For a moment, the room was filled with the joyful laughter of the young sisters drinking scented tea.
At the Qin Censor's Mansion
"Second Master, you're back! This Tohka was bitten by an ant and then injured by a poisonous snake at the last banquet. She's only now slowly getting out of danger. Look at this?"
The person who spoke was Qin Hai's wife, Qin Chen, Chen Lixiao, and her face was full of sadness and grief.
"Well, my daughter will surely turn misfortune into good fortune, and good luck will come to her from misfortune!"
"But Second Master, you don't know that Shixiang was in the Lanbo Mansion at that time. There were so many people in the mansion, and no one else was caught in such a thing. But it happened to our daughter Shixiang? Do you think someone did this on purpose?"
Chen Lixiao was not going to let things go on like this. She had to find out the truth and see who had caused her precious daughter to suffer like this!
"Madam Yi, do you mean to ask for an explanation from the Lanbo Mansion?" When Qin Hai thought of the figure of Wu Shunyi, the wife of the Lanbo Mansion, he immediately thought that Wu Shunyi would definitely not admit that someone did this on purpose.
If someone did it on purpose, Wu Shunyi would certainly not let him off, but all the preparations for the banquet were done by her own people. How could she find out if someone had done it on purpose?
Chen Lixiao saw that her man looked afraid of getting into trouble, and she became even more furious. However, when she thought about Qin Hai, a guest at the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was really too much to ask him to shake up the Lan Bo Mansion.
"Since the Second Master is unwilling to seek an explanation for Shixiang, then I will go and ask for an explanation from the Lady of the Lanbo Mansion myself!"
When Qin Hai saw that his wife was going to meet his secret lover, he felt his scalp tingling.
"Chen Lixiao, stop right there!"
Chen Lixiao immediately turned her head stiffly: "How is it? Is your husband willing to go to Lan Bo's house to inquire about the situation?"
"I'll go. Can't I go now?"
"I am grateful to my husband!" Chen Lixiao immediately bowed deeply, feeling relieved as if she finally had someone to rely on.
Qin Hai immediately went out of the gate and took a carriage to Lan Bo's Mansion. After explaining the situation to the steward of Lan Bo's Mansion, he received a warm hospitality from Lan Bo's Mansion. However, Wu Shunyi just said that Qin Shixiang suffered because of the negligence of the servants, so he asked people to bring a lot of new and clever toys and tonic herbs, which also allowed Qin Hai to go home and comfort his wife and daughter.
Qin Hai was pleased to see that Wu Shunyi was very pleasing to the eye. He thanked her repeatedly and got up to go back home.
When Chen Lixiao saw the many tonic herbs and gifts, he calmed down and finally believed that the Lan Bo family did not intend to make Qin Shixiang suffer.
Ning Xiaotang's yard
Chen Yilan and Zheng Douqin drank tea and ate the pastries made by Liu Lanqing, which was quite refreshing.
"Tangtang, Third Madam's craftsmanship is truly exceptional. Pastries like this are rare even among the wealthy families in Kyoto!"
Zheng Douqin said so.
"Oh, how did Sister Douqin know that?" Ning Xiaotang took a sip of plum blossom tea and put down the cup.
"Of course I know. That time when I went to Princess Lan's house, the pastries there were said to be top-notch, but the taste was not as good as the Third Madam's!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I also found that this crispy pastry is particularly delicious!" Chen Yilan nodded repeatedly.
Ning Xiaotang was wondering if what Qin Kecheng said was true. Her mother's background was suspicious. What kind of family members would Liu Lanqing be unwilling to recognize?
"If you like it, eat more, sisters. I'll pack some to take home later!"
As he was speaking, Quan Yue packed two bags of snacks.
"Then Tangtang, let's go back to practice first and come back for snacks another day!"
Chen Yilan and Zheng Douqin stood up and prepared to leave.
Who knew that Ban Yue would come running in hurriedly at this moment? "Miss, that Qin Shixiang is outside the mansion asking to see you!"
"What? She actually came to me on her own initiative?" Ning Xiaotang's eyebrows knitted slightly, and she reached out and touched Xiao Qiong's nose lightly, saying, "Let her in!"
Chen Yilan and Zheng Douqin also bowed and said, "Excuse me!"
"Goodbye, sisters!" Ning Xiaotang didn't want to keep them.
Banyue prepared tea and snacks for Qin Shixiang in the side hall.
"Qin Shixiang pays homage to Princess Roujia, and asks the Princess to make the decision for me!"
Ning Xiaotang suddenly felt that Qin Shixiang was very strange. Why did she make the decision for her?
"Stand up and answer. What is the matter that requires my decision?" Ning Xiaotang sat in the main seat with the look of a little boss.
"Princess Roujia, I'm telling you that because I pushed my eldest sister, Qin Shiyu, and she fell, she sent someone to plot against me at Princess Lan's banquet! Please, Princess, punish Qin Shiyu for me!"
Ning Xiaotang immediately saw through Qin Shixiang's intention. If she punished Qin Shiyu, she would lose this good friend. But if she did not punish Qin Shiyu, Qin Shixiang would guess that Ning Xiaotang was probably the one who plotted against her.
Ning Xiaotang muttered to herself that Qin Shixiang was a smart person and not stupid.
"Qin Shixiang, do you have any evidence to prove that your sister Qin Shiyu was responsible for this incident?"
Qin Shixiang raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I caused her to be punished by my grandmother to kneel in winter. Besides her hatred for me, I really can't think of anyone else who would plot against me behind my back!"
Ning Xiaotang said coldly, "If that's the case, you're just making assumptions without any evidence. I can't punish your sister Qin Shiyu casually like this!"
On the way back, Qin Shixiang gritted her teeth in hatred: "This Ning Xiaotang is really a treacherous and cruel person. She actually said that she would not punish Qin Shiyu no matter what!"
Chen Lixiao said in the carriage, "Shixiang, it seems that the plot against you might have been orchestrated by Ning Xiaotang!"
"That's not necessarily true. Qin Shiyu hates me to the core. If he really gets close to Princess Roujia, wouldn't he be so happy that he would show off in front of me?"
"Xiang'er, what do you think we should do about this? Are we just going to suffer this in vain?"
"Mother, let's go back and look for Grandma. As long as Grandma punishes Qin Shiyu, then we can get rid of the problem as we wish."
Chen Lixiao brought Qin Shixiang and cried in front of Qin Lan.
But this time, Qin Lanshi did not agree to punish Qin Shiyu, because Qin Lanshi had a string of blessed Buddhist beads in her hand, and judging from the water, it looked like the top-grade Buddhist beads from the Fu Yue Auction in Kyoto.
Before Qin Shixiang and her daughter came in, Qin Shiyu had come in earlier. Now Qin Shiyu was staying in his grandmother's inner room.
Qin Lan tugged at her Buddhist beads and said, "Qin Chen, how did you educate Xiang'er? You made two sisters who were good sisters become enemies overnight. Now there are not many grandchildren in the family, and you don't educate these two granddaughters properly. Instead, you just create some sisters' discord to disturb my meditation!"
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