Chapter 5: The Third Master Yan
Qin Mingzhu said, "Why would I lie to my mother? Ever since I got married, I've treated Yunrui and Yunyue as if they were my own children. Honestly, it's been almost a year, have I ever treated them harshly?"
Madam Yan's eyes flickered, "Of course not."
Not only her, but also many servants in the mansion saw it.
Qin Mingzhu, as a stepmother, is even more gentle than her biological mother.
The two children's lives were getting better and better. They both gained weight after the Marquis left.
"I beat Yunyue for her own good. If I only cared about my reputation and ignored her, leaving her with no skills and unable to get married, would mother think I was doing the right thing?"
Madam Yan immediately retorted: "How can that be possible!"
Qin Mingzhu chuckled softly, and for a moment she seemed to have returned to her previous gentle and calm demeanor. "In that case, should I care about her or not?"
Old Madam Yan was only slightly troubled.
Recalling Qin Mingzhu's words, she gritted her teeth and said directly: "You are the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. It is natural for you to take care of these two children. It is my mother-in-law who is worrying too much and has misunderstood you."
Qin Mingzhu's words were like dangling a carrot in front of Old Madam Yan.
Qin Mingzhu smiled slightly. "Mother, please rest assured to leave these two children to Mingzhu. If I'm not strict with them, how can Yunrui and Yunyue become successful in the future? The future of the Marquis's Mansion depends on them. The child in my belly will also need someone to take care of him in the future. How can I treat them harshly?"
Hearing Qin Mingzhu say this, Old Lady Yan felt that it made sense.
Qin Mingzhu's parents are both disabled, and she will definitely be lonely and helpless in the future. She is still counting on Yunrui to take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life. Now she doesn't know when her son will come back, and the entire marquis's mansion has to rely on Qin Mingzhu for support. She can't be too harsh on Qin Mingzhu to avoid a breakup.
Old Madam Yan smiled immediately, and her old face with some wrinkles and gray hair at the temples became more kind.
"That's true. Yunrui and Yunyue are still young. As a mother, you just need to be good to them. When they grow up, they will definitely repay you. Then you will have someone to rely on."
Qin Mingzhu curled the corners of her mouth.
The smile doesn't reach the eyes.
She was indeed deceived by this sentence in her previous life and treated them well with all her heart.
But what is the result?
Although the news of Yan Qinghao's death on the battlefield was only reported last month, at least three months had passed since the incident.
I'm afraid that right now, he is lying on the bedside of the princess from the northern border, being affectionate with her.
She was alone in the Marquis' Mansion. Her father had been in trouble for many years, and the General's Mansion was already in decline. For the time being, she had to rely on the status and background of the Marquis' Mansion, so she was not in a hurry to take revenge.
Over the past six months, she had to first take back the benefits that the Marquis' Mansion had obtained from her bit by bit, and then find a way to gain a foothold in the capital without relying on the Marquis' Mansion, improve her status, and even surpass that of Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Northern Frontier Kingdom!
Then consider how to deal with the future return of the Northern Frontier Princess and her cheap husband.
Sooner or later, as long as the other party knows of her existence, they will definitely use some shameful means to deal with her behind the scenes. She has become a thorn in the other party's side.
This must be prevented in advance.
Seeing that the lady and the old lady had calmed down and didn't seem to be arguing, Nanny Liu ran over quickly.
She said hurriedly: "Old Madam, you have to make the decision for the young master and the young lady!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yan glared at Nanny Liu fiercely and felt extremely angry.
"Mingzhu did this for their own good. What do you, a servant, know?"
When Aunt Liu heard this, she was stunned.
"Old Madam, the new Madam beat up the Second Miss!"
Madam Yan said impatiently, "Just hit her. What's wrong with a couple of hits? This child is useless without being beaten. If Mingzhu doesn't discipline her strictly, Yunyue will almost go crazy!"
Nanny Liu opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Yan Yunyue was still crying. How could an eight-year-old child not understand what her grandmother said? Now, the only person in the whole mansion who could make decisions for her and her brother was her grandmother.
It was also because she had her grandmother as a backer that she was not afraid of her stepmother Qin Mingzhu at all.
Even though it seems that Qin Mingzhu is in charge of all the trivial matters of the Yan family, the old lady has been in charge of the family for decades, and the truly core and important things are all in her hands, which Qin Mingzhu cannot even touch.
Madam Yan then said to Yan Yunyue and Yan Yunrui, "You two, bandage your wounds and stay with your mother. Your mother is very capable. Listen to her and you will benefit greatly in the future."
She walked to Yan Yunyue with a cane, raised her hand and touched her head to comfort her.
Yan Yunyue grabbed her grandmother's sleeve and stared at Old Madam Yan with eyes wide open in disbelief: "Grandma, she beat Yunyue, and you didn't care, but you also asked Yunyue to listen to her. What if Yunyue was beaten to death!"
"How is that possible? She is your mother after all. If she really did something excessive, you can come and tell Grandma, and she will definitely punish her."
Madam Yan lowered her voice slightly and repeated it in her ear.
I mentioned my plans by the way.
Although Yan Yunyue knew that her grandmother asked her to follow Qin Mingzhu and find a way to become Master Luoshui's disciple, she still felt a little dissatisfied and resentful.
This was the first time in her life that someone had slapped her in the face in public.
As the daughter of a marquis, a princess, what is Qin Mingzhu to her!
She was just her father's second wife, and a poor one at that. What qualifications did she have to show off in front of her and act like a mistress?
If her father hadn't gotten into trouble, as long as she told him about the beating she received today, he would have divorced her immediately!
Old Madam Yan gave Yan Yunyue a few instructions, and then looked at the injuries of her eldest grandson with some heartache.
He cursed Qin Mingzhu in his heart, thinking that he would settle the score for today after Qin Mingzhu had finished the matter.
At this moment, someone suddenly ran in from the gate.
"Madam, someone has come to the mansion. They say that the Emperor is grateful for the young Marquis's death on the battlefield. To appease the Marquis's family, he has sent our third son to bring back many valuable gifts as a token of his condolence."
When Madam Yan heard this, her eyes lit up instantly.
In fact, she had received some news a long time ago and knew that her son was not dead, so how could she feel sad? Now she pretended to be sad and stayed indoors, just to show off to others.
Upon hearing that the emperor had given a reward, she walked out quickly, faster than anyone else.
Qin Mingzhu naturally also heard the news.
In her previous life, she didn't wake up so early at this time, and she reported this matter directly to Old Madam Yan, and she was unable to intervene from beginning to end.
Therefore, she didn't even know what the royal family had sent.
This time, the things were delivered to her. How could she, the mistress of the house, not take care of them?
What's more, the person who delivered the things was Yan Fengxiao!
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