her side to take care of her. The courtyard was under the control of the Mama Zhang that was sent here to teach the servants previously, so she did not panic at all.


    Hearing that she had hurried over, Madame Ye could not help but feel fear in her heart when she saw Xie Wanqing lying on the bed with her face flushed red. She told the two Mama s and Yue Xin to take good care of her, and stayed for a good while before leaving.


    Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun came to visit her as well, but they left after sitting for a short while.


    Xie Wanqing only woke up in the afternoon because of the fire. Mama Xin had brought a pile of tonic that the madame had bestowed upon him, and she was so happy that she wanted to go back and report it to the madame.


    Xie Wanqing called out to her, "Mama Xin, have you found Mama Feng yet?" Even now, she still wished that the Mama Feng was still alive, even though she knew that such a chance was almost nil.

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    The reason why the Mama Xin wanted to leave so quickly was because she wanted to tell the old lady that Xie Wanqing had awoken, and also because he was afraid that she would ask him about the Mama Feng. Who knew that before they could even walk out of the room, they would be called to stop, but Mama Xin was an old man after all. She said with a smile, "Second Miss is only awake now, I think it''s better to drink medicine and slowly rest my body.


    Xie Wanqing knew from what she said that the Mama Feng was probably in trouble.


    Since that was the case, she didn''t have time to be sad. She had to quickly cure her illness and find the culprit who avenged Mama Feng. Thus, she didn''t force Mama Xin to let her go back.


    Mama Xin did not think that Xie Wanqing would actually listen to her and left hurriedly.


    In fact, Mama Feng''s corpse had been fished out since the morning, and an old Mama had also been fished out along with him. She was also an old man in the residence, so when they were hugged tightly by Mama Feng, the guards couldn''t even break apart the two corpses no matter how hard they tried.


    However, she had been suppressing the news to the point that she didn''t tell Xie Wanqing, which made her so excited that she injured her body again.


    In that room, Concubine Fang was sitting with her head lowered as she embroidered with flowers. When Xie Wanyun saw that Xie Wanqing had not come out yet, she followed him and came back.


    "What a pity that he didn''t die." "No," she said.


    The mouth of a ten-year-old girl actually said such vicious words. Fortunately, other than her and Concubine Fang, there was no one else in the room.


    The Concubine Fang said while she was embroidering, "It''s too easy for her to die like this. "It''s good that she didn''t die. I have ways to make her live a life worse than death."


    It was a pity that the chess pieces under her command died before they could even use them.


    This morning, Xie Wanqing did not go to the General Mansion. Sun Xiaoxiao found it strange and sent a servant to ask around, only then did she find out that she was sick, and immediately sent a few herbs from the Attendant.


    Madam Chen could only turn a blind eye to this and ignore her. In Sun Xiaoxiao''s entire life, she did not have many close friends. Although she had a younger brother, she was still in her infancy, and it was rare for anyone to have an appetite for Sun Xiaoxiao. The two little girls had fun together, but Lady Chen did not stop them, allowing them to do as they pleased.


    Xie Wanqing was originally worried about the business with Fruit Jelly in the shop, but after knowing that Sun Xiaoxiao had sent people over, he called Yue Xin over with a pen and paper, and forced herself to write a short letter and bring it back to the Attendant.


    "Miss is sick, it''s better to pay attention to your body." Yue Xin put away the envelope and supported her onto the bed.


    "Yue Xin, are you feeling suspicious?" A few days ago, Xie Wanqing was busy making Jelly and discussing business matters with Sun Xiaoxiao. Seeing that she had earned money, she became overjoyed and forgot many things.


    Now that he was ill, his mind became much clearer.


    Previously at General Mansion, Sun Xiaoxiao was surprised that she knew how to cook Fruit Jelly when she was seven. Her answer was that she was usually greedy and would occasionally make snacks in her own little kitchen.


    But the fact was, since Xie Wanqing was reborn, she had never been to the kitchen. She had never been to the kitchen at all. Yue Xin had been by her side for a long time, so she definitely knew about this. Would Yue Xin not have any suspicions?


    Also, every night when they were eating, Xie Wanqing would make Yue Xin use a silver needle to test the poison in the food on the table. After testing the poison, she would only eat a little of the dishes that were not poisoned at all.


    All the signs that she was different from ordinary children, Xie Wanqing did not believe it at all.


    Yue Xin suddenly heard her question, but was not surprised. She only lowered her head and said: "This servant has no doubts."


    Calm and prudent, that was the Yue Xin in her memories.


    Because of the matters of her past life, Xie Wanqing had an extra amount of trust in Yue Xin. However, this did not mean that she could completely trust her.


    "Where did you go last night?" she asked. If Yue Xin was there last night, Mama Feng would have been fine. Although that black shadow was strong, there were three of them. As long as one of them ran away to call for help, that person would not be able to succeed.


    Of course, it was very likely that Concubine Fang knew about this, so she specially lured away the young Yue Xin and tripped her up, leaving behind the young Xie Wanqing and the old Mama Feng.


    But, what if Yue Xin and the Concubine Fang were in cahoots? Last night, Xie Wanqing almost died again. She could still remember the feeling of being pressed in the water and suffocated.


    Yue Xin knew that she was being suspected, and knelt down: "Last night, this servant was sent back to the courtyard by the Concubine Fang, she said that she lost a hairpin, and that the Marquis had given that hairpin to me. He then ordered the Mama beside him to bring some people to search the rooms of the servants, and found out that it was in the bag of a young maid in our courtyard, but the young maid refused to admit that she had stolen the hairpin. "


    He paused for a moment before continuing, "That young servant girl is Mama Zhang''s granddaughter. I can see that she doesn''t seem to be someone who knows how to steal things. And so she and the aunt separated for a few words, which was why it was a bit late and why she didn''t have time to go and pick up the young lady. "


    Xie Wanqing stared at sher for a long time, until her legs started to feel numb, before saying: "Get up." First, he had been harmed by others, and now, she was also ill. Many things had turned into chaos, and she had to slowly take her time to sort things out.


    She believed seventy percent in Yue Xin''s words. In her previous life, she had done so many wrong things, yet Yue Xin was still by her side. The remaining three points would depend on her performance in the future.


    Miss, "Who knew that when Yue Xin heard her words, she did not stand up, but instead raised her bright eyes and looked down at her, causing people to not be able to tell what she was thinking. Now, Xie Wanqing realised that her eyes were filled with determination and determination that was different from the others, she looked at Xie Wanqing and spoke:" Yue Xin knows that Miss has been wise for a long time, and that Miss is always in danger.


    "What makes you think you can?" Xie Wanqing''s tone was solemn, she suddenly felt Yue Xin''s surrender was too sudden.


    "This servant grew up in the house of the Marquis and was a servant here since young. As a result, I have some understanding of the situation in the various courtyards and know most of the maids and Attendant s, so I am more or less on good terms with them. Although it is not said that this servant will be of assistance to the young miss, as long as you spend it on the blade, it will still be of assistance. Furthermore, the young miss has no other choice but to use a servant as a servant. "


    If anyone else said these, they would have thought that she was being arrogant, but Yue Xin was not, she had a calm and composed appearance the entire time, without a trace of arrogance.


    "Don''t you think I''m strange?" Xie Wanqing sat on the edge of the bed and looked straight into Yue Xin''s eyes. She knew that she was speaking the truth and that other than Yue Xin, there was no other servant that could be of use to him.


    Even if she had deliberately picked a maid in the courtyard to slowly train her, she did not have the time. If she wanted to train a newbie to become like Yue Xin, not only would she have to spend energy, she would also have to depend on that person''s talent.


    appeared to be calm and collected, but his words carried a sense of decisiveness: "Speak of the offensive, how many are there in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion that aren''t strange? This servant has seen many young masters and young ladies of this house, including the madame, since young.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was not even the slightest bit angry, she continued: "The reason you are acting like this right now, is just so that you can continue living. Yue Xin was the same way in the past, but now, this servant has another wish. "


    "What wish?" Xie Wanqing asked curiously.


    Yue Xin looked at her for a long time, then suddenly kowtowed and said: "This servant is willing to take the lead for young miss, and fulfil young miss''s wish, and only requests young miss to release this servant when she is free."


    This meant that he wanted her to sign a contract with him.


    Xie Wanqing did not expect Yue Xin to make such a request. Looking at the heavy and nervous expression on her face, she nodded her head after a while.


    Yue Xin had been immersed in the backyard of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion all these years, so she must have heard of all kinds of dirty things, so he was not surprised at her precocious puberty.

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    Since she wanted to leave this place, she could just let her leave.


    "Who do you think did this?" Xie Wanqing suddenly said.


    Yue Xin knew that she was referring to what happened last night. Last night, she was suddenly called back by Concubine Fang, but Concubine Fang was Xie Wanqing''s biological mother so it shouldn''t be her.


    However, Xie Wanyun, such a proud and arrogant person from back then, had endured the ridicule from the General Mansion and did not make a move for a few days.


    Xie Wanqing and Yue Xin''s thoughts were the same, but they should not be the Concubine Fang, she was not in a rush, and if she wanted Xie Wanqing''s life, she could just secretly send people to poison the food, although the small courtyard was changed to a newbie sent by the Madame Ye, but if the Concubine Fang really wanted to do anything, it would not be difficult.


    Looking forward to her death, it seemed that Xie Wanyun really hated her.


    "Have I taken any medicine today?" She slept through the night and into the afternoon, without knowing what had happened.


    Yue Xin knew what she was thinking, and replied: "Reporting to Miss, the doctor prescribed medicine, and this servant personally cooked it. Only after testing it with a silver needle can I give it to Miss to drink."


    At that time, Xie Wanqing''s fever was high and she did not want to retreat, if she did not drink the medicine, then the odds were against him. Seeing Xie Wanqing being so cautious in eating these past few days, Yue Xin also took care of her and arranged for Mama Zeng to take care of her in her sleep. She himself followed the doctor to grab the medicine and then made it herself before daring to bring it over for Xie Wanqing to drink.


    Hearing this, Xie Wanqing''s face finally relaxed a bit, "You did very well." she praised.


    "How is Mama Feng?"


    Although Mama Xin had instructed him not to tell Xie Wanqing about Mama Feng first, it was because he was afraid that she would be frightened. Now that Yue Xin looked at the child in front of her, she felt that she had to let her know about the news before she could recover.


    "This morning, the Mama Feng was fished out by someone. She was holding onto another corpse so tightly that the guards couldn''t separate them." Yue Xin told her the information she got.


    "What did the madame say?"


    "Two corpses are already soaked, so Mama Feng can still recognize them based on their clothes. However, the other corpse could not even be identified by the maids in the entire palace and their faces are full of old scars. It is said that their appearances are extremely terrifying. Everyone in the house was panic-stricken. They suspected that someone from the outside had snuck in to harm them, so the old lady got someone to report it. There should be news about it this afternoon. "


    It could not be someone from outside the Palace. Although the defenses of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion could not be compared to that of the Imperial Palace, an average person would not be able to sneak in so easily when they were patrolling around. Moreover, since that person''s face was like that, it would definitely attract attention. This kind of person entering the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, it was impossible for the guards to not see him.


    Furthermore, how could Xie Wanyun go out of the Palace to look for someone? As a lady in a pavilion, she would not step out of the door even if she did not go out. Xie Wanqing did not believe that she would have such abilities.


    At the same time, in the main hall, the old mistress was seated, while the Madame Ye and the Madame Huang were seated at the sides.


    It was not uncommon for large families to find two corpses in the lotus pond. The officials also knew that the madame had reported the case in order to use their words to calm the hearts of the people and remove their suspicions.


    If this corpse wasn''t scooped out in the open early in the morning and was seen by the servants in the mansion, then they would have nothing to do with it.


    Since the case had already been reported, the process still had to go.


    The coroner was sent to examine the body in the morning. It was soon revealed that both of them had drowned.


    "Excuse me, do you have any enemies in the Mama Feng?" The madame said.


    His meaning was obvious, it was to count the dead man as an enemy of the Mama Feng. When an important family was in trouble, they reported it to the government. Most of them just found a random excuse to explain themselves. After all, who would be so fussy about the life and death of a servant?


    The official who had come was well aware of the situation and quickly replied, "Old madam, please be at ease. We will go back to inspect the situation."


    Seeing that he was sensible, the old mistress nodded and said, "Thank you very much."


    "The madame is serious. This is our duty."


    As he spoke, he prepared to bring his men back.


    The coroner seemed to hesitate for a long time before he finally stood out and said, "Old madam, I have investigated and found that there was something on the Mama Feng''s hand. I''m afraid it might not have chicken pox."


    His words caused the madame''s face to turn unsightly.


    Why was he so well, with chickenpox? And no one knew?


    One had to know that most people with varicella would not be able to survive in the Zhou Dynasty. The chicken pox was very contagious and had an incubation period. It might take several days for people to suddenly pop up like bamboo shoots after a rain. Usually, at this time, not even doctors would dare to come and treat him, as they were afraid of getting sick.


    When Madame Ye heard this, she was shocked and quickly ordered some people to call for a doctor. "Quickly go and check if Second Miss is fine, and the rest of the people in her courtyard also have a look around, tidy up Mama Feng''s house, and burn all her things. Just don''t keep any of them."


    Madame Huang was scared witless by the coroner''s words, the surrounding maidservants became even more anxious, and started chattering among themselves.


    The old mistress slapped the tea table and said sternly, "That''s enough! What was everyone panicking for! Isn''t that still uncertain? " Then, he instructed the Mama Xin: "When the doctor enters the manor later, let him come over to check if there are chicken pox on Mama Feng first, then let him think."


    The Mama Xin nodded her head in agreement before she ordered the maidservants beside him to wait for the doctor at the Hou Mansion''s entrance.


    He turned around and said, "Thank you for the reminder, coroner."


    The coroner originally did not want to care about the affairs of this wealthy family, so he knew that he was wrong. However, the chicken pox infection was extremely quick and fierce, and there were many people in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Seeing that the madame seemed displeased, he knew it would be inconvenient for him to stay any longer. He then saluted and left.


    Seeing that all the servants had left, Madame Ye dismissed the unnecessary maids, leaving her personal servant and Mama by her side. She turned to the old lady and said: "Mother, that woman with an unknown name is also a servant of our residence. Why did you send the officials to investigate her?"


    Hearing this, Madame Huang was shocked, how did she not know that there was such a person in the palace?


    After all, Madame Ye was the first wife, and the Old Mistress had also thought of letting her take over the control of the inner courtyard. Thus, she made the Mama Xin bring her around to familiarize with the people in the residence. But he did not expect the Madame Ye to stand up and speak at this time.


    The old mistress looked at her with a pair of cloudy eyes but did not speak.


    Madame Ye knew what the Old Mistress meant, she just wanted the officials to settle the matter quickly. The woman said that she was the enemy of Mama Feng, and the two fought over some private matters, so their deaths had nothing to do with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    But at least those two had died, adding Xie Wanqing''s appearance last night, it was definitely not that simple, which was why she interrupted.


    "Mother, last night, Ye Qingqing was frightened. Looking at her appearance, that woman did not want to harm the Mama Feng, she is ¡­" They wanted Xie Wanqing''s life. Madame Ye did not say this, but she knew that the Old Mistress would understand what she meant.


    As expected, the madame stopped her. "Xiuqing is still sick. Let''s talk about how she got better last night."


    When Xie Wanqing completely recovered, it would take at least two or three days. By then, both of their corpses would have been buried, and the matter would have been settled, and the old lady would definitely not bring up this matter for no reason. She would only make people''s hearts calm down, and not do anything that would not be worth it.


    These words were just a perfunctory reply.


    Madame Ye knew that she should not pursue this matter any further. The major affairs of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were all under the control of the old lady. But when she thought about how miserable Xie Wanqing looked, she felt pain in her heart. Adding the poisoned food that Yue Xin had given her, it could be seen that someone was trying to kill Xie Wanqing.


    The Madame Ye had been in the house of the Marquis for so many years, but not many people could use it. There were almost no connections between the servants in the house.

 C49

    She did not have any prestige amongst the crowd, and her investigation was not smooth.


    "This concerns the Second Miss s of the Palace. Please investigate this matter thoroughly, Mother!" If they did not investigate thoroughly this time, the person behind all of them would be even more savage, and Xie Wanqing would be in grave danger.


    It was rare for Madame Ye to disobey the Old Madam, and she looked at her in surprise.


    "For the past few months, Wenqing has been plotted against time and time again. First, it was a maid who dared to frame Master, and now, it''s the matter of the Mama Feng being murdered. "If we were to go down, my daughter-in-law would probably have Huaijin in her mind."


    Her words were not without reason.


    Thinking about it carefully, Madame Huang also felt a lingering fear. Xie Wanqing had encountered too many things in the past few months, if it was all a coincidence, she would not believe it.


    Originally, she didn''t dare to say anything because it was her own room. Now that the Madame Ye had mentioned the other children, she had no choice but to come out and say a few words, "Mother, sister-in-law''s words are reasonable. Please investigate this matter thoroughly and give the child in the mansion an explanation."


    The two of them insisted on kneeling in front of the madame.


    Mama Xin looked at the Old Mistress, and then turned to the two of them and said, "The Old Mistress is tired, it''s better if the two of you return early."


    However, the Madame Ye and the Madame Huang were indifferent to her words. They only lowered their heads and kneeled, not daring to move at all.


    The spacious main hall was silent, one could hear the sound of a pin drop. After some time, the old mistress finally said, "Alright, let''s investigate."


    The Madame Ye was pure, the Madame Huang was straightforward. If these two were in a normal family, then they would be a good daughter-in-law that was hard to come by. But now, they were actually the two principal wives of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The old madam was glad that they were obedient, but at the same time, she was also worried that there would be a day when she would be old and old. Who would then be in charge of such a huge backyard? Could it be that he would have to wait for his granddaughter-in-law to enter the school before teaching him?


    Since the two of them wanted to investigate, then let them see. It was time for them to see the filth of the backyard.


    Yue Xin spent a lot of money to get this information from the maid who served the old lady. When she told Xie Wanqing about the information, she was sitting at the desk writing. With a flick of her hand, the tip of her brush went askew. The Old Mistress did not plan to investigate the Mama Feng, which meant that she did not want to investigate her either.


    Ever since she was reborn, she had been framed time and time again, but each time, she would only be punished by one or two young maids and would never pursue things further. No matter how stupid Xie Wanqing was, he could tell now.


    The old mistress was watching from the sidelines. No matter how bad the commotion became, as long as the root of the problem was not shaken, the madame would not investigate further. Xie Wanqing being a bastard''s granddaughter was nothing to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, so the old lady did not care about her life or death.


    If one said that Marquis Anyang''s Mansion needed a Direct Daughter, then the quota would definitely fall between her and Xie Wanyun. No matter how the two fought, the old lady would only act as if she didn''t know anything.


    This was the madame''s position.


    "I know," she said.


    After around an hour, Mama Xin brought some people over. She said that Mama Feng had caught chicken pox before and had to burn everything in her house.


    "Second Miss, this is the old mistress'' wish." she said to Xie Wanqing.


    "Then burn it." Xie Wanqing''s expression was solemn, there was no surprise in her eyes.


    Seeing this, Mama Xin knew that she should have heard the news a long time ago. In the end, this Second Miss was different from before. In the future, this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion might not be peaceful.


    Even though sheshead thought about it, Mama Xin did not reveal any of it on the surface, she still respectfully and respectfully saluted and said her goodbyes. Afterwards, she brought a group of servants and covered their faces with scarves. After counting everything that belonged to the Mama Feng, he instructed the Attendant to take it and burn it. Following the doctor''s instructions, some medicinal herbs were boiled and smoked all over the courtyard. The kitchen was instructed to cook the medicinal soup to prevent chicken pox every day and give it to everyone to drink.


    There were a lot of people under the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, if it spread, that would be incredible.


    "Mama Xin, what''s going on?" Seeing Xie Wanqing''s small courtyard filled with smoke, the Concubine Fang rushed over, but still saw the Mama Xin standing there commanding with a single glance.


    Today''s meeting in the main hall did not allow for the presence of her aunt, so it was normal for her to be completely unaware of this matter. As the Mama Xin was the Old Madam''s personal Mama, she had to be respectful even if she saw him. Thus, when the Mama Xin came over, she did not greet her, but directly went through the courtyard to find Xie Wanqing.


    The varicella was a huge matter. Furthermore, the two young mistresses in the main house were currently fighting to the point of losing their heads because of the matter with Direct Daughter, so Mama Xin really didn''t have time to bother with an aunt.


    The old lady was afraid that the young miss might be too sick, so she asked me to take care of the things in the Mama Feng. After all, she has already left, and if the things were to remain in the Second Miss, it would be unlucky.


    Mama Xin''s words were half true and half false. She, who came to deal with Mama Feng''s remnants, did not say a word about Mama Feng suffering from varicella. Right now, two people had just died in the lotus pond, if there was a chicken pox then it would cause chaos in the entire palace. Mama Xin had even sealed up a lot of silver and gave it to the doctor, the doctor understood and took it, treating it as if he never came here today.


    But the old mistress had specifically warned him and told Xie Wanqing the truth. As a result, Mama Feng had just told her about the chicken pox, she did not expect her reaction to be so calm.


    "So that''s how it is." Concubine Fang said fearfully: "Then has the doctor been seen by Second Miss before? How is Second Miss? "


    She looked anxious. Mama Feng thought, if she knew that her eldest daughter was fighting to the death with her second daughter, she wondered how she would react.


    "The doctor is inside taking care of Miss." Just as Mama Xin finished speaking, she saw the white bearded doctor coming out from the door, with Xie Wanqing and Yue Xin following behind him.


    Mama Xin walked up to him in a few steps and asked, "How is Second Miss?"


    Others could quietly get rid of their illnesses and cover up the news of chicken pox, but if the one who was sick was the Second Miss of the mansion, then it would be troublesome. Besides, the main house only had these two girls. If there was one missing, it would seem a little lonely.


    The old lady stroked her beard and shook her head, "Don''t worry Mama. The fever in Second Miss has already subsided. It''s just that I was scared earlier, and can''t help but have some mental states that don''t belong to me. I''ll prescribe some tranquil formulas for the Second Miss to eat. You''ll be fine in a few days. "


    He then turned to Yue Xin and said, "Second Miss is still young, after receiving such a shock, you will probably have nightmares at night. Normally, your thoughts will be a little random, and you will have to be pacified a bit more."


    Yue Xin nodded in agreement.


    Hearing the doctor say that, Mama Xin''s heart calmed down. It was good that Xie Wanqing was fine, if she was infected, it would be difficult for him. In the Zhou Dynasty, people who had had chicken pox were basically dead. Those who survived were said to have left pimples all over their bodies as if they were evil ghosts. To the daughters of large families, this was even worse than death.


    Therefore, if he really had chickenpox, no matter if Xie Wanqing could survive or not, Marquis Anyang''s Mansion would no longer be of any use to him. At that time, even if she did not die, the Marquis Mansion would no longer be able to keep this Young Miss here.


    "Don''t worry Mama Xin, I will be fine later on." Xie Wanqing said. Her face was still sickly pale, and she looked extremely weak.


    Concubine Fang held her in her arms and said with a pained heart: "It''s good that you''re fine. Aunt has been eating and chanting since yesterday, and only hopes that you can get better soon. That Mama Feng, seriously, why is she still trying to get close to you when she''s sick?


    The words seemed to be true and they loved her.


    "Aunt, don''t worry. It won''t be so easy for someone else to get sick because of her tough body." Xie Wanqing revealed a slight smile as she looked at Concubine Fang and said that, she seemed to be well-behaved and sensible. Her hand was held tightly by Concubine Fang, but she didn''t struggle at all and instead held onto the other''s hand tightly.


    Concubine Fang only felt that the smile on her face was inexplicably strange, but in front of Mama Xin, she couldn''t say anything. She could only suppress her thoughts, but on the surface, she still looked worried.

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    "Aunt is naturally happy that you''re well." However, even though the Mama Feng knows that she was sick, she still followed you and did not tell anyone else. It can be seen that the servants by your side have no rules, one was still fine, but what if it was two or three times? How about you let my Mama Li to follow and take care of you? "


    He had said so much just to insert himself into the conversation.


    "What does Mama Xin think?"


    Before Xie Wanqing even had a chance to reply, the Concubine Fang was already anxiously pulling the Mama Xin into the water.


    Concubine Fang wanted to let her in, but Madame Ye was in charge of this courtyard. She also sent Mama Zeng to take care of her last night, so if Xie Wanqing rejected her with these reasons, then it wouldn''t be good for Concubine Fang to force her in. Moreover, if Madame Ye found out, she would think that it was because Concubine Fang was dissatisfied with her arrangements.


    But Mama Xin was different. She was the madame''s woman, and if she spoke, she would represent the madame. Even if Xie Wanqing was not easy to reject, the Madame Ye had nothing to say.


    But how could Mama Xin be so easily treated as someone to be used as a blade? Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun were like water and fire now, and Concubine Fang was their biological mother.


    If he agreed to her request, he would go in the name of the old lady and help her suppress Xie Wanqing and Madame Ye, and if anyone else joined them and stood by Xie Wanyun''s side, it would not be good. Mama Xin didn''t lose her head, so she naturally would not let her do as she pleased.


    Therefore, the Mama Xin replied, "The matters of the Second Miss''s rooms have to be dealt with by Madam. This old servant is only in charge of serving the Old Madam, I do not dare to overstep my boundaries."


    With that, he looked around, seeing that the servants had pretty much smoked all over the courtyard, he bowed to Xie Wanqing, then brought the doctors and the servants back to the old mistress'' place.


    Before leaving, he seemed to have thought of something and said to Concubine Fang: "That Mama Feng is infected with an infectious disease. It would be best for Concubine Fang to also smoke it with medicine and treat it as removing bad luck."


    Concubine Fang lowered her eyes and thanked him.


    "Aunt, there''s no need to send Mama over. It''s very good here at night." Xie Wanqing rejected her.


    Concubine Fang was not surprised to hear her reply. She touched her face and said, "In the future, if the servants are disobedient or lack servants, you can come and find me, my lady."


    Xie Wanqing nodded.


    The cold autumn wind, Concubine Fang urged her to go back to her room to rest, while she himself went back.


    Upon entering, he saw Xie Wanyun sitting there, waiting for her.


    "How is it?" Once she saw Concubine Fang enter, Xie Wanyun asked. It was such a pity that the man did not kill Xie Wanqing. Right now, all they had to do was to see if Xie Wanqing could get sick from the arrangement of the concubine.


    The Concubine Fang leisurely walked to the seat of honor and sat down. She smiled and said: "What are you so anxious about?"


    Xie Wanyun thought that she had succeeded, and anxiously asked: "She got infected?"


    "Nope." Concubine Fang calmly said, "She is lucky, and won''t die that easily."


    "Pah!" The teacup on the table was swept to the ground, causing Xie Wanyun''s expression to turn ugly.


    "If it wasn''t for you being unable to hold it in, once she gets pimples, not to mention whether she could survive, even her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion wouldn''t be able to keep her here." Concubine Fang looked at Xie Wanyun''s furious expression and slowly spoke.


    She had played chess with her subordinates before. It was a flawless plan for the Mama Feng to catch chicken pox and then infect Xie Wanqing. No one could find her head. But Xie Wanyun could not hold it in and insisted on killing them. In the end, Xie Wanqing did not die and instead killed the Mama Feng that she arranged.


    The Mama Feng had just had the symptoms of chicken pox, and Xie Wanqing had been staying in the General Mansion for the past few days. The two of them had not interacted much, and only last night when Xie Wanqing went to see the Old Madam and the Mama Feng went with him, they did not catch the disease.


    It was also because of Xie Wanqing''s good luck.


    "That person is useless!" Xie Wanyun grinded her teeth, but did not die. Instead, she killed the Mama Feng.


    "You didn''t listen to me," Concubine Fang looked at her newly dyed nails and said slowly.


    Xie Wanyun was her child, and was taught to her by her. In the end, she was still too young and couldn''t hold herself back. However, now was the time to gain experience, and suffering some setbacks was also good. Otherwise, how could she grow up?


    As a result, although her plans were disrupted, Concubine Fang was not angry. Previously, she had planned to kill Mama Feng, but Xie Wanqing was just secondary. What she wanted was for Xie Wanqing to live to see her two children become Direct Daughter s, and to see them become glorious. had to pay back all the pain and suffering she had experienced since she was young to the two of them.


    However, Xie Wanyun did not like being dragged, she was only worried that things might get out of hand. She really wanted to become the Direct Daughter. As long as Xie Wanqing died, that seat would be hers. So what was there to hesitate about? Moreover, Xie Wanqing''s wings had yet to grow, so it was a good time to strike.


    Since he did not succeed this time, he would wait patiently until the next time. There would always be a time where Xie Wanqing would be unable to avoid it.


    "As for you, have you settled the matter with that old woman yet?" Concubine Fang asked.


    "Aunt, don''t worry. That old woman is usually locked up in the woodshed for chopping firewood. Not many people in the mansion know her." She did not have any family, so she was ordered around like a beast. All she wanted was to escape the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. This servant agreed to her words, and only asked her to help us with our work. But now that she is dead, it is natural that we will have to end this once and for all. "Aunt, don''t worry." Lv Yi replied with a hint from Xie Wanyun.


    Concubine Fang looked at her and asked: "Then when you released her, did anyone see it?"


    "Absolutely not. This servant has already investigated everything beforehand. That person who was guarding her went to drink with someone last night, so I took the opportunity to release her."


    "That''s good. It''s just that, "Concubine Fang''s tone changed as she said worriedly," If the madame finds out, all of you better not expose her. "


    Logically speaking, since Mama Feng was already dead, there should no longer be anyone by Xie Wanqing''s side who could help her with her plans. However, Concubine Fang still felt that something was off. This was only the beginning. If the madame decided to investigate, he would have to deal with it carefully.


    Xie Wanyun heard and smiled: "Aunt, you''re overthinking it, it''s just two wives dying, what does that have to do with me?"


    She had gone to bed early last night, and all the servants in the courtyard knew it. It was impossible to find anything on her.


    "Is that so?" Concubine Fang looked into her eyes and asked: "Then why did we find the corpses this morning, and why haven''t they been hastily buried until now?"


    If Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were to think about it, he could at least find an excuse to lie to them and turn them into corpses long ago. Why stay until now?


    "Aunt''s meaning is that the madame wants to thoroughly investigate this matter?" Xie Wanyun was slightly surprised. It was not a glorious thing for two people to die so suddenly, according to the usual method of saving the Marquis'' Mansion''s face, those two people would only be called as private grudges.


    Furthermore, in order to avoid suspicion, she did not send anyone to inquire about the old mistress'' situation that morning. When he heard the Concubine Fang''s words, he couldn''t help but panic a little.


    "I can''t say for sure, but looking at the situation now, it''s going to be investigated." The Concubine Fang comforted her, "You don''t have to panic, without evidence, no one can do anything to you."


    "Yes." Xie Wanyun quickly calmed herself down. That''s right, as long as there was no evidence, who could do anything to her? That old woman had always been alone, and now that she was dead, there was no proof. Even if the deities came, they wouldn''t be able to find her.


    Thinking about it this way, Xie Wanyun immediately relaxed a lot.


    "Don''t be so impulsive in the future. Talk to me first."


    "Aunt, I''m not being impulsive. I need to be bold and vicious in my actions. This is what you told me. Why are you so cowardly now? " Xie Wanyun said in an unconcerned tone.


    Concubine Fang glanced at her, "What, now you want to teach this aunt a lesson? You still have a lot to learn. "


    "Naturally, I still need Aunt''s guidance." Xie Wanyun said, "But, since Xie Wanqing is still hanging on, why can''t we just..."


    She really did not want Xie Wanqing to live any longer. Since she had already been forced into a corner by her, why would she let go of this tiger and return to the mountain? The position of the Direct Daughter was right in front of him, and Xie Wanqing was the only obstacle.


    "Now that she''s staying in the courtyard and isn''t going anywhere, how are you going to make a move?" How could Concubine Fang not understand what Xie Wanyun meant? She just did not expect her to be so anxious. As soon as he mentioned her, he couldn''t help but think about it.

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    "I can''t, but of course Aunt can." Xie Wanyun revealed a cute smile on her face, "Since Aunt is able to cause this Mama Feng to get sick without making a sound, then this sort of late Qing can naturally do as well."


    Concubine Fang raised his eyes and looked at her, her gaze as sharp as knives: "Are you really that impatient?"


    If she could, Concubine Fang didn''t want Xie Wanqing to die too quickly. She really wanted to see Madame Ye kneel in front of her and beg her for her life.


    "It''s just that I don''t want to cause too much trouble. Aunt should understand this logic." Xie Wanyun looked at her, her expression solemn. If you cut the grass, you will not get rid of the roots, and the spring winds will rise again. "


    "She can''t do that." The Concubine Fang was sure that Xie Wanqing had been spoiled by her since she was young. Even with the help of the Mama Feng, she knew that now that the Mama Feng was dead, Xie Wanqing would only have a few bruises on her body. If one were to talk about the position of Direct Daughter, she had a hundred percent confidence in being able to push Xie Wanyun to that position.


    Since she was young, she had always dreamed of one day stepping on Madame Ye beneath her feet. For this day, she had worked hard for dozens of years, not sparing to seduce Xie Kai to be his concubine and bear his children. Instead, she had exchanged her own son for someone else''s to raise.


    She wanted to stomp Madame Ye into the mud so that they could see how high up she was.


    "Whether it''s possible or not, I won''t let her live." Xie Wanyun said resolutely.


    "You want to do it yourself?"


    Xie Wanyun looked at her indifferently, "Since Aunt is unwilling to help, then I can only help out myself that night."


    Now that Xie Wanqing had two Mama s by her side and a calm servant girl like Yue Xin, it was extremely difficult for Xie Wanyun to make a move. Furthermore, since the old lady wanted to investigate what happened last night, she had the intention to protect Xie Wanqing.


    Why was she so impatient? Concubine Fang could not help but frown, and reprimanded: "You won''t use your brain if you make a move now?"


    "It can''t be that the aunt has raised feelings for her for so many years, can it? She can''t bear to part with them now, can she?" Xie Wanyun sarcastically replied.


    Why was she so impatient? Concubine Fang could not help but frown, and reprimanded: "You won''t use your brain if you make a move now?"


    "It can''t be that the aunt has raised feelings for her for so many years, can it? She can''t bear to part with them now, can she?" Xie Wanyun sarcastically replied.


    "What nonsense are you talking about!" Concubine Fang frowned, and said with a stern voice.


    Xie Wanyun snorted, and turned her head to the side.


    "Don''t you think about the situation? Is this a good time to attack? " Seeing that she did not listen to him, the Concubine Fang spoke up.


    This was indeed not the time to make a move, but if she missed this chance, who knew if Xie Wanqing would grow up. Seeing that the position of the Direct Daughter was about to land steadily on her body, Xie Wanyun was willing to take the risk.


    "Don''t be anxious," Concubine Fang patted her hands, and said gently. "If Xie Wanqing lives in Aunt''s courtyard, she won''t be able to escape from my grasp.


    Seeing this, Xie Wanyun knew that it was impossible to give Xie Wanqing a second attack. If the Concubine Fang did not help, it would be difficult for her to reach out to Xie Wanqing''s courtyard. Previously, she could have struck out from the outside, but now that Xie Wanqing was recuperating in the courtyard without leaving her home, it would be extremely difficult for him to strike out.


    The reason why he said that he wanted to make a move was just to provoke Concubine Fang. Unexpectedly, Concubine Fang did not budge.


    Furthermore, according to what Concubine Fang said, the Old Mistress was investigating the matters of the Mama Feng. It was best not to let anything bad happen to her at such a critical juncture, otherwise, it would only be a loss to the Old Mistress.


    Therefore, she indifferently answered with an "En" and did not stay any longer. She got up and said her goodbyes.


    Concubine Fang knew Xie Wanyun''s personality and did not stop her.


    When Xie Wanyun was still a little kid, Concubine Fang had taught her to please the Madame Ye and the Old Mistress. At that time, she was playful, charming and often lazy. When Concubine Fang found out, she was punished to recite and practice the zither.


    Adding to the fact that she had Xie Wanqing by her side, Concubine Fang was even stricter towards him. Xie Wanqing could play however she wanted, but Concubine Fang would not be angry, nor would she punish her.


    Gradually, Xie Wanyun became more sensible and distant from the Concubine Fang. Even if it was her own mother and daughter, they wouldn''t usually act coquettishly and happily in her arms.


    When Xie Wanyun was eight years old, she moved to an independent courtyard to find out that something was amiss. At that time, she was very reluctant, and even worried about whether Xie Wanyun was not used to living there by herself, or whether she would be bullied by others. It was only on the day of their separation that Xie Wanyun was exceptionally calm, and left without a single word.


    Only now did Concubine Fang realise that her relationship with her daughter was extremely distant. Even after she told Xie Wanyun about swapping Direct Daughter with her concubine, and told him that she only wanted to make him into a scarecrow, it was still too late. Xie Wanyun still did not get close to her.


    Over the past few years, the mother and daughter pair had become like strangers.


    As a result, even if Xie Wanyun didn''t give her any face, Concubine Fang would still tolerate it. With her daughter by her side, she couldn''t possibly cause trouble for the mother and daughter.


    The Mama beside her knew the worry in her heart and advised, "Aunt is also thinking for Eldest Miss, in the future, Miss will understand."


    "She hates me for being strict with her, but if I don''t be strict with her, how is she going to fight for the position of Direct Daughter? Do you really think that they would give her the chance to do so? "


    The Concubine Fang frowned. Seeing this, the servant girl beside her quickly went up and massaged her shoulders: "Aunt, you shouldn''t worry too much. Eldest Miss will always know what you are thinking."


    Concubine Fang waved her hand to signal for the maidservants to go down, she then went to her own room to rest.


    When night fell, the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was brightly lit.


    Yue Xin led the way with the lantern in hand, with Mama Zeng following behind him. Xie Wanqing and the group walked towards the Old Mistress'' courtyard. Very quickly, she arrived at the lotus pond from last night. She stopped and looked, and that suffocating feeling swept over her as she looked at the pitch black lotus pond. It was as if she could see the Mama Feng, and she shouted "Young miss, run!" it was still by her ears. In her previous life, Mama Feng served her until she married into the Prince Liang''s Mansion, but she never thought that they would be separated by Yin and Yang so quickly in their current life.


    After his rebirth, many things had changed. Last night''s events hadn''t happened in her previous life. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have been so clueless.


    "Miss, the night is cold, let''s go." Mama Zeng tied up her cloak tightly and held her hand in her. Last night, after burning so much, a lot of cold wind blew throughout the journey, causing her hand to feel ice-cold.


    Xie Wanqing allowed the Mama Zeng to rub her hands together, staring at the lotus pond without making a sound.


    When Mama Zeng saw this, she was afraid that she had remembered what happened last night. After all, Mama Feng was a living person, if suddenly she disappeared, it would be in front of Xie Wanqing. Not to mention that she was a seven-year-old child, even an adult might not be able to withstand such a blow.


    Furthermore, Mama Feng was Xie Wanqing''s wet nurse, who had brought her up, so how could their relationship not be deep? Now that they were at the scene again, Xie Wanqing could not help but feel touched. However, the madame was still waiting. There was no time to lose.


    Seeing that her persuasion was of no use, Mama Zeng could only turn her gaze towards Yue Xin. She would usually be the one following Xie Wanqing, so it was likely that her words would be more useful than''s.


    Yue Xin received Mama Zeng''s gaze and walked over: "Young miss, let''s go.


    It was unknown if Xie Wanqing had seen enough, or if she had reacted to Yue Xin''s words, she slowly turned her head and said: "Let''s go, grandmother should be waiting anxiously."


    When she turned her head, Mama Zeng saw the tears on her face. In the end, she was still a child, so the Mama Zeng felt pity. She took out a handkerchief and wiped it for her.


    She thought to herself that the Old Mistress did not know why she was in such a hurry either. Xie Wanqing had only woken up for a little less than a day and was informed by the Mama Xin that he would be rushing here in the middle of the night.


    Xie Wanqing arrived a little late, and aside from the servants and Mama, the old lady''s courtyard was filled with people rushing out. Madame Ye, Madame Huang and Xie Wanyun were already seated in the hall, waiting for her.


    The room was extremely quiet, and the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.


    Last night, Xie Wanqing was just frightened and caught a cold, her face was pale, but seeing the situation she did not panic. Instead, she took her best form and walked slowly to bow in front of the old mistress.

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    "You are still sick, there is no need to be so courteous. Sit down." The madame was very pleased with her performance and reached out to support her.


    As for Xie Wanyun, ever since Xie Wanqing had appeared at the entrance, and even after she had bowed, her expression had not changed in the slightest, as if she was a stranger that had just brushed past.


    Last night, Xie Wanqing almost died in her hands, but now she was this calm. The old mistress could not help but have a whole new level of respect for her.


    If two people were fighting, that would be fine, but Xie Wanyun had acted a little ruthlessly, she was only ten years old, and Xie Wanqing was the younger sister of her mother, so how could she act so viciously?


    Other than Xie Wanqing who was beside her, no one else saw her glance at Xie Wanyun for a long time.


    After Xie Wanqing sat down, the old lady spoke out: "Xinqing, why don''t you tell me what exactly happened last night?"


    When she said that, both Madame Ye and Madame Ye looked over at her. Xie Wanyun heard and stopped for a moment, but she regained her calm demeanor after a while, and gently sipped on her tea.


    "Yanqing, tell me exactly what happened last night, word for word. If you suffer any grievances, you will have the madame to speak up for you." Seeing her pale face, Madame Ye felt pity for her in her heart.


    Madame Huang also nodded in agreement.


    "Is the wife that was fished out with the Mama Feng a member of our house?" Xie Wanqing asked instead of answering.


    Once she asked, everyone knew that even though she had been in the yard all day, the news from outside had not spread.


    Madame Ye and Madame Huang looked at her in astonishment. Madame Ye didn''t know why she asked this question, but she couldn''t help but think highly of her. Previously, she only thought that Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing were similar in age, and that it was understandable. Furthermore, she had always wanted a daughter herself, so she had some love for Xie Wanqing.


    But this love was not enough to make her disobey the old lady for Xie Wanqing''s sake. Therefore, the madame did not step forward when she decided to settle the matter. If not for Madame Ye resisting the order with her body, she would not have dared to be the head bird.


    From the looks of it, Xie Wanqing was not an idiot.


    She first asked who that old woman was. If the madame replied that she was from outside the Palace, it meant that she would definitely help her find the truth; if she was from the Palace, then this matter would definitely be settled quickly in order to protect the dignity of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Then, no matter what Xie Wanqing said, it would be useless.


    Although Madame Huang was straightforward, she thought carefully, and with a thought she understood the crux of the matter, she looked at Xie Wanqing with praise.


    Xie Wanqing looked straight at her, but only at the Old Mistress.


    The old mistress glanced at her and spoke slowly, "It''s the old man of the residence."


    "I wonder if her family still exists?"


    "No, she''s all alone. There isn''t even a body collector who died."


    The madame''s words made it clear that there was no way to find anyone now that they were dead. Unless a god descended to the mortal realm, even if the matter were to blow up, finding out that it was that woman who plotted against Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, Second Miss would only be able to find out this much. But as an old granny who had no enmity with Xie Wanqing, why did she want to harm him?


    No one would believe that no one had ordered him to do so. But now that he was dead, no matter how many clues were left, the person behind all of them would definitely not be able to find out. Other than damaging the reputation of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, there was no other use.


    Xie Wanqing naturally understood the Old Mistress'' meaning, so she stood up and replied, "Last night, Ye Dingdang and Mama Feng were on their way back to the courtyard. After passing by the lotus pond, a person suddenly came out from behind them and dragged Mama Feng away. Yan Zhaoge looked at Mu Xueqing with a hint of fear in his eyes, but didn''t say anything. He continued to walk towards Mu Xueqing''s direction, his gaze focused on Mu Xueqing for a moment before turning to Mu Xueqing. Everyone knows. "


    She only said that he had attacked the Mama Feng, but she didn''t mention him at all.


    The Madame Ye was anxious and asked: "Then what''s the matter with the pinch on your neck?"


    He didn''t notice it last night, but when he went to look at Xie Wanqing during the day, he saw a circle of purple marks on the back of her neck. It was obvious that she had been pinched by someone.


    Xie Wanqing didn''t think that Madame Ye would ask her this directly. Tonight, she intentionally wore her high collar clothes and hid her neck tightly so that Madame Ye wouldn''t see.


    The old mistress asked, "Is your neck injured?"


    Xie Wanqing pinched herself with all her strength inside her sleeves, felt that her eyes were a little moist, and then raised her head and said: "Yanqing just lied, last night I saw that person dragging Mama Feng to the lotus pond, my heart was anxious, so I pulled her, and got injured ¡­."


    After saying that, she looked at Madame Ye with her wet eyes, her gaze filled with regret.


    Hearing her words, the Madame Ye felt her heart tensing up. If that person had been even more ruthless towards her last night, Xie Wanqing would not have been able to see the sun today.


    "In the future, be more quick-witted when you encounter these things. You''re just a child, what help can you possibly have? Hurry up and come find us." The old mistress reprimanded him.


    It was not that she was going to save Mama Feng at all, she was afraid that Mama Feng had to put her life on the line to save her. Although she knew that Xie Wanqing was most likely lying, the Old Mistress was still willing to accompany her, if not, if Madame Ye knew the truth, she would not be able to turn the situation into this, and at that time, what would the face of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion be like?


    The dignified main wife did not even have a discerning eye towards Xie Wanqing, so the old lady could not help but become more displeased the more she looked at Madame Ye.


    Madame Huang on the side pretended that she did not exist. She was not worried about Xie Wanqing at all, she knew that she could deal with the Old Mistress, but was instead a little worried about the Madame Ye. The Madame Ye had previously ignored the matters in the backyard, but for some reason this time, it seemed like she was especially concerned about Xie Wanqing, and even refuted the Old Mistress.


    Xie Wanqing naturally noticed the old lady''s unsightly expression, and said hurriedly: "Xinqing will definitely remember Grandmother''s teachings. Initially, she did not want to worry the elders, but she did not want to arouse her mother''s suspicions. It was her fault, so Grandmother, I beg of you to forgive me. "


    Her words took Madame Ye out, and she only said that she didn''t understand.


    Madame Ye did not please the madame at all in terms of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. After all these years, she was just an empty shell and the inner court of the house of the Marquis was always under the control of the madame. If he were to be despised by the madame because of her, his life would only be more miserable.


    The old mistress nodded at her understanding and said, "Forget it. You are filial too."


    Then he continued: "According to what you said, that woman probably has a personal grudge with the Mama Feng."


    What personal grudge could there be? Mama Feng was bought from the outside of Concubine Fang, she was not a son of a family. She had been by her side waiting for her all these years, but she had never met that old woman at all.


    Back then, Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaijin were born at almost the same time, and the entire household was celebrating the birth of their direct son. Concubine Fang was not disappointed. She had wanted to spend some silver to find a wet nurse to take care of Xie Wanqing. With that, she found Mama Feng.


    The Mama s in the house were all clean and healthy. Otherwise, who would dare to come to the house of the Marquis of Milk?


    The reason the Concubine Fang found someone she didn''t know to take care of her was obviously because he didn''t want her to grow up smoothly. However, she never expected that the Mama Feng would treat Xie Wanqing like her own son, and could only kill her now.


    Xie Wanqing knew in her heart that it was most likely Concubine Fang who had suddenly gotten the chicken pox, but she could not say it. The person that woman came to kill was not Mama Feng but her, so she could not say it either. Just because this was a Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, no matter how corrupt it was inside, it would appear kind and amiable on the surface.


    On the surface, she even agreed with the old man. "Probably."


    When she said these words, it was clear what she meant. Mama Feng''s death was only because of her personal grudge with others, it had nothing to do with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Since this person in question didn''t say that the old woman had planned to murder her, then no matter how others guessed, it was just a fabrication.


    The old mistress was delighted to see her being so sensible. She said, "Alright, it''s clear now that the matter has come to this point. Xianqing is still sick. Why don''t you go back and rest?"


    Xie Wanqing bowed and then left.


    When she went out of the door, the old lady looked at Xie Wanyun who had not made a sound.

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    However, if it was too big of a deal, it would mean that he did not even put her, the old lady, in his eyes. He felt that the entire backyard was his own world and he could do whatever he wanted.


    The old mistress could sit back and watch, but she would never let anyone get out of her control.


    "You have always doted on your sister-in-law, but now that your little sister has been frightened for no reason and has contracted an illness in the late autumn, you should go back and copy the Buddhist scripture from the fifth day to pray for her blessings." The madame instructed.


    Xie Wanyun obediently agreed.


    "You have to carefully copy it. You can''t be careless with even a single word."


    "Yes." Xie Wanyun replied with gentleness and gentleness.


    Previously, when the Old Mistress had questioned Xie Wanqing, she was the most nervous, because if Xie Wanqing were to say that the person from last night had harmed her, then she would definitely not let this matter go so easily. Regardless of whether the madame wanted to or not, this matter was related to the life of the Second Miss of the house of the Marquis.


    Although Lv Yi had guaranteed that no one would see through her, it was her first time doing such a thing, and it was also Lv Yi''s first time doing it, it would inevitably leave behind an opening.


    As a result, although she looked calm and composed as she sat by the side, a thin layer of sweat had already formed on the center of her palms. Fortunately, Xie Wanqing did not speak the truth, and the matter had been settled. Now she only wanted her to copy the Buddhist scriptures, so she didn''t care too much about it.


    "That night, Yun Li will take his leave."


    "Go."


    She wasn''t sure if it was her imagination, but the old mistress felt that it was rather meaningful from her glance just now.


    "Alright, now the two children are gone. "What else do you have to say about this?" The madame looked at the two daughter-in-law sitting below her with dissatisfaction.


    Madame Ye knew that the Old Mistress was not satisfied with her, but she had never been liked by the Old Mistress in the first place, so she was not afraid.


    "Are you suspecting that I am lying?" The madame looked at her coldly.


    Madame Ye lowered her head and said: "My daughter-in-law does not dare."


    "You can leave. I need to rest." When the old mistress saw her, she was annoyed. The Madame Ye did not know how to react and would not look at anyone''s face. If it wasn''t for the fact that she was a Direct Daughter of the Duke of Wei''s household, she would have left long ago. Furthermore, she was also separated by a level from Xie Kai. The old mistress could not be bothered to care about her, and only thought that there was no such person.


    In the past, when the Madame Ye did not care about anything, she would only sit in her courtyard and shut the door. The old mistress grew annoyed.


    "Does mother not plan on investigating this matter?" Madame Ye still could not believe that the many dangers that had occurred on Xie Wanqing''s body were all just coincidences. With her death, there was no way to investigate it, and this made her even more convinced that someone had deliberately set it up this way.


    She knew about that Mama Feng. It was the wet nurse that Concubine Fang bought from the outside. She had been by Xie Wanqing''s side all these years, how could she know that dead woman and have a personal grudge with her? That old woman had been at the house of the Marquis for many years. She had been here since the day she married into the Hou clan. Perhaps she had even arrived earlier than her. Furthermore, she was always trapped in the same room and unable to come out. It was really hard to believe that such a person could have a grudge with the Mama Feng.


    "What? How else do you want to investigate?"


    With a "pa" sound, the old mistress slammed the teacup she was holding next to her feet, looking at her with a face full of frost.


    Madame Ye had never seen such a thing in the Duke Wei Palace. Her child had clearly been in danger time and time again, but for the sake of her so-called family reputation, she did not look any further.


    But before she got married, her mother had also told her that Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and the Duke Wei Palace were different. He told her not to go along with his personality, to endure everything and not to meddle in other people''s business. The backyard had its own Marquis Anyang''s Mansion that was controlled by the madame, so she didn''t have to worry about it.


    As a result, she only treated herself as a mute all these years, whether she listened or not. If not for the fact that Xie Wanqing had been framed time and time again, she would not have stood up. She did not expect that she had still angered the madame.


    Madame Ye felt sad and miserable in her heart. However, the old lady was her elder so she naturally could not disobey. Seeing that the old mistress was angry, she hurriedly stood up and said, "Mother, please calm your anger. It is my daughter-in-law who is too preoccupied with her worries."


    Madame Huang also chimed in, "Mother, please do not be angry. Eldest Sister-in-Law only spoke carelessly and wrongly. "It is already late in the night, so we will be leaving now. I hope that Mother can take care of her health."


    With that, the Madame Ye bowed and said her goodbyes.


    The old mistress did not even glance at them before she turned her face away and returned to her room.


    "Sister-in-law, why are you doing this?" On the way back, he felt bored and the Madame Huang opened up a conversation.


    When the Madame Ye heard this, he paused for a while and said, "Don''t you feel that the things that have happened to Yanqing recently are strange?"


    Madame Huang knew that she suspected that someone was trying to harm Xie Wanqing and wanted to kill her time and time again, but tonight, Xie Wanqing had said it herself. That person had only come to capture Mama Feng and had also agreed to the Old Madam''s words, "That person probably has enmity with Mama Feng."


    Since it happened at Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, the old lady could say whatever she wanted. Other people did not even have the right to speak, even Xie Wanqing, the person in question, did not have the right to speak, let alone these two undesirable daughter-in-law.


    "Strange or not, this matter has already come to an end. It''s useless to worry about him." "No," she said.


    Madame Ye knew that what she said was reasonable, but it was hard to calm down.


    "Sis, you don''t have to worry. Everyone has their own destiny. Although this has happened to her, she is still safe and sound, right?" Madame Huang hinted at her in a probing manner. She could be said to be lucky to avoid all those traps the first time, and it could be said to be a coincidence the second time. However, if she could avoid all of them again and again, then it would not be so simple.


    However, the Madame Ye had always treated Xie Wanqing as an ordinary child, so she did not understand the deep meaning behind her words.


    Xie Wanqing was only seven years old, Madame Ye never thought that she would also know how to scheme this kind of thing, just like how she had never suspected Xie Wanyun.


    As a result, he was still worried when he returned to his room.


    Madame Huang only mentioned it but did not say anything more. Firstly, it was just her guess, and it had not been verified; secondly, even if it was as she thought, she could not reveal it. Since she could see it, the madame could see it more clearly. However, her actions were still the same. She probably had her own considerations.


    Although the Madame Huang disdained scheming and scheming, she was able to see through everything. She hadn''t thought about it too much the previous few times, but now that she thought about it more carefully, none of them were simple.


    However, this had nothing to do with her. Thus, she returned to her own courtyard and slept soundly that night.


    When he woke up the next morning, he found that Xie Huaixing had already put on his clothes and was waiting for her at the entrance.


    "The sun is rising in the west today?" Madame Huang intentionally raised her head to look at the sun in the east, and joked. This was something that had never happened before. Xie Huaixing loved to sleep, and although he wouldn''t be late, he always got out of bed at some point. It was the first time this had happened.


    In the past, Madame Huang would always wake up first and instruct the maidservants to prepare lunch before calling for Xie Huaixing. Seeing that he woke up earlier than her today, she wasn''t used to it.


    Xie Huaixing threw himself into her embrace and shouted, "Good morning mother."


    "Morning, where are you going? You have to go to the academy earlier today to climb trees? " Madame Huang tapped his nose. She knew that Xie Huaixing was being mischievous in the academy, but since it was not in front of her, she turned a blind eye to it. Xie Heng did not allow her to interfere anyways, so she might as well just ignore it.


    "That''s not it," Xie Huaixing said as he pouted. "I heard that Sister Wanqing was sick." This was what he had heard from his underling when he came back yesterday. But fortunately, the Old Mistress had her ways and Madame Huang was not used to it. The servants kept their mouths shut and knew what to say and what not to say.


    Normally when they were gossiping, they would talk about Xie Wanqing getting sick, but they didn''t talk about the two women that drowned in the lotus pond the night before.


    Xie Huaixing was still young, the Madame Huang didn''t want him to know about all these. She just needed to know about the filthiness of those rich families. There was no need to involve those children in this.


    "Xianqing is indeed sick. Who told you that?"


    "Two Attendant s who were sweeping the ground, were even taught a lesson by me." The moment Xie Huaixing mentioned this, he got angry.


    was used to being mischievous and liked to crawl around. He coincidentally heard them chatting, and it had only been a few months since they started talking about anything.

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    One or two of them had been sold out. She had also fainted for a while and became ill. She was afraid that her life might be in danger and that she might not be able to bear the company of others.


    Another chimed in that he had seen such people in his hometown. Whoever stayed with such people would be in trouble.


    Xie Huaixing was normally in the academy, but Mister had already said that he could not speak of things that were weird and messed up. When he saw that the two of them had not only said it, but were even spouting bad things about Xie Wanqing, his temper flared up and he called for people to capture the two Attendant s and teach them a lesson.


    When he told Madame Huang about this, Madame Huang became serious and praised, "Well done, a servant should be punished for chewing on Master''s tongue." Then he asked again, "So you''re going to see the sunset today?"


    "No," Xie Huaixing shook his head, "Those two servants are still people on our side no matter what. I want to go outside to buy some delicious snacks to apologize to Sister Wanqing."


    "What kind of snacks do you have in our mansion that you go out to buy? It can''t be that you''re greedy, right?" Madame Huang pinched his face and said.


    Xie Huaixing felt wronged: "No, mother, I heard my classmate say that there''s a new snack called Fruit Jelly. Many people like it, and they have to queue up everyday to buy it. I just want to buy some for mother and sister to taste."


    Madame Huang had heard of this dessert before, it was said that all the rich and powerful families in the capital rushed to buy it, but she was not someone who focused on talking, so she did not join in on the commotion. But now that Xie Wanqing was sick, she could buy her a taste. Furthermore, although Xie Huaixing was young, his words were reasonable. No matter what, those two servants belonged to the second branch family. If the words they said were spread out, the master branch would definitely feel a bit annoyed after hearing it.


    But because they were only two servants, if she were to personally explain it, it would seem like there was no point in doing so, so she might as well let Xie Huaixing do it. He and Xie Wanqing had a good relationship in the first place, and since they were also two children, it would be much easier to settle things between two children. Therefore, she did not stop him, and allowed the servant to bring the porridge that was already prepared for Xie Huaixing to drink, before letting him go.


    Xie Heng woke up earlier than her and changed her clothes to take up her duties. As a result, she was the only person left in the room. Madame Huang finished her breakfast slowly, and called the old servant in charge to ask: "Where are the two servants that Young Master captured yesterday?"


    "To reply Madam, those two servants were punished by the young master. They had to stand by the flower racks to bask in the sunlight for the whole day, and were called out early today by the young master. They are still standing beside the flower racks."


    When Madame Huang heard this, she could only find it funny. After all, Xie Huaixing was still a child.


    "Bring them here."


    The old woman answered and left.


    Very quickly, two Attendant s were brought over.


    "Who taught you to say what you said yesterday?" Based on Xie Wanqing''s predicament, Madame Huang had no choice but to suspect that someone was behind these two servants.


    The matter of the Mama Feng was not over yet, but Xie Wanqing was still sick. Among the servants, there were already words like theirs, if it were to spread, the consequences would be unimaginable. Madame Huang did not believe in matters regarding the gods and ghosts, but there was no guarantee that the rest of the manor would not believe him.


    But no matter how much he changed, it would not benefit Xie Wanqing in any way. Madame Huang really could not think of who could be so displeased with a seven year old child, and even shift the blame to the second house. If not for Xie Huaixing accidentally running into her, she would still be in the dark.


    The two servants kneeled on the ground and kowtowed in panic. "Madam, please understand. No one taught us anything. This humble one was just lost in thought for a moment and spoke nonsense ¡­"


    After saying that, he kowtowed.


    Madame Huang looked at the two people clashing against each other, not showing the slightest bit of mercy on his face. "You really didn''t do that?"


    "I really don''t have any. Please spare me!" In the Zhou Dynasty, as long as it was a slave who had signed a death contract, no one would care if they killed their master. Although the two of them signed a life contract, their Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were strong and even if they killed them, no one would dare to say a word. Usually, the rules of the manor were strict, but they had forbidden themselves from gossiping about their master. It was likely that they would not be able to escape punishment.


    However, Madame Huang was not as ruthless as the madame. Furthermore, maybe she really was overthinking things, and the matter of the Mama Feng was not settled yet, she shouldn''t be able to get into trouble so quickly. Therefore, she ordered, "Pay these two people''s wages. According to the rules of the contract, we can calculate how much they should compensate and inform the government about what happened yesterday."


    The old woman hurriedly accepted the order.


    The faces of the two Attendant s turned ashen when they heard this. They had signed a contract with him, but if he were to leave the house due to a mistake while he was still working, he would have to compensate Marquis Anyang''s Mansion s. With the salary they''d earned in the past few years, they''d lost everything and worked for nothing.


    The reason why Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were so rich was naturally not because they lacked that little bit of money. It was also because they made such a rule for the servants to be obedient. Furthermore, although there were many rules and regulations governing Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, it was many times better to live and dress as a farmer than their parents. Thus, most of the servants that came in were obedient and wouldn''t commit any crimes, and once the contract time arrived, they would take a few years'' worth of wages and return home to live well.


    There were only one or two servants expelled from the mansion every year, but he never expected that it would be their turn.


    If they were only kicked out, they would have been able to go to another house to be servants. However, the Madame Huang had informed the government, and their documents would be recorded as saying that they would chew on the root of a master''s tongue.


    Although the Madame Huang did not beat them up nor curse them, she had cut off their retreat.


    The two of them kowtowed and dripped blood, begging Madame Huang to keep them, and muttered that they did not dare anymore. Seeing this, Madame Huang was annoyed, so she called for people to drag them out.


    She didn''t want to harm others, but she also didn''t have bad intentions. She wouldn''t leave any hidden dangers for herself.


    Xie Huaixing walked out of the door, bringing Attendant with him to the "Blessed Reminder". This was what Chen Li, who was on good terms with him, had told him yesterday. He said that all the madams and mistresses loved a new snack called Jelly.


    Xie Huaixing was not a sweet person, thus although he usually bought some snacks on the streets, he did not go to the snack shop often. Luckily, the Attendant was smart, and kept asking people along the way, so the two of them followed the directions and arrived at the place. It just didn''t look right.


    Chen Li said that this place was packed with people every morning. The Attendant maids of the various residences fought to buy a few jellyfish, which was why he got up early today. Now that he was here, he realized that there weren''t many people here. Other than the shopkeeper and the waiter, there was no one else. Could it be that Chen Li was lying to him? After all, he hadn''t even slept soundly yet and had already woken up. If that was really the case, then Chen Li, who had lied to him, would have looked even better.


    He did not know if there was Fruit Jelly inside, whether it was delicious or not, if there was none, then what would he use to apologize to Xie Wanqing?


    Xie Huaixing was annoyed, he pouted and walked into the shop, and unknowingly saw the person walking out.


    "Ouch!" Xie Huaixing grew stronger, walked faster, had more strength, causing the girl to retreat a few steps, almost falling to the ground. Luckily, the servant girl by his side reached out her hands to support her.


    Coincidentally, the person was Sun Xiaoxiao.


    For the past few days, Xie Wanqing had been unable to go to the General Mansion nor make Jelly, so it wasn''t easy for him to meet someone who could talk to and start a business with him. The two of them were planning something big, but suddenly, Xie Wanqing got sick and the business also stopped.


    She didn''t like going to school, so she put on an act to play. Although the capital was big, Sun Xiaoxiao did not dare to go too far, and could only walk around near to the General Mansion.


    As the Direct Daughter of General Mansion, she took her servant out to play when she was five years old. General Sun doted on her and did not restrain her temper at all. When Madam Chen saw this, she also turned a blind eye.


    Today, he wanted to come from the shop to see how the business was, but he didn''t expect to be run over.


    "How did you walk?!" Don''t you have eyes? " Sun Xiaoxiao''s temper immediately rose after being hit.


    When Xie Huaixing saw that he had bumped into someone, he was just about to apologize when he raised his head and was scolded by Sun Xiaoxiao. He had followed Madame Huang and participated in many of the banquets between noble families before.

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    Even Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun were modest and relaxed, there was a lot of difference between them. He had never seen such a fierce little girl before.


    Although Xie Huaixing was not a bad person, his young master''s temper was developed, and being scolded by others made him angry, so he retaliated: "Do you not have eyes? Won''t you step aside? "


    Although Xie Huaixing was usually mischievous in the Academy and fought with the young masters, they got along well and never blushed. Now that he had only come out to buy a snack, he actually started quarrelling with a little girl. If he were to go back and let the old master and his wife know, he would definitely be punished for not thinking well of Xie Huaixing.


    Xie Heng and Madame Huang were both reasonable people. If they knew that Xie Huaixing did not apologize and instead scolded the little miss, he would not be able to take this lying down.


    In order to lessen the punishment he received, Attendant immediately stood out and said: "Miss, don''t be angry, my Young Master left in a bit of a hurry, if I were to offend you, he is young, so it is inevitable that he acts impulsively, I hope Miss would be magnanimous and take more responsibility."


    As he spoke, he clasped his hands towards Sun Xiaoxiao.


    had really looked down upon Xie Huaixing, and judging from his stature, he should be slightly smaller than his. Why is it that the current children are so detestable, even the Twelfth Princess is detestable. She muttered in his heart.


    "It has nothing to do with you. Why are you bowing?" Sun Xiaoxiao raised her head and said: "Hmph, and young master, it would be better to just be sensible than a Attendant, and not even know how to apologize."


    Xie Huaixing''s face flushed red because of her, as he said to the Attendant: "What do I need you to do!"


    He retorted, "You''re the one who started cursing. You haven''t even apologized yet!" Suddenly, he thought of something, and said complacently: No, your maidservants did not apologize to me, it seems like the two of you are not as good as me, Attendant.


    Sun Xiaoxiao had a fiery temper since she was young, and her mouth was unforgiving. With General Mansion as a backer, even if the young mistresses looked down on her in their hearts, they did not dare to say it out loud. Of course, there were also those with status higher than her who would say some nasty words in front of her. Sun Xiaoxiao was able to make the other party speechless on the spot.


    And so, Sun Xiaoxiao had never been ridiculed by anyone in this way. Now that she had been demoted by Xie Huaixing to the point where she couldn''t even be compared to a Attendant, the anger in her heart immediately rose uncontrollably.


    "So if I''m wrong, you can scold me?" Xie Huaixing also did not have a good temper and immediately retorted. Seeing the two of them arguing intensely, the Attendant and his servant broke out in a cold sweat.


    They all knew what kind of temper their master had, and looking at the way Xie Huaixing and Sun Xiaoxiao were acting, they were not the children of some ordinary family, so how could any normal family raise a child with such a big temper? The two of them blocked the entrance of the snack bar, as if it was bound to be a contest of strength.


    The passersby couldn''t help but glance at each other. They couldn''t help but wonder which family had raised two little children with jade carvings like this. They quarrelled in front of the entrance of the shop so early in the morning.


    The storekeeper originally thought that the two children were just arguing, so she just said a few words. Seeing his own master arguing with someone in front of his shop till her face turned red, the shopkeeper finally realised that something was not right. His shop was lively with teahouses and restaurants, even Red House and Chu Hall were here, Sun Xiaoxiao had originally come here dressed in plain clothes, but now she was arguing with someone at the door.


    Young mistress'' reputation was the most important thing, and at that time, he would have no way to account to the two masters of General Mansion.


    Furthermore, they were guests, and looking at Xie Huaixing''s clothes, he should be the young master of a rich family.


    Therefore, the old shopkeeper, who had a head full of white hair but was still flushed red, quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Why don''t you two come in and have a cup of tea to moisten your throat. This kind of quarreling is not a solution, and there is no time to waste.


    "Who dares to laugh at me!" The two of them spoke at the same time, it could be seen that they were both people who were used to the domineering ways of their families. After saying so, she looked at him with disdain. She turned her head away and didn''t look at him.


    The old shopkeeper acted as if he didn''t see their actions, and waved towards the market, saying, "Aren''t they just watching you make fun of them?


    The two of them looked outside and saw a song coming from outside. They finally moved and entered the house.


    The shopkeeper called for the waiter to bring the tea over and said, "Please don''t be angry, we just need to hurry up and get the Jelly Jelly done. This old man will send someone to give you two more, it can also be considered as an apology."


    After which, he bowed to the two of them.


    Sun Xiaoxiao knew that the shopkeeper wanted to make this a trivial matter, so she looked at Xie Huaixing and turned his head to the side.


    Seeing that the time had already passed and the sky was getting darker, Xie Huaixing finally realized that he had come out for a long time. His original intention was to buy the fruit jelly long ago, and if he were to go out to Shouxi School once more, he should not be late either. Who would have thought that after encountering Sun Xiaoxiao, not only did the two of them not settle the matter, but they became even more serious.


    If he was late, it would be too late. He would have to bring the snacks home first, then come out to school. He was most likely going to be late. Xie Huaixing did not want to stay any longer, and was also not willing to waste any more time with Sun Xiaoxiao. He anxiously asked the shopkeeper: "Do you still have Fruit Jelly today?"


    The head storekeeper shook his head at him, "Unfortunately, the chef is busy making new products and hasn''t had any Jelly for the past few days."


    Xie Huaixing made a wasted trip, and met Sun Xiaoxiao once again. He felt that everything was going wrong today, and that he had wasted all this time in vain. Without Fruit Jelly, how would he be able to apologize to Xie Wanqing?


    Therefore, he couldn''t drink any more tea and just sat there with a bitter face.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was still fuming inside. Seeing him ask about Fruit Jelly in such a rush, Sun Xiaoxiao guessed that she probably just heard about her and wanted to buy some for a taste. Now that he had fallen into her hands, Sun Xiaoxiao grinned and instructed: "In the future, I will not sell any jelly made by the shop to him."


    When the shopkeeper heard this, he was shocked and smiled apologetically while crying, "Young miss, this ¡­ "This isn''t good ¡­"


    Putting aside the fact that Xie Huaixing had a body, just from his overbearing attitude alone, it was clear that his status was not low. This kind of young master who came from a noble family, if he angered him, it would not benefit his own shop. Furthermore, as Sun Xiaoxiao''s master, even if he had a personal grudge with someone, he wouldn''t close his door and stay in their business. Having another friend would be better than having another enemy.


    However, Sun Xiaoxiao did not care about all this, she was filled with anger when she saw Xie Huaixing, this child was as annoying as the Twelfth Princess to her.


    Seeing her say that, Xie Huaixing was surprised: "This is your shop?"


    The storekeeper at the side nodded his head, answering his question.


    This time, Xie Huaixing was worried. How could this unruly girl be the owner of the snack shop? He scratched his head, but in the end, he did not want to give up and apologize. Thinking about it carefully, it was not exactly his fault, so when he was walking, he bumped into someone, but Sun Xiaoxiao still scolded him, and did not apologize?


    The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had his own reasons. Xie Huaixing got up and left with Attendant, and before he left, he turned around three times to look at the old shopkeeper, to the point where the shopkeeper''s heart turned soft.


    Fortunately, she did not say it out loud. Seeing Xie Huaixing''s aggrieved look, Sun Xiaoxiao could not help but feel like laughing. She was angry because Ye Zichen didn''t know how to be polite, and laughed because although Ye Zichen was overbearing, he still acted like a child. Actually, she himself also had a child''s temper. It was just that she often thought of herself as an adult and didn''t notice it.


    Xie Huaixing left. Sun Xiaoxiao did not stay for long, after drinking some tea, she got up and left.


    He had accidentally offended the shop owner, and in the future, he would no longer be able to buy Jelly. The Madame Huang and Xie Wanqing would no longer be able to eat Jelly, so when she thought about how she promised the Madame Huang that she would bring the Jelly along to eat, she could only go back and break her promise.


    When he thought of this, he felt depressed. If Sun Xiaoxiao had not scolded him at the beginning, he would have apologized long ago. The two of them would not have quarreled, and it would not have gotten to this point.

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    It''s all her fault for scolding me first! Xie Huaixing noted it down in his heart.


    "Ah Qie ~" Sun Xiaoxiao who was going to Shouxi School suddenly sneezed, "Could it be that it''s been too long since I went to school, do they miss me?" she said to herself.


    The servant girl next to her took out a handkerchief and wiped her face as she said, "Miss, if you keep your temper, your classmates will miss you even more."


    Otherwise, with Sun Xiaoxiao''s current temper, even if someone missed her, that was only because they wanted to scold her. The servant had followed Sun Xiaoxiao for many years, and knew that she was a cold-faced, warm-hearted person. She usually treated them well, which was why she dared to speak to her like that.


    Sun Xiaoxiao looked at the scenery of the street, and did not take the servant''s words seriously. From her point of view, this bustling street scene looked better than anything else.


    Although she often changed into casual attire to play, she still couldn''t get tired of it.


    Xie Huaixing brought Attendant back to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and distantly told his that there was no jelly in the shop today and that it would probably take a few days to do so.


    Madame Huang was his biological mother so she understood him very well. Xie Huaixing was naturally optimistic and would rarely show any signs of depression. If he were to frown and look bitter, it would basically be a mistake and a bad thing.


    Thus, the Madame Huang called out the Attendant alone, and asked him about the reason. When Attendant told her the general story, she smiled. She knew about the shop, it belonged to General Mansion. The girl that Xie Huaixing met today, was most likely Direct Daughter Sun Xiaoxiao, who possessed the General Mansion. At that age, other than her, Madame Huang could not think of anyone else.


    "It''s nothing. I know the owner of that shop. When the time comes, I will go and talk to him. I will definitely be able to buy that jelly." You should follow him. While you''re in the Shouxi School, you should warn him to study properly and not neglect his studies. Also, the little girl you met this morning might also be in the Shouxi School. If you meet her, then ask Huai to apologize. After all, he was the one at fault first. " Madame Huang instructed.


    Attendant hurriedly replied.


    She was the main wife of the second house in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and the other party was the wife of the first wife of the General Mansion. How could she be so free to meet them for these trivial matters, and furthermore, Xie Huaixing and Sun Xiaoxiao were just two kids quarrelling, how could their parents rush to get involved in it?


    But he had to let Xie Wanqing know of this matter.


    Thus, he sent a maidservant over.


    "Are you saying that Brother Huaixing went to buy me some Jelly and then got beaten up by someone for the whole morning?" When Xie Wanqing heard the news, she almost laughed out loud. According to the servant girl''s description, the person should be Sun Xiaoxiao.


    "Yes." Madame Huang had sent her here for two reasons. Firstly, to let Xie Wanqing know that although Xie Huaixing did not come to see her, she was worried about her; secondly, to let know that the two Attendant in the Second House courtyard were biting on her tongue, regardless of whether or not it would turn into a conspiracy, it would not be wrong to send a message to Xie Wanqing.


    But this communication could not be too direct. She said that she was worried that someone would harm her, and that she could not hide it from him.


    Madame Huang never enemies others, this was her way of surviving in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    When the maid saw that the first layer''s meaning had arrived, she started to talk about the second matter. But before she continued, she looked at the young maids standing by the side.


    How could Xie Wanqing not understand her meaning? She waved her hand and ordered everyone to leave, leaving Yue Xin by her side. "Go ahead." She spoke slowly.


    "Yesterday, Third Young Master unintentionally heard two servants lazily gossiping about the Second Miss. Today, the two servants have been sent out by Second Madam." Her words were simple and straightforward, but Xie Wanqing was unable to grasp her meaning.


    "Tell me what you want to talk about."


    The servant looked at her and said respectfully: "Yes, I hope that Second Miss will not mind." As he spoke, he repeated the words of the two men in a strangled voice. It was the same voice of the two men, and it sounded exactly the same.


    Perhaps because of her innate talent, she was able to master this technique over time. Even if it was the first time she heard a voice, she would be able to immediately learn it, and it was also very similar.


    Xie Wanqing did not say anything to the things that she had learnt, but instead praised her: "Your eloquence is impressive."


    The maidservant kowtowed repeatedly in thanks.


    As for the little girl that Brother Huaixing met, maybe I know his, so it wouldn''t be difficult for us to turn the conflict into friendship, but it would have to wait for me to recover first before I can help Brother Huaixing out. "Su Yun said with a smile.


    Everyone in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion knew that Xie Wanqing had been running all the way to the General Mansion a few days ago. Now that she said that she knew that little girl, that person was most likely Direct Daughter''s Sun Xiaoxiao. Presumably, Madame Huang also knew about this matter, which was why she was able to come to see Xie Wanqing, with the intention of using Xie Wanqing''s power to resolve the conflict between Xie Huaixing and him.


    Xie Wanqing naturally understood this. She had a good relationship with Xie Huaixing, and because of her, Xie Huaixing would go to the snack shop, so naturally, he wouldn''t be able to watch them make a ruckus.


    Thus, this misunderstanding had to be eliminated.


    Moreover, Madame Huang didn''t need to tell her about the two Attendant s in the second house. Since she had already been expelled from the Palace, Xie Wanqing did not have the ability to vent her anger on the Second Branch. However, since Madame Huang had specially sent someone to inform her, it was probably more than just a simple notification. Madame Huang was warning her that it was extremely possible that someone would want to take advantage of her illness, so she had to take precautions.


    These thoughts of the Madame Huang were not said aloud, but Xie Wanqing had clearly experienced their concern. In such a large Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, other than Yue Xin who was beside her, there was still someone else who stood on her side; it was impossible to say that he was not moved.


    Not long after Mama Feng left, Xie Wanqing wanted to say with a guilty conscience that she had a private grudge with someone, and not even her famous Mama Feng, who was loyal enough to protect her master, had found anything. She thought that in the next two days, the Old Granny would order some people to cremate her body, causing Xie Wanqing to feel truly lonely.


    Even though Madame Ye was her own mother, in order to not cause Concubine Fang to suspect him, she did not dare to approach him. After all, the old lady did not really like her, as the direct descendant of the family, and in front of any temptation or benefits, she was an object that she could abandon. Xie Wanyun wished that she could die quickly.


    Now that the Madame Huang had provided him with timely assistance, Xie Wanqing felt grateful in her heart. The feelings she had towards Xie Huaixing, this little brother, had also deepened by a few points.


    When the maid saw that the mission was completed, she stood up and left.


    "Yue Xin, what do you think?" She turned to ask Yue Xin who was standing quietly by the side.


    "May I know which matter Miss Ji is asking about?" Was he asking the Madame Huang for their goodwill, or were the two Attendant s instructed by anyone?


    "Everyone."


    "The Second Madam is usually straightforward and never does anything that involves her heart, but she isn''t stupid. She knows everything about the house of the Marquis, so she doesn''t need to know. Perhaps the reason why I''m helping out today is because I really like Miss. " Yue Xin said.


    "As for the two Attendant s, I can''t tell yet."


    Xie Wanqing agreed with her view. However, the two Attendant s were not speaking without restraint, but were truly being ordered around by someone else.


    In her last life, when the Old Mistress had given her her 60th birthday present, Xie Wanqing had been pointed out by an unknown Jianghu Daoist to have a malevolent aura around him, to be able to take advantage of others. Originally, everyone was skeptical about this statement, but suddenly two Attendant s came out from the second room and said that Xie Wanqing had not been by her side peacefully for the past few months.


    The servants started whispering to each other that her life was filled with a baleful aura and that she would bring about misfortune to the entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Even the guests became suspicious of these words.


    In the end, the old lady slapped the table with a darkened face and said: "My Marquis Anyang''s Mansion s have always been righteous, and are never afraid of any evil spirits. Even if there really is something bad about it, my Marquis Anyang''s Mansion will be able to withstand it. I believe everyone is the same. "

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    The madame''s words were resolute and decisive as everyone echoed her sentiments. However, he didn''t know how he felt in his heart.


    The birthday present had caused everyone to be anxious and fearful. The old mistress tried her best to remain calm on the surface, but her heart was filled with a great deal of anger. After the guests had dispersed, they turned towards the people in the mansion and became extremely angry.


    The Attendant in the second house was beaten until he was sold to hard labor. The other servants'' money had all been deducted because they had heard the rumors. For a moment, they were filled with anger towards Xie Wanqing.


    At that time, Xie Wanqing was not very likeable to begin with, and no one helped her speak up. She had been punished by the old mistress to stay indoors for an entire month, and during that month, the servants also started to bully her.


    Ever since then, she blamed all the debts on the second room, thinking that Madame Huang did not teach her well, or maybe it was because she hated Xie Huaixing for being pushed down by her that she was slandered this time.


    As a result, her relationship with her second wife worsened.


    It was not far from the madame''s birthday. It was only half a month and it was in the middle of October. It was now the end of September.


    So it was already this early, and the other party had already started to lay out their plans. If the two Attendant s were not captured, they would probably spread rumors of her evil aura among the servants in the entire palace. No wonder so many servants came out to support them in their previous life.


    The other party only needed to bribe a few more people to join the crowd of servants. As time went on, the rumors would slowly spread to the hearts of the people, and as time passed, more and more rumors would start to spread.


    This move could be said to be vicious.


    If she didn''t have any news about Madame Huang, even though she had already experienced a new life, she wouldn''t have expected that someone would start to lay out a plan for her so early in the second room. It was also thanks to the Madame Huang that she didn''t have to wait until that day to passively retaliate.


    Only when she had a good relationship with Xie Huaixing and a good relationship with the Second Branch would Madame Huang remind her that following her rebirth, even if it was a small change, it would affect the entire chess game that followed.


    "Yue Xin, the old mistress'' birthday is coming up. Tell me, what should I gift you?"


    Yue Xin did not expect her to suddenly change the topic, but she continued speaking: "The old lady is old, and has seen all kinds of good things, no matter how good they are, we do not have them, so young miss only needs to give her a birthday present to express her filial piety."


    What she said was not without reason, she was just a Daughter of Concubine, she did not have any good stuff, even if she had, she would not give it to the old lady, and Xie Wanqing did not say it out loud.


    Yue Xin suggested: "How about I give you a Jade Bodhisattva Statue?"


    The madame had believed in the Buddha for many years, so it couldn''t be wrong to give her things related to the Buddha. But no matter how good a good Xie Wanqing was, she wouldn''t be able to afford it.


    Furthermore, since they could think of this gift, then others definitely could as well. If they could not compare to other people''s gift, then they would lose face for Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and might even be hated by the Old Madam.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing shook her head and rejected: "You can''t give this, you have to give a gift to a junior.


    Suddenly, she thought of Du Fa, this monk who had only seen her once but used her as a shield, and had yet to repay her debt to him.


    Xie Wanqing laid on her bed for three days, and the fourth day was good weather.


    This time, Sun Xiaoxiao''s Blessed Soup Shop was selling snacks with new flavors. Xie Huaixing finally found a good apology gift, and instructed the Attendant to buy two of them. One of them was given to the Madame Huang, while the other went to find Xie Wanqing.


    Although Sun Xiaoxiao had instructed the shop owner not to sell the snacks to him, he was fine with not going. Since Sun Xiaoxiao and the people in the shop didn''t know who he was, Xie Huaixing casually sent a Attendant over to buy the items.


    Seeing the Attendant carrying back his things, he was happy for a while. He thought to himself, Sun Xiaoxiao is really dumb, to think that she would want to fight with him just like that.


    When Xie Huaixing arrived, he was sunning himself on a chair in the courtyard with a book in his hands. It had been almost half a month since she had gone to the academy. He was previously busy with business, but later he got sick and stayed in the courtyard. However, he didn''t dare to forget his homework. He was bored lying in bed everyday anyway, so she might as well memorize.


    "Sister Wanqing, Sister Wanqing!" From a distance, Xie Huaixing shouted at her.


    Seeing him run towards him with her sleeves raised up quickly, Xie Wanqing wanted to catch him, if she fell, it would be terrible, but Attendant who was at the side did not dare to quickly run with the food in his hands, afraid that he would ruin the snacks inside, at that time, Xie Huaixing would have to settle the debt with him, but at the same time he was worried that Xie Huaixing would fall down, he was extremely anxious.


    Fortunately, Xie Huaixing steadily threw himself into Xie Wanqing''s embrace, safe and sound.


    "What are you in such a hurry for? If I fall down, what would I compensate Second Aunt for?" Xie Wanqing poked his forehead.


    Xie Huaixing grinned, "It can''t be, I won''t even wrestle while climbing trees in the academy!"


    "So powerful!"


    "Impressive!"


    Seeing that Xie Huaixing''s tail was almost reaching the sky, Xie Wanqing hurriedly stopped him, "Alright, alright, I know you''re awesome. How are you free to come and find me today?"


    "I wanted to see you for a long time," Xie Huaixing said in an aggrieved tone. "It''s all because of that shop, it doesn''t open its doors!"


    Originally, he wanted to come visit since a long time ago when Xie Wanqing was sick, but unfortunately for her, two other Attendant''s ill words had happened, causing him to feel embarrassed and empty-handed. He always wanted to bring something to apologize to them.


    If Sun Xiaoxiao knew about this, she would probably quarrel with him on the spot.


    Xie Wanqing knew in her heart that he was uncomfortable, so she didn''t tease him. She pulled Xie Huaixing''s hand and sat down on a stone table in the courtyard, and asked: "What good stuff did your Attendant bring?"


    Xie Huaixing revealed a smile as if he had gotten his way, "Elder sister, guess."


    Looking at his mischievous and naive look, Xie Wanqing really couldn''t expose him. In fact, Madame Huang had already told her everything when she sent her servant here previously, she even knew about the fight between him and Sun Xiaoxiao at the entrance of the shop.


    But in her two lives, there had never been someone so close to her nor had there been brothers and sisters, and now that she looked at Xie Huaixing, he truly resembled her own blood brother.


    Therefore, they cooperated with him and made several guesses. Xie Huaixing would always shake his head and say that something was wrong, and in the end, say as if offering a treasure: "Elder sister, you must have never seen this kind of snack before. This is a new dish from the capital, it''s rare to buy it."


    With that said, he gestured to Attendant to place the food box on the table, and opened it for Xie Wanqing to see.


    Xie Wanqing acted as if she had never seen anything before, her face was filled with surprise and curiosity. This greatly satisfied Xie Huaixing, and he felt that her choice of apology was not wrong. She called for Xie Wanqing to eat more.


    The two of them played around for an entire afternoon without mentioning anything.


    On the second day, Sun Xiaoxiao''s post arrived as promised.


    The old mistress did not stop him.


    Xie Wanqing went to the General Mansion again. After not seeing her for a few days, Sun Xiaoxiao pulled her hand and talked to her. One moment she was bored to death, and the next moment she said that Xie Wanqing had lost weight.


    Xie Wanqing coaxed her like she was a little kid, but after a while, Sun Xiaoxiao finally talked about proper business. It turned out that a big businessman had come to the dessert shop today, wanting to buy the recipe in their hands.


    In the past few days, it had been well-known by all the officials in the capital. Every household was scrambling to buy one, whether it was delicious or not, whether they liked it or not. The main reason was that this snack was rare, even if you had money, you could not buy it.


    As a result, from the perspective of those people, this was no longer just a snack, but a symbol of ability.


    The Fortune Soup Shop''s business was booming. Naturally, the other dim sum shops were not willing to fall behind, and they all began to study this new snack bar. However, no matter what kind of master it was, it was impossible to do so.


    A few days ago, a new dessert shop had suddenly stopped selling snacks. Those customers had long been waiting anxiously for this opportunity. The day before yesterday, Xie Wanqing got Yue Xin to send someone to deliver a letter to Sun Xiaoxiao, saying that on the second day, they would sell another type of snack bar, and all of a sudden, the Fortune Soup Shop was packed with people. Some of them even sent their Attendant to line up at the entrance before daybreak, just so that they could try out the new snack bar first.

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    It was only yesterday that the new snacks were sold out in a short quarter of an hour. The ones who bought it were all smiling, and the ones who didn''t had their heads hung down in disappointment.


    At this point, many merchants saw the business opportunity.


    Selling it in a snack bar is just a snack bar." If he brought them to his own restaurant, they would be considered as fresh. Not to mention those nobles and officials, even those poor scholars. As long as they had a taste, they would all want to come and have a taste. At that time, the name of the restaurant would only grow louder.


    Thus, he found the shopkeeper and said that he wanted to buy the recipe to make the jelly.


    Naturally, the recipe was not with the shopkeeper. He was only in charge of supervising the shop. The items were all brought over by the young mistress, so it was very likely that the chef in the mansion had just made some new snacks.


    The shopkeeper only said that he wanted to discuss it with the boss and dragged the merchant before hurrying over to report to Sun Xiaoxiao.


    "I don''t know if you''re willing or not, so I didn''t reply to him." Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her and said. If she wanted to earn money, she would most likely not sell the prescription, but since Xie Wanqing had her wondrous moments, she could not be sure. So she could only call Xie Wanqing over to personally question him.


    "I''m selling, why not?" Xie Wanqing mischievously blinked at her. Previously, she did not tell the recipe to others because she did not know whether or not Fruit Jelly would be liked by others, or how she sold it, but if she left things to others to do from the start, it would either be with the cook from General Mansion or Sun Xiaoxiao''s cook, and if no one was willing to buy this kind of dessert, it would be a waste of time to let others laugh at it.


    But now it was different.


    Now that Fruit Jelly''s name was out, there was a large number of people who liked her. If she was to do it, she definitely wouldn''t be able to do so much. Even if she was helped by the chef, it might not be enough. Since there were so many people who liked it, it would be a pity to only do a little. The more you could earn, the better.


    Therefore, selling the prescription was the most worthwhile. Right now, she was in urgent need of money, so she didn''t have much on hand. As for the rest of her life, she knew far more than anyone else. It would only be easier for her to earn money. Before, she was still scared, but now that she had experienced it twice, the money would come faster.


    Even though Sun Xiaoxiao was also somewhat suspicious of her methods, she did not question her further, and only asked: "How much of the recipe do we need to sell it for?"


    "That is not something we should be worried about," Xie Wanqing laughed and said, "Whether or not we sell it is up to us. As for how much we sell it and how we sell it, it will naturally be up to the shopkeeper."


    Sun Xiaoxiao''s shop was given to her by General Sun, the people inside must have been selected and controlled by the Chen family, they knew how to deal with people the most, thus, Xie Wanqing did not plan to intervene in the matter of the seller.


    "Are you saying that you want the shopkeeper to set the price?" Sun Xiaoxiao asked uncertainly. Since the recipe was Xie Wanqing''s, she thought that she would set it at a higher price, like asking for a high price, but no one knew about her recipe, and there were a lot of people who liked Jelly, so as long as the price was not outrageously high, they should be able to sell it. Furthermore, Xie Wanqing originally wanted to make money using the recipe, but now that it was sold off, she had to make more money.


    Xie Wanqing saw through her thoughts and said: "I believe that the people in your shop can definitely help me sell them at a good price. Furthermore... " "It''s not the only recipe I can make money on."


    Hearing that, Sun Xiaoxiao''s face revealed joy, "So you have other tricks up your sleeves!" "No," she said.


    "So, you will follow me in the future, and the two of us will earn a lot." Xie Wanqing said half-jokingly half-seriously. The Great Zhou Empire had transactions with four of the neighboring countries, and every year, there would be an innumerable amount of foreigners coming and going to the capital. Looking at the people with golden hair and blue eyes, Xie Wanqing used to be filled with curiosity and envy, but now, she suddenly had a yearning, if you want to know, why not do it?


    Why couldn''t she do business like a man?


    It was this thought that set Xie Wanqing''s future path of business.


    Sun Xiaoxiao only thought that she was joking and did not take it seriously. Seeing that she agreed, she then ordered the shopkeeper to talk about the seller with the merchant.


    Since the two of them hadn''t seen each other for a few days, they couldn''t help but talk secretly. It was already evening when Xie Wanqing returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion again. As usual, she went to see the madame.


    "Grandmother''s birthday is soon to come, and she wants to go to the Hanshan Temple to eat and recite scriptures for half a month. This is considered a blessing for Grandmother, and also a blessing for the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion." She nodded obediently.


    The Hanshan Temple was located in the outskirts of the capital, and was a temple with a burning incense. Previously, the Emperor gave this temple to the Heavenly Royal Mage Du Fa.


    The news of Du Fa and Xie Wanqing had spread far and wide, and the Old Mistress had heard of it before. But it was not bad for the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The Daughter of Concubine inside the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were praised by the protector mages, and this was a severe slap to the faces of many rich Direct Daughter s. Although there were no Direct Daughter s in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, a single Daughter of Concubine was still this brilliant. This was no different from releasing a mouthful of resentment over the years.


    Thus, the madame did not pursue the matter. As long as it was beneficial to Yu Hou, what was the point in knowing if it was true or false?


    Now that Xie Wanqing mentioned about going to the Hanshan Temple to pray for blessings, the old lady did not stop him, but smiled and said: "Since you have this kind of filial piety, I will not stop you. I only remember to bring a few more servants along, and also bring some clothes and bedding along.


    Xie Wanqing nodded in agreement.


    When she walked out of the door, she couldn''t even see her back anymore. Mama Xin opened her mouth: "Why does Second Miss suddenly want to go to the Hanshan Temple?


    The old lady took a sip of tea and said, "You have also said that she hates these things the most in the past few months. But in the past few months, she has often come to help me copy the Buddhist scriptures and recite them with me.


    Mama Xin thought about it and realized that Xie Wanqing had indeed changed a lot recently, "Second Miss did grow up all of a sudden." She pinched the madame''s shoulder as she spoke.


    The old mistress smiled with narrowed eyes. "One has to grow up. Otherwise, do you think she would still be alive to talk to me today?" This was referring to the previous few incidents of framing.


    Mama Xin kept feeling that Xie Wanyun was too ruthless. After all, shshewas the sister of a mother and sister. Even if she was going to fight for the position of Direct Daughter, he didn''t need to go to such an extent that it would cost her life. However, what made her even more confused was that the madame did not care about it at all, "Miss," she said carefully, "Isn''t the fight between Eldest Miss and Second Miss a little too intense?"


    The old mistress knew what she was talking about. It was no other than that the two sisters were making a ruckus, so the old mistress did not stop them.


    When you go to the backyard of other people, no one is your sister. When the time comes, all the methods that you use to fight for the favor will be extremely vicious and despicable, will the madame have to give them justice?


    He had to rely on himself.


    Hence, the old mistress would rather them fight more viciously at the Marquis Mansion, be more venomous, and in the future, even if they were to be married off and not say that they could help out with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, they could at least keep their positions. If they could become like the Madame Ye, the old lady would rather not have such a child, and not protect such a person.


    Therefore, he said: "If NightQing only knows how to dodge and she doesn''t know how to retaliate, then the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion cannot protect her."


    Her words were resolute, as if Xie Wanqing was not her granddaughter.


    Mama Xin could only lower her head and agree.


    After Xie Wanqing returned to the courtyard, she ordered people to pack up her bow. The servant girl only needed to bring Yue Xin. Originally, Mama Zeng was only sent to take care of her when she was sick, but now that she was sick, logically speaking, Mama Zeng should go back, but the Madame Ye said that she should go back now.


    On the second day, the others left them in the courtyard for Mama Zhang to manage. Xie Wanqing only brought Yue Xin and Mama Zeng and sat in the carriage to Hanshan Temple. Some guards were following outside the carriage.


    The Hanshan Temple was a distance away from the capital and they only arrived at around noon.


    Some guards had already rode their horses to the temple to greet them. By now, the monks had already cleaned the rooms.

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    Someone came over and took their horses over to feed them, then led the guards to eat while welcoming Xie Wanqing and the rest to their quarters.


    "The little temple is simple and crude. Thank you for your understanding, Second Miss." The monk who was leading them settled them down, putting his palms together. Soon, a young monk came up with some food.


    In the end, Hanshan Temple was still a temple, so the food was naturally not as sumptuous as Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Xie Wanqing had just recovered from her sickness, and just when she needed to recuperate, how could she just eat these things? Seeing this, Mama Zeng felt that something was amiss, but she couldn''t say it in front of the monk, and only kept her words to her stomach.


    Yue Xin remained silent at the side.


    Xie Wanqing thanked the monk and began to eat calmly. The monk saw that she didn''t seem to be in any mood to stay away from him, so he calmed down and left.


    Although some wealthy families would say that it was as if they were drinking and praying, in truth, within a few days, they were already clamoring about where to eat and what to eat. It was difficult for them to do all this for the monks in the kitchen.


    If it was only this, then why did they come to the temple on the mountain to pray? They were here to torture these monks.


    Therefore, every time they heard that a rich family had come to pray for their blessings, the monks would always look miserable.


    As a result, when the monk received the news that the Second Miss s with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were coming, his heart tightened. Seeing that it was such a young child, his brain grew even bigger.


    Even though their new host had said that if they ever again disliked that person, they would directly send him out to pray for blessings. But they were usually honest monks who ate and recited scriptures. How could they have the guts to do so? At most, they would think about it and have yet to put it into practice.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was well-behaved and not picky when it came to eating, he finally felt relieved. Regardless of whether Xie Wanqing would suddenly cause a ruckus in the future, it was all in the past today. What happened in the future could be discussed later. This was just as their new host had said. Doing things for one day and bumping into each other for one day, it didn''t matter what happened behind him.


    Although it was all perverted logic, it was not without reason.


    In that room, Xie Wanqing completely did not expect that in the monk''s eyes, she had already become a flood and fierce beast, and the Hanshan Temple was so fresh and delicious, she had just recovered from her illness and ate well, so she quickly finished her meal.


    After she cleaned her hands, the Mama Zeng advised: "Miss, your body has just recovered, how can you eat these vegetarian snacks day after day. Why not send a guard down the mountain to buy meat dishes?"


    In the end, the Mama Zeng was wary that this was a temple, so she did not tell the monks to make meat for her.


    Xie Wanqing knew that Mama was doing this for her own good, but she had said that she was only here to eat and recite scriptures to pray for her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, so she could only eat and recite scriptures.


    Currently, Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang were staring at her from the shadows, like ghosts and demons. She could not afford to make the slightest mistake, or all her efforts would be for naught.


    Therefore, she shook her head and said, "There''s no need Mama. I''ve already eaten a lot of big fish and big meat at the Hou Mansion, and changing tastes are also good. Otherwise, it would be a waste if Bodhisattva knew that I secretly ate meat and meat. "


    How could the Mama Zeng not know that she was here to pray, but there were many people who came here to pray. Which one of them was actually reading scriptures through meditation, and that was all they were doing?


    Who would have thought that Xie Wanqing would be so stubborn, the Mama Zeng could only advise: "Young miss is still young, as long as you are kind, the Buddha will bless Marquis Anyang''s Mansion."


    Seeing Xie Wanqing still refusing, she could only give up.


    From then on, Xie Wanqing stayed in the Hanshan Temple, and the guards followed her.


    Usually when she woke up in the morning, Xie Wanqing would go recite a scripture or sit under the window and write a scripture. However, the monks inside the temple were all surprised as they had never seen such a wealthy young miss before.


    Even the new host was shocked by the monk''s words. They even said that Xie Xianqing must have been fated with Buddha or had thoroughly understood the Dharma, or else a seven-year-old child and the daughter of a rich family would be able to recite buddhist scriptures. It was simply unimaginable for this young master to not make a ruckus every day and still be able to recite buddhist scriptures.


    "Maybe she''s a fool?" Du Fa giggled.


    The monks at the side disdained, "Host, have you ever seen a fool who can read Buddhist scriptures?"


    "As long as someone teaches me, I will naturally be able to do so. Perhaps I will be even better at reading than you guys."


    "Yeah, I went to bring them food yesterday and saw that the buddhist scriptures copied by that young lady are much more neat than the one you copied." A monk spoke up.


    Du Fa was so angry that he threw the buddhist beads at them, and when the monks saw him take action they immediately scattered and ran away.


    Du Fa had not been here for long, he thought to himself, since it was given to him by the Emperor, he should go take a look, and not see if it was worth it. But who knew that when he came to the temple, he would be given a gold robe, pushed out to meet various kinds of people.


    He found the host from before and pushed him out to meet the believers. He himself took the task of copying the Buddhist scriptures every day, but pitifully, he had never copied so many Buddhist scriptures in his life before, and those monks even thought that he copied them not seriously.


    After continuously copying scriptures for about seven days, Du Fa felt that his hand was about to break. There was no one who wanted to talk to him. Shen Yuan did not come to see him.


    Now that he heard that the Second Miss had come, wasn''t the Second Miss the Xie Wanqing he saw at Shouxi School back then?


    Du Fa felt that he finally found someone to talk to.


    Mama Zeng extended his hand to receive the food in his hand, but that monk refused. She smiled and said: I am old acquaintances with Second Miss, now that we have met here, no matter what, it is fate for us to meet each other. No matter what, we should at least meet each other once, right?


    Mama Zeng had a bad impression when she saw Yue Yang''s mischievous smile. She thought to herself: "Since when did my clan''s young miss ever know a monk like this, you should stop spouting nonsense here! "Give me the food and leave. Otherwise, don''t blame me for calling the guards over."


    How could Du Fa be willing to listen to her? He shouted towards the house: Thank you Second Miss, your old friend is here to visit, you must at least meet me once!


    Seeing that he was being so presumptuous, the Mama Zeng opened her mouth to call for the guards, but suddenly, Xie Wanqing''s voice came out of the house: "Mama, let him in."


    Hearing that, Du Fa went around the Mama Zeng and entered the house.


    "Long time no see, Master Du Fa." She poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of him.


    "Why are you here?" Du Fa did not accept her tea, but stared at her and asked her instead. He kept having the feeling that the meeting between the two wasn''t a coincidence, and was most likely something that Xie Wanqing had planned for.


    Seeing this, Xie Wanqing did not hide anything from him. She asked Xie Huaixing to ask Shen Yuan where Master Du Fa was currently, and Shen Yuan said that he would host the event with Hanshan Temple. That''s why she came today.


    Du Fa raised her head and drank the tea that she passed to him, then said: "I suddenly remembered that I haven''t finished copying my own Buddhist scriptures, so I won''t disturb Second Miss anymore."


    As he spoke, he got up to take his leave.


    How could Xie Wanqing let him go so easily? She pulled his cassock and said: "Xiqing helped Master Du Fa, and now that it''s Master Du Fa''s turn to help, why are you leaving?"


    The person who Du Fa used her name to lie about her Shouxi School before, although this matter made her name famous, it still made her an enemy of many.


    The Shouxi School was established by the founding emperor, and the students inside were either rich or noble. There were all kinds of talented people who were diligent, but Du Fa''s single sentence could not compare to her, a seven year old girl. Daughter of Concubine of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, how many complaints could everyone have against her?


    Xie Wanqing believed that Du Fa knew about all these, so she only stared at him with her black eyes.

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    Du Fa was aware that he was in the wrong, but he was also in a rush.


    Who knew that these people would be so serious, even spreading such rumors?


    "You know, I''ve just arrived, and I can''t really help you," he sat down, opened the box, and brought out a stack of vegetarian dishes while murmuring, "Aiyo, you really can eat this dish of yours?"


    He believed that Xie Wanqing could eat one or two meals every now and then, but if she ate consecutively for a few days, then he would truly have a whole new level of respect for Xie Wanqing.


    For a seven-year-old child, what they loved the most was the desire to talk.


    "It''s good to get used to it." Xie Wanqing said.


    "Alright, why have you come to find me today?"


    "To a master, it is but a small matter." "Xie Wan looked at him and spoke very softly." I only need a string of the buddhist beads that the master opened. "


    That was a simple matter.


    The so-called enlightenment was just a few days of chanting with the buddhist beads in hand. However ¡­


    "What do you want this for?"


    "In half a month''s time, it will be the birthday celebration of the old mistress of the mansion. Grandmother has believed in Buddha for many years, and Xianqing wants to gift her a string of opened buddhist beads from Master Du Fa." Xie Wanqing said obediently.


    It was true that the old lady believed in the Buddha, but if she truly believed in the Buddha, she would not have seen Xie Wanyun and her fighting so fiercely, but she would still turn a blind eye, and watch from the sidelines. He had even sold several maids to the pavilion, and with the death of the Mama Feng at the back, he had even given her buddhist beads. On the surface, he had given her buddhist beads because he believed in the buddhist faith, but that was not the case.


    Not long ago, there was even the matter of Du Fa and Shouxi School, and the current situation is flourishing, who in the capital does not know of him. It was a pity that those rich and powerful people did everything they could to see Du Fa, but they never thought that the person who sat in the corner and copied the Buddhist scriptures so crookedly was the person they were looking for.


    If Xie Wanqing could get Du Fa''s Blessed Buddha Bead, not only would Buddha beads be useful, just this honor would be a part of the capital. The old lady''s birthday present would include the State Protector''s Buddha Bead, which was the old lady''s dignity, and also the dignity of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    When the time came, no matter what good things the others sent her, it wouldn''t be able to surpass her.


    Xie Wanqing had always been suppressed by Xie Wanyun, but this time, she had to fight for it. Not only in front of the old lady, but also the guests.


    "It''s that simple?" Du Fa was in disbelief.


    "It''s that simple. I still have a gift for you, Master Du Fa. Xie Wanqing laughed so much that her eyes curved into crescents, but Du Fa felt that things were not that simple.


    Sure enough, in the next moment, he heard her say: "As a gift of thanks, let Master Du Fa come to the residence for a cup of tea on Grandmother''s birthday."


    This was asking him to give her face.


    Xie Wanqing was only seven years old after all. Even if she took his buddhist beads back, very few people would believe her. After all, even though most of the nobles were looking for Du Fa, they couldn''t even meet face to face. And Xie Wanqing only stayed in the Hanshan Temple for a few days, before she was able to obtain the thing.


    Not many people would believe it.


    Furthermore, if Du Fa had gone to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion that day, he would have been giving her face and telling everyone that he had a deep relationship with Xie Wanqing.


    Du Fa naturally knew that they were going to drag him to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s position.


    Therefore, he refused: "No, don''t think that I don''t know what you are planning. At that time, not only will you be annoyed to death by those people, even my position in the future will be tied together with your Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Can you be a little more kind? "


    He was only a wild monk, but the emperor was always so moody. If he were to get involved in all this, who knows how long it would take for him to lose his head.


    Xie Wanqing already knew that he wouldn''t agree so easily. As she ate, she said, "Then what conditions do you have? You can raise them.


    "What can a seven-year-old child like you help me with?" Du Fa hugged his chest and laughed.


    "Of course." Xie Wanqing looked at him proudly, "For example, copying the Buddhist scriptures."


    Du Fa was inside the Hanshan Temple, but he did not see him outside the hall, so he could only hide inside. Normally, she let Yue Xin wander around, but there was no one like him, that was just hiding in a corner to copy Buddhist scriptures.


    The Hanshan Temple had a rule, that monks had to copy a fixed number of Buddhist scriptures every day. Du Fa rarely saw him, he must have been forced to write Buddhist scriptures.


    Du Fa was having a headache just about copying from the books every day, and upon hearing her say that, he immediately changed his mind.


    Although he didn''t want to get involved in those troublesome matters, that was a matter for the future. It was more important for him to get past his current predicament.


    "Let me see what you''re copying first. I want the scriptures of Hanshan Temple to be copied by not just anyone." Previously, he had heard from the little monks that she had copied neatly, but he had seen it before, so he did not believe it.


    Seeing him say that, Xie Wanqing knew it would work.


    "Oh, it''s over there." She pointed to the window. There was a wooden table with a Buddhist scripture on it and her manuscript next to it.


    Du Fa went over to look at them one by one. The little monk wasn''t lying, his handwriting was indeed neat and tidy. With a glance, he could tell that it was a serendipitous copy.


    "How is it, does Hanshan Temple accept this kind of thing?"


    After Xie Wanqing finished her meal, she walked over and asked.


    The two of them sat cross-legged under the window. Outside the window, there was a osmanthus tree full of flowers. The autumn wind blew past, and the fragrance was extremely intoxicating. It gave off a sense of tranquility, just like when Du Fa was in the wild.


    "Of course it''s to be taken," Du Fa said suddenly with a stern expression. "Just that, you''re already so deep in your thoughts at such a young age, it''s truly ¡­"


    He was used to wandering around, and would sometimes come to find Shen Yuan only because he was tired, just like a prodigal son returning home. But this time, it was just a moment of excitement, he did not want to get a false reputation. Seeing Xie Wanqing acting like this again, he could not help but be pulled into the conflict in the mortal world.


    However, she hated restrictions the most. In front of him, Xie Wanqing was the most miserable one who was restricted by the world''s rules of etiquette. She had thought so much at the age of seven, but she didn''t know what would happen in the future. He had originally intended to chat with her more, so perhaps it might be able to dispel some of the jealousy and jealousy in her heart.


    The things that were on her body were still there. How was she going to put them down?


    Even if he were to let it go, it would not be long before his life would be no longer in danger.


    Those battles in the backyard were the most brutal.


    From the looks of it, he had almost become the person that harmed her.


    In the blink of an eye, Du Fa had already thought about it. He had studied Buddhist techniques for half his life, but he still could not escape the thinking of the common people. However, because of this, he was not a Buddha, but a human.


    "What is it?" Xie Wanqing asked.


    "Nothing." Du Fa shut his mouth and did not speak any further.


    The two of them looked out the window at the osmanthus tree swaying in the autumn wind. Outside the courtyard, the green mountains were quiet. Occasionally, there would be a bird cry.


    After a long while, when Xie Wanqing was asleep leaning on the table, Du Fa finally got up. He took off his cassock and covered her with it, performed a buddhist ritual, picked up the leftovers, and put it in the food box before taking her leave.


    Xie Wanqing stayed in the Hanshan Temple for half a month, and every day she would recite buddhist chanting, so her days passed by quickly.


    After that day, Du Fa would often come to deliver food to her, and casually take back the scriptures that she had copied down for him. His cassock was extremely big, and after he wrapped it up, he could no longer see anything.


    The other monks in the temple were all surprised. Although Du Fa had only been here for a short time, his personality was clear and simple. He was just a wild monk that liked to eat and do.


    After sealing it, it was sealed, and according to the rules, Du Fa was the host for them. Originally, they wanted him to go out and receive the guests, but the result was good.


    However, he did not copy the scriptures properly, and the handwriting was messy and perfunctory. Everyone could not bear to watch any longer. But no matter how much he tried to persuade her, it was useless. After saying a few more words, Du Fa said that he was the host here to scare people.


    Now, in the past half month, it could be said that the scriptures that Du Fa copied everyday had earth-shattering changes.

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    His handwriting was neat and neat, his pen was firm and his paper clean. Everyone thought that he had changed his character upon seeing it.


    On this day, Xie Wanqing was just about to return home, the monk that was welcoming her into the temple came to send her off, "Thank you Second Miss for your calm personality and good nature, it is the blessing of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion." "No," he said.


    In the past half month, Xie Wanqing had never mentioned asking for extra food or anything excessive, causing the monks in the temple to be shocked.


    It was already rare for a seven year old girl to have a character that was willing to endure hardships like hers.


    But in the past few days, Xie Wanqing had fully recovered from her illness, and every day, she would eat nothing but coarse tea and plain rice, and would also need to diligently transcribe. One portion from her was for the temple to pray for the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and one copy for Du Fa. As a result, he became skinnier, revealing her sharp chin.


    The monk could not help but feel a pang in his heart.


    Xie Wanqing clasped his hands together and bowed to him, then laughed: "In the past half month, I have been hounding you all, all thanks to you all for your concern, I thank you all."


    That monk did not expect her to be like this. In the past, when the nobles and officials left, all of them were happy and excited. They couldn''t wait to come here, so how could they thank him?


    He did not have the time to dodge and received Xie Wanqing''s salute. Inwardly, she felt apologetic, and said: "Thank you, Second Miss, for being too courteous, I will definitely pray for you in front of the Buddha."


    Xie Wanqing smiled as she thanked her. On the other side, Mama Zeng saw that the time was almost up and urged her: "Miss, it''s time to go."


    Xie Wanqing looked at the entrance of the temple. Other than the pilgrims, there was no one else.


    That''s right, for someone like Du Fa, it wasn''t strange for his to not say anything.


    Xie Wanqing turned around and got on the carriage, only to hear someone shouting: "Hold on!"


    Lifting up the curtain, he saw that it was none other than Du Fa. Dressed in his golden cassock, he quickly ran over.


    The monk that came to see them off said in surprise, "Lord... "Why are you here?" When she thought about Du Fa''s orders not to call him a host in front of outsiders, she hurriedly changed her words.


    "Why can''t I come?" Du Fa walked to the side of the carriage and gasped for breath as he stared at Xie Wanqing: "Tell me, why are you in such a hurry? I said I would make you wait for me, why, are you afraid of me breaking my promise?"


    Previously, Xie Wanqing said that she wanted him to enlighten her with a buddhist bead, but the meaning behind that was not as simple as just a string of buddhist beads.


    Although Du Fa came over every day to take her copy of the Buddha Scripture and leave, he did not mention anything about the Buddha beads.


    If he did not say it, Xie Wanqing did not mention it, but if he did not want to give it to her, she could not snatch it away. But being on good terms with Du Fa, there was nothing bad about it, so even if Du Fa did not talk about the Buddha beads, she still helped him copy the scriptures everyday.


    It was unknown if it was because of her sincerity, but Du Fa came over yesterday to deliver the food, and said that he was giving her the buddhist beads today. But Xie Wanqing did not come back until he finished packing up and left the mountain gate.


    Initially, he thought that the other party had changed his mind. However, he didn''t expect that the other party would come over again.


    Xie Wanqing took the buddhist beads in his hands. Each of the beads was worn smooth, and seemed to still have a person''s body temperature.


    "Thank you, master." She thanked him. She had naturally noticed the change in his name just now, so she didn''t call him by his first name but by his first name.


    "There''s no need to thank me. You deserve it." Du Fa waved his hand nonchalantly, facing the doubtful gazes of the monks, he remembered that he was outside, with more people talking, he immediately became serious and said: "I will pray for the Second Miss."


    Xie Wanqing nodded, she turned and got on the carriage once again.


    Waiting until the carriage was far away, the monk said softly: "Host, you know the Second Miss?"


    They spent most of their time on the mountain and rarely went down, so the news outside was not very well-received. If not for the fact that the Emperor had sent someone to deliver an imperial edict saying that a new protector of the kingdom had been bestowed, and had even sent his Hanshan Temple out. Until now, they still did not know who Du Fa was. As for what Du Fa had actually done in the capital, they had no idea.


    Du Fa looked at Xie Wanqing''s carriage that was getting further and further away, he looked at it for a long time, then retracted it after a while, and turned back to look at him sloppily: "Yeah, which one is there in the capital that I do not know?"


    The monk knew he was deceiving him again, so he simply ignored him and went back with a flick of his sleeve.


    Only Du Fa was left behind, looking far in the direction Xie Wanqing left, no one knew what she was thinking about.


    "Miss, are you old acquaintances of that monk?" In the carriage, the Mama Zeng asked. The first time Du Fa came to find her, he said that she was an old friend. Xie Wanqing let him in, but didn''t tell Mama Zeng anything.


    Afterwards, every day that monk would come over to deliver food, and every time at this time, Mama Zeng would be sent out of the house, so she did not know what they were saying inside.


    With Yue Xin accompanying him in the room, the Mama Zeng was not too worried, but today the monk sent a string of buddhist beads over, and Xie Wanqing even took it. Mama Zeng had no choice but to worry.


    Although Xie Wanqing was still young, she was a girl after all. She had secretly picked up a monk''s things.


    Thus, he hurriedly asked in the carriage.


    Xie Wanqing knew that Mama Zeng had sent him to take care of her because he was thinking of her. It was indeed a little bad that she had been hiding things from her these past few days. So she said: "Do you know who the host of Hanshan Temple is?"


    Although Mama Zeng was in the Inner Palace, she still knew some information.


    Now that Xie Wanqing had asked her about it, a flash of fire seemed to flash past her mind, but she couldn''t catch hold of it. She could only reply, "It seems to be His Majesty''s newly bestowed Heavenly Imperial Protector."


    "Then do you know that I have seen the Protector of the Nation before at the Shouxi School?"


    When she said that, Mama Zeng immediately calmed down, but no matter how she thought about it, Du Fa did not look like a monk. That monk is a State Protector? "


    Xie Wanqing looked exactly like this, causing Mama Zeng to be shocked speechless.


    Since that was the case, it was none of her business.


    The tea cup fell down from the table as the carriage moved. Fortunately, a thin blanket was covering the floor so the tea cup didn''t break. Mama Zeng and Yue Xin hurriedly supported Xie Wanqing up. Seeing that she was alright, the two of them relaxed.


    How did she drive the carriage? She had to deduct a month''s worth of money when she got back! Just as Mama Zeng was about to raise the curtain to scold the coachman, Xie Wanqing suddenly stopped her.


    As they travelled, the carriages were stable and did not sway at all. Before coming to Hanshan Temple, he had not seen any mistakes or mistakes, and it was obvious that the driver was a good driver, why was it so sudden today, and why was it only a while after the car swayed, he did not hear any sounds of apology, so something must have happened.


    Sure enough, a voice came from outside, "Who are you? Do you know whose carriage this is?"


    It was obviously the voice of the guard.


    "Hahahahaha ¡­" No matter whose carriage you are, if you are going through my path, you will have to leave behind money to buy your way. If you do not have money, then leave behind your life! " An arrogant voice rang out.


    Mama Zeng was shocked. He knew that they had met bandits.


    However, there were quite a few pilgrims going to the Hanshan Temple in the capital, and they had never heard of a bandit. Logically speaking, if there were bandits, they would have long been dealt with by the yamen. Who dares to make a move under the feet of the Son of Heaven after eating the Bear-Heart Leopard?


    However, Xie Wanqing knew that the other party was not as simple as a bandit. There were probably people who could not bear to see her return alive and wanted her life. Previously, when she was in the Hanshan Temple, there were many pilgrims in the temple, and there was also a State Protector living inside. It was not easy for the other party to make a move, if something happened, the yamen would investigate everything.


    Now that they were on the mountain path, even if the yamen wanted to keep an eye on them, it would be impossible to investigate. They would only think of them as wandering bandits and would never think that someone would buy them for murder.


    Xie Wanqing did not bring much wealth with him when she came to Hanshan Temple, but instead brought a lot of bedding and clothes. How natural this was. No matter how she thought about it, the yamen would never think that someone was trying to harm her.


    At this moment, he heard the guard outside say: "Impudent, we are the guards of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and the people inside the carriage are from the house of the Marquis, how dare you!"


    He had only said that they were people of the Hou clan, not that they were seven years old. Firstly, it was to intimidate the Mountain Bandits, and secondly, to think of Xie Wanqing''s safety. If the bandits knew the truth, they would probably be even more fearless.


    After all, who would be afraid of a child?


    However, they did not know who the bandits were, so they were not afraid when they heard his name.

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    If the bandits delayed by even a little more, it would give Xie Wanqing a bit more life. The guards surrounded the carriage and could only delay until reinforcements arrived.


    Xie Wanqing did not bring many people with her this time. She was just a born daughter, even if they wanted to bring her along, no one would be willing to leave.


    She knew that as long as she walked out of the courtyard, there would be no end to her attacks, but even so, in order to meet Du Fa, she had to take the risk and come out. Hiding away would not calm the situation down, but it would make the other party even more arrogant.


    That day, she only told the madame that she was going to the Hanshan Temple and did not notify the Madame Ye and the Concubine Fang. Fortunately, she had made it up the mountain safely.


    Unexpectedly, the return trip was not peaceful.


    She quietly lifted a bit of the curtain and looked outside. There were twice as many bandits as the guards.


    After she had left the mansion, the other party had already counted the number of guards that had gone out before sending people to kill her.


    "What''s there to be afraid of?" The bandit leader said, "Brothers, you''ve licked our lips and licked our blood for so many years. What kind of people have you never seen before? Without money, even if you had the Emperor, we''d still kill you!"


    As he spoke, he rushed over to engage the guards in a chaotic battle.


    Mama Zeng immediately pulled down the curtain and hugged Xie Wanqing tightly, consoling him, "Miss, don''t be afraid, the guards can definitely catch those despicable bandits, don''t be afraid ¡­"


    She trembled as she spoke, but she still had to trick Xie Wanqing not to be afraid.


    Mama Zeng had followed beside Madame Ye for many years, but she had never seen such a bloody scene. The sounds of weapons colliding, screams of agony, and the sound of blades chopping into flesh could be heard from outside all the way through the thin curtain of the carriage.


    Yue Xin who was at the side had also turned pale, her hands and feet turning cold.


    Xie Wanqing had lived for two lifetimes, and this was the first time she had seen such a scene. However, she knew that she could not panic. If she panicked, there would truly be only death.


    Previously, when she took the risk to come to see Du Fa, she was already prepared to encounter such a thing. She could not die yet, she had yet to expose her revenge on the Concubine Fang, and Xie Wanyun. She did not even have the time to call him mother yet, was she really going to die such an aggrieved death?


    No, no.


    But when she heard the clashing of blades and halberds outside, and heard the miserable cries, Xie Wanqing''s entire being became as stiff as wood. She was so afraid that she could not even move.


    But the strong desire to live burst out from his heart, and Xie Wanqing''s mind suddenly became clear. She turned around and took the knife that was used to cut the fruit skin from the table. With all her heart, she slashed her own hand, causing blood to gush out.


    "Miss, what''s with you, are you bewitched?" Seeing her in such a state, Mama Zeng did not react at all, only until her hands began to bleed did she speak up to persuade her.


    As she said this, she took out her handkerchief and covered her wound. Although she used a lot of strength in her cut, her small strength was also small. She was also frightened, so her wound wasn''t considered deep.


    Xie Wanqing''s hand felt a scorching pain, and his entire body finally had a bit of strength, as if she was suddenly revived.


    The bandits outside had the advantage of numbers, and if they took the money, they would definitely take her life. The guards, on the other hand, were usually well-trained and had decent martial arts skills, but they had lost half their manpower.


    In addition, the other party was a fugitive, and even if he risked his life, he only needed to complete the mission. The guards, on the other hand, had families, so no matter how loyal they were, they wouldn''t think of risking their lives against him. This would be their second weakness.


    If this battle continued, the guards would be exhausted and everyone would die here.


    Xie Wanqing held onto Mama Zeng''s hand and stood up. After the shock just now, her legs were still soft.


    "Don''t be afraid Mama, Xianqing has to cheer for the guards, or else they won''t be able to hold on for long. Xianqing doesn''t want to die, and I don''t want to either." She pulled away Mama Zeng from her hand and supported herself on the carriage wall.


    Mama Zeng only felt that this Second Miss seemed to have suddenly become a completely different person. Previously, she was quiet and weak during Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, but now, she was stronger than anyone else.


    Xie Wanqing did not have time to care about what the Mama Zeng thought. She looked at Yue Xin and asked, "Can you still stand up?"


    With a pale face, Yue Xin went over to help her up. Xie Wanqing waved her hand to indicate that he did not need to, and said, "Lift open the carriage''s curtain." "No," she said.


    Just now, when she lifted the curtain, she saw that although the guards were fighting with the bandits, they were still surrounding the carriage. They had left two people to guard the carriage, otherwise they would not be safe and sound.


    Yue Xin lifted the curtain and looked back at the guards in the middle of the battle. She immediately shouted: "Protect the young miss!"


    Xie Wanqing shook her head at the man, what she wanted to do now was not to hide in the horse carriage and act like a cowardly turtle, but to fight alongside them, even though she was young and had no battle prowess, her words could still be like blades.


    "You can say whatever I say later." she said to Yue Xin.


    Although Yue Xin did not know what she meant, she did not know why she felt abnormally calm in his heart.


    "My fellow guards, I am a Second Miss from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Xie Wanqing, even though I am young, I know that breaking into pieces would not do justice to me. If I am unable to defeat all of you today, it will also be my life. If all of you die, I, Xie Wanqing, will not live alone, and only pity my parents who sent the black haired man away.


    "If all of you are able to capture this group of bandits today, it would be my, Xie Wanqing''s, fortune, and all of you would be my savior. From now on, if any of you have any difficulties, feel free to come and find me.


    Her words made it clear that if the guards were no match for her, then they would only end up being killed by the bandits, extinguishing any thoughts they had of giving up on her if they felt that they were no match for her.


    Moreover, if she was captured, there would only be death, and this way, even if the guards made it back alive, they would still be punished by the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. There would no longer be anyone willing to ask them to be guards, and who would dare to take the guard who made it back alive while leaving their master?


    First, he blocked all of the guards'' escape routes, and then he used temptation. If he won, he would receive a heavy reward and a promise from Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. This was something that the guards wouldn''t even dare to think about.


    As a result, when they heard Yue Xin''s words, they were slightly discouraged and had some strength. Seeing this, Xie Wanqing added fuel to the fire and said: "Everyone, do you want to die or live, die or die, or just rise up the ranks? All of this is today''s battle, are you all willing to die under the hands of these mysterious bandits? Would you like to die and see your wives and daughters bullied?! Do you want to see your parents cry every day?! "


    Her questions poked the guards'' hearts. Originally, the guards only came to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to beg for food and didn''t actually kill anyone when they practiced martial arts. As a result, they couldn''t do anything about it.


    However, one of the guards was different. He was a local ruffian before, and now he had spent money to get someone to bring him into the house of the Marquis to be a guard. Everyone had said that the job was leisurely, but he had not expected to encounter such a deadly situation.


    But no matter what, things had already happened and there was no medicine for regret in this world. The most important thing was to find a way to live. Adding on what Xie Wanqing said, he made up her mind. With a slash of her blade, she cut the bandit beside him into two, and with a raise of his head, he howled: "F * ck, kill me!"


    His face was still stained with blood, this sound was even louder than Yue Xin''s, it was mixed with unwillingness and excitement. In an instant, everyone''s morale was high, their blood was boiling in their hearts, and they were no longer afraid. They all raised the knives in their hands.


    As the saying goes, you can bear to part with your body, but you still dare to drag the emperor down. The guards fought with their lives, while the bandits were scared. Originally, they were only good at assassins, but now they were pretending to be bandits to hide from others. They might not have the advantage if they brazenly fought with others.


    As the two sides clashed, Xie Wanqing knew that the situation was not good. If there were no more reinforcements, the outcome would be uncertain.


    Logically speaking, this road should be the official road leading to Hanshan Temple in the capital. Many people would pass by this road every day, so if the bandits wanted her life, they could only end it quickly. Otherwise, when others arrived, it would be difficult to obtain them.

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    As a result, her words just now were just to encourage the guards to delay a little longer. He would have to resign himself to fate.


    Fortunately, the heavens did not have the heart to let her die.


    A carriage, which had come to offer incense, appeared behind the bandits. When the bandits saw this, they immediately dispatched guards to reinforce them.


    Very quickly, the bandits were restrained.


    Xie Wanqing was supported by Yue Xin as shshewalked over to express her gratitude. When she got closer, he discovered the small word "Sun" carved on the side of the horse carriage. No wonder the guards were so skilled.


    "Thank you for your kindness." Since the other party didn''t want to come out, she could only pretend that she didn''t know him.


    "Madam, these people have all committed suicide by hiding drugs in their mouths. It''s a dereliction of duty on our part. " A guard came over and said.


    Lady Chen lifted the curtain and stuck her head out, looking at Xie Wanqing who was in front of the carriage, she turned and said to the guards: "Forget it, today it''s all thanks to you all saving this young lady. You guys can pack up all the corpses and hand them over to the yamen to investigate."


    The guard looked at Xie Wanqing and was surprised at her calmness. Normally, a child would be scared senseless by the battle, but Xie Wanqing was able to calmly come over and say thanks.


    He saluted her and left.


    Xie Wanqing bowed in return. Regardless of the other party''s identity or how she spoke of him, she was still her savior. She would definitely be treated with respect.


    When Lady Chen saw her acting this way, she did not stop her and asked with concern, "Thank you Second Miss, are you injured?"


    "Thank you Madam for your help." Thank you Madam, for your assistance.


    When Lady Chen saw this, she nodded her head and said: "I''m not going up the mountain either. Since Second Miss was frightened, how about I send you back?"


    How could Xie Wanqing not? She quickly thanked him.


    In this battle, although none of the guards in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion died, they were still injured quite a bit. The guards in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion had brought quite a lot of medicine for their wounds and bandaged them on the spot.


    Along the way, the two groups of people moved forward and finally returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion safely.


    When the guard saw Xie Xianqing''s carriage, he broke into a bitter smile. Xie Wanqing had sent a letter early in the morning saying that she would be there by noon, causing them to wait for so long. After seeing Lady Chen''s carriage, she thought that perhaps she had a guest, so she went back to report to the Countess.


    As she did not know who it was, the Countess only sent the housekeeper to pick it up. Unexpectedly, Madam Chen had already left by the time the housekeeper arrived.


    General Mansion were never too intimate with any of the court officials, so it was reasonable for the Chen family to leave. Xie Wanqing supported Xie Wanqing to meet the old lady. Although she had been extremely calm on the carriage, but after thinking about it, she still felt afraid. If not for the fact that they had met the Chen family by luck, they might not have been able to come back alive.


    Upon entering the Old Mistress'' courtyard, Xie Wanqing''s eyes turned red, her tears were about to fall, looking extremely pitiful.


    "Grandmother!" She stumbled over and threw herself into the old lady''s arms.


    "What happened, what happened to Xianqing?" The old lady was still in the dark and did not know a thing, but when she saw Xie Wanqing, who was normally obedient and calm, suddenly crying like that, she knew that something had happened, and while giving Mama Xin a meaningful glance, she pulled her into her embrace.


    Mama Xin ran into a butler who had rushed over as soon as he stepped out of the door.


    "Mama Xin, something big happened!" He ran out of breath. Just now, Xie Wanqing went to the old lady''s courtyard to count the guards, but after doing so, he realised that their numbers were much lower, and the rest were all injured.


    Although Lady Chen went back, she still kept the guards. Those people helped the guards to stand behind the carriage. At first, it was quite a distance away, but the steward thought it was his own residence and didn''t pay them any attention. When he got closer to take a closer look, more than half of them were unfamiliar faces. His heart thumped loudly, and he knew that something had happened.


    That guard from General Mansion told him in detail what happened on the way here, and also told him that some of the more heavily injured people had already been sent to the infirmary. When the butler heard that they were people from General Mansion, he bowed and thanked them. Then, he immediately sent people to follow them to the infirmary. He then turned around to report to the madame.


    Mama Xin brought back the butler''s words to the old mistress.


    When the old lady heard this, she said angrily, "They really have the guts to even dare to rob our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s carriage!"


    However, on the official road to the Hanshan Temple in the capital, there had never been a bandit. If there was, then the person in the office in the capital would have long since taken off his black gauze hat.


    Why did he coincidentally meet a bandit on the day that Xie Wanqing returned to her residence? Even after being captured, he would still kill himself. This was not the way a bandit would do things; this was the way a suicide soldier should act.


    Once this matter was done, the corpses would be sent to the yamen. At that time, it would be seen that someone was plotting to kill Xie Wanqing, and with the General Mansion involved, once the official investigation was serious, it would not end so easily.


    At that time, regardless of what the truth was, if Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was involved in this case, it would be a disgrace to their reputation, not to mention that it was at the critical juncture of the old mistress'' birthday.


    The old mistress was infuriated. It looked like she was being too forgiving, causing them to be unaware of the scale of the heavens and the limits of the earth. She dared to make a move so brazenly.


    On the surface, however, she comforted Xie Wanqing with a face full of tender affection: "It''s fine, don''t be afraid late Qing, the authorities will definitely investigate everything thoroughly, and capture all of those bandits in one fell swoop."


    Xie Wanqing sobbed as she nodded her head, her tears constantly flowing.


    Seeing her like this, the Countess knew that she was shocked. Xie Wanqing was normally very obedient and sensible, but she was still a seven-year-old child. After seeing the sword and blade fight today, she was naturally afraid.


    "Mama Xin, take my name scroll and invite a doctor over to let Second Miss have a look. After that, send all of the medicinal ingredients that are stored in the warehouse to the courtyard of Sanguine City."


    Mama Xin acknowledged the order and turned to leave.


    "Xianqing thanks Grandmother." Xie Wanqing wiped the tears off her face and forced a smile.


    The madame patted her on the head. "You are also frightened. Go back and rest." "Don''t come out for the next two days."


    After Xie Wanqing left, the Mama Xin returned after a while. She pinched the old mistress'' shoulder and asked, "What does the old mistress plan to do?"


    This time, most likely, it was either Xie Wanyun or the Concubine Fang who had done it, just that it was a little too obvious. To make a move on the public road, yet not expecting to meet the wife of General Mansion, was now just a wasted effort.


    On the other hand, the corpses of those people were sent to the government offices, and if they were investigated, there would always be traces of them, and if there were any involved in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, it would be a slap in the face for them, as the people of the government fought openly and secretly, and all of the trouble would go to the government offices. This was to say that the madame was incompetent and could not manage the backyard well, which was also to say that Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was a mistake.


    Thus, the madame could not let this matter go unattended.


    "Let them both keep their feet! You are not allowed to come out without my permission! " The madame said angrily.


    They didn''t say how long they were grounded. That was to say, as long as the madame didn''t speak, they would never be able to leave.


    Currently, Xie Wanqing had a good relationship with Sun Xiaoxiao, and today, it was Madam General Mansion who was sending her back to her residence. No matter how she looked at it, she had an advantage over Xie Wanyun.


    "Tomorrow you will prepare a great gift and personally bring people to visit General Mansion to express your gratitude." After some thought, the old mistress spoke again.


    Mama Xin nodded: "This servant understands."


    Xie Wanqing left the old mistress'' courtyard and did not return to her own room. Instead, she walked towards the Madame Ye.


    After not seeing her for half a month, the Madame Ye was sitting in the courtyard and reading a book as usual. Hearing that Xie Wanqing had come, she could not help but be elated, and seeing her tear-stained face, she immediately asked her what was going on.


    Today was the day Xie Wanqing would return from the Hanshan Temple, she knew that if she hadn''t seen him for half a month, she would be missing him a bit. was just a Daughter of Concubine, he couldn''t possibly let a lady welcome him, thus even though she wanted to see him, she could only stay in the courtyard.


    Since she had already reported what had happened today, the Madame Ye would find out sooner or later. Therefore, Xie Wanqing did not hide it from her and told her everything that had happened today in detail. How pitiful.


    The Madame Ye did not have a daughter, hence Xie Huaijin was not close to her since young.

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    Seeing how sad and delicate Xie Wanqing was crying today, her heart couldn''t help but soften as she hugged her tightly and comforted her softly.


    Xie Wanqing cried even harder as she was hugged by the Madame Ye. In her two lives, she had never been so close to the Madame Ye before.


    Maybe it was because they were connected by blood, but Xie Wanqing cried so bitterly in her arms that even Madame Ye cried so bitterly. She didn''t know why.


    Xie Wanqing immediately stopped crying and reached out with her small hand to wipe away the tears on Madame Ye''s face, saying, "Mother, don''t cry anymore, it will hurt your body. It will be her fault. "


    The mother and daughter pair would definitely one day recognize each other. Calling her mother in broad daylight was Xie Wanqing''s wish for two lifetimes, and when she thought of this, her hatred for Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun became even deeper!


    "Oh right, there are many buddhist beads that are sold to pilgrims in Hanshan Temple." As he spoke, he took out the buddhist beads from his sleeve and handed them over.


    Madame Ye has always believed in Buddha ever since she married into the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, she knows this very well.


    "You''ve troubled yourself." When the Madame Ye heard her say that she had bought a few strings, she did not reject her.


    If Xie Wanqing had only bought a string for her, she would not have taken it, even though she was the legitimate mistress, Concubine Fang was still Xie Wanqing''s mother after all. Even though she liked Xie Wanqing, she would not forget her own mother no matter how close she was with him.


    Receiving the buddhist beads in his hand, it was smooth and exquisite, almost as if it had been carried over the years. Madame Ye did not suspect much either, she only thought that it was the things sold for Hanshan Temple.


    The two talked for a good while before Xie Wanqing finally left.


    Returning to the courtyard, Xie Wanqing once again went to see Concubine Fang.


    "Xianqing is back." Concubine Fang seemed to be surprised to see her, but quickly recovered. She smiled and said, "Those servants, once they found out that you were coming back, they didn''t notify Aunt. Otherwise, Aunt would have gone to the door to pick you up already."


    She was afraid that at this moment, she was curious in her heart why Xie Wanqing was still standing in front of her before she died.


    Xie Wanqing knew that she was putting on an act and she accompanied her.


    She said angrily, "It was so close to the end of the day that I wouldn''t be able to see you again tonight."


    "Oh? "Why is that?" The Concubine Fang didn''t seem to know at all as she led her to sit down cordially.


    Xie Wanqing then explained the matter of him running into a bandit on the way here, adding fuel to the fire. After that, he changed the topic and said: "It''s all thanks to General''s Wife coming to burn incense today that I was saved."


    "So that''s how it is." The Concubine Fang touched her head and said, "Shiqing is startled, let me get the kitchen to cook a bowl of Soul-Concentrating Soup for you in a while."


    "Does Aunt not want to know what happened to the bandits?" Xie Wanqing continued to ask, as though she was addicted to telling stories.


    What did the fate of those people have to do with her? They were all Death Soldiers who were willing to pay with their lives. If he was caught, he would commit suicide, so the Concubine Fang was not worried at all.


    But since Xie Wanqing wanted to speak, she went along with the conversation: "What happened to those bandits in the end?"


    "They''re all dead. Some were killed by the General Mansion guards, and some committed suicide. "But it''s fine. The yamen will find out eventually. Grandmother said that she will find out everything." Xie Wanqing said happily.


    She looked carefully at Concubine Fang''s face and saw that she was startled for a moment.


    "These bandits are unforgivable. It would be better if they died." Concubine Fang seemed to be happy for her, "It''s good that nothing happened to Xianqing."


    "En!" Xie Wanqing nodded, as if she had thought of something, and said to Yue Xin: "Where''s the buddhist bead that I bought for Aunt at Hanshan Temple?"


    Yue Xin took out the Buddha beads and gave it to her.


    "Aunt, this was bought by Ye Qingqing at the Hanshan Temple. It''s said that a high monk has enlightened himself on this, and is able to avoid all evils. Aunt must wear it on your body at all times." Xie Wanqing passed it over to him ingratiatingly.


    The Concubine Fang did not believe in Buddha, if she believed in Buddha, she would not be so venomous. It was only because she liked the old mistress that she was gradually wearing a string of buddhist beads on her hand.


    However, Xie Wanqing did not care about all that. She just pretended that she did not know: "The monks at the temple said that this buddhist bead can guarantee the safety of the people and also stop the evil thoughts in my heart. Those villains will not have a good ending, the monks said that they will enter the eighteen levels of hell, Aunt, what do you say?"


    Concubine Fang was terrified by her every word, but she had already done so much. What was there to be afraid of? Was she supposed to be a good person that was trampled under her feet for the rest of her life?


    Concubine Fang would never be willing to live such a life.


    As a result, she was no longer afraid. She reached out to take the Buddha bead, and then put it on her hand in front of Xie Wanqing, and said: "This aunt knows that the late Qing is extremely filial."


    Seeing this, Xie Wanqing thought to himself, as expected of the Concubine Fang, being able to remain calm this quickly. Even though she had done something shameful, she didn''t panic at all. No wonder she was in such a miserable state in her previous life.


    Thus, he brought the servant girl back.


    At night, Xie Wanqing took off her clothes and sat on the bedside as she helped to comb her hair. Mama Zeng waited at the side with restraint.


    "Does Mama know why I called you here?" Xie Wanqing said.


    "This old servant is stupid, I wonder what Miss intends." Mama Zeng replied with his head bowed.


    How could she not know that Mama Zeng was an old man by the side of Madame Ye. She had seen all sorts of things in the past few years, so she could be considered an intelligent person.


    Xie Wanqing knew that the other party was pretending to be confused, but she was not angry. Mama Zeng was gifted to her by Madame Ye, she would become her right-hand woman in the future.


    "Today I gave mother the buddhist beads, does Mama have any doubts?" she asked.


    She told Madame Ye that she had bought many buddha beads at Hanshan Temple, but that was not true. Hanshan Temple sold buddhist beads, but she did not buy the string that she had given Madame Ye. Du Fa had personally given it to her before she left. Mama Zeng was watching by the side, how could he not know? Thus, when she handed the buddhist beads to Madame Ye today, Mama Zeng was at the side hesitating.


    It was only after Xie Wanqing looked at her a few times that she swallowed back her words.


    "This old servant does have a question." Seeing her ask that, Mama Zeng knew that he could not hide it from her, so he answered honestly.


    In the past half month, with regards to Hanshan Temple, Xie Wanqing had diligently read Buddhist scriptures every day, and she had never been the least bit picky about food and residences. Even an old granny like her, who had eaten vegetarian food for half a month, felt that it was light, let alone those guards who would occasionally have people request for leave to go down the mountain to feast, and would even have to pack up for half a day''s worth of food on their way back. He also asked if he could bring some food up for Xie Wanqing, but she rejected all of them.


    It could be seen how determined Xie Wanqing was.


    Just this point was enough to make Mama Zeng have a whole new level of respect for him.


    "Master Du Fa usually wears that string of buddhist beads. Within this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, I saw that mother was the most pious to Buddha, so I gave the buddhist beads to her for no other reason. You don''t have to panic." Xie Wanqing comforted her.


    When Mama Zeng thought about Xie Wanqing''s performance today after encountering danger, she knew in her heart that this was no ordinary master.


    To be able to express her loyalty so quickly, Xie Wanqing felt somewhat uncomfortable.


    She said that while listening to her, there were still a lot of people who were biting back. As such, Xie Wanqing was not optimistic, she said softly: "Since Mama followed me, she is my servant. I am currently in a storm, so Mama should know about it."


    Mama Zeng followed her for a few days, so she naturally knew of this, but she didn''t think that Xie Wanqing herself would know, so she said: "This old servant is willing to go through fire and water for Second Miss."


    "Yes." Seeing that, Xie Wanqing did not force her, and waved her off. He would look at the rest later.


    Early in the morning on the second day, Mama Xin sent a message over. Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun were grounded in their own courtyard, and were not allowed to leave.


    Xie Wanqing felt refreshed hearing this, she even used an extra bowl for breakfast.


    Xie Wanyun, on the other hand, smashed her teacup angrily.


    "On what basis! What right do you have to lock me up?! " Xie Wanyun only felt unwillingness and anger attacking her from her chest, straight to her head.


    Yesterday, when she found out that Xie Wanqing had returned safely, she was filled with anger. She originally wanted to settle the score with Concubine Fang today, but found out that even Concubine Fang had their feet banned.


    How could she be willing to accept this?


    Since the Mama Feng was already dead, then wouldn''t it just be right to eliminate Xie Wanqing along with her? If the madame had investigated, she would have investigated the matter of the two men''s lives being mixed together. They would then stir up some trouble, not afraid of being found out.

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    But the Concubine Fang insisted that it was no good, and insisted that she not be impatient.


    This time, when Xie Wanqing went out of the temple to pray, he did not stay in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for half a month, which also did not allow them to have the chance to make a move. However, Concubine Fang said that if she had a good chance, it would be cleaner for Xie Wanqing to die outside.


    Xie Wanyun agreed. Who knew that Xie Wanqing would actually return alive and even cause them to be grounded.


    The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Xie Wanyun smashed a lot of tools in the house.


    Concubine Fang did not panic when she received the news that she had been grounded. She obediently accepted the order and then really did not leave her house, only embroidering flowers in her room every day.


    In a few days, it would be the old mistress'' birthday. Madame Ye and Madame Huang were busy and did not touch the ground at all.


    Xie Wanqing rested in the mansion for two days before going to tell the madame that she wanted to bring her present to General Mansion to thank Lady Chen. The old lady was happy to see her being so close to General Mansion. After all, in the capital, other than Xie Wanqing, there was no one else who was so close to General Mansion.


    General Sun came from a reckless background, and he only had an old mother in his family. After bestowing the title of general, his messy relatives came to visit and befriend them, but he beat them out of his home.


    After marrying the Chen family, she was the only daughter of her family, and the old principal of Shouxi School would pretend to be confused. Usually, he would treat her as a deaf and blind old man, staying in the academy to avoid worldly affairs. As a result, even if other people wanted to get on good terms with the General Mansion, they would not be able to find any gaps.


    Madam Chen gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the daughter had a fiery and candid temperament, much like General Sun. She could not be discussed with anyone''s daughter since the son was still in his infancy.


    As a result, for those who wanted to get close to him, Sun General Mansion was simply a tough nut to crack.


    But how lucky was Sun Xiaoxiao and Xie Wanqing to be able to talk about this. Moreover, it was the Chen family who saved her this time, so it was even more appropriate for her to personally go over and thank them. A few days ago, although Mama Xin had already gone there, he only saw the manager''s wife at the door. She said that it was just a small matter and that she didn''t even give him a present and sent him back.


    The old mistress thought, General Sun is favored by His Majesty. Although Marquis Anyang''s Mansion is flowing smoothly right now, it''s still good to have a helper to help you prepare for the future. If one day His Majesty gets angry, even if General Sun can speak nicely, it''s still good enough.


    As a result, he told Mama Xin to find all the gifts that he had received and place them on Xie Wanqing''s horse carriage, so that she could bring them over to thank Lady Chen properly.


    When Xie Wanqing arrived at the General Mansion, she was truly shocked. For the past half month, she had been feeling extremely stuffy. Every day, she would just stroll around the streets and the academy. Without Xie Wanqing, she didn''t know how to do business, so she had nothing to do.


    A few days ago, when Madame Ye came back, he told her that Xie Wanqing was in danger and made her anxious. At that time, she said that he wanted to go to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to see her. Fortunately, Lady Chen stopped her, pointed at her nose and said: "In a few days time it will be the birthday celebration of Old Madam Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, at that time, you will naturally see her, now that you have moved forward, I will have to take care of you, no matter how frightened I am, for two days. If you go, you might even provoke some trouble."


    Sun Xiaoxiao knew that she was making a ruckus, and because she heard the Chen family''s words, she felt that it was reasonable.


    "Yanqing, why have you come today?" She held Xie Wanqing''s hand and looked at him a few times, but could not help but ask: "Are you injured?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that Sun Xiaoxiao was truly worried about her. Compared to the people from Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, Sun Xiaoxiao made her feel more warm in her heart.


    "No, your General Mansion guards easily took them down, I''m completely fine."


    Hearing that, Sun Xiaoxiao wagged her tail proudly: "That''s only natural, I''m not bragging about it. The people from our General Mansion, even if we randomly bring out a Attendant, they would still be several times stronger than the guards of ordinary families."


    Most of the servants in General Mansion were brought back by General Sun from the battlefield. Some of them were veterans who had retired from the army, and some of them were injured or handicapped, so they were placed inside General Mansion.


    Although they were injured, they were no weaker than the ordinary guards of the capital.


    Xie Wanqing was aware of this, so she nodded and praised: "That''s true, your guards are indeed skilled."


    Sun Xiaoxiao became even happier after hearing that, and seeing the Mama Zeng behind her taking out a pile of gifts with Yue Xin, he exclaimed: "What are you doing?"


    "These are all gifts to thank the Madam."


    Seeing that Sun Xiaoxiao was about to refuse, Xie Wanqing hurriedly said, "If it wasn''t for your mother, I might not have been able to see you again that day. This is the gift you deserve. "


    After Sun Xiaoxiao heard this, she did not reject, and got someone to take the things to the Chen family.


    Xie Wanqing originally wanted to personally go and thank her, but Sun Xiaoxiao stopped her and said, "My mother likes a person to be alone the most, so it''s better if you don''t go. It would make her unhappy if you went now. "


    Xie Wanqing could only give up after hearing it.


    "Do you know about it? The recipe that we sold previously is worth a lot of money! " Sun Xiaoxiao whispered into her ear. However, it was not hard to hear the excitement in her voice.


    "How much did you earn?" When she said this, Xie Wanqing also became a little nervous. That recipe was something she had originally brought out to test her waters. Whether she could make money was secondary, so she gave it to the shopkeeper and told him to sell it.


    Now that he heard Sun Xiaoxiao say that he had made a lot of money, he couldn''t help but feel a little excited in his heart.


    Sun Xiaoxiao stretched out a hand and waved it in front of her, "Five hundred liang?"


    "Five thousand!" Sun Xiaoxiao was about to jump up, after seeing Xie Wanqing''s shocked expression she was a little pleased: "There''s more!" "No," she said.


    "What else?"


    "Do you know which restaurant the buyer''s restaurant is?"


    Xie Wanqing shook her head. She had not asked this before.


    "It''s'' Heaven Guest ''!" Sun Xiaoxiao said happily.


    The guest in the sky was the biggest restaurant in the capital. Xie Wanqing had only been there once with Zhao Yuqi in his previous life.


    The entire restaurant was divided into several floors, and from top to bottom, regardless of whether it was an aristocratic family or a merchant''s family, they could all go in and eat. The heavenly guests did not refuse. As long as you entered, you would be able to afford the silver and become a guest.


    The food of the guests in the sky also varied according to the floor. The food was delicious and the food was light. Whether you came from a local or an outsider, whether you lived in a temple or in the martial arts world, you would always visit your guests in the capital.


    Thus, from morning to night, the heaven''s guests were always full of guests. The book storytellers in the building had to be swapped several times from morning to night.


    To a celestial being, five thousand taels really wasn''t much. All they wanted was novelty. When the items reached their building, they could take them out and sell them for whatever price they wanted. There was no worry that they wouldn''t be able to get their money back.


    Hearing her words, Xie Wanqing was shocked, and immediately asked: "What other benefits do you have?"


    "About this," Sun Xiaoxiao said as she folded her hands behind her back, looking like she was trying to be suspenseful. Seeing Xie Wanqing''s anxious face, she said proudly: "We can go to the heaven to eat for free, but it will only be for the two of us."


    "How long?"


    "As long as it takes!" We can''t eat much of them anyway. "


    The shopkeeper that General Mansion found was indeed not ordinary, not only did he sell the prescription at a high price, he could even get the other party to agree to conditions like these. Xie Wanqing had to admire the shopkeeper''s ability.


    "Of course, we can''t waste this. We''ll eat however much we order." Sun Xiaoxiao added.


    "Then why don''t we go now?" Xie Wanqing''s appetite was sparked by her words. She could no longer remember the food of the heaven''s guests in her previous life, and she had never been there before. Since there was nothing to do today, why not give it a try?


    Sun Xiaoxiao originally said that wind is rain, hearing her suggestion, she immediately agreed. She sent someone to report to Lady Chen before bringing Xie Wanqing out.


    The two happily went to the heavens, but were told that they still had to pay.


    Sun Xiaoxiao immediately slammed the table and stood up: "What happened, your shopkeeper clearly said it..."


    When the waiter at the side saw this, he revealed a disdainful smile, "That depends on which shopkeeper you''re talking about. We have more than one guest here."


    Sun Xiaoxiao was never laughed at by a waiter, and immediately became angry. The two of them were dressed in brocade, and it seemed like they were the children of a large family. However, the waiter had never seen a rich family like them, so it was only normal for him to see them like this.

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    Furthermore, they were only two children, so they naturally did not have much money on them.


    Therefore, he did not give them any face and looked at them, saying, "Which family''s kid is not optimistic about this and dares to come to our place? I see that you are all scammers. Even if we, the Emperor himself, were here, we would only be paying for our meals. If you want to eat for free, here, "He waved his hand towards the street outside the window," Do you see that beggar? You have to do what he did. "


    "How dare you! A servant who serves me dares to speak to me like this, such power? " This waiter''s words were indeed a bit too much. Sun Xiaoxiao was so angry that she laughed instead: "Call your shopkeeper over to see me!"


    Xie Wanqing originally wanted the two of them to come and have a hearty meal, but she didn''t expect it to turn out like this.


    He knew that there was something fishy about it. Originally, due to her personality, she didn''t want to make things difficult for a servant like the waiter.


    However, the attitude of the waiter was too excessive. Therefore, he said: "This is the young miss of Sun General Mansion, I am a Second Miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. I''m sorry to trouble you, shopkeeper, but it seems that it was a misunderstanding when you came out to meet us. "


    Hearing her words, the waiter''s face immediately fell. He had heard of General Sun before. He had heard that he doted on his only daughter the most, and raised her into a willful and headstrong girl. Looking at it now, it really did look somewhat similar to Sun Xiaoxiao.


    The waiter wailed in his heart, but since it was like this, he could only muster up his courage and say, "Our shopkeeper has been very busy all day. He has no time to see you. You should head back."


    With that, he turned and tried to slip away, but he had offended Sun Xiaoxiao, so how could he leave so easily? Just as he walked two steps, he saw that the servant who usually stayed silent beside Sun Xiaoxiao extended her leg and kicked the waiter at her knees, with a ''putong'', the waiter knelt at the door, and touched his head on the ground, with a ''dong'' sound. Bang!


    At this moment, the door opened and the evil person complained first. He shouted, "Aiyo, I''ve been beaten to death! You''re being unreasonable, you hit me!"


    Seeing that, Sun Xiaoxiao laughed: "Ah Yi, open your mouth for me!"


    The maidservant called Ah Yi nodded and walked in front of the waiter. After a while, the waiter''s face swelled up.


    Hearing the waiter''s call, the guards of the heaven guest only saw a face as swollen as a pig''s head. They looked at each other.


    "This big brother, my Young Miss is a lady of Sun General Mansion, she came to eat today''s guest, but not only did you waiters say something disrespectful, you even shouted to drive them away, we didn''t know that this was how your esteemed building operated, and thus gained experience as well."


    Although she was usually quiet, Xie Wanqing did not expect her to speak in such an overbearing manner.


    When the guard heard that it was the Young Miss of General Mansion, he knew that it was someone he could not afford to offend and hurriedly went to look for the shopkeeper.


    The passersby also gathered around to watch the show, but they were quickly chased away by the guards.


    Not long after, a middle-aged man around the age of forty or fifty walked over with a big belly. He had a smiling face from afar, very much like Maitreya Buddha.


    As the saying goes, one does not hit a smiling person. Even if one was angered, they would not be able to vent their anger when they saw him.


    "It is our pleasure to have the two ladies visit the heavens. I am the Second Manager''s Old Zhang. " He smiled and bowed to them.


    "Uncle Zhang is being too courteous." Xie Wanqing immediately stood up and returned the greeting.


    Although the other party was just a shopkeeper, she was just a Daughter of Concubine. It was unknown who would ask for help in the future. From the looks of Shopkeeper Zhang, he was not an unreasonable person. Otherwise, this Emptiness Realm Expert wouldn''t have been able to open the restaurant for so long.


    Shopkeeper Zhang''s eyes narrowed after hearing her call him Uncle Zhang. He avoided her greeting and asked, "What happened today?"


    The heaven''s guests did not bully the guests, but they were not afraid of the guests. He had been in the capital for so many years, yet he was still standing strong. Naturally, there was someone backing him up.


    If it were any other restaurant, they would have had their waiters chase them out after hearing their words. They would even have to apologize to them. However, Shopkeeper Zhang was different.


    Just as Sun Xiaoxiao wanted to speak, Xie Wanqing stopped her. She was impatient and impulsive, so her words were naturally directed at the two of them. If she were to say something like that, no one would believe her and it would be a waste of time.


    Yue Xin who was at the side saw the opportunity and stepped forward, her tone calm as she recounted the incident.


    "So that''s the case," Manager Zhang smiled as he finished listening to Yue Xin''s words. He turned his head to the waiter and asked, "Does this lady here today speak the truth?"


    The waiter had a swollen face and wanted to retort. As a heaven guest, the shopkeeper couldn''t just listen to one side of their words. He had to help him vent his anger.


    How could Shopkeeper Zhang not see through his thoughts? He stared at him and said: "You better think clearly, speak the truth today. If you suffer any grievances, I will naturally seek justice for you; but if you lie today, not to mention these two young misses, even my heaven''s guests will not tolerate you!"


    Although Shopkeeper Zhang looked kind, he was a smiling man. Normally, if a servant committed a crime, he would never let them off lightly. When the waiter thought of this, he stopped and could only stutter.


    Seeing him like that, Shopkeeper Zhang knew that Yue Xin was telling the truth. But she still asked, "Do you have any objections to what this lady just said?"


    The waiter shook his head with a swollen face.


    "Since that''s the case," the shopkeeper said, "I, the heaven''s guest, am truly sorry."


    As he spoke, he clasped his hands at the two of them and continued, "Just now, this lady said that someone has promised you that you can eat free food in my heaven?"


    Sun Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and snorted: That''s right, so are we here to deceive you?!


    She had a violent temper and did not give Xie Wanqing any face, but the shopkeeper did not care about it. He only smiled and said to Xie Wanqing: "This is a rule that has never been set before, my heaven''s guests have always given money for our meals, I wonder if there is any misunderstanding?"


    "What misunderstanding?" Hearing his words, Sun Xiaoxiao immediately understood, but she could not bring herself to care about it.


    If the heaven''s guest had agreed to let someone have a free meal while he had been in business for so many years, he would have closed his door long ago.


    Even though their prescription was fresh, it wasn''t something that the heaven guest absolutely needed. How could they so casually agree to it? But the shopkeeper in the dim sum shop was an old man her father knew, and he wouldn''t lie to her. Could it be that there really was a misunderstanding?


    "Waiter, come over here. Tell me what exactly happened just now. "If you''re not clear, pack up your things and leave immediately!" Although Miss Yue Xin had told him everything that had happened, he still did not feel at ease. He wanted to ask the waiter clearly, as the waiter himself would not dare to hide anything from him.


    "Shopkeeper, this little one doesn''t dare next time." When the waiter heard the shopkeeper call him, he was so scared that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the shopkeeper. He originally thought that the shopkeeper would be able to speak up for him, but the words he said before clearly showed that he wasn''t biased. He had originally thought that he was in for a hard time after getting hit by a few words. He had never thought that he would lose his job right now.


    "Stand up." Seeing the waiter in such a state, Shopkeeper Zhang had a rough understanding of the situation. Although the waiter had offended these two patrons. However, there had never been a case of a restaurant that didn''t pay the bill. If they were to start here, it would definitely not be a big deal for the restaurant in the future.


    "How about this, the two ladies, please wait a moment." Manager Zhang was worthy of doing business all year round, so he thought for a while before coming up with an idea, "Because of this guest, we have been doing camp for so many years. "Since I''ve been a shareholder since the opening, I''ve been eating for free. I still need to discuss this with my other two shareholders."


    After Xie Wanqing heard the shopkeeper''s words, she thought in her heart: This waiter is unreasonable and has already taught me a lesson. It was better to let them go. Thinking to that point, she said to manager Zhang, "That''s not difficult. Manager Zhang can invite the other two shareholders."


    Shopkeeper Zhang nodded and thought to himself: "I have always heard that although Xie Wanqing is from Daughter of Concubine, she has an extraordinary manner of speech and conduct. From the looks of it, it didn''t seem like a rumor. He turned around and angrily said to the kneeling waiter: "Hurry up and invite the other two shopkeepers over."


    The waiter hurriedly stood up and replied while clasping his hands, "Yes, yes, yes. This servant will go and get the other two shopkeepers."

 C67

    Before long, the third storekeeper came over.


    "Tell me, what is this about? What kind of deal did you make with Manager Hong? " Manager Zhang said angrily.


    "Big brother." Third storekeeper chuckled. He scratched the back of his head and said, "I have always been in charge of purchasing. What, is there a problem?"


    "I didn''t ask you about the purchase! Tell me honestly, what deal have you made with Manager Hong recently? " If Shopkeeper Zhang had initially looked like an amiable Maitreya, then now he was the black-faced Guan Gong with a baleful look on his face.


    Seeing him so angry, Sun Xiaoxiao could not help but be afraid, and grabbed onto Xie Wanqing''s hand tightly.


    When the third storekeeper saw that he was angry, he finally lowered his head and honestly explained how the business between him and Manager Hong was conducted.


    "You really dare to make such a promise!" Hearing that, manager Zhang grabbed a teacup beside him and threw it over. Third storekeeper nimbly dodged it, "Big Brother! I just promised them that I would eat and drink for free, and they wouldn''t be able to eat much. If you think that''s inappropriate, I''ll just pay them! "


    Shopkeeper Zhang was so angry that his head hurt. He pointed at him and cursed, "Did you buy the prescription for your sister-in-law to eat?" He had an expression of disappointment.


    Third storekeeper smirked, "Big brother understands me."


    Shopkeeper Zhang did not want to bother with him right now, what he needed to do now was to explain to Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao.


    However, "Manager Hong, you should know the rules of us celestial guests." Manager Zhang returned to his serious expression and spoke with squinted eyes.


    The heaven''s guests never gave anyone any special privileges. Even if the royal family came, they would only pay for their meals and would never mention it for free.


    But now, a precedent had been set. How could he explain this to the higher-ups?


    However, if it wasn''t for Manager Hong''s request, Old Third would have been at fault.


    Third storekeeper''s everything was good, and he just cared for his wife. Normally, he would travel all over the place, and if he encountered anything delicious, he would definitely bring a copy back. Even if he couldn''t bring it back, he would have to bring Fang Zi back, or he could bring the chef back.


    Now, the cooks in Ol ''Three''s house could all gather together and open up a new restaurant.


    Thus, as long as Manager Hong threatened the jelly, Old Third would compromise.


    Manager Hong sat at the side with a calm and composed appearance. When he heard his name being called, he said without hurry, "That''s only natural. Therefore, this old one has only done a trade that you and the Third Manager were willing to do, and has never forced you to do it. "


    He really was an old fox.


    Xie Wanqing couldn''t hold back his laughter in her heart. After what happened just now, they could roughly tell that their recipe was bought by Third Manager herself, but they used a heaven guest to make a promise.


    Looking at the situation in front of them, she and Sun Xiaoxiao could only watch from the side.


    "Shopkeeper Hong, there has never been such a case among the guests in the sky. Not to mention a single recipe, even if there were ten or a hundred of them, there would be none." Manager Zhang asked.


    "Could it be that you want to break your promise?"


    "Of course not, but you must think this through clearly. Once this precedent is set, these two ladies will be the only free guests in the world." There have been royal relatives who have come here before to claim this right, but after so many years, which one of them has succeeded? "


    His words were hidden, but Xie Wanqing understood what he meant.


    If one wanted to have this right, it was equivalent to pushing oneself into a storm.


    Although they had Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and General Mansion behind them, Sun Xiaoxiao''s temper was bad, and she had offended quite a few people, whereas she, was only a Daughter of Concubine. She had previously suffered the hatred of the people from Shouxi School because of the matter with Du Fa, if the two of them added this matter to the mix, who knew how she would be hated by people.


    Manager Hong naturally understood what was going on. Actually, he had only mentioned it on the spur of the moment. Who would have thought that Third storekeeper would agree? After this matter was completed, he was truly astonished for a good while, but he didn''t expect that there was still a prison waiting for him here.


    In the end, he was the one who was inferior to her, yet she was the one who schemed and schemed against him.


    Manager Hong stood up and said, "I was too careless back then and implicated the two misses."


    Although Sun Xiaoxiao was rash, but once she calmed down, she was actually exceptionally intelligent. With such a mother, she wouldn''t be stupid.


    Shopkeeper Zhang said that they didn''t have the qualifications to be the esteemed guest of this world. After listening to the conversation just now, he could guess what was going on, so he stood up and said: "Shopkeeper Hong is indeed reckless. "In that case, why don''t we discuss the price again?"


    The prescription had already been taken away by the third storekeeper, so it was impossible to return it. The method had already been leaked, so there was no point in returning it. It would be better to ask for something more practical.


    When Shopkeeper Zhang heard her speak, he thought to himself that he had misjudged this little girl. She was previously angry, but now she had calmed down and was bargaining with him.


    General Sun, on the other hand, had a good daughter.


    "Of course. We are willing to double the price for that recipe. Furthermore, our waiter did not understand and offended you earlier, so I hope that you can stay in the sky for dinner. Please calm down. " As Shopkeeper Zhang spoke, someone on the other side of the room came to invite them to have a meal in a private room.


    Seeing him act this way, Sun Xiaoxiao did not reject, and pulled Xie Wanqing to follow the guide.


    After they left, the third shopkeeper wanted to leave as well.


    "Ol ''Three, where are you going?" Manager Zhang spoke, and the servant at the entrance closed the door.


    "Big brother," Third Bro rubbed his head and laughed, "I''m going to pick up some goods."


    "Picking up goods? In the future, just restrain yourself and don''t take everything lying down. Come and ask me to wipe your ass. " Manager Zhang said in a bad mood.


    "Of course not. I was just joking with you, Manager Hong. Who would have thought that the two of you would come back to the truth?" The three shopkeepers restrained their smiles, revealing a Ruffian aura. "You want to be our esteemed guest? They don''t even look at who they are."


    "Enough!" Shopkeeper Zhang scolded. "In the future, behave yourself. We can''t avoid these rich and powerful young masters and mistresses. Why did you provoke them?"


    "I just don''t like them, so I might as well play around with them."


    "Playing with them? I think you''re kidding me! " Shopkeeper Zhang slammed the table, his entire body was filled with anger.


    Seeing this, Ol ''Three did not dare to say more and agreed.


    The servant led Xie Wanqing and the others into the private room. The moment he sat down, Manager Hong was about to take his leave.


    "What is this?" Xie Wanqing advised, "Shopkeeper Hong, why not stay for dinner."


    As she spoke, she pulled at Sun Xiaoxiao before speaking unwillingly, "Let''s stay and eat together."


    It was not because he was angry, but because he felt that he was useless. Not only did he implicate Xie Wanqing, even Manager Hong was bullied. Previously, she had always felt that once the name "General Mansion" came out, it would always be able to scare people, but she hadn''t expected that this time, she would still be tricked.


    He couldn''t help but feel embarrassed.


    A few years ago, Sun Xiaoxiao sneaked out of the General Mansion to play on the streets. The one she frequented the most was the dim sum shop.


    It could be said that she had spent most of these years with Manager Hong.


    After that, they were sent to the Shouxi School, and went there less.


    Thus, the relationship between the two of them could be said to be deep.


    "Miss, no need to be sad, this old servant is useless." Sun Xiaoxiao had been arrogant since he was young, and had never suffered any setbacks. Now that she had been tricked by someone for the first time, she had no choice but to knock out her teeth and swallow his blood, causing him to feel uncomfortable.


    "It''s not your fault." Sun Xiaoxiao pursed her lips. Although she was a Direct Daughter of General Mansion, she was not the one who was virtuous and incompetent. In the past, no one had dared to bully her using the fame of her General Mansion, but now that she had suffered a setback, she knew that General Mansion could not always protect her.


    If he didn''t want to be bullied, he could only rely on himself.


    How could Xie Wanqing not think like that? It was just that this matter could not be rushed, and it was not something that could be completed overnight. It was useless for them to be sad now.

 C68

    "Alright, there''s no use in thinking about other things now. Since we''re here and someone is treating us to a meal, we should have a good meal first." Xie Wanqing advised.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was not the type of person to be miserable at the start, it was just that this was the first time she had encountered such a blow, causing her to be slightly disappointed. However, this couldn''t knock her down, otherwise she wouldn''t be the Sun Xiaoxiao of General Mansion.


    She took in a deep breath and raised her head with a smile, "Xiqing is right. We should eat to our heart''s content today."


    Seeing that she had regained her composure, Manager Hong''s heart was finally at ease. He knew that Sun Xiaoxiao was arrogant and willful. All these years, General Sun and the rest of the General Mansion had pampered her, so the thing he was most afraid of was to pamper her.


    It had to be said that the heaven guest''s food was indeed different from other places, even Sun Xiaoxiao and Xie Wanqing who were used to eating delicacies at General Mansion and Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were eating it with relish, every single dish looked no different from other places, but the taste was still more, the more they ate, the more they wanted to eat, as though they had woken up their tongues that had been sleeping for a long time.


    After the meal, the three of them split up and left.


    Three days later was the madame''s birthday. Xie Wanqing obediently stayed in the residence and did not go out. Every day she would go to the academy to pay respects to the madame, Madame Ye and the others.


    The days passed peacefully.


    However, the day before the old lady''s birthday, Xie Kai came.


    It had already been two days since Xie Wanqing returned from the Hanshan Temple, and he only found out about her being attacked today.


    Xie Kai asked the Attendant beside him: "Why did you report it today?"


    The Attendant knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "My lord, please forgive me. You have been busy these few days, so I was afraid of disturbing you. That''s why ¡­ That''s why I didn''t tell you. "


    "Is that true?"


    "Seriously!" The Attendant said resolutely.


    He had indeed been very busy these past few days. Besides court affairs, His Majesty still needed to keep him busy during court affairs. Even if he returned home every day, he would only stay in the study and did not sleep until late at night.


    Thus, Attendant''s words were somewhat reasonable.


    Xie Kai waved for him to stand up: "There won''t be a next time."


    Attendant had been by his side for many years, and could be considered to be well-behaved. Xie Kai had never been a harsh person to deal with, so he did not punish him.


    The Attendant kowtowed again and again, and said: "Thank you old master, the lord is magnanimous."


    Ye Zichen walked towards the door.


    After exiting the door, he turned around and revealed a smile of satisfaction. Attendant who was guarding the door came over and asked softly: "How is it? Has the old master lost his temper? Did they say they would punish you? "


    Attendant who came out had an expression that seemed like he didn''t know anything. He lowered his voice and said, "You don''t know what temper our master has? That is the most kind-hearted master in the entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and he has never used torture on servants. "


    She closed her eyes and closed her eyes.


    Attendant muttered with a face full of envy: "When will it be my turn for such a good thing?"


    Although Xie Wanqing was a Second Miss of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, she actually couldn''t live as long as an aunt, who could still be doted on by the master. As his biological daughter, she almost lost her life from the attack, yet Xie Kai, his biological father, didn''t care at all for two days.


    On the day that Xie Wanqing returned, Concubine Fang had ordered her maidservants to come over and greet the Attendant servants that were by Xie Kai''s side. The lord was extremely busy, so do not tell him about the matters of the Second Miss for now.


    It was not the first or second day that the Concubine Fang was pampered. Although the Madame Ye was the legal wife, she had been ignoring internal affairs for many years and only stayed in her own courtyard. As a result, to the Attendant, she was nothing but a show of respect.


    But it was different for Concubine Fang s. After entering the palace for so many years, Xie Kai had doted on her the most, even when he was visited by his later aunts one after another. The Attendant s respected and respected him the most, so they believed without a doubt in his words.


    Thus, since the Concubine Fang had given the orders, the Attendant followed it. After obtaining some benefits, they also obtained the favor of the Concubine Fang.


    It just so happened that Xie Kai had nothing to do today. Now that he knew about Xie Wanqing''s situation, he naturally had to go and pay his respects.


    "Father will send someone to inform the yamen to find out the origin of those bandits as soon as possible. He will uproot them, exalt you, and help the citizens of the capital."


    The first two days did not come, but the third day arrived late. Xie Kai was slightly embarrassed and said: "Your father was busy with court affairs a few days ago, if I did not come to see you, don''t be angry, Qing Er."


    He did not mention anything about the things that the Attendant was hiding from him. After all, that was someone close to him, and furthermore, he did not discipline well enough, to say that Xie Kai felt that he was losing face and seemed to be looking for an excuse.


    Ever since his previous life, Xie Kai had been cold to her. Even though in this life, due to her change, the relationship between the two of them had improved, but Xie Kai had always been busy with matters of the court, so the time the two of them actually spent together wasn''t much.


    Xie Wanqing also never thought of truly having a deep relationship with his father and daughter, so in these two days that he had not come, although she felt it was strange in her heart, she was not dissatisfied. Now that Xie Kai had let go of his dignity to please her, she naturally could not hold herself back and shook her head: "Father, you worry too much.


    He pursed his lips and said, "As for Sunset, Grandmother and Mother will be taking care of it. It''s fine now."


    Seeing her lowered her head, although she said those words correctly, her voice was choked with sobs. She brought her over to look, and sure enough, her eyes were already red.


    Although Xie Kai was usually busy with official business and wasn''t very close with his two daughters, when he saw her crying, he felt his heart soften.


    This was his child. When he was born, it was already so red, and in the blink of an eye, it had grown so big.


    All these years, he had been ignoring Xie Wanqing, so he only had a very small amount of memories about her. Even Xie Wanyun could only take the test and take the test.


    His two daughters had been neglected.


    Xie Kai caressed her face and said: "Alright, Qing Er, you don''t feel sad anymore. Father will come see you more in the future. If anyone dares to bully you again, report your father''s name. Your father will help you teach him a lesson! "


    Although Xie Kai was the person in charge of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he did not hold the direct descendant of the family with much importance. Otherwise, he would not have agreed that the children of the bastard Daughter of Concubine s who had already moved out of the house of the Marquis would come in to attend the school, and would also not have doted on the Concubine Fang who had two daughters in a row for so many years like she always did.


    "Un, Father ¡­" "Just thinking about that day scared me so much ¡­" She hugged Xie Kai and cried. Since he had a kind father, then she might as well play the role of a weak daughter.


    "Alright, alright. I''m not afraid. Father is here." Xie Kai hugged the little person in her arms, and patted her back as he spoke.


    In all these years, although he had two girls and a son, no one had ever been so close to him or coaxed him like this. He couldn''t help but be at a loss for what to do.


    "Will Father arrest the bad guys?" Xie Wanqing asked in a sobbing tone.


    Xie Kai thought that she was afraid, and caressed the top of her head: "Naturally, bad people will be captured."


    If he knew in the future that those so-called "bandits" who wanted to kill Xie Wanqing were actually assassins sent by his most beloved Concubine Fang, it was unknown how he would feel.


    Xie Wanqing thought while nodding her head, looking like a obedient child.


    Xie Kai felt guilty, and decided to keep him here for a long time. Xie Wanqing pulled him along to play chess with him, and very quickly, the other party was at a loss of what to do. Xie Kai finally remembered what Xie Huaixing had said to her in the past, "It''s better if you don''t learn chess." "No," he said.


    Although Xie Wanqing was just a beginner, other people had their own rules to follow when they play chess. Xie Wanqing, on the other hand, did not look like it, she looked like a complete mess, with one foot touching here and the other, Xie Kai accompanied her to play chess for a few rounds, but she was unable to see that she really knew how to play chess.


    "Did you really learn to play chess?" He could not help but suspect that the academy''s chess teacher had been lazy.


    "Of course!" Xie Wanqing spoke with determination, telling him the rules of playing chess, not missing a word.

 C69

    This time, Xie Kai was even more confused. Just how did she make that move? Perhaps he truly did not have any talent.


    As Xie Wanqing was a girl, Xie Kai did not expect her to be outstanding. Therefore, he did not talk about her, but only teased her so that she would not have anyone else play chess in the future.


    Hearing that, Xie Wanqing looked at him angrily, "Father, Mister said that as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to achieve your goal. Although my talent is not as good as Brother Huaixing''s, I can still learn it. "


    Xie Huaixing was a prodigy praised by all the gentlemen in the Shouxi School, and yet she dared to compete with him.


    Hearing her words, Xie Kai felt that Tong Yan was naive, he pinched her face and said: "Alright, then Sanguine Qing will study hard, and will surpass you on another day. You bad little brother."


    Since Xie Wanqing wanted to learn, he wouldn''t stop her. One day, she would realize the difference and give up.


    The father and daughter had a quiet, pleasant afternoon.


    After dinner, Xie Kai returned.


    Walking out of Xie Wanqing''s courtyard, she saw that Concubine Fang was standing under the porch. The night wind was slightly cold, and the lantern emitted a faint yellow glow, shining on her face. Even after almost ten years, she still seemed like that year, with only the charm of a mature woman.


    Xie Kai couldn''t help but stop in his tracks for a moment.


    "Master." Concubine Fang bowed to him, then lowered his head to reveal his snow-white neck.


    In the end, Xie Kai decided to sleep in the Concubine Fang''s courtyard.


    "Why haven''t I seen you these past few days?" Xie Kai asked.


    Concubine Fang would usually send some tonics and soup to his study from time to time. He was too busy these few days, so she did not notice that Concubine Fang had not been there for a few days. Now that he saw her, she immediately thought of her.


    Concubine Fang''s red lips slightly parted, but just as she was about to speak, the servant girl beside her kneeled down with a ''putt''.


    "Master, Aunt is being grounded!"


    These words gave Xie Kai a shock, and he asked: "What''s wrong?"


    The madame had always been in charge of matters in the backyard. Xie Kai did not know what crime she had committed that caused his to be grounded.


    "It''s because of the matter of the Second Miss..." "When Second Miss almost had an incident that day, the old lady found out about it after returning. Somehow, she vented her anger on Aunt and Eldest Miss, and now, both of them are being grounded. Without the old lady''s order, they are not allowed to take even a single step outside the courtyard."


    "How could this be?" Furthermore, from what the servant said just now, it seemed that Xie Wanqing had played a role in this. It was just that the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun were Xie Wanqing''s biological mother and her twin sister, how could she possibly tell the madame that she had harmed them?


    "Master, you don''t have to worry about me. The madame is the most impartial. It''s just a moment of anger now. Just wait until her temper subsides a few days later." The Concubine Fang comforted him.


    Xie Kai couldn''t figure out what was going on, but seeing that Concubine Fang''s eyes were red and trying to persuade him, she felt extremely wronged for her.


    He pulled Concubine Fang''s hand and said, "Tomorrow, I will go and plead for mercy from Mother. If she were to disappear, who knows how long she would wait. "It''s her birthday the day after tomorrow. You and Ye Yiyun always have to come out to meet guests, she''s already ten years old and in a few years time we will meet. You can''t just stay in the manor and not see her."


    When he saw Xie Wanqing today, he couldn''t help but feel guilty towards his two daughters, which was why he thought of this.


    Concubine Fang was moved to tears as she said: "Thank you, Old Master. I was careless and almost missed Eldest Miss."


    Under the lantern, the more one looked at a beauty, the more beautiful it was. Concubine Fang was born beautiful, and now that she had cried so heavily, it made people feel even more pity for her.


    Xie Kai reached out and hugged his tightly, consoling his in a soft voice.


    The maidservant who had been kneeling on the ground had already tactfully retreated.


    That night, the Spring Festival Gala was warmed by the red waves.


    The next day, Xie Kai left after finishing breakfast.


    "Aunt is indeed very lucky." The maid from last night tried to curry favor with him.


    When they came back from Xie Wanqing''s place, they had made preparations to send people to stall Xie Kai''s Attendant and prevent others from telling them about his predicament. After the old lady''s punishment, she would not be angry anymore. After that, he would definitely send someone to inform Xie Kai and he would definitely come to visit. With Xie Wanqing''s courtyard being in her courtyard, she would definitely be able to keep him here.


    What happened next, was about Xie Kai and the old lady.


    As for her, she only needed to sit in the courtyard and wait.


    It had to be said that this was indeed a good plan.


    "Still not working?" Concubine Fang pretended to be angry.


    The maidservant naturally noticed, she bowed and said, "This servant will go right now. Please do not be angry, or else the old master will come to coax you again."


    "I think you''re being too unrestrained recently. You even dare to tease me!" Concubine Fang lifted her eyelids and looked at her.


    "Yes, yes, yes, this servant is presumptuous. This servant knows her wrongs and will now go back to work." As he spoke, he slipped away.


    Xie Wanqing was not too surprised when she found out that Xie Kai was staying at the Concubine Fang''s house. She was currently living in the same courtyard as Concubine Fang, and Concubine Fang would definitely please her, now that she was grounded, if she wanted to find help, only Xie Kai was aware of it.


    "Yue Xin, come with me to greet the old lady." Xie Wanqing called for people, and the two of them rushed to the Old Mistress'' courtyard.


    When they arrived, sure enough, Xie Kai was already there.


    The old mistress sat up angrily, while Xie Kai looked frustrated and impatient.


    "What''s the matter? Why are Grandmother and Father troubled?" After greeting the two, Xie Wanqing asked curiously.


    "What else? Your father wanted me to release Concubine Fang and your sister from their confinement." The madame snorted as she placed the teacup on the table.


    Xie Kai did not expect the old lady to be so unwilling to send him off, he had already asked the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun why they were grounded, the old lady said that it was because Xie Wanqing was going to the Hanshan Temple to pray for her, and originally, she wanted to ask the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun to go together, but the two of them said that they had matters to attend to, and only Xie Wanqing was left.


    Who knew that they would encounter danger on the way back? Xie Wanqing almost lost her life, and the old lady felt that if there were more people going there, then there was a chance that she could beat those bandits with the large number of guards she brought along.


    In Xie Kai''s eyes, this was nothing more than venting his anger.


    She was so angry that Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang were not willing to pray for him. Furthermore, when Xie Wanqing met with danger later on, the old lady had vented her anger on the two of them.


    This was completely unreasonable!


    He knew that the madame had always been the one to ascend the throne and despise people like the concubine. However, he did not expect her to be so unreasonable this time. As a junior, he naturally could not refute the madame''s actions.


    He could only advise: "Mother, you don''t have to rush to get angry these few days. Night Yun is already ten years old this year, and in a few more years she will have reached the age of talking about marriage, so it''s about time for her to meet with the other wives. Concubine Fang is her birth mother, if she doesn''t appear at Mother''s birthday banquet tomorrow, it''s inevitable that people will criticize her."


    Seeing that the madame''s expression had eased a little, he continued, "No matter what, Ye Yun is still your granddaughter. I believe that mother wishes for her to marry a good family."


    It wasn''t important for Xie Wanyun to marry a good person. What was important was how much help she could bring to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    The old lady squinted her thinking, Xie Kai''s words were reasonable, she had already thought of it a long time ago, the reason why she was so unwilling to let go was because she wanted to wait for Xie Wanqing to come.


    After all, the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun''s forbidden technique was related to Xie Wanqing.


    If she were to let go of her promise today, it would be hard to avoid the grudge in Xie Wanqing''s heart. The reason why they had given the order to ban foot in the first place was to give Concubine Fang and the others a warning, and the other reason was merely to give Xie Wanqing an explanation.


    Concubine Fang would definitely ask Xie Kai for help if he was trapped, and if Xie Wanqing had a good sense, she would naturally know what she had to do.


    "Grandmother, what father said is reasonable. For the sake of elder sister, I would like to request grandma to temporarily release them from their confinement." Xie Wanqing answered.


    Xie Kai looked at her with gratification: "Xinqing, you''re sensible now."


    Xie Wanqing maintained her posture of speaking to the old lady, and did not answer.


    She said that she had temporarily released them from their confinement, but did not say that the madame would release them after her birthday.


    As expected, the old mistress understood what she meant and said with narrowed eyes, "Since all of you are asking for it, let them come out for a couple of days."


    He then instructed the Mama Xin to leave.


    Xie Kai did not expect the old lady to be so calculative, but he could not say anything else, he just thanked her and left.

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    "Xianqing, come over to Grandmother''s place." The old lady waved at her.


    Hearing this, Xie Wanqing went over obediently, and just as she got close to him, she was pulled into her embrace by the old lady, "Qing Qing, your father dotes on Concubine Fang, but grandmother loves you. In the future, I want to find the best husband in the world for you." the madame said, stroking the top of her hair.


    With a face full of kindness and love, she did not resemble the old lady who, in her previous life, would not care even if she died in the Prince Liang''s Mansion.


    "Thank you, grandma, for your love." Xie Wanqing lowered his head to express her thanks, then raised his head and mischievously said: "Xi Qing is still young, don''t think about it."


    In this life, she didn''t want to hand the marriage over to the madame. It was only a matter of time before she regained her status as a Direct Daughter, but at that time, she could not be a young miss who could only be held in the hands of her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    The madame''s words were a test to see what she meant. She was willing to rely on him, and at the same time, fawn over him with marriage. If it was any other person, they would have already thanked him profusely, but Xie Wanqing didn''t think so.


    The madame saw her perfunctory reply and the smile in her eyes disappeared. She only said that she was tired and let her go.


    The moment Xie Wanqing stepped into the courtyard, she saw Concubine Fang sitting under a tree. She was wearing light yellow clothes and her complexion was rosy. It didn''t seem like she had been grounded for several days at all.


    "Xianqing is back." Concubine Fang affectionately called out to her, and got up to hold her hand. Xie Wanqing revealed a smile and called out: "Shiqing misses Aunt.


    Concubine Fang had been grounded for the past few days, and never stepped foot outside her own courtyard. In order to prevent her from making a move again, the madame punished her so that she could not leave her room. She also arranged many scriptures for her to copy. As for Xie Wanqing, she obediently listened to the doctor''s orders to not come out of her house. As a result, they had not seen her for the past few days.


    Previously, other than Mama Feng, the Concubine Fang had also thought that Xie Wanqing would return to being as foolish and cowardly as before, and half of the doubts in his heart had disappeared. Now that she was so close to him, half of the doubts in his heart had disappeared as she only felt that Xie Wanqing was still the obedient and weak Xie Wanqing in the past.


    The two of them sat by the stone table and the Concubine Fang spoke: "Tomorrow is the old lady''s birthday celebration. Do you know?"


    It would be weird if Xie Wanqing knew this, she hated the madame the most. Later on, when she saw that the Countess was trying to curry favor with him, Mama Feng was only instigated by her.


    Xie Wanqing saw that she was eagerly looking at him, so she simply followed her heart and shook her head: "Grandmother''s birthday is coming up so quickly?"


    "Look at you, aunty knows that you don''t remember anything. You only remember to play around all day." Concubine Fang poked her forehead.


    "Auntie spared Wanqing, right? Wanqing knows her mistake." She said coquettishly, feeling wronged.


    Since Concubine Fang wanted to act with her, then she would play with him until the end. Who knew who would be the one laughing at the end then?


    Concubine Fang tenderly grabbed her hand and said: "Forget it, this aunt won''t worry about who else but you. Aunt has already chosen it for you. "


    As he spoke, he gave a look to the maidservant beside him.


    Very quickly, a Buddha statue was brought over. The Buddha statue was exquisite and exquisite, and it was easy to like it just by looking at it.


    In her previous life, Concubine Fang had told her the same thing and even prepared a present for her. Logically speaking, the madame believed in the Buddha, so she should have just given it to him. Coincidentally, on the second day, a pile of debris was unearthed in front of the hall full of guests.


    Everyone was shocked. The guests whispered amongst themselves as they discussed amongst themselves.


    The old mistress'' face darkened immediately. Her eyes shot towards her like sharp swords. She wanted nothing more than to tear her to shreds.


    It was a mockery to say that the madame, despite her vicious heart, still believed in the Buddha despite all her scheming.


    When the Buddha statue shattered, she felt that it was Xie Wanqing''s great disrespect and purposely showed her a pile of broken pieces. Just then, the Attendant from the second house stood up, pointed at Xie Wanqing and said that she had an evil spirit around her, not only did she harm herself, she could not even suppress the Buddha statue, which meant that in the future, she would be dragged into the entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and that she should be sent to a nunnery.


    After the Second Branch stood up to speak up for her, Xie Kai also said that she should not believe these rumors, which was why he allowed her to continue staying in the Palace. But from then on, Xie Wanqing was someone who everyone avoided. It was as if the closer she got to her, the more she would take their lives.


    Xie Wanqing thought about what happened in her previous life and looked at the face of the Concubine Fang that was just inches away from her. The scenes of the past were still vivid in her mind, but she remained abnormally calm.


    "Thank you so much for thinking for me, I can''t thank you enough." She smiled sweetly.


    Concubine Fang should have been happy to see this, but for some reason, she felt a faint unease in her heart.


    The two of them chatted for a while longer before Xie Wanqing called out that she was tired and wanted to go back to her room to sleep. In any case, in the Concubine Fang''s eyes, she had always been a willful and willful person.


    Concubine Fang originally wanted to keep her for food, but now that she was so sleepy, she decided not to bring it up anymore. It would anger her so much that she wouldn''t even want a present later.


    "Miss, this Buddha statue ¡­" Yue Xin hugged the Buddha statue that he brought back from the Concubine Fang, and for a moment, he didn''t know where to place it.


    Xie Wanqing indeed did not prepare any gifts, but she did not necessarily need to accept the items from the Concubine Fang.


    But Xie Wanqing was her master, so it was not good for Yue Xin to say all these, so he obediently brought the things back to ask her.


    "Where do you think it would be better?" Xie Wanqing''s face did not look serious at all, instead, it was filled with indifference.


    "Miss," Yue Xin felt that she had no choice but to remind her, "This servant thinks it''s better not to use this statue of Buddha." Putting aside whether there would be any problems with the Concubine Fang''s things, even if there weren''t, she still felt that there wouldn''t be any good things.


    Previously, Xie Wanqing had been on guard against everything, but now, she had openly taken over the things inside the Concubine Fang, and even brought them to give to the Old Granny.


    Her entire life, had been placed on Xie Wanqing''s shoulders. In the past, she had endured because she still had a way out, but now, she was just a grasshopper on the same line as Xie Wanqing. Whoever got into trouble with him would be screwed, so she could not help but feel anxious.


    Xie Wanqing only had the thought in her heart. She put away the smile that was originally meant to tease her, and asked: "Yue Xin, what do you think about Concubine Fang treat me like?"


    Yue Xin didn''t dare speak for a while. Concubine Fang was Xie Wanqing''s mother, and normally she could be considered to be extremely doted on.


    Take the matter of Xie Wanqing encountering danger a few days ago, Madame Ye and Madame Huang had both come to visit her a few times. However, Concubine Fang and Xie Wanqing, who lived in the same courtyard, had never come to see her. Even though the madame had ordered her not to leave the house, but because of her suspected safety, not to mention being punished by the madame, she had to take a look at the punishment or send a maid as a form of sympathy.


    But neither.


    In the past, when Yue Xin was by Madame Ye''s side, Xie Wanqing had continuously stirred up trouble, while the older sister of the same mother was very understanding and gentle, no one in the house would praise her.


    Others might think that the Concubine Fang doted on Xie Wanqing, but from Yue Xin''s point of view, it was not necessarily so. Xie Wanqing was like a child who had been killed, just to show off how outstanding her sister was.


    However, Yue Xin did not know what Xie Wanqing thought of all these.


    "Pet?" Hearing that, Xie Wanqing scoffed, and said with a hint of coldness in her voice: "Not necessarily. Yue Xin, you should know to support us in killing, right? "


    It was obviously a question, but Xie Wanqing''s tone sounded as if she was just describing it.


    Yue Xin already knew that Xie Wanqing was different from the other children, if not, she would not have given her life to him.


    To take care of himself, only he could take care of himself. Even Concubine Fang, his birth mother, could not rely on him. Yue Xin had seen too many of these cases of mother and daughter being slaughtered within her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, so she was not moved at all. She was only a little worried for Xie Wanqing, afraid that she would be sad.

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    He just did not know when Xie Wanqing saw through all these. Yue Xin thought like this, but she did not ask. The less she knew, the longer she would live.


    "Never mind, you can put the Buddha statue on the table over there. You can leave now." Xie Wanqing leaned on the reclining chair in the room, picked up a book, and started reading.


    Yue Xin knew that she had her own thoughts, so she did not ask anymore. She placed the Buddhist scripture down the box and turned to leave.


    A good night''s dream.


    The next day, the Concubine Fang came early.


    "Sanguine, it''s time to get up. Today is the old lady''s birthday celebration. If you go too late, it won''t be good to anger the old lady."


    Xie Wanqing opened her hazy eyes and muttered to herself. "Why is Aunt here so early?


    Yue Xin and Mama Zeng were waiting beside the bed. Actually, they had already called for Xie Wanqing early in the morning. At that time, she opened her bright eyes and looked at them, saying, "It''s still early, auntie still hasn''t come to call for me, how can I get out of bed?"


    As he spoke, he turned over and fell asleep again.


    Yue Xin and Mama Zeng were both smart people, hearing this she did not need to be called over. One went to the door to guard and the other went to the courtyard to do their work.


    Logically speaking, it was already a little late to wake Xie Wanqing up now. Today was the old lady''s birthday, so their children and grandchildren would definitely dress up properly so as to not be disrespectful. Furthermore, it was to not lose face for Marquis Anyang''s Mansion in front of the guests.


    But at that moment, if Xie Wanqing washed up and put on her clothes, it would probably be too late.


    Yue Xin and Mama Zeng were both sweating profusely in their hearts, but when they saw that Xie Wanqing was still tied up on her bed, they did not dare to make a sound.


    "You, you ¡­ Hurry up, the madame will be angry if you wait any longer." I was originally waiting for you outside, who knew that you would still be sleeping in your bed, what the hell are the Mama and maids doing in the courtyard? " Then, he turned to look at Mama Zeng and Yue Xin.


    Originally, she came late on purpose, but she had to blame the people around Xie Wanqing.


    "The two of you, hurry up and go to the kitchen to hurry up. Is Second Miss''s preparation ready?


    Mama Zeng was someone close to Madame Ye, and was sent to take care of Xie Wanqing. This was because she was a master of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and was merely a concubine, yet she dared to go beyond her authority and scold him. Mama Zeng was angry, but she was an old man in the end, she raised her eyes and looked at Xie Wanqing, instantly understanding the meaning behind them and quickly bowed and left.


    "Aunt, Yue Xin is still dressing me, she can''t leave." Xie Wanqing pulled Concubine Fang and said coquettishly.


    "There''s no need for her. Auntie will personally dress you." He pulled her to her feet and led her to the dressing table.


    Seeing that, Xie Wanqing did not reject, allowing Concubine Fang to comb her hair. Yue Xin obediently withdrew herself.


    At this time, only Concubine Fang and Xie Wanqing were left in the room, along with the servants who came with him.


    Xie Wanqing sat in front of the dresser, while the Concubine Fang lovingly combed her hair. The servant stood at the side of the table, looked around, and quickly took out a box that was exactly the same as the one Xie Wanqing brought back yesterday. With lightning speed, she dropped a bag from the box on the table.


    The Buddha statue that Concubine Fang gave her was not big in the first place, so she picked it up and held it in her palm. Therefore, no one noticed that the maid hid the same box in her sleeve.


    "Who is in charge of the Second Miss''s cage?" Seeing that she had completed her task, the maid walked to the door and asked.


    When Concubine Fang heard her, she knew that they were done. She quickly combed Xie Wanqing''s hair and asked: "What kind of clothes does Xiqing want to wear today?"


    The young man outside replied, "Yes, servant."


    "Open the Second Miss''s cage and find a beautiful piece of clothing."


    Little Nian went to answer.


    Concubine Fang found a bright red dress for her, but Xie Wanqing''s appearance was pure and gentle, if she wore it, it would be unfitting of her. Furthermore, she was just a Daughter of Concubine, and there was a sister on top of her, but she was wearing bright red, which was simply outrageous. Today was the madame''s birthday, and it wasn''t hers. If she wore it like that, it would only make the madame unhappy.


    As expected, Concubine Fang didn''t even think about setting a trap in front of her at all times.


    In the past few days, Xie Wanqing had grown closer to Concubine Fang, and also became more lively, vaguely becoming more or less the same as before. The remaining half of the suspicion in Concubine Fang''s heart also disappeared, looks like Mama Feng was indeed doing this previously.


    Concubine Fang was a lot more vigilant than her, so she pulled her to the side to help her put on her clothes.


    Xie Wanqing was naturally unwilling. She covered her stomach and said: "Aunt, Ye Qing seemed to have caught a cold last night. I don''t feel well in my stomach."


    She frowned, looking very upset.


    Concubine Fang thought that it was true and asked worriedly: "Should I call the doctor over to take a look?" It would be best if Xie Wanqing was sick and could not go. If she was absent from this meeting, it would only make the people and guests of the household feel that she was not sensible.


    "No need, just a short rest for the evening sun is enough. Aunty should go first, so Grandmother won''t be happy later." she urged.


    Concubine Fang was happy, and said: "Why don''t you stop? You are still young and your body is more important, the old madam is too many to notice you at all. If you ask, Aunt will help you speak. You can just lie there peacefully. "


    If she doesn''t go, the Concubine Fang will definitely be very happy. But if she did not go, there was no telling what Fang Yifan was going to say. I''m afraid that one thing after another will be placed on her head.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing had to go, but not with the Concubine Fang.


    "Auntie, let''s go. Grandmother will be resting for a while. Grandmother will be speaking on my behalf." She looked worried.


    Concubine Fang said yes, and left with her people while letting her rest.


    Just as Concubine Fang left, Yue Xin and Mama Zeng came back. Yue Xin picked a light yellow set of clothes for her to change into, causing the young lad by her side to want to speak but held back. She held back for a long time, and only when Xie Wanqing was about to leave did she make up her mind, kneeling down with a thump. Just now, this servant saw the servants of the Concubine Fang ¡­ "I changed the box on the table."


    She was in charge of the box in Xie Wanqing''s room, so Yue Xin made her wait outside the door every day. She had come to this courtyard for a long time, but she was not familiar with Concubine Fang, and had only seen him a few times. Concubine Fang was Xie Wanqing''s mother, but their relationship did not seem to be close.


    Today was Old Mistress'' birthday, it was not surprising that Concubine Fang suddenly came, but she drove both Yue Xin and Mama Zeng away, Xiao Nian was curious, and felt that something was amiss.


    She secretly peeked inside and saw that the maid quickly changed the box on the table.


    However, she was also afraid that Xie Wanqing would punish her. After all, Concubine Fang was her biological mother, how could a mere servant like her be able to stand up to him?


    However, if she did not say it out loud, if there was something bad in the box, she would not report it. Little Nian''s mind struggled for a long time, but in the end, she still spoke the truth.


    "Xiaonian, you did well." She heard Xie Wanqing say this.


    In the past few months that she had been in her courtyard, Xie Wanqing had never asked her to do anything other than managing the boxes. Now that she dared to speak of this matter, it showed that she was still loyal to him.


    "Open the box and take a look."


    Yue Xin stepped forward to open it. Surprisingly, there were some broken pieces inside, and the original Buddhist scripture had disappeared without a trace. She quickly showed it to Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing glanced at it, but she was not surprised at all. In her previous life, Concubine Fang also came today to wake her up, and it was probably at that time that she switched her box.


    It was just that she was stupid in her previous life, and thought that Yue Xin did not manage to keep the Buddha statues well, so she scolded him immediately. Since it was the Old Mistress'' birthday, she did not dare to see blood, so Yue Xin was thrown into the woodshed and imprisoned for two days.


    Thinking back to what happened back then, Xie Wanqing felt as if his heart was being twisted by a blade, as though her heart was being fried into pieces in a frying pan.


    Mama Zeng and Xiao Nian were shocked, but they had not enough time, Xie Wanqing only had enough time to instruct Yue Xin to bring the box on the table, and the two of them rushed out.


    Xiao Nian knelt on the ground and watched the two of them leave. No matter what, he could not understand why Xie Wanqing brought the pieces of debris.


    Mama Zeng looked at their backs with a heavy expression. Second Miss did not want to suffer a loss, who knew what sort of trouble he would cause today''s birthday.

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    Just as expected, Xie Wanqing met Xie Wanyun on the way to the old lady''s courtyard.


    Xie Wanqing was in a hurry as she led Yue Xin away, but Xie Wanyun was moving leisurely, looking like a lady from a noble family. She was clearly about to be late, but she was not in a hurry at all.


    Xie Wanqing and Yue Xin immediately rushed in front and crashed into each other. Yue Xin did not stop her footsteps for a moment as she crashed into Lv Yi and fell to the ground together. Two boxes of gifts rolled out from their sleeves.


    Two identical boxes.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanyun gave her an identical gift, another Buddha statue. Xie Wanyun had gone there earlier than her, so she had handed over the gifts first.


    When it was Xie Wanqing''s turn, all that was left was a pile of scraps.


    The first person giving away an exquisite and small Buddha statue was a trick. If the second person were to give it away again, then there would be suspicion of not studying carefully. She had even mentioned behind Xie Wanyun that she would give him a Buddha statue, this book made people feel like it wasn''t new. Now that the good Buddha statue had been reduced to a pile of scraps, the madame was even more infuriated.


    Now that she thought about it, it should be that Concubine Fang gave her box back to Xie Wanyun after changing it, so even if she was harmed, she would still stomp on her.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing had purposely rushed over to Xie Wanyun''s side today in order to change out of her box. The previous scene of her being mocked and scolded by the madame was now Xie Wanyun''s turn.


    Yue Xin quickly picked up the box to apologize to Xie Wanyun, and Xie Wanqing also apologized: "I was disrespectful, and left in a rush, if I left late, I might get scolded by Grandmother." She looked anxious, but before Xie Wanyun could reply, she continued to speak: "Elder sister has a large number of people, I think she will not bother with us."


    After saying that, he quickly brought Yue Xin and left.


    Lv Yi picked up the box on the ground and stuffed it into her sleeves, "This servant was too careless." She admitted it wrong.


    The Buddha statue inside the box was for the madame. Nothing could go wrong. If it was broken, it would take her life.


    Xie Wanyun glanced at her, then thought back to how Xie Wanqing had acted in a hurry just now. In the middle of autumn, she was actually sweating profusely, and the hairpin on his head had become crooked. Even if she had rushed over to the old lady''s side earlier, she was still disheveled.


    As expected, he was still the same useless idiot from before. Xie Wanyun suddenly believed what the Concubine Fang had said. It was all because of the Mama Feng, maybe her instincts from the past were all too suspicious.


    Thinking about that, she turned and continued to walk into the Old Mistress'' courtyard, Lv Yi quickly followed.


    Xie Wanqing took Yue Xin and left in a hurry, and very quickly, they reached the carriage just as she was about to be called out. The crown, which had already been tidied up by Yue Xin, looked like she was panting slightly as she stood at the back of the long line.


    This time, it was the madame''s birthday. The bastard Daughter of Concubine who had already left home brought their children back to celebrate their birthday. In an instant, they formed a long line at the door.


    On one hand, this showed that the descendants of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion were flourishing, and on the other hand, it pleased the madame. Those bastard Daughter of Concubine s had fished out some benefits that would make them happy for a long time, other people wanted to get close to their relatives, but for them, the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was a form of blood relation.


    The Countess was well aware of what these people were thinking, but she wasn''t opposed to them congratulating her every year. As long as it was beneficial to her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, she wouldn''t reject them.


    Most of them were small officials, but they didn''t have any proper gifts. Thus, the madame just sat there with a kind smile, and nodded her head to show that she understood. She didn''t say anything else.


    Xie Wanqing was at the back of the line, following the group. When the Concubine Fang saw her, her eyes revealed a look of shock, thinking that she was not coming.


    This time, Xie Wanyun arrived later than Xie Wanqing. They could only wait behind her.


    Concubine Fang stood at the side of the old lady and said, "Tonight Qing and Ye Yun have prepared a present for you, I hope it will please the old lady."


    The old mistress narrowed her eyes and nodded, but did not say anything.


    Xie Wanqing bowed and said, "Granddaughter wishes Grandmother luck like the East Sea and a life longer than Nanshan. "Year after year, there is today. Year after year, there is today."


    Yue Xin stood out and handed the box over. Mama Xin took it and prepared to put it away. The Concubine Fang opened her mouth and said, "I don''t know what kind of good gift Xianqing gave us, but why don''t we open it and let everyone take a look?"


    Madame Ye and Madame Huang were not to be liked by the madame, therefore, they did not speak much at this kind of occasion, while the Concubine Fang occupied Xie Kai''s favor, and was rather favored by the bastard Daughter of Concubine, thus her suggestion, was immediately echoed by some people.


    The Old Mistress did not stop them and waved for Mama Xin to open the box for them.


    "Wow, this Buddha statue is so exquisite, the Second Miss is so filial."


    When everyone saw the small Buddha statue in the box, they started to discuss about it. They were all praising Xie Wanqing''s filial piety.


    All of the rewards that Xie Wanyun had received in his previous life should be on her now, and she wondered what kind of expression she would have if she knew about it.


    Concubine Fang, who was at the side, was already shocked. She had clearly already changed the box, how could this be? How could it be a perfect Buddha statue?


    She glanced sideways at the maidservant behind her. The maidservant was also at a loss.


    "Thank you for your concern."


    The madame also liked the Buddha statue and complimented her.


    Xie Wanqing immediately thanked: "This is something that granddaughter should have done.


    He then continued without waiting for the others to react: "Zhiqing stayed in the Hanshan Temple for half a month, and prayed for Grandmother and her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion every day. She had the good fortune to obtain a string of blessed beads from the Protector of the Kingdom, and today, she wants to offer them to Grandmother together."


    Yue Xin took out the buddhist beads from her sleeves and handed them over.


    It was the bright pearl of the Protector of the Realm, and for a moment everyone stared at it in envy, envy, or suspicion.


    The Heavenly Imperial Guardians had been a huge sensation recently. Although he had stayed in the Hanshan Temple, there were still many nobles who had gone to search for him, but no one had seen him.


    Not to mention getting something to do with the State Protector. The teahouse and tavern outside was filled with gossip and rumors about this mysterious Protector of the Country. The Daughter of Concubine disciples who were sent out had heard quite a lot about him.


    Now that Xie Wanqing said that she was holding something that the Heavenly Imperial Guardians had used before, everyone could not help but have a bit of suspicion, but naturally did not dare say anything.


    As long as the madame liked it, it was true, even if it wasn''t true.


    The Protector of the Kingdom lived in seclusion. Even if he knew that someone gave him a string of buddhist beads under his name, he wouldn''t cause trouble for such a small matter like Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    If the previous buddhist statue had pleased the madame, then this string of buddhist beads had greatly increased her level of cultivation. As a result, the old lady revealed a rare smile of joy and said, "Grandmother has not loved you for nothing."


    Xie Wanqing pursed her lips and smiled.


    When the Concubine Fang saw her in the limelight, she became anxious, but for some reason, she became slightly worried. Before she could think about it further, Xie Wanyun had already stepped forward to offer her birthday wishes to the madame.


    Concubine Fang felt a surge of anger rush to her throat. She wanted to shout to stop her, but she held herself back. She could only signal with her eyes.


    Helpless, Lv Yi was lowering her head and holding the gift box, so she didn''t notice Concubine Fang.


    Mama Xin took the box in her hands and returned.


    "Sister must have gifted him something good to broaden her horizons." Xie Wanqing asked with a curious expression.


    Xie Wanyun swept a glance at her from the corner of her eyes, and said indifferently: "It''s only an ordinary thing, not comparable to little sister''s Buddha beads. Little sister, you don''t have to be curious. "


    "But everyone saw the gift I just sent." Xie Wanqing was unrelenting and felt wronged.


    The old lady had just received her buddhist beads and was just about to be happy when she saw that her lips were pouting unhappily. She simply ordered the Mama Xin: "Then let''s open it and take a look.


    Concubine Fang only felt that the word "don''t open" was rushing out of her lungs, but she could only watch silently.


    The box opened to reveal a pile of debris.


    "As expected, it is an ordinary item." The little kid from the Daughter of Concubine who was watching the show teased.

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    The color of blood on Xie Wanyun''s face immediately retreated, and turned as white as paper.


    How ¡­ how could this be? What about the Buddha statue?


    She remembered that when she bumped into Xie Wanqing on the road, she suddenly looked up.


    Xie Wanqing maintained her obedient smile as she stood at the side, seeing her look over, he raised her eyes and asked: "Big sister, what are you looking at me for?"


    "It''s you, it''s you!" Xie Wanyun couldn''t suppress the shock and anger in his heart, and pointed at her as she shouted.


    The Concubine Fang had told her her plan before, that Xie Wanqing''s gift box had already been made into her hands, and would definitely make her lose face for the Old Mistress'' birthday, but just now, Xie Wanqing received praise from everyone, and also received the Old Mistress'' love.


    Xie Wanyun originally thought that it was another one of Concubine Fang''s mistakes, so she didn''t mind. Who would have thought that something would go wrong with her present?


    It must have been when they collided that both their gift boxes had been destroyed. Regardless of whether Xie Wanqing did it on purpose or not, it was her fault!


    Xie Wanqing''s face was pale white, her eyes were cold, as though the person in front of her had a deep grudge against her.


    "What''s going on with this young miss?"


    "That''s right, that''s right. Why would you take it out on yourself when you made a mistake?"


    "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, what kind of young miss is that, petty!"


    Although there were a lot of concubines and Daughter of Concubine s on the side trying to curry favor with Xie Wanyun, they all had a few words to say, even if there were ten thousand people on the wall, some of them did not mind the big commotion, and were all discussing and whispering about the pile of trash that was gifted to the old lady.


    After going out today, it was likely that another event would occur outside. The eldest granddaughter of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion had gifted her with a pile of scraps on her birthday, so if these words were to spread, it would be enough for the people outside to add fuel to the fire for half a month.


    "Elder sister, what do you mean? "I don''t understand." Xie Wanqing looked at her blankly.


    You changed my gift box!


    Xie Wanyun wanted to shout these words with all her might in her heart, but she knew that if she said them out loud, it would only make the original situation worse.


    If she had obediently admitted her wrongs, then it would be fine. But if Xie Wanqing was dragged into this, and she said that she had swapped her gift box with another, it would mean that she had dragged out two young misses in a row. Who knows what the rest of the s would say about them, or what Marquis Anyang''s Mansion they would say.


    The madame might be angry with the gift she gave, but if the matter had hurt Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, it would not be so simple.


    Therefore, no matter how wronged Xie Wanyun was, and how much she wanted to say that it was Xie Wanqing who had changed her things, she could only knock out his teeth and swallow them together. She knelt down and said, "Grandmother, forgive me, but I was a bit too hasty on my way here. I accidentally bumped into Little Sister Qing and the gift box fell onto the ground. It should ¡­ It should have been broken at that time. "


    She had never felt so humiliated in front of so many people before, so she said every single word. Xie Wanyun felt as if someone was stabbing her with a knife time and time again, and she couldn''t help but feel resentment towards Xie Wanqing.


    Although she could not directly say that Xie Wanqing had exchanged for her things, she could not allow Xie Wanqing to clean herself either.


    Their gift boxes were exactly the same. Once this matter was revealed, it would be none of her business what the others would think.


    When the people at the side heard her words, they couldn''t help but raise their heads and look at Xie Wanqing one after the other. The two of them gave the same gift box to each other, so if something fell out from Xie Wanyun, then it was extremely likely that Xie Wanqing''s object would fall out as well. Maybe it was just one person''s good luck.


    The human imagination is enormous.


    The Old Mistress also looked at Xie Wanqing.


    "It was only because Xianqing was in a hurry that she bumped into elder sister. Xianqing knew she was in the wrong. Since Big Sister also gave her a Buddha statue, and now that Big Sister''s present is broken, why don''t I take my share as Big Sister''s name. " Xie Wanqing lowered her head apologetically.


    The others only felt that she was well-behaved and sensible, and was thinking for her sister. On the other hand, Xie Wanyun only knew how to shirk responsibility, and who was higher and who was lower.


    How preposterous! Xie Wanyun clenched her teeth so hard that her teeth almost shattered.


    It was clearly Xie Wanqing who took her things, but now she was still acting like a good person. If she really took Xie Wanqing''s item into her name, it would make people feel that she would benefit from her sister''s help for no reason, and even the Old Mistress would look down on him.


    What Xie Wanyun lacked was a gift written in her name?


    No.


    What she needed was someone to grind Xie Wanqing''s bones and scatter her ashes. It was a pity that this wish of hers could not be fulfilled right now.


    "No need," Xie Wanyun coldly rejected, "Since it''s your gift, then it''s yours. How can I steal from little sister?"


    She continued, "It was only a mistake on her part this time, which spoilt Grandmother''s mood. No matter how Grandmother punished her, she would not complain."


    As he spoke, he knelt there as if he was going to be dealt with.


    "Forget it. Today is my birthday celebration. You can stand aside." The old mistress suppressed her anger and said.


    If she were to punish Xie Wanyun on the spot, then who knows how the people outside would pass her down, a cold-blooded old lady who would punish her granddaughter on her birthday?


    Xie Wanyun immediately expressed her gratitude, with an unsightly expression she got up from the ground and retreated to the side.


    After the children were done with their gifts, everyone escorted the madame to the front yard. Only then did the distinguished officials and nobles who had come to congratulate her began to arrive one after another.


    Everyone was congratulating the old lady, the old lady''s face was filled with joy, one by one, she spoke with the noble women, as though Xie Wanyun''s incident just now was just a dream and it had never happened.


    After saying that, she went to find Madame Ye to chat with him. Madame Ye had a kind and kind personality, it was a good communication method, Madame Huang had a straightforward personality, she would never beat around the bush with her words, thus the two of them were very popular amongst the noble ladies.


    The Concubine Fang brought Xie Wanyun and Xie Wanqing to follow closely behind the Madame Ye. They did not say anything and just pretended that they did not exist.


    Xie Wanyun was already ten years old, it was time for her to meet those noble ladies. This was what Xie Kai had told her before. Therefore, Madame Ye knew the reason why they were following him. After saying that, he pulled Xie Wanyun out for them to see, but those noble wives were all mistresses, who didn''t know that Madame Ye had no daughters, and what was pushed out was only a Daughter of Concubine.


    However, since they had already pushed them out, they would not slap their faces. All of them praised Xie Wanyun''s figure and figure, from the looks of it, she was a lady from a noble family.


    However, if he wanted them to match Xie Wanyun with her direct son, that would be impossible. However, the daughter of an aunt could at most marry a concubine as a wife.


    Xie Wanyun listened to the praises of the crowd and revealed a shy and gentle smile.


    But in her heart, she felt disdain. Those people did not put her in their eyes, she was just a Daughter of Concubine. But she similarly did not look down on them. Although she was a Daughter of Concubine, she was a Daughter of Concubine of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    She, Xie Wanyun, would still want to become a Direct Daughter in the future. At that time, not to mention which prince she would marry, even if it meant that she would have a position of power in her entire being.


    As a result, both sides had their own thoughts on the way here. Only Madame Ye did not notice anything, and continued to introduce the noble women one by one with Xie Wanyun.


    Everyone chatted for a while. Soon, it was time for lunch.


    Although the atmosphere of the Zhou Dynasty was open, the ladies of the pavilion were not allowed to sit together with those strange men. So the men ate in the outer rooms, the ladies and the women in the inner rooms.


    Very soon, the servants served their meals. Although there were many people, they were already used to the rule of not saying anything at bedtime. Therefore, apart from those who stood up and toasted the madame, no one else spoke.


    After Xie Wanqing and the others finished their meal, the servants took all the leftovers on the table out. One of the servant walked past her, but suddenly she twisted her leg, and just as she was about to hit a noble lady, she was obviously pregnant, her stomach slightly raised, and looked at her for a few months.


    Just at that moment, Xie Wanqing grabbed onto the servant girl and then on Yue Xin who was beside her. She was only seven years old, if she was the only one holding onto Yue Xin, then he wouldn''t have had the strength to do so.


    Yue Xin''s reaction was extremely fast, upon seeing this, she grabbed onto the servant girl''s collar, and pulled her tightly. When she was a few inches away from the pregnant lady, she stopped.


    The lady was scared to the point that she broke out in cold sweat. The maidservant by her side hurriedly pulled her to the side and helped her sit down.

 C74

    The maidservant by her side hurriedly pulled her to the side and helped her sit down.


    Before the old mistress could even open her mouth to scold the maidservant, the servant by her side suddenly shouted out, "Awesome!" Second Miss has evil spirits on him! "


    When these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked. Even the men outside heard the commotion.


    Xie Kai quickly sent his Attendant over to find out what was going on.


    When he entered the house, he saw that the various women were all heading towards Xie Wanqing.


    She stood there, not surprised to hear someone shout this way. What happened in his previous life had still happened. She was so obedient that she didn''t say anything.


    "Who was that shouting just now?!" The madame said in a low voice.


    When that person shouted, the other servants started to discuss among themselves. Even the wives started to suspect, not knowing what kind of medicine was being sold in this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion bottle gourd.


    When the old mistress said this, a Attendant came out from the crowd and knelt down, "Old madam, Second Miss is an ominous person, he has a murderous aura about him!"


    "What nonsense is this!" The madame''s cane knocked on the floor.


    "Your servant didn''t say anything," the Attendant seemed to be extremely afraid of Xie Wanqing, he only dared to secretly glance at her for a moment before quickly moving his gaze away, "Just now, the servant girl passed by Second Miss and fell down, this morning, First Miss met the Second Miss, the Buddha statue in the gift box shattered ¡­ All of these are enough to show that Second Miss is truly the enemy of the Marquis Palace! "


    "How dare you!" The old mistress slammed her palm on the table, "Where did this blind servant come from? How dare he slander my master?!" Drag him down and lock him in the woodshed! "


    The reason why he was locked in the woodshed was only because of the madame''s birthday. Now that there were more distinguished guests, it was not suitable for the madame to punish him in the first place. If the punishment was light, people would say that the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was not strict enough to discipline the servants and that it was only a small punishment to discredit the young ladies of the household.


    Therefore, the madame only said that he should be sent to the woodshed. When the guests left, what kind of punishment would there be? Just thinking about how the two maids that were previously sold to the pavilion felt chills down their spine, the old lady had never been a good person.


    Even if Attendant was dragged out by someone, he would still shout out loud, "Old madam, this servant truly thinks for Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, Second Miss is truly an ominous person. In the short span of a few months, she has taken away a few maids by his side, and even changed a batch of servants in the entire courtyard. That is because he was treated as a servant since he was young, and the wet nurse beside his has already died.


    He only said that there were so many people by Xie Wanqing''s side, but he didn''t say what mistakes those people had committed. He took the benefits and made the preparations to offend Xie Wanqing. He was not afraid of what would happen to her, she was merely an unfavoured Daughter of Concubine, what could he do to her? Furthermore, once this matter had been resolved, it was not certain whether Xie Wanqing would be able to stay in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion or not.


    Attendant shouted with all his might, and the other servants by the side also started whispering to each other.


    This led to the other wives looking at each other in dismay, and some even started to suspect Xie Wanqing.


    Seeing him say all this, the Countess knew that if she did not clarify this matter, it would affect Xie Wanqing''s impression of the ladies. However, if this impression was bad, it would be difficult to find a good home in the future.


    Of course, she wasn''t worried for Xie Wanqing, she was just worried for her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. From the recent events, between the two Daughter of Concubine s, she seemed to favor Xie Wanqing more. She was patient, good at camouflage, and did not allow anyone to tell whether she was truly ignorant or lying. In this battle, she looked more favorably upon Xie Wanqing becoming a Direct Daughter in the future, so she was more concerned about her circumstances.


    "Put him down." The old mistress said coldly.


    Attendant, who was about to be dragged out of the door, was relieved. He immediately came in, knelt on the ground and kowtowed as he said, "This lowly one''s words are true. Old madam will see it for herself."


    Although what he said was not unreasonable, but if it was really the case, how could Xie Wanqing hold onto the pregnant woman''s explanation? Since anyone close to her would be restrained, the pregnant woman should have been knocked to the ground by the maid just now. She might even injure the child in her womb.


    However, she had been saved by Xie Wanqing. From this, it could be seen that what Attendant said was a lie, there was no telling who ordered him to do so. He wanted to use her birthday to frame Xie Wanqing so that she could borrow her blade to kill.


    The Old Granny''s sharp eyes swept across Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun who were present, and saw that both of them had their heads lowered and that nothing was amiss about their faces.


    The Old Mistress was not sure if it was them who had framed him or the Attendant who was spouting nonsense.


    Logically speaking, if it was the Concubine Fang and the others who framed Xie Wanyun, they wouldn''t have allowed Xie Wanyun to bring the shattered pieces up here. Today was the first time Xie Wanyun had been formally introduced to the noble ladies by the Madame Ye, so he shouldn''t have let her lose face. Even such a proud person like Xie Wanyun would not allow her face to be completely thrown away in front of a group of people.


    But if it were not for someone ordering him around, how would a Attendant dare to say such things to the Palace''s Master?


    "Do you know what the crime of slandering the master is? Do you have evidence for that? " the madame asked in a low voice.


    "Your servant naturally knows, and would never dare slander Master." The Attendant kowtowed and said, "It''s just that ¡­ It is true that my body is emitting a baleful aura and this lowly one would definitely not dare to spout nonsense. "


    He tilted his head to look at Xie Wanqing, and then turned and said: "I won''t hide it from the Old Madam, but a Daoist came to my door this morning, and said that there were auspicious clouds gathered at the mansion, and knew that it was the Old Madam''s birthday, but in the west there is an evil aura, I''m afraid that someone will barge into my family."


    To the west was where Xie Wanqing and the Concubine Fang lived. Xie Wanyun lived in a courtyard, but it was not in the west wing.


    "Where did this Taoist come from? How can you believe his nonsense?"


    "Calm down, madame. This servant will not easily believe that an unknown Taoist would slander the young mistress of the residence. However, that is the Taoist Kong from the capital."


    The Great Zhou was flourishing, and the capital city was a place for cultural exchanges among many countries. All sorts of theories were gathered here. His Majesty was benevolent and benevolent. He neither stopped nor advocated anything but what they liked. As long as they didn''t have to worry about politics, they could do as they pleased.


    Daoist Kong called himself a sect. He only set up a stall at the corner of the street to tell their fortune. Later on, there were rumors that he was very accurate in his calculations and would catch ghosts. In short, the more they spread, the more his mind became focused.


    There were many high ranking officials and nobles who would invite him to the mansion to help them out. His status also skyrocketed as he continued to buy a mansion in the capital to stay for the rest of the day.


    As a result, when the Attendant said this, the surrounding people started to believe it a little more.


    The madame was silent as well. Even the pregnant woman who was saved by Xie Wanqing did not dare to look at her again.


    Xie Wanqing stood quietly at the side. After hearing what was said, he raised her head and looked at the Attendant, and said: "I have never seen this Daoist Kong before, how did he figure it out?"


    "The Taoist said that he would watch the Qi through the air." The Attendant trembled, as if talking to Xie Wanqing would really affect him.


    "Don''t spout nonsense in Attendant. Xianqing is my daughter, how can she not have me under her control?" Concubine Fang stood out and asked with a look of worry and disbelief.


    She did look like a sad mother.


    Since she wanted to act, Xie Wanqing would accompany her. She asked the Attendant: "How do I explain the aunt''s words?"


    When the Attendant heard him, he kowtowed and said, "Dao leader said that the Second Miss is a great calamity and can only restrain wealthy people."


    Ssss, his words caused everyone to suck in a breath of cold air.


    In this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, the Countess was naturally a person who was rich and powerful. Just that according to what Attendant said, Xie Wanyun was also being suppressed by her, which meant that Xie Wanyun''s fate was to be rich and powerful. Everyone had different expressions, they looked at Xie Wanqing, then at Xie Wanyun, and then they whispered.


    These words could be said to have two meanings. Not only did it imply that the old lady would be tricked by her, it also secretly mentioned Xie Wanyun. Even Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but to admire that Attendant a little.


    According to Concubine Fang''s plan, her Buddha statue should be broken into pieces. Attendant''s original words should be that her killing intent was too strong, even the Buddha statue was destroyed. Now that the situation had reversed, the person who the Buddha statue destroyed had turned into Xie Wanyun, but Attendant''s words could still be said clearly, Concubine Fang did not choose the wrong person.

 C75

    "I wonder where Taoist Empty is now?"


    "This... The Daoist said that they could not enter the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion without permission until he was invited, and only instructed the Attendant s that were guarding the gate with a few words before returning. However, there are a lot of distinguished guests today. That Attendant guard only spoke a few sentences with me and he was already so busy that his feet did not even touch the ground. I am afraid that he has been delayed in reporting to the old lady. "


    When the old mistress heard this, she said, "Then get someone to take my card and ask the Daoist to come over."


    The Mama Xin hurriedly accepted the order.


    "This is my birthday. Thank you all for coming. Please forgive me for causing such a shameful thing. But since this is my Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s private matter, I will not hold you all up, please follow my two daughter-in-law to tour around the palace to eat and drink. " The madame stood up apologetically.


    The meaning behind her words was to disperse the onlookers.


    However, there were quite a number of people who came to watch the commotion. Someone immediately said, "Old madam''s words are sometimes biased. The person who was almost bumped into just now is the wife of the Minister of Rites'' assistant minister. She is pregnant again." He didn''t know if the child in his stomach was alright after that collision, so he had to get a doctor to take a look. Furthermore, since the matter is still unclear, we naturally have to hear it. Whether the Second Miss s of your Palace truly carry a baleful aura or not, what else can we do if we were to take advantage of the lady who has come today? "


    This person''s master and Marquis Anyang''s Mansion had always been at odds with each other in the imperial court. Now that they had seen such a thing, how could they be willing to leave?


    Which of the people around him was not like the rest of the crowd? They all echoed his words and said that they were going to stay. Since someone had already taken the lead, what was there to be afraid of? Furthermore, the madame could not do anything to them.


    The Attendant that came to investigate saw this and immediately went back to report it to Xie Kai.


    The matter of the backyard had always been managed by the madame, so when Xie Kai heard it, he could only frown for a bit, before throwing the matter to the side and bringing his comrades to the study room.


    Although Madame Ye was worried about Xie Wanqing, she had never dealt with such an occasion before. Especially now, when that person dared to disobey the Old Madam''s orders, she did not even need to say anything.


    The Madame Huang had predicted what happened after the Attendant had spoken. The two in her courtyard did not happen by chance, it was just that she did not expect her to pull out two, and there was even more, it seemed like the person who schemed against her laid out a big game of chess.


    She did not speak from the side, but it was because she believed in Xie Wanqing. She had already sent someone over to remind him that Xie Wanqing should be a little prepared in dealing with such a situation, otherwise, she would not be the Xie Wanqing that she knew.


    Seeing everyone like this, the old mistress could not help but feel that the Madame Ye and the Madame Huang were useless. She could only stand there in a daze and did not say a word to help them.


    For a moment they had to move chairs for the ladies to sit down.


    Xie Wanyun had plotted with the Concubine Fang against her, but Xie Wanqing was still prepared for it. Looking at Xie Wanqing''s calm and composed expression since the incident happened, the old lady thought to herself, I still don''t know who was the one who tripped up today.


    After about fifteen minutes, someone reported that Mama Xin had invited Daoist Kong over.


    Everyone saw a middle-aged man wearing a grey robe enter the room. He waved a horsetail whisk in his hand twice before bowing, "Greetings, Old Madam."


    "You are Taoist Kong?" The madame was not too interested in him. Although she believed in Buddha, she did not believe in ghosts and gods. If she did, then she would have the heaviest killing intent. After all these years, who knows how many ghosts have died at her hands, yet she was still alive and well.


    Therefore, Xie Wanqing had guessed wrongly. In her previous life, the reason why the madame hated her after coming to this matter was not because she had heard that she carried a baleful aura, but because other people believed that she carried a baleful aura on her body. Leaving her in the palace caused the hearts of the people in the audience to become anxious, and even those outside the residence had to point and point at her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing didn''t have the ability to make the old mistress keep her behind for the sake of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. That was why he wanted to send her to stay in a nunnery.


    "This Penniless Priest." The Daoist man pinched his fingers and turned to look at Xie Wanqing: "This young lady has an evil Qi, I am afraid she lives in the west side of the Hou Mansion?"


    It sounded like a question, but his tone was firm.


    It was both murderous and ominous. It was about time to get someone to send her to a nunnery.


    Since Xie Wanqing''s previous life, he had already accumulated hatred for the Daoist Priest who harmed him. On what basis would he be able to determine her life with a single sentence? It had even nearly caused her to lose the chance to be remembered as a Direct Daughter forever, even almost causing her to live her entire life as an ancient Buddha.


    "Please forgive my Taoist, but my lady is afraid of strangers." Before Xie Wanqing could say anything, Mama Zeng squeezed herself to stand in front of her, blocking Daoist Kong''s view.


    Xie Wanqing said that she had never seen Daoist Kong before. From this, it could be seen that the two of them probably didn''t know each other. However, she was immediately asked if she lived in the west. Could it be that she really could see that there was a baleful aura around her?


    The ladies at the table whispered to each other, as if they believed him a little more.


    "Daoist came to my Marquis Anyang''s Mansion this morning?" the madame asked in a low voice.


    Daoist Kong nodded, "Indeed. At that time, I passed by the entrance of your residence and saw a black aura shrouding the west side of the manor. That''s why I spoke with the Attendant who was guarding the gate."


    It had not been a year or two since he had deceived and tricked people in the capital, and now that he had gained courage, he dared to take up the job of framing the Daughter of Concubine of the house of the Marquis.


    At this moment, Daoist Empty''s expression remained unchanged as he faced the old lady. As expected of someone who could swindle an entire mansion in the capital.


    Concubine Fang was pinching Xie Wanyun''s matter from her sleeves, hinting to her that, look, Xie Wanqing is about to be done for. Once today''s matter spread out, let alone fighting for the Direct Daughter, it was unknown whether or not they would be able to get married in the future.


    The capital did not have many believers in the word of the gods and ghosts, but there were also many. In addition, the teahouse and the tavern were all exaggerating things, so it would be much more serious than what Daoist Kong said today.


    Previously, Xie Wanyun was furious about the gift, but when she saw that someone was attacking Xie Wanqing, he became happy. However, she was also annoyed by the Concubine Fang''s hand inside her sleeve.


    "Don''t be mistaken, Daoist Priest. My Marquis Anyang''s Mansion has always been safe and sound, my home and people are happy." The old mistress took a sip of tea.


    She only hoped that this Taoist would be more sensible and not pester her to no end. No matter whether Xie Wanqing or Xie Wanyun would be the one in trouble at that time, it would be because of the face of her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and to her, the gains wouldn''t make up for the losses, not to mention, it would happen in front of so many people.


    The madame would never allow it.


    Who knew that Daoist Kong didn''t seem to understand the meaning behind the old lady''s words. He said, "This humble Taoist definitely did not see wrong. There is still black air around this young lady." He waved his horsetail whisk and pointed it at Xie Wanqing.


    A pin drop could be heard in the hall. That madam who had previously provoked the madame pursed her lips and laughed; she had finally witnessed the joke of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. She didn''t even know how the matter of today would be spread.


    The old mistress'' brows tightened in anger. This Daoist Empty had quite a bit of prestige in the capital. Some of the ladies here trusted him greatly, so she didn''t want to use force to suppress him. She just hated him for not knowing anything. Just as he was about to speak ¡­


    However, Xie Wanqing suddenly spoke out in front of him. "This Taoist, perhaps you are mistaken." There was still a smile on her face. It was the innocent smile of a child. Daoist Kong thought that this little girl had gone silly after seeing this. She was still smiling at him even though she did not know how to be afraid.


    "This Penniless Priest definitely did not see wrong." he said firmly.


    "Oh? "Is the Taoist sure?" Xie Wanqing asked, she seemed to be confirming to him, not worrying about how to resolve the situation.


    When the crowd saw her like this, they thought, could this young Daughter of Concubine really be stupid?


    After receiving Daoist Kong''s confirmation, Xie Wanqing grinned, "This is such a coincidence. A few days ago, at the Hanshan Temple, the State Protector did some calculations for me. That''s not what he said."

 C76

    Just as Xie Wanqing finished speaking, she heard a loud voice congratulate him: "This humble monk, Du Fa, is here to congratulate you on your birthday."


    Before they could hear his voice, they could hear his resonant voice. Everyone looked towards the door and saw a monk dressed in a grey robe walking towards them. The monk looked ordinary, but there was a sense of righteousness between his brows.


    He was the one who shouted earlier.


    Du Fa took a few steps forward, bowed to the old lady, then turned and bowed to the four people: "I, Du Fa greet old lady Marquis Anyang''s Mansion."


    He called himself Du Fa, who was His Majesty''s new protector of the nation. It was rumored that he had initially hidden in his good friend Shen Yuan''s house, then directly hid inside his Hanshan Temple. Why did this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion suddenly appear?


    "May I ask if you are Master Du Fa, the host of Hanshan Temple?" When the old lady suddenly saw him, she was shocked, she never expected that Du Fa would come over. Previously, Xie Wanqing had said to be giving her a buddhist bead that was brightly lit by Du Fa. She still could not believe it, but now that Du Fa had personally come, this matter could not be underestimated.


    It seemed that she had underestimated Xie Wanqing. The old lady shot a glance at Xie Wanqing, and upon seeing her obediently standing at the side, she couldn''t help but feel more satisfied.


    "That''s me." Du Fa nodded.


    Yue Xin, who had not seen him for a long time, also returned to stand behind Xie Wanqing.


    Actually, Xie Wanqing was also surprised to be able to come today. Even though she had mentioned this matter to Du Fa earlier at Hanshan Temple, she did not hold much hope for it. After all, Du Fa was an otherworldly person, there was no need to get involved in the battles of the aristocratic families, to be the backer of her lonely and helpless Daughter of Concubine.


    If he really wanted it, countless people would be willing to spend a lot of money and treasures to ask him for it, but Xie Wanqing had nothing at all.


    Knowing that this would happen today, Xie Wanqing intentionally gifted the old lady a buddha bead that was supposed to be Du Fa''s, but in reality, it was just a string of buddhist beads that she casually bought from the Hanshan Temple. However, as long as she said so, no one else would dare to doubt her.


    After all, everyone knew that Xie Wanqing was praised well by the Heavenly Imperial Protector. Furthermore, she had lived in the Hanshan Temple for half a month.


    With the Buddha beads, he could naturally stop Daoist Kong from slandering him. As for the rest, he also needed her to gather more information to expose that he was just a swindler.


    But, if Du Fa could come today, then she wouldn''t need to do anything. Du Fa''s words were much more persuasive than Daoist Kong''s.


    As a result, she secretly sent Yue Xin to the door to wait, she did not expect Du Fa to actually come. Yue Xin supported a maid back to inform him that she had brought Du Fa over, and that was why Xie Wanqing was able to remain calm under the slander of Daoist Kong and the Attendant.


    "Please have a seat Imperial Advisor." The old mistress said happily. When they reached the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he offered his congratulations. How great of a face did this have, even the things that happened previously were nothing more than small matters to her, not even worth mentioning.


    Du Fa did not bother to be courteous with the old lady and sat down upon hearing her words.


    "Thank you for coming all the way here to congratulate this old body. I am truly ashamed." The madame said the name of Amitabha.


    Du Fa saw it but did not say anything, and said: "The reason I am here today, is for two reasons. The first reason was because he saw the auspicious clouds above the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. It must have been a joyous occasion, so he came here to congratulate them.


    What he said was naturally an empty lie, but it was to please the old lady, after all, if he said he was here for Xie Wanqing, the old lady would inevitably not feel like snatching the owner away, which was why she came up with this idea.


    However, his words had indeed pleased the madame. Upon hearing his words, her expression relaxed as she smiled. "Thank you, master." She thanked him.


    "As for these two, although the sky above your mansion has auspicious clouds lingering around it, there is also a black aura flying in the air. This humble monk is here to inspect for fear of harming your benefactor."


    When he said that, everyone was startled, why did it sound like Daoist Kong said it, could it really be that Xie Wanqing was carrying an evil aura?


    The old lady was also confused by his words. Didn''t Du Fa come to help Xie Wanqing? Did she think too much? But Xie Wanqing didn''t say that when she calculated for her just now. Was she lying?


    "Zhiqing, what did you say when you said Master Du Fa will tell you your fortune?" the madame asked.


    No matter if it was Du Fa or Daoist Kong, they were both outsiders, but Xie Wanqing was one of the only Daughter of Concubine in her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and she had high hopes for him, so she definitely could not let him go. Madame Ye had not had any stomach movements for so many years, and the concubines in the backyard were childless as well.


    If Xie Wanqing was gone, Xie Wanyun would be left behind, but the old lady really did not like her. Although she had methods and schemes, she was too impatient, and such a person would not be able to accomplish anything.


    The glory of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion relied on the descendants to continue on, so the old lady still protected Xie Wanqing.


    Although Du Fa was a Heavenly Imperial Protector sealed by His Majesty himself, if his Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was harmed, the madame would definitely not be a good person for him.


    "Reporting to Grandmother, that day, Master Du Fa told me my fortune telling me that, although my granddaughter was troubled when she was young, but when she grew up, everything went smoothly." Xie Wanqing told lies with her eyes closed, Du Fa had never told her the fortune telling, and she himself did not believe it. What he had just said was only the truth. When she grew up, it was her own hope for himself.


    Du Fa could tell that Xie Wanqing was lying the moment she heard the old lady''s question. However, he knew that there must be a reason behind Xie Wanqing''s words. Looking at the hall full of guests, the Attendant kneeling below the hall and the Daoist at the side, he didn''t even need to guess to know that something had happened.


    No wonder Xie Wanqing invited him to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion today. It was probably because she knew that someone wanted to harm her, so she decided to look for him as a backer. However, he was just a person who roamed the four seas. He could help her for a time, but he could not help her in this life.


    "I did say that." Du Fa replied, "I was afraid that the black air outside would harm Second Miss, which was why I came."


    The old mistress heaved a sigh of relief. As for the ''black air'' he mentioned, could it be that he was referring to Daoist Kong?


    The four ladies all looked at the Daoist Priest in shock, then at Du Fa. Daoist Kong had already gained a bit of fame in the capital, but since Du Fa was personally sealed by His Majesty, and the words the two of them said contradicted each other, everyone didn''t know who to believe.


    There was someone who was waiting to see a joke when something happened to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Now that Du Fa had said it like this, he was protecting the house of the Marquis, but because of his status, he could only forcefully swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and muttered softly: "I heard that State Protectors have been living in the Hanshan Temple for a long time and do not see anyone else, why would they come today?


    After all, other than Xie Wanqing, no one present had ever seen the legendary Master Du Fa. It would be impossible for her to be so bold as to invite a swindler to clear their suspicions.


    Daoist Kong, who had initially seen it was Du Fa, felt fear in his heart. However, after hearing the man''s words, he suddenly remembered the promise of a huge sum of money from the customer, and his head turned hot as he blurted out, "You said that you are a State Protector, what proof do you have?"


    The servants were all shocked when they heard that, even the old lady was shocked by his words, thinking that Daoist Kong really did have an empty head, he did not have any brains at all, and what he was saying was still alright if Du Fa accepted it, but if he did not, and directly questioned the title of State Protector, then it would be enough for Daoist Kong to drink.


    This was at the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. If the two of them were to start a dispute here, then it was inevitable that Daoist Void would not blame his enmity on her marquis'' estate. The madame did not have the hobby of taking the blame for others.


    Fortunately, Du Fa did not come empty-handed. He took out a small booklet from his sleeves and handed it over to the old lady. Mama Xin hurriedly received it, opening it for the old lady to have a look.


    The letter was written by His Majesty himself and was even sealed with an Imperial Jade Seal, so the madame naturally recognized it. She indicated for Mama Xin to return the item and said: "Daoist Kong, this old body of the Heavenly Imperial Protector personally conferred by His Majesty does not dare to believe that someone would dare to impersonate him. You are truly bold, to even dare to say such words, could it be that you have done such a thing?"

 C77

    She did not have a good impression of Daoist Kong. Now that she had confirmed Du Fa''s identity, she was even more pleased, because she did not look good when she saw Daoist Kong.


    Seeing the Countess act this way, Daoist Kong was afraid that Du Fa had given him something that proved his identity as an Imperial Protector. Although he loved money, he was afraid of power. She was His Majesty''s Imperial Protector, what did he count as? He was merely a person who relied on deceit to earn a living, how could he dare compete with Du Fa?


    So he said extremely quickly: "This Penniless Priest doesn''t dare, in recent days this Penniless Priest often feels tired and powerless, thinking that you are sick, that''s why you are spouting nonsense, and even misjudged the fate of Second Miss. Since the State Protector is here today, then I will take my leave."


    After saying that, he prepared to leave.


    At this time, Xie Wanqing suddenly stood up and shouted: "Please wait!"


    Fellow Daoist Kong turned his head reluctantly, "Is there anything Second Miss needs from me?" He revealed a fawning smile, just now he was still righteously saying that she had a murderous aura.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was leaving, the Attendant who was kneeling on the ground immediately became anxious, now that he was keeping the person, he immediately rushed forward to grab onto Daoist Kong''s leg, if she were to die, he could not let the person leave, even if the old lady was to blame, he had to bear the punishment by himself, how could he be willing, even if he had to drag one along, he had to die with him.


    "What are you doing?" Sigh ¡­ Let go of me! " No matter how much Daoist Kong swung his leg, he could not get rid of Attendant. He was anxious and angry as he said, "You are so unreasonable, why are you grabbing onto this poor Taoist?"


    It''s you, it''s you! It''s you who said that the Second Miss is an ominous person, that''s why I said that you can''t leave. Attendant held on tightly, not letting go even if the Taoist beat him with the horsetail whisk.


    Concubine Fang had promised him a huge sum of money, but she also said that if things didn''t work out, he definitely could not reveal it to her, or her family would be in trouble.


    Attendant did not dare to reveal the mastermind, but since he did not want to die, he could only drag Daoist Kong along as a scapegoat.


    "Madame, this servant believed the Taoist''s lie and was not willing to say it. It was this Taoist who wanted to harm Second Miss, it was him!"


    When Daoist Kong heard this, he felt his Qi and blood surging. He even had the urge to kill someone. Who would have thought that he would be pecked in the eye by a wild goose today?


    "What nonsense are you spouting!" He was furious, he used all his might to pull on Attendant''s arm, his nails digging into the flesh of Attendant, yet he could not pull on Attendant''s arm, showing his determination.


    "I have no enmity with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and even less so have no enmity with Second Miss. How would I harm her?


    Attendant is always a smart person, this could be seen from his words just now. He opened his mouth and retorted, "You usually cheat people, but who knows what kind of people''s money you took today to harm our Second Miss."


    Concubine Fang''s eyes darkened, she knew that she had said the wrong thing, those who should not have been led there to guess in the direction of the main culprit. However, he was in a rush and it was too late for him to regret it. Therefore, she could only hold on tightly to Daoist Kong.


    Although Daoist Kong knew that someone had promised him money to kill the Second Miss, he didn''t know who had promised him that. The other party had worn a long hat when they came to find him, and had spoken with a suppressed voice. Judging from the material on his clothes, it should be a maidservant, but in the Residence of Anyang, there weren''t too many maidservants. If he had to identify them, he definitely wouldn''t be able to recognize them.


    "Old madam understands," he said as he pushed the Attendant away. "This humble one definitely does not have any intention of harming Second Miss."


    Seeing the old lady''s cold expression, he turned to look at Xie Wanqing. A child like him would naturally be easier to deal with. he thought.


    However, he had forgotten that if Xie Wanqing was really an ordinary child, then when she was convicted of being evil, she would not be as calm, and would instead cry out of fear of being wronged.


    "Second Miss, believe me, this humble one definitely does not have any intentions of harming you. What happened today was just a misunderstanding. When This Penniless Priest returns, I will definitely pray for Second Miss''s blessings every day. " Daoist Kong looked at her with hope.


    However, she didn''t hear the expected answer. "I don''t believe it." Xie Wanqing said softly, her face still carrying a smile.


    Daoist Kong felt as if he was struck by lightning.


    "Qing Er, this morning, you bumped into Ye Yun and broke her present. Didn''t your sister also not blame you?" Concubine Fang suddenly stood up and said, "It was just a misunderstanding, as the young miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, why are you so stingy?"


    He said it as if it was all her fault. One after another, a cesspool was placed on her head. The Concubine Fang was well aware of what was going on with Xie Wanyun''s present, but now, she had arrogantly brought it out and placed it on her head. Naturally, Xie Wanqing could not tolerate this.


    "Auntie," she said, looking up, "when I collided with my sister this morning, my gift fell out. Is it because my things didn''t break and my sister''s things shattered, that the fault lies with her?"


    "Furthermore, as we are sisters from the same mother, we should naturally understand each other. But who is Daoist Empty to me? Is he someone from my Marquis Anyang''s Mansion? If they let him go this time, who knew if he would have a chance to speak nonsense with the other families next time. Grandmaster Du Fa is staring at Daoist Kong at all times? "" It seems that you are very lucky today, as the Heavenly Imperial Guardians came to clear the suspicion.


    Her words were reasonable, the Concubine Fang was actually stuck in a state where she had nothing to say, why would Xie Wanqing talk to her like that, who exactly taught her that?


    The madame felt that everything she said was reasonable.


    "Fellow Daoist Kong, my Marquis Anyang''s Mansion is not a place where we can come and leave whenever we want. Someone, tie him up with that Attendant and send him to the yamen."


    Immediately, Attendant received his orders and brought him away.


    Originally, the Countess did not plan to send him to the yamen, as it was a small matter within the residence after all. If they were to cause a ruckus outside, it would lose face due to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, but with Du Fa here, it would naturally be hard for her to punish him, but if not, and he was also afraid of what Du Fa and His Majesty would say, he could only package him up and send him to the yamen with a few words.


    The old mistress brought the play to a close with a single sentence. Those who were waiting to see a good show couldn''t help but have a disappointed look on their faces.


    However, the old lady did not have the time to care about them, "Since Master Du Fa is here, why not rest in the mansion for two days? This time, it''s all thanks to the Grandmaster, or else I would have been killed by that poor Taoist. "


    Saying that, he gave Xie Wanqing a look. The most important thing to do was to quickly keep Du Fa here, in order to show off her close relationship with the Heavenly Imperial Guardians in front of the ladies. If he did well, he would not have to worry about not finding a good family in the future.


    Xie Wanqing received the gaze of the old lady, and immediately understood what she meant. She herself also wanted to thank Du Fa, it would be good if he could let her stay for two days. But she didn''t know if she could hold on, since according to Du Fa''s unexpected personality, she couldn''t guess whether he would stay behind or not.


    He could only do his best. She said: "Thank you, Master Du Fa. Nightingale was extremely grateful. If Grandmaster does not mind, why not stay in the manor for a few days, and let Grandmother know of your kind intentions. "


    Originally, Du Fa was prepared to be rejected, but he nodded his head and agreed.


    Her reply made the old lady extremely happy, she could not help but look at Xie Wanqing with a more loving gaze, and immediately ordered her servants to clean up the guest rooms.


    "On this day, the birthday of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s madame was first destroyed by Daoist Empty and then by a State Protector. If not, I still don''t know what the current Marquis Anyang''s Mansion is like."


    The teacher at the teahouse restaurant who was telling books suddenly started to talk about Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Someone below said, "Didn''t the Heavenly Imperial Protector always hide in the Hanshan Temple? Why did he suddenly go down the mountain, and even go to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion? "Can you not frame us with stories?"


    When the storyteller saw this, he slapped the wooden log and said, "This news is very fast. If you don''t believe it, wait for the news to come out from the banquet participants'' houses in a few days. See if it''s the same as what I said today."


    Then he went back to his story.

 C78

    Du Fa stayed in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for three days.


    In these three days, many noble and great families either sent their Attendant s to invite people over or personally paid a visit to see him. One must know that ever since the founding of the Great Zhou Empire, although they had shown tolerance towards all kinds of theories and understood all sorts of sects, none of the emperors had ever believed in any kind of sect or school. However, Du Fa had been bestowed the title of State Protector, which was a precedent that had never happened before.


    Everyone came to pay their respects, some fawning over, some probing, but Du Fa rejected all of them.


    According to him, "I''m not a monkey at all, what''s there to look at? I might as well play chess with you. "


    Thus, for the past three days, Xie Wanqing did not go out much. Come to think of it, it was weird, no one would be able to continue watching Xie Wanqing''s chess play. However, Du Fa had been playing with her for three days straight, and he was actually enjoying it.


    The two of them continued to chat while playing chess, causing even Xie Kai to be shocked. He thought to himself, Master Du Fa is indeed someone with an extraordinary temperament.


    Who knew that when he went up to take a look, he felt that he had been blinded.


    The two of them could not even be considered as playing chess, he knew that Xie Wanqing''s chess was bad, but Du Fa actually had a competition with him. The two of them did things without any pattern, and he, who thought that his chess skills were pretty good, was completely unable to understand it.


    However, he was too embarrassed to say that Du Fa''s chess skills were poor, so he could only flatter his a little, and say a few more words to Du Fa before returning to his own courtyard.


    He did not believe in these sects nor in the so called Demon Ox and Snake God, but since Du Fa was the teacher of the country and had erased any suspicion of Xie Wanqing from the Countess''s birthday celebration, he could only be considered half a benefactor. Thus, Xie Kai could only bear with it and greet him. But at least Xie Wanqing had held him back, and Xie Kai felt much more at ease.


    On the fourth day, Du Fa woke up early and entered the palace. When he returned, it was already afternoon.


    For some reason, Xie Wanqing always felt that the past few days were different from the days at the Hanshan Temple. She had a faint premonition that Du Fa might be about to leave.


    "Second Miss, this humble one is going back." He carried a gray bundle and wore a gray monastic robe. He stood in the yard and bowed to her.


    Autumn had come to the end, and the winter was approaching. Du Fa''s skinny body stood in the autumn wind, as if he was going to escape with the wind.


    "Where are you going?"


    "Go back to where you belong." Du Fa pursed his lips and smiled at her.


    When Xie Wanqing saw his heartless smile, she felt that her sadness was excessive. Knowing that he liked to butt in, she straightforwardly asked: "Are you going to go back to Hanshan Temple?"


    As expected, Du Fa shook his head: "Hanshan Temple is not where I should go."


    Sure enough, he was leaving.


    "I''ll walk you out." After Xie Wanqing finished speaking, she did not care about whether the other party agreed to it or not, she only ordered Yue Xin to arrange for a carriage.


    Du Fa could only close his mouth and wait to speak. Forget it, she would send his off.


    Before leaving, Du Fa had already bid farewell to the old lady and Xie Kai, they already knew that Xie Wanqing had gone to send him off, so they did not stop him, and just treated him as her savior, and let her go.


    The two of them got into the carriage, "Go to Shen Yuan." Du Fa said to the carriage driver outside.


    However, since the carriage driver was someone from Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, they would naturally not listen to him. After hearing what he said, they looked towards Xie Wanqing, and received her nod of her head, before saying "take" and drove the carriage over to Shen Yuan''s house.


    "Tch!" Du Fa said in disdain.


    When he first met Du Fa, he looked like an esteemed monk. However, the more they got along, the more he realized that he was actually no different from an ordinary person. However, he was different from ordinary people. No ordinary person could casually obtain the title of a State Protector from the Emperor.


    Xie Wanqing had been reborn for such a long time, and when she was with Sun Xiaoxiao, she was naive and worry-free like a child. However, when she was with Du Fa, she was the happiest and most relaxed, and she could show her true nature freely. Du Fa did not think it was weird, because he himself was curious, which monk would lie and act sloppy?


    Du Fa was Xie Wanqing''s true friend in this life, and the only person she could talk to. After all, Sun Xiaoxiao was still a child, but Xie Wanqing was an adult''s soul, so she couldn''t tell her everything.


    Although Marquis Anyang''s Mansion said that there was a bunch of family members, none of them truly cared for and protected her.


    Now that she suddenly had to part ways with Du Fa, Xie Wanqing felt a little sad.


    "Are you no longer a State Protector?" she asked, resting her chin on her hands.


    Du Fa glanced at her, "That''s not appropriate, I''ve already returned the booklet to the emperor." he said.


    Xie Wanqing was about to be subdued by his courage. To dare to return the things bestowed to him by the Emperor, Du Fa must have a lot of guts. Furthermore, he actually ditched all these, abandoned the Hanshan Temple, abandoned the position of a State Protector, abandoned Shen Yuan, abandoned her new friend, and continued to wander around by herself.


    "You actually dared to do something like that? Did His Majesty not blame you?" Xie Wanqing was truly curious, Du Fa''s way of doing things could be said to be directly slapping the emperor''s face. How long had it been under the protection of the country''s patron saint before he shouted that he was leaving?


    "Do you think I''m as stupid as you?" Du Fa rolled his eyes at her, "What I''m saying is that I need to continue roaming the world, and the booklet will be temporarily kept by His Majesty. I''ll continue to be a protector for the country when I return later."


    So that''s how it was. Xie Wanqing looked at him with her head held high: "Are you really leaving?"


    "Otherwise, how could I possibly deceive you?"


    "Don''t tell me you are reluctant to part with Mr. Shen Yuan and your new friend?" Xie Wanqing asked doubtfully.


    "Pfft." Unexpectedly, Du Fa chuckled, and said: "Those who are willing to part with it are able to do so. Should I leave you behind because I can''t bear to? "


    Even though he said those words with sincerity, Xie Wanqing only heard a little bit of them.


    "There can be no lack of conflict between people. Shen Yuan and you and I have only just gotten to know each other, but if we spend too much time together, there will be arguments among us. So if I''m not willing, I should stay away from you guys instead. "This way, I won''t quarrel with you guys, what I won''t get is the best."


    Seeing Xie Wanqing''s confused look, he continued: "I originally thought you had already let me go, I didn''t think you would still be an idiot."


    After saying that, the carriage driver stopped and said: "We have arrived at Mr. Shen Yuan''s courtyard."


    "Will you come with me?" Just as Du Fa was about to get off the carriage, he remembered that she was there and immediately turned to ask.


    Knowing that Du Fa and he had been good friends for so many years, Xie Wanqing definitely had many things to say, hence Xie Wanqing did not go and join the commotion, "I''ll wait for you in the carriage." She shook her head.


    "I''ve come to bid you farewell." Opening the door, Shen Yuan saw the baggage on his body, and immediately knew his purpose for coming. Every time he came to see Du Fa, he would not stay for long, and this time, Du Fa had become a protector of the nation, and had saved the young miss of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. When he was still in the limelight, he thought that Du Fa would really not leave, and maybe even stay in the capital.


    At that time, if Shen Yuan wanted to go see him, he would only need to go to the Hanshan Temple at the outskirts of the city.


    But this time, when he saw Du Fa standing outside the door, he immediately extinguished all his previous thoughts. Du Fa was still the same Du Fa. His eyes were clear and clear and his gaze was firm. One could see that he was not even the least bit bewitched by Qian Quan.


    Shen Yuan was happy for him, but also sad at the same time. Happy friends do not change, sad is friends want to travel.


    "Why are you so dejected?" Du Fa pushed Shen Yuan who was standing in front of him away and walked in. It was the first time Xie Wanqing had parted with him, so it was unavoidable for him to be sad. Although Shen Yuan had known him for so many years, he still could not figure this out.


    "Where are you going this time?" Shen Yuan did not mind him pushing her, but asked about this instead. He had asked in the past, but had always been unable to get an answer to his question. Today, he might as well ask again. Perhaps one day, he might even hear a response from her.


    In this day that he had parted friends, Shen Yuan really could not think of anything to be happy about.


    "Go where you need to go, where you want to go." As expected, it was the answer.

 C79

    "Du Fa, have you never thought of settling down?"


    "Calm down?" Du Fa turned his head and looked at him strangely, "What do you mean by calm? A peaceful place in your heart is our home. "


    With that, he poured two cups of tea from the teapot and drank a cup by himself. He said, "We will part ways today. I don''t know when we will meet again. Take care of each other."


    He was always so free and easy.


    Shen Yuan knew that he could not persuade him, so he decided to not keep him, and picked up the remaining cup of tea: "Will you be back next year?"


    Shen Yuan was also a weirdo, he lived his entire life and was lonely. He did not have a servant Attendant in his house, although he had talent, but he only had one casual job, living off the salary that the emperor gave him. His parents had passed away a long time ago, and he hadn''t taken a wife or concubine either. Besides the days when he went to teach at Shouxi School, he stayed in his own courtyard.


    Fortunately, there was still a Du Fa who would occasionally come to see him.


    Du Fa knew about his situation, otherwise, how could there be a saying that only the two of them could become friends?


    "Maybe he won''t come back next year, maybe he won''t come back ever again." Du Fa looked at the white cloud in the distance, "I want to head north."


    Most of the barbarians lived in the north. They lived off of nomadic tribes. There were many tribes there, and they often waged civil war. Every year, they harassed the northern part of the Zhou Dynasty, looting wealth and looting food. If ordinary people went over there, they would most likely die there. It was almost impossible to come back alive.


    "What are you doing over there?" Hearing his words, Shen Yuan became anxious and asked further.


    "I''ve heard that the Northern Frontier is vast, and the sun is setting over a long river. I just want to see the splendor of this place." Du Fa said with a relaxed tone.


    Shen Yuan couldn''t understand his ambition, to risk his life to go just for the sake of those temporary blessings, was it worth it? Du Fa had been wandering around the Great Zhou Empire all these years. No matter where the wonders were, or what strange things were happening, he had practically been to all of them. Everyone else thought that Du Fa did it for the sake of saving everyone, but only he knew that it wasn''t so.


    Rather than saying that he was saving everyone, it would be better to say that Du Fa was saving himself.


    Du Fa said that he had learned Buddhist arts from a young age and traveled the four seas with his master. Everything that they had seen and heard was common, but there were also things that ordinary people had never heard of. However, as he grew up, the more he learned, the more doubts he had. After his master''s illness, he continued his journey alone.


    All he wanted was to dispel his doubts.


    Even now, Du Fa was still trying to find the answer.


    However, to Shen Yuan, traveling to the northern border alone was tantamount to suicide.


    "Don''t you know how chaotic it is in the north? If you, a weak monk, were to go there, what difference is there between that and suicide? "


    "Ah Yuan." Hearing him say that, Du Fa did not get angry, but instead explained to him in a kind tone, "I have no roots, and I do not know who my parents and family are, ever since I first informed you, I have followed you on the road, so I cannot stop. I am different from you. You have roots and homes, but I don''t. This is also the reason why I am so free and easy. "


    He continued, "Besides, there is no such thing as impossible or impossible in this life. The only thing I can do is think or not, whether or not I dare. No matter what happens in the north, I just want to experience it. As for what happened after that, he could only listen to the will of the heavens. "If we were to talk about danger, look at the rich and powerful families in the capital. Although they are extravagant in their food and clothing, which family didn''t scheme and scheme against each other? Could it be that they aren''t in danger?"


    He also knew that the odds were against him, so he said so much.


    How could Shen Yuan not understand what he meant? He knew that she could not stop him, so he did not try to persuade him any further, and only finished the tea in his cup in one gulp.


    "I''ll see you again today."


    After Du Fa heard this, he recited "Amitabha" and gave him a buddhist salute before walking away.


    Xie Wanqing stayed on the carriage for fifteen minutes before she lifted the carriage''s curtain and returned.


    "My friend," he said, "I''m going to the north."


    She had heard of the Northern Frontier in her previous life. It was a place that was in constant war, what was Du Fa, a monk, doing there?


    "Why are we going to the north?" she asked.


    Du Fa looked at her, "Go and take a look at the scenery of the northern border." "No," he replied casually. It was as if he had just gone out to have a meal and then returned.


    "It''s not good to go over there." Xie Wanqing reminded him. Although she knew that Du Fa had already decided to go, it was impossible for him to not have the slightest bit of understanding towards the northern border. However, deep down, she hoped that the other party would consider her words in the future. The world was vast, and wherever one went, it would be bad. Yet, they had to go to such a dangerous place.


    However, after Du Fa heard it, he remained resolute. "You don''t have to worry about me."


    The reason he told Xie Wanqing all this was because he wanted to tell her that there would be no more Heavenly Imperial Guardians supporting her in the future. He had interacted with Xie Wanqing just by chance, and coincidentally had the same temperament as well, which was why he helped out afterwards.


    Originally, he was too lazy to interfere in the affairs of the mortal world. But unfortunately, Xie Wanqing only attacked him when she was only seven years old, due to the many things she had encountered.


    But this did not mean that Du Fa would continue to help her. If you are happy today, you will lend a helping hand. If you look at it tomorrow, perhaps you are just a stranger.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was still looking at him in a daze, Du Fa did not say anymore. With her talent, when matters come back to her later, she would deal with it.


    The coachman sent him to the city gate, and Du Fa got off. He gave Xie Wanqing a buddhist salute, "Little friend, take care." He said, "Also, don''t be stubborn. You must know, in this world, there are too many things you can''t get and too many people you can''t get. Only by staying calm can you get what you want."


    Although Xie Wanqing was intelligent, she had grown up in a house like that. She had too many schemes, and it would be hard for him to reveal her true feelings.


    After knowing each other for a while, Du Fa finally spoke up.


    Xie Xianqing had thousands of things to say, but she couldn''t say a single word after seeing how carefree the whole journey was. She treated the Dharma as a close friend, a rare friend, but the other side seemed to regard her as just a stranger.


    It was impossible to say that there was no heartache. However, she was not someone who felt sorry for herself. Since others did not need it, she would not force it. Therefore, she only nodded her head lightly and thanked him. "Thank you, Master, for your guidance. Have a good journey."


    Du Fa turned and left without turning back. As he walked, he sang, "I''ve never seen a single person walking up the escalade alone. The people who come and go in my sights are like illusions that leave no traces behind ¡­"


    Xie Wanqing watched his back as she disappeared into the distance. Then, she instructed the carriage driver to return to the residence.


    In the following days, the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was rather quiet. Regarding the bandits who had plotted against Xie Wanqing and the Attendant who had slandered her on Old Mistress'' birthday, they were both locked up in the yamen. Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun had been grounded since their birthday, so they didn''t have time and mind to play around.


    Seeing that the tenth month was about to pass and winter was about to arrive, Xie Wanqing would go to the academy to pay respects to the Old Mistress and the Madame Ye. In the previous few months, although she did not go to the academy, she always took advantage of her free time to read and practice her calligraphy. As a result, her calligraphy and painting had improved quite a bit, with the exception of chess.


    ''s learning was not good, and even the old lady was not nice to them. Now that she had made great progress, the old lady was very amiable, everyone felt that this student had suddenly opened her heart, and did not even have time to praise and despise her.


    Every once in a while, when school was on break, Xie Wanqing would go to Madame Ye''s courtyard to talk to her, and read a scripture with her. Because she was afraid that the Concubine Fang would be suspicious, she would head over to Concubine Fang''s house when she returned. However, all they did was stiffen their faces and fake a smile as they chatted with her.


    would never have thought that she would be grounded, even if the old lady did not care about her, she should have cared about Xie Wanyun.


    From October to November, when the weather had turned cold and the ladies and ladies were visiting each other, they were all gathered in the courtyard, enjoying tea and chatting. Xie Wanyun was also the age that would follow the Madame Ye out to meet people, but the old lady was actually so strict and strict. Fang Niang could not help but feel anxious, and with the two matters at the yamen pressuring her heart, she did not have the time to see Xie Wanqing, so she only needed to curry favor with her, and think of a way to have the old lady release their restraints.

 C80

    In the blink of an eye, it was the end of November. The yamen had finally received news.


    Come to think of it, other than Xie Wanqing, no other bandits had appeared on the road leading to Hanshan Temple in the capital. Throughout these years, even the kind men and women who went to burn incense had never encountered such a situation.


    Those bandits who had been captured had committed suicide, and those who had fled were like water that had entered the sea, disappearing without a trace. General Mansion had sent guards to capture the bandits and assist the yamen in their investigation of the capital city and its surroundings, but they did not find anyone. Those people seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.


    Because it involved the young miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and also involved the security of the outskirts of the capital, the yamen authorities had been ordered by their superiors to solve the case as soon as possible, and even caused the government to be so anxious that their hair almost fell off. Seeing that it was about to end, those people were unable to catch up. Furthermore, no matter how one looked at it, how could they not know what was going on? A discerning person could tell with a single glance that this was no ordinary matter of bandits stealing wealth. It was likely a dispute that involved the internal affairs of the house of the Marquis.


    Therefore, the officials only said that the bandits had been executed and that the case had been hastily concluded.


    He also sent someone to report to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    When Xie Kai first heard of this news, he scolded the officials for not putting their heart into it, saying that they would go to His Majesty for a good book. It was the madame who sent someone to hold him down. He persuaded him with a few words of advice before letting him go.


    Xie Kai did not know about what happened in the backyard, but the Old Mistress did. In all likelihood, Xie Wanqing''s ambush at the outskirts of the capital was something that her own residence''s people did. It was just that the person she found was secretive and had been stripped clean, even the officials could not find him. Even if she knew, there was nothing she could do about it. He couldn''t possibly convict him with his bare teeth.


    As for what would happen in the future, it would depend on whether Xie Wanqing herself had the ability to escape unscathed from every trap. It was not enough, she still had to be able to retaliate.


    It was just that now that Du Fa was not here, he lacked a bargaining chip, so he didn''t know how she would go along the rest of the road.


    In less than two days, Daoist Kong''s matter had also been settled.


    Originally, Daoist Kong could be considered as someone that he could rely on in the capital. All these years, he had met quite a number of influential nobles in the capital. However, this time, he had offended the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and the Imperial Advisor sent another letter to the yamen. They had met with two bad luck in a row, and those noble people already had the heart to befriend Du Fa, so none of them went to help him.


    Seeing him act like this, and thinking about how the previous case had been hastily concluded, the person who reported the news came back. Xie Kai''s face darkened, and now was the time to fawn on Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Thus, with a wave of his hand, he locked him up in his cell for two months, and then confiscated his mansion and belongings for the public. He was so angry that he vomited blood. He had been fighting in the capital for so many years, and in the blink of an eye, he was back where he was. It was like a dream, but he was unwilling to wake up.


    As for the Attendant, he sent his out to the border as a slave with the slander of his master and the temptation of others.


    When the family heard this, they broke down in tears and didn''t mention anything about their wet clothes.


    With regards to the punishment this time, the entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was quite satisfied.


    But, no matter what, it did not implicate Concubine Fang or Xie Wanyun. This was the only thing that Xie Wanqing was dissatisfied about.


    The news that came from the yamen, was that Daoist Kong could not take the punishment and had to confess. There were indeed people who hired him to deliberately cause trouble at Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, just to discredit Xie Wanqing. As for the person who bribed him, he could no longer be questioned. This was because Daoist Kong had never seen that person''s appearance before.


    Attendant bit hard not to let go, and only kept everything to himself. But he was just an ordinary servant, he had no enmity with Xie Wanqing, why did he have to spend so much effort to harm her? No one would believe that he had no one behind him. However, regardless of the penalty, he would not say anything about it. The yamen could do nothing but decide in a hurry.


    As a result, other than the old lady''s punishment of being grounded, Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang had never received any of these.


    In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of December and the end of the year.


    The entire capital was enveloped in celebration as red lanterns were hung within the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The madame ordered for the children to be dressed in new clothes and for the gentlemen to be given early leave.


    As a result, Xie Wanqing was able to relax. In this one month, she could be said to be diligently trained, and received many praises from Mister. Due to Xie Wanyun being grounded, she would not be able to attend lessons everyday, but she was a person who never relaxed. Every day, she would ask the servant to ask him what the lessons were, and what the assignments would be.


    It snowed heavily today, and as it scattered down one after another, it very quickly turned his Marquis Anyang''s Mansion into a field of silvery-white.


    Xie Wanqing accompanied the old lady and talked while massaging her shoulders. Her hands were weak, but the old lady was old and could not take much of it.


    Just as the two of them were talking, Xie Kai and Madame Ye walked in.


    "Father. Mother." Xie Wanqing bowed to the two of them.


    "Yanqing is here too." Xie Kai seemed to be surprised to see him.


    The Old Mistress cast him a glance, "Of course! Who doesn''t know of her filial piety in this entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion? Every day, I will come and talk to you all, unlike you all, who are so busy that your feet don''t even touch the ground. "


    "Please forgive mother, but the court is complicated. Your son knows that he is not very filial, so please forgive him." Xie Kai apologized immediately. It was snowing heavily today, so His Majesty gave them a day off, which was why he came here to pay respects. Usually, he would go to the imperial court very early in the morning, so he didn''t come to see the old lady often.


    The old lady did not intend to say anything, she just said it casually. Furthermore, Madame Ye did not say anything, so it was not Xie Kai''s turn to beg for forgiveness.


    She could understand how Xie Kai would be busy with his work, but the Madame Ye didn''t leave her house and stayed at the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion all day. She didn''t have many days to rest, which made the old lady unhappy.


    According to the rules, grandsons have to pay respects to the madame everyday, but she ordered them to come and see her once every 15 years. When the time comes, other than Xie Huaixing to please her, everyone else would be annoyed by her. I might as well not see it.


    But now that Madame Ye only had a son and her relationship with Xie Kai was not very good, she could not get involved with the affairs of the house of the Marquis. The old mistress saw that she was in a bad mood wherever she went, so she spoke to Xie Kai sarcastically.


    Madame Ye knew the temperament of the madame and knew that the other party did not like her. Thus, she did not complain and said that in the future, she would definitely come to pay respects. She just stood there quietly, pretending that she didn''t exist.


    Seeing that the atmosphere was frozen, Xie Wanqing laughed: "Father, Grandmother is joking with you. How could I be willing to speak sincerely of you? You have always been tired from working hard for our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Grandmother is proud of you in her heart. "


    When he said these words, Xie Kai''s face immediately revealed joy.


    The old lady tilted her head and glanced at Xie Wanqing, then poked her forehead and scolded her with a smile, "Only a clever little girl like you would please me, let''s see how happy your father is now."


    As he spoke, he turned and glared at Xie Kai.


    Xie Kai immediately straightened his expression and no longer said a word.


    "Grandmother," Xie Wanqing said to her coquettishly, "Xianqing is speaking the truth."


    The old mistress nodded. "Alright, alright. You''re speaking the truth."


    Seeing how the Old Mistress doted on Xie Wanqing, Xie Kai felt gratified in her heart. He had not been by the madame''s side for many days, so she could only rely on her children to perform filial duty for him.


    It could be said that the Old Mistress had been strict with Xie Kai since she was young. Because he was Xie Kai''s legitimate son, the old lady had strict requirements for his homework ever since Xie Kai was born. It could be said that she had been staring at him with the ruler in her hand all the time as she read.


    In the academy, no one dared to hit him with the ruler. However, once he returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, the old mistress would lift the ruler if her lessons failed.


    Fortunately, Xie Kai was smart, and with the Old Mistress'' urging, he had been an outstanding student in school. When he gradually grew up to be a teenager and became so charming and charming, he instantly became the beloved of many girls.


    But also because of the old lady''s urging, it caused Xie Kai to only respect and not be intimate with the old lady.


    After Xie Kai and Madame Ye sat for a while, the old lady ordered the servants to prepare food.


    After the four of them finished eating, Madame Ye and Xie Kai bade farewell.


    "You should go as well. Don''t stay here with an old woman like me." The madame advised her.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head: "Xinqing will recite the scriptures with Grandmother."


    "Good boy," the old lady said, stroking the top of her hair. "Go on, leave me alone."

 C81

    A look of exhaustion and nostalgia appeared in her eyes. It was unknown who she was thinking of.


    Seeing this, Xie Wanqing had no choice but to leave. It was just that the sky was cold and she did not know where to go.


    The snowfall was complete and silent. The only sounds that could be heard were the whistling of the wind and the sound of falling snow. It made people''s hearts calm down. Once they calmed down, the wounds hidden deep within revealed their scabs, and fresh blood seemed to be flowing out from underneath, gushing out.


    Who knew where Du Fa had gone to, or whether he had brought enough hustle and bustle, or whether he had met with any danger. Xie Wanqing stood in the corridor and watched as snowflakes fell from the sky. Her previous life''s image would occasionally flash through her mind, her death, the twisted complacent faces of Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang, and then flash past his current life''s Mama Feng, Zi Tian, Zi Tian, Tao Hong, Xie Huaixing and Du Fa.


    The past and the present were her life, but they were not the same.


    "Miss, it''s cold outside, please enter the house." Yue Xin advised.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head: "No need. I want to stay outside for a while. The room is very stuffy. "


    "Then this servant will bring the cloak for you to wear. It''s not good for you to stand here and take the wind." As he spoke, he turned and left.


    It was snowing heavily outside, the servants and Attendant s had returned to their houses, only leaving snow all over the ground in the courtyard. The snow today was really heavy. Xie Wanqing stood on the walkway and looked towards the courtyard entrance, but she couldn''t see anything clearly. She could only vaguely see a human figure walking over.


    When she got a little closer, Xie Wanqing took a closer look and realized that the person was holding up an umbrella.


    Presumably, it was Xie Huaixing.


    These few months, Xie Huaixing had been staying at the Shouxi School everyday and it had been a long time since she had been here.


    "Sister Wanqing!" Xie Huaixing also saw her standing on the corridor, and immediately waved happily at her.


    Attendant hurriedly supported him from behind. "Aiyo, my little ancestor, you must be worried. The snow is so thick, don''t fall down."


    Xie Wanqing also looked at him and said: "Huai, don''t be anxious. Big Sis is here, you should walk over slowly. Don''t be anxious, be careful."


    When Yue Xin came back with her cape and stove, she found that Xie Huaixing was already at the bottom of the corridor.


    Xie Wanqing held his hand and walked into the house: "Huai, why are you free today? It''s time for Shouxi School break so early? "


    Unlike his family''s school, his Shouxi School was much stricter, and had fewer holidays than usual. According to the time he had left, there should still be some time before the new year, so he shouldn''t be on vacation this early.


    "Sister, I don''t know. We weren''t supposed to be on vacation, but my teacher said that it was snowing today, so he prepared an article about how he wanted us to come back and write." Xie Huaixing replied.


    Xie Wanqing nodded: "Then, have you finished writing your essay?"


    Xie Huaixing shook his head.


    Seeing his wronged look, Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but find it funny. She pinched his face and said, "You haven''t even written the article yet and you''re already coming to my side. How did Second Aunt let you out?"


    "Heh heh." Hearing her words, Xie Huaixing revealed a pleased smile, "Father said, writing essays requires a lot of spirit energy, so without spirit energy, I cannot force myself to write one, so I came out to find inspiration."


    Xie Heng was indeed such a person.


    "And now you''ve found inspiration?"


    "Of course not." Xie Huaixing looked at her and laughed: Sister Wanqing, let''s go outside to play.


    "Outside?" Xie Wanqing looked at him suspiciously, "Going to the courtyard to play?"


    "Of course not. I mean let''s go out on the street. " Xie Huaixing was eager to give it a try. He was used to playing in the academy, and it had just snowed heavily again. In the past, it was extremely lively when they built snowmen and fought in the academy. Now that they suddenly called him back for an essay, how could he sit down?


    Unfortunately, within the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, his mother Madame Huang was the first to not allow him to play around, so Xie Huaixing could only come and find Xie Wanqing. He wanted to use her name to go out and play outside.


    If one were to be caught playing in the palace by the Madame Huang, they would have to be beaten.


    Xie Wanqing poked his forehead with her finger. "Alright, if I bring you out, I''ll be scolded by Second Aunt when I get back. You''re here to be my scapegoat."


    Xie Huaixing grabbed her hand and said coquettishly: "Sister Wanqing, I won''t. "My mother would never teach you." As far as he was concerned, besides ruthlessly harming him, his mother had never spoken a single harsh word to any other child.


    How could Xie Wanqing bear with him acting like a spoiled child? However, taking him out to play would definitely not do. She did not know whether or not Xie Huaixing would encounter danger, but if she was allowed to play outside and the cold wind blew on him, it would be hard for her to explain herself.


    After thinking for a moment, Xie Wanqing said: "I can bring you out, but I have to decide where to go."


    Xie Huaixing immediately nodded his head. How could he not obey? As long as they could get him to get out from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he would feel free and happy.


    The two of them brought the servant, Attendant, to ask the old mistress for permission.


    The old lady had not seen Xie Huaixing for a long time, and now that she saw him, her heart was filled with joy.


    Xie Huaixing hugged the precious thing in his arms and shouted. Xie Huaixing knew that the Old Mistress loved him, so he was exceptionally obedient and sensible in front of the Old Mistress, and tried to coax her with some good words.


    After the two had chatted for long enough, Xie Huaixing finally opened his mouth: "Grandmother, you want to go out and play?"


    "My good grandson, with such a cold weather and snowflakes falling outside, you still want to go out and play? Have you finished the homework that you were assigned?" The madame rubbed his head.


    Xie Huaixing immediately frowned when he heard her mention her homework, "Grandmother, you can write your homework after you''re back. Furthermore, have you seen who owes your homework?"


    Although Xie Huaixing loved to play, with Xie Heng''s guidance on the side and the Madame Huang watching over him, as well as his intelligence, he had never once failed to submit his homework.


    "Grandmother won''t be able to rest at ease if you go out alone."


    "Sister Wanqing can come with me." When Xie Huaixing heard her words, he immediately pushed Xie Wanqing out.


    What a fool, when he said that, the old lady would unavoidably suspect that Xie Wanqing was the one instigating him to go out to play.


    Looking at the old lady''s gloomy eyes, Xie Wanqing got up and said: "Grandmother, don''t worry.


    As he spoke, he went over to the madame and whispered into her ear.


    The old mistress smiled when she heard his words. She held her hand and said, "It''s still better if you are sensible."


    After saying that, she turned to Xie Huaixing and said, "When you''re out, you have to listen to your Sister Wanqing''s words, don''t be naughty."


    Seeing that she agreed, Xie Huaixing was immediately overjoyed. How could he not agree to it, he was as overjoyed as a bird out of its cage.


    The two of them went to see the Madame Huang. Originally, Xie Huaixing did not want to come back, but if the Madame Huang knew, he would say that he would take a break. He did not want to be scolded before he went out the door. Maybe when they return, the Madame Huang would not even know that they went out.


    But Madame Huang was the mistress of the second house, so where did her own son go? It wasn''t as if Xie Huaixing didn''t have Attendant following him.


    Therefore, it was impossible to hide from the Madame Huang. It would be better to just frankly explain it to her.


    Xie Wanqing brought Xie Huaixing who had a bitter face back to the second room, and told Xie Heng the reason he came. When Xie Heng heard this, he was the first to speak up. "Go on." "Since I''m a child, it doesn''t matter if I like to play or not. I played quite a few times when I was young." Saying that, he carelessly waved his hand towards the two of them, as though he was not worried for Xie Huaixing at all.


    Madame Huang glared at him with a stern face: "What nonsense are you spouting! If you want to go out, you have to bring that fox fur cloak with you. So do you, and the stove. The servants of the Attendant must be careful as they hold up their umbrellas. If the Second Miss and the Third Young Master are cold enough, I will not forgive you. "


    Since the madame had agreed to let them out, she could not hold them in and not let them go. It would make the madame unhappy. It was just that she couldn''t figure it out, how could the madame agree? It was freezing cold outside and Xie Huaixing had a mischievous and mischievous personality. He was going to catch a cold when he returned.


    Xie Wanqing stood up and whispered a few words into her ear, allowing her to reveal a relaxed expression. Let them go.

 C82

    "Sister, where are we going?" Xie Huaixing said as he lifted the curtain of the carriage.


    Although they had come out to play, they had still come out in a carriage. Otherwise, what should he do if he was frozen to death?


    Originally, when Xie Huaixing left the academy, the snow had just fallen and there were many shops on the street that were open for business. Along the street, there were also some peddlers who were hawking their wares, just like how it was every day, bustling with noise and excitement. Even the jugglers were acting, provoking Xie Huaixing to stretch his neck to take a look, it was only the Attendant who could say whatever they wanted to say that invited him to go back.


    But now, they had come again, but it had become much more desolate.


    It had been snowing for almost two hours, and the snow on the ground had accumulated quite a bit.


    There were only a few people on the street, perhaps it was too cold. Many hawkers had left, and some were still packing up for home. Only the shops along the street were still open, and from the outside one could see the shopkeeper leaning against the table, dozing off.


    "Where does Brother Huaixing want to go?" Xie Wanqing also saw the situation outside and asked him.


    The reason why Xie Huaixing liked to come out to play, was because it was lively outside. With so many people, everything was different from Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Since it was so desolate outside, Xie Huaixing was probably not interested.


    Sure enough, he frowned and said, "Not much fun."


    "Why don''t we go home?" Xie Wanqing teased him intentionally.


    Hearing that, Xie Huaixing became anxious: "No, it''s not easy to come out for a trip." Usually, he would go to school in the morning or take advantage of the time to stroll around in the streets. He wouldn''t be able to come out for the rest of the day. Now that he had finally gotten the chance, how could he return without doing anything?


    "Sister, let''s go out to play."


    There were not many people outside, so Xie Huaixing became bolder, and dared to lift up the carriage''s curtain to walk out.


    She quickly pulled him back, "We made a deal when we were at the mansion. You have to listen to me."


    "Fine." Xie Huaixing drooped his head and answered. Originally, he thought that the scene outside would dazzle Xie Wanqing. Maybe if he said a few good words, Xie Wanqing would agree.


    Who knew, Xie Wanqing would never let him go out of the car to play no matter what he said.


    When going out the door, Madame Huang of the Madame Huang would constantly remind Xie Huaixing to never get out of the car to play. He was a wild and playful man, once he got out of the car, it would be hard to coax him to get on.


    Normally when Xie Huaixing was playing around on the streets, it was fine. But now that it was cold outside, the Madame Huang would send him to the school entrance to wait for him at school. Once he came out, he brought him straight back to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, afraid that he would catch a cold outside.


    Xie Huaixing could not go out, he could only look outside from within the carriage, but there were not many people outside, which made him feel bored. Since he didn''t want to talk with Xie Wanqing, he just sat in the corner and ignored his.


    "What happened to Brother Huaixing?" Xie Wanqing saw his sickly look and knew that she had angered him by not letting him go out to play. This was what she was used to. If someone didn''t listen to his wishes, he would think it was someone else''s fault.


    Hearing Xie Wanqing''s question, hshedid not want to bother with her, but she still had some manners. After a while, he finally spoke two words: "Nothing."


    Xie Wanqing poked his face, "Alright, sister will bring you to find something more interesting later."


    "Really?"


    "Of course it''s true. When have I ever lied to you?"


    Finally, a smile appeared on Xie Huaixing''s face.


    But after a while, the voice of the carriage driver came from outside, "Young miss, young master, your General Mansion has arrived."


    "General Mansion? "Where is this place?" Xie Huaixing looked at her suspiciously.


    He was at the Academy all day and didn''t understand much about Xie Wanqing. Naturally, he didn''t know that she had a good sister named Sun Xiaoxiao, who even had a quarrel with him at the snack shop.


    "Good place." Xie Wanqing pulled him down the carriage, and she had come to General Mansion quite a few times already. All of the guards at the door recognized her, and adding the fact that she had sent someone to deliver the invitation to their doorstep previously, there was already a Attendant who informed Sun Xiaoxiao, and there were even people who led them inside.


    "Where are we going?" It did not look like a path to Sun Xiaoxiao''s courtyard.


    The Attendant turned around and said: "Thank you, Second Miss. Our young miss is at the training grounds waiting for you.


    was truly worthy of being the daughter of General Mansion. He was different from a powerless person like her.


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head to show that she understood, and followed Attendant in.


    At this moment, the snow still continued to fall profusely. Inside the training grounds, it was the same as the last time she came here, there were guards training, Sun Xiaoxiao was dressed in red robes with her long hair tied up, and was shooting arrows. It was snowing so heavily, but she could still train in this.


    When Xie Wanqing and the rest were about twenty steps away, Sun Xiaoxiao had already turned around and spoke: "Xiqing, you''ve come."


    Xie Wanqing asked curiously: "How did you know we were here?"


    None of them said a word.


    Sun Xiaoxiao revealed a smile, "Because I heard the sound of your footsteps."


    In the huge training grounds, other than the sound of the snow, there was also the sound of the trained guards'' horns. On the other hand, Sun Xiaoxiao could still hear the sound of their footsteps from twenty steps away, which was definitely not ordinary.


    Xie Wanqing had followed him to train in the martial arts since young, Xie Wanqing knew this, but two months ago, Sun Xiaoxiao was not that powerful. At that time, she was still thinking about playing around, and it was so fresh that even though she was already 10 years old, she was still a child.


    "What have you been doing these past two months?" Xie Wanqing could not help but ask curiously.


    "Me?" Sun Xiaoxiao tilted her head and smiled at her, "I''ve been really busy these past two months. I didn''t go to the academy, nor did I go out to play.


    Xie Wanqing thought that it was because of the matter regarding the heaven guest that had provoked her, and that she was going to train in martial arts to take revenge. She became alarmed: "You aren''t thinking of taking revenge on Shopkeeper Zhang, are you?"


    "Pfft, what are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person?"


    If it was according to her previous personality, it might not be true. But after two months of absence, Sun Xiaoxiao seemed to have grown quite a bit.


    Xie Wanqing said: "That is not certain."


    Sun Xiaoxiao glared at her: "Everything from last time has already been settled. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have stayed behind to eat that meal of his." It was only then that she noticed a small ball hiding behind Xie Wanqing.


    "This is the third master of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion?" she asked.


    The invitation Xie Wanqing handed over was to bring the Third Young Master of the Hou clan over, but it was something Sun Xiaoxiao did not know, she just thought that she brought a child here to play, and did not pay much attention to it.


    Who knew that when Xie Wanqing grabbed that little ball from behind her, she realised that the two of them actually knew each other. Wasn''t this the child who was arguing with her at the entrance of the snack shop?


    "So it''s you." Sun Xiaoxiao revealed a ridiculing smile.


    Xie Huaixing had long since realized that this sister of his seemed to be at odds with him, hence he was embarrassed for a moment before hiding behind Xie Wanqing.


    However, she was still dragged out.


    Now that he was recognized, he didn''t show any hesitation and said, "It''s me."


    Sun Xiaoxiao was not angry anymore. At that time, she was also not in a good mood and her temper was a little too bad, so she said it too harshly. Otherwise, the two of them wouldn''t have been able to argue.


    Now, seeing Xie Huaixing''s cute appearance, he said: "Let''s write off everything that happened previously."


    Xie Huaixing originally wanted to apologize, but in the end, he had bumped into someone and never apologized. However, before he could finish, Sun Xiaoxiao had opened his mouth first.


    Xie Huaixing''s words were stuck in his throat, he felt that his magnanimity was inferior to a girl like Sun Xiaoxiao''s. He could not help but be a little disappointed as he replied, "Mhm."


    Xie Wanqing watched as the two made up and revealed a smile.


    Sun Xiaoxiao said: "Zhiqing, let me show you my results of these two months."


    Then he nocked an arrow and drew the bow, which hit the target steadily in the feathery snow. Indeed, two months ago, their relationship had improved quite a bit.


    Sun Xiaoxiao turned and revealed a pleased smile towards her.


    "He really is powerful." Xie Wanqing praised. Only, she did not know why Sun Xiaoxiao had suddenly become so diligent in learning martial arts.


    "Come on, let''s go back to my yard. I''ll freeze the two of you to death." Sun Xiaoxiao saw the doubt on her face, but did not answer her question.

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    She kept her maidservants outside the training grounds, saying that standing inside would disturb her. When they saw Sun Xiaoxiao and the rest walking out, they immediately held up their umbrellas to welcome them.


    The group returned to Sun Xiaoxiao''s courtyard. She first took a bath, then changed her clothes and came out. Xie Wanqing brought Xie Huaixing and sat in the house to wait for her. After previously standing in the training grounds, and now that she had been heated up by her for generations, Xie Huaixing was somewhat sleepy and dozed off by the side.


    Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her own Mama, and had her men bring Xie Huaixing to a soft place to rest, and then take a thick blanket to cover him up.


    "Why are you suddenly so diligent in practicing martial arts?" Could it be that you have to take the martial arts exam? " Xi Yanqing quipped.


    A martial arts scholar was naturally not something that a woman could take, but Sun Xiaoxiao had another grand ambition, she opened her mouth and said: "I will not take the martial arts exam, I want to join the army."


    With that, Xie Wanqing was shocked, although there were women in the Great Zhou Empire who joined the army, they were not many. They were all people from the martial arts world and had never heard of any girl from an official family joining the army.


    "Are you serious?"


    "Of course." Sun Xiaoxiao said without care, "Is she trying to trick you?"


    "Why did I suddenly have such an idea?" Xie Wanqing asked.


    Sun Xiaoxiao had always felt that with the General Mansion at hand, she would have something to rely on. However, the matter regarding the heaven guest last time had broken her train of thought. If a person did not do anything, then he would definitely be looked down by others. No matter how good the background your parents gave you was, people would only respect your parents. They would always look down on you.


    If she had been trapped in the capital all this time, then when she grew up, she would only find a random person to marry and then continue to spend her lower body in another mansion, having children and managing the inner courtyard. This was not the life that Sun Xiaoxiao wanted.


    The only way she could find a way out was to join the army. Since General Sun had taught her since she was young, it was not too late for her to train in martial arts.


    "If a person is alive, he has to do something, or else what''s the difference between him and death?" Sun Xiaoxiao said. Although she was childish before, now that she thought about it, she understood it more than anyone else. A girl might have matured early in the morning, but she had inherited the Chen Clan''s intelligence, and now that she found out what she wanted to do, Xie Wanqing was naturally happy for her.


    "Since you want to do it, then do it."


    The two of them talked for a while longer, and when Xie Huaixing woke up in a daze and the snow outside had stopped, Xie Wanqing took his leave.


    In the following half a month, the entire capital was celebrating New Year''s Eve, and Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was no exception. It was just that Xie Wanyun and the Concubine Fang were still forbidden to enter their own courtyard, so it was useless for Xie Kai to plead with the madame. It was only the day before New Year''s Eve that the madame released them from their confinement.


    Winter passed, and spring arrived. Yet another spring day.


    It was just that this spring was not as peaceful and tranquil as before. This spring, the Northern Frontier invaded the city. It would have been alright if it was like before, but it was said that there was a new king in the Northern Frontier who unified the nomads in the Northern Frontier.


    "Sister, Sister!" On this day, Xie Wanqing was sunning herself in her courtyard, bringing Attendant to find her. It was only New Year''s Eve now, and the school hadn''t even started school, so the two of them were free.


    "Why are you so agitated?" Xie Wanqing went over to catch him. Compared to last year, when she was just reincarnated, Xie Huaixing had become much firmer. A child''s growth speed was just too quick, she lamented in her heart.


    Xie Huaixing held her hand and ran out, while saying, "I have a new brother. He is with Grandmother right now, I''ll take Sister to see him."


    Yue Xin and his Attendant who were at the side anxiously followed along, afraid that the two young masters would fall down.


    New brother? In his previous life, there was no such thing. Xie Wanqing tried to think back, but she could not remember a brother appearing in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Furthermore, Xie Huaixing was the legitimate son of the Second Branch, what was wrong with a brother suddenly appearing? She was completely confused by his words and decided to give up. She could only follow him into the old mistress'' courtyard.


    As soon as the two of them appeared, the madame beckoned to them. "Come to Grandmother''s place," she said.


    Xie Huaixing immediately skipped over.


    Xie Wanqing obediently bowed to Xie Heng and Madame Huang, then she strolled to the old lady''s side. Looking around, Xie Wanyun was actually also there. Ever since she was released from her confinement, almost every day, the old lady would pay her respects, she was truly a person with perseverance.


    In the middle of the room stood a boy who looked a little older than her. She and Xie Huaixing did not even see him look up when they entered the room. Presumably, this was the brother that Xie Huaixing was referring to.


    "Mother, why don''t we have Han Hao stay at our place for the time being, and send him back when the border is settled." Xie Heng said.


    The madame had always doted on her youngest son, so she made a sound of agreement after hearing his words. She caressed Xie Huaixing''s head and said to Han Hao: "From now on, you will go to the Academy with Sangqing."


    He definitely could not enter Shouxi School, so he could only study in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s study hall with Xie Wanqing.


    "Thank you, mother." Xie Heng smiled.


    "Thank you, madame. Thank you, uncles and aunts." The boy called Han Hao finally opened his mouth and only had a few hard words of gratitude to say. It was an unchangeable one.


    Since the matter had already been decided, Xie Heng and Madame Huang brought Han Hao down, saying that they would arrange a place for him to stay.


    Only later did Xie Wanqing find out that Han Hao was actually the youngest son of a distant relative of the Madame Huang. That family had always guarded the border, and with the invasion of the north, and the chaos at the border, the family couldn''t be at ease. They had sent him to the capital to be temporarily looked after by the Madame Huang.


    Even though they were distant relatives, Han Hao''s family had guarded the border for generations. Forget about their relationship, just this loyalty alone made Madame Huang unable to allow Han Hao to live on the streets, which was why she had accepted him.


    After a few days, school began. Xie Huaixing began his daily journey to the Shouxi School.


    This Han Hao was really stupid, the madame asked him to go with Xie Wanqing to the academy, and he waited for her at the entrance of Xie Wanqing''s courtyard the next morning. He lived in the courtyard of the second room, which was a little far from Xie Wanqing. He had asked about the opening hours of the school in the Madame Huang early, and on the second day, he woke up early to ask where''s courtyard was.


    Actually, the Madame Huang had arranged for a personal Attendant for him, but it was just that he wasn''t the proper Young Master of the Marquis Estate after all, so she had refused.


    Xie Wanqing also woke up early, every day she would go and pay respects to the old lady first. When she arrived at the entrance of the courtyard and saw Han Hao, she was shocked, "I want to pay respects to grandmother first, are you coming along as well?" she asked.


    Han Hao nodded.


    Like a goose.


    So, Xie Wanqing led the way and brought him to pay respects to the old lady. The old lady saw that he was sincere and felt a lot more comfortable. She did not wish for anyone who had ill intentions to enter the manor. Although the Madame Huang had good intentions, if Han Hao had any thoughts that would harm her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, she would absolutely not keep him here.


    After giving them a few casual instructions, he let them go to school.


    All the teachers in the academy knew that there was a new student here. Seeing that Xie Wanqing had brought people here, they simply let Han Hao sit beside her.


    Since her rebirth, Xie Wanqing had studied diligently for half a year. Even though she was not a phoenix among men, she was still considered to be one of the best in the class. If her chess skills were slightly better, she might even surpass Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanyun had been grounded for a few months. Although she still handed in her homework every day, she did not come to class at all, her results had dropped a lot, and the gentlemen knew the reason why, so it was not good for her to speak of it. On the other hand, she herself became more diligent after knowing about it, and adding that she had to accompany the old lady every day.


    Seemingly to show how hospitable Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was, these gentlemen specifically called Han Hao to answer questions during class. The only thing that the pitiful Han Hao did was to stand up and remain silent.


    The teacher asked him doubtfully, "Before you ¡­" "What did your husband tell you?" It was really hard for him to ask, "Have you been to the academy before?" These words sounded like Marquis Anyang''s Mansion bullying people.


    Han Hao shook his head: "Mister only taught me how to write, not how to recite."


    Hearing this, the audience burst into laughter. The children of the Daughter of Concubine began to discuss among themselves as if they had seen something strange.

 C84

    Xie Wanqing could even hear the ridiculing words from their mouths. Normally, with Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun here, the others would be inferior to them. But now, someone with a lower identity than them had suddenly appeared, and they felt as if they had entered into a carnival.


    "No endorsement?" The teacher was unable to understand. "Then why don''t you all read?"


    "No, sir will read it to us." Han Hao''s voice was still as calm as before. It was as if the mockery of the crowd did not exist in his eyes.


    He had no other choice but to let him sit down. After all, he was just a relative''s child, and there was no need to discipline him too severely or put too much effort into his training. Thus, he decided not to bother with him anymore.


    But the most surprising thing was that Han Hao was said to be the number one rider, as a young miss like Xie Wanqing did not need to attend such a class, thus she went back to the courtyard first, and listened to the news during class the second day.


    She looked to the side, seeing that Han Hao was sitting beside her as if nothing had happened, she did not know what he was thinking, but the book on the table had been opened for a long time, and he had not even turned a page.


    Speaking of which, it was weird. This morning, Han Hao stood at the entrance of the courtyard like a pillar waiting for her. Yesterday was the first day, and based on the principle that Han Hao could not find a place, Xie Wanqing brought him here. But she did not expect Han Hao to listen to the Old Mistress'' words, and really come to school with her every day?


    "Hmph, barbarian!" A boy walked past Han Hao and spat on the ground. However, at that time she was weak and weak, so he had to endure it all. Now that he had lived a new life again, her results were improving day by day.


    However, now that she saw such a thing, how could she tolerate it? If she didn''t show him some colors, she really wouldn''t know what she was.


    "Apologize."


    Xie Wanqing''s voice was clear and heavy, and everyone in the house could hear him. It was after class time, so the teacher was not around. Even if he was, he did not care about their business. A group of rich kids were making a ruckus. They were messing around with anything to avoid implicating themselves. As long as they do not fight, Mister will not fight.


    "What did you say?" The boy''s face reddened, as if he wanted to scold her, but held back after thinking for a while.


    Xie Wanqing cast him a sidelong glance, "I said, apologize to Han Hao. You wouldn''t dare to admit what you just said to him, would you? As a man, you should honestly admit what you said. However, it doesn''t matter even if you don''t dare to admit it. After all, there are a lot of people here. "


    The boy was immediately angered by her provocation. "None of your business! You used to be just like him, sir. I don''t know how your brain came to be. "


    The surrounding people immediately went into an uproar. It was true that Xie Wanqing was terrible in the past, but she was no longer the former ignorant girl. Furthermore, even if they did not care about all these, Xie Wanqing''s status was enough to suppress them. Even though it was only a mere concubine, she was still the daughter of the true Clan Master of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and was countless times better than the children of people like them who had been sent out of the Palace.


    "You have nothing to do with how I got my brain. After all, my brain is better than yours right now." Xie Wanqing retorted calmly. She had no interest in quarreling with a child like him.


    "Did I say anything wrong?" The boy held his head high as if he was fearless, "He can''t even recite the first lesson. He only knows how to use brute force, but he''s really good at riding and shooting. What''s the difference between this and those barbarians? I heard he came over from the border, right? Don''t tell me that after staying in there for so long, he''s learned to be as stupid as a barbarian? "


    Han Hao''s family had guarded the borders for generations, and just this point was enough to make people revere them. The soldiers of the border trial fought with their lives on the line, not because they wanted to give this kind of person a chance to insult them.


    Xie Wanqing immediately had the thought of chasing him away, if she could not get the boy out today, she would not be able to calm down.


    "Seems like you have no brain. What did you stand here safe and sound for? If it were not for the soldiers at the border fighting bravely, who do you think you are? The Northern Frontier barbarians have long killed all your sh * t and pissed your pants. "


    By the side, Xie Wanyun saw that the two of them were in a deadlock, the rest of the people did not dare try to stop them, and slowly spoke: "Little Sis Sunless, Xie Yun is after all a member of our Xie Clan, it''s just a small matter, there''s no need to be so angry, right?"


    She did not like Xie Wanqing from the start, so she naturally hoped that there would be people who would go against Xie Wanqing in the academy. Adding to the ridiculous Han Hao, he was someone who resided in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and she had never set her eyes on him. Now that there was someone who could offend both of them, she naturally had to help them.


    At this time, she started to talk about her family. In the past, Xie Yun had ridiculed her quite a few times.


    Xie Wanqing remained unmoved, and said: "What big sister said is reasonable, but Brother Huaixing told me, Han Hao is his big brother, no one can bully him, and if he is told to protect him, when he asks, I cannot explain it to him."


    When Xie Yun had a good relationship with her, he was at most just a brother and sister who were sent to a brothel and had some blood on them.


    In addition, Xie Huaixing was also very good to his, so he called him Big Brother all day, which was much more intimate than Xie Yun, who was rarely seen by anyone.


    If what she said was true, then Han Hao would be much more noble than a mere Xie Yun. All of the surrounding people had eyes to see, who among the bastard Daughter of Concubine would not live to see the expression on Marquis Anyang''s Mansion? Now that he heard Xie Wanqing say that, the way he looked at Han Hao immediately changed.


    Xie Yun, your words and actions just now were indeed wrong. You should apologize to Han Hao, in case sister Sangqing decided to not let you go. Xie Wanyun said as he looked at Xie Yun.


    These words were said as if Xie Wanqing was causing a ruckus without reason, so naturally, this matter could not be ignored.


    When Xie Yun spoke up for him, Xie Yun became even more arrogant: "I''m speaking the truth, why should I apologize?"


    Xie Wanyun scolded him in her heart. She just wanted to save him, but the other party was unwilling and she had to run into a wall of death. Xie Wanqing was no longer the Xie Wanqing from before, she had gained the old madam''s love and also gained Xie Kai''s love, even the people from the second house were getting on good terms with her.


    Furthermore, Han Hao was told to do so by Xie Huaixing. If she told him about it, he would be unable to enter Marquis Anyang''s Mansion ever again.


    However, since he herself was stupid, Xie Wanyun had no other choice. She decided to stop talking and lowered her head to read her own book.


    "If you don''t apologize, you will regret it." After leaving these words behind, Xie Wanqing ignored him and went back to her book.


    Xie Yun thought that she was afraid of him and was just spouting big words to scare him, so he didn''t care.


    After school was let out in the afternoon, Xie Wanqing led Han Hao out together. Halfway there, Han Hao suddenly spoke out: "Actually, you don''t need to do this."


    "Which one?" Xie Wanqing was suddenly struck dumb by his words. Previously when she was arguing with Xie Yun, she did not see Han Hao say a word, but now that she said that randomly, she really did not know what he was talking about.


    "You don''t need to quarrel with Xie Yun."


    What did this mean? Could the person in question be blaming her for meddling in other people''s business?


    "It''s not because of you," Xie Wanqing said, as she did not want to lose face in front of a child. She could only find an excuse, "He had also bullied me before, I was only using this as an excuse today."


    "Oh." Han Hao replied in a muffled voice.


    "Why aren''t you fighting back?" Xie Wanqing thought it was strange. She felt that Han Hao was like a log, poking him would not hurt, scolding him not to retort, and not to retaliate even after hitting him.


    "Because this is the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, I am just a child relying on others."


    He looked up at her for the first time, his eyes dark and clear. How could Han Hao not have retaliated? He was a child in the hands of his family in the border trial, if not for the Northern Frontier battle, he would not be living such a life under this magnificent Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Before he came to the capital, his parents had told him many times to not cause any trouble and to endure. No matter what, he had to leave behind the last vestiges of the Han Clan''s bloodline.


    As a result, the mischievous teenager calmed himself down and became the silent Han Hao.

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    Today, after school was let out, Xie Wanqing left Han Hao in his own courtyard, saying that she wanted to teach him some lessons. Han Hao''s lips moved a little, but in the end she did not say anything, and followed her back to the courtyard.


    After arriving, the two of them sat under a tree in the courtyard. Yue Xin brought some tea over. Xie Wanqing took out her book and said, "You should recite the text that you learned from today''s teacher."


    Han Hao had never memorized before, it was simply wishful thinking to want him to catch up with what Master had taught him in an instant. Since Xie Wanqing did not force him, she could only take things slowly and ask for the next best thing, to let him finish memorizing today''s lessons first.


    Hearing that, Han Hao frowned, he then looked at Xie Wanqing, her lips moved a bit, and said: "Must I carry him?"


    Although he was born at the border, he did not lose out to any of the young men in the capital city. His facial features were deeper, and his expression was full of unyielding spirit.


    In Xie Wanqing''s previous life and this life, all the young masters that she had met in the capital were like this, she was curious about what kind of girl would be able to match up to this Han Hao.


    However, when he thought about it, he realized that this child, who was not even eight years old yet, was already blindly worrying about the marriage of another person, what kind of nonsense was that?


    "Don''t you want to?" Xie Wanqing looked at him curiously.


    "No." Seeing her ask that, Han Hao immediately shook his head.


    Then he lowered his head and started reciting. "Reading is for the sake of understanding. As long as you understand the logic behind it, then there''s no difference if you don''t memorize my words, unless one of you wants to take the exam, then you will have to memorize my words." That''s what the gentleman said.


    Now that the Northern Frontier had attacked the Zhou Empire, the borderland was already in chaos. Otherwise, the Han Family would not have sent him to the capital to seek shelter as a distant relative who had not been in contact with them for many years.


    Han Hao recited the words from the book, but his mind kept on thinking about these things.


    Xie Wanqing saw through his absent-mindedness, and thought that it would be better not to memorize it, since he couldn''t memorize it either. She then said, "Why don''t you tell me about the border issue?"


    Han Hao was interrupted by her words, he placed the book down and asked: "What does Second Miss want to hear?"


    "I don''t mind. How about you tell me what it''s like over there at school?" Xie Wanqing remembered what he had said in the class. The students did not want the teacher to read them, so she could not help but become curious.


    Being stared at by her bright eyes, Han Hao slowly spoke out Mister''s theory.


    After Xie Wanqing heard this, she felt that it was a bit strange. Everyone had taken the test to gain their name, and determined that this was a matter that would bring glory to their ancestors. Why did Mister at the border say things like that, as if those children were not going to participate in the examination.


    Han Hao then explained to her the reason. "Most of the children who pass the border trials will either join the army or trade in business after they grow up."


    Because of their geographical position, the trade with other countries was as ordinary as three meals a day on their side, and the Great Zhou was open to all. His Majesty encouraged trade with other countries, which led countless merchants to travel to the Great Zhou. Similarly, the merchants of the Great Zhou traveled everywhere, and there were even rumors that the gold and silver brought back by the rich merchants of the Great Zhou Empire was equivalent to the tax on the Great Monday.


    Han Hao did not know if they were exaggerating, but at the very least, it proved that the wealth obtained by the merchants was not small. In any case, they were high above the Emperor, and their environment was difficult. Furthermore, they did not have a Master Teacher''s Institution like Shouxi School to allow their children to go to school, so even if they worked hard to study in school, they might not be able to make it to the Imperial examinations.


    Furthermore, they had learned the meaning of soldiers when they were at the border. Every year, the north came to harass them, and although they did not break through the city gates, there were still casualties. Those fresh faces that they talked to one moment earlier might be brought back in the next.


    They could imagine the devastation after the destruction of the city. They knew very well that once they fell into it, their families would be trapped in hell, and they wouldn''t even have time to escape. The emperor, who was far away in the capital, could urgently dispatch troops to chase Man Yi away, but this was the first appetizer of the barbarians.


    Thus, many people would join the army when they grew up, and protect their homes as well as their country.


    This was the first time Xie Wanqing heard about this. She had thought that perhaps other places would be slightly worse than the capital, but they would not be that much worse. But she didn''t expect that there would be such a large difference in strength.


    She had initially thought that she had not avenged her great vengeance, but she had no choice but to feign allegiance with others; she was truly aggrieved and dejected. She had never thought that there would still be people at the same age as her, suffering from the flames of war, bloodshed, and death.


    However, those people were still growing like the most tenacious weeds. From the looks of it, his own life wasn''t as miserable as it seemed.


    Xie Wanqing''s eyes slowly lit up, as though the dust on her body had brushed it off, and became even more colorful.


    Seeing her like this, was completely different from what he had imagined. According to what Mister told him before he left, Xie Wanqing would either show a "vulgar way" to him after hearing what he had just said or be terrified after hearing what he had said. However, all of these things did not appear on Xie Wanqing''s face.


    "I admire you." she said earnestly.


    Han Hao was shocked, he slightly frowned: "Second Miss is too kind." he said.


    It seemed that Xie Wanqing was different from the others. People like Xie Wanyun and Xie Yun were the rich kids in Han Hao''s knowledge.


    Xie Wanqing never would have thought that the in front of him who looked like a fool was pretending to be honest with him, and even guessed that she was a sinister person.


    Actually, she had already memorized most of today''s homework. As for whether or not Han Hao would memorize all of it, it was all up to her. In any case, the reason why she called him over today, was not really to teach him how to study.


    She had the appropriate amount of sympathy, but it would not overflow. Furthermore, since Han Hao had never memorized a book, she would not force others to memorize it. After all, the two of them really weren''t related, at most, it would just be Xie Huaixing''s instruction.


    He did not know what was going on with Xie Huaixing, but due to his past mischievous personality, he had suddenly become infatuated with martial arts. Seeing that he finally had something to worry about, the Madame Huang did not stop him, but instead invited a good master to enter the palace. No matter how mischievous Xie Huaixing was before, he did not care. Now that he was only learning martial arts and the approval of the Madame Huang, he immediately agreed.


    However, what kind of master were they supposed to invite? It was hard for the two of them to enter the door. The Old Mistress was afraid that Xie Huaixing would be injured if he were to learn martial arts, so she was unhappy about it.


    Until Han Hao arrived, his mount was the best, and he could play with Xie Huaixing, thus the two quickly became friends.


    Xie Huaixing specifically warned Xie Wanqing to protect him when they reached the academy. He could only agree to his brother''s request. Who knew that on the first day of school, Han Hao would be humiliated like that? If she did not care, it would be hard to ensure that Xie Yun would become even stronger in the future. At that time, it would be even more troublesome to deal with him. In the future, she would be too lazy to bother. As long as he could establish her might, no one would provoke Han Hao again.


    It was just that she couldn''t be the one being the culprit.


    The two were eating and reading when Xie Huaixing came over. He shouted "Big Brother Han Hao" from afar as he ran over.


    In the past, it was not like this. Xie Wanqing teased him, "Huai, with big brother, you don''t need big sister anymore."


    Xie Huaixing threw himself into her embrace and acted like a spoiled child, "Big Sister is the best."


    "Alright, I understand." Xie Wanqing released him, "You better hurry up and teach Han Hao, or else he''ll be bullied again tomorrow."


    Han Hao glanced at her when he heard her.


    Xie Wanqing received his gaze, treating it as if he couldn''t see it.


    When Xie Huaixing heard her words, he immediately became anxious: "Who bullied Big Brother Han Hao? I will settle this score with him! "


    Although Xie Huaixing had a temper of a young master, he was protective of others. As long as he was on good terms with someone, he would give that person his all.

 C86

    "That person mocked your brother Han Hao for not knowing how to recite." Xie Wanqing complained.


    "Who?" Xie Huaixing puffed his cheeks and said angrily.


    Xie Wanqing only felt that it was very cute, and poked his face. Xie Huaixing pushed her hand away: "Sister is serious!"


    "It''s Xie Yun, but you probably don''t know him." Xie Wanqing took a piece of dessert from the table and stuffed it into his mouth.


    This person, Xie Huaixing, indeed had no impression of him. He was usually in the Shouxi School and was interacting with the direct descendant of an influential family, the Direct Daughter.


    "A member of our family? Divided out? " But she quickly realized that it should be those people whom Marquis Anyang''s Mansion had sent out.


    Xie Wanqing nodded: "What else?"


    "What did he do?" Although she was angry, she was still rational. In the end, she was one year older than Xie Huaixing, who was no longer the little child who had slandered her with his words.


    "He mocked Han Hao because he only knows how to use brute force and not brains." Xie Wanqing said truthfully.


    The reason she asked Han Hao to stay behind today was only to lure him over, so that she could tell her about Xie Yun. Since it expressed her compliance with Xie Huaixing''s instructions, she would write a note for him.


    If Xie Huaixing immediately talked to the old lady and chased Xie Yun out, it would be considered as establishing his might for Han Hao, and he wouldn''t need to waste time looking at him in the future. If Xie Huaixing let Xie Yun go this time, then he would definitely become even stronger the next time. At that time, even if something were to happen, Xie Huaixing would not blame his for not informing him.


    It was both beautiful.


    It wasn''t that she wasn''t serious about Xie Huaixing''s matter, it was just that she had long hated Xie Yun, so to be able to use Han Hao''s matter to kick him out was the most suitable excuse.


    "Big brother Han Hao just doesn''t like reading books." Xie Huaixing pursed his lips.


    As far as he was concerned, some people could read, some people couldn''t read, some people liked to read, and some people didn''t like to read.


    In the Shouxi School, there were some people who never recited anything, and everyone knew that it was just that Teacher had turned a blind eye to it. Some people would often stay up late to study, but their results were not as good as his. Thus, Xie Huaixing understood a principle, there were some things that could be obtained through hard work, and there were some things that could not be obtained even with hard work.


    So it was better to be normal.


    But since Xie Huaixing was a small overlord after all, even if he didn''t offend others, that didn''t mean that others would be afraid.


    Therefore, he clapped his hands and said, "I have an idea!"


    Xie Wanqing and Han Hao looked at each other, they did not know what method Xie Huaixing had in mind, but when they thought about the effects, they knew, so they did not question him further.


    Han Hao looked at her meaningfully for a while before lowering his eyes.


    Xie Wanqing encouraged Xie Huaixing to stand up for him. If anyone else knew about this, they would not blame Xie Huaixing, but they would blame him, and push this all onto him.


    Just because he was living under someone else''s roof.


    Ever since Han Hao entered the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he tried to lower the sense of his own existence as much as possible, and without saying much, he pretended to be blind and deaf. But Xie Wanqing doing this, was no different from pushing him into a corner. He didn''t know if it was because Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing had some private grudge, or because she didn''t like him, but when she thought of the rumors about the big families plotting against each other, he couldn''t help but raise her vigilance.


    Xie Huaixing did not go and complain to the madame. He was smarter than Xie Wanqing thought, or perhaps, he was much more naughty than Xie Wanqing imagined.


    On the morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing woke up and once again saw Han Hao at the door. The two looked at each other and were speechless. When she arrived at the academy, he saw that Xie Yun was standing in the room, but the table in front of him was no longer there.


    From what he heard from other people, Xie Yun realized that his table was filled with bugs very early in the morning. After saying that, the man looked at Xie Wanqing and Han Hao meaningfully.


    Seeing that the two of them did not change their expressions, that person could not find any clues, so he bitterly walked away.


    It was the beginning of spring, and everything was coming back to life. Many bugs had hatched out, but it was childish and childish for that person to come up with such an idea.


    Other than Xie Huaixing, Xie Wanqing could not think of anyone else that could do such a thing.


    Although the little bugs were not too big of a threat, they were densely packed in your table, making anyone who saw it feel disgusted. No wonder Xie Yun''s face was as black as the bottom of a pot, looking at the two of them.


    However, he had no evidence, so he naturally couldn''t do anything to the two of them.


    It was already school time for Xie Yun to sit there without a table for the entire day. While writing, he could only lie on the floor and write, and was so angry that he did not have any good expression towards Attendant who brought the table back, so he flung his sleeves and left.


    "Who do you think you are, daring to put on airs inside the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion? Pui!" Attendant spat as he looked at Xie Yun''s disappearing back.


    He turned his head and looked at Xie Wanqing, who was by her side, and bowed as she smiled: "Why hasn''t Second Miss returned yet?


    "No need." Xie Wanqing rejected him, then asked him: "You washed this table from morning until night?"


    When the Attendant heard this, he smiled obsequiously and said, "This little one will have to serve all the masters in the house. This time, washing the tables has been delayed."


    How could it be delayed? It was most likely they had washed it well on purpose to send Xie Yun over, because the table was still dripping with water.


    Xie Wanqing knew in her heart that it was definitely Xie Huaixing''s idea. Otherwise, how would a Attendant like him dare to bully Xie Yun?


    Thus, he did not point it out and nodded at the Attendant to leave.


    "Let''s go." She called out to Han Hao.


    On the third day, Xie Yun was splashed with ink by the Attendant on the way to school. Every day, he would grind ink into ink for Teacher to use, and the Attendant coincidentally smashed into Xie Yun''s body after he brought out the ink. It was impossible for Xie Yun to do so, so he could only return to change his clothes. When he returned, he was already late, and was punished by his teacher to copy books.


    They were all descendants of concubine Daughter of Concubine s whose Marquis Anyang''s Mansion had been distributed to them. It was already good enough for them to get permission to enter school, and there were even some brothers and sisters in the family who were anxiously waiting for them to make a mistake so that they could enter the school in their stead. Naturally, they couldn''t let their guard down.


    Xie Yun had a very bad temper. If he offended someone, they naturally wouldn''t follow him and act foolishly.


    So Xie Yun went back angrily.


    Something really happened on the fourth day. The other people looked at Xie Wanqing differently, as if they were gods, as if they were oxen, demons and devils.


    However, Xie Wanqing and Han Hao should still eat and sleep, they did not think much of it.


    The way Xie Yun looked at them was as if he wanted to eat them up.


    If not for his parents stopping him on the first day, he probably would have pointed at Xie Wanqing and scolded him. It was useless for Xie Yun herself, but his parents were smart people, and knew that her son had been spoiled badly by him. The first day, they heard that he had bullied Han Hao in the academy, so they took care of it and told Xie Yun in advance to let him prepare herself.


    Sure enough, something happened on the second day, and then, they came over consecutively on the third day. But whether it was Xie Wanqing taking action or Xie Huaixing taking revenge on behalf of Han Hao, this brother who came out of nowhere, Xie Yun could only endure it.


    Moreover, Xie Yun had frequently bullied Xie Wanqing in the past, so they knew about it. If the Old Granny were to find out about this, Xie Yun was afraid that he would never be able to come back to study. As a result, neither Xie Yun''s parents dared to tell the madame about their son being bullied.


    Fortunately, they were all children''s tricks that Xie Yun had to bear with. Wait for the next day.


    After being bullied for four consecutive days, the anger in Xie Yun''s heart rose. His family''s condition was considered good among those who were allocated, and his parents were proud as well. That was why they dared to bully Xie Wanqing previously. He had been the one to bully others all her life, and no one could make him suffer a loss. When she was outside, she used the name Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to bully the surrounding children, it was not the first time.


    At this time, seeing that Xie Wanqing did not seem to have anything to do with him, her heart was infuriated. She rushed over, slammed the table and roared: "Xie Wanqing, don''t go overboard!"


    The surrounding people were all startled as they opened their eyes wide and looked at him.

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    "Don''t think that just because you''re a Second Miss of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion you''re extraordinary. A Daughter of Concubine born from an aunt, who do you think you are?!" At such a young age, she could already use such vicious words to poke at someone''s sore spot.


    However, what he did not see was that Xie Wanyun''s eyes had turned dark after hearing those words.


    "Xie Yun is so brave."


    "What do you know? His parents are spoiling him."


    "So what if I love him? Could it be that I can fall out with his Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for him?"


    "Don''t say it, it really isn''t certain."


    "Oh no, this is going to blow up today, can Xie Yun still come back to school in the future?"


    The surrounding people chattered nonstop. They were only a few children, and seeing the commotion, they naturally could not control their chattering. They all wanted to say a few words.


    Xie Wanqing looked at the person who was glaring at her with her brows knitted, and exclaimed that he was wronged in his heart, why would he place the grudge on her? If nothing else, it would be fine if it would not be on Han Hao''s head, at worst, he would just let Xie Huaixing settle things.


    "I don''t know what you''re talking about." Xie Wanqing asked innocently.


    When she said this, forget about Xie Yun not believing it, even the spectators around them did not believe it. That day, she said to make Xie Yun wait, but the next part was left unanswered. Then, it was the things that happened to Xie Yun in the past few days, it was hard for people not to think of these things.


    Moreover, the things that happened these few days were more or less related to the servants of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The ones who could order them around were only the masters of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and Han Hao, an outsider who had only been here for a few days, how could he do all this?


    Therefore, even if Xie Wanqing did not admit it, everyone silently agreed that she was the one who pointed fingers at Xie Yun.


    Xie Wanqing felt that even if she jumped into the river, she wouldn''t be able to wash away her emotions.


    Xie Yun said as if he had caught the culprit, "You have to apologize to me for everything that has happened these past few days, Xie Wanqing. Don''t think that just because you''re a Daughter of Concubine, you are extraordinary, because no matter what, we are related by blood, and yet you are so vicious at such a young age. Who do you think would dare to marry you in the future?"


    If she did not apologize, Xie Yun would go out and spread some rumors that she had mistreated her brothers and sisters, and did not respect their elders.


    What a joke, back then when Xie Yun bullied her, why didn''t he say that he did not love his anymore, and now he used such a reputation to suppress her, was it just because she was a girl that he had to be trapped here?


    Xie Wanqing was so angry that she was about to laugh, there were always people who treated him with leniency, but would harshly demand of others, she really did not know where the other party got so much face from.


    "What you''ve done in the past few days has nothing to do with me. If you don''t believe me, then come with me to see the madame. Let the old lady have a look and she will find out." Xie Wanqing squinted her eyes and replied.


    The Old Mistress loved Xie Huaixing so much, but once this matter was investigated, it would just end there. Xie Yun would not seek for a good ending, and the reason why Xie Wanqing said that, was just to set him up.


    Who knew that Xie Yun would actually drill further in. "I''ll go then, I''m not afraid that you''ll fail. I don''t believe that the old lady will be so unreasonable as to believe you."


    He was certain that it was Xie Wanqing who did this, and the Old Granny wouldn''t offend a boy like him, just for her, a Daughter of Concubine. After all, he was someone who could take the examinations in the future, and his future was limitless.


    However, the truth was bound to disappoint him. Not only was Xie Wanqing the one who did this, it was also related to the old mistress'' most beloved grandson.


    Xie Yun was found out about bullying Xie Wanqing before, and also found out about bullying Han Hao a few days ago, "You don''t have to come anymore." The madame said angrily.


    With just that one sentence, Xie Yun was sentenced to death, and was beaten back to his own home.


    "Xi Qing, I''ll leave the matter of Han Hao to you in the future, watch over the academy for me, see who still dares to talk nonsense, get them to scram for me." Xie Yun left, the old lady looked straight at Xie Wanqing and said.


    At first glance, it seemed to be helping Han Hao, but it was actually threatening her. Leave the matter of hand over to her, which means don''t bother Xie Huaixing anymore.


    As long as the old mistress wanted to investigate, there was nothing that she couldn''t find out. Naturally, she couldn''t hide the matter of Han Hao being bullied from the old mistress either.


    However, Xie Wanqing had made the preparations to be found out today.


    She nodded respectfully in agreement.


    Han Hao cupped his fists and said: "Thank you Madam for your concern." Whether it was Xie Yun bullying him, or the punishment Xie Yun received today, no one had asked for his opinion from the beginning to end. Han Hao deeply knew that in the old mistress'' eyes, he was just a trivial outsider, so he did not make a sound, and continued to stay at the side without saying a single word.


    The madame responded with a "hmm" and waved her hand to signal them to leave.


    Once they were back in the courtyard, Yue Xin asked: "Why did young miss help the young master of the Han family?"


    Logically speaking, Xie Wanqing had been bullied by Xie Yun before, but shshehad never said anything about it. Now, just because she said Han Hao, he was schemed against by Xie Wanqing and even used her own hands to do it.


    "It''s just fun. Otherwise, everyone in the academy would think that the Second Miss''s Marquis Anyang''s Mansion is made of mud, and no one would dare to step on it." Xie Wanqing casually said as she stuffed the peeled melon seeds into her mouth.


    The reason why she helped Han Hao at first was because she felt that he was just like her in the past. She could only swallow her anger and fear, and did not dare to make a sound even when she was bullied.


    She was now very different from her previous life, so she couldn''t help but want to pull him along.


    Now that the things that Xie Huaixing did had been placed in her mind, he guessed that the people in the academy would be able to calm down for a few days. He didn''t even dare to breathe when he saw her. It wasn''t worth it.


    On the afternoon of the same day that Xie Yun was sent back home, his parents brought him here to apologize to him with Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. After all, the madame had instructed that other than the proper lords, those bastard Daughter of Concubine s who had been sent out were not allowed to enter the house.


    After that, when Xie Kai brought up the idea of opening a school at home, and the children there were not thriving, the old lady reluctantly agreed to let Xie Yun and the others enter his house to study. Now, the old lady had ordered for Xie Yun not to enter the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion again, so how would he dare to open the door for them?


    "Don''t go overboard, it was obviously Xie Wanqing''s fault!" Seeing that her parents were begging and begging, yet the doorman refused to speak, Xie Yun''s calm heart, which she finally managed to persuade with great difficulty, became restless again.


    However, the old lady of the house of the Marquis was a strict character, so whenever this kind of person came, she would immediately call for people to come and beat them up. As a result, there were many beggars who were chased away in front of the house, and today, when they saw Xie Yun and his parents, they thought that they had come to beat them up, but they did not expect that Xie Yun would shout them out, as if there was a secret behind all this.


    The passersby all stopped to wait for Xie Yun to continue speaking. They all wanted nothing more than to sit at the door with a stool in front of the house and bang on the melon seeds, and watch the gossip.


    Seeing the crowd slowly gather by his side, Xie Yun felt like he had a bargaining chip in his hand. He looked at the gatekeeper and said: "Go in and inform your Second Miss that she harmed me previously, and now I have to return it to her."


    When the gatekeeper heard this and looked at the gathered crowd, he immediately felt reassured ¨C this was a threat to him.


    The doorman was clever, and immediately used his eyes to call for a butler, he smiled and said to Xie Yun: "Calm down, wait for our butler to come first, maybe he can bring you in to see the old lady."


    His words gave Xie Yun''s parents hope. They pulled Xie Yun, not allowing him to speak carelessly, waiting for the butler to come.


    The butler hurriedly rushed over, and he even brought a group of Marquis Mansion guards with him. Someone actually dared to spread rumors and create trouble in front of his Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, what was wrong with that?


    "It''s getting late. Everyone, let''s hurry back home." The butler said.


    Then, the guards behind him all filed out, and began to chase them away. Most of the people watching the show were commoners. When they saw that the guards had come out, they all left.


    Xie Yun saw that everyone had left, and grinded his teeth in hatred, "I want to see the Old Mistress."


    The butler pinched his beard: "Young master, the old mistress is not here today. If you have any business you should come back next time." With that, he called the guards back, turned and locked the door, leaving Xie Yun and the rest outside.

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    What could Xie Yun and the rest do outside? Although Xie Yun was not a good person, his parents were well-mannered people.


    For such a wealthy family, if they kept pestering them, who knew what kind of tricks the old woman who had been indulging herself for so many years would use.


    Xie Yun wanted to say more, but was pulled back by his father and mother. After all, they were people with power, and if Xie Yun was rude, then his own family would not be able to live a peaceful life.


    The two of them had no other choice. Originally, they could not bear to blame Xie Yun, but now that things had developed to this point, what use could blaming him possibly have?


    No matter how unwilling Xie Yun was, he could only follow his parents back. Although he couldn''t study in the academy anymore, he still had to look for his parents.


    It''s just that today, my father and mother were in such a sorry state, so all of the debts in Xie Yun''s heart were owed to Xie Wanqing!


    This pampered young master was not one that the others would go with, but he was good at holding a grudge, not to mention that he was already used to being unruly and willful during normal times. Thus, he did not think about his own mistakes at all, and only hated Xie Wanqing.


    When Xie Wanqing found out about this news, she was in his own room. Xie Huaixing did not look for him to play, and recalled that she was probably restricted by the Madame Huang in his own room to study!


    Only Han Hao was still inside Xie Wanqing''s house, playing chess with him!


    It had to be said that other than Han Hao''s outstanding riding skills, it had to be said that his chess skills were excellent as well. Originally, aside from contacting Xie Wanqing herself, Xie Wanqing had only sparred occasionally.


    Xie Kai owed his daughter and taught her patience. Originally, Xie Wanqing was not a stupid person and she learned very quickly. She did not expect that by a moment of mistake, Han Hao would actually lose to Xie Wanqing.


    It was only when Xie Wanqing''s last son fell that Yue Xin came to report. It was just that Yue Xin seemed to be a little anxious, after all, she had gotten involved with her master on the carriage.


    When Han Hao heard of this news, he was stunned. Only Xie Wanqing, who seemed to have already guessed it, only smiled.


    "Got it, you can go now!"


    Yue Xin was so anxious that she stomped her feet on the ground. However, Xie Wanqing was so calm and indifferent.


    "Miss, I heard that there were a lot of people watching outside just now. If this gets out, who knows what might happen? Aren''t you in a hurry?!"


    Han Hao had also realized that he had brought trouble upon Xie Wanqing, so he could not help but frown. Only Xie Wanqing was busy cleaning up the children on the board.


    "They don''t dare to act rashly. Even if they do, it isn''t my fault. Don''t be anxious, get down!"


    With that, he looked at Han Hao with a smile, "You must be tired, go back and rest!"


    Han Hao wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, in the end he did not say anything, he only nodded.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing had started to embroider from within the room. She had been keeping a close eye on her homework these past few days, and she had not missed out on any of her Zither, Chess and Painting, but no matter how she thought about it, she always had to do the same.


    This red girl was something that ordinary people had learned. In such a wealthy family, the ladies and ladies naturally wouldn''t do such a thing. In their eyes, it was just underhanded work, so they naturally had to give it to the servants.


    However, there were only a handful of servants who needed to learn how to embroider, and Xie Wanqing insisted on learning from them. It had been a long time since the old lady last asked for a set of embroidered scriptures.


    Xie Wanqing knew that only by getting the Old Granny''s love, would she be able to have a place to stay.


    Xie Wanqing tried to embroider something on one hand and thought about other things on the other. She did not want to misunderstand that Xie Wanqing was obviously not thinking about anything related to Xie Yun, but was thinking about her own business.


    It had been a long time since the Fu Li Soup Shop sold Xie Wanqing''s new pastries, and the business was not as flourishing as it was before.


    No matter how delicious the new snacks were, it would still be a boring day. At the same time, while Xie Wanqing was doing other things, she also didn''t want to relax her business with this piece of land.


    He wanted to discuss this with Sun Xiaoxiao, but it wasn''t convenient for him to go out either. It was unknown what Sun Xiaoxiao was busy with these two days.


    Thinking about that, Xie Wanqing fell into deep thought, but at this time, the Concubine Fang came to Xie Wanqing''s room.


    Xie Wanqing knew that although it seemed calm around him, there were still people from the Concubine Fang. Furthermore, they were close to the Concubine Fang anyway, so nothing could escape the eyes of the Concubine Fang.


    The Concubine Fang saw that Xie Wanqing was deep in thought and ran over quickly, "Xianqing, what are you doing?


    Xie Wanqing was originally thinking about something, but shshewas really shocked by Concubine Fang. When she raised her head and looked at Concubine Fang, he really looked like a loving mother, which made people want to puke.


    It was likely that the Concubine Fang had long known that Xie Wanqing was learning embroidery, but shshedidn''t know why she was learning it, but no matter what Xie Wanqing was learning, he could just stop him.


    Although Xie Wanqing and Concubine Fang seemed to be a loving mother and daughter, but in the shadows, Concubine Fang was already on guard, and even after dying a few times, they were still alive. It was just that although there was someone beside them that had been bribed, they could not do anything about it.


    Xie Wanqing could feel that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind any moment, but Xie Wanqing did not mind.


    This was something that would happen sooner or later, how could Concubine Fang be a person who was willing to let things go.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang innocently: "Aunt, I just learned to play, studying is too boring, my daughter thinks this is fun!"


    On the other hand, Concubine Fang was a little surprised. She very rarely heard Xie Wanqing say such unlearned words, but she was a little gratified in her heart, and followed up with a sentence.


    "Alright, a girl should learn these things. Otherwise, don''t go to school tomorrow. I''ll help you request a leave of absence!"


    Xie Wanqing leaned her head into the Concubine Fang''s embrace and acted like a spoiled child, "The aunt''s heart still loves Sanguine, but if it''s really like this, the sir should be angry. Since the back of the book couldn''t be seen last time, mister has already lost a lot of temper!"


    Concubine Fang was a little skeptical, could it be that after the excitement died down, they would continue to be lazy?


    After all, she had already persisted for so long, yet Xie Wanqing still dared to speak like that.


    Xie Wanqing then realized that her words had aroused the suspicions of the Concubine Fang, and then she curled her lips: "Daughters originally do not like to read books, but mister does not like to catch fish in the sun for three days, furthermore, Han Hao wants to be with her!"


    Concubine Fang''s eyes flashed a look of doubt, and quickly recovered to normal, but in that moment, Xie Wanqing was able to see through it.


    Xie Wanqing had originally known that the Concubine Fang did not trust him, and now, she was even more determined to deal with Xie Wanqing. It was not easy for the two of them to calm down for a while, if this goes on, they would start to stir up trouble again.


    Xie Wanqing was busy with making money, so she didn''t have time to spare for the mother and daughter pair.


    "Forget it, originally, I was just a child who was insensible, and casually said those words, why did you keep them in your heart? That matter, just now, Xie Yun''s family came for a person, why did you offend them!"


    Xie Wanqing knew that the Concubine Fang must have come because they did not like this matter. Although Xie Wanqing was not bullied by anyone in the academy, her mediocre results were still enough to make people look down upon him.


    But after that one time, how could they dare to look down on her? Everyone was wary, so how could Concubine Fang sit still?


    "Yanqing, originally, aunty told you to be careful. Aren''t you going a little too far this time?"


    Xie Wanqing scoffed at them, if they did not do it this time, could it be that they would let him casually bribe them to make a move on him?


    "Your daughter knows her wrongs, it''s just that Xie Yun is too much, and your daughter can''t watch any longer, so she became anxious!"


    Xie Wanqing''s innocent face met Concubine Fang, and in the end, she was still a child. She looked very adorable, which made Concubine Fang speechless.


    Therefore, just a few more words of advice was enough to stop Xie Wanqing from reading properly, and it would be the same if she went to the academy to be in a daze.


    Xie Wanqing promised them one by one.

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    When the Concubine Fang saw how obedient Xie Wanqing was to him, she originally thought that Xie Wanqing''s modification was a little less.


    He heaved a sigh of relief and looked at his embroidered handkerchief. Originally, he only wanted to embroider a flower, but he was so ugly that even Yue Xin, who was at the side, could not help but chuckle.


    Xie Wanqing squinted at Yue Xin''s appearance, and knew that she was indeed a little ugly when it came to embroidery, but Yue Xin was laughing at him, and she felt a little helpless.


    Xie Wanqing looked around Yue Xin. All she had to do was prepare a teacher, and let Yue Xin teach him what to do. Embroidery was not only to please the old lady, but also to calm her heart.


    There were so many people, other than people he trusted, he couldn''t tell who belonged to at all. Xie Wanqing needed to calm her heart, and only by doing so would she be able to see clearly what was going on in this world.


    Since Yue Xin wanted the embroidery, then she had to draw it first. After all, Xie Wanqing''s recent studies had already drawn the ink painting to the point that it had reached the divine level.


    Very quickly, a beautiful red plum flower appeared from Xie Wanqing''s brush. Even when Yue Xin looked at it, she could not help but praise it.


    Xie Wanqing originally wanted to know why the Concubine Fang was so suspicious of him, but when she thought about it, she immediately understood that she was too smart.


    He was so smart that even if he did not go to the academy for half a month, he could still make up for his mistakes. He was so smart that he could not learn anything.


    It was fine for him to hide his intelligence, but he could still hide it for now. He could hide his true appearance for a while today, but he might not be able to live in peace for long.


    Since she could not hide it, then let it all out. As long as she was truly outstanding to a certain extent, then this mother and daughter pair would no longer be able to be arrogant. Xie Wanqing deeply understood what kind of people she had to please.


    His hands did not stop moving, he allowed Yue Xin to teach him how to weave them little by little, and he was patient, not long later, the plum blossoms on the scroll were much better than the ones outside, at least they could catch his eyes.


    Xie Wanqing thought for a while, then took out the Diamond Sutra, and flipped through it carefully. Originally, she was helping the old lady to copy the scripture, Xie Wanqing was an considerate person, she copied the scripture and memorized it.


    Although Yue Xin did not know what Xie Wanqing was planning to do, she knew that Xie Wanqing must have some sort of evil plan in her heart.


    Therefore, he did not disturb Xie Wanqing and quietly left, going to the small kitchen to make some snacks.


    Originally, the recipe was sold to the flying guest, so there were no more dishes to be made at the Blessed Soup Shop, but Xie Wanqing liked this kind of dim sum, and would cook it herself every few days, so Yue Xin naturally took note of it.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was embroidering words on a huge embroidered handkerchief and the golden words on the black handkerchief, Xie Wanqing had put her heart into it, so it looked extremely exquisite.


    Just as the snacks were placed on the table, Xie Wanqing raised her head and looked, then said: This Fruit Jelly is sent to Mother''s room!


    Yue Xin naturally understood that Xie Wanqing was talking about the Madame Ye, and she had been extremely busy these past two days, so she hadn''t paid respects to the Madame Ye for the past three days.


    Xie Wanqing did not want to be estranged from the Madame Ye because of this, so she did not know how Xie Wanyun had been doing for the past two days!


    By the time Yue Xin sent the snacks over, it was already late. Seeing that Yue Xin, who was standing beside Xie Wanqing, had arrived, was a little surprised, hence she also brought the snacks over calmly.


    Madame Ye was originally worried about Xie Wanqing, so she pulled Yue Xin along to talk. When she heard that Xie Wanqing was busy studying, a look of love flashed past her eyes.


    Looking at the Fruit Jelly in front of him, Madame Ye was not originally a person who cared about appetite. However, she had long since heard of this dessert, but had yet to eat it.


    Yue Xin casually told a lie and said that Xie Wanqing had tried a lot of things herself, and the formula that came out made Madame Ye a little moved as well. In Madame Ye''s heart, she liked Xie Wanqing a lot more.


    After instructing Yue Xin to wait on him for a long time, Yue Xin finally let Yue Xin go. When Yue Xin returned to her room, she saw that Xie Wanqing had actually only embroidered a few words for him, so she quickly helped him light a candle. Xie Wanqing could only raise his head and laugh, and continue embroidering with his head lowered.


    "Miss doesn''t have to be like this. I can''t go to the left to hire an embroidery lady. As long as the silver is paid, we can always take it out. And what does Miss mean by having a servant send a plate of jelly late at night?"


    Actually, Yue Xin had already been suspicious about this in her heart, but it was not good for him to ask, and now that she saw that there was no one else in the room, he asked.


    "My embroidery and the embroidery lady''s embroidery will naturally be different!" Right after she finished speaking, Xie Wanqing immediately let out a soft cry, and the tip of the needle had already pierced into her finger.


    Xie Wanqing took it out of our hands, and immediately after, a drop of blood fell down. Xie Wanqing was still very careful to not let the drop of blood stain the embroidery handkerchief as she placed his injured finger in her mouth, and allowed it to fall.


    Yue Xin looked at Xie Wanqing with some worry, but Xie Wanqing only smiled and said that she was fine, and then continued: These past two days have been busy, I did not have the time to greet mother, paying respects to the old lady is already extremely difficult, I cannot let mother forget, after having eaten dinner, Mother''s stomach must have already been empty for a long time, so it was the right time to send it, it took you so long to think that Mother had summoned you to speak!


    It was only in front of Yue Xin that she would reveal the appearance of a young lady wearing similar clothes.


    Yue Xin was truly a little surprised, it turned out that Xie Wanqing was very considerate, for a child to have such considerations, it was truly a rare occurrence.


    It was only until late at night that Xie Wanqing fell asleep, causing him to feel some heartache. Early in the morning the next day, Xie Wanqing was still in bed, and like usual, she woke up a little early to greet the old lady.


    From what happened last time, it was enough to tell that Xie Wanqing still could not enter the eyes of the madame. That was the reason why Xie Wanqing wanted to personally embroider an Diamond Sutra to give it to her.


    The Diamond Sutra had tens of thousands of words, and it was not something that Xie Wanqing could finish embroidery in a day, even after eating breakfast, Xie Wanqing still looked like she was stuck outside like a wooden stake.


    After winter fell, the weather had also become colder and colder by the day. Xie Wanqing laughed to herself that Han Hao was just like a piece of wood, who knew when she would go to the side room to warm up.


    As usual, Xie Wanqing went to pay her respects to the old lady, and then went to the academy with Han Hao.


    Ever since the last incident, Han Hao and Xie Wanqing''s relationship had grown a little closer, as if they were best friends that went in and out of each other''s house.


    The two of them carried books on their backs before class, yet Han Hao was able to stumble and carry a few sentences on his back today.


    Originally, Xie Wanyun didn''t think much of this Han Hao, but now that she was together with Xie Wanqing day in and day out, it actually made Xie Wanyun a little afraid.


    Such a man, although still a wet behind the ears child, but Chu Zi panicked the border, not to mention hearing that he was the number one rider.


    Furthermore, Xie Wanyun had never believed in the Concubine Fang. This little girl was extremely suspicious, even her own mother had doubts about her.


    In the past few days, the Concubine Fang had become more indifferent to him, and Xie Wanyun admitted that if she wanted to beat Xie Wanqing, he could only rely on herself.


    But Xie Wanqing just had one more helper. Xie Wanyun wanted to pull him into her own camp, but there was still a Xie Wanqing in the middle of the seat!


    Xie Wanyun looked as if she had recited it in advance, but inside the inner region, she was secretly observing Han Hao and Xie Wanqing, both of them reciting happily.


    Xie Wanyun immediately thought of an idea in her mind. This extremely suspicious girl made him unable to relax for even a moment, but Xie Wanqing and Han Hao would deal with him together.

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    Xie Wanyun walked to the side of Xie Wanqing''s table, "Sangqing, it''s already difficult for you to study by yourself, why not let elder sister help Han Hao?"


    Xie Wanyun was holding onto the book in her hand, and those people who didn''t know what was going on really felt that Xie Wanyun was an extremely good elder sister, which made Han Hao feel a little embarrassed.


    Han Hao was not familiar with this person in the first place, because as soon as he entered, he came into contact with Xie Huaixing and Xie Wanqing more often. Xie Wanqing and Han Hao were similar in age, so naturally, they were fated to meet each other as well.


    Looking at such an elder sister, she felt a sense of unfamiliarity and uneasiness before smiling awkwardly, "Elder sister, there''s no need to be like this. We can study together and improve together. I was originally stupid, so I can''t bother elder sister!"


    Xie Wanqing did not understand why she would do such a thing, and why she would let Xie Wanyun do it no matter who she tried to befriend.


    If Han Hao did not have a family background, then he could not. It was just that his appearance looked like Zhou Zheng, but she had never seen a pretty boy before.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head as she thought about something. Han Hao was younger than him by a few years, how could something like that happen?


    In his previous life, this Han Hao had also lived in the Palace as a small child, but there was no one helping him.


    Only, in her previous life, Xie Wanyun looked down on this Han Hao as well.


    Xie Wanyun would never bully Han Hao, so there was no harm in thinking about it, but Han Hao did not seem to like this person.


    Xie Wanqing laughed: "Originally, elder sister''s grades were better than mine, so it would definitely be good to have elder sister help out, but we still have to see what Han Hao is thinking, Han Hao ¡­. It seems like you don''t want to! "


    Xie Wanyun''s face was about to turn green, she was afraid that she was secretly cursing in her heart, saying that Han Hao did not know how to appreciate favors, but naturally, Han Hao had grown eyes during the few days he had been in the house, and Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun only looked kind on the surface.


    Xie Wanyun returned to her seat, looking at the two of them talking and laughing, she seemed to be a strange being, and in a moment, Mr.


    Today, it was just a small exam from the very beginning. Although the students here were all concubines and didn''t receive much attention, Mister was still extremely strict.


    She had greeted her the day before, and Xie Wanqing had only continued embroidering after last night''s homework.


    After handing in the test questions, the teacher corrected them. He never thought that Xie Wanqing would actually be first in the test this time, she was only in the middle tier in the first place anyway, so how could she ¡­


    Xie Wanqing had already made up her mind from the start. Since she could not avoid it, and similarly, could not hide it, then she might as well go crazy.


    Xie Wanyun was second place this time. Although she was only slightly weaker than Xie Wanqing, Xie Wanyun was still a proud person, enough to cause her self-esteem to be thwarted.


    At the same time as Mister announced it, Xie Wanqing caught Xie Wanyun''s resentful gaze, but in that instant, Xie Wanqing''s mind had already become much more meticulous, so she naturally caught it as well.


    When afternoon ended, Xie Wanqing went out and saw Yue Xin waiting outside. She held onto a big cape made out of rabbit fur, as Yue Xin had always considered Yue Xin''s actions carefully.


    But just when Xie Wanqing was about to go forward, she heard Xie Wanyun call out to her: "Sister, please stay here. I haven''t congratulated my sister yet, I heard that the candles in my sister''s room are still lit, and she has grown quite a bit, she is no longer the usual mischievous girl!"


    On the surface, Xie Wanyun seemed to be praising him, but her words were still stinging. She was clearly trying to make Xie Wanqing not forget that she was also a person who did not like to play or learn anything.


    Xie Wanqing did not care about the conflict between the two, and laughed: "Little sister was indeed unskilled in the past, but this time was just a coincidence, I still need big sister to teach me more!"


    He was indeed confused in the past, and was misled by the Concubine Fang until she became unlearned. This was also the truth, what was not good about admitting it, but it was Xie Wanyun who seemed to be ridiculing him.


    At this time, Yue Xin also came over, and wrapped her cloak around Xie Wanqing''s body, and then helped him straighten her clothes.


    Xie Wanqing did not want to waste any more words with Xie Wanyun, so she just left after enjoying her blessings. As she looked at Xie Wanqing''s back, Xie Wanyun''s eyes revealed a trace of viciousness.


    Once she returned home, Xie Wanyun could no longer hold it back, and directly broke a teacup, which was quite frightening to the servant girl beside him.


    "I''ve always been first place, but I''ve never seen anyone say anything about it. Why is it that she''s only first place? She''s always been remembered and talked about nonstop, and even Teacher is praising her!"


    The servant girl at the side did not know what to do. After all, after escorting her to the academy, she had gone straight back. A maid only knew that her master was in a bad mood, so she could only silently withdraw.


    It was just that at this time, Concubine Fang walked in, and the sound of a tea bowl shattering was really loud, it could be heard from far away, causing Concubine Fang to frown.


    This was his own daughter, and she couldn''t take it anymore. She looked like a shrew.


    As soon as he opened his mouth, he could not help but berate, "How do you look like a little miss, letting you withstand the Qi, why didn''t you listen!"


    Xie Wanyun held back her anger in his heart, and looked at Concubine Fang with unhappiness in his heart. She hadn''t explained everything that had happened before, but Xie Wanyun felt that perhaps, other than Xie Wanqing, this Concubine Fang was deliberately framing him.


    But Concubine Fang was still an elder after all, so Xie Wanyun had no choice but to be courteous to her.


    However, the Concubine Fang didn''t ask what was the matter with him and directly berated him. She didn''t know that the Concubine Fang was feeling anxious at the moment, and even added an extra knot to Xie Wanyun''s heart.


    However, Concubine Fang did not see it that way, "You are going to be a part of the Direct Daughter in the future, you are already over ten years old, what are you crying for, if this gets out, won''t you be so embarrassed!"


    Xie Wanyun was only slightly over ten years old, and furthermore, she couldn''t hide her emotions even though she was in her own room. To be scolded like that made her heart even more unwilling.


    "Speak, what is it that makes you cry like this?"


    In the end, Concubine Fang also felt pained, but in Xie Wanyun''s eyes, it had already changed. At this time, Xie Wanyun just so happened to be lacking someone to pour her heart out to.


    "On what basis did she get first place today? Teacher must have a lot of praise for her. She has already made a name for herself today!"


    "Such a small and useless thing, why cry!" Concubine Fang was originally a little pained, but when she heard that it was just a small matter, she was a little angry.


    Concubine Fang, who was originally helping to wipe her tears, stopped. She placed the blue silk in Xie Wanyun''s hand, and indicated that she should wipe it herself.


    But then, a plan formed in Concubine Fang''s mind. Since she was number one, then she should be very pleased, because it would be the end of the year soon, and there would be many more banquets that would follow.


    When Concubine Fang thought about this, she began scheming with her daughter who was by her side. It was just that the schemes from before had all failed in an inexplicable way, so although Xie Wanyun still listened, she began to mutter in her heart!


    However, Xie Wanyun still did as Concubine Fang said, only that she still wanted to leave a hand behind, as she still did not have a complete plan in his heart. What Concubine Fang had said was still as perfect as it looked on the surface, and even though there was an additional doubt in Xie Wanyun''s heart, she was still skeptical.


    After Xie Wanqing and Han Hao returned to their respective residences together, they said their goodbyes and locked themselves in their room. The venomous gazes just now made Xie Wanqing feel a little satisfied, but she was a little afraid, what else could they do?


    Early in the morning, Xie Wanqing woke up early like usual and went to greet the old mistress in her room.

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    In the past, she would not be able to get close to Xie Wanyun, even if she went to pay respects in the morning, she would still be a bit later than Xie Wanqing, or it could be said that Xie Wanqing purposely had things to do earlier than her, since there was nothing much to say to her.


    But on this day, when Xie Wanqing went to visit, she saw that Xie Wanyun was massaging the old lady''s shoulders, looking like she had been there for a long time!


    The old man didn''t have much sleep, so he naturally woke up early. Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun''s age couldn''t be compared to his, but Xie Wanyun seemed to have done it deliberately, as if she was waiting for Xie Wanqing on purpose.


    Although Xie Wanqing was a little confused, she was still blessed as usual. "Xianqing greets Grandmother, sister!"


    On the other hand, Xie Wanyun hurried forward to support her. "Sister, you don''t need to be so courteous!" She looked like a good pair of sisters, but this was what the madame liked to see the most. Everyone had their own thoughts in their hearts.


    Xie Wanqing stood up, and the old lady spoke out: "You two sisters are very attentive, come by to greet me every day, Qing Er, Xiao Yun is older than you by a few years, you have to learn from your sister, the two sisters who are on good terms with each other are happy in my heart!"


    Xie Wanqing secretly laughed in her heart. This woman had immersed herself in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for so many years, could it be that she still could not see her clearly?


    "Grandmother, you probably don''t know anything about her, but after yesterday''s school exam, she actually got first place. I''m not even as a sister to you!"


    A trace of surprise flashed in the madame''s eyes. Originally, someone had plotted against her to escape, so she was only a clever little girl. However, didn''t the teacher say that studying was out of the question?


    "Xi Qing, you really can''t tell! You''re a few years younger than your sister, but you''ve already caught up to her. Good ¡­" This is great! "


    Only now did Xie Wanqing understand. She said that Xie Wanyun only needed to do something that early on in the morning, if she looked carefully, her eyes would be slightly swollen, probably because she cried last night, coupled with her lack of sleep.


    Now that he understood that he had taken the top spot, he wanted everyone to know that if he did not take the top spot next time, it would become a joke.


    was a famous hitman when he teleported over. In the business world, it was common for people to fight openly or fight covertly to kill others, but Xie Wanqing never thought that there would be such a despicable person when she teleported to this place.


    It''s just that Mister said not to catch fish in the sun for two days, so Sis was more diligent than usual. It''s just that during the exam, the blind cat met with a dead rat, so Sister took it to heart. Look, Grandmother, it''s just a test.


    As Xie Wanqing spoke, she pulled the old lady''s hand and started to act coquettishly. Xie Wanyun was already past the age where the old man would act coquettishly under his knee, but Xie Wanqing was just in time.


    On the contrary, looking at Xie Wanyun''s face that was continuously flushing red, it was as if she had been told something important. On the other hand, a little child didn''t have any experience, so they wouldn''t hide anything in their heart.


    Xie Wanqing looked carefully at Xie Wanyun''s face, it was truly wonderful, but the words that the child said in a spoiled manner, other than someone who wanted it, who else would take it seriously?


    How could your A''jie be jealous of you, but you have to keep your studies going well. Night Yun, you have to work hard, don''t let your sister beat you in school, it''s getting late, you two should go to school! "


    Xie Wanqing excused herself, then left the room. Otherwise, she would have to listen to Xie Wanyun''s unpleasant words, which made him very tired.


    Xie Wanyun immediately said her goodbyes, but Xie Wanqing came a step ahead of him and walked in front with Han Hao. Even though she clearly knew that Xie Wanyun was behind them, she still didn''t even turn her head around.


    Only, she had met Concubine Fang at the entrance of the palace. It seemed that she had been waiting for a long time, Xie Wanqing sneered in her heart once again.


    Actually, he was also surprised that all he did was write everything he knew on the test paper. How did he get first place?


    It had only been a few days, so it looked like he wouldn''t be able to calm down any longer!


    Just as Xie Wanqing had expected, the moment Concubine Fang turned around and saw Xie Wanqing, he immediately grabbed onto Xie Wanqing''s small hand.


    Sometimes she talked about how cold her hands were, sometimes she wondered if she hadn''t slept well last night, and why she had circles under her eyes. She even said that she had only used a little bit of breakfast, so she quickly followed her to eat some more.


    During this period, even if Xie Wanyun went past the Concubine Fang, he had an indifferent look, and only greeted them once, if it was her previous life, Xie Wanqing would probably be moved to the point of crying.


    The Concubine Fang said that she had already stewed the purple potato pumpkin porridge that Xie Wanqing liked, and told Xie Wanqing to hurry over to drink some warm water.


    But in this life, Xie Wanqing only felt disgusted, how could sshe dare to eat something made by this wicked woman? It was just that just now, he had already said a few words in the old lady''s room, if she continued to pester her, she would not make it!


    "Concubine Fang, Xianqing has already eaten her fill and slept well last night. The old lady wants Xianqing to go to the school. If we delay it any longer, I''m afraid we will be punished by Teacher if we delay any longer!"


    In Xie Wanqing''s heart, she really wanted to beat this wicked woman to death. It was just that she was still a child right now, so even if she didn''t have enough strength, what would the others say about him actually attacking her?


    Originally, Han Hao looked a little weird from the side, but he was sent away by the Concubine Fang. He only said that he and his mother had to say some intimate words and let him go to school first.


    Who would have thought that after hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, Concubine Fang would actually squeeze out two drops of tears. "Reading is hard, why did you, a daughter of yours, commit such a crime?


    Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang innocently, in her heart she was thinking about when she liked to eat Purple Pumpkin Congee, porridge was not easy to eat, so Xie Wanqing did not like eating porridge for breakfast. Ever since she went to school, when she finished eating for breakfast, she could only eat at lunch, it was not like when she was at home, where there was always a snack, Sir had strict rules, and could not eat, so Xie Wanqing only liked to eat for breakfast.


    immediately laughed and said: "Concubine Fang, you must have remembered wrongly, Xianqing doesn''t like to eat porridge, this porridge is probably what sister loves, it''s just that she has already left, Grandmother wants Xianqing to study properly, she cannot disobey tonight, it''s already too late, Xianqing has to leave first!"


    Xie Wanqing finished speaking and struggled free from Concubine Fang with her little hands. She then ran off, not giving Concubine Fang the time to say another word.


    Of course, Xie Wanqing knew why they were porridge type girls and not dried up, that was because the soup and water were good medicines, the past two days of food were already experienced, they were non-toxic, and the only thing that Concubine Fang could bribe were probably mere insignificant lower class maidservants, they had been impatient for the past two days.


    Yue Xin ran all the way there, and Yue Xin knew that it was already too late. She did not say anything, and only held onto the book as she ran behind the young miss.


    Fortunately, she had rushed to the academy before the lesson even started. Xie Wanyun, on the other hand, looked at her with a bit of surprise, because she had clearly seen her just now, wasn''t she being supported by the Concubine Fang.


    Just as she was about to open the book, Xie Wanyun with nine keys walked in front of him: "Why is little sister panting so heavily? I saw from the door that Concubine Fang had prepared food for little sister, and I thought that little sister would be late, but big sister had already prepared to help you request a leave of absence!"


    Xie Wanqing sneered, could it be that the sun was rising from the west today?


    "Thank you for your concern, sister!"

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    "It''s just that the yam and pumpkin porridge prepared by Concubine Fang is my favorite, I was wrong. Since Concubine Fang prepared it specially, why don''t I go back and eat some? I will help you ask for a leave of absence from Sir!"


    Xie Wanqing smiled and said, she looked like she was considering Xie Wanyun, but in reality, only the two of them knew, Xie Wanyun was the only one that knew of Xie Wanqing''s brilliance, but Xie Wanqing had actually given him an innocent smile, who would have thought that she would be like that?


    Xie Wanyun could only smile, under her smile there was even a trace of awkwardness, and could only say, there was no need, after that she returned to her seat.


    The day had passed under the teacher''s preaching. If Xie Wanyun did not provoke Xie Wanqing, then the two of them would naturally be safe.


    It turned out to be the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, a day in which the palace and the people enjoyed themselves together. In the end, it was just a formality, and those who attended it were mostly the wives of the imperial court.


    Where did the flowers come from in winter? In fact, it was merely the woman in the room who was bored and wanted to come out to make a ruckus. First, the palace maids made the flowers out of paper, then sprayed them with the flower juice mixed with all sorts of petals in the spring.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing was not even eight years old, so she could not participate in this kind of activity. Even if it was in her previous life, this kind of activity had nothing to do with Xie Wanqing.


    Sun Xiaoxiao had talked about it when she came to find Xie Wanqing. Since Sun Xiaoxiao was the only child of the family, there was no doubt that she would be participating as well.


    Xie Wanqing decided to fight for it. Originally, it was not for fame or profit, but the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival was the gathering place for the young miss of distinguished families. If she could get to know some young miss, wouldn''t it be easier to do business in the future?


    With that thought in mind, Xie Wanqing started to make some calculations, but what they didn''t know was that Xie Wanyun also made some calculations. Even though she was previously a Daughter of Concubine, he was also an eldest daughter, so he was naturally her share.


    But this year, Xie Wanqing was already eight years old and she was qualified. To Xie Wanyun, this was a symbol of her identity, and even though she and the other young miss were not that close, she was still unwilling to give up.


    Xie Wanqing still remembered her previous life. When she was eight years old, Madame Ye had said that she would be allowed to attend the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, but when she said that, she was stopped by the Concubine Fang. She only said that Xie Wanqing was still young, and was afraid that it would be disrespectful.


    Furthermore, the madame did not like Xie Wanqing to begin with, so she had a straight face. She felt that it was unwise to mention that request as well.


    But things were different now, at least Xie Wanqing was not hated by the madame, the Madame Ye was especially close to him, although she was busy recently, but when Xie Wanqing went to pay respects to the Madame Ye last night, the Madame Ye was still very close to him, it must have been because she brought snacks to him every day.


    It was still a month away from the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, but Xie Wanqing was not anxious at all. Xie Wanqing knew that she could not rush this matter, if she were to be in too much of a hurry, it would bring about the opposite effect.


    Xie Wanqing was originally deep in thought when she was talking with Sun Xiaoxiao, but then Sun Xiaoxiao pulled Xie Wanqing along: "Sangqing, this time, just accompany me. Those are all the young miss of a noble family, it''s so boring, this time I have you as my companion!"


    The reason why Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanyun spent so much effort was because there were many people who were officials in the capital, but each family could only produce one young miss.


    Seeing Sun Xiaoxiao holding her hand, Xie Wanqing felt that this matter was more important to her, so she smiled and said, "I still have my elder sister at home. Before, when I was eight years old, I would always be there for elder sister, but this time, it''s still the same!"


    The first time he had invited Xie Wanqing, he had felt that Xie Wanyun was just like a little brat that was easy to annoy.


    "That''s easy to do. I''ll get my mother to send a letter to your old lady!" Sun Xiaoxiao was straightforward, her mind was a little simple.


    Only, Xie Wanqing felt that something was amiss, Xie Ye shook her head frantically, I am afraid that it is not good to alarm Master with this kind of matter, "There is no need to trouble yourself, just hand it over as long as you have written a letter!"


    Firstly, Xie Wanqing felt that if she alarmed Sun Xiaoxiao''s mother, Lady Chen, it would be rude. In a family like theirs, this was a small matter, but to Xie Wanqing, this was a huge matter.


    Secondly, if the old lady truly saw the card that Lady Chen handed to him, it would seem that she was doing it on purpose. Xie Wanqing looked around, and knew that she had to be extra careful.


    If Lady Chen were to pass in a post, those things that had thorns in their mouths could not kill him. They would only say that they were insensible and lose the dignity of a mansion.


    However, it was different when Sun Xiaoxiao came in with the invitation, it was after all, a child''s and a child''s play, Sun Xiaoxiao was always decisive and decisive, she immediately said: "This is easy, I will immediately write a letter, you can go and show it to your family''s patriarch!"


    Xie Wanqing grinded on the paper, and it was only a few words. Sun Xiaoxiao quickly finished writing it, and the two joked around, talking about the business, Xie Wanqing had already researched and produced a new recipe, just that she still felt that it was missing something, and now, these two young misses, secretly and secretly, had become rich women.


    The two girls discussed for a while, but in the end, no one came to a conclusion. Sun Xiaoxiao''s life was not going to be in the kitchen, so she could only let Xie Wanqing study it herself.


    After playing around for a while, Sun Xiaoxiao took her leave. Xie Wanqing then hid the letter Sun Xiaoxiao had already written, it was written by a child after all, and if one were to seal it with the seal of the General Mansion every single time, it would seem intentional, not to mention when she had accepted Sun Xiaoxiao''s letter previously, the people at home would naturally be able to see through the words of the thousand gold General Mansion with a glance.


    As for why he did not take it out now, he could only say that the time was not right yet. The earlier he took it out, the more time he would have to deal with him.


    After Sun Xiaoxiao left, Xie Wanqing entered the kitchen to continue researching her recipe. Not long after entering the kitchen, she saw Concubine Fang coming in from the back!


    It was another extremely exaggerated "darling" shout. Speaking of which, it was rare for a lady in a room to know how to cook. Since she was a lady, it was naturally fine for her to have a servant serving her.


    But Xie Wanqing was a little curious, why did she come to stop him from making some food?


    When Concubine Fang arrived, even though Xie Wanqing had turned into a complete disfigured face facing the table full of flour and looked a bit embarrassed, she still greeted him calmly after seeing him.


    However, Concubine Fang held Xie Wanqing in her arms, "What are you doing? You''re a young miss, how can you go into the kitchen?


    Xie Wanqing thought that she must have been in the kitchen for the past few days, and with Sun Xiaoxiao coming over before long, she had aroused the suspicions of the Concubine Fang.


    Who cares what plans she had, but the purpose of Concubine Fang was to turn her into a good-for-nothing. That was not good enough even if she knew how to cook.


    Xie Wanqing only felt disgusted, and then she broke free from her grasp, "Aunt, late Qing originally knew how to cook, and now that the servants'' snacks are not to her liking, is it not possible for her to cook her own dishes?"


    Indeed, Xie Wanqing had stayed in the kitchen often before, which was why she was able to gather herbs that she wasn''t familiar with and send them to Concubine Fang. However, Concubine Fang had never stopped him from doing so, so wouldn''t it seem intentional if she were to do so now?


    Concubine Fang wiped off Xie Wanqing''s face with a loving expression, "Then you must be careful, you can''t be injured!"


    Concubine Fang probably already noticed it in her heart, so she smiled and said.

 C93

    "Aunt, you should go. In a while, I''ll make some pastries and send it over to you!" Having the Madame Ye as her role, naturally, it was her as her role. Furthermore, she had never intended to do that, but she had asked for it!


    Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang innocently, but a trace of fear flashed across Concubine Fang''s face. A person who wasn''t even familiar with cooking would look like gold and say that he wanted to make pastries, wouldn''t that be terrifying?


    "No, no need, just eat by yourself!" As Concubine Fang spoke, she sped up her footsteps, wanting to escape quickly. In Concubine Fang''s eyes, Xie Wanqing was simply like a devil.


    Xie Wanqing still called out sweetly, "Aunt, don''t be so polite. I''ll personally send it over to you later!"


    He only left the figure of Concubine Fang behind, and even Yue Xin, who was at the side, couldn''t help but burst out laughing as she looked at Concubine Fang.


    Xie Wanqing did not blame them, after Concubine Fang left, she continued to stir up the flour in front of him, but this time, Xie Wanqing''s cooking looked a little strange, but Yue Xin was the one at the side looking at it attentively, wondering what her young miss wanted to do.


    It was really difficult for Xie Wanqing''s hands to mix the flour together with the flour, and with Yue Xin''s help, she managed to knead the flour into a ball.


    In just a short moment, Xie Wanqing cut all of the things she made into squares, and then stuffed a small piece into Yue Xin''s mouth.


    Even Yue Xin kept praising her. Yue Xin knew that her young miss was an eccentric person, but she never thought that the food she cooked this time was even better than the Jelly last time.


    Xie Wanqing had also eaten a small piece and could not help but exclaim, It''s a success!


    This thing was indeed a little strange. Inside, there was a twisted pattern of things overlapping with each other, making it look a little strange. It was Xie Wanqing who said that this was Sha Qi Ma, which was something Yue Xin recognized.


    In the end, he cut the pastries and arranged a plate for Yue Xin to send over to Madame Ye, while he continued to busy himself in the kitchen.


    The Madame Ye would naturally remember her number, so there was no need for her to send it to him. The young miss of the Qian Jin who was like Xie Wanyun, who thought too highly of herself, would probably not want to enter the kitchen.


    However, Xie Wanqing still did not forget about the Concubine Fang. Thinking about it, she decided to make the green bean cake, it was not only simple, it also did not take much time.


    Xie Wanqing didn''t care about anything else as she rubbed the flour with both hands. She didn''t have the same meticulous look as when she kneaded Sharmie just now, but she felt even more impatient. She added green beans into the flour, then picked up the sugar bowl.


    At this time, Xie Wanqing stopped, tilted her head and thought, then picked up the salt, which seemed like sugar, but was only a small lump of noodles, enough to make a plate of pastries. Xie Wanqing actually put in three whole spoons of salt.


    After cooking it, Xie Wanqing was satisfied as she looked at the green bean cake. It seemed like it still looked extremely good, but as for the taste, even Xie Wanqing herself did not dare to try it!


    He then picked up the green bean cake and ran into Concubine Fang''s room. Concubine Fang was sitting alone at the table in a daze.


    Xie Wanqing then obediently brought out the green bean cake that she made. Because it was not too far away to begin with, when Xie Wanqing arrived, there was still steam coming from the green bean cake!


    "Hurry up and try it Concubine Fang, I''ve sent the ingredients that have just been made up to you!" The Concubine Fang looked at Xie Wanqing and met her little eyes that were filled with sincerity.


    However, the Concubine Fang still had lingering fear for Xie Wanqing''s "Darkness Cuisine", so even when she smelt it, she was still a bit worried.


    Looking at the plate of green bean cake in front of him, Xie Wanqing was a little hesitant.


    Only, Xie Wanqing disdained using such underhanded methods, and only urged the Concubine Fang, "Aunt, eat, eat!"


    Xie Wanqing''s eyes were filled with anticipation. For a little girl to have such anticipation in her eyes, it was really hard for her to refuse. It was even the same for Concubine Fang.


    Concubine Fang could only look at the green bean cake in front of him helplessly. It seemed like this look was not bad, then Concubine Fang picked up a piece and bit down. At this time, Xie Wanqing''s face changed as she looked at Concubine Fang.


    Sure enough, these three big spoonfuls of salt were not placed for nothing. Xie Wanqing felt that it was funny, but she still looked at Concubine Fang, who had endured the urge to vomit, recovering.


    "Aunt, is it good to eat? This is the first time I''m making pastries in the evening!" Concubine Fang''s expression was one of helplessness and wanted to cry. In the end, he still nodded her head.


    "Aunt''s going to eat up all of this food, Esteemed wangqing is going to leave first!" Xie Wanqing wanted to see Concubine Fang eat the second piece more, but she knew that Concubine Fang was not stupid.


    After Xie Wanqing finished speaking, she ran out and saw that outside her own room, there were Xie Huaixing and Han Hao waiting.


    Xie Wanqing smiled slightly, then slowly walked forward. However, when Han Hao saw Xie Wanqing first, he scratched his head in embarrassment, "Huai Fei has pestered me to find you to play!"


    Before she could finish, she saw Xie Huaixing rush towards Xie Wanqing, "Sister!"


    Xie Wanqing was also extremely nervous when she saw this, what would happen if she were to fall down in her own courtyard?


    Fortunately, there was nothing wrong while I was in Xie Wanqing''s arms. Xie Wanqing smiled and pouted, "Have you forgotten about me already, just because I''ve been busy playing with Big Brother for the past few days?!"


    When she mentioned Xie Huaixing, it was as if she had suffered an enormous grievance. "No, these few days, mother locked me in her house and forbade me from climbing trees. It wasn''t easy for me to sneak out to find big brother to play with!"


    "Oh? Then why are you playing with your big brother for? " Xie Wanqing looked even more cute after not seeing Xie Huaixing for a few days, as if she was teasing him.


    Han Hao hurriedly covered Xie Huaixing''s mouth, "He said that he wasn''t having fun with me, so he came to find you!"


    Xie Wanqing was even more baffled. In the past few days, Xie Wanyun had been pestering Xie Wanqing in the academy, either to not let her recite her words or to see if she was learning from him. As a result, Xie Wanqing was not able to talk much with Han Hao.


    However, Han Hao did not let Xie Huaixing say it himself. Xie Wanqing felt that it was weird, Xie Huaixing got rid of Han Hao''s big hand, and after a while, he said loudly: "No, I didn''t. I originally wanted to ask Big Brother Han Hao to take me to sneak out to buy some candy, but Big Brother insisted on pestering me to go look for Big Sister."


    On the surface, she looked like an unworldly villain, but her soul belonged to an adult. Since she was a lady, it would be inconvenient for a man to find her, but it would be much easier to bring a child as a shield.


    But why would a man of his own age be looking for him?


    Xie Wanqing knew, but she was also clear that she could not say it explicitly. She only patted Xie Huaixing''s head and said playfully: "All you know is how to eat candy, big sis has just made some pastries, come and eat it quickly!"


    When Xie Huaixing heard about the pastries, he almost drooled. At this time, he was not having lunch or dinner, and there were some empty hours in his stomach, so it would be good if he could have something to eat.


    Xie Huaixing slipped away like a wisp of smoke and ran into the room. Xie Wanqing laughed and said to Han Hao: "You should go in and use some too!"


    What they were eating was not Sharchma, but the Lotus Root Starch and osmanthus candy that Xie Wanqing had casually made. If they ate Sharchma today, then why would they bother to explain Xie Wanqing to them when they see him in the city a few days later?


    As for the Madame Ye not going out for a long time, it would be fine to eat it. However, Zuo Yu would only know of such a thing after a few months from now, when he talked about it with his female members of the palace who were traveling together with him.


    She always felt that Han Hao''s gaze was on her, but every time, Xie Wanqing would avoid their gazes!

 C94

    Xie Huaixing naturally did not understand any of this, and Xie Wanqing did not say it explicitly either. In his previous life, Han Hao was also a pitiful person who received all the cold looks here.


    After eating some snacks, Xie Huaixing decided not to cause trouble anymore and decided to go out to play. Xie Wanqing sent Xie Huaixing and Han Hao away while she himself embroidered the¡¶ Diamond Sutra¡· alone in her room.


    After simmering for a few days, although Xie Wanqing was somewhat tired, her hard work had not been in vain.


    Xie Wanqing asked Yue Xin to send out Sha Qi Ma''s recipe. With her previous experience, Xie Wanqing did not hesitate any longer. Her taste when eating should be similar to the other young masters and mistresses of the wealthy families.


    Since Xie Wanqing felt that it was good to eat, then there would definitely be people who liked to eat it. Xie Wanqing had only left a message to sell it at a low price for a few days, before telling Yue Xin to send it to the General Mansion.


    Ever since Xie Wanqing had delivered the dark dishes, the Concubine Fang became more and more intense thinking of taking Xie Wanqing down. She kept having the feeling that Xie Wanqing was different from the past, that it was as if she was doing something.


    It was just that he did not come to a conclusion, so the Concubine Fang did not say anything and headed towards Xie Wanyun''s courtyard.


    To let everyone know that Xie Wanqing had gotten the top position in the blood sugar competition, was the Concubine Fang''s idea. Seeing that the Concubine Fang had arrived, Xie Wanyun quickly got up and greeted him.


    "How''s it going?"


    Xie Wanyun nodded her head, as long as the old lady knew, then there was no need to worry about others not knowing, as the old lady would definitely talk to Xie Kai about it, then everyone would praise her, and she would unavoidably forget everything.


    The cruel way to talk to someone was to kick her into the mud when she floated into the clouds and was at her most relaxed.


    "Aunt, in another month, it''ll be the Ten Thousand Flowers Day ¡­" Xie Wanyun didn''t dare to say that she had been there for the past few days, but in these past few days, Xie Wanqing had managed to show off and she was already old enough to participate in the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival.


    On the other hand, the Concubine Fang rolled her eyes at Xie Wanyun, "You just need to study properly, why should you worry about that? I don''t think she would think about this, and she won''t mention anyone else this year, so you should go in the end!"


    Xie Wanyun shivered and shrunk her head back. It was just that Xie Wanyun felt that it wasn''t that simple in his heart, and she didn''t say it out loud. She only said it in his heart.


    After a few more days, Xie Wanqing''s¡¶ Adamantine Scripture¡· was finally completed, she already had a few needlepoints on her hands, but Xie Wanqing could not take them into consideration, she could only look at the things that she had personally embroidered with satisfaction. The first few words were a little rough, but the following words were more and more convenient, and the better.


    During the night, Xie Wanqing brought him to the old lady''s room to pay respects. It was normal to see Xie Wanyun in the old lady''s room, but this time, she saw that Concubine Fang was sitting inside.


    Xie Wanqing was not panicking at all. She was just enjoying her life: "Xianqing greets Grandmother, Concubine Fang!"


    But Concubine Fang was the first to speak: "Xinqing, what are you holding in your hand?"


    "Since Xianqing has nothing better to do, I have personally embroidered a set of the ''Vajra Scripture'' for the Concubine Fang. Grandmother, please do not despise the crude work of Xianqing''s embroidery!"


    Today, as long as she came to send off the Diamond Sutra, Xie Wanqing would dress up quietly, so that no one would be able to find anything wrong with her, and her black hair would be casually tied up, with a white jade hairpin on top.


    A trace of surprise flashed past Concubine Fang''s eyes. Originally, when she saw that she was learning embroidery, she thought that she was just learning to play.


    Concubine Fang looked at Xie Wanqing''s innocent face, then at the old lady''s dignified face and smiled. Those who didn''t know what was going on would think that it was a kind old lady who believed in buddha, but they didn''t know that she was actually someone who would beat people up whenever she wanted, and punish them whenever they wanted.


    "It''s hard to do it for the sake of lateness. Hurry up and bring it up. Let me see!" Xie Wanqing leisurely walked to the old lady''s side and handed over the items from the red wooden tray.


    Although it seemed somewhat crude, for a child who had just started learning embroidery, it was already quite rare. Looking at this embroidery technique, it seemed like a lot of effort had been put into it.


    The more exquisite it became, the more difficult it was to get started, which was enough to show that Xie Wanqing herself had personally embroidered it.


    "Good ¡­" "It''s hard for you to have such a filial piety in your heart. Speaking of which, you are already eight years old!"


    Upon hearing the old lady''s words, Xie Wanqing wanted him to do something, otherwise, it would not affect his age. She immediately raised her head and looked like a small adult, "Yes, Grandmother, Su Qing is already 8 years old, she is already sensible, so she knows that she has to be filial to her grandmother!"


    "Next month is the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, it''s your sister''s turn in the past, how about this time ¡­"


    The madame was smiling. These two ladies came to pay their respects to her every day, but one of them seemed to be doing an errand. Perhaps she was a bit older, and the madame always looked bored.


    Before the old mistress could finish her words, Concubine Fang opened her mouth, "Old madam, this is too much. After all, Xianqing is still young, and like last time, Xianyun is used to it. She knows how to be courteous, so how about losing her dignity?"


    Xie Wanqing had already prepared for this, it was just that she did not expect that Concubine Fang would be especially attentive to the Old Granny''s side during these few days, and was most likely to investigate this matter.


    It was hard for him to do it for her, even after all those days, he was still able to keep his composure.


    "Grandmother, this matter is known to Yanqing, and she should have let eldest sister go. But''s good friend, Sun Xiaoxiao, wanted Yanqing to accompany him, so she smiled and brought Yanqing along.


    Xie Wanqing''s pink-pink face raised up, she was indeed looking for someone to fall in love with, causing the old lady to be unable to resist reaching out and affectionately pinching Xie Wanqing''s little face.


    Taking a look at the paper slip that Sun Xiaoxiao had prepared, the old lady realized that when she saw the opportunity previously, she naturally recognized the words written on the thousand gold General Mansion.


    "Alright, since you have the Young Miss from General Mansion with you, then let Concubine Fang be at ease!" After saying that, he glanced at Concubine Fang from the corner of his eye. Xie Wanqing also turned to look, Concubine Fang did not expect Xie Wanqing to actually come to find Sun Xiaoxiao for help.


    Although she was still smiling, her complexion had become somewhat unsightly. Originally, Xie Wanyun had only mentioned it to make her more cautious, but she had not expected that she would already be prepared.


    "Aunt, can I go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Day, can I?"


    Xie Wanqing did not forget the Concubine Fang, her current attitude was for her to personally make the Concubine Fang agree in front of the old lady, this was her expertise.


    Since she had already agreed, and with the Old Mistress watching, Concubine Fang would not dare to use any excuses to oppose it. This was something that Xie Wanqing had thought of long ago.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang, if it was anyone else, they would all be touched, so Concubine Fang did not have any excuse to speak up, and had no choice but to agree.


    He caressed Xie Wanqing''s hair and said with a smile, "Alright!" The Concubine Fang did not dare act rashly in front of the madame.


    Xie Wanqing thanked the old mistress and the Concubine Fang obediently and left. After exiting the room, she took a look at the old mistress'' room.


    In her previous life, she did not have the qualifications to go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, but Concubine Fang still did not let him go.


    If he had been accused of misbehaviour before this, or if he had been besieged by an illness, then wouldn''t this opportunity have been given to Xie Wanyun for nothing!


    Xie Wanqing knew that the reason why Concubine Fang had agreed so straightforwardly was because she had ten thousand ways of changing Xie Wanqing''s mind. The day was still too early, so she was not afraid that she would only be a child like Xie Wanqing.

 C95

    The following few days were peaceful and well. Xie Wanqing knew that it was the calm before the storm, but in the past few days, Xie Wanqing''s prescription, Sharmie, had always been very profitable.


    Therefore, not only officials'' wives and daughters liked to eat, even people who bought food usually liked it. It had to be said that Xie Wanqing''s way of doing business was, in this case, an extremely brilliant one.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was extremely busy, she had also run into the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion a few times these few days, from the old mistress to the Attendant s in the house, they all saw this scene.


    There were a few times when the Old Mistress sent people to ask Sun Xiaoxiao to keep them for food, but he rejected them all.


    Xie Wanqing knew about Sun Xiaoxiao. A large table full of people eating food was worse off than death for Sun Xiaoxiao. She might as well have Xie Wanqing secretly go into the kitchen and cook a few dishes that two people liked.


    So, Xie Wanqing did not bother to persuade Sun Xiaoxiao at the side. She was after all, Xie Wanqing''s guest, and now the old lady''s plan was merely to curry favor with her General Mansion.


    But on this day, Sun Xiaoxiao went back to Xie Wanqing''s residence again, because Xie Wanqing had sent the message out, allowing Sun Xiaoxiao to come over and Xie Wanqing to think of a way to make Sha Qi Ma taste even better.


    Sun Xiaoxiao had just entered Xie Wanqing''s room, but she could do nothing as Xie Wanyun came out from behind, causing him to feel even more amused.


    Xie Wanyun should have known from the beginning that she was going to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival because Sun Xiaoxiao gave him a note.


    Xie Wanyun slowly walked into Xie Wanqing''s room. The two were playing around and had not talked about proper business yet. In a blink of an eye, Xie Wanyun''s blue dress reached all the way up to her toes.


    Her footsteps were like rippling water, real causing Xie Wanyun''s skin to become fairer and more refined, but this was not what Sun Xiaoxiao liked.


    Seeing Xie Wanyun come in and greet him, she only looked at him with contempt, and stood up to return the gesture, treating it as if there was no one else, and continued to chat and joke with Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing invited Xie Wanyun to sit down. It was just that, since she was originally unable to converse with Xie Wanyun, Xie Wanyun felt like an outsider, and sat on the side in an awkward manner.


    Xie Wanyun wanted to say something several times, but unfortunately, the two of them were talking about horse skills and fun, and where the snacks were delicious, she didn''t understand.


    Xie Wanyun wanted to curry favor with him, but she couldn''t say it out with Sun Xiaoxiao. Originally, the two of them were happily chatting, but with one more person, they were more restrained.


    It wasn''t easy for the two of them to talk about history books. Although it was just Sun Zi''s military skills, Xie Wanyun had already started speaking.


    Sun Xiaoxiao originally did not want to be rude, but the existence of Xie Wanyun was too unsightly to bear witness to, so she ridiculed:


    "Miss Xie''s dress is almost reaching the ground. She must be someone who loves reading poetry, but we sisters are used to it. We really can''t talk about this with Miss Xie!"


    If not for Xie Wanqing''s small hands pulling at Sun Xiaoxiao, she was afraid that Sun Xiaoxiao would continue speaking, and on top of that, Sun Xiaoxiao and Xie Wanqing did not continue speaking about their relationship.


    was already used to being straightforward at home, but in truth, in Xie Wanqing''s opinion, what Sun Xiaoxiao said was not wrong.


    Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao always liked to wear short dresses. Although Xie Wanqing was also forced to dress herself in a short outfit the moment she found the time to do so, it was even more so now with Sun Xiaoxiao.


    "Sister, you should go back first. I presume the book you''re teaching today hasn''t gotten warm yet. If Sister can''t memorize it tomorrow, Mister will be angry!"


    Xie Wanqing stood at the side and gave her a way out. Xie Wanyun was a tactful person to begin with, so she left the room.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was a little worried as she pulled on Xie Wanqing''s hand, "Did I say something wrong just now!? Originally, I was used to it when I was at home, but now, looking at this Xie Wanyun, I really can''t enter my eyes! "


    Sun Xiaoxiao finally realised that she was actually in someone else''s house


    "Then I don''t mind talking about it. Hurry up and try it, I''ve just made some improvements!"


    Yue Xin brought over a plate of already sliced Shackima. Luckily Xie Wanqing was careful and didn''t bring it up before she even started eating, otherwise, if Xie Wanyun saw it, she didn''t know what kind of trouble she would stir up again!


    Sun Xiaoxiao immediately ate a piece and couldn''t help but nod her head. It was even more fragrant and silky than before, and she impatiently asked: "Sangqing, how did you make it?"


    "You have only added eggs and a layer of sesame seeds on top of them. You think too much just eating them!" Sun Xiaoxiao could not help but praise Xie Wanqing for her intelligence.


    "How much money do you think we made before this?" Sun Xiaoxiao moved closer to Xie Wanqing''s ear. Originally, Xie Wanqing thought that it would be more of a profit to let everyone have a taste, it wouldn''t earn him much money.


    But Sun Xiaoxiao saying this made it seem as if she had earned a lot, so Xie Wanqing looked at Sun Xiaoxiao curiously.


    Sun Xiaoxiao smiled as she reached out with four fingers, "Four hundred silver taels?" Xie Wanqing felt that earning four hundred silver was already not bad!


    "It''s four thousand taels. The Gospel Noodle Soup Shop has almost been broken through in the past two days. If it wasn''t for the chef over there not having enough time to cook it, we could have sold it for a lot more."


    Su Xiao lowered his voice, but Xie Wanqing did not believe that so many people liked to eat her food, because their business was too good, and it would not be a good thing if this went on.


    Xie Wanqing tilted his head to the side as she thought about it, then said to Sun Xiaoxiao: "This won''t do anymore. In the future, we will supply a limited amount, and we can only sell five hundred servings a day. However, the price will be slightly higher."


    Sun Xiaoxiao knew that Xie Wanqing had a lot of insidious ideas, so she naturally supported Xie Wanqing. Only this time, she clearly wanted to earn less money, so she naturally had some suspicions.


    "Are you sure you want this? Although the price has risen, I''m afraid you''ll earn less every day."


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, received Sun Xiaoxiao''s silver, and gave him another half of it, after that she said: "Believe in me, that is definitely correct!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao could only listen to Xie Wanqing, and without waiting for food, she left the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, these two despicable people, they were really busy with business.


    In the afternoon of the second day, Yue Xin hurriedly came in: "Miss, your method is correct indeed. It is early in the morning, and many people have queued to come in, even though the Forsaken Codex Shop has not opened. However, there are still people who have yet to purchase it, and are currently upset, and some are even willing to pay a high price to buy it.


    Xie Wanqing laughed, "Rare goods are valuable. If it is not so, when everyone has eaten their fill, who will buy them? Only by doing this will we be able to sustain our business for a long time!"


    With that, she continued to warm the book in front of him, Yue Xin could not disturb the young miss, and quietly left the room.


    After a while, a servant girl brought a bowl of silver ear soup over, "Second Miss, the Madam has cooked a silver ear soup for you. It''s dry in winter, Second Miss, please drink it!"


    Xie Wanyun raised his head and glanced at the servant girl, and could tell that she was someone from the Concubine Fang at first glance. At this time, she lowered her head guiltily, and acted exactly like a dog.


    However, the servant originally listened to her master''s words, so Xie Wanqing was too lazy to make things difficult for her, she only said indifferently: "Put it down, wait for me to memorize the book, then drink it!"


    The stew looked like it was about to turn into a transparent silver ladle. It did indeed look like it was enough to whet one''s appetite, but who knew what good stuff was in it?


    "Madam has said that Miss is tired from studying, so I will definitely keep an eye out for you today!"


    Xie Wanqing was a little agitated, did she have to say that there was something inside, was he trying to make her not dare to drink it?


    "Yue Xin, send our guest off!" Yue Xin came in and immediately understood. She said "please".


    But the person still did not leave. Xie Wanqing was a little angry, could it be that she truly treated as a soft persimmon that she can pinch as she pleases?


    Xie Wanqing threw the book away and pretended to be angry, "Are you the master or am I the master? When did I drink?

 C96

    The man said as he retreated. Yue Xin did not need Xie Wanqing''s instructions as she took the silver hairpin from the dressing table and placed it into her silver ear soup. As expected, the silver was blackened.


    Xie Wanqing coldly snorted. "You can''t sit still anymore, just take this and pour it out!" Yue Xin nodded and left.


    He raised his head and stopped looking at the book in his hands, thinking to himself: I am already eight years old, if I can find a chance to live by myself, Concubine Fang would not be able to keep watch over me so closely. Thinking about it, he stood up and went to pay his respects to Madame Ye.


    Madame Ye was alone in her room reading a book. Seeing Xie Wanqing coming over, her expression became gentler as she laughed and said: "Yanqing is here, hurry and sit!"


    After Xie Wanqing greeted her, she sat down next to her intimately, "Sunless is so bored, I want to talk to mother.


    Madame Ye looked at Xie Wanqing''s little face. Ever since she changed servants in her courtyard, her little face had also grown bigger. It seemed that she had lived a good life.


    "No, no. The servants are still thoughtful. If not, you can tell me!"


    Although the old lady was in charge of the matters of the family, Madame Ye was extremely considerate to Xie Wanqing, if Xie Wanqing said anything, Madame Ye would definitely help him think of a way to resolve it.


    "No, the servants are all very good. I have to thank my mother for choosing a servant for her, so I often send snacks to her. My mother eats them all!" Xie Wanqing''s face was full of anticipation. As long as she was by the side of Madame Ye, he was always a little more at ease.


    "The pastries you made are really delicious, and there are so many new ones. Mother has already eaten them all!" Madame Ye patted Xie Wanqing''s head lovingly, looking like she really liked Xie Wanqing.


    "Mother!" Xie Wanqing cautiously opened her mouth and looked down at the Madame Ye. A gaze filled with love fell on him and her heart softened.


    "What is it? "If you have any grievances, just tell your mother. Your mother will help you." Madame Ye laughed, seeing that Xie Wanqing had some hesitation made Xie Wanqing feel at ease.


    "Mother, Su Qing is already eight years old. She always feels that living by the side of the Concubine Fang is a lot more restricted. Can she be moved out of the Concubine Fang''s room?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that this was something Madame Ye could not make up her mind about, but at least she could at least beat around the bush in front of the Old Mistress.


    "Xinqing, you''ll have to inform the madame about this. Mother can''t make arrangements without permission, but Mother will talk it over with the madame when she finds the chance!"


    Xie Wanqing just needed to wait for that sentence, smiled and thanked Madame Ye, then left for his own room. Looking at the empty room, she couldn''t help but feel a sense of strangeness.


    Her gaze was fixated on the censer in the middle, which was releasing smoke slowly, the smell had changed a little, although the difference wasn''t too big, but Xie Wanqing was still a child after all, with her sharp ears and sharp eyes, naturally she had an extremely sharp nose, which was why she was able to smell the difference, if it was anyone else, they would not be able to do so.


    Xie Wanqing had already guessed it long ago, other than these, they would not be able to think of anything else. Xie Wanqing opened the incense burner, and other than the yellow powder, there were also some white colored things.


    Usually, if someone did not put in the fragrant powder, who would be able to open it? As a result, others would not be able to see it, Xie Wanqing frowned. Then, she changed it to something else. This time, the white powder was especially obvious, so Xie Wanqing guessed that last time, they must have thought it was just a small accident and that the amount of pills was not enough.


    But this time, Xie Wanqing decided to play the trick, and in a while, Yue Xin returned back to the other side. Xie Wanqing had already wrapped up the fragrant powder, and then, she split it to show the items to Madame Ye.


    Yue Xin understood and left after nodding her head. Xie Wanqing wanted to urge him to move out as soon as possible, no matter where she lived, as long as she stayed away from this wicked woman.


    It was still more than ten days away from the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival. Originally, Xie Wanqing thought that she would make her move a little later, but she didn''t expect that she would be unable to wait any longer.


    Xie Wanqing opened the box on top of her dressing table, all of these things had happened in her previous life, Xie Wanqing was well aware of the principle of letting people go, but they had all come looking for him, Xie Wan Zai was not someone who could sit still and wait for death.


    Xie Wanqing had never stepped foot into this kind of thing. Firstly, it was still young, so she did not pay attention to its appearance. Secondly, Xie Wanqing did not like to be extravagant.


    As for the Step Shake, it was Xie Wanyun''s item, but when he entered her room, it was a rose with a few white jade beads drooping down. It was originally very beautiful, but Xie Wanqing loathed it.


    Xie Wanqing frowned her eyebrows, she was thinking about how to handle this step, you will not throw it away, and let the creator of this step smash your own feet with stones.


    Yue Xin had already returned and was waiting by her side, "Yue Xin, have you noticed anything that has entered my room?"


    Yue Xin shook her head, but after that, she seemed to have thought of something, "Miss, today is the day that the people who are supposed to clean the house came in, and it was after you went to the Academy in the morning!"


    Xie Wanqing took a deep breath. Although Yue Xin was more understanding than Xie Wanqing in her previous life, she was still young and did not have much time to think. Furthermore, Master trusted her the most, so she had a lot of work to do.


    "Mama Zeng!" Xie Wanqing called Mama Zeng in. Because she was old, even Xie Wanqing respected him a bit, so she asked her to discipline the new servant, so he didn''t dare to serve her in close proximity.


    After all, Xie Wanqing did not wish for another tragedy like the one in the Mama Feng s encountered. Yue Xin was young, had great strength, and her brain was active.


    Xie Wanqing asked the same question. Mama Zeng had been guarding Xie Wanqing''s courtyard all day, so she said: "Just now, I saw the maid''s courtyard being swept around, and it was Rui Xin who came in. She only said that she saw a bug flying in, so she came in and caught it, afraid that she would scare Miss."


    When Xie Wanqing left the academy, she had already inspected her dressing table, but didn''t find anything extra.


    Although it wasn''t the time for Xie Wanqing to suppress the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun, at the very least, he could cut off some of their feathers.


    After Mama Zeng was done reporting, she went down, leaving behind the master and servant duo inside the room. She handed Bu Lang over to Yue Xin, "Go, quietly hide in that Rui Xin''s room, don''t harm her, you can only leave it there where she is!"


    In Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, a high quality servant could stay in one room alone, but a low quality servant could only stay together with six or seven people, so Xie Wanqing was worried that she might be harmed, so he gave some instructions to Yue Xin.


    In her previous life, this kind of thing happened three days before the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, but Xie Wanqing didn''t expect that they would be unable to sit still anymore. To act rashly at this moment, had actually given Xie Wanqing quite a bit of time to take care of them.


    On the morning of the second day, news of Xie Wanqing''s illness spread from Xie Wanqing''s room. It seemed to be quite serious, but unfortunately, even doctors could not tell what was wrong.


    Xie Wanqing had only said that it was unbearable and that she was really "anxious" about the Concubine Fang. She had stayed by Xie Wanqing''s side for a good six hours during the day.


    In the end, Xie Wanqing persuaded her to go back and rest. Although she said that she had sent someone to request for a leave of absence, how could Xie Ye possibly believe that Yue Xin had sent a trustworthy servant girl to request for a leave of absence? As expected, no one came back to ask for a leave of absence for Xie Wanqing.


    How could Xie Wanqing suddenly be sick? It was just that if the servant did not have a backer, how would she dare discuss about the master''s matter, Xie Wanqing, who was the backer for them, naturally knew.


    Xie Wanqing hid in her room all day, when someone came, he would sleep on the bed and pretend to be sick. When there was no one around, he would get out of bed to study.

 C97

    In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. In the eyes of others, Xie Wanqing still did not seem to be pleased in the slightest.


    All the famous doctors had already invited them over, but they still could not find a single one. They only said that the Second Miss''s physique was weak and that it was a weakness that was originally hidden within her body.


    Xie Wanqing laughed. In this life, after sshe finished transmigrating to Xie Huaixing, he had a nice, comfortable room, she did not lack food, and her body was strong too. There was nothing wrong with him, she had no weakness.


    Someone must have taught them how to speak such unified words. Other than the Concubine Fang, only Han Hao came to visit him every day.


    Xie Wanqing always pretended to be very weak before lying to Concubine Fang, so that she could be at ease.


    For the past three days, Xie Wanqing did not stay idle. Even though she was "sick", he still wrote down scriptures and asked Yue Xin to send them to the old lady.


    The madame naturally thought of her granddaughter. She was extremely filial, not only sick but also busy. She even copied the Buddhist scriptures and sent it over.


    On the fourth day, Xie Wanqing was reading Buddhist scriptures when she stopped Yue Xin and came over. She entered the door in a hurry and said: "Madam is here!"


    Xie Wanqing hurriedly crawled into bed. It would be lunch time in a little while, otherwise, it would normally be morning, or it would be night time, so perhaps there was some sort of suspicion.


    Xie Wanqing crawled into her blanket, and not long after, she saw the Concubine Fang hurriedly walking in. When she saw the scripture that she had not hidden for long on the table, she shouted out loud as if she had discovered something extraordinary.


    It was originally something that could be easily hidden, even the Old Madam wouldn''t be able to ensure that the Concubine Fang''s people were around. She probably knew about it from the start, and had spent three days in silence before coming to find trouble with me on the fourth.


    "Grandmother believes in Buddha. Even after she transcribed the Buddhist scriptures, she was still able to calm her mind. She can just treat it as fulfilling Grandmother''s filial duty!" Xie Wanqing explained.


    "No wonder it''s not good to be sick. Good child, you are very filial, but you have to take care of your own body. Leave this matter to your sister!"


    Furthermore, Xie Wanyun might not have completed it as well as Xie Wanqing, furthermore, if Xie Wanyun had written it, it did not mean that Xie Wanqing could not continue writing it, so Xie Wanqing naturally nodded her head in agreement. After all, if he wanted to please the Old Madam, Xie Wanqing did not have such a method either.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing was enjoying her leisure time, so when Xie Wanqing and Concubine Fang were talking, it was already time for lunch, the servants had served the dishes, but Concubine Fang had no intention of leaving.


    "Auntie, I still need to eat. You must be hungry!" "You should hurry back and have your meal!"


    Xie Wanqing spoke with her childish voice, looking like she was filled with filial piety, just that Concubine Fang was not willing.


    "Good child, this sickness of yours is not good either. Are you secretly not needing food? Your grandma is watching you eat. Eat more!"


    Xie Wanqing and Concubine Fang sat together at the edge of the table. Xie Wanqing looked at the table full of delicious food.


    But now, Xie Wanqing no longer had any appetite. Just thinking about this person who wanted to poison him, sitting next to him, how could Xie Wanqing dare to casually eat anymore?


    Concubine Fang immediately picked up her chopsticks and gave Xie Wanqing a piece of crystal meat. It was indeed what Xie Wanqing liked to eat in the past, but now, Xie Wanqing only felt disgusted.


    "Mother, since Xianqing is sick, we should have a lighter meal!" Then, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a lot of vegetables for herself. Xie Wanqing didn''t even need to check to know that the things she liked to eat were definitely poisonous, how could she eat them?


    Concubine Fang was helpless, but since Xie Wanqing had already said it, Concubine Fang did not have anything else to say. She deliberately took this meal extremely slowly, taking an entire two hours, but she didn''t dare eat anything she liked, and only stared at the crude vegetable dish.


    Xie Wanqing knew, that the Concubine Fang was staring at him with even more eyes than before, if she did not eat it at all, how could she be at ease, how could she be complacent?


    Xie Wanqing only said that sshe was tired and told Concubine Fang to go back. Then, he didn''t care about the drowsy you on the bed as she pretended to sleep.


    Squinting his eyes, he saw Concubine Fang''s eyes slowly become sinister, and there was even a humanophilic glow as he poured the osmanthus oil that he used to comb his hair on the dresser next to Xie Wanqing''s bed.


    The furnace quietly approached Xie Wanqing''s bed, and immediately walked out of her room. Xie Wanqing opened her eyes, could it be that the Concubine Fang was crazy, and wanted Xie Wanqing to die.


    This matter had not happened in his previous life, it was likely that Concubine Fang already hated him to the bones. Xie Wanqing thought for a moment, then placed the censer on the floor.


    Jewelry was something that could not be burned, it was even more fun to mess around with it. When the time came, with a slight movement of her hands and feet, Xie Wanqing would not only be able to make Xie Wanqing pay for her vanity after death, but also end up with the crime of stealing an elder sister''s possessions.


    Stealing from such a family was extremely shameful, and Xie Wanqing was not able to enter the family tree, so such a plan was extremely good.


    Winter of That Year was so dry that it was easy to catch fire. When the fire was completely extinguished, it would be easy to tell what was there. Naturally, others would say whatever was there to say!


    Xie Wanqing was startled, although sshe used fine charcoal, but it was inevitable that sparks would not burst out, and on the bed, he could vaguely smell a burnt smell.


    Xie Wanqing called Yue Xin in, the Concubine Fang dared to commit a crime at noon, it was truly arrogant, when Yue Xin came in, she was shocked, the blanket was already on fire, and was quickly growing bigger.


    Xie Wanqing instructed Yue Xin with a few words before letting him go. She then poured the remaining osmanthus oil onto the dressing table and lit a fire.


    Yue Xin could vaguely see the smoke outside and ran outside, shouting as she ran, it was already on fire.


    By the time everyone arrived, the fire had already started, causing Yue Xin to cry until she was out of breath, "Young miss ¡­ The Second Miss is still inside. Hurry and save them! "


    Xie Wanqing knew that it was about time she stayed in the room and started crying loudly. It was loud enough for people outside to hear that the people around him were all greedy for life and afraid of death.


    Now that she looked at it, it was already a sea of fire. Yue Xin saw that the others did not move and wanted to enter, but the Mama beside him stopped him.


    "Miss Yue Xin, are you seeking death? With such a large fire burning inside, even if you rushed in, you would only have a slim chance of survival. I''m afraid when the water dragons come, Second Miss would send them too."


    Although Xie Wanqing''s crying sounds were loud, it was already chaotic outside, and even Yue Xin could only faintly hear a little.


    "Second Miss is crying. She''s still alive!" Yue Xin struggled even more intensely. At this time, she did not know where she got the strength to struggle free from the three or four servants behind him, but she immediately rushed into the sea of fire.


    Xie Wanqing was waiting for Yue Xin. In fact, the fire came from the inside of the room, but Xie Wanqing was sitting outside, with the osmanthus oil all poured inside, it had not reached the outside yet.


    Yue Xin and Xie Wanqing looked at each other, and then pulled Xie Wanqing out. At this time, Madame Ye and the Old Mistress also came, and they saw that Xie Wanqing was in a sorry state.


    Her clothes were tattered, and even her thin bed clothes had charred a large area of it. In the end, it was the Mama Zeng who had put on the clothes for Xie Wanqing as a maid.


    Mama Zeng did not know that the two of them had really planned things out like this lightly. She looked at Xie Wanqing worriedly and saw that although Xie Wanqing looked to be in a sorry state, she was not injured.


    Xie Wanqing rushed towards the Old Mistress and Madame Ye as she cried. She seemed to have received a huge shock.


    Not only the old mistress, Madame Ye was very meticulous. At this time, Xie Wanqing did not rush towards him but instead rushed towards him.

 C98

    "Grandmother, Mother, you scared the hell out of me, Fire ¡­" What a big fire, luckily Yue Xin saved Sangqing''s life. " Xie Wanqing sobbed, and couldn''t say a single word, but she still continued to speak.


    Madame Ye then carried Xie Wanqing: "Good child, after suffering such a shock, all the servants in this courtyard are like that!"


    In an instant, the Madame Ye and Xie Wanqing had become even more intimate. The water dragon was only sent over after a while, it was obvious that someone was intentionally stalling for time, otherwise, it wouldn''t take so long.


    By the time he sent them, the fire had already spread outside, and the doctors that the servants sent to invite had also arrived. Xie Wanqing let the doctors say that, other than being shocked, there was nothing else.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Madame Ye, and Madame Ye seemed to be a little worried for him, causing her heart to feel warm.


    The Water Dragon Sect had some matters to attend to for a long time before they managed to extinguish the fire. However, the fire inside was badly burned, even Xie Wanqing''s clothes were burnt!


    Xie Wanqing cried again, she only said that her beautiful clothes were gone, her appearance was extremely pitiful, even the old lady could not help but soften her heart and comfort her a little.


    Concubine Fang stood at the side like an invisible person, there was nothing she could do, it should have burned Xie Wanqing to death instead, why was she able to escape?


    Concubine Fang came over to comfort him, but Xie Wanqing did not pay any attention to him. Instead, she took out a piece of clothing from nowhere to comfort her, which was about the same as Xie Wanqing''s figure.


    Then, was brought to the great hall by the Madame Ye and the Old Mistress, and together with the servants who served Xie Wanqing, Xie Wanqing felt a little upset.


    It was originally done by the Concubine Fang, so the majority of the maids here, regardless of their size, were completely innocent. However, for no reason at all, they were frightened, and even punished.


    "Grandmother, please don''t punish them. Although the maidservants neglected to take care of me, Yue Xin still did a great job by saving me!"


    Xie Wanqing held onto the old lady''s hand, his face still flushed and tears streaming down his face, making him look extremely adorable, but before she had settled down, she had already busily pleaded for mercy on behalf of her servant.


    The old mistress nodded, "For your sake, I will exempt them from the responsibility of taking care of you. As for the others, they will have to wait until we find them!" Yue Xin has done a great service for Master, I reward you with 10 gold! "


    Not long after, Xie Wanyun arrived as well, she looked as though she was extremely worried about her little sister, and as soon as she entered, she cutely greeted her.


    "The recent days in this mansion have been truly a small affair that has frightened little sister quite a bit!"


    Xie Wanqing replied with a bow, "I''ve worked hard, big sister. There are always people with ulterior motives in the house, naturally, they will not be able to settle down!"


    Who Xie Wanqing was talking about, was naturally well aware of. When Xie Wanqing spoke, he seemed like an adult, and her serious look made Concubine Fang''s expression change slightly.


    A moment later, a Attendant came up to report: "There isn''t anything strange in Second Miss''s room. It''s just that the charcoal brazier has been moved closer to the bedside. It must be that when Fire Star went to the bed, he caused a fire!"


    The madame slammed her hand on the table, producing a dull thud. Everyone was trembling with fear, be they sitting, kneeling or standing.


    "The charcoal brazier was placed in the middle of the room. Who moved it to the bedside?"


    Xie Wanqing also tilted her head. She seemed to be thinking for a bit, and then said with a weird look: "Xi Qing originally used her lunch to rest, but before she went to sleep, Concubine Fang accompanied her. Other than Concubine Fang, no one else should have entered Ye Qing''s room, but before she fell asleep, the charcoal brazier was clearly placed in its original position!"


    Suddenly, the Countess and the Madame Ye''s gaze landed on the Concubine Fang, but that was Xie Wanqing''s mother. If she sat down, no one would be willing to believe it.


    Only, Xie Wanqing had also said it, other than her, no one else had come. When the Concubine Fang saw that the Old Madam''s gaze was fixated on him, she secretly felt that it was not good.


    She quickly kneeled down. "Madam, I was in a hurry to accompany you after your illness. Later, I left after sleeping. The charcoal brazier was still in its place then!"


    "Forget it, you are the aunt of Ye Qingqing, you shouldn''t harm her. In that case, someone else must have entered during that period of time!"


    As the Old Mistress spoke, Concubine Fang heaved a sigh of relief. It was just that Xie Wanqing wanted to see how the Concubine Fang would resolve the situation this time.


    From the corner of her eyes, Xie Wanqing caught a glimpse of the Concubine Fang giving him a look before Xie Wanyun immediately knelt down beside him.


    "My sister''s house was accidentally set ablaze, but there is something missing in her room. I wonder who was it that caused this? It must be some ignorant servant girl!"


    Xie Wanqing sneered in her heart. As long as they could find out that she stole the things she lost, then who would care how that charcoal brazier came to her bedside. It was fine if it was an accidental fire, but she would be wrongly accused of stealing.


    Xie Wanqing raised her head and saw that the old lady''s eyes were cold and fierce, in just an instant, there were traces of coldness in her eyes.


    "Looks like there''s a thief in the mansion. Not only are there thieves, but there are also people who want to harm their master. It''s time to clean up the manor''s rules!"


    Xie Wanyun''s little face looked at Madame Ye a little wronged as she continued to speak, "What my granddaughter lost was just a step, it was all tidied up the most precious thing in there, and it was also the birthday of the previous year that Concubine Fang gifted to late Yun!"


    "Evening Yun, could it be that the servants in your yard are exquisite, so they took action?" This was to protect the face of her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    "My granddaughter has already inspected all the servants'' houses in the yard, but there isn''t a single shake, and they are all poor, and the maidservants only have a few pieces of jewelry. My granddaughter has already inspected all the servants'' rooms in the courtyard, but there isn''t a single shake, and all of them are poor, and the maidservants only have a few pieces of jewelry, and I wonder if they did it.


    The old mistress closed her eyes and slowly twirled the buddhist beads in her hand. It looked like she was doing something. The house was in a mess and the old mistress was not in a good mood.


    No one dared to speak, it was just that it was winter, so other than Xie Wanqing''s outer clothes, the only thing that remained of her clothes that were torn and torn was her bedclothes. Even though she was inside the hall, she was still trembling and couldn''t help but sneeze.


    Originally, no one dared to say a word, the sneeze was especially loud. Even the Old Mistress opened her eyes and looked at Xie Wanqing, who quickly kneeled on the ground.


    "Granddaughter is disrespectful!" But everyone knew that Xie Wanqing was cold, no one could control themselves from sneezing, so the old lady did not blame him.


    However, Madame Ye opened her mouth and said: "It''s impossible to find a place to stay for the rest of the time, but since Su Qing is now eight years old and has moved out, why not squeeze into a courtyard house with your daughter-in-law first, and then wait for the servants to hurry up and clean up the empty courtyard house in the southern wing for Xie Wanqing to stay in."


    Although the madame did not have a good impression of her daughter-in-law, but at least what she said this time was reasonable. Her kindness was irrefutable, so the madame naturally nodded her head.


    How could the Concubine Fang let Xie Wanqing go? Originally, it was best to stay in the same place as him to monitor him, but who knew that Xie Wanqing would actually be able to escape.


    However, something had happened in the rooms of the two young misses in the residence. Everyone was worried about this matter, and it was inappropriate for Concubine Fang to speak out, so they only waited for a moment for Xie Wanqing and Madame Ye.


    "Since it''s winter and winter, I don''t have much to wear. If this goes on, I''m afraid my daughter-in-law will worsen her illness. First, I''ll bring you to my room to warm up. Do you want to change clothes before coming back?"


    Even if she agreed, she would still hold Xie Wanqing''s cold little hand and leave. Xie Wanqing looked at the two of them and smiled.

 C99

    Xie Wanqing and Madame Ye returned to their room together. Madame Ye conjured up a few pieces of new clothes, causing Xie Wanqing to look a little suspicious. Then, she said, "The clothes were prepared a few days ago and are prepared to send to you.


    Xie Wanqing knew that although the Madame Ye was cold on the surface, shshestill cared about Xie Wanqing, especially after she became intimate with the Madame Ye, he was afraid that the clothes were already prepared, and that she was just embarrassed to gift them out.


    Xie Wanqing was dressed in new clothes, but she felt warm on her body, which made him feel a lot better, "Let''s not waste time, let''s quickly return to the hall!"


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, and then pulled Madame Ye away, returning to the great hall. Only then did Xie Wanqing realize that she had only walked for a short while, and the old lady had already ordered him to search the house.


    Originally, sshe wanted to search everyone''s room, but Concubine Fang said, only people who were working under him would not be convinced, so in order to search, he had to search Master''s room first, especially Xie Wanqing who was around the same age as him, I''m afraid that she likes to look pretty.


    Xie Wanqing knew that they were here for him, but to others, it was obvious that it was reasonable. They would know that the Concubine Fang''s words were reasonable.


    But she was not afraid, she could only blame Concubine Fang for being blinded by hatred, and hurriedly rushed out of Xie Wanqing''s room without being able to check it out.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing was worried that she would be found out, but she just happened to give Xie Wanqing a chance. Her lips curled up slightly, and revealed a trace of a smile.


    The search was carried out in a pile of ruins. Xie Wanqing''s dressing table was probably burnt to a crisp, but the gold, silver and jade jewelry couldn''t be burnt at all.


    Not long after Xie Wanqing returned, the Attendant came back and took out all of the jewelry from the ruins. Everyone saw it.


    Xie Wanqing held them in her hands like precious treasures, "Luckily there was not a single piece missing from the hair ornaments that Xia Qing loved!"


    The old lady had seen it with her own eyes, but there was nothing amiss about it. On the other hand, it was as if Concubine Fang had seen through Xie Wanqing''s expression of disbelief.


    Xie Wanqing was not afraid, she just pretended that she did not see it. The Attendant that came to report said that the Mama Xin was leading people to search the servant girl''s room. Xie Wanqing looked at Yue Xin beside him.


    Sure enough, after a while, he saw Mama Xin holding onto that swaying leg of hers, bowing his head as he went forward to make his report. Wasn''t this something he found in a box on top of a cabinet that was supposed to be used to sweep through maids'' hearts?


    Rui Xin did not expect this, so she quickly kneeled down. "Madame, Rui Xin doesn''t know, I don''t know how could there be such a precious thing in this servant''s box. This is not a servant''s, not a servant''s ¡­"


    Rui Xin wanted to continue talking, but was interrupted by the madame. That step had already landed in the old mistress'' hands. She could not explain it even if she had a hundred mouths to speak of.


    Xie Wanqing rushed forward and knelt pitifully in front of the old lady, "It is all my fault, I did not teach my servants well. I did not expect such a trash to appear, please grant me your punishment, Grandmother!" After she had finished speaking, she kowtowed in a very proper manner. Because she was "sick", her voice had become even weaker, making it easier for people to pity him.


    "You live in your Concubine Fang''s room, of course it''s not your fault if you''re young, get up! "Good boy!" The old mistress'' heart softened at this sight.


    Then, his tone became colder: "Just drag this servant out and sell her. I see that there are still people causing trouble at Marquis Anyang''s Mansion!" With that, the servants couldn''t help but tremble in fear, as if they were two completely different people compared to their previous loving appearance.


    However, the words he said just now did seem to say that the Concubine Fang was in the wrong, the old lady was not someone who could easily be provoked. Just as the Concubine Fang was about to kneel down, the old lady said, "Alright, next time, evening Qing will be living in the Madame Ye''s room, I think the servants will not dare to do anything else!"


    The old mistress had originally said this without thinking, but Concubine Fang, as her concubine, was originally very careful in front of the Old Ancestor. Now, from Concubine Fang''s point of view, the old mistress was blaming him for not taking care of the child, and not even giving him the chance to admit her fault.


    "Grandmother, wait a moment. I believe that since this maid''s hands and feet are not clean, she can do whatever is beside her. I dare say that she would like to ask a few questions!"


    The old lady felt that Xie Wanqing''s words made sense and nodded her head. She looked down at Rui Xin who was shivering and asked, "Did you move the brazier over to my bed?"


    Xie Wanqing did not want to give the Concubine Fang a way down, or perhaps save the Concubine Fang, but she knew that even if the Concubine Fang did confess, she was still fine, so at most, she could only stay in the for a few days.


    In order to push a person down, it wasn''t just because of the small amount of strength, but also because of the ability to push a person forward a few steps. If he wanted to push a person down, he would have to use all of his strength in an instant.


    Rui Xin anxiously tried to deny it, but Concubine Fang opened her mouth, "I think there''s no doubt about it, a few days ago I just saw that girl being dishonest, and now she is living like a prince, using all her good stuff, so I don''t know what she''s thinking!"


    Although Concubine Fang felt sorry for her and thought that she had lost more soldiers, she had no choice but to do so in order to protect herself.


    "So a mere maid has such sinister thoughts. If you drag her out and kill her with a staff, you can let all the servants in the mansion watch and see who dares not serve their master properly!"


    The madame immediately changed her mind, causing her to beg for mercy. However, how could the madame be someone who could be fooled if she begged for mercy?


    "Old madam, since you''ve already found the dirty stuff, let my daughter-in-law take Xianqing back first. Xianqing is already sick and has been standing for so long. Wouldn''t it be great if she got another cold?"


    The Madame Ye also felt pity for Xie Wanqing, but Xie Wanqing''s gaze on the Concubine Fang by her side became even more vicious, as the events of this life had happened again in his previous life, as well as things that had not happened in his previous life, if not for Xie Wanqing being careful, the person who was suffering now would have been Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing was constantly alerting herself; step by step, take care of herself, and walk out of the hall while holding Madame Ye''s hand. Xie Wanqing originally had some cold ailments, and Little Icy Cold Hands was the one that caused Madame Ye the most heartache.


    She quickly returned to the Madame Ye''s courtyard. It turned out that the Madame Ye had already ordered a maid to clean up a room, Madame Ye loved sandalwood the most, so she ordered sandalwood for the rooms that she had cleaned recently. Once Xie Wanqing entered, he immediately felt more relaxed.


    Good child, it will be difficult for you today, get a good night''s sleep. Mother will have Yue Xin stand guard outside for you, you do not need to be afraid!


    "Thank you, mother!" Xie Wanqing''s little face, which seemed as if she had suffered a grievance, finally revealed a trace of a smile, and then, obediently turned and sat down on the bed.


    The Madame Ye also smiled at Xie Wanqing, and then closed the door. Xie Wanqing was unable to sleep, and in the past few days, she had been doing her homework since she was young.


    Even at home, Xie Wanqing had already memorized the last few chapters that Mister had taught him. Originally, she should have been happy, but because of Xie Wanqing''s troubles, although the west wing''s courtyard was indeed a private courtyard, it was still extremely close to the Concubine Fang''s courtyard.


    However, Xie Wanqing knew that the people on the left and right were also harming him, and she could get along with them no matter how far away they were.


    Thinking about that, his nails dug into his flesh. In his previous life, even if he married into Prince Liang''s Mansion, he still wouldn''t be able to escape from their grasp.


    Xie Wanqing clenched her teeth, trying her best not to be fooled by the hatred, and maintained her consciousness. Everything that happened after was played back in her mind, she had to think about what would happen next, and how she would react to it in this life.

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    Originally, he had been lying on the bed for a few days and he hadn''t been able to see anything for a long time, but once he arrived at Madame Ye''s room, he slowly recovered. In just two days, he would be able to go to the academy.


    Yue Xin said that the servants were all secretly talking about how the Concubine Fang couldn''t take care of the child, otherwise, why would the servants who came to Xie Wanqing''s room everyday would not be able to get up, but it was the Madame Ye who took care of the child carefully and carefully.


    Xie Wanqing did not care about what others said, and on the third day, when Xie Wanqing returned from the academy, she saw Madame Ye carrying a plate of dessert.


    "Mother!" Xie Wanqing sweetly shouted. That was right, she had only stayed with Madame Ye for a few days and Xie Wanqing had already established a good relationship with him.


    That was why he addressed her as his mother instead of his mother. Madame Ye came over with a smile and had a few intimate words with Xie Wanqing.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing''s stomach was empty after leaving the academy, and she had not eaten dinner yet, so she was lusting over the pastries Madame Ye had brought in casually.


    Madame Ye laughed, "I was careless. I was definitely hungry in the academy, eat quickly!"


    Yue Xin served Madame Ye with a bowl of clear tea. It was Madame Ye''s favorite teahouse in the West Lake Dragon Well. Originally, people did not drink much from the well, but Xie Wanqing told Yue Xin to go outside and buy some tea for them.


    How could Madame Ye not feel warmth when a child has such exquisite thoughts? She immediately brought a cup of milk tea to Xie Wanqing and ate it together with the pastries, satisfied.


    "Today, I have come to tell you that the maidservants in the yard at the southern wing of the train have been collected. If you want to move out, you can do so anytime you want!"


    Madame Ye was filled with childishness as she looked at Xie Wanqing''s manner of eating. She had never thought that would be so fond of these pastries, so she was naturally happy in her heart.


    "Mother, I don''t want to live alone. I am afraid!" When Xie Wanqing heard Madame Ye''s words, it was as if she was relying on her small hands as she hugged Madame Ye.


    "Good child, the southern courtyard is so close to your aunt''s. What are you afraid of? This is the best place for you!" Madame Ye patted Xie Wanqing''s back, as though she wanted to let Xie Wanqing be at ease.


    What Madame Ye said was right, other than the courtyard at the south wing, there were only things that remained to the west. That small house had never had the sun shine, and it was extremely far from Madame Ye''s room and the old lady''s room.


    In name, he was still a child of the Concubine Fang, so it was understandable for him to live near the Concubine Fang.


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head in agreement after thinking for a while, and then said: "Xianqing will be staying in my aunt''s room for the last night, okay?"


    Xie Wanqing really didn''t want to leave this place. When she thought of living with the Madame Ye, she felt an indescribable sense of security. She didn''t need to worry about anything;


    Madame Ye nodded her head. Actually, a child being here was always lively. Otherwise, it would be difficult to bear it if he was alone.


    It was just that after Xie Wanqing passed the dinner, he saw the Concubine Fang approaching, and when she entered the door, it was so noisy, like heart or liver screaming, and those who did not know it would think that the Madame Ye had treated Xie Wanqing harshly, making him feel heartache.


    At that time, Madame Ye had already returned to her room, she did not know what was going on, but she was still able to catch a glimpse of the servant girls outside.


    Raising her head, she looked at Concubine Fang with her innocent little eyes, "Concubine Fang, Evening Qing has been living a good life here. My eldest mother has taken care of me, what''s wrong with you?"


    looked confused, but the Concubine Fang was truly being unreasonable. Xie Wanqing naturally knew the purpose of Concubine Fang''s visit, since she had already cleaned up the area, of course she would know, since the Concubine Fang was so close to him.


    Hence, this time, he had come hoping that Xie Wanqing would continue living with him. If she really moved in alone, wouldn''t it be inconvenient for him?


    "Esteemed wangfei misses you. Esteemed wangfei, you''re still young. Listen to your auntie, you should move to the same courtyard as her. There''s still a spare room in the courtyard that has already been cleaned out!"


    "No, Aunt, have you forgotten? It''s already long past her birthday, and she''s already eight years old. She''s not young anymore, and if she wants to live by herself, she''ll have to learn how to be a servant to the Concubine Fang."


    Xie Wanqing looked at him with her bright eyes. He looked harmless, but of course he wouldn''t cause others to be cautious.


    "Yanqing, can you really bear to leave aunty alone?" The Concubine Fang said, and there were a few tears in her eyes, surprising Xie Wanqing, causing him to put up a show.


    "There are so many maids accompanying Aunt. How can Aunt be alone? I will often come to visit you. Aunt will definitely not be alone!"


    Just as Concubine Fang was about to say something, Xie Wanqing picked up the brush that she had previously put down, and pouted. "Aunt, evening Qing is about to learn her words, if not she would be punished by Mister again tomorrow!"


    Concubine Fang was helpless as she did not want to say anything more. Concubine Fang knew that she would definitely use the Old Mistress as an excuse.


    Xie Wanqing raised his head and looked at Concubine Fang''s back. Her heart was not moved at all, she lowered his head and continued to read.


    The next day, Xie Wanqing moved to the south wing of the house. The courtyard was wide, other than cleaning, the rest of the equipment were all there, Xie Wanqing knew that it was the Madame Ye''s orders.


    After staying, the servant girls were still packing up, and only Yue Xin was guarding by her side, so Madame Ye came to visit him.


    "How is it, is there anything short?" Your grandma will need someone to make up for it! "


    The Madame Ye did not have a daughter, and currently, Xie Wanqing was very considerate to the Madame Ye, so the Madame Ye seemed to like Xie Wanqing from the bottom of her heart.


    Xie Wanqing shook his head, "I am sorry to trouble you, Madam. This room is extremely good, there is no shortage of items!"


    The Madame Ye accompanied Xie Wanqing for a while and chatted with him before leaving. Not long later, a dinner was served, and it was Yue Xin who helped Xie Wanqing inspect the dishes again, so there were no problems, causing Xie Wanqing to feel at ease with the food.


    From the looks of it, the Concubine Fang did not bribe the person beside her.


    Xie Wanqing thought while she ate, it was just that it had been a little strange in the recent days, probably because her appetite had increased, and when she started to eat, it was twice as big as normal.


    Yue Xin would also say that sometimes, but she would just treat it as a joke. When an eight-year-old girl grew up, she would eat a little more.


    On the morning of the second day, when Xie Wanqing went out to pay respects to the old lady, Han Hao was already waiting for him in the hall. When Han Hao turned his head to look at Xie Wanqing, he immediately burst out laughing.


    Xie Wanqing was a little surprised, but she kept her silence. Usually, other than Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing being able to converse a little, she was also extremely cold towards others.


    It was really rare to see it happening. It was just that in these few days, Xie Wanqing and Han Hao had become friends with each other.


    Although Xie Wanqing felt that other than her friends, Han Hao still had other intentions for him, but Xie Wanqing tried her best to avoid mentioning it.


    "What happened to you so early in the morning?" When Xie Wanqing saw Han Hao''s smile, she thought that it was still a headdress, so he lowered her head to take a look in a hurry.


    Han Hao immediately pulled up Xie Wanqing''s small face, "Yesterday, I was too busy with studying to notice, but your sickness actually made you fat quite a bit, and your face also fattened up a lot!"


    Perhaps it was because of Xie Wanqing''s influence. Yesterday, when she came, he saw Han Hao concentrating on Wen Shu, and was in a daze, and didn''t even raise her head to look at Xie Wanqing.


    However, Han Hao''s words stunned Xie Wanqing for a moment, and he hurriedly touched his own little face.

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    His face was soft to the touch, and he didn''t seem to be as thin as before.


    Ever since Xie Wanqing had become intimate with the Old Mistress and the Madame Ye, her appetite had improved quite a bit, and no one said anything simple like that anymore. After that, when no one poisoned him, she became more at ease.


    A child could not help but be greedy. When they came back, they would use meat and meat to mend the indifference in Hanshan Temple. Unknowingly, their faces had already become soft to the touch.


    Xie Wanqing realized the severity of the matter at this point. This was not an era where the word "fat" was considered beautiful, where the word "wisdom" was disdained by others. However, in these past few days, not only did she realize how terrifying her appetite had been, she even wanted to eat a whole bowl of rice.


    Xie Wanqing was originally not a greedy person, why would she eat so much and even like to eat meat?


    Although he felt that something was wrong, he still massaged his flesh that Han Hao was pinching without batting an eyelid, "Granny, you can say that, I am currently growing my body, so it doesn''t matter if I eat more. Let''s go, we can''t miss an hour of greetings!"


    Han Hao followed behind Xie Wanqing, and went to the old lady''s room to greet her, the old lady also laughed and said: "Xianqing''s health is getting better and better, when she becomes fat, I''m afraid no one will want it anymore!"


    In the end, Yue Xin was still young, so she wasn''t paying attention to all this. Not to mention, she wasn''t able to see anything even if he was by''s side everyday, but the other people who saw him all said that she had gotten fat.


    As Xie Wanqing and Han Hao walked, Han Hao was originally just reading the book in front of him, so he spoke even less.


    He was originally enjoying his meal and had never thought about it too much. Therefore, he carefully thought about what had gone wrong. However, he couldn''t figure out why.


    He just felt that his appetite was outrageous. It was normal for him to be a little hungry after going to school, but why would he covet the pastries in Madame Ye''s hands that day?


    He wasn''t a person who paid attention to aphrodisiacs. In his previous life, it was one thing to think of eating badly, but even if you ate meat and meat, you would never think of it. How could you ¡­


    She thought along the way and went to the academy with Han Hao. Mister knew that Xie Wanqing had applied for a few days'' leave, so even though she had already memorized her yesterday, he still called her name and recite it today. Xie Wanqing had dealt with it already, but seemed to have worked even harder.


    Then, just like usual, the recitation was sparse. After the teacher taught some text, it was time for lunch, and Yue Xin came to pick two people up.


    Although Xie Wanqing was hungry, she had no appetite. Looking at the food in front of him, she just didn''t want to eat it.


    "Miss, what''s wrong? In the past, you always ate in a sweet manner, so why aren''t you willing to eat today?"


    "Yue Xin, don''t you feel that I have become a little fatter?"


    With that, Yue Xin burst out in laughter, "Young miss is still young, how can you be so concerned about your own figure? These days you have indeed become a bit more round, but you look a little cute too!"


    Xie Wanqing looked at the table full of delicacies, mostly meat and meat.


    "Yue Xin, go ask a doctor to take a look, see if there is anything inside that you shouldn''t have!"


    When Yue Xin heard Xie Wanqing''s words, she clearly had some sort of intention, and after that, the teasing from before disappeared, and Yue Xin became even more serious as she gave her agreement.


    Although Xie Wanqing wanted to eat this meal, she endured it as she looked at the table full of delicacies. She only used half a bowl of rice and some vegetables.


    As for meat, Xie Wanqing just poured some of it down quietly, and it looked like she was eating as much as she usually did.


    In the afternoon, when she went back to class, the emptiness in her stomach made him uncomfortable, as she had been eating and drinking too much, Xie Wanqing could only bear with it.


    After Xie Wanqing finished her lessons and returned, he hurriedly closed the door. Xie Wanqing knew that there was something fishy about the herbs Yue Xin had brought out at noon.


    "Miss, this servant has invited a doctor to have a look. The dish has something in it that makes Miss constantly feel hungry and then eat it!"


    Yue Xin frowned, it seemed that she was anxious inside, Xie Wanqing picked up the teacup and took a sip, inside it was the lotus leaf tea that Yue Xin brewed earlier, going there would be the best.


    This kind of thing had never happened before in her previous life, it was thought that no one would be able to do such a thing, Xie Wanyun did not have such meticulous thoughts, this was the Concubine Fang!


    He was smart and would make people happy, but once he got fat, he would no longer be that likeable. He was already eight years old, and from now on, it would be disgraceful to see which prominent family would be willing to marry a fat one.


    But luckily, everything was in time, it was just that the surroundings looked calm, there was still something wrong with her food, Xie Wanqing was truly afraid.


    If this continued, then wouldn''t it mean that he wouldn''t be able to live peacefully even after eating a meal in the future?


    Originally, only used a few vegetables and half a bowl of rice for lunch. He was only feeling hungry, but the snacks on the table were all taken away by Yue Xin and he must have considered everything beforehand.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Yue Xin with praise, but still frowned, "Pay attention to the maids in the courtyard, especially those who can take over my food. Be careful."


    Young miss, ever since the last incident, the maidservants in the courtyard have always been paying attention to it, even getting Mama Zeng and the young one to pay attention, it shouldn''t be a problem.


    Yue Xin was extremely careful, but even she was unable to tell the problem, not to mention that there was still the new year. Although she was a little young, Xie Wanqing still trusted him.


    "Let Lin Yenian in. I want to ask him a good question!" Although Xie Wanqing''s voice was still cold, her heart was trembling. Could it be that the Concubine Fang''s hand was not in her courtyard, but had already extended to somewhere else.


    ~ It seems that it is true, the servants in Xie Wanqing''s courtyard were sent over by Madame Ye, so from their concern for me, they must have been carefully selected, with Rui Xin being one of the minority.


    It was fine to be low-grade, but it could be used in close quarters. It could be used to pick high-grade maidservants who wanted to eat. There would probably be no more dogs out in his yard.


    Before Xie Wanqing could understand the problem, she saw Xiao Nian coming over. At that time, he had arranged for Xiao Nian to work outside, and now they could be considered as Eldest Servants, making him look even more outstanding.


    After a leisurely greeting, Xiaonian was called out to inquire, "Xiaonian, other than the big kitchen, who else would interfere with the delivery of my food!?"


    , Yue Xin and Xiao Nian were the only ones left in the room. Xiao Nian replied: Last time, Yue Xin said that Miss''s food had problems, and this servant did not dare let anyone else interfere, the maids in the big kitchen sent the servants over, and the servants themselves gave it to Yue Xin, no one usually interfered!


    Xie Wanqing lowered her eyebrows, sure enough, the problem was not her own courtyard, so the Concubine Fang had already extended her hand into the big kitchen.


    This vicious woman''s eyes were really red. She could do anything in the future, but she just couldn''t see that there was still such a meticulous thought in her mind.


    "Xiaonian, you may leave. Keep an eye on the young maid in the yard!"


    looked at Xie Wanqing with a complicated expression, and she also sensed that there was something strange going on!


    Originally, each of the courtyards had a small kitchen, but Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and the big kitchen were for making three meals a day for the masters and the servants. As for the snacks, one could go to the big kitchen and get them, or make their own in the small kitchen.


    He was always unable to escape from the food in the big kitchen, which gave them a chance to attack. The more Xie Wanqing thought about it, the more afraid she became.

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    Xie Wanqing was not someone who liked to pick things up, and only had a few trusted aides who were busy enough, so he could not let them make more snacks, so most of the time she would take them from the big kitchen. The little that Xie Wanqing made herself was not enough to honor Madame Ye and the Old Mistress, all she could eat was a little.


    Thinking back to how many of these filthy things she had eaten, Xie Wanqing just felt disgusted.


    Yue Xin accompanied her at Xie Wanqing''s side. This maid accompanied Xie Wanqing through many trials and hardships, and at this time, she knew that Xie Wanqing was not in a good mood.


    It was just that at this time, Xiao Nian pushed the door open and came in. It was the big kitchen that brought in the evening meal, but Xie Wanqing noticed that something was amiss in the big kitchen and thus, most of the food that was sent over was meat.


    Xie Wanqing was already at the stage where her stomach rumbled, but when she saw the food, she couldn''t help but frown.


    Although Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was rich and precious, it also placed emphasis on frugality. Preparing so much food for an eight-year-old girl, and it was mostly meat. How could it be the old mistress or the Madame Ye''s intentions?


    Xie Wanqing thought, after eating all these dirty things, she naturally had to let the others have a taste. She then brought the food that was brought by Xiao Nian back and placed the prepared dishes back into the box.


    Yue Xin accepted it and followed Master out. Not long after, Xie Wanqing arrived at Xie Wanyun''s room.


    Xie Wanyun was eating at this time. Although they were originally sisters, they had never moved together, and now that she saw that it was Xie Wanqing, Xie Wanyun was a little surprised.


    The amount of dishes on Xie Wanyun''s table was only two-thirds of what Xie Wanqing had. Furthermore, it was a vegetarian with a lot of food.


    In the end, the two sisters did not fall out with each other. Xie Wanyun quickly reacted and said, "This hour should be spent eating, why is little sister here?"


    That''s why I brought all the food from the big kitchen and wanted to eat with big sister. But big sister''s food is not the same as little sister''s.


    Xie Wanqing was about to turn around and leave, but it was Xie Wanyun who pulled him back in a hurry, "I did not eat much, so I let the kitchen prepare more food. Little sister, don''t blame the servants!"


    While the two of them were conversing, Yue Xin moved quickly and placed all the dishes she brought onto the table, "Alright, sister, let''s eat together!"


    Yue Xin had handled things extremely well, and in just a short period of time, Xie Wanyun was unable to differentiate which dishes were originally dishes she had eaten herself, and thus, she mixed them together with Xie Wanqing''s food.


    "Elder sister, come and eat quickly. Don''t just stand there like an idiot. Nightingale is about to starve to death!" Xie Wanqing called out to Xie Wanyun with an innocent face. Then, she picked up her chopsticks and started to eat.


    It was just that Xie Wanyun was somewhat troubled as she sat at the table. This matter was initially known to Xie Wanyun, but now, she even more so did not know which dish she should eat.


    But Xie Wanqing remembered, she had specially picked out the chopsticks on top of Xie Wanyun''s table, "Sister, quickly eat! Aren''t you hungry? " Xie Wanyun laughed, as she naturally did not eat a good meal.


    On the other hand, when he went to Xie Wanyun''s room, he carefully sized up Xie Wanyun, who was much thinner than before she was sick, and did not eat much.


    Thinking about it, that made sense. Xie Wanyun was a few years older than him, and would be meeting him in a few years. This must be Concubine Fang''s idea.


    In this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he could only rely on himself, but not only did she have Concubine Fang as a helper, in name, Madame Ye was her mother playing the zither. It was true that she took care of him a lot, but fate was so unfair.


    Xie Wanyun was originally a dieter, and this entire meal was as uncomfortable as Xie Wanqing being mixed in with it. Although she did not say it on the surface, her expression became more unsightly, but Xie Wanqing ate extremely happily.


    After conversing with Xie Wanyun for a bit more, she left. After coming out, Xie Wanqing''s eyes returned to normal.


    How could such a family have anything to show for it? Xie Wanqing secretly told herself that in the future, she had to be even more decisive and even more ruthless in order to be able to fight against that wicked woman!


    When she returned to her own room, the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became, "Yue Xin, you should have brought some familiar servants into the kitchen. You should trust them!" Xie Wanqing knew that it was impossible to rely on herself, and she found it difficult to speak lightly about it.


    Xie Wanqing only felt wronged. Why did she have to be like a little mouse when he wanted them to drug him? Xie Wanqing originally had a harmless heart, but since it had already happened, she had never been the one to be afraid of it.


    Yue Xin pondered for a while, because Yue Xin was originally a servant, and was promoted all the way up by Xie Wanqing, so the scenery must be on good terms with the servant girls.


    "This servant was originally on good terms with a maid called Liu Li in the kitchen. It''s just that master has been moving around frequently these days, so there are many things that have happened. This is why she has grown distant!"


    Xie Wanqing looked at Yue Xin, and saw that was a easy-going and straightforward person, the personnel were naturally good, although she could only say one, Xie Wanqing wanted such an inconspicuous servant girl.


    "Go and make her keep an eye on my food. Be sure to pay attention to who is doing it!"


    Yue Xin said and used it, causing Yue Xin to look at him in surprise. There was no doubt about it, no doubt about it, there were no suspicions of him, it was just like this for Xie Wanqing, not to mention that it was recommended by Yue Xin, Xie Wanqing just felt that it was not wrong.


    Yue Xin replied and went down. She was a little tired and closed her eyes, she would naturally get tired if she ate too much, but when she thought about who caused this to happen, Xie Wanqing felt that she could not sleep.


    She only closed her eyes for a while, and when she opened them again, Xie Wanqing saw Xie Huaixing''s little face jumping up and down, her pair of small eyes was curiously looking at Xie Wanqing.


    "What''s wrong with elder sister? Why does she look so tired? But I finally found the time to come visit you!" After he finished speaking, he curled his lips in an aggrieved manner, making Xie Wanqing laugh.


    In the past few days, he had not seen Xie Huaixing. Other than the fact that he had a lot of studying in the Shouxi School, he heard that the Madame Huang wanted to make Xie Huaixing study hard at such a young age.


    "Elder sister, let''s go out and play. These past few days, I''ve been so bored!" Xie Wanqing looked at Xie Huaixing, and felt wronged, causing him to be unable to reject.


    Xie Wanqing could only nod her head. Initially, she could not disturb Xie Huaixing from his studies, but looking at him, he was truly like a pitiful bug. Furthermore, she could foresee Xie Huaixing''s future, and knew that she would be fine when she grew up.


    Just that, Xie Wanqing had a difficult problem as she looked outside. Outside, the sky and earth were freezing cold, and the ground was frozen over. Madame Huang might not agree to it, but she had to give it a try no matter what.


    Xie Wanqing held onto Xie Huaixing''s little hand, just as she was about to go out and see Concubine Fang, she really didn''t want to see her. They had come for so long, Xie Wanqing was truly helpless.


    "Good child, are you going out?" Concubine Fang hurriedly pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand. Last time, she had already changed the name of the team doctor from "Mother" to "Eldest Mother". Although Concubine Fang didn''t say it out loud, she could feel it in her heart.


    It looked like Xie Wanqing was going to attract everyone''s attention in this palace, how could this work?


    Left and right Xie Huaixing didn''t like Xie Wanyun, so Xie Wanqing nodded when he thought about it.


    "It''s already too late outside. I can see that you two kids are just messing around. If you insist on going out, why don''t you bring your elder sister along!" Concubine Fang replied immediately.


    Last time, Xie Huaixing and Xie Wanyun did not get along well, and later on, Xie Wanyun also tried to get closer to Xie Huaixing a few times, but this little devil was really too mischievous, how could getting closer so easily.

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    Furthermore, with Xie Wanyun''s noble attitude, perhaps only the elders of the family would like Xie Huaixing, as he was like a log that Xie Huaixing could not fall for.


    After that, Xie Wanyun and Xie Wanyun''s treatments also slowly lessened, and then everything returned to how it used to be.


    Xie Wanyun and the Concubine Fang''s "big plan" had to be about the time and place, and the first thing they could do was make peace, but it looked like Xie Wanqing''s residence was more suited to the situation, so how could the Concubine Fang sit still.


    "Huai, I want to play with Sister Wanqing. Huai, I don''t like big sister Ye Yun!" What was children''s words? This was it, Xie Huaixing was a male in the family and would more or less be pampered, not to mention that he was still young, how could he know what human affairs were like?


    Concubine Fang looked at Xie Huaixing with slight awkwardness. She never expected that the little girl would actually speak so straightforwardly.


    "Be good, in a few more days it will definitely be dark. We can''t dawdle any longer and bring big sister Ye Yun along as well!" Xie Wanqing began to advise her.


    However, he did not say that Xie Wanyun was worried for their safety. The meaning of the words was that Xie Wanyun wanted to follow them, then she would reluctantly bring it along.


    Xie Huaixing muttered to himself, but in order to go out and play, he could bring Xie Wanyun along.


    Xie Wanqing also thought so in her heart. In the end, since she was old, she would more or less be able to take her little ancestor along to play, which would increase the chances of Madame Huang agreeing.


    As expected, Xie Huaixing muttered to himself for a while, seeing that his hopes of bringing Xie Wanyun down to the next level, he nodded his head and agreed.


    "Alright, let''s go find sister Ye Yun first, then we''ll go see your mother together!" Xie Wanqing laughed and said, just to be intimate with Xie Huaixing, a big tree was not enough to shake his, but it could at least cause his inner force to slowly rot, and at some point, his bad intentions would be seen by others.


    While talking, the two of them ran to the point where they could not be seen. Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing went to Xie Wanyun''s room together, but saw that Xie Wanyun had been waiting for them for a long time.


    Although Xie Huaixing was somewhat embarrassed, in the end, he still called his "Big Sister Night Yun". Although he was unwilling, Xie Wanyun did not pick anyone as to why he had called his that.


    Just why did the Concubine Fang come here so late at night, and why did she come here after chatting with Xie Huaixing for a while?


    Originally, there was nothing Xie Wanqing could do about it, so the three of them told the Madame Huang, and it was as Xie Wanqing had expected. The Madame Huang originally did not want to agree, and although she had a good impression of Xie Wanqing, but because she was still young, he could not be at ease, because Xie Wanyun was different.


    Madame Huang reluctantly agreed, "Then let''s go in the carriage. Bring a few more hand furnaces with you. The sky is cold, and the earth is cold.


    After saying that, Madame Huang placed a lot of food and drinks on the horse carriage, and a lot of hand furnaces. If Xie Wanqing did not stop him, Madame Huang would have liked to bring the charcoal brazier into the carriage, saying that it was cold outside.


    Xie Wanyun said on the side that she would take good care of her sister-in-law but Madame Huang did not care. She was not familiar with her after all, so she repeatedly reminded Xie Wanqing to take good care of Xie Huaixing at the side.


    The three of them carried a hand stove and got on the carriage. The carriage was already warm from the smoke and it was not cold at all. The carriage drove to the top of the street.


    Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing were talking and laughing, but Xie Wanyun did not have anything to say, so she could only sit by the side.


    Xie Wanyun himself could sense it, but even if the furnace was extinguished, he did not. She only held onto the furnace tightly to ease the awkwardness.


    On the other hand, Xie Huaixing was playing with Xie Wanqing, while looking outside, and when he saw the candied fruits, his eyes lit up, pointing at the candied fruits, he shouted that he was going to buy them, but the people around could not see that, and knew that Xie Wanqing was not going to eat the candied fruits, but was looking for an excuse to get off the car.


    This Xie Huaixing was a small fry, the moment he got off the carriage, he was like a wild horse that had escaped from its restraints. How could Xie Wanqing coax him into getting on the carriage again?


    "If you want to eat candied fruits, I''ll call the coachman over to buy them. There''s no need for a young master like you to make a move, so just sit in the car properly!"


    Xie Huaixing wanted to make Xie Wanyun feel like she didn''t exist in the slightest, so Xie Wanyun didn''t say anything after looking at him for a while.


    Xie Yanqing gave the coachman a few coins, and a string of candied fruits soon arrived." Xie Yanqing gave the coachman a few coins, and a string of candied fruits soon arrived.


    However, Xie Huaixing was unable to relax, he only needed a short while to think of going out to play, "Huai, or don''t think about going out to play, your mother already said, you can''t get off the carriage?"


    Xie Huaixing squinted at Xie Wanyun. The moment Xie Wanyun opened his mouth, Xie Huaixing''s mother immediately added pressure to it, so how could Xie Huaixing like Xie Wanyun?


    She was a little kid, and the reason she understood was not that she couldn''t get off the car to play, but Xie Wanyun didn''t want her to go out and play, and had even brought up her strict mother.


    "Sister Wanqing, Sister Wanqing ¡­" Xie Huaixing tugged on Xie Wanqing''s sleeves as if she was begging, but Xie Wanyun did not want him to leave, so she insisted on leaving.


    "It''s late Qing ¡­" Xie Wanyun frowned, it seemed like Xie Huaixing was the only one who listened. In order to let Xie Wanyun know, she, the eldest sister, was unable to control the little devil, and only she herself could.


    Xie Wanqing did not dare let Xie Huaixing get off the carriage, if she did, it would be too difficult to get up again. In case something happened, forget about Xie Wanyun, even he himself would not be able to handle it.


    "What are you thinking about? If you come out with me, you should listen to me!" Xie Wanqing smiled and accompanied Xie Huaixing as they looked out of the window. Just a few soft words was enough for Xie Huaixing to listen to him.


    Xie Huaixing''s mouth twitched, but what Xie Wanqing said was true, making Xie Huaixing not dare to act rashly. If not, the next time Xie Wanqing did not bring him out to play, who would she ask for?


    The three of them circled the carriage on top of the street and returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Although it had only been two hours, Xie Huaixing was already satisfied.


    When she returned, Madame Huang was already anxiously waiting at the door. When she saw the carriage stop, she hurried over: "Why did you guys leave for so long? I thought there was something else!"


    Xie Wanyun came down first, but just as she was about to speak, Xie Wanqing ran up to her with a long face, "Second Aunt, what else can happen to you? We only went out for an hour, is Aunt worried?"


    "Young ancestors, although you''ve only been out for two hours, the sky is already darkening!" Madame Huang held Xie Wanqing''s small hand. Along the way, her small hand was already warmed by the stove.


    "Mother, you''re so good, what else can happen to you!" As soon as Xie Huaixing got off the car, he protested. Xie Wanqing laughed, and after talking to Madame Huang for a while, he left.


    Xie Wanqing was a little tired after returning to her room. After a day of not eating much, her originally obese body had become a little thinner.


    Yue Xin came to wait for her master to sleep, but Xie Wanqing was not sleepy. Yue Xin had already gone to find Liu Li, but there was still no news about him at all.


    The next day, after school, Yue Xin brought back the news that Xie Wanqing wanted.


    Miss, this servant went to find Liu Li just now. She told me that the master''s dishes were all cooked by the old Mama, that the young maid was there to help out the young miss, and that the servant girl in charge of the dishes was called Bi Xin. She had once seen the Mama Zhang beside Concubine Fang, and was on good terms with him!

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    Xie Wanqing had originally thought that the Old Mama who cooked would definitely not be bought easily, but it was extremely easy to bribe the inconspicuous and quick-witted young maid.


    "Make her watch out! Don''t let anyone find out that she''s in trouble!" Xie Wanqing sighed, Liu Li was indeed loyal, but that bunch of people ate without spitting out bones. Liu Li was around the same age as Yue Xin, so Xie Wanqing was worried that Liu Li might not be an inattentive person.


    "This servant knows, I''ve already instructed!" Yue Xin nodded her head. After drinking half a bowl of Lotus Leaf Tea, she continued: Go find a doctor and prescribe some body sculpting medicine. It must be harmless to your body. The first thing to do was to slim down.


    How could a maid befriend an old Mama? It had to be for the money, and for someone else to do something.


    Yue Xin agreed and went down. She thought for a while, then went to pay respects to the old lady.


    Originally, the Old Mistress was talking to the Madame Ye. Although the Madame Ye didn''t please her, talking to her could at least pass the boring time of the woman in the room.


    Seeing Xie Wanqing coming in, she was a little shocked. Early this morning, Xie Wanqing had already come to greet him, so why did she come here to greet him again?


    "Ye Qing is here!" It seems like the late sun is even more filial, not even one day has passed since the morning! " The Madame Ye said with a smile, causing Xie Wanqing''s heart to warm up.


    "Greetings, Grandmother! Greetings, Eldest Young Madam!"


    Although Xie Wanyun was sensible, but even her daily greetings were not as pleasant as Xie Wanqing''s. She could not help but feel disheartened.


    It became even more difficult to wake up in the morning, so Xie Wanyun had to pay respects every day. Even if it was night time, the scriptures of buddhism would still be sent over many people, but in the end, she was still a child. It was inevitable that there would not be Concubine Fang observing him from the front and back.


    Although the old lady did not say it on the surface, but in her heart, she was still dissatisfied. Compared to Xie Wanqing, she just felt that the difference was too great, and Xie Wanyun''s heart was also wronged. Even after paying so much, she was still no better than Xie Wanqing.


    "Good child, there''s no meal in the kitchen, so you must be hungry!" The Madame Ye also noticed that Xie Wanqing had recently become more and more greedy, but she didn''t care.


    "Mother, Xianqing is not hungry yet. In the recent days, Xianqing''s diet has improved a lot, even more than the number of examples given by Granny and Granny. Xianqing is deeply disturbed, so she came here to pay her respects!"


    Xie Wanqing immediately climbed onto Madame Ye''s leg and obediently sat on Madame Ye''s leg. Every time she saw Madame Ye, she had to be intimate with him, even in front of the old mistress, to let everyone know how good her relationship with the Madame Ye was with him. Furthermore, Xie Wanqing knew that the old mistress would not blame him.


    "With such a round appearance, you still have to be so intimate with your first wife. Aren''t you afraid that your first mother will be tired!?" The Old Mistress was playing cards in her heart because she liked Xie Wanqing a little more, so she pouted coquettishly.


    "I don''t mind her being late Qing. She really likes her. It''s just that she has been eating too much lately and has gotten fatter!" The childish voice of the child was the most pleasing to the eyes. The madame was in her prime, so she was still deeply fond of this kind of granddaughter. Looking at her pouting and upset appearance, she couldn''t stop laughing.


    "Perhaps the kitchen is looking at the growing body of Xianqing, which is why they gave her more dishes!" Madame Ye looked at Xie Wanqing lovingly, as if she was her own daughter.


    "Xianqing is deeply disturbed. I invite my first wife back to the kitchen. According to the rules, it should be fine as long as it''s fine. Xianqing has a craving, but is unable to control herself!"


    A pair of innocent eyes met Madame Ye, how could Madame Ye not agree, she immediately agreed and sent a servant girl to the kitchen.


    Xie Wanqing accompanied Madame Ye and the old mistress for a conversation for a while, and then excused herself, knowing that the maids by Madame Ye''s side had already gone to the kitchen to exhort them that the luncheon dishes would definitely not be so oily today. As for Xie Wanqing, who had never used any medicine on him, she shook her head, feeling a headache coming on.


    Xie Wanqing returned to his room and looked at the table. The kitchen had already passed down the meals, and the meals were pretty much the same as the ones in Xie Wanyun and the room last time. Although Xie Wanqing''s stomach was empty, he still controlled herself and only ate half a bowl of rice.


    After the meal, Xie Wan invited Yue Xin who was beside her and said: "Go out and find a doctor. Mitigate the food inside, and make sure my appetite will be as small as possible!"


    He was just a child, how could he withstand being forced to starve day and night? Thus, he had to think of a way.


    They could medicine him, and he could also find some medicine for them. Yue Xin had said that the dishes she sent out for inspection were all covered with pruned hawthorn and the like, but because they were so well-made, he couldn''t taste them.


    It was just an appetizer, but it was non-toxic. As long as he ate it, he would be able to find some medicine to neutralize the effects. Wouldn''t that solve the problem?


    However, Xie Wanqing had secretly memorized the methods of the Concubine Fang and the girl called Bi Xin, who was serving her food in the kitchen.


    When Xie Wanqing wanted to drink the tea, she saw that the inside of the teacup had been replaced with a black medicinal soup, and the medicinal liquid was drank by a god without anyone noticing, so it was likely that Yue Xin had secretly done the work inside the teacup. The medicinal liquid did not have any medicinal smell, but at least it could be hidden.


    Looking at the crowd of people outside, he couldn''t help but wonder how many pairs of eyes were secretly staring at him.


    Xie Wanqing remained calm and collected as she drank all the tea. She gave Yue Xin a meaningful glance and Yue Xin personally swallowed the tea bowl. The medicine she drank just now was shockingly bitter.


    How could children not be greedy? Yue Xin placed a plate of Honey Yang Plum among the pastries, which Xie Wanqing used a few times to soothe the bitter taste in her mouth.


    After Xie Wanqing finished using the medicine, she felt that she was not as hungry as before. Lowering her head to look at his round and sleek body, the most important thing right now was to restore his original body.


    After eating dinner, Xie Wanqing was just warming up her books when she heard Sun Xiaoxiao come in, "Look at your serious look, I''m afraid that if you see me again, you don''t even know that you''re number 1 in the academy!"


    Realizing that, Xie Wanqing raised her head and laughed heartily. Xie Wanqing knew that it was Sun Xiaoxiao, but she did not expect that Sun Xiaoxiao would also know about it.


    "How did you know?" Sun Xiaoxiao was studying in the Shouxi School, although the Chen family often let their daughter go, in terms of education, they were even more strict with their beloved daughter.


    "It''s said by the person from your clan. Speaking of which, it''s strange, he''s reading next to our Shouxi School, and even our Shouxi School knows about it!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao did not have any schemes to begin with, so the words of others were just a joke.


    "Xie Yun?" The people in the clan were all studying in their academies, and were separated from each other. But who could the person who was still reading in the academy outside be, it could only be Xie Yun.


    In order to improve the quality of the gentlemen, Shouxi School would often communicate with students through private means.


    Since they had seen Xie Yun for the last time in the academy, Xie Yun was exceptionally pampered.


    Although Xie Yun''s family was a small family, they did not lack silver. Furthermore, for the sake of Xie Yun''s studies, they had spent a large amount of silver and placed it in a famous school.


    However, Xie Wanqing was still suspicious of him. She remembered that the first time she got the top rank, Xie Yun had already left her school. Then, how did he know?


    Xie Wanqing thought that either Concubine Fang or Xie Wanyun had done something weird, but after thinking about it, they did not get rid of Xie Yun. Although Xie Wanyun did indeed have this kind of love, wanting to let everyone know that she got the top rank in the examination.


    To have such thoughts at such a young age, he must have been an insidious person since childhood. Only Xie Wanqing could understand such thoughts.

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    He did this so that Xie Wanqing would be unable to withstand the pressure. She did it so that everyone could lift Xie Wanqing up to the sky.


    Although Xie Wanqing wasn''t as attentive as before, she was still able to get the top spot in the upcoming tests.


    But how did Xie Yun know that, it caused Xie Wanqing to feel a chill behind her back, could it be that her archenemies had also colluded with Xie Yun?


    Xie Wanqing originally did not want to offend Xie Yun, but she looked down upon others because of him. At that time, Xie Wanqing urgently needed someone to prove that she was not a soft persimmon that she could pinch.


    Could it be that they had unintentionally made Xie Yun remember, their thoughts were naturally only known to those on the same front.


    "What are you thinking about? Last time I heard your limited supply of snacks, the threshold of the Glimpse Shop was about to be crushed. You filmed the long line in the early hours of the morning, so I specifically asked you if you could be the same as before."


    It was only then that Xie Wanqing remembered her business, she really did not expect that such a small piece of Sharmie would have such abilities. Originally, this was a tribute from her previous life, and was something that she only eaten after her husband treated him like a treasure during her marriage.


    Of course, he did not know the recipe, so he worked hard in the kitchen for the past few days to create a similar taste.


    Originally, he was worried that others would not like this sweet taste, but he didn''t expect that business would be so good. Hearing Sun Xiaoxiao''s explanation, the unhappiness in his heart and Xia Ying''er disappeared.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head, "No, we still need to ration our supplies, it''s just that we need to hire an extra chef, so that the items will be slightly more than before."


    Ever since Xie Wanqing came up with the plan to limit it, there was only one cook left, and the rest were all allocated to other tasks at the side. It was probably not enough to bear with it now, but it could not be overdone either.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was increasingly confused as to what Xie Wanqing was trying to do. She was so restless as to earn money, yet she actually thought of such a mischievous thing.


    Sun Xiaoxiao nodded her head, "Xinqing, why are you doing this!" Although Sun Xiaoxiao was willing to listen to him, Madame Ye did not understand what Xie Wanqing meant when she said that.


    "If you eat too much, you will get tired of it. We can limit the amount so that everyone can eat less. If you can''t even buy some, then your interest will only get stronger!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao suddenly realised, Xie Wanqing was truly a good material for business, to think that she would be able to come up with such a clever idea.


    Xie Wanqing''s words were not unreasonable, in the past few days, the people at the Sapphire Shop had become even more crowded, seeing that they could not get any more Sharpei Ma and even brought a lot of pastries, the shopkeeper was extremely happy.


    "Until now, we''ve only earned less than before. Guess how much!" Although Sun Xiaoxiao said that, but there was a smile in her eyes, Xie Wanqing knew that she would definitely not go anywhere.


    "A thousand silver?" Xie Wanqing was always easily satisfied, the money she had now was definitely earned a lot. Other than rewarding the servants and selling some research that Xie Wanqing liked, he had even saved quite a bit.


    The corner of Sun Xiaoxiao''s mouth curved into a strange smile. She was not lacking in those words, she immediately stretched out two of her fingers and said, "It''s two thousand gold!"


    As he spoke, he took out a pile of silver notes and handed them over to Sun Xiaoxiao as usual.


    "Yanqing, there''s no need for you to be like this. Living here requires money more than me!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao looked at the house that Xie Wanqing was newly allocated. It required money to settle the difference between servants and food consumption, but Sun Xiaoxiao was different.


    There were only four masters living in General Mansion, the master and wife, Sun Xiaoxiao and her younger brother. There were also four of them, so it was impossible for the servants to have any bad intentions.


    Sun Xiaoxiao basically said that because she felt sorry for Xie Wanqing who lived in a high-class and deep household. It was not easy to get along with a lot of families, but in reality, this kind of family required more money.


    Moreover, he had already saved up a sum. He knew that Sun Xiaoxiao had good intentions towards him, but if he were to do this in the future, how would he be able to make Sun Xiaoxiao do things for him?


    "Take good care of this, we''ve already made so much. Of course I''m good enough, let''s save up together, otherwise, we won''t dare to let you do business!" With that, he stuffed the silver bills into Sun Xiaoxiao''s hands and said casually. It was a good thing that he had some money with him, but he couldn''t do everything with just money.


    Xie Wanqing did not spend much money, so she saved up a sum to prepare for future emergencies. However, Sun Xiaoxiao was a careless person, and even more so needed a sum of money to defend herself.


    Sun Xiaoxiao was speechless, she accepted the banknotes and laughed: "Why are you acting like a stranger to me? Manager Hong is truly thankful to you! "


    "This way of making money together is the best!" While talking, he kept the banknotes, and the two of them laughed for a while. Seeing that it was already late, Sun Xiaoxiao left.


    It was only the time it took for Sun Xiaoxiao to light a lamp before she went out that Concubine Fang entered Xie Wanqing''s room.


    It seems that she had been monitoring him all this time, and it would be difficult for her to let him live alone out of the courtyard.


    Xie Wanqing sweetly called out "Concubine Fang!" before affectionately pouncing over. Her figure had only decreased a little, as Xie Wanqing deliberately and ruthlessly charged towards Concubine Fang.


    On the other hand, Concubine Fang staggered from the impact and a trace of displeasure flashed across her face.


    "Good child, why did the daughter of General Mansion look for you so late?" So it was for this matter.


    Originally, the two families'' young miss would pass around a thread beforehand, but now that she was familiar with it, Sun Xiaoxiao would send a thread to invite Xie Wanqing out sometimes, but Sun Xiaoxiao did not say anything when she came to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Both the left and right were looking for Xie Wanqing, and not for anyone else. Xie Wanqing played with the handkerchief in her hand, and said a little embarrassedly: "Xiao-Xiao thinks of me, so I''m here to play with San-Qing!"


    "Xi Qing, it''s not right for you to do that. Looking for you every now and then because of your General Mansion''s wealth is a little too conspicuous. If the elders in the General Mansion find out, they would probably feel uncomfortable!"


    The Concubine Fang seemed to be telling Xie Wanqing in a serious tone, it was likely that the first time Xie Wanyun and Sun Xiaoxiao met each other, Concubine Fang already knew about it.


    So now, it was Xie Wanyun who couldn''t have fun with him, and wanted him to distance herself from him as well.


    "It can''t be, it can''t be. Madam General Mansion likes late Qing!" Xie Wanqing shook Concubine Fang''s hand casually.


    Now that she was estranged from Sun Xiaoxiao, it was originally because of a single of Sun Xiaoxiao''s thread that made her think about it again, and how she would never be able to go there again.


    The first time she went to the palace, any one of them was enough to make the old mistress change her mind. In her previous life, Xie Wanqing would have thought that what the Concubine Fang said was very reasonable.


    There were even times when she would be coaxed by the Concubine Fang to distance herself from her friends. This Sun Xiaoxiao was a person who had never appeared in her previous life before, so it was impossible for her to guard against him.


    In the past, where would he have the chance to play with other young miss, let alone become friends with Sun Xiaoxiao?


    "Everyone has their own rules and regulations, how can they be as ignorant as you. In the future, don''t call that girl over to our house!" Not letting Sun Xiaoxiao come? Where would Sun Xiaoxiao go to discuss business matters if she was not allowed to?


    "Grandmother being late is for the best. If Grandmother wants to ask Grandmother, can''t Grandmother play with Xiaoxiao anymore?" The Concubine Fang was startled. How could she let her go find the Old Mistress?


    "Zhiqing, your grandmother has already rested, this Concubine Fang is only reminding you not to be spurned by the General Mansion, you should take it as the truth, you are big now, you can think about it yourself!" When the Concubine Fang heard the old mistress'' words, she was immediately apprehensive. How could he let her look for him? She directly said that she was trying to persuade her.

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    Since Concubine Fang said it was to persuade her, then she should just tell her. Since it was to persuade Xie Wanqing to not listen, then she could also not listen, "Aunt, Qing is going to rest, Aunt is also tired right!" Since he didn''t want the Concubine Fang here, let''s do it this way.


    Concubine Fang nodded her head. Today, because sshe could not bear to see the close relationship between this old lady and her General Mansion, he did not expect her to bring out her pressure.


    The little shadow lengthened under the moonlight, and stood at the door of his own room, looking at Concubine Fang''s back with a complicated look in her eyes.


    Everything seemed to be out of his control, the Concubine Fang was even more vicious than in his previous life. He had to take care of things step by step, and things still happened frequently, which caused a chill to run through his heart.


    "Miss!" called out softly from the side. Because of his master, Yue Xin did not have any good impression of her mistress, but seeing that his master was in a daze, she was afraid that this little brain of her might think of some malicious things.


    "I''m fine, Yue Xin, continue being careful!" Xie Wanqing said as she allowed Yue Xin to serve him while she slept on the bed. She did not sleep the entire night, but thought of the poisonous snake that was by her side.


    "The food type, this servant will make Liu-Li watch them. As for the ones beside, only we will be careful!" Yue Xin''s reply kept on ringing in Xie Wanqing''s ears, it was hard to guard against.


    How did Xie Yun know that he had gotten the top spot in the academy? Such a loud warning for others to know was definitely not Xie Yun''s idea, so how did they get in touch with him?


    Xie Wanqing really couldn''t understand. In her previous life, Xie Yun was just a small fry who only knew her name, but in her previous life, even people like the Concubine Fang looked down on people like Xie Yun.


    In this life, there were too many variables, too many unforeseen events, but Xie Wanqing just had to show them.


    The next day, after leaving the academy, Yue Xin brought a new set of clothes, "Young miss, quickly try it out.


    On the table at the side, there was even a hundred taels of silver. Yue Xin said that it was for the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, when the young miss of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion goes out, she must not lose out.


    So there was actually such a benefit in going to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival. He actually did not know that the benefits he gained in the past had all been taken by Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanqing looked at the new clothes in front of him, it was a pink palace uniform, the peonies on it were adorned extremely charmingly, and since she had arrived here, Xie Wanqing liked to look at the new clothes more mature, the more charming the more beautiful it was, and thinking of it, it was a pink that she had not worn for a long time.


    After Yue Xin helped her change into the mirror, she looked at herself in shock. When she wore the pink, she looked like an eight year old girl. She was originally pretty, but the pink revealed her fair skin, but unfortunately, her lips that were not stained with lips was just pink, making her look a little haggard.


    "Miss normally doesn''t like this kind of pretty colors, but they look really nice on her. In the future, wear more of these pretty colors too!" Yue Xin said as she buttoned her shirt.


    Xie Wanqing nodded, "Accompany me to thank the old lady!" With that, she donned her new clothes and walked out, with Yue Xin following behind her. The old lady was currently chanting in front of the Buddha, and seeing that Xie Wanqing had arrived, even wearing her new clothes, she was overjoyed.


    "The new clothes look just right for me. Usually, the clothes that Xiqing wears are too plain. I didn''t expect them to be so pretty."


    "Grandmother, thank you for your love!" The little girl stood in front of this old lady, who looked kind to her, but was still neither humble nor arrogant.


    "However, you have to understand etiquette when you arrive at the palace. This doesn''t seem like it''s at home!"


    She had been a kind old lady just a moment ago, but now there was a sharp and cautious look in her eyes.


    In the end, it was still Xie Wanqing''s first time going to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival when she was young, so in the end, if not for him giving Xie Wanqing face, she wouldn''t have allowed him to go.


    This little girl, although she was clever, she was still young after all. If her manners were not good enough, wouldn''t that be a loss of face?


    The old lady was thinking, but now that Xie Wanqing saw the look in the old lady''s eyes, she could see that Xie Wanqing bit her lips and did not make a sound.


    After all, she was still a Daughter of Concubine. No matter what, she wouldn''t be able to obtain the eyes of a woman who cared deeply about her status as a direct descendant. However, Xie Wanqing knew very well that she had to remain calm, and one day, she would have to ask for the status of a concubine.


    "As far as I know, I will try my best not to make any mistakes!" The old lady then nodded her head in satisfaction, and Xie Wanqing left immediately.


    In the evening, she went to help the madame copy the Buddhist scriptures and learned how to kowtow to the Buddha behind the madame. Although the madame felt that this was a bastard that could not enter her eyes, it was still a boring thing to do day and night.


    In the past two days, Xie Wanqing had been trying to please the old lady. Other than going to the academy to follow behind the old lady, she should have liked to play when she was eight, but it was probably because of the calmness in front of the Evening Buddha.


    The old lady did not say much on the surface, but it seemed like she understood that Xie Wanqing was much more at ease when it came to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival.


    He only returned after sleeping with the madame every day. Who would have thought that the madame''s heart would be warmed like this?


    Tomorrow was the Day of Ten Thousand Flowers, Xie Wanqing let Yue Xin leave his hair to use the osmanthus oil to comb Xie Wan''s hair, the room was filled with the fragrance of the osmanthus oil, causing Xie Wanqing to be tired.


    The old lady did not have much sleep, but Xie Wanqing was still barely able to sleep at her age, luckily it was only a few days, and upon thinking that tomorrow would be the Ten Thousand Flowers Day, she felt an indescribable excitement in her heart.


    He only felt more and more that Concubine Fang must have made a move tonight. In her previous life, they were afraid that she would steal Xie Wanyun''s title, and directly make him stay in the sickbed.


    Now that he thought about it, the methods that the Concubine Fang used in her previous life were always to drug him, he felt that she was lucky to be able to live to see Xie Wanyun and him sharing the same husband.


    Unknowingly, she had eaten many more dirty things. As expected, Yue Xin helped Xie Wanqing comb her hair and change into bed clothes before sending Yue Xin away.


    At this time, Concubine Fang entered the room. The copper mirror was just enough for Xie Wanqing to see the door. Last time, when Concubine Fang drugged the medicine, Xie Wanqing laid on her bed for three to four days.


    When Concubine Fang entered, her gaze clearly showed a trace of frightening viciousness, but very quickly softened as she looked at Xie Wanqing with a smile.


    "It''s going to be a sunny day tomorrow. Why aren''t you sleeping so late?" Concubine Fang''s hand rested on Xie Wanqing''s shoulder, feeling nothing but disgust.


    However, he had already learned that even if he felt disgusted, he had to keep his composure. He raised his head and looked at her innocently, "Aunt, when I think of the Ten Thousand Flowers Day tomorrow, I can''t sleep!"


    Xie Wanqing wanted to mention the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival just to see what tricks Concubine Fang could use.


    "Hurry up and go to sleep, otherwise you''ll lose your spirit tomorrow!" As the Concubine Fang urged him to sleep, Xie Wanqing didn''t say much. As she laid on the bed, the Concubine Fang coaxed him to "sleep". She only squinted her eyes in front of him as she continued to observe her body''s movements.


    Seeing the loathsome eyes of the Concubine Fang, she quickly stood up, put the two bugs on the side of Xie Wanqing''s pillow and left without looking back.


    Xie Wanqing got up and looked at the two bugs. They looked weird, but it was clear that they were trying to crawl into her ears.


    Although she did not know what it was, at least it was not something good. Xie Wanqing carefully thought back to her previous life where she had never seen such a bug, and that was because her previous life''s self was too easy to bully.

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    But what was this? Xie Wanqing secretly agreed. In her previous life, she had read that there was a type of Gu worm in the Western Regions that would cause people to be confused if they climbed into their heads.


    Xie Wanqing looked at this shape, this crawling posture, it must be true. Concubine Fang, you must have thought that you would peacefully sleep over, to think that you would have such a method.


    It was so ruthless that it had even widened Xie Wanqing''s horizons. Xie Wanqing looked at the two bugs lying on the ground randomly, because she could not find their target.


    In this era, losing one''s mind was not a cure for one''s madness, not to mention that such shameful conditions as these were not to be spread around the world. Naturally, one could not ask for a doctor, and could only lock himself up in his room.


    Concubine Fang''s plan was indeed eye-openers. She didn''t know if she had ever thought that her target was only an eight year old child.


    This Gu worm was untouchable. Its body was highly toxic, its skin would fester if it were to come into contact with it, and its life would be threatened if it were to come into contact with it. It was truly terrifying.


    Just now, when she saw the Concubine Fang trembling onto her bed, Xie Wanqing found a piece of paper that was used to wrap the gifts, and wrapped it all up.


    Tomorrow was the day of the Ten Thousand Flowers Day, nothing could happen to Xie Wanqing, and nothing could possibly happen to him within the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Otherwise, a few small matters would have been enough to affect Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing placed the parasite inside the furthest secret compartment and laid on the bed to sleep. The night passed without any dreams, and it was extremely fragrant.


    The next morning, Xie Wanqing was called out by Yue Xin. She told Yue Xin to wake her up a quarter of an hour earlier just to see how pleased she was with herself after the mother and daughter pair thought she had gone mad.


    After Xie Wanqing changed into the new pink clothes, she casually placed a jade hairpin along with a few beautiful fluffy flowers on the head of the palace which had already been combed by a young maid at the side.


    "My lady''s new clothes are very pretty, but isn''t this dress a bit too clean? Where in the world would you find someone dressed like this when entering the palace?!" Yue Xin curled her lips.


    It was originally Xie Wanqing who said that she was going to dress up, but she didn''t expect that she would actually dress up so plainly.


    As Yue Xin spoke, she was about to exchange a delicate rose hairpin for a normal jade hairpin, but his master shook his head, leaving him with no choice.


    "You''re short-sighted. In the palace, all the girls are like flowers, dressed in fancy and charming attire. Who would care!"


    As Yue Xin grew older, she would always have to help her side to achieve great things in the future. She could no longer be that ignorant servant girl from the past.


    Yue Xin shook her head. Xie Wanqing''s explanation for Daodong was also reasonable, so she did not retort. She knew her idea was wrong, so she followed Xie Wanqing into the hall.


    Who knew that once they entered the hall, it was already a mess. Xie Wanyun was already dressed up, and it was even more luxurious than Xie Wanqing by more than ten times.


    Although she appeared pretty, even revealing the charm of a mature woman, this eleven year old girl''s family still lost the delicate feeling of a child.


    When Xie Wanqing entered, she looked at Concubine Fang in a daze. Concubine Fang was truly frightened, and there was even a need to quiver and kneel, the young maid who could not wait to be blown away along with the dust on the ground.


    Xie Wanqing did not recognize the servant girl, she only felt that she was a little familiar, the others were all shocked, seeing Xie Wanqing as if they were looking at some kind of demon or demon.


    "What''s going on here?" The madame was the first to speak, but how could he not know what Concubine Fang had said before. Furthermore, even if he did know, he had to pretend that he did not know.


    Her small mouth opened in surprise: "What''s going on? Isn''t it going to be the day of the Ten Thousand Flowers Day? "What are you doing out here? I don''t even know!"


    From the corner of his eyes, Xie Wanqing saw Concubine Fang and the well-dressed Xie Wanyun looking at each other. Concubine Fang''s eyes were filled with shock and surprise, but Xie Wanyun''s eyes were clearly filled with hatred.


    He felt even more that Xie Wanqing must be colluding with the Concubine Fang, and only Xie Wanyun herself seemed to be an outsider.


    As for his previous concern for the Crown Prince, and that ridiculous story about a cat exchanging for a crown prince, it was probably all fabricated to make him believe it!


    "This morning, the servant girl in your room and the Concubine Fang came to report that you were sick. Concubine Fang took care of you for one night and it was most likely a mental illness, that''s why we invited Night Clouds to dress up and prepare for the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival!" Madame Ye looked at Xie Wanqing with her little eyes that were filled with confusion.


    "This... Is this the maid from my courtyard? Do you know Yue Xin? " Xie Wanqing looked at the young maid on the ground, she was trembling with fear. Originally, she had only taken the money to help others do things, but now that this person had appeared in front of him, wasn''t that just slapping him in the face?


    Yue Xin was truly shocked. Exactly what happened last night? She didn''t tell Yue Xin what happened last night exactly because she wanted Yue Xin to look surprised and confused.


    "Miss, this is indeed our little servant girl. She is usually in charge of taking care of the flowers and plants in Miss''s courtyard!"


    Yue Xin answered. In this high school and deep house, she had seen too many things, and understood some of them. Xie Wanqing was confused as to where she got sick, and it was clearly another dirty thing.


    "Is that so? No wonder it looks so familiar." She raised her head and looked at the old mistress, "Grandmother, last night, Qing slept very well, where did you get the sickness from? Concubine Fang did indeed come to see Qing Xin before she went to sleep, but she was not sick then!"


    The madame''s face looked even more doubtful. Previously, she had said with absolute certainty that she was sick, but now she was standing right in front of her!


    "Even if Xianqing is truly sick, why is it a little maid coming to pass on the news, she should at least be Yue Xin, who is by her side!"


    Xie Wanqing looked at the old lady who was dressed in a slightly luxurious dark blue outfit. There was shock and also fury on her face.


    If she sat in the high position for too long, it was inevitable that she would feel some cold Qi from her body. Furthermore, with Xie Wanqing right now in front of her, it could be said that everything from before was just a lie.


    There would be people from the palace coming to pick up the young misses in a while, so Xie Wanqing knew she had to stop this matter soon.


    Xie Wanyun, who was dressed like a noble woman, walked in front of her. "When I heard that Sis was sick, I didn''t come to visit San-qing. Instead, I put on these luxurious palace clothes, could it be that I can''t wait to replace her for the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival?"


    It was clearly a childish voice, making others unable to feel any viciousness from it, but Xie Wanyun was guilty, and felt like there was a thorn in her side when she heard it.


    Only then did he hurriedly explain, "I don''t have any, I just want to know if my sister is sick and no one can go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, so I have to make up for it. I can''t think of my sister right now!"


    The more she explained, the more it sounded like a cover up for the others, and the more it sounded like an explanation for the others, and the more it sounded like a question that Xie Wanqing was just casually asking.


    But if Xie Wanyun took it seriously, it would only show that Xie Wanyun was narrow-minded and couldn''t tolerate this little sister, let alone having to explain things in such a hurry.


    Xie Wanqing said innocently, "I was just joking with you, sister. I was just randomly asking, how did you take me seriously?"


    Xie Wanyun knew that she had fallen into Xie Wanqing''s trap. Of course, this trap didn''t look like it could be dug out by an eight year old child, but rather someone had already taught him a lesson.


    "Madame, now that both of you are dressed up, we can only take one. Do you want to leave tonight?" As the official wife of Madame Ye, he had no choice but to ask.


    Although she wanted Xie Wanqing to go even more, because they were more intimate in private, Madame Ye felt that she was even more considerate.


    However, such a thought couldn''t be too obvious in front of so many people.

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    Xie Wanqing looked dejected when she heard it, "Since big sister is already dressed, let big sister go. But Xiaoxiao knows that I won''t be happy if I don''t get the news."


    The little mouth muttered and the little head drooped, and the pink heart doctor was instantly overshadowed.


    The old lady also seemed to be hesitating. This way, who would be so patient as to not let him go? Furthermore, why did he mention the young daughter of the General Mansion just now?


    "What do you think?" The Old Granny was an expert at flinging her bags and looking at her two granddaughters'' pitiful and pitiful appearances, it was not good for her to reject any of them. Although Xie Wanyun did not say it now, she just stood to the side and did not know what to do.


    "My daughter-in-law feels that Ye Yun has already gone there several times before, but have not gone there even once. Now, with the help of the thousand gold General Mansion, there is no reason not to go there, but we heard what a little maid said earlier and did not personally go there to see it, so this little servant girl is indeed the little servant girl!"


    The old lady nodded, and very rarely agreed with Madame Ye''s words, Xie Wanqing also gratefully looked towards her.


    "This maidservant is speaking nonsense and wants to take us as monkeys. After the maidservant is dragged down, we will wait for the people in the palace to leave, then we will fight with the ten boards, and let all the servants see who will be able to speak nonsense in the future!"


    Hearing the words'' ten boards, ''the maid was immediately frightened. The people who had been beaten before had seen how alcohol was, but they had never thought that they would suddenly gain some small advantages and that they would have so much money. However, these ten boards had fallen onto them.


    "I don''t want it, I don''t want it, it''s..." It''s the Concubine Fang, she''s the one who ordered this servant! " The maid saw that he was about to be beaten up, so no matter what she said, she might be able to get away with it.


    Furthermore, Concubine Fang was said to have taken care of him for an entire night. In other words, it had to do with Concubine Fang.


    Xie Wanqing''s eyes were filled with ridicule, this time she just wanted to see how Concubine Fang would resolve the situation, after all, she was the one who brought the servant girl to report in.


    "I... I... Old Mistress ¡­ I don''t dare to do it, and only after hearing this maid''s fabrication, I will believe it! "


    Concubine Fang almost could not speak for a moment. Originally, it was difficult for a concubine to stand firm in such a wealthy family, but now there was such a thing.


    How could I possibly let Concubine Fang take care of her for an entire night? It might even be strange, could it be that Concubine Fang has spent an entire night taking care of her in her dreams? "


    No one would believe that his own biological mother would harm him, but it all depended on Concubine Fang''s excuse.


    "What''s going on?" The dignified voice sounded once again, as though it was about to suffocate someone. This was the last chance the madame had given Concubine Fang to defend herself.


    "It''s all my fault. I just listened to this maid''s nonsense. I was afraid that the madame would blame me for not being able to take care of the child, so I helplessly said that I took care of the entire night myself!"


    Compared to Second Miss who had colluded with his servants and harmed everyone in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, this crime of lying because he was afraid of being blamed was actually much more hilarious.


    "The madame wasn''t like that. A few days ago, the Concubine Fang found a servant and asked her to report to him. She even gave him back a servant and servant ¡­" Concubine Fang''s master had already said so much, who would believe the words of a little maid?


    Before the young maid could even finish speaking, she was pulled down by the old lady with a wave of her hand, followed by the two Attendant s.


    Xie Wanqing really wanted to stay and listen to the miserable screams of this dog that ate other than him, but unfortunately, she had more important things to do.


    "Grandmother, let big sister go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival. I''m tired, so I''m going to rest!"


    An eight year old child was unwilling, but he was still very sensible. The way he said those words was really cute.


    "Grandmother agreed to let you go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival early in the morning. Whatever, you can go this time!" Before he finished his sentence, Xie Wanyun''s tears flowed out in the next second.


    It was a symbol of status and honor, so Xie Wanyun only had that sliver of hope and did not want Xie Wanqing to go.


    "Esteemed wangfei, what are you crying for? This usually sounds petty. Your sister hasn''t been helpless even once, so what''s the harm in letting your sister go once!"


    The old lady said as she drank her tea. She didn''t know that this was a bargaining chip between the younger generation of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    "Since there are no more matters of late Yun''s, then late Yun will take her leave!" With tears still in his eyes, he unwillingly blessed his body, turned around, and left without looking back.


    "It''s all the fault of my daughter-in-law. This eldest sister, Xie Wanyun, should teach her rules!" The Madame Ye said jokingly to Xie Wanyun.


    "In the end, you''re not the one who gave birth to Ye Yun. You''re here to assist me with everything that''s big or small in this house, how could I have the time to educate the Daughter of Concubine? You''re not to be blamed!" The old mistress was not happy at all. The meaning behind her words was to blame the Concubine Fang for not teaching the child well.


    Concubine Fang stood awkwardly at the side, she did not know what to say, but luckily the old lady changed the topic, saying that Xie Wanqing was dressed cleanly, and wanted to give him some good stuff from now on.


    Xie Wanqing agreed one by one, what happened today was obvious that Xie Wanqing was more respectful, and knew the big picture, all the elders knew it.


    After a short while of talking, the head of the palace silently came to pick her up. After Xie Wanqing bid farewell to the old lady and the Madame Ye, he sat in the palace''s palanquin.


    Originally, Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s palanquin looked very ordinary on the outside, but there was nothing missing on the inside. However, the palace''s palanquin was actually a little smaller than Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s, and just on the outside, it looked extremely exquisite.


    It was just that all the blessings he had had in the past had been completely enjoyed by Xie Wanyun. When Xie Wanqing thought of this floor, he felt a little vexed that she had been so foolish in her previous life.


    Xie Wanqing watched her along the way. Along the way, Mama Zeng accompanied her, and the Old Granny despised Yue Xin for being young. She was afraid that she would be looked after inappropriately, so if she did not behave, it would make people laugh even more.


    The Mama Zeng was originally Xie Wanqing''s person, so Xie Wanqing did not mind. On the other hand, she chatted happily with the Mama Zeng along the way, and they soon arrived at the imperial palace.


    This was the first time Xie Wanqing had seen the gigantic and towering Forbidden City. She was a little excited, looking at the sedan bearer walking around, she felt that all the red walls and green tiles looked exactly the same, if she walked inside, he would probably get lost.


    After walking around for a long time, they finally reached the imperial garden. Seeing that there were a lot of young miss, Xie Wanqing immediately saw Sun Xiaoxiao.


    As long as one could play well, one would definitely be able to play well with Sun Xiaoxiao.


    Xie Wanqing had thought that Sun Xiaoxiao would be ignored by so many people, but who knew that Xie Wanqing would actually come running over right after getting off the palanquin.


    "Why are you so late? I thought you couldn''t come!" As he said that, he intimately held Xie Wanqing''s hand, and followed the introduction.


    After they greeted each other, they found out that besides the quiet noble ladies, there was also a group of people they loved to play with. They were from the martial arts world, and they did not like to recount poems or allusions, but they just loved to ride and dabble in things like boys and girls.


    It had to be said that Sun Xiaoxiao was a playmate who was even more like-minded than Xie Wanqing, but Sun Xiaoxiao did not ignore him. No matter who she was talking to, she brought Xie Wanqing along with him.


    Even though it was Xie Wanqing''s first time coming here, and the other young ladies of the various families didn''t know him, but because of Sun Xiaoxiao, he had actually started playing with them.


    The Ten Thousand Flowers Festival had not started yet, so the ladies were chatting happily in groups of three or five.

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    After a short while, a soft voice reported, "Princess will marry!" For a moment, all sounds stopped. Xie Wanqing saw that everyone had moved to the side of the road, and hurriedly followed Sun Xiaoxiao to the side.


    The two girls that were slightly older than Xie Wanqing were dressed very beautifully. This piece of silk was actually something she had never seen before.


    Xie Wanqing blessed her body along with the rest of the people. So this was the princess, and the person who was passed down to her just now was only a young eunuch.


    "Look at how beautiful they are!" Xie Wanqing quietly said to Sun Xiaoxiao. This was the first time she had seen the legendary princess, and she really looked good.


    However, when Xie Wanqing thought back to her previous life, although my concubine wasn''t considered the wife of the Emperor, she wasn''t qualified to enter the Imperial Palace. Back then, when Prince Liang had pampered me, I would tell him everything that happened in the Imperial Palace.


    The two people in front of him should be the eighth and ninth princesses. After he married Liang Wang, he heard from Liang Wang that one of them died an odd death, while the other married into the border.


    At that time, he still didn''t know that he was being tricked into one trap after another. He didn''t lament about it first, but he did sigh about the two princesses, about how unlucky they were.


    However, looking at the two beautiful princesses now, there was a bit of sadness in their hearts. Such beautiful people, however, did not have a good ending.


    Just as Xie Wanqing was thinking this, Sun Xiaoxiao was actually a little disdainful: "Don''t be envious of their extravagant food, these two sisters are usually on good terms with each other, and they are secretly very powerful, especially this Ninth Princess, because she is her direct descendant, she has actually caused this Eighth Princess to suffer greatly!"


    "There is a difference in the status of a direct descendant, not to mention the palace, even my family is the same!" As he said this, he let out a sigh.


    "The imperial palace doesn''t need any other methods. The children born from the concubines are the servants of the concubines. We, the ninth princess, have suffered many grievances, but the eighth princess has always been thinking of ways to torment others!"


    This kind of thing, was the first time Xie Wanqing heard the Ninth Princess talking about this kind of fallacy. This kind of joyous event in the palace made the princesses of the imperial palace, who were of a similar age to the people, want to befriend the young masters and mistresses of the officials of the imperial family. Firstly, was to understand the worries of the palace, and secondly, to marry at an age so they had to look at each other.


    Xie Wanqing had seen the Twelfth Princess before, but her natural disposition was unruly and unruly, so she was always uninterested in her.


    The two princesses were still living in the palace when they returned. The older sisters either thought highly of them, or else they had married and had their own places to go.


    Seeing that the other party was not doing anything of concern to Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao, who were still young, the two of them continued to chat.


    There was nothing to admire about the flower paper. For the people here, the most important thing was to get to know the rich and powerful.


    Xie Wanqing strolled around the imperial garden, it was truly a little boring. It was good to have Sun Xiaoxiao as a companion, Xie Wanqing saw that the two princesses were admiring the flowers, but after everyone had left, the two princesses went their separate ways to admire the flowers.


    "Look there!" Sun Xiaoxiao pointed with her finger, and saw a young man looking up at the flowers. Originally, it was only a piece of paper flower on a dried up branch, but it had a different flavor to it when compared to the snow scene.


    However, this person, Xie Wanqing, looked a little more familiar, as if she was someone close to him in her past life.


    "What is it? The daughter of General Mansion belongs to your heart? " Even though she looked familiar, Xie Wanqing did not let her expression slip, and instead teased Sun Xiaoxiao who was beside him.


    "What did you say?" This is County Prince Liang''s Zhao Yuqi. I don''t even want such a scholarly person, but do you think he''s like you? "


    Even in this life, when he heard the name Zhao Yuqi, his heart still trembled slightly.


    For example, now that Xie Wanqing had lowered her head, the first time she saw Zhao Yuqi was already conferred the title of a prince.


    He ignored the young master beside him and continued to admire him alone. It turned out that he was still tempted in this life, but he hated him even more.


    He only hated how he had used his feelings wrongly in his previous life, hated how he had fallen into a whirlpool of emotions. It was Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun that had let him lose miserably, but Zhao Yuqi had also helped him to bury himself in the dust.


    "What are you saying? How can a person like me be worthy of the County Prince Liang? Let''s go over there and take a look!" Xie Wanqing quickly changed the topic. In her previous life, she had never provoked this kind of person before.


    Xie Wanqing lowered her head and hastily pulled Sun Xiaoxiao along. Sun Xiaoxiao was originally very carefree and did not notice anything amiss.


    and Xie Wanqing''s side would often be surrounded by a group of people, making it very lively. Even Young Master Wandering would like to come, but Sun Xiaoxiao did not put it in her eyes.


    He unknowingly reached the lakeside. The winter lakeside was a little cold, but after distancing himself from the bunch of paper flowers and the hypocritical people, Xie Wanqing''s mood became even better. It was always noisy around him.


    Not far away, the eighth princess was enjoying the scenery as well. Although the ninth princess was often bullied, she was still gentle and charming, causing people''s hearts to ache for her.


    "What are you looking at?" Sun Xiaoxiao was not familiar with this princess who was a princess. Even Sun Xiaoxiao, who was the one who was the most familiar with the Twelfth Princess in the palace, hated her the most.


    "Look at this eighth princess, what a beautiful face!" Even though Xie Wanqing was happy to see the Madame Ye, it was a pity that she was not a favorite princess. In the palace, princesses and concubines were all the same, but if she wasn''t, then she was as inferior as a servant. There wasn''t even anyone to curry favor with, and that was even worse than Sun Xiaoxiao!


    "It is indeed beautiful. I actually think that the princess in the palace is the most beautiful one. It''s a pity that her birth mother was just a concubine and has been forgotten by the emperor for a long time!" "Let''s go to the pavilion and take a look!"


    Although Sun Xiaoxiao''s tone was a little regretful, it was just that after she said it, Xie Wanqing still felt that someone was following behind him. Although she didn''t follow closely, it was just that pair of eyes that was looking at him was really worrisome.


    Xie Wanqing glanced behind him from the corner of her eyes. Behind the tree, there was only a human figure.


    The two ladies slowly walked in the direction of the eighth princess. The eighth princess only had her two personal maids with her.


    Of the two palace maids, one was bowing her head as if she was obedient, and the other one had a calculating look in her eyes, making Xie Wanqing feel slightly disgusted.


    The Eighth Princess was also walking slowly by the lake when she suddenly heard a miserable scream. Xie Wanqing hurriedly turned her head and saw Zhao Yuqi flying out to stop the Eighth Princess.


    So it turned out that the person following behind him was Zhao Yuqi. Just now, when Xie Wanqing walked past him, he was still fine.


    "Let''s go take a look!" Originally, the miserable scream from before was definitely the Eighth Princess'', but since the Eighth Princess was fine now, Xie Wanqing didn''t want to meddle in other people''s business. After all, there was still that person, but Sun Xiaoxiao held onto Xie Wanqing''s hand as if it was natural.


    After the two of them paid their respects, they supported the eighth princess. The eighth princess looked extremely frightened, and even her two personal palace maids were kneeling on the ground.


    The lowly one trembled in fear. The other one kneeled down calmly, and Xie Wanqing was the most familiar with her sinister gaze.


    A trace of doubt flashed across Xie Wanqing''s eyes, if she really fell into the lake and did not drown in the weather, she would definitely freeze to death. This eighth princess was no longer a child, how could she accidentally let out a scream?

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    Xie Wanqing felt that the Eighth Princess was in an awkward situation even in this palace, other people''s palace maids Xie Wanqing wouldn''t be able to say anything.


    They hurriedly comforted the eighth princess. After all, they were all young misses, and the eighth princess would soon be able to talk to them. Everyone in the imperial garden would be able to hear her voice, but they could only watch as the ninth princess hurried over.


    This sort of concern was something that Xie Wanqing was familiar with, there was only one home that could speak nicely, and on the surface, it did not reveal that people could eat inside.


    Xie Wanqing felt that something was not right as she looked at the Ninth Princess. After everyone had left, only Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao remained by her side.


    "How could the princess miss her footing? If it wasn''t for County Prince Liang, I''m afraid I would be in trouble today!" Sun Xiaoxiao frowned and said.


    Zhao Yuqi also accompanied him at the side. He tried to turn his face away so that she wouldn''t see him.


    After the eighth princess'' explanation, they realized that they almost fell into the water when they were taking a walk.


    The two palace maids from before had already left, saying they were going to report to the emperor and empress. But wasn''t this too slow? There was actually no one by the eighth princess'' side to wait on her.


    The eighth princess seemed to be on the verge of tears as she changed her phone, "How could I fall into the water for no reason? I was just pushed around by someone just now, which one of them could be trusted!"


    Perhaps it was because there were very few close friends around the eighth princess, but right now, she had actually opened her heart to Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao.


    If others were to hear her words, it would be a big taboo, but Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao were fine as long as they were around, Xie Wanqing would feel the same way.


    In his previous life, he was helpless, but in this life, he was different, "Princess, you can''t say those words carelessly. Be careful not to let others hear it, what you need to do is endure the anger."


    Xie Wanqing reminded on the side. After all, this was someone else''s family matter, so it was not good for Xie Wanqing to persuade them otherwise.


    Zhao Yuqi was still waiting at the side. His gaze, however, was not on the eighth princess, but rather, Xie Wanqing.


    He still remembered the first time he saw Zhao Yuqi that year, he also looked at him in such a manner, causing Xie Wanqing to be emotionally moved to the point where she was still unwilling to believe that it was Zhao Yuqi''s idea even at the end of his life.


    After advising the Eighth Princess, Xie Wanqing saw two palace maids walking over from afar. Just now, the side of the Princess only had two palace maids by her side, and that wall was only one of them.


    "Take good care of the princess!" When Xie Wanqing saw that the person who spoke had a guilty conscience the moment she said those words.


    However, this wasn''t something he should care about. He was too busy taking care of himself to even have the time to think about other people.


    When he thought about how the eighth princess ended up with a bad ending and how he somehow died from poisoning, he couldn''t help but feel upset. How could such a lively person end up with such a result? He turned back and looked deeply at the eighth princess before leaving.


    "Wasn''t that your personality just now?" Xie Wanqing was always depressed in her heart, but once she saw that Sun Xiaoxiao beside him was also this way, she joked.


    He was originally just here to have fun, so he couldn''t be in a bad mood, "What''s wrong? People who are careless will always feel sad when they see the wisdom of the world. "


    Xie Wanqing could hardly believe that the one who was speaking was actually Sun Xiaoxiao. It turned out that this careless person actually had her own small emotions.


    "Weren''t you always helping out when you see injustice?" Sun Xiaoxiao drooped her head in a manner that left Xie Wanqing speechless.


    "This is no other place but the palace. There are too many dirty things here, how could I dare to be rash? But the person following behind me, is Miss interested?"


    The filthy person who hated it the most did not dare to speak a word in this palace.


    Sun Xiaoxiao''s depression was only for a short while, otherwise, he would not be the Sun Xiaoxiao from the Joy Heaven Sect, and would start teasing Xie Wanqing right next to her ear.


    Zhao Yuqi was still following them from behind, but Xie Wanqing was not annoyed either.


    "How do you know he''s following me, not you. If he wants to follow us, that''s fine, but he''s a dignified County Prince Liang, we can''t just chase him away!" Xie Wanqing said to Sun Xiaoxiao, but it seemed like she was talking to the people behind him, and she did not know that it was rude to follow behind the young miss, but it was what Xie Wanqing said to herself.


    "Just now, when I was comforting the princess in the pavilion, the County Prince Liang''s eyes were about to fall on you!"


    However, in this life, Xie Wanqing would only allow him to be disgusted by Zhao Yuqi, and would not allow him to be moved by his.


    "Zhiqing, we are not young anymore, this County Prince Liang is a good place to go!" Sun Xiaoxiao was originally older than Xie Wanqing by a year, but who would have thought that it would be this shameless, ordinary teasing Xie Wanqing.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was not speaking, Sun Xiaoxiao also half-seriously half-jokingly told Xie Wanqing, completely unaware of the anger in her heart.


    "If you want to marry, then marry!" With that, Xie Wanqing walked to the front of Sun Xiaoxiao, who caught up to him.


    "Fine, I won''t say anything if you don''t like it!" Mama Zeng, who was at the side, also smiled slightly when he heard the two''s teasing.


    The Ten Thousand Flowers Festival was only the work of an entire morning. In the afternoon, there was a feast set up in the palace for the flower admirers to eat. Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao seemed to have the intention to sit down.


    The dish in front of him was much more exquisite than the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, but Xie Wanqing restrained herself from eating too much.


    The emperor and queen could already be seen from afar, but it was a pity that the seats chosen by the two were too far away from the main seats, so Xie Wanqing did not manage to get a good look at them.


    After the meal, the Emperor talked about the Eighth Princess'' misstep. He didn''t even know where he had forgotten about this princess, and to an outsider like Xie Wanqing, the Eighth Princess'' love for the Emperor was nothing more than indifference. The Eighth Princess got up and blessed herself, only saying, "Thank you for your concern, Royal Father."


    The imperial family''s relationship with them was very shallow. Xie Wanqing just felt that what they said was right, not to mention the imperial family, even her own family would not be much better off.


    It was just that Xie Wanqing did not expect the eighth princess to not only mentioned the Zhao Yuqi who saved others, but also Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao.


    In the end, there were two people sitting together playing around and did not hear it clearly. Originally, it was not like Xie Wanqing had done anything bad either, Xie Wanqing thought, there was no need to hear it clearly, in the end, the eighth princess and the emperor had feelings for each other, the emperor would naturally settle the matter, and would not let the eighth princess lose her dignity as a princess.


    The people outside the palace in the afternoon were going to leave. The palanquin carriage was waiting outside the palace gate. The two of them walked to the gate and exchanged a few words before leaving.


    Just as Xie Wanqing was about to step onto her palanquin, she heard a voice from behind him. "Miss, please wait!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao''s palanquin was already in the air, but when she turned around, she was unexpectedly stopped by Zhao Yuqi.


    Why didn''t he want to have anything to do with that man, that man just kept rushing up, and when Xie Wanqing thought about it, he felt helpless.


    "Miss, it''s best if we don''t provoke the man from the Tian Family!" Mama Zeng who was behind Xie Wanqing could no longer watch and quietly reminded her master.


    Xie Wan Qing nodded her head, seeing that person walk over, she blessed herself: "This subject''s daughter greets County Prince Liang, may I know what business County Prince Liang has?!"


    "Young lady, you seem to have a good face. May I ask which house you are from? It seems to be the first time I''ve seen young lady."


    Don''t tell me Zhao Yuqi had different thoughts about Zhao Yuqi, Xie Wanqing would definitely not dare to provoke him again.


    "The house is strict, you cannot speak too much to strange men. County Prince Liang does not have any other important matters to attend to, my lady!"


    The further away he was from this life, the better. He had previously wanted to participate in the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, but he had never thought that for Zhao Yuqi to appear at this level was natural and right.


    Without saying much, he directly let the Mama Zeng carry him onto the palanquin, feeling a bit sour in his heart.


    No matter if it was fortune or misfortune, in the end, he did not want to provoke her.


    The palanquin was being lifted. Xie Wanqing didn''t feel anything in her heart, she only felt that it was time to return after an entire morning of tiredness.

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    Behind him, there were still sounds of Zhao Yuqi, but Xie Wanqing did not want to hear them. She could feel that the emperor had walked in front of the carriage before slowly dispersing.


    Her interest was not as high as before, "Why must Miss be like this, that County Prince Liang is actually not lacking in people, and is a good place to go. I only wanted you to avoid provoking me, I''m just afraid that you will be accused of bewitching us, but if that''s the case, then we are lacking in manners!"


    Mama Zeng obviously didn''t know anything. It was Xie Wanqing who hid the fear and anger in her heart too deeply, so even Mama Zeng couldn''t see through it!


    Xie Wanqing shook her head: "When we go back, we don''t want anyone else to know about this!"


    Everything that the old mistress had done was for the sake of the family. If she knew that Zhao Yuqi was being merciful today with Xie Wanqing, perhaps under the urging of the family, she would make Xie Wanqing repeat the same mistake.


    Mama Zeng nodded. Anyone who didn''t know anything would naturally not know the purpose of doing so.


    Returning to the manor, Xie Wanqing felt extremely tired, so tired that she just panicked and returned to her room to talk to the old lady.


    The palace was really heavy, Xie Wanqing could feel an urgent need to remove the palace head and the binding palace uniform.


    Xie Wanyun was a true lady, so maybe not, but this was the first time that she couldn''t take it anymore.


    Xie Wanqing just felt dizzy, only after sleeping for a while did she feel a lot better, it was just that the bustling scene outside made Xie Wanqing jump in fright.


    "Miss, you''re awake!" Yue Xin smiled as she walked over. She could not hide the joy in her eyes.


    "What are you laughing at?" Xie Wanqing could not think of anything funny, "What happened outside?"


    "Miss, you''ve really fallen asleep. Perhaps you forgot to comfort the eighth princess, but when you return, you didn''t even say anything. Even the madame was shocked."


    Xie Wanqing was truly a little confused. How could the palace send someone back, "Could it be that the people from the palace are still here?"


    "She left just now. The madame said that you were too tired. She told the servants not to disturb the young miss'' rest!"


    Xie Wanqing got off the bed and casually tidied herself up. Originally, she was prepared to accompany the old lady at night to pay respects to the Buddha, but she had changed her mind now and paid respects to the old lady.


    When Xie Wanqing entered the hall, the first thing she saw was a whole two big plates of silver. Although it looked like a thousand taels, it was still a type of honor.


    All of the masters in the hall were present, Xie Wanqing took a glance, and only Xie Wanyun was not there. When she returned, he heard Xie Wanyun crying silently in her room for the whole morning.


    This was something that no one other than Concubine Fang and Xie Wanqing should know about. Could it be that they were allowed to bribe someone else in their own courtyard, and he wasn''t allowed to put a few spies in their own courtyard?


    "Greetings, Grandmother! I was too sleepy just now and missed out on such a big event!"


    After greeting him, a small figure pounced towards Xie Wanqing. It was Xie Huaixing, without a doubt.


    "Sister Wanqing, you''re so awesome. You even brought back so many rewards from the Imperial Palace!" Xie Wanqing only chuckled, and casually patted Xie Huaixing''s head.


    "That''s right, Sang-qing. Why didn''t you tell me when you came back? It was the palace people who came. They scared the madame!" Although Madame Ye seemed to blame him on the surface, she was actually praising him.


    When he looked at Concubine Fang who was originally standing to the side, he was already at a loss on what to do. On the surface, Concubine Fang was the mother of Qinsheng and she couldn''t help but smile, but why did her smile look even uglier than crying.


    Most probably, even the Concubine Fang would not have thought that Xie Wanqing would not only let her plans fail, she even brought back rewards. In the future, everyone would definitely view Xie Wanqing in a new light, who would even pay attention to Xie Wanyun?


    Xie Wanyun could not take it anymore. Concubine Fang had originally blamed him, but she had only made the relationship between mother and daughter become a little more distant.


    "Yanqing, I really didn''t expect you to be so capable!" He was the mother of the zither music, so he had no choice but to speak up. Thus, he opened his mouth in embarrassment.


    Xie Wanqing only threw a cold glare at him. Such a cold gaze would make people shudder.


    "Xianqing didn''t expect the palace to reward her, so of course she was in the wrong, it''s just that she used to live in her aunt''s room, she taught her to be kind, and followed her grandmother to the Buddha before. Seeing the eighth princess being frightened, she couldn''t help but go up and comfort her, and didn''t expect it would be a reward, so she was too ashamed to accept it!"


    She said it was so painful, but unfortunately, it did not happen to his birth mother, so Xie Wanqing intentionally left her alone in front of good things.


    "Good, Yanqing is still so young, and she has such a sense of awareness. It''s really great." Even the madame was full of praise. Her mouth was full of eloquence, but she was still deliberately being modest.


    The madame was naturally delighted. She felt that the reason such a sensible girl appeared in her family must be because the upbringing of the family was excellent.


    "The previous task of copying the Buddhist scriptures was taken by sister. Now, Xianqing still wants to get a favor and continue copying the Buddhist scriptures, and when grandmother wants to pay respects to the Buddha, she can attend to them whenever she has the free time. The Buddhist scriptures are profound, even though she has copied it for so long, she still hasn''t comprehended it yet, it''s definitely not enough!"


    It was obvious that this scripture was a difficult task, and even Xie Wanyun found it difficult to do it, but Xie Wanqing was still able to do it as a favor, causing the old mistress to be even more pleased.


    "Alright, then take it. It''s just that you have to pay attention to your body!" The old mistress was overjoyed and did not forget to speak her concern.


    On this surface, the old lady who believed in Buddhism needed such a pious girl.


    Although Xie Wanqing did not believe this, she knew how to please the old lady in the family. Just as she was about to leave, the old lady continued:


    "Take this silver. The Imperial Palace originally gave it to you as a reward, how could you have access to it?"


    The madame''s heart became happier and happier as she treated Xie Wanqing, furthermore, she did not seem to favor Xie Wanqing on the surface, so it was reasonable.


    "Since Grandmother said that the silver was given to her, is it possible for her to control a sum of silver?" Xie Wanqing was able to hold her calm, her mouth talking so much, she did not smile at all.


    The madame felt more and more that she needed such a woman.


    "Of course you can. What does Xianqing want to do?"


    "For this money, I wanted to pay my respects to my aunt. When I was sick, I moved to my aunt''s courtyard. If it wasn''t for her meticulous care, I wouldn''t have recovered so quickly. Perhaps I would still be befriending her sick bed!"


    Xie Wanqing lowered her head, what she said was also within reason, causing Concubine Fang''s expression to become even more unsightly.


    It turned out that the rumors among the servants originated from nowhere, it was said that the Concubine Fang had ill-treated Xie Wanqing, and now she was so grateful to the Madame Ye.


    "Then what about your aunt, there''s something wrong with that!" The Old Mistress wanted to take care of the situation. Seeing the displeasure in Concubine Fang''s heart, she knew that if she did not have a peace of mind, she might even do something.


    "Of course! I''ll split a thousand taels of gold into eight. Two is to thank Aunt for feeding me!"


    When he was sick, he would obviously spend more time with the Concubine Fang, but Xie Wanqing didn''t mention it at all.


    "Grandmother, you see, if it weren''t for grandma''s teachings, perhaps Xianqing would have been in front of Buddha to pray for the safety of the eighth princess, but she would never have thought of going to comfort the eighth princess. Today''s rewards are the results of grandma''s and grandma''s teachings!"


    The old lady heard that Xie Wanqing had said everything that she had said, and felt that it was reasonable, hence she nodded her head in relief.


    Xie Wanqing was getting better and better, the time when she had made the most progress was when she moved out of the Concubine Fang''s room, making the old lady feel that the Concubine Fang did not know how to teach him.


    Two hundred silver coins to insult the Concubine Fang was enough to confirm the rumors spread among the servants. Xie Wanqing felt that she had not lost out.


    How could the Concubine Fang not hear the hidden meaning behind those words? How could these words not come out of the mouth of an eight year old girl?

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    Madame Ye heard that even though Xie Wanqing had already moved out, she still remembered him in her heart and couldn''t help but feel warm.


    Not to mention that they were even given to the biological mother Concubine Fang. Although they were split less, this little mouth of hers was still reasonable and well-founded. There was indeed no reason for Madame Ye not to accept her.


    After dinner, Xie Wanqing went to the madame''s room to accompany her.


    After just entering the old mistress'' room for a short while, Xie Wanyun had come to pay respects. Originally, Xie Wanyun had not been patient, but after getting to the point of being lazy, she did not expect to come and greet them.


    The old lady was chatting and joking with her granddaughter, who was beside her the entire time. On the other hand, Xie Wanyun seemed to be an outsider, out of place.


    Taking advantage of the time while they were eating dinner, Xie Wanqing went back to her room and copied out a set of Buddhist scriptures.


    "Muyun is here. I wanted to tell you, it''s freezing cold here, so I forbade you from copying the Buddhist scriptures. Your sister copied it pretty well too. Come, look at how your sister copied it!"


    The old lady then handed over a buddhist scripture that Xie Wanqing had just copied, neatly written words, not even the type of handwriting that an eight year old child would be able to write.


    The old lady still had a kind smile on her face, but her words were obviously taunting Xie Wanyun.


    How could Xie Wanyun not know that after she turned eight, she went to the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival for two years and did not accomplish much. She did not even know a noble young master, and became a princess immediately after Xie Wanqing''s departure.


    Even though she was an unsatisfied princess, it was still better than nothing. Furthermore, even the emperor had heard of the name of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, so even the Mama who came to reward her said that the emperor was endlessly praising Xie Wanqing and Sun Xiaoxiao.


    What they said might just be beautiful words, but to the old lady''s ears, it was Xie Wanqing''s ability.


    Even if he were to diligently write it himself, it would be difficult for Madame Ye to match up to Xie Wanqing, so he immediately said: "Younger sister''s writing skills are truly excellent, tonight Yun cannot compare to little sister, but Yue Yun can learn, in the future when younger sister copying the Buddhist scripture, why don''t you let Huang Yun accompany Grandmother!"


    Xie Wanqing''s mouth could not help but twitch. The old lady knew in her heart that this kind of person, who was pious and respectful on the surface, was about to do everything she could on the surface. How could she possibly tolerate someone who could just casually copy a Buddhist scripture by her side?


    Xie Wanyun''s eyes were blinded by jealousy, the next step was wrong, after all, she was still young.


    "Grandmother, I want to stay by your side, but I can''t bear to leave Grandmother by my side. Even if Grandmother likes me to stay by your side, could you allow Grandmother to stay by your side?"


    Why did he always give himself up, why did he have to give Xie Wanyun such a chance for free? Xie Wanqing did not want it, furthermore, she knew that the old mistress was unwilling, so she gave the old mistress a way out.


    "Good ¡­" "Alright!" When the good wife heard what Xie Wanqing said, she was extremely happy, but she did not expect Xie Wanqing to be such a pious child.


    As for Xie Wanyun, she was even more depressed. In front of the Buddha, it was already dull enough to not need to finish writing the reason, so it was better to take Xie Wanqing instead. In addition to being able to say a few words to the Buddha, adding a bit of liveliness was also an extremely good thing.


    In the end, Xie Wanqing possessed the soul of an adult, and no matter what, Xie Wanyun was still a spoiled child with a small knot.


    "Evening Yun, you''re old, so you need to properly raise your daughter and let her find a good family for you. At this time, you''re still accompanying an old woman like me! If your mother knows about this, she''s definitely going to say that I''m an ignorant old woman!"


    In the end, the old lady still thought that Xie Wanyun would give her face, so she did not say it out loud. However, Xie Wanqing looked at him and it was clear that she was about to cry.


    "Grandmother, the incense in front of the Buddha is about to burn out. Later, go and burn some!" Xie Wanqing did not want to see the pitiful looks on the clothes around him.


    She didn''t even think about how pleased she was with herself in her previous life when she was on the verge of death, so she found an excuse to leave.


    Old Mistress had a grudge against this granddaughter of hers now, and she would never say anything good to finish writing the reason. It was definitely not something that could be reversed in a few sentences.


    Xie Wanqing looked at the Buddha statue in front of him in a daze, she could vaguely hear the old lady outside persuading Xie Wanyun to study well, and to stay in her room.


    Not long later, Xie Wanyun left. Ever since she was treated coldly by the old lady, the following few days, other than accompanying the old lady, Xie Wanqing also needed to read and study. Even Han Hao was complaining, and now, Xie Wanqing was not accompanying him.


    How could he still have the time to accompany Han Hao? In the days that Han Hao had come to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he had gradually learned to recite. Although his results were not good, he had at least reached the level of a middle-class warrior.


    In the academy, results signified one''s abilities, even Sir Han Hao was full of praise for his improvement, after all, the first time they met Han Hao, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him.


    On this day, when Xie Wanqing arrived at the madame''s room, she saw a small body running towards him.


    In the past, Xie Huaixing only came to visit once every few days because he hated the silence in the old mistress'' room. However, he was the head of the family, and was the most mischievous grandson, so even though this was the case, the old mistress still liked him dearly.


    Even so, Xie Wanqing still respectfully greeted her, "What is Grandmother saying to me? Is it that makes you so happy?"


    "Your Brother Huaixing came to find me to get someone, he said that I was the one who stole his Sister Wanqing!"


    The lively manner of a child''s voice was what made this old lady, who had been bored for a long time, happy. Therefore, even if her words were overbearing, the old lady would only take it as a joke.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Xie Huaixing with a wronged expression. Thinking about it, it seemed that she had not seen Xie Huaixing for a full ten days, but she did not expect Xie Huaixing to rely on him this much.


    "Where''s your big brother Han Hao, why didn''t you find him to play with? Instead you''re looking for me!"


    Xie Wanqing squatted down, and couldn''t help but scratch her nose when she saw Xie Huaixing''s pitiful look.


    Han Hao was a man, it was more convenient to play with Xie Huaixing as the two men should be playing around as well. They thought that Xie Huaixing would forget about them, but they would never have imagined that he would actually go look for the Old Ancestor for someone else.


    "Big Brother Han Hao has been studying all these days and he won''t accompany me to play!" Her pouting look truly made Xie Wanqing laugh.


    "Then, how about we accompany Grandmother to pay respects to Buddha?" Xie Wanqing thought that she could not leave this place, if not, she would give some people a chance to enter while they were still inside.


    It was just that how could Xie Huaixing possibly have a heart that was willing to stay here? The expression that appeared in his eyes was clearly, "Not willing".


    But when Xie Wanqing saw the gaze of the Old Mistress, it was as if it was about to let out a light.


    Even if the Old Mistress wanted Xie Huaixing to accompany her more, she would not be willing. Could it be that Xie Wanqing truly had the ability to force her to act courteous to him?


    "Forget it, you kids should just go outside and play. It''s hard to get her to stay with me these days!" The Old Mistress clearly saw that Xie Huaixing was unwilling, but she did not know what to say.


    "Brother Huaixing can''t calm down, it''s good enough for him to bring the ceremonial Buddha along, it''s still better than climbing trees outside to get bird eggs!" With a smile on his face, Xie Wanqing pinched that small face.


    Xie Huaixing''s little mind was thinking, there was nothing to do, he wanted Xie Wanqing to be together with him, but since they could only stay in the buddhist hall, then just wait.

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    "Huai, big sis is going to follow grandma to the buddhist hall, are you willing to go with me!" Xie Wanqing squatted and looked into Xie Huaixing''s eyes.


    Xie Huaixing was unwilling, but when he thought of having Xie Wanqing as his companion, and that he had sneaked out once with great difficulty to look for Xie Wanqing, he nodded his head as soon as he thought of this. Xie Wanqing pulled Xie Huaixing along with the old lady and entered the buddhist hall.


    Xie Huaixing was not someone who would stay seated for a long time, furthermore, how could Old Madam Sun Xiao bear to let Xie Huaixing kneel for the rest of the day.


    Fortunately, Xie Wanqing held Xie Huaixing tightly. If she was bored, he would tell Xie Huaixing some Buddhist stories and legends.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing did not spend much effort on her homework, so she liked to read some random books. In the past few days, in order to pay respects to the old lady, she had been reading Buddhist books.


    Even the Old Granny was surprised that Xie Wanqing knew so much, most of it was something that the person who paid respects to Buddha did not know, but Xie Wanqing knew everything.


    When he reached the back, Xie Huaixing could no longer sit still, so he brought Xie Huaixing to play outside in the courtyard, but climbing the tree was not allowed, as he was inside the buddhist hall, afraid of colliding with the Buddha.


    All of this had fallen into the eyes of the madame. She knew the rules and even taught her younger brother a lesson, feeling more and more that he was an excellent seedling.


    Xie Huaixing was together with Xie Wanqing, yet only returned at night. This was something that had never happened before.


    "The madame is blessed!" My granddaughter is filial and filial. Even the young master, who does not like to come visit the madame, is here to see her! " Mama Xin at the side did not make a sound, only when he was with the Old Mistress did he speak to her.


    Mama Xin followed the madame after she married into the family, so naturally, she had the right to speak with the madame.


    "I think that girl, Ye Qing, has a good idea too. She is a good girl, she will slowly teach people how to become a Direct Daughter in the future!"


    When the Old Mistress thought about how Xie Huaixing had been with her for the whole night, her smile blossomed.


    Although the old lady doted on Xie Huaixing, but the old man was gloomy, Xie Huaixing did not like him, if not for Xie Wanqing''s words, perhaps he would not have stayed.


    "However, that young miss is gentle and quiet. She has just lost some of her bearing, so I assume that it''s not a big deal!" Mama Xin said.


    "He''s already eleven years old and still has the temperament of a child, but he will have to wait and see." When the Old Mistress thought of Xie Wanyun, she sighed.


    And then he continued, "It didn''t look bad in the past. Why does it look like I''m getting older and older. It seems like I''m going back. It seems like I don''t really understand things!"


    What a good impression she had of Xie Wanyun, so what if she came today to pay respects, it seems that she was not able to match up to Xie Wanqing.


    "Grandsons have their own blessings. That Direct Daughter had also said that she would take it on herself. Old Ancestor, as long as you keep it under wraps, it will be fine!"


    Mama Xin looked at the Old Mistress'' frowning and decided to let her go. She then grabbed a towel and wiped her feet.


    "That''s true. Today, I am extremely tired after being messed with by that little ancestor. It will be difficult for me to get the late sun to shine!" As the Countess spoke, she closed her eyes and the Mama Xin quietly retreated.


    Xie Wanqing was warming herself up by reading the books in her room. Although she had already memorized the books that Master had taught him, Xie Wanqing was still worried and was writing them down.


    Usually, Xshe Wanqing would have already gone to sleep by this time, but now that she was reading, he was even more tired. Normally, she would have to stay with the old lady at the training hall, so she could only read at night.


    "Miss, go to sleep. In the next few days, you will be sleeping day and night. How can your body withstand this?" Yue Xin felt a bit of heartache. She had already used up all the candles in front of him, so she said that while lighting up the candles.


    "No worries, Yue Xin should quickly go rest, and accompany me everyday for the next few days!" Yue Xin was a loyal servant, so she would not treat her so harshly.


    Yue Xin was afraid that her master would find him annoying, so she left. Not long after, Concubine Fang entered the room.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing had already guessed it. Although the Old Granny did not reprimand him a few days ago, she had secretly and explicitly said those words to ridicule Xie Wanyun.


    Even Xie Wanqing himself didn''t think that she would have to wait so long for the Concubine Fang to become more patient.


    "Concubine Fang, why aren''t you sleeping so late!" Xie Wanqing still held onto Concubine Fang''s hand intimately, with an innocent and innocent face.


    The way she looked at Concubine Fang was a little gentle, and she seemed to be really a kind mother. In her previous life, Concubine Fang was not that attentive, but it was enough to coax Xie Wanqing to walk around, in this life, she would only make Xie Wanqing hate her.


    "Good child, aunty, seeing that the light in your room is still on, how can you sleep? Why do you have to work so hard? Women are the best! Alright, alright, go to sleep, child!"


    As the Concubine Fang spoke, she was about to close the book. Xie Wanqing, on the other hand, had a small soft and tender hand, but her strength was extremely strong as she pressed down on the book she was opening.


    "Aunt, what are you doing? If you can''t recite this book, you will be punished by Teacher tomorrow!"


    Xie Wanqing raised her head and looked at the Concubine Fang. There were only two people left and right of him, and between the twinkling of an eye, Xie Wanqing''s gaze was tainted with a little anger and gloominess.


    Concubine Fang couldn''t help but shiver when she saw this gaze, and immediately realized she had lost control of herself.


    Originally, she thought that everyone would praise Xie Wanqing, or at the very least, give him a good chance to catch up to her. However, after getting the upper hand several times in a row, the problem was that Xie Wanyun had been studying hard all day, but she still had to accompany the old lady every now and then.


    How could this be? But now, Concubine Fang also felt that it was getting harder and harder to control Xie Wanqing.


    It was one thing to use the madame as a shield all the time, but now that the edge had been revealed, she was no longer as obedient as she used to be.


    Furthermore, the last time he clearly placed a Gu worm on her head, how did nothing happen after a night?


    "Esteemed wangfei, even I said I wasn''t worried about you, why are you suddenly so fierce? It seems like I was too unrestrained, asking for a guide Mama tomorrow to properly teach you how to behave."


    Concubine Fang had perhaps also realized how she could be so scheming to actually steal Xie Wanqing''s books, but she immediately began to blame Xie Wanqing.


    "Yanqing is still young, if there''s any impoliteness, please forgive me. But Grandmother always said that Yanqing is the one who understands etiquette the most!" These words were said to slap Concubine Fang in the face.


    Now that Xie Wanqing had clearly seen the situation in front of him, her wings had gradually grown, and this Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun had already been forgotten by the old lady.


    Xie Wanqing thought like that in her heart, which was why she said such words. On the other hand, Concubine Fang was stunned, wasn''t everything alright when she first came in?


    "Why are you suddenly talking to auntie like that? Aunt was just advising you to rest early!" Concubine Fang was a little embarrassed.


    Initially, he had thought that Xie Wanqing would listen to everything she said, but given the current situation, even the Concubine Fang was unable to differentiate between the two.


    "When the time comes for me to rest, I will naturally rest. It''s just that I haven''t finished reciting tonight''s book, so I will have to sleep a little later. Concubine Fang should go rest first!"


    Now, Xie Wanqing was going to be hot and cold towards this mother and daughter pair. She was going to let them leave him alone, sometimes relaxing, and sometimes being vigilant, so as to not reveal her true state of mind.


    "You are already first, what are you trying to do, forget it ¡­" Concubine Fang said as she left sadly.

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    Xie Wanqing only looked coldly at her previous life, where she would pretend to be pitiful and show his weakness, as if thinking of everything she had done just right, which was why she was deceiving herself, but she would never fall for it again in this life.


    Xie Wanqing carried the book on her back and then fell asleep. The next day, as usual, he went to pay her respects before heading to the Academy.


    Just by looking at the distance, one could tell that the Concubine Fang was waiting. Those who were familiar with the character of the Concubine Fang naturally knew that this person would not give up so easily.


    Xie Wanqing only went forward to welcome her, she did not look cold and indifferent like she did last night, instead, she was as passionate as a mother and daughter.


    "Aunt, are you waiting here for evening to come?" Xie Wanqing pulled Concubine Fang''s hand, causing the original suspicion in Concubine Fang to fade quite a bit.


    She even thought in her heart that Xie Wanqing was just tired last night, which was why she was so petty.


    "I slept so late last night, why did I get up so early today? I''m not afraid of being tired, it makes my heart ache just to watch!" Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang''s face. She really was lying to a child, how could she feel pain in his heart?


    "Aunt, I''m going to the academy now. I''ll talk to you when I get back!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she no longer cared about the Concubine Fang and ran off.


    She was waiting here for him to say something but nothing came out of her mouth. She was just trying to dissuade him from studying. If he was really a child, perhaps he would really listen to her.


    But of course, Xie Wanqing was not the same as before. Mister was extremely confident in Xie Wanqing, so the current Xie Wanqing was still responsible for Mister''s discipline while she was not in the academy, and also wanted to help answer the questions of her younger brothers and sisters.


    Even if he was in the academy, he would be too busy to breathe, but in the past, this was Xie Wanyun''s job.


    Xie Wanyun looked down at his siblings who were separated, so she just asked a question in a hurry, not caring if they would understand.


    But Xie Wanqing was different. Not only would she teach her patiently, she would even lecture her until she understood. She urged her younger siblings to study hard, which was something even Xie Wanyun couldn''t compare to.


    Xie Wanqing had won the hearts of people, not only him, but her brothers and sisters who had been studying with him all liked him, even if she was disgusted in her heart, it would be hard for him to lose face.


    Even though he was raised in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and his status was more or less noble, he didn''t know what people would say behind his back.


    After getting off the school, Xie Wanqing rushed home in a hurry to meet the old lady. She went to the training hall as usual, but she could not find her.


    Finally, they found the person in the madame''s room, and they also saw the Concubine Fang. Normally in the Concubine Fang, if one saw the madame, they would avoid her as much as possible.


    He felt a little strange in his heart. After looking carefully, he could see that Concubine Fang was still wiping away her tears. Concubine Fang had nothing better to do, what was she trying to do?


    Xie Wanqing felt that this could be a conspiracy, and her thoughts never leaked out, so she obediently went along with it.


    "Zhiqing, I''ve heard that you''ve worked very hard these few days. It''s the same whether or not this old woman has someone to accompany her. Since it''s hard for you, why don''t I just remove your job in the future?"


    Hearing that, Xie Wanqing immediately understood why Concubine Fang was crying. She knew that she would never agree to it, and actually went to all means possible to beg the Old Ancestor.


    "Grandmother, Grandmother is doing this on her own accord. All day long, she faces Lord Buddha and is very calm in her heart. She is willing to accompany Grandmother!" Xie Wanqing said in a hurry.


    Since he couldn''t come in the future, wouldn''t that mean that the relationship he had with the old ancestor would be ruined? Xie Wanqing was definitely not willing.


    "Zhiqing, you were studying late last night. If you can''t keep up with other people, how can you be so good? Last night, you cried and told me that you didn''t want to go to the Buddhist Hall!"


    Concubine Fang spoke with a sobbing tone, she was truly moving, the pampering she had shown these days was not weak, it was not without reason that she surpassed Xie Kai''s wife.


    Furthermore, the more he spoke like that, the more others believed that he was not lying. This confirmed Xie Wanqing''s accusation that was even more despicable and despicable compared to the madame.


    This was Concubine Fang''s scheme, the old lady was kind on the surface, but in her heart she was extremely disgusted with Xie Wanqing.


    In this way, he would taint the Buddha in the heart of this trustworthy person, which would mean that his crimes were unforgivable. The old lady did not know how far she would have to treat Xie Wanqing coldly in the future.


    "Aunt, you can''t speak carelessly. It was clearly Yue Xin who accompanied Xianqing to study last night, and it was indeed true that she studied late into the night, you did come to visit her, but she never cried!"


    Seeing that the old mistress'' appearance was only her personal serving maid as witness, the old mistress naturally did not believe her. A trace of cunning flashed past Concubine Fang''s eyes.


    Old madam, Yue Xin was indeed accompanying young miss last night, seeing that Concubine Fang has arrived, Yue Xin did not follow her in, but hearing the young miss yell to not disturb young miss''s studies, Yue Xin, you were indeed listening to the crying!


    Xie Wanqing gave Yue Xin a meaningful look, and then Yue Xin kneeled on the ground and said. Originally, this hour was when the Old Mistress was pious and respectful towards the Buddha, but unfortunately, she was being beaten up by the Concubine Fang, causing her heart to be a little annoyed.


    Madame Ye watched on from the side, but she couldn''t say anything. It was a lie to not be anxious, but she was originally a coward, and at this time, she was even more afraid to speak.


    To say that this biological mother didn''t want her own daughter was because she had other intentions, which was why she said such words, no one believed it.


    "Yue Xin, you said that you heard the little miss yelling. Don''t disturb her studying?" Madame Ye was willing to sacrifice her life for Xie Wanqing, she truly cared about this lady.


    Yes, Concubine Fang often waits at the entrance of the residence in the morning, and does not allow Miss to go to the academy. At night, Miss wants to calm her heart and study.


    Yue Xin saw a trace of suspicion flash past the old lady''s eyes, and her heart trembled even more.


    "Yue Xin does not dare to lie, the old lady!" Yue Xin kowtowed, her head fiercely smashing into the ground, and even made a muffled sound.


    "Madam, isn''t Yue Xin going to lie? Does her daughter-in-law think that there''s some sort of misunderstanding?" Madame Ye stood up and said. These Yue Xin were originally people close to him, so she naturally had the qualifications to speak.


    That''s why I came to study at night before going to sleep. Since Teacher told me to let me stay awake at night, I didn''t dare to disobey. However, Concubine Fang often comes at night to disturb me!


    Xie Wanqing had a wronged look on her face, and it was even better than the Concubine Fang.


    "Madame, I ¡­" "I ¡­"


    Concubine Fang looked at the madame and instantly looked at him. He was a little annoyed, a little suspicious.


    "Concubine Fang, Xianqing knows you are worried about Xianqing, but Xianqing has to study hard and stay by Grandmother''s side. Xianqing feels good about this. Please don''t stop her from reading in the future, please don''t stop her from accompanying Old Madam."


    Xie Wanqing''s small hands tightly hugged onto Concubine Fang''s leg, as though she had suffered a great grievance. Who could refuse?


    The reason why Xie Wanqing gave Concubine Fang a way out of this predicament was because if Xie Wanqing were to report this matter to Concubine Fang today, it would mean that she would be disrespectful, and would mean that her mother''s kindness was just like a donkey''s.


    She had never seen Xie Kai often in the past, but now that she was able to see the Concubine Fang, if she let the wind blow on her head, wouldn''t that mean that Xie Wanqing was unforgivable all the time?


    It had already become increasingly difficult to get Xie Kai''s favor, so Xie Wanqing couldn''t let her love go to waste like that.


    "Xianqing, you want to study properly. Why did you disturb her? What you said just now doesn''t seem to be true!" The old mistress'' words were directed towards the Concubine Fang, and her voice was cold. It was clear that she was unhappy.


    Originally, he hadn''t felt anything from this concubine, but he had felt that there was a difference in respect and that this concubine wouldn''t be able to enter his eyes. But now, he felt that this concubine wasn''t simple.


    Originally, there were already some complaints about Xie Kai''s special favor, but now, they felt even more uncomfortable.

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    "Madame, I ¡­" "I ¡­" Originally, Concubine Fang thought that she had the confidence to win, so Xie Wanqing kept her words to herself.


    But she didn''t think that the old lady would believe Yue Xin''s words, coupled with the help from the Madame Ye.


    No, since when did the Madame Ye get so close to Xie Wanqing, to think that she did not even know about this.


    Madame Ye had always been cold towards anyone, but now she actually helped someone who was eyeing him from the bottom of her eyes to speak.


    "Grandmother, Concubine Fang only disturbed Yanqing because she was worried about Yanqing. Grandmother, can you not reprimand her?!"


    Xie Wanqing walked in front of the madame, and looked at the little kid who looked like he had been wronged, yet was still begging for mercy on behalf of his birth mother.


    "Forget it, don''t go to Sangqing''s room again in the future. Otherwise, I won''t forgive you the next time!" The madame only felt annoyed.


    "Esteemed wangfei, if anyone interrupts your studies from now on, come and tell your grandma!" These words were said by Madame Ye, but in truth, it was not meant for Xie Wanqing to hear, but for Concubine Fang to hear.


    During this past year, the Madame Ye was really on tenterhooks because of Xie Wanqing. If she had seen poisonous food or powdered incense before, she would definitely understand who the Concubine Fang was. She was just curious why the Concubine Fang was targeting Xie Wanqing.


    Although she was not the head of the Madame Ye s in terms of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, a concubine was originally a head shorter than her official wife. Thus, even if the madame heard it, she was still qualified to discipline her concubine.


    "I know, thank you Madam!" The name "Eldest Mother" became even sweeter, causing Madame Ye to feel happy in her heart.


    Originally, Madame Ye only had one son, and she wasn''t that close to him either. This girl who was close to him had to admit that she had come at the right time.


    After that, Xie Wanqing held onto the old lady''s hand, "To wait upon Grandmother for you to go to the buddhist hall!" The elder instantly beamed with happiness.


    "It''s a good thing that you like Buddha, but you still have to take care of your body. Don''t get tired!" The old lady did not forget to remind Xie Wanqing.


    Her current appearance was as though Xie Wanqing was the daughter of the Madame Ye, and the three generations of ancestors were happy and harmonious, and there was nothing wrong with the Concubine Fang at the side.


    Originally, he wanted the Old Madam to misunderstand Xie Wanqing, but this way, Xie Wanqing and the little girl called Yue Xin would have a good tongue, and the situation would be reversed in an instant.


    On the other hand, she did not say that Xie Wanqing was unwilling. On the other hand, she said that Xie Wanqing had worked hard and wanted to read more during the night, but she did not get bored of it.


    Concubine Fang looked coldly at the two''s backs and the maidservants behind him, her gaze fixated on Yue Xin.


    It should have been very easy for him to get rid of it, just like how he got rid of the Mama Feng back then.


    The Concubine Fang''s eyes slowly revealed a bloodthirsty look. She clenched her hands into a fist and this time, she was determined to succeed.


    If not for Madame Ye calling him, Concubine Fang would not have come back to her senses.


    Originally, the Madame Ye was not a petty person. She did not pursue the matter of the servant girl who once served him and crawled onto her husband''s bed, as the two rooms had always been peaceful and had very few opportunities to meet each other.


    "Alright, since the Old Ancestor has already been settled, let''s not stay here and be bored. Let''s go!"


    Concubine Fang nodded, she then turned to look at Xie Wanqing and the old lady''s backs, and then left.


    Xie Wanqing and the old lady were together in the buddhist hall, but the old lady seemed to have started to think highly of Xie Wanqing, and started to talk to the little girl behind her more and more.


    Xie Wanqing was still the same as usual. She waited until the old lady returned to her room before leaving by herself.


    The Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was spacious and empty, it was quiet during the night, only a few Attendant holding lanterns occasionally walked past, maybe because they still had errands to do during the night.


    Yue Xin led the way in front of Xie Wanqing with a lantern, "Miss, be careful!" In front of him was the lotus pond. Not only did the things from last year scare Xie Wanqing, it also frightened Yue Xin, so whenever she came here, Yue Xin would always remind him.


    After walking past the lotus pond, they were not far from Xie Wanqing''s residence, and the two of them became more relaxed, and as they were joking, a black figure flashed past.


    At this time, Yue Xin was the one who was the least prepared, the person who screamed the most, it was obvious that Xie Wanqing wanted to struggle, but was unable to do so.


    The originally pretty girl disappeared from Xie Wanqing''s sight in an instant, leaving only a extinguished lantern on the ground.


    "Yue Xin... Yue Xin... " Xie Wanqing immediately became confused, and started shouting for no reason. Initially, she could even hear a few sentences, and that scream was the most mournful, but afterwards, it sounded as if someone had covered his mouth, and was releasing it unyieldingly.


    This made Xie Wanqing have no choice but to remember the incident of her old age. She already lost a loyal servant, but could it be that they didn''t even want to let Yue Xin go?


    The distance from here to the madame''s room was very far, as for the Madame Ye''s room, it was located at the east end, the closest to it was the Concubine Fang''s room.


    That person, Xie Wanqing, had always been suspicious, was Concubine Fang the one who let them out, how could she go and beg Concubine Fang for help now?


    Following that, there seemed to be the sounds of fabric being torn, and struggling sounds being heard. Xie Wanqing tried her best to hold her breath, as she did not want to panic.


    It had to be said that this place was chosen extremely well, with only the room near the Madame Ye and the old mistress being the only one present.


    Xie Wanqing traced the source of the sound step by step, and took out a dagger from her sleeve that she kept tightly.


    Yes, ever since you went to the Mama Feng at the age of a year old, Xie Wanqing had kept your hand close to her body for self-defense.


    In front of him was a fake mountain in the garden. In her previous life, Xie Wanqing always skipped school and hid in this place to play, so she was extremely familiar with it.


    There was a cave inside the fake mountain. It was originally used for travelling, but Xie Wanqing felt that they were walking towards the King Yue. The sound was closer, it was obviously moving towards their hiding place.


    The sound of clothes ripping caused Xie Wanqing to shudder in fear. However, she was exceptionally calm at this time, as she stretched her body forward, her footsteps becoming faster.


    He could still hear "Wu Wu Wu Wu Wu" by his ear. His voice was miserable, and there was no need to guess to know that Yue Xin''s mouth had definitely been covered.


    It was just that this kind of voice did not spread far, Xie Wanqing really saw two figures inside, in this garden, it was the most quiet during the night.


    This place could be considered a small garden of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Only during the day, when the masters were playing around would it be lively, and now, with no one around, it was indeed a good time to make a move.


    Xie Wanqing tried her best not to make any sound. Her heart was already bleeding, and had lost all sense of reason, but when she saw that Yue Xin only had a snow-white undergarment left, and was even more so, she knew that it was impossible.


    Yue Xin was originally a good face, but now that she had a slim figure, early development was most pleasing to a man''s eyes.


    It was just that suddenly, a miserable scream, as if the pain had levelled up and resounded in the sky, the dagger in Xie Wanqing''s hand had actually fiercely stabbed into that person''s body.


    Xie Wanqing did not pinpoint the position correctly. Perhaps it was because the person had blindly stabbed into the vital parts of the two people, causing him to fall to the ground. Only now did she see clearly that she was actually a black-clothed man.

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    Yue Xin was only a child after all, and now, she was so scared that she had lost all courage. Yet now, she was actually trembling as she hugged Xie Wanqing, as if she was younger than Xie Wanqing.


    As for the master, he was surprisingly calm. His silk embroidery clothes had been torn to shreds. Even his sleeping clothes were a bit tattered.


    Xie Wanqing took off the cloak she was wearing to protect herself from the wind, and wrapped it around Yue Xin. Even so, Yue Xin still trembled.


    The man''s scream had already attracted many people, and Xie Wanqing could faintly hear the footsteps of people approaching.


    "Someone come quickly, someone come quickly, Yue Xin, how are you?!" Right now, when she heard that someone was coming, Xie Wanqing shouted loudly, and her footsteps became hurried, sounding like there were a lot of people coming.


    The more people coming, the better. Xie Wanqing wanted to let more people see this, so as to not give the Concubine Fang the chance to bite back.


    Very soon, a large group of servants who were patrolling around during the night arrived, causing Xie Wanqing to cry even harder, "Yue Xin ¡­ Yue Xin, what happened to you? "


    Yue Xin originally just suffered a little shock, but after she realized what was going on, she still trembled as she held onto Xie Wanqing.


    The big commotion just now, even if it was not the person she had sent, when she heard the commotion just now, she should have come to take a look.


    "Aunt!" The moment Xie Wanqing saw Concubine Fang, she immediately pounced on him like a madman. Wrapped in a cape, Yue Xin fell to her knees on the ground crying.


    "Yanqing, what''s going on?" Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang coldly. She looked like she was playing the part, but there was clearly some fear in her eyes.


    Originally, he wanted to make this matter a secret without anyone noticing, because Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was such a high status, not being able to serve a servant was not innocent at all.


    If Yue Xin was really raped tonight, the best outcome would be for the owner to reward him with a marriage gift. The worst case scenario would be that she would be beaten to death.


    Even if it wasn''t a woman''s fault, it was a woman''s fault. The madame''s methods were cruel, and even a maid''s mistake was not allowed. Therefore, the latter possibility was much higher.


    The Concubine Fang''s methods this time were indeed brilliant, if it was really a girl of eight years old, how could she contend against it? If it wasn''t for the fact that Xie Wanqing was carrying a dagger tonight and only had a weak hand, it was possible that she would be tainted.


    Xie Wanqing now had such a good reputation. If she was really sullied, then her future path would be even more miserable than her previous life.


    If Concubine Fang really succeeded tonight, then Xie Wanqing would naturally not die. If Xie Wanqing''s Second Miss died just like that, then wouldn''t she be poked in the back by others? But Xie Wanqing would definitely marry this pervert.


    did not answer Concubine Fang''s question. What happened? So what if she was? Didn''t she count them in her heart?


    Concubine Fang was the best at acting. On the surface, she seemed to be concerned about Xie Wanqing, but she was even more afraid.


    If it wasn''t for Xie Wanqing''s meticulous observation that the Concubine Fang had a strange look in her eyes, she might have been tricked.


    Today, Xie Wanqing was wearing a plain white cheongsam, now that she was crying so hard her eyes were completely red, making her look really pitiful. A group of people came from afar, and Xie Wanqing saw that it was Madame Ye from the corner of her eye.


    The distance from here to Madame Ye''s residence was quite far. With Xie Wanqing creating such a huge commotion, no one would dare be alarmed by the Countess, but she would definitely report it to Madame Ye.


    Now that the Madame Ye had rushed over, it was obvious that she was worried about Xie Wanqing.


    "Mother ¡­" Xie Wanqing screamed and ignored Concubine Fang. She was only putting on an act when facing him, but when facing Madame Ye, he should talk about proper business.


    "Good child, what''s wrong!" Seeing Xie Wanqing running all the way, she was still trembling in fear. Although on the surface, she was not Madame Ye''s biological child, but for some reason, when she saw that Xie Wanqing''s Xiao Lian was already blushing red, her heart couldn''t help but to ache.


    "Grandmother, Grandmother, Grandmother is so scared!" Someone tried to harm Yue Xin, tried to harm Ye Qing! "


    That pair of small hands were ice-cold as they tightly held Madame Ye''s hands. Madame Ye followed the direction of Xie Wanqing''s little hands and indeed, saw Yue Xin, who was wrapped in a cloak, kneeling on the ground.


    "Let''s go and see how Yue Xin is doing!" Although she did not understand, but something big must have happened to make Yue Xin feel wronged, so the Madame Ye ordered the Mama to the side.


    Mama agreed and then went up. Coincidentally, there was a room not far away, and Mama led Yue Xin in.


    After a while, he returned and whispered to Madame Ye for a while. Madame Ye''s face became uglier and uglier.


    How could Madame Ye not feel pain? Frowning, she looked at Xie Wanqing with even more tender eyes.


    "Take off his mask!" Madame Ye looked at the dying man on the ground. The dagger was still at his waist, and blood was dripping out from his head.


    One of the servants extended his hand to take off the man''s mask, and a stream of blood flowed out of his mouth. Xie Wanqing could tell that she was not a person from the Palace.


    Originally, Madame Ye, as the wife of a prefecture lord, couldn''t look at such a filthy being. However, she was willing to throw caution to the wind for Xie Wanqing''s sake.


    Madame Ye frowned even more. The people from inside and outside of the residence had come in again, and they were still gone without anyone noticing. Wasn''t this the fault of the patrolling people?


    "Esteemed wangfei, why is there always someone who wants to harm Esteemed Empress?" Xie Wanqing knew that she did not have any evidence to say that it was Concubine Fang who did it, and the Concubine Fang would definitely not admit it.


    Xie Wanqing still did not have enough strength left, and this was basically just a headless grievance. It was just that poor man, who was still so young, was probably aware of the fact that she had seen Silver Grimoire and was willing to become a chess piece for the Concubine Fang.


    "Good girl!" Madame Ye did not know how to comfort Xie Wanqing, she immediately carried Xie Wanqing and instructed the trembling servants, "Quickly go outside and get a doctor, do not let him die."


    Blood had already dyed the surrounding area red, and the air was reeking of blood. Xie Wanqing never thought that the first time she could injure someone was due to such a fortuitous encounter.


    As he hugged Madame Ye, he thought to himself, just how much does Concubine Fang hate me? To actually use such a dirty trick on Yue Xin''s half-grown maid, even the heart of this sinister person would be black.


    "Quickly find a set of clothes for Yue Xin to change into!" The Madame Ye spoke to the Mama beside him, the Mama beside him agreed, and then went down. Not long later, she grabbed a new set of clothes, and Yue Xin went to the ear room to change his clothes.


    Not long after, the doctor arrived, and the person was already convulsing, Xie Wanqing secretly felt that she would not be able to save this person.


    In that moment of desperation, Xie Wanqing had carelessly stabbed the dagger into the man''s flesh, causing him to look like Xie Wanqing had stabbed through her internal organs. Although the dagger was small, Xie Wanqing had stabbed so much into his flesh with her strength.


    It was probably inconvenient to look for a doctor at night. After the servants left, they did not expect to find one after spending so much time.


    The doctor was also shocked when he saw the man''s appearance. He then took the man''s pulse and opened the man''s eyelids. He then got up and replied, "This man is injured inside. It''s already too late."


    On the other hand, Madame Ye, who originally had the merciful heart of Buddha, actually took a step back in fear. If not for the support of the Mama beside him, she would have fallen to the ground.


    However, even though the man who was injured was twitching and trying to do something, the pain still stopped him. He slowly raised his hand and pointed towards Concubine Fang.


    However, it was just for an instant, and that person''s hand was released, and he immediately lost his breath.

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    It seemed that that person had never expected that they would only want to earn some silver taels this time around. However, they would never have expected that they would actually lose their lives in the midst of their hatred towards the Concubine Fang.


    He might have only been thinking about how to deal with the two children. In the end, he decided to pay them both. There was nothing bad about it.


    Madame Ye was shocked, she did not expect it to be like this. If this was successful, then there was nothing bad about it, but something had happened, not to mention that the person who pointed at Concubine Fang before she died was a suspect for nothing.


    How could the Concubine Fang not be afraid? For a moment, no matter if it was the servants or the masters, they all looked at the Concubine Fang, "Why is that person pointing at the Concubine Fang, could it be that she knows the Concubine Fang?"


    Xie Wanqing pouted her small mouth and muttered, just by saying that, she had exposed the suspicions in others'' hearts, so the person who spoke was only a child, so naturally no one would blame her.


    Seeing that the person was already dead, the doctor left. Seeing that it was already late, the Madame Ye comforted Xie Wanqing a bit, then said, "Good child, tomorrow I still have to go to school, go to sleep early. I will report this matter to the Old Madam tomorrow to investigate!"


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was no longer so afraid, she immediately ordered the Mama beside him to escort him back to her room.


    Indeed, it was already late at night. Xie Wanqing slept soundly, and some people would dig their own graves sooner or later if they couldn''t sit still like this. Therefore, Xie Wanqing just quietly waited for this day to come.


    There was someone who was about to lose sleep tonight. One of them was the Madame Ye, someone who was constantly thinking about killing Xie Wanqing, so he was naturally worried.


    There was also the Concubine Fang. In the Concubine Fang''s room, the Concubine Fang could not sit still as she sighed continuously. Originally, she wanted to make this man die a painful death, but now, the Concubine Fang wished for the man to die soon.


    The person he wanted was fine, but he felt like he was stuck in a quagmire. When the sun rose tomorrow, he didn''t know what would happen.


    In Concubine Fang''s heart, there was really no name to vent, but there was nowhere to vent it on, and she couldn''t sleep tonight.


    Early morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing woke up a quarter of an hour earlier than usual, to pay respects to the old lady. After eating breakfast, she went to the old lady''s room, and seeing that Madame Ye was already there, she knew in her heart that the old lady must have already known what happened last night.


    "Greetings, Grandmother! Greetings, Eldest Young Madam!" Xie Wanqing turned her body and looked at the old lady as she frowned. Even the complexion of Madame Ye did not look good.


    "Good child, I heard that something happened to you last night, I''m so worried about you!" The old mistress had always been like this. She had said all that was fair, but who knew what she was thinking in her heart?


    "It''s all thanks to Buddha''s blessing, that''s why I''m fine. It''s just that I got a shock when I saw Zhi Zun and Yue Xin. It seems like seeing Buddha meditating every day is still quite effective!"


    The old lady nodded, she looked at Xie Wanqing, and confirmed that she was indeed in front of her, and was not injured, and heaved a sigh of relief.


    "In this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, only people from outside can come in. We must investigate this thoroughly!" Immediately afterwards, the tone and expression in his eyes turned increasingly cold and fierce.


    "Madam, daughter-in-law thinks that the servants in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion are changing shifts every day, and there''s absolutely no way that they snuck in. It''s unknown whether or not there''s still a spy in our house." Madame Ye answered the madame.


    However, Xie Wanqing shuddered at the side. Could it be that Madame Ye still didn''t understand why she couldn''t get the old lady''s favor?


    Firstly, he was a person with a cowardly character, so he wouldn''t fight for a favor. Secondly, he wouldn''t be able to clearly see the scene in front of him if he were to speak like this.


    The Old Mistress abstained from gossiping in the manor the most. The Madame Ye was nice, since there were still no words to say, so she decided to speak of it first.


    Xie Wanqing was really afraid that the old lady would be angry, but luckily the old lady only said one sentence: "Things have not been investigated properly, so these words cannot be spoken carelessly. We should wait until the truth is determined before speaking of that!"


    "Yanqing still needs to go to school, so I''ll take my leave first!" Xie Wanqing said, and then left.


    No matter how many mistakes there were in this Concubine Fang, they were still people of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. If news of her mother killing her daughter got out, wouldn''t she be treated as a joke in the market?


    However, he had already remembered this debt. One day, when he was strong enough, he would definitely take his revenge!


    Concubine Fang, she would definitely remember all these debts in her previous life.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing was still busy as usual, but every night when she returned to her room, the old lady would always line up with two servants to follow Xie Wanqing. It was obvious that she still had some lingering fear from what happened last time, making her feel a lot more at ease.


    As for the other ones, as expected, nothing could be found. Even the time when this person came in and hid in the garden, nothing could be found.


    The servants who were supposed to be on patrol also tried to avoid the topic. Their words were flawless, and they couldn''t even be charged with dereliction of duty.


    Since something had happened to Second Miss in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, everyone had to self-destruct.


    Xie Wanqing did not probe deeper into this matter, but Madame Ye was prepared to continue the investigation. For Madame Ye to settle large and small matters within the palace, she was always impartial and unyielding, not to mention that this matter involved the closest of Daughter of Concubine s.


    The Madame Ye would definitely not be able to see that the person who came back to report was someone who had already been bribed by the Concubine Fang.


    Why didn''t Xie Wanqing want to let this matter come to light and then directly tear off the Concubine Fang''s fake mask?


    But now, even if it was for the Madame Ye, they could not continue their investigation. If they continued, the Old Mistress would definitely not be satisfied with this daughter-in-law, so on this night, they left the Old Mistress'' room.


    Madame Ye was originally a lady from a scholarly family, and was currently reading a book. She was pleasantly surprised to see Xie Wanqing here.


    He had been accompanying the old mistress for the past few days, so he did not have the time to greet her. However, he was already very close to the Madame Ye, so it was fine even if he did not greet them.


    It was originally a boring and boring day, but now that Xie Wanqing had come, Madame Ye felt much better.


    "Yanqing, why are you so late? Why aren''t you going back to your own yard? What are you doing here?" Madame Ye hurriedly put down her book and walked forward to hold Xie Wanqing''s hand.


    "Grandmother, I missed you, so I came here to pay my respects!" Immediately after, a few naughty ones snuggled up in Madame Ye''s embrace, looking at Madame Ye''s rarely seen gentle face, which looked as though it was about to drip water.


    "You haven''t found the person who harmed you?" Before Xie Wanqing could even mention it, Madame Ye had already brought up this matter, it would save Xie Wanqing a lot of time.


    Thinking about it, it was also because Madame Ye had been thinking about finding the real culprit these past few days just because of this matter. Now that Xie Wanqing was here, it was naturally to mention it.


    "Mother, since we can''t find out anything, it must be an accident. We won''t do it then. If everyone knows about it, it would be bad. What do you think, mother?"


    Xie Wanqing seemed to be speaking carelessly, but Madame Ye had also nodded her head, not because she understood the meaning behind Xie Wanqing''s words, but because she felt that she had really not found out after searching for so long.


    "Forget it, I just wronged you. How could I not know who was trying to harm you? However, the people I sent out could not find any clues!" Madame Ye patted the child''s head lovingly.


    "As long as I have the love of my first mother, I won''t feel wronged!" Xie Wanqing raised her small face with an even more adorable expression. However, her eyes were glistening with tears, just so that the Madame Ye could remember this account.

 C118

    However, the days in Concubine Fang were not easy, and waves of rumors were spreading in the depths of the palace.


    Before he died, he was clearly pointing at the Concubine Fang, which made this a topic of conversation for the rest of the day.


    In the eyes of others, Concubine Fang had no reason to harm Xie Wanqing, so why did she point it at her before she died?


    Last year, Xie Wanqing had lost one by her side, and this year, another had died. This time, it was not that Xie Wanqing did not know, but the Concubine Fang did not know.


    It was just that these were all nonsense, if the servants were to scold and scold the Concubine Fang, wouldn''t that make them seem petty and hard to serve.


    The Countess had also turned a bit colder towards the Concubine Fang. Although she could not detect anything on the surface, but that person''s hand was pointed at the Concubine Fang, so she couldn''t help but to make suspicions.


    Although the old mistress was also confused, Xie Wanqing was the daughter of the Concubine Fang, so she shouldn''t harm her own child.


    He heard that in the recent days, Concubine Fang would often bring Xie Wanyun to pay respects, but the old lady was nothing more than an old lady. Xie Wanyun had already passed the age of lively and lively, and her personality was even calmer than Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing was not anxious, she even avoided Xie Wanyun when she came to pay respects, and thought that the Concubine Fang would not just leave it at that.


    But as a result, Xie Wanyun suffered even more, just like that, it was like a conversation between servants in the mansion.


    Since the two of them went to pay respects in the morning, then Xie Wanqing avoided the morning, and went back to visit the old lady after school. There was nothing to be anxious about.


    In the past, when Xie Wanqing would wake up in the morning to pay her respects, sometimes she would even be brought along with him.


    Shouxi School''s school term was always later than Xie Wanqing''s, so at night, Xie Wanqing would not wait for Xie Huaixing, and she could not meddle with Xie Huaixing''s every day within the buddhist hall, so she would not bring Xie Huaixing along at night.


    "All of you have come today to bother me. It''s not like Sang-qing bringing my little ancestor here in the morning. If this goes on, it would be tiring. Why don''t you don''t come tomorrow?"


    It had only been seven days since Xie Wanyun and the Concubine Fang came to pay their respects, but the old lady had not seen Xie Huaixing for seven days, and her heart was filled with yearning.


    There were some things that shouldn''t have been said, but after the two came over to pay their respects and said a few words of flattery, it was quiet. The madame had been in the buddhist hall all day and naturally did not like it.


    Now that they had come daily to pay their respects, Xie Wanqing did not come. The old lady on the other hand, felt that it was weird, as the mother and daughter pair had deep feelings for each other, why did she bring Xie Wanyun along instead of the young girl that the old lady liked even more?


    The Concubine Fang was afraid that she was in a desperate situation, and thus, left a shadow of doubt in the Old Madam''s heart. This was also what Xie Wanqing wanted.


    Ever since Xie Wanyun had been ignored, her personality had become increasingly violent and unpredictable. However, this was only in front of the Concubine Fang and the maids in her room, and in front of others, she was still a gentle and noble daughter.


    Xie Wanqing was the first one to know where there was a wall that couldn''t be breached in this world. Although it was a few years older than him, it was something that the elders liked in the past, but now, it was as if the wall had fallen from the sky. The child''s heart did not hide anything, but''s scheming mind would eventually break as well.


    One day, the two of them came over to pay their respects, the old lady actually said that, and every day, the Concubine Fang wanted Xie Wanyun to at least get to know the old lady, but being said like that, Xie Wanyun''s face became even more unsightly, and luckily, Concubine Fang was behind them poking at Xie Wanyun.


    "Ye Yun is always bored, so I might as well help Grandmother copy the Buddhist scriptures and show some filial piety!" Xie Wanyun said as she blessed her body.


    However, she did not manage to complete her last mission well, so this time the old lady was naturally unwilling to believe in Xie Wanyun, and furthermore, she had seen the old lady''s face just now.


    "It''s fine if you''re willing to copy it, but I have your sister here, so you just copy it and send it out to the An Hua Palace to burn it down and pray for safety!"


    Xie Wanyun originally wanted to copy it for the buddhist hall at home, but the old lady''s meaning now was obviously unwilling.


    Even so, Xie Wanqing still smiled: "Very good, Night Yun has received my orders. On the second day of the day, I will send someone to Anhua Hall to recite the prayer and burn them, I pray that Grandmother is safe!"


    The two men excused themselves seeing that the madame was not giving them any face.


    "Old madam, there is no need to be so ruthless. Both sides are people from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, there is no need to be so ruthless!" Mama Xin said as she helped hammer her leg.


    This person cannot have evil intentions. Upon hearing this, I dare say that someone had already snuck in and sneaked into the courtyard of the Southern Xiang City. If it wasn''t Qing Qing or her, why would Xie Wanqing hurt the servant girl beside him?


    The old lady slowly said as she turned the buddhist beads in her hand. It seemed that she was unwilling to bring up such a shameful matter. The old lady had secretly placed the insurance policy under her. Her status was normally that of a servant, so no one knew about it.


    "But, that Sangyang-gege is also ¡­" "Hahahaha!" "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Mama Xin did not continue. The high school and deep palace was not as simple as it looked on the surface, it seemed like there was something dirty inside.


    "I can''t figure it out either. This son of a bitch is different, but he can''t bear to leave, and I haven''t seen him in a while. It''s weird that ever since they came, Ye Qing hasn''t come to greet them. Could it be that their relationship really is ¡­"


    "Old madam, don''t worry about it anymore!" Children will have their own blessings! " "Yes!" The Countess squinted her eyes as she looked at the beautiful woman, and the hammering of Mama Xin''s legs became a little quieter.


    It was only then that Xie Wanqing walked towards Xie Wanqing while smiling from ear to ear.


    This person had already ignored Xie Wanqing for a long time, the first thing that came to mind was saying that there was no need to be so attentive to him, it was either deceitful or stolen.


    "My sister is still studying. Even my sister can''t compare to this kind of hardworking!"


    Xie Wanqing stood up and saluted with her hands folded in front. She looked neither humble nor haughty, and completely ignored Xie Wanyun''s words. However, her tone was one of sarcasm.


    "Thank you elder sister for the compliment, elder sister only fell behind me due to a moment of carelessness. Yesterday, Mister asked elder sister to explain a few sentences in Chinese that were useless to her, but elder sister replied with such fluent answers, it was really amazing!"


    Since she was being sarcastic, then Xie Wanqing must have been praising him even more, and in the eyes of others, this praise would only make them think that Xie Wanyun was jealous of Xie Wanqing.


    "Sister''s words are false. Sister was busy studying a few days ago and had neglected sister. Today, she specifically wanted to come over and tell sister that we will take care of Grandmother together tomorrow. Since Grandmother isn''t too happy this morning, I must be thinking about sister!"


    Xie Wanyun''s words were pleasant to hear, but Xie Wanqing must have guessed something, the old lady seemed to only have two Daughter of Concubine s, it didn''t matter, but the old lady was worried about Xie Huaixing.


    Based on Xie Wanyun''s capabilities, how could she possibly allow Xie Huaixing to obediently follow him and pay respects? This was something that only Xie Wanqing could do.


    It was just that why would he let others take advantage of him for free? Now that he had reaped the benefits from both sides, he should show off his abilities, and not have to agree to anything that would make him feel wronged.


    "During these few days, Xianqing was busy too, she didn''t have the time to greet the old lady in the morning, what''s more, Huai Wen was someone to be coaxed. It would be better if elder sister went with the Concubine Fang, it would save her a lot of trouble!"


    Xie Wanqing had only said this after thinking about it, but it had caused Xie Wanyun to have no way of refuting it. A trace of ferociousness had flashed past her eyes, and even if she had rejected her, she was currently cursing in her heart.


    He only said that and blinked his innocent eyes. He was currently looking at Xie Wanyun, so how could Xie Wanyun be angry?

 C119

    In the next few days, Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun naturally did not want to go, so Xie Wanqing brought Xie Huaixing to the madame''s room.


    Ever since Concubine Fang was told to disturb Xie Wanqing''s studies, she rarely went to Xie Wanqing''s room. Presumably, she was afraid of this Madame Ye, afraid that she would really be scolded by him.


    "It''s been a long time since I''ve seen you. A few days ago, Concubine Fang often brought Ye Yun to me, so why didn''t you come with your Concubine Fang?"


    Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at the old lady''s kind face, "Concubine Fang did not inform late Qing, and late Qing was worried that her grandmother would see too many people early in the morning and be troubled, so she did not come to pay respects, and that was for her grandmother''s sake!"


    "You''re so considerate. That night, I looked like she was depressed, not like you!" Originally, Xie Wanqing wanted to sue the Concubine Fang to test the waters and see if the Old Madam truly had any ill feelings towards the mother and daughter. However, it seemed like it was true that she didn''t have any bad feelings towards them.


    Xie Wanqing brought Xie Huaixing to accompany the old lady and chatted for a while before she and Xie Huaixing went to the respective schools.


    But on this day, when Xie Wanqing returned, he heard that the old lady was sick, which was strange, as everything was fine when she saw her in the morning.


    Furthermore, the madame''s body had always been strong, so how could she be sick when she was cultivating quietly in the buddhist hall all day?


    When Xie Wanqing returned home, she had already heard that Xie Wanyun was already taking care of him in the old mistress'' room. Thinking back to when they were at the academy, Xie Wanyun left in such a hurry after school.


    Xie Wanqing suddenly remembered the story of how they drugged him previously. The old mistress'' room had sent the news, she was extremely hot, but the doctor could not tell anything, causing Xie Wanqing to suddenly remember that her previous life''s illness was different.


    But up until now, there were actually no problems. Then thinking about it, could it be that the was the one who had been reading in the academy all this while? But it was Xie Wanyun who was taking care of him, causing Xie Wanqing to be even more certain of herself.


    They must have thought that they didn''t know that he had been poisoned, but they felt sorry for him. Even in this life, how many times had they consumed it before they were seven?


    This was related to the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun. However, thinking about it again, they probably wouldn''t have the guts to poison the ancestor of their family. Although they were suspicious, they couldn''t be sure.


    The old mistress already had Xie Wanyun in her room, and Xie Wanqing was too lazy to argue with her. If it was really as she had guessed, at the very end, Xie Wanqing would definitely not let her off.


    With that in mind, Xie Wanqing returned to the kitchen. The old lady would never eat everything that she had prepared with her meal, the leftovers were the most direct evidence.


    Originally, the leftovers from the cooking had to be taken care of daily until nightfall. Therefore, it was still too late.


    In the large kitchen, there had never been a master who had set foot inside. Now that Xie Wanqing had suddenly appeared, it was natural that some people would feel overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.


    As expected, the Old Granny''s food had not been dealt with yet, and they would not think that there would be anyone who would suspect that it was food, which was why the Madame Ye in Xie Wanqing''s previous life suffered such a loss.


    Xie Wanqing placed the silver needles into the remaining broth, and when she took it out, she took a deep breath, it was indeed poisonous.


    At first, they had only suspected, but now they were certain. Even so, Xie Wanqing was still shocked;


    "I can''t say this now. I''ll have to wait until the old mistress'' illness recovers before I speak of it again!" Xie Wanqing instructed in a deep voice. She knew how uncomfortable this illness was, but she did not have the heart to bear it. She was already so old, and yet she was still being tormented like this.


    Just as Xie Wanqing returned to her room, she saw Concubine Fang waiting at her own door, anxiously looking outside.


    Xie Wanqing laughed coldly in her heart. The mother and daughter pair had truly coordinated extremely well.


    Since Xie Wanyun had already gone, she did not intend to go. It was fine if she went to pay respects early tomorrow, but if there were more people by her side when she was sick, it would be annoying.


    "Concubine Fang, why are you here!" Thinking about it carefully after disturbing Xie Wanqing last time, it was really Concubine Fang''s first time here.


    During the past few days of eating and reciting buddhist chants, Xie Wanqing herself had already decreased quite a bit, and pounced on Xie Wanqing as if she was someone she rarely saw, as though she really missed Xie Wanqing.


    "Your grandmother was sick, so I thought of you. I was worried that you would get infected by the illness by staying by her side all day long!" Concubine Fang looked really worried.


    However, this one knew how to act, and Xie Wanqing sneered in her heart, "It''s alright, Aunt Qing, don''t worry, but how could Grandmother be sick? It''s still alright if Grandmother goes in the morning!"


    Xie Wanqing sat on the chair with a crestfallen look on her face. Seeing that the Concubine Fang did not react, he said, "Grandmother used to love Sangqing so I wanted to go and see Grandmother!" As she spoke, she stood up and prepared to leave.


    Sure enough, Concubine Fang pulled Xie Wanqing from the back: "Good child, you better not cause any more trouble. Your grandmother''s room is already a mess, your sister has already gone to take care of it, furthermore you''re still young, how can you be infected!"


    Xie Wanqing turned her head to the side and saw the look in Concubine Fang''s eyes, which made him unable to help herself from dodging a little.


    "Aunt is right, it''s fine if she doesn''t go!" As she spoke, she sat down on the chair she had been sitting on, "Aunt, then I won''t be going to Grandmother''s room anymore. It''s about time for me to take care of my books. You should go home quickly!"


    When the Concubine Fang heard that Xie Wanqing was about to learn, he suddenly remembered what the Madame Ye had said last time. Although she wanted to monitor the situation, she couldn''t stay for long so she could only exhort, "Pay attention to your body!" She left.


    The look in Xie Wanqing''s eyes instantly changed, she closed the book that was already opened, and opened up the brush and paper, Xie Wanyun had already gone to take care of him, Xie Wanqing could not linger behind, after thinking for a bit, she picked up a dagger and pierced it into her own finger.


    Yue Xin just happened to walk in, and seeing this scene, she was quite frightened: "Miss, what are you doing!?"


    Xie Wanqing did not say anything. The pain in her skin and flesh was enough to make Xie Wanqing frown, and blood kept dripping down, drop by drop, into the Mo Dou. Yue Xin wanted to stop him, but seeing Xie Wanqing''s expression, it was clear that she had an idea and would not go forward.


    It was just that when she saw his master losing so much blood, her heart ached for her. Until half an ink stone had squeezed out of the blood, Xie Wanqing had stopped.


    "Miss, you ¡­" Yue Xin didn''t speak just now because she was afraid of disturbing Xie Wanqing, but now she asked.


    "Yue Xin, help stir up the blood here, you better not let it freeze!" Xie Wanqing said in a low voice.


    Yue Xin picked up a wooden stick and stirred the brush according to Xie Wanqing''s instructions gently, then watched as Xie Wanqing actually stained the brush with fresh blood and started to copy the scripture.


    "Miss, is this the Blood Meridian?" Yue Xin had heard of this before, but she had never seen it before.


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, "Earlier, I heard from a monk at Hanshan Temple that it was said to be extremely effective, so I came here to try, and only hope that Grandmother''s body can recover a little faster!"


    "Miss, you don''t have to do this!" As he spoke, Yue Xin''s tears fell. In the past, Xie Wanqing''s life had been tough, but it had never been like this.


    "Don''t pollute the blood I just squeezed out. After the blood has been contaminated, it will become completely dry and turn black. I still have to squeeze in another copy. This effort will be wasted!"


    Xie Wanqing was not like Yue Xin, who said those words coldly, and continued to copy the scriptures. After Xie Wanqing finished, he wiped the tears off her face.


    "Why not use your servant''s blood in the future!" Yue Xin looked at Xie Wanqing. Even until now, she was still shockingly calm.


    "If your heart is not sincere, then you''re not good!" Xie Wanqing raised her head and looked at Yue Xin. She knew that Yue Xin was heartbroken, but what Xie Wanqing wanted to do was impossible for him to persuade him to return. Yue Xin had nothing to say, and could only look at Xie Wanqing.

 C120

    In her past life, Yue Xin had frequently tried to persuade and comfort him, but she had never heard of it. Now that she had used Yue Xin''s blood, wouldn''t she feel heartache?


    Xie Wanqing stayed up until late at night to rest. She did not sleep for the entire night, but when she thought about how the mother and daughter pair were so daring that they even dared to plot against the Old Mistress, she became so angry that she stomped her feet. The next morning, she went to pay her respects to the madame.


    When he arrived at the old mistress'' room, he saw that Xie Wanyun was also there. At this time, he was feeding the old mistress medicine and welcomed Xie Wanqing when she arrived.


    "Sister is here. Grandmother was talking about you last night!" As she spoke, she pulled Xie Wanqing to the bedside of the old lady. The old lady looked the same as ever, but her expression was a little ugly, because the poison was slow as well.


    Just like in his previous life, it would slowly seep into the blood and liver of the poisoned people, and in the end, his entire body would be hollowed out and he would be lying on the bed dying, waiting for his death.


    "Xianqing greets Grandmother!" Looking at the old lady''s face, he did not want to see Xie Wanqing. He even turned his head slightly to the other side.


    "You''ve finally come. I''ve always kept you by my side, but I didn''t see your shadow last night. I only have you at my side!" The madame said coldly.


    This was expected, the old mistress had just started liking Xie Wanqing, and treated him better than she did, but Xie Wanyun was the one who took care of her last night, so it was normal for the old mistress to be unhappy.


    However, Xie Wanqing knew that she had to stay calm and not lose control of herself at this time.


    "Yanqing was too young, and so she didn''t come because she wanted her sister to take care of her. She was afraid that Grandmother would bother her!" How could Xie Wanqing not understand the meaning behind the madame''s words? However, she could not say anything at this point of time.


    For the sake of the madame, she had to send someone to investigate if she found out about it. If she put in a strong dose of medicine and the madame died for no apparent reason, it was hard to say.


    As for herself, where would she be in a good situation? Madame Ye was not a coward, at that time, wouldn''t the mother and daughter pair could do whatever they wanted?


    When Xie Wanqing thought about this, she trembled, what''s more, Xie Wanyun was watching him from behind.


    "Then let Ye Yun take care of me. You don''t need to come to my sickly days!" The madame''s voice grew harsher; she was obviously angry.


    "Then I won''t disturb Grandmother anymore!" With that, he left just in time to let them take care of him. Thinking that with the results, he should no longer treat the old lady with medicine, which would give Xie Wanqing time to copy the Blood Scripture.


    In the past few days, Xie Wanqing was always in her own room, and her conversation outside became more frequent, it was said that she was initially in the Daughter of Concubine, and was the most attentive of them all, but the old lady was sick, and not even a shadow of her body could be seen.


    Xie Wanqing did not explain anything and only locked herself in her room to study and copy one or two books every day.


    It was only four to five days, but he heard that the old lady''s illness had already completely healed, and as for Xie Wanqing, he had long been settled by the kitchen''s Liu Li.


    That day, after leaving the academy, Xie Wanqing went to the old lady''s room, bringing along a servant of the kitchen manager.


    Walking into the old mistress'' room, he saw that Xie Wanyun and Concubine Fang were laughing with the old mistress, but the atmosphere had turned cold for a moment.


    Xie Wanqing did not say a word, and only obediently gave her regards. It was just that the old lady did not seem like she was willing to see Xie Wanqing.


    The old mistress must have felt that Xie Wanqing would only be by her side when she was in good health.


    During this period of time, the person taking care of her secretly said a lot of bad things about Xie Wanqing. It was really expected that the Old Mistress was not willing to see it.


    "Evening, how come you''re here? I didn''t see you here when I was sick, don''t be worried that an old woman like me might be sick and give it to you?"


    When Xie Wanqing heard this, she felt that it was extremely familiar, it was what the Concubine Fang had said to stop Xie Wanqing from entering the Old Granny''s room.


    These words must have been said because Xie Wanqing did not deny it and allowed the old lady to hear it. They did not use such methods to cause a misunderstanding.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing was misunderstood by others and even looked down upon by the elders of her family.


    "Grandmother, please don''t blame her." Grandmother, please don''t blame her. "Grandmother, please don''t blame her.


    On the surface, Xie Wanyun was trying to say good words for her, but did she really think that Xie Wanqing would not be able to understand her words?


    It was an unfilial name that he was unwilling to take care of. If it were to reach Xie Kai''s ears, he would only think that Xie Wanyun was sensible and that Xie Wanqing would never have the same fate with the Direct Daughter again.


    "Grandmother will definitely recover quickly from her illness, and she won''t be infected by it. Grandmother and Grandmother both have Buddha''s blessing, so the reason why Grandmother didn''t come to see me again is because she has more important things to do!"


    Xie Wanqing knelt on the ground and lowered her head, she wanted to make the old lady less angry, but instead, she laughed out loud, "Alright, I want to hear what you have done these past few days!"


    "Zhiqing, it''s fine if you don''t come to visit grandma. Grandmother originally didn''t want to blame you, but you can''t push her aside. Quickly admit your wrongs to grandma!" Concubine Fang frowned on the side and looked just like a mother teaching her daughter.


    Xie Wanqing laughed lightly, they had not always done things that were laughable. At that time, when she was young, she thought that if she admitted her mistakes, she could avoid punishment, and this punishment was indeed evaded, but slowly, there was an endless misunderstanding with her family.


    Even Xie Wanyun had a look of contempt on her face, but the old lady was unable to see through his contempt.


    "Does Concubine Fang not want to hear what happened in the middle of the night?" Xie Wanqing lowered her head, too lazy to even look at Concubine Fang.


    "Let her say that if you can''t say anything, don''t get up today!" From the old lady''s point of view, Xie Wanqing was obviously looking for an excuse to be lazy. It was fine if she did not say it in the beginning, but at most, she would not get close to her in the future.


    "Yanqing, quickly admit your mistake!" Concubine Fang looked to be in a hurry, she did not know what was happening, and thought that she was really worried for Xie Wanqing, but Xie Wanqing did not bother to pay attention to her.


    Grandmother, I heard that Grandmother was sick when I came back in the morning. I heard that Grandmother was sick when I came back in the afternoon, and I thought that Grandmother had been enjoying the meat for a long time since she ate it. Maybe her body couldn''t handle it, so she went to see Grandmother''s food!


    Xie Wanqing said calmly, and then saw that when she talked about food, the faces of the two people beside him instantly turned pale.


    "Oh? And then? What did you find? " The madame was intrigued and felt that something had been discovered since she had mentioned it.


    As the madame sat on her sickbed, she often thought about how she had been sleeping all day and how she had gotten sick with the blessing of the Buddha in the buddhist hall.


    "Wenqing went to check on Grandmother''s food, but on the surface, there doesn''t seem to be anything wrong with it. However, after checking with the silver needles, she realized that the needles are black!"


    Xie Wanqing lowered her head and spoke, while looking at the two whose faces were deathly pale. She then looked at each other, as if she was blaming the other party for not doing well.


    However, the most important thing right now was to protect herself. Looking at the Concubine Fang''s expression, Xie Wanqing knew that she must be thinking about how to protect herself.


    As for the old mistress'' face, it was filled with shock but it quickly turned into anger. Someone''s hand had already reached for her food. How could the old mistress not investigate it thoroughly?

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    "Is the food poisonous?" People of this age became more and more protective of their lives, even the old mistress, who was always in front of the Buddha, felt the same way.


    Xie Wanqing nodded his head, "Grandmother, if you don''t believe me, you can ask the kitchen manager. The supervisor was also watching when the food was being tested on that night!"


    "Little sister, you can''t speak nonsense like that. The silver needles are not allowed to be used!" Xie Wanyun who had not spoke for a long time spoke up. At this time, both of them wanted to pass the time with discounts in their eyes. Since several days had passed already, their faces would no longer be left for food!


    "After Second Miss found the silver needles that were turning black, he instructed the servant to find a doctor outside. It can be seen that there were indeed things added to the dishes!" Without Xie Wanqing''s reminder, the kitchen manager continued.


    "What is it?" The old mistress clenched the handle of the chair tightly, as if she was about to break it. If the poison were to land on the head of the Old Ancestor, what would happen then?


    "According to the imperial physician, this is a rare item and a secret medicine for the golden race. It won''t kill you in a short period of time, but it''ll make you hot to the core. That''s what the old lady''s symptoms are like when she''s sick!" The steward had been in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for a few years, and his actions were old, as he answered calmly.


    "How could that be? The doctor said that the madame only caught a cold, how can this be?" The one who said that was Xie Wanyun.


    As if she was really worried about the madame, and the tears were rolling in her eyes, Xie Wanqing thought to herself that she should not be afraid of being struck to death by lightning.


    "Grandmother, the person who poisoned you has a sinister heart, you have to investigate thoroughly!" Xie Wanyun kneeled on the ground. She was already dressed seriously, and there was only a hairpin on her head.


    "How could the madame possibly bear such torture when she has just recovered from her illness? Madame, why don''t you leave this to me and Ye Yun!" Concubine Fang was actually so anxious to get his orders.


    The mother and daughter duo singing together was truly wonderful. They were in such a hurry to request an order for them to investigate? Their only enemy was Xie Wanqing, was she waiting for them to investigate her background?


    "There''s no need to trouble Grandmother. Since Sanguine has already gone to the kitchen, she has naturally interrogated the maids and Mama in the kitchen!" Xie Wanqing replied with a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing.


    The madame was indeed prepared to agree to both of them. Naturally, she had gained the madame''s trust after taking care of them for the past few days.


    But since Xie Wanqing had said so, the Old Mistress had to ask him what she found out first. "Oh? "Hei Qing, did you manage to get anything out of your question?"


    According to what Liu Li said that day, when Liu Li was helping Mama, the servant, Bi Xin, joined in and joked around with Liu Li. At first, Liu Li did not want to bother with Liu Li, but after the dishes were prepared, when she was busy cooking on the internet, she did not pay attention to Bi Xin as she was using a type of powder!


    "Oh? "Then why didn''t you report it at that time?" The madame''s gaze turned stern.


    At that time, everyone was busy, and Liu Li was alone and quiet. In addition, she asked Bi Xin, and Bi Xin said that the flavor was a bit lighter, but it was just seasoning.


    Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun were afraid that Xie Wanqing had already found out that Bi Xin was one of their people, when she said Bi Xin, her face changed even more.


    "She''s just a young maid. Why would she want to harm me?" The Old Mistress had always been the most suspicious one, and now, she did not believe in Xie Wanqing at all.


    "A young servant girl doesn''t need to hurt people, but Liu Li has seen Bi Xin and the Mama Zhang beside her have a good relationship, Grandmother, please say, our household rules, how can a young servant girl wait for the Mama to make a good relationship?"


    Once Xie Wanqing said this, the old lady started to size up Concubine Fang in front of her with cold eyes.


    "Then someone must want this old woman to die!" Although the Old Mistress had only said that, she did not say it out loud. Instead, she looked at Concubine Fang.


    How could a maid have any bad intentions? Many bad thoughts must have been taught to her by a master.


    "Grandmother has Buddha''s blessing, even the vile creatures have to take a detour. How can I harm Grandmother? The real culprit has surfaced to sleep right in front of my eyes. That''s all that I can find for Grandmother!" Xie Wanqing kneeled on the ground and said those beautiful words.


    "Then call out Liu Li and Bi Xin!" The old mistress said coldly.


    Yue Xin agreed and then went down, in a short while she brought two servants, one of them looked to be around Yue Xin''s age, and when Xie Wanqing went into the kitchen, she had seen Liu Li, and another servant girl she did not recognize. Although her appearance was average, but she looked slightly older, and if she thought about it, this must be Bi Xin.


    It was just that when she heard that the old mistress had summoned her, she was already scared out of her wits. At that time, Liu Li would not be afraid of her, and adding the fact that Xie Wanqing had greeted her before, she would calmly kneel on the ground.


    "Bi Xin, what did you add into my dish?" The old lady''s first sentence was asked in such a stern voice that it caused her heart to tremble. She had never imagined that Xie Wanqing would start staring at her so early in the morning.


    "Madam, please save me. You said that you will save me ¡­" He did not answer the Old Mistress'' question and instead grabbed onto Concubine Fang''s thigh tightly, as if they were old acquaintances.


    "Bi Xin, previously, I saw that you were on good terms with Mama Zhang. Could it be that you know him?" Xie Wanqing''s small body seemed to have the bearing of a master.


    Concubine Fang raised her hand high up, and with a "pa" sound, she slapped at Bi Xin.


    This voice hurt just by hearing it, and it caused Bi Xin to directly fall flat on the ground, and even Xie Wanyun, who was at the side, to become stupefied.


    "I originally wanted you to do a good job in this house. It''s only been a few years and you''ve already done such a bad thing. You''ve even poisoned the madame''s head. I think you want to die!"


    Everyone looked at Concubine Fang''s stern words and did not understand them, but Xie Wanqing knew in her heart that once the matter was exposed, she would naturally have to protect herself and her daughter.


    "How dare you! How can you have the right to beat up a maid in this mansion!" The old mistress had been displeased to begin with, but the voice came back to her again.


    In the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, only the main wife had the authority to discipline the servants, which was to say, only the old mistress, Madame Ye and Xie Kai had such authority.


    As for his concubine, each of the concubines'' young masters could only discipline his own servant girl in the courtyard. It was coincidentally the old lady who paid the most attention to etiquette.


    "Madame, I was the one who recommended this girl into the kitchen to do some work. I didn''t expect her to do such a thing. I was just too anxious and had unintentionally violated the rules!"


    "No, madame, it''s not like that ¡­" Bi Xin was so scared that her entire body was trembling, but when she heard Concubine Fang''s words, she struggled to get up.


    "Madame, since Liu Li saw it, it must be true. Since you murdered Master, it must be because of a grudge in my heart. How about I sell my jade heart to you? You absolutely can''t stay in the mansion!" Concubine Fang''s eyes were fierce.


    "Don''t, don''t, the old mistress, your servant was wrong, your servant was wrong ¡­" If he sold it, what good would come of it? If he didn''t work hard, he might as well buy it at a brothel. It was much harder than working in this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s kitchen. It was also much worse.


    "Mm ¡­" I''ll do as you say! Since this girl was recommended by you, then shut your doors and think about it. Don''t come out if you don''t have anything to do, Ye Yun, you''ve worked hard these past few days, don''t worry about it and kneel for one day and one night! "


    The old mistress'' voice became gentler, as if the things she had said had nothing to do with her. She was naturally clear in her heart, but what could she do?


    If news of this got out, wouldn''t it make people laugh their heads off? The madame could only temporarily suppress the matter and shamelessly pursue the matter of a maid.

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    Xie Wanqing knew that the dissatisfaction and hatred in their hearts had slowly accumulated over time, accumulating and accumulating in their hearts.


    In the end, Concubine Fang knew how to do things, so she did it beautifully. There was no direct evidence to prove that it was her, but the Old Mistress knew what to do, and after that, it would be hard for her to please the Old Mistress again.


    Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun agreed and went down, but Xie Wanqing remained in the old lady''s room.


    "Good child, come over here quickly. I haven''t seen you for a few days, why have you lost weight so much!" When the old mistress saw that Xie Wanqing had started to return to her previous amiable appearance.


    These days, she only eats vegetarian food and writes down the blood scriptures for Grandmother. Now that Grandmother has recovered, Grandmother will submit the blood scriptures to Grandmother. Presumably, they will be placed in the buddhist hall where Buddha will protect Grandmother!


    As Xie Wanqing spoke, Yue Xin handed over the copy of the Blood Meridian that she wrote during the past few days. The old lady''s hands were filled with needles, how could she not be moved.


    "Yanqing, I''m sorry for troubling you!" The old lady looked at Xie Wanqing more affectionately than before she became sick.


    At this time, the hall which was the easiest to see was only used by the Countess, Xie Wanqing, Yue Xin and Liu Li.


    He had already dealt with Bi Xin just now, and since his master had not given the orders, Liu Li didn''t want to leave. So he could only kneel inside, while Xie Wanqing turned to look at Liu Li.


    "Grandmother, I have a request!"


    "Speak, I''ll fulfill any request you have today!" Xie Wanqing treated his grandmother like this, the old lady had already seen it for herself.


    "Last time, Xianqing and Liu-Li spoke for a while, and felt that this girl was very clever. Could she come to Xianqing''s room to serve her?"


    "What''s wrong with that? If you like it, you can follow me!" When the old lady heard that it was just for a servant, she immediately agreed. On the other hand, Liu Li who was behind her did not expect Xie Wanqing to care so much about her, and it seemed to be beyond her expectations.


    As for Liu Li, she also happily followed Yue Xin back to the room.


    "Liu Li, I''ll put you in the outer court. Are you willing to be a steward''s maid!?" On the way back, Xie Wanqing had been thinking about what kind of job she should give Liu Li.


    "But aren''t the people in charge outside Little Nian and the Mama Zeng?" Yue Xin asked, even Liu Li who was at the side was startled, she thought that she was already lucky enough to be able to serve in the inner courtyard, she was willing to casually become a maid, which was better than working hard in the kitchen, but she did not expect Master to have such a good impression of her.


    "Xiaonian has been waiting outside for some time already. I let her come into the room to serve me, just in time to let Liu Li take over Xiaonian''s position!" Xie Wanqing said with a smile.


    He had been afraid that he might lose his dignity and get scolded by others because he was still young. Now that he saw the young man, although he was timid, his actions were steady. He only wanted to stay by his side.


    "This servant thanks xiaojie for her kindness!" Liu-Li said excitedly. A serving girl was originally something Liu-Li would never have thought of.


    "Yue Xin, accompany Liu Li to the kitchen to the maid house to bring Liu Li''s luggage!" Seeing Liu Li and Yue Xin look at each other and smile, Xie Wanqing knew that the two of them could not finish their words, so she simply sent them out.


    The two of them agreed and then went out together. The only thing that quieted down was that Xie Wanqing began to think about what had happened today. The more they couldn''t sit still, the more loopholes they would have.


    Every time he saw the Madame Ye, he would feel more at ease. However, even after coming here for a year, he still could not find any evidence.


    He was naturally the child of the Concubine Fang, and Xie Huaijin was naturally the child of the Madame Ye as well. All the traces seemed to have been completely erased, without the slightest hint of it being visible.


    Every time Xie Wanqing thought about it, the sorrow in her heart grew.


    "What are you thinking about? "I didn''t know it when I came!" A voice suddenly sounded out beside Xie Wanqing''s ears, causing her entire body to tremble.


    He turned around and saw Han Hao. He had been so busy these past few days that even when they had just finished school, he hadn''t talked much. He heard that Han Hao was also extremely busy that even he had lost a lot of weight.


    "You scared me to death! Mister, you''ve already finished your lesson, so why are you trying to scare me like this!" Xie Wanqing stood up and pouted.


    "Of course I''m done looking for you, why don''t I help you recite it?" Han Hao smiled and said to Xie Wanqing.


    "Forget it. You have made quite a bit of progress recently. Who knows, you might even surpass me one day. I won''t help you with your studies!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she pouted her lips and casually picked up a book to read.


    "Wouldn''t it be a joke if others were to say that your friend is Han Hao?" Han Hao said as he pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand and walked into the courtyard.


    "When I heard that something had happened in the madame''s room, I guessed that you must be in a bad mood to come looking for you. As expected, when you''re in a bad mood, you know to study till your death!"


    As Han Hao walked, he pulled that little person behind him. Han Hao had grown up in the border trials since childhood, and his figure was also extremely tall and sturdy.


    Xie Wanqing did not refute her quietly. Originally, the scenery in the courtyard was extremely beautiful, and in the cold winter, it just so happened that the La Plum Blossom was blooming.


    There were already a lot of La Mei in the yard, and it was just right that they were opening up. The two of them were casually sitting on a bench, not saying a word. It was enough.


    A ripple slowly rose in her heart. It had been a long time since Xie Wanqing had felt this comfortable.


    "Let''s go and have a look!" Xie Wanqing felt bored after sitting for a while, so she came up with an idea.


    "Huai, you didn''t do well in the last exam, these few days you''ve been confined by your aunt, I don''t dare to disturb you!" Han Hao looked at Xie Wanqing beside him.


    Xie Wanqing''s small face drooped. Thinking back, it really had been a long time since she last saw Xie Huaixing, but she didn''t expect that she would be detained again.


    Han Hao reached out and caught it, then gently inserted it into Xie Wanqing''s bun. Xie Wanqing dressed so elegantly, that even a white plum flower added to it made her look even more beautiful.


    It was just that there was a person watching behind all of this and that person was none other than the Concubine Fang. Xie Wanqing''s courtyard was initially separated from the Concubine Fang''s courtyard by a wall.


    The sky was initially about to turn dark, but when he thought about what happened today, he felt stuffy. After spending so much effort in vain, in the end, it was actually Xie Wanqing who got away with it.


    He wanted to walk around in the courtyard, but when he originally walked into the corridor, he caught a glimpse of the back of a man and woman with a single glance. Han Hao''s appearance clearly showed that she loved and admired him.


    If it was someone else, they would definitely not be able to think of anything, but Concubine Fang was originally so vulgar that even when facing an eight-year-old girl, they wouldn''t be able to think of anything.


    Furthermore, with today''s matter, if not for Xie Wanqing, she would have succeeded. Now that she was grounded, her biological son was being punished to kneel in the buddhist hall.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing was happily following an outsider. Concubine Fang was getting more and more angry.


    Initially, no one had noticed the panes in the corridor, and it was only to imitate the scenery of Jiang-Nan garden. No one would have thought that Concubine Fang would see such a scene.


    She did not say that his servant girl or whatever else had to be grounded. Thinking about that, Concubine Fang smiled, wanting to vent her anger by killing this evil creature.


    Originally, Han Hao and Xie Wanqing had only exchanged a few words before leaving. After all, the heavens were blessed with some gray clouds, and it was inconvenient for men to stay for a long time. However, in the eyes of the Concubine Fang, there were still many things that could happen.


    Early morning of the second day, after Xie Wanqing finished washing up, he went to greet the old lady in her room. Little did she know that it was at this time that Xie Wanyun limped back into his room.


    Those eyes were also red. It was unknown whether it was because they were crying or because they hadn''t slept all night.

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    Seeing that, Lv Yi was completely terrified. She was just about to wash up, but who knew that as soon as she stepped forward, Xie Wanyun would push him away, "Scram!" Lv Yi also did not dare to go forward.


    "Bitch ¡­" Bitch! " Xie Wanyun handed over two cups consecutively and casually tossed the cups of mortals to the side, but she still didn''t feel relieved from her anger.


    Her venomous eyes, how could she even be called a young miss who had just gone out to show her respect, she couldn''t even compare to that shrew in the market. Xie Wanyun was the first to go out and take care of the rest of the people in the house, no one other than the servants would be able to hear him.


    It was probably because of this that no one cared about Xie Wanyun throwing a tantrum in the house, and the servants in the courtyard did not need to worry, they were only taught by the Concubine Fang and would not spread out easily.


    "Miss, please calm down. It looks like that person has no choice but to come out!" Lv Yi had previously made a name for herself in the Concubine Fang, so she often helped Xie Wanyun to come up with ideas.


    But when Xie Wanyun was angry, when she spoke, it was clearly against a spear.


    "It''s your turn. Of course, I know I have to get rid of her, but how do you want to get rid of her?" Xie Wanyun glared at Lv Yi. Even if Lv Yi had an idea, she did not dare say it.


    "Another thing that has no idea. Why is that bitch''s parents so arrogant? Do you want to see that bitch climb on top of me?"


    As Xie Wanyun spoke, she held up another glass bottle. After leaving the room, she found that she was still the same virtuous and virtuous young miss.


    "What is this? Can you destroy that slut just by smashing things? " When Concubine Fang heard the commotion outside, she quickened her pace to enter.


    As expected, the beautiful lady''s eyes were red and she was breathing heavily from time to time, like a demon.


    Concubine Fang was a very shrewd person, even at this step, she still remained calm and collected. Seeing his own daughter in such a state, she could not help but scold her a few times.


    "Aunt, that slut is about to climb onto my head!" As he spoke, tears fell from his small, red eyes.


    In the end, he was still too young, and he could not even hold his anger back after kneeling for an entire day and night. The hatred in his heart was completely displayed on his face now.


    "Alright, sit down. I have an ingenious plan here ¡­" The Concubine Fang said unhurriedly, with a confident look on his face.


    After whispering a few words to Xie Wanyun, Xie Wanyun immediately smiled, and the mother and daughter looked at each other.


    "Just wait and see. Next, let''s see how the madame still likes her. I''ll help you take a leave of absence from school and have a good rest for the day!"


    "Yes, Aunt!" Concubine Fang''s plan sounded foolproof, but Xie Wanyun was also unusually obedient in front of him.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing and Han Hao still went in and out of the room together. After that matter was over, they no longer needed to copy the scriptures and became more relaxed.


    "Xianqing greets Grandmother!" That morning, Xie Wanqing went to the old mistress'' room to see that Han Hao was following behind him.


    On the other hand, our relationship with Han Hao is getting better and better! When people get old, what they liked to do the most was to see their child, and even this old lady was the same. Originally, only Xie Wanqing came to pay respects, but now that she brought Han Hao along and occasionally brought Xie Huaixing along, it became even more lively.


    "Grandmother, you still don''t know, right? Recently, Han Hao has gained Mister''s favor in the academy!" Seeing that the Old Mistress was happy, Xie Wanqing continued to speak, causing the Old Mistress to smile as she opened up two more people to go to the school.


    But it was only on this day that Xie Wanqing and Han Hao returned home from school and saw the Mama Xin, who was standing beside the Old Mistress, in the courtyard.


    Xie Wanqing was curious, if not for something big, the Mama Xin would definitely not be waiting for him in her courtyard, she ignored Han Hao who was beside him and ran over quickly.


    "Why are you waiting here for the evening sun to rise? The sky and the earth are freezing cold, hurry up and enter the house to warm up!" Xie Wanqing said anxiously, but secretly observing the situation, Mama Xin''s face did not look good.


    Mama Xin usually stayed close to the old lady, it seemed like something had happened in the old lady''s room, what else could happen to the old lady, and it was probably someone had come looking for trouble, he could not be bothered about it, it was just that Xie Wanqing was pleased, and complained. Xie Wanqing''s brain was spinning quickly.


    "If you want to enter, then forget it. The old mistress'' family members are already waiting in the hall when Second Miss Qing goes in!" Mama Xin said coldly.


    "You can go back first, we won''t be able to study together today!" Xie Wanqing turned and said to Han Hao.


    Han Hao was about to return when he was called over by the Mama Xin: "The old madam also called for the Young Master Han to come with her. Everyone is waiting!"


    Xie Wanqing and Han Hao looked at each other, Xie Wanqing was feeling even weirder, why did she call Han Hao over, the old lady outside rarely took it to heart, then what happened today?


    But since the Mama Xin had already said it like that, the two of them followed behind her and into the hall. Xie Wanqing saw that they were really all there, even Xie Kai was there, the masters in the rooms seemed to have gotten into something big.


    Xie Wanqing looked around, the old lady did not seem happy, the Madame Ye and the Madame Huang looked at Xie Wanqing with faint worry, it was obvious that the situation was disadvantageous to Xie Wanqing.


    As for the mother and daughter pair, there was an unconcealable gloating in their eyes. It was not hard to guess that it must have been caused by them.


    Xie Wanqing and Han Hao gave their greetings, "I wonder why Grandmother called Yanqing and Han Hao over so urgently?!"


    "Yanqing, do you know your wrongs!?" Previously, when she was close to Xie Wanqing, she looked like she did not exist at all. Some of the words were from the main house being strict with the Daughter of Concubine.


    "Madame, this question has yet to be answered. Please don''t scare the child!" The hall regained its silence in an instant, Madame Ye advised on the side.


    "This old woman isn''t dead yet. Don''t tell me it''s your turn to be the head of the household?" The Old Mistress had always been angry with the Madame Ye, but now that she had said those words in front of everyone, the Old Mistress thought that she had lost too much face.


    "That''s not what daughter-in-law means!" Madame Ye could only reply in embarrassment, and then turn silent.


    "Grandmother, I don''t know what fault you have committed, please enlighten me!" Ever since Xie Wanqing got close to the madame, she rarely saw her strict expression. She still faced him, and knelt on the ground with a stubborn look in her eyes.


    "The servant in your room said that you and Han Hao are too close, it is so late Qing, you are also someone who is always in front of Buddha, you shouldn''t!"


    The old mistress'' eyes were filled with anger and disappointment. She had obviously believed the words of others.


    Xie Wanqing saw that there was a servant kneeling behind them. Coincidentally, Xie Wanqing did not recognize her.


    "Since the servant girl said so, then I dare to ask. Could it be that Mister has asked her to teach Han Hao something?" Xie Wanqing glanced at the servant girl, who shifted her body guiltily to the side.


    "Madam, I and Xianqing have only gone to the academy together to recite this!" Han Hao was a little anxious, and started to talk, but it was not because he had never done such a thing before, but he was in such a rush to explain, and it made people even more suspicious.


    "Speak!" The madame turned her stern gaze towards the kneeling maidservant. The maidservant was so anxious that she was on the verge of crying.


    This servant has seen the Second Miss and Young Master Han alone in the same room. When I entered the door, I wanted to bring water for the young miss, but this servant only saw that the moment I entered the door, the two of them withdrew their hands.


    The servant girl replied with a shaky voice. It was clear that she was a coward, but Xie Wanqing would not feel any pity for her.


    "Oh? "You only saw the two of us retract our hands. Then, why did you disturb the madame when we were unable to determine anything earlier?" The moment Xie Wanqing said this, it became even more overbearing. This was not the aura that an eight year old girl should emit at all.


    "This servant, this servant also saw, this servant also saw. The two of them looked at each other in the room, their hands pulling each other under the table!"

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    "Aiya, how can little sister be like this! Grandmother, evening Yun thinks that little sister is not such a person! " Xie Wanyun blushed as she spoke.


    Xie Wanqing watched coolly. It was truly a lively scene to hear someone singing with a straight face and a red face, but even if one did not kneel enough in a buddhist hall, one still had to have some fun to vent their boredom.


    "Yanqing, have you ever done this before? Tell me quickly!" Concubine Fang on the other side looked so anxious that she was about to squeeze out tears.


    "Grandmother, I don''t have any. Also, I don''t even know this servant girl!"


    "Little sister, since you''ve already done it, you can admit it. Perhaps grandma can still forgive you. Now that your maidservant has said that, you ¡­" Looking at the way Xie Wanyun was at the side, she seemed to really have a deep affection for him. It was just that she didn''t know how malicious she was at the moment, and desperately hoped that Xie Wanqing would recognize her.


    "Sister, if you''re free, you should worry more about yourself. Don''t worry about your sister!" Xie Wanqing was furious. Her eyes flashed and she trembled in fear.


    Then, he turned to Yue Xin and asked: "Yue Xin, do you know who this servant is?"


    "Miss, this servant girl is indeed a lowly servant girl that serves the outer court." Yue Xin replied in embarrassment.


    "Grandmother, could it be that just the words of a maidservant is enough to cure Xianqing''s mouth? Xianqing is truly unjustly accused!"


    There is also that day, when Miss and Young Master Han were in the courtyard, a servant saw Young Master Han thrusting a white plum flower onto Miss''s head. All the maidservants in the courtyard of Second Miss knew that Second Miss and Young Master Han would often be alone together, but I do not know what they were doing.


    "That''s more like it! Xinqing, quickly admit your mistake. Don''t make your grandmother angry!" Her worried gaze was like that of a loving mother, hiding those malicious thoughts deep within her heart.


    "It was Brother Huaixing who asked Xianqing to take care of Young Master Han. There was never an exception between Xianqing and Young Master Han!" The anger and stubbornness in Xie Wanqing''s eyes became even stronger.


    Concubine Fang must have understood her, which was why she was acting like this. If she was only eight years old and was found to have been intimate with her relatives, then her bad character would have truly cut off Xie Wanqing''s path.


    Grandmother, I was the one who asked big sister Han Hao to take care of big brother. Just as Xie Wanqing finished speaking, Xie Huaixing''s little head popped out from the crowd. Perhaps it was because he was too anxious, his little face flushed red.


    "Why did you come here without a good book?" Madame Huang rebuked him, but in her heart, she wanted to help Xie Wanqing, so she did not chase Xie Huaixing back.


    "Huai, I heard that the Sister Wanqing suffered, so they came!" Xie Huaixing muttered.


    Now that everyone seemed to be supporting Xie Wanqing, how could the servant not be anxious, and said: "Old madam, old madam, this servant even saw the items that the Second Miss had secretly stored in his room. If I did not have the evidence, this servant would not dare speak carelessly!"


    Xie Wanqing was startled, then why was the servant so confident, she actually had a way out, but did she really think that she would not be able to think of it?


    At that time, he only knew that there was one person who he had never even met before, and even so, Han Hao''s things would still mysteriously appear in his room.


    He could already foresee this, and was curious as to why he did not bring it up anymore. It turned out that he was being used as a backup.


    In the eyes of the Concubine Fang, this was the saying that one should refuse a toast to drink a forfeit to be given, if Xie Wanqing was not willing to admit it, then she should take out the proof, and let her admit it! In the end, there would be another person who had a bad character, and would not admit it after committing a crime, and using the mouth of a servant to say it, this was the wisdom of the place.


    "Yanqing, do you still want to deny it now?" Looking at the madame''s eyes, Xie Wanqing knew that if there was anything that was going on in her room today, it would be impossible for him to get any more happiness from her.


    "I don''t have any at all. If you don''t believe me, you can go and search her. It''s just that ¡­" Xie Wanqing had not finished speaking when her tears fell!


    The Old Mistress sighed and spoke to the Mama Xin behind her, "Search through all the rooms of the young misses, just treat it as the manor checking everyone out!"


    "Grandmother, thank you so much!" Tears were still flowing out of his eyes as he kowtowed. That small face of his probably made his heart go limp just by looking at it.


    As such, the Mama Xin went down. The hall was especially quiet, even their breathing could not be heard. Xie Wanqing had already seen the mother and daughter smiling complacently at each other.


    As for Madame Huang and the Madame Ye, they were looking at Xie Wanqing with a bit of worry in their eyes, a bit of worry, a bit of worry, and Xie Huaixing, who was raising his little face and pouting his lips, looking like he was fuming, was waiting for them.


    "Old... "Old madam ¡­" In less than two hours, the Mama Xin returned with a jade pendant that seemed to belong to a man.


    Mama Xin found it hard to say it out loud, it was most likely that other than the recorded jade pendant, there was something else.


    "Old madam, please spare Sang-qing. Sang-qing is still young, this ¡­" This is probably because I don''t understand anything. I will teach her a good lesson when I get back! " Before Mama Xin even finished speaking, he immediately came out and knelt beside Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing really thought it was laughable, this mask would be torn off one day, sooner or later, by her own hands. "Aunt haven''t heard what Mama Xin has to say, how could she know that it''s Ye Qing''s fault, could it be ¡­"


    With an innocent and harmless face, a full pair of aggrieved eyes, and a drawl behind his back, it was enough to make one doubt him.


    However, Han Hao saw it at a glance, and walked forward: "Isn''t this the jade pendant that I lost previously, why is it in Mama Xin''s hands now?"


    "Mama Xin will go on, did you find this in Sangqing''s room?" The old man''s hot pants were icy cold, and his eyes were full of sternness.


    "Reporting to the madame, this servant brought some people to search Second Miss''s room first. There is nothing unusual about it. However, in the young miss'' room, this jade pendant was found, and ¡­ "And ¡­"


    Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang who was kneeling and her face changed. These words were obviously from Xie Wanyun''s room.


    "What else ¡­" The madame slammed her hand on the table and let out a dull thud, causing people to shudder. The ancestor was angry, what was there to be done?


    Even the elderly Mama had a blush on her face. "There''s also a volume of ''Golden Bottle Plum''!"


    "What?" The old lady''s surprised gaze instantly fell on Xie Wanyun. Although this lady, who was well-mannered in front of him, had a lot of dirty secrets, the old lady knew about it all, but she never expected it to turn out this way.


    "How could elder sister do such a thing? Grandmother, I don''t think elder sister would do such a thing!" The function of begging for mercy was to prove the guilt of others. The more he begged for mercy, the more the madame would loathe him.


    It was not that Xie Wanqing didn''t know, it was just that she was too lazy to do that at first, but after thinking about it, it was because of the righteous man, he was constantly being harmed by the little person.


    All the attention was focused on Xie Wanyun. Xie Huaixing covered her ears with the Madame Huang, trying her best to not let the child hear the three words "Golden Bottle Plum", and then was chased out by the Madame Huang, directly saying that she had gone back to her room to study. Seeing that Xie Wanqing was fine, Xie Huaixing naturally left.


    Xie Wanyun immediately sat on the ground. How could such a filthy thing be in her room, it shouldn''t be there ¡­


    "You ¡­ "You ¡­" The Concubine Fang pointed at Xie Wanqing, who had personally entered Xie Wanqing''s room without a reason, who else could it be?


    "How could big sister do such a disrespectful thing? There must be some misunderstanding. I beg grandma to spare big sister!" Xie Wanqing was innocent so she could naturally get closer to the madame. When she went forward to hug her thighs, she felt a sense of intimacy from her.

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    "Madame, I, Ye Yun, won''t. I, Ye Yun, won''t. I must have been framed!" Concubine Fang kowtowed to him as if his life depended on it.


    No matter how hard they tried, they could not take it anymore. However, compared to when Xie Wanqing was held accountable, this formed a stark contrast.


    Didn''t you say that the Second Miss''s room had items of the Young Master Han, why is it in the young miss''s room? Madame Ye also looked at the servant girl with a stern expression.


    Those originally gentle and refined people naturally believed that Xie Wanqing had been framed. It was just that when someone framed Xie Wanqing, the heart of the Madame Ye seemed to have been moved for some unknown reason.


    Now that she found something in Xie Wanyun''s room, her breath landed on the servant who had falsely accused Xie Wanqing, causing her to tremble instantly.


    The old mistress'' dignified gaze was instantly attracted over. Looking at the maid''s appearance, she said, "Defraud my mistress, what crime should I have?"


    "Old madam, please spare my life. Perhaps ¡­" Perhaps this servant was wrong, this servant was also thinking for the sake of the mansion''s reputation! " That servant girl originally took out money to do some work. That plan did not sound wrong, but she would have never thought that when she clearly saw the things in her master''s room, for some reason, she went to Xie Wanyun''s room.


    "That sounds good, beat it ten times and bring it up again!" How could the madame be so easily deceived? Even if she was mistaken, she could not see through such a filthy object.


    Following that, two Attendant s came up and carried the maidservants down, followed by the sound of flesh colliding with wood.


    When the servant brought her up, her jacket and skirt were already stained with blood. It seemed like the Attendant s had dealt a heavy blow.


    "Are you still going to talk about it?" The old mistress, who had seen everything in the residence, must have realized that things were not as simple as they seemed.


    "Servant ¡­" "Your servant ¡­" Just now, the tenth board seemed as if it was going to cause the maid to die, "This servant really doesn''t know why that thing would appear in the First Miss''s room."


    Then, he immediately fainted. He had seen people who didn''t get beaten, but he had never seen someone who didn''t get beaten up like this.


    "Grandmother, it doesn''t matter what the maidservants see anymore. It was all her fault for not teaching the maidservants well. She even implicated my sister!" His lowered head was even more painful to look at.


    "What''s wrong with you, it''s just that how did Han Hao''s jade pendant come to be in Ye Yun''s room, and there''s also that golden bottle of plum, how did Ye Yun get those things!" The old lady touched Xie Wanqing''s face, and then her gaze landed on Xie Wanyun. Being a thief and having a guilty conscience was not wrong at all, as Xie Wanqing could clearly see Xie Wanyun''s body tremble.


    Then he kneeled on the ground and said, "Grandmother, I don''t know. I have never seen anything so obscene, it must be ¡­" Someone has framed Ye Ziyun! "


    While speaking, his eyes swept towards Xie Wanqing. He lowered his head, and his face secretly became even more somber.


    "Forget it. Go back to your room first. From now on, don''t come out. Stay here for half a month before coming out." The old lady''s voice was light, as if she was talking about something insignificant. However, the air was clear with the smell of gunpowder.


    If this matter continued to be investigated, who knew what kind of person would be found out? At that time, it would cause everyone to feel that it was shameful, and such a thing happened in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, it was unknown how normal it was for people to plot against each other. Thus, since it was found out in Xie Wanyun''s room, the old lady could only punish Xie Wanyun instead.


    Everyone dispersed. Xie Wanqing returned to her room and sat in front of the copper mirror, looking at her young and tender face, yet hiding such a scheming expression. Even Xie Wanqing herself felt that it was a little sad.


    Yue Xin was helping Xie Wanqing comb her hair. After coming back from the academy, she had struggled for four hours.


    "Miss, why are you acting like this? At that time, you should have insisted on not following your daughter and made her never be able to lift her head up again!" As Yue Xin helped to comb Xie Wanqing''s hair, he noticed that Xie Wanqing was thinking about something. Xie Wanqing must have thought about that matter, as she replied her immediately.


    "The Old Mistress does not like to lose her dignity. Furthermore, if she does not raise her head this time, the Concubine Fang will definitely think of another way. Her methods are even more ruthless, wouldn''t that be troublesome!"


    "It''s just that I feel wronged, Miss. Be on guard every single day. I''m afraid that one day, someone will frame me!" Yue Xin pouted her small mouth. She had always hated this mother and daughter pair.


    It was just that Xie Wanqing didn''t understand why his daughter had to do this. There were some things that Xie Wanqing felt that she didn''t need to tell her because she didn''t need to know.


    "This time, I didn''t succeed, and I even got banned. They can''t let me go, so tell Mama Zeng and Liu Li to strictly control the servants outside. I''m in trouble!" Xie Wanqing could not help but frown when she mentioned this.


    "This servant has already informed you that Liu Li is being controlled from the outside, even the Mama Zeng has saved you a lot of trouble!" Yue Xin replied.


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, and the room became silent, Yue Xin helped him change into her bed clothes, and she did not sleep for the whole night.


    That night, Xie Wanqing heard a sound coming from the room. She squinted her eyes to see that the figure was obviously the Concubine Fang, and was putting something into the box that she did not usually use.


    At such a young age, with more things on her mind, her sleep became lighter and lighter. Xie Wanqing remained calm and collected until Concubine Fang left her bed.


    In his previous life, these dirty things came in a strange way because in his previous life, she was really an unscheming lady. Now, it was different from how Xie Wanqing had opened the box in the past.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing did not like to use the powdered incense inside, but there were some useless playthings that were lost, so it was a pity that it was not kept in a corner.


    Now that they had opened it up, they saw that it was actually this unbearable to look at, and even that jade pendant, Xie Wanqing and Han Hao could easily get along with each other, so she naturally recognised it.


    In the past few days, he didn''t even see Han Hao, and thought that Han Hao just didn''t like her, but now, he seemed to have mysteriously disappeared. Boys were always careless, and they didn''t know when to look for things to hide, giving bad people an opportunity to take advantage of.


    In his previous life, after being wronged, he was punished to kneel in the buddhist hall for six hours and then imprisoned for a whole month. The old lady''s harsh words to Xie Kai were still played around as if the scene before him.


    She never thought that such a dirty thing would happen again in this world. Xie Wanqing secretly laughed at the mother and daughter pair digging their own graves, and secretly summoned Yue Xin to let her settle this matter.


    Initially, he was still a little worried that Han Hao would be implicated, but after thinking about it, he felt more at ease as Han Hao was relatively close to him, let alone to his relatives.


    In the hall today, even though Xie Kai did not say anything, he was growing more and more disappointed in the daughter that he had always valued.


    In the eyes of the bystanders, that must have been the item Xie Wanyun secretly stashed away Han Hao''s item if she had any other thoughts. As for the origin of that item, that wouldn''t be too clean either.


    However, the old lady did not continue the investigation, but hastily dealt with Xie Wanyun, imperceptibly confirming her crime. Xie Kai did not say anything, allowing the old lady to punish him, it could not be said that he completely believed it, at least there must be a doubt in his heart.


    This kind of matter was enough to make Xie Wanyun unable to raise her head for a few days, but Xie Wanqing was not the least bit happy. Today, when she saw that Madame Ye was clearly worrying for him, Xie Wanqing''s heart warmed, and her desire to acknowledge Madame Ye and her daughter became even stronger.


    But how could it be so easy to find out what happened eight years ago? Even the slightest trace of Xie Wanqing could not be found right now.


    The Mama in the manor was also unwilling to let go. When Xie Wanqing asked about it, he just ignored it, as if there was something that even Xie Wanqing did not know about. Xie Wanqing became more and more curious, but since she could not get the result, she could only secretly feel hurt.


    He slept soundly that night, and when he woke up the next morning, he was already bruised, but he had made Yue Xin so anxious.

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    "Miss, what''s on your mind?" Yue Xin explained as she helped Xie Wanqing''s eyes get more rouge.


    "I''m just thinking about what happened yesterday. Is Han Hao here yet? Xie Wanqing urged.


    After washing up, he went out and saw that Han Hao was still waiting for him. Even though he found out yesterday that there was something that could not be said, Han Hao still did not distance himself from him.


    The moment he saw Xie Wanqing, he smiled and followed behind Xie Wanqing. The manor was extremely peaceful, and the events of last night seemed to have never happened.


    The only difference was that Xie Wanqing''s seat was empty inside the academy, so she could not enter the school even if she had been grounded. It was just that last night, she heard that Xie Wanyun only knelt for four and a half hours before fainting and she was carried back into her room.


    Xie Wanqing did not have a shred of pity, she only hoped that Xie Wanyun would remember this day''s lesson.


    After giving up school, she had rushed home with Han Hao to find Wen Shu so that they could change into a set of clothes to accompany the old lady. She did not expect to meet Sun Xiaoxiao waiting for her in the courtyard.


    Originally, it was agreed that they would practice with Han Hao. Han Hao and Xie Wanqing looked at each other and understood, "You can go play with your sister.


    "Then you have to read properly, you can''t be lazy!" Xie Wanqing spoke as if she was a teacher in the academy. Ever since Han Hao was admired by his teacher, Xie Wanqing had become more strict with him, afraid that his results would go down the drain.


    "Alright!" Han Hao laughed a little helplessly and turned to leave. Xie Wanqing quickly ran to the front of the scene just now, and Sun Xiaoxiao saw it all.


    "Xi Qing, I was wondering why County Prince Liang would not be interested in the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival. It seems like there is a more famous person in our family. Then it seems that the County Prince Liang will not be able to enter our eyes!"


    The moment Sun Xiaoxiao arrived, she immediately teased Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing pouted her small mouth helplessly, "Xiaoxiao, even you are teasing me, what happened yesterday?"


    "Alright, I was so engrossed with the incident yesterday. It seems like this little brat has a good relationship with people!" As Sun Xiaoxiao spoke, she sized up Xie Wanqing with a smile.


    Indeed, the story of yesterday''s incident had already been spread by the servants, but no one knew what it was like anymore.


    Originally, when a child interacted with another person, they would not think about it too much, but now that had already said that, and even found something in Xie Wanyun''s room, it was said that Xie Wanyun secretly had feelings for Han Hao. Not only did she hide Han Hao''s things, she even took out Golden Bottle Plum to masturbate.


    It was unsuitable for Xie Wanqing to be an eight-year-old child, but she was already considered to be at the age she had just grown up at. It was reasonable for him to have such a thought.


    Xie Wanqing never thought that the servants would say something like that, she could only say that she had to admire these low-class people who could take their time to speak such filthy words.


    "Hearing the servants say that, I could guess what had happened, but this Young Master Han is truly handsome, no wonder people had their eyes on him, he is a good match for you!"


    With only Sun Xiaoxiao and Xie Wanqing around, Sun Xiaoxiao grew more and more embarrassed as she teased Xie Wanqing. On the other hand, Xie Wanqing had a thin face to begin with, and had even blushed a little.


    "Xiao-Xiao, what are you blabbering about? Come on in!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she anxiously pulled Sun Xiaoxiao inside the house. Outside the house, she was joking, but she was just about to get down to proper business.


    Xie Wanqing looked around and closed the door after seeing that no one was paying any attention to the two children, "How much did you earn this time?"


    In the past, Sun Xiaoxiao would always take the initiative to tell Xie Wanqing, but earning money would always be addictive. But now, it was she who couldn''t wait to get up, closed the door, and anxiously sat on her seat to ask Sun Xiaoxiao.


    "Yet you, now you''re actually so anxious, this number?" said as he extended five of his fingers out. With Marquis Anyang''s Mansion in the midst of all these events, it had been a long time since Sun Xiaoxiao had come.


    "Five thousand taels?" In the past, he would only guess from a hundred taels of silver that Xie Wanqing had become more daring.


    Sun Xiaoxiao curled her lips: "It''s been so long since I last came, if I only had five thousand gold, I wouldn''t have come to see you, and it''s just that my money is running low, so I''ll quickly give it to you!"


    As Sun Xiaoxiao said this, she threw out a thick pile of silver notes. She pouted: "I have so many silver notes on me, I''m even afraid of being robbed while I''m walking!"


    Xie Wanqing did not care about Sun Xiaoxiao, she only focused on counting the banknotes, she never thought that it would be 50,000 gold, no wonder it was so thick, Xie Wanqing''s eyes seemed like it was going to burst out with light.


    "Three months to earn so much?" As if she was dreaming, Xie Wanqing was simply in disbelief.


    "According to what you said, Manager Hong invited an extra Mama pastry, and then slightly raised the price a bit more. Those people were still not satisfied, and it was as if they didn''t need any money to snatch it. Now, that Sha Qi Ma has become a necessary pastry for the women to drink tea!"


    "Very good. However, I''ve been thinking about it these past few days ¡­" Xie Wanqing looked at Sun Xiaoxiao''s smiling face, and then said it out, the matter regarding the business, Xie Wanqing had been thinking about it.


    "What are you thinking about? If you have any good ideas, feel free to share them with me!" Originally, Xie Wanqing was a little hesitant, because that was a bold idea, but she became more and more curious.


    Originally, Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t really understand that Xie Wanqing always had a few weird methods when she was doing business, but the facts proved that Xie Wanqing''s methods could always make business exceptionally good.


    "We hire people to open our own shops. I feel that we have to make more money than if we were to deposit our houses in the Forging Diet Shop!"


    When Xie Wanqing''s words came out, she was truly shocked. She had originally thought that she had some sort of new idea, but now she wanted to open a shop.


    "Zhiqing, opening a shop isn''t that easy. Firstly, that person has to be trusted, and secondly, the monthly expenses in the shop are originally placed in Manager Hong''s shop. We don''t need to worry about that, but if we open a shop ¡­"


    Even the magnanimous Sun Xiaoxiao also hesitated, she really did not understand Xie Wanqing. There was clearly a place for him to leave it, but she still wanted to open a shop.


    "I have considered all these, but according to the money we earn, these expenses are nothing. The main thing is that the people we use them for, and also the problem with the shop?"


    "But if that''s the case, Manager Hong will always be helping us. If he knows about this, he would definitely be unhappy!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao also thought about this and couldn''t help but frown. Originally, she had a good relationship with Manager Hong, Sun Xiaoxiao didn''t want to offend him because of this.


    "This is easy, I''ve already thought about it. Let''s find a shop in a suitable location and open a branch of the Fortune Soup Shop. After all, we are all children, and there are many things that cannot be done. But this way, we can get Manager Hong to help us!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao was suddenly enlightened, she did not expect Xie Wanqing''s little brain to be so thoughtful.


    "You''re right, but for something like this, I have to go back and discuss it with Manager Hong. You just wait!"


    As Sun Xiaoxiao said this, she stood up. Seeing this, she couldn''t wait and wanted to discuss this with Manager Hong.


    "He left just like that? "It seems like I''ve really fallen into the eyes of money!" Sun Xiaoxiao''s personality was always the same whenever he saw wind, so how could he have the mood to joke around with Xie Wanqing when he had such a good idea like this.


    Sun Xiaoxiao then took her leave. Xie Wanqing then quickly changed her clothes and went to the buddhist hall, in case the old lady thought that he had become a friend and became lazy.


    On the other hand, the old lady was already spinning her buddhist beads in her hands, preparing to go to the buddhist hall. She couldn''t help but be a little surprised to see Xie Wanqing.

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    "Yanqing, I heard that the daughter of General Mansion has come to find you. I thought you wouldn''t come today?" The old lady slowly said, her meaning was clearly for Xie Wanqing to accompany Sun Xiaoxiao.


    It seemed like the Buddha wasn''t real, and now that he tried to curry favor with the Buddha, his General Mansion was much more important than before the Buddha.


    "Thinking about it in front of the Buddha, I naturally cannot slack off one day." Thinking about it in front of the Buddha, I naturally cannot slack off one day. Xie Wanqing answered, making the old lady nod her head, the old lady loved to be pious on the surface.


    "Good child, you''re willing to meditate!" As the old mistress stood up, Xie Wanqing hurried over to support her. The two of them headed towards the buddhist hall.


    During the night, Xie Wanqing and Yue Xin went back to their room after waiting on the old lady. Because of what happened last time, when Xie Wanqing went back, there were guards protecting him from behind.


    "Yue Xin, what do you think about the matter that I told Xiaoxiao today!" Xie Wanqing knew that Yue Xin was meticulous enough to follow him around, and also knew many of Xie Wanqing''s secrets, so she asked while casually flipping through a book.


    Yue Xin treated Yue Xin well, and every time she earned some money, she would always receive quite a bit of bounty for it. It was to make up for her debt in her previous life, and there were still a lot of things that Yue Xin had helped to accomplish.


    However, the relationship between Yue Xin and Xie Wanqing was getting better and better, Yue Xin had become Xie Wanqing''s trusted aide, while Xie Wanqing secretly respected Yue Xin as a friend.


    "Miss, this servant thinks that your idea is too bold. No matter what happens outside, as a business owner of a young lady''s house, the madame definitely won''t agree to it. When the madame finds out, Miss will inevitably be punished!"


    Yue Xin stammered here and there, although she felt that the person she was serving had undergone a huge change and was no longer as timid as before, but was instead as decisive as before, but Yue Xin was worried that his master had stepped on his toes.


    "Since they do not agree, then we will not let them know, even if we succeed, it would just be a branch of the Fortune Soup Shop. Others will naturally think that it was Shopkeeper Hong''s doing, at most thinking of the General Mansion, he definitely would not think of me!" Xie Wanqing smiled and said to Yue Xin.


    Although Yue Xin was a man of her words, a coward should not be decisive enough. In her previous life, Yue Xin often advised him.


    "This servant always feels that something isn''t right. If I really lose money, then all the hard work I earned before will all go down the drain!" Yue Xin didn''t have the slightest idea about how to manage things.


    Xie Wanqing helplessly shook her head. Today, when I mentioned this matter to Yue Xin, I want to properly train Yue Xin''s management mind. To serve a person like Xie Wanqing, who only knows a little about every single one of them, and who is smarter, it would save some of the harm done by the bystanders.


    In the end, it is indeed the branch of Manager Hong''s shop, and with the protection of Manager Hong, if your business is not good, you will definitely have the help of Manager Hong''s men to think of a way. Even if you lose, it won''t be much of a loss, even if it is a loss, but you have to think about whether you can earn enough money in the future.


    "But Miss, this servant thinks that it''s good to be in such a state. Miss is already very busy, so why do you have to go through so much trouble to open a shop?" Yue Xin naturally did not understand either.


    Yue Xin, you have to remember that other people do not have as much as you do, although the one who opened the shop was under someone else''s name, but I was the one who thought of the idea, other people would naturally remember my good points, and Manager Hong would certainly be happy to be able to profit from this, we would be sad, haha, if you are able to take care of us, but the money you earn is all ours, so you do not have to worry about Hong or anything like that.


    Hearing this, Yue Xin was also confused. In this era, women always thought about how to marry a man and rely on him to make a living. There were as many who could do business as she did and as many who had ideas as Xie Wanqing did.


    However, Yue Xin still nodded foolishly. Xie Wanqing took a sip of tea and knew that she could not rush to train Yue Xin.


    Alone in her room, Xie Wanqing found that she was unable to read any books. Left and Right Master had already memorized all the teachings that she had today, and Xie Wanqing calculated that the New Year would come soon.


    It was as if other than the passing of the year, there were other days, but Xie Wanqing could not remember anything else.


    Before she could understand what was going on, a wave of tiredness swept over, and Xie Wanqing once again looked at the book and called Yue Xin in to help him wash up and rest.


    "Are there any special days in the past few days?" It was already late at night when Xie Wanqing was preparing to sleep, but it was clearly some special day, causing Xie Wanqing to feel a little uneasy. Finally, when she laid on the bed and saw that Yue Xin was about to leave, she asked him.


    Yue Xin thought for a while, then replied: "Besides the upcoming New Year, it''s also Madam''s birthday. Madam''s birthday is in five days, Miss ¡­"


    Yue Xin wanted to say something, but eventually stopped herself. After all, Xie Wanqing''s birth mother was the Concubine Fang, although Xie Wanqing and the Madame Ye had been very close these past few days, Yue Xin could not understand what she was thinking of at all, and was afraid that Xie Wanqing might have some feelings for the Madame Ye.


    "Eldest Young Madam''s birthday is something that needs to be properly prepared for. I''ve been so busy that I''ve forgotten!" Xie Wanqing knew what Yue Xin was thinking, and the more sshe treated Madame Ye''s birthday, the more he needed to treat it well.


    Although the Madame Ye was the legal wife, in the end, she was still the head of the madame, managing the backyard. As a result, there would not be a banquet on the birthday of the Madame Ye, it was just a gift from the crowd.


    In these days, there was actually no one who reminded himself, it was a good thing that Yue Xin was used to serving Madame Ye, so she at least remembered these days, perhaps because Yue Xin had been so busy these few days, she probably forgot about this matter.


    The next day, Xie Wanqing woke up even earlier, and went to pay respects to the Madame Ye, who was still washing up with the Mama by her side. Seeing that Xie Wanqing had come, she was a little surprised, as it had been a long time since Xie Wanqing had come to pay respects to the Madame Ye, but the food she usually had, was nothing compared to the food that the young ladies gave him.


    "Why are you here? I''ve heard that you''ve been busy these past few days, and have the time to come visit me!" Madame Ye looked at the little shadow behind him in the bronze mirror and said with a smile.


    "Have you eaten all the food Yue Xin sent over these past few days due to the late clear night?" Hearing Madame Ye''s call, Xie Wanqing ran over and said.


    "Since you''ve already eaten, and you sent me a scented sachet, I''ll hang it by the bedside. That orchid scented sachet would be the best to smell. I''ve been carrying it with me these past few days."


    Xie Wanqing looked at the scented sachet on Madame Ye''s body. Indeed, she had made these herself, as Xie Wanqing could not fall asleep at night and could only do them one by one when she had something on her mind.


    "It''s been a long time since we''ve seen each other, and both of them have lost weight!" Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at Madame Ye, her pair of watery eyes becoming more and more lovable.


    "It''s almost the end of the year, let alone you, I''m busy too!" Madame Ye said, while looking at her own Mama in the copper mirror. After giving her Madame Ye a jade footwork shake, she looked even younger.


    "Have you forgotten your birthday, your grandma? Do you still remember what kind of present your grandma wants?" Xie Wanqing''s little face was also reflected in the copper mirror, looking cute and cute.


    Madame Ye was startled, very few people remembered the birthday of her unfavoured legal wife, it was just that occasionally Xie Huaijin would give her some small gifts, and at night, Xie Kai would accompany her to eat a meal.


    However, the affection between mother and son had long faded like water. Now that he thought about last year''s birthday, there was no one to accompany him.

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    "What are you thinking about, your grandma? No matter what, you''re always with your grandma!" Xie Wanqing looked at Madame Ye, her eyes slightly red, as if she had thought of something sad.


    Madame Ye finally regained her senses, "It''s enough that you have the intention, why don''t you want anything from me?"


    Of course, Xie Wanqing''s appearance was enough to rouse the Madame Ye''s motherly heart. Madame Ye''s heart softened as she looked at the child lying on his body.


    "It''s your birthday. How can I not send you off? Since you didn''t say anything, I''ll go pick my own birthday. I''ll just wait!" Xie Wanqing said as she landed on the ground.


    "Alright, I knew that you would still have to go pay respects to your grandmother. Don''t delay the time, let''s go!" The Madame Ye urged, and Xie Wanqing took her leave.


    Xie Wanqing had already made up her mind what to give. She was originally worried that if she did not visit Madame Ye for a long time, someone would take advantage of her estrangement, but that mother and daughter pair did not seem to be able to think of which side of Madame Ye they belonged to.


    Xie Wanyun was grounded, everyone in the academy liked him, no one dared to fight with him, Xie Wanqing felt more at ease.


    It was just that after school was out, he was supposed to leave with Han Hao, but that day, Mr. Xie Wanqing was told to follow Han Hao back to his dorm after he finished reading a few notes that didn''t perform well.


    Yue Xin was initially unwilling to do so, but thinking that Xie Wanyun had already been grounded, Xie Wanqing should be fine as well. So when she thought of it, she decided to follow Han Hao and wait for Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing was only let go after she was covered by a layer of darkness.


    It was just that she never thought that there would be someone standing outside the school, and it was none other than Xie Yun. It was truly a narrow path, Xie Wanqing thought, but she had to go through it, and could only walk towards that direction.


    At this time, the people in the academy had all scattered. Xie Wanqing was a small girl by herself, her swimming posture was also exceptionally long, and looking at Xie Yun, she just so happened to be looking at her.


    Xie Wanqing had never been afraid, she just did not want to create trouble outside the Academy, so she walked forward with big steps, she originally wanted to circle around Xie Yun, but was stopped by Xie Yun.


    In Xie Yun''s eyes, he only felt that Xie Wanqing was just a little girl, not to mention the last time she was here, he had always remembered it in his heart.


    "Get out of the way!" Xie Wanqing hugged a piece of paper, and raised her head to look at Xie Yun with that evil smile.


    "Out of the way? How does that count? " Xie Yun looked at Xie Wanqing as if she was looking at a great joke.


    "What do you want?" Although Xie Wanqing was short, her aura was exactly the same. Right now, he extended her small hand and directly slapped Xie Yun''s face.


    Xie Yun had originally used money to bribe a few ignorant people to stall Xie Wanqing before school was dismissed, while he had quietly waited for Xie Wanqing here in order to leave Xie Wanqing alone.


    Previously, the reason why Xie Wanqing dared to bully him like that was because of someone supporting him from behind. But now, with no one around, even if she were to beat Xie Wanqing up here, no one would know, and at that time, it would be alright for him to not admit it.


    He just didn''t expect that Xie Wanqing would cover her face in pain that instant. She really didn''t expect her to be so strong, just a girl.


    Xie Wanqing''s palm also released a burst of numbness. Just then, she became anxious and used all of her strength.


    Xie Yun was beaten senseless, he did not have time to react, upon seeing this, Xie Wanqing immediately ran away, and rushed back to his own room.


    As Han Hao was reading the book, he had been waiting for Xie Wanqing to return. He hadn''t thought that it would take two hours to recuperate from just being knocked away, which startled both Han Hao and Yue Xin.


    The two of them looked at Xie Wanqing in shock. The originally white jacket dress had been dyed with some dust which looked gray.


    "Miss, what happened? Why are you in such a panic?" Yue Xin stepped forward and asked.


    Xie Wanqing drank a cup of tea to catch her breath, "I''m not looking for trouble, but for my own matters!"


    Xie Wanqing gasped for breath as she spoke, but Han Hao''s eyebrows were knitted, Xie Wanqing was simply not idle for a single moment, and what happened next caused trouble once again.


    Han Hao only regretted that he did not wait for her to come back to Wen Shu in a hurry. His current appearance looked like he had been bullied.


    "Miss, what''s wrong?" Hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, Yue Xin became even more anxious.


    "It''s Xie Yun?" Han Hao''s hand rested on Xie Wanqing''s shoulder, her brows knitted even more tightly. Originally, Xie Wanqing had offended Xie Yun for her own sake, causing him to feel even more guilty.


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, then curled her lips: "I already said that if you''re lucky, you will grow in intelligence. I originally thought that Xie Yun would no longer rely on his strength to bully others, I never thought that..."


    "I''ll go look for him!" Han Hao''s eyes were filled with a bit of anger. He was no longer the cautious boy that came to the Gao Clan''s mansion. Moreover, he had Xie Huaixing and Xie Wanqing as his backers.


    "Come back, that man is notorious for being unruly and difficult to get along with. Everyone can''t avoid him. Even if I run into him, it can only be considered my bad luck. You might be able to catch up with him in a hurry!"


    Fortunately, Xie Wanqing had reacted quickly and managed to pull Han Hao back. In the end, it was because he was also from the border, and the Madame Ye had an explosive temper.


    Xie Wanqing looked behind him at Xie Wanqing. Although she did not know what had happened, taking the cotton candy out of her clothes only made Han Hao''s heart ache.


    Han Hao didn''t know when this feeling would come, but when he saw Xie Wanqing smile, he would be very happy from the bottom of his heart, but this sorry state, even if he was not injured, would make Han Hao''s heart ache.


    "If I don''t show him a little bit of power, what if he bullies you in the future?" Han Hao frowned, and spoke very little to Xie Wanqing.


    "If there''s too many people, he wouldn''t dare to bully me. Just sit down, or at worst, go out the door in the future, so that Yue Xin won''t get even an inch away from him, and he won''t dare!" Xie Wanqing drank a mouthful of tea breezily, but she did not think that way.


    How could it be so coincidental, it just had to be that he had met Xie Yun alone. Tonight, the few people that Xie Wanqing was accompanying were not my family, but the kids from the families that he was assigned to, some of them were new to my age, and I was not close with Xie Wanqing.


    Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Xie Wanqing''s goal today was definitely not to find fault with him, and maybe there was something else she wanted to do.


    It was just a slap, Xie Wanqing didn''t know if it was a blessing or a disaster!


    "Forget it. Seeing how you are acting today, I doubt that you will be able to read any of the books. You should return first. Come back tomorrow morning!" Xie Wanqing looked at herself and said so much that she had already calmed down.


    However, now that Xie Wanqing had chased Han Hao away, Han Hao was unwilling to do so.


    "Remember, don''t waste your time on unnecessary things. I have to change my clothes. The madame is probably waiting for me. Go back first!"


    "Forget it. What you said makes sense. I''ll come look for you tomorrow morning!" Although Han Hao was unwilling, it was indeed time for Xie Wanqing to change clothes. Seeing that Yue Xin had already combed her hair and the smell of the osmanthus oil made Han Hao''s heart feel much more at ease.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing''s hair was disheveled, the sunset glow shone in and added a different shade of purple to Xie Wanqing''s hair, causing her to become enthralled, and with another urge from Xie Wanqing, Han Hao quickly left''s room.


    However, before he could even have a sip of tea, the Mama Xin had arrived.


    Xie Wanqing knew that Xie Yun would not take that slap for nothing. Seeing that Mama Xin was here, she knew that it would not be the Old Granny urging him to go to her room, but rather the villains coming to sue first.

 C129

    In the past, if Xie Wanqing was late, she would just go to the buddhist hall to find the old lady. She would never trouble the Mama Xin to do so.


    However, Xie Wanqing had just finished combing her hair, and had changed into a light yellow long skirt, adding to it was a sense of elegance.


    "Shiqing is about to go to the Old Mistress'' room. Why is the Mama Xin here?" Xie Wanqing laughed and said, and then obediently gave her regards.


    Although the Mama Xin was a servant, she was still an old Mama who had been living in the mansion for many years. Furthermore, the person who had been serving the old lady in close proximity was an esteemed person in the mansion, Xie Wanqing naturally knew whether to curry favor with her or not.


    "This servant does not deserve it!" Old madam wants Second Miss to go over! " Mama Xin immediately replied with a blessing of his own.


    "Alright, it just so happens that late Qing is ready as well!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she followed Mama Xin out. When they reached the main hall, the first thing she saw was Xie Yun.


    Looking carefully, Xie Wanqing could see that her face was still slightly flushed. She had never seen the two sides of Xie Wanqing, so she must be Xie Yun''s parents.


    The Xie Clan had distributed so many people, that even Xie Wanqing who had already lived for a lifetime would not be able to recognize the Xie Clan.


    "Xianqing greets Grandmother, Aunt and Uncle!" Since she was Xie Yun''s parents, Xie Wanqing should naturally call her uncle and aunt, even if it was the Xie Yun in the middle, a little man would still cry miserably.


    Xie Wanqing secretly glanced at it, and only laughed in her heart, Xie Yun was not a man.


    "Yanqing, I heard that you had some conflict with Han Hao after school today?" A trace of doubt flashed in the old mistress'' eyes as she spoke.


    Although the old lady did not think highly of the Daughter of Concubine, she also felt that Xie Wanqing was very well-mannered, so she did not directly ask if she had beaten him up.


    "He did not want to argue with others, he only wanted to come back quickly to accompany his grandmother. However, Xie Yun seemed to still be brooding over the misunderstanding, so in his desperation, he did hit Xie Yun!"


    Xie Wanqing did not hesitate at all when she spoke. It was originally such a serious scar on Xie Yun''s face that even if she wanted to cover it up, she would not be able to hide it.


    "Madam, you must have heard it. You know that our family despises us for splitting up and for not letting Xie Yun stay in our school, why do you think that there''s someone bullying my son even after we hide far away!?"


    ''s words were still not heard, it was as if he could not hold it in any longer. When she was talking to Xie Wanqing, her main focus was on whether or not Xie Wanqing had beaten him up. When she heard Xie Wanqing''s words, she had already admitted it, but the tone of her voice made it seem as if she could not wait to tear Xie Wanqing into a thousand pieces.


    Xie Wanqing turned to look at the woman. Although they were separated into different families, they obviously had some family background, dressed extravagantly, just like the Concubine Fang, but had never seen someone with such force.


    What a pity that your son is your son, and the ones around you are not from the womb. Xie Wanqing looked coldly at the crafty and spicy owner, she really did not understand how the Xie Family could marry such a good person. Just based on this attitude, it would be difficult for the old lady to help them!


    "What is it? It is also your turn to talk about my granddaughter. You must not have heard what I said just now, right?


    This family was not pleasing to the eyes of the madame, so she would not care even if something were to happen to them. Furthermore, with that man''s aggressive attitude, how could the madame help them?


    Xie Yun''s family had always thought that the higher ups and the deeper ups had more tricks up their sleeves, so they could not afford to offend them. However, Xie Yun could not bear to see his family getting wronged.


    That was why she came to Marquis Anyang''s Mansion in such an aggressive manner, but what Xie Wanqing said was completely different from what she said at home.


    "Little sister, why don''t you apologize to Xie Yun!" Xie Wanyun said from the side.


    Just now, he could see that Xie Wanyun''s expression was amiss, because this matter was definitely not Xie Wanyun''s fault, and now that the old mistress had yet to speak, Xie Wanyun had become the peacemaker, causing Xie Wanqing''s heart to feel that her guess was right.


    Apologize? Why did Xie Wanqing have to apologize? Apologizing would mean admitting her crimes, and that would be just a foreshadowing. If anything happened in the future, then this matter would be enough for people to poke their backs in the spine and speak.


    If she was implicated into this matter in the future, she would definitely say that Xie Wanqing did not respect her bastard brothers.


    "Xianqing is innocent. Even Grandmother didn''t say she was guilty, so how can I apologize? Did elder sister stay in the room to be confused again? Why is she confused like this after coming out with so much difficulty today?" Xie Wanqing''s words were nothing to begin with, but to Xie Wanyun, it sounded full of thorns, causing her own heart to feel even more uncomfortable.


    "That''s right, then it really sounds like Xianqing was right. Xie Yun was perfectly fine walking around the vicinity of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, could it be that he didn''t have any good intentions?!" Although the madame''s words were gentle, a sinister light flashed in her eyes.


    "Old madam, Xie Wanqing is definitely lying, the things that we, Xie Yun, are talking about are not lies! She is clearly looking for trouble, how can she say such things about Xie Yun?"


    "No matter what, aunt is a woman from an aristocratic family, why do you need to make such a big fuss about Marquis Anyang''s Mansion? Since Xie Yun and Xi Qing''s words are different, then why don''t Xie Yun tell us more about it, Xi Qing wants to confront Xie Yun face-to-face!"


    Xie Wanqing''s words were powerful, but they were said with reason and evidence. She was just an eight year old child, so people couldn''t help but laugh at him.


    "Even a child is more sensible than you!" The old mistress'' voice sounded again, still as cold as it was before. She then started to rotate the buddhist beads.


    However, Xie Yun still did not realize the cruel reality. That was that when the old mistress looked at a person, the first thing she did was to make the old lady feel inferior to her. This child who had lost weight, how could the old lady take him seriously?


    It was exactly these two loving sons that wanted to fight so badly. Could it be that they wanted to see their own sons being treated like treasures by the main family, and then, Xie Wanqing would be severely punished?


    Xie Wanyun opened her mouth wanting to say something, but in the end, no words came out. Of course, Xie Wanqing knew what Xie Wanyun meant, how smart was Xie Wanqing, if she were to fight against Xie Yun, he would definitely find a lot of mistakes, and at that time, wouldn''t her secrets be exposed?


    Xie Wanyun really wanted to see Xie Wanqing make a fool out of herself, wanted to see Xie Wanqing no longer loved by others, which was why she had conspired with Xie Yun to do such a thing.


    But Xie Wanyun was afraid that she was confused, she never thought that after hearing about this, the old lady was not angry, she was indifferent, and if the person in front of her was Xie Huaixing, then she would really be in trouble.


    He wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, he realized that he wouldn''t be able to get a foothold when the time came.


    She could not come out from the dark room these few days, that feeling was something Xie Wanyun would never forget, and it was to take advantage of the chaos that had befallen him and come out. Since she was still wearing his sin, he naturally could not speak anymore, if not, the old mistress would not be able to understand what was going on, if he were to be punished, how was he going to live in this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion?


    "Say it, what are you waiting for?" Xie Yun never thought that it would be such a mayor. It was different from what he had imagined, of course.


    Only then did Xie Yun''s mother remind him that it was time for him to speak.


    He had thought that by being a victim in this hall, he would be in seclusion. At least the madame would say a few polite words and reprimand the one in his home. But how did it turn out like this?


    The old lady''s indescribable majesty caused Xie Yun to tremble with fear. He did not know where to start, but the more anxious he was, the more he was unable to say what he was thinking.


    "If Xie Yun doesn''t speak, then I wonder why this kind of misunderstanding is happening at this late Qing City, he is truly wronged!" Xie Wanqing lowered his head, causing others to feel that he had suffered a great grievance.

 C130

    With a turn of his mind, two drops of tears appeared on Xie Wanqing''s face. He looked at the old lady with his teary eyes, although the old lady was not soft-hearted, but with her innocent little appearance, it was enough to make her hate Xie Yun even more.


    "Today, I left school early and played outside, and unknowingly walked to the other side. Who knew that on the way, I met Xie Wanqing ¡­ Without another word, she slapped me across the face and said I was in her way. "


    Xie Yun finally regained his senses, and spoke those words in a rush, as if he had memorized them before. However, Xie Wanqing was even more certain now, not to mention the Concubine Fang, there must be Xie Wanyun involved in this.


    However, he was even more resentful. Why did he slap him so hard at that time? Why did his mouth that was spouting nonsense even have flowers in it?


    "That late Qing dare to ask, why is Xie Yun playing outside the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion Academy, and also by himself, could it be that some of the young masters are really interested?"


    "I... Could it be that playing by myself is a hindrance to you and you want to humiliate me like this? "


    Xie Wanqing was meticulous enough to pick out the mistakes in the words that Xie Yun made out of the flowers.


    "Grandmother, I heard that Xie Yun is studying in a private school outside. Even if he likes to play, he shouldn''t be coming here!" The old lady was smoking and nodded her head, what Xie Wanqing said was true.


    "In addition, does Grandmother also think that those kinds of people would find fault and humiliate others?!" Seeing that the old lady had nodded, Xie Wanqing continued to speak.


    "Xie Wanqing, don''t force yourself! You were the one who beat me up, are you telling me that you don''t want to admit it!?" Just as Xie Wanqing finished speaking, Xie Yun turned angry from embarrassment and laughed.


    "Young Master Xie''s way of doing things is exactly the same as Aunt''s. I didn''t say that I wouldn''t admit it, so why is Young Master Xie so angry!"


    This made it seem like Xie Wanqing was a man of principle, even the old lady snorted coldly as she squinted her eyes. This meant that she was looking down upon Xie Wanqing, as the big one talked about rules and regulations.


    But today, Su Qing was left behind by mister for him to help, and came back a little late. Su Qing had already seen Xie Yun from afar, and was about to go around to look for, but Xie Yun stood straight in front of his, causing his to take action helplessly!


    The old lady did not help Xie Wanqing, and did not help Xie Yun either. Xie Wanqing originally thought that she was being so ordinary these past few days, to the point where even the heart of a stone would have been affected, but from the looks of it, the old lady''s heart was even tougher than a stone.


    It seemed that in the eyes of the madame, it was only a conflict between two concubines. The madame was troubled by her labour and her wisdom.


    "It''s not like that, it''s obviously Xie Wanqing who is unreasonable. Esteemed wangfei, I am the only one who is in Xie Wanqing''s way, how can she say that?" As Xie Yun spoke, his face was actually covered with tears, causing Xie Wanqing to look down upon him even more.


    This was a principle that even the small Xie Huaixing knew. This was the great hall of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, could it be that he thought it was his home, that he could do whatever he liked with it?


    "Xie Yun still hasn''t answered Zhiqing''s question. If he was just playing around, why would he walk over there and start crying right now?"


    "Grandmother, Grandmother, Sister Wanqing doesn''t know how to do it, Sister Wanqing doesn''t know how to bully people!" That childish voice made Xie Wanqing jump in fright, but right after, she felt relieved. It was Xie Huaixing.


    Turning his head back, he saw Xie Huaixing stumbling as he ran over. As he ran, he was anxiously trying to defend Xie Wanqing as her face flushed red.


    As he grew older, the Madame Huang became even stricter on Xie Huaixing. It was difficult for him to even sneak out to see Xie Wanqing, but now that he had heard that he had met with misfortune, he had risked his life to sneak out.


    Seeing that Xie Huaixing had grown a lot taller after a few days of not seeing him, it could be seen that even though he was bored into his room with books all day, he was still unable to relax.


    "Huai, why did you come here? Slow down, be careful!" The tone of the old lady''s voice was so gentle, as though she was afraid of scaring Xie Huaixing, the kind of gentleness only towards a grandson.


    "Grandmother!" Xie Huaixing ran over, and when he passed by Xie Yun''s side, he did not forget to turn his head and glare fiercely at Xie Yun.


    "If you want to testify, the Sister Wanqing will not bully others!" Xie Huaixing''s tiny body immediately climbed onto the old lady''s leg, and stared at his.


    Grandmother, Brother Huaixing''s childish words cannot be counted. Seeing that Grandmother is also tired, why don''t you leave this matter to her? Xie Wanyun said in embarrassment, she seemed to be truly worried about his sister, the others probably worried about his sister''s feelings.


    However, only Xie Wanqing knew how dirty this place was. Let Xie Wanyun check if she had any innocence, it would be good if she wasn''t killed.


    Xie Wanyun really knew how to judge the situation. Just now, the old lady had shown some signs of exhaustion, but to Xie Wanyun, wasn''t that an opportunity?


    "Thank you elder sister for worrying about me, but today little sister has already said everything, since there is no proof, and both Su Qing and Xie Yun are insistent, I hope grandmother can adjudicate that Su Qing will not lie!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she heavily kowtowed, she absolutely could not allow herself to fall into Xie Wanyun''s hands.


    Furthermore, compared to Xie Wanyun, the Old Granny would definitely prefer someone who is slightly more sensible, so Xie Wanqing would definitely be confident.


    "What Xianqing said is reasonable, why would Xie Yun be near the academy, he doesn''t believe anyone if he says that it''s for fun, from now on, all of you better not take another step into the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion!" The madame said indifferently. The punishment was so severe that it couldn''t be any less severe.


    According to Xie Wanyun''s thoughts, he would not be able to think of such a far-fetched excuse. Seems like the clumsy excuse was something that Xie Yun had thought of himself, with very little contact with the old lady, how could he know how clever the old lady was? Otherwise, she would not be so old to care about the matters of the mansion and suppress her daughter-in-law.


    The tone of the voice was light, but when it came to Xie Yun and his family, it was like a strike to them. Originally, they did not want to go to their own academy to provoke such a commotion, but now, it caused them to lose face and their future career as an official in the Xie Clan.


    Originally, it was just that Xie Yun was bullied by others, but today, the result was actually like this.


    "Old madam, there might have been some misunderstanding just now, but no matter what, we are family. Why must we act so heartlessly like this? Who knows what other people will tell us?" The man who had been silent all this time finally opened his mouth.


    Xie Wanqing looked at this person''s past life, of which she herself was not familiar with. Xie Wanqing had always loved to play, and did not know much about her family members in the first place.


    "Hmph, a misunderstanding? Right now, you are going to wrongly accuse Wan Qing, if I, this old granny, do not punish you, then wouldn''t I have to let you climb onto the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s head! "


    Previously, he had heard that Xie Yun''s father had gotten help from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and became a small official in the imperial court. He had no power or influence, but he could protect the peace and prosperity of his family.


    Xie Wanqing secretly looked at her, she seemed to be someone who understood things, and had not spoken at all. It could be seen that she must have been pressured by someone from her family.


    It was only the madame who had decided to speak now that things had happened. There was no longer any reason for it to be overturned.


    "Did you not hear what you said just now? Why are you still standing here!" As the old mistress spoke, she put down her snuff and took a sip of tea.


    "Don''t go overboard. It''s clearly Xie Wanqing''s fault, why do you keep blaming me?" Xie Yun was a little hysterical.


    That was exactly the case with this person. If Xie Wanqing kept quiet, wouldn''t that mean that the whole nest of snake rats would climb up onto Xie Wanqing''s head?

 C131

    "Grandmother is right, it''s just that if this were to be spread out, we might even say something about our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion!" Xie Wanyun leisurely walked to Xie Yun''s side and said.


    Xie Wanqing watched coldly from the side, she did not know how long Xie Wanyun had planned for this to happen, but she had never expected herself to think of such a method, it was just that, how could Xie Wanyun help him so easily?


    Seeing that Marquis Anyang''s Mansion''s granddaughter was actually speaking up for the people outside, even the old lady''s face changed.


    "Why are you still grounded? Why aren''t you coming out? Hurry up and go back!" The tone of the old lady was even more harsh than when she treated Xie Yun just now.


    Although Xie Wanyun was sinister, her defeat was because she did not clearly see the madame''s personality. These compassionate and whatever character was usually exposed, but she was the most vicious in her heart. Who said that those who believed in the Buddha would be merciful?


    "Evening, let''s go. We should calm our hearts and pay our respects to Buddha. With Lord Buddha''s blessing, I don''t think that anyone will find fault with us in the future!" Xie Wanqing agreed and followed the madame away. The words that came from the bottom of the heart were for Xie Yun and his family to hear.


    As he spoke, he left the hall. At night, he heard Yue Xin say that after Xie Yun and his family returned home, they had quarreled loudly, and that even the two of them had prepared to leave. Firstly, because of the loss of their original bright path, and secondly, because they were trying to take responsibility for each other''s deaths, they had no face at all.


    When Xie Wanqing heard this, she was still deep in thought. There wasn''t the slightest ripple, and only a single sentence said that she would commit injustice and kill himself, before letting Yue Xin go.


    Xie Wanqing slept unusually peacefully tonight, but this was not the case in Xie Wanyun''s room. A few maids were trembling as they knelt on the ground, full of broken pieces.


    Even though it was already late into the night, Xie Wanyun''s room was still brightly lit, and sounds of activity could still be heard coming from inside.


    "Slut, slut, why is the madame helping him? What kind of lecherous trick is this?" "Pa!" A cup fell to the ground.


    Concubine Fang of the world walked in. She had already heard of the things that happened today, after thinking about it, Concubine Fang must still have had something to do with Xie Wanyun.


    "Make your move without thinking. Who can you blame? You didn''t even discuss it with me before you went to work. Don''t you know the personality of the madame?"


    Before Concubine Fang even came in, she was already anxious to reprimand Xie Wanyun. Although the old lady did not say anything on the surface, but Xie Wanyun was speaking on behalf of the outside, so the old lady must be feeling uncomfortable.


    "I even thought that the old granny would definitely blame the slut for having been sued, and that she was actually cheating on the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion outside!" Xie Wanyun muttered softly.


    "But that was born from a branch of the Xie Clan, what does it matter to the madame? As for you, speak up for the outsider. Who knows how much the madame will hate you for!" The Concubine Fang was angry in her heart, her tone naturally wouldn''t be any better.


    "I... I haven''t thought of this yet! " Xie Wanyun was extremely aggrieved in her heart, and at this moment, she actually started to wipe her tears away.


    "Don''t take any risks in the future! If you have anything to say, you should discuss it with me!" Concubine Fang looked at his own daughter wiping her tears, and her heart finally softened. In the end, she didn''t forget to remind Xie Wanyun.


    I''ll go to sleep early today. With me here, this slut definitely won''t be able to make it to the right place, and it looks like I''ll have to choose a Direct Daughter in a few years. I can''t lose out here, but you have to discuss everything with me! After Concubine Fang finished speaking, she urged Xie Wanyun to rest early before leaving.


    "Lv Yi, do you think I have truly done wrong?" Although Lv Yi was serving by Xie Wanyun''s side, Xie Wanyun had always been wary of him, and never asked such a question.


    Miss, what you have done is right, it is just that it is not appropriate to not discuss with Concubine Fang, in the future, you will definitely have to discuss more, this matter, we were indeed careless, we must be careful in the future.


    Although Lv Yi wanted to say that it was clearly wrong, back then Xie Wanyun contacted Xie Yun and insisted on doing so, but thinking about it, Xie Wanyun was extremely cautious of him, so she did not dare say anything.


    Xie Wanyun looked up and glanced at Lv Yi. The expression in her eyes was unclear, causing Lv Yi to not dare to say anything else.


    Xie Wanyun also slept through the latter half of the night. She was grounded and could not go to the Academy, so she had to wake up early to read in her room. She was fine even if she woke up a little later.


    The next morning, Xie Wanqing was woken up by the nightmare. In her dream, there were many Gu worms lying on her bed and by her pillow.


    Xie Wanqing thought of something and opened up the secret compartment in the wardrobe. There were two Gu worms inside the paper bag, but where did Concubine Fang get those Gu?


    Xie Wanqing was afraid of what happened that day. If the Gu really went into her brain, the consequences would be unimaginable.


    The reason why Xie Wanqing would keep it, was because she would never do any evil deeds, and did not use it to harm others, throwing it away was a little bit of a pity, but this parasite was definitely not something that the Concubine Fang, who did not have any relatives or relatives, could obtain.


    He was just curious if there were any other helpers behind the Concubine Fang, such as Gu worms that came from the borders or the Barbarian Lands of the other races. It was rare to see such precious things, so how did the Concubine Fang get them?


    Xie Wanqing stared fixedly at the paper bag in the secret compartment in front of him, thinking back to the time when the two Gu were lying on her pillow, didn''t even dare to touch them.


    "Why didn''t Miss wake up and call me a servant!" Yue Xin''s voice sounded from behind him. Presumably, Yue Xin had come in because she was staring blankly at Xie Wanqing from the window.


    "Help me wash up!" Xie Wanqing looked at the multicolored sunset in the sky and realized that it was indeed time to stand up.


    "Miss, why are you so early in the morning? It seems like you have something on your mind. Aren''t you being a little too preoccupied with this!" Yue Xin looked at Xie Wanqing''s sullen expression and laughed.


    As she spoke, she helped Xie Wanqing change into a light pink set of clothes. Xie Wanqing was rarely seen wearing them, and the pill concocting she did now looked especially good.


    "How can I wear this today? I want to wear a jade green one!" Xie Wanqing looked at her body and frowned.


    "Miss couldn''t have forgotten, right? It''s Madam''s birthday today. If Miss hadn''t prepared a present and dressed up beautifully, please go greet Madam. Madam will remember this favor!"


    Yue Xin had been extremely busy all this while, so she probably did not prepare any gifts. However, Madame Ye''s birthday had never been celebrated, and as time passed, people began to forget about it. Sometimes, they would even forget about it compared to a few favorite aunts!


    "I naturally have prepared a present for you. Yue Xin, go and bring back the Little Mile that I begged for in Hanshan Temple!" Xie Wanqing had already thought of this.


    Other than giving them to others, Xie Wanqing had also left a small statue of Maitreya last time at the Hanshan Temple.


    Before, when this old lady was living, Xie Wanqing had already gifted her a Buddha statue, so now that she was giving a Maitreya Buddha to the Madame Ye, even if others knew about it, they would not say that Xie Wanqing was fawning on him.


    But this little Miller was Xie Wanqing''s little master who was praying in front of the Buddha chanting scriptures everyday while learning Hanshan Temple. This was Xie Wanqing''s one and only opinion of the Madame Ye.


    If one were to say that the Old Mistress worshiped him on the surface, then the Madame Ye was extremely honest. Although she was not usually a vegetarian like the Old Mistress, she would not even be willing to step on an ant to death.


    He wasn''t like the madame, who was only sincere on the surface. She was cruel to the people around her. She didn''t have the merciful heart of someone who worshipped the Buddha.


    Xie Wanqing looked at the little Mile that Yue Xin was holding in satisfaction. This kind of thing Madame Ye would definitely like, so when she thought about it, she skipped to Madame Ye''s room.


    The moment he entered the Madame Ye''s room, he saw Lv Yi right in front of him. He had already thought that Xie Wanyun would not miss this opportunity, but he did not expect that Xie Wanyun would not even forget to send Lv Yi over.

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    Xie Wanqing could not be bothered to pay attention to Lv Yi, who was originally someone close to Concubine Fang. What good intentions could she have, speaking any further would only make Xie Wanqing feel disgusted.


    Then, she immediately went up to pay her respects to Xie Wanqing. Lv Yi then greeted Xie Wanqing: "This servant greets Second Miss!"


    Xie Wanqing looked at the blue and white porcelain vase in Lv Yi''s arms, which looked pretty good. Last time, Madame Ye couldn''t wait to tell him that the madame''s birthday was for him, but this time, she didn''t say anything, she clearly didn''t want Xie Wanqing to know.


    Xie Wanqing forgot about it, but if Xie Wanyun remembered to give such a precious gift to her family, then Madame Ye might become more concerned about him in the future.


    "The eldest young miss had sent a servant here early in the morning to deliver Madam''s congratulatory gift. This vase was specially prepared by the eldest young miss for Madam''s birthday a long time ago." Lv Yi said. Xie Wanqing looked at the vase calmly.


    Initially, Madame Ye did not like such decorations. Perhaps Xie Wanyun had noticed that most of the blue and white porcelain in the Madame Ye''s room was, so she thought that it was better off.


    However, what he did not know was that, using blue and white porcelain was only because he was used to simple and elegant. According to Xie Wanqing''s observation, the Madame Ye did not like blue and white porcelain much.


    "Your young mistress has gone through so much trouble, please help me thank her!" Madame Ye could only force a smile and said.


    "Yes, your servant will take his leave!" Lv Yi put down the thing in her hand and retreated. She did not forget to look at the thing in Xie Wanqing''s hands once more as she walked away.


    Xie Wanqing only kept them in a small box. Because she was in a hurry, she only found a wooden box, so she did not look conspicuous. Lv Yi could not help but look at the small thing in her hands with a bit of ridicule.


    This kind of box, could not be filled with expensive gold and silver jewelry, then it looked a little crude, Xie Wanqing was not worried.


    After Lv Yi left, only then did she call out "Madam!"


    After that, sshe kneeled down and said, "Good birthday to First Mother! Everything goes according to your wishes!" Every time Madame Ye saw Xie Wanqing, he would feel indescribably happy, and the smile on her face today was like that of a flower.


    "Su Qing, wake up quickly!" Xie Wanqing then placed the gift in Madame Ye''s hands, "This is the gift that Su Qing gave to my first wife. When we went to the Hanshan Temple, Su Qing also begged two other young misers, these are all gifts that have been enlightened by masters, left in front of the Buddha everyday, one for my first mother, and the other one waited until Concubine Fang''s birthday to give to you."


    Xie Wanqing said in a sweet voice. She knew that if she did not say that she had two Concubine Fang s, they might not be willing to accept her. In truth, Xie Wanqing only had one.


    Madame Ye opened the box and saw that Little Mi Lie used the highest grade of red wood to carve it.


    "This Miele is small and exquisite, Su Qing has really troubled you, I heard that your Xie Yun had an argument earlier?" The Concubine Fang took it out and looked at it. Naturally, she liked it immensely, she had wanted to accompany Xie Wanqing for a while longer to chat with him.


    Seeing that Madame Ye did not have any intention to blame him, Xie Wanqing just casually mentioned it and boldly said: "Xie Yun is deliberately looking for trouble, Sanguine Qing thinks that he cannot be reckless, if not, she would not even mention whether or not she has Marquis Anyang''s Mansion in her heart, even if it is her first time looking for trouble, there will be a second time, so in order to avoid trouble, Sangqing took care of Xie Yun."


    Xie Wanqing acted like a little adult, with a serious look on her face, making people unable to resist her laughter, even the Madame Ye couldn''t help but laugh.


    "It''s good to be able to think of this at such a young age, but in the future, if you encounter any conflicts, you must first learn how to avoid it. If you really don''t open your mouth and fight, then you can spread the news."


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head: "Xianqing understands, if she encounters a conflict, she will learn to avoid it. But if I keep following her, she will definitely not be a person who is afraid of things!"


    "Well, your grandmother is probably waiting for you at this hour. Go quickly!" The Madame Ye seemed to be reluctant to part with Xie Wanqing.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing was a little surprised. She had never seen a Madame Ye that could not bear to part with him like this. It was probably because the Madame Ye''s situation was not good, and so it became even more sentimental and compassionate on her birthday.


    Xie Wanqing agreed and only said: "Then, I will come back for a visit after school tonight!" She ran out.


    After she left school, Xie Wanqing only roughly changed her clothes. This time, it was a light blue color, and as she stepped forward, the hem of her skirt fluttered, giving him a unique beauty.


    Xie Wanqing did not immediately head towards the old lady''s room like she usually did, but instead, towards Xie Kai''s study.


    Xie Kai had been upgrading his position continuously this year, and was extremely busy. Forget about me, even Madame Ye found it difficult to see Xie Kai once, much less in this room.


    Xie Wanqing was even less able to see Xie Kai, and when she thought about it, it had been a long time since she had seen Xie Kai, and he also didn''t know whether father and daughter''s relationship was distant from one another, so it was hard for Xie Wanqing not to feel a little nervous.


    However, she began to use her small hands to push open the door to Xie Kai''s room. Seeing that Xie Kai was currently focused on reading, she slightly frowned her brows.


    He must have been worrying about too many things, so Xie Kai very rarely cared about the matters of the house, adding the old lady''s arbitrary eyes, Xie Kai believed that he could be at ease.


    "Xianqing greets father!" In the past, Xie Kai had only released a few servants who were specifically serving him. Firstly, it was because he was worried that Xie Kai would be disturbed, and secondly, there was a rule that women did not interfere in politics.


    If they often went in and out of Xie Kai''s room, wouldn''t that bring about suspicions on themselves? Furthermore, every single day, they would be in front of them, afraid that Xie Kai would get angry and there would be a tyrannical old lady watching over them. If word of this were to spread, how could they still live?


    The children of the various families were also taught not to dare to enter Xie Kai''s study room. However, in reality, there was no problem for the children to occasionally come to Xie Kai''s study room, which was why Xie Wanqing dared to enter.


    "Xianqing, why are you here? Have you had a good time these few days? How''s your chess skills? I haven''t played chess with you for a long time!" Seeing Xie Wanqing coming over, Xie Kai smiled and said to him.


    Perhaps it was because Xie Kai hadn''t spoken to his family for a long time, but now that he saw his youngest daughter, his tone was surprisingly good. There was even the affection from his father in the past, which made Xie Wanqing''s heart warm.


    "She has always been the top player in the academy, and Han Hao taught me how to play chess. She is much better now, and because she misses father, she came to visit him!"


    "Good, good child, you''ve improved quite a bit these past few years. You haven''t really disappointed me. How come you''ve come to find me in the study today?"


    After these few days of treatment, Xie Wanqing had long since recovered from her beautiful figure, and she was even thinner than before.


    Xie Kai picked up Xie Wanqing and placed him on her lap. Xie Wanqing was looking at Xie Kai''s table, she was originally reading the military manual, no wonder she was so engrossed, she was probably going to become an idiot if this continued.


    "Does father remember what day it is today?" Xie Wanqing tilted her head, looking at Xie Kai, a trace of craftiness flashing past her eyes.


    "It''s almost the end of the year, and there are more and more celebrations. How can I still remember!"


    "Daddy really forgot that today is my grandma''s birthday!" Daddy really forgot that today is my mother-in-law''s birthday! "Daddy really forgot that today is my mother-in-law''s birthday.


    Although the relationship between husband and wife was as light as water, they still had to spend their birthdays together. At the very least, it shouldn''t have reached such a state.


    This morning, Xie Wanqing looked at Madame Ye with a bit of depression and unhappiness in her eyes, and she knew what Madame Ye was thinking about.


    That was why Xie Wanqing wanted Xie Kai to go to Madame Ye''s room. Madame Ye would definitely be in a good mood.

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    "Oh!" It''s really your mother-in-law''s birthday today. Have you congratulated her before? " Xie Kai looked at Xie Wanqing''s beautiful little eyes, and a lot of love for him appeared in her heart. After calculating the days, he suddenly thought of something.


    "Of course, but where''s daddy? Perhaps my eldest mother is still waiting for father in her room at this time! " Xie Wanqing said as she lowered her head and pouted.


    "There are so many things I haven''t done yet. How about I replace dad and accompany your mom?" Xie Kai pointed to his table, there were indeed a lot of documents.


    "Grandmother''s birthday is held once a year, so no matter how many things father has to do, he can deal with it tomorrow!" Seeing Xie Kai like that, Xie Wanqing seemed to not want to go to Madame Ye''s room, so after saying that, he pulled Xie Kai forcefully.


    This little girl seemed to have used all of his strength, but Xie Kai was still an adult after all, he sat on the chair without moving, and looked at Xie Wanqing with a smile on his face.


    "Fine, fine, I''ll go to your grandma''s room then!" Xie Wanqing was stubborn, it was something that no one could force, and it was the same for Xie Kai, if they couldn''t force it, they could only follow her.


    With that, he stood up, Xie Wanqing''s small hands held onto Xie Kai''s hand, and started talking and laughing, while walking towards Madame Ye''s room.


    ''s heart trembled. How would Concubine Fang know that she had entered Xie Kai''s room?


    He immediately became relieved, and started to speculate if Concubine Fang had placed a pair of eyes by her side, because in the previous farce with Han Hao, he must have seen something that was related to Han Hao.


    The Eldest Servant of the Outer Courtyard, Liu Li, was not as easy to talk to as she was in her youth. She was a fierce person when it came to disciplining people, but even so, she did not find out that there were people she should not have in her yard.


    Thinking about it, his eyes were not in his own courtyard, but his own courtyard was separated from the Concubine Fang''s courtyard by a wall. With a window in the middle, he guessed that his eyes were most likely in this place.


    Today, she must have only seen him running out of the window, so she followed him. Along the way, she knew what he was doing.


    It was difficult for the Concubine Fang to waste time on words like this, she had sent someone to watch her movements, it was only because she was too impatient, and wanted Xie Kai to go to the Madame Ye''s room, so on the way here, although she felt that there was someone behind him, she did not pay attention.


    When Xie Kai got closer, he discovered that the Concubine Fang was standing there, it looked like he was admiring the flowers, Xie Wanqing could not help but sneer, the scenery in the courtyard of the Concubine Fang was the best, why would he need to admire the flowers here?


    Isn''t this your Concubine Fang? Xie Kai pulled Xie Wanqing''s small hand, and said while looking at the person in front of him.


    It was Madame Ye''s birthday today, and they had agreed to go to Madame Ye''s room. Xie Wanqing lowered her head as she thought about this, and then broke free from Xie Kai''s hand.


    "Aunt ¡­" Aunt, why are you here? It''s been so long since I''ve come to see you! " As he said this, he lowered his head dejectedly.


    "It''s almost dark. Windy, why are you standing here!" Xie Kai walked forward, and said gently, Concubine Fang''s humble appearance had probably captivated Xie Kai''s heart!


    Although Xie Wanqing was disdainful, she definitely could not show it today. Looking at Concubine Fang''s wronged expression, Xie Wanqing knew what she wanted to do.


    How could the Concubine Fang tolerate her daughter being grounded? However, in the eyes of the bystanders, Xie Wanqing was also his own daughter, so they naturally could not let others see that they were in the wrong.


    "That''s right, why is Concubine Fang standing here so late? How is big sister''s matter? When grandmother''s mood is good, I will ask for big sister''s help in front of grandma!"


    Her limpid eyes were filled with innocence, making others unable to guess what she meant, but Xie Wanqing''s rare words caused Concubine Fang to be stunned.


    "Good child, it''s all thanks to you!" When the Concubine Fang was at her best, how could the Concubine Fang not respond? As she spoke, she rubbed Xie Wanqing''s head.


    "What happened in the past few days?" Xie Kai did not care about the household chores for a long time, it was the old lady who was in charge of everything. The old lady''s methods were merciless and there were bound to be people who were punished, but when Xie Kai heard that he was his daughter, he had to ask.


    "Aiyo, Master, let''s go late ¡­" Concubine Fang said as tears almost fell out of her eyes, as if her heart was broken for the sake of finishing her work.


    However, this was not considered to be a lie. For the sake of Xie Wanyun''s position, she could actually make a move against a child.


    "Mama Xin found Han Hao''s private jade pendant and obscene books in Big Sister''s room, so Grandmother was angry, and even Sunless felt that Big Sister must have been wronged!"


    Making the Concubine Fang say that, she would definitely avoid them lightly, and made Xie Kai feel that the old mistress was being too harsh in her actions, so Xie Wanqing decided to interrupt the Concubine Fang and say it out loud.


    looked down at lovingly, and was also startled, he did not think that Xie Wanqing would actually snatch away her words like that. did not know that she would do such a thing, but she did not know that she would actually do such a thing.


    Yes, old master, we, Yue Yun, are only eleven years old and rarely interact with Han Hao, how could we do such a thing, it must be a misunderstanding, it is just a pity, Wan Yun is cooped up in her room everyday, the old lady said, you are not allowed to come out until the next month, if news of this gets out, how can we, Lan Yun continue being a human!


    Concubine Fang said so much, but Xie Wanqing still saw a trace of doubt and suspicion flash past Xie Kai''s eyes. After all, he was already eleven years old, and looking at him in a few years, it was unknown if he would really have such an embarrassing thought!


    However, Xie Kai felt pity for the Concubine Fang after all, and he immediately said: "When I pay my respects to Mother, I''ll just ask Mother!"


    "Thank you, old master! Thank you, old master, where are you going? The wind is so strong outside, why don''t you go to my room and drink a cup of tea? I have already prepared an aconite soup so I can enjoy it at this time!"


    Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but sneer in her heart. At this time, he still didn''t forget to fight for the favor, but the gaze she used to look at Xie Kai with was as though she was truly sucked in by the Concubine Fang.


    Concubine Fang has forgotten, it is my birthday today. According to the tradition, father is going to accompany me today, heh, that shouldn''t be the case. In the morning, I saw Lv Yi giving a gift to me, so how is it possible that I didn''t hear about it? Su Qing will call father to accompany Concubine Fang another day! "


    On the surface, Xie Wanqing''s answer was said for the Concubine Fang to hear, but in truth, it was said for Xie Kai to not forget his official wife. As for the matter of Lv Yi gifting the gift, it was to tell Xie Kai that even though the Concubine Fang knew it was his official wife''s birthday, as her concubine, she was still trying to please her at a time like this.


    Xie Kai immediately retracted his gaze, and nodded towards Xie Wanqing. It was just that for a moment, the gaze with which he looked at Xie Wanqing was a little terrifying, but Xie Wanqing did not even look at him.


    "Yes, you''re right, I won''t accompany you today. You should go back and arrange something for me as soon as possible!" After Xie Kai finished, he chatted and laughed with Xie Wanqing and left.


    However, the pair of sinister eyes behind him looked as though they wanted to pierce through Xie Wanqing''s thin body.


    "Why did she lose so much weight!" The Concubine Fang spoke to the Mama Zhang beside him.


    "This servant doesn''t know. Ever since Bi Xin was born, this servant didn''t have anyone in her eyes. That medicine stopped her, but she could only stop her from growing fat. Now that she looks like she''s lost a lot of weight, it can''t be that she found out, right?"


    Mama Zhang cautiously said while standing beside Concubine Fang, making him frown even more.


    Even though Dong Ri was surrounded by layers upon layers of clothing, his back still looked as if he had an exquisite figure. He had clearly seen her before, how did she become like this!

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    However, the current Concubine Fang couldn''t even take care of her own son. Naturally, she couldn''t care about this one, and could only mutter under her breath, "To be able to learn such a simple trick at such a young age, what a slut!" She then returned to her room.


    Then, she sat down powerlessly on the chair. Concubine Fang had initially prepared an excuse that would make her heart soften, to let Xie Wanyun have no need to stop.


    But being involved with Xie Wanqing like that, Xie Kai only had excuses, and could even clearly see some doubt in Xie Kai''s eyes. Concubine Fang could not wait to kill Xie Wanqing now, her hands were tightly clenched into a fist, and she was even trembling a little, it was truly terrifying.


    However, they didn''t know that as Xie Kai and Xie Wanqing chatted and laughed along the way, they coincidentally arrived at Madame Ye''s room as well. The kitchen food had only just arrived, and since it was Madame Ye''s birthday, it was bound to be cloudy.


    Thinking about it, it made sense. No matter what, she was still the wife of this Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, but how could the cold and lonely Madame Ye not feel sad after their birthday?


    "Mother, Grandmother and Father are here!" Seeing the depressed Madame Ye sitting inside, Xie Wanqing rushed into the Madame Ye''s room. How could the intimate scene of the little girl and the eldest mother not make Xie Kai relent.


    Xie Kai walked in with a smile on his face. Although Madame Ye looked flattered, even he had forgotten when he last saw Xie Kai!


    "Paying respects to old master!" Madame Ye was the one who understood the etiquette the most, and even then, she still did not forget to pay respects to Xie Kai, who then supported him up.


    "It''s your birthday today, so I should have come early to see you. Who knew that I would have forgotten about it. It was late Qing who was the most attentive, reminding me of this!" As Xie Kai spoke, he sat down next to Madame Ye, and his hand was held by Madame Ye.


    "Yanqing is usually the most obedient. Yanqing, you can stay here and eat with your first wife today!" Upon hearing that Xie Kai had been lured over, Madame Ye smiled and greeted him.


    Xie Wanqing had thought of this from the start. If she had not been here watching Xie Kai, then maybe Xie Kai would have accompanied the Madame Ye to chat for a while and then left.


    Since this was an invitation from the Madame Ye, Xie Wanqing naturally agreed without hesitation: "Alright, First Mother, Xinqing is willing to accompany Father to accompany First Mother!"


    The maidservants at the side added two pairs of chopsticks, and the three of them sat around the table and enjoyed their meal.


    Originally, Xie Kai was in a hurry to leave after eating, but it was Xie Wanqing who forcefully held him down and accompanied the Madame Ye for a while, and spoke a few words before Xie Wanqing was willing to let him go.


    "You really are a ghost spirit!" Even the originally cold Madame Ye was beaming with joy as she joked around with Xie Wanqing.


    The two chatted and laughed for a while, then Xie Wanqing took her leave and followed Yue Xin to the buddhist hall. Yue Xin increased her pace as they arrived at the buddhist hall.


    If on the day of the Madame Ye''s birthday, Xie Wanqing decided not to go to the buddhist hall because of her concern for the Madame Ye, he would definitely be remembered by the madame.


    So even if she was busy, Xie Wanqing had no choice but to take care of it. She jogged all the way to the buddhist hall, and sure enough, she had already been in the buddhist hall for a long time seeing the old lady''s appearance.


    As she was kneeling in front of the Buddha chanting, Xie Wanqing was kneeling behind him.


    "Why did you come so late today? What''s holding you back?" Ever since the incident with Xie Yun, Xie Wanqing came back a little later, the Old Mistress had asked him about it, probably because she was worried that Xie Wanqing would cause trouble outside.


    "Today is my first birthday, so I accompanied my first wife for a meal!" He only said that he was eating with the Madame Ye, and that was Xie Wanqing''s cleverness.


    If the old lady found out that he had pulled his son to Madame Ye''s room, she would never get along with him. She would even think that Xie Wanqing would curry favor with her and give birth to a thought that a child shouldn''t have.


    But she only said that since she accompanied her to eat, the Old Mistress would not say anything. She only felt that Xie Wanqing was filial and respected her seniors.


    Sure enough, the old lady had her eyes closed while chanting. She did not say anything and just nodded, while Xie Wanqing had her hands folded behind her back.


    When that Concubine Fang had just returned, she originally missed Xie Kai for a long time. However after that, when the gods fell into a predicament, only Xie Kai was able to save Xie Wanyun.


    Originally, he did not want to show mercy when he saw Xie Wanqing today. He only thought that it would be good if he could help Xie Wanyun get out of this difficult situation, but being disturbed by Xie Wanqing like this, was really unexpected.


    When she thought about how Xie Wanqing was pulling Xie Kai along, Concubine Fang became angry. "Mama Zhang, don''t tell me she sensed something or else why would she be so close to that Madame Ye?!"


    "Mistress, she is just a child. It must be the Madame Ye who gave her some benefits. Mama Zhang laughed when she heard that her master had such doubts. The other party was merely an eight year old child.


    "But in the past, she wasn''t like this, and was also as playful as before. Who would have thought that she would kneel in front of Buddha for a whole day?"


    When Concubine Fang thought about Xie Wanqing''s recent performance, she felt even more uneasy.


    "Perhaps the lady''s parents have grown up, so they have become quieter. Mistress, that is only a child. Why are you worried about this? There is no way you can escape from your grasp!"


    Concubine Fang sighed, "I don''t know why, but I feel that something is amiss these few days, how about we just get rid of her first!"


    "That''s fine too. In short, she''s just a lowly bastard. Killing her would be as simple as stomping on an ant to death."


    Mama Zhang gently held Concubine Fang''s shoulders. This old Mama was promoted by Madame Ye and had done many bad things with him.


    Concubine Fang rubbed her temples tiredly and nodded. "Master didn''t sleep well last night, why not rest for a bit?"


    Because he was worried about Xie Wanyun, it had been a long time since Concubine Fang had a good night''s sleep, but Concubine Fang only shook her head, "I''m not sleeping at all, tell me if she''s lucky or was just taking precautions, how come she can dodge every single time? But this time, why did she get such a good thing over there?"


    "This servant thinks it''s strange too. Could it be that this lowly bastard really has a scheming mind? Otherwise, how could he do it!"


    "Forget it, we must be more careful in the future!" The Concubine Fang was really tired, after the Mama Zhang carried the beauty up to the top, they immediately fell into a deep sleep.


    After Xie Wanqing sent the old lady back to her room, she then followed the servant back to her own room, where Yue Xin helped her to sleep. The entire day had been tiring and tiring, but after returning to her room, she heard that Xie Kai was resting in Madame Ye''s room, and Xie Wanqing felt that everything she had done was worth it.


    Deep in the night, Xie Wanqing''s courtyard was tranquil and quiet. Due to Xie Wanqing''s early rest, everyone had already fallen asleep at this time of the night.


    A burning incense was inserted into Xie Wanqing''s room from the window. Xie Wanqing was currently sleeping soundly in the room with a smile on her face, as if she was having a beautiful dream.


    After the incense was burnt to the ground, the man in black quietly opened the door. Even though the door creaked, the man did not show any fear. Rather, he was quite bold.


    The faint fragrance of sandalwood filled the room. The incense burner was still smoking. That person took out a paper packet from his sleeve. After opening it, it was filled with black powder, which he poured into the incense burner to cover it.


    After that, he walked out of the room. The door was still under his control. That person turned around and looked. - Shoot! - He disappeared.


    In the middle of the night, Yue Xin went to Xie Wanqing''s room to check. This was according to Xie Wanqing''s instructions, no one knew if there was anything wrong with Yue Xin''s room.

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    Xie Wanqing only thought that it was not easy to live a new life, and those despicable things, or those things that were meticulous in their thoughts, mostly happened during the night, it was just that she had worked hard, and did not slack off for a single day.


    Yue Xin watched from her room, everything was normal, but in the past, when Xie Wanqing was tired, she would also snore at night, but now that she did not, Yue Xin thought that it was probably because Xie Wanqing was sleeping soundly.


    The sandalwood in the room was still emitting a faint fragrance, and upon seeing that the spices were almost burnt out, Yue Xin secretly opened the censer to add in some, but when she opened it, she immediately felt a wave of dizziness. The fragrance was still there, but it was very suffocating.


    The moonlight tonight was exceptionally beautiful. Yue Xin could clearly see something black through the stars of the flames.


    Ever since Xie Wanqing had stayed in the buddhist hall for a long time, the room no longer used the Yi Huoxiang that she used to like, but instead used the sandalwood.


    Firstly, the old lady knew that Xie Wanqing believed in buddhist mantras. Secondly, Xie Wanqing had really fallen for this fragrance, and it could calm her mind.


    Yue Xin staggered a few steps, she finally knew why Xie Wanqing did not snore, and her first reaction was that someone must have added something into the mix.


    Yue Xin quickly sealed the censer, and without caring about the fact that the censer was hot enough to burn her hands, she forcefully suppressed his voice and placed it in the backyard.


    Without Xie Wanqing''s instructions, Yue Xin would definitely not dare to casually dispose of the fragrant ashes inside, and then look at Xie Wanqing who was on the bed.


    "Miss, Miss ¡­" Xie Wanqing woke up from her sleep, but for some reason, she couldn''t open her eyes. She just felt very tired, and wanted to continue sleeping.


    In front of his eyes was an endless expanse of darkness. Other than this darkness, there was nothing else.


    Xie Wanqing only felt as if she couldn''t move a muscle and could only try moving around bit by bit. His voice was so anxious that it sounded like she was about to cry.


    "Miss ¡­ "Wake up, wake up, wake up ¡­" Right now, she could only rely on Yue Xin alone, but Xie Wanqing felt that she did not know what was dragging him along at the other end.


    He only felt that Yue Xin was shaking his body and that his body was already numb. Black Yue Xin seemed to be slowly recovering.


    Xie Wanqing closed his eyes but could not open it. Now that sshe had a bit of intuition, he could directly throw herself onto the ground ruthlessly.


    The pain was the easiest way to clear one''s mind, and it only took Xie Wanqing an instant to clear it up.


    Faintly opening her eyes, she saw that the Yue Xin in front of him had already shed two tears, but Xie Wanqing still looked a little tired.


    Then she sat up. "What happened to me?" With such an intense headache and a dizzy feeling, Xie Wanqing was still not completely awake even though she shook her head.


    "Miss, someone added something into the censer. Luckily you woke up, and I was really scared to death." Yue Xin looked like she was really scared, and cried out.


    Xie Wanqing then used Yue Xin''s support to help him stand up. Her legs were weak, and when she stood up, he almost fell to the ground again.


    Yue Xin quickly opened the window, and even after walking around the room for a long time, she was still able to recover a little, but she felt that her body was still very cold.


    "Go and bring that censer over for me to take a look!" Xie Wanqing''s voice was a little hoarse, the censer had been placed outside and extinguished by the cold wind, Yue Xin dispersed the smell and brought it in.


    Xie Wanqing opened the incense burner, and other than the sandalwood white ashes, there were also some black powder, which looked strange. Know what it is.


    The incense that Xie Wanqing had used before was black after she burnt it, and the current one was white after she burnt it. Xie Wanqing had only used the incense for a short while, so no one should know about this yet.


    So even if it was this black coloured powder, could someone intentionally make it so that even if Xie Wanqing was on guard, she would still not be able to make it out?


    The more Xie Wanqing thought about it, the more she felt that this matter had something to do with the top tier Concubine Fang s.


    He took a closer sniff and couldn''t smell anything apart from the scent of sandalwood. It must be a deadly medicine!


    It''s just that it''s so late, could it be someone else? Xie Wanqing was sitting on the bed in a daze, even the cold winter room that had windows wide open did not feel cold.


    "Miss, why not let this servant pour this dirty thing out and replace it with a new fragrance?" Seeing Xie Wanqing seemingly pondering, Yue Xin asked carefully from the side.


    "Don''t, pour the fragrant ashes out and leave them for me. Then, secretly change them. Don''t attract anyone''s attention anymore!" Yue Xin agreed and then went down.


    However, Xie Wanqing just sat on the bed in a daze, and only allowed Yue Xin to put on a pile of clothes; he was no longer in the mood to sleep.


    Concubine Fang''s eyes were red, sshe never thought that she would actually want to put him to death like this, she was just a girl after all. Thinking about it, if not for Yue Xin, he was afraid that she would die, and could not help but feel afraid.


    Dreamless had slept extremely deeply tonight. There must have been someone who had entered this room at night, but who could it be?


    "Yue Xin, go and check the maids'' quarters. No one is not on the bed, and no one is awake!" Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, Xie Wanqing''s heart was not at all at ease.


    Yue Xin agreed and then went down, the dirty thing was already being held up with a piece of paper, and casually placed it on top of Xie Wanqing''s bed. Xie Wanqing picked it up, and carefully caressed the paper, revealing a sinister look.


    She wanted to gather these evidence bit by bit until the day the truth was exposed. This would be the key to killing Concubine Fang.


    Yue Xin lit an incense burner once again for Xie Wanqing. This time, it was to soothe Xie Wanqing''s mind, probably because she hoped that Xie Wanqing would quickly fall asleep.


    "Miss ¡­" Yue Xin wanted to console Xie Wanqing, but for this kind of thing, the person who harmed the most was Xie Wanqing''s mother, the Concubine Fang. Even if she wanted to comfort her, Yue Xin did not know how to put it into words.


    "Yue Xin, you should go rest first. Today, it''s all thanks to you!" Xie Wanqing''s expression was wooden, as she only wanted to be alone and calm down, so Yue Xin had no choice but to withdraw.


    That night, Xie Wanqing sat on the bed until daybreak, and only when the servants were up did Yue Xin come and help Xie Wanqing with her makeup.


    Even if there was more rouge, it wouldn''t be able to stop Xie Wanqing''s bruise, "Miss, actually you don''t need to be like this, the higher ups of the underworld have many schemes, at worst, we can just guard against her in the future, it will be just, she will also ¡­"


    Xie Wanqing did not let Yue Xin know about that matter. Xie Wanqing had roughly said that she was Xie Wanqing''s biological mother as well.


    Yue Xin had thought that Xie Wanqing did not sleep after midnight because she was sad that her biological mother wanted to harm him. This was impossible for the current Xie Wanqing, but the reason why Xie Wanqing did not sleep was entirely because she thought about how long the road was one night ago.


    Xie Wanqing glanced at Yue Xin, "Not only should I guard against her, I should also retaliate. Don''t tell me I should just let her bully me day after day!"


    While Xie Wanqing was speaking, a trace of fierceness flashed across her eyes, causing Yue Xin to be startled, and she pulled on Xie Wanqing''s hair painfully.


    "Yue Xin, you also think that I don''t look like a child anymore, right?" Xie Wanqing did not scold her. Instead, she tightly grabbed Yue Xin''s hand and looked straight into her eyes.


    "No matter what Miss does, I will follow Miss''s lead!" Yue Xin''s eyes revealed determination, it was really hard for him, with such a young age, following by his side, he thought about what the maids did not need to think about, and secretly thought in his heart, holding onto Yue Xin''s hand, he unconsciously tensed up.

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    Xie Wanqing let Yue Xin wash up and dress up for a long time before she walked out. Sure enough, she saw that in the middle of the window, a pair of eyes was currently looking at her own courtyard.


    In the past, she would never have noticed such a place, but Xie Wanqing had intentionally kept her eye today, and knew that the person was either Concubine Fang or her trusted aide.


    kept thinking about what happened last night. As a woman in the Concubine Fang, she could naturally smell the difference between sandalwood and Yi Huaixiang, and furthermore, she had left her courtyard in the middle of the night and had entered Xie Wanqing''s courtyard.


    Thinking about it, although Concubine Fang was thinking about it, but she didn''t think that it was someone else that did it. Could it be that Concubine Fang had really reached the stage of killing people?


    As Xie Wanqing walked and thought, even Yue Xin calling her Miss Xie Wanqing did not hear him. She only focused on walking with her head lowered, and directly bumped into a sturdy body, only then did she react.


    had always been waiting for him in the courtyard, but when he thought about the matter today, he actually forgot about this person.


    Xie Wanqing rubbed her head, looking at Han Hao with a naughty smile on her face, she knew that Han Hao was doing it on purpose.


    Xie Wanqing was a little helpless, she was in the wrong after all, so she could only say, "Let''s go!"


    "What are you thinking about? How could you be so lost in thought!" Xie Wanqing bumped into Han Hao, her face also flushed red, and regardless of whether Han Hao kept up with her, she continued to walk forward with her short legs.


    "It''s nothing. I just didn''t sleep well last night!" As Xie Wanqing was speaking, she was pulled back by Han Hao. She looked carefully at Xie Wanqing''s face, and then said: This little girl, I''m afraid she has something on her mind.


    Xie Wanqing did not want Han Hao to know that such a filthy thing happened, Han Hao was simple and honest. If shsheknew that Concubine Fang was such a mischievous person, then from today onwards, even if she saw Concubine Fang, he would offend him for nothing.


    The two of them went to the madame''s room amidst their banter. As usual, they paid their respects to the madame and hurried to the academy.


    grew closer and closer to them. Since they could be used by Xie Yun, then they should be easy to deal with. Hence, it would not be difficult for Xie Wanqing to pull them into his own camp.


    This was what Xie Wanqing was thinking. She started to become more passionate towards the other disciples, not to mention whether or not he could pull them into her camp. At the very least, even mister would praise Xie Wanqing for being responsible for her own tasks.


    After getting out of school, as soon as Yue Xin returned to her room, she closed her door and brought out a bowl of soup, "Miss, quickly drink it, the dirty stuff from yesterday is very poisonous, I''m afraid it will greatly damage your vitality, this servant will secretly show the medicine to the doctors outside, there won''t be a problem!"


    Xie Wanqing stared blankly. A child would inevitably forget something that had happened, but Yue Xin had already forgotten about it. On the other hand, Yue Xin still remembered that she had grabbed some medicine from him with such care, and drank it all in one gulp.


    Not long after drinking the medicine, he saw Xie Kai entering his room. One must know that ever since Madame Ye''s birthday, Xie Kai had frequently locked himself in his room, and would study things for an unknown amount of time. Naturally, no one dared to disturb him.


    But today, Xie Wanqing did not expect Xie Kai to remember him, and come to her own room. It was truly rare for Xie Wanqing.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing was not someone that could be considered to be''s favorite, and it was mainly because she was much weaker than him.


    In this life, Xie Wanqing''s personality suddenly changed, thus on the surface, Xie Kai treated his two daughters the same, just that he could not even meet his wife or concubine, yet Xie Kai found the time to come to Xie Wanqing''s room, what did this mean?


    "Xianqing greets father!" Even though he felt somewhat flattered in his heart, Xie Wanqing''s face still did not reveal it at all. In fact, she still looked a little cold.


    "Wake up, it''s been a while since I''ve seen you. I''ve come to see you!" Xie Kai laughed. It seemed that he was in a good mood today, which was why he remembered Xie Wanqing.


    "Xianqing misses daddy so much! Daddy said he was going to teach Xianqing how to play chess, and yet it dragged on for so long!" Xie Wanqing said as she curled her lips.


    "Good!" Let Father see if you have made any progress! " As Xie Kai said that, he took out the chess board and spread it out.


    Yue Xin prepared two cups of tea and brought it over. While she was playing chess, she would frown and think about it, her original technique was sufficient to attract an enemy, but it was different now, Xie Kai looked as if she had met her opponent.


    "Your chess skills really have improved a lot!" Xie Kai frowned, looking at Xie Wanqing with his small face raised up proudly as he spoke.


    After saying that, she went down. Xie Wanqing was dumbstruck, and without realizing it, Xie Kai had already surrounded all of Xie Wanqing''s sons.


    "Aiya, Father still won!" That little face instantly drooped down and looked very disappointed.


    "You''re still young, this kind of chess is already very good. As long as you have time, you will definitely surpass me. I still have things to do in my room, so I''ll be leaving first today!" Xie Kai smiled and comforted Xie Wanqing.


    "Why did xiaojie give in to the old master just now?" In these past few days, Xie Wanqing had been obsessed with playing chess with Han Hao, so even when Yue Xin was waiting on the side, she could tell what was going on. Seeing Xie Wanqing trying to clean up the mess, Yue Xin asked while cleaning up the tea bowl by the side.


    "If I really win against father, doesn''t that mean in the future, I can''t let him teach me how to lose an opportunity to get close to him for free?"


    Xie Wanyun was too smart, and too understanding. Therefore, it was a very depressing feeling to let others see it, so Xie Wanqing insisted on making it sound stupid and stupid, and even had some mischievous feelings in order to make people happy.


    After quickly eating a few mouthfuls of dinner, Xie Wanqing rushed back to the old lady''s room, "Second Miss is truly diligent, you have to accompany the old lady everyday, don''t be tired of it!"


    The Mama Xin beside the old lady said. When the old lady saw Xie Wanqing, she was already smiling brightly.


    Xie Wanqing laughed: "Father is busy at the market, sometimes he can''t care about the madame, and it''s the same for Meng Niang, as she is often in charge of small and small matters in the house, thus, Su Qing helped father and mother to fulfill their filial piety, furthermore she is very quiet in front of the Buddha, Su Qing is also very fond of her!" Xie Wanqing said, and the old lady felt more at ease listening to him.


    "Yanqing, you''re only eight years old. In a few years time, you''ll have to come back and see my age. Do you have any suitable young masters for the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival?" The old mistress suddenly said this.


    In this era, most women would marry when they were thirteen or fourteen years old. Xie Wanqing was obviously still young, why did she suddenly start talking about this?


    "Yanqing is still young, and she doesn''t want to leave grandma. Why did grandma suddenly start talking about this!" Xie Wanqing felt that it was getting weirder and weirder, and she often talked about it in the past, but it was only when Xie Wanyun was married off that she mentioned Xie Wanqing. The difference between the two of them was like three years, and these words must not be groundless.


    "Your Concubine Fang will say it today, on the day of the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, County Prince Liang has chosen you. I see that this marriage is not bad, if we can become relatives in your family, it would be considered a good thing!"


    Xie Wanqing was startled, one month had already passed since the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, and Xie Wanqing had already forgotten about that day, but she did not expect the old lady to suddenly bring up that matter.


    Concubine Fang? How did the Concubine Fang know? When Zhao Yuqi asked that day, Xie Wanqing never said it out loud.


    The madame was someone who valued the honor of the family more than anything else. Although the Xie family had many noble sons, they were still the first to stand up to a duke. To the madame, this was a very beautiful thing.

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    On the surface, the old lady was discussing with Xie Wanqing, but the truth was that she was just informing Xie Wanqing. Although they weren''t old enough to get married, they could still get married together.


    The person that he loved the most in his previous life, in this life, even felt disgusted the moment he heard Zhao Yuqi''s name. It was as if the scene of him abandoning Zhao Yuqi right before his death had once again surfaced before Xie Wanqing''s eyes.


    Directly rejecting it was not an option, and it might even anger the old mistress, "Xianqing is still young, but when I spoke to the County Prince Liang that day, I also felt that the County Prince Liang was a good person, Xianqing is willing to meet the County Prince Liang often!"


    He couldn''t rush anything now. Since he said he was willing to see, at least the madame wouldn''t be in a rush. As expected, the madame merely smiled and nodded.


    However, why would the Concubine Fang want to marry him off to the County Prince Liang? No matter what, she was a duke and shouldn''t she want her daughter to rush there, so why would she let Xie Wanqing go?


    Xie Wanqing could not understand at all. After returning to her room, Yue Xin closed the door and asked: "Miss, how is it that I do not know about this? In truth, marrying a County Prince Liang, even being a concubine is extremely good!"


    Yue Xin was still young, but she had a clear view of the situation. The young talents of the County Prince Liang were rare, and many young misses of various families would wish for nothing more than to wait for the young master of the County Prince Liang to marry the County Prince Liang!


    Even now, every family''s young miss who admired the County Prince Liang was preparing for a rainy day. Every day, they would find the County Prince Liang to play with and get to know each other.


    At that time, she was already titled as Duke Liang; at the beginning, she didn''t have the slightest bit of feelings towards other women, but she was mercifully on the same side as Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing had always been looked down upon by her family because of the youth and youth of her age, and it just happened that Duke Liang had been so nice to her, thus Xie Wanqing''s heart was even more moved.


    Xie Wanqing was stunned to the point where she suddenly remembered all of these things. She was in a trance, but the hatred in her heart started to surge, causing Xie Wanqing to come back to her senses.


    Even Yue Xin could tell that Xie Wanqing was rejecting the old lady, but luckily, the old lady still agreed to it, regardless of whether she saw it or not.


    "I only met him once on the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, at that time when he saved the princess, I went to comfort her a little, and because of that the County Prince Liang was merciful to me, isn''t that how you can see the frivolity of the County Prince Liang, how can I ever marry someone like that!"


    "But, in the end, County Prince Liang is also ¡­" Yue Xin did not even finish Hua Hai''s sentence before he was interrupted by Xie Wanqing!


    "It''s time to go to school. Let''s go!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she walked out, leaving Yue Xin behind, who was busy packing up her books and chasing after him.


    "You promised them?" Seeing how Xie Wanqing left alone, Han Hao asked anxiously as he followed behind Xie Wanqing. He had never seen such a thing before.


    Why is it that even Han Hao knows about my little problem, and why is Han Hao so anxious? If he sees Xie Wanqing as a friend, then wouldn''t he have to bless Xie Wanqing and make him her son-in-law?


    "This is weird, so you already know about this. Are you just trying to keep it a secret from me alone?" Xie Wanqing was not angry, she only looked at Han Hao with her head lowered, as if she did not dare to look straight at Xie Wanqing.


    In truth, Xie Wanqing was not angry, she was quiet in this family, other people said that they should not let Xie Wanqing know, and Han Hao would definitely not dare to let her know.


    "Tell me, how did the Concubine Fang let everyone in the family know about the matters of the County Prince Liang, and it just happened that I don''t know about it in my room!"


    When Han Hao saw that Xie Wanqing looked as if she was angry, and that she was trying to scare him, her expression immediately returned to normal.


    "Last night, Concubine Fang brought County Prince Liang to the mansion to see the madame, and at that time, Concubine Fang specifically instructed me not to tell you about the things in the courtyard, so we all knew it, but you didn''t!"


    "Oh? The moves of the Concubine Fang are truly fresh and refined, even if there are people who like me they won''t tell me! And you, are really not a good person. You didn''t even tell me! "


    "How could I, an outsider, be here at such a time? Didn''t I come to your room early in the morning?"


    Xie Wanqing rolled her eyes at Han Hao, but she suddenly realized, that Concubine Fang was probably wary of him, but if he did not experience the experiences of his past life, that would be a rare good thing, why was he hiding it from him?


    It was because the Concubine Fang was cautious that she did not tell her about this matter, and instead used the Old Madam''s mouth to tell him. But this was clearly a good thing, could it be that the Concubine Fang had the ability to turn this good thing into a bad thing?


    In just a few days, Xie Wanyun had already stayed in her room for a month and came out. Although she did her homework every day, it seemed that she had forgotten a lot, so she was even more hardworking.


    Xie Wanqing was also afraid of falling behind, she didn''t even dare to miss a bit of what her teacher had told him during class. It wasn''t easy for him to raise her grade, but Xie Wanqing felt that she couldn''t fall behind anymore.


    After finishing school, I returned home to see that Concubine Fang was already waiting for me at the door, "Su Qing, quickly come over. County Prince Liang is here, waiting for you at the side room.


    Xie Wanqing thought again. No wonder she left after seeing Xie Wanyun give the book to a servant.


    Xie Wanqing finally understood why the Concubine Fang was so sad towards this County Prince Liang. She brought the County Prince Liang here last night but made everyone not tell him.


    Once she saw the County Prince Liang, she would only agree. If the County Prince Liang was truly anxious and directly requested for the marriage here, then Xie Wanyun would not have any leeway to turn the situation around for a long time.


    From what Han Hao said, Concubine Fang said last night that if Xie Wanqing saw County Prince Liang, she would be embarrassed. At that time, perhaps she would be impolite, so the old lady had agreed, and actually could not see through Concubine Fang''s ambitions.


    Xie Wanqing had been tired for a whole day, and on the way back, she kept walking slowly, but she did not know how long Xie Wanyun would definitely rush back in a hurry to get along with County Prince Liang.


    Since she wanted to get along with County Prince Liang, she would let them get along. In her previous life, Xie Wanyun had never fawned over County Prince Liang, but she had also never fawned over Xie Wanyun, so she was even better off than Xie Wanqing.


    However, at that time, when Prince Liang secretly had feelings for Xie Wanyun, when the County Prince Liang no longer had any new feelings for him, although he couldn''t know what Xie Wanyun''s ending would be in that lifetime, it was enough to predict from his own body that such an easy to change heart man wouldn''t be able to rely on him.


    After all, since he liked everyone else, Xie Wanqing did not need to put in effort to worry about him. However, if Xie Wanyun really wanted something to do, then it would make her a little too proud.


    Thinking about that, Xie Wanqing had the inexplicable urge to join in on the conversation. Just as Xie Wanqing promised to leave, she was stopped by the Concubine Fang.


    "Qing Er, that''s the County Prince Liang, do you still remember the rules?" The Concubine Fang asked softly. There was no route out at all, but Xie Wanqing knew that it was to buy time for Xie Wanyun. How could Xie Wanqing be known by the Concubine Fang just like that?


    During the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival, I met Young Master Liang once. Madame Ye had talked to him, but I didn''t expect him to come looking for me when I didn''t have the time to tell him whose family I belonged to!


    Xie Wanqing laughed, then ran in the direction of the side room, not giving the Concubine Fang time to say anything.


    The moment Xie Wanqing entered the door, she saw Xie Wanyun trying her best to curry favor with the County Prince Liang, who looked nothing more than a bland sight.


    The moment he turned his head, he saw Xie Wanqing, and his eyes involuntarily turned into a car as he walked towards Xie Wanqing, "Sangqing, do you still remember me?"


    County Prince Liang''s expression was passionate, but Xie Wanqing did not forget her manners. After all, Xie Wanyun was still watching by the side.


    "Of course, Xianqing remembers the handsome face of County Prince Liang. She has seen him before, but I wonder how he knew his name!"

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    "Of course I''m asking your aunt, why did you come back so late? Your sister came back early, we''ve already talked for such a long time!" It was no wonder that Xie Wanyun would be so moved by her gentle words and demeanor, and put down her status to curry favor with the County Prince Liang.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Xie Wanyun, who was staring at County Prince Liang, and did not move his eyes away for even a moment.


    "Since there is an elder sister serving the County Prince Liang, then I will take my leave!" Xie Wanqing knew that if she did not say something, Xie Wanyun would definitely beg for her life here. Xie Wanqing just wanted to create an ambiguous relationship with the County Prince Liang, so at that time, no one would know who was sad.


    As Xie Wanqing said this, shsheblessed her body and moved to leave. As expected, after she turned around, he was pulled back by the County Prince Liang, "Don''t, just now you came back like that, that''s why your sister accompanied me to chat for a while. Now that you''re here, it''s natural that your sister left.


    The County Prince Liang had already said so, what face did Xie Wanyun have to stay here?


    Xie Wanqing wanted this effect, to let An Yun know who County Prince Liang was looking for today. If she didn''t say it explicitly, Xie Wanyun would definitely be there to watch.


    "Look, your sister has left. You are going to stay. Just now, your aunt just sent your sister to talk with me to relieve the boredom. Are you angry now?"


    If Xie Wanqing saw this husband of her before, caring for him like this in her previous life, she would probably be moved to the point of tears, but in this life, she would only make Xie Wanqing feel disgusted.


    He treated himself so well, and later on, he treated other women much better than himself. Xie Wanqing looked at the County Prince Liang in such a manner, "There''s no need for a duke to be like this.


    Xie Wanqing knew that she could not offend such a great god, nor could she get too close to him. If she were to be betrothed to him after discussion with the elders, how would she be able to become a mortal god in the future?


    So Xie Wanqing''s control of her speed was very good, it was just that County Prince Liang looked a little disappointed, "Sanguine, are you really going to distance yourself from me like this?"


    This doesn''t even amount to one ten thousandth of what you treated me with back then, why can''t you stand it anymore? Xie Wanqing thought in her heart, and for some reason, he felt that the words of the person in front of him were extremely funny.


    This person did not know that Xie Wanqing had been severely ill back then, but she could only live in the most run-down house in the mansion. There was a leak in all four directions and even a servant taking care of him was fine.


    "County Prince Liang misunderstood. Before Xiuqing got up, my eldest mother had already taught her to be reasonable in front of County Prince Liang, she knew that her status was low and she could not match up to County Prince Liang, furthermore, if she was too intimate and ruined her good name, what would I do? I will always pay attention to her, and she will definitely serve me well one day!"


    "Good, very good. Wang Ke will remember your words. You definitely can''t lie to This King. When you get old, This King will come marry you!" Hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, County Prince Liang must be very happy for Xie Wanqing''s coldness, and she must immediately be relieved.


    After accompanying Xie Wanqing and chatting for a while, the County Prince Liang left. Xie Wanyun was waiting outside.


    Xie Wanqing was truly a person who would never stop until she had reached her goal. Even though it was extremely cold, the conversation time between Xie Wanqing and County Prince Liang wasn''t long, and neither was it short. It was a full hour.


    Even though the sky was cold and the earth was frozen, Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but shiver a little when she came out. However, he was actually waiting outside the whole time, holding a big cloak in her hands.


    "It looks like the sky will turn dark soon. I''ve prepared a large cloak for you. You''d better put it on quickly!" Xie Wanyun said and was about to attack, but when Xie Wanqing stood at the window, he clearly saw the County Prince Liang turning his head to look, and then dodged. In the end, it was the Attendant beside him who helped him put it on.


    couldn''t help but sneer in his heart. When they first met in his previous life, County Prince Liang was also so cautious and cared about Xie Wanqing''s feelings, that was why he was duped. After all, this was the reason why Xie Wanqing had been scammed.


    There was no time to think any further. After County Prince Liang left, Xie Wanqing went to his grandmother''s room, where her mother was just talking to her. Seeing that Xie Wanqing had arrived, she asked: "Zhiqing, I heard that your County Prince Liang is here, have we gotten along well?"


    "Grandmother''s words, Ye Qingqing and County Prince Liang ¡­ "Very good!" As he spoke, his face actually started to flush a little. Obviously, when the two of them were in the room just now, they were only faint, but Xie Wanqing''s words were always faint, which made Zhao Yuqi feel uncomfortable.


    She had an extremely good relationship with him, causing the old lady to laugh out loud, "Alright, as long as you all have fun, it''s good for you all. Evening Qing, if you don''t have time in the future, you don''t need to estimate this old granny''s age. Also, go and find Zhao Yuqi to play more, but pay attention to it, Miss Lin cannot go against the rules!"


    No matter what, the old lady placed the manor''s honor first. Since Xie Wanqing and the others had the intention to look at Lang You''s concubine, then naturally, it would be extremely good in the old lady''s eyes.


    "Xianqing thanks Grandmother for fulfilling her wish, but she will definitely not be so concerned with playing with Yuqi that she will forget Grandmother!" At this age, he should be a person who likes to play, but Xie Wanqing saying something like that caused the old lady to be touched.


    Early in the morning on the second day, Han Hao had already rushed into Xie Wanqing''s room.


    Xie Wanqing was shocked. She thought that Xie Wanyun was finally going to tear off her face and settle the score with her, but when she saw that it was Han Hao in the copper mirror, she let out a sigh of relief.


    In the past, when Han Hao had settled everything down, he would be either waiting in the courtyard or waiting for Xie Wanqing to cheat him.


    However, he still pretended to be unaware: "Han Hao, why are you acting so crazy this early in the morning? You really scared me to death!"


    Xie Wanqing purposely said while making a fuss. Previously, Han Hao only thought that he was ignoring his own feelings.


    "Shiqing, did you promise him? You promised that from now on, Prince Liang is going to be married to him, right?" Early in the morning, Han Hao seemed to have suppressed his words for a long time, and his voice unavoidably became louder.


    Xie Wanqing turned her head to look at the bruises on Han Hao''s face, it was obvious that he had not slept well last night, Xie Wanqing knew that Han Hao was of course thinking, if he did not have the feelings of a man and a woman, he would not be together with Xie Wanqing, why would he ignore Xie Wanyun even if he wanted to, and ruin Xie Wanyun''s plans to get close to Xie Huaixing.


    Xie Wanqing knew everything that Han Hao had done, but in the midst of his suffering, even the tiniest bit of indiscretion was enough to put him to death.


    "Han Hao, what are you saying? Why are you being so agitated for? County Prince Liang is a prince, why can''t I agree to it?" Xie Wanqing pretended not to know anything when he saw Han Hao''s expression.


    As she said that, a jade hairpin was stuck onto his head, "But you have been unable to see through my thoughts, Xie Wanqing, you really make me sad!"


    The way Han Hao spoke made Xie Wanqing''s heart ache, "Young Master Han, you should keep your voice down, in case others hear it and cause trouble for little miss."


    could not bear to watch any longer, so he pulled Han Hao into his room and closed the door.


    "What''s on your mind? How come I don''t know!" After Xie Wanqing combed her black hair that had fallen to the ground, she stood up and faced Han Hao.


    Seeing Han Hao''s dejected look, Xie Wanqing said indifferently: "Han Hao, we have already gathered enough gossip. Don''t think about things that you shouldn''t have, otherwise, we might not even be able to be your friends anymore!"


    With that, the room became completely silent. Of course, Xie Wanqing had already understood it to the point that she could no longer understand it.

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    The light in Han Hao''s eyes dimmed down in an instant. Although Xie Wanqing knew that she had hurt Han Hao''s heart, but it was a fact.


    At the very least, the current Zhao Yuqi had a very deep affection for him, and any disdain he had for him would come later. He would be able to make the person who framed him a little more at ease.


    So, Xie Wanqing had to be even more careful in explaining it to Han Hao. It was fine to interact with friends, but if it got out of hand, she didn''t know how things would turn out.


    "I got it!" Han Hao was not afraid of that County Prince Liang, but he was afraid that he would not be able to see Xie Wanqing again in the future.


    After being in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for such a long time, Han Hao was no longer that impulsive brat.


    waited outside through the window as he watched Han Hao''s back. It was cold outside, so he hoped that he could calm down.


    After dressing up, Xie Wanqing changed into a set of cyan clothes that looked more clean and refreshing, then she went out to pay respects to the old lady with Han Hao.


    In the next few days, Zhao Yuqi kept coming to find Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing hated him a lot, but her expression was still indifferent. However, Zhao Yuqi welcomed him even more, as if he liked Xie Wanqing even more.


    No matter what kind of treasure it was, it would be sent to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Xie Wanqing accepted it all with a smile, but she was not interested in such gold and silver, so she left a few items that seemed to be slightly exquisite, placed in a conspicuous place in the room.


    That day, Xie Wanqing and Zhao Yuqi had dinner, and just as Xie Wanqing was about to go to the Old Granny''s room, Sun Xiaoxiao came.


    The Old Mistress was truly a perceptive person, he thought that the two of them would have something planned, so he often arranged meals for the two of them, without anyone else, Xie Wanqing would not be able to eat as long as she saw Zhao Yuqi, and for the past few days, Zhao Yuqi had been by his side almost everyday during dinner, thus Xie Wanqing was even thinner than before.


    "You really are a busy man. It wasn''t easy to see you face to face. It''s only been half a month, but you''ve already become Liang Wangfei!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao had immediately started joking with Xie Wanqing the moment she arrived. Xie Wanqing had long since gotten used to Sun Xiaoxiao''s shameless and impetuous jokes.


    "Did you see it just now?" Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at Sun Xiaoxiao, she really did not know when this ghost spirit would come to hide in a corner and quietly watch him.


    "Of course, I''ve already been here for an hour, but seeing that there''s a loving concubine in this room, I can''t just come in and disturb you, can I?"


    Today, Sun Xiaoxiao was wearing a navy blue jacket, so it would be hard to find her hiding in the dark of the night.


    "I don''t know if he''s in love or not, but I don''t have any intentions. He''s a prince, so it wouldn''t bother me if he came everyday. But how do you know all of this?"


    Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at Sun Xiaoxiao''s smiling face. If it was anyone else, they would definitely have barged in regardless of who it was. But they had actually waited outside for such a long time, they must have already known about this matter.


    "Haven''t you been cooped up in your room for the past few days? Rumors have it that you''re going to become a thorn in the side of every young miss!" Xie Wanqing''s hands paused for a moment, thinking, it was true that there was a good reason, there were many girls chasing after Zhao Yuqi, but they just happened to fall in love with him, who knows how many more enemies he would have.


    "What does it matter to me? Other than the academy, they are also in the room. They are willing to make me their enemy, so that''s all. If I don''t leave, then that''s fine!" Xie Wanqing''s hand that was holding the teacup immediately recovered.


    "You are truly magnanimous, actually County Prince Liang is also not bad. Since he has treated you sincerely, you two should try getting along with each other. Just seeing your indifferent appearance, don''t hurt County Prince Liang''s heart!"


    I don''t want to bother Miss General Mansion with this matter, so I don''t want to be associated with any duke. Oh right, you must have something to talk to me about, what''s the matter? Xie Wanqing did not want to discuss about County Prince Liang with Sun Xiaoxiao, so he changed the topic.


    "Oh right, I''m here to tell you that Manager Hong thinks that your idea is very good and is already decorating the shop. Our shop is about to succeed, and you also said that you will help us pay the following gold!"


    Xie Wanqing really did not expect that even though Manager Hong only met him once, he was actually that generous and allowed him to do as she pleased.


    "Then let''s give 20% to Manager Hong every month!" Xie Wanqing did not want to owe others, so the money she spent and the thoughts she had in her heart were just like investments for Xie Wanqing.


    "Yanqing, you don''t need to do this!" Sun Xiaoxiao frowned. She had already thought it through so thoroughly, but Manager Hong did not ask for it. On the other hand, Xie Wanqing always felt that Xie Wanqing being here made him seem a little petty.


    "That won''t do. Manager Hong has helped us so much, so we''ll still split the remaining money 50/50. But we can''t let you lose out on that!" Xie Wanqing laughed.


    "Forget it, it''s inconvenient for you to go out. Manager Hong has already set his eyes on a shop, which is facing the street. The most important thing is that the pastries of Fu''s Sesame Rice Shop are also sold at that end.


    Sun Xiaoxiao said, while laughing, as though the shop was right in front of him. Just when she was thinking of something, she suddenly spoke.


    "That''s not enough. Our shop can''t be as diligent as Fortune''s dessert shop. Why don''t we just cook it for the whole morning?"


    The reason that Manager Hong was able to rely on his skills as a pastry chef to become rich was entirely because he was diligent and opened the restaurant early in the morning, only closing the restaurant at night.


    Although his craftsmanship was top-notch and his business was flourishing in the beginning, this had been the case for a long time. Without realizing it, the business slackened.


    Things like snacks were always for wealthy families, so they could be used for a lot more in a day. Besides, Fortune''s business was still the best in the bakery, but it would always be shared by other families.


    "Xianqing, what are you thinking about? Manager Hong is so diligent and meticulous. Even after a whole day, his results are still much worse than before. Why are you ¡­" Sun Xiaoxiao frowned, but felt that Xie Wanqing''s actions were even more unreasonable.


    "Listen to me, that''s what we''re going to do!" Xie Wanqing laughed, she was still a little confused, but she could only agree to the other matters.


    It had only been a few days, but Sun Xiaoxiao had already joyously said that the branch of the Fortune Soup Shop was open. The threshold for the first day had almost been crushed, but Xie Wanqing was still as indifferent as ever.


    "The liveliness on the first day is normal, the main thing is still the next few days. Remember, we''ll only be opening for the morning and will close for the afternoon!" Sun Xiaoxiao nodded.


    It was weird, but other than Xie Wanqing''s novelty, there were also a few kitchens from the Forging Diet Shop. However, the business of the main store was not as good as that of the main store''s.


    Although the branch was closed every day at noon, the turnover was always higher than that of the main store.


    "Miss, General Mansion Gold has sent a message saying that our branch shop''s business is better than the main store''s. Everyone says that the cakes sold by the branch shop are even more delicious than the main store''s!" When Yue Xin came to report in happily, Xie Wanqing was arranging flowers!


    "Alright, you can leave now!" After Xie Wanqing removed the branch from the branch, she placed it in a vase and raised her eyes to look at Yue Xin, then continued: "In the future, no matter how happy I am, I will have to know how to hide it, and this matter cannot be known by my family for the time being!"


    Yue Xin nodded and left the room, leaving Xie Wanqing alone. The old lady was able to relax with Xie Wanqing, and seeing that Xie Wanyun was not able to take the opportunity, Xie Wanqing, on the other hand, was happy.


    There was even more time to learn what a girl needed to learn. The flower arrangement was just as simple as it seemed.

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    As Xie Wanqing was admiring her flower arrangement, she heard the sound of someone entering. It turned out to be Concubine Fang, who rarely went to Xie Wanqing''s room, but Xie Wanqing still had some doubts and stood up to greet him: "Concubine Fang!"


    "Zhiqing, quickly stop being so polite. I miss you so much when I see that you haven''t come for a few days!" As he spoke, the Concubine Fang helped him up.


    "Zhiqing also misses the Concubine Fang. It''s just that these few days ¡­" As Xie Wanqing said this, she drooped down and deliberately paused for a moment.


    "Aunt knows, County Prince Liang often comes to find you, but think about it, County Prince Liang came to your room as soon as he came. Although you are young, you are still an unmarried lady, and everyone knows that County Prince Liang has feelings for you, what do you think about this?"


    "I know about it, but since Grandmother told her to spend more time with County Prince Liang, there''s nothing that she can do!" Xie Wanqing had thought that Concubine Fang suddenly came to find him for a reason, but now she finally understood, it was for this!


    If this goes on, and it spreads out, you, as a young miss, will not even have a reputation anymore. How about this, next time if County Prince Liang comes to your room, I will say that your sister is here, and your sister is not an outsider. Summoning her to come here with you guys is not too bad either!


    As expected, it confirmed Xie Wanqing''s guess, so it turned out that Concubine Fang came this time to let Xie Wanyun get close to the County Prince Liang.


    Xie Wanqing had always been indifferent, but County Prince Liang had always liked Xie Wanqing to that extent and would often come to his room.


    Initially, it was Yue Xin who accompanied him at the side, but later, the County Prince Liang ordered Yue Xin to leave. General Yue Xin did not dare disobey, and only then did the two get to the stage of being alone in a room.


    But like this, although Xie Wanyun wanted to get closer to the County Prince Liang, his opportunities were becoming fewer and fewer, and she was afraid she would go berserk on the other side.


    In her last life, when Xie Wanqing and County Prince Liang first met each other, when they were ten years old, Xie Wanqing had jumped out of the classroom to play and mischievously fell into the lotus pond. It was only after County Prince Liang had saved Xie Wanqing that Xie Wanqing was moved, and at that time, this mother and daughter pair had often been bad at things, and now that this matter had been brought forward, the mother and daughter pair''s bad thoughts had been brought forward as well.


    However, in her previous life, Xie Wanyun had frequently tried to please the County Prince Liang, but at that time, the County Prince Liang was infatuated with Xie Wan, but he had never placed Xie Wanyun in his eyes.


    In this life, he thought that it would be the same, he wanted to see what was so bad about Xie Wanyun''s hot face acting in such a cold manner.


    Xie Wanqing thought for a while, then said: "Thank you Aunt for your consideration, and we''ll do as Aunt says. Aunt must watch out for Esteemed Empress, when she sees that County Prince Liang is here, she''ll immediately go and call Big Sis!"


    When she said that, she raised his little face and looked at Concubine Fang''s happy face, as if her scheme had succeeded. Xie Wanqing felt that it was getting more and more sarcastic, could it be that she really thought of her daughter as a beauty?


    Speaking of looks, Xie Wanqing should be even better than Xie Wanyun. In the end, besides her family''s illustrious background, it was also because of her looks ¡­


    It was a pity that she had a good face, but it would be a waste if she did not try to please her. However, Xie Wanqing had inherited the Madame Ye''s appearance, so every time she looked at him in the copper mirror, her eyebrows would reveal some of the Madame Ye''s beauty.


    However, the reason why the Concubine Fang looked good was mostly because of her makeup, which could seduce Xie Kai. It just so happened that Xie Wanyun was like the Concubine Fang, so although it was hard to look at, but compared to Xie Wanqing, it could not be compared, and had even less of Xie Wanqing''s playfulness.


    Other people would think that the two of them came out of the same mother''s womb. They would probably be curious as to why they didn''t look the same.


    "Alright, since you are an aunt, of course daughter, then of course Aunt will think of you, as long as you have your sister watching over you, as long as you are rude, it will make County Prince Liang disgusted, your sister will be the most courteous, at that time, you need to let County Prince Liang talk to your sister, County Prince Liang can really like you, too!"


    What kind of logic was this? Xie Wanqing could not help but sneer in her heart. She really wanted to see when this woman would have a day where she would get carried away, and then, she would die.


    Although Xie Wanqing did not understand what kind of logic was this, and was unable to explain it no matter where she told it, she still agreed with a blink of her sparkling little eyes.


    "Alright, your grandmother is going too far. I don''t know how long she has been holding you in that depressing buddhist hall, but now that the County Prince Liang has helped, she released you. You don''t need to go to your grandmother''s place anymore!"


    Xie Wanqing was startled, she was just looking forward to how distant she was from the Old Mistress, if it was her previous life, Xie Wanqing would have to tell Concubine Fang how much suffering she had endured in the training hall.


    Thinking about how she was tricked in her previous life, Xie Wanqing wanted to slap herself to see if she could wake her up. These words were spread to the old lady''s ears, and she didn''t know what kind of inheritance she was going to pass on, no wonder the old lady didn''t like him.


    "It was Xi Qing''s choice. She likes the buddhist hall, and she likes to chant with her grandma. Even if there is a chance, she still has to go to the buddhist hall to accompany her grandma, or grandma will miss her!"


    How could there be a child willing to kneel in the buddhist hall all day? She was also curious in her heart, a child must be taught, just who taught Xie Wanqing to please the old lady!


    "Ai, you silly child, what''s so fun about being in the buddhist hall? Why don''t I get the young maid to make you a net basket. Spring is coming and it will be more convenient to catch shrimp!"


    A net basket? Xie Wanqing suddenly remembered that the Mama Feng beside him had drowned. Thinking back to the spring and summer days, she realized that she had also drowned.


    Grandmother had taught Xianqing not to kill people, and now, she has even eaten much less meat. Furthermore, Teacher has asked her to study hard and not to be greedy for fun.


    Concubine Fang was about to speak, but Xu Qing opened a book and said: "Qing Qing should be learning, Aunt don''t disturb her!"


    These words caused Concubine Fang to have no choice but to leave, even if she did not want to leave, she could only leave the room.


    Xie Wanqing did not have the mood to spare time, after reading for a while, Zhao Yuqi did not come to see her tonight. Instead, she went to the old lady''s room.


    Although he didn''t have time to go at night, at least he went on time every morning. Thus, his feelings for the madame had never faded.


    With regards to Xie Wanyun, Xie Wanyun had thought that the old lady had already forgotten about him, so she would often go and pay respects to him. However, the old lady did not have a good impression of him, although she did not say anything, it was still rather bland.


    Although he was indifferent to Xie Wanyun now, since Xie Wanyun was so thick-skinned as to pay respects often, maybe if she was smarter, she would be able to win the old lady''s love as soon as possible.


    As Xie Wanqing thought about this, she changed into a white cheongsam, looked at herself in the mirror, it was very good, only that his face lost its color, and after that, she went with Yue Xin to the old lady''s room. Coincidentally, Xie Wanyun was also there, and from afar, they could see the old lady''s mouth open and close, but her expression was extremely serious, without a trace of a smile.


    Although they were both granddaughters, Xie Wanqing was already so close to the old lady that she could not get close to her.


    After Xie Wanqing obediently went to pay her respects, the old lady waved at Xie Wanqing: "Yanqing, you''ve come!"


    Xie Wanqing shot a glance at Xie Wanyun from the corner of her eyes. Xie Wanyun''s expression clearly showed that she was about to die from anger, as she fiercely glared at Xie Wanqing.


    The old lady was not easy to fool. Other than patience, there was an even greater need for intelligence and Xie Wanyun was just a child''s soul. She would naturally not care about everything else and was even more careful to get the old lady''s favor.


    Xie Wanqing had endured step by step, and was becoming more and more disdainful of Xie Wanyun, hence she was unwilling to endure it.


    Even with that fierce gaze, Xie Wanqing ignored it and smiled as she spoke to the old lady.

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    "How is my relationship with County Prince Liang doing? If it''s good, then I might as well settle it. I''ll just get married when I get old!" The madame had always valued the marriage, and could not wait for it to be settled.


    "The two of them are very good, but the latter is still young, so the County Prince Liang feels the same way, and said that since they are right, then there is no need to rush to the conclusion, it is inexplicably troublesome, and at that time, wouldn''t it be better to directly marry her? The County Prince Liang cherishes the latter, and is afraid of being hurt by the words of others, so we might as well just choose a good day in a few years."


    How could she say such words, but Xie Wanqing just wanted to say it, and didn''t want to be betrothed to Zhao Yuqi.


    If it was like this, she would only ask Xie Wanqing. Could it be that the Old Mistress was going to ask the County Prince Liang, and the County Prince Liang was not even able to meet the Old Mistress, let alone ask him any questions!


    As for the lies he told in front of the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun, they would not be exposed. The other party did not want Xie Wanqing to marry him, it was just right for them.


    Xie Wanqing had clearly seen the old lady talk about marriage, Xie Wanyun''s body shivered, and the look in her eyes became more cautious, only after Xie Wanqing had finished speaking, did she relax.


    If they really were to be engaged, looking at the situation, it was unknown whether the mother and daughter pair could even skin Xie Wanqing alive.


    "Alright, as long as County Prince Liang has feelings for you, it will be good no matter what. You are the hope to revive the clan!"


    When Xie Wanqing heard this, he couldn''t help but be overwhelmed by this. She didn''t think that this guy had this kind of ability.


    "Xianqing understands, it''s been a long time since I''ve accompanied Grandmother to pay respects to Buddha. Grandmother, do you want me to invite you to the buddhist hall?" Xie Wanqing said.


    "Alright, let''s go!" Seeing that Xie Wanqing did not come for a few days, the Old Mistress knew that she had to go to the buddhist hall, how could she not be happy? She immediately agreed to Xie Wanqing''s request, and Xie Wanyun stood by her side like air.


    The old lady was supported by Xie Wanqing all the way until she passed by him and finally saw him.


    "Evening Yun, you should go back first. There''s evening Qing accompanying me!" Although he was also smiling, he seemed reluctant. He just didn''t want to see the big difference between his two granddaughters.


    "Grandmother, why don''t you let Elder Sister go with her? If there''s more people, you can make fun of her!" Xie Wanqing''s words sounded like she was giving alms, making Xie Wanyun even more uncomfortable.


    "How can there be any excitement in the buddhist hall? After talking so much with me, I''m afraid I''m going to be tired. Let your sister rest first!" He seemed concerned, but his words were just an excuse.


    "Grandmother has a little sister waiting on her. Evening Yun will be leaving now!" Xie Wanyun was already so old, so how could she not understand what was going on? At this time, the other party had already chased him out, so how could she not leave?


    Before Xie Wanyun left, you gave him a fierce glare, but Xie Wanqing still continued to chat and laugh as she accompanied the old lady into the buddhist hall.


    "Miss, why are you so angry? The eldest young miss has her own thoughts. If this happens, many thoughts would arise that would be detrimental to the young miss. What should we do?"


    Xie Wanqing and the old lady stayed in the buddhist hall for two hours. The old lady said that she was tired, so Xie Wanqing sent her back to her room and came back.


    In the room, Yue Xin and Xie Wanqing were the only ones helping Xie Wanqing settle the place down as they asked.


    Yue Xin''s words were already very tactful, but from Yue Xin''s perspective, although they looked like they came from the same mother''s womb, Xie Wanyun was probably a bit older than them, and had a lot of bad intentions in her heart. She looked like a jealous person, but Xie Wanqing was just so pleased with herself, getting the love of all the elders, it was hard to not anger him.


    "Does she not have any bad intentions towards me? There''s only one more, so what''s the difference!" Hearing that Yue Xin was afraid that if she disagreed, she would punish him for her crimes, so she actually said such a euphemism, but Xie Wanqing actually said it out loud.


    "Yue Xin, what do you think of her?" Xie Wanqing turned his head to look at Yue Xin, but Yue Xin had lowered his head, and for a moment, did not know what to say.


    "I can''t explain it!" Yue Xin lowered her head and mumbled. Although she looked very close to her every time she saw her, Yue Xin still felt that it was not that simple.


    Xie Wanqing laughed. She was just teasing Yue Xin to begin with, but Yue Xin''s little face looked as though she was about to cry from being wronged.


    "Yue Xin, don''t worry, I know what to do. He has a lot of evil thoughts, but I''m not stupid!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she wiped the rouge off her face.


    Xie Wanqing was really good-looking, and originally, there was no difference between wiping off the rouge and not wiping it, but since Yue Xin said it was so beautiful, Xie Wanqing could only listen to him.


    He looked at himself in the bronze mirror, revealing his original appearance. There was still a little innocence in his eyes, but his heart was no longer the same as before.


    "Yue Xin, what do we have to say that we can''t?


    Xie Wanqing felt a bit of heartache. Even though Xie Wanqing had been estranged from Yue Xin before, in this life, she viewed Yue Xin as more important than even her own trusted aides.


    "Yes, Miss!" Yue Xin agreed and passed a bottle of water with flower juice to Xie Wanqing. Usually, Xie Wanqing washed her face with water, but now that she had hooked up with the County Prince Liang, he had to be more careful in keeping the County Prince Liang by her side.


    After Xie Wanqing washed her face, she slept for the entire night without a dream, all the way until the early morning of the next day. Xie Wanqing looked at the empty courtyard.


    In the past, Han Hao would be waiting for him outside, but now ¡­


    Xie Wanqing looked out of the window, unknowingly, she felt sad in her heart, Yue Xin was already helping him from behind, but she saw that Xie Wanqing was in a daze, she gently called out, "Young miss, this Ye Qing has finally reacted."


    Raising his head to look at his reflection in the mirror, he calmly said, "Let''s go!" Originally, the two of them went in and out together, but today, they went their separate ways. What they did not lack the most in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was a tongue that knew how to cause trouble, and this matter had already spread while the servants were talking.


    Everyone said that Xie Wanqing was deliberately estranged from the because she was close to the County Prince Liang. In other words, Xie Wanqing was just a vain woman who coveted wealth.


    It was not that Xie Wanqing did not hear the message, it was that she was too lazy to respond to them, it was not like she could just say whatever she wanted to say. Xie Wanqing watched as she walked past the maidservants at the back, no matter how high or low they were discussing about him, and pretended not to see him.


    However, Yue Xin, who was behind her, was extremely anxious, "Young miss, they all said ¡­"


    "What does what they say have anything to do with me? If they are willing to say it, I will let them say it. Yue Xin, remember, do not waste time talking about things that are not worth it!"


    Xie Wanqing intentionally taught Yue Xin, and now that Xie Wanqing had seen the situation in front of him, she became even more calm and collected. Yue Xin, on the other hand, had a normal disposition, which made things even more chaotic compared to Xie Wanqing, but she could not be hasty.


    Yue Xin shrunk her head. She felt that Xie Wanqing''s words made sense, so she agreed and didn''t say anything else.


    In the academy, Xie Wanqing looked at the seat next to him, and saw that it was occupied by a student who paid for it. As for Han Hao, he sat alone in the last row, carrying a book on his back.


    Since the first day that Han Hao entered the academy, he had sat beside Xie Wanqing, and it had been a year since then. Now that he had suddenly changed people, Xie Wanqing only felt a little unaccustomed, and his heart became empty for a moment.

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    Everything in the academy was normal, it was just that there was someone else by Xie Wanqing''s side. Although Xie Wanqing felt a sense of melancholy in her heart, but she did not say anything, and directly sat in her own seat.


    Xie Wanyun arrived before Xie Wanqing. She was originally carrying a book, looking at her lips that kept changing forms, knowing that she was reciting seriously.


    But the moment Xie Wanqing sat down, Yue Xin was at the side organizing the books Xie Wanqing wanted to use today, when she saw Xie Wanyun approaching with a smile on her face.


    In the past, little sister and Young Master Han always went in and out together, what happened these few days? Why did Young Master Han also move his seat?


    These words were obviously harboring malicious intent, causing Xie Wanqing to feel extremely disgusted, when she said these words, he was afraid that he had already forgotten about the ugly matter of finding Han Hao''s personal item in her room.


    "Young Master Han said that he wanted to study by himself. He was afraid that evening Qing would be so noisy and disturb him, so he moved his position. What about it? Could it be that because elder sister couldn''t see Young Master Han, her heart became empty? Why don''t you ask Mister for Han Hao to come over? "


    Xie Wanqing''s face was filled with innocence, but even if she said those words, it made it difficult for people to have evil thoughts, but Xie Wanyun knew, the last time was enough to make the entire city tremble. This time, if she was affected by Xie Wanqing''s life, from today onwards, Xie Wanyun could not be a human anymore!


    Xie Wanyun''s face immediately changed, after pushing it away, she angrily sat on her own seat. She originally wanted to take advantage of this matter to ridicule Xie Wanqing, but she did not expect that Xie Wanqing''s mouth would spout such words, turning the situation around in the blink of an eye.


    In the morning, Mr. Yun had not come. Xie Wanqing was still teaching her younger brother and sister lessons like usual. After passing by, she did not even glance at Han Hao once.


    He only caught a glimpse of Han Hao''s expression from the corner of his eyes, it looked very noisy, but it was probably because there was a book in front of him that he couldn''t read at all.


    Han Hao also went back to eat alone at noon. His packing speed was slow, and his legs were much shorter than Han Hao''s, so if it was in the past, Han Hao would definitely wait for Xie Wanqing to return together with him. But now ¡­


    Seeing Han Hao walking out in big strides, Xie Wanqing only felt annoyed. Although the people in the academy did not say anything, they had all gone in and out of the school together, the good ones were like glue, but now that they had turned into this, the other people were probably just watching as he walked out.


    Xie Wanqing did not say anything. After packing the books with Yue Xin, they went back to prepare for lunch, and as soon as they entered the room, they saw Zhao Yuqi waiting for Xie Wanqing.


    Originally, it had been three days since she last saw Zhao Yuqi. Xie Wanqing had thought that Zhao Yuqi had cooled down, but she didn''t expect that the current situation wouldn''t make it so easy for Zhao Yuqi to truly calm down.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Yue Xin who was outside, and Yue Xin ran off quietly as she knew what was going on. How could she dare forget what Concubine Fang had said before?


    Since Xie Wanyun was originally a young miss with a good Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and she insisted on lowering her price, and if the other party didn''t like her, then she should just come over. The only one that wasn''t worth much was Xie Wanyun, it didn''t have anything to do with Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing did not close the door after she entered the room. In the end, it was just as the Concubine Fang said, it would ruin her good name.


    Being alone in a room would only make Xie Wanqing feel extremely disgusted, "Sunless greets County Prince Liang!" She bowed with her slender figure, giving off the feeling that she was a weak willow tree supporting the wind.


    "Why are you being so polite to me? Wake up!" Zhao Yuqi rushed forward to help Xie Wanqing up, but Xie Wanqing dodged slightly towards the back.


    Being intimate with Zhao Yuqi would only make Xie Wanqing feel disgusted, it was unusually disgusted, but she immediately laughed indifferently: "County Prince Liang cannot be so rude, Concubine Fang said that Zhiqing is still young, and her reputation will not be ruined!"


    Zhao Yuqi laughed awkwardly, looking at Xie Wanqing who was looking down and frowning slightly, Zhao Yuqi looked like he had just opened his heart and became even more so pleasing to Zhao Yuqi''s eyes.


    "Zhiqing, I haven''t seen you for a few days. Did you miss me?" Before Xie Wanqing could even speak, she heard the door open, and Xie Wanyun walked in.


    "Greetings County Prince Liang, County Prince Liang is safe!"


    The words that he had said just now, was originally nothing in Zhao Yuqi''s eyes, but now, it seemed to be what Xie Wanyun had heard.


    Zhao Yuqi''s smile disappeared without a trace, no one would be happy if they were to hear such words from someone else, they only said one sentence: "Get up, why are you here!"


    "Aunt was afraid that Qing would be disrespectful when she was young and didn''t know how to be alone with County Prince Liang, so she asked Big Sis to accompany her. County Prince Liang wouldn''t mind, right?"


    In the morning at the academy, she was clearly dressed in the most common attire, but at this time, dressed in a pink cheongsam, she looked even more cute and lovely. The white jade hairpin on her head had now turned into a golden rose steps, the rouge on her face had just been dyed red, no wonder she was so slow, it looked like she was dressing up inside his dancing posture.


    "Alright then!" The word "unwilling" was clearly written on Zhao Yuqi''s face, and even those words were spoken with great difficulty, but Xie Wanyun was still wild with joy.


    "County Prince Liang might as well stay and eat, the old mistress has already ordered, County Prince Liang will eat in Xianqing''s room, even if they are all children, there is no need for you to be so formal!" Originally, those words should have come from Xie Wanqing, but now, it was from Xie Wanyun.


    Zhao Yuqi shot a disgusted glance at Xie Wanyun. From the looks of it, it was obvious that he wanted to steal Xie Wanqing''s limelight, but now that Zhao Yuqi was deeply infatuated with him, how could he tolerate others trying to seduce him?


    Xie Wanyun had most likely felt that something was amiss with him, and felt even more the disgust in Zhao Yuqi''s eyes. The smile on her face instantly turned into ashes.


    There was still no lunch in the kitchen, and Zhao Yuqi and Xie Wanqing were talking, which made it even more impossible for Xie Wanyun to stop them, as if Xie Wanyun was an outsider.


    "Do you know what This King has been doing these past few days to not come find you?" When Xie Wanqing spoke with Zhao Yuqi, they seemed even more intimate in front of Xie Wanyun. Zhao Yuqi was also in a great mood, so naturally he spoke even more.


    "Yanqing thinks that the County Prince Liang did not come to find her because it was to assist the imperial government. These days, she has been extremely bored!"


    To say that it was boring wouldn''t be considered breaking the rules, but in Zhao Yuqi''s opinion, it must be because she hadn''t come yet that she would be bored. She was even happier in her heart, so Xie Wanyun couldn''t find any mistakes while standing at the side.


    "The imperial government is indeed important, but how can it be as important as you are? Every time I think of you, I fold a paper crane, but it''s only been two or three days and I''ve already broken so many paper cranes!"


    Zhao Yuqi picked up a small ceramic urn that was filled to the brim with paper cranes. Xie Wanqing held onto the small porcelain urn tightly, looking as if she was very happy.


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing also received a small paper crane from her room. At that time, there were locusts everywhere in the northeast, so Zhao Yuqi was ordered to clean up the mess in the northeast.


    At that time, the place was filled with deep feelings and feelings. Xie Wanqing was truly moved in her heart, but now, all of the feelings and love she felt were on the surface.


    In her heart, there was no longer the love and emotions she had at that time, only sadness. Xie Wanqing smiled, and when she thought about it, he became a little absent-minded.


    Thank you, County Prince Liang, for your care. He then stood up, placed the urn on top of the bookshelf, laughed and turned to say, "This is County Prince Liang''s grace, I want to see it every day!"


    Xie Wanyun, who was at the side, felt a tinge of jealousy in her eyes.

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    "Elder sister, what''s wrong? Is it because of this conversation you had with County Prince Liang that you were unable to attend to your elder sister? Your elder sister is feeling very sad right now!"


    As Xie Wanqing said that, she pulled Xie Wanyun''s hand which was on the table with her own, tightly grabbing onto the corner of the table, her eyes looking as though she wanted to eat someone.


    County Prince Liang originally didn''t care about the light bulb beside him, but after hearing Xie Wanqing''s explanation, she had really noticed that Xie Wanyun had come back to her senses.


    But the scene just now had already been completely witnessed by the County Prince Liang. Xie Wanyun would never have thought that it was merely an instant, that''s why she acted this way, to be discovered by Xie Wanqing, and even attracted the County Prince Liang over.


    Everything had always been a misunderstanding in the past, but this time, just when she felt that she had lost control of herself and was afraid, Xie Wanqing pulled him.


    In an instant, the gentleness of before returned to Xie Wanyun''s eyes, but it was clear that she had also seen a trace of disgust in County Prince Liang''s eyes.


    "No, Sis is just tired, that''s all!"


    Xie Wanyun was startled, she was after all a sinister person, and instantly reacted to the situation in front of him, and laughed while speaking.


    If there was nothing else, why would Xie Wanqing suddenly speak to him intimately? This was obviously done on purpose, a sinister and warning that only Xie Wanqing could see through.


    As they spoke, lunch came up to them. Xie Wanqing ate heartily, perhaps because of the arrival of the County Prince Liang, many of the dishes in Xie Wanqing''s room became better.


    The way he ate made others unable to restrain their laughter. "Little sister, why is the Liang Wang still around? Why is he acting like this?" Xie Wanyun roughly remembered that the reason she came here was to prevent General Xie An Qing from being disrespectful.


    In her heart, she felt that it was strange. In the past, Xie Wanqing was not like this.


    "It''s fine, This King likes it!" Before Xie Wanyun even finished her sentence, Zhao Yuqi''s voice came out, it sounded like Xie Wanqing was in a good mood.


    Xie Wanqing naturally understood Zhao Yuqi. At this time, what Zhao Yuqi liked the most was a lively and cute girl, otherwise, he would not have been attracted by Xie Wanqing who skipped lessons and played around.


    It was only after she was bored with Xie Wanqing''s liveliness that she started to like Xie Wanyun''s calmness. In this life, Xie Wanqing could already see everything very clearly.


    As Zhao Yuqi ate, he looked as if he had not even shifted his gaze away from Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanyun was also surprised, just what kind of magic did this bitch have that could cause County Prince Liang to be so infatuated?


    What else could Xie Wanyun say, in this current situation, it was obvious that Xie Wanyun did not have the right to speak. Xie Wanyun could only carelessly dig at the rice in her bowl, and ate it tasteless.


    After the meal, Xie Wanqing talked for a while before she gave up. She said that she was going to the school to study painting this afternoon and couldn''t be slow.


    "Very good, This King will come see you again when I have time!" Zhao Yuqi looked at Xie Wanqing, his eyes filled with uncontrollable love.


    smiled and said goodbye to Zhao Yuqi before he finished. It was just that this scene made Xie Wanqing himself feel tired, he turned his head back and said, "Elder sister, would you like to go to the Academy with my sister?"


    How could she be willing to go out with Xie Wanqing? However, if Xie Wanqing had asked, at least she would not be thought to be disrespectful by Xie Wanyun, or else she might have been secretly carrying Zhao Yuqi on his back, and looked down on Xie Wanyun.


    "I already felt a bit uncomfortable when I was accompanying her. Now, I want to go back to my room to rest before going to the academy. Little Sister can go first!"


    "Thank you so much for today, sister. I''ll be leaving first then!" Xie Wanqing smiled and bade farewell to Xie Wanyun, and then let it go.


    In the afternoon, the majority of the men would go learn to ride their arrows, while the women would stay in the academy to learn some zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Today, they would study ink painting in the academy.


    This kind of painting could not be described as something that could be created just by painting. If one were to paint too much, it would cause one to lose interest. They didn''t know what kind of painting to draw either.


    When the guide Mama saw that everyone was frowning, she said that they were going out to look for a scenery. Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was a big business, other than the academy and the riding range, there was also a pretty fine place near the riding range, specially used for the ladies to paint.


    The only thing was that the school was very busy, so very few people would ever set foot in this place. For some reason, now that the Mama was interested, they were actually willing to bring the students to such a place to play for the sake of painting.


    had only heard of it before. In the past, Faces Academy rarely set foot there, and towards all areas of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he scoffed at them, not wanting to go at all. Now that he was so busy that he didn''t even bother to take a step forward, this was the first time he was here.


    On the contrary, there were very few people who set foot on it. The scenery was not destroyed, and on the contrary, it added an ethereal beauty to it.


    Xie Wanqing was in a good mood when she saw Jing Jing, she didn''t look too far away and could see the Riding Arrows. The young masters who had been studying in the academy all galloped and rode their horses, looking extremely interesting.


    When the group of young masters saw the young miss in the academy looking at them, they became even more excited. Amongst the many young masters, Xie Wanqing saw Han Hao with a single glance.


    Mama did not care. After all, there were still people who were not to be trifled with, and if they were interested, they could not afford to offend them.


    Following that, Han Hao stood at the back of the line under the jealous gazes of the young masters. It was as if Han Hao was on fire, but he just ignored them, as if he did not see anything.


    Xie Wanqing gave a light smile. She did not care, which meant that only Han Hao could do such a thing.


    "Ladies, the scenery here is great. Let''s finish the painting here today!" Seeing that most of the people were overreacting, Mama spoke up.


    Xie Wanqing had found a beautiful place at the back of the riding range, which didn''t seem like a place where other people were either flowers or grass. Xie Wanqing liked water more, and by the lakeside, there was a forest on the other side of the lake, which suited Xie Wanqing''s taste well, only that it was a little far away, there were still a few rows of trees behind the riding range.


    Xie Wanqing sat down and compared it with a brush. Little did she know that a fervent gaze was looking at him through the trees at the back.


    The scene before her eyes was pleasing to the eye, Xie Wanqing had long been immersed in it. After a year of practice, although the painting had not reached an excellent level, but it had already reached the intermediate level.


    On the xuan paper, the lines were soft and beautiful, the color extremely good. Xie Wanqing was inspired by the unique scene, even time was shocked by her own painting.


    Xie Wanyun didn''t even know that someone was quietly approaching him from behind. The things that happened after she returned home at noon were like a knot in her heart. Now that she saw Xie Wanqing sitting by the lake and wanted to die, she decided to help her.


    At this time, everyone was busy with their own matters, the young masters were busy riding and shooting, and the young ladies were all engrossed with their own paintings or some other family''s young master, yet Xie Wanqing had her back facing the riding shooting field, and was still far away from the crowd. This was a blind spot, Xie Wanyun was curious as to where Xie Wanqing had gone to, and after circling for so long, he finally saw that this person was actually here.


    The humiliation at noon erupted, this person who was alone here, wasn''t it giving Xie Wanyun the chance? Xie Wanyun slowly walked closer, even though she made some sounds, Xie Wanqing did not notice it at all.


    Xie Wanqing was drawing the picture on the surface, and at this time, she was already half done, her mouth revealing a satisfied smile, but in her heart, she was thinking of framing this picture, and bringing it to the house to show off, to let everyone know, Xie Wanqing was no longer that useless trash from before.


    To make you so happy, you really don''t know how unbearable I feel. Xie Wanyun had already walked over, and looking at the smile on the corner of her mouth, she thought to herself, she truly wished that she could hack that person into a thousand pieces.

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    Originally, in order to find the right angle to draw, Xie Wanqing unknowingly sat extremely close to the lake, which gave Xie Wanyun a chance.


    Looking at Xie Wanqing''s expression, Xie Wanyun gritted her teeth and pushed him with all her might. Originally, Xie Wanqing was short, but now that she was pushed fiercely with her life on the line, she immediately rolled into the lake.


    Xie Wanqing screamed miserably, and then she sank into the lake. Her face could no longer be seen, it was still winter, and the surface of the lake was covered with a thin layer of ice. If she entered the lake, even if she did not drown, he would die from the cold.


    The corner of Xie Wanyun''s mouth raised into a wry smile, and then she ran to the other side, only to find that Xie Wanqing was already frozen in the water, she directly sank, and did not even have a chance to struggle.


    Back then, he had been hunting living creatures, and now, this kind of target was simply playful to Han Hao. Just as he was about to hand the bow over to the next person, he heard a familiar voice coming from beside his ear.


    Han Hao hunted often at the border trials, because he could tell that other people might not be able to hear his words, and maybe he did not pay attention. However, Han Hao heard it very clearly, when he turned around, the white clothes that had leaked out of the dark forest were already gone.


    Han Hao couldn''t help but take in a breath of cold air. Just now, he had seen that Xie Wanqing was right there, and a bit of her clothes had leaked out.


    He had originally felt anxious and anxious the moment he saw Xie Wanqing today, as if something was about to happen.


    The originally thin layer of ice on the surface of the lake was now missing a big piece. Only now did Han Hao realize that although Xie Wanqing looked indifferent on the outside and did not even glance at the lake, the corner of her eyes had never left Xie Wanqing. She watched as Xie Wanqing passed through the forest, and even the corner of Xie Wanqing''s clothes could be seen on the outside.


    But just now, he had only shot an arrow with all his concentration, and the shadow of the tiny girl beside the lake could no longer be seen. Han Hao did not have the time to think about it anymore, and directly jumped into the lake.


    Where would a bystander get the courage to do something like this? Clenching his teeth, Han Hao directly dove into the water, the lake water wasn''t deep at all, and as expected, he found a tiny person sinking to the bottom of the lake nearby.


    Han Hao carried Xie Wanqing, at this time, there were already people gathered by the lake, and Han Hao had suddenly ran over in a hurry, and was directly jumped into the water without any hesitation, so naturally he attracted many people over.


    By the time Han Hao swam to the shore with the others, he was already exhausted. There was still someone who took Xie Wanqing in their arms and helped pull him up.


    "It''s late Qing ¡­" Late Qing ¡­ What happened to my sister? " A figure immediately rushed to the unconscious Xie Wanqing''s side, shaking Xie Wan crazily.


    Who knew what she did just now. Obviously, when she looked at Xie Wanqing''s chest which was still moving due to lack of air, a sinister look flashed past her eyes. But now, all of her eyes were red.


    Even Han Hao was a little astonished, he suspected that he had misjudged Xie Wanyun previously. Could it be that Xie Wanyun was a girl with a kind disposition, and looked as if she was truly sincere?


    But when he saw that Xie Wanqing was already on the verge of death, Han Hao did not care about anything else and said, "Get out of the way!" and directly pushed Xie Wanyun away, pressing down hard on her chest.


    Xie Wanqing spat out a few mouthfuls of water, but she still had not awoken from her stupor. The Transcendent God Child began to tremble, and Han Hao took off the cloak that was protecting him from the wind, as he tightly wrapped it around Xie Wanqing.


    Han Hao continued to press down on Xie Wanqing''s chest. Even though it was disrespectful, Han Hao wanted to save Xie Wanqing''s life.


    Xie Wanqing coughed a few times, and after coughing up a few more mouthfuls of saliva, she woke up with a familiar face.


    When Xie Wanqing fell into the water, she really thought that she was going to die.


    He frowned slightly, the anxiousness in his eyes almost overflowing. His aura was also not normal, it seemed like there was another type of aura on him. At first, it was just a shadow, but as his face became clearer, his consciousness also became clearer.


    So, this person was Han Hao. No, what was he thinking about, he could not have any bad intentions towards Han Hao, so Xie Wanqing immediately reacted.


    Han Hao looked as Xie Wanqing opened her eyes and let out a sigh of relief, her complexion immediately returning to her usual tranquility.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing actually walked over, afraid that Xie Wanqing would spill the beans, Han Hao had just stood up and walked over again.


    "Sister ¡­" Little sister, are you alright? You''re really scaring me to death! " As he spoke, he patted his chest in an exaggerated manner. Those who didn''t know his appearance would think it was the affection between sisters, but how many people here didn''t know the grudges between sisters and put on an act like this?


    Xie Wanqing did not reply. She had been suspicious to begin with, but when she fell down, he had clearly caught a glimpse of a pink silhouette, and Xie Wanyun was wearing a pink dress.


    Looking at the surrounding misses, even if Xie Wan Yin was only left with a five-year-old bastard, she would still wear pink. But her color was a lot deeper than Xie Wanyun''s, furthermore, this five-year-old child did not have that much strength. It had only been two months since he went to the study room, what grudges could he have with Xie Wanqing to that extent.


    Then it had to be Xie Wanyun, without a doubt. Xie Wanqing truly could not see through this kind of sinister thinking, and the improvement in her cultivation made Xie Wanqing feel even more disgusted.


    Xie Wanqing just felt cold, really cold. However, she still couldn''t say a word, her entire body was trembling.


    His clothes were already soaked to the brim, and besides the cold, there was also a kind of sticky discomfort. "Quickly go and notify Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to hurry up and send me clean clothes!"


    If there really was something wrong with Xie Wanqing, then she would really be unable to bear the consequences. Seeing Xie Wanqing''s trembling body, she quickly instructed.


    Attendant, who already had a follower, went to report. He was originally not far from Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and after a while, Attendant brought Yue Xin here along with a doctor. Xie Wanqing was already sent back into the academy, and the group of people were at a loss on what to do.


    Yue Xin looked at Xie Wanqing''s appearance and frowned, "Miss, quickly change into a new set of clothes, and then let Mama lead you to the study hall''s inner room. There''s no one inside, but everything is already prepared.


    As Xie Wanqing did not have any clean clothes to wear, she could only wear wet clothes, and was unconscious at the moment, so she used the scalding water to wipe her body to regain some of her senses.


    After hastily changing her clothes, she returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. The fire in the room was already warm, and Xie Wanqing had to cover herself with a blanket for a long time before she managed to warm it up.


    "How did Miss fall into the lake all of a sudden? When the Attendant came to report, she was so scared that she died." Yue Xin rebuked Xie Wanqing while she helped to clean her hair.


    Xie Wanqing looked at herself in the mirror, she was in a sorry state, her hair was messy, and even if she put it down, it would still be over, so she still needed Yue Xin to comb it a little.


    Xie Wanqing grimaced in pain, she did not have time to speak, waiting for Yue Xin to understand more before saying: "For no reason at all, how could I fall into the lake, I''m not a child anymore!"


    Xie Wanqing rubbed her head as she spoke, she really looked like a young adult, causing Yue Xin to feel that she could not hold back her laughter.


    "Could it be ¡­" Yue Xin suddenly realised, it wasn''t as though she couldn''t differentiate between dangerous and safe children, so how could she fall into the lake?


    At first, Yue Xin thought that the little kid was being naughty, which was why he missed his footing.

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    Xie Wanqing glanced at Yue Xin, and Yue Xin did not continue speaking. After a long while, she finally said: "I never thought that this person''s thoughts would be so vicious, young miss, you should still be careful in the future!"


    "I know, she''s able to harm me once. Could it be that she can do it a second time?!" As her body slowly fell from the water, Xie Wanqing still had one last trace of consciousness left. The despair of knowing that she was going to die, Xie Wanqing would never forget.


    Yue Xin nodded, only to see the sound of the door being hastily opened. Zhao Yuqi then rushed in, as if something big had happened and rushed to Xie Wanqing''s bedside.


    "Zhiqing, are you alright? I was scared to death when I heard you fell into the lake! "


    Xie Wanqing''s gaze immediately revealed a trace of despise. She didn''t do anything, and just liked this kind of backfiring.


    The County Prince Liang Palace and Marquis Anyang''s Mansion wasn''t too far away, and they were not too far away from the academy or the shooting grounds. However, this new arrival, yet he was still so rash, would only make Xie Wanqing feel disgusted.


    If he was truly sincere, wouldn''t he have come here when Xie Wanqing was still in the academy, or even when the shooting field was still open?


    It must have been the perfect timing, for Xie Wanqing had already settled in at this time. There was no need for him to do anything, that''s why she came.


    Xie Wanqing thought back to her previous life. It was only during the summer when she fell into the water, but after struggling in the water for a long time, Zhao Yuqi finally appeared and saved him.


    He watched himself struggling in the water for a long time without saving her, yet there was no movement at all. Only then did he sink, and was able to save Xie Wanqing. If she was only saved a second later, wouldn''t that mean that she had already died at that time in her previous life?


    But Xie Wanqing was deeply moved by Zhao Yuqi, and after playing so many tricks, Xie Wanqing naturally had a good impression of him.


    Now that I think about it carefully, Concubine Fang, Xie Wanyun, Zhao Yuqi, they had prepared pit after pit for me to drill into from the very start.


    Xie Wanqing was still sitting with her blanket covered, deep in thought, when she reacted again, she saw that Zhao Yuqi''s hand was almost going to reach Xie Wanqing''s face.


    He had meticulously taken care of such a white and tender face, how could it be possible for a disgusting person like Zhao Yuqi to touch it?


    "It''s inconvenient for Yanqing to say hi, thank you County Prince Liang for your concern!" Xie Wanqing said as she listened to the racket that the County Prince Liang was making. She would ask about whether it was cold or not, add a few more carbon furnaces, and then talk about going to the palace to check on Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing rejected all of them.


    Yue Xin has already invited a doctor to treat Xianqing, the doctor said that she was shocked, and had the occasional cold, so she had to rest. Please forgive me, County Prince Liang, but it would be better for elder sister to replace Xianqing and accompany County Prince Liang!


    Zhao Yuqi being by Xie Wanqing''s side would only make him very agitated, and it just so happened that Yue Xin had sent the medicine the doctor had prescribed for him. Xie Wanqing said, instantly leaving him speechless.


    "Forget it. Since This King will come visit you another day, you should properly take care of your illness!"


    Xie Wanqing knew that teenagers liked to play, and this was even more so for Zhao Yuqi. If he were to face a girl from a noble family, it would simply be a fate worse than death, so whenever she mentioned Xie Wanyun, he would immediately say that she was leaving.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Zhao Yuqi''s back figure and laughed, "Miss, you shouldn''t treat County Prince Liang like this, when he is just a young man, he is being highly valued by the imperial government. Even if Miss does not like him, you should think about it for yourself!"


    After all, other than her, no one else knew about the matters of his previous life. Yue Xin had only said those words because she was thinking about Xie Wanqing.


    But seeing how serious and serious Yue Xin was, Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but tease Yue Xin, "If you like you, then marry. Go and act as if you want, and when we give birth to a man and a woman, I will go and beg for grace.


    In the end, Yue Xin had experienced very little, and after''s joke, her face blushed a little: "Why did Miss specially tease me!" Seeing Yue Xin like that, Xie Wanqing naturally could not bear to tease him anymore.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing had already warmed up, Yue Xin helped him bathe and change her clothes. She then sat in front of the copper mirror and covered her body with a thin shirt.


    Xie Wanqing sat in front of the mirror for a while, as though she was in a daze, or thinking about something, until her hair was completely dry she said: "Let''s go pay respects to Grandmother!"


    In the end, he was still young, and he didn''t eat that much. He was also secretly taking care of his body. He had been tormented for the whole day and had only gotten a slight cough, so he was fine.


    "Yes, but Miss needs to wear more, you can''t get cold!" As Yue Xin spoke, she took out a plush outer garment. After wearing it, Xie Wanqing truly felt warm and comfortable.


    Soon, the two of them arrived at the old mistress'' room. There was only the Mama Xin in the room, and the old mistress was gently rotating the buddhist beads with her eyes closed.


    Steam rose from the furnace, causing Xie Wanqing to feel even more confused looking at the old lady. After Xie Wanqing bid her farewell, she finally opened her eyes.


    "How did he fall into the lake just like that!" The old mistress frowned slightly. Since the Attendant had come to the academy to report, naturally everyone in the residence knew about it.


    It was just that the old lady looked very anxious, but did not send anyone to ask about it at all. She was probably just pretending in front of Xie Wanqing.


    This woman''s heart, was truly difficult for her to keep Xie Wanqing in her memory.


    Xie Wanqing had already seen it clearly, but even though she was disgusted with it, right now, she had no choice but to please her.


    "Maybe it''s because it''s late afternoon and my mind is tired, that''s why it''s like this. Grandmother is worried though, it''s all because of late afternoon!" Xie Wanqing lowered her head and said leisurely.


    "Good child, why aren''t you taking care of me? Do you remember me now?" Although his tone was gentle, there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.


    This must be the result of Grandmother''s day and night of filial greetings to the Buddha, allowing everyone in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to receive the protection of the Buddha. As a result, Grandmother Qing also missed Grandmother and wished to be able to immerse herself in the protection of the Buddha with Grandmother, so she came to find Grandmother!


    Xie Wanqing''s words immediately made the Old Mistress smile, it was truly a mockery. A vicious person, just strangely liked others to say that she was a courteous Buddha. With such a merciful heart, Xie Wanqing had already seen through this point.


    "Alright, Grandmother knows what you''re thinking. Among all the children, you''re the one with the most filial piety. However, it''s really hard to help you today. You should go back and take care of yourself first. Grandmother will pray for you!"


    The old lady''s expression became gentler for a moment, but she quickly changed the topic, "But you and Han Hao sure are disrespectful, now that you are favored by the County Prince Liang, you can''t be like this from now on!"


    Xie Wanqing only peeked at the gentleness on the old lady''s face for an instant, and it was really not easy to fool her. Originally, Xie Wanqing thought that since she had coaxed the old lady into a comfortable state, the old lady would not mention about this matter, but now it seemed like it was different.


    When Han Hao was underwater, he did not care about etiquette. Instead, he directly carried Xie Wanqing and dragged him onto the shore. Everyone had seen this.


    It''s just that when I saw her on the verge of death, my heart was anxious. She knew that Su Qing was from the County Prince Liang, so she did not dare disrespect her, and asked for Grandmother''s forgiveness!

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    Once Xie Wanqing finished, she immediately knelt down, the old man squinted his eyes and looked at Xie Wanqing, as though she was being sincere, she nodded, who had the heart to say anything else, after casually chatting for a while more, he left.


    "Look at this Han Hao ¡­" The Old Mistress'' words were directed to Mama Xin, and the doubt in her eyes surged again after Xie Wanqing left.


    "Old madam, it is true that this Han Hao is rude, but if he does not save Second Miss in that situation, wouldn''t that mean that Second Miss is that ¡­" With regards to this seemingly mature girl, Mama Xin always inexplicably liked her, and her words unintentionally leaned towards Xie Wanqing.


    However, in the Old Mistress'' eyes, a woman''s life was nothing, only loyalty was the most important thing. With the Mama Xin''s support, the Old Mistress walked over to the window and looked at the scenery outside.


    "It''s just a Daughter of Concubine, so what if he died? I''m just afraid, that Han Hao doesn''t have any ulterior motives towards Xie Wanqing, we, the ladies of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, must definitely not spread anything that should not happen!" The tone of the madame was cold. She had come here at the same time, but she was only getting stricter and stricter towards her descendants.


    To her, the life of a Daughter of Concubine was not worth mentioning. Even the Mama Xin, who had been by the side of the madame for many years, could not help but feel her heart tremble when she heard this.


    Old madam is right, it is just that Han Hao is from the border, I heard that the women there are not ordinary rich, and cannot be touched, then thinking about it, Han Hao does not know how to be polite! Mama Xin wanted to advise the Old Mistress, but she didn''t dare to say too much, afraid that she would anger the Old Mistress.


    "Go reward Han Hao with some gold and silver taels. Consider it thanking Han Hao for saving my life!" The old mistress sat back in her seat as she spoke, yet there was no hint of happiness on her face.


    "Yes sir!" Mama Xin looked at the Old Madam''s expression. Although it was a reward, this matter had probably been memorized by the Old Mistress, and from today onwards, she would definitely take it to heart. Since Mama Xin had no other choice, she could only agree and go down to settle some matters.


    Xie Wanqing returned to her room and looked at the scenery of snow outside the window. It was very beautiful, but Xie Wanqing''s heart was not calm down, and she was afraid that someone had ulterior motives and added fuel to the fire in front of the old lady.


    The old lady was originally a strict and formal woman, and now that Xie Wanqing had done such a thing, how could the old lady like him?


    Furthermore, ever since County Prince Liang started liking Xie Wanqing, the Old Mistress had always regarded Xie Wanqing as a part of her family''s glory, but now, in her heart, she had fallen from the sky to the ground.


    Although the madame''s words had sounded tactful this time, the look on her face was clearly etched in her heart.


    "Miss, what are you thinking about?" When Xie Wanqing returned, he locked herself in her room. When Yue Xin came in to send the message, she realised that Xie Wanqing was daydreaming.


    "It''s nothing. Do you still visit often in the first few days?" When Xie Wanqing came back to her senses, she naturally thought of the Madame Ye that she should not slight. Although the Madame Ye was partial to Xie Wanqing, her thoughts were rarely seen, which was why she thought of asking about the Madame Ye s.


    "How could this servant forget Miss''s instructions? She went there almost every day. Madam seems to like Miss very much!" Yue Xin sounded very happy, but Xie Wanqing felt that it was not that simple.


    At first, Xie Wanqing wanted to ignore them and clean herself up, to care about what the b * tches had up their sleeves for.


    However, the rumors had spread to an extremely exaggerated level. It was impossible for anyone to believe that someone was behind all of this.


    As for Xie Wanqing''s cough that day, it was only a little, but it was becoming more and more aggressive, and even after changing into a few different groups of doctors, it was still not good.


    Xie Wanqing also suspected that something was amiss. Although she was young, she had not gotten sick for a year, but right now, she did not feel that anything was amiss. Just this cough and the rumors had spread like wildfire for half a month.


    The cough that came out of the door all day long made Xie Wanqing feel like she was going to cough her lungs out.


    Although Xie Wanqing wanted to visit the Madame Ye, she didn''t dare drag her sickness along either. It had been half a month since Xie Wanqing last went to the academy, and she would definitely be annoyed no matter where she went.


    "Miss, please drink some water and water to moisten it. If you continue coughing like this, I''m afraid your body won''t be able to take it!"


    Yue Xin walked in with her head lowered and eyes red. It was obvious that she was secretly crying because of Xie Wanqing.


    "Did I take out all my daily necessities to check?" Xie Wanqing was not in a hurry to get the Snow Pear Soup, nor did she try to console Yue Xin.


    "Miss, this servant had already quietly taken it out to ask yesterday. There really isn''t any problem with the food, and in order to be safe, I even asked several doctors!"


    The doubt in Xie Wanqing''s eyes became stronger, as a man with a strong body, even if he contracted a cough from falling into the water, drinking the medicine, he should be slowly recovering, but the more he drank, the more serious the reason.


    Xie Wanqing wondered in her heart if the Concubine Fang had used some old method and used medicine to make Xie Wanqing feel bad. Although she would not die like this, she had no choice but to close her doors and leave the house after hearing the rumors. She did not have any chance to refute the rumors, otherwise, she would not be able to go to the blood sugar room to help Xie Wanyun catch up to him.


    Isn''t this Concubine Fang''s usual style? But there was no problem with entering the country to eat, so what could it be?


    Rumors were spreading. This mother and daughter pair must have had their part in it, but since they were in a boudoir with only one concubine and the other an aunt, who else was involved but them?


    Xie Wanqing''s simple and clear thoughts were messed up once again. That''s right, if this matter was spread around boldly in the house, it would definitely be their doing. But who would be able to bring them outside?


    Right now, the most important thing for them to do was to get better quickly, Xie Wanqing looked at the snow outside, and really panicked from holding back.


    "Miss, you still think that they are the culprits. Why don''t you find another doctor here tomorrow to take a look?" Seeing Xie Wanqing''s dazed look, Yue Xin knew that she still had something on her mind.


    "Forget it, let''s drink the original soup!" Xie Wanqing just felt that the doctors in front of him were extremely frustrated, so she decided to just ignore them.


    In Xie Wanqing''s heart, she felt that something was off. She had escaped from Xie Wanyun with her life looking calm on the surface, and during those few days when she was in bed, he had even come to visit, but when she thought about it, she felt that something wasn''t right.


    Was Xie Wanyun here to act and show that she was a good older sister, or was she here to see if she was dead?


    Xie Wanqing''s eyes glanced around and caught a glimpse of a bunch of La Plum Blossom on the table. She liked burning incense previously, so she had never had anything like flowers in her room before.


    At the beginning, Xie Wanqing was greedy for food, so she did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.


    There were a few fresh flowers in the room, which actually had a bit of interest. But thinking about it carefully, it was indeed from the days when he was sick. He couldn''t smell the fragrance of sandalwood anymore.


    Zhang Yang laughed out loud and said, "Alright then, I''ll give it to you later." "Alright then, I''ll go take a look at it."


    "Who sent these flowers?" Xie Wanqing looked at the fresh yellow flower core on the stamen of the flower. It seemed a little awkward for some reason, but she couldn''t figure out what was wrong with it.

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    Miss, this was sent by, who was at the head of the courtyard.


    "Concubine Fang?" When Xie Wanqing heard these words, her heart involuntarily twitched. Since even the Concubine Fang was involved in this, what good thing could it possibly do?


    "Everyone in this house knows that I like burning incense, what do you mean by sending this flower in?" Xie Wanqing''s gaze made Yue Xin shrink her neck, and there was a tinge of reproach in her eyes.


    Yue Xin was actually not even going to inspect the things that the Concubine Fang had sent over. If one day she was poisoned to death, then she would not know either.


    Xie Wanqing thought in her heart, this Yue Xin really should be taught a good lesson, and the person who Xie Wanqing needs to be able to see through the affairs of the world. Although Yue Xin saw the affairs of the world very clearly at times, it just happened to be too careless at times.


    "The person who sent it said that because of Miss'' continuous coughing illness, Concubine Fang didn''t feel good about burning incense, so she sent Miss a Barberry to add fragrance to the dance. This servant thinks that Concubine Fang has good intentions, so ¡­"


    Yue Xin knew that she had done wrong, so she kept quiet. Xie Wanqing knew that Yue Xin did not do it on purpose, so she did not pursue the matter.


    Xie Wanqing was fiddling with a rose, her hand touching the flower core, causing her hands to be covered with yellow powder.


    How could it be as strange as the color of the La Plum Blossom? How could it be as strange as the color of the La Plum Blossom?


    Xie Wanqing had seen La Mei in the past, so she didn''t say that she didn''t know that it was from the Concubine Fang. But today, she felt even more afraid, and her heart felt that something was wrong no matter how she thought about it.


    "Go, find a doctor outside to take a look at these flowers!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she handed the wintersweet in her hands over to Yue Xin.


    Yue Xin agreed and then went down. Xie Wanqing kept feeling uneasy, and unknowingly, she was quite a distance away from the flower. If there was really something dirty inside the flower, Xie Wanqing would not be willing to throw it away.


    Yue Xin returned in a hurry, she was still breathing heavily, it looked like she had something to attend to.


    Xie Wanqing passed Yue Xin a cup of tea. After Yue Xin finished it in one gulp, she said: "Miss, in this flower, there is someone ¡­ Someone added something. "


    Yue Xin paused for a while as she spoke, the book then continued, its volume lower, because Yue Xin was not very vigilant, so Yue Xin thought that it was her own fault, but had actually caused her master to become such a mess.


    "Go find two thick veils, we will give Concubine Fang a big gift!" Because Xie Wanqing was afraid of the flower, she sat on the edge of the bed. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a few hours, she realized that there was a problem with the flower.


    "Yes sir!" Yue Xin did not understand what Xie Wanqing wanted to do. It was a little strange, but she still agreed to it and went down.


    Soon after, the two of them were covered by a veil, the reason why this thing was able to cause Xie Wanqing to cough heavily, Xie Wanqing guessed that it must have been spread using her breath.


    He was only having a slight cough, so it was probably untouchable. He had something to do, but the people serving him in his room were fine.


    After Xie Wanqing picked all the plum blossoms, she brought them to the kitchen and Yue Xin followed behind. She did not understand why Xie Wanqing brought the flowers to the kitchen and saw that Xie Wanqing had directly crushed all the flowers.


    "Miss, you haven''t even washed these flowers yet. What are you planning to do?"


    It was natural to cook in the kitchen, but when Yue Xin saw that Xie Wanqing had crushed the flowers without even washing them, she could not help but to remind him.


    "What''s the point of washing it? Isn''t it true that washing off all the good things isn''t something we can eat? It just happens to be used for practice!"


    Xie Wanqing said with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, but she still didn''t listen to the work in her hands, and her movements became even faster.


    She crushed the plum blossoms and put them into the pastries. The entire kitchen was filled with the fragrance of the plum blossoms, Xie Wanqing only felt that there was no need for the plum blossoms to smell good, but when she thought about the dirt added on top of them, he could not help but feel disgusted.


    "Yue Xin, go and pick some clean plum blossoms. We will make a few more, but you must separate them from this plate!" Xie Wanqing said as she was more or less done with her work.


    Xie Wanqing''s courtyard was filled with plum blossoms. Naturally, there was no shortage of them in winter and winter, and after Yue Xin agreed to go out, he quickly brought many plum blossoms.


    Xie Wanqing prepared a few plates, but they were the only plates that were separated from each other. Looking at the time, it was about time for him to faint.


    The House of Anyang had always had a rule that a concubine would come to the main house to listen to a lecture every day, but since Madam Ye''s personality was weak, the lecture had become a form of gossip and scheming.


    Xie Wanqing did not care about this, what Xie Wanqing knew was that if his own pastries were to be placed in Madame Ye''s room, and would be treated as main house to her concubine, there was no reason for me to not eat them.


    Since she could make Xie Wanqing''s condition worsen to this extent just by breathing, then the effect would double if she ate it. At that time, Concubine Fang would definitely have a good time.


    Xie Wanqing cooked a few plates, which were enough for each of the female servants there to eat each one. Today, he was going to let them eat all the pastries, plate by plate.


    Xie Wanqing looked at the pastry in front of him in satisfaction, then covered it up with cloth and rushed back to Madame Ye''s room.


    "Eunuch, I''ve come to see you last night!" When Xie Wanqing saw the person sitting inside, he knew that she did not miscalculate the time, and that even the Concubine Fang was inside. Before Xie Wanqing went in, she saw the Concubine Fang''s mouth open and close, as though she was talking about something.


    Concubine Fang was sharp tongued, and often angered Madame Ye. Only then did she see Madame Ye''s expression, so Xie Wanqing deliberately called out loudly, instead of first calling out her mother''s name, he called her Madame Ye first, and furthermore, even though it was in front of his own mother, she did not hide anything and directly called his eldest mother over. This was enough to make Concubine Fang feel embarrassed.


    Concubine Fang''s expression changed. After all, she did not expect Xie Wanqing to come, nor did she expect that Xie Wanqing would not give him face.


    In the past, when she was about to study, Xie Wanqing would usually go back to his room just after school, to change her clothes and eat dessert. At this time, she would never come to Madame Ye''s room, but she was currently very free.


    "Why is Xianqing here?" "Cough cough, you haven''t even recovered yet. If you run in the wind, you will get a chill, and cough, you won''t be able to get any better!" Seeing that Xie Wanqing was coughing a little after finishing her sentence, Madame Ye patted Xie Wanqing''s back and said.


    "It''s not cold at night. Look, my lady, this cape is warm enough to warm my lady''s hand!" As Xie Wanqing spoke, she extended his hand towards the Madame Ye, making them look even more intimate.


    "Why are your hands so cold, Esteemed wangfei? Xueqing helped to cover your hands. Xueqing even cooked yummy food for Esteemed wangfei and the other aunts!" As Xie Wanqing spoke, her two small hands tightly held onto Madame Ye''s big hands, and then she breathed in a breath of hot air.


    "What kind of delicious coincidence is there for us to eat? All of the aunties have come today, and my aunt hasn''t prepared any snacks for the aunts yet. Hurry and take them out!"


    "Yes sir!" As Xie Wanqing said that, she immediately lifted up the cake in her hand and placed it beside everyone''s table.


    "This is a dark fragrant cake, which is quite strange. Recently, someone sent a bunch of La Plum flowers to her room. Although she doesn''t like La Plum, but it can be eaten in books, so it''s made into a cake. It has no poison, so it tastes pretty good!"


    As Xie Wanqing spoke, she caught a glimpse of the change in Concubine Fang''s expression from the corner of her eyes. She knew in her heart that what Concubine Fang had done was definitely correct.


    Then, Xie Wanqing paused and continued, "If the plum blossoms in the room don''t have enough, I''ll have to trouble Yue Xin to pick a lot for her. For all the pastries, some are from the Plum blossoms in the room while some are from the courtyard!"

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    He had already intimate with the Madame Ye just now. If he did not pay attention to the Concubine Fang now, wouldn''t that mean that Xie Wanqing''s wisdom was flattering him?


    From the corner of his eyes, he saw Madame Ye''s expression change and knew that it was definitely time for him to act.


    Xie Wanqing took a step forward and ran in front of Concubine Fang, "Aunt, this dish of yours was specially chosen from the plum blossoms in Qing Ye''s room. If it was pickled with plum blossoms at night, it would definitely be more fragrant after a while.


    Xie Wanqing specifically emphasized the word "room", as she saw that the Concubine Fang wanted to say goodbye but couldn''t think of an excuse in a short amount of time.


    "Esteemed wangfei, you ate too much at noon. You''ve already accumulated enough food, why don''t you let the maidservant bring the pastries back to your room. When Aunt gets better, you''ll definitely have a taste!"


    She did not care what Concubine Fang said, that small hand had already placed a piece of cake next to her mouth, the moment Concubine Fang finished speaking, Xie Wanqing looked a little depressed.


    "But this was specially made by Nightingale. It won''t taste good when it gets cold!"


    How long had it been since they had lunch? In another two hours, it would almost be time for dinner, and even said that Xie Wanqing would definitely make Concubine Fang eat today.


    "Shaofang, in the end, this was personally made by Yanqing. If her body doesn''t feel well, Madame Ye should have a bite to eat. We can''t let Yanqing be sad!" When Madame Ye opened her mouth, she could not bear to see Xie Wanqing''s pitiful looking clothes with a drooping head.


    As he said that, he picked up a piece of Dark Fragrance Cake and tasted it, "Xianqing''s cooking skills are getting better and better. This pastry is no longer as sweet as before. It''s quite refreshing!"


    Good craftsmanship? Why did Xie Wanqing send all of them to her room?


    However, Xie Wanqing was still holding up the pastries, pouting with her small mouth, making it hard for people to refuse, "Does Aunt really not want to eat it? "How about Xianqing make another bowl of soup for your concubine? It would be great if you could find the plum blossoms in the soup when you were making the pastries!"


    With that, Xie Wanqing ran off, causing Concubine Fang''s heart to tremble.


    "Why does it feel like the gift from my own daughter has been poisoned? I don''t dare to eat it anymore!" A crafty voice sounded from the side. It was the voice of another concubine.


    In the past, Concubine Fang had monopolized favors, and as a person who was selfish and petty, she naturally did not get along with her other concubines. The reason why she could survive in this huge Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was entirely because of her unfailing grace and meticulous planning.


    While they were talking, the main house Madame Ye had already eaten everyone else, how could there still be a reason to not eat? Everyone who was sitting all ate a piece, all of them nodding, praising Xie Wanqing''s cooking skills were not bad.


    Not only would Xie Wanqing be unhappy, she would also be called disrespectful by the bunch of people who liked to talk about the main house. At that time, among the people who had been sent to Xie Kai, it was hard to say whether or not Xie Kai would take it to heart.


    Just when she was in a dilemma, Xie Wanqing suddenly jumped down and walked to the center of the Inner Palace with her head lowered, looking extremely unhappy.


    "Auntie doesn''t want to eat it. It must be because Esteemed Empress got angry. Esteemed wangfei has to leave!" This made his life even more pitiful.


    Concubine Fang glared at Xie Wanqing fiercely. How did this look like a coincidence, it was clearly Xie Wanqing''s doing, if she did not eat it, then wouldn''t it be better to smash herself to death with a taunt?


    "Don''t be like that, Auntie is just touched! Auntie''s going to eat immediately after cooking so much!" Xie Wanqing immediately turned and look, her eyes releasing light rays.


    As Concubine Fang spoke, she picked up a piece of pastry and took one last look. Her eyes shone with a bloodthirsty light.


    The corner of Xie Wanqing''s mouth twitched, and looked at Concubine Fang as she placed the pastry into her mouth, her eyes even trembling.


    But in the end, she still ate it. Xie Wanqing looked at everything in front of him with satisfaction, and after that, she spoke a few more words to Concubine Fang before leaving.


    It seemed like her guess was not wrong, eating that thing was even more effective. As for the reason why Yue Xin was fine, it was because Xie Wanqing was coughing and did not want to be disturbed, so she would often wait outside, it was rare to see that she was still healthy, so naturally she would be fine.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing did not send any more La Mei to Xie Wanqing''s room, but once again lit up a faint sandalwood, and because she was drinking the medicine, she slowly recovered day by day.


    It was just that Han Hao still did not show himself even after half a month of his illness, and after hearing Yue Xin''s explanation, Han Hao''s lessons in the academy had also plummeted, and he was successively reprimanded by his teacher.


    Xie Wanqing was a little worried when she heard it, truly anxious. She did not know what was on Han Hao''s mind, how did she manage to calm down originally, and it was not like Xie Wanqing did not know what hours Han Hao had learned every night so that he could be by Xie Wanqing''s side.


    When she thought about Han Hao''s efforts, Xie Wanqing could not help but feel pity for Han Hao. After thinking about it, the rumors outside started to spread and Xie Wanqing''s body was not completely recovered yet. She did not need to go to the academy, she only had time to rest on her left and right.


    "Let''s go and see Han Hao!" Xie Wanqing was initially drawing, but when she heard that Yue Xin had asked him about the homework, and came back to talk about Han Hao, Xie Wanqing''s thoughts wandered, and unexpectedly, the painting did not stop for a long time.


    As he said that, he threw down the brush, which surprised Yue Xin, who knew about the gossip outside, and it was only recently that Xie Wanqing had become depressed, so as she tidied up the closet, she started talking about it, hoping that Xie Wanqing could remember some news about the people outside, or at least be happy.


    Although the rumours were not enough to be believed, but it was possible that Xie Wanqing did not realise that Zhao Yuqi had not been here for a few days, and most of the messages were probably sent to Zhao Yuqi''s ears. She could not say that she believed them completely, but at the very least, she should have already believed half of it!


    "Miss, people are saying ¡­" Yue Xin went forward and wanted to stop him, but Xie Wanqing squinted at him, causing him to not know what to say.


    Xie Wanqing had never cared about what others said, but now that she had distanced herself from them, she could no longer be Xie Wanqing!


    "Miss, I''m afraid this isn''t a good idea!" After a long while, Yue Xin finally spoke in a much softer voice. Although she knew that Xie Wanqing was not willing to listen, Yue Xin, as her servant, still had to consider it for her master''s good name.


    "What''s wrong, I don''t care what others say, as long as I know what''s wrong, and if I really alienate Han Hao because of that, wouldn''t that be the truth?!"


    As Xie Wanqing spoke, she had another idea in her heart. The best way to break these messages was to spread the word to the extreme, allowing others to have a good sense of what was being said, and then use facts to turn things around in one go.


    ~ Who else can this message be, thinking about it, Concubine Fang is disdainful to waste time on such a small family, it should be done by Xie Wanyun.


    "But young miss going to Young Master Han''s room for no reason is also rude!" Xie Wanqing had already stood up, with Yue Xin following closely behind, wanting to advise him.


    "Who said it was for no reason? Since Han Hao saved me that day, can''t I go and thank him for it? I remembered what you said, so I still need to prepare some gifts!"


    Yue Xin really could not understand what Xie Wanqing was trying to do. She was extremely anxious at the back, but Xie Wanqing was still so stubborn.


    How could there be a Young Noble who was neither related nor related to the young lady in the room that wanted to eat the dishes personally made by her? However, no matter how Yue Xin tried to persuade him, Xie Wanqing refused to listen.


    Xie Wanqing thought that in a few days, she would reach the New Year''s Eve. At that time, when most people would be present, there would also be outsiders outside of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion.


    Not long after, Xie Wanqing made a plate of chestnut cake and put it in a box, giving it to Yue Xin, who had no other choice. She shook her head helplessly and took the food from Xie Wanqing.

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    Then, they went together to Han Hao''s courtyard. Han Hao was practicing his martial arts in the courtyard, rather than calling it a sword dance, it was more accurate to call it venting. The courtyard was covered in greenery, it was obvious that Han Hao had been tormenting himself for a while.


    When he looked at Han Hao again, it was obvious that there was a layer of sweat on his forehead, and his mouth was still breathing heavily. The trees and flowers at the side had already become a mess.


    What was the point of using plants to vent his anger? It was a pity that the tree had already been tormented to the point where it could no longer be seen its original shape by Han Hao.


    When Xie Wanqing entered, Han Hao stopped what he was doing. Seeing Xie Wanqing enter, her eyes revealed a look of pleasant surprise, but it was only for a moment, and immediately after it returned to her usual coldness.


    "What is Second Miss doing here?" Han Hao had his hands behind his back, facing Xie Wanqing''s back. He looked very tall and straight, and Xie Wanqing was a little dazzled by her view of his back in just an instant.


    This was the first time Han Hao called Xie Wanqing Second Miss. This kind of coldness, this kind of alienation, Xie Wanqing almost couldn''t get used to it in an instant. Xie Wanqing was really puzzled, could it be that she was angry?


    "Why didn''t you come find me in the past few days? Why are you so far away from me?!" Xie Wanqing was straightforward, and felt that there wasn''t anything roundabout for him to do.


    "Everyone says that the Second Miss is someone from the County Prince Liang. Although Han Hao is from the border, he still knows how to avoid suspicion!" Han Hao looked to be an elegant young master, as if he was a different person from the person that was laughing and cursing at Xie Wanqing previously.


    "It sounds like I''m already married to the County Prince Liang. Han Hao, are you feeling inferior?" Xie Wanqing was purposely trying to anger Han Hao.


    Han Hao turned around, his face still the same as before, only that there was some anger in his eyes, "What? Am I wrong? If you move and hide, isn''t it just because of your inferiority complex? "


    "Xie Wanqing and I have never had anything to do with each other, why do you care?" Han Hao''s eyes were dyed red.


    "Completely unrelated? I''ve worked hard to teach you before, but now that you''ve fallen so far, when I get to the academy, Teacher will definitely scold me! " Xie Wanqing tilted her head, her eyes were still crystal clear, but these words seemed to cause Han Hao to be so angry that he almost died.


    "This has nothing to do with you, I will make it clear to Mister. If there is nothing else, I hope Second Miss will respect your good name!"


    Han Hao remained calm as he took the box of pastries, "Right now everyone is talking about you and me, what other good name do I have, this is a pastries that I made personally, treat it as thanking you for saving me."


    Xie Wanqing''s expression seemed to be angry, after saying that, she angrily took out the pastries, placed it on the stone table in the courtyard and left.


    Han Hao looked at the table, he had once praised Xie Wanqing''s chestnut cake, but she had already cooked it. Thinking about it, he picked up a piece of the plate, and when Han Hao looked at his back, he looked at the recorded pastries, and the coldness in his eyes seemed to melt.


    In less than two hours, the news of Xie Wanqing bringing the food box to Han Hao''s courtyard spread out once again. In that moment, the rumor spread like a gale, whether it was inside the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion or outside, everyone knew about it.


    Even those who thought it was a muse began to believe it. Rumors were, after all, a muse, but Xie Xianqing''s visit to Han Hao''s courtyard was seen by real people, and they were even more unable to deny it.


    According to common sense, the reputation of a girl was more important than anything. Now that there was gossip, they shouldn''t stay too far away from her.


    But now, Xie Wanqing was rushing to Han Hao''s room, she had just confirmed the rumours. Xie Wanqing''s cough was almost completely recovered, the messages outside were already half blown away.


    The servants of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion would spread rumors, but in the end, no one dared to be rash, but outside, there would always be people pointing fingers at Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing did not care, but how could Yue Xin, who was at the side, tolerate her master being said like that? Behind Xie Wanqing, even though she wanted to kick them out, Xie Wanqing opened her mouth, "Let them be, it can''t be that they are flowers!"


    Yue Xin was even more confused now, she was clearly in a dangerous situation, so the less gossip around him, the better. If she was careless, someone might catch hold of him, but Xie Wanqing seemed to have done it on purpose.


    Xie Wanqing walked straight into the academy, it was originally noisy inside, but when Xie Wanqing entered it immediately quietened down, Xie Wanqing naturally understood what their discussion was about, if not why did it stop the moment Xie Wanqing walked in?


    Han Hao was still in the last row, calmly reading a book, probably because while the others were discussing, he was not feeling good!


    Xie Wanqing looked at the book in front of Han Hao and couldn''t help but frown. Although she was talking about a book in front of him, her mood was clearly not on the tree.


    Their gazes met without their realisation and Han Hao immediately avoided them. Xie Wanqing did not have that much time to clarify things with a group of bored and flustered people.


    It had already been half a month since she had last come to the academy. Although Xie Wanqing had been learning at home, it was no different from when she was in the academy, hurriedly opening the book and preparing to review.


    "Sister has been absent from the academy for more than half a month, what don''t you understand? Sister will definitely teach you!"


    disdainfully glanced at Xie Wanyun, but did not say anything. Half of her coughing was due to Xie Wanyun.


    "Thank you, sister!" Xie Wanqing said indifferently, and then started to read, but Xie Wanyun finally spoke to him with great difficulty, how could her original goal be to teach Xie Wanqing such kindness?


    Yes, you cannot be like the Young Master Han, mister seems to be dissatisfied with the Young Master Han, little sister, do you know why the Young Master Han is like that, and why it suddenly changed its nature so much! Xie Wanyun''s voice became much lower, attracting even more gazes.


    Xie Wanyun was clearly trying to push Xie Wanqing to the heart of the struggle. Everyone saw the two sisters come closer, and was afraid that Xie Wanyun was asking about Xie Wanqing and Han Hao!


    All of a sudden, more whispers came from behind, and as they inadvertently fell into Xie Wanqing''s ears, they became even more unbearable, probably because Xie Wanyun was currently rejoicing in her heart!


    "In the end, the boy''s house is just impetuous. They are probably just playing around. If elder sister is willing to teach Han Hao some lessons, then it would be extremely good!" Xie Wanqing''s answer did not have the slightest flaw, if she really were to say something at this time, wouldn''t it mean that Xie Wanyun would be able to overturn the heavens?


    "I also have the same intention, but it''s a pity that Young Master Han doesn''t need it, I can''t afford to be impolite, in the end, I''m still a girl, and the shame and honor of the world is more important than my life!"


    The last sentence of his was spoken with a particularly loud voice, loud enough to let a group of bored and flustered people hear him. It was clear that he was being sarcastic towards Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing''s heart trembled. was only eleven years old, but she could already mock others with her words, and secretly mock Xie Wanqing. If it came down to it, it would not be hard to tell that Xie Wanyun''s future malicious roots were buried ever since she was a child.


    Now that Xie Wanqing looked even more like a joke, Xie Wanqing did not care about this. If they were willing to laugh, they could just let it go.


    Xie Wanqing did not reply, but instead went back to her seat proudly. Xie Wanqing was reading alone, but when Xie Wanyun chatted and laughed with others, it seemed that Xie Wanqing had not been to the Academy for more than half a month and everything was different. Xie Wanyun seemed to be able to receive the affection of other students.


    Xie Wanqing did not care about all this, they were just laughing for a little while, and then Mister walked into the classroom, and since everyone was afraid of Mister, it did not take long for everything to quiet down, and the sounds of people reciting could be heard.

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    In the past, Sir had always wanted to pull his back, but today, seeing that Xie Wanqing was not around for more than half a month, she finally came today, and was the first one to hit Xie Wanqing.


    Sir casually asked a few questions, and since he was familiar with the books at home, he naturally answered them smoothly. Sir nodded his head in praise, and Xie Wanqing sat down.


    "Xie Wanqing hasn''t come for so long, her homework hasn''t regressed yet. Everyone needs to learn from Xie Wanqing!" She had just casually said that one sentence, and then burst into laughter.


    "I''m busy at home and ¡­" Before she finished speaking, the group of people who were idling around naturally went out of their minds as well. Xie Wanqing did not bother to pay attention to them either, so Mister naturally understood.


    He knew everything that happened in the residence and it was just on the surface. The things here were not things that a mere few scholars could meddle in. If he lost his job at the end, it would be worth it.


    Xie Wanqing did not see anyone speak for a whole day. Originally, she wanted to teach others some homework, but because Xie Wanqing did not show up for more than half a month, Xie Wanyun became even more pleased with herself.


    This kind of trivial matter was originally something that Xie Wanqing did not care about. However, when Xie Wanqing memorized it, she became quieter and quieter, and Xie Wanqing was happy that she had nothing to do.


    After a few days, Xie Wanqing had changed her clothes after returning home from school and went to the old mistress'' room. Xie Wanqing knew very well that she needed the old mistress''s support to make him lose her power, but it was a pity that her current identity was still that of the Daughter of Concubine, so she naturally could not receive the affection of the old mistress, who had immersed herself in training for many years.


    Everything in the old mistress'' room was as usual. At this moment, the old mistress was sitting quietly by herself with a snuff bottle in hand.


    Even when she heard the door open, she still closed her eyes to rest. She did not even open her eyes to look, "Xianqing greets Grandmother!" In the dark room, the moment Xie Wanqing entered, she couldn''t help but feel a bit depressed.


    "Yanqing, you''re here!" Xie Wanqing''s voice broke the silence, only then did the old lady open her eyes, her tone carrying a tinge of majesty and an unapproachable intent.


    "Yes, I haven''t seen Grandmother for a long time, and I miss her so much that I came to visit her!" lowered her head, and could not help but tremble with fear. The old lady had extremely strict etiquette, so Xie Wanqing did not dare be sure if the old lady would side with him this time. Hence, she came here today, firstly to show her filial piety, secondly to test the waters.


    However, from the looks of it, the old lady''s intentions were still unclear, but she was most likely not biased towards Xie Wanqing.


    "I heard that you went to Han Hao''s room?" Her voice was still stern and cold, without any hint of emotion, but Xie Wanqing clearly felt that the old lady was not happy about it.


    "Yes, Han Hao is Xianqing''s savior, Xianqing should be grateful to him, that''s why she came to look for him after coughing a few times!" What Xie Wanqing originally said was the truth, but the old lady had a trace of doubt in her eyes.


    "Savior is the right choice, but you must know, County Prince Liang is not satisfied, Han Hao''s actions will affect your noble name!"


    The madame''s words chilled Xie Wanqing to the core. Originally, in the heart of this person, the loyalty of a woman was more important than her life, Xie Wanqing wanted to refute her, but at this time, rebutting was naturally inappropriate.


    Xie Wanqing was startled, then immediately said: "Xi Qing knows that she shouldn''t have angered County Prince Liang, but if she were to be unlucky, wouldn''t it mean that County Prince Liang would be hurt and vent his anger, and right now, Xi Qing is still here. As long as we find the appropriate time and ask for forgiveness, perhaps there would still be hope for Xu Xi Qing!"


    Xie Wanqing said these words, but in her heart, she was more unwilling, whether it was because he wanted the old lady to flatter him or not.


    But now, in order to please the Old Mistress, Xie Wanqing had no choice but to do this. To refute someone, she had to do it at a time when she was not showing any emotions, and not now, if she retorted now, she would make the Old Mistress hate Xie Wanqing even more.


    "Evening, the County Prince Liang likes you. You must seize this opportunity to help your father on his career in the future!"


    The old lady had a very earnest expression on her face, making Xie Wanqing feel that it was beneath her heart, but Xie Wanqing had no choice but to agree on the surface.


    "Why don''t you go to County Prince Liang''s residence and take a look. Maybe County Prince Liang is just finding a way out!" The old mistress'' voice was light as she spoke.


    But when Xie Wanqing''s gaze landed, could it be that she herself wanted to rush over to find Zhao Yuqi? Why didn''t she use her maiden name or something of the like at this time, Xie Wanqing was truly disdainful.


    Grandmother, Xueqing thought that County Prince Liang would be tired of the frequent interactions between his and him, and now that I have the chance to calm down, it would be better for me to look for you later. I don''t think that County Prince Liang would be that angry, it would be nice to have a talk with you!


    Xie Wanqing said, she seemed to be truly thinking carefully.


    This idea made the madame nod. How could the madame not understand? She had an inexplicable good impression of Ai Hui. Since a young lady was so considerate, she must have put in a lot of effort.


    "Then you need to have a good grasp of the situation, you can''t let County Prince Liang abandon you, too. County Prince Liang is an esteemed guest of our residence, you definitely can''t throw this away, Yanqing!" The old lady was kind and persuasive, yet she said such a thing, it really annoyed Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing''s words were originally an excuse for Xie Wanqing to give up. According to Zhao Yuqi''s personality, if she really liked a woman and had anything to do with other men, escaping would not be Zhao Yuqi''s style. Zhao Yuqi would fight with that person and then think of every means to take her back.


    This was a man who was close to the skin in her previous life, Xie Wanqing could not understand more. At the latest, it would only be at the end of the year, so Zhao Yuqi would definitely find an excuse to come here, so Xie Wanqing was not in a rush.


    He had not seen anyone for more than half a month and now, he actually did not have anything to say. The old mistress'' first words were to Zhao Yuqi, and she had shut her mouth to prevent him from missing an opportunity, which was truly detestable to him.


    Just as she walked out of the old lady''s room, Xie Wanqing smiled and said to Yue Xin behind him: "Come, let''s go take a look at Han Hao!"


    "Miss, you really do not know how to avoid suspicion, you and Young Master Han ¡­" Yue Xin, who was at the back, really wanted to jump up and down, but Xie Wanqing seemed as if she couldn''t understand what was going on.


    "What''s wrong with Han Hao and I, they can say whatever they want to, I will go to Han Hao''s dancing style, and give them more time to chat, what''s wrong with them being happy that I am happy!" Xie Wanqing half joked, half serious, and half nonchalant, really made Yue Xin very worried to death.


    "Miss, the madame has already said so, yet you still want to go to her room. She will be unhappy!"


    "Yue Xin, remember, no matter what happens, you have to hold on to your breath. Right now, rumors are indeed everywhere, but if you don''t let it ferment to a point where everyone knows about it, how am I going to break it? When Xie Wanqing said till here, the corner of her mouth twitched.


    Although Yue Xin could not completely understand her words later on, Yue Xin knew that Xie Wanqing definitely had her own reasons and did not say anything.


    Under the moonlight, the two walked forward, one in the front and the other in the back. Xie Wanqing arrived at the entrance of Han Hao''s courtyard, just in time to see a row of night watchmen pass by.


    Xie Wanqing mysteriously walked past before sneaking into Han Hao''s courtyard and stealthily closing the door behind him. As for Yue Xin who was guarding outside, it seemed as if she didn''t want others to discover him.


    "Why are you here?" Han Hao was currently in his courtyard pouring water onto Yue Du, and saw a figure. When he clearly saw that it was Xie Wanqing, Han Hao was indeed quite surprised.


    Although within the academy, Han Hao''s peripheral vision had always been on Xie Wanqing, and yet on the surface, it had always been light.


    Originally, Han Hao thought that he wouldn''t come back to look for Han Hao, so why bother finding such a boring person? But now that he had actually come, Han Hao was actually a little scared, and did not know how to face it.

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    Han Hao had never been afraid of anyone before, it was just that when he saw Yue Drinking Alone''s old appearance, he felt that he was too embarrassed to meet anyone, but no one expected that Xie Wanqing would actually come.


    "Why are you drinking alone? Why don''t I accompany you?" Han Hao knew how to drink wine, so it wasn''t weird for him to be under ten years old in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. However, Han Hao had raised him up in the borders, so when children learned things about grownups, they knew how to drink wine, so it wasn''t weird at all.


    But it was Xie Wanqing''s first time seeing Han Hao drinking, and when she came in, Han Hao looked a little drunk, as if he had been drinking for a long time.


    "You''ll accompany me? At that time, if you provoke anyone, don''t even think about what will happen to me, don''t worry about me! " Han Hao turned his head, looking like he was unwilling to see Xie Wanqing.


    These words were obviously said to drive Xie Wanqing away, but Xie Wanqing turned aside and directly sat opposite of him.


    The assault of the night wind, the fact that she was sitting on the stone bench had some faint meaning, caused Xie Wanqing to involuntarily shudder with interest.


    "What''s wrong? Is there something on your mind?" As Xie Wanqing spoke, she played with Han Hao''s wine pot with her small hands. This white jade wine pot was extremely exquisite, Xie Wanqing didn''t know where she got it from, but Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at Han Hao''s face, and his slightly drunk face became even more handsome.


    "I don''t have anything on my mind. I''m just having a drink when I have nothing else to do!" Han Hao''s face showed that he was careless, but his eyes were clearly filled with melancholy.


    "Why would you drink alone if you have nothing on your mind? Sir said that you drank alone under the moon and treated the three of them as part of your heart''s desire. Han Hao, you can''t be like that as well, right?" Seeing that Han Hao did not admit it and looked at him teasingly, Xie Wanqing laughed.


    "Xie Wanqing, don''t talk nonsense!" The moment Han Hao heard it, his reactions became even more intense. With a "whoosh", he got up from his seat and looked down at the complacent Xie Wanqing.


    That excited look on her face made Xie Wanqing feel proud of herself even more.''s playful smile made Han Hao realize that she had lost her composure.


    Embarrassed, he sat back down and did not bother with Xie Wanqing, who had an evil grin on her face as she stared at Han Hao, causing Han Hao''s hair to stand on end.


    "Why are you still here? Could it be that you don''t find the rumors outside to be enough?" After Han Hao felt scared in his heart, he became even more impatient.


    "Why do you care so much about rumors, could it be that even you believe them?" So it seems like no wonder it could be spread outside! " Xie Wanqing tilted her head, looking like she was deep in thought.


    "You ¡­" Han Hao was a ghost spirit, Han Hao knew that, but he never thought that Xie Wanqing would actually be able to say it so easily.


    "Would you like to do me a favor?" Xie Wanqing tilted her head, seeing Han Hao''s expression, Han Hao felt troubled, and in the end, seemingly unwillingly spat out a word from his mouth. "What?"


    Xie Wanqing whispered into Han Hao''s ears, and Han Hao''s face revealed a look of disbelief, after that he nodded in relief.


    "Then it''s a deal!" Xie Wanqing said mischievously, and then left, Han Hao was staring at Xie Wanqing''s back in a daze, and only after a long while did he regain his senses.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing did not care about anyone else, as long as sshe was free, he would run into Han Hao''s room, and after the New Year break, it would become even more frequent.


    It was originally just a rumor, but now that they were even more certain about it, everyone felt that it was not appropriate.


    The academy became more relaxed after the New Year holiday, why was it that Xie Wanqing would often stay in Han Hao''s house for the entire day?


    All day long, no one had come to find Xie Wanqing, and Xie Wanqing was also happy to be free, but she did not expect that this day, after they had finished eating, Yue Xin would come and report, "Miss, just now Mama Xin said that the Old Mistress had called you to her room, and Mama Xin''s expression does not look good."


    Seeing Yue Xin being so timid, the Miss was amused. In the end, the Miss didn''t tell Yue Xin anything, but she didn''t expect her to be so afraid for Xie Wanqing today.


    "Understood!" Xie Wanqing was originally practicing calligraphy, but this time, she had put down her brush. She thought to herself, according to tradition, with the end of the year, the Old Mistress would not punish anyone.


    In her previous life, the best time for Xie Wanqing to escape was during the Spring Festival, because even if she caused a ruckus in the sky, she would only be scolded for a few sentences.


    At that time, Xie Wanqing was still not sensible and did not know that she was playing with fire. If she did not vent it at that time, then she would only become more and more dissatisfied with Xie Wanqing.


    But today, Xie Wanqing had no choice but to go against the old lady''s wishes. At this point in time, her dissatisfaction with the old mistress would turn into praise after the new year celebration.


    With that in mind, Xie Wanqing carelessly combed her tattered hair before standing up and leaving.


    When they arrived at the old mistress'' room, it was no longer possible to care about anything else. The first thing they saw was Concubine Fang lowering her head and wiping away her tears, but when the old mistress saw Xie Wanqing, her eyes released a sharp light.


    Seeing the old lady''s expression, Xie Wanqing knew that something was wrong, but she still greeted her obediently, "Xianqing greets Grandmother, Greetings Aunt. I''ve heard that Aunt has not fully recovered from her cough, why did she come out?"


    Even in Xie Wanqing''s room, she could hear the sounds of movement, it was just that Xie Wanqing was sleeping deeply, so she did not hear anything, and it was only Yue Xin who had woken up early to tell him this.


    Concubine Fang touched her tears as she gently coughed. Because she could not suppress it, even though she was strong, the old lady did not pursue the matter.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Concubine Fang''s face, and it looked like she was planning to do something bad to Xie Wanqing again. She was afraid that the scar had not healed and she had forgotten about the pain.


    "Zhiqing, do you still have the nerve to ask? Look at how your Concubine Fang is worrying about you!" The old mistress'' voice was stern. It seemed like she was already very angry.


    As for Concubine Fang, who was still wiping her tears at the side, she looked even more pitiful. Xie Wanqing coldly snorted in her heart, as her expression became even more disdainful.


    "I don''t know, I haven''t seen Concubine Fang in a long time. This Concubine Fang is ¡­"


    "If you weren''t in Han Hao''s room everyday, why weren''t I able to see your Concubine Fang? It''s not that I didn''t warn you, but you still didn''t know how to repent!" The old lady''s expression still had not calmed down, Xie Wanqing immediately understood that Concubine Fang was actually looking for the old lady to talk about this matter.


    His scheme was really good. If he were to be scolded by the madame again, he could be more honest and honest. As for the madame, she would probably be too angry and end up being used by the mother and daughter pair for nothing.


    Xie Wanyun was spreading rumors, but now, the Concubine Fang was adding fuel to the fire. If she was being scolded by the elders of her family for something like this, then Xie Wanqing''s name would be gone.


    The madame was a shrewd person at first, but what she could not tolerate the most was the infidelity of her daughter''s family, and it was even someone from her own residence.


    No matter what, these words could be said in secret, but if this was said in public, wouldn''t Xie Wanqing have no chance in front of Zhao Yuqi in the future?


    Not only in front of Zhao Yuqi, but even in front of all the nobles and nobles, who would be willing to accept a girl with an unfaithful name?


    Han Hao is around the same age as Xi Qing, so it seems like they have an endless stream of words to say. The school is on vacation, there''s nothing to do, so can''t Xi Qing go and play with Han Hao?


    "You bastard!" Xie Wanqing had not even finished speaking when she heard the old lady''s angry rebuke. When the old lady was angry, she very rarely said such words, so Xie Wanqing immediately knelt down, which was within her expectations.


    "It is true that it is wrong to make Grandmother angry. However, Grandmother is only eight years old. Could Grandmother really believe in the feelings between a man and a woman?"

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    The madame''s anger was put out with a single sentence. Indeed, both children were less than ten years old. How could they have such early maturing thoughts?


    But ¡­


    The old lady''s eyes turned cold, and she stared straight at Concubine Fang, but the person in front of her was obviously misleading her, the old man who was in the middle of his sleep just now was so angry that his head spun, and now that he thought about it, Xie Wanqing''s words made sense.


    Xie Wanqing kowtowed, "Yanqing is young, but we still know the rules of a woman, we do not dare to lose our sense of propriety. No matter what others say, Yanqing will not mind, but Grandmother cannot wrongly accuse her!"


    "Madame, I dare not speak nonsense. If it was not for the fact that Su Qing went to Han Hao''s room consecutively, I would not dare to meet the old lady at all, and it is my fault that my godson was unkind. I can''t care less, I thought that since the old lady is close to Su Qing, maybe I can help you persuade her!"


    The old lady''s ears were already soft to begin with, and now that she heard the Concubine Fang''s words, she couldn''t help but feel resentful towards Xie Wanqing.


    How can the Concubine Fang say that, the Concubine Fang has not even seen Xi Qing recently, how can they say they can''t control Xi Qing, she has never acted arrogantly in Han Hao''s house, and all of her is being watched by the servants, especially Yue Xin who is always by her side, Grandmother and the Concubine Fang can ask Yue Xin!


    A trace of doubt flashed past the eyes of the old lady. Originally, Concubine Fang had cried while she came over and said that if Xie Wanqing continued like this, she would be destroyed. That was why she was in such a hurry.


    "Yue Xin, speak!" It was just a short moment of hesitation, but the old lady''s eyes became stern again, and she looked at Yue Xin aggressively.


    In reply to the madame, Miss was in Young Master Han''s room, working together and reciting lessons. Furthermore, it was just an ordinary joke.


    In her eyes, the old lady was still half-believing that Yue Xin, who had always been by Xie Wanqing''s side, was someone she had been waiting on. Perhaps the old lady was thinking whether or not Yue Xin could believe her words.


    Xie Wanqing knew that she had to hold back her anger even at a time like this. A rumor, if it was impossible to break it in a short period of time, would only push Xie Wanqing deeper into the abyss.


    "Grandmother trained Xianqing all by herself, so you know your limits and can''t lose face for Grandmother. Grandmother must believe in her!" Xie Wanqing said as she kowtowed.


    The old mistress could not completely believe what she had said, but Xie Wanqing''s words were indeed extremely good. On the surface, Xie Wanqing had indeed started to change her personality after following the old mistress''s teachings, and was not wrong in saying that the old mistress had personally taught him.


    "Xianqing, you go down first!" Xie Wanqing''s appearance was truly shameless, but the granddaughter of the close relatives naturally would not be soft-hearted, and said that.


    Could it be that Concubine Fang was the only one who could pretend to be pitiful? On Xie Wanqing''s young and tender face, she seemed to be even more pitiful than Concubine Fang.


    "Yes, Xianqing will be leaving now!" Before Xie Wanqing left, she appeared to be bowing her head and behaving obediently, but she did not forget to glance at Concubine Fang, who had a startled expression on her face.


    The tears that were originally cheap had disappeared at this time. This was not what Concubine Fang had imagined, the had imagined that the old lady would not scold him angrily, but rather find a place to punish him after the new year. At that time, without Xie Wanyun''s name, Xie Wanqing would be able to approach County Prince Liang by pretending to comfort him.


    In the Concubine Fang''s heart, Xie Wanyun was much more beautiful than Xie Wanqing. She was worried that she would not be able to seduce the County Prince Liang, but all her plans had failed.


    Furthermore, when she was leaving just now, Concubine Fang clearly saw Xie Wanqing glance at him.


    Concubine Fang''s heart was in a mess, she did not even know what to do next, but Xie Wanqing had already left.


    Shaofang, in the end, this is all a child''s business, we will just have to open one eye and close the other. The New Year is coming soon, and I''m very busy, so if there''s time, you two can have a good chat. If there''s really anything that''s overbearing, you, as a mother, can deal with it!


    The old lady seemed to find the Concubine Fang pitiable, so she said it in a tactful manner, but the underlying meaning was that she despised the Concubine Fang for making such a big fuss and wanted to cry. She felt discontented.


    "I understand. I will take my leave!" Concubine Fang was blissful, but it seems that there was nothing that could suppress Xie Wanqing, if she did not leave now, wouldn''t she be asking for trouble?


    The moment Concubine Fang stepped out of the old lady''s room, traces of a sinister gaze leaked out from her eyes. Her hands were clenched into fists and she gritted her teeth as though she was trying her best to endure something.


    "How is it?" The moment she returned to her room, Xie Wanyun was already waiting. Seeing that the Concubine Fang had returned, she did not care about how ugly her face was, and anxiously went up to ask.


    Then, he clearly saw Concubine Fang''s expression, it was already the group''s expression, how good could things be? He could only sigh, and then, as if disheartened, he sat back down on his chair.


    "Bitch, such a good plan was destroyed by that b * tch. Did she come out from that b * tch''s womb!?" The Concubine Fang suddenly roared as if she was venting.


    Following which, a set of white jade teapot on the table shattered into pieces on the floor, accompanied by a loud sound.


    "Mistress, you must be careful. The room next door is that person''s house. Who knows, you might even hear it!" Behind him, there was a silence. Seeing Concubine Fang''s appearance, this kind of appearance really did not resemble him, so he carefully reminded her.


    The Concubine Fang sat on her seat and panted heavily. The anger in her heart had not dissipated, but her eyes were filled with rage and sinister intent. Just looking at him was enough to frighten Xie Wanyun.


    However, this debt was naturally owed to Xie Wanqing, "Why didn''t I drown that bitch in the first place?


    "I knew that you were the one who did it, and she probably knew that you were the one who did it!" Concubine Fang was not in a good mood from the start, Xie Wanyun did not say that it would be alright at this time, but when she thought about it, Concubine Fang felt even more angry.


    "What kind of asthma medicine did I put there, cough ¡­" "Cough, cough ¡­" Concubine Fang was so anxious that he started coughing again, "I should poison him to death!"


    Originally, they only wanted Xie Wanqing to live a life worse than death, and make her suffer even worse than death. However, it was precisely the inescapable net that they had laid down today.


    "Auntie, this person must be eliminated!" Although Xie Wanyun was scolded and unhappy, when she thought about how she could only rely on Concubine Fang, he stood up and held onto Concubine Fang''s hand tightly.


    "Now, little by little, I will return it all to them, mother and daughter!" The Concubine Fang said word by word while grinding her teeth.


    "It''s almost the end of the year, I will take care of the rest of the servants. Everything else will depend on Aunt. Your daughter will take her leave!" Xie Wanqing left as soon as she finished speaking, leaving only the Concubine Fang alone in the room. The only light in the room was a lamp, making it look dark, just like the mood in the Concubine Fang.


    After Xie Wanqing left, while she was embroidering in the house, she heard a voice from next door. It was just a few walls away, of course Xie Wanqing could hear it.


    With such a loud voice just now, the corner of Xie Wanqing''s mouth couldn''t help but curl into a smile. Her hand still hadn''t stopped moving, and was currently holding a blue colored fragrant bag, which was now being embroidered with willow leaves!


    In the room, only Yue Xin was there to accompany her. The insulting voice from before made Yue Xin frown, she felt that her young miss was not living an easy life, but Xie Wanqing remained calm and collected.

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    Yue Xin did not dare to disturb Xie Wanqing. It was just that after going through a few dangerous situations, she felt that Xie Wanqing''s thoughts were increasingly profound and unfathomable.


    "Yue Xin, I''ve passed a test. Why do you not look happy at all?!" When Yue Xin heard the sound of porcelain breaking, he frowned even more. Coincidentally, Xie Wanqing''s eyes were hurting, and the incense bag in her hands was already completed, so Xie Wanqing cut the string, wanting to tease Yue Xin.


    In the past few days, Xie Wanqing intentionally taught Yue Xin a bit of wisdom, and Yue Xin did not seem to be stupid enough to write it down.


    "Miss, their scolding is too harsh. If the madame knew about it, she would not be as good as them!" Yue Xin curled her lips as she spoke.


    "If it were you, what would you do?" Xie Wanqing was not anxious, but raised her head and looked at Yue Xin with interest.


    "This servant will definitely go back and report to the madame. When the time comes, let''s see what else they can say." A trace of anger emerged from Yue Xin''s eyes.


    "And then?" Xie Wanqing was arranging the colorful threads in her hands, unable to determine what she was feeling.


    "Then the madame will definitely punish them. Am I going to watch them get punished?" Yue Xin''s complacent appearance was really funny, it made Xie Wanqing happy.


    Not to mention that it will be the New Year as soon as possible, the madame will not casually punish someone. If it is really so, then it is undoubtedly because she has torn off her relationship with the Concubine Fang and the rest. The hatred that was originally hidden in her heart is now hanging on the surface.


    Xie Wanqing put down the thread in her hand as she spoke, but it was Yue Xin who listened to Xie Wanqing''s words, and started to giggle, "This servant did not think of this level."


    All of this, in the eyes of the old lady, would only make her feel that I am unfilial. This time, it is indeed the fault of the Concubine Fang, then the next time, it is hard to ensure that the old lady will not be angry at me.


    Yue Xin was a little dazed at the side. Such reasonable words actually came from the mouth of an eight year old child, who would have thought that a girl would have such meticulous thoughts?


    Xie Wanqing had already seen through it, and then continued: "Yue Xin, the Concubine Fang will not treat me well, as for the original plan, it is very complicated, and cannot be explained in one or two sentences. No one can help the people around me, and at first, all of them wanted me dead, but I had no choice but to live, so my thoughts are a little more complicated, but you have to be like me, so you won''t be persecuted."


    These words were not something a child could say, but Yue Xin had already completely heard it, and nodded seriously.


    Xie Wanqing continued to busy herself with the work, "Miss, who is this for!?" Xie Wanqing was currently at the heart of the struggle, so she could not help but feel a little scared when she looked at the willow leaf scented sachet on the table.


    "For County Prince Liang, although I don''t like him, but even my grandmother told me to seize this opportunity. Who knows if he might really be able to help me!"


    "But Miss, you clearly wanted to be on good terms with Young Master Han previously. Those dirty words have long been spread all over the city, and now ¡­"


    "Believe me, he will definitely come back to find me in the new year, and as for me and Han Hao still have a show to play on New Year''s Eve, Han Hao wasn''t trying to befriend me at all, he was forced to do so out of helplessness."


    Xie Wanqing said with a smile, but when it came to Han Hao, there was unavoidably a little desolation in his heart. They had met from morning to night, and it was untrue that Xie Wanqing did not have any feelings for Han Hao, but now, every time she went to Han Hao''s side, Han Hao would always be indifferent to him, and it was unknown whether she had truly hurt Han Hao''s feelings or not.


    Everything was unpredictable, but in such a difficult situation, Xie Wanqing didn''t have any energy left other than to protect herself.


    Xie Wanqing casually threw the scented sachet into the drawer of the dressing table, and immediately heard some sound of snow falling from the outside. Thinking about the date, Shouxi School was indeed about to go on vacation.


    Through the window, Xie Wanqing saw that there was indeed an umbrella slowly moving behind the straw stack. With such a small body, even a straw stack could cover up her entire body, if she thought about it, it was without a doubt Xie Huaixing.


    They quickly rushed out, and at this time, Xie Huaixing also saw Xie Wanqing. After not seeing him for a while, he noticed that Xie Huaixing had grown a lot taller.


    "Sister Wanqing!" When Xie Huaixing saw Xie Wanqing, he was so excited that he threw away his small umbrella. He immediately ran towards Xie Wanqing.


    "Be careful!" Xie Wanqing pouted and quickly went forward to fetch Xie Huaixing. Her small hands were cold, if there was anything good, she would definitely let Xie Wanqing have it.


    "Why is my little hand so cold? Quickly go into the house and warm up!" Xie Wanqing laughed as she pulled Xie Huaixing into the house.


    Although Xie Huaixing had already grown taller by quite a bit, and had also grown stronger by quite a bit, he still had the personality of a monkey like a child. Something that could happen the most in a snowy day, Xie Wanqing could not let something happen to Xie Huaixing inside his own house, or else he would definitely not be able to bear the consequences.


    It had been a long time since Xie Huaixing last saw him, so he could still be considered obedient. Xie Wanqing pulled Xie Huaixing to the side of the furnace for a long time before the little hand started to warm up.


    "The school is on vacation?" Xie Wanqing asked while smiling, pulling Xie Huaixing to sit by his side, and then bringing the dim sum on the table to the side of Xie Huaixing''s body, to indicate for him to use a little.


    "We only put it on at noon today, and my grandma only allowed me to come out to play after I recited it!" As Xie Huaixing said this, he pouted his small mouth in an aggrieved manner, making Xie Wanqing laugh.


    Xie Wanqing rubbed Xie Huaixing''s little head, "It''s your mother who wants you to be good to his, what''s there to be unsatisfied about!?"


    It had been two hours since the dinner. Xie Huaixing was probably hungry, so he consecutively ate two pieces of pastries and continued to eat: "It''s almost the new year, eldest mother still wants me to study!"


    When she thought about how Xie Huaixing had been imprisoned for such a long time, she couldn''t help but feel depressed.


    "Your eldest mother is also trying to help you get a future for you. Don''t worry, in the future, you''ll definitely be satisfied. Now, just listen to your eldest mother and study hard!"


    In his previous life, although Xie Huaixing could not be considered as an important official of the imperial government, the result was still very good, surpassing Xie Kai. was truly envious of this person who did not have any hostility, as he could see how Xie Huaixing could live without worries for the rest of his life.


    Although Xie Huaixing was unwilling, but Xie Wanqing was still reasonable, Xie Huaixing did not have any path to walk, after eating till his heart was full, Xie Huaixing could not sit still, and looked at the snow falling from the sky and started fighting even more, "Sister Wanqing, let''s go and have a snowfight, your eldest mother has not let me play for a long time."


    Originally, Xie Wanqing wanted to reject him as there was a thick layer of snow outside. But if Xie Huaixing fell, then so what, as the matter was in his own courtyard, he would be out of luck.


    But looking at Xie Huaixing''s pitiful appearance, Xie Wanqing finally softened her heart, "Alright, but we can only play outside for a bit. You still need to put on your coat, it''s almost time for the New Year.


    Xie Wanqing said in a gentle voice as she helped Xie Huaixing to put on the overcoat that he took off earlier. Originally, Xie Huaixing didn''t like to put on clothes, but when he thought about the possibility of going out to play, he had no choice but to follow Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing looked at Xie Huaixing who was wrapped in clothes like he was begging, and couldn''t help but smile, while pinching Xie Huaixing''s nose, making Xie Huaixing feel a little embarrassed.


    The cold wind blew, the two of them had only played outside for a short while, and then returned to the dance, Xie Huaixing''s face was already red from the cold!


    "Why didn''t you go and play with your big brother Han Hao, instead you came to look for me first!" Xie Wanqing asked Xie Huaixing with a smile after seeing him warm up.


    Originally, Han Hao and Han Hao were more intimate, they were all boys after all. But Xie Wanqing had never seen Xie Huaixing after entering Han Hao''s house for so many times, so she reckoned that Xie Huaixing had not gone.

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    "I don''t want to play with big brother Han Hao, the people outside all say ¡­" Xie Huaixing did not continue, but when he mentioned Han Hao, he lowered his head, as if he was disappointed.


    "You don''t want to play with Han Hao just because someone else said something? Is he going to spoil the fun now that he knows? " Xie Wanqing said as she fiddled with Xie Huaixing''s hair.


    "Sister Wanqing, is what they said true? Is Big Brother Han Hao really doing this to you ¡­" Just as Xie Huaixing was about to say something, he was shocked by a single glance from Xie Wanqing.


    "Of course not, why are your ears so soft!" As Xie Wanqing spoke, she grabbed Xie Huaixing''s ears; naturally, they did not dare to hit heavily.


    Xie Wanqing played with Xie Huaixing for a while longer before sending him back to Madame Huang''s house. Originally, Madame Huang had a good impression of Xie Wanqing, but it was because she knew what Xie Wanqing was doing and also helped him take care of him.


    But this time, it was obvious that she did not know of this, so Xie Wanqing brought Xie Huaixing to Madame Huang''s courtyard as usual. Madame Huang was already anxiously waiting.


    "Second Aunt, I''m playing in my room. I''ve brought it for you!" Xie Wanqing said as she pulled Xie Huaixing along with a smile.


    However, when Madame Huang saw Xie Wanqing''s expression, she was clearly on guard, and immediately pulled away from him. She laughed: "It''s been a few days since then, it''s better if I don''t play with Xie Huaixing, I still have to thank you for bringing him back today. From now on, this matter can be handled by servants, second aunt, seeing as you''ve been busy these two days, I hope I haven''t messed things up for you, right?"


    Xie Wanqing was startled, she already understood Madame Huang''s meaning, it was clear that she would often go to Han Hao''s house to talk nonsense with Han Hao. She initially thought that this matter was unrelated to Madame Huang, so she did not say anything.


    But Xie Wanqing had forgotten, a lot of people in this mansion heard rumors like rain, and now that Xie Wanqing had started a rumor, everyone wanted to step on it. As for the Madame Huang, not letting Xie Wanqing and Xie Huaixing get along, they felt that the rumors were real, but they had taught Xie Huaixing astray.


    "Second Aunt, I understand your words!" Xie Wanqing was too lazy to say anything, she only blessed her body and turned around to leave.


    Xie Huaixing wanted to chase after his, but he was pulled back by the Madame Huang, "What are you doing?! That Sunless kid really can''t see that. With such a young age, he''s made such rumors. He then stared at Xie Huaixing, blaming him for going to Xie Wanqing''s room.


    "This matter was originally spread out, and no one really saw anything. What you said just now was really too harsh!" Xie Heng walked out from the house and looked at Madame Huang.


    Xie Heng was originally very unrestrained towards Xie Huaixing, but after hearing what the Madame Huang said to Xie Wanqing in the house, he started to speak. Xie Heng felt that putting aside the fact that this matter was not trustworthy, it was at least not related to his own family.


    "Everyone has seen that girl running into that person''s room every day. She''s already been gossiping and she doesn''t know how to hide it. I think it''s most likely the rumored story!"


    Madame Huang said as she looked in the direction of Xie Wanqing''s disappearance with disdain, "Sister Wanqing said she didn''t!" Xie Huaixing who was in front could not help but say something, but was reprimanded by the Madame Huang, "What does a child like you know?"


    Xie Huaixing did not dare to speak anymore, he only looked at Madame Huang with his sparkling small eyes.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing stayed out of interest. Originally, she would often come to play with Xie Wanqing, but as they were studying together, they all went to Xie Wanyun''s room.


    In this current situation, when Xie Wanqing was compared to Xie Wanyun, it really showed that Xie Wanyun was a person who knew when to stop, and Xie Wanqing was clearly a woman who did not know when to stop.


    Xie Wanqing was still the same, running back to Han Hao''s room when she had the chance, it was clear that she was giving others a chance to tell him the truth.


    Xie Wanqing did not care, but on this day, when she just returned to her own house, she saw Sun Xiaoxiao in his courtyard watching over the Plum Blossom.


    Xie Wanqing walked over quickly. Right now, she was at the heart of the struggle, she did not expect that Sun Xiaoxiao would actually come to see him. She thought that Lady Chen would not let Sun Xiaoxiao come find him again!


    "Why did you come? This side of mine has already become a place of conflict!" Sun Xiaoxiao was looking at the folded flowers, when she turned her head and saw Xie Wanqing had returned.


    "Isn''t that just to watch the show!" Sun Xiaoxiao continued to mock herself, and she continued to speak. The two of them were already at a stage where they were partially close to each other.


    "Did you tell your mother that I was afraid your family''s elders would have any objections!" Xie Wanqing saw that Sun Xiaoxiao had become more and more unorthodox, so she said this.


    "My aunt has said so. Although the Xie Family''s Second Miss s have only met a few times, it can be seen that they are definitely not that kind of person. If word of this spread, they would not be embarrassed or impatient. They would just tease a little girl!"


    Mrs Chen was originally a straightforward person, but when Sun Xiaoxiao brought her up, she always thought that it was funny, even Yue Xin who was beside Xie Wanqing started to laugh out loud.


    Xie Wanqing pulled Sun Xiaoxiao''s hand and went inside the room, with Yue Xin tactfully opening the door.


    As she pulled Sun Xiaoxiao down to a seat, Xie Wanqing said. "But these few days, the chatters here have been so lively. You''d better stop it or else you''ll be infected as well!"


    "Offending me can only be considered bad luck for them, I am not like you, you have to swallow your anger, even if you have to turn over your Marquis Anyang''s Mansion to find out who it was, you can only hand it over to my father to deal with!" Xie Wanqing shook her head helplessly. Sun Xiaoxiao never had such worries, so she didn''t know how many hidden thoughts were in her mind.


    It''s time to get down to business. Seeing that the New Year is approaching and your life is difficult and I can''t help you with anything else, I came to deliver the silver to you. But I heard that you were in Young Master Han''s room just now! Sun Xiaoxiao said as she looked at Xie Wanqing with a teasing smile.


    "Why are you also ¡­" There''s nothing going on between us, but we can discuss about doing something big on New Year''s Eve, so we can just treat it as a huge gift to the person who slandered me! "


    Sun Xiaoxiao listened and nodded his head, "You have suffered through all this, that is how it should be, if you want to do something, you should need more gold and silver, how much do you think we will lose out on them?"


    "Lost?" Hearing that, Xie Wanqing turned pale from fright, and did not realize that Sun Xiaoxiao''s smiling eyes, was just joking with Xie Wanqing.


    "Hahahaha, you really believe in me? Aren''t they too lacking in confidence in themselves? Let me tell you, the business of our branch has already surpassed the main store, it''s doing very well! "


    "You''re getting more and more out of place, you only know how to lie to me!" Xie Wanqing curled her lips, and sat on the chair. Only now did she heave a sigh of relief, since she originally only wanted to take a gamble, and if she lost, it would be reasonable. However, Xie Wanqing was afraid that she wouldn''t be able to bear the price.


    Now that she thought about it, since she could earn money, it shouldn''t be as bad as she thought it would be. Xie Wanqing got over to Sun Xiaoxiao''s side with great interest.


    "How much did we earn?" Xie Wanqing had already mentally prepared herself. If she opened her own shop, she might earn even less, but if she could earn that much, that would be good.


    Sun Xiaoxiao stretched out two fingers, and Xie Wanqing couldn''t help but feel a little disappointed. Although she could earn a little less, it had been a long time since Sun Xiaoxiao had come, and only then did she earn two thousand silvers.


    Xie Wanqing had probably seen a lot of banknotes, which caused her appetite to increase. This number made Xie Wanqing unavoidably disappointed.


    "Our store has not made much money in three months. However, in addition to the rent, we also need to hire a chef. It must be very expensive!" Xie Wanqing sighed and sat on the side of the bed.


    "It''s twenty thousand taels. Our store''s business has already overtaken that of Manager Hong''s. I''m too embarrassed to have you help out with the rent we said earlier. We only have twenty thousand left over from the profits!"

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    "But aren''t the first two stores selling the same thing? Why is it that Shopkeeper Hong''s store isn''t doing well?" Originally, Xie Wanqing was already very pleased just thinking about not losing out, but now, she was even more shocked. She was originally even able to earn money, but what she did not expect was actually earning a lot more than what Xie Wanqing had imagined.


    I''m also curious, I just found out that the things over at Manager Hong''s place are all in open supply, but didn''t we close at noon? For some reason, everyone said that the food at our branch store was delicious, so you can say that it''s not strange, but this chef was also dug out from Manager Hong''s place!


    Xie Wanqing looked at Sun Xiaoxiao''s curious eyes, and could not help but burst out laughing, "Let''s continue doing that, but after a while, we will have new tricks up our sleeves!"


    "What kind of new tricks?" Sun Xiaoxiao was always afraid of Xie Wanqing''s business, but now that she said it, she couldn''t help but be a little shocked.


    "Isn''t the new year coming soon? When the day of attendance arrives, we''ll send out the pastries!" Xie Wanqing laughed as she looked at Sun Xiaoxiao, but when Sun Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide, they were filled with disbelief.


    "Gift? "Are you crazy? Are you sure you want to make money or are you just going to give away your money? I''m afraid you''re going to lose your life when the time comes!"


    Xie Wanqing looked at Sun Xiaoxiao''s expression, "Don''t tell me that this person went into too much trouble making money? Why does she always ask for money all the time?"


    "Zhiqing, didn''t we open a shop to earn money? If we give them free money, then it would be terrible. After all, the rental of the store and the monthly payment from the kitchen staff are all settled with money!"


    Xie Wanqing lowered his head in embarrassment, but what she said was reasonable, Xie Wanqing nodded his head, "You are right, we do want to earn money, but think about it, in the new year, rich and powerful families are naturally like big fish and big meat, but poor families might not even be able to eat meat, let alone pastry and pastries!"


    "Yanqing, you mean we should help poor people?" Sun Xiaoxiao was even more confused now. Why would Xie Wanqing think of this for no reason at all?


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head. A child who was only eight years old would never have thought of this, but in his past life, Xie Wanqing and Liang Wang once had a mutually cherished past, which was like glue that could not be separated for a single moment. Only when they had investigated the affairs of the people together did they realize how poor the original poor people were.


    Before he passed away, he had not eaten any rice at all for a few days. That feeling of hunger was something that Xie Wanqing had tasted before, which was why Xie Wanqing had such a thought.


    "Zhiqing, although your thoughts are good, there are a lot of poor and chaotic people in this world. How can we help them out just like that?" The fact that Sun Xiaoxiao was able to say such words surprised Xie Wanqing, it seemed like this carefree young miss knew a thing or two about it.


    "I''ve already thought about this. Poor people and rich families can be clearly divided. Wealthy families don''t lack that little money, so we''ll let them spend money on pastries. As for poor people, we''ll just give them to them for free. "We won''t force it, but the money will be distributed to the beggars on the roadside on New Year''s Eve. We will not be able to afford it for a long time, so we will only do it on that day!"


    Sun Xiaoxiao was usually careless, but her thoughts were extremely soft, and after hearing what Xie Wanqing had said, she nodded her head, expressing her agreement to Xie Wanqing''s words.


    The two of them finished their business and laughed for a while, playing with the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and with so many pairs of eyes staring at the unhappy Sun Xiaoxiao, Sun Xiaoxiao took her leave early.


    Xie Wanqing looked at the silver bills in her hands. After earning twenty thousand taels of silver, although she had only earned ten thousand, this was already a huge sum. She divided some of the money to Yue Xin as usual and kept the rest for herself.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing''s courtyard became even colder, and no one came to look for Xie Wanqing. Normally, if Xie Huaixing was on break, she would definitely come to Xie Wanqing''s room to cause a ruckus, but now, even Xie Huaixing did not come.


    Presumably, the Madame Huang had kept him in the house to not let him find Xie Wanqing, so Xie Wanqing did not mind, as on New Year''s Eve, Xie Wanqing ran even more towards Han Hao''s house.


    Now, even if it was just a servant, they would probably spit when they passed by Xie Wanqing and Han Hao''s courtyard.


    On the other hand, in the past few days, the manor was getting busier and busier. The people were all busy with the New Year''s Eve matters, and only Xie Wanqing and her courtyard were still as cold and eye-catching as ever.


    Xie Wanqing did not care about the idle chatter of the bystanders, and would often stay in Han Hao''s house for the entire day.


    In the blink of an eye, it was New Year''s Eve. According to the rules, regardless of status, everyone had to gather in the main hall for a meal.


    Of course Xie Wanqing was no exception. Even though Han Hao was a relative, he was still a relative after all, so he should still be attending as well. It was New Year''s Eve and the Main Hall was bustling with noise and excitement as well, but Xie Wanqing and Han Hao''s seats were still empty.


    The two empty seats were quite eye-catching in the bustling hall. They had originally been a hot topic of gossip, but now, there was a lot of gossip. However, the old mistress of the house was already here, and no one dared to be impudent.


    After all, gossip was just gossip. How could it enter the ears of the madame? If she was angry, wouldn''t it embarrass everyone?


    "Why are the Sister Wanqing and Big Brother Han Hao not here yet!" Seeing that the banquet was about to begin, Xie Huaixing drooped his head. He had been feeling so stifled inside his room every day, thinking that he would be able to come out for a breather on New Year''s Eve and even smile while Xie Wanqing played with her. That would be the best.


    Xie Huaixing was still young, so he naturally had whatever he wanted to say. Originally, Xie Huaixing was the darling of the mansion, and the seat was placed next to the old mistress, so even though the Madame Huang not far away had a fierce expression, Xie Huaixing did not notice those words from his mouth. The old lady was right beside him, so his words still entered the old lady''s ears.


    On the face of the old lady, there was obvious displeasure. Everyone thought that since Xie Huaixing had been stuck in there for so long, he might be able to forget about Xie Wanqing. But who knew that after coming out with great difficulty, he actually picked up Xie Wanqing.


    Although the old lady did not say much on the surface, but the old lady had heard rumors and was not deaf. Naturally, she had some complaints towards Xie Wanqing.


    Madame Huang got up and tried to smooth things over, "Huai, your Sister Wanqing is busy right now, maybe she''ll be here in a while, why don''t you go out with your sister Yun Xi for a while?"


    Xie Wanyun heard that this was a chance, how could she not see through it? Xie Huaixing was the old lady''s darling, there was no mistake to not have a good relationship with Xie Huaixing.


    "Brother Huaixing, let Big Sis take you out to play!" Hearing that, Xie Wanyun stood up, but Xie Huaixing did not do it, he did not say anything, he just looked at Xie Wanyun, and there was nothing else.


    Xie Wanyun awkwardly sat back down, the old lady did not say anything, Xie Wanyun was gloomy, how could Xie Huaixing play with him?


    "Huai, your Sister Wanqing and Big Brother Han Hao are probably busy together. It''s really pitiful to leave you here by yourself!" Xie Huaixing could not understand what it meant, and was even less willing to pay attention to it.


    Although the madame was not angered, her face looked more and more unsightly. Everyone stopped their laughter because it was almost time for the banquet to begin, and even Madame Ye''s face had turned ugly.

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    Everyone quietened down, the food in front of them was all over the place, but other than Xie Huaixing, no one else would covet the food in front of them. Everyone wanted to see if the two who had not arrived were really together, and there might be a good show to watch next, so why not?


    Finally, Xie Wanqing and Han Hao managed to make it in time, and it was even the two of them who came at the same time.


    Although they did not dare say it out loud, the next part were the whispers of two people. Xie Wanqing and Han Hao calmly and indifferently walked forward, and then knelt down.


    "Both Su Qing and Han Hao are admiring the Plum Blossom in the garden. I never thought that would make everyone wait for so long, it is truly Su Qing''s fault!"


    "Humph, who knows if it''s just a plum or a beauty, Xie Wanqing, you must have been inside Han Hao''s house all these days!" A cold and cunning voice could be heard.


    Xie Wanqing turned her head to look, it was an aunt that Xie Wanqing did not normally want to be with, and so everyone here was defeated. Xie Wanqing turned to look, it was an aunt that Xie Wanqing did not normally want to be with, and everyone here was defeated.


    "What Aunt said is right. It''s the new year and even the maidservants in the mansion are dressed charmingly. It''s right to call them ''admirers''!" Xie Wanqing''s clever reply completely misunderstood the lady''s meaning, her face looked as though she was about to suffocate green.


    "Yanqing, why are you going in and out with Han Hao again? In the end, it was right in front of Han Hao, so the old lady''s words were extremely tactful. However, as Han Hao listened, his face unknowingly darkened further, the meaning of those words, was obvious to him: was not allowed to be together with him.


    Just like Xie Wanqing had guessed, the County Prince Liang would definitely come back to find Xie Wanqing on New Year''s Eve. Firstly, there was no reason not to get a woman that County Prince Liang liked, and secondly, even if the County Prince Liang didn''t want to come, there would still be people who wanted him to come!


    Originally, it was a servant from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion who reported it to her. After saying that Xie Wanqing wanted her to accompany him for a meal, the County Prince Liang did not even bother about her own family''s New Year''s Eve meal, and directly came over.


    Xie Wanqing and Han Hao stood together. There were a lot of things that happened with Han Hao in the County Prince Liang, and it was unavoidable that there were some grudges in his heart. However, when he saw that Xie Wanqing did not know how to repent in the first place, he did not know how angry she had become.


    When Xie Wanqing saw this person, and then saw that the others were all trembling with fear and with their heads lowered, it was as if Xie Wanyun had predicted it. It seemed that the person who had given County Prince Liang a chance to go down the steps today was no stranger, it was Xie Wanyun.


    According to Xie Wanyun''s way of doing things, Xie Wanqing had already thought that Xie Wanyun would send a unfamiliar maid to notify him, causing County Prince Liang to rush over. She never expected that in the end, what she saw was actually what he least wanted to see.


    Xie Wanqing still remained calm and collected. She got up to greet them, but the anger in her eyes had long ago become uncontrollable.


    "Xie Wanqing, you called me here, just to show me this?" Zhao Yuqi was a little older, a year older than Xie Wanyun, so he must have understood the relationship between a man and a woman.


    "I don''t know, but I spent the entire day in Han Hao''s house preparing a present for Grandmother and all the clan elders. I did not call County Prince Liang over!" Xie Wanqing''s eyes were filled with disbelief and surprise.


    It was obvious that he was preparing a present, but yet, Zhao Yuqi had only heard the sound of two people together throughout the entire day, their hands tightly clenching into fists. There were even some "ge ge" sounds.


    On the other hand, Madame Ye''s expression became much gentler: "Xinqing, you said that you''ve already prepared a present for the elders of the family?"


    "Yes!" Esteemed wenqing is almost dead from work these few days, and it would be hard for Han Hao to help out, both he and Han Hao have prepared gifts for everyone! " After saying that, Yue Xin magically brought out a huge plate with all sorts of exquisite boxes.


    "It''s yours, Grandma, and it''s Grandmother''s!" Xie Wanqing then handed over the biggest box and a slightly smaller box to the old lady and Concubine Fang.


    The old mistress'' expression was cold, but her expression softened as soon as she opened the box. Inside the larger box was a small Buddha statue.


    "Zhiqing, is this what you''ve been busy with these days?" The madame held it like a treasure. Just by looking at it, one could tell how much she liked it!


    As for the Madame Ye''s box, it was a small box for sending off Guan Yin. The craftsmanship was indeed vivid and lifelike, a smile appearing on his cold face. It was clear that he liked it a lot.


    "Yeah, Grandmother, Xi Qing and Han Hao calculated that on New Year''s Eve, we must always give some gifts to the elders in the family, and also thank everyone for taking care of Xi Qing. After thinking about it, this is how it should be, it should be done with your heart!"


    As Xie Wanqing said that, she glanced at Zhao Yuqi who was beside him with eyes full of surprise, and in Xie Wanyun''s eyes, even more so.


    "So, don''t you have any more?" Xie Huaixing naturally did not understand, but just now Xie Wanqing had said that only the elders in the family had it, so Xie Huaixing laid on the table in a slightly depressed manner, as if he had swept away everyone''s interest.


    "You can''t be left out no matter where you go. Sister Wanqing has prepared this for you!" The rest were all unremarkable little boxes. Xie Wanqing picked up a box as she spoke, and handed it over to Xie Huaixing.


    "Wow!" Xie Huaixing was originally looking forward to it in his heart, but after opening it, he saw a blameless old fogey who made him even happier.


    "Good evening, so thoughtful of you!" Although Madame Huang initially had some resentment towards Xie Wanqing, now that she saw that Xie Wanqing was actually so capable, how could she say anything about Xie Wanqing. Furthermore, if his own son was happy, he would naturally feel at ease.


    "Amongst them, there is also Han Hao''s contribution, these things were all drawn by me one by one, but Han Hao was the most hardworking. He originally learned how to work as a carpenter at the border, and now after helping Ye Qing carve out these things piece by piece, even the wood was given to the servants to retrieve, Han Hao picked and picked them up, giving up many things before picking them!"


    Xie Wanqing said as she sneaked a peek at Zhao Yuqi. Everyone was happy now, but Zhao Yuqi just wasn''t happy.


    As Xie Wanqing spoke, she walked in front of Zhao Yuqi, and blessed herself with her body. "Se Qing also prepared a present for County Prince Liang, but this County Prince Liang wanted it, it was personally made by Se Qing herself.


    With that said, Zhao Yuqi was truly interested. Xie Wanqing immediately took out a box, and inside it was a willow leaf scented bag.


    Everyone knew what Liu Ye meant by that, but to give it to the County Prince Liang in such a public place was obviously to provoke someone, and to announce their relationship with the County Prince Liang.


    "Xianqing heard that County Prince Liang was feeling tired from thinking too much in the recent days, so she specially made a scented sachet. Inside the sachet is Yilan, who had calmed her mind, I hope County Prince Liang would accept it." As Xie Wanqing spoke, her face couldn''t help but flush a little.


    If it was any other person looking like this, the Old Madam would be furious, but that person was County Prince Liang. To Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, he was simply a golden turtle in law.


    "Good, very good!" The old mistress was already happy when she saw the exquisite carving of the Buddha, but now she was grinning from ear to ear.


    The old lady had already said it, the other people would not do whatever they want, how could they still remember how disdainful they were towards Xie Wanqing, they all agreed.

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    After Xie Wanqing waved to Yue Xin, who was at the back, Yue Xin took the big and small boxes down, while the rest of the people were like the Freshmen Ruler or the Exquisite Mile, all of them were according to Xie Wanqing''s wishes, although they were not as big as the old lady''s, but this kind of exquisite little thing was enough to surprise people.


    As for the Concubine Fang, she received an exquisite bird-shaped wooden sculpture. In the blink of an eye, she glanced at other people''s wooden sculpture and was immediately puzzled.


    "You gave it to me, what''s this!"


    Originally, Concubine Fang thought that although Xie Wanqing had sensed something, on the surface, it would at least be slightly more exquisite than others in order to let Concubine Fang pass.


    But now it seemed that not only was it not more exquisite than the others, it was even a lot rougher. As for the birds, Concubine Fang had never liked them either.


    Auntie, this is a parrot!" "Auntie, this is a parrot!" Auntie, this is a parrot, this is a parrot! As Xie Wanqing spoke, her face beamed with happiness, not even bothering to look at Aunt Fang''s expression.


    How could it be possible to tell what kind of bird it was? But Xie Wanqing still had to say that it took a long time to finish it, and it was a long time before she finished it. The people around him were all good, could it be that they thought Concubine Fang was a fool?


    Yue Xin walked around, the plate was already empty. Other than the elders, there were a few other younger brothers and sisters who also had gifts, but Xie Wanyun did not.


    This pair of mother and daughter, one had obtained something unknown, the other had no presents. Logically speaking, to others, these two sisters were born from the same womb, so they should be closer. However, they rarely had any interactions with each other.


    The parrot didn''t seem to be anything inauspicious after receiving it, so the bystanders might not think much of it, but the person who did the wrong thing would know that this was obviously what Xie Wanqing meant by telling them to be cautious, which also meant that Xie Wanqing knew that the rumors were all handled by them.


    Behind the main hall, Xie Wanqing and Zhao Yuqi were having an affair, while Han Hao stood at the side as if nothing had happened, only Xie Wanqing knew, that at this time, Han Hao''s heart still had a lot of jealousy, and had no way to vent it!


    But in the current situation, he couldn''t care less about Han Hao''s thoughts, he could only protect himself.


    "County Prince Liang and Little Sister are back on good terms. Big Sister is really happy for Little Sister!" Xie Wanyun slowly stood up and blessed her body.


    Get back together? These words were obviously meant to remind County Prince Liang that after he finished writing about Xie Wanqing''s past, the seven to eight people that saw the County Prince Liang''s expression had become slightly cold. They were obviously trying to understand the meaning behind them.


    "Sister and County Prince Liang have never been estranged from each other, please rest assured!" The moment Xie Wanqing''s words fell, Xie Wanyun''s face grew even uglier.


    "That''s right, when has This King ever been estranged from Xuanqing!?" County Prince Liang''s face immediately recovered its temperature, the two of them seemed to be warm for a long time.


    "Since the County Prince Liang is already here, why not use some of our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion!" When the Old Mistress opened her mouth to extend a gracious invitation, if the real County Prince Liang agreed, then how much of a face would that have!


    "Very good. This King will accompany Sunless for a while!" Out of the corner of her eyes, Xie Wanqing saw Xie Wanyun''s sinister gaze, and immediately shot a look at the head maid beside him.


    How could this person have any other methods, it was just some unsightly and despicable methods, Xie Wanqing felt that it was helpless, but since she was willing to cause trouble, how could Xie Wanqing not cooperate?


    However, after he sat in the seat of honor, he secretly glanced at his family who seemed to be enjoying the New Year. The happiness he felt today would soon be broken!


    Xie Wanqing said these words to Xie Wanqing while she was eating, but Xie Wanqing had been paying attention to the movements in her surroundings the entire time, so even when she was talking with County Prince Liang, he couldn''t answer any of the questions.


    This time, they were planning to set up some kind of dirty trap to deal with Xie Wanqing. When Xie Wanqing thought about how someone was going to lift a rock and smash her own foot again, she suddenly got a bit excited.


    Not long later, he saw that Lv Yi had secretly returned, standing behind Xie Wanyun as though nothing had happened.


    Following that, it was time for the juniors to toast their elders and receive their New Year''s money. According to their age and seniority, Xie Huaijin was the first to stand up, he originally did not say much, so he only said a few words before sitting down. In addition, he also received everyone''s red packet.


    After that, it was Xie Huaixing''s turn. This person seemed to have held back for a long while before finally sitting down, and the other boys at home had all finished talking. It was Xie Wanyun''s turn to be the one to get up.


    Then it was Xie Wanqing, after Xie Wanyun took the red packet and thanked him, he stood up and raised it up, but just as she was about to speak, he was interrupted by a servant who hurried in.


    "Madame, Madame, the Young Master Han''s bed ¡­" Xie Wanqing saw that the girl did not look like she came out from her courtyard, it seemed that the two of them had thought of something, and actually extended their hand towards Han Hao.


    Han Hao was extremely cold towards people he was not familiar with. Normally, when he was in the academy, Yue Xin would accompany him, but to think that Han Hao did not have any trusted aides in his own courtyard. No wonder why people were so easily bribed by him.


    Xie Wanqing curled her lips, and looked at Han Hao who was seated far away. Han Hao also had a face full of astonishment, originally, Xie Wanqing should have been sitting at Han Hao''s side, but the moment County Prince Liang came, Xie Wanqing would sit at the main seat, while Daughter of Concubine would sit at the main seat.


    While she was speaking, the servant was breathing heavily, her face was flushed red, it was obvious that she was implying something difficult to speak of, Xie Wanqing knew, that Xie Wanyun was definitely going to continue working on this matter between him and Han Hao.


    Then, he looked at the person beside him, upon mentioning Han Hao, Zhao Yuqi''s face became even uglier, and the hand that was resting on his green Water Immortal Flower gown seemed to have unwittingly slipped off.


    "What are you talking about? You can''t say it later!" The madame scolded.


    Just now, the atmosphere in the hall had become tense, and even Zhao Yuqi''s face had become gloomy. All of this was seen by the old lady, and now that even his golden turtle husband was unhappy, it was most likely that he did not enjoy the meal, so the old lady naturally wanted to play tricks on him.


    "Servant ¡­" This is an extremely important time, it is even related to the reputation of the Second Miss, I have no choice but to say it! " The young maid looked wronged. It seemed that she had been taught well since long ago.


    "Forget it, then tell me what it is about!" The old mistress'' chopsticks had obviously been swept clean of interest.


    Now, if she continued to play around with him, she would not be able to do so, so she had no choice but to listen. After all, after the matter was over, the old lady''s bad impression of Xie Wanqing was swept away, and even if she said that, the old lady herself felt that it was necessary to verify it.


    "When this servant was cleaning up Young Master Han''s room, I saw that the bed ¡­ There are two drops on the bed... "Crimson!" When the maidservant spoke up to this point, her voice was barely audible to the madame. Even her head was lowered, making others feel even more contemptuous.


    Xie Wanqing was also surprised, how dirty was this man? Was she crazy to think of such a method?


    "How dare you, you b * tch! How can you be so sure that it is the Beginning of Red! If we frame Second Miss, we will definitely not let you, this lowly slave! " At this time, Xie Wanyun stood up, and she looked like she was truly facing a common enemy.


    However, the servant did not say that she was Xie Wanqing''s, but Xie Wanyun had said it, the way she said it was beautiful, seemingly speaking up for Xie Wanqing, could it be that Xie Wanqing had to thank her?


    All of a sudden, all the blame was pointed towards Xie Wanqing. The person who had such a good impression of Xie Wanqing had already disappeared.

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    Concubine Fang was even more excited, she immediately rushed forward and slapped the servant girl''s face. The servant girl''s face was immediately dyed with a layer of red, it was impossible to tell at a glance.


    "Red-hot? "What right do you have to say that it''s scarlet? If I slander your innocence, I will definitely not forgive you!" The Concubine Fang''s stern voice made Xie Wanqing jump in fright.


    Although it was clear that it was Xie Wanqing''s, but there was no evidence in the end. Since Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun had already said that, then what else was there to hide?


    "I really can''t tell, she''s so young ¡­" An aunt was just about to speak when Xie Kai interrupted her.


    "This matter has not been decided yet, so don''t speak nonsense!" When Xie Wanqing raised her head to look, she saw that even though Xie Kai''s face was covered in black lines, the County Prince Liang was still there. He couldn''t possibly get angry in front of the County Prince Liang.


    Xie Kai did not say much, and regardless of how fierce Xie Wanqing''s gossip was, Xie Kai did not say anything, so how could Xie Kai not have heard it?


    Originally, everyone had already had their fill of fun during the banquet, and was only waiting for the juniors to take the New Year''s money before dispersing. But now, something had happened before they even finished and everyone was full of energy.


    When the Old Granny looked at each and every one of them, she knew that there was no other choice but to clarify this matter. Xie Wanqing being alone was not a big deal, but if this entire Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was implicated, it would be terrible.


    "Since you said that there are two drops of scarlet on Han Hao''s bed, then have you brought the bed sheets?!" Looking at the calm and composed appearance of the maidservant at the side, the Countess couldn''t help but feel annoyed.


    "The madame has already brought it, but I''ve heard what the little girl said. That dirty thing can''t disturb everyone''s interest, so I''ve left the bed sheets here!" Mama Xin said.


    "It''s the new year, and something like this happened. What else can I do for you? Hand it over!"


    The old lady''s voice could not help but become colder, and carried a sense of majesty and inviolability. Xie Wanqing was still sitting on the chair, not understanding what was going on, and was not able to remain calm at this moment.


    The soft bed sheets had already been folded and placed on the tray. They were originally light in color, but the two drops of blood were very obvious. They were on the top of the tray.


    "How can you say that these two drops of blood were dyed red? Maybe Han Hao worked hard these past few days and broke his hand, causing the blood to get infected with the bed sheets!" At this time, the Madame Huang could no longer hold it in.


    Although he was a man with a different surname, Han Hao was brought in by the Madame Huang. According to the legends, even if the Madame Huang believed them, no matter how crazy the rumors were, even if the Old Mistress was serious, she would not blame the Madame Huang for it. After all, the two children had gone overboard, not to mention that nothing had happened.


    But now it was different, the two of them were just children, and after what had happened, Han Hao was brought in by the Madame Huang, the life in the high school and mansion was not easy, if the old lady were to vent her anger on the Madame Huang, then it would be hard for her to leave.


    "If it were only two drops of blood, this servant naturally wouldn''t dare to say it. However, the scent on the bed sheet ¡­" The maid''s face was red from holding her breath, but when she spoke of this, she still lowered her head.


    When the old lady heard this, she leaned over to take a sniff, then fiercely threw the things on the ground. Since it was already like this, what else could it mean, it clearly showed that Xie Wanqing''s young age was actually ¡­


    Concubine Fang''s tears flowed down in an instant. "Sanguine, you actually ¡­"


    The madame''s usual anger now was enough to prove that everyone''s suspicions were true. Xie Wanqing was now truly at a loss of what to say.


    Xie Kai also didn''t expect it to be like this. He, who was originally calm, actually directly rushed to Xie Wanqing''s side at this time, and then proceeded to slap Xie Wanqing onto the ground.


    Xie Wanqing just felt a buzzing in her head, after being slapped by Xie Kai, she felt dizzy, which was enough to show that Xie Kai must have used all of his strength.


    "Father ¡­" Father, little sister will not ¡­ "I won''t!" Xie Wanyun rushed over and stopped Xie Kai. Xie Kai''s slap had already calmed him down a lot, he did not need Xie Wanyun''s help anymore, but Xie Wanyun just liked to put on an act, it was truly disgusting.


    This way, it would only further fuel the anger in Xie Kai''s heart. "What a bastard!" Xie Kai would never scold Xie Wanqing like that, so he came back to his senses.


    On the ground, looking at the bed sheets at such a close distance, one could vaguely smell a strong, cuddly smell from the bed sheets that made people feel nauseous.


    "Daddy, there''s no such thing as late Qing. If you don''t believe me, you can call a Mama to check her body!" Even though Xie Wanqing had received a slap, he still calmly kneeled on the ground and let out a sigh. The trace of blood that flowed out from the corner of her mouth was sufficient to show just how much pain she had suffered.


    "Good night, you have done such a stupid thing, you can''t be muddleheaded anymore!" Without saying a word, Concubine Fang went forward and immediately hugged Xie Wanqing.


    If the young lady''s family really had a body, then wouldn''t their entire lifetime reputation be ruined? But at the same time, they could also expose their two schemes on the wooden bed. Concubine Fang was naturally anxious.


    Although on the surface he felt sorry for his daughter, in truth, he didn''t know how many little thoughts he had in his heart. He definitely couldn''t allow Xie Wanqing to examine her body.


    "If sister is examined, then in the future, what reputation do you have!" Xie Wanyun also came in a hurry to persuade her, but Xie Wanqing had already captured the heart of the County Prince Liang, so it wasn''t important in the first place.


    Even the Old Mistress was stunned, she did not know whether it was because Xie Wanqing did not understand what was going on, or why she actually made such a request.


    Now that she had evidence, even if the others saw it as evidence, Xie Wanqing still would not admit it. It would only bore the old lady.


    In order to prove Xianqing''s innocence, I can only do this. Grandmother, please grant me your grace!" "Xie Yanqing knelt on the ground and kowtowed before Xie Kai, causing her new clothes to be stained with some dust. Looking at her now, she appeared to be in a very sorry state.


    There was even a large swelling on his small face, making him look somewhat pitiful.


    "Since you''ve made up your mind ¡­" The old lady spoke word by word, her eyes flashed with killing intent. With that gaze, if Xie Wanqing really lost her virginity, the old lady would definitely not forgive her.


    Before the old mistress could finish her words, she was interrupted by Concubine Fang kneeling on the ground, "This old mistress cannot accept it, Xianqing is still young and inexperienced, if she really does have a body test, how can she continue to be human in the future? After tonight, she will only be nine years old!"


    Originally, the Old Mistress had already decided to be Concubine Fang''s words, but she was a little hesitant.


    "Grandmother, Xianqing is already nine years old. She can decide to take the exam herself. Grandmother, please grant her request!"


    After Xie Wanqing finished speaking, she kowtowed once more. This way, with regards to her daughter''s family affairs, Xie Kai could not say anything. Even the County Prince Liang to the side did not say a word.


    "Mama Xin, come inside the house with Su Qing to have a look!" The old lady''s face was extremely stern, and her expression was even more unsightly. The ugly matter of the family had actually been found out by an outsider, and it was even funnier.


    Only the mother and daughter looked at each other. Originally, she thought that they could speak freely about it, after all, the rumors from earlier had already spread to such a state, leaving a suspicious shadow in the old lady''s heart.


    The mother and daughter pair''s gaze were in Xie Wanqing''s eyes. Xie Wanqing still had not gone down, the examination had proven her innocence, but what would the people outside say? Xie Wanqing''s sacrifice would come at the expense of her own people.


    "Grandmother, Xianqing is willing to undergo a medical examination, but Xianqing wants to ask, what should we do in the future if we can prove that she is innocent?"


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    But this made the old lady feel at ease, since Xie Wanqing dared to say that, it looked like she was wrongly accused.


    "So what do you want?" Although the old mistress'' mouth was quite strong, her expression had clearly softened a little.


    "If Xianqing really lost her innocence, it would be shaming the family. Xianqing is willing to let grandmother and father handle it, but if Xianqing didn''t, then she wants to investigate this matter!"


    "If that''s the case, then the blood stains on it are still alive. This is indeed strange. If you''re willing to check, then go ahead and do so!" The madame said after thinking for a while.


    Looking at the mother and daughter pair''s expressions, they were completely frozen for a moment. Who would have thought that even Xie Wanqing would be so ruthless to her, if she proved his innocence and destroyed all the rumors, wouldn''t it be a waste of her time?


    Xie Wanqing''s Xiao Lian was very decisive and after hearing the old lady agree, she went straight to the inner room without looking back.


    After a while, Mama Xin came out, "Mama Xin, how is Xianqing?" Madame Ye asked a few anxious questions. She did not believe that Xie Wanqing would do such a thing, but when Xie Wanqing was in a predicament, her heart was always inexplicably moved.


    "Reporting to Madam, Second Miss is currently wearing it inside, it''s not wrong that Second Miss is a virgin!" With that said, Xie Wanqing also came out.


    Zhao Yuqi went forward and hugged Xie Wanqing. Then, the face that was clearly disgusted with him just now, was actually filled with this expression. From the looks of it, it seemed like she had a very good relationship with Xie Wanqing!


    Little did he know, that when Xie Wanqing was wronged earlier, he had only watched calmly from the sidelines, "Sanguine, I knew you wouldn''t do it, I knew it ¡­."


    "County Prince Liang means that it''s a great honor for Xianqing and the rest of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Xianqing is willing to protect her body well for County Prince Liang!"


    Since the other party was willing to act, then he would accompany her in the act! Xie Wanqing''s heart was disgusted, but he did not reveal it, and had even cooperated with the County Prince Liang. On the other hand, even though Xie Wanyun was about to face a great calamity, her eyes were still filled with jealousy.


    "Grandmother, do you remember that promise you made earlier?" The old mistress nodded in understanding.


    Xie Wanqing lifted the little servant girl''s chin. She was around the same age as Xie Wanqing, but a little younger, and was only a little maid, not that long ago, but it was a pity that such a pretty little girl was used by others, and would probably suffer a little.


    "Zhiqing, your father has wronged you. Why does it still hurt? Why don''t you bring some medicine over? Perhaps your grandmother can help you interrogate them?"


    Xie Kai recalled how his attack was so heavy and felt a little guilty. Even now, his hand was still aching, not to mention Xie Wanqing.


    After receiving such a slap, of course Xie Wanqing was in pain. Right now, her face was burning with pain, even Xie Wanqing did not expect her skin to be so tender, to the point where she was unable to endure this slap.


    But if he handed it to the madame, the madame would be ruthless and might even beat the little guy to death. If he knew what the Concubine Fang was doing, he would definitely cover it up.


    Xie Wanqing knew that she couldn''t trust anyone now. She could only trust herself, so when the others questioned him, how could Xie Wanqing be at ease?


    "When Xianqing heard that her father was angry, it was because he cared about her that she didn''t have a problem with it. The most important thing right now is to restore her innocence. I hope that father can grant my wish!"


    Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at Xie Kai, causing her heart to soften. She originally felt that she owed this daughter of her, but now, she felt even more so.


    "This little face is really pretty, but unfortunately, she actually has a sinister heart. I''m asking you, who ordered you to say that?" Xie Wanqing''s originally young and tender face was filled with sternness, as though she was really a young adult.


    "Your servant didn''t. Your servant only came over to tell the madame because I saw it today!" When had that servant girl ever seen such a scene before? She immediately cried.


    But there''s no use in complaining now, it''s not easy to fool Xie Wanqing when she''s talking to me, she just directly grabbed onto that servant''s face and left a trail of blood.


    "No?" You want someone to drag you down and beat it ten times? " Xie Wanqing pointed her finger at the servant, scaring her quite badly.


    In the past, so many people had been struck by a board, but who among the servants had ever seen such a miserable scene after being hit by a board? Just thinking about it caused everyone to tremble in fear.


    Seeing Xie Wanqing like this, everyone shuddered at the thought of how such a grandiose person was supposed to be a eight year old baby.


    Everyone looked at Xie Wanqing in silence. After all, the madame had said that Xie Wanqing could interrogate her, and no matter how powerful she was, no one dared to speak a word.


    "No ¡­" "No, this servant said, it''s the eldest miss ¡­" "It''s eldest miss ¡­" Within Xie Wanqing''s young and tender eyes, traces of gloominess instantly leaked out. This was precisely directed at Xie Wanyun.


    Others might not have noticed, but it had only been a split-second, but Xie Wanyun was stunned, "It''s not me ¡­ You lowly slave, who let you slander me? "


    Xie Wanyun''s shock only lasted for a moment, and in the next moment, she looked at the servant girl, who was probably not scheming at all, and was now staring straight at Xie Wanyun, as though she had no idea what to do.


    "Second Miss, what I said was true, young miss had asked me to come over here to speak, just now Lv Yi came to find me!" The servant hugged onto Xie Wanqing''s thighs tightly as Xie Wanqing looked down and sighed inwardly. She truly was a pitiful person.


    It was just that for those who had slandered Xie Wanqing before, Xie Wanqing would not have the slightest bit of mercy when dealing with them.


    "Elder sister, is it really you? At that time, we would frequently stop the both of us from joining hands with the County Prince Liang. Could it be that for the sake of the Emperor Liang, the two of us will be separated? "


    Xie Wanqing immediately wiped her tears, because she knew that, according to Xie Wanyun''s style, that step would definitely be filled with crying grievances. She would rather Xie Wanqing wipe her tears first, and for a moment, Xie Wanyun didn''t even know what to do.


    Everyone''s eyes were already focused on Xie Wanyun, and she wanted to let Xie Wanyun have a taste of that indisputable flavor.


    "It wasn''t me. This servant girl lied. I didn''t ¡­" Xie Wanyun wanted to explain herself, but other than saying this, he could not say anything else.


    "Servant ¡­" This servant has proof, the silver that Lv Yi gave this servant is all in the house, if Master does not believe me, I can take it to the silver number to look! "


    Xie Wanqing looked at her coldly. Although this servant was young and naive, she was an intelligent person who could save his life at such a critical moment.


    "Then go investigate!" That did not mean that Xie Wanqing had to endure it all the time. Now, the reason why Xie Wanqing was not willing to endure any longer was so as to give them a warning.


    Yue Xin and Xiao Nian went down upon hearing the commotion, and in a while, Yue Xin came to report, "Miss, there are indeed 100 taels of silver in the maid''s room, I have already went out to investigate!"


    Xie Wanqing nodded her head. Zhao Yuqi unconsciously placed his hand on Xie Wanqing''s shoulder, and Xie Wanqing very obediently leaned on her shoulder.


    In these past few days, Xiao Nian was staying by Xie Wanqing''s side and things had become much quicker. In less than an hour, Xiao Nian had hurriedly returned.


    Miss, this servant went to the silver horn to check on the money. The person who did that was indeed the leader not long ago, as for the person in charge who left his name in the silver horn, it was Xie Wanyun!


    After Xiao Nian said that, Xie Wanqing''s cold and stern gaze met with Xie Wanyun''s. She actually wanted to see what Xie Wanyun had to say.


    Since it came from a silver horn, it was impossible to fake, Xie Wanqing looked at it coldly, but suddenly Xie Wanyun sat down on the ground.


    Thinking about it, since her plan had been exposed at this time, Xie Wanyun would definitely be very excited.


    "This servant did not lie, Second Miss, please spare this servant''s life!" The servant girl did not plead with anyone around her who knew what was good for her, she just had to beg with Xie Wanqing.

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    Xie Wanqing secretly looked at the little girl''s expression, she was also considered clever, it was probably just a moment of confusion before she went the wrong way, being scared by her, she would definitely not dare to carry her master, such a clever person, Xie Wanqing naturally had to protect her.


    But now, the most important thing to do was to take care of that person, "Sister, your sister is wronged. Your sister has never been to a silver bugle before, this is clearly someone framing you!"


    "Sister, Xianqing isn''t willing to believe that sister could do such a thing, but can it be possible that it came from a silver bugle?" After saying that, Xie Wanqing started crying.


    This was supposed to be a time when Xie Wanyun would wail and yell, but it just so happened that Xie Wanqing had first started crying.


    "Ye Yun, you ¡­" Xie Kai did not know what to say, this daughter of his was a gentle and respectful person, and was secretly valued by Xie Kai, but it was likely that even he did not expect her to be mixed in with the muddy water.


    "Big sister, I know that you and Xi Qing were separated because of the matter with the County Prince Liang. However, I have always thought about you in Xi Qing''s heart and never thought that big sister would treat you like this!" Xie Wanqing said in a sobbing tone.


    As for the person who was previously distant from Xie Wanqing, after hearing the news, he believed that Xie Wanqing had betrayed him. Now that the misunderstanding had been solved, when she saw that Xie Wanqing was crying, she looked even more pained.


    Zhao Yuqi had a fierce personality to begin with. Adding that, anyone in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion would have to give way to him, causing him to become even more unscrupulous, kicking Xie Wanyun down to the ground with one kick.


    Xie Wanyun screamed miserably, and no one dared to step forward to help him. Seeing how angry Zhao Yuqi was, they were all stunned for a moment, "So it was you who had instigated the relationship between me and Sangqing."


    "County Prince Liang, no late Yun, no late Yun ¡­" Even if Xie Wanyun wanted to refute, she wouldn''t be able to think of anything better, she just kept on saying it, and didn''t say anything else.


    "Evening Yun, I always thought you were a good child. How did you do such a thing to wrongly accuse your sister!" Madame Ye also frowned slightly. Even though Xie Wanyun and Madame Ye were not really that close, the Madame Ye secretly thought that Xie Wanyun was not really like her mother Concubine Fang, after seeing how she understood everything. But now, they seemed like a small marten on the same mountain.


    "Madam, I think that there might be some kind of misunderstanding. Both Xianyun and Xianqing were born by me, I don''t think Xianyun would do such a thing!"


    Xie Wanqing could not help but let out a cold snort in her heart. If anything happened, she would just have to delay it for a few days, and then she would be able to find a young maid to take the blame.


    Most of the servants in the mansion were willing to come and become slaves because they were forced to earn a living and were helpless, which was why an innocent person would come and become a slave in the family. This large sum of money was probably because of the servants'' food and clothing for a whole year.


    However, Xie Wanqing would never give Concubine Fang the chance, she immediately kneeled beside Concubine Fang and said, "Grandmother promised Grandmother that she would let Xianqing find out for herself, and Xianqing also believed that elder sister might have been wronged, so Grandmother, please let Xianqing continue her investigation. Earlier, Wanqing was disturbed by rumors, and thinking about it now, it is rather strange."


    Hearing what Xie Wanqing said made sense, furthermore, she had already promised Xie Wanqing, so she nodded her head.


    "If you want to continue pursuing the matter, then go ahead. It''s just one thing, don''t go wrong with the rules." As the Old Mistress warned him, Xie Wanqing blessed her body and agreed.


    "Thank you, grandma. But now, my sister is suspicious, causing her to sink into the muddy waters. I feel that I have no choice but to let my sister down!"


    Xie Wanqing looked to be hesitating, but she still spoke out, lowering her head to look at the crying Xie Wanyun, originally dressed in pink robes, to seduce Zhao Yuqi, but now there was a black footprint on it, which was extremely eye-catching.


    "Evening Yun, no matter if you were wronged or not, you are now involved in this dirty water, this has something to do with you, go to the buddhist hall to meditate, Mama Xin will serve you!"


    As the old mistress spoke, she looked at Mama Xin, who was at the side, for the first time, she blessed herself and left. Looking at him, Xie Wanqing thought that Xie Wanqing''s days would not be easy at all!


    "In the end, you''ve been wronged, so it''s up to you to decide what to do next!"


    "Xianqing isn''t filial, but Concubine Fang has always doted on elder sister, so this Concubine Fang ¡­" Xie Wanqing did not finish his words.


    However, in the past few days, the difference between Concubine Fang''s treatment of her two daughters had also manifested in detail. The old mistress'' heart was deep, and naturally there was no reason for her to not understand.


    When Xie Wanqing said this, the old lady nodded her head, "Shaofang, I will make sure you stay in your room for the next few days. Don''t go anywhere!"


    Xie Wanqing was elated in her heart. Now, Xie Wanqing actually wanted to see what this mother and daughter pair could say.


    Originally, Concubine Fang turned these eyeballs around, as if she was thinking of a way, but now that Xie Wanqing had turned it around, it was like a bolt out of the blue.


    "Madame, this ¡­" Concubine Fang truly wanted to say that she could not be grounded. After all, in order for Xie Wanyun to have more important matters to take care of, she only had his one and only daughter under him, so she had to protect her.


    However, the old mistress'' heart was filled with doubts. Being in such a hurry to refute her words would only make her appear more guilty and leave a layer of doubt in her heart.


    Now, even the forbidden Concubine Fang had no choice but to admit it. The people left and right in her courtyard were all her trusted aides and she could still accomplish something.


    Thinking about that, Concubine Fang only looked a little sad, but she did not say anything else.


    Xie Wanqing was not someone who would let the Concubine Fang go that easily, and this matter could only be considered to be over for now. The old ancestor was unhappy about the New Year''s Eve meal, and she even let others see him as a joke.


    After Xie Wanqing went back, she saw that Concubine Fang had been brought into the house and locked the courtyard door, and then dismissed all the servants in the courtyard.


    Concubine Fang usually bribed people''s hearts, how could Xie Wanqing not know that the people here were all her, "Xinqing, what are you doing?"


    Seeing Yue Xin swiftly send out the servants in the courtyard, Concubine Fang became anxious. Mama Xin was a virtuous and noble man, and furthermore, was someone close to the Old Mistress.


    But now, Xie Wanqing had even dismissed everyone in the courtyard of the Concubine Fang, wouldn''t this take the life of the Concubine Fang?


    "Auntie, Grandmother said that this matter will be investigated by Wanqing. Wanqing is naturally doing what needs to be done, I hope Aunt will forgive me!" How could the Concubine Fang watch the people in the courtyard leave? This was something the Concubine Fang would never allow.


    "Esteemed wangfei, you and elder sister both came out from the stomach of the concubine, could it be that the concubine can make you suffer? Someone was obviously trying to frame your elder sister and concubine, why are you still treating the concubine like that!"


    As Concubine Fang said this, her tears flowed down. She looked like it was Xie Wanqing''s fault, and if others saw him, they would have thought that Xie Wanqing had done something!


    Seeing the appearance of Concubine Fang, Xie Wanqing was afraid that she would be soft-hearted towards others, but she did not know what kind of plan she was hiding in her heart.


    "I also don''t believe that it was aunt and sister who sat down, but the truth is as such, Xianqing had no choice but to follow Grandmother''s orders, Mama Xin, you must take good care of Concubine Fang in the next few days, when Auntie clears up the injustice, Xianqing will personally come to apologize to Aunt!"


    Xie Wanqing started crying as shshespoke. Previously, she did not understand, but now, he understood that in this era, only those who cried and pretended to be pitiful would have the upper hand.


    Xie Wanqing was crying even more sorrowfully than Concubine Fang, and this made the Mama Xin, who was accompanying him, soften her heart.

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    "Second Miss, you better not be sad. Remember the madame''s order, after finding out the truth, even if it means returning justice to the Second Miss, you still have to return the justice to the young miss!"


    In the following days, although she did not need to go to school, Xie Wanqing was extremely busy. She took the Concubine Fang and the servant girls in Xie Wanyun''s room and interrogated them one by one.


    Out of the two maids in the room, one of them saw that her master was grounded and she was dismissed. The other one could not see her master and heard that she had meditated in the buddhist hall with only the Mama Xin to accompany her and no one was protecting her now.


    However, since Mama Xin was going to run towards two rooms, she would naturally be busy. On the second day, Xie Wanqing also dragged the servants over to ask one by one. At the same time, she also said that the Mama Zeng beside him had sent them to take care of Xie Wanyun.


    Mama Xin was initially very busy, but when she saw that Xie Wanqing had thought through everything so thoroughly, she had saved herself a lot of things. Her heart also comforted, and her impression of Xie Wanqing became even better.


    This was what Xie Wanqing wanted. Besides this, Mama Zeng could also be considered an aged Mama, she was extremely meticulous, as if she could perhaps find something by Xie Wanyun''s side.


    "Mistress, the young miss has been getting more and more irritable these days, and she doesn''t eat much!" In the blink of an eye, Mama Zeng had already taken care of Xie Wanyun for two days, so she came over to report when she was free.


    On the second day of the new year, it was supposed to be the busiest time outside, but how could Xie Wanyun not be irritable when she was trapped in the buddhist hall!


    Because of the New Year, what Yue Xin helped to prepare was something that she could talk about in the morning, so Xie Wanqing was willing to wear.


    But thinking about Xie Wanyun, in this buddhist hall, when it was supposed to be a day filled with big fish and big meat, she could only eat, so thinking about it now, it was reasonable for him to be irritable.


    "Alright, you can leave now. Take good care of that one!" Mama Zeng agreed and then left. Xie Wanqing looked outside with a bit of confusion in her eyes.


    "The young miss has obviously already interrogated them. As long as we report it to the madame, they would definitely suffer. What are you waiting for?"


    Yue Xin said as she fiddled with the charcoal fire, causing it to warm up in the house. Xie Wanqing continued to eat her food and looked at Yue Xin, thinking to herself that she had raised this servant girl even more powerful.


    It was true that their methods had always been this way. They had casually called a maid over to talk to the madame. What was even more laughable was that the madame had never doubted them.


    But Xie Wanqing was not like that. Since it was really them doing it, then there must have been a flaw, teasing the young maid was their usual method, maybe they already had a way to solve it.


    Xie Wanqing wanted to find evidence that they couldn''t refute. If that was the case, then the effort she had put into this period of time would not have been in vain!


    "This is their method and not mine. Killing a snake requires 7 inches. I don''t want them to turn around and waste my time and effort these days!"


    Xie Wanqing curled her lips, Yue Xin nodded her head in agreement: "Miss is still the most considerate one, but they are well-hidden, and even I can''t find anything by their side!"


    Xie Wanqing thought for a while, and then sighed, there were already a few maids'' testimonies, and it could only prove that the rumors were coming from Xie Wanyun''s side, but it could be said that Xie Wanyun''s house maids were disobedient, and that she was being treated as an unkind person.


    Xie Wanqing was really worried when she thought about this. Could it be that she really had no other choice, she could only be killed for nothing, but accepting her own fate was not Xie Wanqing''s style.


    "Oh yeah, let me ask you to check the maids in their rooms one by one. Are there any other discoveries?" As long as he could find the first person to say that Xie Wanqing had something to do with Han Hao, then he would have somewhere to find out!


    "Miss, this servant has already interrogated them, but everyone in this young miss'' room is extremely tight-lipped. Even if I know that the explanation came from their room, I wouldn''t be able to find anything!"


    "This is also within my expectations!" Xie Wanqing drank a mouthful of tea, she could not tell if she was happy or angry.


    "However, this servant has checked with the housekeeper. A few days ago, a maid was sent out of the young miss'' room. The reason was because she stole something, but this servant always felt that it was inappropriate!"


    "When did this happen?"


    "About two months ago!"


    Xie Wanqing counted with her fingers. Two months ago, when she had just started spewing out rumors, it was naturally not appropriate to say that.


    "Of course it''s not appropriate. At that time, the New Year is approaching, so we can talk about whatever mistakes the servants have. Even the madame is like that, why are they so impatient to give it away?"


    "This servant thinks so too, but when I think about it again, the mansion hates stealing the most. If they say that they really lost something valuable, then that''s fine too. Miss, this is going to be difficult!"


    Xie Wanqing praised Yue Xin as she glanced at him. Yue Xin''s considerations were becoming more and more thoughtful, causing him to feel even more at ease.


    "Yue Xin, go out tomorrow and find the maid that left. You must get to the bottom of this."


    "Yes!" Young miss, County Prince Liang is here! " Xie Wanqing turned to look out the window. Sure enough, the County Prince Liang had come.


    Xie Wanqing hurriedly stood up. She had coincidentally walked in just at this time, and Zhao Yuqi was originally reading at the Shouxi School s. In these few days of vacation, he had been accompanying Xie Wanqing every day.


    "Greetings County Prince Liang!"


    "Wake up, we''ve already seen it so many times, and it''s still so foreign. Oh right, how''s the investigation going!"


    Xie Wanqing asked while holding Xie Wanqing''s hand, as she knew that what Zhao Yuqi was talking about must be the previous messages and what happened during the New Year''s Eve meal.


    However, Xie Wanqing knew Zhao Yuqi''s temperament. It had already been two days, and she still asked about it.


    Zhao Yuqi, on the other hand, was a man, and had always been unrestrained and carefree. In his previous life, Xie Wanyun was the only one who hadn''t passed yet, and this was also how Zhao Yuqi''s temperament was.


    The person who was in charge of large and small matters in the family was Xie Wanqing, and Zhao Yuqi never asked about these matters. That Liang Wang, he couldn''t be bothered to meddle in these petty matters.


    Now that she mentioned it, it was obvious that she had already held Xie Wanqing in high regard as if she were a treasure. As Xie Wanqing looked at him, no matter how deep her emotions were, he would not hesitate to abandon him from today onwards.


    When Xie Wanqing thought about it, she felt a bit of disgust, but her expression did not leak out. Listening to Zhao Yuqi''s culture, Xie Wanqing could only helplessly shake her head.


    "It''s a mess. Although the maid has testified, I still feel that it''s not right. I should get more evidence." As Xie Wanqing spoke, she slightly frowned, looking like she was extremely troubled.


    How could Zhao Yuqi not feel pain? He lifted Xie Wanqing''s little face and said, "Did they really do it?"


    "In all likelihood, one of them is my elder sister while the other one is an aunt who has the grace to conceive. Why would they treat her like that?" Xie Wanqing''s tears did not fall, but her eyes were already red.


    County Prince Liang felt as though his heart had been cut by a knife. "If it was really them, this king will help you take responsibility. I will definitely not forgive them!"


    Xie Wanqing had to wait for County Prince Liang''s words, even if she did not find any other evidence, they would not dare to have any more thoughts.


    "Xianqing thanks the County Prince Liang, but she''s just sad. Why did they treat her like that ¡­"


    Xie Wanqing pitifully cried for a while, and the County Prince Liang also consoled him softly by her side. Only when the sky was about to turn dark did she leave.


    Before long, it was time for dinner. Since it was New Year''s Eve, the madame liked to have a lively meal. Thus, the dinner was held in the main hall for the past few days.


    Yue Xin waited for Xie Wanqing to change out of her tear-stained clothes, then they rushed towards the great hall together.

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    Xie Wanqing originally came out late, and with her short legs, it was almost time to go to the hall. Inside were all the concubines, and only Xie Kai was busy with his work, so she sent someone to tell the old lady that he had eaten in his room.


    Apart from this, Xie Wanyun''s seat with the Concubine Fang was empty. Seeing it was exceptionally conspicuous, Xie Wanqing didn''t say anything else and just sat down on her own seat according to the rules.


    It was a harmonious meal. As the old mistress grew old, she naturally liked to see such scenes the most. They also cooperated, but the discord of the past did not show up at all.


    Xie Wanqing had only spoken a few words with Xie Huaixing, but Xie Wanqing was too lazy to bother with him. She did not have much appetite for the meal, so she ate only a few meals, then left.


    Just that Xie Wanqing was in his room embroidering when she heard the door open. She turned around to see Madame Ye, who rarely came to Xie Wanqing''s room, and was now surprised.


    "Mother, why have you come?" Xie Wanqing saw a few snowflakes on Madame Ye''s shoulder, and quickly brushed them away, "It''s still snowing outside, quickly First Mother come over and warm the fire!"


    As Xie Wanqing said that, she held Madame Ye''s hand and walked over to the carbon fire, and Madame Ye laughed, "Sangqing, there''s no harm in holding back your head, I''ve come to find you to say a few words!"


    "Aunty, what do you want to say? I will definitely listen!" Xie Wanqing said as she raised her small head, looking extremely adorable.


    "Your Concubine Fang and your sister have already been locked up for two days. How is your investigation going?" Madame Ye asked as she helped to straighten Xie Wanqing''s sideburns.


    "Xianqing still needs some time to confirm some things, so I can only let Concubine Fang down!" Although the Madame Ye doted on Xie Wanqing, he still had to be careful, and could not speak the heartfelt words of her heart.


    "This is what grandma wants to talk about. Even if you really did find out, what would happen in the future?" Your grandma knows that you have a lot of evil ideas and can often turn the situation around, but it''s not guaranteed that you''ll ¡­ "So we should just let them go, and then this will be over!"


    Perhaps because there were only two people in the room, Madame Ye and Xie Wanqing''s words were very straightforward, allowing Xie Wanqing to understand the meaning behind Madame Ye''s words.


    Although Madame Ye wanted Xie Wanqing to release her on the surface, it was true that she was considering it for Xie Wanqing. What happened this time was just a rumor, and one of them wanted Xie Wanqing to lose her reputation, but in the end, Xie Wanqing did not die because she was fine.


    However, there was a chance that the dogs would bite if they were anxious. If they were anxious, who knew what they might do? They might just think of something and let them sink into a more difficult situation.


    "I understand that, but I don''t want to hold it in. If they didn''t do it, I would have returned their innocence. But if it''s true, I don''t want to let them go."


    "You child!" Madame Ye sighed and then scratched Xie Wanqing''s nose. It was intimate but also helpless.


    "Have you ever heard of a phrase like ''dogs don''t eat shit''? "A scheming person would not change his mind just because of a moment of mercy from Xianqing. Since that''s the case, why should Xianqing let it go?" What Xie Wanqing said with her mouth opened and closed was completely reasonable.


    The Madame Ye was a girl from a noble family, but she did not learn anything about the women in the family. She only learned the virtuous and gentle ways of a noble family''s girl.


    That was why he was able to force a proper wife into such an awkward situation. The husband was heartless, and the mother-in-law disdained him. He was afraid that he was going to have a difficult time during this period.


    Xie Wanqing did say this to the Madame Ye, to tell him that those arrogant things were not necessary, but she nodded his head, though it was unknown if she heard it.


    "Then you must be careful from now on. If this goes on, your Concubine Fang will repeatedly complain. Who knows if your grandmother will release her now!"


    This matter has already begun to take shape. In less than three days, Concubine Fang and Big Sis will definitely be buried in deep grievances! "


    Xie Wanqing''s words were beautiful, it was the same even in front of Madame Ye, who nodded and left, in the end, it was Daughter of Concubine''s house, she could not stay for long, because others would say that she was biased.


    After Madame Ye left, the sky had already turned completely dark. Xie Wanqing indifferently watched as she combed her hair using a comb in the copper mirror. Under the candlelight, Xie Wanqing only felt that the delicate face in the copper mirror was a little unfamiliar.


    Beneath her young and tender face, his meticulous planning made even Xie Wanqing, who thought about it, feel afraid. However, in this deep palace, Xie Wanqing had no choice but to live that life.


    Xie Wanqing just felt very tired. After staining her hands with fresh flower juice, she went to sleep.


    At noon on the second day, Yue Xin walked to Xie Wanqing''s room, turned around and closed the door. Xie Wanqing knew, Yue Xin must have something important to say.


    "How''s the investigation going?" Seeing that Yue Xin''s expression was not good, she reckoned that she did not check it out clearly, but Xie Wanqing was not angry, and was currently fighting against the mother and daughter, and had already guessed that it would be extremely difficult.


    "Miss, this servant asked the steward about the whereabouts of the maid that left this place early in the morning. When I arrived at her house, I saw that she had already been turned into ashes!"


    "What?" Xie Wanqing''s hand that was holding the teacup trembled, and all the tea inside was poured onto her hand and the table. Yue Xin quickly used a handkerchief to help Xie Wanqing wipe her hand.


    Xie Wanqing slowly walked to the window, and a bad premonition arose in his heart, "Then what about that little servant girl?" Xie Wanqing''s voice was cold, and only for a short moment, she already had a rough idea of what was going on in his heart.


    "I heard from a neighbor that two months ago, there was a huge fire and the whole family was not spared. Afterwards, this servant tried to find out everywhere and found out that the young maid also had an aunt. However, we do not know what we want to know!"


    "Two months ago?" Xie Wanqing never thought that there would be someone who would be so vicious and merciless. She wanted to console herself that this might just be an accident in this family, but time was enough to explain this.


    "That''s right. This servant asked around nearby, and said that something happened on the same night as when the daughter came back. However, the young maid brought back a lot of silver. Everyone in the neighborhood knows about this!"


    After Yue Xin finished speaking, Xie Wanqing no longer responded, she only looked out of the window in a daze, as if she was thinking about something.


    "Miss, what are you thinking about?" Yue Xin called out, only then did Xie Wanqing come back to her senses.


    Just now, Xie Wanqing was thinking that this pair of mother and daughter were actually so vicious and merciless. They treated him as revenge, but could it be that they could implicate the lives of innocent people just for revenge?


    "It''s nothing, Yue Xin, you can leave, I''m just a little annoyed!"


    Yue Xin sat on the edge of the bed, and scratched her head in annoyance. A kind-hearted person would not listen to so many life and death situations.


    It was just that Xie Wanqing was currently on the cusp of the tides, so no one said anything. Everyone was coldly watching, wanting to see what kind of thing Xie Wanqing could find out.


    Since Yue Xin had already said it, even the neighbors knew about it, which meant that Xie Wanqing''s guess was correct.


    Xie Wanqing stayed in the room for a while, when her emotions had calmed down, she called Yue Xin in again, "How is Lv Yi?"


    "Miss, Lv Yi''s mouth is the hardest, she can''t get anything out, all the proof are told by the servants!" Yue Xin muttered. Yue Xin also felt that it was inappropriate.


    "Where''s the Mama Zhang?"


    "Old Mama can''t use torture, but she has already been interrogated, so she doesn''t say anything!"


    The old Mama in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion could not punish this was a rule, but they could not torture them. What could they ask, as long as one of the people close to the mother and daughter let go of their words, this matter could be considered as having a witness.

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    Xie Wanqing nodded her head, and casually said: "Where are Mama Zhang working now?"


    "The Mama Zhang was assigned by the butler to take care of the little maidservants in the flower room!" Yue Xin had long asked around, and immediately said it out, this kind of intelligence, was much better than before.


    Xie Wanqing nodded his head in approval, "Alright, you can go now!" Yue Xin went down, and the people in the room continued to work on their needle as they thought of ways to deal with the situation.


    Mama Zhang knew that the servant girl that helped him had died, it was not possible for her not to know that it was actually her who did it, just that this kind of vicious and merciless person could actually win the hearts of others?


    Xie Wanqing had a plan in her heart, but she had some doubts. The Mama Zhang had received a favor from the Concubine Fang before, and from what the old Mama said, this Mama Zhang was previously just a crude servant in the kitchen. She was promoted after the Concubine Fang became master, and was thus always loyal.


    But regardless of whether it was possible or not, he still had to give it a try. Xie Wanqing thought about it and then changed her clothes.


    The Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was only a small flower room, it was meant for the masters of the rooms to grow potted plants, and there were also flowers for the masters who liked flowers, there were less than 10 maids inside, there was no need for the Mama to control it, it was obviously the steward secretly helping the Mama Zhang, it was a very leisurely job.


    Xie Wanqing stood at the door of the flower room, but before she even entered, he heard the voice of the Mama Zhang, and shouted at the young maid. Her demeanor did not decrease in the slightest, and in an instant, she appeared as mighty as if she was in the room of the Concubine Fang.


    His master had lost his power, yet he still didn''t know how to behave. He seemed to have an inexplicable confidence that he would be able to go back in time.


    Only the flower room could make her feel threatened, it was a pity that the few servant girls who were originally idle were scolded like this by the angry Mama day after day, all of them curling their heads and not daring to make a sound.


    They had long heard that the reason the Mama Zhang was able to stay by the side of the Concubine Fang was because of her incredible personality.


    "Miss, why have you come to such a dirty place? Let''s go back quickly. If there''s anything you want us to do, we can just leave it to us!"


    Originally, when Xie Wanqing came out, she had followed closely behind. She wanted to pay respects to some senior, but she did not expect to walk all the way to the flower room.


    Yue Xin was naturally not willing to let Xie Wanqing in, for fear that Xie Wanqing would feel wronged, but Xie Wanqing was not afraid. After all, carrying Yue Xin was a person who had even been to the kitchen.


    "No worries, has she always been that powerful?" Xie Wanqing asked Yue Xin in a low voice at the door.


    "Yes, the servants in the flower rooms were originally idle, but Mama Zhang just couldn''t stand it. She insisted on tormenting people, and the flower rooms were already filled with complaints!"


    Xie Wanqing did not say anything else after hearing Yue Xin''s answer, and directly walked into the flower room. Mama Zhang was reprimanding a servant, and upon seeing that the little person who was walking in front of him was actually Xie Wanqing, he was startled.


    However, his brain was working really fast, and in just a few seconds, he came over and changed his face: Why does Second Miss set foot in this kind of place. If you want anything, just tell me, and I''ll send you.


    Xie Wanqing raised her head and looked at Mama Zhang. She was originally not familiar with this person, but now she understood the reason behind Mama Zhang''s liveliness. Other than loyalty, there was also a pretty mouth that could speak, how could she not be pleasing.


    "The reason that Sanguan came here today was because he had a few words he wanted to say to Mama Zhang. Mama Zhang doesn''t need to be so courteous, you were also someone close to my aunt in the past."


    "I, your servant, am listening to whatever Second Miss wants to say!"


    "Mama Zhang, in the recent days, Xianqing found out that a young maid from our residence died! Mama Zhang should know that this servant girl is from Concubine Fang''s room! "


    When the Concubine Fang heard this, his expression became slightly unnatural. Even her mouth twitched, "The servants in master''s room have all been dismissed. I have been in the flower room for the past few days without knowing anything!"


    Xie Wanqing thought carefully, and in just a moment''s time, sshe had already seen the whole of this unnatural situation. Then, it looks like this should be the Concubine Fang, and he was definitely involved in this as well.


    "Mama Zhang, don''t tell me you really don''t know, Sunless only saw that Mama Zhang is working so hard, so she came to remind him, why is it that Concubine Fang and the people in Big Sis''s room did not meet a good end, why does Mama Zhang must know this, this person, will only kill until her eyes turn red, then who will she be next, won''t she be the closest person to Concubine Fang?"


    When Xie Wanqing said till here, the Mama Zhang was not as calm as before like a good person. Instead, her body couldn''t help but tremble, and her breathing couldn''t help but become a lot more hurried.


    "Presumably, the Mama Zhang is in the flower room relaxing and not listening to what Su Qing said. Han Hao is waiting for Su Qing to teach him some homework, she will leave first!"


    As Xie Wanqing said this, sshe patted Mama Zhang''s shoulder. Mama Zhang was clearly lost in her thoughts, and after being patted by Xie Wanqing, he got a shock.


    Xie Wanqing just laughed and left, Xie Wanqing''s words made even Yue Xin, who was standing behind, confused, "Why does young miss want to tell Mama Zhang that?"


    Yue Xin''s nature was kind, and living was magnanimous. For those who had done all sorts of bad things, how timid and afraid they were, Yue Xin would never know, so she would naturally not understand these words.


    "Yue Xin, what do you think about what I just said?" Xie Wanqing did not answer, and instead asked Yue Xin. Yue Xin thought for a moment, then opened her mouth:


    "This servant doesn''t understand, but Mama Zhang seems to be very scared after hearing Miss''s words!"


    Furthermore, what I have said is also reasonable. Mama Zhang knows so many things that she shouldn''t know, and Concubine Fang is very suspicious, so she only wants her daughter Zhou Quan to know about it!


    "This servant understands!"


    "Yue Xin, I understand and I understand. I hope that you will never have any evil thoughts in your life!" When Xie Wanqing said this, her eyebrows creased. With a sincere look in her eyes, she nodded her head.


    Not long after Xie Wanqing returned to her room, Yue Xin immediately reported to him. After the family caught fire, the silver disappeared, and the silver that the young maid brought back previously could no longer be found. However, she remembered from the silver plate that two months ago, Concubine Fang went to the silver plate and took out two hundred taels of silver.


    "It seems like this is the only way. Let''s go!"


    Xie Wanqing was not willing to let the Concubine Fang off, but because she had locked both the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun up, and no one knew what the people in the manor would say. These days, although Xie Kai had not shown his face, he was still in his own study.


    It had already been three days. If this continued, Xie Kai would inevitably be unhappy in his heart. After all, cared about Concubine Fang, so it was better to explain everything clearly.


    Xie Wanqing allowed Yue Xin to change into a clean set of clothes. After finding out that her aunt and sister were in trouble, it couldn''t be that she had to wear a new set of clothes.


    Looking at herself in the copper mirror, Xie Wanqing took off the golden rose hairpin that the County Prince Liang had gifted him, and replaced it with a plain jade hairpin.


    "Let''s go!" Xie Wanqing stood up and followed behind him. In less than fifteen minutes, she had already reached the old lady''s room.


    "Evening, I haven''t seen you around for the past few days. Why have you come today? Have you investigated that matter clearly?" Xie Wanqing did not say anything, but the Old Mistress had already opened her mouth.


    "I''m here to report to Grandmother, but this matter is not small and was once the talk of the town, so Grandmother has asked Grandmother to invite a few of the elders from the family to listen in and find out what has happened."

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    This matter was already huge, if he only told it to the madame, then who knows what would happen. He might even say that Xie Wanqing wanted to persecute her own mother and sister, to be ungrateful, and fight against her own relatives.


    Thus, the more people he saw, the better. As for the old mistress, after hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, she felt that what she said was true.


    A few maids were sent out to summon the masters of the various rooms. As for the Concubine Fang s who were originally confined in their rooms, they were finally able to come out. The first one to come was Xie Kai.


    Xie Kai had been so busy these past few days that he had not revealed anything. However, the moment he heard that this matter was the first one to appear, it could be seen that he valued this matter greatly.


    Xie Wanqing was even more curious, just what kind of charm did Concubine Fang have that made Xie Kai unable to relax? Even when he was just a year old, no matter how busy he was, he would not go to the room where his concubine was dancing.


    "Xianqing greets father!" Xie Wanqing still did not dare to forget her manners.


    Xie Wanqing saw that there was still some pity in Xie Kai''s eyes, but it was only just that slight trace.


    "Get up, did you really find out about that?"


    There was still a trace of suspicion in Xie Kai''s eyes. He had originally thought that Xie Wanqing would be able to discover something, but looking at her expression, it seemed that she had already investigated everything with absolute certainty.


    "It doesn''t matter whether or not you have investigated it clearly, so please call for the elders to make the decision!" Xie Wanqing said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.


    In fact, Xie Kai didn''t really want Xie Wanqing to know that this matter was related to the Concubine Fang, but he hoped that the Concubine Fang was also the woman that Xie Kai doted on.


    It was a pity that the matters in the backyard were managed by the madame, so Xie Kai could only say those words.


    After a while, almost everyone had arrived, "Xianqing, can you tell us what you''ve found?" When the Old Mistress spoke, Xie Wanqing immediately knelt down.


    "Grandmother, I believe that Concubine Fang would not do anything bad to Xi Qing, but I did find out about the New Year''s Eve incident and it was indeed elder sister''s doing. As for that young maid, Xi Qing has already stayed in my room and the rumors that she had been acting so arrogantly for the past few months were all spread out by my elder sister''s young servant!"


    "What?" Everyone looked at each other. Although in the smallest details, the Concubine Fang did indeed seem to like Xie Wanyun more, but how could there be a biological mother who harmed her daughter?!


    "Did you find out about it?" This time, the one who spoke was Xie Kai, and the gaze in which he looked at Xie Wanqing was complicated.


    This Xie Wanyun and Xie Wanqing should be sisters, how could they kill each other? Xie Kai thought that the main problem here must be with the Concubine Fang!


    Grandmother and father will take a look at the testimony. The testimony said that they had heard a young maid speak of slander against her, and then it was spread out as idle gossip. Furthermore, Nightingale asked the young maidservants in the rooms of the Concubine Fang and elder sister about it, and everyone said the same thing.


    "Zhiqing, you can''t say it like that. Do you really believe the words of these maidservants? I''m your biological mother, how could I possibly harm you?" Concubine Fang immediately fell from her chair and sat on the ground. She looked really sad.


    Xie Wanqing knew that the Concubine Fang must be acting so pitifully. Hadn''t she always been like this?


    "If it was only the testimony of a few maids, then I wouldn''t dare to spout nonsense. However, there was a young maid who went out of my sister''s room earlier. She was found by the butler, and that maid was the one who spread the rumors about the harm she had suffered earlier!"


    "It''s just a normal girl. Maybe this is just a coincidence!" Xie Kai was obviously protecting the Concubine Fang.


    Concubine Fang was also getting more and more excited. She crawled over and tightly hugged Xie Kai''s leg: "Old master, I am the one who gave birth to Xianqing and Xianyun. How can she wrongly accuse me and Xianyun?"


    When Xie Kai saw that his concubine was crying so much that it looked like she wouldn''t lie, he was even more willing to believe in the Concubine Fang.


    "Father, Xianqing knows that Concubine Fang is the biological mother of Xianqing, so she didn''t dare to carelessly accuse him, so she went on to investigate. The maid who was kicked out of the house got a huge job that night, and everything was turned into ashes, but the liberating neighbor said that when the servant came back, she received a lot of silver, and in the silver bugle, she took out two hundred taels of silver from the silver buff!"


    Concubine Fang looked at Xie Wanqing in disbelief, she had never expected that Xie Wanqing''s investigations would be so meticulous. Concubine Fang had never written anything about it in her silver account, so it was naturally exposed as well.


    As for Xie Kai, who originally wanted to protect Concubine Fang, now, she had nothing to say. Only Concubine Fang firmly hugged onto Xie Kai''s thigh, "Master, I didn''t, I didn''t ¡­" Other than not having any other things, she could not say anything else.


    "The evidence is already conclusive, and yet you still say no?! Sangqing is your biological daughter. Even if you prefer your eldest daughter, you shouldn''t do such a thing!" A sharp voice came from the side.


    Others might not understand the schemes and tricks behind the scenes, but they did not know that Xie Wanqing was not the daughter of the Concubine Fang.


    "Shaofang, why are you doing this!" The madame''s question was gentle, but the meaning behind her words was that she believed Xie Wanqing''s words.


    There was no need to talk about the maid''s testimony anymore. The thing that Xie Wanqing found out was that they were all pointed at the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun.


    But Aunt, forgive me, okay? I won''t go and snatch Big Sister''s position as the Direct Daughter, I only want to stay with my father and grandmother, and Aunt will remember what she said to her in the past. The position of Direct Daughter belongs to Big Sister, so I won''t go and snatch it away from you, okay! "


    These words caused Concubine Fang to open her eyes wide, when had she ever said something like that to the contrary? Although she thought about it in her mind, she never said it out loud, but now, it was as if Xie Wanqing was half possessed.


    Seeing Concubine Fang''s surprised expression, Xie Wanqing thought that Xie Wanqing would say something like that.


    In her previous life, this mother and daughter duo had acted quite a few times, and unknowingly, Xie Wanqing was put to death little by little. In this life, Xie Wanqing had also learned how to act, and this match was treated as a present for this mother and daughter pair.


    Xie Wanqing cried as she wiped her tears. Who wouldn''t believe her, only the Concubine Fang was shocked as she said, "Xinqing, you can''t say that. When did I say that?


    The Concubine Fang originally still wanted to protect her daughter, but Xie Wanyun was still inside the buddhist hall. Little did she know, this place was already in such a mess, it was already difficult for the Concubine Fang to protect herself.


    "My daughter-in-law knows of Xianqing''s character. She is still a child, so she probably won''t lie!" Madame Ye sat beside the old lady and said to her.


    Originally, the Old Mistress was already familiar with Xie Wanqing. Although she was a small fry, the Old Mistress thought that Xie Wanqing would never do something that she did not know of.


    On the other hand, Concubine Fang was not someone who could be at ease just by looking at her. It was normal for her to have never heard rumors about her and her eldest daughter coveting for Direct Daughter.


    This was all done by Xie Wanqing on a daily basis, which allowed the people around him to not suspect Xie Wanqing at all. They just felt that Xie Wanqing saying that the Concubine Fang was like this, was definitely not wrong.


    "It''s so late Qing, did Concubine Fang really say that?" The others did not dare to say another word, and only Xie Kai asked after a long while.


    "Father, Xianqing knows that she is mischievous and has done a lot of things. If Xianqing is wrong, she has no intention of fighting with elder sister for the position of Direct Daughter, but it is not her fault that County Prince Liang treats her well. How can elder sister and aunt do this?" Xie Wanqing sobbed as she replied.

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    Xie Kai''s gaze instantly became cold and harsh. He looked at Concubine Fang as if he could see through him, but he did not expect that the woman whom he had doted on for so many years would educate his child like this.


    "Even if you didn''t say anything, according to the investigation conducted by Xi Qing, what happened earlier must have been done by you. Master, how could there be such a malicious woman in our residence?"


    Everyone wanted to see a joke, and it was inevitable. Concubine Fang was just a servant, the trick of climbing onto a man''s bed, step by step, had long been disregarded by the women in the house.


    "Old master, I''m afraid that even if you don''t consider him a human, you still wouldn''t feel dirty if you set your sights on a small child!" Another person said.


    As for Concubine Fang, she was already crying so hard that she could not catch her breath, but when she saw Xie Kai''s face revealing a troubled expression, she obviously believed what they had said.


    "Daddy, don''t punish Auntie. It''s all because of Wanqing. Wanqing shouldn''t have gone to investigate. Wanqing has always thought that auntie and elder sister were wronged!" Xie Wanqing''s voice had also unconsciously lowered, as if he was feeling guilty.


    "Pity such a young child, not being properly raised, and only willing to let big sister take care of her ¡­"


    "Forget it, originally, I didn''t want to go through a severe punishment, but this is way too much. Shao Fang, don''t come out these few days, go meditate with your eldest daughter at the Buddhist Hall!"


    In the end, it was the new year, so the madame held herself back and did not get angry. However, the punishment was not light, and the meaning behind her words was obvious. Without the madame''s order, the two could only stay in the buddhist hall.


    Grandmother, there can''t be no one serving the buddhist hall, evening Qing missed Mama Zeng, let Mama Zeng return, Mama Zhang is used to serving him, and have met him a few days ago. Why don''t we let him serve Concubine Fang, otherwise, evening Qing will not be able to rest at ease!


    Everyone present felt that Xie Wanqing''s kindness was in stark contrast to the Concubine Fang. Originally, they had thought that Xie Wanqing was not the right person, but at this moment, they all began to talk about Xie Wanqing''s kindness.


    "Look at how sensible Sangqing is. This mother is really outrageous. The back of her hand is full of meat. How can she not care about this eldest daughter?"


    "The reason for this is because of the late sun. It''s all because of the late sun. It harmed my sister and mother, so I''ll definitely protect my aunt!" When Xie Wanqing said this, he felt even more wronged. It was clearly their fault, but it just so happened that Xie Wanqing took over her arms.


    The old lady secretly looked at him, and felt that Xie Wanqing understood the gist of it, this punishment could not be considered heavy, if it was at any other time, she would probably be punished, but for today''s year, for the maids, it was fine, but for the masters at home, they could not be punished, if it was anyone else, they would have long reprimanded the old lady for being unfair, and kept talking about their grievances, but Xie Wanqing still had to take responsibility for herself.


    "Alright, I''ll listen to you about this!" The old lady looked at the little fellow by her side, and with a bit of pity in her heart, she agreed to help Xie Wanqing.


    The Mama Xin by her side naturally understood what was going on and brought him down. As for Xie Wanqing, she was comforted by everyone, and left while crying.


    Xie Kai also frowned, he looked extremely frustrated and frustrated. The woman he doted on was always gentle and kind in front of Xie Kai, but he never thought that she would act like this in secret.


    Xie Wanqing kept on crying all the way, naturally it was for the bystanders to see, upon returning to her room, she stopped crying. At this time, Yue Xin had already brought some water to wash her face, and closed the door behind him.


    "Miss, you should quickly soak in it. Otherwise, you''ll feel uncomfortable tomorrow!" As he spoke, he brought some water in front of Xie Wanqing.


    Being reminded by Yue Xin, Xie Wanqing realised that his face was already in pain. Just then, his face was drenched in tears, and she was walking very slowly outside.


    Only Yue Xin understood that Xie Wanqing was not sincere, so she went to prepare the flower juice as soon as she came back, Xie Wanqing carefully moistened her face and hands, and asked: "What are you saying outside!"


    After what happened, Xie Wanqing immediately knew that something was amiss outside, "Everyone already said that they did not see the Concubine Fang being so vicious, and even stepped on the Concubine Fang''s trap!"


    "This time, the Concubine Fang has probably lost all their will!" Xie Wanqing laughed.


    Yue Xin nodded her head: "But Miss, why do you need Mama Zhang to take care of that pair? With the master and servants together, what kind of thing did they come up with, how could that be okay!"


    "If you want to do something, you need to focus your heart and soul on it. Do you still remember what I said in the hall?" Xie Wanqing''s originally charming face revealed a trace of a mischievous smile, but there was no realism behind her cunning smile, instead there was a cute feeling of playing tricks on her.


    "This servant just roughly remembers that Miss was begging the old lady to transfer the Mama Zhang to look after Concubine Fang and Big Miss. I forgot about the rest!" As Yue Xin said this, she lowered her head in embarrassment.


    "I said that the Mama Zhang is a person who is used to Concubine Fang, and I also said that I met the Mama Zhang before. Think back to what I said to the Mama Zhang before, if this person kills to the point where her eyes are red, she can do anything the Mama Zhang would naturally be afraid of, at such a young age, naturally would cherish her life, but many of the things I found out were all things that I didn''t expect, could the Concubine Fang be suspecting that the Mama Zhang leaked the news?"


    "Miss, you are so clever!" Yue Xin rubbed Xie Wanqing''s shoulders as she spoke, and continued: It''s a pity that I''m just staying in the buddhist hall for a few days!


    Yue Xin''s words were because of Xie Wanqing, but Xie Wanqing only glanced at Yue Xin, "Then you probably haven''t seen how father looks at Concubine Fang, and how the old lady will definitely feel towards me, leaving behind a layer of doubt in the hearts of the people, so from today onwards, things will be much easier for us!"


    "Miss, County Prince Liang is here!" Xie Wanqing looked out of the window. Zhao Yuqi had come a bit more tonight than usual, to the point where he had almost forgotten about his.


    "Go prepare some tea!" Xie Wanqing turned her head and instructed Yue Xin. This County Prince Liang was being looked down upon by Ming Qing, so Xie Wanqing did not dare to slight him for the time being.


    After Yue Xin heard the order, she quietly left, and the County Prince Liang walked into Xie Wanqing''s room, laughing and teasing him, "I heard that the Second Miss had such an imposing manner the moment we entered, he actually locked the sinister person inside the buddhist hall."


    "It has already reached the ears of the County Prince Liang, looks like those servants need to properly discipline them, they don''t do anything serious all day, they only know how to gossip!" Xie Wanqing said as if she was joking.


    "Alright, I heard they just went to the Buddhist Hall to think about it. I was just afraid that you would feel wronged!" County Prince Liang said as he wrapped his arm around Xie Wanqing''s waist.


    Ying Ying held it very well as Xie Wanqing snuggled up to her in the arms of the County Prince Liang, "Now that the New Year has ended, I can only blame it on you, Ye Qing!" As he spoke, he curled his lips.


    "If you are not convinced, then I''ll speak to your mother and I will definitely punish them severely!" County Prince Liang''s eyes were filled with love.


    If this goes on, who knows what might happen? She just wants to be together with County Prince Liang, she doesn''t want anything to happen anymore! "Su Yun said in a low voice.


    Seeing a flash of warmth in County Prince Liang''s eyes and seeing that everything was in Xie Wanqing''s eyes, Xie Wanqing could only smile and stroke her hair.


    It was a beautiful sight to watch as they chatted, but Xie Wanqing knew that now that the matter was exposed, Xie Wanyun would never be able to win over County Prince Liang again!


    After destroying Xie Wanyun''s dream, Xie Wanqing only felt very satisfied in her heart.


    Inside the buddhist hall, Xie Wanyun sat in front of the table in a daze, how could such a venomous person truly be a pious and respectful person? With no one by her side, Xie Wanyun was too lazy to even pretend.

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    After hearing that something was amiss outside, even Mama Zeng who was initially serving him rushed over, it was fake when she said that Xie Wanyun did not have any hope.


    She hoped that her mother had arranged everything, arranged the scapegoat to prove her innocence.


    In the New Year Trial, it should have been the happiest, most carefree and carefree day, but it was useless as he was actually forced to wear plain clothes and be confined in this damned place.


    She raised her head and saw the figures of Concubine Fang and Mama Zhang, but she did not notice the two of them dragging their feet, as though they did not even want to step foot into this place, so Xie Wanyun quickly rushed over.


    Looking at Concubine Fang and Mama Zhang, she had thought that these two people were here to save him!


    "Aunt, you''ve finally come. Night Cloud really doesn''t want to stay here for even a day!" With nothing more to say to her mother, Xie Wanyun was only pleasantly surprised. Perhaps, in her heart, she was still thinking of where to play in the future, and have a good meal there.


    In the end, he was still a child, and a look of joy appeared on his face. He held Concubine Fang''s hand tightly and was just about to turn around and return to his own room.


    Not to mention that her house was brighter than this place, inside the buddhist hall, Xie Wanyun felt that even if she made a charcoal fire, it would still be cold. If she stayed any longer, the cold would probably enter her bones!


    However, Concubine Fang did not understand, nor did she turn around to leave. In fact, she did not even have a smile on her face.


    "What happened to Concubine Fang?" Xie Wanyun carefully asked, this was obviously bad news, but when Concubine Fang saw that the reason was complete, she really felt that it was hard to say, and Xie Wanyun could not bear the other bad news.


    "Eldest Miss, the matter from before was exposed, I''m afraid our Master will have to meditate together with Miss in this sanctuary!" Only the Mama Zhang looked pitifully at the two did she speak.


    "What?" Xie Wanqing''s eyes were wide open and her face was filled with disbelief. She originally thought that Concubine Fang would be able to take care of this matter in a few days, but she didn''t expect that she would be involved as well.


    "Eldest Miss is very windy outside, why don''t you and Master come inside and talk!" The Mama Zhang sighed, the two of them were going to the buddhist hall, but Xie Wanyun refused to believe it, and once they reached the entrance, it was as if she was afraid and did not want to go in.


    It would be strange if a person who did not have a Buddha in his heart did not show some nervousness when facing something like this every day.


    Xie Wanyun''s tears fell drop by drop, "I don''t want to, I don''t want to, I don''t want to go anymore ¡­"


    "Evening Yun, your appearance has been seen by others and it has been sent to the madame''s ears. The fire has angered her even more. Be good, let''s go in!" With that, the Concubine Fang carefully looked around.


    Xie Wanyun was unobedient at this time and did not go in no matter what she said. Even her hands were tightly grabbing onto the doorframe, and it was only Mama Zhang and Concubine Fang who forcefully pulled Xie Wanyun in.


    This scene had been going on for a very long time, how could no one see it? Not far away from the buddhist hall, there was even a large group of maidservants whispering amongst themselves!


    "Bitch ¡­" "It''s all the fault of that slut ¡­" Xie Wanyun went into her room and cried as she habitually picked up the cup on the table, as if she was venting her anger and wanted to throw the cup at the floor, but Mama Zhang held her hand tightly.


    "Miss, you cannot accept this. Buddha cannot be presumptuous in front of her. What would happen if the madame found out!" The older people more or less had faith in the Buddha, and even the servants had faith in the Buddha as well.


    However, such a small action was enough to cause Concubine Fang to stare at him suspiciously. Seeing Mama Zhang kneeling on the ground with her eyes wide open and trembling, an even more suspicious feeling arose in her heart.


    The madame believed in the Buddha, and there was one who believed in the Buddha, why was the Mama Zhang trembling in front of the Buddha? Based on what happened, as long as no one said anything, no one would know.


    It was just that Concubine Fang looked at her daughter and felt sad. She was already in pain, and had no time to care about anything else, so that era only lasted for a moment, and was then silently buried in the bottom of her heart.


    "Alright, what are you crying for?" Concubine Fang''s heart was originally in pain, but somehow felt extremely frustrated. She originally wanted to comfort her daughter, but the moment she opened her mouth, she reprimanded her.


    The Concubine Fang''s tone was vicious, causing Xie Wanyun to jump in fright, and her sobbing voice became a lot softer.


    "Auntie, are you really going to let that bitch climb on top of us?!"


    Once this person turned bad, it meant that she was greedy, and did not know that others were watching her closely. She only knew that she had to protect him thoroughly, and now that she couldn''t, all of this blame was placed on Xie Wanqing.


    "What can I do about it!" Concubine Fang''s tone became especially fierce. Originally, he was in a bad mood, but when Xie Kai saw Concubine Fang''s look of disbelief, he couldn''t forget it. This gaze was enough to prove that everything that Concubine Fang had done before was gone.


    He had originally planned and planned for half his life, but now, all of it had become empty. How could Concubine Fang''s mood be any better, it just happened that there was an untactful person still making a ruckus in front of him.


    Thinking about the following days, the green lamp, the ancient buddha, and the fact that they couldn''t even have a bite of this meat, Concubine Fang became more and more unwilling.


    But in the past, they had suffered, and as long as they went over to Xie Kai''s side and cried, everything would be resolved. But now, not to mention whether they could see Xie Kai, even Xie Kai felt pity for him, and would not stand on this side anymore.


    At this rate, if Xie Kai was suspicious, he would investigate what happened all those years ago ¡­


    The Concubine Fang did not dare think about it anymore. Although she acted quickly and completely, but as someone who felt wronged, she was still a little afraid in her heart, this matter was pushed out by Xie Wanqing, and if that happened again, it would not be as easy as staying in the buddhist hall for a few days.


    "Alright, what''s there to cry about at a time like this? Hurry up and think of a plan!" Concubine Fang watched as Xie Wanyun shivered, but she still looked wronged and wronged. She originally wanted to comfort Xie Wanyun, but the words that came out of her mouth didn''t sound good.


    This mother and daughter pair, one of them was originally leading a comfortable life, but then they were heavily pushed into the sky and fell down. Now they were trapped in the buddhist hall and felt wronged, while the other one was too embarrassed to comfort them.


    Mama Zhang didn''t dare to speak, she only lowered his head, but in Concubine Fang''s heart, it was obvious that her master and servant were being separated. This person lowered her head, it was unknown what she was thinking about.


    He gouged out his eyes, "Mama Zhang, you go stand guard outside!"


    Whatever the Concubine Fang did in the past, the Mama Zhang was always by her side. Even when the Mama Zhang was dancing, she had never gotten involved with the matters of the outer courtyard.


    "Just you wait, that slut, one day I will take care of her, but today, I let her take advantage of me in a moment of carelessness, I definitely won''t do it again!" As Concubine Fang spoke, her eyes revealed a trace of fierceness.


    Xie Wanyun did not know what she was thinking about in her heart, but the tears on her face had not dried either.


    The two of them, who were originally close friends and had done many things together, were now silent. They sat together and did not know where to start. Perhaps it was because the buddhist hall was quiet and they did not want to talk much.


    In Xie Kai''s study room, only Xie Kai was in a daze, it looked as though he had something on his mind, and when he returned to his room, he looked like that, even the matters that were not dealt with were thrown to the side.

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    Even the servant didn''t dare disturb him, she just passed him a cup of tea, Xie Kai just couldn''t understand why such a gentle and considerate woman would do such a thing, could it be that he was truly mistaken about her?


    Now that such a thing had happened, Xie Kai could not help but doubt his eyes a little. When he thought of Xie Wanqing, the image of his aggrieved face that would cry as he tried to defend Shao Fang if he was killed suddenly surfaced in front of his.


    But when he thought about Concubine Fang, he felt an itch in his heart, thinking about how according to her mother''s personality, it would take a long time before he could say anything.


    Xie Kai did not know what was wrong with him, and could only sigh, thinking that his family''s misfortune had actually caused something like this to happen.


    Originally, it was New Year''s Eve, and all the young misses were allowed to go out to play, but Xie Wanqing was very quiet, and stayed in her room all day long. She even went to the branch house of the Blessed Soup Shop the only time she went out.


    Everyone said that Second Miss must be old, sensible, and calm. She was no longer as mischievous as she was when she was young.


    Only Xie Wanqing herself knew, that even in the New Year, he could not relax even a little. If she wanted to get the favors of the elders, that was it.


    Just as he was familiarizing himself with the words, Yue Xin who was originally waiting outside came in to report!


    "The old mistress has come to see you!" Indeed, Xie Kai rarely stepped into his room. Firstly, it was inconvenient, and secondly, he was not close to his daughters, but now that he was here, wouldn''t that mean Xie Wanqing had grown up?


    Only, Xie Wanqing remained indifferent, and did not reveal any signs of being happy. She only said one sentence: "Let daddy in!"


    After a while, Xie Kai came in. Xie Wanqing then put down the brush in his hand, and leisurely said to An Xin: "Xinqing greets father!"


    Xie Kai rarely conversed with his daughters, but when he saw the little guy being obedient, he suddenly felt a sense of warmth in his heart, "Get up!"


    As he said that, he sat down on the chair that Xie Wanqing was originally sitting on and looked at the words Xie Wanqing, "Your writing has actually improved greatly, it''s just that your charm seems to be lacking something, if only your wrist had used a little more strength!"


    Xie Kai''s calligraphy skills were famous among all the officials, so Xie Wanqing naturally nodded her head.


    "Xianqing knows that her calligraphy is still insufficient. Can I ask daddy to teach her?" Xie Wanqing thought about it, when Xie Kai previously said that he wanted to teach chess, he had only played two or three rounds with him, and it was not because Xie Kai was slow, but because Xie Kai was just too busy, and did not have the time to teach him.


    But at least, the only bit of closeness between father and daughter between Xie Kai and himself, and Xie Kai''s opinion of him had all changed, it all started at that time.


    "I''ve been getting busier and busier these days!" Xie Kai scratched his head in embarrassment. If he said that he was unwilling, and just said that he was busy, then there was still hope.


    "Xinqing knows that dad won''t disturb dad when he''s busy. She only asks dad to let her into dad''s study, and when dad is busy, he can wait on her, and teach her how to read." As Xie Wanqing spoke, she pulled on Xie Kai''s hand. How could Xie Kai have the heart to refuse?


    "You must have felt wronged on New Year''s Eve. You should study properly. I still have some official matters to attend to, so I''ll be returning to the study first!"


    Xie Kai had always been calm and collected, and when he said that sentence, that grievance, it was to truly cherish Xie Wanqing! Xie Wanqing secretly thought in her heart, and then pulled Xie Kai.


    "Xianqing will accompany father!" Xie Wanqing looked at her sincere little face. Naturally, Xie Kai agreed to let her have her way.


    "Alright then!" Xie Kai laughed, then pulled Xie Kai''s hand and walked out of the door.


    "Yue Xin, help me prepare the paper, pen and the Buddhist scripture. Send it to daddy''s room!" Only after Yue Xin gave her agreement did she feel at ease to leave with Xie Kai.


    Not long after entering Xie Kai''s room, a servant brought over a brush and paper. As Xie Kai''s room did not allow random people to enter or leave, Yue Xin was not able to enter, and the masters of the different rooms would very rarely disturb Xie Kai, so how could Xie Kai allow them to enter or leave the room as they wished? Xie Wanqing was still the first person to enter.


    Xie Wanqing really did not disturb Xie Kai, seeing that the moment Xie Kai entered the study, he started to get busy, Xie Wanqing just indifferently laid out an ink and paper, and started copying the Buddhist scriptures on a small table.


    Anyone who saw that serious look would have been moved.


    Two hours later, Xie Kai finally withdrew himself from public service. Looking at Xie Wanqing''s childish yet serious face, he could not help but smile.


    "You''re so young, why did you pick up a scripture?" The meaning behind Xie Kai''s words was that those who believed in buddhist arts could only be Madame Ye, or people like the old mistress. Xie Wanqing was untimely, but felt that the two daughters were a little depressing.


    "This is what Grandmother likes. Xianqing is willing to please Grandmother, and what''s wrong with treating her as if she''s learned some words?" Xie Wanqing stopped writing and tilted her head to look at Xie Kai.


    On the other hand, a flash of astonishment appeared in Xie Kai''s eyes. Even a child of this age would be so willful, yet Xie Wanqing had this kind of thought, it was no wonder why this old man liked it so much.


    "You don''t want to go out and play, but you like to please your grandmother?"


    "Earlier, you enjoyed going out to play, but after being greeted by your grandma, you are very quiet. You don''t want to go out to play, you just want to read books and practice your writing skills!"


    As Xie Wanqing said this, she raised her small head, looking more and more pleasing to the eye, it made Xie Kai very happy.


    "In the past, you''ve been playing crazily and didn''t even stay at home during the new year. I heard that you only went out once today, and bought some pastries for your grandmother, head lady, and auntie?"


    Xie Kai sighed in his heart, could it be that his daughter had really grown up?


    One of the reasons why Xie Wanqing went to the branch of Fu Ji''s Soup Dumplings that day was to see what exactly it looked like. With just a glance, she knew that the area was extremely good, and the reason was because she had gone out with great difficulty.


    "Of course, we had to keep it at home when we went out to play. So, when I heard that the pastry at the Fu Li Soup Shop was delicious, I brought some here on purpose. It''s a pity that I didn''t dare to disturb Daddy at that time, so Daddy didn''t eat it!"


    It''s just that at that time, your Concubine Fang was still forbidden to leave because of your matter, why did you bring it to her? Xie Kai''s words had hit the spot.


    In Xie Wanqing''s eyes, how could the Concubine Fang be worthy of such a good item, thus what she gave to the Madame Ye and the Old Granny were fresh, but what she gave to the Concubine Fang was for overnight, and was prepared to throw away, it was just that the weather was cold these few days, so the Concubine Fang could not smell anything strange.


    "The grace of nurturing is greater than the heavens, how can Chi Qing forget about it. Even now, when Grandmother''s grace and Concubine Fang comes out, Su Qing will still properly honor the Concubine Fang!" As Xie Wanqing spoke, her face had a tinge of melancholy.


    "Very good, Daddy will teach you to write. First, you must have strength in your hands ¡­" As he said that, he pulled up Xie Wanqing''s small hand and held onto Xie Wanqing''s hand, teaching her how to write.


    On this day, Xie Wanqing only came out of Xie Kai''s study at dusk, she only turned around to grab another plate of pastries, and went into the buddhist hall.


    Right now, the two of them could not sit still, they could not wait to kill Xie Wanqing, but right now, Xie Wanqing had actually come!


    The Concubine Fang was good at hiding her identity, but Xie Wanyun''s eyes seemed to be on fire.


    You actually know how to come here and cause us to fall into such a state. Could it be that you are here to watch us die? " All of the things that Xie Wanyun had originally been hiding in her heart had now been said.

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    Fortunately, Concubine Fang had pinched Xie Wanyun from the back, causing him to stay silent. After all, Yue Xin had come in with him with a box of snacks in her hands.


    Although Xie Wanyun was unwilling to keep her mouth shut, she still had to rely on the Concubine Fang to deal with everything from now on, so even if she was unwilling, there was nothing she could do.


    "Yanqing, why are you here? You have to take good care of yourself outside!" When the atmosphere became a little awkward, Concubine Fang opened her mouth.


    After all, this girl was still his biological daughter in the eyes of others. If this were to spread or if he were to insult his biological daughter because of this matter, then he would definitely not be able to leave the buddhist hall together with Xie Wanyun for the rest of his life.


    After saying that, he looked at Yue Xin warily, but Yue Xin simply lowered her head and remained calm and collected, but what he had said just now was all thrown into Yue Xin''s ears.


    "Xianqing came to apologize to the first lady and elder sister. Xianqing knew that the first lady and elder sister would not harm her, but she was useless and really couldn''t find anything. Xianqing will immediately go beg grandma to release the first lady and elder sister. Xianqing really knows her wrongs ¡­"


    As Xie Wanqing said this, her face also flushed red, and she even started to wipe away her tears, but to say that Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun were wrongly accused.


    The mother and daughter looked at each other. Most likely, Xie Wanyun also felt that she had gone overboard just now and that her consecutive victory had been a little gentle, not to mention that Xie Wanqing looked so innocent and innocent.


    "Auntie and elder sister are still not willing to forgive Wanqing? Wanqing is going to beg Grandmother right away to release elder sister and elder sister. Elder sister should eat some snacks first to calm down. Later, Wanqing will personally come to pick up elder sister and aunt!"


    Xie Wanqing said as she placed the dim sum on the table, then turned and left.


    How could she leave now, everyone saw that Xie Wanqing walked out of the buddhist hall crying, if she left now, no one knew what the people outside would say, plus, the old lady had always thought that it would lead to some sort of misunderstanding.


    What''s more, Xie Wanqing was injured to begin with, even if she was not crying, Xie Wanqing would only remind the Old Granny what the two had done in the buddhist hall.


    Then thinking about it, Xie Wanqing definitely could not go, "Xiu-Qing, slow down, aunty and elder sister are not angry with you, please do not beg Grandmother, otherwise Grandmother will be even more angry!"


    Concubine Fang was startled, only when she thought about the situation here did she stop Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing had already walked to the door, and turned around.


    "But this was all her fault. She shouldn''t be blabbering nonsense, but Mama Zhang was the one who told her that. She said what Aunt said was reasonable, so why are Grandmother and Father so angry?"


    The left and right Mama Zhang were still guarding outside, and what Xie Wanqing said inside, Mama Zhang did not know, so she raised her head to see the surprise in Concubine Fang''s eyes.


    But right after, she amiably called out to Xie Wanqing, and once again affectionately carried Xie Wanqing up onto her lap. This series of actions caused Xie Wanqing to suppress the disgust in her heart.


    "What else did Mama Zhang say?" Concubine Fang looked to be in love with him, but the clothes she wore clearly meant that she was trying to trick Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing tilted his head, as if she had thought about it, and said: "I don''t remember Sangqing, I just remember that Mama Zhang said a lot of things to her."


    "Esteemed wangfei, from now on, don''t come to this place again. Auntie can''t take care of you outside, you have to take care of yourself. Also, take care of Grandmother''s side, you can''t mention Auntie and elder sister again!"


    "Why? Xianqing wants to have Aunt and Big Sis come out as soon as possible. Xianqing wants to plead with Grandmother, why not?" Xie Wanqing tilted her head.


    The Old Mistress thought too much. She originally had some suspicions about the matter today, because of the relationship between mother and daughter, how could Concubine Fang harm her daughter.


    Xie Wanqing finally understood what she meant. The reason why the old lady looked so calm today was because she did not want to get angry at the New Year, otherwise, it would be bad luck.


    According to common sense, the back of the hand was indeed covered with meat. As a mother, even if she had to lean towards one, she wouldn''t say such outrageous words to the other.


    Although Xie Wanqing knew the truth, she couldn''t say it either. To say that there was no evidence was enough to make the Concubine Fang give him a hard time.


    And the old lady valued filial piety the most, once this matter was done, how could Xie Wanqing be able to turn the tables in the future?


    Furthermore, with today''s matters, if Xie Wanqing had not acted so heartbroken and begged Concubine Fang and the others for mercy, the old lady would feel that it was all just a conspiracy.


    As for this conspiracy, who was it related to? All the targets were already pointed at Xie Wanqing. There was no doubt about who else was there.


    Firstly, Concubine Fang''s words were for him to think of a way out of this with her daughter, and secondly, for the madame to slowly suppress her suspicion of Xie Wanqing, a little bit at the bottom of her heart. Once Xie Wanqing lost her power, there would come a day when she would burst out at the same time.


    "Evening, think about it. My sister and aunt have been misunderstood by my grandmother, so you still have to plead for us when she is so angry. Is my grandmother supposed to be angry with you today?"


    "Ugh ¡­" Aunt is right. Then what else do we need to do in the evening?


    The two of them stayed in the buddhist hall with no news of each other, but Xie Wanqing would never tell them that she just came out from Xie Kai''s study, it looked as if she had truly thought of a way, and a flash of happiness even appeared in her eyes.


    "No!" "You should just stay here, don''t do anything, okay?" The Concubine Fang was truly frightened by Xie Wanqing. Other people might not be able to see Xie Kai''s look of disgust, but the Concubine Fang herself had seen it.


    Although Xie Wanqing looked unwilling, she still nodded her head, "I understand, Yanqing will take her leave!" Then she jumped down the Concubine Fang''s leg.


    At the moment when everyone left, Concubine Fang''s eyes became sinister, "Do you think she''s acting?"


    This sentence was obviously directed towards Xie Wanyun, who was at the side. Xie Jianyun had obviously been faking it the moment she entered the door, and got the answer from the Concubine Fang.


    "This person is quite shrewd at such a young age. Who was the one who secretly taught him? Does the onlookers really think that we are bullying her?"


    "If you had half her scheming, I wouldn''t be so worried!"


    These words were meant to reprimand Xie Wanyun. When Xie Wanyun understood, her heart couldn''t help but throb but it was only for an instant.


    Then, she felt nothing and just sat on the chair, sighing to herself. One could see that the fragrance of the buddhist incense didn''t calm the mother and daughter down at all. On the contrary, it even made them more noisy.


    Xie Wanqing went back to her room to eat dinner before leaving in a hurry to greet the old lady.


    "Xianqing greets Grandmother, Grandmother Wan''an!" Originally, the madame would often have a little girl by her side. But now, after a few months of rumours, the madame seemed to believe it in her heart, which was why Xie Wanqing came to pay her respects, but she did not know that the madame had already become bored.


    Now that he saw Xie Wanqing coming over, he was even more surprised. After clarifying the misunderstanding, he only felt that he owed this lowly person a lot. No matter what, this little person had always been accompanying him. Even though he had said those cold words to her, his face was still expressionless.


    "Come, have a seat tonight Qing. I have let you down for the past few days. You must be suffering a lot in your heart!" The old mistress frowned slightly as if she really pitied Xie Wanqing, but Xie Wanqing knew that she definitely did not think that way.


    It was just that since he had already said it like that, there was no reason for Xie Wanqing to not come down. She sat beside the old lady and said, "With Grandmother, I don''t feel wronged!"

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    Since the large buddhist hall was occupied by others, Xie Wanqing and the madame stayed in the small buddhist hall in the side hall of the house until late at night before leaving.


    In the next few days, the buddhist hall was lonely, but Xie Wanqing was busy without touching the floor. Even though she did not have to go to school, he could stay in Madame Ye''s room or practice in Xie Kai''s study during the day, and after eating dinner, she went to the old lady''s room.


    Xie Huaixing had only come to find Xie Wanqing on the seventh day of the year and since Shouxi School was starting tomorrow, that was why Madame Huang released Xie Huaixing. Xie Wanqing didn''t have that much time, so she only stayed with Xie Huaixing for two hours before sending him back to Madame Huang''s room.


    However, looking at Madame Huang''s expression that day, she also felt a bit of guilt and pity for Xie Wanqing. After all, Madame Huang had treated Xie Wanqing coldly that day, not to mention that she had openly and secretly mocked and ridiculed Xie Wanqing.


    Now, everyone knew that Xie Wanqing ignored the past grudges and brought a few snacks to visit her birth mother and sister. She was truly filial.


    In the blink of an eye, it was already the first month. Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun had been meditating in the buddhist hall for over 10 days now, and during the day, Xie Wanqing was copying the buddhist scriptures in Xie Kai''s room. When night came, she went to the old lady''s room.


    "Grandmother, I have a request!" He lowered his head, looking as if he could not bear to speak.


    "Good evening, get up quickly and speak!" The old mistress took a sip of tea. Although she did not like the Daughter of Concubine, for Xie Wanqing to visit her everyday, it gave her a lot of fun.


    "Concubine Fang and Big Sis have already been in the buddhist hall for a while, I missed you so much, so could Grandmother please release Big Sis and Big Sis?" As Xie Wanqing said this, her eyes started to tear up.


    "You are a good child. I heard that you even went to visit them, but unfortunately, they failed and did such a thing. You are willing to forgive them!"


    "Grandmother, Yanqing thinks this punishment is enough. Furthermore, she will be attending the academy tomorrow. If sister misses her homework because of this, Yanqing will also feel guilty!" Xie Wanqing stepped forward and held onto the madame''s hand.


    The old mistress looked down at her tender hands. How could she not be moved? She then said, "Forget it. Since you''ve helped them out, let them out!"


    "Grandmother, thank you very much. Concubine Fang and elder sister will be very happy to learn of this!" After Xie Wanqing finished, he looked to be extremely happy, and left after saying her farewells.


    "Madame, this Second Miss ¡­" Mama Xin also noticed that something was amiss. Previously, when they were taking care of and Concubine Fang, this mother and daughter pair had not left a good impression on Mama Xin at all.


    On the other hand, Xie Wanqing had always shown this kind of respect towards the Mama Xin, and seeing that new path the Mama Xin was taking and even sent people to help him, the Mama Xin was biased towards him in her heart.


    "I heard that her eyes turned red when she came out of the buddhist hall. It seems like they must have said something to her!" The Old Mistress turned her head to look at Mama Xin, who nodded.


    "It''s just that Second Miss looks wronged ¡­ This servant feels like the back of my hand is full of meat! " If there were too many words, Mama Xin and a servant cannot say much.


    "Who knows? My heart is filled with doubts too. Just looking at this sunset, I feel a bit of heartache!" The old mistress frowned slightly.


    Mama Xin nodded her head, "In those few days when I served you, I felt that although Eldest Miss did not say it on the surface, but she secretly had a good temper, so Second Miss''s temper became much better!"


    "Frankly speaking, wasn''t it just for that Direct Daughter? I had originally thought that she would only have such intentions at this age when she was going to get married. Who would have thought that there would still be a few more years!"


    The old mistress was silent for a long time, but what she said was the truth. The internal conflict in the family had already reached the surface, which was something the old mistress did not want to see. So she was more concerned about the mother and daughter.


    In the position of Direct Daughter, the Old Granny had always been optimistic about Xie Wanqing. Although she was young, she had always been well-received. Now, not only were her friends with great amounts of General Mansion, he had even gained the favor of the County Prince Liang.


    "Watching from the sidelines, I''m afraid it''s not a good thing that you''re plotting. I''m afraid you''ll be despised!" Mama Xin helped the Old Mistress to her feet and walked to the room by the window.


    For the whole day, the two people in the buddhist hall didn''t say a word. Perhaps they each had their own thoughts or resentments in their hearts!


    "Creak!" It was enough to make two people inside turn around. Ever since the Concubine Fang entered, no one opened the door, and even the Concubine Fang did not allow her to serve in the room. She rushed outside, and even brought in her daily meals from outside the small window.


    She then saw a cheerful little figure run in, "Sister A, Aunt, Grandmother has already agreed to let you out!"


    It was hard to find a single flaw on their cheerful faces. Although the two of them were unhappy, they could not say anything on the surface.


    Initially, when he was here, he had even dreamt of leaving, but now that he could suddenly leave, his first reaction was whether Xie Wanqing had said anything in front of the old lady.


    These two were originally frightened birds, but now they were even more anxious. "Esteemed wangfei told you before that you don''t need to plead on behalf of auntie and elder sister. How could your grandmother be willing to let us out!"


    Xie Wanqing was not stupid, she absolutely could not say anything when she begged, so after thinking for a bit, she said: "Maybe it''s the New Year outside, so Grandmother''s heart softened. Every time Ye Qing saw Grandmother, she would say that she missed Aunt Ye Qing, Grandmother must have already guessed that Aunt and Aunt Yan had been wrongly accused."


    Xie Wanyun''s casual glance at the sky was full of disbelief, but since Xie Wanqing had said so, they could not just directly ask the old lady about it.


    "Good child, it''s all thanks to you. Let''s go!" Concubine Fang still did not reveal her facial expression, she looked like she cared even more about Xie Wanqing, but to others, it was just like a joke.


    Xie Wanqing sent the Concubine Fang back to her room before she left. All of this had happened in the eyes of others, so if she were to spit it out again, she would only feel that the Concubine Fang was in the wrong.


    Tomorrow is the day of school, so Xie Wanqing returned to her room and warmed up her book, allowing Yue Xin to sleep.


    Early in the morning on the second day, Xie Wanqing looked around the empty courtyard, and her heart was empty once again. During the past few days of New Year, Han Hao had not come to visit Xie Wanqing even once.


    Originally, Xie Wanqing thought that since she had settled this matter, she could still return to her previous intimate friendship with Han Hao. However, in the end, it was still Xie Wanqing who was overthinking things.


    Right now, Xie Wanqing had defeated all the rumors and rumors she had heard, and was playing in the open with Han Hao.


    "Miss, what are you thinking!" Yue Xin was initially following behind, but Xie Wanqing suddenly stopped, as if she was in a daze, and asked.


    Xie Wanqing regained her senses and looked at the familiar little servant girl in front of him. This little servant girl was the one who took out the dirty little servant girl on New Year''s Eve.


    Now that Xie Wanqing had brought her to her courtyard and saved her life, and was secretly taught by Mama Zhang and Liu Li, Ru Jin did not look as timid as before.


    After all, she was confused for a moment previously, and because of this matter, she had clearly seen Concubine Fang''s face, and in the end, she still needed Xie Wanqing to protect her.


    Now that he took the water bucket and walked in front of Xie Wanqing, he did not forget to take good care of Xie Wanqing.


    "How is it doing here? Is there anything you''re not used to?" Xie Wanqing''s expression was gentle, but the servant knew that she had done something wrong, and did not dare to look into Xie Wanqing''s eyes.


    "This servant is fine. Thank you for your concern, master!" After a long time, she finally managed to say something, but nothing came out of her mouth after that.

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    However, Xie Wanqing had seen her intelligence before, "Go back and serve Han Hao in her house, you must keep a close eye on everyone in his house, and definitely do not take anything out that is not on your side!"


    Xie Wanqing''s words were straightforward. Even though it was unpleasant to hear, the servant girl lowered her head even more, but still nodded with difficulty.


    Xie Wanqing believed that this kind of situation would happen with this little servant girl. Although there was a first time, it would not happen a second time, this servant girl was trained in his own courtyard so she could go to Han Hao''s side easily.


    It was not like he did not know that Han Hao''s feelings for him had already been hurt. That was all Xie Wanqing could do now.


    After Xie Wanqing watched the servant leave, she went to the old mistress'' room to pay her respects. The person who was following beside him was no longer here, so Xie Wanqing always felt that it was empty.


    When she went in, she saw that Han Hao was already sitting in the back row, reading the book with rapt attention. Originally, Xie Wanqing thought that the knot in her heart for the past few days had been resolved, but it seemed that it was not.


    Xie Wanqing sat on the self-examination seat, and looked at Xie Wanyun reciting her book, but Xie Wanqing felt bored. Originally, there was someone beside him who could talk, but unfortunately, the person beside him had also gotten further and further away.


    Sitting on his seat, he had to randomly carry the book. He didn''t even know what he was doing because he wanted to put on an act.


    On the first day of school, Mister talked about a lot of things that Xie Wanqing had memorized during the New Year.


    packed his things very slowly at noon. All those years ago, Han Hao had packed his stuff and left without waiting for Xie Wanqing to leave. It was just that this time Han Hao did not leave, he was still sitting on his seat and reciting.


    After Xie Wanqing finished packing her things, she walked in front of Han Hao. Han Hao''s voice still did not stop as he memorized everything, and it seemed as if he did not see Xie Wanqing at all.


    "Why didn''t you wait for me this morning?" Xie Wanqing tilted her head, her face filled with displeasure, this was clearly an undisguised provocation!


    At that time, when they had created those things together, Han Hao''s attitude towards Xie Wanqing had clearly become a lot better. Even Xie Wanqing had thought that the two of them would eventually return to how it was in the past.


    But after that, Han Hao had never come looking for him. Xie Wanqing herself was so busy that she barely touched the ground, so how could she care about Han Hao?


    On New Year''s Eve, when Xie Wanqing and Zhao Yuqi were still warm, it was not that Xie Wanqing did not see Han Hao''s passionate look, it might have really hurt Han Hao''s heart!


    But at that time, Xie Wanqing could not help herself, and being together with the County Prince Liang could really help Xie Wanqing out a lot. Xie Wanqing had already lived past a lifetime, and in this lifetime, she was exceptionally careful about her life.


    "I''m afraid of being misunderstood!" Han Hao seemed to have not expected Xie Wanqing to ask so straightforwardly. He was stunned for a moment, but then quickly reacted, replying with such a calm and straightforward manner.


    "They have already misunderstood the situation. Could it be that there''s a second time? Don''t try to find excuses!"


    In the afternoon, everyone was anxious to return for lunch. Because there were still classes in the afternoon, so the only ones left in the academy were Xie Wanqing and Han Hao.


    "Xie Wanqing, you already have a County Prince Liang, and you still want to talk to me? Could it be that you''re not afraid of County Prince Liang being unhappy, and quickly go and eat, maybe a County Prince Liang is waiting for you in your room!"


    When she said these words, she was still expressionless, but it was not as if Xie Wanqing could not tell that Han Hao was speaking with such strong jealousy.


    "You''re right. Then I''m leaving!" Xie Wanqing did not even turn her head around, and directly walked out of the academy, while Yang Sen who was behind slowly started to be filled with jealousy, which Xie Wanqing himself did not know.


    However, Han Hao felt bad for him, it had to be said that he had wasted his efforts and showed mercy to the wrong person, and now that he had yet to take revenge, Xie Wanqing had never thought of doing such a thing.


    However, Xie Wanqing had no choice but to control her heart. In order to live through this, he had to be emotionless, and had to be emotionless, and have no weak points at all.


    "Miss, Young Master Han has been watching you this whole time!" Yue Xin said carefully from behind.


    "I know, if he''s willing to watch, I''ll let him. He deserves to die from anger!" Just now when Han Hao was this cold, it was fake that Xie Wanqing said she was not angry, but for some reason, she felt even more heartache.


    Yue Xin didn''t dare to make a sound from behind, but at this time, even Yue Xin was unable to keep up with her pace, so she could only force herself to follow, and after a while, they returned to the manor.


    When he arrived at the courtyard, he saw Zhao Yuqi waiting for him. The lessons in Shouxi School were heavy and the rules were much stricter than the school rules at home.


    He really didn''t know if Zhao Yuqi had sneaked out, or else how could he have arrived here before Xie Wanqing in order to wait for him!


    She was dressed in pure white clothes and looked to be an elegant young master. However, Xie Wanqing didn''t like him at all, all she had was disgust and disgust.


    Even so, Xie Wanqing still forced herself to hold back. The corner of her mouth twitched, barely allowing a smile to escape, she stepped forward and patted Zhao Yuqi''s shoulder.


    Back then, when they first met Zhao Yuqi, they were also like this. Xie Wanqing was mischievous and often scared Zhao Yuqi, but this was exactly what Zhao Yuqi liked.


    Zhao Yuqi trembled in fear, then laughed and turned around to scratch Xie Wanqing''s nose, "You''re getting bolder and bolder, you actually dare to scare this king!"


    "Why is the County Prince Liang here again? The Shouxi School has already started for a long time, if it''s because of Sanguine that they delayed their studies, they wouldn''t be able to afford the Sin Valley."


    Xie Wanqing''s words were true, but she knew that County Prince Liang never liked learning since he was young, so why did he meet Xie Wanqing that year?


    So the two of them started playing, and together, they didn''t learn from each other, but made an agreement to sneak out. So to Zhao Yuqi at that time, how would it be interesting for him?


    "You know me, Yanqing. I don''t like reading. I was just thinking about you, so I sneaked out in the last lesson!"


    Xie Wanqing and County Prince Liang walked into the room hand in hand. There was not much time in the afternoon, but with the two of them talking, Xie Wanqing would definitely be able to cause the County Prince Liang to laugh merrily.


    At this time, Han Hao also came back to eat. He could have passed by Xie Wanqing''s courtyard already, but the continuous laughter today had hurt Han Hao''s heart.


    Han Hao only took a glance in silence before he returned back to his own room even faster.


    After a while, they entered the room. At one end, there were sounds of laughter, but at the other end, Han Hao just casually ate a few mouthfuls before returning to the academy.


    Xie Wanqing had used an hour of time to arrive at the academy, so she clearly saw that when she sat on her seat, Han Hao, who was behind him, gouged him with her eyes.


    But Xie Wanqing did not mind. Half a day passed just like that, and like usual, Han Hao just remained silent, like a dull gourd.


    In the next few days, no matter who Han Hao was, he would glare at, as if he was someone who had a grudge from his past life, causing no one to dare provoke him.


    Xie Wanqing did not bother to reply, it was just like usual, she was still the top scorer in every exam in the academy, but the only difference was that Han Hao would always follow closely behind him.


    At night, Xie Wanqing tiredly returned to her room. Not far away, Han Hao''s house was still lit up, and within the candlelight, he could vaguely see a person''s figure diligently studying. An indescribable feeling arose in her heart.


    Miss, you haven''t spoken to Young Master Han in a long time! Yue Xin said from the side.

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    Yue Xin didn''t have any other intentions, it was just because Xie Wanqing had lost a close friend that she felt a little sad. Originally, Xie Wanqing and him could not get along well, but Han Hao did care about him and teased him for a while, so it wasn''t as if Xie Wanqing couldn''t tell.


    But now, seeing the two of them walking further and further away, Yue Xin''s heart really didn''t feel good.


    "He doesn''t want to talk to me, do you think I can force him!?" Xie Wanqing originally had an unspeakable discomfort in her heart as she looked at Han Hao''s room. Now that Yue Xin had said it, that feeling became less.


    "Yue Xin, in order to reach our goal, sometimes, we need to give up a little, but we don''t have any room to turn back!"


    "This servant understands!" Yue Xin lowered her head and did not speak further, it was just that tonight, Xie Wanqing stared at Han Hao''s room for a long time, and only when the lights in the room were extinguished did Xie Wanqing fall asleep.


    On one side, it was calm and tranquil, no one knew that Xie Wanyun had already been sleepless for the past few nights. Even now, Xie Wanqing was already fast asleep, but she still tossed and turned.


    In the past, he could often get praises from his elders, so Xie Wanyun had never doubted him, but now, after studying hard, Xie Wanqing was fine, but how could Han Hao step on Xie Wanyun''s head?


    This time, it was as if someone had been nailed in their eyes, and someone had been tricked by. In short, even though Xie Wanyun was looking on unhappily, she felt that it was becoming more and more intolerable.


    In the future, how could Xie Wanyun even have a place to stay? Xie Wanyun even felt that she wouldn''t have a place to stay in the academy anymore.


    Han Hao''s temper became even more violent, and no one dared to go near, thus even those who had an extremely good relationship with Han Hao, no longer dared to speak to him anymore, as they were afraid that one day they would anger him, and Han Hao could be considered to be alone.


    As for Xie Wanqing, because she was with a powerful being, adding on to her good grades and personality, she could not leave her side. Thinking of it, Xie Wanyun actually felt that Han Hao was someone easy to deal with.


    It was difficult to sleep at night. In the academy, Sir did not even look at Xie Wanyun once, which was memorized by Xie Wanyun and Han Hao.


    Xie Wanyun had no choice but to be on guard, and felt that these two people must have said that they wanted to surpass him and make it so that she had no place to stay, and she hated them even more in her heart.


    This person, she had never looked for the reason on her own body, and did not know that while she was feeling depressed and frustrated in the buddhist hall, Xie Wanqing was studying hard day and night, and Han Hao had also learned three rounds of sleep every day ever since she went to school. She did not care about the efforts of others, but felt that others must have been targeting him.


    How could she possibly sleep well when she was tossing and turning on this matter? On this day, Xie Wanyun only fell asleep when the sun was about to rise.


    Early the next morning, Xie Wanqing went to the Buddhist Hall. She only saw the Xie Wanyun beside him lying on the table listlessly.


    Xie Wanqing looked at this person coldly, and started to feel that there was nothing she could do if she did not sleep at night. She probably had some bad intentions and told herself that she had to be careful in the future.


    Xie Wanyun was listless, even if she wanted to learn well, she could not resist the millions of thoughts that were not even on reading books, causing her results to fall by a thousand feet.


    If the teacher did not enter the room from the back, he would have been scolded badly by Xie Wanyun this morning. Since when did Xie Wanyun have to suffer such grievances?


    Xie Wanqing felt that it was even more strange when she looked at this person. Originally, he was only reprimanded by his teacher, he was already strict to begin with, so being reprimanded was normal, and it was normal for him to be reprimanded.


    Could it be that this person still had a way to scold him? Xie Wanqing thought in her heart, Xie Wanyun had never been hit by a wooden board before, so when a shiny wooden board hit her hand, it was truly painful.


    But even so, Xie Wanqing in her previous life was still very strong, and even after being beaten up several times, she still did not cry.


    Originally, when he saw her crying, he felt pity for her and wanted to go up and comfort her. However, a younger sister from the same clan coincidentally appeared by the side and pulled Xie Wanqing''s hands, asking him to teach her homework.


    The sobs were so loud that no one came forward to comfort them. There were even whispers and laughter behind them.


    As Xie Wanqing taught her homework, she gave a general idea of what happened. It was basically just Xie Wanyun''s act, other than Xie Wanyun, who else in the academy hadn''t been scolded by him, how could they be like this person?


    In Xie Wanyun''s eyes, these people were all close to Xie Wanqing. Now that she was sad, no one came to comfort him.


    Even if he did not know what he had done, there was no need for Xie Wanqing to instigate him. Xie Wanyun leaned on her chair and cried until Mister came to her rescue.


    Her eyes were already swollen from crying and she looked extremely pitiful. Xie Wanyun had been drooping her head all morning.


    It wasn''t easy for him to get back to the manor at noon. The man could no longer hold himself back and started crying loudly inside the house, scaring Lv Yi.


    Although Concubine Fang felt bad, she hated her daughter even more for not being able to keep up with her expectations. This occasional release of emotions was understood by Concubine Fang to be knowing to cry when something happened.


    "What''s wrong with you? You cry when you''re in trouble, how am I supposed to give birth to you? You''re useless!" Concubine Fang''s personality was originally like a sharp knife with a sharp tongue and a rotten heart. All the superficial affection was for the other person, as for this person, not only did he have strict requirements, even his heart ached for him, and the extent of his words was not reduced in the slightest.


    Xie Wanyun had already had enough of feeling wronged in the academy, but she did not expect the Concubine Fang to say something like that, and her heart felt even more wronged.


    They were crying so much that they were about to dry their tears. Only then did they stop crying. Concubine Fang watched on from the side, feeling even more vexed.


    "Speak, why are you crying again?" Concubine Fang''s question was so cold that Xie Wanyun didn''t know what to say in that moment. Could it be that she had been scolded by her teacher in the academy?


    As Xie Wanyun sobbed, her body also slightly trembled. Concubine Fang squinted at Lv Yi with her eyes, and Lv Yi said while trembling:


    "When this servant went to fetch Miss, I heard that Miss was in the academy. Mr. Xi has most likely scolded him because of this matter! "


    Lv Yi was originally someone who served the Concubine Fang, but now, with just a glance from the Concubine Fang, he was able to say what she wanted.


    Originally, Xie Wanyun''s result was the pride of the Concubine Fang. Although it was said that a woman was virtuous when she was lacking, a young miss when her Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was released should naturally know more.


    Concubine Fang thought like that, and most of the elders in the family thought the same way. At that time, they liked Xie Wanyun partly because she was not only well-mannered, but also well versed in poems and books, and also knew a few of the zither, chess and painting skills.


    That day, when it was taken down by Xie Wanqing, Concubine Fang knew that this child was strong, so she did not say anything.


    "Useless thing!" The Concubine Fang''s soft sentence unknowingly directly and fiercely stabbed into Xie Wanyun''s heart.


    "I told you to study well! Do you think you''re deaf to everything? It''s fine if you were overtaken by that couple, but now you''re being reprimanded by Teacher. This is such a shameful matter!"


    Even though Xie Wanyun''s beautiful little eyes were already completely red, Concubine Fang still couldn''t help but curse. This person who was her own flesh and blood, Concubine Fang had wholeheartedly wished for her to be here, but who would have thought that it would actually be like this?


    "Aunt, Miss is sad right now!" Lv Yi stood at the side and tried to persuade her, as she was afraid she had never seen Concubine Fang so angry before.


    When Xie Wanyun was feeling sad, she only looked at the people around him as bad. However, this small word of advice seemed like a promise to Xie Wanyun.

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    "What face does she have to be sad about? I spent so much effort to bring up such a daughter, and she even overshadowed my limelight. I made you seriously study earlier, how could you not listen!"


    Concubine Fang had never said anything about his daughters being virtuous and untalented, and because of their kinship, she had requested for them to be strict.


    He was already upset, but now that Lv Yi had persuaded him to do this, the anger that filled his heart had been vented out, causing Lv Yi to shrink back in fear.


    "It''s all your daughter''s fault, but auntie, you can''t just watch that slut climb up here with all her heart!" Xie Wanyun buried all of her resentment and resentment towards the Concubine Fang, as she still had to rely on the person in front of him in the future.


    "You just need to properly study and don''t let your grades fall any further. I''ll think of a way to make her proud for a while!" Concubine Fang thought for a moment, then sighed and said.


    "Daughter understands!" Xie Wanyun also replied softly in agreement and Concubine Fang left. However, Xie Wan Dian, who was watching from behind, clenched his fist tightly, not even noticing the pain of his fingernails digging into his flesh.


    He said that he wanted Xie Wanyun to only care about studying properly, but thinking of the humiliation she had suffered today, how could Xie Wanyun possibly calm her heart and calm down?


    Now that he had started to think about it, his attention was fixated on Han Hao, a person with no last name Xie dared to surpass Xie Wanyun, he could not care less about crying, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up, revealing a mischievous smile.


    Lv Yi helped Xie Wanyun to moisten her face and hands, and then went back to the Academy in the afternoon. Most of the time, the Academy was taught by the teachers in the morning, and in the afternoon, the teachers would teach the Mama how to teach zither, chess, calligraphy and painting while the man would train his shooting skills.


    After the last time Xie Wanqing fell into the water, the Mama didn''t dare to bring the girl out again.


    Today was the first time he had to teach the young misses how to flower arranging, and even Xie Wanqing had never learned it in secret before.


    But according to what Mama had taught him, Xie Wanqing casually picked up a few fresh flowers and placed them in a vase, it was truly beautiful, even the young ladies who had been in the academy for a few days couldn''t help but praise Xie Wanqing.


    Thinking about it, this was probably because Xie Wanqing liked to take turns drawing. When she was in Xie Kai''s study, not only did Xie Kai teach him calligraphy, she also taught him many different kinds of paintings, so over time, Xie Wanqing had some sort of feeling towards matching colors or layouts.


    Even the Mama said that it was the first time Xie Wanqing could create something like that, and was extremely powerful, but she guessed that Xie Wanyun was inferior to her, so much that no one even noticed.


    However, Xie Wanyun really wanted to surpass Xie Wanqing. Now, seeing that she couldn''t compare to Xie Wanqing, the hatred in her heart was itchy, but she still remained silent on the surface. No one knew what kind of scheme she was plotting.


    On the arena, Han Hao was riding a horse. Going to the academy was his favorite time every afternoon.


    Han Hao hated reading books, but he had no choice but to read one. Even he himself did not know why he wanted to read, probably so that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Xie Wanqing.


    The weather was not good today, and the fog had not dispersed yet. It had added to the haze and mystery of the fog. Even the nearest hill could not be seen clearly.


    Other people would more or less be affected by the weather, but Han Hao was not, the same arrow had pierced the heart, but he did not say much, only watching it, and only lifting up his hair when it hit the heart, causing the wind to blow chaotically.


    However, even with his sharp eyes, he did not notice that there was a person standing on the mountain top nearby. Everything that happened was seen by that person.


    It was Xie Yun. The thick fog shrouded him, and he could still vaguely make out the hidden enemy in his eyes. If not for him, he would be running around this huge shooting grounds, but everything was already different.


    Not only had he lost the chance to study in this academy, he had also lost the right to enter the main clan. How great of a humiliation was this?


    Without the protection of Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, his own father''s status in the imperial court naturally dropped drastically.


    Xie Yun only knew about this after he overheard his parents chat, he had been spoiled so much at home that the two of them did not want Xie Yun to worry about anything at all.


    It was just that Xie Yun had deliberately investigated him, and now all of the debts were owed to Han Hao.


    Now that Han Hao''s arrow had hit the heart, Xie Yun could no longer stand it. Originally, Xie Yun''s Riding Spear Innate Spirit was considered good, and was even able to compete with Han Hao. This was all due to Xie Yun being mischievous when he was young.


    But the new school would only allow them to study until death, they would barely be able to ride and bring them there. Xie Yun did not like it, he even did not want to go back to school anymore.


    He had sneaked out this afternoon just because he saw that Xie Wanyun had delivered a message. He finally had the chance to beat the crap out of him, how could he be willing to die in that academy to recite his words!


    Xie Yun was wearing a plain white robe today, as if he was going to blend with the white mist of the mountain. Just seeing that scene, fire almost ignited in his eyes.


    This guy was actually so proud, yet he still maintained his silence. Who was he putting on an act for, to Xie Yun, it was obvious that Han Hao was doing this on purpose.


    Xie Yun stood on the initially not so tall mountain, looking at everything, his mind seemed to be thinking about something.


    He had originally planned to go out and play with the birds after school, but he had not thought that he would have such a great use for it. This distance was such that Xie Yun could completely hit whatever he wanted to hit, and in the past, no matter how high the birds had to be, Xie Yun would always hit.


    He picked a well-proportioned rock on the ground and pulled the slingshot. For some reason, this person''s hand trembled a little, but in the end, it still shot the rock with a whoosh.


    The corner of his mouth curled up, looking like a happy smile, but there was clearly a trace of fear in his eyes. It was exactly the type of stone that Xie Yun imagined that would land on a horse, causing the horse to go crazy.


    Han Hao was originally riding on his horse in the shooting-range, he never expected that the horse would suddenly go berserk and fall to the ground, its green silk clothes stained with mud.


    However, he was still rolling around. This was originally a slope, and there were still a lot of broken stones on top. Han Hao rolled to the bottom of the slope and that was it.


    Everyone could hear the horse''s neigh just now. Although Han Hao was usually not a favorite, this was a life and death situation. Everyone dismounted from their horses and put down what they were holding in their hands to check at the other end.


    Han Hao had already fainted. His head, face, and hands were all drenched in blood, and a pool of blood was still slowly spreading on his legs. A few young cowards were so scared that they were covering their eyes.


    It was still better to teach the rider to react quickly. "Hurry and inform the residence!" He turned around and gave the order. His eyebrows were knitted into a knot. Although this was a relative of his, he could not afford to take on such a serious situation.


    A few of the more quick-witted ones had already run towards the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and could be seen from the top of the mountain, where it was completely chaotic, and there was even the faint smell of blood from the sacrificial offering in the air. The corner of the human figure''s mouth raised, and although his heart was beating faster, his face was smiling as if he had gotten his way.


    Finally, it quietly disappeared into the mist. The white mist seemed to have become even denser, and no one noticed the appearance of the human figure.


    Once his hands were stained with dirt, they would sink down bit by bit, becoming uncontrollable. His mind became heavier and heavier, and his actions became more and more serious. Even if he was found out, he wouldn''t feel any guilt ¡­


    The man didn''t react at all. It was common for people to skip school. It was nothing to him, but today, he had done something big.

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    Inside the academy, the girls were playing with the fresh flowers and looking at the beautiful things. Xie Wanqing was also in a good mood, the beautiful flowers under her delicate hands bloomed again and again.


    They all wanted to ask Xie Wanqing for advice, and Xie Wanqing was also willing to teach this group of young girls. She was so busy that she didn''t notice that a servant quietly went closer to write and gave Xie Wanyun a slip of paper.


    Xie Wanyun looked at the people around him, quietly opening the slip of paper, and turned to look at Xie Wanqing who was surrounded by a group of girls, her mouth revealing a pleased smile.


    Noon, Xie Wanyun had just finished crying and hurriedly ate two mouthfuls, then she sent Lv Yi to the academy early, after urging Lv Yi to leave, Xie Wanyun slipped out of the school.


    The Concubine Fang was powerful, furthermore it was rich and powerful, Xie Wanyun had given some silver to the servants in the academy, after that the maid was willing to help Xie Wanyun pass the message.


    That Xie Yun who was just sent to the Academy after eating his meal was forced by his mother to come to the Academy. It was when he was bored to death that he received a secret letter.


    After reading it, his bored mind suddenly became excited. Looking at the surroundings, no one noticed he brushed his body as if he was normal. His footsteps quickened as he slipped out of the academy to do what he had done.


    The news had already reached the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and the old lady was extremely anxious. She slapped the table and said, "How did the school discipline the child, such a thing actually happened, what''s wrong with that!"


    The madame did not feel the slightest bit of heartache, only anger. She was so angry that even the children in the academy could not stand to watch and caused an ugly incident.


    On the other hand, Han Hao was brought over by the Madame Huang, so the Madame Huang was now even more afraid and kept quiet. When they heard that something had happened, they ran into the hall to see the old lady lose her temper, and became even more afraid.


    "Perhaps Han Hao was not careful, and that''s why he is acting like this, maybe this does not have anything to do with the academy, and the academy is always so meticulous, so I think, it is Han Hao who is mischievous!"


    If he were to follow the madame''s words and say that it was the academy''s fault, not only did the people in the academy not escape, he would offend the madame as well.


    The madame usually had nothing to do and liked to think too much about things. If she really thought of this, it would not be good if she got into trouble in the future.


    Therefore, even if he did not say that he still had not figured out how Han Hao got injured, he could only say that, and let Han Hao suffer from the grievances, which he could only do for now.


    "Old madam, Han Hao is still injured, why don''t my daughter-in-law invite a servant to go find a doctor for him?" The Madame Huang was trembling in fear, as if she was asking the madame for her opinion.


    From her arrogant appearance, the old woman dressed in the dark colored glass dragon pattern had a bad complexion. If it was Xie Huaixing''s turn, he would not have had the time to be furious, he would have already found a doctor to personally watch over him!


    When Madame Huang asked till this point, the old lady was actually stunned, and started to become angry at herself immediately. Just thinking about who to blame just like that, she had forgotten that Han Hao was still injured!


    "Forget it, find someone to take a look at him. Come back quickly!" The madame said anxiously. She really could turn her mouth around. She had been acting like she didn''t care at all just now.


    "Yes sir!" This was a person that his family''s distant relatives had entrusted to him. Madame Huang was also worried that if there really was an accident, then what would happen?


    Xie Wanqing had heard Yue Xin talk along the way after school was out, and her heart immediately tensed up. Han Hao''s injuries were nothing much, but that leg of his was actually a big problem.


    It was all thanks to Xie Wanqing having one more thought, that was why when she heard that something had happened to Han Hao, he hastily went to get a doctor.


    By the time Madame Huang arrived, Han Hao had already been treated pretty well with medicine, although this time the young servant did not listen to orders, but at least he was someone with merits, not only did he not get punished, he even received a large sum of silver.


    The two doctors had said that if they had been any later to apply the medicine, then retreating would have been a waste. Naturally, it was because Xie Wanqing had sat down earlier that the young maid risked her life to save Han Hao.


    It was just that when Xie Wanqing returned to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, she was still not awake. Originally, she wanted to suppress herself to not visit Han Hao, but when she came out of the old mistress'' room at night, she could no longer hold herself back.


    "Han Hao still hasn''t woken up?" Xie Wanqing was originally walking around, and according to normal times, she would have to walk into her own house, but at the fork in the road, Xie Wanqing was finally unable to endure it any longer.


    "The servant girl came to report, she said that Young Master Han has a high fever and can''t retreat, it is very troublesome!" Although it was already very late and Yue Xin didn''t want to talk about it, since Master had already asked, could it be that there was still a reason for him to not say it?


    Yue Xin was a little hesitant, but Yue Xin was able to see through her thoughts. After hearing about this after school, she frowned, and no matter what she did, she seemed to be absent-minded.


    However, after hearing what Yue Xin said, her delicate eyebrows tensed up even more. Unconsciously, the original blue top quality silk handkerchief in her hands was also tightly held by Xie Wanqing.


    "Let''s go and see Han Hao!" Xie Wanqing was still worried. As she spoke, she sped up her footsteps that were wearing the embroidered shoes and the flower pot''s base.


    Young miss, it is already very late, why not take a look, let''s go tomorrow, there is Yue Er taking care of that side! Yue Xin said anxiously. As she said that, she chased after Xie Wanqing.


    Only then did Xie Wanqing realize that the maid that she had arranged for to stay in Han Hao''s room was called "Yue Er".


    Originally, that maid had been taught by Mama Zeng and Liu Li. However, Xie Wanqing had only saved her once, and that was why she showed gratitude towards him.


    "I can''t stop worrying. Yue Er is still young, if we don''t take good care of this, something bad might happen!" Xie Wanqing said as she walked.


    He had never been as fast as this before. The legs that were originally light green in color and the hem of his long skirt were swaying vigorously, making him look like a blooming flower.


    "Miss, walk slowly. Be careful not to fall!" Yue Xin tried to follow behind her with difficulty, but did not try to persuade her anymore. With her hurried footsteps, if Xie Wanqing did not go look around Han Hao''s house today, she would not be able to sleep soundly tonight.


    Xie Wanqing did not reply, she only took a moment to walk to Han Hao''s courtyard. The candles outside did not seem to be extinguished, she assumed that they were being taken care of by a servant by her side.


    She gently opened the door and saw that the Yue Er was taking care of Han Hao. The medicine that hadn''t entered the room was still lying on the bed, and it seemed a little dark and unclear in the bedroom.


    Only now did Yue Er light a candle. Xie Wanqing''s gaze fell on Han Hao''s body, the wounds on his body had already been bandaged, but the red color that seeped out was still shocking.


    A small, white, tender hand gently caressed the wound on Han Hao''s body. Even though it was separated by a piece of gauze, one could feel how hot Han Hao''s body was.


    The servant had probably only noticed Xie Wanqing when she was behind Xie Wanqing, and quickly got up and blessed herself.


    Xie Wanqing did not pay any attention to him and even more so, her gaze had not left Han Hao''s body. Her face was practically covered entirely with bandages, and within the spots of light, traces of blood could still be seen.


    "How is he?!" This was the first time in Xie Wanqing''s life that he had experienced the surging feeling in his heart. It was not when he knew that he was walking on thin ice and had no family relationships, so he could only walk the long road ahead of him slowly on his own. It was also not when he was clearly disgusted with Zhao Yuqi but had to pretend to like him.


    When she asked, Yue Er actually couldn''t hold back anymore, and finally cried out.

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    "Miss, I heard the doctor say that the Young Master Han''s face is probably ruined. Even that injured leg might affect your walking!"


    Xie Wanqing had done a lot for the Yue Er, and originally, she had some doubts about the Yue Er, but after seeing him so sad, the suspicions disappeared like smoke in thin air.


    Having been trained by the Mama Zeng and Yue Xin, she should know her own temper. If she were to take over once more, Xie Wanqing would definitely not tolerate it.


    "Right now, doctors are just saying it, there''s no need to take it seriously, even if it really left behind scars, there are so many famous doctors in the world, there will definitely be someone who can cure Han Hao!"


    Yue Er raised her head and looked at Xie Wanqing, if it was anyone else, they would either be sad or just watch from the sidelines, but the relationship between Xie Wanqing and Xie Wanqing, was clearly someone that belonged to the first group.


    However, the current Xie Wanqing was unusually calm. Yue Er had already sensed that there was something different about Xie Wanqing compared to the others, and now she felt even more so.


    Raising her head to look at Xie Wanqing, his gaze merely focused on Han Hao''s face. Yue Er followed his gaze, and looked at Han Hao''s miserable state, but why did she have to look like that?!


    No one dared to disturb Xie Wanqing. After a long while, Xie Wanqing finally spoke: Han Hao is good at riding and shooting, furthermore, his personality is usually calm and steady, so how could he fall off his horse so easily?


    As he spoke, there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. His hand gripped his skirt tightly as if he was holding a grudge, as if he was enduring something.


    Yue Xin, who was behind him, knew very well that Han Hao''s personality was just as Xie Wanqing had said. Furthermore, when they went to pick up Xie Wanqing at noon, they had already noticed that Xie Wanyun was crying sorrowfully and something had happened in the afternoon.


    The young masters in the academy were practicing riding and shooting every day, but it just so happened that nothing happened today. Furthermore, it was such a big thing.


    Han Hao''s face was not only disfigured, according to Yue Er, although his leg was not crippled, but from now on, it would affect his walking speed.


    How could a man be like that? Furthermore, with Han Hao''s strong personality, he would probably go crazy if he woke up!


    As for the horse, Yue Xin also knew that when practicing shooting, they would choose their own good horses at the beginning, and from now on, it would be a match between the two.


    Thinking about it, Han Hao had been here for a while, and the riding lessons had not come down yet. He should have already established a relationship with the horse by now, how could the horse say that it was crazy?


    In the academy, from the riding field to the academy, every blade of grass to trees was something that the servants did not dare to neglect. As for the horses, they also picked those that were docile, and according to the rules, nothing could go wrong.


    Now that he thought about it, there were indeed a lot of suspicious points. Thinking about it, Yue Xin and Yue Xin probably had similar thoughts.


    On the other hand, Yue Er still did not understand a thing. Dressed in pink clothes, her face still wet from tears, she still looked more and more young and tender.


    In the end, he was still young, and he was serving a man who loved to quietly write his own affairs. Therefore, he must have had some ulterior motives.


    Xie Wanqing only shook her head. If it was possible, she hoped that this Yue Er would never know about it. She then left a sentence.


    Soon after, she left Han Hao''s courtyard and returned to her own room. With the words that she had said, Xie Wanqing was shocked by herself, but just thinking about it, there were indeed many suspicious points.


    It was increasingly difficult to calm down. Even the books on the table were spread out on the table, and not a single page of them had been touched even after an hour had passed.


    Yue Xin was standing right behind Xie Wanqing. Seeing Xie Wanqing like this, it was obvious that she was thinking about that one thing!


    "Miss, do you think that matter is suspicious?" Xie Wanqing was stunned for a moment, and then unavoidably burrowed into the corner of her mouth. That was why she couldn''t help but ask.


    Xie Wanqing nodded his head, "There are a lot of suspicious points!" As she said that, she looked up to glance at Yue Xin, who was currently lowering his head to think about what she was doing.


    "You saw it too?" Xie Wanqing was a little surprised, and felt that Yue Xin had really improved a lot these past few days. Looking at her expression, she sensed more than just a few suspicious points.


    "This servant also feels that there are many points of doubt, but that day Concubine Fang did not go out, and Eldest Miss was also at the academy with the young miss, could it be that the young miss still suspects them!?"


    "Don''t they have many subordinates? Money makes the difference. This saying is the truth!" Yue Xin nodded after hearing Xie Wanqing''s words.


    "Your servant understands. Your servant saw that Miss was crying sorrowfully two days ago. Was it because of this matter?" The last time she saw it, Yue Xin did not ask Xie Wanqing about it, but she did not expect that it would actually bring disaster upon him.


    Xie Wanqing was as calm as still water, and from Yue Xin''s point of view, she seemed to have become even more mature. In the candlelight, it was a little unclear.


    "I was merely reprimanded a little by Teacher. It was only because Han Hao had been studying hard these past few days that he had such good results.


    "That''s too narrow-minded!" As Yue Xin said this, his mouth twitched in disdain. Xie Wanqing secretly laughed, it turned out that this person was someone that even Yue Xin did not like.


    "Once this person gets narrow-minded, her thoughts and actions will make us feel unimaginable, but if she really harmed Han Hao, I will definitely not let her off!"


    Yue Xin only looked at Xie Wanqing''s look of disgust. It was normal for Xie Wanqing to distinguish between love and hate.


    Xie Wanqing had said that she wanted to investigate, but when she thought about it, she felt that there was nothing wrong with Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun''s performance that day. Furthermore, Xie Wanqing was busy teaching her little sister how to cut flowers at that time, so she did not have the time to care about such things.


    If they did not have a clue, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. There were so many people in the academy, and there were even more people in the riding field.


    After all, such a large place like this was within a mountain forest, so how could he possibly look? When Xie Wanqing thought about this, he scratched her head in annoyance.


    "Miss, why don''t you go to bed early? This matter can''t be investigated so easily. If you don''t sleep now, you''ll be even more sleepy tomorrow. Wouldn''t that give the bad guys an opportunity to take advantage of you?" Yue Xin''s words were also logical.


    Xie Wanqing had no choice but to moisturize them. It was just that she could not fall asleep because she had something to do, so after helping Xie Wanqing wash up, the two servant girls went down.


    The candle was already extinguished, but in the darkness, the little girl was tossing and turning, the more she thought about it, the more terrifying the matter became. It was not the first time they had thought about killing someone, but they were all staring at Han Hao this time.


    How can Xie Wanqing not think about it? Could it be that the hottest topic of our family members is to have bad luck one after another? Xie Wanqing is a very loyal person, how can she just watch as her friends get killed?!


    The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became. He carefully recalled everything that happened in the academy only to remember that Xie Wanyun was not in a good mood that day, so she spent most of her time sitting in her seat.


    Xie Wanqing simply crawled up from the bed. Even after drinking a cup of water, she was still unable to calm her mind, and could only sit on a chair by herself in the darkness.


    The weather had not warmed up yet, but Xie Wanqing''s heart was burning with anxiety. After sitting for a long time, she finally felt a chill and could not help but shiver, looking at the candles in Han Hao''s house that were still burning, it was a pity that Xie Wanqing did not go back to his house, and could only work hard, Yue Er.


    Xie Wanqing did not sleep that night. When she woke up in the morning, Yue Xin had already smeared some rouge on the bruises on her face, so no one said a word. How could Yue Xin not be worried?

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    Although both of them were in a bad mood, they went to pay their respects to the madame as usual after waking up. The madame did not look too happy.


    It seemed that she was right. Even though she was injured, which meant nothing to the madame, she couldn''t hide her bad reputation. When the news spread, only the heavens knew what people outside would say.


    Yue Xin sent Xie Wanqing to the academy to wait for everything to be settled for Xie Wanqing, she did not forget to tell his young miss, "You must be careful!" Only then did she leave.


    Xie Wanqing glanced at the Xie Wanyun beside him. Of course, it looked like she was reciting, but her eyes did not leave Xie Wanqing''s body.


    What? Could it be that she just couldn''t wait to see Xie Wanqing''s dejected look? Xie Wanqing didn''t want to see that!


    Today, she was dressed in jade green clothes, she was originally very pretty, but when she walked, she gave off a fresh feeling. Xie Wanqing was very beautiful, even though she was wearing ordinary clothes, they did not affect her in the slightest.


    At this moment, he was joking with the young girl in the back row. The chatters between north, south, and north were all done at the right time. Her new makeup was quite appropriate, without a hint of sadness in her expression.


    Just the gaze from Xie Wanyun was sufficient to confirm that Xie Wanyun was the one who did this, it was just that Xie Wanqing was curious about who it was that ordered this person to do it, and why the originally tame horse suddenly went crazy.


    Looking at Han Hao''s empty seat with an incomplete book still open on top, his heart felt even more painful.


    When Yue Xin came to pick him up at noon, Xie Wanqing instructed Yue Xin to pack up Han Hao''s books and bring him back.


    Although she knew that since Han Hao woke up and knew that he was like that, it would definitely fall to the ground, this leg was originally Han Hao''s pride, from now on, it would be no match for his mount, and his pretty face would be ruined, but Xie Wanqing did not wish for Han Hao to do nothing but sigh and do something for Han Hao.


    Furthermore, since fighting was not possible, then he could have a good future too. Just like Xie Kai, wasn''t he also an excellent person?


    Xie Wanqing had no appetite, she only randomly used a few mouthfuls of lunch, and after a while, the Yue Er came to report that Han Hao had not woken up yet, and the doctor had already looked over, and said that it was up to him when Han Hao would wake up, so logically speaking, he should have been awake since a long time ago, but he still did not wake up, which was more or less because he did not want to wake up.


    Xie Wanqing sighed, maybe Han Hao was not willing to face the reality, seeing how exhausted Yue Er was, he was afraid that if this carried on, Yue Er would fall down first before he could even wake up.


    Thinking about it, he sent Xiao Nian, who was beside him, to Han Hao, and waited for Han Hao to recover before coming back.


    had instructed Yue Er and Xiao Nian to quickly go to school. No matter how many things happened, they must not fall behind in their studies, if someone caught up, wouldn''t that suit her?


    Not long after arriving at the academy, the s who were supposed to be in the afternoon had not arrived yet and Xie Wanqing was currently carrying a book while sneaking around. Who knew that at this time, Xie Wanyun would come over.


    Xie Wanyun had always looked down upon the Shu Clan''s younger brother and younger sister, and as for Xie Wanqing, she looked down even more on him. It was really rare for him to take the initiative to come up and talk to her, but there was definitely nothing good about taking the initiative to come up to her. She just did not expect her to be so impatient. Han Hao''s matter was definitely related to her, but he just did not have any evidence at the moment.


    "Did little sister ever visit the Young Master Han? Yesterday, I heard that the Young Master Han was injured and didn''t even come to school, is it very serious?" Xie Wanyun''s face looked sincere, without knowing, he seemed to be truly worried for Han Hao. This game of crying cats and crying mice with hypocrisy and mercy seemed to be very easy to handle.


    However, if she was truly worried, how could she be dressed up like this?


    Big sister, you can go take a look at Young Master Han for your worry, but little sister isn''t very clear either. Yesterday, there were a few County Prince Liang s who came to look for Sunless, and she just chatted with her for a while and then fell asleep. Instead, she heard the news that came from Han Hao''s room, it was pretty serious!


    "So that''s how it is, little sister''s relationship with Young Master Han was not bad previously, why is she so distant now!" Xie Wanyun also felt Xie Wanqing''s coldness, and could only say awkwardly.


    "With the County Prince Liang, Xianqing should also know how to avoid suspicion, what''s more, we haven''t spoken for a long time, how could big sister not know? "Even if she wanted to, she still couldn''t stick to that piece of ice. She could only send a few people to the room, afraid that the maid on the other side wouldn''t take good care of her. She will just treat it as her heart''s desire!" Xie Wanqing laughed, and said immediately.


    However, Xie Wanyun only needed to ask a little bit to know the information about who was with him, so instead of waiting for Xie Wanyun to find out and cause a ruckus, it would be better for Xie Wanqing to say it out loud, because Xie Wanyun would not have the right to do such a thing!


    Xie Wanqing''s usual coldness also caused Xie Wanyun to feel it more and more difficult to ask any more questions, so she could only return to her seat.


    Xie Wanqing glanced over and saw that Xie Wanyun was dressed beautifully today. She was dressed in a light red, flower-like dress that extended all the way to her toes.


    Even if he was happy in his heart, he was still a bold and impudent person. But thinking about it, it was true that the one who was in trouble was just a relative living in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, and even the madame did not take it seriously.


    As a result, other than Xie Wanqing who noticed that, other people could not even say anything about it. Xie Wanqing''s heart turned cold when she thought about it.


    If one wanted to obtain the attention of others, then they had to raise their status. It was no wonder that Xie Wanyun would normally covet the position of the Direct Daughter.


    Xie Wanqing shook her head. What was she thinking, and what was she thinking about? After reading for a while longer, she saw that the Mama had arrived.


    Because of Xie Kai''s and Han Hao''s previous teachings, Xie Wanqing''s chess skills had become even more exquisite, thus learning how to play chess, Xie Wanqing''s limelight was more than enough to surpass Xie Wanyun''s.


    Everyone tried to compete with each other and wanted to play chess with Xie Wanqing, so they had to queue up one after the other. It was really bitter that Xie Wanqing was pressed down on her seat and didn''t stand up for the whole afternoon.


    As for Xie Wanyun, although sshe had talent in chess, he did not have much knowledge in it, so she was unconsciously far too lacking compared to Xie Wanqing. Moreover, Xie Wanqing had once received pointers from Xie Kai and she had relied on herself to figure it out, how could she compare to Xie Wanqing?


    Xie Wanqing had started off hating the chess game, but now she was slowly becoming interested in it. Now, she could no longer stop playing, and could be considered unrivaled in the academy.


    This afternoon, Xie Wanqing once again took the spotlight, the academy was occasionally filled with sighs, and occasionally discussed the battle situation, it was extremely lively.


    However, Xie Wanyun could not bring herself to ask Xie Wanqing for advice or to go against Xie Wanqing, so the one sitting opposite him was a young girl who didn''t know anything.


    He had only been in the Academy for a few days. He still needed Xie Wanyun to teach him a little bit about chess, and people who had just started learning wouldn''t understand anything. From time to time, they would ask some childish questions, making Xie Wanyun lose her patience after a while. And the only one willing to play chess with Xie Wanyun, had also joined Xie Wanqing''s camp in the end.


    Xie Wanyun was the only one who faced the Go Board alone, and could only play with herself. It was as if the others could not even see that such a person was empty air.


    Xie Wanqing was extremely busy, but felt that time was running out quickly. Soon, it was time for school to end, and as usual, Yue Xin came to pick Xie Wanqing up and bring him back to the residence.


    All of a sudden, her heart trembled. How could she have forgotten about such a venomous person? A Concubine Fang, and a Xie Wanyun all acted normally at that time, but this Xie Yun was not right under her nose.

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    And now he was looking for Xie Wanqing? What was she doing, was she provoking him?


    "Miss, let''s take a detour. There''s no need to get into trouble for no reason!" Yue Xin secretly said to Xie Wanqing from behind.


    Yue Xin was not afraid of things, but felt that there was no need to deal with such a vile person.


    However, Xie Wanqing did not think that way, such a person had to step forward, otherwise he would think that Xie Wanqing was afraid of him, and at that time, wouldn''t he be very proud of herself?


    Xie Wanqing''s phoenix eyes twitched as she said, "Then wouldn''t he think that I''m afraid of him? Let''s go this way!"


    As she spoke, Xie Wanqing directly walked towards him as if she hadn''t even seen this person. Xie Yun, on the other hand, had arrived just in time.


    Xie Xianqing!" He dragged his words deliberately as if he wanted to tease Xie Xiuqing. The boys'' parents were quicker, but in just a few months, he was already taller than her. Looking at her, he felt even more condescending.


    "Isn''t this Young Master Xie? May I ask what is Young Master Xie''s business?" Xie Wanqing said as she Blessed her body.


    Originally, the status of the people living in the Yue Clan was nobler than that of the Shu Clan. Xie Yun should greet them with respect, but how could Xie Yun greet Xie Wanqing?


    Xie Wanqing became even more frivolous towards Xie Yun''s attitude. She immediately stood up after bending her body a little, and didn''t even look at Xie Yun. It seemed that she really had a big temper.


    According to logic, Xie Yun should not have said anything. The reason why Xie Wanqing was like this was because she did not have the time to care about Xie Yun, so she followed him back to Xie Kai''s room. It would be good if she could say a word to Xie Kai.


    But what kind of person was Xie Yun, how could he possibly be so easy to deal with? Furthermore, he had a hint of shamelessness in his tone, the moment he saw that Xie Wanqing wanted to leave, he immediately pulled Xie Wanqing back.


    Xie Wanqing was already thin, if a normal tall and big person like Xie Yun wanted to pull him back, it would be as easy as flipping her palm. However, her hand did not touch the jade colored clothes, but instead the top of her head.


    Xie Wanqing dressed up quite refreshingly today, pulling up half of her hair using a hairpin. The other half of her hair was let down, and the 3000 worry threads were all dressed up cleanly by Xie Wanqing, shedding light under the sunlight, making her look beautiful in an instant.


    But being tugged by Xie Yun, Xie Wanqing''s hair became messy, and even the white jade hairpin that was originally on top of his head dropped down. Nothing on his head changed, and her hair flew down, revealing his sorry state.


    Xie Wanqing only felt a dull pain in her scalp, and could only move closer to Xie Yun. "Remember this, yesterday was a lesson for you and your lover. That phrase sounded beside Xie Wanqing''s ears.


    Raising his head to look, Xie Yun''s face was sinister, it looked as though he was about to devour someone, but just then, Xie Wanqing''s hair was grabbed by him and he let out a blood-curdling scream.


    As for Yue Xin, who was at the side, she knelt down in shock, wanting to say something, but she could not. Seeing that her master was being suppressed, how could she not be anxious?


    The lower part of the jade-green dress fell to the ground and was stuck to some mud. Just now, that sudden cry had attracted everyone''s attention.


    Xie Wanqing immediately shouted out, "Save me, Xianqing has never provoked you, how can you take away Xianqing''s innocence? Xianqing is a member of the County Prince Liang, it would be better for her to die ¡­"


    His voice was a little shaky, but his voice was loud enough for everyone who was looking at him to hear him clearly. The meaning behind his words, was that Xie Yun was going to rape Xie Wanqing.


    Initially, there were people who couldn''t recognize her even if she wasn''t afraid of doing something, but now they knew the moment they heard her shout. Wasn''t this the talented girl from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, who was favored by the esteemed monk earlier?


    However, she was in such a sorry state. Although her hair was combed smoothly, it was still a bad sight to see.


    After Xie Yun heard this, he was also stunned. Where did this come from? Today, he just wanted to show off his strength for a bit, but what Xie Wanqing said just now...


    Xie Yun immediately reacted, he had actually fallen into a trap again, and hurriedly released Xie Wanqing. But how could he still make it, all of their gazes were on Xie Yun, and as for Xie Wanqing, he sat down on the side and started crying.


    This place was not far from the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion and the County Prince Liang Palace, so Zhao Yuqi rushed here while crying. Seeing Xie Wanqing cry so pitifully, Xie Yun''s heart ached even more.


    Xie Yun was stunned. Although he heard that a prince liked Xie Wanqing, he never thought that the person could be that fast.


    Xie Yun then struggled for a bit, but the people behind him started to struggle even more. Although Zhao Yuqi''s clothes were still untied, as he looked at his clothes that were smeared with mud, and his hair that was disheveled, gave others a feeling that Xie Wanqing was just struggling to pass by.


    Furthermore, he was crying so hard that his heart almost burst out. Such a pitiful appearance made Zhao Yuqi feel like Xie Wanqing must have suffered a huge grievance.


    Xie Yun would never have dreamed that waiting here so long ago was nothing more than killing ¡­. Xie Yun was elated, but according to how he was threatened by Xie Yun, Xie Wanqing was definitely scared to the point that he peed his pants.


    However, he never expected that Xie Wanqing would actually think of such a method, and moreover, a person with a lot of power appeared out of nowhere. This must be the person who liked Xie Wanqing.


    Originally, Xie Yun thought that this kind of person with power and influence would mostly be playful people, and liking them would be a moment of novelty, but he never thought that this new feeling would be even deeper than what Xie Yun had imagined.


    "Yuqi, I''m so afraid. If I lose my innocence today, I can only let you down with my death. I''m so afraid ¡­"


    Xie Wanqing said as she drilled herself into Zhao Yuqi''s chest. Zhao Yuqi did not care about etiquette anymore, immediately grabbing onto Xie Wanqing''s upper body.


    Xie Wanqing''s body was still trembling, she looked weak and frail, adding on to that pitiful look in her eyes, who wouldn''t be moved!


    "I... "I did not!" Xie Yun struggled for a long time before he could even utter a word. However, the actions just now were all seen by others, so no one would believe him if they said it now.


    "Put him in the King''s Manor''s dungeon, I''ll interrogate him tomorrow!" Zhao Yuqi''s face was cold and her eyes blazed like a prey that had been snatched away from its mouth.


    Even if Xie Yun wanted to complain, it was of no use. The people in the market looked at him like he was a joke, they did not understand, the people in the powerful family still had blood and flesh ties, how could they become like this.


    Power and a pair of eyes that looked down on others would eventually make people lose their minds, and in the end, dig their own grave. For example, Xie Yun, Xie Wanyun, Concubine Fang ¡­


    The crowd had dispersed and the news had spread across the streets and alleys. Xie Wanqing cried for a long time, and then was helped up by Zhao Yuqi, her soft body trembling.


    was so scared that he lost his soul, and when he reached the room, he did not even know how to settle down his master. Luckily, the County Prince Liang had set him up, and he comforted Xie Wanqing for a long time before leaving.


    Once Zhao Yuqi left, Xie Wanqing immediately returned to normal, she was still eating her snacks leisurely, with words from her mouth saying that she had starved to death, Yue Xin was finally relieved after seeing that Xie Wanqing was safe and sound.


    "Miss, you really scared me to death. This servant even thought you ¡­" Yue Xin did not continue.


    "I don''t care, but since he''s willing to cause trouble, then I''m not afraid of him." I don''t care, but since he''s willing to cause trouble, then I''m not afraid of him either.


    As Xie Wanqing spoke, she took a sip of tea and moistened his throat. After crying for so long, Xie Wanqing only felt a pain that felt as if his throat was about to split.

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    On the other hand, Yue Xin helped Xie Wanqing moisten her skin, "But since Xie Yun is locked in the Prince''s Mansion''s dungeon, I''m afraid the old lady will be displeased!"


    This is what you are wrong about. Being unkempt is what the madame hates the most, but the madame is even more disgusted by the Shu family''s offense. Furthermore, the madame did not allow this family of three to enter the House of the Marquis of Anyang so everyone knows about it. That means the House of the Marquis of Anyang does not recognize this family, so it can''t be considered as being unkempt!


    Yue Xin listened and suddenly realised: "Miss is right, but I am afraid that this time it will still be a storm!" Yue Xin washed a handful of handkerchief and moistened her hands with the rose juice.


    "Look at the road just now, there were a few people who weren''t just watching a joke. Rather than being treated as a joke by them, why don''t I make a fool of myself? I can''t just waste this opportunity."


    As Yue Xin listened, she moistened the hair on top of the dresser, where it lay. The white jade hairpin was not a priceless treasure to begin with, so even though it was not broken, a big cut on it did not seem like it could be used anymore.


    He then picked out a piece of white jade glass and shook it. "Miss, please let this servant clean up quickly. I''m afraid there will be work to do in a moment!"


    "It''s time for someone to come and complain. Why are you dressing up like a flower? Change into a plain white suit with a silver hairpin and you''ll be fine!"


    Yue Xin had only thought that Xie Wanqing would suffer such a grievance, and wanted to dress him up even more, to the point where she would never have imagined that it would be at such a level.


    Last time, Xie Yun had angered Xie Wanqing and then beat him up. Who knew what tricks she would play this time around, Xie Wanqing was the one who thought it through.


    Yue Xin agreed and took the clothes out from the closet. Then, Xie Wanqing walked over, she was already nine years old and had just grown up, so even when she wore these plain clothes, her gait was still extremely beautiful.


    After Yue Xin helped to tie up Xie Wanqing''s hair, Xie Wanqing went back to her room to read a book.


    At a time like this, he could not go to Xie Kai''s room. If a servant came to report that he had disturbed Xie Kai, Xie Kai would inevitably be unhappy.


    Xie Wanqing decided to stay in her room, and with just a book, the old lady''s maid came to report to him that she wanted him to go.


    He hurriedly picked up the copper mirror and looked at his own reflection in it. This was considered appropriate, so he relaxed and smeared some red rouge on the corner of his eye before preparing to leave.


    Before they even stepped out of the door, Yue Xin hurriedly reported: "Young miss and her wife are really kneeling at the entrance of the mansion, saying that they are begging for forgiveness, that''s why it alarmed the old mistress!"


    Xie Wanqing said calmly. "It seems that this family has become a lot more sensible in the past!"


    The woman there could also be considered Xie Wanqing''s aunt, but Xie Wanqing didn''t recognize this type of distant relative. Based on her previous aggressive attitude, Xie Wanqing had thought that that person would directly barge in.


    At the very least, what they had done right now could be considered as befitting of etiquette. It seemed that they had grown quite a bit in just a few months.


    Xie Wanqing looked at herself in front of the copper mirror.


    After that, he dusted off his clothes and went out the door with Yue Xin. Along the way, he did not linger much longer and directly went to the old lady''s room. A thin layer of smoke slowly rose from the incense burner in the middle, making Xie Wanqing not be able to see the old lady''s face, nor could she tell if it was joy or anger.


    "Xianqing greets Grandmother!" Xie Wanqing bent her body to carry her luggage, a trace of unease also appearing in her heart.


    "Evening, what happened to you today, did Xie Yun get entangled with you again?" When the Old Mistress said this, Xie Wanqing knew how bad Xie Yun''s impression of the Old Mistress was.


    "It''s all her fault. She shouldn''t have bothered with him, but he actually ¡­" Xie Wanqing choked with sobs, she could not continue any further, the old lady''s eyebrows were knitted tighter together.


    What exactly did Xie Yun do to Xie Wanqing that Xie Wanqing would do such a thing?


    The old lady had already sent someone to investigate, just as Xie Wanqing was feeling choked up, Mama Xin walked in and whispered a few words into her ear.


    The old mistress flew into a rage and slammed the table hard, making a dull sound. The wrinkles on her face deepened. "It''s the opposite of him!"


    Xie Wanqing was still sobbing softly, and''s soft sobbing echoed in the room, causing the old lady to feel even more irritated.


    What the Old Mistress hated the most was this kind of obscene thing, which was why Concubine Fang had been victorious over and over again because she had been stung by the Old Mistress in her previous life.


    But now, Xie Wanqing just so happened to know this point, the old mistress was so angry that she begged for mercy, probably seeking her own death.


    "Go out and tell them, since we''re already splitting up, then Marquis Anyang''s Mansion cannot be protected often, furthermore, they raised a good son who would do such a thing at such a young age, no one can save them!"


    It was no wonder the old lady was like that. If Xie Wanqing did not have the protection of the County Prince Liang, the old lady would probably be indifferent to him, but if Xie Wanqing really did not have her innocence now, then how she would marry the County Prince Liang from now on, if word of it spread out, it would be a joke.


    Xie Wanqing did not cry, but only sobbed quietly, as if she was deliberately suppressing herself. This was even easier to arouse tender affection than crying, and with the addition of the white robes she had just changed into, it gave off a pitiful feeling.


    Mama Xin agreed and then went down. The old lady then looked up at Xie Wanqing, "Good child, don''t cry, I have let you suffer, it was all thanks to County Prince Liang, you have to thank him properly!"


    Only then did the old lady let Xie Wanqing go down and rest. This was a rare chance for her to have leisure, since she had the time, she picked a suitable time to sneak into Han Hao''s courtyard.


    Han Hao was still unconscious, and the doctor that came to invite him was helpless to do anything. Xie Wanqing was always worried, so she came to see Han Hao.


    This matter was attended to by Little Nian at the side, so Xie Wanqing was quite considerate, "You may leave first!"


    After Xiao Nian heard Xie Wanqing''s instructions, he went down, leaving Xie Wanqing alone by the bed. The candle light was flickering, and sometimes it was as if Xie Wanqing could see that handsome face again, but now, that face was wrapped in bandages, to the point where she did not know what was happening behind it.


    "Why didn''t you wake up? Don''t tell me you''re going to sleep for the rest of your life?" In the end, Xie Wanqing held Han Hao''s hand and spoke indifferently. The only sound that reverberated in the room was Xie Wanqing''s voice, making it seem extremely lonely.


    Xie Wanqing''s two small hands tightly held onto Han Hao''s hands, and in his heart, there was a kind of indescribable heaviness. The somewhat larger and rough hand that was rubbing against Xie Wanqing''s tender little hands, felt a little bit of pain, but Xie Wanqing did not mind.


    "If you don''t wake up, don''t tell me you want me to take revenge for you alone. I''m not willing to care about you!" As she spoke, she rubbed Han Hao''s hands, this time from the border. There were a few calluses, Xie Wanqing wanted to laugh, but when the corner of her mouth rose, tears started to flow.


    Xie Wanqing wiped her tears, "This is the first time I''ve seen you being so cowardly, even when you wake up, you''re still going to look for yourself. Do you want to lie down for a lifetime or wake up to face me!?"


    After saying that, Xie Wanqing wiped his face, seeing that there was not a single tear on his face in the copper mirror, she turned and left.


    The place Han Hao stayed at was always quiet, so no one saw him sneaking in and out. When Xie Wanqing returned to her room, she did not do anything else either, but continued to practice without saying a word.


    "Miss, you have practiced calligraphy for a long time. Take a rest!" Yue Xin was not afraid of Xie Wanqing crying, she was afraid that Xie Wanqing''s usual silent appearance. Although it was practice, but what Xie Wanqing wrote out was still true. Only Xie Wanqing herself knew.


    As she continued to hold back her words, Yue Xin was truly worried that something might happen to Xie Wanqing.


    "What''s wrong with studying calligraphy? Daddy also said studying calligraphy can calm one''s mind!" Under the candlelight, there was a young girl dressed in white that looked very good, but unfortunately, that person''s heart still had not calmed down.

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    "Miss, this servant knows that you are worried about Young Master Han, but ¡­"


    "What''s there to worry about? Didn''t the doctor say that he should have woken up a long time ago? If he doesn''t wake up now, I''ll see how long he sleeps. I can''t even make a joke about it. What''s there to worry about?"


    Before Yue Xin could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Xie Wanqing, who said that she was not worried at all. Yue Xin pursed her lips and no longer spoke.


    But Xie Wanqing did not have that thought, she placed the pen holder down on the brush holder, which released a sound, as though it was extremely difficult for it to break.


    "Why didn''t he wake up? Why couldn''t he face it?" As Xie Wanqing said this, her body even trembled a little. Yue Xin had never seen Xie Wanqing this angry before.


    "What happened to the two outside?" Xie Wanqing recalled that the one who started everything was Xie Yun, and the two people outside also gave Xie Wanqing a sense of revulsion.


    Outside the manor, perhaps Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was slow on purpose, the two of them knelt outside for a long time, and spoke for a long time before a Attendant came out: "You two should return, the two of you don''t even know the temperament of the old lady, the old lady said that the young master brought this upon himself, even Marquis Anyang''s Mansion cannot save him!"


    Old madam, Xie Yun will not do such a thing, Xie Yun has definitely been wronged, the old madam is begging you, please allow Xie Yun to explain himself! The originally overbearing and domineering woman was now begging for mercy.


    Yue Xin had already gone out to investigate, and only Xie Wanqing was left in the room by herself. Hearing the voice coming from outside, she then looked out the window in the direction of Han Hao''s house.


    Seeing that the Xie Yun Family was becoming more and more unimportant to them due to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, if not for this, they would not have casually pulled a Attendant out of the courtyard to pass on their message.


    If the madame was angered by her current loud outburst, she might not be able to handle it anymore. She looked at the crowd around her and started to point at them. She was clearly joking.


    "Please leave quickly. If the madame is really fed up with you, then the young master''s life might be ¡­" likes it! " He couldn''t just say that he had offended Ye Xiao for no reason. After all, who knew about the changes in the world within the Ye Clan? Who knew, maybe he would be in trouble in the future!


    Hearing about Xie Yun''s life, the two of them stopped talking, but they could not help but tear up, taking out a silver ingot and giving it to the Attendant, "Please let us in to talk to the Old Madam!"


    "How can this be?" Attendant treated the silver like hot potatoes and stuffed it back into the lady''s hands. After working in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion for so long, he would always take a good look at her, taking what money he should or should not take, he just had to count things in his heart.


    "Madam, why don''t you wait a few days for the anger of the Old Ancestor to dissipate? It''s already late, you should go back!" Attendant had no choice but to advise him.


    As he finished speaking, he was afraid that the troublesome fellow would give him more silver, so he hurriedly went back and closed the door. Then, a heart-wrenching cry sounded from the entrance.


    Xie Yun had treated them like treasures in the first place, and now that something happened, it was no wonder that they were so anxious. Naturally, Xie Wanqing could hear his crying.


    He thought to himself, "What can I do about it?"


    Xie Wanqing knew that Xie Yun only came here to give him a warning, and to flaunt his might. But Xie Wanqing had an idea.


    Xie Yun did not have a brain, but Xie Wanyun did, it was not his intention, it was just that, according to Xie Wanyun''s personality, as long as she was used up, he could throw it away, and this time he would not protect Xie Yun.


    In Xie Wanyun''s room, due to the fact that she was closer to the manor door, the voice clearly landed in Xie Wanyun''s ears. Xie Wanyun sat on her seat, and her eyes revealed traces of sinister intent.


    Even Lv Yi did not dare to make a sound, it was obvious that she was in a bad mood. Lv Yi knew how angry she was secretly, she could not let herself be rammed into the hole in the spear.


    It was heart-tearing and lung-splitting outside, and all of this was because of her. However, Xie Wanyun did not feel the slightest bit of guilt, and instead felt even more frustrated.


    Her slender fingers tightly gripped the table, as if venting her anger, before finally slamming the table with a dull thud.


    "Say, is there a problem with his brain, allowing him to take Han Hao''s life, he doesn''t have the ability to make Han Hao stay lying down, and even went to treat that bitch ¡­"


    Xie Wanyun did not continue speaking, but on the surface, the young lady seemed extremely reserved and shy, following the rules, not daring to say anything that did not involve face. She did not know that this person could actually use two or three types of plants to concoct the smell of a man and a woman doing that thing, and wanted others to frame Xie Wanqing.


    "Mistress, this servant actually feels that there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Young Master Xie and that person have always been irreconcilable, why would he do that to that person!" Lv Yi whispered at the side.


    "Now that everyone has said so, it doesn''t matter whether he has the same thoughts or not. If everyone says so, then it''s like an elm ¡­ If that happens to me ¡­"


    Xie Wanyun was unable to continue speaking, her face and eyes were filled with a furious look, causing people to be uncontrollably afraid.


    Lv Yi was initially very pleased with herself at the Concubine Fang''s side and had often helped the Concubine Fang in her plans, but at the same time, she was also very cautious at the same time, afraid that she would be reprimanded after saying half a sentence. Seeing Xie Wanyun''s current state, she felt even more terrified, and did not dare to make a sound at the side.


    It was weird that Xie Yun was taken away by the County Prince Liang, it was as if he had disappeared into thin air. Xie Wanyun secretly sent people out to investigate, but to no avail.


    Xie Wanyun doted on Xie Wanqing at this time. If Xie Wanqing tortured Xie Yun, would she really ask about something?


    Walking about restlessly in the house, Concubine Fang arrived at this time. Seeing Xie Wanyun''s agitated look, she confirmed the guess in Concubine Fang''s heart, and couldn''t help but frown.


    "I knew it was you, Han Hao!"


    Concubine Fang''s expression did not look good, causing Xie Wanyun to more or less restrain hehermotions. Although she felt disdain in her heart, at the very least, no matter what, she would have to rely on Concubine Fang for his future status.


    Xie Wanyun had repeatedly moved about on her own accord, but she had never told the Concubine Fang where her good complexion was. Furthermore, every single time it had been a scheme that had ruined the Concubine Fang''s plans, and it had also been very easy for him to put herself in danger.


    "Greetings Aunt, daughter is just angry about how that Han Hao was able to steal my limelight from her blood sugar, that''s why she did that!"


    Maybe because of how scared Xie Wanyun was, she started to cry. Sparkling tears could be seen on her face that made Concubine Fang feel some heartache, but most of them were filled with disappointment.


    "He''s young, but he can''t take it anymore!" The way Concubine Fang looked like she was sighing made Xie Wanyun even more hurt, especially when she paused for a bit, she looked like she was extremely disappointed in Xie Wanyun.


    Why did you have to pick on such a brainless person? I''ve long told you that you''re going to be a member of the Direct Daughter, and that the children of the Shu family should avoid getting involved with you. Concubine Fang took a sip of tea and spoke as she piled all of them together. His tone was filled with disdain, and the condescending tone was as if she was about to crush Xie Wanyun into dust.


    "It''s just that he hates that slut just as much as we do, so his daughter thought she could do it together. It''s just that she didn''t expect ¡­" Xie Wanyun said as she shed another two tears.


    "What else can that person, whose brain is filled with missing strings be? Now, what do you think we should do?" "There are a lot of ways to deal with people in the manor, and none of us are here. What if he says something ¡­"


    "Auntie, your daughter really wasn''t thorough in her consideration of this matter. Auntie, you have to save me!" Xie Wanyun looked very pitiful as she spoke.

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    "What can we do now, either we have to get Xie Yun out, or ¡­" The Concubine Fang paused for a moment before her gaze became even more vicious. She glanced at Xie Wanyun and said, "Dead people can''t speak!"


    That sinister gaze could not help but cause Xie Wanyun to be stunned for a moment. This was something that Xie Wanyun had never seen before.


    Then, she reacted and replied, "Understood, Ye!"


    Concubine Fang then comforted Xie Wanyun with a few words before leaving. Xie Wanyun looked at Concubine Fang''s back, and when she thought of that sinister gaze, she couldn''t help but think of something!


    After crying, he felt very tired and fell asleep with Lv Yi waiting on him. When he woke up in the middle of the night, in his dream, he was being tortured in the County Prince Liang Palace. They knew everything already, and wanted Xie Wanyun to admit it.


    The latter half of the night was sleepless as well, his mind was preoccupied with this matter.


    In the south wing of Concubine Fang''s room, the candles were still lit. The flickering of the candles was just like Concubine Fang''s thoughts.


    This kind of late at night had caused his thoughts to become even more complicated. Looking at the Mama Zhang who was standing by the side waiting, the suspicions in her heart were still lingering.


    Maybe Mama Zhang saw that it was already late, so she brought over a bowl of Calming Spirit Soup, "Master has drank the Calming Spirit Soup, so it''s best for you to rest early. It''s already very late!"


    Concubine Fang was not happy to see Mama Zhang in the first place, but how could Mama Zhang know what Concubine Fang was thinking?


    With a wave of his hand, the mistress threw the black bowl of medicine that was emitting a soothing fragrance onto the ground, and even splashed onto the clothes of the Mama Zhang''s cyan colored cloud that was used to decorate the person inside.


    Mama Zhang never thought that things would turn out like this, and had never seen her master in such a violent rage. She was so shocked that she directly kneeled to the ground with a "plop".


    "Mistress?" Mama Zhang was originally an aged Mama, and upon thinking about it, she realized that her master had placed him in a very high position. She was also reluctant to even curse at him, but the sudden change in attitude caused Mama Zhang to feel even more alienated.


    "Mama Zhang, what did you say to Xie Wanqing in the flower room?" A layer of fog appeared in Concubine Fang''s eyes, causing him to be unable to see clearly. However, the meaning behind her words clearly indicated that she doubted Mama Zhang''s loyalty.


    Because Mama Zhang had received Concubine Fang''s favor when she was young, she had always been loyal to Concubine Fang.


    "Mistress, this servant has always been loyal. Back then, I did indeed meet the Second Miss in the flower room, but I really didn''t say anything. Mistress, how could you suspect me?"


    Tears streamed down Mama Zhang''s face as she spoke. She looked as if she had truly broken her heart, but she was still unable to resist Concubine Fang''s suspicions.


    Concubine Fang''s eyes were ice-cold, sizing up Mama Zhang from head to toe, and actually started to suspect if Mama Zhang was acting.


    Even though the air was filled with the fragrance of the Calm Heart Soup, it still could not soothe Concubine Fang''s restless heart. Concubine Fang looked at Mama Zhang kneeling on the ground for a long while, before her expression relaxed.


    He reached out his hands to help Mama Zhang up, "I was just casually asking. Why are you so nervous?


    This change in attitude was even faster than flipping a book. Mama Zhang was old and still had not recovered from her shock, so when she raised her head to look at Concubine Fang''s face again, a trace of suspicion was also deleted from her heart.


    Get up, you have served me for so long, how could I not believe you? Just now, I just wanted to ask.


    The more Mama Zhang thought about it, the more scared she became, "Who''s next? "Who''s next ¡­" Xie Wanqing''s words were repeated time and time again in Mama Zhang''s ears.


    He had been stuck at Concubine Fang''s side from a young maid all this time until now. If Concubine Fang truly had the intention to kill him ¡­ Mama Zhang did not want to die.


    The more Mama Zhang thought about it, the more she panicked, the more her loyalty to Concubine Fang began to decrease bit by bit. After Mama Zhang finished cleaning up, she returned to the large room where her servants were.


    The next morning, just as Xie Wanqing was awake, Yue Xin came in. Seeing that Xie Wanqing was already awake, she thought that she had slept soundly last time.


    "Mistress has woken up. She slept well last night!" Yue Xin was wearing a long blue skirt today, and walking in with a smile on her face, the hem of her skirt fluttered, giving off a kind of rippling sense of beauty.


    "It''s good to have no dreams tonight. You don''t have to be so happy. Is there any good news?" Xie Wanqing, who was a little sleepy, glanced at Yue Xin.


    Yue Xin was the calmest, and spoke the most of the lot since she started very early in the morning, so Xie Wanqing naturally noticed it as well. She smiled mysteriously to Yue Xin, and seemed to be even more unfathomable.


    "Reporting to you in the morning, Young Master Han has already woken up last night. Miss, are you going to quickly write your makeup?"


    Yue Xin''s words made Xie Wanqing''s hand that was currently combing her hair pause uncontrollably, and the comb in her hair directly slid off her smooth, black hair.


    Xie Wanqing finally snapped back to reality and quickly bent down to pick up the comb from the ground. Yue Xin took a step ahead of him and placed it in Xie Wanqing''s hand.


    "Seems like young miss still cares about the Young Master Han!" Yue Xin smiled evilly as she looked at Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing only felt her face heating up, she was afraid that her ears were already red, "Don''t speak nonsense, I do not care about him, a fool can''t let other people''s scheme succeed, so I''m worried about him!"


    Although she said that, the movements of her small hands were much faster. Even the 3000 strands of hair that she was originally taking care of was casually dipped in the osmanthus oil and combed a few times.


    Yue Xin naturally understood, and the order to help Xie Wanqing became even faster. After all, other than the usual things, she also had to take some time to visit Han Hao.


    However, Xie Wanqing didn''t care at all. After casually cleaning up for a bit, she was just about to leave, and her footsteps had sped up by quite a bit. In the end, it was Yue Xin who took Xie Wanqing''s hand and wiped it clean.


    Once he went out, his short legs immediately started flying. Even Yue Xin who was behind him could not keep up, and hurriedly went into the house to clean up the books that Xie Wanqing needed in order to catch up with him. Xie Wanqing had long since run away.


    At this time, the servants and guards in the courtyard were not on duty, it was just that the guards who were on guard duty last night were getting lazier and lazier, sneaking into Han Hao''s house while sneaking in from somewhere was the most convenient thing to do.


    Yue Xin saw a small figure entering Han Hao''s house while he was waiting outside. Of course, Xie Wanqing was extremely excited.


    Hearing the doctor say that although Han Hao had not woken up, he had already regained consciousness, so Xie Wanqing had tried it yesterday. Thinking back to how Han Hao was able to wake up, it must have been because Han Hao had already understood his words yesterday.


    When they arrived at Han Hao''s courtyard, they saw Xiao Nian and Yue Er waiting at the entrance. The rest of the maids had their own matters to settle, but the atmosphere had become much more tense.


    Xie Wanqing immediately noticed that something was amiss. Originally, Xie Wanqing did not need to worry about the hot topic at hand in the courtyard, in the end, with the Yue Er taking care of them, the servants here were honest and all of them hoped for their master''s safety. Logically speaking, Han Hao should be happy when he woke up, but looking at Han Hao''s current state, they all went silent.


    "Why aren''t you two waiting in the house? What are you doing out here?" Xie Wanqing frowned, Xiao Nian should be the most meticulous at his side, and would never be lazy, but now he was waiting outside.


    "Miss, Young Master Han ¡­ The Young Master Han did not let us wait on him in the house, he said that he wanted us to be quiet! " In the end, it was Xiaonian who said it, and then the sound of something being smashed could be heard inside the room.


    The sudden voice startled Xie Wanqing as well. She hurriedly entered and saw that Han Hao was sitting on the bed.

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    "Han Hao, your body is still wounded, you can''t move recklessly. The doctor said that you need to lie down!" How could Xie Wanqing not know what Han Hao was feeling? She tried her best to suppress her temper and did not blame Han Hao for anything, she only said that.


    However, Han Hao was still unable to calm down, his chest was heaving and gasping for breath, it looked as though he had just had a fight, no wonder why everyone outside looked so scared.


    "What are you doing here, I''m already a cripple!" After saying that, he swung his fist towards his injured leg like a madman. The blood quickly covered the area that was the red patch of gauze and became even deeper.


    How could Xie Wanqing''s tiny body hold up against Han Hao? Luckily Little Nian and Yue Er came in and pulled Han Hao, and Yue Xin also came in, the four of them held onto Han Hao tightly, causing him to be unable to move.


    Han Hao was afraid that even the four girls would not be able to hold on for long, "Let me go, let me go ¡­" Han Hao unceasingly struggled, Xie Wanqing''s strength had almost been completely used up, and the inside of her body felt like she was collapsing.


    "Han Hao, listen to me, don''t you want to know who caused you to become like this?" Xie Wanqing''s voice resounded in the chaotic room like a firecracker.


    Han Hao became quiet in an instant, the eyes he looked at Xie Wanqing with were filled with suspicions, there was even a trace of despair in them, he had always thought that it was an accident that Ma suddenly went crazy, but what Xie Wanqing had said, was clearly saying, that it was not an accident, but a human!


    However, this person had clearly never thought about this problem, and had only been trapped in endless pain. However, now that he was enraged, it was not an accident in the first place. In other words, someone intentionally caused Han Hao to become like this, so who could this person be!


    Seeing that Han Hao had quietened down, the other three people finally released Han Hao. Han Hao did not continue to cut himself, but looked at Xie Wanqing instead: "What you mean is ¡­"


    Han Hao simply could not bear to say the rest of his words. In the heart of this young master, there was still some happiness.


    Han Hao''s chest heaved up and down. Xie Wanqing knew that her heart was in a mess, as though she was a dying fish due to lack of water. As long as he was given a pool of water, he would be able to move freely, but if there was no path to death.


    Suddenly, the hand that was still wrapped in gauze grabbed onto Xie Wanqing''s hand with difficulty, as though she was grabbing onto the last straw of hope.


    "Help me!" It was only two words, but the determination in her eyes made Xie Wanqing surprised. She quickly decided, Xie Wanqing had thought that she would need to think of another way to give Han Hao a chance to live!


    "Alright!" Xie Wanqing nodded and did not say much. The understanding between them had already reached the point where one could tell what the other party was thinking with just a glance.


    "I definitely won''t let the person who harmed me be complacent for too long!" It was only after a long while that Han Hao finally spat out these words.


    "Rest well first, I''ll pay my respects to Grandmother first!" After Xie Wanqing finished speaking, she patted Han Hao''s hands, turned around and remembered something, then added: "Don''t do anything stupid again!" Looking at Han Hao, Xie Wanqing nodded her head and then left with ease.


    It was later than usual, so Xie Wanqing hurriedly paid respects to the old lady before she headed to the academy. Along the way, Xie Wanqing and Yue Xin hurried to the school, with her head lowered, she ran into someone.


    There should not be many people on this street in the morning, so Xie Wanqing was used to rampaging about, hence she raised her head, and saw a familiar face.


    This face had tears on it, and its eyes were swollen like walnuts. It was the result of crying for a whole night, and it did not have the imposing look from the last time they had met.


    Today, he was only wearing a black robe, which gave him a very noble air. However, it was a bit too sudden when paired with his pleading expression ¡­


    This whole family liked to block people on the road no matter what, and the impact caused them to feel dizzy. When they raised their heads and saw that it was someone they disdained, Xie Wanqing felt displeased and thought to herself.


    "Xianqing greets aunt. Aunt''s dressing is really good today, but her appearance looks too worrisome. Aunt must be thinking too much, I won''t be able to make it to school today, Aunt will see you later!"


    In her previous life, Xie Wanqing was always late for school, and sometimes shesheust didn''t come at all. But Teacher often made Xie Wanqing stand behind him, and stood for a whole day, and at that time, she only felt pain in her legs, and after taking up a day, his leg felt like it was filled with lead, but now that she thought about it, he only felt that it was too embarrassing.


    Xie Wanqing only wanted to do what she should do in this life, this kind of punishment was something she did not want to bear, at that time, wouldn''t she be laughed to death by others?


    He originally didn''t want to talk to this person, so he was even more anxious now. After he finished speaking, he began jogging towards the academy. It was already too late. If he continued to tangle with this person, then he wouldn''t be able to escape.


    "Zhiqing, you have to save Xie Yun. It''s your brother after all! " When she said that, her tears fell once again. This cheap tears made Xie Wanqing feel helpless.


    It made Xie Wanqing feel even more disgusted, perhaps because she did not notice the size of her strength when she was sad. Xie Wanqing only felt that his shoulder was twisted so much that it hurt, yet who knew that what she had taught was something with a missing string, and at this time, she still had the face to cry.


    But in the end, it was still the elder Xie Wanqing who could not be disrespectful, so she could only force a smile, "Aunt, if I am late, sir will have to punish me, Aunt does not want me to be punished right!"


    The man''s hand loosened, and Xie Wanqing took the chance to struggle free. From the time the man mentioned that Xie Yun was her big brother, Xie Wanqing only felt that this man was not worth much, but now she wanted to establish a relationship with him.


    He was originally a distant relative, if not for Xie Wanqing''s righteousness back then, he would probably never have interacted with such a person. Now that he mentioned his brother, why didn''t he mention it back then when he had ill intentions towards him!


    "Aunt, if there''s nothing else, I will be leaving first!" Before the woman could react, Xie Wanqing had already run away.


    She ran into the school, but fortunately, she rushed to the classroom in front of Mister and was not punished, it was just that the light yellow clothes were originally not dirty, because when she ran, he did not clearly see the road, and only now she realised that the top of her skirt was already full of mud, but Xie Wanqing did not care anymore.


    After helped tidy up the books and dismissed Yue Xin, before long Mr. arrived at the classroom, which quickly became silent. As usual, after she finished memorizing the books, she recited a lesson and made everyone carry it on their backs, Xie Wanqing was already familiar with the contents of the book in her heart, but seeing how passionate everyone was, after reading it a few times, she still had to pretend.


    It was just that while Xie Wanqing was reading, Xie Wanyun had suddenly come closer to him. Xie Wanqing had only discovered this after reading the passage, and she trembled in fear.


    "Little sister, I heard that Han Hao has woken up?" How could Xie Wanyun not want to look at Xie Wanyun''s smiling appearance? She would always come over when Xie Wanqing was not paying attention.


    "Elder sister seems to be very worried about the Young Master Han. If you want to know, go take a look." Elder sister seems to be very worried about the Young Master Han.


    After Xie Wanyun stayed in the buddhist hall for more than ten days, everything had changed. Not only did Xie Wanqing get the praise of everyone in the house, what Xie Wanyun could not accept the most was that Xie Wanqing could even casually enter Xie Kai''s study.


    Other than Xie Wanqing, who else would have such a big deal? However, it just so happened that Xie Kai seemed to like Xie Wanqing a lot, as for Xie Wanyun, after the New Year, he had not even seen him yet.

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    Xie Wanyun''s expression changed, but immediately after, she became gentle once again, "In the end, little sister is still doted on by daddy, and even her calligraphy is personally taught by daddy, no wonder she''s busy!"


    "It''s not that you''re stupid, but it''s fortunate that you''re as intelligent as a big sister due to father''s tender feelings. You don''t need to worry about your little sister anymore. I''m so envious of you!"


    Xie Wanqing''s words were intended to provoke Xie Wanyun, but she was not the Holy Maiden, why would she allow these two poisonous people to kill him every single time, when she saw Xie Wanyun''s expression, she immediately became colder.


    When she went back to eat lunch at noon, Yue Xin asked Han Hao. Yue Xin said that Han Hao seemed to want him to recover a little faster, so she took the medicine on time and asked the doctor to look at the torn wounds this morning. said that there was no harm in doing so.


    Xie Wanqing was finally relieved, since Han Hao had thoughts of revenge, then Xie Wanqing would be able to help him. After eating his meal, it would be too early for him to head to the Academy, so Xie Wanqing stayed in her room and warmed up her books, and it didn''t take long for him to see Zhao Yuqi.


    had never come to look for Xie Wanqing ever since that day she had suppressed Xie Yun on the streets. Xie Wanqing was just about to take a break and look for Zhao Yuqi, but Zhao Yuqi had actually come by himself.


    It was not that Xie Wanqing did not inquire about Xie Yun''s whereabouts, it was just that it was weird that she could not find out about it. It was likely that Zhao Yuqi knew his limits and thus, Xie Wanqing could only give up.


    "Greetings County Prince Liang!" Xie Wanqing was dressed in plain clothes, which added a bit of immortal Qi to her, and leisurely went forward to pay respects, adding a bit of extraordinary beauty, which made her look especially pitiful.


    "Look at you, we are already so familiar with each other. Just follow the rules and get up quickly!" Zhao Yuqi stepped forward to support his, causing his to stand up.


    County Prince Liang and Xie Wanqing sat face to face: "These past few days are busy, but I don''t have the time to come visit you. How is your period of time, no one''s bullying you right?!"


    The County Prince Liang said while laughing as his hands went through Xie Wanqing''s black hair. Xie Wanqing''s hair was originally very soft and smooth, making people unable to let it go once they touch it.


    Xie Wanqing also looked at County Prince Liang''s hands gently. The two of them in the house looked good.


    "How is Xie Yun?" The two of them spoke for a while before Xie Wanqing asked. It was not because he wanted to sympathize with Xie Yun, but because he was afraid that something bad would happen to him.


    This time, after the incident with Xie Yun, some people would probably not be able to sit still, but they would not be able to do anything to the County Prince Liang, so according to their methods, their next target would be Xie Yun. Only by killing Xie Yun would they not be able to hide their evil deeds.


    "I''m just locking him up and not lacking food. Don''t worry, I won''t let him die without your permission!" As Zhao Yuqi said this, he caressed Xie Wanqing''s hair, causing her to nod her head.


    "You must send more people to watch over Xie Yun in the Prince''s Mansion. Nothing can happen to him!" Xie Wanqing was still a little worried as he reminded his.


    "Don''t worry, I know!" County Prince Liang said, then said: "I still have things to do at my end, so I''ll be leaving first!" Xie Wanqing nodded.


    Looking at Zhao Yuqi''s back figure fading away, Xie Wanqing then packed up her books and went back to the school. Ever since Xie Wanyun met with conflict with Xie Wanqing, Xie Wanqing had never come back to provoke him again.


    At night, after going back from the old lady''s side, Xie Wanqing stopped by the fork again, "Miss, it''s already late, I still need to get up early tomorrow!"


    Yue Xin knew what Xie Wanqing was thinking, and now, Xie Wanqing wanted to go see Han Hao again. Others might not be able to tell, but Yue Xin did.


    "No worries, I can''t sleep either. Let''s see if Han Hao has not fallen asleep yet, let''s go over there!" Xie Wanqing looked at the glimmers of light in the night sky.


    Yue Xin really couldn''t refuse. The two of them walked to the other side, and before they could even enter the house, they heard Han Hao reading.


    She quietly pushed open the door and saw Han Hao seriously reading while Yue Er and Xiao Nian waited on the side.


    "Why aren''t you resting? You''re still injured!" Looking at how hardworking Han Hao was, being in his room all day, it was unnecessary to be studying hard at this hour, not to mention that the doctor had already said that he shouldn''t be tired.


    "Miss, Young Master Han has something on his mind, so he can''t fall asleep today!" The Yue Er was quick to speak, but after Xie Wanqing said it, she was startled. This Han Hao did not have much thought in the first place, why did she have such worries just by being inside the room all day?


    "Han Hao, as long as you get better quickly, what else can''t be done? The person who harmed you, will not be able to be complacent for long!" Xie Wanqing hoped that Han Hao had a chance of surviving, but did not wish for Han Hao to carry such hatred with him, just like Xie Wanqing. If that was the case, then what fun would there be in living!


    However, Han Hao did not reply, as if he did not see Xie Wanqing at all. He only had a book in his mouth, which Han Hao was extremely familiar with.


    Miss, the doctor said that the bandage on Young Master Han''s face can be removed tomorrow. Xiao Nian said softly at the side, seemingly worried that Han Hao would hear it.


    In these past few days, Han Hao''s character had also become even more eccentric. Not only did he often get angry, his eyes would sometimes turn red.


    As a result, even Xiao Nian was a little afraid of Han Hao, but fortunately, Han Hao was not in a good mood, so he did not hear Xiao Nian''s words.


    Xie Wanqing gouged Han Hao with her eyes, it had been so many days, what was there to be worried about? As a man, could it be that she would be afraid to face her own face?


    "Han Hao!" Seeing her dejected look, even if he recited it back to him, what use was there? Xie Wanqing did not want to see Han Hao like this, so even her anger started to rise.


    Han Hao finally stopped talking, but he did not even look at Xie Wanqing, the gauze over her face allowed Xie Wanqing to not be able to see Han Hao''s expression clearly, but his eyes were clearly dejected, full of dejection.


    Xie Wanqing saw a trace of despair, and felt as if his heart had died. In her own memory, when was Han Hao like this?


    Now that the matter was placed right in front of him, Han Hao was ultimately unable to face it. Seeing Han Hao''s current state, Xie Wanqing''s nose turned sour, yet he was still able to hold back his tears. Han Hao''s heart was bitter, but he did not reveal it.


    The cold little hand held onto Han Hao''s hand, a look of determination in his eyes, "Not only that, I will face it together with you. Even if there are scars, I will look everywhere for famous doctors in the world, and I will definitely find a way!"


    Han Hao finally raised his head and looked at Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing had said a lot more, and was afraid that anyone would be moved, and even the dejection in Han Hao''s eyes disappeared.


    Xie Wanqing spoke a little more with Han Hao before finally leaving Han Hao''s room. Turning her head back, he saw the sliver of light that seeped out of the window in the middle of the night. Xie Wanqing pursed her lips, and his heart suddenly felt as if it had been grabbed.


    After Xie Wanqing returned to his own room, she was not in a hurry to rest. Originally, she was a little tired, but unfortunately, after going to Han Hao''s room, she could no longer sleep.


    After returning to his room, he took a bath and changed his clothes. By the time Yue Xin finished, the room was already warm from the fire, and Xie Wanqing had already sat at her desk and read a book. It had already been two hours.


    Yue Xin looked at the sky outside, Xie Wanqing had never stayed up that late before, "Miss should rest, it''s already very late!"

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    "I''m not sleepy, Yue Xin you have served me for an entire day, I think you must be tired, go rest first, don''t worry about me!" Xie Wanqing said indifferently, as she flipped through the book in her hand.


    "Miss, do you have something on your mind?" Although Xie Wanqing was holding onto the < Classic of Poetry > and was flipping through it page after page, her eyes would not lie.


    Xie Wanqing raised her head and looked at Yue Xin, she was a little surprised that Yue Xin had actually learnt to observe her words and appearance, but she did not say anything, only sighed, her mind was tired and she did not want to speak.


    "Is it about the Young Master Han?" Yue Xin tilted her head, seeing that if Xie Wanqing did not say anything, she would not feel well, and would not be able to sleep tonight.


    "Han Hao looks pitiful, but if he doesn''t work hard, he''s actually afraid of facing his own face!" Xie Wanqing paused for a while, but when she mentioned this matter, she did not feel good, "He was not like this in the past!" Xie Wanqing frowned, Yue Xin had been following by her side the entire time, so she was aware of Han Hao''s temper.


    "No one in the world loves beauty! Furthermore, Miss has told Young Master Han that the incident in Young Master Han was caused by someone else, so it is hard to avoid the anger in his heart, furthermore, he was originally a gentle person, and there are many good intentions in his heart that cannot suppress the evil thoughts in the heart of the sinister people. Despair is within reason, Miss, do not be sad!"


    Xie Wanqing heard Yue Xin say so much, but felt that it made sense, as if she had different feelings towards Han Hao, and Xie Wanqing herself could not control it. When she saw Han Hao being hurt, Xie Wanqing would feel pain in her heart, so her face was filled with worry, but Yue Xin''s words were analyzed thoroughly, and it was as if Xie Wanqing''s words woke him up from her dreams.


    "Yue Xin, why is your speech so old at such a young age? You look like a Mama!" After Yue Xin cleared the knot in her heart, Xie Wanqing tilted her head and started to chat with Yue Xin.


    "Miss should just go to sleep. I still need to go to school tomorrow!" Yue Xin looked at Xie Wanqing''s pair of clever little eyes helplessly.


    After Yue Xin finished speaking, Xie Wanqing allowed Yue Xin to serve him and help him sleep, and perhaps, she was finally tired. Xie Wanqing fell asleep very quickly, and the whole night without any dreams, felt extremely sweet.


    The next day, Xie Wanqing woke up and went to greet the old lady as usual. The only thing was that she did not mention Han Hao, and he did not dare to say anything.


    It wasn''t until Xie Wanqing returned to her residence at noon that she asked about Han Hao''s news.


    "I''ve told you before, everything in Young Master Han is fine. It''s just that when you remove the gauze, there are a few faint scars on it. That doctor left his own concoction to dilute the scars!"


    Although Xie Wanqing had not said it, Yue Xin could tell that Xie Wanqing was obviously worrying about it. It seemed that she was not willing to talk about it, and had finally said it out loud.


    "That''s good!" Xie Wanqing secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and started to eat more than before. Yue Xin could tell that Xie Wanqing was in a better mood than before.


    In the next few days, Xie Wanqing did not visit Han Hao, but Zhao Yuqi came to find him a bit more frequently. Xie Wanqing was already busy to begin with, and with Zhao Yuqi causing trouble, she became even more anxious, but it did not show on her face.


    When Xie Wanqing was with him, she was extremely gentle. Originally, Zhao Yuqi had had feelings for him, and now, he had a firm grasp of Zhao Yuqi''s heart.


    Zhao Yuqi had also asked about Xie Yun''s situation, so how was Xie Wanqing going to deal with it? According to Xie Wanqing''s logic, Xie Yun was indeed a detestable person, but in the end, she was still used by someone and didn''t commit the crime of not dying, so it was fine to be scared for a bit.


    But Xie Wanqing was afraid that Xie Yun was there, and that it was the safest, so with the two of them giving it their all, if Xie Yun came out, it would be hard to guarantee that the two of them would not make their move against Xie Yun.


    The dead could not speak, wasn''t that the famous saying of the Concubine Fang? She had heard it before she died, but she didn''t think that she would remember it like that.


    So Xie Yun was temporarily still living in the County Prince Liang Palace, waiting on him every day with nothing but coarse tea and light rice, which could also be considered as the punishment that the County Prince Liang gave him!


    Although this place was not as comfortable as a home where Xie Yun could do whatever he wanted, it was still safe. And secondly, that unreasonable woman in Xie Yun''s house should have let him know what fear was.


    He heard that Xie Yun had to cause a ruckus almost every day, but the person serving him did not lower himself to Xie Yun, so he still carried this meal over as usual. After smashing it and replacing it with a new one, no one paid any attention to Xie Yun, as he was helpless to do so.


    Xie Yun was already spoiled when he was at home, how could he possibly be someone who was hungry enough to stand up?


    On the other hand, on this day, Xie Wanqing met Mrs. Xie again after school, and when the person saw Xie Wanqing, his eyes seemed to light up.


    Xie Wanqing''s face did not move at all, she walked over as if she did not see her, and only then did she blessing her body, "Aunt, are you looking for Qing Er again?"


    ~ It must have been to find people to ask around or drag out. He probably came to see Xie Wanqing because he could not find anything.


    "Evening, come here. You''re thirsty right after school, so why don''t you drink a bowl of sweet water? We might have misunderstood earlier, so we might as well sit down and have a good chat!" As she spoke, she pointed to the sweet water shop beside her.


    Since when did Mrs. Xie learn this kind of backstabbing? Xie Wanqing caused her son to disappear, and she was afraid that she would hate to eat him! At that time, it would be even better than last time, but Xie Wanqing was still afraid that she might be poisoned to death.


    "No need, I''m not thirsty. Father is still waiting for me to go back and study. How about I leave first?" Xie Wanqing said as she prepared to leave.


    If he really sat down, the sweet water would naturally taste good. However, he could only look at the snot and tears on everyone''s faces as they flowed down his face.


    What''s more, Xie Wanqing was not someone who had a strong desire. As for Xie Yun, it was his own doing after all.


    "It''s late Qing, it''s late Qing ¡­" Seeing that Xie Wanqing was about to leave, how could the Mrs. Xie allow that? She still had to ask about the whereabouts of her precious son!


    "Auntie, do you have any other instructions?" Xie Wanqing''s humble appearance actually showed that Mrs. Xie was a bit too impatient. Xie Wanqing''s gaze landed on the big hand that was grabbing onto his clothes, and her gaze could not help but become colder, causing Mrs. Xie''s hand to tremble uncontrollably.


    "Qing Er, where is Xie Yun exactly, I''m so worried about Aunt!" The man spoke with a sobbing tone, but Xie Wanqing did not sympathize with him, she just felt a little annoyed.


    Especially when the man placed his hand on Xie Wanqing''s clothes, the boredom got even deeper, and luckily he noticed Xie Wanqing''s disgust and awkwardly lowered his hand.


    "I don''t know!" Xie Wanqing raised her small face, "Regarding this matter with Xie Yun, I would definitely punish my aunt impartially. If you believe that Xie Yun was wrongly accused, then your County Prince Liang would definitely think of a way to return Xie Yun''s innocence!"


    "Yanqing, can you help me ask around!" Originally, Mrs. Xie thought that a nine year old child could be coaxed out of it with just a bowl of sweet water. But now, it seems that it wasn''t that simple.


    So now he could only beg Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing secretly snorted, her arrogant look now even more so.


    Looking at it now, it seemed like Xie Wanqing would have to repay her arrogance in the past. However, she still looked like she was innocently looking up at Mrs. Xie.


    "County Prince Liang is busy with government affairs, so when it comes to Sanguine, other people''s hearts are simply adding trouble for County Prince Liang. If Aunt is curious, she can ask for herself."


    Xie Wanqing pretended not to know, but how could the other person not know, if she really did ask, wouldn''t she be courting death, the County Prince Liang treated Xie Wanqing like her own flesh and blood, yet Xie Yun actually went and bullied Xie Wanqing, and it was already determined that, if Xie Wanqing did not speak of this, it would not be good.

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    "For the sake of helping Xie Yun, we envoys have relations with flesh and blood, just treat it as our aunt begging you!"


    As he spoke, his tears really started to flow down on the street. Those who did not know what Xie Wanqing had done to them, turned to look at him.


    Xie Wanqing was really disdainful in her heart, it seemed like, as expected, mothers must have sons, and whatever it was, it was on the surface. Luckily, they were separated, otherwise, living in Marquis Anyang''s Mansion would not even be enough to die a hundred times.


    "Aunt, I understand that although Xie Yun was in the wrong, he shouldn''t have been punished. If there was really something excessive with the County Prince Liang, I, Qing Qing, would definitely advise against it.


    Xie Wanqing thought that if she did not agree, then she would not be able to leave, and could only reply in this tone, but Mrs. Xie seemed to have misunderstood her request, and started crying again.


    "Aunt, if Xianqing doesn''t go back now, I''m afraid the family will be worried. If grandma finds out that it was aunt who stopped her, she won''t let her go back ¡­" Before Xie Wanqing could finish speaking, the Mrs. Xie hurriedly sent him back.


    Along the way back, Xie Wanqing could only think to herself in her heart, that this family doesn''t have any schemes, no wonder they could only be a small official under the help of the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion. Otherwise, wouldn''t their first three lives not be enough to be dealt with?


    However, based on what Xie Wanqing said, she was a little envious of Xie Yun. Their family''s relationship was not that complicated, so naturally they would feel at ease, unlike him ¡­


    Xie Wanqing immediately realized that she was in a trance. She couldn''t possibly have the choice to choose from the kind of family she was born in, and actually chose to think about how these things worked out.


    After that, she shook her head and sped up her pace towards the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, returning back to her clothes in a hurry and went into Xie Kai''s study.


    Originally, Xie Kai hated it when people disturbed him when he was doing official business the most, but now, it just so happened that he did not hate Xie Wanqing at all.


    Without Xie Wanqing, Xie Kai felt bored, and time spent handling public affairs was exceptionally long. Especially when Xie Wanqing heard yesterday that she had to accompany the County Prince Liang, so she didn''t come, Xie Kai''s heart became more and more concerned.


    The sound of the door opening was followed by the entrance of a small figure who was happily escaping, causing Xie Kai''s heart to soften a little.


    "Daddy!" Originally, Xie Kai was serious, even when treating his children, he did not have a trace of a smile that would cause others to fear him. But today, after seeing Xie Wanqing, his heart softened and immediately smiled.


    "Why is it that I''m here a bit more at night than usual, is there anything going on in the academy?" Xie Kai casually asked as he started writing once again.


    "Nope, it was aunt Xie who met her on the way, so they just exchanged a few words!" As Xie Wanqing spoke, she took out some ink and paper and placed them on a small table to study the ink.


    That was why Xie Kai liked her. He knew that Xie Yun did not like having more people around him when he was dealing with official business, so he would even do the things that even a servant like Yan Mo should have done himself.


    After hearing Xie Wanqing talk about this, Xie Kai put down the brush and ink in his hand, "What did she tell you?"


    "Aunt said that Xie Yun is Xianqing''s brother, and Xianqing loves and wants help. Xianqing also promised Aunt, so of course Xie Yun has to take responsibility for his wrongdoings, but if County Prince Liang is really going overboard, Xianqing will also advise you!"


    Once Xie Wanqing mentioned this matter, she put down her brush. Looking at how she viewed it, it seemed to be something very important, but Xie Wanqing did not expect it.


    Xie Kai did not usually manage his family''s backyard, and as for his children, they were even rarer to see, but today, it was like this, as if they truly valued Xie Wanqing.


    "I also heard about this matter, that Xie Yun always looked good on the outside, but never would I have thought that even at such a young age, my Marquis Anyang''s Mansion would not be able to hold him back, I never thought that his mother would actually have the face to stop you!"


    When Xie Kai spoke, his tone was not very good, it seemed that the family had offended the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, so even the normally calm Xie Kai did not like them.


    "I understand, but I understand that you shouldn''t act disrespectfully in front of your elders. Xie Kai has already been in the Duke Palaces for quite a while, he must have received a lesson!"


    Xie Wanqing''s neither humble nor arrogant appearance, but what she said was even more appropriate and appropriate, causing Xie Kai to praise him. Hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, she nodded continuously, then raised her brush, and said after a long while: "You are a good child, in the future, as long as you meet your aunt on the surface, you will be fine."


    The fact that Xie Kai was able to say such words, astonished Xie Wanqing, this person who was extremely proud of her intelligence must have thought of something, but to be able to say such things in front of Xie Wanqing, was sshe trusting Xie Wanqing or was he just trusting him?


    In the end, he agreed, "I understand!" After that, there was no sound from the house anymore, Xie Kai was busy all day, Xie Wanqing practiced for an hour and then returned back to his own house to eat dinner.


    After finishing her dinner, it was only for a moment. Xie Wanqing was about to go to the old lady''s room, when Concubine Fang walked in.


    What good news could the Concubine Fang possibly have if she came? Xie Wanqing only felt that it was unlucky, what was the point in coming properly? Xie Wanqing did not wish to see this person.


    "Aunt, I haven''t seen you in such a long time!" Although he was unhappy, he still didn''t show it on his face. Instead, he rushed forward.


    "From the looks of it, I''ve heard that you''ve been going to your father''s side every single day recently. You haven''t caused your father any trouble, have you?" Concubine Fang also happened to pinch Xie Wanqing''s little face intimately.


    "Nope, Xianqing is so obedient. Daddy likes to talk to her!" Xie Wanqing said as she pulled Concubine Fang''s hand.


    A trace of hostility seeped out of Concubine Fang''s eyes, but it quickly returned to normal. She then pulled Xie Wanqing''s hand and walked up to her position, talking to him.


    Speak? Other than trying to surprise Xie Wanqing, what else could the Concubine Fang do?


    "Aunt, what''s the point of Aunt saying that she hasn''t done anything bad recently?" Xie Wanqing''s eyes were originally exceptionally clear, but when they landed on Concubine Fang''s body, it actually caused him to tremble.


    No matter how strong one''s heart was, they wouldn''t be able to remain still when doing bad things. Even Concubine Fang, who had already poisoned her heart, still felt a little guilty.


    He never thought that Xie Wanqing would speak up and even her hand that was holding Xie Wanqing''s hand trembled. Xie Wanqing did this on purpose, to see if this person would be afraid when doing bad things.


    As for the reason why they came, Xie Wanqing was also well aware of it. Firstly, how did they manage to sit down when Xie Yun had disappeared for the past few days, and secondly, how could Xie Wanqing frequently enter Xie Kai''s study?


    Concubine Fang seemed to have noticed that Xie Wanqing was doing this on purpose, a look of anger flashed past her eyes, but she quickly recovered.


    "Didn''t Aunt say that she did the wrong thing, how could she not know that she was the most obedient? Aunt wanted to ask Xie Yun about the matter, and it was all because of you, how is Xie Yun doing now?"


    The Concubine Fang sat on the chair, and Xie Wanqing clearly felt that the Concubine Fang had a trace of panic. Those who do evil things would definitely worry about others discovering it, but she never thought that the Concubine Fang would still have a guilty conscience.


    "I don''t know either, but if County Prince Liang didn''t say so, I wouldn''t dare to ask, but I''m sure that if County Prince Liang has a sense of propriety, he wouldn''t make things difficult for Xie Yun!"


    Xie Wanqing had said that, but the appearance of the Concubine Fang clearly showed that she did not believe what Xie Wanqing had said. Recently, the County Prince Liang had frequently come to find Xie Wanqing, who everyone in the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion knew about.


    Only, no one knew what the two of them were doing in the room, Concubine Fang would frequently look through the courtyard window, and sometimes, when the two of them did not have any movement inside the room, it would stay for four to four hours. Concubine Fang felt that maybe Xie Yun had said something, if it was really like that, then Xie Yun would definitely end up doing it as soon as possible.

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    After Xie Wanqing heard this, his heart went cold, but she still nodded her head seriously, "Aunt is right, but what is Qing Qing supposed to do?!"


    "Silly child, County Prince Liang likes you. You can just let County Prince Liang finish him off!" Concubine Fang touched Xie Wanqing''s head.


    However, when Xie Wanqing saw that Concubine Fang said that it was over, she had clearly wiped her neck with her hand. Even if Xie Wanqing had the soul of an adult, she was still kind.


    On the surface, however, she looked even more scared. "Aunt, Evening Qing is scared!" As he said that, he jumped down from his seat and ran to the front of Concubine Fang, and immediately burrowed into her bosom.


    Xie Yun''s death would mean that no one would ever know of the despicable things that Xie Wanyun had done. And secondly, it was because of Xie Wanqing, but now that Xie Yun had died, wouldn''t everyone be pointing fingers at him? When the time came, everyone would say that Xie Wanqing was very young and cruel, that even if Xie Yun had any evil intentions, she would still not succeed, and would actually be killed by Xie Wanqing.


    Who would dare to come into contact with Xie Wanqing in the future? With Xie Wanqing''s accumulation of knowledge, a good reputation would not be easy to obtain.


    If Xie Wanyun acted like a good person at this time, wouldn''t everyone think more highly of him? If they compared him again, Xie Wanqing would be a piece of cake!


    "Foolish child, what''s there to be afraid of? There''s an aunt, those who bullied our Sang-qing deserve to die!" Concubine Fang carried Xie Wanqing and placed him on her lap.


    On the surface, it looked intimate, but in truth, it was just weighing Xie Wanqing that caused her to tremble. Although it looked like her figure was slender and slender and straight, once she was hugged, it was much lighter than before. Because of Han Hao''s previous actions, Xie Wanqing did not have any appetite and in the past few days, her body had lost a lot of weight.


    In the kitchen today, the Concubine Fang did not dare to make any more moves. However, she had already made her preparations, and with the original poison in addition to the pills that could make people fat, she should have been weak and fat, just like she was now.


    The gaze she used to look at Xie Wanqing became more and more sinister. It was obvious that Xie Wanqing had discovered something and became cautious, which was why she was acting like this.


    Xie Wanqing took note of all of this. She did not say anything and just raised her head to look at the Concubine Fang.


    "Aunt, even though Xie Yun did do something wrong, but in the end, Xianqing is still fine. Xie Yun didn''t succeed! Xianqing thought that although Xie Yun was in the wrong, he shouldn''t be taking his life, right?!"


    "Child, are you being merciful in the end? If you don''t listen to this lady''s words, you''ll be at a disadvantage. This aunt won''t teach you these methods in the future!" Concubine Fang looked angry, and immediately stood up, as if she was angry.


    "Don''t, I''ll listen to auntie. As her biological mother, I definitely won''t harm her!" Seeing Concubine Fang''s anger, Xie Wanqing walked forward and firmly grabbed onto his hand as if she was unable to bear it any longer.


    "That''s more like it. Why would Aunt harm you!" Only then did Concubine Fang return to her original loving clothes and rubbed Xie Wanqing''s head.


    "En, when County Prince Liang comes to find Sanguine, Sanguine will tell County Prince Liang that anyone who bullies Sanguine will have to die!" As he said this, he raised his small fist. He did not look vicious at all, but somehow looked somewhat cute.


    "Alright, there''s also one more thing. It''s not good for you to go to your father''s room often like this, affecting him. Although he doesn''t say it on the surface, in his heart, he can blame you for not going to his room ever again!" As Concubine Fang spoke, she squatted down and patted Xie Wanqing''s face with her eyes filled with love, but Xie Wanqing could clearly see a trace of maliciousness behind the love.


    "But Daddy seems to like the evening sun very much. He wants Daddy to spend more time with me in the future!" Xie Wanqing curiously looked at Concubine Fang, who actually avoided her eyes a little.


    "Silly child, how could I like you? It''s just your father''s kind words, how could you take it seriously? Don''t disturb your father in the future, look at all the flowers and grass in your yard. If it''s not good, then why not go outside and play with me? What''s so fun about your father''s room?"


    "But Daddy will teach you calligraphy and sometimes painting ¡­" Xie Wanqing tilted her head, and her gaze revealed a look of anticipation. She had clearly seen the Concubine Fang tremble, and never would she have imagined that Xie Kai would become so intimate with his two daughters in merely a month''s time!


    "Why would a girl learn these things? Women have no talent, so you''re the only one who knows how to marry you in the future. At that time, if he knows more than the County Prince Liang, would he dare to marry you?" Concubine Fang said as she rubbed Xie Wanqing''s little face.


    The moment Xie Wanqing heard County Prince Liang, she hurriedly nodded her head, "Aunt is right.


    "Right, that''s more like it! If Aunt has other things to do, then she''ll be leaving first!" Concubine Fang remembered that she had to leave as soon as she finished speaking, because Xie Wanqing had already promised him the result she wanted.


    It was just that the gaze that Xie Wanqing used to look at Concubine Fang from the door was ice-cold, not because she had promised him that she would do it, but because her venomous heart was extremely scary, and the one that was used by the mother and daughter pair was definitely not going to have a good ending.


    The last time Zhao Yuqi had casually mentioned something, a group of little furry thieves from the Duke Palaces came over after they were caught by the guards and knocked down. Unfortunately, after they were caught, they bit their tongue and committed suicide.


    Xie Wanqing watched as Concubine Fang''s figure gradually faded, a layer of mist permeating under her eyes. No matter how scheming a person was, they would sometimes make mistakes.


    Did he really think that Zhao Yuqi was an idiot that could listen to Concubine Fang''s commands and silence Xie Yun?


    Concubine Fang saw, that Zhao Yuqi deeply loved Xie Wanqing, and seemed to be going crazy. Otherwise, on New Year''s Eve, Xie Wanyun would not have been kicked lightly by him, but she did not know that Zhao Yuqi was extremely cautious when it came to matters of life. Only Xie Wanqing and Zhao Yuqi had been husband and wife for a lifetime, so he knew that even if Xie Wanqing truly had that intention, Zhao Yuqi would not act rashly.


    As for Xie Kai''s study, Xie Wanqing would not go if she did not want to. Previously, Xie Kai looked like she was very concerned about Xie Wanqing because she did not want to go to his study, so Xie Wanqing wanted to bet on this.


    Xie Kai was still a man after all, and did not have the meticulous thoughts of a woman in the mansion. If he really did not see Xie Wanqing for a few days, would it be strange?


    If he really cared, then he would come looking for Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing was betting on something, and if there was nothing wrong with it, she would not lose out, and in the end, laid the foundation that she was so close to Xie Kai previously.


    On the other hand, Zhao Yuqi had been accompanying Xie Wanqing for the past few days, and he often talked about Xie Yun.


    Originally, when Zhao Yuqi said that he was going to drag Xie Yun into the prison to suffer, everyone thought that Xie Yun was going to finish playing such a huge role that day. If it was merely Ru, then in Zhao Yuqi''s opinion, it would be a bit too frivolous!


    But there were some people who wanted Xie Yun to die, so Xie Wanqing did not want to make Xie Yun suffer any more. Although he was repulsive, in the beginning, he was just a person who was pampered at home, but in the end, he became a pitiful person who was taken advantage of.


    Xie Wanqing was holding Zhao Yuqi''s hand and the two of them were speaking, but now they were talking about Xie Yun, and Xie Wanqing wanted to see if Xie Yun was willing or not.


    After all, for the people who used Xie Yun, they had to let Xie Yun know what kind of thoughts they had. Although Xie Yun was not very sensible, he still had a clear understanding of what was good and what was evil.


    "Yuqi, Xie Yun has already been locked up for a few days, and during these few days, Aunt would also frequently stop Qing to inquire about Xie Yun''s situation, Xin Qing wants to see him."


    On Zhao Yuqi''s face, it was obvious that he was not a broad-minded individual. In the eyes of others, this Xie Yun was actually greedy for Xie Wanqing, so Zhao Yuqi was still wary of him in the end.


    In the end, Xie Wanqing still retained this bit of kindness in her heart, which was why she protected Xie Yun''s life.

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    That time, it looked like he was not lightly frightened, and would not have harbored any thoughts that he should have, if County Prince Liang was worried, he could have asked a few Attendant s to watch over the place, and there are some things that Xie Yun should know about at home!


    Xie Wanqing had said a lot before she could finally relax, but she didn''t forget to give Xie Wanqing some advice in the end. After Xie Wanqing agreed to all of them, Zhao Yuqi agreed and they could go to the County Prince Liang Palace tomorrow to take a look at Xie Yun.


    So this time, she stayed in Xie Wanqing''s room for less than four hours before leaving. Xie Wanqing was alone in her room, familiarizing herself with the writing.


    In the evening, just as Xie Wanqing was about to go to the Old Mistress''s room after changing her clothes, she heard a report from Yue Xin. had gone in the direction of Xie Kai''s study.


    Everything went according to Xie Wanqing''s expectations, and this mother and daughter pair had to endure for such a long time that it was difficult for them.


    There were definitely people watching Xie Wanqing''s side, so Xie Wanqing did not go to her house for a long time. In the recent days, Xie Kai was probably very bored, she had gotten used to Xie Wanqing around him, and now that she had gotten used to it, she was even more anxious to go alone.


    Xie Wanqing thought that Concubine Fang''s methods must be like that, allowing Yue Xin to observe some of the movements in Xie Wanyun''s room. It seems that even though Concubine Fang had already suffered from so many misfortunes, he still did not manage to fix any of it.


    In Xie Kai''s study, Xie Kai was currently engrossed with handling official matters. These days, he had been even busier than before.


    Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw someone pushing open the door. That person looked like a servant girl that was specifically serving her in the study room, but Xie Kai, who had probably come to deliver the water, did not even lift his head.


    Only when the man placed the water on the desk, and did not leave, did Xie Kai realize that something was wrong and raised his head to look. It was Xie Wanyun.


    At this time, when he saw that Xie Kai was in a trance, Xie Kai was actually surprised for a bit.


    He was not very close to his children previously, but as for Xie Wanyun, she had been trained to be a typical young lady from a noble family, so Xie Kai secretly approved of her without showing any emotions, but after what happened on New Year''s Eve, Xie Kai''s heart did not even have a trace of praise anymore.


    After the new year, Concubine Fang had only gone to her room once, but she was still old and decrepit. Xie Kai could not find it interesting to sit there and say a few words before she left.


    Xie Kai raised his head and looked at Xie Wanyun as if he was shocked by him, causing Xie Wanyun to tremble in fear, then he retreated a step and knelt down in a hurry, looking pitiful and pitiful, as though he had committed a grave mistake.


    Being a mother who would pretend to be a pitiful daughter was better, in the end, Xie Kai only cared about blood and flesh, and was soft-hearted in the end. As a father, he should have been more imposing in the first place, so Xie Kai only asked indifferently: "Night Yun, what are you here for?"


    "Xianyun greets father and misses him so much that he can''t rest while eating and sleeping. She then asked the maidservant to let her in, just to serve her father a cup of tea. It was her fault that she disturbed him." As he spoke, he kowtowed once more.


    Xie Kai only raised his head and glanced at Xie Wanyun, "Get up, it''s just that you know that you can''t be disturbed in the study, you should still ¡­"


    Although he felt pity for her, he still didn''t move a single bit due to his anger over what had happened. Only the brush in his hand continued to dance in the air, writing something unknown.


    Before she even finished speaking, Xie Wanyun had already knelt down anxiously, "Earlier, I heard that my sister was by my side, I did not ask for anything else but to be able to be like my sister. Since my sister is not here now, I can talk with my father and relieve my father of his fatigue!"


    Xie Wanyun''s submissive look, was even more able to arouse Xie Kai''s compassion towards her. She called her daddy extremely tactfully, just to remind her that she was Xie Kai''s daughter too.


    In the end, Xie Kai stopped writing and looked at Xie Wanyun''s appearance, and he was truly afraid that no one would have the heart to reject him, they all thought that their own daughters should be treated equally, and they all looked deeply into Xie Wanyun''s eyes.


    It was only a light blue robe, but it added a hint of elegance. It looked as if he was sincerely regretting what he had done before, that he might have been stained in the buddhist hall, and did not like the coquettish extravagance he had displayed in the past. Xie Kai secretly thought in his heart.


    Seeing Xie Wanyun''s appearance, she finally could not take it anymore, and nodded her head. Only then did Xie Wanyun stand up, but unlike Xie Wanqing, who was sitting on a small table and practicing or drawing, he happily and wholeheartedly served Xie Kai.


    As for the sudden appearance of a person beside Xie Kai, it was just that he felt a little uncomfortable, "You can do your own things like your sister!"


    Xie Kai was a little uncomfortable, but he was afraid that Xie Wanyun would be sad, which was why he said it so tactfully. This Xie Wanyun was actually the most meticulous of them all, perhaps she was too happy now, and actually did not notice Xie Kai''s displeasure at all.


    "Daddy, it''s fine." Daddy, it''s fine.


    Xie Kai was helpless to say that, but seeing how happy Xie Wanyun looked when she promised to stay with him, she could not bear to hurt her heart.


    In the past, the maids in Xie Kai''s study were the most idle. Xie Kai did not even need to wait on a maid to serve him, as all he did was to lessen the disturbance.


    But as Xie Wanyun grinded the ink, he seemed to be looking at Xie Kai, making him feel uncomfortable.


    In these two hours, Xie Kai did not even read much of the official documents, he only felt that it was a little scary looking at him.


    Xie Kai could not hold it in and put down the wolf pen in his hand, "Evening Yun, why don''t you go back to your room and take care of the warm books? There are maids here, how can you do all these things, if your Concubine Fang finds out that you did what a servant should do, it would make them unhappy!"


    Xie Wanyun curled her lips, although Xie Kai''s words were tactful, but the meaning was clear, and did not want Xie Wanyun to serve him.


    Earlier, when Xie Wanqing came to Xie Kai''s study room every day, she had never seen Xie Kai say anything, but why was it that when the round ended, Xie Kai anxiously wanted to chase Xie Wanyun away?


    However, in the end, she could not lose her composure in front of Xie Kai. Otherwise, she would be convicted of being ignorant for nothing. She could only blessing herself and continue, "Night Yun understands, now that I have remembered the lesson that Mr. Er has taught me, I will go back to my house to recite it."


    Although it looked natural on the surface, it was to give a way out, but only Xie Wanyun knew how wronged she was in her heart, and only Xie Wanyun knew that she had served him well enough. Xie Wanqing was younger than him, so she couldn''t help but feel a little nervous, could it be that her service was better than Xie Wanyun''s?


    Xie Wanyun turned around, and tears started streaming down her face. She walked out of Xie Kai''s study quickly, her blue clothes fluttering in the wind giving off a refreshing feeling.


    From the way he walked, one could tell that Xie Wanyun was definitely unhappy, but Xie Kai merely shook his head helplessly.


    Just as Xie Wanyun left, Xie Kai called the maidservants in, he himself was too busy, so he sent the maidservants over to find out what happened to Xie Wanqing.


    Originally, he hadn''t been bothered by it, but now that he hadn''t come for a few days, he felt more and more empty inside. He couldn''t even concentrate on handling government affairs.

 C186

    At this time, Xie Wanqing was inside her house painting, adding a few strokes at one end and a few strokes at the other. The more sshe drew, the more he was interested, and it only took a while for him to finish painting.


    Looking at the completed product, she couldn''t help but to reveal a pleased smile. Just as she was enjoying Yue Xin''s performance, she pushed the door open and entered.


    "Miss, someone was sent from Master''s house to ask Miss what had happened, why haven''t you been there for a few days?"


    Yue Xin''s downcast face could now be considered to be the same as Xie Wanqing''s master and her servant, but what Xie Wanqing did made Yue Xin more and more confused!


    Why didn''t Concubine Fang tell Xie Wanqing to go, then Xie Wanqing really wouldn''t go, but Yue Xin couldn''t exactly say bad things about Xie Wanqing''s biological mother, so she could only worry about it. However, the more Yue Xin looked, the more she felt that something was amiss, and this might be another trap set up by the Concubine Fang.


    Seeing that Xie Wanqing was falling deeper and deeper into the abyss, she did not say anything to Yue Xin at all, as if she was treating him as an outsider.


    Yue Xin wanted to advise him, but to no avail, so she became especially dejected. Xie Wanqing looked up and glanced at Yue Xin, and said indifferently: "Go and tell the person that you''re not in good health these few days, and can''t go see daddy!"


    "Miss!" Yue Xin was really anxious to the point of stamping her feet, but Xie Wanqing still remained calm and raised her head to look at Yue Xin, "What''s wrong?"


    Yue Xin wanted to say something, but in the end, she still couldn''t say it out loud, "Nothing!" Yue Xin frowned, but she still managed to calm down. She couldn''t help but smile as she watched Yue Xin close the door.


    How could Xie Wanqing, who was wholeheartedly towards her master, possibly alienate others? But Yue Xin was also lacking a bit, and she wanted to see if she would do anything after getting close to Yue Xin.


    Although Yue Xin was quick-witted, her temperament was lacking and she was a person without thought, if this went on, it would be hard to avoid being secretly harmed, so this was even more of a test for Yue Xin.


    What Yue Xin should do, Xie Wanqing was still sent out as usual. For example, to let Yue Xin look at Xie Wanyun''s side, but to make him neither hot nor cold, was enough to make Yue Xin feel like she could not see through Xie Wanqing''s thoughts.


    Looking at Yue Xin now, what Xie Wanqing wanted had already been achieved. This girl''s temperament was too calm, so it wouldn''t be a big deal, but beside Xie Wanqing, what was needed was not only a girl who could see the situation clearly, but also a girl who had courage and foresight.


    As for Xie Kai''s side, Xie Wanqing could be considered to have won the bet. If Xie Kai knew that the Concubine Fang did not allow Xie Wanqing to get close to him, what kind of consequences would occur?!


    Only the female servants in the house would know about the obstacles that Xie Wanqing had caused, and more importantly, Xie Kai should more or less know about them.


    Xie Wanqing had long since noticed that Xie Kai had not been to Concubine Fang''s house for a long time. Thinking about it, it was probably because of this matter that caused the suspicion to appear so deeply in Xie Kai''s heart.


    In the beginning, it was because Xie Wanqing was a light talker, so even the grievances in her heart could only be endured by herself.


    But now, Xie Wanqing was no longer like that. Not only was she favored by the madame, she was also favored by the Madame Ye.


    Xie Wanqing no longer had any interest in appreciating the painting, she drew it herself and casually threw it into the basket. If Xie Kai sent people to look for him, wouldn''t that mean Xie Wanyun was undesirable?


    All of this was within Xie Wanqing''s grasp. Because of Xie Wanqing''s mischievousness, in her previous life, she seemed to be more obedient to Xie Wanyun, and Xie Kai would frequently look up to him, but in this life, she would thank him. Although Xie Wanqing was lively, she did not lose her cuteness.


    In addition, Xie Wanqing and Xie Kai''s interaction was naturally harmonious and peaceful. Suddenly, it was the quiet Xie Wanyun, who was originally worried about Xie Wanqing, and thus, Xie Wanyun helped Xie Wanqing out. However, Xie Kai was even more worried about Xie Wanqing, and thus he finally sent someone over to ask about Xie Wanqing''s situation.


    Xie Wanqing was not in a hurry to meet Xie Kai. The plan to capture him was the most commonly used in the Concubine Fang and as Xie Wanqing had heard about how the Concubine Fang fought over a favor every day, she would naturally get used to it and try it out today.


    Sure enough, as Xie Wanqing had expected, this response was cold. Xie Kai then sent people to ask the old lady which side of the old lady was the one that Xie Wanqing had been to everyday. As a result, she naturally obtained a good result from Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Kai was actually a little doubtful. Xie Wanqing was clearly very good, why did he insist on coming to his side? The last time he came, he was clearly fine.


    Xie Kai was not an impatient type of person, and would definitely not get angry just because of such a thing. He only thought that there must be a reason behind Xie Wanqing''s actions, and immediately sent people to call Xie Wanqing.


    In less than a day''s time, the servant girl from Xie Kai''s study came to Xie Wanqing''s courtyard twice, and looked around. At that time, Xie Wanqing was having lunch, arranging flowers, and personally enjoying the Plum Blossom.


    "Miss, Master is sending you to the study room!" Yue Xin said as she pushed open the door. Xie Wanqing was cold to him, and Yue Xin did not feel well in her heart.


    "Got it!" Xie Wanqing had put down the things in her hands, she did not expect Xie Kai to send someone to invite her. Xie Wanqing had originally thought that Xie Kai was just a normal person, but it seems like Xie Wanqing had gained some weight in Xie Kai''s heart!


    Xie Wanqing did not expect this effect, but she was in no hurry to do so. Instead, she combed her hair and changed into a set of clean clothes.


    She still had to go to the school in the afternoon, so she probably could not say much more than go to Xie Kai''s room. Only then did she go out the door, seeing that Yue Xin was so anxious that she was about to stamp her feet.


    However, her expression was still calm and collected. Yue Xin followed behind without stopping, and directly walked into Xie Kai''s house. Along the way, Xie Wanqing went straight to Xie Kai''s house.


    "Xianqing greets father!" In the study room, there was only Xie Kai''s stomach, he kept waving the brush, although it was already spring, maybe Xie Kai was afraid, so the room was still warm, causing Xie Wanqing to feel a bit hot.


    Without Xie Kai''s instructions, Xie Wanqing did not dare get up, her legs couldn''t help but feel sore, but Xie Kai remained silent, as though there was no one else in the house like Xie Wanqing.


    Xie Wanqing was clearly not sick, yet she said that she was. Xie Kai was lying if there was no grudge in her heart. This man never lightly punished her children, but she seemed to be half angered just like that.


    Xie Wanqing had already expected that, according to Xie Kai''s personality, although she would also secretly think that she might have other reasons, due to losing face, she would still have to give Xie Wanqing a small punishment.


    After just a short while, Xie Wanqing''s legs were already trembling, and even her breathing had become a lot heavier. Other than Xie Wanqing''s breathing, there was no other sound in the room.


    "Get up!" After a long while, Xie Kai finally spat out two words, but it was as if Xie Wanqing was pardoned, in her previous life, she had never received any punishments, even when she kneeled at the buddhist hall for an entire day, there were still some.


    Xie Wanqing frowned, then struggled to get up, as Xie Kai simply raised his head to take a look.


    "I sent someone to your room to ask if you were sick?" Xie Kai looked at Xie Wanqing with an ice-cold gaze.


    "She''s not sick, it''s just that ¡­" Xie Wanqing started to sob softly as soon as she said it. Her pen paused for a bit, and finally, her gaze landed on Xie Wanqing''s body.


    If she did not care about Xie Wanqing, then it did not matter whether she came or not, she would not send people to ask, and the reason she gave Xie Wanqing a small punishment was because she cared about her daughter, and she lied to herself.


    Now that he heard Xie Wanqing crying, Xie Kai could not help but feel a little uncomfortable, his eyes had an additional trace of pity, but his expression still did not change at all.


    "But what?" Xie Kai tried his best to appear calm, but in reality, in his heart, he was afraid that the waves were raging.


    "It was Concubine Fang who said that Yanqing did not understand the rules. Wanqing would definitely disturb daddy. Daddy, do you dislike Yanqing!?" Xie Wanqing slowly raised her head. There were a few tears on her small, fair face, but under the light of the sun, she seemed crystal clear, becoming more and more conspicuous.

 C187

    When Xie Wanqing said this, Xie Kai became even more upset. In his heart, he was curious as to why the Concubine Fang would tell him this, but when he woke up, Xie Wanyun had clearly come over. Could it be that she sent another daughter, who was not allowed to come?


    "Daddy ¡­" Xie Wanqing''s small eyes were red. Looking at them, Xie Kai could not help but feel some heartache, so his thought just now was only for an instant.


    When Xie Wanqing saw Xie Kai''s absent-minded expression earlier, she clearly thought of something. This was exactly the effect that Xie Wanqing wanted, and as for the "father" that was called soft afterwards, it was more than enough to arouse Xie Kai''s sympathy.


    Only now did Xie Kai regain his senses, and waved towards Xie Wanqing. Xie Wanqing then walked in front of Xie Kai, "Father has never despised you, so you can come to father''s study room often in the future!"


    "Great! I''ve missed dad so much these days!" As Xie Wanqing spoke, she dived into Xie Kai''s embrace, and the fatherly affection in the heart of this seven foot long man was immediately aroused. Xie Wanqing''s appearance was truly obedient too.


    "Alright, you should go to school!" Xie Kai looked at the sky outside before replying. Xie Wanqing nodded and directly walked out of Xie Kai''s study.


    Yue Xin was waiting outside, because her heart was in a mess due to him being separated, she did not even see Xie Wanqing coming out.


    "Why are you still standing here?" Xie Wanqing remained expressionless, but immediately said in a cold voice, looking even more fearsome.


    These few days, Yue Xin had initially tried everything to get closer to Xie Wanqing, but Xie Wanqing just happened to be indifferent. She then thought about where she had not done well, and was interrupted by Xie Wanqing before she could even finish speaking. Even Yue Xin herself did not know what to do!


    In the afternoon, Xiao Nian came to pick Xie Wanqing up. Although Xiao Nian was following beside Xie Wanqing, in the end, they were still young, so they could not allow Xie Wanqing to have such an important meal. Ever since they came back from Han Hao''s side, Yue Xin had only been in charge of cleaning the inner rooms.


    Xie Wanqing did not expect that Yue Xin would not come today, instead, it was the new year.


    Without Yue Xin by her side, Xie Wanqing''s heart was more or less not at ease. It was just that it was not completely buried by Xie Wanqing and her heart was a little uneasy. She did not know if Yue Xin was really sad or if she was going to send Little Nian over to tell Xie Wanqing something.


    If she was sad and avoided Xie Wanqing from then on, then it would be fine if Xie Wanqing didn''t want the maid with no ideas. But if she wanted to use the young age''s mouth to say something, then Xie Wanqing would have to appreciate Yue Xin secretly. This meant that Yue Xin was suitable to be by Xie Wanqing''s side, and had her own opinions.


    In his previous life, Yue Xin did not want Xie Wanqing to become more important to him because she and the Madame Ye had separated from him. However, in this life, Xie Wanqing wanted to properly teach Yue Xin, and it would be best if she could stay by her side.


    Xie Wanqing walked extremely fast along the way, unbeknownst to him, her heart was also becoming more and more nervous, and was worried that Yue Xin would be hurt, and thus alienate him from her side.


    Then Xie Wanqing had thought it through, if she stayed by her side, she would only be used by bad people, so she might as well return to the Madame Ye, and be a chambermaid at the Madame Ye, at ease, and take it as repayment for the advice Yue Xin gave him in her previous life.


    Seeing that she was about to return to the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion, Xie Wanqing took a glance at the youngster behind him, and felt that she was in a bit of a predicament. Xie Wanqing laughed in her heart, It seems that she had decided to return for Yue Xin, but Yue Xin could not leave.


    "Miss, why have you been so cold to Yue Xin these past few days? Did Yue Xin do something wrong while on duty?" Little Nian asked carefully from behind.


    Yue Xin has always been fine, did Yue Xin say anything to you? Xie Wanqing still maintained her cold little face.


    "Sister Yue Xin didn''t say anything, it''s just that this servant can tell just by looking. In the past, Miss and Yue Xin had a passionate chat when they were in the room, but now it''s lessened!"


    Too little? Yue Xin had always been waiting by Xie Wanqing''s side, so when Xie Wanqing did things, he would drink and chat with Yue Xin often, and nowadays, Yue Xin would always stand guard outside, so Xie Wanqing did not even bother to chat with him.


    "It''s just that I''ve been busy these past few days, there''s no need to think too much about it!" Xie Wanqing''s footsteps became faster and faster, from the looks of it, she did not want to hear about Yue Xin.


    "Miss, Yue Xin''s heart is with you!" Little Nian said his last sentence and it seemed that his Marquis Anyang''s Mansion was about to arrive. Xie Wanqing ignored him as well.


    She just entered her own courtyard and saw that Yue Xin and Liu Li were together controlling the servants in the courtyard, but Yue Xin''s eyes were a little red. When she saw Xie Wanqing''s gaze, she intentionally avoided them.


    "Come into the room!" Xie Wanqing only said a few words to Yue Xin before returning to the room, the small figure did not lose in any way.


    Not long later, Yue Xin arrived at Xie Wanqing''s room. Xie Wanqing was drinking tea and looked calm.


    "Are you feeling wronged?" Xie Wanqing stared at Yue Xin, but could not read anything from her eyes. Yue Xin did not even know what Xie Wanqing meant by that.


    "Your servant ¡­" Yue Xin kneeled on the ground, and she didn''t even know how to reply.


    It was just because he had interacted with Yue Xin for two years, that in these two years, even though he had improved a lot, he still did not have the slightest bit of courage. How could he follow beside Xie Wanqing like this?


    The inside of the house was quiet, Yue Xin did not even know how to reply, could it be that she was truly wronged? Xie Wanqing did not say a word, and only looked at Yue Xin.


    "If this servant was careless and did something wrong, little miss would just beat this servant up and curse her. However, ignoring this servant, this servant is truly sad, and does not know where the problem is?"


    "Do you still think that you are just a maid to me?" "At that time, who said that they would follow me loyally?"


    Xie Wanqing''s words stunned him for a moment. Those words were naturally Yue Xin had said, and for a moment, Yue Xin didn''t know how to respond.


    "When Han Hao was in trouble, did you think that it was a bad guy''s scheme? Furthermore, speaking from a distance, when I was getting fat and white and got framed, did you notice it before me?"


    While Yue Xin was hesitating, Xie Wanqing asked about these things yet again.


    "This servant knows her wrongs!" Yue Xin''s voice became softer by a lot. She was still young in the first place, how could she have noticed all this, but Xie Wanqing had discovered everything one by one, there were still a lot of things. If not for Xie Wanqing''s insight or luck, she probably wouldn''t even be left with bones.


    "The reason why you''ve been cold for so many days is actually to tell you that I have many dangers around me. Either you should properly sharpen yourself, or you should not stay by my side and return to your head lady''s side. It''s also good to be a head maid." Xie Wanqing said as she looked up at Yue Xin.


    Hearing that Xie Wanqing wanted to kick her out, Yue Xin panicked and kneeled on the ground, "Miss, this servant is willing to follow you!"


    Xie Wanqing looked at Yue Xin''s appearance and became even more disdainful, "How many times have I told you?


    This time, she wanted to test whether Yue Xin would betray her master because of her estrangement from her, or if she did not have the courage to retreat. On the other hand, Yue Xin''s life was simply too big, and she should scare her a bit, and sometimes, even Xie Wanqing''s teachings did not take it seriously.


    Yue Xin was unable to do anything now, she could only look at Xie Wanqing with a pleading expression. How could Xie Wanqing not be soft-hearted?

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    "Fine, if you want to stay, then stay by my side. It''s just that, in the future, you have to think about everything and have a pair of sharp eyes. You should be able to see what''s wrong!"


    Hearing Xie Wanqing''s words, Yue Xin felt even more relieved and agreed in a hurry. Seeing Yue Xin like that, Xie Wanqing sent him packing.


    Looking at Yue Xin''s back figure, the little girl was truly frightened by Xie Wanqing, and could hold back the fear in her heart, but she was extremely happy, she only knew how to treasure it after losing her life, these words were not wrong, she thought that Yue Xin would probably study well beside Xie Wanqing.


    Looking at the time, it was time to go to Xie Kai''s study room. After changing her clothes, she brought Yue Xin to Xie Kai''s study room.


    When he entered the study room, he saw that Xie Kai was in a rare mood of elegance. At this time, he was drawing a painting on the table and he looked very focused, to the point that he did not even notice Xie Wanqing entering the room.


    Xie Wanqing also lowered her footsteps. When she walked closer, she realized it was a painting of mountains and rivers, but the brushwork was so vigorous that layers of clouds and mist formed. Xie Wanqing secretly compared it to herself, and realized it was really petty.


    It was his first time seeing Xie Kai draw and he actually did it so well. Xie Kai only waited for Xie Wanqing to walk in front of Xie Kai before laughing: "It''s time to leave school!"


    "Un, this is my first time seeing my father draw a painting. My father''s painting is really beautiful!" Xie Wanqing looked up at Xie Kai, the smile on her face almost overflowing.


    As Xie Wanqing said this, her small hand carefully touched upon Xie Kai''s words, "Daddy used to not give me any pointers when I was looking at her painting, could it be that you are intentionally hiding it from me?"


    Xie Wanqing curled her lips, her entire face was filled with unhappiness. Xie Kai looked at her as if she was just an adorable child, and gently caressed Xie Wanqing''s head.


    "Why are you in such a hurry? You''re only nine years old, father''s painting was much worse than yours back then!"


    What Xie Kai said was indeed true, it was fine as long as he learned it, but it looked good as long as he passed. However, Xie Wanqing became more and more serious as he drew, and it was naturally getting better and better.


    This was something that even Xie Wanqing hadn''t expected. Her current transformation was indeed something that she could handle easily, and even Xie Wanyun couldn''t compare to him. However, looking at Xie Kai now, he realized that he was really lacking by a large margin!


    "Dad taught me how to do it in the evening. This goose is really good at painting. Even the goose can''t do it no matter how hard it tries!" Xie Wanqing saw that Xie Kai had stopped writing and was holding Xie Kai''s hand and shaking it non-stop.


    "Alright, I''ll teach you when I''m free. Go sit over there. Daddy will be reading the document now!" Xie Kai had not seen Xie Wanqing for a long time, but he was still worried about him, so his current manner of speaking was filled with love.


    "Alright!" "Yes." Qing Shui nodded. He sat down at a small table nearby and continued copying the scriptures he had brought.


    Even when the two of them were doing their own things, they seemed very natural, unlike Xie Wanyun who seemed to be doing it intentionally. This was probably Xie Wanqing''s greatest advantage.


    Xie Wanqing left when it was time to eat dinner, "It''s been a long time since you last seen the old master, young miss, why don''t you stay in the old master''s room for a while longer?"


    asked while helping Xie Wanqing with the dishes. Yue Xin felt that if they did not go to Xie Kai''s side after such a long time, Xie Wanqing and Xie Kai would definitely leave, so she should stay in Xie Kai''s room for a while longer.


    "If we stay there for too long, wouldn''t it be the same as someone who likes to fight for father''s favor? Do you think father can''t see anything?" Even if Daddy likes me, it''s just a temporary matter. Tomorrow, he might have gone to favor with Big Sister, so who can say for sure? But I didn''t mean to welcome him, I just made Daddy feel like I understand! "


    Since Xie Wanqing had said so, Yue Xin nodded her head repeatedly. Xie Wanqing''s meticulous thinking was indeed worthy of Yue Xin learning, so Yue Xin did not expect it to be at this level.


    "Miss is right, but why did Miss expect that Eldest Miss would go to Master''s study and be persuaded!" Yue Xin became more and more confused, she only felt that Xie Wanqing''s information was extremely detailed, and was something she could not compare with!


    "I have seen the methods of the Concubine Fang, how can I not guess it? As for the reason why that Smothering Gourd like Xie Wanyun was able to get hold of father, I think it was because she was being too attentive to her that she advised him!"


    When Yue Xin heard that Xie Wanqing had always called Xie Wanyun big sister in the past, she couldn''t help but be a little surprised to hear the name Xie Wanyun directly used to refer to her as Xie Wanyun.


    Xie Wanqing looked into Yue Xin''s eyes, and said seriously: "Yue Xin, one of them is my half-sister Big Sister Zither Sound, while the other one is not my biological mother. They both want to harm me, so you just need to remember this!"


    Yue Xin seemed to have already guessed it, and was not as surprised as Xie Wanqing thought she would be. She only replied indifferently, and followed beside Xie Wanqing for a long time.


    "Therefore, if you have anything to say in the future, just say it. There''s no need to remind me in the dark!" As Xie Wanqing said this, she patted Yue Xin''s hand. The master and servant pair no longer spoke, only the sound of their food colliding with a blue and white porcelain bowl and chopsticks.


    At night, Xie Kai had already dealt with the matters of public service for an entire day. Looking at the sky outside wasn''t considered too late, but that layer of doubt in his heart had instead been obscured for an entire day.


    On the surface, Concubine Fang was the same for her two daughters. Then, how big of a difference would there be behind the scenes?


    It was not that Xie Kai did not hear the rumors outside, but he felt that these rumors were not worth believing. The back of his hand was covered in meat, how could Concubine Fang treat him badly?


    As for the matter of New Year''s Eve, Xie Kai also felt that it was all Xie Wanyun''s doing.


    However, with all of these things added together, and with the fact that he had eaten that same thing today, Xie Kai felt that something was amiss just thinking about it.


    Before, when he went to Concubine Fang''s room, he only wanted Concubine Fang to learn how to educate her daughter. But now, he couldn''t sit still any longer and wanted to ask Concubine Fang in front of him.


    That night, Xie Kai came out of the study and didn''t return to his room, but went to Concubine Fang''s room. Concubine Fang was in a daze, not knowing what to do, probably thinking of how to deal with that one with alcohol.


    Even the sound of Xie Kai entering the door was not heard, he only stared blankly at the pots, "What are you thinking about?" Xie Kai''s voice wasn''t loud, but Concubine Fang still trembled when she heard it.


    When he turned his head again, he saw that Xie Kai was already in front of him, so Concubine Fang squeezed out a smile on her face, "Since I have nothing better to do, I just like to think about random things. I have seen my old master!"


    "Un, get up!" Xie Kai sat across from the Concubine Fang and looked at the bowl of tea in his mouth.


    In the end, Xie Kai, whom he had doted on before, still remembered that Concubine Fang always liked scented tea.


    "The old master has not come to see me for a long time and is feeling bitter in his heart. It just so happens that he wants to drink something bitter!" Concubine Fang said with a self-deprecating smile on her face. Xie Kai couldn''t help but be moved when he saw this.


    The Concubine Fang was the person who could speak the best. With just a few words, she was able to lead Xie Kai to feel guilty, as though Xie Kai was the only one who knew how to do things, even if he did not come to the Concubine Fang''s room.


    "I''ve been busy these past few days. I''ve indeed neglected you!" Xie Kai patted Concubine Fang on the shoulder, and then sighed, and Concubine Fang slowly sat opposite of Xie Kai.


    "I understand, but it''s been a long time since I''ve been here. I''m sad!" Tears welled up in Ye Zichen''s eyes as he spoke. It seemed like he didn''t know how wronged he was in his heart.


    "Okay, am I not here?" Only then did Xie Kai speak a soft word and the Concubine Fang crawled into Xie Kai''s embrace. How many men could endure such an attitude?


    "I heard that you don''t want her in my study?" Xie Kai was moved when he saw Concubine Fang, but he still retained a bit of rationality and did not forget his purpose for coming to Concubine Fang''s room.


    Concubine Fang was originally prepared to follow Xie Kai and his wife, and would let Xie Kai stay in his room to rest tonight.


    This person was truly capable, unlike the Madame Ye, who was naturally honest. Every time Xie Kai came, it was as if his soul was drawn in, because the Concubine Fang was young and beautiful.


    Just by hearing that, Concubine Fang''s face changed. What she had said to Xie Wanqing just now had reached Xie Kai, when there was clearly no one else in the room!


    However, after being stunned for a moment, Concubine Fang immediately reacted and squeezed out a smile, "I was worried that Sangqing would be young and immature, so how could this old master''s study room be a place for a little girl like Sangqing to stay? In comparison, Sangyun is very quiet and sensible, and today I came to miss my father, so I agreed to it right away!"


    Xie Kai nodded his head, for some reason, the entire room of the Concubine Fang was filled with thoughts about what to do, and his consciousness was a little blurry, so he naturally did what the Concubine Fang said, causing him to be coaxed and tricked by the Concubine Fang.

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    Concubine Fang and Xie Kai then chatted for a bit longer before extinguishing two more lanterns. The interior of the house became even more blurry, and after that, she grabbed Xie Kai''s hand and started to bathe Xie Kai.


    When the love between husband and concubine is good, when the red candle is lit, the night on the bed will be filled with phoenixes. Xie Kai had probably not been to his wife''s room for a long time, so that night was especially fierce.


    Xie Wanqing was still awake, trying to please the elders in the house, to take care of her homework in the academy was really hard work.


    Even the servants in the courtyard had already rested, only Yue Xin was by her side. Seeing Xie Wanqing yawning, just as she was about to advise Xie Wanqing to rest, a faint sound came from outside. It sounded like wind blowing and grass rustling, but it did not sound like it.


    "What''s that sound outside?" Xie Wanqing did not know, but when she heard him, she immediately understood, and her face flushed red even more.


    Miss, today I saw Master going to Concubine Fang''s house, the voice was most likely coming from Concubine Fang''s side! Only then did Xie Wanqing understand and continued to read the book, cursing inwardly that she really had no shame.


    But Xie Wanqing was not annoyed, Xie Kai had been planning to go to Concubine Fang''s room recently, and was curious about the method Concubine Fang used to prevent Xie Kai from going, since he was truly capable.


    The faint movement did not stop until deep into the night. Xie Wanqing also did not fall asleep until that hour.


    Early morning of the second day, Xie Wanqing woke up early in the morning to pay respects to the old lady. When she saw that the Concubine Fang was sending him off, she did not know what to do, and did not know what she was going to do. In truth, it was only to wake up early in the morning.


    Xie Wanqing could not help but snort disdainfully, but when she saw where it made sense to not greet him, even if Xie Kai had his back facing him, Xie Wanqing still obediently went forward to greet him.


    Originally, Concubine Fang was helping Xie Kai tidy his collar. Perhaps Xie Kai also felt that he did not look good towards a child, and thus, when he saw Xie Wanqing, he intentionally avoided Concubine Fang''s hands.


    Xie Wanqing only pretended not to see it. Although it was just at a young age, Xie Wanqing still understood the principle of "do not treat me impolitely". Moreover, if she were to take an extra look at the gossip at this point of time, it would only make Xie Kai unhappy.


    "Is Xianqing going to school?" Xie Kai laughed somewhat embarrassedly. Seeing that Xie Wanqing seemed to look to be well-behaved, the awkwardness in her heart also lessened by twenty percent.


    "I''ll pay my respects to Grandmother first, then I''ll go to the academy!" Xie Wanqing lowered her head and said softly.


    "Then go quickly!" Xie Kai laughed and said, that kind smile, had never happened before, and when the Concubine Fang looked at him, it was especially dazzling.


    "Daddy, be careful when you go to the imperial court!" As she spoke, Xie Wanqing''s small hands helped to straighten the sleeves of Xie Kai''s court uniform, which seemed to have become a lot more neat and tidy.


    Although it was just a small action, it was more than enough to show Concubine Fang.


    "Alright!" Xie Kai agreed, he did not even bid farewell to the Concubine Fang as usual and directly left, looking so far away, he only had Xie Wanqing in her eyes.


    Xie Wanqing turned her head to look at Xie Kai as sshe left, and continued to send him off respectfully with his body. Until Xie Kai was long gone, Xie Wanqing didn''t even pay any attention to Concubine Fang as he stood up and prepared to leave.


    On the other hand, Concubine Fang stopped Xie Wanqing. That day, when they went to Xie Wanqing''s room, Xie Wanqing did not manage to accomplish even one thing that she had instructed him to do.


    Since there was no news of Xie Yun''s death in the County Prince Liang Palace, Xie Wanqing was like a fish back in water in front of Xie Kai. It was said that not only did she bribe Xie Kai, even the servants who specially cleaned up the study were on extremely good terms with him.


    Concubine Fang was curious, exactly what kind of magic power was on Xie Wanqing''s body. How come it was the person she was born with who was forced into the study with great difficulty, and was even persuaded by Xie Kai.


    "It''s sunset!" The Concubine Fang couldn''t care so much, she directly called out to Xie Wanqing.


    "Aunt, what''s the matter? Evening is going to school!" He turned around with a puzzled expression on his face.


    "Do you still remember what the aunt told you earlier?" Concubine Fang looked like a loving mother.


    "I remember, that''s why I went to ask my father. He said that I don''t hate her, and asked me to come to his study often!"


    Although Xie Wanqing''s words were spoken beautifully, there wasn''t the slightest hint of a smile on her face, and the expression on her originally young and tender face became increasingly cold and distant.


    "If daddy doesn''t hate you, then go often, but the matter with Xie Yun can''t be delayed!" What Concubine Fang was most worried about was still Xie Yun''s unreliable mouth. If he really said something, wouldn''t that mean that his thousand years of hard work would come to an end?


    "Xie Yun is Xianqing''s elder brother, Xianqing shouldn''t be harming him like this, furthermore, Xianqing and Yuqi have already discussed it with each other, County Prince Liang''s meaning is that we should just teach Xie Yun a lesson!"


    The left and right Concubine Fang didn''t know where Xie Yun was imprisoned, they didn''t want to see the Marquis Anyang''s Mansion or the guards in the Duke Palaces. All of the guards were strong and strong, and there was no way they would slack off or play tricks, not even one of the assassins was alive.


    Speaking of this matter, Xie Wanqing didn''t quite understand. Concubine Fang was always in the manor, it would be hard to go out on a trip, so when would she collude with assassins?


    With everything at stake, Xie Wanqing was really busy, it was just a thought, there was no time to think about it anymore.


    Seeing that the Concubine Fang was about to speak,


    "It will be too late for Xianqing to go to school. I''m afraid she will be punished by Teacher. She will leave first!"


    Xie Wanqing then slipped away like a wisp of smoke.


    Concubine Fang''s voice came from behind, "Child, you ¡­"


    However, Xie Wanqing did not hear it clearly. In the past, they had to follow the Concubine Fang and do everything they wanted to do secretly, and that was because the Concubine Fang and Xie Wanqing were mother and daughter, thus causing both of them to suffer losses. However, nowadays, people with discerning eyes could tell that the Concubine Fang did not treat her two daughters the same, so Xie Wanqing naturally, did not need to spend as much effort as in the past.


    It would be better to let the Concubine Fang reveal some more secrets. Although she was still confused about the change in heirs, Xie Wanqing believed that as long as she continued the investigation, there would definitely be traces left behind. At the end of the day, when the truth was revealed, everyone would not be too shocked.


    "Master is so good to the Concubine Fang, is Miss not worried?" Xie Wanqing slipped away before slowing down, and asked Xie Wanqing who was standing beside him.


    "What do I have to worry about? The one who should worry about me is her! Seeing how much father loves me!" He answered.


    After a while, he seemed to remember something,


    "Oh right, how is Han Hao?"


    has already removed the small wound on his leg, and it''s still thanks to Yue Er promptly asking for a doctor, so we managed it in time. The scar that was left behind was not very obvious, it''s just that there was a big wound on his leg, the doctor said that it will probably take a year or so!


    "En, his injuries have been severe for a hundred days, furthermore he is so serious, make Yue Er keep an eye on him, and don''t let him do anything, for the past few days I have been very busy, I don''t have time to see him!"


    Yue Xin agreed, and then walked to the old lady''s room. Xie Wanqing greeted the old lady like usual, and in the next few days, she would throw her in front of the old lady, causing her to feel cold in her heart, but still caught a good look at her, although she was always indifferent, but it was clear that she did not hate Xie Wanqing at all.


    "I heard you used to go to your father''s place often a few days ago?"


    "Yes, I was worried about my father, so I went to his house. He also said that he wanted me to go there often!"


    "You are considerate. Other than an old woman like me, you can still think of your father. Don''t disturb him when he is busy, but since you are going often, I think that you should like him. You should accompany him often!"


    "Yes!" Xie Wanqing immediately agreed with glee. Since the old mistress had already spoken, no one would dare to stop her in the future.


    In truth, the Old Mistress only cared about his son, but Xie Kai could not find the time to pay respects to the Old Mistress. Furthermore, he knew that Xie Wanqing was a well-mannered person, so the Old Mistress could more or less feel more at ease with his company.

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    After bidding farewell, she went back to the school. Due to the delay of the Concubine Fang, Xie Wanqing went back to the school even later than usual, but there was one person who was particularly eye-catching in the school, and that was the Mrs. Xie.


    She looked even thinner than before. If not for Concubine Fang mentioning him, Xie Wanqing would have already forgotten that there was a person being locked up by the County Prince Liang.


    Thinking about it, Xie Kai had already been locked up for a few more days. If he still did not release it, it would be similar to how the County Prince Liang treated others, but whether or not Xie Yun released it would be dangerous, it was something else entirely.


    Just as Xie Wanqing was thinking about this, the lady would immediately rush over when she saw Xie Wanqing, "Sangqing!" Xie Wanqing raised her head to look at the passionate look in her eyes. It was really heartbreaking, she could no longer see her original forceful look.


    "Greetings, aunt!" In the academy, with so many people watching, Xie Wanqing naturally understood that they had to be respectful.


    "Is Xie Yun okay?" The words that came out of his mouth didn''t have the same courteous words as before. It was clear that he was truly anxious.


    "Aunt can be at ease, Xie Yun will not suffer in the County Prince Liang Palace, Xianqing has already told the County Prince Liang, whether he''s a clan brother or not, Xianqing will naturally understand!"


    "Alright!" The Mrs. Xie looked like he was relieved. Xie Wanqing had previously pestered Zhao Yuqi to promise that he would be able to visit Xie Yun.


    However, no matter what, the Duke Palaces would have to release him soon, and Xie Yun had to know that there was someone who wanted to harm him. Xie Kai''s side, on the other hand, was not too worried, and it just so happened that today, he would take the chance to check on Xie Yun''s situation.


    Firstly, he wanted to see if there was any change in his unruly character, and secondly, he wanted to tell him what kind of person he believed his master to be.


    "Aunt, you should go back first. Xie Yun has been in County Prince Liang Palace for so long, Xuanqing believes that Xie Yun has learnt his lesson. In a few days, Xuanqing will go and beg County Prince Liang to release Xie Yun!"


    Speaking of which, Mrs. Xie''s eyes seemed to release a light, for a moment his eyes were full of hope.


    Her originally red and turbid eyes were instantly filled with joy. Previously, Xie Wanqing had been cold to her, so she never thought that Xie Wanqing would actually have this kind of thought.


    Just that, there was a trace of doubt in his eyes, that was Xie Yun''s personality. Although he dared to guarantee that Xie Yun would not have such a dirty thought, but that temper of his was something that he had offended Xie Wanqing with all her might, how could Xie Wanqing be willing to let him out?


    "Xianqing has always remembered that Xie Yun is Xianqing''s elder brother, so he should naturally be punished if he is in the wrong. But since he has been locked up for a few days, he should be able to restrain himself, so Aunt need not be afraid, he was willing to save Xie Yun."


    "Alright, thank you ¡­" The Mrs. Xie thanked him nonstop, and only left after the others reminded him that it was about time for Mister hour to arrive.


    Xie Wanqing sat back down on his seat. Yue Xin just now did not seem to be anything big, and Xie Wanqing was able to take care of it by herself, so she had already left after putting down the book. Just as Xie Wanqing was about to take out the book, she saw Xie Wanyun moving closer to him.


    When Xie Wanqing said that she wanted Xie Yun to be saved, Xie Wanqing did not see her face change that much.


    It was probably because Xie Wanqing had said that and thought that they were on the same side.


    To her, Xie Wanyun, how could anyone be so kind as to save someone who had once harmed her friend for no reason? It was because Xie Wanyun had long since become so bad that not only did she not have a clear vision, she did not have the slightest bit of mercy, and even more so did not care about kinship.


    But Xie Wanqing was able to see it clearly, Xie Yun was merely a little unruly, but he was originally not a bad person, if not he would not have been bullied by a little Xie Huaixing, and now that Xie Yun had learnt to have the intention to kill, Xie Wanyun''s contributions would not be small.


    Although Xie Wanyun moved closer, Xie Wanqing pretended not to see it, and randomly flipped open a book and started to read.


    "Is little sister that serious?" Xie Wanyun had a smile on her face, but it was just that Xie Wanqing had a strange feeling of not smiling at all. The Xu Xie Wanqing had always hated this person, and she did not know what kind of malicious thoughts were behind that smile.


    "Isn''t elder sister the same? Concubine Fang said that a woman is virtuous when she doesn''t have talent. Xie Wanqing smiled slightly.


    Since the other party could no longer sit still and wanted to provoke Xie Wanqing, then Xie Wanqing was satisfied with what she had said to Xie Wanqing, and threw her words that Concubine Fang often said to Xie Wanyun in a gorgeous manner.


    Xie Wanqing knew that Xie Wanyun was only thinking about the grand undertaking of him becoming the Direct Daughter, then the things that she had instigated Xie Yun to do must not be revealed, so Xie Wanqing would not take it seriously if she wanted to ridicule Xie Wanyun.


    "Concubine Fang is right, we are just learning how to read, but we have to learn how to control how people treat themselves, in the future when we get married, we won''t be looked down upon, right little sister?"


    That was why the Concubine Fang said that Yue Xin had to teach Xie Wanyun how to discipline the servants, and why she had to put up with Yue Xin teaching the servants. As for Xie Wanqing, there was nothing at all, she remembered that it was the same in her previous life, Xie Wanqing liked to play, but she did not take it to heart and only said that, Concubine Fang only said that Xie Wanqing was still young, and did not need so many servants to serve him.


    It was just that at that time, why was it that he did not have a pair of fire eyes to tell that the Concubine Fang wanted Xie Wanyun to learn how to discipline her subordinates? As for Xie Wanqing, no one taught him, she only cared about having fun at that time, and was only stepped on by the servant when she entered the main house.


    I think that the reason the Concubine Fang sent so many servants to my courtyard was to let me learn how to discipline them. I am older than her, but she is still younger than me, so I don''t need to learn these things!


    Xie Wanqing said with a smile, but her tone was calm and collected. Xie Wanyun''s expression changed yet again.


    When it came to handling matters, the young miss of an aristocratic family was merely someone who managed the household after her marriage. To a lady, there was no separation between them, which was why Xie Wanyun had mentioned it to her, but she didn''t expect Xie Wanqing to know that the Concubine Fang had such a thorough understanding of her heart, so she had heard her say it before.


    Xie Wanqing wanted to let this mother and daughter know that she wasn''t someone to be trifled with, and that no matter how bad their thoughts were, they would always feel as if their hearts were bright and clear.


    Although Xie Wanyun realised that Xie Wanqing seemed to be deep in thought right now, it was still urgent for him to take care of Xie Yun.


    And then he smiled awkwardly.


    Just then, Aunt said that Sister will see another person in two years, so I''ll just let big sister learn first. But big sister today, I want to ask if little sister is really going to let Xie Yun go, so, in the future, little sister''s prestige and maiden name ¡­


    Xie Wanyun was deliberately preventing others from hearing him. On the surface, it could be said to be to protect Xie Wanqing, but in her heart, she hoped even more that the matter of him wanting to silence him could not be known by others.


    "Little sister knows how to let people go and let people go, furthermore, little sister seems to feel that there is some kind of misunderstanding in Xie Yun''s consciousness, so little sister thought that it would be better to ask Xie Yun, since no matter what, she is from the same clan!"


    "Younger sister''s words are flabbergasted, our Marquis Anyang''s Mansion teacher Yan Ming, how could you call me that kind of trash? Since we can''t be considered as fellow clansmen since we''ve already done such a wrong thing, forget it, no matter how much older sister says, it''s all in vain. It''s better for little sister to think about it herself!"


    Xie Wanqing felt that it was funny, it was like a long line to catch a big fish, she probably thought that if Xie Wanyun said that, Xie Wanqing would listen to him, right?


    It was indeed like this in the past, even when he changed his personality he would still not dare to offend Concubine Fang and Xie Wanyun, he was afraid that he would ruin his reputation as an unfilial son, but the current him was different from the past, as long as he gave face on the surface, what would others notice?