Everyone in the yard looked towards the person who screamed.
The person was wearing a pastel-colored long dress. The thin gauze was more suitable for summer wear, but she didn't seem to be afraid of the cold.
At this moment, her face was like a cracked tortoise shell, with several blood marks winding across it!
Maybe it's because of fear?
She stretched out her hands in panic, her long nails and the spaces between her fingers were covered in blood. From a distance, she looked like a female ghost, which was really scary!
Some timid girls were so scared that they burst into tears on the spot.
The woman with blood on her face suddenly rushed towards the porch steps, frightening the old lady so much that she stumbled and fell to the ground.
The old lady had a bad back and she fell down again, and she immediately cried out in pain.
At this time, everyone recognized this scary woman. Who else could this be, Si Jinyun, the third young lady of the mansion?
When Si Junshan looked at her, he suddenly remembered that ten years ago, the servants came to report that the second young lady's face was covered with black spots, which was very scary.
He was deceived at the time and was full of resentment, so he didn't want to deal with the matter at all.
So, that child had lived with that black spot for ten years, and how many people had mocked and ridiculed him?!
If he had carefully investigated at that time, he might have known that the child had been poisoned!
Now, although he didn't know what was going on with Si Jinyun's face, he felt inexplicably refreshed in his heart!
Empress Cao, who was standing beside him, was disgusted when she saw this ugly man walking towards the porch steps!
Aunt Sufang beside her stepped forward and shouted:
"How dare you! How dare you act so rashly in front of the Empress! Get out of here!"
Si Jinyun's head buzzed when she heard this. What had happened just now? Her face...
She just felt a little itchy on her face, but she couldn't bear to ruin the makeup she had spent so much time on this morning, so she rubbed it gently on her face.
But unexpectedly, the itching not only did not ease, but became even worse.
She really couldn't help it, so she scratched it hard a few times!
Unexpectedly, she felt a hot stream flowing down her face, and she saw that her fingernails and the gaps between her fingers were all covered in blood!
The most terrifying thing was that even after she stopped scratching, she could still feel her face continuing to break apart...
She stretched out her hands and screamed. Her face... her face was so white and tender, how could it break...
What should she do?
Si Jinyun was extremely frightened and stared at the man on the steps.
He looks really good today, his white clothes with red edges add a touch of warmth to his cold and arrogant appearance.
Si Jinyun raised her feet and walked towards him, crying aggrievedly:
"Ninth Prince, please take Yun'er to see a doctor quickly. Yun'er's face cannot be damaged!
You just saw that my skin is fair and flawless, no worse than hers."
When she said this, everyone in the courtyard was stunned. Could it be that the third young lady had gone crazy?
Si Jinxing didn't even look at the "pitiful" third sister in front of him, but glanced at Lianxiang who was shivering and standing not far away.
This girl is very down-to-earth. She used all the medicine on Si Jinyun's face without leaving a drop!
Qi Moli narrowed his cold eyes and glanced at Si Jinyun.
I saw two lines of tears washing the blood all over her face and then falling onto her dress, which made me feel sick.
He strode forward and kicked Si Jinyun away!
He took the handkerchief handed to him by Mo Yun, wiped his shoes, threw it back, and said:
"It's dirty, burn it."
Si Jinyun was kicked to the ground and was in unbearable pain all over her body when she heard the man's cruel words.
He thinks he is dirty...
Si Jinxing nudged Qi Moli with her elbow and said a few words with her mouth open.
Although she didn't make a sound, Qi Moli could see her lips moving: "Beauty is a disaster!"
He gently held the hand of the young woman beside him and couldn't help but smile.
At first, he chose her simply because he thought she was interesting and had saved him before, so she was more real than those pretentious women.
But now, he actually felt that he was destined to be eaten alive by her in this life!
Empress Cao glanced at the third young lady of the Si family who was crawling on the ground, and frowned slightly.
Although she was the queen, she had to endure so many concubines to share her husband.
After all, the emperor is different from others. She has no choice and has witnessed many open and secret struggles among concubines.
But those, after all, are just competitions for favor with a formal status.
Now, the third young lady of the Si family is so unconcealed about her thoughts that she is openly trying to seduce and compete for her brother-in-law!
It's damnable!
She snorted coldly and said:
"I've opened my eyes today. How could there be such a shameless woman in Longyin?
General Si, you still need to manage the backyard more, so that you can more confidently help the emperor manage the soldiers and defend the country."
Si Junshan only realized at this time that Si Jinyun was not dead yet, which was not what he should have thought!
He stared at Si Jinyun, who was lying on the ground, with a dark expression on his face, and shouted angrily, "Come here, tie her up and take her to the woodshed!"
After giving these instructions, he turned around and saluted Empress Cao, saying:
"Rest assured, Empress, I will strictly revamp the mansion and serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly!"
Upon hearing this, Empress Cao didn't say anything more. She said that women in the harem were not allowed to interfere in government affairs, so she just gave a few suggestions.
She turned to look at Si Jinxing and said with a smile:
"Xing'er, I heard from the Crown Princess that you opened a new shop called... something like Yaxu Lao?"
When Si Jinxing heard this, she saw Aunt Sufang beside Queen Cao covering her lips and laughing, and thought to herself, has this Queen been attracted to the Crown Princess?
She laughed and said:
"Your Majesty, I do own a hot pot restaurant. Your Majesty has finally managed to leave the palace, so why not go and try it today?"
Upon hearing this, Empress Cao's smile deepened. She pondered and said,
"If this were an ordinary family's betrothal day, the woman's family would host a banquet at home to entertain the man who brought the betrothal gifts.
Since there is such a folk tradition, I will go and try it. I can tell His Majesty about it as a new story when I return to the palace!"
Qi Moli pouted and muttered quietly, "Sister-in-law, why do you have to go through so much trouble?"
Empress Cao glared at him and scolded him with a smile:
"Before, you were the only one who called me "Imperial Sister-in-law" and I cherished you. Now, there is another Xing'er. You better stop hanging around in front of me in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing smiled. What kind of methods did Qi Moli use to have such a harmonious relationship with the emperor and the empress?
As they were talking, all the betrothal gifts were moved into the house next door.
Qi Moli not only thoughtfully kept Madam Lu, but also invited Qi Bo from the palace to come over and let the two of them put the betrothal gifts in order.
Since Empress Cao followed the emperor into the palace, she had not eaten out of the shop for many years, and she was particularly curious about the hot pot that the Crown Princess mentioned.
In order not to attract attention, Empress Cao did not take the luxurious palace carriage she came in, but got into Si Jinxing's carriage and went to Longxing Street together.
However, when he was halfway there, he was stopped by someone.
"Si Jinxing, come down, I have something to ask you!" An irritable male voice came.
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