"That's strange. I've never heard of a female Taoist priest performing a ritual during the Autumn Examination!" Yingxia stood behind Yun Qianmeng. After listening to Liu Hanyu's words, she whispered with Yuandong Muchun beside her!
"That's fine, but looking at the situation, someone who doesn't know would think there's a fire in the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Mu Chun's eyes were filled with sarcasm. Thinking about how the old lady tried time and again to force the fourth young lady into Prime Minister Chu's Mansion, he felt very unhappy!
"Okay, words can cause trouble. Be careful not to let your words implicate the young lady!" At this time, Yuan Dong spoke softly to remind the two people who were standing up for Yun Qianmeng!
Although she strongly disapproved of the old lady's behavior, after all, the old lady was also the eldest daughter's grandmother. If Yingxia and Muchun's words today were to reach the old lady's ears, who knows what she would do to the eldest daughter!
Listening to Yuan Dong's words, Yun Qianmeng smiled faintly and glanced back at the three people behind her. She then instructed Liu Hanyu, "Send someone to carefully monitor Baishun Hall and make sure nothing happens. Father has been busy with the autumn exams lately, and everything in the mansion is up to Auntie to take care of. If anything goes wrong, Auntie won't be able to explain to Father!"
Liu Hanyu nodded in response, but there was still some embarrassment between her brows. However, due to the many servants standing in the front yard at the moment, it was inconvenient for her to speak. She could only help Yun Qianmeng sit in the sedan chair for the time being, and she would go to Qiluo Garden with the sedan chair!
The further they walked towards the backyard, the stronger the smell of incense smoke became, choking people to the point of tears. Muchun and the others carefully held the sedan chair while covering their noses and mouths with their hands, trying to inhale as little smoke as possible. Even so, they were still choked by the smoke and coughed from time to time, and they could hardly open their eyes!
Although Yun Qianmeng was sitting in the sedan chair, the smoke was so thick that it penetrated the thick curtains and blew towards her face, which was really annoying!
Fortunately, the maids walked quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the sedan chair turned and entered Qiluo Garden. Yun Qianmeng quickly got off the sedan chair and saw Liu Hanyu still following her. She knew that she must have something important to report, so she led her into the inner room!
"Auntie, what else do you want?" Yun Qianmeng took off her veil and sniffed the air in the room. It was much better than the smoke outside. She thought that it must be because Aunt Mi saw this situation and closed all the doors and windows, which prevented the smoke from drifting into the inner room!
Seeing Yun Qianmeng asking, Liu Hanyu didn't hide anything and said directly, "The old lady sent that female Taoist priest to Fenghe Garden first! She said that Concubine Su had committed too many sins and was afraid that it would affect the future of the two young masters. So she broke into Fenghe Garden and turned it upside down! I heard the conversation between the old lady and the fourth young lady, and it seems that they want to bring the second master and his wife into the prime minister's residence!"
The old lady hated Su Qing so much. Now that she saw Su Qing fall, she naturally wanted to take advantage of her misfortune to teach her a lesson. Otherwise, how could she eliminate the hatred in her heart?
However, this time, the old lady, under the pretext of performing a ritual, might have swept away all the valuables in Fenghe Garden. Such a robber-like behavior is truly despicable!
However, what Yun Qianmeng was more interested in was whether Yun Xuanmo and his wife would come to the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Brothers Yun Xuanzhi and Yun Xuanmo almost had a falling out back then and haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I wonder how Yun Xuanmo will react this time. The old lady asked someone to invite Yun Xuanmo back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. I'm afraid she is sure that brother Yun Yiheng will make a big splash in this imperial examination!
However, the old lady was not stupid. She knew the purpose of Yun Xuanzhi throwing Su Qing's son to her, so she tried every means to call her youngest son over. If a dispute occurred between the two sides, the old lady would not be at a disadvantage!
Yun Qianmeng took off the cloak from her shoulders and handed it to Mu Chun to keep. She slowly sat down, then raised her eyes to look at Liu Hanyu and said with a smile, "Auntie, do you think there is anything wrong with this?"
Since Liu Hanyu told me this, I'm afraid she must have some doubts and difficulties in her heart!
Liu Hanyu raised her eyes to look at Yun Qianmeng, and saw a little brightness in her eyes that were twinkling with a faint smile, as if any difficult problem could be easily solved in Yun Qianmeng's hands, which made people feel a sense of dependence in their hearts. Yun Qianmeng changed from a timid and cowardly young lady to a real legitimate young lady today, which really made Liu Hanyu admire her. Unconsciously, when Liu Hanyu encountered difficulties, the first person she thought of was Yun Qianmeng!
Seeing Yun Qianmeng asking this question, Liu Hanyu lowered her head slightly in thought for a moment, then raised her head again and slowly expressed her concerns, "The Prime Minister has been busy with the Autumn Examination recently, and I'm afraid he has no time to take care of the many affairs in the mansion. I'm afraid that if I let the Second Master and Second Madam live in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it will make the Prime Minister unhappy!"
Liu Hanyu's worry was not unreasonable. The two brothers had such a big fight back then that Yun Xuanzhi was probably unwilling to see Yun Xuanmo in his lifetime. It was only due to filial piety and family affection that he had to accept the child of the old lady and Yun Xuanmo!
However, Yun Xuanzhi still has a bigger knot in his heart regarding his younger brother, which may be difficult to resolve!
Yun Qianmeng saw Liu Hanyu's embarrassment and immediately understood what she was worried about. She smiled and said, "This isn't difficult to resolve! If Auntie is afraid that Father will be angry, why not clean up the Kyoto villa and let Second Uncle live there first? If Father cares about our brotherly love, he'll certainly invite Second Uncle back to stay at the Prime Minister's Residence!"
Hearing Yun Qianmeng's nonchalant look, Liu Hanyu became a little anxious, and said hurriedly, "Miss, this villa near Kyoto was all the dowry given to the Madam back then! I'm afraid..."
But Yun Qianmeng just smiled and said nothing. What was she afraid of? Was she afraid that the old lady would take this opportunity to seize Qu Ruoli's dowry villa?
These courtyards were now in Yun Xuanzhi's hands. How could he let anyone take them away so easily? He was only doing this as a favor. However, the courtyards were dead, but the people were alive. If he wanted to take them back, he would naturally have to find a way!
Aren’t the old lady and others the ready-made candidates?
As they were talking, a maidservant from Liu Hanyu ran in. Seeing Yun Qianmeng and Liu Hanyu, she immediately knelt down in front of them and said anxiously, "Miss, Auntie, something bad has happened!"
"What happened? Why are you shouting in front of the young lady? How can this be considered decent?" Seeing her maid being so unruly, Liu Hanyu immediately frowned and scolded her!
Seeing Liu Hanyu's respectful attitude towards Yun Qianmeng, the girl immediately lowered her head and admitted her fault. "This servant knows her fault. Please forgive me, my lady!"
"What made you so panicked? Tell me!" Seeing that this girl was quite perceptive, Yun Qianmeng knew that Liu Hanyu had been well trained. She must have had something urgent, otherwise she wouldn't be so reckless. Therefore, Yun Qianmeng did not blame her, but was a little curious about the urgent matter she mentioned!
"In reply to the eldest lady, the second lady just learned that the old lady brought people to search Fenghe Garden, so she rushed in and started fighting with the old lady and the fourth lady's people! At this time, the old lady ordered people to place benches in Fenghe Garden to enforce family rules on the second lady. She has been beaten with a stick for no less than twenty times. I was afraid that someone would die, so I immediately rushed here to report to the eldest lady and the concubine!" The girl wiped the sweat from her head and hurriedly said what was hidden in her heart!
Hearing this, Liu Hanyu was stunned and immediately looked at Yun Qianmeng, but saw that she looked calm and not panicked at all, which made Liu Hanyu lower his head in shame for a moment. However, if he didn't take care of this matter today, Yun Ruoxue's life would be in the hands of the old lady!
Although Yun Xuanzhi was extremely disappointed with Yun Ruoxue because of his son's affairs, she was a child who was raised in his hands after all. It was possible that Yun Xuanzhi would love his daughter again one day!
If I knew that Yun Ruoxue had suffered such an injustice and no one helped her, I would probably be the first one to suffer!
However, if he intervened, he would not only offend the old lady, but Yun Ruoxue would also not appreciate his kindness. For a moment, Liu Hanyu was a little hesitant to make a decision. He placed his hope on Yun Qianmeng and asked in a questioning tone, "Miss, you must go and take a look!"
Yun Qianmeng, however, shook her head and simply reminded Liu Hanyu, "Auntie, just remember, in this Prime Minister's Mansion, everything comes first for Father! As Father's mother, the old lady will naturally consider her own children and will definitely not let the disputes in the backyard affect Father's mood! As for Second Sister, she has learned her lesson this time and has probably recognized the current situation. She will never be so reckless again!"
After hearing Yun Qianmeng's reminder, Liu Hanyu's expression suddenly relaxed. He immediately bowed to Yun Qianmeng and led his maid to Fenghe Garden!
"Miss, why don't you go and take a look? The second young lady was so complacent in the past, but today she has finally received the lesson she deserved!" After carefully folding Yun Qianmeng's cloak and putting it in the closet, Mu Chun wrinkled her nose and muttered!
"If you're bored, I'll let you go and watch the fun!" The smoke outside was so thick that Yun Qianmeng naturally didn't need to go out and suffer for two unworthy people!
"You go to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion and tell my cousin that I will go back to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion tomorrow afternoon to pick her up and go to Rongshan Hall together!" But at this moment, Yun Qianmeng was thinking about Qu Feiqing. She had to have a deep talk with her at least once, so as to prevent Qu Feiqing from being sad in the future!
"Yes!" Seeing Yun Qianmeng's serious expression, Mu Chun immediately nodded in response!
At this time, Fenghe Garden was very lively. The old lady took Yun Yiyi and the other girl to sit in the yard. She looked at Yun Ruoxue being pressed on a bench by several old women and being beaten with a stick with a smug look in her eyes. The two of them were very happy!
Especially when they saw Yun Ruoxue, who had just run in and made a scene, being beaten to death, the two men couldn't help but reveal a smug look on their faces!
When Yun Ruoxue was first hit by the board, she could still scream and curse loudly, but as the board became heavier, her screams became smaller and smaller, until now she had fallen into a coma and was completely unaware of the board hitting her!
"Madam, the second young lady has fainted! Should we stop? If you continue, someone might die!" A maid saw that Yun Ruoxue had accidentally broken the skin at the corner of her mouth, so she walked up to the old lady with some fear and asked!
"Beat her to death! She is just a young lady who has fallen out of favor. What do you have to worry about? If you can't bear to beat her, then you will be beaten with a stick instead!" When Yun Yiyi heard what the old woman said, she immediately jumped up from the stool and cursed at the old woman while pointing at her!
The old woman was scolded for no reason and her face immediately turned ugly. But seeing that Yun Ruoxue was breathing more than breathing in, she was very scared. She turned her gaze to the old lady, hoping that she would say something fair!
Yun Yiyi caught the old woman's gaze with her sharp eyes, and immediately looked at the old lady with a sly look, stretched out her right hand and said aggrievedly, "Grandma, look, my hands have been scratched red by that crazy girl Yun Ruoxue. If you let her off so easily, I'm afraid she won't even take you seriously in the future!"
The old lady had originally wanted to let Yun Ruoxue go, seeing her half-dead appearance. However, when she saw the faint pink nail marks on the back of Yun Yiyi's jade-white hand, she immediately became furious and pointed at the two women who had stopped, cursing, "Are they all dead? Keep beating them!"
"Wait!" At this time, Liu Hanyu came in with a group of maids and servants. When she saw the old lady, she immediately smiled and bowed, saying respectfully, "Greetings to the old lady and the fourth young lady!"
Yun Yiyi saw that Liu Hanyu appeared at the right time, smiled awkwardly, then snorted coldly and sat down again, pointing his two snorting nostrils at Liu Hanyu!
Compared to Yun Yiyi's rudeness, the old lady's attitude was better. After all, Liu Hanyu was the head of the family at the moment. The old lady naturally understood the pros and cons of it, so she asked calmly, "Why is Aunt Liu here?"
Liu Hanyu first looked at Yun Ruoxue, whose clothes were stained with blood, and her heart skipped a beat. She could not believe that the old lady would be so cruel to her own granddaughter. It was obvious that she really hated Su Qing and her daughter!
Although Liu Hanyu had been bullied by Su Qing and her daughter before, she had a child after all. Seeing Yun Ruoxue become like this, she felt a little sorry for her. She smiled and said to the old lady, "Old lady, I don't know why the second young lady made you angry. But the second young lady is still a child. Please be magnanimous and forgive her this time!"
"Are you here to be a good person, Aunt Liu? Don't forget that you are just an Aunt. When is it your turn to interfere in your grandmother's affairs?" Without waiting for the old lady to speak, Yun Yiyi couldn't wait to speak. Looking at her expression, she really regarded herself as the eldest daughter of the Yun Xiang Mansion!
However, Liu Hanyu was not at all annoyed by her words. She just said with some embarrassment, "Of course I know my own status! However, I am trusted by the Prime Minister, so I was given the power of housekeeper. Naturally, I cannot let anything happen in the backyard! Now the Prime Minister already has a child who is not in good health. If something happens to the second young lady again, I wonder how the Prime Minister will view the old lady! Besides, today the old lady asked the female Taoist priest to perform a ritual to pray for blessings. It is a good deed. If she can't even forgive her own granddaughter, wouldn't it hinder the careers of the two young masters? Why should the old lady lose the big picture for the small?"
Liu Hanyu's words were reasonable and logical, not exceeding her status at all. However, she also pointed out the interests involved, which made the old lady fall into deep thought for a while. After a while, she took Yun Yiyi's small hand and gently stroked it, then slowly said, "Forget it, today Ruoxue has learned her lesson. Why should we bother with her!"
When Yun Yiyi saw that the old lady let Yun Ruoxue go so easily, his eyes immediately glared at Liu Hanyu, and he withdrew his hand with a dark face and sat aside sulking!
However, Liu Hanyu smiled nonchalantly and then said, "The smell of cigarettes outside is really too strong. Please, old lady, for your own health, return to Baishun Hall as soon as possible to avoid being choked by the cigarettes!"
The old lady then felt a little tight in her chest, and looking at the gray sky above Fenghe Garden, she pulled the still angry Yun Yiyi and quickly evacuated Fenghe Garden!
After they left, Liu Hanyu turned around and told the maidservant who was serving Yun Ruoxue, "Help the Second Young Lady go back!"
The maids who were stopped by the old women immediately broke through the obstruction and carefully helped the unconscious Yun Ruoxue out of Fenghe Garden!
"Isn't Fenghe Garden guarded by Guard Liu's men? How come the old lady was allowed to break in today?" Seeing that only his confidant was left in Fenghe Garden, Liu Hanyu asked in a cold voice!
"Auntie, have you forgotten? The Prime Minister was busy today, so he asked Guard Liu to evacuate everyone, which is why the old lady broke in!" A nanny stepped forward and explained attentively!
Liu Hanyu nodded and led everyone into Su Qing's bedroom, where they were greeted by a foul odor. Looking around, the bedroom was in a mess. It was likely that the old lady had ordered everyone to search the room thoroughly. It was hard for them to endure such a pungent smell!
Looking at Su Qing now, he was lying on the bed like a dead person. In just a few days, the quilt was covered with yellow liquid, and the foul smell filled the entire bedroom. It seemed that the girl sent by Yun Xuanzhi to serve Su Qing was also a hypocrite. Seeing that Su Qing would never be well in this life, she just took the money without doing any work!
Looking at Su Qing like this, Liu Hanyu felt happy but also a little sad. If Su Qing hadn't done such bad things, how could he have ended up in such a situation today? In the end, he even implicated his own children!
Holding a handkerchief to cover her nose and mouth, Liu Hanyu couldn't stand the smell in the room, so she retreated. She looked back at the now deserted and dilapidated Fenghe Garden, and left with the maids and servants!
After lunch on the second day, Yun Qianmeng left the Prime Minister's Residence and met Qu Feiqing outside the Fuguo Mansion. The two of them took a carriage to Rongshan Hall together!
It was only when they arrived at Rongshan Hall that they were told that Dr. Nie had gone to Tianfulou, and the two of them rushed to Tianfulou without stopping!
When the carriage was about to reach Tianfulou, Qu Feiqing was attracted by a hawker who was shouting outside. She felt playful and asked Le Yao to get a gauze hat and put it on. Then she got off the carriage in a good mood and walked to the hawker's stall to carefully look at the neatly arranged pearl hairpins on it!
"Miss, these pearl hairpins of mine are all top-grade goods. If you use them, you will be bright and beautiful, and no one can match you!" The peddler had such a sweet mouth that even though he was praising his own pearl hairpins, Qu Feiqing was so happy that she couldn't help but stretch out her hand to pick up a jade hairpin carved from emerald and look at it carefully!
Le Yao stretched her neck to look at the ordinary pearl hairpin in her young lady's hand. Puzzlement appeared in her eyes. She didn't understand why her young lady was so focused on this ordinary pearl hairpin today when she had seen all kinds of good things.
When the peddler saw Qu Feiqing staring at the pearl hairpin, he thought this deal was a sure win, and immediately he put all his energy into flattering her, "Young lady, this pearl hairpin is a perfect match for you. It's a blessing for this pearl hairpin to be worn by a noble like you, and it's also your fate! Otherwise, why didn't anyone take a fancy to this pearl hairpin after I've been hawking it for so long? And yet your carriage stopped as it passed by, which shows that you and this pearl hairpin are destined to be together! Why don't you try it on? If you like it, I'll sell it to you at a lower price!"
As he spoke, the vendor actually took out a bronze mirror from behind his back and held it in front of Qu Feiqing. Seeing how enthusiastic he was about a pearl hairpin, Qu Feiqing didn't want to reject his enthusiasm, so she nodded slightly to Le Yao. Le Yao took the jade hairpin and was about to put it over the gauze hat to pin it into Qu Feiqing's black hair...
"Hoo..." At this moment, a loud noise was heard from the inn to the left of the peddler, and a young man in plain clothes was thrown out of the inn with his luggage!
"Kid, don't stay in the inn if you don't have money! What do you think this Kyoto is? How can a poor scholar like you afford to stay here?" Several burly middle-aged men walked out of the inn. At this moment, these men were looking down at the young man who was hurriedly picking up the book from the ground with a sneer on their faces, and then they fiercely said "Pooh" at him. One middle-aged man even walked forward, stepped on a book, and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the cover of the book. Then he stared at the young man arrogantly, with a smug look in his eyes!
"I have clearly paid the bill, but you are trying to extort money from me. This behavior is really despicable! Also, brother, please lift your feet and don't dirty my books!" The young man didn't care at all about being insulted. Instead, he cherished the pair of books on the ground very much. He carefully picked up the books one by one and rewrapped them with the blue cotton cloth in his hand, but he missed the one under the middle-aged man's feet. He spoke politely and dignifiedly!
"Bah! A poor guy who ate without paying is pretending to be a scholar in front of me. Brothers, beat him up! What I hate the most is this kind of poor scholar, who has no money but still wants to pretend to be a master. I will beat you to the ground and see if you can still pretend!" As he said that, the middle-aged man swung his fist and hit the young man on the back!
The crowd watching couldn't help but cry out in surprise, and all looked at the young man worriedly, fearing that his slightly thin back couldn't withstand the man's punch. Even Qu Feiqing, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but sweat for the man!
But the young man seemed to have seen the middle-aged man's movements. He suddenly stretched out his hands to grab the middle-aged man's waist, and then suddenly pulled hard. The middle-aged man's belt was untied with his movements. The middle-aged man's pants fell to the ground in an instant, revealing the knee-length fur pants underneath...
"Ah..." The women watching covered their faces and screamed. The middle-aged man had never expected that he would be humiliated by a poor scholar who was powerless today. He was immediately furious and hurriedly pulled up his pants. With one hand, he pointed at the man who had already picked up the book and shouted, "Go after him! I'm going to skin this bastard today!"
Seeing how unreasonable this group of people were, the young man knew he must have run into some local tyrant in Kyoto. He immediately rushed out of the crowd, clutching his scroll, and ran towards Qu Feiqing...
"Miss, be careful!" When Le Yao saw someone rushing towards her young lady, she reflexively jumped in front of Qu Feiqing. The jade hairpin in her hand had already fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces!
As the man ran away, he looked back at the pursuers and did not pay attention to the situation in front of him. He narrowly passed by Qu Feiqing!
A strong wind blew by, and the perfume on the beauty's body immediately penetrated the young man's heart. He turned his head hurriedly to look at the veiled woman. The veil was gently blown up by the wind when he passed by, revealing Qu Feiqing's flawless profile, which made the man's eyes flash with surprise!
"Go and see what happened!" Although Yun Qianmeng was sitting in the car, she was always paying attention to Qu Feiqing. Seeing that she was in trouble, she immediately gave orders to the guards outside!
"Yes!" After hearing Yun Qianmeng's order, several people answered in unison, then they all jumped off their horses and quickly stood in front of Qu Feiqing, protecting her in the middle, preventing those scoundrels from approaching Qu Feiqing and separating the man!
"Hey, here come a few more fearless people! Do you know who I am? I'll scare you to death if I tell you! Before I get angry, you guys should get out of here right away. Don't make me unhappy, or you'll be in big trouble!" The middle-aged man put on his pants with great difficulty, and started to show off in a cocky manner!
But those guards were not pushovers. One person was left behind to protect Qu Feiqing, while the others rushed forward and subdued all the bartenders in the blink of an eye. The onlookers opened their eyes wide and saw that the bartenders had their hands tied up with a rope and could not move at all. At the same time, they were also hit in the back of their hands. They wanted to curse, but they couldn't utter a complete word. They were so angry that their faces turned red, but they were helpless!
"Take them and hand them over to the prefect of Jingzhao!" At this time, a woman's clear and calm voice came from the carriage!
"Yes!" The two guards responded decisively, and then suppressed the group of local tyrants and walked towards Jingzhao Prefecture!
'Pa pa pa...' The onlookers spontaneously applauded at this time. It seemed that this group of local tyrants had already incurred public anger, but no one dared to provoke them, which made them even more lawless. They dared to take human lives so lightly in broad daylight!
"Le Yao, take two taels of silver and give it to this young master!" At this time, Qu Feiqing glanced at the broken jade hairpin on the ground, and whispered to Le Yao!
"Yes, Miss!" After receiving Qu Feiqing's order, Le Yao took out the purse from her sleeve, counted out two taels of silver coins and placed them on the stall, then helped Qu Feiqing get on the carriage!
"Cousin, are you okay?" Seeing Qu Feiqing get into the car, Yun Qianmeng immediately helped her sit down, took the tea handed to her by Mu Chun and put it in Qu Feiqing's hand, looking at her with some worry!
"It's okay!" Qu Feiqing took off her veil and sipped the warm tea. She smiled and said, "I just didn't expect to encounter something like this. Fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise, I don't know what those local tyrants would do to that man!"
Yun Qianmeng was slightly relieved to see that Qu Feiqing looked fine. Then, she smiled and said, "That young man might be a candidate heading to Beijing for the imperial examination, but because he didn't know much about Kyoto, he ended up falling into a scam! This time, let's do something for these candidates from other places, so that no more people get deceived!"
Hearing this, Qu Feiqing nodded silently. She had always lived in an ivory tower, so naturally she didn't understand the dangers of the people. What she saw today was probably just the tip of the iceberg!
"But, I didn't know that my cousin had such a special liking for that jade hairpin!" At this time, Yun Qianmeng spoke again, but her words were full of meaning and mystery, which made Qu Feiqing look up at her, but she only saw a gentle smile in Yun Qianmeng's eyes, and her half-open red lips were slightly pursed, and the hand holding the teacup slowly tightened!
When Yun Qianmeng saw her like this, he knew that his guess was correct, so he stretched out his hands and held Qu Feiqing's tightly!
The car suddenly fell into silence. Qu Feiqing handed the empty teacup to Mu Chun, and then said somewhat listlessly, "Meng'er, I'm a little tired. I want to go back to the Fuguogong Mansion first!"
Yun Qianmeng looked up and saw that Qu Feiqing looked tired, so she nodded and immediately looked at Mu Chun. She saw Mu Chun carefully lifted the curtain and gave instructions to the guard driving the carriage. The carriage immediately turned around and returned to the original route!
After going back and forth for a while, they were delayed on the road. Yun Qianmeng saw that the sky was gradually getting darker, so he ordered to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion directly. However, he felt that it seemed that it was not suitable for him to travel in recent days, so he shook his head with a wry smile!
As the autumn examination drew closer, the students who went to Beijing to take the exams checked into inns and restaurants one after another, causing all the inns and restaurants in Kyoto to be fully booked these days!
And those students are very hardworking. You can often hear the sound of them reading by candlelight in the middle of the night. It is really touching!
"Miss, you may not know that there are a lot more people on the streets these days! The restaurants and teahouses are all filled with students guessing questions, but you will definitely not be able to guess who they are talking about the most!" Yun Qianmeng did not go out these days, but often sent Mu Chun and Yuan Dong to inquire about Rong Yunhe's progress!
However, these two girls are at the age of having fun, and they will inevitably stop their feet and prick up their ears to listen to gossip on the road. Today, when they have nothing to do, they start to show off in front of Yun Qianmeng!
"This little bastard is so presumptuous in front of the young lady! I will tear your mouth apart someday to see how arrogant you can be!" Aunt Mi was grinding ink for Yun Qianmeng. Seeing Mu Chun talking so excitedly, she smiled and joked!
Seeing that Aunt Mi didn't give her any face at all, Mu Chun immediately stamped her feet and shouted at Yun Qianmeng, "Miss, Aunt Mi is bullying me!"
Yun Qianmeng was so annoyed by their quarrels that she could only surrender and said, "Since that's the case, then punish Aunt Mi by making her listen to Miss Muchun's answer to the riddle!"
After saying that, Yun Qianmeng picked up the brush at hand, dipped some ink in the inkstone, and added the new ideas that came to his mind into the already formed plan!
"Madam will never guess it!" Seeing that Yun Qianmeng ignored her, Mu Chun muttered dissatisfiedly, causing Yuan Dong, who was silent beside her, to laugh secretly!
"Little girl, hurry up and say something. Can't you see that the young lady is busy?" Aunt Mi, who always put Yun Qianmeng first, glared at Mu Chun and told her to speak quickly if she had something to say so as not to disturb Yun Qianmeng!
Seeing Aunt Mi straighten her expression, Muchun immediately stuck out her tongue, moved closer to the desk, and whispered, "Miss, the person those students are talking about the most is our future son-in-law!"
Hearing this, Yun Qianmeng stopped writing and said slowly, "Oh? Really?"
"Of course! Our future son-in-law was the top scholar in both civil and military examinations back then. Those students admired him immensely. Everyone was talking excitedly about what happened when Prime Minister Chu became the top scholar, as if they had all seen it!" Mu Chun puffed out her chest and said with great pride!
Seeing her look so proud, Yun Qianmeng laughed and shook her head. She was about to bury her head in the plan before Mu Chun finished her words, "Miss, Yuandong and I actually saw the scholar from a few days ago today! He was sitting in a small teahouse reading a book, looking a bit out of place!"
This actually attracted Yun Qianmeng's attention more than the previous incident. She couldn't help but recall the scene of the previous few days. Although the scholar was arrogant, it could be seen that he had a relatively calm temperament and had a clearer understanding of matters of honor and disgrace. Now, after hearing what Mu Chun said, Yun Qianmeng felt that he had a greater chance of being chosen!
"Your servant greets the young lady!" At this time, Liu Hanyu's personal maid slowly walked in and immediately bowed when she saw Yun Qianmeng!
"Get up! Why did your aunt send you here?" Yun Qianmeng asked in a low voice while temporarily putting down her pen!
"My lady, my aunt asked me to tell you that the second master and the second mistress have already arrived at the prime minister's residence, and are now reminiscing about the past in the old lady's Baishun Hall!" The girl immediately told Yun Qianmeng everything that Liu Hanyu had told her!
"Really? In that case, I'll go and pay my respects!" Yun Qianmeng stood up after saying that, and Aunt Mi had already quickly taken the cloak hanging on the side and carefully put it on Yun Qianmeng. Then everyone protected Yun Qianmeng and left Qiluo Garden!
I didn’t see any strangers along the way. I guess they are all gathered in the old lady’s Baishun Hall!
However, before Yun Qianmeng stepped into Baishun Hall, she saw Liu Hanyu standing outside waiting. At this moment, she heard low sobbing from inside, as if she had suffered a great injustice. A thin layer of ice appeared in Yun Qianmeng's eyes. She paused slightly, then raised a faint smile, nodded to Liu Hanyu, and led the maids and servants into the old lady's inner room!
As soon as I entered the inner room, I saw the old lady, Yun Yiyi, and Li sitting inside, all with red eyes, and Li was hugging her daughter tightly and gently stroking Yun Yiyi's rosy cheeks!
Yun Xuanmo, who was sitting on the other side, looked at the two brothers Yun Yiheng and Yun Yijie with satisfaction, while the old lady looked at the scene in front of her with a smile in her eyes while crying!
"Meng'er greets grandma, uncle and aunt!" Yun Qianmeng stepped forward and saluted the elders with elegant manners!
At this moment, everyone, immersed in the joy of reuniting after a long separation, seemed to notice Yun Qianmeng's arrival. Li let go of Yun Yiyi and let her sit alone. She stood up and walked forward, took Yun Qianmeng's hands and looked at her carefully. After a while, she smiled and said, "Meng'er has become more and more graceful. If we met on the street, I really wouldn't recognize you!"
There was a hidden meaning in the words, but Yun Qianmeng responded decisively, "No matter how much Meng'er has changed, she is still my aunt's and uncle's niece. Even if my aunt doesn't recognize her, Meng'er will recognize her instantly! It's just that in the past six months, my aunt and uncle have lost a lot of weight. I'm afraid you two must miss your two cousins terribly!"
Seeing Yun Qianmeng's answer, Li couldn't refute it, so she could only nod and smile reluctantly, then replied, "Children are the most precious treasures in a mother's heart, how could she not miss them? Although I am 120% relieved that the three of them are with the old lady, after all, they have been separated from their flesh and blood for such a long time, and it is inevitable that there will be some attachment in my heart!"
"Mom! What are you talking about! Since you and dad are here this time, Yiyi will not let you leave. Yiyi wants our family to live together and not be separated again!" At this time, Yun Yiyi rushed into Li's arms with tears in her eyes, hugged Li's waist tightly and refused to let go!
Li naturally couldn't bear to leave her little daughter, and she hugged Yun Yiyi tightly with heartache. Both mother and daughter cried softly at the same time!
The old lady, however, was in particularly good spirits today. Looking at her favorite son and daughter-in-law, and seeing that Yun Qianmeng was the only one there, she displayed the authority of the head of the family and made the decision directly, "Of course! How can a family be divided into two places? Even if your brother lets you do whatever you want, I won't allow it! Meng'er, what do you say?"
As she spoke, the old lady's sharp gaze shot towards Yun Qianmeng, and several people beside her looked at Yun Qianmeng at the same time because of the old lady's words, all waiting for her reply!
Yun Qianmeng smiled lightly, only lowering her head slightly when the old lady looked at her. Then she quickly raised her eyes, staring into the old lady's greedy eyes and replied in a clear voice, "Meng'er is very willing to see the reunion of Second Uncle's family! However, this matter should still be decided by my father. After all, my father is the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion now. How can Meng'er interfere? If it gets out, won't people say that Meng'er doesn't know how to respect others? Grandmother..."
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