As Yun Xuanzhi rushed towards Fenghe Garden with great momentum, Guard Liu was on his way. Seeing Yun Xuanzhi, he hurriedly saluted, then approached him, whispered a few words in Yun Xuanzhi's ear, and then turned and left...
Yun Xuanzhi was already angry, and he felt anger boiling in his heart, his face turned blue and white, and his steps became faster and harder, stepping directly on the bluestone road on the ground with a loud noise!
Seeing how ugly his face was today, the maids and servants of Fenghe Garden lowered their heads and dared not breathe, and even forgot to go into the warm room to report!
Yun Xuanzhi, however, paid no attention to these details and rushed straight into the warm room. He saw Su Qing holding his waist with one hand and hitting Yun Ruoxue's palm with a wooden ruler with the other, scolding her, "I told you to get along well with the young lady, but you almost spilled tea on her! Even if the young lady is kind-hearted and doesn't mind, there's no guarantee those servants will feel unfair. Now look, you almost lost your life because of this! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I won't let you go out next time!"
As he spoke, Su Qing hit Yun Ruoxue's hand hard with the wooden ruler in his hand. However, she also felt uncomfortable. The moment the ruler fell, tears slid down her eyes!
At this moment, Yun Ruoxue did not dare to argue. She knelt straight on the ground, raised her hands above her head, bit her lower lip, tears rolled in her eyes, but she silently let Su Qing use the family rules!
When Yun Xuanzhi saw Su Qing like this, his brows immediately frowned!
Su Qing did this simply to calm him down!
But how could Yun Xuanzhi get rid of this anger?
Let’s not talk about who schemed against whom in Yun Ruoxue’s incident this time. Just the report just now from Guard Liu was enough to make Yun Xuanzhi furious!
That Zhao Ming was actually a distant relative who was in charge of the house of Su Qing's brother from her mother's side. He passed the imperial examination in the autumn of the previous year and became a scholar. Yun Xuanzhi never expected that Su Qing was still so confused and brought the dispute in the backyard to the front yard. Isn't this clearly telling the world that he, Prime Minister Yun, is incompetent in managing the family?
And if she finds a scholar to ruin Yun Qianmeng's reputation, then even if she doesn't want to, she will have to marry Yun Qianmeng to Zhao Ming. Su Qing's move undoubtedly cuts off Yun Xuanzhi's way to win over the powerful!
Thinking of this, Yun Xuanzhi rushed forward, raised his arm, and slapped Su Qing in the face, causing Su Qing to stagger and almost fall to the ground!
Nanny Wang was so frightened at seeing this that her face turned pale. She hurried forward to support Su Qing's shaky body and cried, "Prime Minister, if you want to hit or scold me, just do it to me! My aunt is still pregnant and was already angry just now. How can she withstand such a blow from you!"
Yun Ruoxue didn't expect that Yun Xuanzhi would hit Su Qing. Seeing Yun Xuanzhi's face full of anger and his eyes full of fierceness, she was so scared that her body went limp and she retreated timidly, fearing that Yun Xuanzhi would vent his anger on her!
Yun Xuanzhi was reminded by Nanny Wang that Su Qing was pregnant. He looked up and saw Su Qing leaning in Nanny Wang's arms, covering her beaten right cheek with both hands. Tears welled up in her eyes, her face was pale, and blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth!
With just one glance, Yun Xuanzhi knew that he had been too harsh. However, Su Qing had indeed done something wrong. This made Yun Xuanzhi embarrassed for a moment, but the anger in his heart dissipated a lot. He coughed dryly, turned his gaze to Yun Ruoxue, who was holding her head in silence, and said coldly, "Fortunately, Zhao Ming is dead. Otherwise, tell me, should I marry Ruoxue?"
Hearing this, everyone in the room shuddered, but at the same time they breathed a sigh of relief!
Yun Xuanzhi naturally understood what they were thinking. Did they think that if he didn't pursue the matter, everything would be fine? Had they forgotten about Yuan Qingzhou?
Sighing slightly, Yun Xuanzhi continued, "Ruoxue will be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall for three months before she's allowed out! Qing'er, the ladies' lifelong affairs are decided by their mothers, so just focus on your pregnancy!"
After he finished speaking, Yun Xuanzhi looked at Su Qing again. Seeing her biting her lower lip to hold back tears, the anger in his heart disappeared immediately. However, he knew that if he didn't punish her this time, the backyard of the prime minister's mansion would be in chaos. So he turned his head cruelly and strode out of Fenghe Garden!
As soon as the door curtain in front of her was lowered, the tears in Su Qing's eyes disappeared without a trace. She stood up from Nanny Wang's arms, then helped Yun Ruoxue up, grabbed Yun Ruoxue's hands with heartache, took the white jade pain-relieving ointment handed to her by Nanny Wang, and carefully applied it on her daughter's palms!
"Mom, don't go to the ancestral hall!" Yun Ruoxue knew that Su Qing had just acted out a self-torture play. Although her father was still angry, he had already forgiven them. Therefore, she began to act coquettishly again and kept yelling that she refused to go to the ancestral hall!
Su Qing knew that Yun Xuanzhi had forgiven her again this time, but his last words were full of deep meaning, putting her in danger for the first time. Seeing Yun Ruoxue making a fuss, her face instantly darkened and she said in a cold voice, "You have to go whether you want to or not! If you want to marry Yuan Qingzhou, go ahead and make a fuss. Even your mother won't be able to help you!"
Seeing Su Qing taking his anger out on her, Yun Ruoxue's heart suddenly surged with hatred. She stared dangerously at Su Qing's belly for a long time, then sneered and pulled her hand out of Su Qing's hand. She said sarcastically, "Don't think I don't know that you're putting all your hopes on that piece of meat in your belly. I won't let you get away with it!"
After saying that, Yun Ruoxue suddenly stood up and left, slamming the door curtain with a loud bang...
"Madame Wang, you go and look after her, and send her to the ancestral hall yourself!" Su Qing felt a headache, especially when she saw half of her face was swollen in the bronze mirror, which made her feel even more aggrieved. However, if she did not give in temporarily, it would be she and her daughter who would suffer in the future!
When Yun Qianmeng returned to Qiluo Garden, Shui'er and Bing'er came forward to report on the situation in the garden in the past few days. Seeing that there was nothing serious, they asked them to go downstairs to prepare hot water and take a bath!
Wisps of hot smoke rose from behind the screen, and the entire warm room was shrouded in smoke. Yun Qianmeng took off her clothes, untied her hair, walked into the cypress bathtub, closed her eyes, and soaked in the hot water to relieve her stress!
After an incense stick of time, there was a knock on the wooden door of the warm room, and Mi Mama's voice came in, "Miss, I'm back!"
Hearing this, Yun Qianmeng slowly opened her eyes. Amidst the mist, she could see a pair of black eyes glittering like stars. Then, there was the sound of hot water pouring down. Yun Qianmeng wiped the water off her body, put on her inner clothes, and put on a small jacket with dark orange patterns and silver trim. She walked out from behind the screen and said lightly, "Come in!"
Mi Ma immediately led Shui'er and the others in and asked them to clean the warm room. She took a dry cloth and carefully wiped Yun Qianmeng's hair. When they were the only two left in the room, she whispered in Yun Qianmeng's ear, "Miss, I have made all the arrangements!"
Yun Qianmeng nodded slightly and said softly, "My aunt once told me that my grandmother loves the Emerald Green Bean Cake from Tianfulou in Kyoto, but it's late today. Let Aunt Liu prepare the carriage. I will leave the house myself tomorrow!"
Aunt Mi understood and agreed immediately, but she was a little worried about how the young lady would react when she saw that person tomorrow.