Yuan Qi followed Aunt Li and picked out a lot of fabrics and jewelry from the storeroom. The fabrics were sent to the tailor, and she took the jewelry back to Peony Residence.
Aunt Li knew that Yuan Qi was too young to manage the servants, so she gave him a few pointers and advice before he went back.
No sooner had Aunt Li left than Jiang Bailu and Jiang Songlu came in.
Jiang Bailu had her maid close the door and held out her hand to Yuan Qi: "Give it to me!"
Yuan Qi blinked his big eyes: "What?"
The green bamboo and redwoods pretended to be dead.
"Stop pretending, it's the bracelet!" Jiang Bailu reached out and grabbed it directly. She was tall and had an advantage, so she was sure she could get it.
Who knew that Yuan Qi was as slippery as an eel and somehow dodged away. Before you knew it, you had slid three or five steps away.
"Don't even think about it!" Yuan Qi raised her chin, glaring fiercely at the other party like a little tigress.
Jiang Bailu missed her target. She was quite surprised. How did the other person dodge? How could they be so fast?
At this moment, Jiang Songlu also came out. Seeing what had just happened, she rushed up without saying a word and started to snatch it.
Yuan Qi dodged it with extremely fast movement.
Jiang Songlu was unable to brake in time and fell to the ground.
"Hahahaha... She fell flat on her face, that's hilarious." Yuan Qi mocked Jiang Songlu without any restraint.
Green Bamboo, covering her face, understood. Although this master was young, he was quite capable. She should serve him well from now on. The Jiang family was a distinguished family, and even the young ladies were skilled in martial arts. This master's ability to evade the two young ladies' attempts to take him away showed considerable skill.
But Madam wants her to teach the Seventh Miss a lesson. What is she going to do? She's at her wit's end.
Jiang Songlu and Jiang Bailu were somewhat embarrassed and annoyed that they had been tricked by a nine-and-a-half-year-old girl.
Jiang Songlu got up from the ground and pounced on Yuan Qi like a hungry tiger.
"Bang!" Before anyone could see clearly, Jiang Songlu fell heavily onto the bluestone ground.
Yuan Qi chuckled and bent over: "It's because she's not skilled enough. She can't blame me for breaking it."
Jiang Songlu lunged forward with all her might, so she fell hard and felt like her bones were broken.
Although she was furious and embarrassed, she couldn't get up and take revenge.
Jiang Bailu raised her fists to her chest, determined to avenge her sister.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Juncai pushed the door open and entered. Jiang Bailu, seeing her savior arrive, immediately complained to her brother, "Brother, look how badly she's bullied Sixth Sister! It's too much! I'm going to avenge Sixth Sister!"
Jiang Jun stepped forward and grabbed her arm: "It's wrong to take your sister's things, why do you want to hit her?"
Yuan Qi didn't appreciate it. She knew that Jiang Juncai was just trying to prevent his younger sister from suffering a loss, and wasn't genuinely speaking up for her.
Jiang Bailu was naturally unwilling to accept this. She said angrily, "Brother! How dare a mistress, whose bastard child is she, take things that Grandmother has used for decades? No way, I have to take them back!"
Jiang Juncai emphasized, "No trouble is allowed. That was given to Seventh Sister by Grandmother."
Jiang Bailu snorted defiantly. She shook off her brother and went over to help Jiang Songlu up, only to find that Jiang Songlu's nose was bleeding and her eyebrows and cheekbones were scraped. She had fallen very hard.
Jiang Songlu grimaced in pain, feeling as if her bones were cracking. Like a roaring monkey, she yelled at Yuan Qi, "I'll kill you!"
Jiang Juncai came over and pulled her aside, whispering, "I will avenge you."
Jiang Songlu finally calmed down and had her maid help her back to her own courtyard.
Only Yuan Qi, Green Bamboo, and Redwood remained in the room.
The two maids exchanged a glance and stepped forward simultaneously. Green Bamboo even pretended to be concerned about Yuan Qi: "Is Miss alright? Should we call the family physician to take a look?"
Hongshan and Lüzhu thought the same thing: Miss Qi was still young and easy to fool. So they stepped forward and pulled Yuan Qi: "Miss, you are a concubine's daughter, while the Fourth Miss is the legitimate daughter. You should always respect the Fourth Miss. Anyone who displeases the Fourth Miss will be in big trouble. If the Fourth Miss takes a fancy to something of yours, that's your good fortune. How can you not give it to her? Why don't you give this bracelet to me, and I'll take it to the Fourth Miss?"
Green Bamboo covered her face, worried for Red Fir. Red Fir hadn't yet experienced her master's power. She quietly shook her head at Red Fir, telling her not to court death.
But Redwood didn't understand Green Bamboo's meaning at all, and even smiled as it coaxed Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi's lips curved into a smile, and he squinted his eyes, saying, "Since you're so considerate of the Fourth Miss, why don't you go and serve her?"
Hongshan was still unaware of how foolish she had done, and was still trying to persuade her earnestly: "Miss is joking. I was sent by Madam to serve you. How could I go to Fourth Miss's place?"
Yuan Qi nodded seriously: "Oh~ So you know you're one of my people, then why do you always protect the Fourth Miss? Are you a spy sent by the Fourth Miss?"
Hongshan then realized how foolish she had been. Although the seventh young lady in front of her was small, she was not easy to fool. She was terrified, but quickly calmed down. She could still manage to coax a nine-and-a-half-year-old child.
“Miss, I’m only thinking of you. If you want to have a good life in the manor in the future, you can’t offend the Fourth Miss…”
Yuan Qi was too lazy to argue with the maid, so he snapped his fingers, and Hong Shan found herself speechless.
Yuan Qi shrugged: "You're too noisy. Since you say you can't offend the Fourth Miss, then you can kneel in front of her door for me. You can only get up when she says she's not angry with me anymore."
Sequoia wanted to say something, but Green Bamboo shook her head at her.
The two maids went out together.
Green Bamboo then reminded Red Fir: "Seventh Miss is not as easy to fool as she looks. Look at my face, it was Seventh Miss who hit me, just once."
Sequoia still couldn't believe it: "No way..."
Green Bamboo reminded her, "Did you see Seventh Miss dealing with Fourth Miss and Sixth Miss just now?"
She nudged Redwood: "Go kneel down."
Sequoia was very reluctant.
Mingyue Pavilion.
As soon as Jiang Bailu entered the room, she began to whine to Xiangli Mingzhu, "Mother, why are you so good to that bastard? Giving her so much good fabric is such a waste."
Xiangli Mingzhu glared at her and scolded, "You keep calling her a bastard. Let me tell you, you'd better get rid of this habit. Your father has already acknowledged her contributions. If you accidentally mention bastard to your father, I can't save you. Haven't you noticed? This girl may be young, but she's very capable. She's only been here a few days, and not only has your father approved of her, but even Aunt Li is speaking up for her."
"Also, your grandmother has worn this bracelet for so many years, and I wouldn't even give it to her. But now I've given it to her. She's no ordinary person. From now on, you must treat her well in front of others and treat her like your own sister."
Jiang Bailu's intelligence returned: "In that case, wouldn't it be clear if we sent someone to Fusang Temple to inquire?"
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