There are eunuchs living in the mansion to supervise.

At night, Wei Ting did not return to Lihua Lane.

Even if the person is not going back, the things must be brought back.

It was a dark and windy night.

Su Xiaoxiao had just coaxed the three little ones to sleep and was planning to take a rest herself.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flew across the sky and came to Su Xiaoxiao's window like a ghost and knocked on the window frame.

Su Xiaoxiao opened the window strangely, but the figure had disappeared and there was a letter left on the windowsill.

She opened it and took a look.

It was a thick stack of three thousand taels of silver, plus a note that said very frugally: Household expenses, I'll be away for a month, don't worry about me.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled.

She looked at the quiet and windless yard, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Is it Xiao Hei?"

"no."

A male voice responded.

"Oh." Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows, "Yu Niang wrote a letter to someone named Xiao Hei. Since you are not that person, forget it."

The man in black flashed to the window. ——Qin Family.

Qin Yanran returned to the west courtyard of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.

She had a very depressing day.

First, he was mocked by the young lady from the folks, and then he had three junior uncles for no apparent reason, and the junior uncles were the sons of that woman.

The three little ones were fighting and making noise in the yard, making it impossible for her to concentrate on practicing the piano, and she made several mistakes.

Master Zhang's dissatisfaction with her was almost written on her face.

But can she be blamed for this? Who wouldn't be disturbed by the children quarreling like that?

But then again, Master Zhang is thirty years old this year, and the man named Ling Yun looks to be in his early twenties at most. How could he be Master Zhang's master?

Master Zhang is the most famous zither player in the capital. No one knows where his teacher came from. All we know is that he once sang the song "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" on a pleasure boat and became famous in the capital.

Since then, people who came to visit Master Zhang have been so numerous that their door has almost broken down.

Some people asked him to compose music for them, while others came to learn from him.

Master Zhang Qin did not accept disciples easily. Including herself, there were no more than five of them, and she was the only female disciple.

For such an outstanding master of the musical instrument, who is his master?

"It's Lingyun, but I've never heard of this name..."

Qin Yanran couldn't understand.

Qin Yanran went to Qin Jiang's yard to visit him every morning and evening. This was a habit she had maintained for many years.

At the gate of the yard, she ran into the furious Qin Yun.

Qin Yun was obviously also coming to Qin Jiang's yard, but he was not here to pay his respects, but more like to file a complaint.

"Ayun." Qin Yanran called him.

Qin Yun called out "sister" in a depressed tone.

Qin Yanran asked: "You look very unhappy, what happened?"

Qin Yun complained: "You still say that! It's all your fault. You insisted on making me go to the Imperial College!"

Qin Yanran was slightly embarrassed: "I...I'm sorry, I was busy and forgot to pick you up."

Qin Yun was not here for this, he had long forgotten that Qin Yanran was coming to pick him up.

He was angry because his former friends suddenly stopped trying to curry favor with him, and then he saw that guy named Su Ergou, who was actually in the class next to his! Damn it! Qin Yanran advised earnestly, "Father may be very busy these days, don't bother him with these little things."

Qin Yun snorted coldly: "How can my business be regarded as a small matter? Is your business the only big matter?"

Qin Yanran frowned and said, "I didn't say that."

"But that's what you mean!"

"Ayun!"

Qin Yun didn't want to pay attention to her and rushed in, but was stopped by Xu Qing.

Qin Yun said sternly: "I want to see my father, get out of my way!"

Xu Qing didn't move.

Qin Yun sneered, "You are nothing but a guard dog! How dare you disobey my orders! Get out of here! I want to see my father!"

A cold light flashed across Xu Qing's eyes.

"Ayun!" Qin Yanran pulled Qin Yun and said, "Stop messing around!"

Qin Yun broke free from her hand with his backhand, and the huge force caused Qin Yanran to stagger backwards violently.

Xu Qing grabbed her arm to prevent her from falling to the ground in embarrassment.

After she steadied herself, Xu Qing withdrew his hand expressionlessly.

Qin Yanran touched her arm, looked at Qin Yun with a complicated expression, and said sternly: "Go back!"

Qin Yun looked at his sister who was really angry, then looked at Xu Qing who had a cold face, gritted his teeth, turned around and walked away!

Qin Yanran sighed with a headache, turned to look at Xu Qing, and asked worriedly: "How is my father's injury?"

Xu Qing glanced at Qin Yanran.

His eyes were different from those of ordinary guards, and he inadvertently revealed endless murderous intent.

Qin Yanran only felt her heart tremble, but she stubbornly did not avoid his murderous gaze.

Xu Qing looked away and said calmly, "The imperial physician has examined him. Let the master rest."

After all, he didn't tell anyone about the incident in the imperial study where Wei Ting got so angry that he vomited blood.

"Your Majesty, can you deal with Lord Wei?"

"Dealt with, confine yourself to reflect on your mistakes for a month."

Qin Yanran couldn't believe it.

Wei Ting hurt her father so badly, but he just stayed at home to reflect on his mistakes? Xu Qing said, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to select a companion for the princess. Miss, you know that, right?"

Qin Yanran nodded: "Someone from the palace has been here."

Xu Qing said calmly: "Miss, you should understand that this is your only chance to marry the Third Prince, right?"

Qin Yanran was stunned: "You mean... being a reading companion to the princess is fake, and choosing a concubine for the Third Prince is real?"

Xu Qing did not answer her question directly, but said: "I heard that the young lady from the common people also got a place to enter the palace."

Qin Yanran was surprised and said, "She...didn't she get married in the countryside?"

Xu Qing said, "This is not without precedents in our dynasty. I heard that not long after the young lady was born, a great master gave a fate to the Duke of Huguo's mansion, saying that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Huguo's mansion was born with a phoenix destiny and was to be the mother of the country. Is the eldest daughter mentioned by the great master really a young lady, or is she the real daughter of the first wife?"

Qin Yanran's pupils shrank! ...

It was daybreak.

Su Xiaoxiao got up to make snacks.

Su Cheng did not come back yesterday. He was so tired from practicing riding and archery that he fell asleep in the courtyard of the stable.

Qin Canglan sent a guard to give Su Xiaoxiao a message, telling her not to worry.

Wei Ting is not here, Old Man Su is not here, and Su Ergou has to go to school, so he needs to get enough sleep.

This time there was really no one to help.

But about a hundred snacks were not a lot, and they were all ready in about an hour.

She called Su Ergou and the three little ones.

Su Ergou rubbed his eyes, looked at the bright sunlight outside the window, smelled the crispy aroma wafting from the kitchen, and muttered, "Sister, have you finished making the snacks? Why didn't you call me?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "How many snacks are there?"

Su Ergou frowned and said, "No way! You must call me next time, or I won't take your business!"

How could he let his sister run around all by herself? Is he still the man of the family? Su Xiaoxiao looked at her 14-year-old brother, smiled, and said, "Okay, I'll call you next time."

Su Ergou was worried, so he filled the water tank with water, chopped the firewood, and fed the foal before going to the table for breakfast.

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