Chapter 286 Yu Yin'er's Disfigurement
He actually left his courtyard and strolled towards the back garden. There were several wintersweet trees in the northwest corner of the back garden, and they were in full bloom right now.
It's not that I particularly like wintersweet, but there's really nothing much to see in the back garden anyway.
To be honest, the back garden of the Yongning Marquis's residence is far inferior to that of the Qiao residence.
The Qiao Mansion was designed in the style of a garden in the Jiangnan region, so the plants and trees are mostly evergreen pines, cypresses, and bamboo.
In addition, Madam Min was willing to spend money and even built a huge flower shed in the back garden of the Qiao Mansion and hired someone to cultivate the flowers and plants.
Therefore, the Qiao family mansion never lacks fresh flowers all year round.
As Min Qiao's personal bodyguard, she also saw many beautiful flowers and scenery.
However, the Yongning Marquis's residence did not have such financial resources.
He wandered aimlessly to the back garden, and before he even got close, he heard familiar yet annoying voices coming from not far ahead.
"Grandmother, have you heard? Old Granny Qiao has really embarrassed herself this time!" It was Yu Yin'er who spoke.
The push I received earlier was quite serious. I was bedridden for four or five days before I could barely get out of bed. My hand injury also took several days to heal.
From that moment on, Yu Yin'er hated Zhen Huan to the core.
However, due to Zhen Huan's martial prowess, she dared not provoke him easily, so she could only set her sights on Madam Yu.
Madam Yu and Madam Min were already at odds, and Madam Min had embarrassed her at the previous flower banquet, so she naturally held a grudge against Madam Min.
It was only because of something real that she temporarily put aside her resentment towards Min Qiao Shi.
But after he actually came back, he treated her coldly and distantly, even disobeying and being unfilial, which made her hold another grudge against Min Qiao Shi.
Hearing Yu Yin'er talk about Min Qiao's misfortunes, Madam Yu couldn't help but feel schadenfreude.
"That's right. She even pretended to threaten Marquis Xuanping by bringing up her mansion, but what happened? Marquis Xuanping still got engaged to her enemy."
Yu Yin'er's eyes darted around, and she said with a grin, "How does Grandmother know that Old Granny Qiao moved out of the Xuanping Marquis's mansion on her own? Maybe she was kicked out by the Marquis of Xuanping."
Madam Yu thought about it and realized it was indeed possible. "That's true. If I were Marquis Xuanping, I wouldn't be able to stand it either."
“Damaging the reputation of the Marquis’s mansion, breaking ties with the Lu family, and making enemies like the Crown Prince…aren’t all of these things just bringing disaster upon the Marquis of Xuanping’s mansion?”
Yu Yin'er nodded vigorously, "That's right. Grandmother, you said that with Old Granny Qiao's personality, what good can one really learn from her?"
Madam Yu was taken aback, then frowned and showed resentment.
"Look at her, she really doesn't know any manners, has no respect for elders, and has repeatedly offended you. She even physically injured me before! She doesn't even respect my mother."
"Hasn't her mother been good enough to her? She practically plucked the moon from the sky for her. Yet she still ignores her mother. She's clearly heartless!"
"If you ask me, she was corrupted by Old Lady Qiao!"
Madam Yu nodded in agreement, "You're right."
Yu Yin'er revealed her true intentions: "So, Grandmother, why don't you go and talk to Huanzhen and tell her to have less contact with Old Lady Qiao in the future?"
"Or, you could warn Old Lady Qiao not to think she can take advantage of our Marquis's mansion."
"If Old Lady Qiao were a sensible person, she would naturally not dare to set foot in our Marquis's mansion again."
She had inquired about it; he really was a guard of Madam Min Qiao in the past, extremely loyal to Madam Min Qiao, and the person he cared about most was Madam Min Qiao.
She mustn't really associate with Madam Min Qiao; it would definitely make Zhen Huan feel terrible! And if Zhen Huan feels terrible, she'll be happy.
More importantly, given how much Zhen Huan cares about Min Qiao Shi, if her grandmother were to come and make things difficult for Min Qiao Shi, Zhen Huan would definitely step in to protect her. Once she does that, she will inevitably clash with her grandmother.
When the time comes, let Grandmother make a big scene, seize on Zhen Huan's crime of openly disobeying and being unfilial, and drive her out of the Marquis's mansion.
Yu Yin'er had thought everything through, but unfortunately, Madam Yu did not want to confront Madam Min directly.
“Since Madam Min Qiao hasn’t come to provoke us, we don’t need to go looking for trouble. However, now that Zhen Huan has been acknowledged as a relative, she really shouldn’t have frequent contact with Madam Min Qiao anymore. Wouldn’t that be reminding others that Zhen Huan used to be Madam Min Qiao’s servant?”
"Yes, I'll remind your mother about this later."
Upon hearing Madam Yu's words, a deep sense of resentment flashed in Yu Yin'er's eyes.
"But Grandmother, Old Lady Qiao..."
Just then, a pebble flew by and hit Yu Yin'er squarely in the mouth.
"Ouch! That hurts! ...My mouth!"
Yu Yin'er instinctively reached out to cover her mouth, but couldn't stop the blood flowing from between her fingers.
Madam Yu was also startled by this sudden scene.
"Quickly, fetch a doctor!"
"Guards, take the Third Miss back immediately."
While instructing the maids and servants around her to do their work, Madam Yu hurried back with Yu Yin'er.
After walking a few steps, she turned back and looked around, but saw nothing.
After thinking it over, he realized that now was not the time to pursue the matter; it was more important to find a doctor to treat Yu Yin'er's injuries first. So he quickly led the people away from the back garden.
Only after the group had gone far away did he finally reveal himself.
She had been holding back for a long time, intending to teach Yu Yin'er a lesson quietly later, but Yu Yin'er kept calling her "Old Granny Qiao" and kept urging Madam Yu to cause trouble for the Grand Madam.
That's not her fault.
He actually took a stroll around the yard before leisurely returning to his residence.
As soon as they entered, Xiao Feng and Xiao Yu hurriedly came to greet them. Xiao Feng and Xiao Yu had come from the Qiao residence.
"Miss, someone from the Grand Madam's side just came and said you're back. Please go there immediately," Xiaoyu said with a worried expression.
Xiao Feng also looked worried. "The people in the Grand Madam's courtyard said that the Third Miss's mouth was injured by a stone, and it might leave a scar. Could it be that you, Miss, did this?"
Back when they were still at the Qiao residence, the two of them had personally witnessed someone actually smash Ayi's hand with a stone, causing it to bleed.
"Miss, will the Grand Madam make things difficult for you?"
"Miss, should we ask Madam for help?"
Just then, Chunlan, who was serving Lady Yongning, came to deliver a message, "Fourth Miss, Madam said that she will handle things with the Grand Madam, so you don't need to go. Madam also said that your facial injury hasn't healed yet, so you should stay in your room and rest during this time. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Upon hearing this, Xiaofeng and Xiaoyu almost burst into tears of joy.
Even Zhen Huan was slightly taken aback for a moment before saying with a slightly unnatural expression, "Please trouble Sister Chunlan to thank Mother for me when you get back."
After saying that, he quickly went into the house, brought out a pot of green chrysanthemums in full bloom, and put it in Chunlan's arms, saying, "Take this flower back to your mother."
Chunlan was taken aback for a moment. But then she smiled broadly and went back with the flowers in her arms.
Lady Yongning returned to the main courtyard with a worried expression.
Yu Yin'er's upper lip was chipped open by a pebble. Several doctors who were called back said that no matter what treatment they tried, Yu Yin'er's appearance was completely ruined.
At this moment, Madam Yu is sending a message to the palace to request the presence of an imperial physician.
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