The mountain of gifts slapped Qin Huining's face painfully!
All of this should have belonged to her!
Whether it was the identity of the imperial tutor's legitimate daughter, the table full of gifts, or the adoration and respect of others, all of this should have belonged to her!
But now, she had to look at other people who had the happiness that she once had at her fingertips and be immensely pleased with herself.
Qin Huining couldn't accept this!
Now, it wasn't only the old madam, maternal grandmother, and the Sun Clan who were biased. Even her father was wholeheartedly leaning towards Qin Yining.
How big of a mistake was it to go out of the fu to see an outsider? Yet, her father only allowed Qin Yining to eat well and stay in the ancestral hall for seven days. Then, he rewarded her with the zither and jade chess.
In the past, although her father didn't treat her badly, he was always cold and indifferent and didn't speak much. But now, he doted on Qin Yining so much.
Looking at Qin Yining's relaxed appearance, Qin Huining really wanted to pounce on her and tear off that hateful face of hers! The flames of jealousy ignited and almost burned away her rationality.
"Younger Sister Xiaoxi is so lucky to have met with Father's glorious ascension to the position of imperial tutor. Unexpectedly, you can also enrich your own personal treasury."
Qin Yining saw Qin Huining like this and sneered, "That's right. Today, Second Aunt even said that I was a little lucky star."
"You're really tenacious to be able to survive in the mountains for so many years without being eaten by wild beasts." The sixth young mistress gritted her teeth.
Qin Yining laughed, "Sixth Sister is really too naive. You think that you can survive with only luck? Do you know why I wasn't eaten by wild beasts? "
Qin Yining walked towards the sixth young mistress step by step.
Her cold and piercing gaze made the sixth young mistress involuntarily take two steps back, "Why, why?"
"Because I ate all the wild beasts." Standing in front of the sixth young mistress, Qin Yining lightly patted the sixth young mistress's face with her slightly cold, calloused hand, "Qin Shuangning, can you be fiercer than wild beasts?"
The sixth young mistress was so frightened that she took two steps back and almost hit the wall behind her. She looked like a small animal that had met its natural enemy and was about to immediately run away.
Qin Huining glared at Miss Liu when he saw how embarrassing she was.
Qin Yining's lips curled up. Her opponent's level was too low, making it seem like she was bullying a little girl.
"If the two of you like to sit here, then sit here. I have to go out and check the accounts with Master Zhong, so I won't keep you company. Qiu Lu, put everything away. "
Qiu Lu nodded.
No matter how thick-skinned Qin Huining and the Sixth Young Miss were, they couldn't stay any longer. Besides, their faces had been slapped so hard that their spirit had been sapped clean. Qin Huining grabbed Miss Liu's hand and turned to leave.
When they arrived at the gate, Qin Huining whispered a few words into Bitong's ear.
Bi Tong immediately nodded and chased after Qiu Lu.
Inside the main room, Qin Yining saw that everyone had left and smiled at Yaoqin and Yuqi. "There were guests just now. Sorry for the inconvenience."
"This servant doesn't dare." After witnessing how Qin Yining intimidated Miss Liu, the two who had heard the rumors had a new understanding of Qin Yining.
Yaoqin smiled and bowed. "Master has already instructed us. From now on, we are Miss Liu's servants. If Miss Liu has any instructions, feel free to order us."
"That's right." Yuqi also bowed.
"I understand Father's intentions. I know that Second Young Miss Liu is quite accomplished in zither and chess. In the future, I will need your guidance." From her tone, it was obvious that she treated the two of them as the masters that Qin Huaiyuan had bestowed to her.
Yaoqin and Yuqi repeatedly said that they didn't dare.
Qin Yining said, "I have already ordered Liu Ya to prepare your rooms. Snow Pear Courtyard is too small, so I will have to trouble the two of you to stay in the east wing for the time being."
"Yes, thank you Miss Liu."
Yaoqin and Yuqi also knew that it was impossible for them to be placed in an important position the moment they entered the family. They were already very satisfied that Qin Yining treated them with courtesy. They followed Liu Ya to the room that Yu Xiang and Ruilan originally stayed in to tidy it up.
Qin Yining took a cloak and put it on himself. He called a servant to inform the outside to prepare a horse carriage. Without bringing anyone else, he directly left the house alone.
After Liu Ya had settled Yaoqin and Yuqi, she realized that Qin Yining was no longer in the courtyard.
Remembering that Qin Yining said that he was going to reconcile the accounts today, Liu Ya hurriedly went to the courtyard to check who was missing. In the end, she realized that Qin Yining actually didn't bring anyone along!
Miss would rather not bring anyone along than to bring her along!
Yu Xiang and Ruilan had both gone out. Qiu Lu had been put in an important position and was in the storage room. Yaoqin and Yuqi were newcomers and couldn't be immediately dispatched. At this time, she should be brought along!
Why was Miss still unwilling to put her in an important position!
Liu Ya was so angry that her face turned red. She angrily returned to her room.
At this time, Bitong was approaching the back of the storage room. She stood quietly in front of the half-closed door.
The side room wasn't big, but there were a lot of silk utensils and brocade boxes piled up inside. In the middle of the floor, there were two large chests made of camphor wood that were especially eye-catching. On top of the chests, there were even jewelry boxes that were opened. The jewelry in the boxes were dazzling.
She didn't expect Fourth Young Mistress to be so rich when she just returned!
After all, she was the owner of Zhao Yun Agency. Her identity wasn't ordinary!
Bitong sighed with emotion. She turned her gaze and suddenly, her eyes widened.
Qiu Lu was half-turned with her back facing Bitong. She was putting a string of pearls into her bosom. After taking the pearls, she grabbed a handful of jewelry boxes and put them into her bosom. From her angle, she couldn't see what she was holding. She could only vaguely see a blood jade bracelet and an earring that was shining with an emerald light.
Bitong's heart thumped wildly. She suddenly felt that the heavens were helping her!
If she could take Qiu Lu down, three of Qin Yining's servants would be taken away. Miss Huining would definitely reward her!
Thinking of this, Bitong pushed the door open and said angrily, "How dare you! What are you doing? I've seen it all! "
Qiu Lu was so scared that her hands trembled. She came forward with a pale face and covered Bitong's mouth, "Sister, keep your voice down!"
"Keep my voice down?" Bitong sneered and said, "Let's go. Follow me to judge in front of Madam Dowager! I'd like to see what else you have to say! It seems that your Snow Pear Courtyard is not clean. Ruilan is a thief, and now you're learning from her! Let's go! "
As Bitong spoke, she pulled Qiu Lu's hand and dragged her out.
Qiu Lu grabbed Bitong's wrist with both hands and squatted on the ground, refusing to leave. She lowered her voice and said anxiously,
"Sister, don't shout. Listen to me! Fourth Miss hasn't seen these things. She doesn't even know what she has taken. As servants, we work hard and only get a little monthly salary. Except for the food for our family and ourselves, there's nothing left. We're young now, but what about the future? "
Feeling that Bitong's grip loosened a little, Qiu Lu simply knelt down and looked up at Bitong, saying,
"Sister, think carefully about what I said. For people like us, the only way out is to save some money for ourselves. Only then can we ensure a good life in the future. Fourth Miss has so many things, but she doesn't count them … Sister, as long as you don't say anything, I'm willing to give you half of the things I have taken!"
Bitong's heart was pierced by Qiu Lu's words.
She was not born in the house, but was bought outside to serve. Now she was 16 years old. In a few years, she wanted to ask Madam Dowager to release her from the register.
She had a sick old mother at home. Her brother and sister-in-law were married, and she had two nephews. Her whole family was relying on her to earn money from a vegetable stall to survive.
She didn't want to be married off casually, nor did she want to be a concubine. She only wanted to save enough money to redeem herself and be the first wife of a small family in the future.
But the premise was that she had money.
This was also the reason why she tried so hard to perform well in front of Qin Huining, hoping to be rewarded.
Any reward from the young ladies was more than what she earned in a year.
But even if Qin Huining rewarded her, it would not be more than half of what Qiu Lu gave her!
Such a good opportunity was in front of her!
Bitong lowered her head and looked at Qiu Lu suspiciously. Qiu Lu's face was red with anxiety, and tears and snot were flowing down. She looked at her with a pleading face.
"Sister Bitong, we are all servants. Why do we have to make things difficult for each other? Why don't we take the opportunity to save money? We still have a good life to live in the future. I beg Sister Bitong to reincarnate. How about, how about I give you more than half and only keep a little? I promise I won't tell anyone about this, Sister Bitong!"
Bitong knew that Qiu Lu was originally a servant girl in Xingning Garden. She was very honest and dull.
Seeing her like this, Bitong believed her. She gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, you give me more than half. Otherwise, I will tell everyone about this."
Qiu Lu was overjoyed and quickly stood up. She took out the pearl necklace and stuffed it into Bitong's hands. Then, she took out an agate ring, a blood jade bracelet, a pair of golden rose earrings, a pair of jasper earrings, and a jasper begonia hairpin and stuffed them into Bitong's hands.
When Bitong saw so many treasures, and then looked at the agate and jasper rings, her eyes widened. She hurriedly put the things into her clothes.
She pointed at Qiu Lu and said, "You listen carefully and keep your mouth shut!"
"I don't dare to say anything. This also involves my life and death. " Qiu Lu put away the things in her clothes and said, "Let's go out quickly. It won't be good if people see us."
The two of them left the storeroom.
Qiu Lu hurriedly ran away.
Bitong bit her lower lip and pondered. There were so many things. If she took them back and left them in the bedroom and someone found them, how could a servant like her have so many treasures? Then it would be hard to say.
Thinking of this, Bitong didn't have time to go back and reply to Qin Huining. She ran out of the mansion through the corner door of the small kitchen and ran all the way to her own house.
Her house was not far from Qin's mansion. After running for about half an hour, she found a courtyard next to the market. There were three families living in this courtyard. Her house was in the west wing.
These things could only be put at home and let her mother help her store them.
Because the three families lived in the same courtyard, the courtyard door was never locked during the day. Bitong pushed open the peeling black courtyard door and ran to the west wing, panting.
She pushed open the lattice door with a creak. "Mother, I'm back! You … "
Bitong suddenly widened her eyes. Her lips trembled and she couldn't say a word.
She saw Qin Yining sitting at the head of the table. Behind him stood a well-dressed old man about fifty years old, two young servants and two men who looked like guards.
Bitong's mother was standing at the side, carefully talking to Qin Yining.
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