Second Aunt frowned as she looked at Xie Lingqin, who truly seemed to know nothing. She had noticed something was off about Xie Lingqin when she came to see Lingyu that morning, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Just to be safe, she had come to check on her, but this wretched girl really couldn't figure anything out.
This gave her no reason to teach Xie Lingqin a lesson.
"However, Second Aunt, I am very touched that you, as my aunt, have come to care about me. But look, it's getting dark. You should go and take care of Father. Things have been quite unsettled in the manor these past few days, and Father is very worried." Xie Lingqin said gently at this moment.
These words were like a bucket of salt poured on the Second Aunt's wounded heart.
Because the general, who had always doted on her, sent someone this morning to say that he would be staying in her study for the next few days and that she should also educate her daughter well.
These words were conveyed by the steward, but judging from the steward's expression, one could tell that the general did not speak in a friendly tone.
This was so sudden; it clearly showed disappointment in her.
“The young lady is right. Since the young lady is so tired, then I will return.” After a while, she calmed herself down and then casually flicked her sleeve, her demeanor dignified and her tone gentle.
Behind them, the maids and servants hurriedly followed.
"Ouch!" Just then, a cry of pain, neither too loud nor too soft, rang out in the courtyard.
"What's wrong?" came the concerned voice, which seemed to be deliberately raised—from the second aunt.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" Xie Lingqin composed herself and stepped forward to ask.
"What's wrong?" The second aunt seemed to have suddenly gotten angry. Looking at the old nanny's sprained ankle beside her, she asked Xie Lingqin with a questioning tone, "Miss, how come there are sharp stones in this courtyard?"
"Madam, this old servant is fine, fine. You don't need to blame the young lady." The old woman, who looked as if she had twisted her ankle by a stone, endured the pain and seemed to want to downplay the matter.
The second concubine looked at her with heartache, "You've been with me for a long time, how can I let you suffer such injustice for me? Even though I'm just a concubine, I can't fail to protect my servant."
“Madam…” The old nanny burst into tears instantly.
Xie Lingqin looked at it.
I felt so nauseous I wanted to vomit.
acting?
They staged a scene of deep affection between master and servant, using it to frame her for being intolerant and maliciously planting stones.
Did this second concubine lose her mind after being neglected by General Xie for a while, resorting to such low-level tactics?
"Second Aunt, I've only been living in Mingxiang Pavilion for a few hours, so I don't know much about it." There's no need to be forceful; just be realistic about your position.
The second aunt looked at Xie Lingqin and saw that she really didn't know, so she immediately concealed her anger and waved her hand, "Never mind, Miss, you should rest well."
The most urgent task right now is to heal Yu'er's wounds and secure the support of the Prince Xian.
The Emperor favors the Virtuous Prince the most; wouldn't she rise in status because of her daughter?
Of course, she also had to win back the general's heart.
Watching her second aunt walk away, Xie Lingqin's eyes flashed with a cold light. She felt that the story about twisting her ankle was a bit strange, but after taking a closer look at the half-fist-sized stone, she realized that it was definitely not placed there intentionally.
Judging from the expression on the second concubine's face just now, she was merely using the opportunity to vent her frustrations.
However...
Second Aunt seems unaware that Aunt Wan is pregnant; otherwise, she wouldn't be preoccupied with dealing with her now.
Stroking her slightly aching lower abdomen, Xie Lingqin glanced around, composed herself, closed the door, and went inside.
Then, just as darkness fell, a slender figure swiftly left the general's mansion.
It is Xie Lingqin, of course.
She needs to find some medicine to control the poison in her body.
Although she wasn't a doctor, as an assassin, how could she survive without some special skills?
Fortunately, after walking through a few streets, I found a herbal medicine shop.
I never imagined that I would have to use the same methods from my past life in this one.
steal.
She really had no money.
"Ah, speaking of the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, she's quite a pitiful person. Years ago, when the General's Mansion was enjoying the Emperor's favor, and the General's wife was a remarkable woman, her daughter should have been pampered and adored by everyone, but..."
"It's just that this young lady is unlucky. I heard she's terribly incompetent. She's afraid to speak too loudly and scare someone. She has none of the heroic spirit of the general and his wife."
"So, that's why the wise prince broke off the engagement."
"Once this engagement is called off, this young lady will probably..."
Hearing soft, drunken chatter coming from an open tavern, Xie Lingqin stopped to listen.
"The Prince is renowned for his virtue and is an outstanding man. He is greatly favored by the Emperor, and when he takes a wife, he naturally wants to marry a virtuous woman..."
"Yes, indeed, it is necessary to find a good match."
"The undercurrents in this capital are too deep for you to fathom. Your words are nothing but superficial." Xie Lingqin was about to leave when she suddenly heard a disgruntled shout. She turned around and saw a man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, dressed in a scholar's robe and with his hair tied up, looking quite like a scholar.
"It's you again, you worthless scholar. How many times have you failed the exams? You still dare to spout nonsense here."
"Let's go, let's go."
The man wasn't angry. He poured himself the wine, raised his head, and gave a cold snort.
"Superficial, superficial." He left those four words and walked away.
Despite his robe being patched upon patched, making him almost indistinguishable from a beggar, he exuded an air of righteousness and lofty integrity.
Xie Lingqin looked at him and felt that this person was somewhat interesting, but the thought only lasted for a moment. The next moment, he slipped into the herbal medicine shop next door.
In no time, he got some painkillers, slipped into a side alley, and took them.
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