"Master?" Yin Qingyi turned to look at Yinzhen with a delighted expression, her voice clear and melodious, quite pleasing to the ear. Then she was about to bow to Yinzhen.
"Hmm, no need for formalities." Yinzhen stopped Yin Qingyi before she could curtsy. He was quite pleased with how happy Yin Qingyi was to see him.
Qiuju was secretly pleased. The master came to the princess's courtyard as soon as he returned, which meant that he cared about the princess. Seeing the two masters talking, Qiuju hurriedly went to make tea. This tea was the best Longjing tea. The master often came here to dine recently, but he was not used to the princess's tea, so he rewarded the princess with this West Lake Longjing tea.
Chunlan and Xiaojinzi stood guard outside the door.
"Why did you come back so early today, Master?" Yin Qingyi asked curiously. She knew that this Master was usually a workaholic and would never come back before lunchtime.
"You came back early today since there was nothing to do. Did you go to pay your respects today? Is your leg better?" Yinzhen didn't want to talk about these things with the women in the back courtyard, so he changed the subject.
"Yes, I just got back not long ago, and my leg is already healed." Yin Qingyi didn't ask any further questions and simply replied to what Yinzhen had said.
"Please sit down," Yinzhen said gently, his eyes tender and his tone soft.
"Yes." Yin Qingyi responded softly with a hint of shyness in her smile.
Just as the two were at a loss for words, Qiuju brought in tea, and Yin Qingyi immediately got up to serve it.
Yinzhen looked at those slender, snow-white hands, on which wore a poorly made bracelet, but it made her hands look even more like white jade.
Her ten fingers were slender and her nails, though not painted any other color, were surprisingly pink. As she watched those hands serve her tea, Yinzhen's expression darkened slightly, and he pursed his lips.
Yin Qingyi did not notice the change in Yinzhen's eyes. After pouring the tea, she sat back down.
These manners were ingrained in her very being, and since she had also inherited the original owner's memories, she naturally wouldn't make any mistakes, so she wasn't worried at all.
Moreover, after the morning's greeting incident, Yin Qingyi clearly understood that in this mansion, only the favor of this master was a guarantee. Look at that Li Shi, the reason she could be so arrogant was because she relied on Yinzhen's favor, and even the Fujin had to give way to her.
And naturally, she was no less beautiful than Li, and perhaps even more beautiful. In addition, she was young, which was something Li could not match.
Isn't becoming someone's concubine all about using your beauty to climb the social ladder? No matter how unwilling she is, in this era, if you don't want to be easily manipulated, you have to climb up!
"You've been in this household for several months now, are you getting used to it?" Yinzhen suddenly asked while Yin Qingyi was lost in thought.
Yin Qingyi was puzzled as to why this gentleman would suddenly ask such a question, so confusion naturally showed in her eyes.
"Do you miss home?" Seeing Yin Qingyi's expression, Yinzhen asked more clearly.
"Of course I wanted to, but since you and my wife have been so kind to me in this household, I didn't think that way." Yin Qingyi wasn't familiar with the original owner's family, and her "wanting to" was simply because she didn't want the master to think she was someone who didn't value family ties. A hint of joy and nostalgia lingered in her eyes.
Yin Qingyi is only sixteen years old this year, the age when a flower bud is about to bloom. She intentionally seduces Yinzhen, and her every move becomes more and more charming. The peach blossom birthmark on her shoulder also exudes a faint fragrance.
For the first time, Yinzhen felt that the time he came today was really wrong.
Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen, who was leaving in a hurry, with a puzzled expression. What happened? Had she failed to seduce him?
Xiao Jinzi, Qiu Ju, and Chun Lan watched their master leave in a hurry and were also a little worried. What happened? He left without even having lunch. Did the princess say something to anger the master?
After leaving in a hurry, Yinzhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to the front courtyard. His self-control seemed to be insufficient in front of Lady Yin, and he did not want to indulge in debauchery in broad daylight.
Yin Qingyi spent the day in fear and trembling. The women in the back courtyard all knew that after Yinzhen returned, he went to Yin Qingyi's courtyard and left with a bad expression not long after. They all thought that Yin Qingyi had said something to offend her master, and they were all gloating. Among them, Li Shi and Geng Shi were the happiest.
Luoyingyuan
"Hmph, this Lady Yin has finally met her end. The Princess Consort wanted to pull her up to fight against me, and now look what's happened. I haven't even made a move yet, and Lady Yin has already dug her own grave. Hehe." Lady Li laughed heartily. It was impossible for her not to care about Lady Yin. She knew clearly that Lady Yin was prettier and younger than her, so she had always felt a sense of crisis towards Lady Yin. She just didn't expect that Lady Yin was all looks and no substance.
"Your Highness is wise. It's a good thing we didn't make a move before, otherwise it would have been bad if the head of the household had found something to use against us. Now it's all good, Your Highness doesn't even need to lift a finger," said Liu Mei, the personal maid of Madam Li, softly.
Ningcui Pavilion
"Hahaha, Madam Yin, you've finally met your match! Xiao Cui, take some silver to the kitchen for lunch today and order something good. I'll be very happy!" Madam Geng had been quite depressed earlier, but now she felt only joy.
"Yes, this servant will go right away." Xiao Cui was naturally happy to see her mistress happy, since her mistress would take her anger out on her servants when she was unhappy.
Main courtyard
"What's wrong with this Lady Yin? How could she be so muddle-headed! She's utterly useless, all my efforts to raise her have been wasted!" The Lady's face darkened. She truly hadn't expected Lady Yin to be so incompetent; in just a few days, she had caused the Master to storm out of her courtyard, rendering her medicine futile.
"It's not necessarily that Madam Yin offended the master; perhaps she had some business to attend to." Granny Li, standing to the side, didn't think that Madam Yin had displeased the master.
“But didn’t the master just return from his business trip? How could it be related to his business?” The princess still thought that it was Consort Yin who had offended the master.
"Don't worry, Master. This Lady Yin is beautiful. I don't think you'll dislike her." After hearing what the Fujin said, Granny Li didn't know what to say.
Compared to the three courtyards, Song's Tingzhu Garden was quite quiet. Song didn't seem to care at all about the matter of Yin Qingyi seemingly displeasing the master. Moreover, she didn't quite believe that Yin Qingyi, given her personality, would displease the master; she thought there must be some misunderstanding.
Sure enough, at dinner time, Luoxuexuan, which had been rumored to have offended the master, once again welcomed the person who seemed to have been angered.
"Master," Yin Qingyi said softly, her voice tinged with a hint of grievance.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Yinzhen asked, puzzled. Why was this woman acting so aggrieved? Clearly, Yinzhen didn't know that he was afraid that his hurried departure would make the people in the backyard think that Yin Qingyi had offended him. Even Yin Qingyi felt wronged, as she hadn't done anything wrong.
Su Peisheng knew a little bit, but he didn't say anything since his master didn't ask. Now it seems he should have told him, but he wonders if his master will be angry if he finds out.
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