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Yu Qianyunâs affairs were not a secret in the Yu house, so in the evening, Lingâer heard the news and returned to report to Yu Linglong .
It turned out that Yu Qianyun was only a few months younger than Yu Linglong . Her biological mother was Lady Yuâs personal maid . Later, she was given to General Yu to give her a room . It stands to reason that this kind of maid would be helped when she was pregnant . Being a daughter of a commoner, Yu Qianyunâs biological mother also had the backing of Lady Yu . It was a certainty to help her aunt, but she was pushed back and forth by Mu Shiâs various reasons, and it had been delayed .
As soon as it was delayed, Yu Qianyun was born . Mu Shi went to see a fortune teller for Yu Qianyun, but the result was that Yu Qianyun would be able to overcome her father and mother . She had to be fostered outside to resolve the disaster . Mu Shi pretended to be embarrassed and refused to call the shots . She told General Yu about the matter . General Yu was worried about the promotion . Hearing this, he refused to be careless and insisted on sending Yu Qianyun out of the house .
Upon hearing this news, Yu Qianyunâs birth mother was anxious and dragged her unhealed body to beg at Lady Yu, who tried to protect Yu Qianyunâs daughter and scolded General Yu and Mu Shi . General Yu was very annoyed and vented all his grievances on Yu Qianyunâs birth mother . She was anxious and heartbroken . In addition, after receiving several punches from General Yu, she fell ill and died .
When Yu Qianyunâs biological mother died, it further verified the fortune tellerâs words . A baby who had not yet reached the full moon killed her biological mother . General Yu had a good reason this time and was determined to send Yu Qianyun away . Lady Yu couldnât hold him back, so she had to reluctantly agree .
Without the protection of her mother and the love of her father, Yu Qianyun was sent to a family in the country when she was a child . Although the Yu house sent a monthly donation, she lived in someone elseâs home . Life in the capital was simply incomparable .
After listening to Lingâerâs words, Yu Linglong was not too surprised by General Yuâs ignorance . She thought that it must have been Mu Shiâs tricks behind him . The violent General Yu was just a weapon of Mu Shiâs .
The maid was given to General Yu by Lady Yu, who wanted status and power . How could the narrow-minded Mu Shi allow such a person to stay with General Yu? Naturally, she wanted to get rid of it quickly .
Poor Yu Qianyun, who didnât understand anything, was a victim of the struggle between the wives and concubines in the inner courtyard of the Yu Mansion . She left this unwarm home at a young age . If it werenât for Lady Yu calling the shots, she would probably not be able to return to the Yu Mansion .
âThe Fifth Ladyâs life is really pitiful . They donât even know what her mother looks like . In the past few years, when only the old lady was there, she picked her up from time to time for a year, and she was sent away again before the first month passed . In the past few years, the old lady was absent, and no one mentioned it and no one thought about it . No one wants to take her back . â Lingâer had experienced family hardships and couldnât help but sigh at what happened to the Fifth Lady .
Yu Linglong took a sip of her tea, and said lightly: âEveryone has their own life . This is nothing . â
Although Yu Qianyun did not have the care of her relatives, she didnât have to worry about food and clothing . There were many more poor people in this world, and Yu Linglong didnât care about showing her kindness .
Looking at the tea leaves slowly floating in the teacup, Yu Linglong remembered seeing Yu Qianyun in the daytime, and probably had a preliminary understanding of her . It was not easy to come to live in someone elseâs house, and she admired her . With her silent and careful character, just seeing how she always looked at other peopleâs faces, she knew that the family didnât have much respect and care for her .
Lingâer poured some tea for Yu Linglong and said: âThis time itâs fine . The old lady has spoken, and the Fifth Lady shouldnât be sent away again!â
Yu Qianyun was not young anymore, and she had reached the age of marriage, and the daughter of the Yu house canât just be thrown in the country like this . Lady Yu probably felt guilty for Yu Qianyunâs biological mother, so she thought about it . She took Yu Qianyun back and wanted to find a good marriage for her .
Yu Linglong blew the tea leaves and said, âGirl, now you are more and more in charge . If you have the time to think about other peopleâs things, it is better to think about yourself . â
Xuan Cao put a plate of freshly peeled walnuts on the table and said with a smile: âYes, the Fifth Lady is not in a hurry . There is still our lady on top of it!â
Yu Linglong sounded angry and laughed, and slapped a walnut kernel on Xuan Cao: âYou two are getting bolder and stronger, you even dare to make arrangements!â
Lingâer covered her mouth with joy: âI didnât say anything, Miss, donât blame me . â
Xuan Cao brushed the walnuts from her clothes and smiled: âYou wench, always calling âsister, sister,â as sweet as honey . Now you see me suffering and you think of yourself first . Donât beg me for anything else!â
The two maids fought each other, but Yu Linglong seemed unheard of .
Looking at the bamboo shadow swaying outside the window, Yu Linglong couldnât help but think of Yu Qianyun, who lowered her head and spoke carefully . Since she was a child, she has not been protected by relatives, and this girlâs life experience was indeed somewhat unfortunate .
This was the fate of ancient women . Everything can only be decided by the parents . To stay or not to stay is just a matter of family membersâ opinions .
If she hadnât possessed this body, perhaps this body was also the same .
She didnât know if it was the luck or tragedy of this body .
...
Since the last time she met Palace Maid Liu in the garden, Yu Linglong had not taken this rigorous and rigid middle-aged woman to heart . As for the news that Mama Cui said, âThe Palace Maid Liu was invited by the lady to teach her the rules,â she was completely deceived by her .
Therefore, when Mama Qian was ordered by the Mu Shi to invite Yu Linglong to learn the rules at Pinlan Garden, Yu Linglong felt that this was a big joke .
Make her learn the rules? Was Mu Shiâs brain kicked by a donkey?
Mama Qian stood in front of Yu Linglong, hung her head deeply, tried to control her body not to tremble slightly, and said Mu Shiâs words carefully .
â...Madam said that the ladies are old, and it is good to learn some rules . The second lady, the third lady, the fifth lady, and the sixth lady are all going to learn...This, this is what the old lady meant . â
Thinking of the entire Yu Mansion, Yu Linglong also had some respect for Lady Yu . Mama Qian quickly pushed Lady Yu in front of her as a shield .
Yu Linglong unhurriedly slammed the teacup, and the soft noise of each porcelain collision sounded thrilling in Mama Qianâs ears .
After a while, Yu Linglong spoke leisurely: âI donât know the rules . Iâll do whatever your mistress likes, but donât bother me . â
Seeing that Yu Linglong was not angry, Mama Qian was greatly relieved . Although she had known this result for a long time, it was a major event in the Yu house after all . Every lady who had not left the house must learn them . No matter what, she had to teach the Yu ladies how to behave .
When Yu Linglong said that, Mama Qian didnât dare to stay any longer, so she agreed and left .
Yu Linglong originally thought that if she said so, the matter would end here, but she didnât expect that Palace Maid Liu would find Pinlan Garden in person .
As soon as Lu Yun opened the door the next morning, she saw a middle-aged woman in a green satin coat standing at the door with a stern face, who had obviously been waiting for a long time .
Lu Yun was taken aback, and didnât recognize who this person was, so she asked, âAre you looking for our fourth lady?â
Palace Maid Liuâs face was frosty, and she asked in a deep voice, âHas the Fourth Lady gotten up yet?â
Lu Yun didnât serve in the house . After hearing this, she didnât know how to answer, and she didnât know where Palace Maid Liu came from, so she said: âPlease wait a moment, I will ask . â
The Palace Maid Liu nodded: âJust say my last name is Liu . â
Lu Yun turned back to the room and asked in a low voice outside the curtain, âHas the young lady got up yet?â
Xuan Cao in the room said: âNot yet, whatâs the matter?â
Lu Yun hesitated for a moment, and said, âThere is a maid named Liu who has come to see the Fourth Lady . â
âA maid surnamed Liu?â Xuan Cao raised the curtain and walked out, afraid that Yu Linglong would be noisy . âWhich maid is named Liu?â
Lu Yun said: âI donât recognize her either . The way she looked, I was too scared to ask . â
Lu Yun was born into the family, and she didnât recognize her, and Xuan Cao didnât even know where Palace Maid Liu was from, so she said: âLet her wait outside until the lady gets up . â
Besides Mama Liu, even Mama Cui and Mama Qian next to Mu Shi in the mansion still had to stand and talk in Pinlan Garden . Yu Linglong was such a powerful mistress, and Xuan Cao would not serve this maid Liu, who she didnât know where she came from .
Lu Yun also knew Yu Linglongâs temper, and when she got the answer, she walked out the door and said to Palace Maid Liu: âOur young lady hasnât gotten up yet . Please wait here, and wait for the young lady to get up before going in to reply . â
When Palace Maid Liu heard this, her face suddenly changed to anger . Since she was a teaching female maid who came from the palace, nobody would dare disrespect her, even if it was Mu Shi, she had to give her a bit of face, but this shameless lady would not only make her wait but also didnât even invite her in .
Palace Maid Liu completely relied on her years of self-cultivation and she did not break out on the spot . She stood outside Pinlan Garden, and as time passed by bit by bit, her face became more and more ugly .
The sun gradually heated up, and Yu Linglong finally woke up .
There were no entertainment activities in ancient times, and she didnât have to go to the houses and courtyards to ask for help . She woke up naturally almost every day . Of course, no one in the Yu house dared to disturb her sleep .
When Yu Linglong was washing her face, Xuan Cao told Lu Yunâs words to Yu Linglong: âThere is a maid Liu, who came early in the morning and wants to see you . â
Yu Linglong took the handkerchief and wiped her face . After all, she didnât remember who Palace Maid Liu was, and she didnât take it to heart, and said casually, âThen let her in . â
At this time, Palace Maid Liu had been standing outside for more than half an hour . Even though it was not yet noon, the sun was still quite poisonous . She had waited outside for so long, her face was dripping with sweat, her lipstick and the rouge on her cheeks had melted away, and the buns that were combed so perfectly were not messy, but they were wet, they seemed to be just washed, and you couldnât tell whether it was from oil or sweat . [Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the âNovel Multiverse dot comâ website @ novelmultiverse . com]
This Palace Maid Liu, no matter how educated she was, couldnât help feeling extremely bad .
When she heard that Yu Linglong invited her in, she didnât speak, and just raised her foot and entered Pinlan Garden .
Yu Linglong was sitting in front of the dressing table while Xuan Cao combed her long hair, and heard a voice that was obviously suppressing anger and said in a deep voice: âGood morning, Fourth Lady . I am the Palace Maid Liu . â
Yu Linglong looked behind her from the bronze mirror and saw that she was from the Palace . Only then did she know who the Liu was that Xuan Cao said . It turned out that she was this rigid middle-aged woman .
Upon hearing Palace Maid Liuâs words, Yu Linglong raised her mouth slightly and smiled disdainfully .
Why was she trying to sound so imposing? Was she afraid of Yu Linglong?
Without moving her body, Yu Linglong retracted her gaze in the mirror and said coldly: âWhatâs the matter, please say it!â
Palace Maid Liu saw Yu Linglong was not only incapable of welcoming her, but also too lazy to even look back at her, and finally, she couldnât restrain her anger .
Which of the other ladies in the house was not respectful to her? Even the Sixth Lady who came out with her parents greeted her with smiles .
What qualifications does this illegitimate daughter Fourth Lady have to play with her!?
Thinking of her responsibilities, Palace Maid Liu snorted, straightened her body, and said loudly, âFourth Lady, Iâm here to teach you how to behave!â
Yu Linglong looked at the stunned woman who was willing to face death, and she couldnât help but frown, âIâll learn the stupid rules and leave!â
Palace Maid Liuâs voice couldnât help getting louder: âFourth Lady, I told you last time, daughters of great families canât talk like that! Besides, since Lady Yu has asked me to come here from the palace, I must be loyal to my duty to serve the young ladies in the houseââ
Yu Linglong was impatient, and grabbed the rouge box on the dressing table, and threw it out without looking back: âWhat nonsense is this? Get lost!â
Palace Maid Liu didnât expect Yu Linglong to hit her as soon as she spoke . She was caught off guard . The small rouge box hit her forehead, and the fine rouge powder was spilled on her sweaty face . Her face was like a floor covered with blood .
Seeing her embarrassed appearance, Lingâer, who was holding the water basin on the side, couldnât help but laugh out loud .
Palace Maid Liu wiped her face indiscriminately . The rouge on her face was mixed with sweat, making her look like an actor on the stage . Even her mother probably could not tell she was standing in front of her .
Looking down at the rogue in the palm of her hand, Palace Maid Liu said angrily: âFourth Lady, is this how the lady from a great family acts? I came to see you, and you made me wait for more than half an hour outside without even letting me in! Do you dare to beat me now? You are so stubborn that you will suffer sooner or later!â
Yu Linglongâs patience was exhausted by the entanglement with Palace Maid Liu . She pulled out her hair from the hands of Xuan Cao, stood up suddenly, and looked at Palace Maid Liu with straight eyebrows .
âSo what if I ask you to wait? So what if I beat you? Youâre making me learn the rules, Iâll learn your motherâs rules!â
Palace Maid Liu was shocked by Yu Linglongâs rudeness and took two steps backward . On her red face, her eyes widened as if struck by lightning: âHow can you talk like this!? You, you, youââ
Palace Maid Liu took a few deep breaths before she evened out her breath, and pointed at Yu Linglongâs hand trembling: âYou can copy the Advice for Women! Copy it a hundred times!â
Yu Linglong smiled sarcastically: âWhat? You have to punish me? Who do you think you are!?â
This girl really regarded her as a palace maid? She would teach whoever she wanted to, but not if they provoked her!
At the next moment, Yu Linglong watched Palace Maid Liuâs movements and finally couldnât help laughing .
She saw Palace Maid Liu take a ruler out of nowhere, and held it high in her hand . On her bright red face, only the two rows of teeth were very obvious . At this moment, she was clawing one by one, saying that she wanted to punish Yu Linglong .
Her expression at this moment was really funny, so funny .
Seeing Palace maid Liu approaching aggressively, the ruler in her hand was about to fall on Yu Linglongâs body, Yu Linglong snorted disdainfully, lifted it easily, and easily grabbed the ruler from Palace Maid Liuâs hand .
âYou, you are so braveââ Palace Maid Liu panted out of air, waving around her hands covered with rouge, trying to regain her weapon from Yu Linglong, âHurry up and give it to me!â
The answer to her was a crisp sound on her cheek!
The ruler in Yu Linglongâs hand fell unceremoniously and hit Palace Maid Liuâs face hard .
âDo you want to punish me? Go out and take a piss and look at yourself, see if youâre worthy or not!â
The ruler snapped down and hit Palace Maid Liuâs face . Palace Maid Liu scolded her a few times at first . Later, she couldnât help but feel pain . She covered her face and wanted to avoid it . Who knows that the ruler in Yu Linglongâs hand seemed to be long . With her eyes closed, she was extremely flexible, no matter where she hid, the ruler could accurately pat her face .
Yu Linglong didnât stop hitting until her cheeks were swollen .
Throwing the ruler to the ground casually, Yu Linglong looked at the Palace Maid Liu with her colorful face, and smiled disdainfully: âAre you comfortable now? Get out!â
Palace Maid Liu was holding her face . She couldnât even speak clearly through her swollen lips, and only her wide eyes glared at Yu Linglong, conveying her anger at the moment .
Too lazy to listen to her slurred voice, Yu Linglong sat back in front of the dressing table and said, âLingâer, go and give this toââ
Yu Linglong turned her head and thought for a while before remembering this personâs surname: â...Palace Maid Liu . â
Lingâer held back a smile, picked up the ruler from the ground, and walked to Palace Maid Liu .
Pushing her unceremoniously, Lingâer smiled and said, âYouâre not leaving yet . Are you waiting for the spanking?â
Palace Maid Liu covered her mouth and made an angry grunt . Lingâer didnât have the patience and kicked her ass: âHurry up and get out of here! Donât annoy our lady again!â
The so-called master must have his servant . Lingâer had been with Yu Linglong for a long time, and she has a fiery temper . They always fought together . Seeing this Palace Maid Liu gets beaten, she was still here somehow wanting to seek justice for herself, and Lingâer naturally couldnât give her a good face .
Seeing that Palace Maid Liu couldnât leave, she had to go out unwillingly .
This Fourth Lady Yu was so bold that she even dared to fight the female maids in the palace!
Walking to the door, Lingâer smiled and handed her the ruler: âHey, your ruler . â
Palace Maid Liu took the ruler angrily . She felt very depressed .
With this ruler in her hand, she didnât know how many unconscientious young ladies and stubborn little masters had been beaten with it . But when she met Yu Linglong, she finally had a solid taste of being beaten by the ruler .
Seeing Palace Maid Liu, who lowered her head and covered her face, gradually walking away, the smile on Lingâerâs face got bigger and bigger .
Even the young ladies dared to provoke her . This woman really doesnât know whether she wants to live or die!
...
It was the Ghost Festival in a blink of an eye . Yu Linglong didnât know it before . For the ancients, the Ghost Festival was a very important festival . Therefore, it was a little strange watching the Yu Mansion preparing to worship the ancestors and preparing for the festival .
Lingâer had been holding back all sorts of troubles without going out these days and went out to watch the river lanterns on the day of the festival . Under Lingâerâs various portrayals, even Yu Linglong couldnât help but feel a little moved, wanting to see the ancient times . She agreed that the Ghost Festival was so lively .
Lingâer got Yu Linglongâs blessing . She jumped up and down with joy and begged Lu Yun hard to give her several river lanterns of different shapes, including lotus lanterns, boat lanterns, and eight treasure lanterns, all in various styles and bright colors . Even Yu Linglong said that Lu Yun was really beautiful, and Lingâer and Lu Yun were in full bloom . The past few days passed without knowing it under Lingâerâs tossing .
The day of the Ghost Festival finally arrived under Lingâerâs expectation . Xuan Cao said that she would stay at home, so Yu Linglong only took Lingâer and went down the street .
On both sides of the street, there were small business shops with small lanterns for sale . They are all handmade . There were lanterns, marquees, and even in the shapes of bunnies, puppies, and pigs . Yu Linglong thought it was interesting .
Lingâer was anxious and urged again and again: âMiss, Changâan Avenue is in front . The lanterns over there are beautiful . Letâs go over there and see!â
Yu Linglong couldnât help laughing . No matter how she was with Lingâer, she became anxious like a girl . She hadnât even cared about these little things before .
Walking forward with Lingâer, she soon arrived at Changâan Avenue . Lingâer was right . There were more river lantern stalls here, of every different kind, which dazzled them for a while .
Lingâer had several river lanterns in her hand, but she couldnât help but go to each stall to have a look . She loved the river lanterns and wanted to buy all of them .
âMiss, look at that!â Lingâer suddenly pointed to a stall in the distance, and before Yu Linglong could speak, she ran over, as if the river lantern she was fancying would be bought by others in the next moment .
Yu Linglong was a little helpless . This Lingâer was not too small, but she was still like a monkey, and it was too tiring to worry all day long . She brought Lingâer out, but she still followed her everywhere, not knowing who was the mistress and who was the servant .
Just as she was about to walk over, a surprised voice suddenly sounded behind her: âAre you here too!?â
Before Yu Linglong turned her head, her hand was already grabbed: âWhy did you come out by yourself?â
Yu Linglong subconsciously slapped that hand away . Looking back, she saw that under the bustling lights, a teenager about the same height as her was looking at her with joy .
Gan Lin no longer looked like when he was tied up that day . At this moment, he was wearing a pine-green wide silk gown, with an ochre double dragon on his forehead that grabbed some beads . The pearl in the center was the size of a chicken egg and exuded radiance . The brilliance showed that it was obviously valuable . A pair of big black and white eyes looked at Yu Linglong without blinking, with an uncontrollable smile at the corner of her mouth, as if he had won a treasure .
Yu Linglong frowned slightly: âIs it you?â
When Gan Lin saw Yu Linglong, he was obviously so happy that he almost forgot his shape, and reached out to hold Yu Linglongâs hand: âI thought you were older than me . I didnât expect you to be the same age as me . I will never call your sister again!â
The young man behind Gan Lin was taken aback, and quickly reminded him in a low voice: âMaster, this is the street, donât let people see...â
Gan Lin said nonchalantly: âWhat are you afraid of, Qianjiao is not such a twitchy girl . â
Yu Linglong coldly withdrew her hand . She was indeed not a twitchy girl, but being held by a strange boy in the street like this was not what she was willing to do .
At first, Gan Lin had just freed himself from the danger and was pestering Yu Linglong to ask this question . Now when he met Yu Linglong on the street, he kept talking to himself .
âYour name is Yu Qianjiao, right? Who did you learn martial arts from? Itâs so amazing . Iâll go back and tell my father and mother! Even they find it incredible!â
Yu Linglong paid attention to the little boy impatiently, and threw a word hard: âGo away!â Then she turned and left .
Gan Lin immediately stepped forward and followed her . Seeing she was indifferent, he started talking faster: âAre you to blame me for letting my parents go to propose marriage to you?â
Yu Linglong ignored it . Anyway, the object of his proposal was Yu Qianjiao, what did it have to do with her?
Gan Lin thought that Yu Linglong had acquiesced, and immediately explained: âQianjiao, donât be angry . My father and mother asked me how I came back . I said you saved me . We two came back on a horse . I said that although you are not very old, you are a courageous and knowledgeable girl . They said that when I rode with you, it was not proper for unmarried men and women to touch, so I had to confess...â