This was an order for him to leave. Qiuyan didn't know what to do at that moment. Naturally, he hoped to immediately leave this oppressive room, so he hurriedly nodded his head in agreement. The faint sense of superiority he had when he first arrived was nowhere to be seen.
Qiu Yan raised her head and smiled, "That's me."
Qiu Yan's face paled even more, she said hatefully: "Yes."
"Of course not." Lian Qiao was a straightforward and shrewish person. Without even thinking, she said, "Miss, you need not worry. Naturally, you will not stay in the manor forever. In a few days, Master will come to pick you up."
Her voice was soft and smiling. Qiu Yan subconsciously wanted to nod in agreement, but she suddenly realized that the entire Zhuangzi had made new clothes, but only the master and servants in front of her were left out. No matter what, she couldn't say this. Just as he was about to gloss it over, he heard Jiang Ruan lightly say, "The two maidservants by my side are clumsy. Even the clothes they wear are not as festive as Qiu Yan jiejie's. There is something that Big Sister Qiuyan said wrongly. I'm not joking. Although Big Sister Qiuyan is a servant, her life seems to be more comfortable and dignified than mine. "
Qiu Yan stood on the spot and slowly clenched his fists. Jiang Ruan pinched the space between her eyebrows and said, "Only for a while and I will feel sleepy. My body has yet to fully recover and I am unable to personally wish Lan momo good luck for the New Year. I will have to trouble Qiuyan jie to apologize on my behalf." As she finished speaking, she instructed Bai Zhi, "Hurry and send Qiuyan jie off."
Qiu Yan bit her lips: "Miss, aren't you making things difficult for me?"
"A fine bird chooses a tree to nest in. Humans strive for higher places, while water flows to lower places. Sister Qiuyan's actions are only human nature. Don't be shy. " She tilted her head and giggled, "This is a good thing. If one day Sister Qiuyan really becomes the Thirteenth Mistress, I will definitely send her a rouge gift. Sister Qiuyan is so dignified, I think this dignity is also earned by Sister Qiuyan's intelligence. "
Qiu Yan was startled, and a chill slowly rose from the soles of her feet. Her entire face instantly turned pale, and she bit her lip as she stared wide-eyed at Jiang Ruan, unable to utter a single word.
After Baizhi sent Qiu Yan out, Lian Qiao asked, "Miss, what happened just now? How did Qiuyan get involved with Officer Ma's second son? "
"Your name is Qiu Yan, right?" The person on the bed spoke. His voice was still a bit hoarse, but strangely, it carried a subtle emotion.
"Why wait? Qiuyan will send us back to the capital soon."
After a while, Qiu Yan mustered up her courage, puffed out her chest and said, "I don't know what Miss is talking about." The first half of her sentence was said boldly and confidently, but when it came to the second half, she somehow felt guilty.
"She and Second Young Master Ma have long been together in secret. Now, it is the time when they are deeply in love," Jiang Ruan said.
Jiang Ruan was not in a hurry. She brought the warm tea closer to her lips and took a small sip.
At the same time that Qiu Yan put down the food basket, she also quickly sized up the room. This was the first time that she had come to Jiang Ruan's room. She noticed that the narrow room was filled with a kind of dilapidated and decaying smell. There were even traces of rainwater seeping through the cracks in the eaves. The quilt on the bed was also extremely thin. Not to mention waving a hand, even the ordinary utensils were extremely dilapidated. Living in such a damp and dark room, it would be strange not to feel weak. At a glance, it did not look like the boudoir of a noble family's young lady. Even the lowest servant in the manor would not be so shabby.
Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao stood by Jiang Ruan's side to protect her, while the other stared closely at Qiu Yan. In the manor, besides the three of them, master and servants, everyone else had ulterior motives.
Lian Qiao was suddenly enlightened, "No wonder she was so scared. Bah, she really is a lowly person. She actually has no sense of shame!" After all, she was a teenage girl. She immediately blushed, "But Miss, how did you know about these things?"
In her previous life, a few years later, Qiu Yan and Second Young Master Ma's affair was discovered by someone. This affair was exposed. Second Young Master Ma was unscathed, but Qiu Yan was drowned in a pig cage. Before she was drowned, Qiu Yan was tortured to the point that she was delirious. She kept saying that she was Second Young Master Ma's Thirteenth Yiniang. Presumably, when they were deeply in love, Second Young Master Ma promised her this. However, in the end, Qiu Yan did not have the life to become Thirteenth Yiniang. Naturally, Jiang Ruan would not reveal this matter.
"Qiu Yan jiejie is an intelligent person," Jiang Ruan interrupted her, "Otherwise, how could she be Thirteenth Yiniang?"
Qiu Yan had immersed herself in the manor for a long time. She understood that although Zhang Lan's family was greedy and harsh, they would not dare to treat a Young Miss like this if they did not have the permission of their superiors. Since it was her master's intention, Qiu Yan naturally would not interfere.
Jiang Ruan usually had even fewer opportunities to go out than Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi. Throughout the year, she had endless work to do in the courtyard. How could she have the opportunity to encounter such matters? Lian Qiao was puzzled. However, Jiang Ruan did not answer her question and only said, "Lian Qiao, do you want to stay here for the rest of your life?"
The servant girl who came was called Qiu Yan. She was the head servant of the manor. Although her status was not as high as Zhang Lan's, she still had some prestige. Sending Qiu Yan to deliver food on New Year's Eve was something that had never happened in the past few years. Presumably, Zhang Lan wanted to shut everyone up and make it seem that she was extremely concerned about the bedridden Jiang family's Young Miss.
These words were a little strange. Qiu Yan could not make sense of it, but she still smiled and said, "It's all Auntie's orders. This servant is only a servant. If you're talking about looks, Young Miss must be joking."
Her words were too sharp and completely inconsistent with her master's gentle tone. For some reason, Qiu Yan actually felt a burst of nervousness. She could not help but raise her head to look at the person on the bed. The candlelight was dim. The girl on the bed took the hot tea that Bai Zhi handed over. The steam that rose from the tea covered half of her face. Her expression could not be clearly seen. Only her long and drooping eyelashes drew a graceful arc. She looked exceptionally flirtatious.
Jiang Ruan sighed softly, "Auntie Lan is really considerate. Did she make new clothes for everyone in the manor?"
Lian Qiao was stunned and subconsciously looked at Jiang Ruan. However, she saw the girl slowly and delicately yawn again. Under the straight bridge of her nose, her rosy lips that had just sipped the tea curved into a small arc.
Jiang Ruan's smiling voice could be heard, "Qiu Yan jiejie is so dignified. In the future, when you are of age, you will definitely be released to marry into a good family. The second son of Official Ma's family outside the city is not bad. Second Son Ma already has twelve yiniangs, so Qiu Yan jiejie can be ranked as the thirteenth yiniang."
The suspicions in Lian Qiao's heart were too deep. Not only that, she also discovered that today, Jiang Ruan seemed to have changed into a completely different person. She, who had always been meek and submissive, had actually so brazenly threatened Qiu Yan. Even when she was talking about these filthy matters, there was not the slightest change in her expression, as if she was talking about an extremely ordinary family matter.
When Bai Zhi and Qiu Yan walked to the door, Jiang Ruan opened her mouth again, "Oh, that's right, Qiu Yan jie, previously, I mentioned the clothes of my two servant girls. Since it's already the New Year, I also wish to look at them with some interest. Qiu Yan jie, please think of a way to make them look more festive."
Jiang Ruan smiled. She knew better than anyone else when they would come to pick her up. She did not have the patience to wait for that time, nor did she want to wait.
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