Ye Jiaoniang, her face pale, said, "I..."
How could she possibly produce that?
Madam Yin looked down on her even more. She was so stingy that she couldn't even bear to take out a single pearl hairpin. Was she planning to save it for incubating eggs?
"What's wrong, Aunt Ye?" Qin Sheng said, "It's just a pearl flower. It's fine if the younger sisters want to see it. If you can't bear to part with it, I have a few more. I'll give them to you as well."
"..."
Perhaps their voices were a bit loud, because Yin Wenxiao couldn't help but look over.
Just then, someone from the palace arrived, saying that the Regent wanted to invite the Second Master to the palace, and that the Second Master had just gone back to change his clothes.
"I...I..." Ye Jiaoniang gritted her teeth, "It's not that I don't want to show it to the two young ladies, but...it's that I accidentally lost the pearl hairpin that Madam bestowed upon me yesterday."
If she had known this would happen, she should have held back yesterday!
Lost it?
Who would believe that? The gifts from the principal wife were given just one day, and she lost them the very next day?
With just a little thought, what was there that Madam Yin, a shrewd woman, didn't understand?
But not wanting to lose face in front of the Second Madam, she scolded Ye Jiaoniang a few times, and then the topic was dropped.
About fifteen minutes later.
The second madam and her two daughters got up to take their leave. Qin Sheng was also about to leave, but was stopped by Old Madam Yin.
A short while later, all the servants in the Cangmang Pavilion were dismissed.
Only four people remained: Qin Sheng, Madam Yin, Yin Wenxiao, and Ye Jiaoniang.
Qin Sheng remained nonchalant and indifferent until Granny Shi entered and whispered a few words to Old Madam Yin.
"Jiao Niang," Old Madam Yin said, her gaze sweeping coldly over Ye Jiao Niang, "Tell me honestly in front of the Earl, how exactly did you lose the pearl hairpin that Madam gave you yesterday?"
"..."
Ye Jiaoniang's face was ashen.
She knew in her heart that the old lady must know that she had lost the pearl hairpin that the lady had given her.
what to do?
Ye Jiaoniang dared not look into Old Madam Yin's eyes; instead, she looked at Yin Wenxiao with pleading eyes.
To everyone's surprise, Old Madam Yin casually picked up the teacup beside her and threw it. She herself did not expect that her aim would be so good, and it hit Ye Jiaoniang right on the forehead.
With a "bang---",
"Ah!" Ye Jiaoniang screamed in pain, her body swayed, her vision went black, and she suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"..."
All these changes happened so fast that even Qin Sheng hadn't fully realized what was going on.
"My beautiful daughter!"
Yin Wenxiao was the first to react. He rushed over, picked up Ye Jiaoniang, and shouted, "Doctor! Go get a doctor!"
Qin Sheng remained seated, raising her eyes to watch this fool carry Ye Jiaoniang out of Cangmang Pavilion.
Before long, the news that Aunt Ye had fainted with a bloody head in the Cangmang Pavilion and was carried out by the Earl would probably spread throughout the entire mansion.
It might even get out of reach of others.
"Madam!" Granny Shi cried out in alarm, quickly supporting the swaying Madam Yin.
Qin Sheng then got up and went over with an anxious expression, "Mother, are you alright?"
The servants were all dismissed, and Qin Sheng quickly poured a cup of tea, saying, "Please have some tea to calm down."
"I'm fine..."
Madam Yin waved her hand and looked at Qin Sheng, saying, "Quickly, go and take a look. Don't let the people below spread any unpleasant rumors!"
"My daughter-in-law knows."
Qin Sheng then said to Granny Shi, "Granny, please help the old lady back to Songliu Courtyard first. I'm going to check on Aunt Ye."
When they arrived at Mingyue Pavilion, the doctor had already arrived.
After examining the wound, he also checked Ye Jiaoniang's forehead.
Ye Jiaoniang's forehead was red from being hit by a teacup. Because her skin was delicate, it was only slightly broken and bled a little, but after applying some medicine, it was fine.
As for why a person faints?
The doctor only said it was because of excessive fright, and that the person would be fine after sleeping it off.
In reality, Ye Jiaoniang was faking her fainting. The doctor knew that these wealthy families had some private matters that they couldn't tell outsiders, so he simply pretended not to know to avoid getting into trouble for himself.
As Chun'er saw the doctor off, she saw Qin Sheng standing in the courtyard and quickly stepped forward to curtsy, saying, "Madam."
Qin Sheng asked, "How is Aunt Ye?"
Chun'er told her everything.
Qin Sheng nodded and was about to speak when Yin Wenxiao came out of the house. When he saw her, his expression froze.
He wasn't stupid. From the moment the old lady dismissed all the servants in the Cangmang Pavilion, to later questioning Ye Jiaoniang, and then finally smashing her with a teacup in anger.
The old lady was never an impulsive person.
The fact that she was so angry that she resorted to violence made Yin Wenxiao realize what had happened.
The mistress's gift is a favor; even if you don't like it, just put it away and keep it out of sight.
Ye Jiaoniang actually threw away the mistress's reward. If this happened in any other household, she would definitely get a beating.
Thinking of this, Yin Wenxiao's expression softened a bit towards Qin Sheng.
"Lord," Qin Sheng gave him a perfunctory bow, took a few steps forward, and lowered her voice, "Excuse my bluntness, but Lord, do you know that if word gets out that you've been shouting and making such a fuss today, what will others think of your mother-in-law?"
"..."
Yin Wenxiao's brow suddenly twitched violently.
Qin Sheng continued, "If word gets out that my mother-in-law laid a hand on one of the concubines in the mansion, does the Lord want her to be branded as cruel and tyrannical at her age?"
"Of course not!"
In his anxiety, Yin Wenxiao took two steps forward and asked urgently, "Where is Mother? Is she alright, not hurt by this?"
Very well, this love-struck person has finally remembered their mother.
Qin Sheng sighed inwardly once again, wondering why she hadn't seen through this thing's true nature sooner in her past life.
"fine."
Qin Sheng subtly stepped back a little, not wanting to be too close to him, and said, "Since Aunt Ye has nothing else to do, I'll head back now."
For some reason, Yin Wenxiao looked at Qin Sheng's fair and jade-like face and suddenly said, "I'll take you."
"..."
Qin Sheng looked up at the open doorway behind him and did not refuse.
As I turned around, I vaguely heard a sound, like the sound of porcelain falling to the ground.
Qin Sheng's lips curled slightly.
The two walked out of Mingyue Pavilion side by side. Qin Sheng said, "I understand that Aunt Ye has grievances against me. I just hope that you, my lord, can persuade her to think twice before doing anything in the future, so as not to anger the old lady and cause you to lose face if word gets out."
Mentioning Ye Jiaoniang, Yin Wenxiao sighed inwardly. He said, "Jiaoniang is not someone who doesn't know her place and manners, but she did do something inappropriate in this matter. I will talk to her properly."
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