Upon hearing this, Xie He immediately put down the firewood she was carrying. "Miss Chen, you can leave your firewood here. I'll be going now—"
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yunjiao grabbed her hand.
Shen Yunjiao smiled at her nonchalantly and replied cheerfully, "I happen to have nothing to do either, so I'll go with you to visit this Miss Xiao."
"this..."
Xie He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded slightly.
She was about to bend down and pick up the firewood on the ground when Shen Yunjiao stopped her with her hand. "Let's go take a look first, we can get it later."
"Okay," Xie He replied softly.
They had only taken a few steps when they saw Qin Youran's maid walking angrily towards them. Upon seeing Xie He, the maid said furiously, "Xie He, you've delayed us for so long this time. If you cause my young lady to miss her meal, I will hold you responsible!"
"Smack!"
Shen Yunjiao reached out and slapped the maid across the face without any hesitation.
The maid was completely stunned by the slap, and her reaction was a beat slow. When she came to her senses, she pointed at Shen Yunjiao and gritted her teeth, saying, "You! How dare you hit me!"
"I'll beat up an ill-mannered lackey like you! How dare you be so disrespectful in front of your master! I'll beat you every time I see you!" Shen Yunjiao replied with a lazy smile.
Upon hearing this, the maid's eyes reddened. She dared not speak her anger, but could only glare hatefully at Shen Yunjiao and Xie He before running back to Qin Youran to complain.
Shen Yunjiao thought, since that's the case, I'll just wait here for that guy to come over, so I don't have to walk a few more steps.
Xie He looked terrified. She tugged at Chen Yunjiao's sleeve, her voice trembling slightly, "Yunjiao, you're new here and don't know how powerful Qin Youran is. Although she's imprisoned here, her grandmother is the founder of Qingxin Pavilion, Qin Rufeng, the first female general to establish the Dayong Dynasty."
"Although she has been imprisoned in Qingxin Pavilion for a short time, she will soon be taken out. Unlike us who have been imprisoned for a long time, it is better not to compare us with her."
Shen Yunjiao said calmly, "It's alright."
That's hilarious! She dares to stand up to even the Empress Dowager, so why would she be afraid of such a small fry?
They had only stood there for a moment when Qin Youran came rushing towards them, clutching a handkerchief, ready to settle scores.
"Xie He! You shameless woman, you've grown bolder, daring to bully my maid, Qin Youran!" Qin Youran walked hurriedly to the three of them.
Her maid covered her face and cried to Qin Youran, "How could Xie He dare to do such a thing? It was the one next to her who hit me."
"Oh?" Qin Youran's face darkened, and she narrowed her eyes as she looked at Shen Yunjiao. "Who do we have here with such a big fuss? It turns out to be the former prince's wife with the worst reputation in the entire capital."
"How dare you be so rude!" Upon hearing this, Fu Xia was so angry that she stepped forward to confront Qin Youran, but was stopped by Shen Yunjiao.
"Looks like I'm quite famous." Shen Yunjiao raised an eyebrow at her.
Seeing this, Qin Youran sneered a few times and pointed at Fu Xia next to Shen Yunjiao, saying, "You come out here."
"Fu Xia, ignore her." Shen Yunjiao shielded Fu Xia behind her. "What do you want to do?"
"You hit my maid, so I'll teach your maid a lesson too. That's fair." Qin Youran glared at Shen Yunjiao, her eyes seeming to want to tear her apart.
"I hit your maid because she disturbed my peace, and it's none of your business to teach my maid a lesson," Shen Yunjiao said calmly, showing no fear in the face of this woman.
"But I am—"
"It doesn't matter who you are. If you dare to hit my people, I will retaliate tenfold."
Qin Youran wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Yunjiao. Hearing this, she became even angrier and quickly picked up a stone from the roadside. "I'm going to hit her! I'm going to smash her face!"
She held the stone high in her hand, about to smash it into Fu Xia's face.
They really can't understand human language.
Shen Yunjiao clicked her tongue in displeasure, took out a needle from her waist, grabbed Qin Youran's hair and pulled it back, quickly inserting a needle into the back of her neck.
Qin Youran felt a sharp pain in her neck, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"What...what did you do to me?" she cried out in horror, clutching her neck, her voice trembling uncontrollably.
"Just a little trick to keep you from being so annoying."
Shen Yunjiao chuckled and said loudly, "We've all committed crimes, so naturally we all have some tricks up our sleeves. If you want to live in peace and keep to your own business, then from today onwards, you should stop hanging around in front of me and Xie He."
"Shen Yunjiao! Aren't you afraid I'll report this to Grandmother?" Qin Youran said through gritted teeth, her body still trembling.
“You have a grandmother, and I have family too. If all else fails, I will appeal to the Emperor.”
Let my amnesiac man take good care of you.
Shen Yunjiao silently added a sentence in her mind.
"Let's go! Xie He, you don't need to pay attention to this kind of person anymore. If she bullies you again, I have a thousand ways to help you get revenge." Shen Yunjiao glanced coldly at Qin Youran and then pulled Xie He back.
When they reached the door, they put all the firewood inside the room.
Qin Youran became even angrier when she saw this, but because her legs were trembling, she had difficulty taking even a few steps. When she reached the steps, she even slipped and fell, getting bruised and swollen.
"Cry, cry, cry! All you do is cry!"
Qin Youran turned around in a fit of rage and cursed at her maid, even raising her hand to slap the maid without thinking.
"Shen Yunjiao, you just wait and see how I deal with you."
Qin Youran slammed her fist on the ground in a fit of anger, her eyes filled with undisguised resentment and venom.
Seeing that Qin Youran was ignoring her in the distance, Shen Yunjiao pulled Xie He back to the table in her room and sat her down.
"Have you always been bossed around like this by her?" Shen Yunjiao asked casually.
Xie He lowered her head somewhat guiltily and whispered, "Just once in a while."
Shen Yunjiao pursed her lips and said, "You don't need to be afraid of her in the future. I will back you up."
This can be considered as repaying her for her kindness in chopping wood for me.
A touch of emotion quietly crept into Xie He's eyes, and she nodded gently.
At this moment, a young Taoist boy brought over breakfast. "Esteemed guests, the food is here. By the way, we have distinguished guests coming to Xuanqing Temple today, and the kitchen is quite busy. We would like to ask Miss Xie He to come down the mountain with me to bring the chopped firewood to the kitchen courtyard at the foot of the mountain."
"A distinguished guest?" Shen Yunjiao asked curiously, "What is their identity?"
The young Taoist priest looked at her suspiciously upon hearing this. "Benefactor, you shouldn't be too curious. In any case, he is someone of very high status."
“I’ll go with you,” Shen Yunjiao blurted out.
The young Taoist boy rolled his eyes and looked at Xie He, "But the abbot specifically asked Miss Xie to carry firewood down the mountain..."
"She was just bullied by Miss Qin next door, and she sprained her ankle and can't walk," Shen Yunjiao lied shamelessly.
Xie He was taken aback at first, then quickly nodded, "Let Miss Chen help."
Shen Yunjiao quickly gave Fuxia a wink, and Fuxia took out a cherry pancake wrapped in oil paper from the box. "Little Daoist, let us go downstairs. Miss Xie He is not feeling well, we can't keep tiring her out, can we?"
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