Ms. Yin was immediately moved and said, "Thank you so much for your concern, Sister Niu. I really don't know how to repay you." As she finished speaking, tears welled up in Ms. Yin's eyes, and if she hadn't been holding back, she probably would have burst into tears again.
Looking at the frail and delicate young woman, Lanqin suddenly thought of the fictional character Lin Daiyu. She decided to help Lin Daiyu out of curiosity.
After seeing Lanqin and her servant off, the smile on Madam Yin's face faded, and she no longer smiled at all.
Ye Ying walked to Yin Shi's side and said softly, "Gege Niu came to see you specially. Does she also think it's related to your miscarriage? However, her initiative to help you punish Shaoyao was quite unexpected."
Madam Yin turned around and saw the things on the table. She said to Ye Ying, "Put these away. No matter how much you eat, it won't make up for it." Her jealousy and hatred towards Lan Qin could not be offset by the few medicinal herbs on the table and Lan Qin's help just now.
After Lanqin came out of the west courtyard, she immediately headed towards the main courtyard of the Fujin (the wife's husband).
Because Madam Yin had just been present, Nianxue, now walking alone with Lanqin, couldn't help but advise, "Princess, your visit to Madam Yin is already enough to show your feelings. Why bother with the affairs of her household? I'm not a cold-blooded person. I'm just afraid that if you get involved in one thing, more things will happen. In the end, you'll not only get yourself into trouble, but you might not even be liked by others."
Lanqin knew Nianxue was worried about her and had long considered her the most trustworthy person, so she said without any annoyance, "If you're worried about trouble, I can just have you send some things over. Why come in person? After all, the baby in her womb was injured because of the collision with the First Prince and the others while they were skateboarding. Although I'm not directly involved, if I don't care, I'm afraid the Fourth Prince will think I'm too cold-hearted when he comes back. It's not a big deal now. Those people in Madam Yin's room have gone too far. I'll ask the Princess Consort to handle it. It won't be any trouble. As for the things you're worried about, I know what I'm doing. Don't worry too much."
Seeing that Lanqin had said this, Nianxue didn't say anything more.
The master and servant walked straight to the main courtyard gate, where an old woman had already seen them and went to the main house to inform them.
When Lanqin entered the main room, she saw the Fujin (principal wife) letting Xiahe (her husband) do her hair.
"This servant greets the Princess Consort." Lanqin walked up to the Princess Consort and gave a proper curtsy.
The princess said gently, "Princess Niu, there's no need for such formalities! Chunliu, serve Princess Niu tea."
Lanqin followed instructions and sat down in front of the guest seat. After Chunliu served her a cup of tea, she slowly said, "I have come to pay my respects to the Princess Consort, and I also want to report some matters to the Princess Consort. I would like to ask the Princess Consort to make a decision for Sister Yin."
The princess, who had been keeping her eyes closed, immediately opened them upon hearing Lanqin's words and asked, "What happened to Consort Yin?"
Although she maintained her usual composure and tranquility, she was somewhat startled when she suddenly heard Lanqin say this, since she had just met with Madam Yin and exchanged some words.
Lanqin then recounted the situation inside the Yin family's house in detail.
After listening silently, the Fujin suddenly raised her hand, adorned with tortoiseshell and pearl-inlaid nail guards, and slammed it onto the sandalwood stool. She said angrily, "These insolent servants! They don't even do what the Fourth Master personally ordered them to do! It's infuriating! Anyone who didn't know better would think I wasn't taking care of Lady Yin. Lady Yin is too weak-willed; why didn't she inform me? It was only after my sister told me that I found out."
Lanqin immediately comforted her, "Please calm down, Madam. Sister Yin is gentle and timid by nature, and I'm afraid she has disturbed you. However, she feels really bad for her, so she has taken the liberty of asking you to punish those servants who have neglected their duties."
The Fujin smiled and said, "What my sister says is absolutely right. Li Mama, go to Madam Yin's room now and call all those unruly servants here. I want to question them myself. Then invite Madam Yin here. But, it's the middle of summer, and Madam Yin is pregnant, so it's not good for her to move around too much. You come with me to see her."
As they were talking, she stood up from the couch, and Lanqin immediately stood up from her seat.
After taking a few steps, the Fujin suddenly turned to Lanqin and said, "Sister, would you like to come with me?"
When Lanqin heard the Fujin ask this question, she had no choice but to say "yes". In fact, she only intended to report it and then leave it to the Fujin to handle. She could have gone back, but seeing the Fujin ask this question, she had no choice but to follow her to the West Courtyard.
Meanwhile, in the west courtyard, after Lanqin and her servant left, Shaoyao had just returned from outside. Seeing Yeying about to take Yinshi's clothes to wash, she said sarcastically, "Where's Die'er? Why is Aunt Ye washing clothes by herself?"
Peony had always disliked Ye Ying because Madam Yin only trusted her and was very wary of her. She never got any of the gifts bestowed upon her by the Fourth Prince and his wife. Yesterday, she had only taken a few beads from Madam Yin's dressing box when Ye Ying went to the kitchen while Madam Yin was away, but Ye Ying caught her. Peony truly hated Ye Ying for getting in her way.
Ye Ying ignored Shao Yao and continued what she was doing. The dish used to be quite obedient, helping Ye Ying with her tasks, but after Shao Yao's instigation, the dish had become increasingly lazy and was rarely seen. Another eunuch was out early and back late every day, and no one knew what he was doing.
Peony was annoyed that Ye Ying was ignoring her. She walked up to Ye Ying and deliberately stepped on the edge of the copper basin. With a cry of "Ouch!", the water in the basin spilled onto her foot.
"You owe me my shoes!" Peony seized on this pretext and angrily rebuked her without further ado.
"You were the one who stepped on the basin and drained the water, and now you're blaming me? If you keep acting up, I'll report this to the Princess," Ye Ying said angrily.
“Go ahead, go ahead…” Peony shouted recklessly.
"Is this how you treat your princess?" The princess was being helped in by Granny Li, followed by Lanqin and her maid.
Peony never expected that the Fujin and Niu would appear here at the same time. Her heart jumped, and she quickly knelt down and bowed to the Fujin and Lanqin to pay her respects.
"Night Poppy, tell me, what exactly happened? Where are the other servants?" the Fujin asked, frowning.
Following the steps of the Fujin (principal wife), everyone entered the main room of Madam Yin. Madam Yin was already waiting for the Fujin at the door, raising her handkerchief and half-squatting to pay her respects.
"Sister Yin, get up quickly. You are carrying the Fourth Prince's child. There's no need for such formalities," the Fujin said, pulling Yin up with a reproachful tone.
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