Martial artists in the body refining stage have not yet left the realm of ordinary people and are still afraid of water and fire.
Xue Cheng's head came into direct contact with the charcoal fire in the brazier, and he was seriously injured.
He screamed in pain and rolled on the ground. He tried to cover his face with his hands, but it only hurt more.
Everyone was shocked.
Han screamed and rushed forward: "Cheng'er!"
Seeing her son's face scalded beyond recognition, she felt a blackout before her eyes, but she couldn't faint now! She pinched her palms tightly, forcing herself to stay awake, and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Call a doctor!"
He turned his head and stared at Xue Huan, his eyes filled with intense hatred.
Xue Huan looked back at her indifferently, without any fear.
Instead, Han felt a chill down her spine when she looked at her.
The gate was in chaos. Xue Huan stood alone with a cold expression, like an outsider.
It's really embarrassing that such an accident happened right away. However, if Xue Cheng hadn't attacked her, how could she have fallen into the brazier?
So when she saw Xue Cheng screaming so miserably, she didn't feel any guilt.
Seeing the anxious and sad look on the Marquis's wife's face, she probably didn't have time to pay attention to the eldest daughter who had just returned.
Xue Huan called a maid and said, "Take me to the courtyard that Madam has arranged for me."
The maid was stunned. The Madam arranged a courtyard for her? When did the Madam arrange a courtyard for this young lady?
But she soon realized that the lady had just said that she had been looking forward to the eldest daughter's return, so how could she not even arrange a yard for her?
If she said that, wouldn't the lady be branded as a "hypocrite" if it got out?
But she really didn't know which courtyard to take this young lady to, so she could only look for help at the kindest and gentle young lady Xue Qin.
No, after the real eldest lady comes back, Miss Xue Qin can no longer be called the eldest lady, but will be relegated to the second lady, and the other ladies will also have to step back.
The return of the eldest lady has caused unrest in the Marquis' Mansion. This eldest lady does not look like someone who is weak and can be bullied. From now on, there will probably be a lot of excitement in the Marquis' Mansion.
All sorts of thoughts flashed through the maid's mind, and Xue Qin, who was caught by her pleading eyes, really lived up to her reputation for kindness and gentleness. She stepped forward and said, "You go and do your work. I will take my sister to the courtyard that mother has prepared for her."
Xue Qin said to the maid.
The maid went down feeling relieved.
How could Han actually prepare a courtyard for Xue Huan? Then why did Xue Qin say that?
This brings us to Xue Qin, a concubine's daughter, and her rules of survival in this marquis's mansion. She has always followed the golden mean, that is, not offending either side. When people talk about her on weekdays, they all think that she has a gentle temper, is easy to get along with, and has no airs.
In the short time that Xue Huan appeared, Xue Qin judged that Xue Huan was not someone who was easy to bully, and also possessed the strength to be not easily bullied. Just now, Xue Huan dodged Xue Cheng's attack, although the time was short, but it was enough for people to see that her strength was not low.
Xue Huan was born to the late wife and was the original wife's legitimate daughter. Her status was even higher than Xue Yun'er, the legitimate daughter of the current marquis' wife.
It can be predicted that the Marquis' Mansion will soon be in turmoil.
Xue Qin wanted to show her kindness to Xue Huan when she first arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, so she proposed to take her to the courtyard to settle down. If Xue Huan won the fight in the future, she, a concubine's daughter who was not valued, might be able to get some benefits. And if the lady's side won, she would take Xue Huan to settle down, and then she would have something to say to the lady.
Xue Qin took Xue Huan to a secluded courtyard with a lush sycamore tree. The gate was closed and guarded by a mute woman.
Xue Qin opened the courtyard door and the mute woman came out. When she saw Xue Huan standing next to her, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide and her expression became excited, as if she had seen an old friend.
Xue Qin said, "Mute, this is my elder sister. She was in poor health and was sent to Pengcheng by her father to recuperate. Now the Empress has sent someone to bring her back."
Ya Gu was the maid who originally followed Lin Lan. After Madam Han came into the family, the servants who originally served Lin Lan were demoted or sold. Ya Gu was sold in this way.
Later, Xue Zhi specially called her back and asked her to guard the yard.
Xue Zhi moved all of Lin Lan's belongings into this courtyard and sealed them up, never allowing anyone else to enter, not even his step-wife Han.
Every once in a while, Xue Zhi would come here and stay for a while.
It was by chance that Xue Qin learned about such a place in the mansion, and she secretly made a note of it.
Now, it has come in handy.
The courtyards in the mansion were all occupied. Who would be willing to vacate the courtyard for Xue Huan, who had suddenly returned? No one was willing.
What's more, Xue Huan caused such a scene as soon as she came back. Han was probably so hungry that she wanted to eat her alive.
Therefore, it would not be appropriate to place Xue Huan in any courtyard except the one in front of him.
Han had long suspected that this Wutong Garden was used by Xue Zhi to commemorate Lin Lan, but she had never found a chance to enter here. Now she brought Xue Huan here, not only to help Xue Huan settle down, but also to help Han open a gap here.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone, selling benefits to both sides without offending either side.
Others cannot enter here, but Xue Huan can. After all, she is Lin Lan's daughter, and the mute girl in front of her is Lin Lan's former loyal servant.
As expected by Xue Qin, the mute girl was very excited when she saw Xue Huan. After learning about her identity, she walked out of the yard and looked Xue Huan up and down, as if she couldn't see enough, with tears in her eyes.
Xue Qin then said to Xue Huan, "This is Ya Gu, big sister. You can live here with peace of mind. If anything happens, just come to Fangfei Garden to find me. You've been tired from the journey, so I won't disturb your rest. I'll come to see you another day."
After Xue Qin left, Ya Gu reached out to hold Xue Huan's hand, but Xue Huan was not used to contact with strangers and moved aside.
The eyes of the mute girl dimmed, and she shrank back and withdrew her hand. Then she felt that she had indeed been rude to the young lady, so she smiled at her embarrassedly and kept extending her hand to gesture for her to come in.
Seeing her like this, Xue Huan couldn't help but feel sad and regretted avoiding her hand just now.
After entering the yard, Ya Gu invited Xue Huan to come into the house and sit down, and then busied herself pouring her tea and bringing her snacks.
Xue Huan wanted to ask her to stop working, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it out loud.
Judging from the look on Ya Gu's face, she was very happy about her arrival and wanted to give her all the good things, just like those old people who have been waiting for their grandchildren to come back, with a heart full of love.
If she didn't accept it, Ya Gu would probably feel uncomfortable.
Just let her be busy.
There was a portrait hanging in the middle of the room. It was of a woman. The painting style was rather abstract and elegant, but it was obvious that she was a stunningly beautiful woman. Moreover, the more Xue Huan looked at the woman, the more she felt that she looked a bit like herself.
Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. Could this beauty in the painting be her original mother, Lin Lan?
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