Chapter 17 She just wanted to scare her.

Ruan Mian felt warm in her heart, knowing that she couldn't persuade him, so she didn't force it.

At this moment, Ruan Qingsong remembered something and hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Mianmian, I saw you talking to the person who saved us before he left. Do you know who they are?"

After all, Ruan Qingsong is the top student in high school and is not so easy to fool.

But Ruan Mian didn't want to say much about the matters related to the Prime Minister, so as to avoid causing trouble.

So he just casually replied, "I just said thank you. After all, it was thanks to them that they drove those beggars away, otherwise we wouldn't even have anything to eat."

Ruan Qingsong nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't doubt her. He just frowned slightly and couldn't help thinking about it.

"There's something wrong with the beggars coming here today. Logically speaking, this place is close to Kyoto, and the imperial court already distributed relief grain at the beginning of the year. Such large numbers of beggars shouldn't exist."

"But we encountered it not long after leaving the city, and on a small trail. It's a bit unreasonable."

He raised his eyes and stared at Ruan Mian, and couldn't help but worry about their future.

"Mianmian, what happened today was probably not a coincidence. We must be extra careful from now on." He also saw it.

Considering what Qi Lin did to him and now that she has disappeared, it is not difficult to guess that this matter is related to the Qi family.

Just as she was thinking about this, her ex-mother-in-law walked up to her with a miserable look on her face.

She cried and snotted, "Mianmian, I know you misunderstood us, but given the current situation, I, an old woman, have to shamelessly come and beg you!!"

She covered her eyes tightly and sobbed, "Linlin's whereabouts are unknown, and Nanfeng...he even broke his leg and is in horrible pain! You can cure your brother's illness, so could you please be kind and help Nanfeng?"

"No matter what, he is your husband. You can't just stand by and watch him die in pain."

She cried miserably, and Qi Lin's disappearance was also well known.

Even Zhang, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

He sighed, "What a twist of fate."

If something happened to her child, she would probably be as heartbroken as Liu.

Ruan Mian glanced at her expressionlessly.

"Madam, have you forgotten so quickly? Why did I get divorced? Why did I end up like this? Isn't it all because of Master Qi?"

Liu knew that this little whore would definitely not agree!

But she still suppressed her anger and pretended to be friendly: "You also know that the situation at that time forced us to do so. You have been in the Qi Mansion for three years, and our relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been good. Mianmian, you..."

"That's because you need my dowry. If I didn't have that money, would you still be nice to me?"

Ruan Mian didn't even give her a chance to back down, and simply tore her off with him!

"I've been a widow for three years and ended up being divorced. Since your son is trying to get high up, the one you should beg for help now is that high up, not me."

She glanced at Cuizhu, who received the signal and immediately stood up, dragging Liu out of their territory without hesitation.

Seeing this, Liu couldn't bear it any longer and took out the wooden hairpin.

"Mianmian, you left something with me, don't you want to go back?"

When Ruan Mian saw the wooden hairpin, his heart ached suddenly, and some painful memories of the original owner flooded into his mind.

This is a relic left to her by her deceased cousin.

The original owner's cousin was adopted into the Ruan family after his parents passed away at the age of five. On the way the Ruan family moved to Kyoto, they encountered refugees. In order to protect Ruan Mian, he was beaten to death by those refugees.

In her mind, she kept recalling her cousin being beaten and insulted.

It was not until the eldest brother arrived with soldiers that the family was rescued.

But my cousin was powerless to save the situation.

Ruan Mian hugged his broken body, crying until her vision was blurred. In panic, she tightly grasped her cousin's hand and shouted, "Cousin, cousin, look at me! Don't close your eyes! Big brother is here to save us, cousin!"

The man in her arms looked at her uncle, aunt, brothers, and sisters who were crying inconsolably, and with the little strength he had, he took out a cloth bag.

There were three pear wood hairpins inside, which were left to the three sisters.

The lily of the valley branch was left for Ruan Mian.

"Mianmian, this is... I originally wanted to give you a birthday gift, but now... I'm afraid I won't be able to wait. Can you give it to me on your behalf..."

"Cousin!"

Before he could finish his words, the cloth bag fell heavily to the ground and his cousin closed his eyes.

Seeing her expression changing constantly, Liu's eyes grew colder.

"You really don't want it?"

Ruan Mian didn't expect that such an important thing of the original owner would be lost?

But now is not the time to delve into it.

She took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions churning in her heart, lowered her gaze and walked in front of Liu: "Lead the way."

Liu snorted coldly, and her expression was no longer as pitiful as before.

Ruan Mian followed her calmly and came in front of Qi Nanfeng.

The others were a little surprised to see her go to the Qi family.

Ruan Jiao started a fire, and the flames almost burst out from her gaze at Ruan Mian!

While she was thinking, a sarcastic and sharp voice suddenly broke in and kicked her away!

"Get out of here! You can't even start a fire, you're such a loser!"

The person who said this was another lowly concubine in the Bo's mansion, Chen.

Chen was beautiful and was favored when she first came to the Duke's Mansion, which caused Ruan Jiao to be neglected by the prince.

Because of their similar status, the two of them targeted each other everywhere.

Now that the Bo family was in exile and the male members were away, Chen tried every means to curry favor with the mistress Wang, and in a short period of time, they became sisters.

Ruan Jiao's life became increasingly difficult.

At the same time, Ruan Mian came to Qi Nanfeng. Liu was holding the wooden hairpin and said rudely: "When you cure Nanfeng, I will return this wooden hairpin to you."

Seeing her smug face, Ruan Mian just smiled coldly.

"Madam, if you have time to deal with me, why don't you go look for my ex-sister-in-law? She is your biological daughter, and now she disappeared without a trace in this desolate mountain. Aren't you worried that she will be taken away by beggars..."

As soon as these words came out, Liu's face changed drastically! !

In a panic, Ruan Mian snatched the wooden hairpin from her hand!

"you!"

Liu immediately tried to grab it, but Ruan Mian pulled out the dagger without hesitation. The silver tip of the knife scared Liu so much that her face turned pale.

"You still want to kill me! I'm warning you not to mess around. The official is here! If you dare to touch a hair on my head, you will be in big trouble!"

Ruan Mian is not that impulsive.

She just wanted to scare her.

She was seen playing with the hilt of the knife, smiling disapprovingly, then turning to look at Qi Nanfeng who was angered by Liu.

"Now that I have the wooden hairpin, I'm not the kind of person who would sit by and watch someone die. Where does it hurt?"

Seeing her like this, Liu's expression immediately changed. She smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't just stand by and watch. I had no choice but to use your wooden hairpin..."

"Where does it hurt?"

She ignored Liu's words and asked Qi Nanfeng again.