Chapter 9: Who Schemes Against Whom

  Ru Yi looked up at Qin Fengge with a frightened face, stabilized her mind slightly, and hurriedly saluted: "Auntie, how did you come here?"

  Ru Yi's sudden appearance disrupted Qin Feng Ge's heart. Had the plan changed? But what kind of person was Qin Feng Ge? To say the least, she had some brains and had seen a bit of the world. She immediately calmed down and carefully thought back to the entire plan. After careful consideration, she felt that there were no flaws, perhaps Ru Yi simply didn't know about everything that happened last night.

  "Get out of the way, I'm here looking for Jin'er." The voice was loud and clear, as if afraid that people in the yard wouldn't hear.

  As soon as this was said, a burst of gasps echoed both inside and outside the courtyard. Young Master Tiao had moved into Third Miss's room...

  A hint of resentment flashed across Ruyi's face, "Miss, you must have rushed on the road last night and didn't rest well! This is Third Miss's courtyard, Young Master is living in the backyard."

  Qin Fengge let out a cold laugh and raised her hand to give Ruyi a slap.

  "Get out of the way, you dog slave!" How dare a mere servant talk back to her?

  This slap was not light, and Ruyi's face immediately swelled up. But she was just a slave girl after all, how dare she show any dissatisfaction? "Miss, Ruyi doesn't dare be disrespectful to you. It's just that the slave girl is not good at talking and has angered you, please calm down. Hitting the slave girl is a small matter, but tarnishing our young mistress's reputation would be bad, after all, she is your niece."

  "What a thing, who taught you to talk to me like that." Qin Fengge didn't change her arrogant nature and couldn't stand being scolded by a servant girl. Just as she was about to slap again, she suddenly heard a lazy voice ringing in her ear.

  "Auntie, what brings you here? So early in the morning, who made you so angry?" The pretty girl standing at the door, wasn't it Qin Dai Xin again?

  She wore a peach-pink silk jacket and a matching pleated skirt. Her hair was simply tied up with a pair of double buns, and more than half of her black hair as shiny as ink cascaded down her shoulders to her waist. Although she looked like she had just woken up, she was as radiant as a flower.

  There was no sadness in his expression, no resentment. Between his eyebrows and eyes, there was no anger, no panic. The whole person was completely unharmed, standing vividly in front of her.

  "How did you end up here?" As soon as the words left her mouth, Qin Fengge knew she had misspoken.

  "Auntie said that, I'm not in my own courtyard, where can I go?" Qin Dai's heart secretly sized up the person in front of her, who seemed to have an air of arrogance, with eyes that looked down on others. She was just a small county magistrate's wife, yet she was so haughty and overbearing.

  Qin Fengge woke up and didn't notice Qin Dai's gaze was off, so she pulled out the Ruyi and rushed inside.

  "Jin'er, are you there?" The outer room, inner room, front and back were all searched thoroughly, but not a single person was seen.

  "Aunt, you came to my place so early in the morning, I suppose it's to find my brother. What do you mean by this? Please clarify yourself in front of everyone in this courtyard, or else you'll tarnish my niece's reputation, and even if our grandmother were here, she wouldn't be able to excuse your behavior."

  Qin Dai's cold voice echoed in her ears, each word falling like a heavy weight, crisp and powerful.

  Qin Fengge calmed down and looked at the group of women in the courtyard, her heart not entirely at ease. Where was Jin'er? Hadn't she followed the plan yesterday?

  "I... I made a mistake, I thought this was Jin'er's courtyard."

  Qin Fengge put on a warm smile, pulling Qin Dai's hand and asking with concern: "I rushed through the night yesterday and didn't rest well. This morning I seem to have a fever and my head is spinning. It's all because of these women, they didn't make it clear, which made me find the wrong place and almost ruined my niece's reputation."

  Her face changed quickly, and the reason was quite sufficient. The two mothers who were in charge were also transparent, and they hurriedly confessed their guilt, kneeling down in front of Qin Dai's heart, saying it was their fault.

  Qin Dai Xin smiled and said to Ding's mother, who was hiding behind the crowd: "Could it be that Mother's illness yesterday hasn't recovered yet? With you leading the way, how can we still get lost?"

  Ding's mother wished she could be invisible at that moment, but she had no choice but to stand up and respond to Qin Daihe's words.

  "The young lady is right, my illness has not yet fully recovered. I got up early with stomach pain and was about to go to the toilet when I coincidentally ran into you, Madam. Thinking that it might be an urgent matter to see you, I followed her to Miss's courtyard."

  Although what Aunt Ding said was self-consistent, it was also full of loopholes. Qin Dai's heart didn't want to argue with her either, and only asked: "Aunt, is that so?"

  "Yes, yes. Since your accident, I've been thinking about you all the time, but there were too many things to attend to at home and I couldn't get away. Knowing that you're here recovering, I took a detour on my way to visit you, and seeing that you're much better now, I can finally put my mind at ease."

  Sometimes he said he had walked into the wrong courtyard, and sometimes he said he came to visit Qin Dai's illness. This statement is contradictory, and anyone can hear it.

  Qin Dai didn't even bother arguing with her, she was still tired from being busy all night.

  "It was like that." Qin Dai's expression of sudden realization calmed everyone's hearts. "Auntie has been working hard all night, go rest now! Let the servants sweep the yard first, and after seeing your brother-in-law, you can also take a break. My niece is not fully recovered yet, so I won't bother you with a visit for now, please forgive me."

  This remark hit Qin Feng's heart, and the group of people hurriedly left this place of trouble, disappearing in an instant, as if they had never appeared before.

  "Miss......" Yu Yi wanted to speak but stopped, and had unspeakable worries.

  Qin Dai Xin looked at her swollen face and said with a hint of reluctance, "Go put some ice on your face, it's swollen like this, how can you see people? I have an idea, don't worry. Skip breakfast, I'm going to take a nap."

  As she lay down to sleep, Qin Dai ordered a small maid to stand guard outside the door and walked out herself, thinking about things. The sudden appearance of the young lady was strange at first, but upon further reflection, it made sense. However, she couldn't help but wonder why she had slept so soundly the night before, using all her strength to wake up. At the time, the incident happened suddenly, and she didn't feel anything unusual, but now she discovered that her whole body felt slightly weak, as if all her energy had been drained away.

  When she thought about the whole thing carefully, she couldn't help but be startled. If things were really as she had imagined, wouldn't that put Miss in a desperate situation? That's too cruel...

  Leng Buding's Ruyi suddenly felt that her shoulder had been patted, startling her. Covering her chest and taking a closer look, it was Chunli with a curious expression on her face.

  "You scared me to death. People scare people to death."

  Chun Li asked curiously: "Ruyi sister, what are you thinking about? I called you several times, but you didn't hear me."

  "Alright, alright, calm down," she said, until she felt her emotions had calmed down again. Then, with a smile, she replied: "Nothing, is there something?"

  "Miss, why aren't you eating breakfast? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Chunli asked curiously.

  "Probably so!" The reply was somewhat absent-minded.

  Chun Li looked around and saw that there was no one nearby, then she pulled Ruyi aside and whispered: "Ruyi sister, the young lady came a bit strangely this morning. Could it be that the Gong Sun family is in a hurry to rush at night?"

  "Pointing at Chunli's forehead with his finger, 'You don't have the privilege to be curious, doing your own duty is what truly matters.'"

  Chun Li said discontentedly: "Sister obviously has her own worries, why only mention me."

  Just then, a sudden ear-piercing scream was heard, as if something had frightened someone who was afraid of people.

  Ru Yi and Chun Lian stared at each other in confusion, but neither of them knew what had just happened.

  "What's wrong?" Ruyi was somewhat dazed and feared it was her own illusion, so she quickly asked Chunli if she had also heard it.

  "I don't know." Chunli was also getting scared, "It seems to be coming from the backyard."

  The backyard? Isn't that Young Master Biao's courtyard?

  The backyard had already been turned into a mess, and the people downstairs who didn't know what was happening were all assigned to the yard. Some were responsible for guarding the gate, while others were required to stay in their rooms and not come out.

  The blood-curdling scream was made by Qin Fengge herself.

  Qin Fengge looked at Gong Sunjin lying on the bed with bruises all over his body, and tears fell down without realizing it. The two housekeepers in the room didn't dare to breathe loudly, fearing that they would be affected by the misfortune.

  Qin Fengge cried again, and finally calmed down. What's the use of being heartbroken now? The most important thing is to deal with the matter, who was so vicious as to harm Jin'er like this.

  "Where is the doctor?" Despite her voice being pressed very low, anyone could hear the suppressed anger.

  "I've already invited them." The old woman's voice was as annoying as a mosquito buzz, and she wished she were mute at that moment.

  As soon as the words fell, footsteps were heard outside the door, and a servant brought the doctor in a hurry. Qin Fengsong busily asked everyone to make way and invited the doctor to come forward and treat Gong Sunjin.

  The old doctor with a white beard carefully examined Gong Sunjin's injuries, and then carefully felt his pulse before standing up and saying: "This young master has only suffered relatively severe external injuries, and has not injured any tendons or bones. He is somewhat shaken, but after resting for a few days he will recover. I will prescribe some calming and nourishing medicine for him, and add several doses of blood-activating and stasis-resolving pills. After a few days of quiet rest, he will be fine."

  "Trouble you, Doctor. Seventh Gui, follow the doctor to get the prescription." Qin Fengge suppressed the anger in her heart and said to the doctor: "Use the best medicine, don't worry about the cost, I will let someone bring double the consultation fee for you." After that, she gave a wink to her trusted maid.

  Qīn Qiǎo had been following Qín Fēng Gē for many years, and was very familiar with her words and actions, temper and personality. He hastily replied: "Yes, madam."

  Qin Fengsong couldn't help but put down the heart that had been hanging in the air when she heard that her son was not seriously injured, but as soon as she saw a bruise on Gong Sunjin's pale face, her heart clenched up again. This precious son of hers had grown up under her care, and even if he made a big mistake outside, she had never been able to bring herself to hit him once. Now that he was beaten by someone for no reason, how could she swallow this anger?

  "Bring Tong Si'er over to me." By the time he finished speaking, his eyes had already turned into a sheet of icy coldness.