"Furthermore, Tinglan Pavilion belongs to my aunt. What right do you, an outsider, have to go in!"

After Dongfang Qingyan finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and pressed, "Or is it that your actions are—plotting something sinister?"

"You...you're the one with ulterior motives! I just...wanted to go inside and see the jacaranda flowers! I heard from others that the jacaranda flowers in Aunt Tinglan's yard are the most beautiful in the whole of Lancheng. Now that it's the season, I came to take a look."

How dare you slander me just because you're favored by Grandpa and Young Master!

At first, the woman's eyes darted around, as if her thoughts had been guessed, and she seemed a little unsure of herself.

Suddenly, this brilliant reason came to mind, and I felt more confident, but I still couldn't help feeling a little flustered inside.

Little did she know that she would run into Dongfang Qingyan today.

Hasn't she been gone for quite a while already?

Why did you suddenly come back?

And then he appeared right in front of me?

She even guessed what he was thinking.

For a moment, the woman felt a pang of regret and just wanted to escape the scene.

However, they were unable to find a suitable reason.

Dongfang Qingyan knew immediately that she had guessed correctly.

However, she was unaware of the woman's true purpose and was somewhat confused.

My aunt has been missing for so many years, but the jacaranda trees have always been there. Why did she think of coming to see the flowers after all these years?

She didn't know if others believed her, but she didn't.

Dongfang Qingyan's probing gaze remained fixed on the woman, as if trying to verify something.

Hearing this, Jian Yixue, who was rushing this way, stopped Dongfang Yi in his tracks. "Wait."

She also felt that the woman's sudden appearance there was for a reason.

She then decided to listen in the shadows.

Perhaps there will be some gains.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yike, worried that her younger sister would be bullied, stopped thinking without a moment to think.

They are now at the corner, and can see the scene at the entrance of Tinglan Pavilion.

Seeing that it was a quarrel between girls, Dongfang Yi, as a man, felt it was inappropriate to interfere, so he agreed with Jian Yixue's approach.

Is it really okay for them to eavesdrop like this?

This is not the behavior of a gentleman.

Dongfang Yi turned to look at his side, and when he saw Ye Mohan's indifferent expression, he felt relieved.

Anyway, he's not the only one.

He continued to stand at the corner and watch the scene unfold before him.

...

The woman felt flustered under Dongfang Qingyan's gaze. "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't do anything. If you don't want me to look, fine, I'll just leave."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and prepared to run away.

But Dongfang Qingyan stopped him, saying, "Why are you feeling guilty if you didn't do anything? Didn't you say I was slandering you? Come on, let's have a proper talk."

The woman wanted to cry but had no tears.

How could she forget that Dongfang Qingyan is a meticulous person?

Someone once said a few things about her, and in the end, that person was so disgusted that they never dared to see her again.

Everyone stays far away from her.

She shouldn't have listened to her father and come here today.

If her father hadn't wanted to marry her off to Lancheng's notorious playboy, she would never have agreed to the marriage.

For a moment, the woman was caught in a dilemma.

Looking at Dongfang Qingyan, she asked somewhat fearfully, "What do you want to do?"

"I don't want to do anything, I'm just curious why you came at this time of year instead of earlier or later."

Don't tell me it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing; I don't believe such a lame excuse.

Indeed, Dongfang Qingyan still did not believe that the woman had come on a whim.

My aunt's yard has been under closed management since she passed away, and my grandfather doesn't allow anyone to come over on weekdays.

Even her appearance here this time was because her brother told her that Sister Yixue would be coming. She guessed that Jian Yixue would definitely come to her aunt's place, so she came early to try her luck.

Unexpectedly, before Sister Yi Xue could even see it, she ran into Dongfang Die, who was trying to sneak in.

Dongfang Die, her second uncle's daughter.

Her second uncle's family and her family have always been at odds. They had a huge falling out because her grandfather wanted her brother to be the heir.

If it weren't for Grandpa's intervention, the two families probably wouldn't be able to maintain the facade of harmony now.

As far as she knows, her second uncle has not given up on trying to bring her brother down.

This time, Dongfang Die suddenly appeared here again, and it's likely that Second Uncle was involved in it.

As for why, she didn't know either.

Upon hearing that even her escape route was blocked, Dongfang Die's face turned extremely grim.

She knew Dongfang Qingyan would be difficult to deal with!

After thinking for a while, an idea suddenly came to mind.

Feigning innocence, she looked at Dongfang Qingyan and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I just heard about it from a friend a while ago, and I came to see for myself today."

Then he deliberately retreated behind him.

As expected, Dongfang Die fell to the ground as planned.

By the time Dongfang Qingyan realized what she had done, it was too late.

They could only watch helplessly as Dongfang Die fell to the ground.

For a moment, she couldn't tell whether Dongfang Die did it on purpose; all she could hear was her wailing.

"Ouch, my legs hurt so much."

Dongfang Die howled in agony.

She is indeed in a lot of pain right now.

In order to make the act seem real, she pretended that she was caught off guard when she fell to the ground.

Therefore, he did indeed injure his leg.

...

Dongfang Tinglan was deeply loved by the old master and mistress. The old master specially gave her a courtyard near the center and named it "Tinglan Pavilion".

Dongfang Die's wailing soon attracted the attention of passing servants.

Upon seeing Dongfang Die lying on the ground, howling in pain, one of the servants exclaimed in alarm.

"Second Miss!"

Seeing this, some servants jogged over to help Dongfang Die up.

Upon approaching, I was momentarily stunned when I saw Dongfang Qingyan on the steps.

What are you doing here, young lady?

However, after thinking about it for a moment, I immediately stopped thinking about it.

They are the masters; how can they, as servants, inquire about their master's itinerary?

The servants all knew that although the eldest and second wives appeared to be on good terms, their relationship was actually quite bad.

Now that the eldest branch of the Dongfang family is in charge, the servants are very perceptive. They all first walk to Dongfang Qingyan's side and nod slightly.

"Young Miss".

Everyone spoke in unison.

Dongfang Qingyan nodded calmly.

They didn't take the wailing Dongfang Die on the ground seriously at all, and they weren't worried that the crowd would misunderstand anything.

After all, she was unharmed, while Dongfang Die'er was lying on the ground, looking quite seriously injured.

Seeing that the servants were ignoring her like this, Dongfang Die's face grew even uglier.

That snobbish bastard, wait till his father inherits the Dongfang family fortune.

She'll see if she doesn't drag these bastards to the back mountain to feed the wolves!

The thought that all of this was caused by Dongfang Qingyan made her look so vicious that she wanted to tear her to pieces and extinguish the fire in her heart with her death.

She originally wanted to stage a scene of being bullied so that she could get away and make people think that Dongfang Qingyan was abusing her power.

But seeing the servants' attitude, she knew her injuries had been for nothing.