"How can you make such a fuss! Be careful not to scare the young lady!" Seeing that Qian's hair was disheveled due to running, and seeing that she was breathing heavily, Aunt Mi frowned and scolded in a low voice!
"I know I was wrong! But, Miss, that Taoist priest Yizhen was so bold that he actually stole the gold medal. It fell out of his sleeve while he was performing a ritual and he was caught on the spot by the Prime Minister!" Although she was blamed by Nanny Mi, Nanny Qian still told what she had just seen with her own eyes!
The crying and screaming from the inner room suddenly stopped like a kite with a broken string. Yun Ruoxue, who had been making a fuss and losing her mind, stood there in a daze. Her terrified eyes instantly shot towards Madam Qian and she sternly shouted, "Say it again!"
When she spoke, everyone looked over and saw that Yun Ruoxue looked normal and her words were calm and logical. Everyone suddenly understood!
Seeing Yun Ruoxue's trick being broken so easily, Yun Qianmeng couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly, and a sarcastic smile slowly spread across his face, but he didn't say anything, and continued to drink the tea in his hand with a peaceful mood!
However, just because Yun Qianmeng didn’t speak, it didn’t mean that others were willing to remain silent!
Liu Hanyu covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief and chuckled softly, then walked into the inner room, looked around Yun Ruoxue, and said with a faint smile, "It's really strange that the second young lady recovered from her illness!"
Yun Ruoxue felt uncomfortable being stared at by Liu Hanyu, and her pretty face flushed red at the same time. However, with so many people standing in the room, she couldn't just lash out, lest someone use it as a handle. She could only lower her head and stand there uncomfortably...
At this moment, Su Qing immediately threw herself on Yun Ruoxue, hugged her with tears in her eyes, and cried with joy, "Xue'er, are you okay? Come on, come on, let me take a good look!"
He lied so blatantly that the maids and servants standing in the inner room lowered their heads and pretended that they saw nothing!
Liu Hanyu and Yun Yan showed mockery in their eyes. Only Su Qing and her daughter, who relied on Yun Xuan's favor, could do such a thing of confusing right and wrong!
Yun Qianmeng, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened to her, still calmly sipping her tea. However, Nanny Qian, who had been panicking just a moment ago, stood up calmly and stood respectfully behind her, a faint smile on her lips...
"Have you had enough of the commotion?"
But just as Su Qing was covering for Yun Ruoxue, Yun Xuanzhi suddenly rushed in from outside. His face was dark, his lips were tightly pursed, and his sharp eyes were fixed on her and Yun Ruoxue. The finger he pointed at them was trembling slightly. It was obvious that Yun Xuanzhi had seen and heard everything that had just happened in the room...
Su Qing, who had been trying to comfort Yun Ruoxue, lost all color in an instant when he saw Yun Xuanzhi's expression as if he was going to eat him. He stumbled and tilted his body. Although he was panicking in his heart, he tried hard to look innocent and pitiful. With tears of joy in his eyes, he called out to Yun Xuanzhi in surprise, "Master, come and see, Xue'er is fine!"
As he spoke, Su Qing quickly walked over to Yun Xuanzhi's side, pulled up his sleeve, and walked towards Yun Ruoxue...
Yun Xuanzhi's expression was gloomy and terrifying at the moment, especially his dark eyes, which were fixed on Yun Ruoxue. She was so frightened that she stepped back step by step as she watched the slowly approaching person. In the end, she accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell to the ground...
“No…no…don’t come over here…go away…” Finally, Yun Ruoxue couldn’t stand Yun Xuanzhi’s terrifying aura anymore and finally screamed out in fear…
Seeing her daughter being so useless, Su Qing's forced smile fell. Standing beside Yun Xuanzhi, she was about to say something, but Yun Xuanzhi looked at her with an even more terrifying look. Her heart suddenly rose to her throat, and tears unconsciously flowed down her eyes...
"Qing'er, you really disappoint me!" Yun Xuanzhi stared at Su Qing for a long time, and finally bit out these words from between his teeth, then turned his face away and no longer looked at Su Qing's tearful face!
Su Qing had never been scolded like this by Yun Xuanzhi before, and now, in front of everyone, especially Yun Qianmeng, Su Qing felt even more embarrassed. She could only tug at Yun Xuanzhi's sleeve, sobbing, "Master, Qing'er doesn't understand what you mean. But you saw Xue'er's condition with your own eyes. Don't you want Xue'er to recover?"
As Su Qing spoke, her face turned red rapidly, and she even began to gasp for breath. Nanny Wang, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward, took the teacup handed to her by the maid, and placed it to Su Qing's lips. She even gently stroked Su Qing's chest with one hand to help her breathe!
But Su Qing was stubborn. She pushed Nanny Wang away and knelt down in front of Yun Xuanzhi, but she still held the sleeve tightly with both hands, fearing that Yun Xuanzhi would disappear if she let go!
Yun Xuanzhi was already fuming, but when he suddenly saw her like this, and noticed that the room was full of maids and servants, he suppressed his anger and waved his hand in annoyance, asking the servants to retreat to the yard. Then he asked in a stern voice, "Qing'er, you are usually very cautious, but this time you were so anxious about Xue'er that you fell for that Taoist's trick!"
Yun Qianmeng was just picking up the teacup when she heard Yun Xuanzhi's evasive remarks. She paused for a moment and then placed the teacup back on the table. Suddenly, she noticed Aunt Mi staring intently at Su Qing's wrist. She turned her gaze towards Su Qing and saw that her fair arm was adorned with a jade bracelet carved with a dragon and phoenix...
The Western Chu State had a strict hierarchy, and ordinary people were absolutely not allowed to wear ornaments carved with dragon and phoenix patterns. Even officials could only own them with the reward of the royal family!
Although Su Qing's family was also an official family, she entered the prime minister's residence as a concubine, so it was absolutely impossible for her to own such precious and status-representing jewelry!
Especially looking at Aunt Mi's expression just now, I'm afraid the owner of this jade bracelet is not Su Qing...
Thinking of this, a hint of anger flashed across her eyes. Yun Qianmeng put away the calm expression on her face and narrowed her eyes slightly to appreciate Su Qing's performance...
At this time, Su Qing heard Yun Xuanzhi's harsh rebuke, and her face turned even worse. However, she knew how to take advantage of women's weaknesses. Seeing her face full of grievances, she looked very pitiful, and asked in confusion, "Master, what are you talking about? Qing'er doesn't understand!"
Seeing that she seemed truly unaware, Yun Xuanzhi raised his head, closed his eyes, and calmed himself down. He then opened them again and pulled out a gold medal from his sleeve. A lifelike phoenix was engraved on the medal. The smooth curves and golden light made the phoenix appear to be soaring in the sky. However, Su Qing's body went limp, and she fell onto her calves, muttering in disbelief, "How is this possible! This must be a frame-up!"
Stealing royal property is a serious crime, even to be torn into pieces by five horses would not be too much. No wonder Yun Xuanzhi wanted to execute Taoist Master Yizhen!
As he spoke, Su Qing's eyes shot out a fierce look straight at Yun Qianmeng...
"Shui'er has always kept this gold medal close to her body! I tried to dissuade my aunt in every way just now! But my aunt was confused and refused to listen as if she was possessed! People who don't know would think that this was my aunt's order!" At this moment, Yun Qianmeng walked forward, glanced at the gold medal indifferently, and then looked into Su Qing's eyes and spoke word by word!
Being singled out and scolded by Yun Qianmeng, Su Qing's face turned pale. She smiled coldly, her eyes blazing with unquenchable anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "Words are not enough. Even if the young lady is of noble status, she cannot wrongly accuse me! Besides, we only know a person's face but not his heart. How could I have known that the Taoist priest was actually a thief!"
Yun Qianmeng saw that she was being stubborn and was about to refute her, but she saw Yun Xuanzhi turn around and look at Su Qing and Yun Ruoxue and directly conclude, "Since Xue'er is fine, don't mention this matter again. Everyone else should keep it to themselves. Otherwise, if it gets out, we will be charged with improper protection of royal treasures! As for the two of you, reflect on yourselves in Fenghe Garden and do not leave without my order!"
After saying this, Yun Xuanzhi handed the gold medal to Yun Qianmeng and left...
Seeing that he was so protective of Su Qing and her daughter, Yun Qianmeng's eyes suddenly turned cold. She clenched the gold medal in her hand and left Fenghe Garden!