"You hit the wrong person, girl." A pointed chin rested on the top of Xie Nanjia's head, and a slightly doting voice sounded in her ears. The scent of ambergris lingered around her nose. Xie Nanjia was stunned for a moment, and then her whole body relaxed.
"Second Young Master, why are you here?" She suppressed her inner excitement and turned to look at Zhao Jingyu.
"Come and save the beauty!" Zhao Jingyu said jokingly, "Isn't it too late?"
Xie Nanjia smiled and said, "It's not too late, it's just right."
"That's good." Zhao Jingyu nodded, took her hand and walked out, as if there was no one else in the room except Xie Nanjia.
The two guards were so frightened that they stopped what they were doing as soon as he entered the room. Seeing that he was about to take someone away, they hurriedly looked at Qin.
Qin was also confused. Xiu'er had just threatened that this person would come and that person would come, but in the end, the ones who were supposed to come didn't come, and the ones who weren't supposed to come came faster than anyone else.
It seems that the rumors in the mansion about the ambiguous relationship between the two of them are indeed true.
"Yu'er." She called out to Zhao Jingyu, "Mother and Xiu'er have some private matters to discuss, so you don't need to get involved."
"What kind of private matter is it that requires the use of guards?" Zhao Jingyu's expression turned cold.
Qin said: "This has nothing to do with you, you should go back first!"
"I'm afraid that's not possible." Zhao Jingyu said, "If Xiu'er doesn't leave, I won't leave either."
"You are too disrespectful to your elders, kid!" Qin slammed the table. "Do you think I can't control you because I don't care about you? I am still your stepmother after all. Are you really going to commit a crime of insubordination?"
Zhao Jingyu sneered twice: "If I say yes, how will mother deal with me?"
Qin didn't want to waste any more words with him. If she delayed any further, Marquis Dingyuan would really come back, and then she would be unable to do anything.
"Someone, come and capture this unfilial son!" she ordered sternly.
Four tall and strong guards walked out from behind the screen, and together with the two previous guards, they walked towards Zhao Jingyu and Xie Nanjia aggressively.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Xie Nanjia was secretly surprised. She didn't expect that Qin had hidden so many guards inside to deal with her. Fortunately, Zhao Jingyu came, otherwise she and Feng Lun would not know whether they could be a match for these people.
Zhao Jingyu felt her hand move slightly in his palm, so he held her hand tightly to comfort her, and said to Qin: "Mother, I don't mean to have a quarrel with you. If you agree to let me take the person away, I will pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Qin's actions were already on the verge of happening, so there was no way she would just stop and ignore what he said.
Seeing the six guards approaching, Wei Jun suddenly appeared quietly like a ghost and stood in front of Zhao Jingyu. A fierce aura emanated from his body, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.
Xie Nanjia has known him for so long, but this is the first time she has seen his aggressive side.
Zhao Jingyu reached out and pulled Wei Jun back, pushed Xie Nanjia towards him, and said, "I'll do it myself."
It was already a great disrespect for them to trespass into Yixin Courtyard. Wei Jun was a servant after all. If he openly fought with the lady's guards, he would never escape punishment afterwards.
Wei Jun obediently stepped back and pulled Xie Nanjia away as well.
The six guards pounced on him like hungry tigers.
"Be careful..." Xie Nanjia was about to remind Zhao Jingyu to be careful when he saw a flash of light before his eyes. Zhao Jingyu's red dress created a gust of wind, and in an instant, he knocked down the three guards who were in the front to the ground, like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves. His movements were so fast that Xie Nanjia's words were not even finished yet.
The remaining three guards were all stunned. Just as they were distracted, Zhao Jingyu appeared in front of them. With his wide sleeves fluttering, the three of them didn't even see his moves clearly. They were shocked and flew backwards at the same time, flying right in front of Qin's square couch and falling heavily at her feet.
Qin screamed and quickly retracted her feet to retreat onto the couch. She and Qin Wanru snuggled together and looked at Zhao Jingyu tremblingly, with terrified eyes, as if she was looking at a monster.
For many years, she had been indulging Zhao Jingyu, trying her best to raise him into a useless person who was lazy and idle. However, the bastard in front of her, who was dressed in red, had a face like jade and eyes like knives, and was obviously not a useless person. She didn't even know when he had quietly trained himself to such terrifying skills.
It turns out that he has been pretending and deceiving her all these years. There are still many secrets about him that she doesn't know. Is he so deliberate in order to compete with his brother for the position of crown prince one day
She said that the wolf cub could not be kept as it would be a disaster if kept. Unfortunately, despite all the precautions, it still grew into a vicious wolf.
What should I do
"Mother, I'm sorry." Zhao Jingyu brushed his sleeves, put away his murderous aura as if nothing had happened, and put on a peaceful smile, "Please let Miss Hualou out and let me take her away, so that you can continue playing chess with your new sister-in-law."
"Don't even think about it!" Qin was furious and pointed at him angrily, "How can I, the wife of a marquis, submit to a bastard like you? If you have the guts, kill me too. If you don't, get out of here, get out!"
"What's the matter? You're so angry. Who are you telling to get out?" A figure flashed outside the door, and Marquis Dingyuan strode in, followed by Jiuan and Feng Lun.
When Qin saw the Marquis coming, she hurriedly got off the couch and went to greet him crying, "Marquis, you are back! If you don't come back, this unfilial son will kill his mother!"
Qin Wanru also came down to pay her respects to Marquis Dingyuan.
Xie Nanjia, Wei Jun and the six injured guards all knelt down and saluted.
Marquis Dingyuan glanced around and didn't see Hualou. He looked at Qin with a sullen face and said, "How many times have I told you that a mistress of a house should have the bearing and mind of a mistress of a house? Look at you now..." He pointed at the guards and said, "What are you doing? Are you performing martial arts or catching thieves, or are you lynching someone you don't like? This is the Marquis's mansion, not the government office. You are the Marquis's wife, not the county magistrate. How can you be so arrogant and want to kill people at every turn?"
Qin Shi hadn't even begun to express her grievances when she was scolded. She was almost suffocated to death with a breath stuck in her chest. Tears streamed down her face as she cried, "How much does the Marquis hate me? He didn't even ask about the matter clearly before accusing me, saying that I was shouting for killing. I didn't touch anyone at all, but your good son beat me up as soon as he came in. You also know that I am the Marquis' wife, a Marquis' wife that even a concubine's son dares to offend at will. What use is there for me? Since the Marquis thinks I am narrow-minded and magnanimous, you might as well divorce me or chop me off with a knife, so that I won't be an eyesore when I'm alive!"
Dingyuan Hou's head hurt from her shouting, and he frowned and said, "What else can you do except act like a shrew when you lose the argument? Don't worry, I will neither divorce you nor kill you. You know what you did, and you also know why I came back. Just let the person go, and I will pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, I will have people search the yard!"
Qin's heart sank. She took two steps back, took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and smiled sadly at Marquis Dingyuan: "My Lord, you and I have been married for twenty years, and you actually put aside your official duties and came back to hold me accountable for a maid, and even had people search my yard. In your eyes, am I so unbearable and unworthy of your trust?"
Her tone suddenly changed and became sad and resentful. Xie Nanjia's heart skipped a beat and she had a bad feeling. These aunt and niece might have some hidden tricks up their sleeves!
Sure enough, Qin sighed and called Qin Wanru over, and said sadly: "Wanru, go wake up Hualou!"
Shout
Everyone was stunned. What did it mean to shout? Could it be that Hualou was sleeping
Marquis Dingyuan was also stunned, but since there were so many people around, he didn't ask many questions. He strode to the couch, lifted his clothes, sat down and waited.
After Qin Wanru left, Qin suddenly waved to Xie Nanjia, "Xiu'er, come with me to the back to change clothes."
Xie Nanjia's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously glanced at Zhao Jingyu.
Zhao Jingyu whispered, "You don't have to go."
Xie Nanjia thought about it and decided to follow him.
She wanted to see what other tricks Qin had up his sleeve.
Zhao Jingyu was a little worried, but the back was not a place he could go, so he could only watch Xie Nanjia follow Qin around the screen.
Fortunately, the two of them didn't stay for too long and soon came out from behind the screen again.
Zhao Jingyu stared at Xie Nanjia, trying to read something from her face, but her expression was as calm as ever, without any change.
At this time, Qin Wanru also led Hualou in from outside.
Hua Lou's eyes were sleepy, as if he had just woken up. When he walked in and saw a room full of people, he rubbed his eyes in shock and said timidly, "What, what happened?"
“Hua Lou!” Xie Nanjia went up to her and held her hand, looking her up and down and asked, “Are you okay?”
"It's alright." Hualou shook his head, and then he saw Marquis Dingyuan sitting in the middle, and he knelt down and saluted him: "Your slave greets the Marquis."
Dingyuan Hou was relieved to see that she was safe and sound, even though he didn't understand what happened. He said with a straight face, "Get up. You didn't come back all night, and Xiu'er was anxiously looking for you everywhere."
Hualou blushed and said, "I ran into Yunyan on the way back from the front yard last night. She said that Madam had been suffering from insomnia recently and asked me to come and make her some soothing soup. I fell asleep by the fire and have slept till now. I deserve to make everyone worry about me."
“…” After such a big commotion, the result was such an unexpected reason. Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment and didn’t know what to say.
Qin turned her face away and wiped her tears to hide the smile on her lips.
If she could really be defeated so easily, her twenty years as a marquis would have been in vain.
(End of this chapter)