"Brother Xuan, do you know that the Shangshu Mansion has bullied and humiliated me to this extent?"
Chen Qin, who had been looking for He Xuan and Lu Yi for a long time, suddenly saw them and her eyes lit up. She emotionally told them her sorrow and completely denigrated the Shangshu Mansion.
In her words, there are probably no good people except He Xuan who helped her.
Chen Qin burst into tears in the blink of an eye, pointing at the bruises she had sustained from the Shangshu Madam's vicious servants, and wept bitterly.
"I should have known earlier that there is no place for an orphan girl in this world. Even the wealthy and prosperous Shangshu Mansion dislikes me and bullies and beats me. Isn't this also a sign of their disdain for the Rongguo Marquis Mansion!"
She criticized the Shangshu Mansion, then turned to He Xuan and said,
"Please don't think I'm overthinking it, Brother Xuan. I've had enough..."
She swallowed hard and said,
"I haven't been back to the Rongguo Marquis Mansion for many years. Brother Xuan, can you take me back with you?"
At this moment, He Xuan's brows were already furrowed.
He wanted to shake off Chen Qin's hand, but the next moment Chen Qin quickly climbed onto the carriage, bursting into laughter and saying,
"Brother Xuan and I are in tune with each other. We prepared this carriage in advance. I have some excellent winter tea. I will invite you to have a cup when we return to the Rongguo Marquis Mansion. Thank you very much—"
She was speechless.
His pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked in horror at the curtain that had been lifted up, where sat a stunningly beautiful woman.
Her face was rosy without any makeup, and her moist pupils looked back at her with a bit of astonishment. Even the plainest clothes could not hide her slender waist. Her hair was slightly messy, and she did not wear any jewelry on her head.
A stunning beauty, nothing more than that.
The maid's face was in a panic, and she spoke in a voice as sweet as a kingfisher.
"…Meet my cousin."
Chen Qin had never met Zhizhi. Zhizhi was sold to the Rongguo Marquis Mansion two years after she got married.
But from Zhizhi's words, Chen Qin realized that Zhizhi was a maid.
A relieved smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she turned around and joked with He Xuan,
"With such a beautiful woman by my side, it's no wonder that Brother Xuan has been reluctant to meet me for so long."
Chen Qin knew Li and knew that the maid was absolutely not worthy of He Xuan. She was afraid that if the maid showed any signs of promiscuity, she would be suppressed by Li, and in serious cases, it would not be an exaggeration to sell her off.
So she felt a little relieved.
He openly pushed aside Zhizhi's seat, ordered her to sit in the front of the carriage, and sent her back to the Rongguo Marquis Mansion with the coachman.
She didn't notice that the air outside the carriage was extremely low.
She just looked at Zhizhi with interest, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the pearl hairpin in her hand. The familiar style made her eyelids jump, and she snatched it away and held it in her palm.
The cheap and low-quality silver hairpin made her laugh unexpectedly, as if trying to persuade an ignorant girl to wake up,
"This pearl hairpin is crudely made. I'm afraid you could buy two for one penny. It's not even as good as the jewelry my maid Luyi wears. Why do you protect it so carefully?"
Compared to what He Xuan gave her, it was too embarrassing to be just a gift.
She returned the broken butterfly pearl hairpin to the weeping maidservant, frowned secretly, and told herself that she would have to tell her brother Xuan later, how could an ordinary maidservant serve him well?
No matter how Chen Qin belittled her, Zhizhi was only a sixteen-year-old girl. She clutched her pearl hairpin tightly, wiped her tears and got off the carriage.
"This servant, this servant understands..."
She nearly fell down because of her sore legs.
Fortunately, Hui Mo supported her, but suddenly a scorching gaze burned his hand, so Hui Mo quickly let go and took a few steps back.
Inside the carriage, Chen Qin sat with peace of mind.
He Xuan's temples throbbed. The girl he had carefully protected just a second ago was insulted by Chen Qin. She didn't dare to let He Xuan get close to her even though she was crying.
"My Lord, I can do it myself."
The hand that was frozen in the air suddenly clenched into a fist. He Xuan glanced at Hui Mo coldly.
"Have the people from the Ministry of Punishment arrived?"
Only Hui Mo was needed to be escorted to the Ministry of Punishment by Lu Yi, but Chen Qin, who had received an imperial edict, needed an official from the Ministry of Punishment to capture him personally.
Hui Mo just ran over and showed the token to the eunuch, indicating that he should detain Chen Qin and wait for the arrival of the Ministry of Punishment.
The eunuch dared not disobey and quickly got on the carriage and grabbed Chen Qin down.
Chen Qin couldn't believe it and screamed He Xuan's name angrily, but she saw He Xuan soften his voice and gently coax the despicable maid. What was there that she didn't understand at this moment?
Her eyes were red, and she was about to pull Zhizhi's hair like a madman. "Brother Xuan, we have all been deceived by this maid. She looks weak and innocent, but in fact she is extremely cunning. She is trying to sow discord between us!"
He didn't come earlier, nor did he come later, but appeared just after she learned about He Xuan's Chinese medicine. However, she hurried over, and when she found He Xuan, he was already well.
It’s okay for a maid, but it’s a different story for a maid who is favored by He Xuan.
Chen Qin's voice was sharp and no longer as gentle as before. Hui Mo was stunned.
He Xuan was full of impatience and asked the officials from the Ministry of Punishment who came to take Chen Qin away quickly for misconduct.
It's true that he sympathizes with Chen Qin, but things have come to this point, and He Xuan is not a fool.
He really shouldn't have given Chen Qin the banknotes and jewelry in private, which actually made her have such infatuated thoughts.
The people from the Ministry of Punishment acted quickly, and Chen Qin had been taken away before Li hurried over.
At this moment, Zhizhi was coaxed by He Xuan into sitting in the carriage again, and Hui Mo sent her back to the mansion.
He Xuan was stopped by Li angrily, her eyes almost spitting fire, she looked at He Xuan with disappointment,
"Where's Chen Qin? Did you send her away?"
She originally meant to send it to He Xuan's private courtyard and hide it there.
As a result, He Xuan said coldly,
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