"What countermeasures do you have? No matter what, what can my family do to me? Father and Mother won't change their attitude towards me. As for Matriarch, even if nothing happened, she has never liked me. Moreover, that Madam Lu only dared to make a ruckus because she had no other choice. "
Qin Yining was unperturbed. He didn't take Madam Lu's provocation seriously at all.
She knew very well that the Lu family was able to last for hundreds of years because the person in power was definitely not an idiot. Madam Lu's way of doing things was domineering and unscrupulous. This type of woman was the root of the family. She was definitely not the core of the Lu family.
The Lu family's intentions were still unclear. It was too early to panic.
Moreover, she was just a small figure who couldn't control the Lu family's actions. Why should she take it to heart?
"You're really open-minded." Bing Tang sighed and said, "I originally thought that after leaving the Dayan and without the fatuous emperor and demon empress, we could live freely in Da Zhou. Who knew that after coming here, we would realize that it's impossible to live freely."
Qin Yining couldn't help but laugh and say, "Who said that? Aren't we very free now?"
"Free? I don't think so. You're trapped in the house all day. At most, you're just helping Matriarch in the morning and at night. Matriarch's impression of you is already bad. She's always mocking and ridiculing you. It's really depressing. "
Qin Yining waved his hand and said with a smile, "Silly girl, do you think I look like an ordinary lady from a wealthy family?"
Bing Tang was stunned when she heard that.
Xian Yun, who was combing Lian Xiaozhou's hair, laughed and said, "Miss, you're not an ordinary person. Naturally, you don't have to care about what ordinary ladies do."
Qin Yining smiled and said, "No matter what I do, as long as the main direction of the matter goes according to my ideas, then I'll be free."
Bing Tang asked, "Then you're saying that this matter also goes according to your ideas?"
Qin Yining raised her eyebrows noncommittally and said, "There are some things that are easier to deal with when they become bigger."
He stood up and said, "Let's wear thicker clothes and take a walk in the courtyard."
The weather in Da Zhou was cold. It was already February, but the cold wind outside was still bone-chilling.
Qin Yining was wearing a thick winter coat and holding a handkerchief. He was talking and laughing with the servant girls as he walked around the courtyard.
The current residence was no longer as spacious as it used to be. Now it was just a courtyard with two entrances. Each branch was assigned to live in a different room. Therefore, as long as the family wanted to, they could see what was going on in Qin Yining's room.
Old madam put down the pole and closed the rear window. She sat upright and snorted coldly.
"That girl is living a very happy life."
Mammy Qin smiled and brought over a bowl of cheese. She said with a smile, "Old madam, eat some snacks. The kitchen just sent them over. They're still warm."
However, old madam waved her hand and said, "Say, although living in this courtyard is good in every aspect, it's just a little small. Once you open the window, you can see the movements of those little hoofs in the back garden. If they speak louder, you can also hear them clearly. I also don't know what's wrong with me now. Once I see Fourth Girl's crafty appearance, I become impatient. No matter how I look at her, I feel that she's annoying. "
Mammy Qin thought helplessly, 'Fourth Miss is so similar to First Master. She's just a bit fair in doing things, yet you're already hating her.'
Although Mammy Qin also felt that there were many things that old madam did that weren't honorable, she was still loyal to her master. She sighed and said, "Old madam only thinks this way because she's angry."
"How can that wretched girl offend the Lu family!" Old madam asked her three sons yesterday and finally understood how deep the foundation of the Lu family was.
She couldn't figure out how Qin Yining offended the Lu family by just attending a banquet.
"That Marquis Zhongyong is definitely not an ordinary noble. I heard that if General Mi didn't die, he would be at least as famous as Prince Consort Ji and Prince Zhongshun. The Marquis Zhongyong's wife is also born in the Lu family. How high is her status? What's in the fourth girl's mind? Why doesn't she get along well with others? "
When old madam said this, she angrily slammed the table. The blue and white porcelain bowl with a lid of carps playing with lotuses on the table jingled.
"Say, if we really become homeless, then we can't afford to lose our face outside!"
The more old madam thought about it, the angrier she became. She was in a fit of anger, so the crisp laughter of the girls in the courtyard seemed to be particularly annoying to her.
Old madam was just about to open the window and angrily scold Qin Yining when a maidservant came in from outside the room.
"Replying to old madam, there's a madam outside and wants to see fourth young miss."
Old madam was worried that her family wouldn't have a house to live in. When she heard the word 'madam', she immediately thought of Madam Lu.
She hurriedly urged Mammy Qin, "Quick, quick, call that wretched girl over. I'll tell her a few words before letting her go see the guest. Otherwise, if we thoroughly offend that person, our family's foundation is still shallow. How can we continue living ah! "
Mammy Qin advised, "Old madam, I'm anxious. We don't know who is coming yet."
Although that was the case, Mammy Qin still went to the rear courtyard to invite Qin Yining over.
Qin Yining also heard that a young madam was looking for her, so she instructed Ji Yun and Bing Tang to go to the front to serve that person tea first. She said that she was changing her clothes and would immediately arrive.
After entering old madam's room, old madam angrily said, "Evil creature, look at the trouble you've caused!"
Qin Yining was baffled by the reprimand, "Old madam, what's wrong? Why are you so angry? "
Old madam was so angry that she grabbed the lid and was about to smash it. However, she thought that the family wasn't as glorious as before. There was still a set of blue and white porcelain tea sets. If one was smashed, the others wouldn't be able to be used. Thus, she took a deep breath and put down the teacup.
"You still have the nerve to ask me? Let me tell you, you must properly apologize today and let Madam Lu's anger dissipate! If it really affects our family, see if I don't ask your father to hang you up and whip you! You don't abide by the rules and don't want to live a good life. Don't implicate the whole family! "
Old madam's words were extremely unpleasant. If an unmarried girl was really whipped by her father, her reputation would be ruined. Although she knew that old madam was scaring her, Qin Yining still felt anger rising in her heart.
"Old madam, don't worry. I won't implicate the fu. However, the fu has relied on me to gain power and wealth, but I didn't see you give me a good face. Now that such a small matter has happened, you've started to speak harshly to me. If all the grandmothers in the world were like you, scolding people without distinguishing between right and wrong, I'm afraid that ordinary young ladies would have to hang themselves! "
"You!" Old madam fiercely slammed the table, "You did something wrong and still don't know how to repent! In the end, you've been living in the countryside since young and haven't received any education. You can't compare to the daughters raised by noble families! "
"Old madam, please think twice before you speak. I didn't have the fortune to be raised in the fu. Could it be that I took the initiative to leave the Family Qin? "
The past was the greatest pain in the hearts of Qin Huaiyuan and the Sun Clan. Therefore, the people in the fu would deliberately avoid this matter. Although old madam also avoided this taboo, now that Qin Huaiyuan and the Sun Clan weren't around, it made her feel both physically and mentally comfortable to bully her disobedient granddaughter.
Old madam was pestering endlessly mainly because she wanted Qin Yining to admit defeat to Madam Lu.
However, Qin Yining couldn't be the first to lower his head.
"Old madam." Qin Yining straightened her expression and said very seriously, "I know that old madam said those words in a fit of anger. Moreover, with old madam's wisdom, some things can be seen through with just a hint. Right now, I will only say one thing. My father has just come to the Da Zhou dynasty and is unfamiliar with the people and the place. The disputes in the imperial court are so complicated. What do you think we should do for my father to let him have a good life? "
When old madam heard Qin Yining's coaxing tone, she felt a burst of impatience.
Right now, she didn't like someone who was pleasing to the eye. Therefore, she couldn't stand her every word and action.
Qin Yining didn't expect old madam to give an answer, so she just said, "My father is an official in the imperial court. What he wants is to be able to establish himself in the Da Zhou. Old madam naturally understood what it meant to establish himself and didn't need her granddaughter to say more. That Lu family is indeed powerful. However, on this matter, can my father admit defeat? If he retreats this time, next time, someone will dare to ride on our heads and shit on us! "
When old madam heard Qin Yining's unhurried analysis, the balance in her heart tilted a little.
Qin Yining continued, "My father wants to be an official, so dignity is the most important thing. When the Lu family wants to make a move, they have to consider Your Majesty's opinion. Madam Lu isn't from the main branch of the Lu family. She's a young lady from a side branch. Moreover, her style has always been open and insolent. She dares to threaten that we can't live here anymore. She doesn't have to wait for us to make a move. There will naturally be someone to deal with it. I definitely won't admit defeat and apologize to Madam Lu. My father still wants to be an official in the imperial court! "
Qin Yining explained patiently to old madam. He only hoped that she could understand and not make a decision on her own and drag down Qin Huaiyuan.
Qin Yining felt that his face was secondary. The most important thing was the family's attitude.
It was Madam Lu's fault. If the Family Qin was willing to lower their heads, then wouldn't more people bully them in the future? At that time, would they have to give in one by one?
It was better to make a scene with Madam Lu now and let people know that the Dayan's faction of surrendering officials weren't all cowards.
Qin Yining ignored old madam and quickly walked to the front yard.
Unexpectedly, when he reached the door, Bing Tang came up and said in a low voice, "County Yan's Wangfei is here."
County Yan's Wangfei, Li Yanyan?
Old madam was probably nervous for nothing!
Qin Yining's angry and helpless mood instantly improved. He couldn't help but laugh.
Lifting the curtain, he smelled the pleasant fragrance of tea when he entered the main hall.
Li Yanyan was wearing a dark purple satin cloak. A Guanyin hood of the same color was on her head. It made her skin appear as white as snow and her lips appear even more lustrous.
Qin Yining smiled and bowed, saying, "I didn't think that County Yan's Wangfei would come to my humble home. Your presence brings light to my humble home."
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