Empress Wan's cold gaze was devoid of any warmth. "What kind of bewitching potion did Nanqianyue give you? Two years have passed and you still can't forget her!"
"Listen to me carefully, if she dares to show her face under my nose again, I will skin her alive!"
Xiao Chen slowly raised his eyelids, the cold light in his pupils falling undisguisedly on Empress Wan's face.
His tone was unusually calm, “Mother, rest assured, if you dare to hurt her, I will make you pay a terrible price.”
"What did you say?" Empress Wan was furious. "Dare you say it again?"
Xiao Chen did not back down at all, his eyes showing determination. "I'll say it a million times, it's still the same. She is my bottom line, and I will never allow anyone to touch her."
A sharp glint flashed in Empress Wan's eyes as she raised her hand to strike.
Xiao Chen didn't even blink. He grabbed her wrist and said in a deep voice, "Mother, think it through before you act. I don't have that much patience right now."
The threat in his words couldn't be clearer.
Empress Wan was suddenly startled.
She forgot that this ungrateful wretch now commands a force that should not be underestimated; just what she knows is enough to make one wary.
"You've grown wings now, but have you ever considered how you can fight against Prince Yu without the military power of my family?"
Xiao Chen released her wrist, turned around and sat back down behind his desk, flipping through official documents. He casually remarked, "Besides me, does Mother have any other choice?"
Empress Wan clenched her fingers; she loathed this feeling of being unable to control herself.
"If there is nothing else, Mother, please return."
Empress Wan's anger turned into a cold laugh, and she uttered four words mockingly, "Self-deception."
After she finished speaking, she saw Xiao Chen's expression change as she had hoped, and then she turned and left with a smug smile.
The sound of a glass cup shattering came from inside the shop. Empress Wan smiled and looked up at the clear sky, muttering to herself, "Love that cannot be obtained, truly father and son."
...
Several days later, at Dongling.
The carriage moved slowly along the official road.
Inside the car, Nan Qianyue and Nan Kezhi were engrossed in arranging the "birthday cake" and bouquet.
"My sister should have told me earlier. She would have started preparing yesterday, instead of rushing like this now." Nan Qianyue looked at the fruit heart she had arranged with satisfaction.
"I know, big sister, you've been talking about it the whole way."
Nan Kezhi's bouquet was finished, and she held it up to Nan Qianyue, "Big sister, what do you think?"
Nanqianyue admired it carefully for a while, "Hmm! Very good! Whether it's the color, or the size, shape, and number of flowers, everything is perfectly matched. The most challenging part is the lively sense of layering. You're so amazing, little sister!"
Nan Kezhi smiled broadly, "Big sister understands me best. If you asked my brother, he would only say, 'It looks good.'"
Nan Qianyue raised her eyebrows and looked radiant. "Why don't we go back and discuss it with our mother? We could open a flower shop, catering to people who want to send flowers to their loved ones, elders, friends, and so on."
Nan Kezhi seemed to have doubts, "But who would buy flowers to give as gifts? Generally, those who don't have money pick wildflowers, and those who have money pick their own flowers. Besides, people who like to give flowers as gifts are not common."
Nanqianyue nodded in approval, "Your sister has thought things through very well. But it's not difficult. As long as the publicity and advertising are done well, and we add some positive gimmicks, coupled with your sister's skills, people will definitely buy it."
Nan Kezhi nodded. "What do you mean by 'promotion'...advertising? gimmick'?"
Just as he was about to begin his explanation, a series of insults suddenly came from outside.
"Do you still think you're some high and mighty young lady?"
"You are just as wicked as your mother. Fortunately, God has eyes and has punished you for your evil deeds!"
"If you don't loosen this patch of ground today, you're not eating!"
Nanqianyue and her sister exchanged a glance, then lifted the curtain and looked outside together.
"That woman surrounded by several old women looks familiar," Nan Qianyue wondered.
Nan Kezhi immediately explained, "It's Song Suihuan. Our two families live in estates very close to each other in the southern suburbs of Beijing. I never expected that she would be sent to this estate."
Nanqianyue frowned slightly. "Do all those sent to the manor end up this badly?"
Nan Kezhi gently shook her head. "It depends on the situation of each family. If the mistress is kind, she will not allow the servants to bully their mistress like this. But Song Suihuan's mother is in a nunnery. If Grand Commandant Song doesn't care about her and she has no backing, her life will not be easy."
“My aunt lived a very peaceful life, thanks to my mother. She raised people who were well-mannered.”
Nanqianyue sighed softly, her gaze falling on the land beneath Song Suihuan's feet. "How could a pampered girl possibly dig up such a large plot of land?"
Nan Kezhi's soft voice rang in her ears, "Everyone has their own destiny. She sowed the seeds of evil, so she deserves to suffer the consequences. Big sister, you are the victim. You just couldn't let her succeed. Don't be soft-hearted."
Nan Qianyue smiled slightly, "My sister is such a perceptive girl. Don't worry, I won't interfere with her, nor can I."
However, just as she was about to lower the curtain, a rough-looking man emerged from the haystack behind Song Suihuan while the old woman was away.
Song Suihuan was caught off guard when the rough man grabbed her from behind.
"Ah! Let me go! Ugh!"
"Don't scream, don't scream, I'll take good care of you!" The rough man covered Song Suihuan's mouth and dragged her into a corner.
Nan Qianyue's eyes snapped open, anger burning in her pupils. "Sister, this has crossed my line. If I let this go, my conscience won't allow it. You wait in the car!"
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