When Qu Feiqing saw Yun Qianmeng's elegant and calm demeanor, her mood, which had originally made her very angry with Yun Ruoxue, immediately calmed down!
Qu Feiqing elegantly sat down beside Yun Qianmeng, leaving her personal maid and Mu Chun behind. She then had everyone else retreat to the courtyard to serve. She poured herself a cup of hot tea, took a sip comfortably to moisten her heart and lungs, and then said seriously, "Just now, you really pissed me off! You don't know how vicious Yun Ruoxue is. Your reputation was almost ruined by her! Meng'er, what kind of life have you been leading in the Prime Minister's Mansion? How did Su Qing and her daughter treat you?"
As she spoke, Qu Feiqing's expression gradually became excited. Her extremely tender little hands tightly grasped Yun Qianmeng's, and her watery eyes were full of worry!
Yun Qianmeng, however, seemed completely unconcerned about what Yun Ruoxue had done to her. She reached out and placed a hand over Qu Feiqing's, calmly soothing her overly agitated emotions. "Cousin, have you forgotten what Meng'er said before? How can we let ourselves get so caught up that the enemy takes advantage? If you're so angry, others might think I've done something shameful and that's why I'm so angry. Isn't that playing into someone else's trap?"
"But young lady, you didn't see how domineering the second young lady was just now. She insisted that you were having a secret meeting with someone in the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion, and made all the guests who came to congratulate you today misunderstand you, and almost ruined your reputation for life! Fortunately, my uncle and my lady were wise. They asked those ladies to go into the backyard to investigate, and they found out that it was a maid from the Minister of Justice's Mansion who had an affair with someone. She took advantage of the fact that Miss Su was resting in the guest room and sneaked into the garden to do such a shameful thing with a servant!" Mu Chun had been holding a lot of anger in her belly for a long time. Seeing that her young lady didn't show any anger at all, she stood up for Yun Qianmeng even more. Without waiting for Qu Feiqing to speak, and without caring about the hierarchy, she recounted what had happened with red eyes!
Yun Qianmeng didn't take Yun Ruoxue's crude methods seriously. Moreover, Yun Ruoxue was now accused of slandering her elder sister. She was afraid that she would not have a good life after returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion!
But when Yun Qianmeng looked at Mu Chun with a faint smile, she discovered that Mu Chun's left cheek was swollen and a palm print was clearly imprinted on his snow-white skin. Anger suddenly ignited in her heart, and the faint smile in her eyes disappeared in an instant. She said in a cold voice, "What's wrong with your face? Who hit you?"
Mu Chun didn't expect Yun Qianmeng to be angry not because of her own affairs, but because of the wound on her face. For a moment, her heart was filled with gratitude, but she didn't want her young lady to worry about her affairs, so she lowered her eyes and whispered, "It was this servant who accidentally bumped into the pillar. I'm sorry to have caused trouble for you, young lady!"
But how could Mu Chun cover up the obvious five-finger palm print on his face by lying?
Yun Qianmeng's expression suddenly turned cold, and her face suddenly looked as if frost had fallen. Her voice was filled with a biting chill. "It must be Yun Ruoxue's masterpiece!"
Although it was a question, the tone was affirmative!
In an occasion like today, who else could be so arrogant and domineering as to beat and scold a maid except Yun Ruoxue, the beloved daughter of the First-Rank Prime Minister Yun Xuanzhi?
In the past, Yun Ruoxue relied on Yun Xuanzhi's favor and did not even take her own legitimate elder sister seriously, let alone a maidservant by her elder sister's side?
However, is Yun Ruoxue too sure of her position and weight in Yun Xuanzhi's heart?
Or do you think you are still as cowardly and incompetent as before, allowing her to bully your girl and endure it in silence?
Mu Chun had been following Yun Qianmeng for these days, so he naturally knew Yun Qianmeng's temper. In the past, Yun Qianmeng had always been able to respond with a smile to Su Qing's numerous provocations and frame-ups, and had never been seen to get angry at those villains!
But at this moment, seeing Yun Qianmeng angry about the palm print on his face, Mu Chun felt both moved and terrified...
Touched by Yun Qianmeng's master-servant relationship with him, he was worried that Yun Qianmeng would be hurt both mentally and physically because of him...
Thinking of this, Mu Chun immediately knelt in front of Yun Qianmeng and advised, "It's okay for me to suffer a little injustice, but please don't worry about me! Today, I have received such concern from you, which is the greatest blessing in my life..."
Yun Qianmeng saw Mu Chun about to kowtow, so she immediately bent down to help her up. Seeing the gratitude in Mu Chun's eyes, she sighed softly inwardly, then suppressed the anger in her heart and said calmly, "I was negligent in what happened today. I shouldn't have let you face Yun Ruoxue alone! Although you are my girl, I love you like a sister in my heart! Don't worry, I will never let you suffer this injustice for no reason!"
Mu Chun didn't expect that Yun Qianmeng valued him so much. He was moved beyond words. He smiled with tears in his eyes, then retreated behind Yun Qianmeng and stopped talking!
Seeing Yun Qianmeng with such a loyal girl by her side, Qu Feiqing was also filled with relief. However, thinking of Yun Ruoxue's methods today, she couldn't help but feel worried. She took Yun Qianmeng's hand and said seriously, "Meng'er, I think the Prime Minister's Mansion is really not a place for people to stay. Why don't you move to the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion? You can keep me company and stay away from those villains who are always thinking of harming people!"
Although Yun Qianmeng was smiling, her eyes were cold. She shook her head firmly at Qu Feiqing. For the first time in front of Qu Feiqing, she suppressed her smile and replied with a hint of coldness, "Thank you for your kindness, cousin! But right now, I just want to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and get along well with my second sister!"
The last sentence "get along well" almost came out from Yun Qianmeng's teeth, which shows how Yun Qianmeng feels at the moment. Even Qu Feiqing who was standing beside her felt the anger bursting out of her body. Especially seeing Yun Qianmeng's extremely determined look, she knew that she couldn't persuade her in the short term, so she gave up!
After dealing with this misunderstanding, Qu Lingao did not return to the front yard immediately. He asked Qu Changqing to entertain the guests on his behalf. He quickly came to the old lady's Ruilin Courtyard and sent someone to call Yun Xuanzhi out!
"I wonder what the Marquis wants to say?" Yun Xuanzhi followed the servant out of Ruilin Courtyard and saw Qu Lingao standing outside with a frosty face looking at him coldly. He was puzzled for a moment and asked!
As for Qu Lingao, he was furious when he thought about what happened just now. Naturally, he would not give Yun Xuanzhi a good face. He snorted at Yun Xuanzhi and said in a low voice, "Follow me!"
Although Yun Xuanzhi holds a high position and great power, his current status and position are closely related to his connection with the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion. Therefore, when facing his brother-in-law, he naturally cannot display his usual official authority!
Especially at this moment, Qu Lingao's expression was unfriendly, and his eyes, which were usually extremely clear and yellow, were filled with strong disdain and coldness, which made Yun Xuanzhi frown secretly, but a trace of dissatisfaction gradually emerged in his heart!
After all, today he is the head of all officials and the prime minister of a country, but in the eyes of his wife's family, he still plays the role of being ordered around, which makes Yun Xuanzhi feel ashamed and thinks that the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion is too bullying!
However, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, Yun Xuanzhi was a man who was good at dealing with people in official circles. Naturally, he was adept at such a small matter as concealing his feelings!
Yun Xuanzhi was seen with a humble look on his face, following Qu Lingao respectfully, and came with him to Qingsong Courtyard!
Qu Lingao immediately ordered all the servants who followed him to leave, closed the door of the study, and talked with Yun Xuanzhi inside for half an hour!
Everyone saw Yun Xuanzhi walking out of Qingsong Courtyard with a sullen face. Even though he tried his best to suppress his anger, others could still see it at a glance!
I originally thought that Yun Xuanzhi would continue to return to Ruilin Courtyard to accompany Emperor Yugan, but I saw him pausing for a moment at the door of Qingsong Courtyard, waving to the servant who always followed him, and asked him to go to Ruilin Courtyard to invite the old lady back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, while he walked towards the front yard with a gloomy face!
After what happened just now, Yun Ruoxue was obviously much more obedient, especially now that Ji Shuyu specially assigned two little girls to serve her, so Yun Ruoxue had no choice but to sit obediently at the table!
But those ladies who had just left and returned were not easy to deal with either. From time to time, they would steal glances at Yun Ruoxue with strange expressions. Some of them whose husbands were powerful were so bold as to cover their lips with silk handkerchiefs and whisper with the people around them. For a while, the atmosphere in the front yard was extremely weird. Yun Ruoxue felt that she was being watched by countless pairs of eyes. There was indifference, ridicule, contempt and gloating in those eyes, which made Yun Ruoxue feel unyielding and aggrieved!
This was a good idea that he had painstakingly thought of, and it could clearly ruin Yun Qianmeng's reputation, but why was it not Yun Qianmeng and Yuan Qingzhou who were caught, but the girl beside his cousin instead!
Yun Ruoxue just couldn't understand why she had asked the maid to keep an eye on the rockery to make sure that only Feng'er and Yun Qianmeng were there and no one else. After making sure that everything was safe, she and Panlan staged a scene to lead everyone to the backyard, but in the end, a completely different scene appeared before everyone.
Could it be that Yun Qianmeng had already seen through her intentions? Or had Feng'er betrayed her? After this subtle analysis, Yun Ruoxue's eyes suddenly filled with murderous intent. She had dared to betray her and had made her look so humiliated today. That bitch Feng'er must be fed up with living!
Especially since Feng'er still hasn't come back even after what happened, Yun Ruoxue is convinced that Feng'er has betrayed her master and defected to the enemy. Her hands, which were hidden under the table and placed on her knees, couldn't help but clenched into fists!
"Panlan!" No longer caring about other people's strange looks, Yun Ruoxue leaned to the side behind Zheng and called Panlan in a low voice!
Seeing that Yun Ruoxue needed her, Pan Lan immediately bent down and whispered in Yun Ruoxue's ear, "Miss, I'm here!"
Yun Ruoxue glanced at the two maids from the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion who were guarding Panlan. She then covered her lips with her sleeves and asked Panlan in a low voice, "Where is Feng'er? Why haven't I seen her since just now?"
After hearing Yun Ruoxue's reminder, Pan Lan realized that Feng'er, whom she had just sent to restrain Yun Qianmeng, had not returned. She subconsciously frowned, but was afraid of being scolded by Yun Ruoxue, so she put all the blame on Feng'er. "Miss, in my opinion, we may have fallen into the trap of the eldest lady for what happened today! Feng'er hasn't come back yet, maybe she has already defected to the eldest lady! Second Miss, we still need to make plans early. Today's incident caused such a big commotion, and it is possible that the Prime Minister has already known about it. All we can do now is to put everything on Feng'er. Otherwise, even if the Prime Minister doesn't want to punish you, I am afraid that you will suffer in order to give an explanation to the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion!"
Yun Ruoxue had already thought of what Pan Lan could think of, but Feng'er was nowhere to be seen at this moment. Even if she pushed all the faults onto Feng'er, her father would probably not believe her if he didn't see Feng'er!
Yun Ruoxue was just about to ask Panlan to quietly go find Feng'er when she saw Yun Xuanzhi approaching with a gloomy face. A glance at Yun Xuanzhi's furious eyes frightened Yun Ruoxue so much that she dropped the handkerchief in her hand. She no longer had the ferocious look she had just shown. She stood up tremblingly, bowed to Yun Xuanzhi who had already walked in front of her, and called out softly, "Daddy!"
Yun Xuanzhi put his hands behind his back, looking at Yun Ruoxue who looked obedient in front of him at this moment, and the words that Qu Lingao had just said to him echoed in his mind again. He felt anger surging in his chest, and he clenched his hands behind his back, forcing himself not to slap Yun Ruoxue in public!
He never imagined that his second daughter, whom he had raised with great care, would become so unscrupulous and cruel!
Although he could never like his eldest daughter Yun Qianmeng because of Qu Ruoli, now that Yun Qianmeng had grown up, she was his, Yun Xuanzhi's, daughter!
This eldest daughter has a noble status and will surely have a good marriage in the future. But who would have thought that Yun Ruoxue was so jealous of Yun Qianmeng that she directed and acted in a farce, which almost ruined Yun Qianmeng's reputation and almost made her lose a good daughter!
The more Yun Xuanzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. His hands couldn't help but tremble. The eyes that usually always smiled when they saw Yun Ruoxue were now terrifyingly gloomy. His whole body unconsciously exuded the murderous aura of the court. Not to mention that Yun Ruoxue standing in front of him was already pale with fright, even the ladies who had been whispering about the backyard of the prime minister's mansion just now lowered their heads and dared not speak again!
"Father, second sister!" At this time, Yun Qianmeng walked out from the backyard hand in hand with Qu Feiqing. When she saw Yun Xuanzhi and Yun Ruoxue, Yun Qianmeng walked towards them with a decent smile!
Everyone looked up and saw the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion, who had just been framed by her own sister, walking towards them gracefully. Her lavender dress was neatly done without a wrinkle, and her silky black hair was as neatly combed as when she entered the mansion that morning!
Only the index finger of the left hand that Qu Feiqing was holding gently was bandaged, as if it was injured!
Yun Ruoxue suddenly raised her head after hearing Yun Qianmeng's name being called, as if she had seen a ghost, with fear and hatred in her eyes!
Yun Ruoxue never figured out how Yun Qianmeng escaped, but she knew in her heart that today she was being mocked and talked about by others, and being stared at by her father with such cold and ruthless eyes. All of this was done by Yun Qianmeng behind the scenes!
At this moment, Yun Qianmeng, the culprit, actually walked towards her with a smile on her face, which made Yun Ruoxue feel infinitely cold in her heart, causing her legs to soften and her body to lean sideways on the table. Her right hand couldn't help but knock over a plate at hand, attracting everyone's attention!
After seeing Yun Qianmeng come to him unharmed, Yun Xuanzhi felt a little relieved. However, when he saw the fingers wrapped in layers of white gauze, his brows furrowed. He asked with a hint of concern, "How did Meng'er get hurt?"
Following Yun Xuanzhi's words, Yun Qianmeng lowered her eyes, glanced at the fingers of her left hand, then raised them and looked gently at Yun Ruoxue. She replied lightly but meaningfully, "My daughter accidentally cut her finger while preparing for her grandmother's birthday banquet! My cousin was worried, so after she finished serving her grandmother lunch, she sent her back to Tingyuxuan and had a doctor check her finger to make sure it wasn't injured!"
As soon as Yun Qianmeng said this, Yun Ruoxue's face turned pale, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Yun Qianmeng...
The guests in the front yard all understood what was going on, and they all sighed in their hearts that the filial piety of the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion had led to the frame-up of her younger sister with evil intentions!
When Yun Xuanzhi heard Yun Qianmeng's words, his face turned completely dark!
He stared at Yun Ruoxue with his eyes fixed on her, gnashing his teeth as he said, "Go back home!"
Then he hurriedly walked out of the Prince's Mansion with Yun Qianmeng and Yun Ruoxue. The old lady who arrived later with her other two granddaughters saw that her son looked unhappy and thought to herself that something was wrong. She could only say a few polite words to Ji Shuyu and then hurriedly got on the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion!
The carriage went straight to the prime minister's residence. Butler Zhao and other servants were already waiting at the door, but Yun Xuanzhi got off the carriage with a sinister look in his eyes. He didn't even wait to get on the sedan chair that had been prepared for him, and walked straight to the backyard!
Yun Qianmeng and the others saw that Yun Xuanzhi did not take the sedan chair, except for leaving two for the old lady and Yun Yiyi, the three sisters followed Yun Xuanzhi closely!
Along the way, Yun Xuanzhi didn't say a word, Yun Qianmeng just smiled without saying a word, Yun Yan was taciturn, and Yun Ruoxue was frightened!
It was not until Yun Xuanzhi stopped at the gate of the ancestral temple that Yun Ruoxue suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground!
"Hurry up and come in!" Pushing open the door of the ancestral hall with one hand, Yun Xuanzhi turned around and shouted at the stunned Yun Ruoxue. His bulging eyes were full of disappointment in Yun Ruoxue. He never dreamed that he would give birth to such a stupid daughter!
But at this time, Yun Ruoxue was so frightened by Yun Xuanzhi that she didn't even have the strength to move. She just stood there with a sad face and shook her head vigorously!
Yun Qianmeng saw his father getting angry, and the faint smile on his face slowly disappeared. He then came to Yun Ruoxue, frowned and said with concern, "Second sister, Daddy is calling you!"
Hearing this, Yun Ruoxue suddenly raised her head, glaring at Yun Qianmeng with eyes filled with anger. Unable to suppress the hatred in her voice, she cursed, "Yun Qianmeng, it's all your fault! It's all you who has put me in this situation! Do you think you won this round? Open your dog eyes and take a good look. Daddy still loves me the most!"
Seeing that Yun Ruoxue was still so arrogant and looked down on everyone at this point, Yun Yan thought of everything Yun Ruoxue had done to her elder sister just now. She became furious and pointed at Yun Ruoxue and was about to argue with her, but was stopped by Yun Qianmeng!
Yun Qianmeng didn't take Yun Ruxu's provocation seriously at all. Instead, she smiled again. However, that smile was as cold and piercing as the wind in December!
At the same time, Yun Qianmeng leaned forward, put her red lips next to Yun Ruoxue's ear, and whispered, "Then let's watch together to see who has the last laugh!"
After saying that, Yun Qianmeng chuckled softly and quickly grabbed Yun Ruoxue's wrist before her palm swung over. Her eyes darkened and half-closed, emitting a dangerous light. Then she forcefully threw Yun Ruoxue's wrist away and turned with Yun Yan to walk towards the ancestral hall. However, she took only one step before retreating. She turned sideways and said coldly, "I forgot to tell my sister that I will remember Mu Chun's slap and will definitely return it to her!"
After saying that, he stopped looking at Yun Ruoxue's expression that was about to go crazy with anger, and walked into the ancestral hall with Yun Yan first. At this time, Yun Xuanzhi's angry voice was heard from the ancestral hall again. Yun Ruoxue didn't dare to delay any longer, so she could only stand on tiptoe and look up in the direction of Fenghe Garden. She bit her lips and made up her mind to walk into the ancestral hall!
But who knew that Yun Xuanzhi had already taken out the family rules that had not been used for a long time, while Yun Qianmeng and Yun Yan stood aside, looking coldly at Yun Ruoxue who slowly walked in!
"Kneel down!" Yun Ruoxue had not yet recovered from the family rules when she heard Yun Xuanzhi's angry roar in her ears. She was so scared that she knelt down in front of the ancestral tablet without thinking!
"Ruoxue, do you know you are wrong?" After all, he had watched her grow up in his heart, and until this moment, Yun Xuanzhi still felt reluctant to let her go!
After all, a girl's body is different from a boy's, and Yun Ruoxue was a Miss Ganjin who was taken care of and raised. If she was hit by this whip, her tender skin would probably be ruined!
But what Yun Ruoxue did today was indeed too outrageous. In the past, Yun Xuanzhi pretended not to see how she and Su Qing bullied Yun Qianmeng. After all, it was in the Prime Minister's Mansion at that time. Even if outsiders knew that he favored his concubine, no one knew the specific situation!
But Yun Ruoxue openly slandered Yun Qianmeng in the Fuguo Mansion today, which led to her being called to the study by Qu Lingao and severely criticized, leaving her humiliated. How could this not make Yun Xuanzhi angry?
Moreover, this matter has caused a lot of uproar now. Even if the person who had the affair was a maid from the Su Mansion, the discord in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the discord between the sisters have already caused gossip. How can he lead the officials in the future?
What's more, Yun Xuanzhi still hoped that his three daughters would marry royal relatives, but today Yun Ruoxue almost ruined Yun Qianmeng. How could Yun Xuanzhi let her continue to act like this?
After hearing Yun Xuanzhi's question, Yun Ruoxue knew that Yun Xuanzhi was still reluctant to let her go. She burst into tears and kowtowed to Yun Xuanzhi repeatedly, admitting her mistake. "Daddy, it's my fault! But I was also concerned about my sister at the time. I thought she had fallen in the backyard, and that's why such a joke happened! Daddy, it's all my fault. Even if you use the family rules today, I can't clear my sister's name. I am willing to accept the punishment!"
As she spoke, Yun Ruoxue crawled in front of Yun Xuanzhi, hugged his legs and cried loudly!
Yun Qianmeng looked at Yun Ruoxue and saw that she was good at acting. Her eyes were cold, but she stepped out and tried to persuade Yun Xuanzhi, "Father, if anyone is to blame for this, it's my younger sister who is too concerned. However, there's something I don't understand. How did my younger sister, who was in the front yard, know what was going on in the backyard?"
Yun Ruoxue simply dodged the main point, blurring the incident of framing Yun Qianmeng into a gesture of concern after she fell! Yun Xuanzhi's reluctance to harm his youngest daughter from the beginning to the end made Yun Qianmeng unable to tolerate their ignorance. In a few words, he pointed out the key point of the matter, causing Yun Ruoxue to pause in her tears and glare at Yun Qianmeng with hatred!
"Sister, please explain! Maybe father will forgive you after hearing your explanation!" Yun Qianmeng was not afraid of the murderous intent in Yun Ruoxue's eyes. Instead, she was in a good mood and admired Yun Ruoxue's trapped behavior. She was very curious about Yun Ruoxue's next explanation and was ready to expose her lies!
"Forgive? No one is allowed to beg for mercy for what happened today! Since you did something wrong, you must be punished!" But at this time, the old lady's angry voice came from outside!
Yun Qianmeng and Yun Yan immediately went out to greet her, only to see the old lady being helped down from the sedan chair by Yun Yiyi. She then rushed into the ancestral hall with a face full of anger. Seeing Yun Ruoxue hugging Yun Xuanzhi's legs, she shouted sternly, "Madam Miao, pull the Second Miss away!"
Seeing the old lady's unhappy expression, Madam Miao was jealous and did not dare to hesitate. She winked at another Madam Wu, and the two of them immediately stepped forward and forcefully pulled away Yun Ruoxue who refused to let go!
"Grandma, why is this happening? What did Ruoxue do wrong to make you so angry? Have you forgotten that this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Daddy is the head of the family!" Yun Ruoxue was forcibly pulled away from Yun Xuanzhi, and then forced by two old maids to kneel in front of the old lady. She suddenly felt ashamed, and she straightened her body, raised her face, and yelled at the old lady!
After Yun Ruoxue's retort, the old lady's face suddenly turned ugly. She covered her chest and fell backwards, frightening the servants. Yun Xuanzhi immediately dropped the whip in his hand and supported the old lady, saying with concern, "Mother, mother, I hope nothing will happen to you!"
Listening to Yun Xuanzhi's caring words, the old lady's face was desolate. She pointed at Yun Ruoxue with a trembling finger and said bitterly, "This is the good daughter you raised, and she actually contradicted her grandmother like this! I also know that you are now the prime minister, a first-rank official, and every blade of grass and every tree in the prime minister's mansion belongs to you! But my son, you must not forget your roots. Otherwise, what is the point of worshipping the ancestral hall? It is to teach future generations to never forget their ancestors. Without them, where would you be?"
After hearing the old lady's heartfelt words, Yun Qianmeng and Yun Yan knelt down in front of her with serious expressions. They kowtowed respectfully before meekly saying, "Grandma, your teachings are true. Your granddaughters will remember them forever!"
Seeing Yun Qianmeng and the others being so filial, the old lady forced a weak smile on her face. However, she caught a glimpse of Yun Ruoxue's disdainful look from the corner of her eyes, and a sneer flashed across her lips. Then she tugged at her clothes tightly and said earnestly, "Son, I have heard about what happened today. Meng'er is a good child, and I have wronged her! But with such an evil spirit in the family, how can we have peace in the family? If you indulge her today, who knows how much more trouble she will cause next time! Even if you are in a high position and have great power, how can you suppress those rumors with your power? If then, the censor will report you, which will definitely make it difficult for the emperor, and I am afraid it will hurt the relationship between the emperor and his subjects!"
The old lady was able to persuade Yun Xuanzhi with both emotion and reason, which made Yun Xuanzhi nod repeatedly. Seeing Yun Ruoxue's self-centered look, he felt that his mother's words made sense. The heartache he felt for Yun Ruoxue was gradually replaced by his own career!
After all, he had studied hard for more than ten years, and it was for his own future that he passed the imperial examination. But today, his own daughter almost ruined his decades of hard work. How could Yun Xuanzhi still retain that little bit of love in his heart for Yun Ruoxue!
At this time, Yun Xuanzhi did not expel Yun Ruoxue's name from the family tree, which was already taking into account the relationship between father and daughter and the relationship between him and Su Qing!
Yun Xuanzhi didn't want to listen to Yun Ruoxue's so-called explanation at this moment. He just closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened his eyes and said coldly, "Come here, help the second young lady to the punishment bench and punish her according to the family rules!"
Yun Ruoxue had originally wanted to challenge the old lady, but upon hearing Yun Xuanzhi's conclusion, she lost her mind. Her arrogance was immediately replaced by disbelief. She refused to be suppressed by several servants and crawled to Yun Xuanzhi's feet to plead for herself, "Daddy, how can you side with outsiders? I am your biological daughter! Didn't you say you love Xue'er the most? Why did someone's words make you forget everything you said before? How are you going to explain this to mother? I am a daughter, not a son. Daddy, how can you do this? I don't want it..."
Seeing that Yun Xuanzhi was serious and Su Qing didn't come to save her, Yun Ruoxue became anxious and grabbed Yun Xuanzhi's clothes tightly, refusing to let go and begging for mercy!
At this time, Su Qing, who was in Fenghe Garden, was also very anxious. Just now, Butler Zhao secretly sent someone to report that Yun Xuanzhi had gone to the ancestral hall with several young ladies with an ugly look on his face. Later, Pan Lan came back and explained what happened today. Su Qing was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He lifted the quilt and was about to rush to the ancestral hall, but was stopped by Nanny Wang!
"Madam, you absolutely cannot go now! The Second Miss plotted against the First Miss, and it was just a quarrel between sisters! But if you go, won't it reveal to everyone that you are involved? Then, not only will the Second Miss be blamed, but you will also be blamed! What's more, you are still pregnant with the young master, and the doctor has already told you to take good care of the baby and not make any more mistakes!"
When Su Qing first heard about Yun Ruoxue's situation, she was concerned for a moment, but after listening to Wang Ma's analysis, she couldn't help but put her hands on her lower abdomen, and nodded with difficulty, and was helped back to the bed by Wang Ma!
Meanwhile, Yun Xuanzhi was moved by Yun Ruoxue's pitiful crying. However, when he heard Yun Ruoxue calling the old lady an outsider and asking him to explain to Su Qing, he suddenly became furious. He flicked his long sleeves to separate Yun Ruoxue's hands, then shouted at the old women with disgust, "Take them away!"
Although the maids didn't dare to hurt Yun Ruoxue, they could only offend her rather than disobey Yun Xuanzhi's orders. They dragged Yun Ruoxue to the torture bench, forced her to lie on it, and then picked up the whip and lashed at her back...
"Ah, ah" For a moment, Yun Ruoxue's screams were heard in the ancestral hall!
But Yun Xuanzhi was determined to teach Yun Ruoxue a lesson at this time. No matter how miserably Yun Ruoxue screamed, he would not blink an eye!
Instead, he walked up to Yun Ruoxue and said in a cold voice, "The old lady is not only your grandmother, but also the head of the Yun family. If you ever call the old lady an outsider again, you will be kicked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion! As for your mother, she is just a concubine. I don't have to answer to a concubine for anything I do! Remember this well, remember it well! Don't be so unreasonable all day long and annoy people for no reason!"
Yun Ruoxue couldn't see Yun Xuanzhi's expression because she was lying prone. However, Yun Xuanzhi's voice was colder than ever before, and the pain in her back reminded her that no matter how favored she was, she couldn't let Yun Xuanzhi down in front of outsiders. Otherwise, she would be the one to suffer! With this thought, Yun Ruoxue calmed down. She stopped struggling and crying out in pain, biting her lower lip and letting the whip fall on her back!
Seeing that she had calmed down, and seeing that the blood had gradually seeped out of Yun Ruoxue's clothes on her back, Yun Xuanzhi winked at the executioner, asking her to stop and ordering them to carry Yun Ruoxue back to Fenghe Garden...
"Mother, are you feeling better now? Do you need me to ask a doctor to come to your house for treatment?" Yun Xuanzhi let out his anger and turned to ask the old lady with concern!
Seeing Yun Ruoxue's back injured from the beating, the old lady couldn't help but feel a little proud. Plus, she had just been pretending for Yun Xuanzhi's sake. So, when he asked her this question, her expression softened and she said somewhat helplessly, "It's not a big deal, so there's no need to mobilize the troops! After something like this happened today, I think I'll take a couple of days off and then take these three girls to Puguo Temple to pay my respects, lest our mansion offend the gods without even realizing it!"
Seeing that the old lady was not feeling well but still caring about the safety of her family, Yun Xuanzhi was touched. However, he remembered that Puguo Temple was far away and it would take most of the day to go back and forth. He was worried that the old lady would not be able to bear it, so he advised her, "Old lady, you are not feeling well, so please don't travel so much! Otherwise, it will be your son's fault!"
But the old lady had other plans in mind. How could she be persuaded by Yun Xuanzhi's few words? Her expression tightened and she said seriously, "This is the only way to show our sincerity! Bodhisattva values sincerity the most. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Let's get people ready. I'm bringing three young ladies with me this time. We can't make any mistakes on the way..."
Seeing that the old lady was so insistent, Yun Xuanzhi could only nod in agreement. He asked someone to call Guard Liu to the study, and he first sent the old lady back to Baishun Hall before going to the study!
Yun Qianmeng was tired after a day of work. After she and Yun Yan sent the old lady back, they each returned to their own courtyards!
Shui'er and Bing'er, who were guarding the Qiluo Garden, had already prepared hot water for Yun Qianmeng to take a bath. Yun Qianmeng wanted to let Mu Chun go down to rest, but Mu Chun used the excuse that Yun Qianmeng's finger was injured and insisted on helping Yun Qianmeng take off her outer clothes before leaving the inner room!
"Oh!" Yun Qianmeng took off her coat and walked behind the screen, but heard Mu Chun's low cry of surprise. She stopped unbuttoning her coat and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's my fault for losing my composure! There's blood on the young lady's sleeve, luckily it's on the inside, otherwise if outsiders found out, I don't know what they would say!" Mu Chun put the bloodstained gauze dress and long skirt together, then bowed to Yun Qianmeng and walked out of the inner room quietly!
But Mu Chun's words reminded Yun Qianmeng that Chu Feiyang must have noticed the bloodstain on his sleeve when he discovered his hand. After all, she was the closest to King Chu and Chu Feiyang in the old lady's warm room at that time!
Although this was a small matter, it also showed that Chu Feiyang was a careful and cautious person, otherwise he would not have caught the eye of Princess Hai Tian!
However, what really puzzled Yun Qianmeng was why Chu Feiyang and Jiang Muchen appeared at the same time when she was being tricked by Feng'er today?
Especially when King Chen saw Yuan Qingzhou rushing towards him drunkenly, his face turned pale. He immediately knocked Yuan Qingzhou, who had a lustful look on his face, unconscious, grabbed Yuan Qingzhou's collar and disappeared into the backyard!
Chu Feiyang was even more puzzling. How could he appear in front of her again when he had clearly left? He quickly knocked out Feng'er who was about to shout loudly, and then had someone take Feng'er away!
Looking at the two people appearing and disappearing mysteriously, Yun Qianmeng couldn't help but feel lucky that she didn't take action immediately when Feng'er tried to pull her down to the rockery. Otherwise, if she were seen by these two observant people, it would definitely arouse suspicion!
I think that the girl from the Su Mansion had a secret meeting with someone, it must have been Chu Feiyang who did it!
After all, Prince Chen's attention had been captured by Yuan Qingzhou at that time. He must have personally sent Yuan Qingzhou back to the Duke of Han's Mansion to prevent the eldest son of the Duke of Han's Mansion from doing anything shameful again!
But just as he turned around and was about to leave, Chu Feiyang asked softly from behind, "Why such a sudden change?"
Just this one sentence almost messed up her steps and made her almost lose her composure in front of Chu Feiyang. She also felt two inquiring eyes behind her, making her dare not stay in front of that man again!
Looking at the hot steam rising from the bathtub, Yun Qianmeng clenched her right fist and gently hit the warm water. A trace of annoyance flashed across her usually calm eyes. Her red lips pouted stubbornly, her beautiful eyebrows slightly wrinkled together, and she couldn't help but curse herself for being useless!
It was just a light question from Chu Feiyang, so why should she take it too seriously?
Is she still afraid that Chu Feiyang will point out that she is a monster who has traveled through time and space and be tied up and burned to death on the execution ground?
A drop of water splashed on Yun Qianmeng's cheek. The cool touch made her calm down, but she couldn't help but remind herself again that she should be more cautious in her words and actions in front of Chu Feiyang in the future. A man who would become suspicious of others after only a few encounters is really a scary person!
Meanwhile, at Fenghe Garden, Su Qing looked at Yun Ruoxue, who was carried back unconscious.
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