by Ning er
While talking, Feng er kept knocking her head on the floor. Her mouth constantly pleaded.
Yun Qian Meng saw her like that, it’s not that in her heart she doesn’t know the sourness of being a nubi, but some people act as an accomplice to the tiger. Feng er is a maid that has served Yun Ruo Xue since little. Her loyalty to Yun Ruo Xue can be seen. How can she be scared like that by her words? Not to mention that at this moment only she and Feng er are present. Even if when they go back and she want to send her out of the fu, without a good reason, Yun Ruo Xue will definitely not let the person go.
Thinking like that, Yun Qian Meng’s mouth showed a hint of cold smile. Her heart felt more disgust at Feng er’s behavior. With some impatient her eyes swept over the Feng er who kept knocking her head. She coldly said: “You’re meimei’s maid. It’s not my right to punish you. But today, you remember well, even if the one you’re serving is only meimei, but the other masters in xiangfu are also your master. Don’t think that now someone is in power, you can be so arrogant and be the fox that exploits the tiger’s might (using powerful connections to intimidate people).
While talking, Yun Qian Meng didn’t bother anymore with Feng er at her feet and continue to walk to the garden.
Feng er didn’t think that Yun Qian Meng will still walk out under her blockage. The body slowly went lower on the ground without knowing what to do. Originally, she thought that she should just forget it, but thinking about how terrible second Miss is, Feng er’s whole body trembled. She stood up and rushed in front of Yun Qian Meng. She urged: “Eldest Miss, just now second Miss said that she will go find you at Ting Yu Xuan. You see, should you not go to Ting Yu Xuan first, lest when second Miss doesn’t see you and blame nubi.”
Yun Qian Meng quietly listened to Feng er’s explanation, but didn’t rush to open her mouth.
Feng er’s heart is really anxious and seeing that Yun Qian Meng didn’t make a sound for a long time, she added: “Eldest Miss always has a heart of a Buddha. Asking eldest Miss to take pity on nubi.”
After talking, Feng er’s whole body seemed to be glued to the floor pleading at Yun Qian Meng.
Yun Qian Meng saw her like that, her heart turned cold. If today, she takes ‘pity’ on her, she is afraid that no one will pity herself. But since Feng er dared to scheme against her, she naturally has to answer her, lest not to let down Feng er’s painstaking efforts.
Feng er heard Yun Qian Meng’s faint sigh above her head. Then she heard Yun Qian Meng’s gentle voice: “Forget it, I’m also somewhat tired. You come with me to Ting Yu Xuan.”
Feng er saw that her mission is accomplished, her heart felt joy. She immediately stood up. She stood behind Yun Qian Meng with a decent smile. After Yun Qian Meng turned, she immediately walked at Yun Qian Meng’s left hand and carefully escorted Yun Qian Meng in the direction of Ting Yu Xuan.
It’s just that Yun Qian Meng’s walking speed isn’t fast, but every step is stable as if she is afraid of slipping.
Although Feng er is impatient with Yun Qian Meng’s speed, but since Yun Qian Meng agreed to go to Ting Yu Xuan with great difficulty, she naturally can’t say any more things to not cause Yun Qian Meng to have doubts. It’s just that Feng er seemed to be preoccupied. Her eyes are glued on the cobblestones under their feet. She seemed to be looking for an opportunity.
“Eldest Miss, be careful while walking. This cobblestone road looks pretty, but some stones can graze the legs severely. If not being careful, you will slip. Aiya…..”
A second before, Feng er was reminding Yun Qian Meng to be careful.Tthe next second her legs slipped and she fell in the direction of the rock.
Because it happened suddenly, that pair of hands that were supporting Yun Qian Meng, suddenly pulled Yun Qian Meng’s sleeves. With Yun Qian Meng, she fell into the rock……
“What? Pan Lan, what did you say? Jiejie suddenly fell down in the backyard?”
At this time, Qu Ling Ao couple together with his children are having a meal with the women in the front yard.
After hearing her personal maid Pan Lan’s report, Yun Ruo Xue who was originally dining quietly, stood up, raised her voice and asked her maid back.
That maid Pan Lan was dressed in a green cotton dress. Seeing Yun Ruo Xue ask her, she immediately nodded. She raised her head and wanted to say something, but she saw that almost everyone was staring at her, she hesitantly lowered her head again.
Yun Ruo Xue saw her maid like that, in her heart she couldn’t help herself from greatly appreciating this maid. With an anxious expression, she urgently pulled Pan Lan’s sleeves and asked: “What’s the matter with you? Is there anything you are keeping from me? No, I must go see jiejie. She must not be hurt.”
While talking, she put down the ivory chopsticks and wanted to walk to the backyard, but she has been blocked by Pan Lan. With a difficult expression, Pan Lan quietly whispered one sentence: “Miss, is better not to go.”
The crowd saw that this master-servant is being so mysterious, the thing that they originally had little interest in, at this point they felt it’s really strange. If xiangfu’s Miss only fell, why did they need to be so secretive? Can it be that there are some things that isn’t appropriate for people see?
The original body of Yun Ruo Xue that wanted to rush out, after hearing Pan Lan’s sentence, it stopped. Eyes full of suspicion, she looked at Pan Lan. She carefully asked: “What do you mean? Can it be that I as a meimei can’t be concerned about my own jiejie? Moreover, at this time, there isn’t even a servant serving by jiejie’s side. If she is hurt somewhere, what can we do?”
While talking, Yun Ruo Xue threw Pan Lan’s hand away and walked in the direction to the backyard…..
Pan Lan suddenly knelt down. With a face full of tears, she knocked her head at Yun Ruo Xue. Her mouth is begging Yun Ruo Xue: “Miss, it’s better if you don’t go. This, this, this is related to Miss’s reputation and integrity. Nubi begs you!”
After that remark, not to mention the guests present at this moment, even Qu Ling Ao couple and Qu Zhang Qing siblings looked over. In particular, Qu Fei Qing who saw that this master and servant are attempting to harm Yun Qian Meng’s reputation. Her expression paled. In spite of Ji Shu Yu’s blockage, she ran to Yun Ruo Xue. With half narrowed cold eyes, she asked: “You two better stop your nonsense here!”
Yun Ruo Xue saw Qu Fei Qing’s vicious expression, she sneered and asked: “What does biaojie mean? Meng jiejie is my biological jiejie, how would I kid with jiejie’s reputation? Moreover, if there is really nothing, why is biaojie so angry? Can it be a guilty conscience? Also why is jiejie’s maid with biaojie in the front yard? Can it be that biaojie is also one of the accomplices? Taking jiejie’s maid away to let jiejie have room to have a tryst with a man?”
When Yun Ruo Xue was talking, she didn’t lower her voice. Instead, while talking her voice got louder and louder. All the guests present heard those questions.
Yun Ruo Xue’s words are too vicious. She didn’t only discredit Yun Qian Meng, but also dragged Qu Fei Qing into it.
The atmosphere suddenly turned lively. Although the people don’t understand what has happened, but they put Yun Ruo Xue’s words into their hearts. Suddenly, in the front yard many voiced can be heard.
Qu Ling Ao couple saw that Yun Ruo Xue deliberately wants to make things bigger, their expressions turned hard.
After Qu Fei Wing heard those words, she paled considerably. A trembling finger is pointing at Yun Ruo Xue, without being able to speak.
Yun Ruo Xue saw that Qu Fei Qing is angry like that, her heart burst with joy. Her eyes are full of pride for herself. But out of her mouth still came concern: “What’s the matter with biaojie? Can it be that meimei has guessed right? Biaojie, how can you be so silly? Did you think that you’re helping jiejie? But don’t you know that this is harming her, ah? Although because jiejie has been rejected by Chen wang and didn’t think well for a moment, but you still cannot help her have a tryst with a man. If this is spre
ad out, where will the face of xiangfu and Fu Guo Gong Fu be? Where would the face of daddy and houye jiujiu be left?”
The Qu Fei Qing is so angry now that she can’t even speak half a word. She felt that a big rock is pressing on her heart. The weight is making her unable to spit a word out. Just her violent shaking body declared to the crowd how angry she is.
At this time, Mu Chun, who has been originally send by Yun Qian Meng to help Qu Fei Qing, walked forward. She held Qu Fei Qing’s trembling body. She bowed to Yun Ruo Xue and said: “Second Miss, it’s true that Miss sent nubi to help cousin Miss. But at this time, Miss has gone back to cousin Miss’ Ting Yu Xuan to rest. Asking second Miss to not speak nonsense and harm our family’s Miss’ reputation. Our family’s Miss is all day in her personal quarters. She never has been in contact with man from the outside. Not to mention that the things second Miss just said are unwarranted. Asking second Miss to not invite nonsense.”
But Mu Chen has just finished, when Yun Ruo Xue strode forward. The crowd hasn’t reacted yet, when she raised her hand and severely slapped Mu Chun’s face.
A ‘pa!’ sounded in their ears. Everyone looked at there. The front yard quieted down.
“Nonsense! This is Fuo Guo Gong Fu! How can this be your xiangfu’s yiniang’s residence? And letting you freely bully the nubis? Moreover, Mu Chun is Meng er’s maid, what qualifications do you have to teach her a lesson?”
At this time, Ji Shu Yu shouted to restrain them.
Yun Ruo Xue’s eyes suddenly turned red. Her hand innocently pinched the handkerchief in her hand. Aggrieved, she argued: “Jiumu, I’m also your waishengnu. Why can’t you and jiujiu be fairer? Jiejie did such a thing, why do you still want to favor jiejie’s maid?”
While talking, Yun Ruo Xue cried silently.
Ji Shu Yu has lived for so many years, but she hasn’t seen such a girl. And seeing that although Yun Ruo Xue is young, but her heart is vicious as her mother’s, Ji Shu Yu loved Yun Qian Meng more.
But at this time, Su Yuan, who was sitting far away stood up. He greeted Qu Ling Ao and then said: “Houye, since it’s like this, we can now only go to take a look in the backyard. If nothing is the matter, we can give Miss Yun her innocence back. If there is really something, then we can only clean the family to avoid letting one rat dirties the whole bowl of congee.”
Although this saying is vulgar, but it’s still an appropriate analysis. If Yun Qian Meng is really like what Yun Ruo Xue said, xiangfu’s ground, of course can’t let this kind of woman stay. They can only remove Yun Qian Meng’s name from the genealogy. Then drive her out of xiangfu to preserve the reputation and face of xiangfu.
Su Yuan’s words just left his mouth when he felt a cold glare at him. He looked and saw the eldest grandson of Fu Guo Gong Fu Qu Zhang Qing is glaring at him with extremely cold eyes. Although Qu Zhang Qing is only eighteen, but after all he is a soldier who murdered many on battles. The murderous aura on his body is not less but maybe even more than that on Su Yuan’s. That cold glare with a strong intention to kill, made Su Yuan’s heart tighten. But Yun Qian Meng made his Yue er lose the opportunity to become a consort. Of course Su Yuan can’t let go of any opportunities to ruin Yun Qian Meng.
The crowd found that Su Yuan’s words are justified, they nodded their heads. Everyone’s eyes showed delight at other people’s misfortunes. Presumably this furens and Misses whom normally have nothing to do, will be most interested in such things.
Ji Shu Yu and Qu Fei Qing looked nervously at Qu Ling Ao, waiting for his decision. Qu Ling Ao knows that this is a trap set for Yun Qian Meng by the Su family. If he shows too much favoritism towards Meng er under these watchful eyes, even if nothing happened, in everyone’s mind, they will think that it’s true. At this moment, he can only go with everyone to the backyard to let the facts speak.
But today, his family was busy in the front yard and in his mother’s Rui Lin yuan. The backyard is really a place where people can take advantage of. If Su Yuan really created a false impression, he is afraid that Meng er’s reputation will be really ruined. For a time, those always unruffled eyes of Qu Ling Ao flashed hesitation.
At this time, Qu Zhang Qing nodded towards Qu Ling Ao. Then did Qu Ling Ao said in a loud voice: “Then I can only ask for furens to be a witness for benhou’s niece and to give my Meng er her innocence back!”
Those furens saw that they have the opportunity to catch a couple in act, their expressions showed excitement. They put down their chopsticks and stood up quickly. They followed Qu Ling Ao to the backyard……
The one who came to report, Pan Lan, saw that she played her part, quickly led the people with a face of happiness to the that rockery.
“Houye, look, doesn’t there have two figures?”
They haven’t reached the rockery yet, when Pan Lan reported exited to the people behind her.
Those furens saw that behind the rockery really shone a silhouette. For a time, everyone looked at Qu Ling Ao couple. But the expressions of eeryone in the Qu family including Mu Chun’s didn’t change under everyone’s gaze. They looked firm and are convinced that Yun Qian Meng will never do such an immoral thing. The crowd only heard Qu Ling Ao’s shout: “People come, tie and bring those people behind the rockery out for benhou!”
A guard of houfu immediately stepped forward. With lightning speed he rushed behind the rockery, bound and brought the two people behind the rockery in front of the crowd.
Everyone looked. They saw that these two are only in their middle layer of clothes. (Ancient Chinese people dress in three layers of clothes: the undergarments, the middle layer and the top). The woman’s figure is similar to Yun Qian Meng. The middle layer is opened. Inside a pink dudou1 with mandarin ducks on it is exposed and on the man’s neck are scratches from fingernails. The pants are not even tied with a waistband. Both of their hairs are messy, blocking their face. They are being tied up, but they are still sleeping. It looks like that those two ** a lot, otherwise they won’t be so tired.
Yun Ruo Xue saw that, immediately cried out while clutching her handkerchief: “Jiejie, ah, how can you be so silly? Even if your engagement has been rejected, how can you disregard yourself like this? You, having an affair like this with a man, in this life you won’t be able to lift your head anymore. How are you letting me explain to daddy?!”
The moment Yun Ruo Xue opened her mouth, in every furens’ ears, it made clear abou the fact that Yun Qian Meng is having an affair. And at this time, Yun Ruo Xue is playing the role of a good meimei. She ordered that guard of houfu: “Quickly get jiejie into Tin Yu Xuan. Don’t let people see jiejie like this anymore!”
It’s just that this guard of Fu Guo Gong u isn’t Yun Ruo Xue’s servant. Those words of Yun Ruo Xue fell on deaf ears.
And at this time, Qu Ling Ao ordered: “Push these two people’s hairs away! Benhou would like to see who they are that they dared to be so daring. Dared to do such a nasty thing in my Fu Guo Gong Fu!”
That guard heard the order, immediately pushed away the two people’s hairs and exposed two unfamiliar faces.
Everyone’s hearts sighed. This woman is not Yun Qian Meng, ah. Since she is not Yun Qian Meng, then who is she?
“Yi, isn’t this the minister of justice’s daughter’s personal maid Pei er?”
At this time, these sharp-eyes furens also recognized this maid.
Qu Ling Ao heard that, his eyes flashed hostility. He immediately commanded to the guard: “Bring these two people down to interrogate and then ascertain these two people’s identities! Benhou is very interested to see who will actually dare to tryst here, regardless of the occasion!”
Ji Shu Yu saw that Qu Ling Ao got angry and thought about what day is today, reminded him: “Today is Lao Tai Jun’s good day, it shouldn’t see red. First lock these two people up. It won’t be too late to interrogate them after today.”
Qu Ling Ao thought that there are many guests today and it’s also his mother’s birthday, so he took a deep breath. Then
did he made a concession: “Do as furen said!”
The guard received the command. He dragged the two people who are still sleeping away.
Yun Ruo Xue didn’t think that the one who is having an affair isn’t Yun Qian Meng, but the personal maid of Su Qian Yue. For a time, she didn’t have any expression on. She felt her legs turn weak. She didn’t understand how things turned out like this. Somewhat dazed, she looked at the crowd.
By this time, the furens are looking at this Yun Ruo Xue, who framed her eldest sister with disdain. They didn’t want to look at Yun Ruo Xue anymore. Instead, they surrounded Qu Fei Qing and Ji Shu Yu to comfort them.
“Hou furen, don’t put our performance just now in your heart. After all, the most important thing for a lady from a good family is her reputation. We only did it to give Miss Yun her innocence back. Now the truth is revealed. It’s actually the minister of justice fu’s maid having an affair behind its mater’s back and has been used by people with ulterior motives to harm Miss Yun!”
“That’s right, ah. Now we all know that Miss Yun is wronged! But also asking houye and hou furen to remind Yun xiang, ah. The fruits coming from a yiniang, none are good. Actually dared to slander her eldest sister like that! No matter how much he favors a yiniang, but a yiniang is still a yiniang. Being born of a concubine is still from a concubine line. Actually dare to be so bold to sully the legitimate sister with dirty water. If such a scandal is spread out, ai……”
“That’s right! Because of this one from a concubine line, caused us furens to run this trip in vain and making us see such a filthy scene, tainting our eyes. To say, hou furen, ah, although this matter has nothing to do with xiangfu and houfu, but it still has a relation with that Su fu. This scandal occurred, I’m afraid that it’ll hurt hou Miss and xiangfu’s eldest Miss’ reputation. Furen can’t sit idly and do nothing, ah!”
Yun Ruo Xue stood at a side and listening to how the furens are pressing her one after one. Her whole body couldn’t help but tremble. The feeling of being looked down and being called concubine’s daughter, made Yun Ruo Xue on the verge of collapsing.