Nan Qianyue slowly descended the steps, coldly saying, "Looking for someone? Are you a coward? You don't dare to fight back yourself?"
"Who said I wouldn't dare beat you up!"
Provoked, Nan Yichu rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush over when the page behind him quickly grabbed him.
"Young master, please calm down! You mustn't hit a young lady like that!"
"Let me go! I'm going to beat her up today so she'll never dare to tattle again!"
"Young master, please don't act rashly!"
Watching the clumsy act between master and servant, Nan Qianyue curled her lips and said, "Stop acting. A bookworm like you wants to learn how to beat someone up."
Nan Yichu was deeply humiliated. He broke free from the pageboy's grasp, pointed at Nan Qianyue, and his eyes reddened. "You! Who are you calling a bookworm?"
Nan Qianyue closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again with a cold glint in them. She took a few steps toward Nan Yichu, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him in front of Granny Wang.
"Apologize to Granny Wang!"
"Young lady, how can you be so rude to the young master—"
Nanqianyue gave him a cold look, and the page immediately shut his mouth and shrank back.
We can't afford to mess with them!
"You..." Nan Yichu's bones were aching from the fall. He lay on the ground, grimacing, and couldn't get up without anyone helping him.
Nan Qianyue stood beside him, looking down at him. "Wang Mama has worked hard in the mansion for decades, never making a mistake. Even if you are the master, you shouldn't take your temper out on them. Do you spend all the time reading those Confucian classics?"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yichu, even while lying on the ground, pointed at her and rebuked her, "Your language is vulgar! You are utterly despicable!"
Nanqianyue laughed, "Now I finally understand why the literary scene in Dongling has declined. Everyone thinks highly of themselves after reading a couple of books, considering themselves superior to others. Where is the heart to devote oneself to learning?"
“Nan Yichu, reading is to help you understand things, distinguish right from wrong, and become more reserved and humble, not to make you proud of it.”
Nan Qianyue lifted him up and sternly repeated, "Apologize to Granny Wang."
Nan Yichu's face was full of resentment, but he dared not resist any longer, for fear of being beaten.
"...I'm...sorry." He nodded perfunctorily.
Granny Wang waved her hands repeatedly, feeling terrified as her master apologized to her.
"Hmph, don't be so smug. I'll go tell Father right now that you were arguing with another man yesterday. Just wait for Father to punish you!"
After Nan Yichu finished speaking, he took several steps back; he was truly terrified of being thrown around.
"Young master, the eldest young lady told the madam yesterday, so the prime minister must know as well," the woman in green kindly reminded him, lest the young master be scolded again.
Nan Yichu's thought process was particularly bizarre. He glared at Nan Qianyue and said, "Look, look, even the maid admitted it. It was you who told on me, making me kneel all night!"
“Young master, you misunderstand. The young lady has never mentioned you.” Even the woman in green felt that the young master was being a bit unreasonable.
Nan Yichu waved her hand, "Stop making excuses! Nan Qianyue, weren't you just spouting high-sounding principles and claiming to be very well-read? Tomorrow, Xu Taigong's mansion is hosting a poetry gathering, where talented people from Dongling will gather. Do you dare to attend?"
Nan Qianyue smiled and said, "Alright, it'll be a good opportunity to see your profound knowledge."
"Hmph, then it's settled!"
Nan Yichu turned and left. He was already looking forward to it. He could even imagine Nan Qianyue being unable to write a poem, or writing a terrible poem and being ridiculed. Hahaha!
"Young lady, why are there red marks on your neck?" The woman in green was always very attentive.
Nan Qianyue was startled, raised her hand to cover her neck, and her eyes darkened instantly. "I was bitten by those stinky mosquitoes."
"Mosquitoes?" Green-clad woman thought for a moment, then said guiltily, "It must be because some of the incense fell into the corners when I was burning it, causing you to be bitten. Please punish me, Miss."
Nanqianyue waved her hand, "It's alright, help me comb my hair first."
"yes."
The master and servants entered the room one after another. Granny Wang walked behind with her head down, and no one noticed the strange look that flashed in her eyes.
She was an experienced woman, and she knew very well that the red marks on the young woman's neck weren't mosquito bites, but more like...
Qingyin Academy.
Nan Kezhi stood in the courtyard, gazing at the sky with a worried expression.
The maid brought a cloak and draped it over her shoulders. "Miss, I heard that yesterday the eldest young lady and the young master went to the Xingtian Auction House. When the young master returned, he was scolded by the Prime Minister and was even made to kneel all night."
Nan Kezhi remained troubled and seemed uninterested in the matter, only casually asking, following the maid's words, "What about my eldest sister?"
The maid's face showed indignation. "The eldest young lady is very good. Not only did the Prime Minister and his wife not say a bad word about her, but they also added a lot of things to her courtyard."
"The Prime Minister is so biased. He hasn't sent anything to our courtyard in a long time, and he hasn't said a word of concern to you, Miss."
Nan Kezhi slowly lowered her head and sighed softly, "My eldest sister was found after a long and difficult journey, and Father and Mother will definitely make it up to her. As for me... my aunt made a big mistake and displeased Father and Mother. I'm sure they don't want to see me either."
The maidservant said anxiously, "Miss, why are you taking everything upon yourself? You know nothing about what your aunt did. It's not that the Prime Minister and his wife don't want to see you, but that the eldest young lady has stolen all their favor, even taking away the young master's share. It's truly despicable!"
"Stop talking!" Nan Kezhi said angrily. "If Mother hears these words, I won't be able to protect you."
The maid pouted, "I was just confused because I was worried."
Just then, a servant sneaked up to the courtyard gate, and a sharp-eyed maid saw him and immediately ran over.
After whispering something in the maid's ear, Xiao Si secretly left again.
The maidservant ran back to Nan Kezhi's side with a grim expression. "Miss, do you know what happened at the Xingtian Auction House yesterday?"
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