These days, she has been confined to the Buddhist hall, which has greatly reduced her control over the mansion. She has not received any news about what happened in the front yard.
As for Lin Meijiao, being new to managing the household, she lacked control over many matters. Yunzhu had her servants gag her, so she naturally had no way of knowing.
"It was a gift from someone else." Yunzhu thought of Qiu Feng, and a shy blush appeared on her face.
As someone with experience, Madam Xu's heart sank slightly when she saw her daughter's expression. She tentatively asked, "Could it have been a gift from some young master?"
Yunzhu was startled and felt a little guilty. She turned her eyes away, not daring to look at Xu Shi, but said aloud, "Mother, what are you thinking? If it was given by some young master, how could I possibly accept it?"
"If that's not it, then why are you so guilty?" Madam Xu didn't believe it at all; no one knows a daughter better than her mother. She found her daughter's behavior suspicious, and thought that the hairpin was most likely a gift from a man.
But her daughter wouldn't admit it, and she couldn't leave, making it difficult to gather information. Because of her previous scheme against Yunzhi, all of her trusted confidants had been banished to the estate by Yun Cheng.
The people taking care of her now were all sent by Yun Cheng later. They are loyal to Yun Cheng, but they may not listen to her. Moreover, she doesn't want Yun Cheng to know about this, otherwise her life will be even more difficult.
If her daughter really had contact with another man, Yun Cheng would definitely think that she hadn't raised her daughter well, and would dislike her even more.
Honestly, if she hadn't been waiting for a reply, she would never have put up with it any longer.
But now, the Xu family has abandoned her, severed ties with her, and refuses to even acknowledge the child she gave birth to. She can only pin her hopes on that person.
She has been keeping this secret for a long time, but it's almost too late.
Because whenever she saw Yunzhi living such a good life, while she and her children were getting worse day by day, and even had to rely on Yunzhi to live a good life, she felt very bad.
Mingming, Yunzhi is just an illegitimate child with an unknown father. Why should she take away her daughter's position as the eldest daughter and live a better life than her children?
"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? I have nothing to hide." Yunzhu insisted on denying everything. Moreover, fearing that she would be exposed, she did not dare to stay in the Buddhist hall any longer and left in a hurry.
Her behavior was undoubtedly a case of protesting too much, which made Madam Xu even more worried.
Yunzhu was unaware of Madam Xu's worries. After leaving the Buddhist hall, she went straight back to her courtyard, sat in front of the mirror, and stared at the hairpin in her hair, sometimes lost in thought, sometimes giggling, and sometimes blushing shyly.
The maid was worried when she saw her like this, but she didn't dare to go up and disturb her.
Yunzhu sat for a while before taking off the hairpin from her head and putting it into her dressing box.
She wasn't stupid; she naturally understood the significance of giving him the hairpin, and she also knew that Qiu Feng might like her. But she hadn't considered whether or not to reciprocate his feelings.
If the other party were the son of a powerful and wealthy family, then naturally there would be no problem. But he was just a wandering swordsman with no fixed abode, and she didn't want to live such a life after marrying Qiu Feng.
She desired wealth and luxury, a life where everything was done for her, and she had a retinue of servants.
For two days in a row, Yunzhu did not go to the front yard again, because she was still struggling with her feelings and was afraid to face Qiu Feng, afraid of seeing Qiu Feng's disappointed look.
Qiu Feng didn't care; he had plenty of time. Moreover, he believed that as long as he persevered, Yunzhu would eventually become his woman.
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