Chapter 60: The Princess's Manor Meets the Powerful Family's Secret (Part 2)

  Before long, a man's voice was heard in the courtyard, which was not Lin Zhiyuan, and seemed to be arguing.

  The purple wutong beside her was frightened and quickly pulled Daiyu, saying in a low voice: "Miss, I don't know what happened outside, let's avoid it for now."

  Daiyu firmly rejected Xiangyun's proposal, "No need to, this is the princess's mansion, can't anyone make trouble? Besides, going further in would be the county lord's inner chamber, we shouldn't intrude. You just stand at the door and quietly take a look, see what kind of person is outside. If you run into one of the mansion's maids, don't ask any extra questions, just say I'm looking for someone to find our family's master, hurry up."

  The half-column fragrance, the purple quail turns around and comes back.

  "Miss," Zi Juan whispered into Dai Yu's ear, "outside is the young lady of the county and a young gentleman quarreling. There are some little maids serving them, I didn't dare to look closely, but vaguely heard something about seeing a doctor, probably related to that girl in red just now. It seems like the young lady of the county was crying."

  Daiyu's expression turned serious, and she cautiously asked: "Is that young master the little marquis of this estate? Is Big Brother nearby?"

  Zi Juan shook her head and said, "I didn't hear our master's voice, that young man doesn't seem to be the young master either. The county lord and he had a big argument. Yes, I heard it was the county lord and him arguing, that young man spoke very little, but judging by his appearance, he doesn't seem like a kind person."

  Daiyu's forehead was slightly beaded with sweat, thinking to herself that this was a tricky situation where she had been caught by her own family. Her brother didn't know where he was right now, and the young lady had left her here, only arguing in front of her before. In the future when these two met again, the young lady might harbor resentment towards her. Daiyu deliberately pretended to be ignorant and distanced herself from this place of conflict.

  Daiyu was deep in thought when the senior maid from Huiyi's side came in with a complex expression. "Miss Lin, I'm really sorry, but our young mistress has received some news from the palace. She instructed me to bring you to find Master Lin. We were remiss in our duties today, please forgive us, Miss Lin."

  The maid led Daiyu out of the door, and Daiyu keenly noticed that the few pots of Fusu flowers originally placed under the corridor in the courtyard were gone. The ground was vaguely visible with mud that had not been swept clean. When the maid saw Daiyu looking carefully, she became a little flustered and hastily changed the subject, "Miss Lin, the young lady has just instructed..." Before she finished speaking, a small maid ran around the corner and almost collided with Daiyu and the others.

  That big servant girl hastily supported Daiyu, while severely scolding the little maid: "Hurry up and reincarnate, won't you? Be careful not to bump into the noble guest!"

  The little girl said pitifully: "Sister Yue, spare my life. Seasoned auntie told me to come and give the Ninth Huayu cream to the young lady, so I was in a hurry."

  Jiuhua Yulu Gao? This is a sacred product for healing injuries and swelling in the palace, could it be that the young lady of the manor has been injured? Daiyu knew that something was not quite right, but she couldn't help asking: "Has the young lady been injured? Is it serious?"

  This maid called Yue'er, seeing that things couldn't be concealed any longer and also having the intention of letting this young lady from the Lin family properly advise her own family's young mistress, pulled Daiyu's hand and walked a few steps forward, creating a small distance between themselves and the people behind them, including Zi Juan. In a low voice, she said: "Miss Lin, our young mistress didn't not want to come see you off in person, but alas, this matter shouldn't be spoken by a servant like me. I beg Miss Lin to go advise our young mistress, lest our young mistress feels wronged in her heart."

  Daiyu did not dare to linger and followed Yuer back to Huixian's courtyard.

  At this time, Huiyi County's mistress was crying softly in the house, and her wet nurse was comforting her. Suddenly, she heard that Xiaoyu said Lin girl had come back again, and she was so frightened that she hurriedly covered her left cheek with a silk handkerchief. Flustered and asked: "Nanny, how can this be good? If Lin sister sees me like this, won't it make our princess mansion lose face?"

  The wet nurse of the county master thought: "County master, don't be alarmed. Lin girl has come back and must have heard some rumors, so she came to comfort you with good intentions. Just now, there was such a big commotion in the courtyard, it's impossible for the people of the Lin family not to hear about it. You'd better see her, lest you offend their kind intentions."

  The maid led Daiyu into Huiyi's inner chamber, and upon seeing the princess, her surprise could no longer be concealed on her face. "Sister, what...what happened?"

  Huī Yuè county master even if use handkerchief to cover, but left cheek still slightly swollen.

  "Lin Mei," said Hui Yu, her voice somewhat choked with emotion, "I've made a fool of you." With that, she removed the silk handkerchief to reveal a bright red palm print that made Dai Yu's eyes widen in shock.

  "Sister, you are a princess, who dares to be so presumptuous and commit murder in the princess's mansion? Does Your Highness know about this?"

  Huì Yu's expression was gloomy, and she lightly touched her cheek, the slight pain making her frown. "With our family in such a state, how can we let Mother know? Lin Mei Mei, sit down." Huì Yu dismissed everyone, even Zǐ Juǎn, who followed Yuè ér to wait outside. "Mei Mei, you've come to visit Mother with good intentions, but our family has caused this trouble, and I'm truly sorry. Please don't take offense, Mei Mei."

  Daiyu finally understood that the young ladies of this wealthy and noble family were not all sailing smoothly, who didn't have their own troubles? In the past, she only sighed about her own bad luck, but thinking carefully, even in the small Jia household, which of the several noble girls didn't have a heavy heart? Even the eldest sister Yuan Chun, whom everyone praised, was just spending her days miserably within the deep palace walls.

  "Sister, although I'm young and can't help much, I can still offer some sincere comfort. I don't know what happened at your house, but as the saying goes, which family doesn't have its own share of troubles? Although it's not a pleasant thing to say, it's the truth. You just need to relax and any worries will pass."

  Huier wiped away her tears and forced a smile, saying: "I can tell that you're not an ordinary person, sister. If my cousins saw what happened today, who knows what kind of unpleasant things they'd say behind our backs! I may be strong-willed, but after all, I'm just a woman. You know how it is in this world - there's no place for girls like us to speak out. We're lucky to have brothers to support us, so life isn't too hard. I heard my brother say that in the northwest, where the millet grows, a girl's life is worth nothing - anyone can beat her or sell her."

  Daiyu was extremely clever and understood that the county master's daughter was trying to change the subject, so she didn't dwell on it and instead talked about some strange and unusual things happening in the world. The two of them chatted and surprisingly hit it off.

  Outside the house, the county lord's wet nurse pulled over Da Yu's hand and asked in a low voice, "How is the commotion over there now?"

  The moon's mouth corner raised slightly, and she said with a hum: "Just now someone went to call for help, saying that the young master had beaten up the one next door. He was about to drag him to the Golden Hall to let the emperor judge. The other side panicked and rushed to go to the princess to apologize. The young master feared the princess would worry, so he just ordered people to block her way. Alas, our county mistress has never suffered such great injustice before."

  The wet nurse sighed, "I just hope that in the future, the young master of Dongping will not be like Master and make our young mistress suffer. By the way, I'm telling you, this Lin girl's older brother is a close friend of our future son-in-law, so when you see Lin girl, you must show more respect."

  "What the madam said, I all understand. We no longer place our hopes on the old master now, but only wish that the young mistress will have a good ending when she arrives at the East Ping Hou Mansion. Just now, Lin girl saw Xiaotou sending the Jiu Hua Yu Lu cream, and I thought of covering it up, but unexpectedly Lin girl asked me if the young mistress had suffered any injuries. She actually has some insight and recognizes this good thing. In my heart, I think that since the Lin family and the future husband's family are close friends, letting Lin girl advise the young mistress is also good. Our young mistress has never had a close confidante in her boudoir."

  The wet nurse picked up a delicate small box and looked, the Jiuhua Jade Ointment inside had already been sent to the inner chamber, now only an empty box was left. "How can you underestimate this Lin girl? Have you forgotten what the princess said? This Lin girl's father was the emperor's most trusted Jiangnan salt inspector, and her mother is a daughter of the Rongguo Mansion. What kind of precious thing hasn't she seen before? The bottle of sacred medicine for treating injuries given by the emperor to the young marquis, I'm afraid even the emperor himself had given it to the Lin family back then. Later, you apply it to the princess yourself, and by dawn tomorrow, the red mark will probably be gone. Just don't let the princess notice anything, lest she worries for nothing."

  Although the mistress tried to persuade her in every way, Daiyu still got up and bid farewell before lunch. Huaiyi was helpless, and because of the palm print on her face, she couldn't see off Daiyu personally, so she had to ask the wet nurse and the big maid Yuer to replace herself.

  Zi Juan held a large wooden chest, inside which were all the gifts that the county princess had given to her sister. At the time, she was waiting outside and didn't know what was inside, only hearing her sister mention in passing that they were the most popular trinkets from the palace, and judging by the weight, it wasn't light.

  Lin Zhiyuan had already been waiting in the front yard, and as soon as he saw his sister come out, he hastily called for Bi Tie and Xue Yan to go and greet her. Daiyu saw her brother and the big stone in her heart fell to the ground, and she quickly walked a few steps forward.

  "This is not a place for talking, let's go home and discuss it." Lin Zhiyuan gave Daiyu a look and whispered.

  The people of the Lin family got on the car, Daiyu and Zijuan, Bixiao, and Xueyan sat in a luxurious carriage with a green canopy, Zijuan waited left and right, until the carriage slowly moved forward, but did not see Shi Xiangyun, so she asked: "Miss, isn't Shi Xiangyun going to sit in the same car as us?"

  Daiyu had not been able to rest well all morning, and now that she finally had some free time, she was meditating with her eyes closed. After hearing Xiangyun's words, she only told her: "Yesterday, Sister-in-law returned and told my brother and me that she wanted to stay at the Long Princess's residence for a day to chat with those old sisters whom we hadn't seen in a long time. My brother and I have already agreed, and tomorrow we will go pick her up."

  Zi Juan felt a bad taste in her heart after hearing the news. Originally, such matters were discussed between her and her mistress, but now she hadn't even been informed. She quietly went to take a look at Bi Die, seeing that Bi Die didn't notice her, the sour feeling in her heart slightly alleviated. She definitely didn't want these old people around Master to know that she, the top-ranked maid, was no longer as powerful as before!

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