When they arrived at the old house, Jue Luo was chanting Buddhist prayers in the Buddhist hall. Upon hearing that Fei Yanggu had returned, she quickly asked the nanny to inform Qingya to change into a simple set of clothes and come out.
After all, Fei Yanggu had kept Qingya in the Buddhist hall, which was definitely not acceptable if Qingya continued to do so according to her usual habits.
After Fei Yanggu left the mansion, many of his servants had already defected to the Jue Luo clan, and the intensity of his commands was different from before. Many people also began to outwardly comply but inwardly defy him, which he did not notice.
Upon entering the second gate, Fei Yanggu glanced at A Dun and told him to go check with Qingya first to see if the Jue Luo clan had given in.
A-Dun was a military officer by birth. He took long strides and arrived at the elegant courtyard in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Before he even entered the gate, he could hear Qingya calling from inside.
A glint of light flashed in his eyes. Sure enough, the Fujin wanted to give up on Qingyan Gege. This concubine's daughter was really useless. She could actually disobey Fei Yanggu's orders. The bright pink palace dress she was wearing was not at all appropriate for entering the Buddhist hall.
"Butler..." The old women guarding the door looked at A-Dun in surprise. Since Fei Yanggu left the mansion, A-Dun and Ak-Dun had followed him. Now, the old mansion's butler was trained by A-Dun himself.
At this moment, A-Dun understood that people should strive for higher positions. The Jue Luo clan was in charge of the entire mansion, and after being left behind by Fei Yanggu, they also needed to understand their situation.
"Shut up!" The two old women spoke in hushed tones, so Qingya shouldn't have heard anything outside. He lowered his voice and scolded them angrily. "Remember, you didn't see anything."
The two nannies' sons both worked in the new village, so they quickly nodded, afraid that the steward would make things difficult for their sons.
At this moment, Fei Yanggu carried Qingyan and walked into the main hall one after the other with Yin. Jue Luo Shi had just come out with the help of the nanny. Seeing Qingyan nestled in Fei Yanggu's arms, she felt even more resentful. Usually, Fei Yanggu basically didn't care about his offspring.
Qingya was more obedient and well-behaved than Qingyan, but Fei Yanggu never gave her a kind look.
"Greetings to Mother." While Jue Luo was still in a daze, Qing Yan jumped off Fei Yang Gu's lap and respectfully greeted Jue Luo.
She wouldn't let anyone have a handle on her. Just now, Jue Luo's eyes flickered slightly; she couldn't find an excuse to make trouble.
At this moment, Qingya had not yet arrived, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed. Qingya had not appeared as she had instructed. She glanced at Fei Yanggu out of the corner of her eye and saw his obviously displeased expression.
"Where is Qingya!" Fei Yanggu looked at Jue Luo Shi. He had ordered Qingya to accompany Jue Luo Shi to worship Buddha. Shouldn't the two of them appear together?
"Qingya should go back and change her clothes first. She hasn't seen you for many days and feels that she should change out of her Buddhist attire." Jue Luo Shi hinted to Fei Yanggu to come back more often, as the children of the old house rarely saw Fei Yanggu.
Besides Qingyan, only Eshuo and Saito often saw him. Could it be that only Qingyan was his daughter?
Fei Yanggu snorted coldly. A'dun walked in from outside and whispered a few words in Fei Yanggu's ear. Instantly, Fei Yanggu's face turned extremely gloomy.
He stared coldly at the Jue Luo clan. The mansion did indeed need to be reorganized. They were outwardly obedient but inwardly disobeying his orders. In his view, this was a provocation against his authority by the Jue Luo clan.
"Qingya went to worship Buddha?" Fei Yanggu's gaze made Jue Luo Shi tremble. She nodded firmly. The servants in the mansion were all pragmatic. After Jue Luo Shi had the two beaten to death, these people were obviously more useful.
Therefore, her life became much easier. Qingyan watched her father and mother confront each other, and she frowned. Neither of her parents had raised their child to be a good second-place scholar. No wonder Qingya became increasingly selfish and self-serving, practically a carbon copy of the Jue Luo clan. Qingyan, on the other hand, was different.
When the two sisters, Qingyan and Qingya, stand together, Qingyan is clearly more dignified and noble, while Qingya appears more petty and unsophisticated. This was one of the important reasons why Kangxi removed Qingya from the list of women to be married off.
Fei Yanggu's tone brought Jue Luo Shi to her senses; their little tricks certainly couldn't be hidden from him.
"I wanted to make things easier for Qingya. After the marriage alliance, the situation she will face will be different from Qingyan's." Jue Luo Shi shifted all the blame onto Qingyan.
Fei Yanggu was disgusted by Jue Luo's actions, as she was clearly wrong to make her daughter bear the consequences.
"I'm doing this for her own good. If she doesn't toughen up now, who will take responsibility for her after she gets married? Xiao Guai knows how to protect her family. What has Qing Ya done?" Fei Yanggu was furious. Qing Ya was a hopeless case.
Jue Luo lost face. She was very authoritative in front of her daughter, but after being tormented by Fei Yanggu, it was as if she was only doing it for the glory that Qingyan brought, even though she clearly took good care of Qingyan.
"You... how have I been bad to Qingyan? Outside, Qingya also protects Qingyan. If Qingyan weren't living in the new house, she should be attending some gatherings at her age." Jue Luo's anger was provoked by Fei Yanggu, and she didn't care whether it would embarrass Fei Yanggu.
Originally, she was wondering whether she should give Qingyan a friendly look. The jewelry that Mei'ai sent had earned her a lot of face, and she had also given away the old pieces that she had never worn, which had brought her a lot of benefits.
"Father, Mother, please stop arguing," Qingya whispered, trying to dissuade them.
"Who asked you to be so kind? If it weren't for you, would Father and Mother have been arguing?" Qingya was dressed in a light blue cheongsam, with a few silver hairpins in her hair, and her watery eyes expressed her grievances.
When she scolded Qingyan, she cast a wronged look at Yin. Lady Jueluo had advised Qingya that if she wanted to gain a foothold in the territory, she had to please Yin.
If she could stay in the capital, she would have the right to compete with Qingyan for the position of the Fourth Prince.
"Little darling, you might end up as a farmer!" Yin's abrupt remark made Fei Yanggu frown.
Qingyan was puzzled. What did these things have to do with the farmer?
"The farmer and the snake," Yin said helplessly. The little one valued her family too much, which prevented some of her wishes from being fulfilled.
After all, not everyone can prioritize the greater good of the family like she does.
"Probably not?" Qingyan asked helplessly.
Yin shook his head helplessly. The little girl was kind-hearted. Fortunately, the Emperor had placed restrictions on Qingya's arranged marriages, so that the princes and even members of the imperial clan could not be included in the list of candidates.
"Lady Ulanara, I beg Your Majesty for mercy. The Third Princess will stay in the capital and will not have to go for the marriage alliance." As soon as Yin finished speaking, Qingya's eyes lit up. Qingyan was so kind as to plead with His Majesty.
Jue Luo nodded in satisfaction; Qingya had done a good job in this regard.
"However, Father Emperor has agreed, but Qingya's status is too low; she's merely a concubine's daughter. Neither the Emperor nor members of the imperial clan are suitable for her. She can only be betrothed to a subject," Yin said casually. Qingya's eyes flashed with hatred. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)
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