Qin Yining anxiously shed tears and choked with unwillingness, "When the imperial gift came, the emperor ordered us to use it as we wished. Such an exquisite item, we naturally took it out and used it. Old madam broke it. Not only did she casually destroy the imperial gift, but she also blamed us for obeying the imperial edict. It's really unreasonable! "
Old madam was so anxious that her forehead was sweating. Two more white hairs were about to grow.
"Old madam, that was the snuff bottle that the empress dowager used when she was alive. Even the empress had to kneel when she saw it. How dare you, how dare you …" Sun Clan finally recovered and covered their faces as they sobbed.
"What snuff bottle? I've never seen it before. I don't know what you're talking about. "
Old madam snorted and calmly turned to leave. When she passed by the bead curtain, she lifted the curtain with extra caution.
Mammy Qin, Ji Xiang, and Ru Yi recovered and hurriedly bowed. They followed old madam out in a panic.
The entire room was silent. The mess of the broken snuff bottle on the ground and the smell of mint snuff in the air proved the farce just now.
Song Lan and Bing Tang looked at each other and quietly went to the courtyard to check. After confirming that old madam and the others had gone far away, they couldn't help but laugh.
Mother Jin helped Sun Clan to sit down and instructed Cai Ju and Cai Lan to take a dustpan to clean up the broken pieces on the ground. She smiled and said, "That day, when Miss asked Bing Tang to find a similar snuff bottle, you had already calculated this, right?"
"Yes." Qin Yining smiled happily, "I didn't expect her to be even more cowardly than I expected."
Sun Clan couldn't help but laugh when they thought of old madam's fleeing appearance. The anger and grievance that filled them just now dissipated along with the laughter.
However, after laughing, she was also puzzled and worried.
"Sister Yi, if your father knew that you teased old madam like this, he wouldn't like it. Don't look at how he tacitly allowed us to live here. Your father is the most filial person. If old madam really thinks that she broke the imperial gift, and it's even something that the empress dowager has used before, she will be afraid when she goes back. She might even fall seriously ill. "
Speaking of this, the Sun Clan member frowned worriedly. "If your father asks, just say that it was my idea. Anyway, I don't have a good image in the eyes of the Family Qin people. You are different. You will still have to talk about marriage in the future."
Qin Yining was deeply moved. He sat beside the Sun Clan and hugged her waist, acting like a spoiled child. "Mother dotes on me. Don't you care what father says about you?"
"I'm not afraid. Your father and I have been husband and wife for a long time. It's not like we've never had a falling out before. Anyway, I don't have the backing of your landlord's family, so this is how it will be in the future. " The Sun Clan was now used to Qin Yining's closeness. He patted her shoulder and said, "You're different. You're an unmarried girl. You're different from me."
"Mother, you treat me so well." Qin Yining smiled and hugged the Sun Clan.
The Sun Clan's heart ached when they heard this. In fact, she really didn't treat Qin Yining well. Although she worked hard to get familiar with Qin Yining and treated her well, they had only known each other for a short time. The care and care she gave to Qin Yining was far less than what she gave to Qin Huining.
Now that Qin Huining was like this, it formed a strong contrast with Qin Yining's filial piety and loyalty.
The more easily Qin Yining was satisfied, the more guilty the Sun Clan felt.
She gently rocked Qin Yining, as if coaxing a baby in swaddling clothes. "Mother will treat you well in the future."
"Mother, as long as you take good care of your body, that will be the best for your daughter." Qin Yining's tone was satisfied and light.
Mother Jin and the others couldn't help but tear up when they saw this scene.
In the end, a friend in need was a friend indeed. Mother and daughter were connected by blood, so there would be a day when the clouds parted.
Qin Yining lazily lay in the Sun Clan's arms and acted spoiled. She was afraid that the Sun Clan would be tired, so she sat up straight after a moment. After thinking for a moment, she called for Song Lan to come in and say, "Go and pack up our things."
She then turned to Mother Jin and said, "I'll have to trouble Mother to pack up my mother's things. We'll go back to the residence in a bit."
The Sun Clan said in surprise, "Why are we suddenly going back?" She thought that Qin Yining had made up her mind not to go back.
It wasn't just the Sun Clan. Everyone had this question.
Qin Yining burst into laughter. "Mother, we're staying outside for a while and not going back to the residence immediately because we want an explanation. We want you to return to the residence with glory so that no one will dare to look down on you. We want you to be able to live smoothly in the future in the residence as usual. Now that the matriarch has personally come to invite us, this dignity is enough to offset her clamor that day and let her slap her own face. Our goal has been achieved. If we go back now, we can even see the matriarch's wonderful expression. If we don't go back, then wouldn't the fault be ours? "
Forcing the matriarch to personally come and invite them was their ability.
If they didn't go back when the matriarch came to invite them, then it would be unfilial. Even if they had reason, it would become unreasonable.
Mother Jin and the Sun Clan nodded repeatedly.
The Sun Clan asked again, "Since that's the case, why did you set up a trap to deceive the matriarch?"
Qin Yining smiled and said, "If we don't show our sharp claws, she'll probably think we're dead cats. With this incident, it'll be good for her to rest for a few days. "
"But after all, the broken item wasn't the real imperial bestowed item. If she goes back and spreads it, wouldn't you be deceiving the monarch? "The Sun Clan's expression turned ugly when they thought of this.
Qin Yining comforted them, "If she's a little bit smarter, she won't tell anyone about today's incident. Breaking an imperial bestowed item is a crime that she can't wait to push away. Why would she spread it? If she's not smart enough, she can ask father, but my father is definitely smart enough. He'll definitely suppress this news and ask me. "
The Sun Clan pondered for a moment and slowly nodded. She then asked, "If your father asks you, how will you answer? Your father is very smart. You won't be able to fool him when he's free. "
"Mother, don't worry. I naturally have a way to deal with it." Qin Yining smiled and said, "Let's make some preparations now and set off in a while. We'll rush back before dinner and pay respects to the matriarch."
When the Sun Clan heard this, she lightly pinched Qin Yining's cheek, "Bad girl. You're the only one with so many wicked ideas. "
Mother Jin laughed, "It's fortunate that fourth young miss has an idea. Otherwise, we would have been bullied into the dust."
The Sun Clan thought of the days she lived after Duke Ding's Estate was destroyed. If it wasn't for Qin Yining accompanying her at all times and shielding her from all of her troubles, she might have already been driven crazy.
The Sun Clan's arms around Qin Yining tightened.
In less than an hour, everything had been packed. Qin Yining went to the front desk to see the shopkeeper. She instructed him to send someone to inform Master Zhong that she had already returned to the estate. She then rode a carriage with her mother back to the Qin Estate.
When the carriage slowly passed the street corner in front of the Qin Estate, they saw craftsmen and people busily working not far away. They were rushing to set up a memorial arch for the Sun Clan.
When they arrived at the entrance of the estate, the original plaque of the Qin Estate had been replaced with a large gilded plaque with the words "Marquis of Anping's Estate" inscribed by the emperor himself. The walls had been repainted, and the black tiles had been tidied. Looking at the entrance of the estate, the entire Family Qin seemed to be full of vitality.
Although the emperor was an incapable ruler, having a large plaque inscribed by the emperor himself was also a supreme honor.
When the Sun Clan saw the words "Marquis of Anping's Estate", pride involuntarily rose in their hearts, and their backs straightened even more.
Qin Yining ordered someone to pass on the message. Then, he helped the Sun Clan out of the carriage and whispered into the Sun Clan's ear, "Mother is recuperating outside and hasn't recovered yet. Now that the matriarch has personally come to invite us, we can only return home out of filial piety. Mother, don't get angry when you encounter something. Just focus on recuperating and leave the rest to your daughter. "
The Sun Clan held back her laughter and nodded, "I understand." Then, she generously leaned on Qin Yining and really looked a bit weak from her illness.
At this time, the matriarch was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She pulled on Qin Huaiyuan's hand and said, "Brother Meng, I have an important matter to tell you!"
"Mother, please speak."
The matriarch looked around and saw that there was only Mammy Qin attending to her, so she said, "The snuff bottle that the emperor bestowed to Sister Yi was broken by Sister Yi today. I saw it with my own eyes! That was something that the empress dowager had used before. Even the empress had to kneel down when she saw it! 'Say, Sister Yi, you're so careless. You don't even know how to put away the imperial gift, and you even took it out casually. Now that you've broken it, what are you going to do if the Emperor finds out?' If the emperor punished her, wouldn't the whole family be implicated? "
When Mammy Qin heard this, she couldn't help but lower her head and frown.
She was already so old. She had done something wrong and wanted to find her son to think of a way to remedy it, yet she didn't tell the truth!
Qin Huaiyuan asked strangely, "Sister Yi isn't a person with an arrogant temper. She also has a sense of propriety. Why would she deliberately break the snuff bottle bestowed by the emperor?"
When the matriarch heard this, the expression on the matriarch's face became a bit stiff. She said sourly, "Today, I personally went to invite your good wife and good daughter to come home. Unexpectedly, I didn't manage to invite them back and even had to eat a meal. Sister Yi had a bad temper and broke the snuff bottle. Instead, she blamed it on me. Why is my life so bitter! To have such a seed that causes trouble in the family! "
As the matriarch spoke, she covered her face and sobbed.
Mammy Qin, who was at the side, hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe her tears and persuaded her in a low voice.
Qin Huaiyuan understood the matriarch's temperament the best. Her words were full of loopholes and were really suspicious. Qin Huaiyuan looked inquiringly at Mammy Qin.
When Mammy Qin met Qin Huaiyuan's scrutinizing eyes, her gaze was somewhat evasive. It wasn't good for her to directly expose her master, but it wasn't right to hide it from Qin Huaiyuan either.
When Qin Huaiyuan saw Mammy Qin like this, he was even more certain of his thoughts.
Right at this moment, someone came in from outside. "Replying to the matriarch, the marquis, madam and fourth miss have returned. They are heading to Ci Xiao Garden to pay respects to the matriarch."
When the matriarch heard this, she was so scared that she hiccuped.
Sure enough, it was that b * tch who schemed against her!
She had just complained that they refused to come back and even ate her, and in the blink of an eye, they came back! Then wouldn't she be spreading rumors?!
When the matriarch raised her head and met Qin Huaiyuan's suspicious gaze, her heart turned cold. She couldn't help but curse, "That b * tch actually has the guts to swagger back to pay respects!"
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