Qin Sheng was taken aback.
After being stunned for a moment, she felt not moved, but disgusted, because Yin Wenxiao's words and the way he was looking at her made her feel very uncomfortable.
After a moment, Qin Sheng said calmly, "You flatter me, Lord. These are just my duties."
After a pause, without giving Yin Wenxiao a chance to speak again, Qin Sheng bowed slightly and said, "It's late. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
"good."
Yin Wenxiao watched her departing figure, and for a moment, he felt a mix of emotions.
He stood beside a peach tree that had lost most of its leaves, and the words that Old Madam Yin had said to him earlier flashed through his mind.
Do you aspire to rise to great heights, or are you content to live a mediocre life revolving around the woman you love?
Yin Wenxiao once thought that he would never be like those playboys in the capital, spending his nights indulging in pleasures, surrounded by countless women, and having one woman on each side.
If he truly loves someone, then it must be a lifelong commitment to that person.
But after returning to the capital, he witnessed too much flattery and condescension, and experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships. His mindset had changed without him even realizing it.
Men... especially powerful men, should have three wives and four concubines.
...
The next day.
Last night, Madam Yin was thinking about how to get her son to visit Qin Sheng more often so that Qin Sheng could get pregnant as soon as possible. She barely slept a wink.
When I woke up in the morning, I looked completely listless.
During breakfast, she said to Granny Shi, "Do you think that if Qin Sheng decides to get a divorce one day, her family will help her? Or will they look down on her for being shameful?"
Granny Shi was serving the old lady her breakfast when she suddenly heard her say this and was startled. "What are you saying? Why does Madam want to divorce the Earl?"
"..."
After taking a sip of milk, Madam Yin realized that she was worrying unnecessarily and temporarily put this troublesome matter aside.
When the second wife's family was preparing to move out, Qin Sheng took the time to help them a few times.
After the Second Madam and her family finished moving, the Second Madam took Qin Sheng's hand and said that she would invite her to visit the mansion in a few days once everything was settled and tidied up.
Qin Sheng was outside, so he went to check on the clan school. By the time he returned home, it was already dark.
Back at Zhefang Courtyard, before she could even finish a cup of tea, Old Madam Yin's men rushed over, saying that the Old Madam wanted her to come over because something terrible had happened!
Qiao'er couldn't help but frown. "Madam has been busy all day and hasn't even had a bite to eat since she got back. What serious incident has happened this time?"
The maid was somewhat afraid of Qiao'er, so she shrank her neck and whispered, "It's the lord, the lord has had an accident!"
"..."
...
Yin Wenxiao got into a fight with someone in the restaurant; to be precise, he was beaten up and ended up with a bruised and swollen face.
When Qin Sheng arrived at Songliu Courtyard, she happened to run into the doctor carrying his medical kit out.
Inside the room, Ye Jiaoniang was crying with tears streaming down her face, while Old Madam Yin's face was ashen. As for Yin Wenxiao... he was beaten so badly that Qin Sheng couldn't even tell what his expression was.
"Madam has arrived," Granny Shi whispered to remind Old Madam Yin.
When Madam Yin looked over, Qin Sheng walked over, glanced at Yin Wenxiao whose wound had just been bandaged, and then asked, "What happened?"
"Ah Sheng, you've come at the right time!" said Old Madam Yin. "Wenxiao, Wenxiao has been framed!"
Old Madam Yin seemed to be frightened, and her words became incoherent.
Fortunately, Qin Sheng managed to understand it, albeit with some difficulty.
It turned out that Yin Wenxiao had been drinking with several classmates from Hushan who had come to Beijing that night. He got a little drunk and wanted to go out to sober up. He didn't know why, but he ended up going into a private room.
Later---
In a daze, he didn't know what was happening and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, there was a girl lying next to him who was barely clothed.
"And what about the girl?" Qin Sheng asked.
"He's locked in the woodshed," Old Madam Yin said irritably.
When Yin Wenxiao woke up, he found a scantily clad girl lying next to him, who was still unconscious. He was so frightened that he tried to run away.
But there were people outside, so he had to hold back.
Later, when the woman woke up, she insisted that Yin Wenxiao had defiled her purity and threatened to kill herself.
Yin Wenxiao pulled the person back, and just as he finished dressing, several people rushed in and started beating him without saying a word.
After beating Yin Wenxiao, he learned that the woman was a famous actress in the capital who had caught the eye of the sixth young master of the Yongning Marquis's mansion and was living a carefree life hidden here.
Before they could even get their fill of the flavor, Yin Wenxiao ended up getting a good deal.
The sixth young master was domineering and would not tolerate such an injustice, so he immediately had someone beat up Yin Wenxiao and also threw the actress named Xuemei at him, saying she was a gift for him.
Madam Yin believed that all of this must have been caused by that actress named Xuemei, so after Yin Wenxiao brought her back, Madam Yin had her locked in the woodshed.
"..."
Qin Sheng said, "What if she commits suicide in the woodshed if you lock her up there?"
Madam Yin was startled. She had been so angry that she had only thought of the woman as a menace and hadn't considered this possibility.
She quickly instructed Granny Shi to have someone release the person and then have someone keep a close watch on him, lest the actor actually commit suicide.
Madam Yin said, "The Yongning Marquis's Mansion and our Yin Mansion have never gotten along. The Sixth Young Master deliberately made this a public affair. Now everyone knows that Wenxiao got drunk and slept with an actor in a restaurant. I wonder how the censor will impeach him tomorrow."
Although many officials enjoy visiting brothels, it's all done in private.
No matter what, they didn't report it to the censor.
Yin Wenxiao is different. He now holds a position in the Hanlin Academy and is also the Earl of Pingyin. This matter has been publicized and is known to everyone. He has completely lost face and reputation this time.
Qin Sheng walked over and stopped in front of Yin Wenxiao, asking, "I wonder what Your Excellency plans to do with that actor?"
"..."
So many people saw it, and the person is currently in the Yin residence; killing them to cover it up is not an option.
Qin Sheng's question stumped Yin Wenxiao. He hissed and asked Qin Sheng in return, "Does Madam have any ideas?"
"Now that the matter is known to everyone, why don't you take that girl in as your concubine, Lord?"
"no!"
It was Ye Jiaoniang who spoke, a hint of ruthlessness flashing across her face, "How could the Earl take a lowly actress as his concubine?"
Only after speaking did he realize that his status wasn't that high, so he could only purse his lips tightly.
Since it concerned her son, Old Madam Yin glared at her, then turned to Qin Sheng and hesitated, saying, "Taking that woman as a concubine is certainly one solution, but the worst thing is... what if she was deliberately sent by the Yongning Marquis's mansion?"
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