Chapter 32 Where did this dog-faced person come from, ordering her around?

A sense of crisis suddenly welled up in Chu Yanluo's heart.

She hadn't taken Shen Wantang seriously before, but she first got the key to Xiao Qingyuan's private vault, then she got the housekeeping rights that Shen Mingxuan had never gotten in her entire life, and now even Xiao Qingyuan is speaking well of her!

It's obvious that Shen Wantang is different from that brainless Shen Mingxuan.

This can't go on; she has to go and meet this Shen Wantang.

When Qin Xin arrived with the imperial physician, she saw Chu Yanluo nestled in Xiao Qingyuan's arms, crying pitifully, while Xiao Qingyuan comforted her with a look of heartache.

Qin Xin looked at Chu Yanluo's ill-fitting clothes and immediately recognized that she was wearing Xiao Qingyuan's clothes, while her own clothes were thrown on the ground, with a large bloodstain on the white shirt that was very conspicuous.

What a rude person! They just leave their clothes stained with so much blood here, aren't they afraid of being seen and embarrassed?

Oh right, what is she afraid of losing face for? She's been wearing this dress for most of the palace!

Despite her inner grumbling, Qin Xin only glanced at him before quickly looking away. She respectfully said, "Your Highness, Physician Qin has arrived."

Xiao Qingyuan helped Chu Yanluo to bed, then asked the imperial physician to examine her, while saying to Qin Xin, "You may leave now!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Wait!"

Chu Yanluo raised her chin and said arrogantly, "My clothes are dirty. You take them and wash them clean for me. Don't leave a single bloodstain. If you can't wash them clean, you won't have to work in the manor anymore. I will have the young master sell you off directly."

Qin Xin was already reluctant to have the imperial physician summoned for her, and when she heard that Qin Xin was even asked to do her laundry and that the prince was going to sell her off, her anger instantly flared up!

What a joke! She was a first-class maidservant by the Crown Princess's side, and her daily duties included dressing and eating. She didn't need to do any rough work like washing clothes!

The Crown Prince's wife treats her kindly, but Chu Yanluo isn't even a concubine, so where does she get the nerve to order her around?

She immediately replied with a forced smile, "This servant is the Crown Princess's person and only obeys her orders. I cannot interfere in matters concerning the Crown Prince's quarters; otherwise, people will say I don't know the rules."

Chu Yanluo knew, of course, that she was Shen Wantang's person. In her previous life, Qin Xin was the maid that the princess gave to Shen Mingxuan. Back then, she gave Shen Mingxuan a lot of ideas to harm her!

She scoffed, "What? You think I can't order you around? All I asked you to do was wash some clothes, and you're using the Crown Princess to intimidate me? Do you think I'm afraid of her?"

"Your Highness, it seems your palace can't accommodate me anymore. I have to put up with the attitude of your Crown Princess's maid. By the way, do you acknowledge this Crown Princess? Didn't you say you wanted me to be your Crown Princess? You're not just lying to me, are you?"

Xiao Qingyuan immediately shook his head: "How could I lie to you? Of course I won't recognize anyone else as my Crown Princess. I only recognize you!"

"Since you acknowledge me, it's not unreasonable for me to ask one of your maids to wash some clothes for me, is it? Isn't that what she does? Why does she sound so aggrieved?"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at Qin Xin: "Go, wash Yan Luo's clothes, make sure they're spotless!"

Qin Xin was chosen by the princess from among hundreds of people to be a first-class maid, so she was naturally capable and shrewd enough. Faced with this situation, she was not flustered at all.

She respectfully said to Xiao Qingyuan, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I am now a servant in the Crown Princess's quarters. I only recognize the Crown Princess as my master. This was specifically instructed by the Princess when she sent me to serve the Crown Princess."

“This servant is lowly and it is fine for me to obey the young master’s orders and serve as this young lady’s laundry maid. However, the young master’s wife is of noble status. This is tantamount to slapping the young master’s wife in the face. This servant must never do such a disloyal thing.”

"The Crown Princess is considerate and kind, and specially ordered me to prepare enough silver to invite Physician Qin to treat this young lady. Not only did this young lady not thank our Crown Princess, but she also tried to slap her in the face. Even if I have no conscience, I really dare not be her accomplice, Your Highness!"

As Qin Xin spoke, she knelt down with a thud: "Please punish me, Your Highness!"

Punishment?

She's already said all that, if he still punishes her, wouldn't that be slapping Shen Wantang in the face?

He had just asked someone to fetch the imperial physician for him and even swiped their pigeon soup, and then he beat up the maid who had fetched the physician for him. What would Shen Wantang think? Would she think he wasn't human at all, but a beast?

He remained silent, and Chu Yanluo was also somewhat dumbfounded. This Qin Xin had actually managed to suppress her on the moral high ground in an instant!

What's going on? Why does she feel that Qin Xin's fighting power is even higher than in her previous life? Has she been reborn too? Or has Shen Wantang trained her to be exceptionally intelligent?

Physician Qin, carrying a medicine chest, was forced to witness a war without gunpowder.

He accepted a substantial sum of money from Qin Xin on both occasions, and then calmly came to her rescue: "Young Master, I see that this young lady has a sallow complexion and pale lips, which is a sign of deficiency of both qi and blood. She should be treated and given medicine as soon as possible. This is not a trivial matter. If it is delayed, the young lady's health will deteriorate more and more, and I'm afraid it will affect her ability to have children in the future."

Upon hearing that it would harm her offspring, Chu Yanluo immediately disregarded Qin Xin and said, "Imperial Physician, please take a look at me. I have indeed lost a lot of blood today, and I am so weak that I am sweating profusely."

In her past life, she suffered a miscarriage, which severely damaged her health, making it impossible for her to conceive again.

If she wants to oust Shen Wantang and become the Crown Prince's wife herself, then she must quickly give birth to a son for Xiao Qingyuan!

Xiao Qingyuan nodded to the imperial physician: "Treat her quickly and make sure she recovers."

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will do my best."

Xiao Qingyuan stepped back, giving his seat to the imperial physician.

Then, he waved to Qin Xin, who was kneeling, signaling her to step back.

Qin Xin then got up and quietly left.

As soon as she came out, she smelled a familiar aroma—matsutake mushroom and pigeon soup.

The princess always loved this soup. Sometimes, if she couldn't finish it, she would give it to her and the other maids.

Today, the kitchen has carefully prepared two pots of matsutake mushroom and pigeon soup, one for the Queen and the other for the Crown Princess.

Qin Xin looked out the window at the spilled pigeon soup and the food box marked with the Wutong Garden mark. She immediately realized that the Crown Prince must have stolen the Crown Princess's portion of pigeon soup and given it to Chu Yanluo, but Chu Yanluo simply threw the soup out.

She clenched her fists. This woman was really shameless. What did the young master see in her?

In what way can she compare to the Crown Princess? When will the Crown Prince's blindness be cured?