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Yu Linglong returned to the room and sat angrily by the table. After such a fuss, her sleepiness had disappeared.
She turned over the teacup and wanted to pour some to drink. Unexpectedly, the teapot was empty.
Xuan Cao and Lingâer were squeezing in the door, peeking from the crack of the door to see if Lord Xu had left. There was no one in the room for a while.
As soon as Yu Linglong put down the teapot, she heard a crisp voice: âMiss, let me come.â
A maid walked in carrying a kettle, filled the teapot with hot water, poured tea for Yu Linglong, and steadily brought it to her: âMiss, please have some tea.â
Yu Linglong glanced at her and vaguely recognized her as one of the four maids sent by Mama Cui that day, and asked casually: âWhat is your name?â
The maid lowered her eyes and replied, âIâm called Xiao Qing.â
Yu Linglong nodded but didnât pick up the tea. Xiao Qing kept holding the teacup and stood by patiently.
After a moment of effort, Xuan Cao and Lingâer had already returned to the room, and they were all startled when they saw Xiao Qing standing beside Yu Linglong with tea.
Lingâer reacted first, and immediately stepped forward to grab the teacup and scolded: âWho let you in? You didnât look in the mirror, and you are not worthy to serve the tea to the lady!â
Mama Cui was sullen on that day, and now Lingâer vented her feelings to Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing seemed to be taken aback. Her delicate little face was full of grievances: âThe sisters are not in the room. The lady wants to drink tea, I justââ
Xuan Cao frowned: âDidnât I teach you the rules? If the lady did not call, no one is allowed to enter the room!â
Xiao Qing pouted. She didnât dare to speak but was still unconvinced. She glanced at Yu Linglong as if she was waiting for her to serve justice.
Yu Linglong took a sip of Lingâerâs tea and then said leisurely: âI asked you to listen to Xuan Caoâs orders, but you would not. If you refuse to listen to Xuan Cao, then you will not listen to me.â
Only then did Xiao Qing know how powerful she was, and quickly knelt down: âI came here for the first time and didnât understand the rules. I know that this was wrong!
Turning around again she asked Xuan Cao: âSister, I am young and ignorant, so please spare me this time!â
Yu Linglong smiled coldly. This girl saw her expression.
Do you think you can be spared by kneeling? She underestimated her!
Yu Linglong took out the saucer under the teacup and handed it to Xiao Qing: âPut it under your knees, kneel down in the yard, and get up again when the sun goes down.â
Xiao Qing bit her lip with two tears in her eyes. She didnât dare to resist and didnât dare try to resolve it, so she took the saucer aggrievedly: â...Yes.â
At midday, Xiao Qing was kneeling in the yard under the hot sun and sweating profusely with the saucer. Even Xuan Cao felt it was a little unbearable.
âMiss, itâs been a long time now, should I ask her to get up?â
Yu Linglong didnât even glance outside at the courtyard, and said coldly, âWhy, has your heart is softened?â[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the âNovel Multiverse dot comâ website @ novelmultiverse.com]
Xuan Cao paused, then whispered: âI just think that Xiao Qing didnât make a serious mistake...â
Yu Linglong sneered slightly: âDidnât make a serious mistake? I asked you to teach them. Today, they dared to not listen to you. If I donât punish them severely, will they serve you in the future? Not only will they not obey you, they wonât even obey me!â
Xuan Cao knew that Yu Linglong was going to use Xiao Qing to establish her prestige, so she didnât dare to speak anymore.
Lingâer said to the side: âXuan Cao, the lady is right. These people are sent by the lady, and they will definitely not listen to her. If we donât take the opportunity to clean them up, they will think our lady is really foolish!â
Yu Linglong nodded: âThese girls look well-behaved, none of them are easy to deal with!â
Xuan Cao and Lingâer were only there for a while, so Xiao Qing grabbed the opportunity to look attentive. Thus, in her room, there were many eyes staring at her!
This move of Mu Shi seemed to show her as good, but she was actually putting her informers in so that she had to choose her words carefully in the future!
Yu Linglong had been holding in a belly of fire for a while, and she was even angrier when she thought that Mu Shi would play with her again.
If you mess with me, I wonât let you have a good life!
Yu Linglong lowered her eyes and asked something that seemed irrelevant: âAbout Sorceress Baiâs injury, shouldnât she be almost healed?â
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Within three days, Lord Xu came again.
Compared with the brashness of the previous two visits, his arrival this time looked very elegant. The female servants in the inner courtyard of the Yu house were also used to avoiding him.
Under the flowering tree, a stream meandered, and the colorful petals disappeared with the water.
Lord Xu, dressed in a white jade silk shirt, was sitting with his slender fingers fiddling a guqin in front of him. The instrument was humming, the water was gurgling, and the occasional chirping birds in the garden were very pleasant.
Lingâer saw this scene from the crack of the door and couldnât help sighing: âIt really looks better than a painting.â
After speaking, she turned around and ran into the room, shouting as she ran, âMiss, Lord Xu is here again!
Yu Linglong had already heard the sound of the guqin outside the door, but she thought it was the young lady in the Yu house who was practicing. She didnât expect it to be that difficult guy again.
Yu Linglong turned over on the bed and was too lazy to even go out: âWhat are you doing with him?â
Xuan Cao smiled and said, âIf the lady doesnât go out, Iâm afraid Lord Xu will play outside for the whole day!â
Yu Linglong looked at the hot sun outside, and said fiercely: âItâs best to dry him out!
Sometimes quiet, sometimes majestic, sometimes like a mountain and running water, and sometimes like an army of thousands of horses, Yu Linglong, although only listening to the sound of the guqin, had to admit that Lord Xuâs musical skills were really superb.
The weather in early summer was like a childâs face, changing when it wanted to. The sky was still clear just now. After a while, it was overcast, and in a blink of an eye, big raindrops had spattered down.
Lingâer lay in the crack of the door and looked for a long time, and couldnât help shouting: âMiss, itâs raining outside!â
Yu Linglong said angrily: âIf it rains, why donât you hurry in? Letâs lie here and watch!â
Lingâer ran in while flicking the raindrops and laughed happily: âThe master is still sitting there and playing, and heâs not afraid of getting wet from the rain!â
Yu Linglong glared at her and said: âIf you have time to care about others, it is better to look after yourself!â
All of a sudden, the rain came down heavily.
General Yu looked at the heavy rain outside, sighed, and turned around and said: âHurry up and give the prince an umbrella!â
If Lord Xu gets gonorrhea in his inner courtyard, then he would have to suffer the consequences.
The big butler tremblingly put the umbrella over Lord Xu, who was already drenched and cautiously persuaded: âMaster, itâs getting late today. Iâm afraid our fourth young lady is resting. How about you come back tomorrow?â
Lord Xu shook his head with a look of disappointment. He did not wipe the rain off his face, and he stood up holding the guqin and slowly walked out of the Yu house.
The butler held the umbrella all the way, and let Lord Xu out of the door, only to breathe a sigh of relief.
Standing on the street, Lord Xu looked around blankly and said: âYou wonât even see me. What use do I have keeping this guqin!?â
With a bang, he threw the guqin in his hand to the ground!
The famous guqin from ancient times suddenly shattered in the rain!