Ling Yan walked to the door, thinking about how her parents had been imprisoned one after another these days, and she had no choice but to be humble and suffer humiliation every day. She did not feel much joy when she saw Zhang, but instead felt even more resentful - if they had not been in jail, she would still be a sought-after rich lady!
But no matter what you think in your heart, you still have to save your face.
"Mother!" Ling Yan rushed to Zhang Qian and choked up, "Yan'er is useless. You have suffered!"
"Yan'er!" Zhang Qian burst into tears when she saw her daughter.
After a while, Zhang Qian and Ling Yan calmed down. Ling Yan took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes. "Mother, I'll take you to the farm to stay for a while."
Zhang Qian was already aware of Ling Xiang's arrangements and had no objections: "Okay."
Ling Yan then looked at the guards from the Prince of Qin's Mansion who had brought the people over. "Thank you, brothers, for sending my mother back. As for this maid from the Prince of Qin's Mansion, my third sister said that she is not under the jurisdiction of our Zhenguo Hou Mansion. Please take this girl away."
Xiaohong betrayed the princess but failed to sway her at all. She had originally thought that she would die after being released from prison. Now she had finally had the opportunity to leave the Prince of Qin's Mansion and go to the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion, where she might still have a glimmer of hope. Of course, she had to seize the opportunity and immediately knelt before Lingyan, begging:
"Second Miss Ling! I am the one who has wronged Miss Ling. It's my fault! Let Miss Ling punish me! Let me stay and atone for my sins!"
It had been a long time since an outsider had been so humble in front of her, and Ling Yan enjoyed it very much.
"It's not that I don't want to help you. This is Third Sister's order. I just followed it. I'm sorry." Ling Yan cleared herself of all responsibility but didn't forget to pass the blame to Ling Xiang. She took Zhang Qian's hand and said, "Mom, let's go."
Xiaohong kowtowed towards the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion: "Miss Ling, please forgive me! Miss Ling, please forgive me..."
Xiaohong's cries became louder and louder, attracting a lot of people to watch, and those who didn't know the situation were pointing and talking.
Ling Yan put on an angry expression and said to the people in the Qin Palace, "My third sister said that she doesn't care about the affairs of the Qin Palace! What do you mean by letting this bitch scream and yell?"
The person who brought Xiao Hong here had already received Gao Zhenzhen's instructions to make the matter as big as possible, and said loudly:
"Miss Ling's marriage to our prince was personally granted by His Majesty! She is the future Princess of Qin! This girl has caused trouble for the future mistress, so she is now handed over to Miss Ling for disposal. Please ask the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion to accept this lowly servant and do with her as you please, so that we can return and report."
Ling Yan was in a dilemma: "We all unconditionally support the decision made by Third Sister. Third Sister said she doesn't want to take this girl in. It's useless for you to embarrass me here."
Xiaohong immediately kowtowed to Ling Yan and said, "Please ask Miss Ling Er to help me plead for mercy. I will leave it to Miss Ling to decide for me!"
Xiaohong had hit her head and her blood had dyed the lintel of the Marquis Zhenguo's Mansion red. Anyone who saw her would say it was bad luck.
"You get up first!" Ling Yan looked helpless and did not try to stop it.
"How disgraceful it is to make such a scene in front of the Marquis's mansion!"
In the past few days, Feng Xiaoyun sent the coffin containing He Xun's "corpse" for burial. In order to prevent future troubles, she also got a male corpse from the mass grave and placed it in the coffin.
When she came back to report, she happened to encounter the farce at the door and immediately stepped forward to stop it, asking:
"What happened?"
The guard at the door immediately explained the situation.
Feng Xiaoyun's face was gloomy and he scolded:
"Your family at the Prince Qin's Mansion can't control the maid, yet you ask our little lady to help you for free. What kind of logic is this? Not to mention that my little lady hasn't married into the Prince Qin's Mansion yet. Even if she did, as long as the maid's indenture is not in your hands, you won't interfere!"
The people in the Qin Palace continued to evade responsibility: "We were also following orders..."
Ling Yan, seeing power slipping into someone else's hands, felt resentful and immediately interrupted, "Fifth Aunt, they mean well. We in the Marquisate of Zhenguo Mansion have always been known for our peace and harmony. Why not..."
Feng Xiaoyun had been with the young lady for so many years and was very knowledgeable. She saw through Ling Yan's tricks at a glance and interrupted her harshly:
"Miss Ertang, since you call me Fifth Aunt, you have no right to question the words of an elder!"
Ling Yan was not originally a legitimate lady of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion. The only lady in the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion was Ling Xiang.
It was only because Ling Chengfu was the head of the family before that Ling Yan was called the Second Miss. But now that Ling Chengfu is gone, Ling Yan is indeed just the cousin of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion.
But this is the first time someone has called it out so bluntly.
What’s more, the one who called her like that was just a servant!
Ling Yan felt extremely humiliated. She stood there supporting Zhang Qian, silently shedding tears and feeling very aggrieved.
Feng Xiaoyun didn't care to pay any attention to her and turned around to continue dealing with the people from the Qin Palace:
"You said you were following orders? Whose orders were you following? Who in the Qin Palace is so unrefined in their work? If you really wanted to send this girl here for training, you should have sent the indenture along with her! That's sincerity! And now you're just making empty promises and deliberately making things difficult for my little lady, and you're acting so confidently!"
The people in the Prince Qin's Mansion looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
How could they have expected that a young woman could be so powerful and push them to the point of being unreasonable and deliberately making things difficult for them with just a few words.
Feng Xiaoyun said sternly, "What are you still standing there for? Don't you think you've caused enough trouble to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion? Why don't you go back and ask your master for instructions?"
"It's our fault for not considering it carefully. We will go back and ask the prince for instructions!" The people from the Prince of Qin's Mansion left in disgrace.
"Close the door!" Feng Xiaoyun glanced at Ling Yan, ignored her, and went straight back home.
Ling Yan originally wanted to deliberately make a big deal out of the matter and make Ling Xiang uneasy, but she didn't expect that the situation was easily resolved by Feng Xiaoyun who suddenly appeared. She even became a lady in the hall and was pointed at by others here.
She felt humiliated and walked towards the village with a heart full of resentment, pretending to be a loving mother and a filial daughter.
The situation in front of the door was so serious, but the young lady did not show up. Feng Xiaoyun was very worried and hurried to Xiangyuan.
Seeing Ling Xiang lying on the bed, Feng Xiaoyun was very worried: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Xiaoyu, who followed, sniffed and said, "The young lady was beaten for withdrawing the lawsuit..."
Feng Xiaoyun quickly reached out to lift Ling Xiang's quilt: "Young lady, let me see quickly. I have followed you for so many years, and I know a little bit about medicine."
"Don't worry, Aunt Yun, I'm fine." Ling Xiang thought Xiaoyu was quite straightforward and worried that she would be exposed after knowing the truth and would not be able to act like one. So she had to send her away first.
"Xiaoyu, I'm worried about Lingyan and Zhang Qian. You go over there and keep an eye on them to make sure nothing happens."
After Xiaoyu left, Ling Xiang showed off his skills and explained to Feng Xiaoyun.
"Aunt Yun, I was actually already well when I broke through the second level of the Phoenix Feather Immortal Technique. I just pretended to be bedridden to hide it from others."
"Young lady, have you already established your foundation? But it's only been less than a month since you succeeded in your physical training!" Feng Xiaoyun checked Ling Xiang's physical condition and was delighted to see that her cultivation was very stable.
"Thank God! Our young lady is very talented, even faster than our young lady in building her foundation back then!"
"How long did it take mother to build her foundation?" Ling Xiang asked curiously.
"One month."
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