"What happened?" Yun Qianmeng frowned slightly after being woken up, half-sitting up with her arms around the quilt, and asked the maid who was serving outside at night with some annoyance!
"Miss, it was Hongxiang who was beside Concubine Su who was clamoring to see you, saying that she had something important to tell you!" Baimei, who was on duty today, heard Yun Qianmeng's question and immediately answered in a low voice!
At this time, Aunt Mi and Mu Chun, who had quickly put on their clothes, rushed over. Mu Chun carefully lifted the curtain of the inner room and walked quickly to the table. After lighting a lamp, she took the orange jacket beside her and put it on Yun Qianmeng's shoulders. Then she tucked it in for her, fearing that Yun Qianmeng would catch a cold!
Outside, Aunt Mi had already begun to rebuke Hongxiang for intruding without permission. However, she tried to keep her voice low, fearing she would disturb Yun Qianmeng. "You little girl, how could you not have any sense? It's the dead of night, and the young lady has gone to bed. You've disturbed her rest. Let me show you how the master will punish you!"
But Hongxiang wasn't frightened at all by Aunt Mi's words. Seeing the candlelight in Yun Qianmeng's room, she plucked up her courage and raised her voice towards Yun Qianmeng's room, shouting, "What are you talking about, Aunt! Our Second Young Miss is dying. How can the Eldest Young Miss still sleep like this?"
These words filled the maids and servants standing in Qiluo Garden with anger. Could it be that the second young lady blamed the eldest young lady for everything that happened to her?
Besides, even if the Second Young Lady really had something, why didn't she go and ask a doctor for help instead of coming to Qiluo Garden to make a scene?
Isn't this obviously taking advantage of the Prime Minister's favor to bully the eldest lady?
But Aunt Mi was no pushover. Seeing a little girl dare to stand over Yun Qianmeng and yell at her, a sneer suddenly appeared on Aunt Mi's lips. Hongxiang's heart trembled for a moment, and then she heard a stern voice shouting, "The second young lady has been under house arrest for a while and has no contact with our young lady. Why are you putting the blame on the eldest young lady? Be careful, I will report to the Prime Minister. I want to see whether the Prime Minister believes your nonsense or the facts in front of him! Don't you see what kind of place this is? It's also a place where you can come to act like a spoiled child. Tomorrow I will go back to Aunt Liu and hand you over to that human trafficker to see if you still have any arrogance!"
Hongxiang was interrupted by Mi Mama and then heard about the "human trafficker". She panicked for a moment and turned pale. Her lips trembled but she couldn't find any words to refute. She could only bite her words tightly, and roared with her neck thick and eyes wide open, "Who are you? Don't you see who is the most beloved person by the master? If anything happens to the second young lady today, the master will definitely skin you alive!"
"Just tell me clearly, who will the master skin alive?" A cold and slightly chilly voice came from the inner room. Everyone raised their eyes slightly and saw Shui'er Bing'er carefully lifting the door curtain, and Mu Chun walked out supporting Yun Qianmeng who had a calm face!
At this time, Yun Qianmeng had her black hair simply tied up, and a purple jade crescent moon magnolia hairpin was inserted into her hair. She was wearing a beige soft wool brocade cloak. Her face without makeup looked plain and beautiful, especially her eyes that became darker and brighter in the moonlight. At this moment, they were emitting bursts of coldness, which made the arrogant Hongxiang shut up instantly and dared not to do anything wrong again!
"Greetings, Miss!" Everyone bowed when they saw Yun Qianmeng coming out, except Hongxiang, who had been talking nonstop just now, who stood there in a daze, forgetting the etiquette for a moment!
"Since my sister is still alive, as her elder sister, I naturally have to care about her!" However, Yun Qianmeng just glanced at Hongxiang and walked towards the gate of the courtyard with the maids and servants behind her!
Just when Hongxiang thought she had escaped, Yun Qianmeng stopped and turned around slowly. Her face remained calm, but her eyes were filled with icy coldness, making Hongxiang think she had made a mistake!
"Madam Mi, tell Madam Liu that Hongxiang doesn't know etiquette and broke into my courtyard in the middle of the night, disturbing my sleep. The Prime Minister's Mansion can't afford such a precious servant!" Yun Qianmeng stared at Hongxiang, said it clearly, and then turned around and left!
"Miss, this is unfair!" But at this moment, Hongxiang cried out loudly, and for a moment she stopped Yun Qianmeng in her tracks!
She quickly ran to Yun Qianmeng, tears in her eyes, and cried with a look of grievance, "Miss, you are trying to make things difficult for me because I am Concubine Su's person! I am not satisfied!"
Seeing Hongxiang's confusion, the servants all frowned, but Yun Qianmeng curled his lips into a sarcastic smile and said coldly, "Your master kneels and salutes me. Who are you? Not only do you not salute, but you are also rude. Sending you out of the mansion is the lightest punishment. Do you still want to be beaten?"
From beginning to end, Yun Qianmeng's expression was calm and composed, and no one could see the slightest anger in her. However, in the cold and silent night, her voice was like a snow blade shooting at Hongxiang, causing Hongxiang's face to instantly lose its color, and her legs went limp as she fell to the ground!
Facing such a small character, Yun Qianmeng had no intention of saying much to her. She left two maids to look after Hongxiang and led everyone towards Fenghe Garden!
When they reached the gate of Fenghe Garden, they heard noisy crying and the sound of footsteps inside. They felt a little disgusted, but still stepped into the gate. They saw that the yard was already full of maids and old women. When they saw her coming, they all saluted!
Yun Xuanzhi's angry voice could be heard from the outer room where Su Qing lived. "Are they all dead? I asked you to call a doctor, but he hasn't shown up in ages. Do you really think the food in my mansion is that delicious?"
At this moment, as expected, Su Qing's tearful voice appeared, "Master, we are now in dire straits. Which maid or servant would look down on us? Xue'er has had a headache for three days. If it weren't for Nanny Wang, who was worried about the maids and went to check on them, I'm afraid I would still be in the dark! My child, what's wrong with you? Is it because something dirty has entered the house and is haunting you?"
As soon as Mu Chun lifted the door curtain, Yun Qianmeng heard Su Qing's hint. She sneered inwardly, but stepped into the house with a slightly anxious and worried look on her face. Her tone was full of worry, and she said anxiously, "Qianmeng greets father! I wonder how my sister is doing now?"
After he finished speaking, Yun Qianmeng glanced at Aunt Liu who was standing beside him, and saw a hint of anger in her eyes. He was startled and knew that this was a challenge from Su Qing to him!
Yun Xuanzhi saw Yun Qianmeng come in, and saw that she was in a hurry and had no time to dress up carefully. He didn't care about her and just said lightly, "It's so cold, and the two courtyards are so far apart. You don't need to come! Don't make yourself sick!"
Yun Qianmeng half lowered her head and listened to Yun Xuanzhi's words patiently. She knew in her heart that Yun Xuanzhi was probably with the new woman tonight. Unexpectedly, Su Qing suddenly ordered someone to drag him over and took advantage of Yun Ruoxue's illness to get angry!
After this careful analysis, Yun Qianmeng said calmly, "Thank you, father, for your concern! Just now, Hongxiang, who was with Madam Su, repeatedly stressed in Qiluo Garden that my sister was in imminent danger. She even caused a disturbance there, disregarding her status. I was worried about my sister and rushed over! I wonder how my sister is doing right now? Madam Liu, have you sent for a doctor?"
As soon as Yun Qianmeng said this, Yun Xuanzhi's already bad expression turned even uglier. He glared at Su Qing fiercely, blaming her, "You didn't take good care of Xue'er, and now you let a little girl bully the young lady! How can you be a concubine?"
Su Qing had not expected Yun Xuanzhi to get angry at her over such a trivial matter. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she felt extremely aggrieved. She whispered, "Xue'er was fine a few days ago, but she's been complaining of an unbearable headache these past few days! Master, have you ever seen Xue'er sick before? I'm her biological mother, how could I not care about her? As for that Hongxiang that the young lady mentioned, that girl was always irritable when she was serving me. I've corrected her many times, but she's simply a dead person, not caring about whether I'm alive or cold. If the young lady is unhappy, then just deal with her!"
With just a few simple words, Su Qing completely shirked all responsibilities!
Even though Yun Xuanzhi was full of anger before, seeing her charming appearance at this moment, how could he still be angry?
He raised his hand and patted Su Qing's shoulder twice. Just as he was about to say something to comfort her, he heard Yun Ruoxue's shrill cry from the inner room, "Ghost..."