Chapter 168 Leakage
Dongqing had feelings for Guan Yi'an, so she thought of becoming his adopted sister so that she could get closer to him.
With Meng Lingge and Qiu Lan by her side, she didn't agree, but she still kept the matter on her mind.
“Miss, I ran into Brother Zheng again today. His injuries have healed. He even gave me a white jade bracelet, but I remembered what you said and didn’t accept it.”
Holly's eyes shone, and her words carried a hint of regret.
Qiu Lan pinched her waist. "Does Miss owe you a white jade bracelet? Not to mention the Meng family and the Prince's residence, Miss has given us so much jewelry at the Du family. Now that someone is giving you a little something, you're completely lost."
"I didn't ask for it," Dongqing retorted, still a little disappointed. "I was just saying that, and how could what Brother Zheng gave be the same as what Miss gave?"
"What's the difference? Miss gave me so much, but I didn't see how happy you were. You kept asking whether Zheng Qingshan's gift was more valuable or more fragrant. I remember there was a white jade bracelet among the jewelry Miss gave me. If you like it, you can take it all."
Qiu Lantian listened to Dongqing nagging about Brother Zheng all day long, and she was getting annoyed by her constant nagging.
Anyone with eyes could see that Zheng Qingshan harbored ill intentions towards the young lady; he wanted to use Dongqing to get closer to her. But Dongqing was foolish enough to keep using the excuse of repaying a life-saving debt to keep pulling Zheng Qingshan back and forth.
Miss had tried to persuade him several times, and Dongqing always agreed readily, but as soon as he saw Zheng Qingshan, he would forget all the promises he had made to Miss.
"Qiu Lan, what do you mean?" Dong Qing felt she had lost face, and her voice rose a few decibels. "Miss hasn't said anything yet, what's wrong with you?"
"Am I the one who's gone mad, or are you? Miss doesn't want to hear this person's name. You keep calling him 'Brother Zheng' all day long, who can stand it?"
Qiu Lan usually gave in to Dong Qing because he was younger than her, but now Dong Qing was not taking good care of her, often chuckling to himself, and talking about Brother Zheng all the time, which made Qiu Lan unable to bear it any longer.
"go out!"
Seeing that the two girls were about to fight, Meng Lingge put down her teacup and spoke calmly.
The voice wasn't loud, but it carried a rare hint of anger.
Dongqing looked at Qiulan and said, "It's all your fault for causing trouble and making Miss angry. Why aren't you leaving?"
After saying that, she walked behind Meng Lingge and massaged her shoulders. She was in charge of all of the young lady's needs, and the young lady couldn't live without her.
Meng Lingge sidestepped slightly. "I meant for you to leave."
Dong Qing glanced at Meng Lingge, then at Qiu Lan, clearly unable to believe it. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she suddenly lost control of her emotions, bursting into tears and running out.
Qiu Lan watched the direction she left in and said worriedly, "Miss, should I follow her and check on her?"
"Let her go. She'll come back when she's had enough crying."
Meng Lingge calmly continued drinking her tea. "Starting today, you will help me with my washing and grooming. Have Dongqing sweep the yard and do the laundry. Give her more chores so she's not idle."
The Du residence is so large, and Juyun Pavilion is quite far from the guest rooms, yet Dongqing still manages to run into Zheng Qingshan every day. Ultimately, it's because she has too much free time.
If this were in the capital, Meng Lingge would have sent Dongqing elsewhere long ago to prevent her from contacting Zheng Qingshan. But this is her maternal grandmother's house, and she can't make decisions on her own.
These days, she has said what she needed to say and advised what she needed to advise, but Dongqing is still stubborn and insists on getting entangled with Zheng Qingshan.
Making Dongqing do manual labor was her last chance for him.
If Dongqing continues her ambiguous relationship with Zheng Qingshan, then their master-servant relationship will come to an end.
Meng Lingge had never liked Zheng Qingshan, and Jiang Lin had specifically reminded her that he was untrustworthy, so she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.
After Dongqing was released, what she did or how she got along with Zheng Qingshan was none of her business.
Seeing the determination in her young mistress's eyes, Qiu Lan knew she had made up her mind and could only agree.
Dongqing ran all the way out of Juyunxuan, and the maids and servants who passed by all turned their heads to look at her.
Dongqing quickly wiped away her tears, muttering to herself that she had gotten sand in her eyes.
She didn't want to embarrass the young lady.
But I still feel so wronged.
Brother Zheng is such a good person, so why doesn't Miss like him? Even if he has improper thoughts about Miss, so what? Miss is so beautiful and dignified, many people like her.
The eldest son of the Du family also likes the young lady. After the young lady politely declined, she was still very friendly to the eldest son of the Du family.
Why is Miss so annoying when it's Brother Zheng?
Brother Zheng is good-looking, comes from a good family, and has a good character. The key point is that Brother Zheng saved her twice.
It's one thing for the young lady to dislike Brother Zheng, but she won't even allow her to see him, and she even said that Brother Zheng is not a good person. This is really too much.
A person who risks their life to save someone from under a carriage wheel, and who fights a villain to disarm a young girl with their bare hands—is that not a good person?
She didn't believe it.
Brother Zheng is clearly the best person in the world, the most wonderful person under heaven.
Tears still clung to the corners of her eyes, yet she couldn't help but smile at the thought. Without even realizing it, she found herself back in the guest room.
When she saw that she had reached the door of Zheng Qingshan's room, Dongqing's face turned red instantly. She wanted to knock on the door, but then remembered that she had just cried and her eyes were probably red and swollen, so she quickly wiped her eyes and turned to leave.
The door just happened to open.
"Miss Dongqing," Guan Yi'an said with a gentle, harmless smile from behind the door.
What happened?
The tears that Dongqing had just stopped welled up again with his words of concern.
She opened her mouth, not wanting to speak ill of her mistress, but feeling wronged, her lips pursed, unable to utter a word for a long time.
Guan Yi'an gently comforted her, "Alright, let's not stand here anymore, let's go sit over there."
He pointed to a stone table not far away.
Holly nodded slightly.
The two walked over and sat down one after the other. Guan Yi'an took out a handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to Dong Qing, saying softly, "Quickly wipe your tears. You're crying like a little rabbit. If someone sees you, they'll think I bullied you."
This was the first time someone had said she was like a little rabbit, and Dongqing's heart couldn't help but race. She felt there was a hint of doting in those words.
Dongqing took the handkerchief, smelling its faint fragrance, and was reluctant to get it dirty. But after thinking for a moment, she still picked it up and gently wiped the corner of her eyes.
"Thank you, Brother Zheng. I'll wash it clean and return it to you."
This would give her another reason to come and see Brother Zheng.
Guan Yi'an was well aware of the girl's little scheme, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Did your young lady scold you? Was it because of me?"
Dongqing hurriedly shook his head: "No, that's not it. I'm just a little unaccustomed to being in Jiangnan. Miss is very kind to me. She didn't scold me, and it has nothing to do with Brother Zheng."
Guan Yi'an nodded in agreement: "I think so too. Your young lady seems to have a very good personality, and you are obedient, so she probably won't scold you for no reason."
Dongqing wasn't angry at all when Guan Yi'an spoke highly of her young mistress. She planned to relay everything Brother Zheng had said to her mistress, letting her know that Brother Zheng was truly a very, very good person.
Thinking about it this way, she was overjoyed and immediately replied.
"Yes, my young lady is the best. She's recently become pregnant and has been a bit down, so she was even nicer to us girls before."
"What did you say?" Guan Yi'an stood up immediately upon hearing this, her face full of shock.
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