Chapter 21: The Unexpected Event (Part 2)

  She returned to the small courtyard, her clothes had all been washed and dried. The others seemed to be resting, there were only two or three people in the yard, who were eating melon seeds and chatting, completely unaware that she had returned. It was likely that Su Feng hadn't returned yet, otherwise, everything that happened today would have spread already.

  She quietly returned to the room, where Cui'er was already asleep on the table. Qilin found a quilt and covered Cui'er with it, then sat down beside her, thinking back over everything that had happened today.

  Alas, people in ancient times, having some money is like being the son of heaven among the common people. Today, Mu Qingfeng not only gave Peony a lot of attention but also praised his own integrity while subtly mocking Bu Yao. He's indeed a formidable figure, but even more impressive is Yu Mu Gongzi. Although he speaks little, every time he does, it's astonishing. When all eyes are on him, he can calmly divert the attention to someone else and then sit aside, sipping tea.

  I didn't expect that Mu Qingfeng would be such a narrow-minded person, and he even sarcastically ridiculed Bu Ya. From her observation, the Bu Ya under the veil has a strong sense of jealousy and competitiveness. And Peony is originally the flower girl, but she's a bit afraid of Bu Ya, presumably because Bu Ya used some kind of vicious trick.

  Wait a minute, today Peony and Elm Young Master strolled in Maple Forest Garden, coincidentally Mu Qingfeng came to take roll call for Bu Yao, but showed extreme admiration for Peony, while being cold and distant towards Bu Yao. Isn't this too much of a coincidence? Qi Lin thought carefully, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was off, why did she feel like all of this was a play directed by Peony herself?

  At this moment, Qiu'er moved her body and the quilt fell off. Qi Lin couldn't help but shake her head. This girl was not honest when she slept, and even when she was lying down, she was not well-behaved. Qi Lin simply moved Qiu'er to her own lap, but unexpectedly woke her up.

  Qiao rubbed her eyes and found Qi Lin's hand suspended in mid-air. She stood up and said, "Ah Xue sister, you're back?"

  "Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. Why don't you sleep a bit more?" Qilin affectionately patted Chao'er's head.

  Qiao'er stretched and wiped away the tears from her eyes, saying "No, why is it so late today? Today Ah Bi jie sent me some delicious snacks, I saved some for you, here take them."

  Qilin was about to stop her, but Qiao'er had already gotten up and taken it. This little girl, whenever there's something delicious, she'll always save a portion for her. Her heart warmed at the thought, thinking that having a sister like this wouldn't be bad either.

  Before long, Qiao'er brought over a delicate plate of pastries and placed it in front of Qi Lin. She picked one up and handed it to Qi Lin, saying "Sufen sister hasn't returned yet. I heard that the first prince of Fenghuang country has arrived and is looking for Miss Bu Yao, isn't that amazing? If I could see Mu Gongzi, I would be willing to die."

  Qiao Er's face was filled with a drunken expression, and Qi Lin seemed to already see the red peach hearts emerging from Qiao Er's side. With a flushed face, she ate some snacks, but then heard Qiao Er let out a sharp cry, and Qi Lin's hand was pulled over by Qiao Er.

  "My goodness, what's going on? Ah Xue sister, how did you get hurt?" Cui'er looked at Qi Lin's hand in shock, it seemed to be trampled, and her heart ached. Cui'er suddenly burst into tears. Holding Qi Lin's hand gently, she blew softly "Ah Xue sister, does it hurt?"

  Qiao'er's tears completely stunned Qilin, how long had it been? How long hadn't anyone treated her like this before? Her heart tightened, Qilin grasped Qiao'er's hand and comforted her, "It doesn't hurt, not one bit, silly girl, don't cry anymore. Sister isn't in pain."

  "You must be in a lot of pain, wait for me, I'll go get the gold wound medicine right away." Cui'er hurriedly went to fetch the gold wound medicine, but was pulled back by Qi Lin.

  Qilin pulled Cui'er back and made her sit down, wiping away her tears. "Don't worry, I have some golden wound medicine. Look."

  As she spoke, Qilin took out the brocade box given by Yu Mu and shook it, but unexpectedly, Chuo'er's expression suddenly changed from sadness to surprise. Looking at Chuo'er's eyes that were almost bulging out, it was as if Qilin was holding not a brocade box, but a super-large diamond.

  After a while, Qiao'er carefully picked up the brocade box as if it were a rare treasure and looked at Qi Lin in extreme surprise, saying "Ah Xue sister, have you seen Yu Mu Gong Zi?"

  Qilin nodded, how did she know?

  "Heavens, have you seen Master Elm?"

  Qiao'er excitedly grabbed Qilin's hand, but accidentally knocked over Qilin's injury. However, Qiao'er didn't notice it at all this time and directly ignored the pain on Qilin's face, continuing to say "Ah Xue, I'm so envious of you! The Elm Young Master is someone that even our Drunken Flower House, no, even the Wooden Young Master can't compare to. Ah, why wasn't it me who saw him?"

  Sweat beads as big as beans slid down from Qilin's forehead, what kind of people are in Zhuifang Building?

  Wait! Yumu Gongzi is the first young master of Zuihuatang, this was introduced by Mudan. Just now, I heard Xiang'er say that Yumu Gongzi is the first young master of Zuihuatang. Zuihuatang is a brothel. Qilin couldn't help but ask Xiang'er, "Xiang'er, is Yumu Gongzi a regular customer of Zuihuatang?"

  "A Xue sister, what are you talking about?" Chuo'er looked at Qi Lin with a face full of disdain and shook her head in frustration. "It's also your fault for not knowing, if we say that Bu Yao miss is the flower girl of our Drunken Flower Pavilion, then Yu Mu young master is the guardian young master of our Drunken Flower Pavilion."

  The town's young master? Bullshit. Isn't this the school flower and grass?

  In other words, it's the legendary Cowherd!! Is this world still worth living in?

  Qilin fell weakly to the ground, her eyes rolled back.