On the eve of her wedding, an urgent report arrived from the border, and the Marquis of Pingyang led his army to battle. To show appreciation and importance, the Crown Prince personally officiated ...
Bai Wanyi looked back, but before he could ask what was going on, he heard a loud boom. In an instant, dust and smoke rose up, and screams were heard everywhere. The young masters and young ladies in the greenhouse rushed out.
Qin Wan subconsciously stood up and stepped back, and several maids quickly protected her in the middle.
The luxurious glass greenhouse collapsed with a loud bang, and the broken glass flew everywhere, as if a switch was turned on, and the rumbling sound continued.
The rockery in the garden collapsed, the pavilion at the other end also collapsed and tilted to one side, and the archway at the entrance also collapsed.
Xie Qing looked around in astonishment, then looked at Qin Wan: "Ms. Qin's methods are so simple."
Qin Wan glared at Xie Qing: "Human life is at stake. Your Highness, please don't put the blame on me."
Since human life is at stake, Qin Wan would never do such a thing to implicate innocent people.
Xie Qing raised an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced. "Don't you still have feelings for Marquis Lu? That's why you're always against Bai, and you hate her for stealing your husband, so you did this? After all, you've been running the Marquis's Mansion for eight years, so it's normal to have the means and connections to do this."
Qin Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "Marquis Pingyang isn't even worthy of me ruining my good deeds! I only took the things I spent money on, I didn't do anything else!"
"Second brother, are you okay?" The Sixth Prince hurried over, looked Xie Qing up and down, and then pulled him out: "Hurry up! I'm afraid the earth dragon is turning over!"
Qin Wan looked at the messy garden and shook her head: "Calm down, it's not the earth dragon turning over, it's the greenhouse that collapsed."
The Sixth Prince didn't see it just now. He ran over when he heard the noise and didn't pay attention. After Qin Wan reminded him, he looked towards the greenhouse and saw that it was in chaos and the ladies were crying.
A little girl covered her face and cried, "My face!"
Blood gushed out from between her fingers. Bai Wanyi didn't care about anything else and grabbed the handkerchief to cover her face. Soon the handkerchief was soaked with blood again.
The little girl just kept crying: "Will I be disfigured? Mother, mother."
Mrs. Wu's heart ached with pain and she cried out, "Call the doctor, call the doctor!"
The garden was suddenly in chaos. A disheveled young man and young lady came out from the corner of the collapsed greenhouse and slipped away while no one was noticing them.
Lu Linglong took advantage of the chaos and pounced on Xie Qing: "Brother Crown Prince, help me!"
Xie Qing dodged, and Lu Linglong fell flat on her face. He hurriedly dragged the Sixth Prince away, waving to Qin Wan, "Goodbye, Miss Qin."
"Get lost!"
Qin Wan really couldn't help but swear. This prince, really, could he please stay away from her!
Mrs. Chen looked at the chaotic scene and quickly pulled Qin Wan and said, "Let's go too. It's too dangerous."
Qin Wan nodded and walked out with Madam Chen.
Tao Yao walked behind, and when no one was paying attention, she quietly stepped on Lu Linglong's ankle. She was the one who stole the most clothes and jewelry from the young lady, and she was also the most heartless!
"Ah!" Lu Linglong screamed miserably. However, the whole place was in chaos, and no one noticed her. Someone even ran away, not noticing the person on the ground, and stepped on them a few more times. When there was almost no one left, she got up and limped to the maid to help her back to her room: "Call the doctor quickly!"
The lively flower-viewing party ended in disaster.
The next day, an imperial censor impeached Lu Yan for failing to manage his family properly.
Of course, this is a later story.
Qin Wan and Madam Chen boarded the carriage. Then she remembered what Madam Chen had shouted when she ran out of the greenhouse. She looked at Madam Chen with sparkling eyes and asked, "What did you see just now?"
Mrs. Chen didn't react for a moment: "What did you see?"
She looked at Qin Wan, and they exchanged bewilderment. After a moment, Mrs. Chen suddenly said, "Oh my! They should be thanking the greenhouse for collapsing!"
Qin Wan was puzzled. After a moment, she remembered their previous worries and said in surprise, "No one..."
Mrs. Chen nodded, a look of fear on her face: "Fortunately, I asked the waiter to go back, otherwise, oh my, who are these people coming!"
Mrs. Chen sighed and began to mutter:
"This flower viewing party is beautifully done, but the decor is incredibly unlucky. A sea of white flowers. If you didn't know better, you'd think we were at a funeral. Isn't that the real deal?"
"These young ladies usually stay in their boudoirs, rarely go out, and have never seen other men. And the young masters, on the other hand, are riding horses and parading through the streets, using sweet words. Isn't this just deceiving people?"
"Two windows were added to the greenhouse, making it look brighter, but the flowers were used as partitions, creating several hidden areas."
"I won't get stye, will I? Ouch..."
Madam Chen covered her face. Qin Wan could guess what had happened without her having to say anything else. She exclaimed, "How did they succeed? But whose child is this?"
Mrs. Chen shook her head. "Don't even mention that you can't see clearly. Even if you can see clearly, you'd still say you can't see clearly."
Qin Wan stopped asking and turned to inquire about the second young master of the Chen family's marriage: "Is it settled?"
"Do you have a candidate?" Madam Chen asked with a smile, "I won't mention anyone else. If your Qin family has a suitable girl, you can introduce her to me."
Seeing that Madam Chen didn't care about Lu Linglong's affairs, Qin Wan was very grateful: "Okay, if there is a suitable one, I will definitely help."
Compared to her son's marriage, Mrs. Chen was obviously more concerned about why the glazed flower house collapsed: "You just said you were worried about something happening. Do you know anything?"
Mrs. Chen believed that Qin Wan would not do such a despicable thing, but she had been in the Lu family for eight years and must have heard some news.
Qin Wan shook her head: "I don't know, but if the Liuli Flower House doesn't follow Yangshi Lei's drawings, there will definitely be problems."
Qin Wan went inside to take a look. The huge glazed greenhouse didn't have a single pillar to support it. "The greenhouse itself is flawed in its construction. If it's left like this, it'll probably collapse under a heavy snow in winter."
"But she changed the windows, and the walls that were originally supporting it were damaged, so they can't hold it up anymore."
Mrs. Chen seemed to be lost in thought. "She has also prepared a number of hanging baskets in the house, and even hung a lot of sky-blue gauze from the ceiling."
"She's so lucky she hasn't collapsed yet." Qin Wan sighed softly, "It's those ladies who suffered an unprovoked disaster today."
Madam Chen, however, felt no pity for them: "They are just trying to curry favor with us. Haven't you noticed? None of these young ladies here are legitimate, and most of the young masters are illegitimate."
Qin Wan didn't know much about the young ladies in the capital, but Mrs. Chen, in order to find a daughter-in-law for her son, had learned all about them.
"How could the ladies be willing to let their precious daughter marry someone else? What's more, the Bai family has invited many merchants, and they are afraid of trouble. Isn't this just dragging out the concubine's daughter? She is not an eyesore at home, and it would be nice if she could make some contribution to the family."