Finally, the second wife, Madam Yun, shouted, "Speak properly! How can a concubine in this Yin household cause any trouble?"
Ye Jiaoniang's face was deathly pale. She broke free from Yin Wenxiao's hand and immediately knelt on the ground, crying out that she was wronged.
"Impossible! Ever since I entered the Yin family, I have always been respectful and deferential to Madam. Even if you gave me a thousand lives, I would never dare to let the people in the courtyard gossip about and slander Madam like this!"
She spoke through tears, her body trembling slightly.
Yin Wenxiao was heartbroken to see her like this, and without saying a word, he pulled her up.
Qiao'er said loudly, "Aunt Ye keeps saying that she is very respectful to Madam, so why hasn't she gone to pay her respects to Madam even once since she entered the mansion?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, not to mention others, the first person to be shocked was Old Madam Yin.
After the young lady entered the mansion, she didn't care about anything and didn't have anyone keep an eye on things, for fear that her son would be displeased if he found out.
But the old lady really didn't expect that Ye Jiaoniang would be so ignorant of etiquette. She had been in the mansion for so many days and had not even gone to greet Asheng, the official wife.
Who did she think she was? Just a concubine!
"I...I..."
Ye Jiaoniang bit her lip, and tears streamed down her face even more profusely.
Madam Yun was even more furious and said, "These things are not my business as your aunt, but Wenxiao, what kind of concubine have you taken? It's far too improper!"
“It has nothing to do with you, Lord!” Ye Jiaoniang cried and tried to kneel down again, but Yin Wenxiao stopped her.
He first said to the second wife, "It's all my fault." Then his gaze shifted and landed on Qin Sheng's face with a gloomy expression.
Qin Sheng met his gaze openly and without flinching.
Qiao'er hated Ye Jiaoniang's crying and wailing appearance the most, so she immediately knelt down as well and cried out loudly, "Madam, please, Madam, please have someone find a doctor to take a look at Emerald, since Emerald and I came with you from the Qin family as part of your dowry! Emerald has been beaten bloody by the people from Mingyue Pavilion!"
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Yin exclaimed "Oh dear!" as if she was about to faint from anger.
Originally, the Second Master Yin Wenqu was quite pleased to learn that Yin Wenxiao was now working in the Hanlin Academy. He had heard the news that His Majesty intended to place him in the Ministry of Personnel upon his return to the capital.
Regardless, returning to the capital would put one in the emperor's presence, increasing the chances of promotion.
He could find an opportunity to promote his nephew Wenxiao again, and then he wouldn't have to worry about the Yin family, which was already showing signs of decline, never having a day of glory.
But now it seems---
Yin Wenqu glanced at the weeping concubine, then stood up with a stern face and told Old Madam Yin that his family had traveled a long way and would go back to the courtyard to rest.
Yun was worried about Qin Sheng.
What a foolish thing Wenxiao has done! He's blindly protecting this lowly concubine. Look at the gloomy look on his face as he stares at Qin Sheng. Does he intend to favor his concubine over his wife?
However, she was only an aunt after all, and it was not appropriate for her to interfere too much in her nephew's affairs.
Yun patted Qin Sheng's hand gently, then took her two daughters and went out with her husband.
"Mother," Qin Sheng bowed respectfully to Old Madam Yin, "It's all my fault for not teaching the maids well. But after all, Emerald came with me from the Qin family as part of my dowry. Please allow me to go back and check on how badly Emerald is hurt. Once I've brought a doctor, I'll come back to apologize to you."
"..."
Old Madam Yin was naturally angry with her.
What day is it today? The Second Master is usually such a serious and upright person, and I wonder how disappointed he is in Wenxiao right now.
With a wave of her hand, Madam Yin told Qin Sheng to go back and handle her business first.
Yin Wenxiao opened his mouth, but Old Madam Yin glared at him and said, "Don't say anything. You should take Jiaoniang back first."
As for Ye Jiaoniang, Old Madam Yin couldn't stand even a second glance at her.
The old lady's words were not simple. She seemed to be angry, but in reality, she was telling Yin Wenxiao to take Ye Jiaoniang back to Mingyue Pavilion as soon as possible.
The deed has already happened, and we've lost face in front of the Second Master's family, but perhaps there's still room for maneuver.
It all depends on what Yin Wenxiao does.
...
Inside Zhefang Courtyard.
When Qin Sheng took Qiao'er back, Caiyue had already found the doctor, who had just finished bandaging Feicui's wounds.
The door was open, so Qin Sheng went inside.
“Madam…” Emerald saw Qin Sheng and struggled to get off the bed, but Qin Sheng stopped her.
"Don't move."
Qin Sheng walked over, and only after the doctor left did she frown. "Didn't I tell you to just put on an act? How come you're really injured? Were you beaten by people from Mingyue Pavilion?"
"No, no!" Emerald quickly shook her head.
Qiao'er walked over and said proudly, "This idea was mine. I had Emerald hold a handkerchief stained with red dye beforehand. When they made their move, we deliberately bumped their foreheads, and then Emerald covered her forehead with the handkerchief. That'll scare them to death!"
Moreover, this doctor is from the Qin family, so regardless of whether Jade is actually injured or not, he will only exaggerate the severity of the injury.
"And this hand---"
Qin Sheng's gaze fell on the jade wrist wrapped in gauze.
Jade smiled and said, "Acting has to be realistic, right? Don't worry, Madam, I did it myself."
"lady……"
Seeing that Qiao'er had already closed the door, Emerald couldn't help but say, "After such a commotion today, the Second Master must be extremely disappointed in the Earl."
This was exactly the effect Qin Sheng wanted.
The Yin family mother and son were always thinking about seizing every opportunity to climb up the social ladder and restore the Yin family's former glory.
Qin Sheng refused. She was determined to extinguish all their hopes step by step, to avenge her past life when she died unjustly!
Holding the jade hand and looking at it, Qin Sheng said, "You are currently bedridden with injuries, so don't think too much. Just rest well for the next few days."
...
Mingyue Pavilion.
Ye Jiaoniang went back with Yin Wenxiao.
The maids and servants in the courtyard knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to breathe loudly.
"Okra, you tell me, what exactly happened today?" Ye Jiaoniang asked softly as she helped her personal maid to her feet.
These okra were found by Yin Wenxiao for Ye Jiaoniang when he left Hushan to return to the capital, and later they entered the Yin family mansion along with Ye Jiaoniang.
"Aunt, Aunt..."
Okra's body trembled slightly, and her lips quivered.
Because of the master's favor towards Aunt Ye, Qiu Kui, as Aunt Ye's personal maid, has been fawned over and flattered by the servants in the mansion these days, which has made her a little arrogant.
So today, when the two maids, Emerald and Clever, brought over bird's nest, Okra arrogantly made a few sarcastic remarks.
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