"Yinzhu." Nanzhu saw Yinzhu talking more and more smoothly, so she immediately stopped him.
Yinzhu then realized she'd been talking too much and had just been making things up about her master. She couldn't help but glance at Yun Qiuchen cautiously. She was also speaking up for her mistress. Third Miss Yun Qiufang had been constantly mocking Yun Qiuchen lately, even though the eldest Miss Yun didn't want to argue with her. But the maids couldn't quite swallow this.
Yun Qiuchen glanced at Yinzhu. With a sigh, he said to Nanzhu, "She's young and impatient. You should teach her more in the future. There are things you can think but not say, things you can do but not talk about, and often times, if you can avoid saying anything, don't say it. Trouble comes from the mouth, and too much talk leads to mistakes, that's the truth."
Nanzhu and Yinzhu both lowered their heads and answered yes.
At this time, footsteps were heard on the path in the garden, and someone was coming this way.
Yun Qiuchen frowned, then turned around and saw Yun Wenfang, the Second Young Master of the Yun family, quickly emerging from behind a bush. Yun Qiuchen couldn't help but relax his brows and asked with a smile, "Second Brother? Why are you here?"
Yun Wenfang was taken aback when he saw Yun Qiuchen here with only two maids. He then glanced towards the waterside pavilion and raised an eyebrow, "What's the matter? Can you come but I can't? I heard sparrows chirping this morning. Maybe someone's coming to visit?"
Yinzhu chuckled, "Second Young Master, it's 'The magpie calls, guests are coming', right?"
Yun Qiuchen knew what Yun Wenfang was thinking. He glanced at him and saw that he was a little absent-minded. He sighed and said, "Second brother, my second and third sisters and I are entertaining several cousins from the Ren family."
After a pause, Yun Qiuchen said gently, "They are guests, and they are all girls. You should be careful with your words and actions when you meet them later."
Yun Qiuchen had heard about Yun Wen's arrest of Miss Ren Wu at the Yanbei Palace. He had originally planned to apologize to her on behalf of his second brother. But Yun Wen had let him in, and since he knew he couldn't get rid of him, he decided to keep a close eye on his usually reckless second brother and prevent him from getting into trouble.
Yun Wenfang curled his lips and said, "Young Master, do you look hideous? Are you afraid of scaring the guests?"
Yun Qiuchen knew her second brother's temperament wasn't easy to get along with, but she and Yun Wenfang were born of the same mother and had his best interests at heart. She could only gently advise, "Second brother, you know that's not what I meant. I understand your feelings, but if you continue to act rashly like you did last time at the Yanbei Palace, I'm afraid you won't achieve what you want, and will only drive people away."
Yun Wenfang snorted lightly, his face slightly cold.
Yun Qiuchen wasn't afraid of him and continued to persuade him, "Take that time you gave her a painting last time. If she accepted your painting, wouldn't that be a private transaction? From the few times I've met her, Miss Ren Wu is definitely a dignified and decent lady. How could she possibly accept something from you and ruin her reputation?"
Yun Wenfang was a little annoyed: "This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. So what do you think we should do?"
Yun Qiuchen wanted to say that marriage was always a parental decision, not hers, but she knew her second brother wouldn't be bothered to hear that, so she could only tactfully say, "Fifth Miss Ren can't make her own decisions either. Instead of running into a wall with her, why not try harder with Mother and Grandmother?"
Yun Wenfang frowned: "Didn't Grandmother promise me that I could choose my own wife?"
Yun Qiuchen felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this. Her second brother was clever, but he knew nothing about the inner court. How could the Yun family's second young master's marriage be so simple? Grandmother's words, saying it was up to him, were just coaxing him. He could choose any concubine he liked, but a principal wife was out of the question.
However, Yun Qiuchen didn't dare to say this to him at this moment, for fear that he would cause a disturbance in the mansion.
Yun Wenfang finally listened to his sister's words. Thinking about Ren Yaoqi's attitude of avoiding him as much as possible, he was annoyed and wondered if his actions were really as inappropriate as they said.
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