Qiu Wen knew that it probably wasn't that she couldn't come, but that she was deliberately stalling to give her a hard time.
Unfortunately, she wasn't buying it.
Because there were people to serve her, tea and snacks were served, but Qiu Wen didn't dare to eat them. Even if there was nothing wrong with the food, she didn't want to, because who knew if she would have indigestion if she ate it.
It took another incense stick's time before Master Qiu, Madam Qiu, and Qiu Yun arrived, accompanied by Zhang An.
By this time, Qiu Yun already knew about the gatekeeper's affair and was furious, but thinking about what had happened today, she decided to settle the score later.
Qiu Wen gave a perfunctory bow with a cold face, and was then scolded by Master Qiu with a frown: "What kind of behavior is this? No manners at all."
Although she was somewhat perfunctory in her heart, her behavior was still quite proper, so she shouldn't be considered "unruly" by him!
"Father, what are you saying? Has no one ever taught me manners since I was a child?"
In fact, Qiu Wen's manners and etiquette are probably the best and most comprehensive in the entire Qiu family.
She learned Zhang Tingyu's identity and was determined to follow him. Naturally, she needed to improve in this area. Although she didn't think she was lacking in anything, sometimes learning rules wasn't necessarily a good thing, but rather that necessary rules could avoid unnecessary trouble.
But no matter how good or thorough the rules are, don't expect her to put her heart into dealing with people from the Qiu family.
Madam Qiu said coldly, "What do you mean? You don't learn from your own mistakes, you're just making veiled accusations. Is this how I taught you?"
"You taught me?"
Qiu Wen looked puzzled.
Madam Qiu retorted angrily, "How dare you speak to me like that? I am your mother."
"I know, but I just thought you'd taken the wrong person, didn't I?"
Madam Qiu's face turned deathly pale for a moment before she recovered. Where Qiu Wen couldn't see, Master Qiu's expression also looked unnatural for a fleeting moment, but it was so brief that no one noticed.
Qiu Yun said, "Big sister, how can you talk to our parents like that?"
Qiu Wen was truly impressed by what she said; it was easy for someone standing there to talk without understanding the situation.
"What, little sister thinks what I'm saying is wrong? But I can count the number of times I've seen my parents since I was little on my fingers. I remember that my parents never let me sit at the table for New Year's Eve dinner. What, little sister, why don't you go and tell me about my past experiences?"
Qiu Yun was naturally unwilling.
“Sister, what you’re saying is only for your own good. It’s because you were born sickly and had many misfortunes. You met a fortune teller who said that your fate was full of hardships and that you shouldn’t be too close to your family, otherwise there would be no peace in the home!”
Qiu Wen scoffed. Whoever wants to believe that, she certainly didn't. It was utter nonsense.
Qiu Wen couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to her.
Qiu Wen looked at Master Qiu; he was the one who could make the decisions.
"Father, why did you call me back?"
Master Qiu: "You're not young anymore. Your younger sister is already engaged. As the older sister, it's time for you to settle your own marriage."
Qiu Wen suddenly understood, then looked at Zhang An and said, "Father, what do you mean? You should know why I broke off my engagement with Han Wenjie back then, but you benefited from it. You also told others that it was not advisable for me to marry too early. Going back on your word like this is not a good idea!"
Master Qiu: "You know that's just what we say to outsiders. Since there's nothing seriously wrong, let's settle the marriage first. Then we can have a fortune teller do a divination, and it will be a match made in heaven."
Qiu Wen: "You've gotten used to using the title of 'master' as a pretext. You can push everything onto the 'master' without even knowing whether they're willing to accept it."
"How can you talk like that? You have no manners."
"Master Qiu said sternly."
Qiu Wen: "No matter what you say, I disagree. As for this cousin from the Zhang family, if he doesn't want to go to the yamen, he'd better behave himself. Young Master Wang is watching. I do have some connections with the young lady of the prefect's family. Maybe I can talk to her about it later?"
When Zhang An heard her mention the prefect, he felt a chill.
"What do you mean?"
Qiu Wen said, "Didn't you learn your lesson from the disgusting things you did at Qiu Yun's engagement party? Haven't you had enough yet? I think the Wang family is really merciful, otherwise you wouldn't have been released, would you?"
Her words made it clear that she had a part in the Zhang family's affairs back then.
Madam Qiu was furious. Ever since her family fell on hard times, her prestige in the inner quarters had declined. Otherwise, she would have been at a loss for what to do long ago.
"You ungrateful and disloyal daughter! The Zhang family is your maternal family, yet you dare to scheme against them like this! I...I...Yun'er, quickly call someone here, and I'll beat this unfilial daughter to death today!"
Mrs. Qiu never imagined that the source of her misfortune would be Qiu Wen, the daughter she looked down upon.
Just then, the butler came in.
"Master, Madam, there are people outside. They are officials."
Master Qiu, Madam Qiu, Qiu Yun, and Zhang An were all stunned. They hadn't offended any officials recently, so what was going on?
"What's going on?"
"This servant is not quite sure either; I only said that I came to see the young lady."
Now all eyes were on Qiu Wen.
Master Qiu said, "Let him in."
Since ancient times, merchants have never dared to fight with officials, and he certainly didn't have the guts to turn away officials.
Qiu Wen breathed a sigh of relief. Although she knew there were people outside, she really didn't expect the original owner's mother to be so ruthless. Just a vague statement was enough for her to actually hit someone.
Qiu Wen was now incredibly curious about what could have happened to cause the original owner of this body, a legitimate eldest daughter, to be so neglected.
Xu Nian came in person this time; there's no need for Bobo to personally handle this kind of matter.
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