Three days later.

With a dark expression, the old woman placed the breakfast she had brought from the kitchen in front of Qu Jingyun, complaining, "Madam, please look at what Madam Qi is doing! All that's left in our courtyard is a bowl of plain porridge and a small dish of side dishes, this..."

Qu Jingyun glanced at it indifferently.

Where is Qi Yun'er now?

Seeing that she was finally going to deal with Qi Yun'er, the nanny immediately said, "She's with the old lady."

She stood up and walked out.

"Take your breakfast with you, let's go to the old lady's for breakfast together."

The old woman's eyes shone brightly as she carried breakfast, her back straight, and followed behind Qu Jingyun.

When the nanny placed a bowl of white porridge and a small dish of green vegetables on the table, the old lady looked at Qu Jingyun with a puzzled expression.

"What are you doing? Eating such a simple breakfast in the morning will make people think that our general's mansion is so poor that we can't afford breakfast."

Qu Jingyun sat down and smiled at Qi Yun'er, who was serving the old lady her meal.

Qi Yun'er was so frightened that her hands trembled, and the bowl in her hand fell on the old lady, spilling soup all over her.

The old lady pushed Qi Yun'er away with disdain.

While having the servants help her wipe herself, she angrily criticized Qi Yun'er: "How can you do your job? You can't even do such a small thing right?"

"Madam, I..."

The old lady raised her hand to interrupt Qi Yun'er.

"Alright, you're utterly useless. Get out of here and stay out of the way."

Smelling a strange odor emanating from her, the old lady went back to her inner room to change her clothes with a dark expression.

Qu Jingyun, however, acted as if she hadn't seen anything and was happily eating a bowl of porridge.

Qi Yun'er glared angrily at Qu Jingyun: "You did this on purpose!"

Upon hearing this, she smiled.

"I'm just here for a meal, what are you afraid of?"

"I..." Qi Yun'er glanced warily into the inner room, then lowered her voice to warn, "Sister, the person the old lady values ​​now is me. No matter how much trouble you cause, the old lady will not hand over the power to manage the family to you."

"I heard you used the old lady to find a husband for Qi Mingyue? Either a young master or a noble young man from a prominent family. How dare you?" Qu Jingyun asked again.

Qi Yun'er clenched her fists and growled, "My Mingyue is now a talented woman, highly regarded by many young masters. You are clearly jealous."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jingyun was amused.

"envy?"

She raised her head and looked directly into Qi Yun'er's eyes. "Are you jealous that your daughter is no different from those brothel prostitutes, serving men's pleasure? Or are you jealous that she can only be sold for a price and become an object for the rest of her life?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Qi Yun'er's eyes reddened with anger.

But she dared not argue loudly.

Because every time she asked the old lady to take Qi Mingyue out, she used a different excuse.

If the old lady finds out that she is using her to support Qi Mingyue, the old lady might take back her control of the household.

Qi Yun'er quickly adjusted her expression.

She held Qu Jingyun's hand affectionately.

"Sister, I know you're jealous that Mingyue is more outstanding than Yue'er, but that's a fact that can't be changed. Why don't you go find a fortune teller to tell us?"

Qu Jingyun immediately withdrew her hand.

Then she grabbed Qi Yun'er's chin and warned, "Don't think I don't know what bad ideas you're up to. It's your business how you arrange a marriage for Qi Mingyue, but you dare to act in the name of the General's Mansion. Qi Yun'er, do you think I won't dare to beat you up?"

Qi Yun'er's body trembled even more violently.

Upon seeing this, Qu Jingyun chuckled softly again.

She patted Qi Yun'er's cheek dismissively.

"If you dare to have any more tricks up your sleeve, I will kill you and your children. Today, I'm just giving you a little lesson."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun'er immediately showed a look of fear.

She's alright, so could it be that Qu Jingyun harmed her child?

Qi Yun'er asked warily, "What did you do to my child?"

"It's nothing, just that Qi Hao lost a leg," Qu Jingyun said indifferently.

"Hao'er!"

Qi Yun'er's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

She pushed Qu Jingyun away and staggered outside.

I fell down several times during that time.

When the old lady came out, she saw that only Qu Jingyun was calmly eating in the room, so she glanced outside.

Where is Yun'er?

Qu Jingyun calmly said, "I heard that Qi Hao lost a bet and had no money to pay, so someone broke his leg."

Upon hearing this, the old lady clutched her chest and looked at Qu Jingyun with a horrified expression.

"How could this happen? My two children didn't gamble, did they?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady walked outside again.

"No, I'm still worried. I need to talk to Song'er and Cong'er and tell them not to get too close to Qi Hao."

Seeing the old lady walking so fast with her short legs, Qu Jingyun was amused.

Qu Jingyun spoke up to stop her.

"Alright, Song'er is busy with something outside, and Cong'er is still lying in bed. They don't have time to see Qi Hao."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the two children hadn't gotten involved.

However, because of Qi Hao's matter, the old lady has not dared to see Qi Yun'er recently.

As for Qu Jingyun...

She's trying to avoid them like the plague, afraid that if they meet, someone will discover their secret.

Without the old lady's support, Qi Yun'er clearly felt that the servants in the mansion were no longer very obedient.

That day.

Qi Yun'er entered Qi Hao's room and found it in a mess with no one to clean it up, so she had to clean it up herself.

After she finished her work and sat down, Qi Hao asked her to pour him some water.

Qi Yun'er reluctantly handed him a glass of water.

"My goodness, can't you just shut up for a minute?"

Qi Hao's face darkened, and he looked at Qi Yun'er with displeasure.

"It's all the fault of Shen Yue and that old bitch Qu Jingyun. If they had obediently married Shen Yue off to the Fifth Prince, the Fifth Prince wouldn't have made things difficult for me."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun'er became puzzled.

"You mean the Fifth Prince wants Shen Yue to be his princess consort?"

Qi Hao nodded reluctantly, his face darkening as he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what charm that brainless idiot Chen Yue has."

Qi Yun'er stroked her chin, lost in thought.

After talking for a while without getting any response from Qi Yun'er, Qi Hao threw the teacup at her.

Qi Yun'er then came to her senses and gently comforted him, "What's wrong with Hao'er?"

"You'd better think of a way. If the Fifth Prince really becomes an asset to the General's Mansion, when will I be able to inherit the General's Mansion?"

Seeing her son so anxious, Qi Yun'er smiled.

She gently tidied her son's hair and comforted him, "What's the rush? Why don't you just make the Fifth Prince your ally?"

Qi Hao rolled his eyes.

"You make it sound so easy. The Fifth Prince wouldn't even give me a second glance."

"It will be given."

Qi Yun'er laughed again.

Seeing Qi Yun'er's sinister smile, Qi Hao also smiled sinisterly.

"Mother, once the General's Mansion becomes mine, I'll ask His Majesty for a titled Lady for you. Then, you and I will be the heads of this household."

"Okay." Qi Yun'er smiled indulgently.

It was evening.

Qi Yun'er waited at the door and finally waited for Shen Song to return with a happy face.

She immediately pulled Shen Song into her yard.