"Falling Snow, where is this place? I've never been here before."

Looking around, Luo Xue realized she had never been to this place before. As a servant, she knew the general layout of the backyard. Since this place was so unfamiliar, Luo Xue had a guess.

“This servant thinks this place is like the front yard.”

Qiu Wen: "The front yard?"

"It should be."

Qiu Wen: "Why did you come here?"

Now there's a problem. Today is Qiu Yun's engagement banquet, and the front yard will definitely be very lively. If she, a woman, suddenly appears, that would be a big problem.

How do we get back?

Luo Xue asked, "Shall we turn back?"

That's all we can do.

Fortunately, neither of them had a bad sense of direction. They remembered the way they came and saw a familiar place just ahead when they heard someone talking.

It was a man's voice.

Qiu Wen pulled Luo Xue and hid behind the artificial hill next to them, and then she heard the voice say something.

"Have you found out?"

"Young master, I have found out that Zhang An, the nephew of Madam Qiu's two families, was planning to sneak into Miss Qiu's courtyard. I have already sent someone to knock him unconscious and put him in Madam Qiu's courtyard."

"Have you found out why Zhang An went to Miss Qiu's courtyard?"

"No, this servant will check again."

"Um"

Qiu Wen and Luo Xue both heard it. Although they didn't know who the speaker was, it seemed like he wanted to help them.

Qiu Wen was somewhat surprised. Although she knew there was something fishy going on in her yard, she didn't expect it to be her good-for-nothing cousin from the Zhang family.

However, what surprised her even more was that someone was actually helping her. Qiu Wen couldn't remember having any contact with anyone. After arriving in the Qing Dynasty, she could be said to have "behaved herself" and was afraid of getting into trouble. Even though she was perfectly disguised as a man, she tried her best not to meet with men in person.

So who exactly is this person who helped her, and how did they meet? Could it be someone the original owner of this body knew?

That's not right either. She received all of the original owner's memories. The original owner was even more law-abiding than her, never even stepping out of the Qiu family's gate. How could she possibly know a man?

Qiu Wen couldn't figure it out.

At that moment, Luo Xue turned her head and saw a caterpillar in front of the artificial hill. She screamed in fright, but even though she covered her mouth quickly, it was too late, and the people outside heard her.

"Go and see who's there."

Luo Xue looked guilty; she really didn't mean it.

Seeing the situation at the artificial hill, Qiu Wen knew she couldn't avoid it, so she came out on her own.

Zhang Tingyu had met Qiu Wen once. Although she was dressed as a man at the time, Zhang Tingyu recognized her at a glance.

"Miss Qiu?"

Qiu Wen asked, somewhat surprised, "You know me?"

Zhang Tingyu then realized that he had lost his composure and that he shouldn't have known her.

Since things had come to this, Zhang Tingyu figured he might as well just say it directly: "I've met Miss Wensi at Wensi Bookstore once."

Qiu Wen thought for a moment, then thought, "Wen Si Bookstore?"

That's not right. She never dressed as a woman at Wensi Bookstore. Although the difference wasn't significant, if someone saw her, even if they thought she looked familiar, they wouldn't doubt her identity. How could he be so sure of her identity?

Qiu Wen asked, "Young Master, are you so sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

Zhang Tingyu said, "I do have some discernment."

Qiu Wen didn't know what to say.

Qiu Wen was quite curious. Logically speaking, her behavior should be quite outrageous in this day and age, but this person seemed to be protecting her. What did he mean by this? Did he like her?

It's no wonder she overthinks things; otherwise, his actions wouldn't be explained.

Qiu Wen then said, "I overheard your conversation just now, so why are you helping me?"

Zhang Tingyu couldn't very well say, "I don't know either, I just wanted to help."

Zhang Tingyu was thinking of making up an excuse when he heard footsteps nearby. Zhang Tingyu's hearing was better than others, so Qiu Wen didn't hear them.

Then Zhang Tingyu said, "Let's hide in the artificial hill for a while, someone's coming."

Although Qiu Wen didn't know if it was true, he spoke with such conviction that, based on the principle of "better safe than sorry," she returned to the artificial hill.

A short while later, someone came over.

Qiu Wen looked at Zhang Tingyu and thought to herself: This guy has pretty good hearing.

Qiu Wen snapped out of her reverie and listened carefully to the sounds outside. It wasn't surprising that someone would come to this place; it was just that the place was indeed remote, and more importantly, there was a rockery blocking the view, making it very convenient to talk and do things.

"how's it going?"

"Don't worry! There will definitely be no problem."

"By the way, did the young master say when we should go to Miss Qiu's courtyard?"

"I told you, I told you, the young master means we should go over when things are fading into a fait accompli."

"Why do you think the young master has taken a liking to Miss Qiu? Miss Qiu is clearly the most favored one. Others may not know, but our young master knows that Miss Qiu is just a decoration in the Qiu family. Her life is even worse than that of a concubine's daughter. How could the young master have taken a liking to Miss Qiu?"

"You know what, I do know a little about this. I'm telling you, but don't tell anyone."

"Okay, tell me quickly."

"Young Master learned from Miss Qiu the Second that Miss Qiu the Eldest is quite something these days. You know the popular Wensi Bookstore, right?"

"I know, all the young masters and ladies in our household like to go there."

“That’s right. The owner behind that bookstore is Miss Qiu. You know our young master. Although he is the eldest son of the main wife, the madam values ​​him more. Although she doesn’t completely ignore him, how much he will get when the family property is divided is probably less than what the bookstore makes. Besides, Miss Qiu said that Miss Qiu is good at making money. If we marry Miss Qiu, the young master will be set for life.”

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