The emotions are unknown where to start, and it is said that recently Xie Yan's seeds have fallen to the ground unintentionally, taken root, and the roots greedily absorb the nutrients from the depths of the soil, quietly accumulating their strength in the darkness, waiting for a burst of breaking through the earth.

  Since that day, he had been avoiding Qin Miao. Even though he stayed in the Chao Lu courtyard every night, he only slept on the couch outside. And Qin Miao never again took the initiative to wipe his hair with a towel like that night.

  The master of our house has been restless lately, and several times when I approached him to report on the secret matters from the south, he looked troubled.

  The fragrance of the Rain Fragrance Pavilion came more and more frequently, each time carefully dressed up and full of charm. At first, the master would find some excuse to let Xingzhi persuade her to return, but later he directly refused, without giving any reason.

  Xingzhi is quite capable, especially after receiving the master's orders, her backbone becomes even more upright. Every time she can make Xiangxiang blush and become flustered, yet she doesn't dare to lose her temper on the spot. In fact, privately, Xingzhi has a somewhat silly nature, her words are not very sharp, but every time she encounters Xiangxiang's sly face, it always triggers her endless desire to fight, speaking in a series of clever phrases, making Po Feng look at her with new eyes.

  Qin Xiang really didn't expect that she couldn't get around a little maid, and Yin Houye was in the study just across one door, but they couldn't meet. After many frustrations, even Qin Xiang, who had deep thoughts, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

  "Apricot branch girl, Master Hou is my benefactor. I'll just send him some food as a way of repaying his kindness. Don't stop me."

  Xingzhi got the master's instructions and blocked the door horizontally, without any intention of letting go.

  "Miss, the young master has given orders that he has important business to attend to and cannot be disturbed by outsiders. Please leave." The tone was quite severe, not giving any face at all.

  Qin Xiang's originally pale and tender face turned bright red after being spoken to in such a manner. The apricot branch in front of her, wasn't it just a servant girl, or rather, a household slave who had sold herself into servitude? And yet, she was giving orders to drive Qin Xiang away! She even dared to call herself an idle person!

  Since being brought back to the mansion by Xie Yan, and being politely arranged in a separate courtyard, everything from food to clothing was treated as if she were a young lady of the manor, making her at least half a mistress. With this self-awareness, Qingxiang felt that she had truly been offended by the servant's behavior towards Xingzhi, who was putting on airs like a mistress.

  "What kind of person is Master Hou, I know better than you. You don't let me see him, it must be your own idea." Xiangxiang gave a disdainful glance at Xingzhi, secretly looking down on her. "You're just a lowly slave girl, yet so bold, not even considering your own status, daring to block my way!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, she was about to rush in with a swing of her arm. But Apricot Branch wasn't one to be trifled with either; although it was Master Hou's orders, she had also spoken with some private motives. How could such a good person like Master Hou bring back this sly and cunning woman? With a heart full of resentment, Apricot Branch refused to budge.

  The two of you pushed and shoved each other, completely forgetting that there were others present in the courtyard. Everyone looked at each other with a mixture of embarrassment and helplessness, not daring to intervene in the affairs of the two furious women.

  At this time, the door of Tingyu's room was opened by someone, and Xie Yun walked out with a gloomy face. Two sharp gazes stared fiercely at the two who were still struggling.

  "Is there no decorum anymore? What nonsense is this!"

  Xiangxiang saw Xie Xuan and originally wanted to retort a few more sentences, but suddenly lost the thought. It was like that summer rain, coming and going without warning, and everything returned to normal in an instant. The change of face was so fast that it left Xingzhi astonished, taking a long time to recover.

  Only to see the fragrance warm and soft, opening her mouth, approaching Xie Xun who had been thinking about for a long time: "Hou Ye~~" which made Po Feng, who followed behind Xie Xun and came out together, shiver with cold.

  Little did she know that Xie Yan was already feeling suffocated in the study, and when he heard Qin Xiang's sarcastic tone calling him, his mood sank even further. "Go back!"

  Qingxiang's clever heart had already detected the thick displeasure in Xie Yan's eyes, but it wasn't easy to meet again, so she wouldn't give up easily. So she said reluctantly: "Hou Ye... I did..."

  The words "you love to eat pastries" hadn't even left her mouth when Xie Yan's words overrode hers: "There's nothing for you here, go back!" His tone was firm and didn't allow for questioning or rebuttal.

  Xingzhi rarely saw the master of his own family show anger or displeasure in front of his subordinates, usually at most ignoring people, but now he repeatedly forced people to swallow their words and used his aura to suppress others, which was truly rare.

  Qin Xiang had followed Xie Yun for so many years, of course, she also knew his temper, this was a precursor to his great anger. Even if her heart was unwilling, she could only gloomily carry the food box back to Yu Suo Ge, and before leaving, she still looked back three times, as if an uninformed bystander saw it, they would think I was reluctant to part with him.

  After returning to the Rain Sough Pavilion, Xiang continued to vent her frustrations by smashing things. Since she had bumped into the door of the Listening Rain Studio several times, the pavilion had already gone through several sets of cups.

  Liao's aunt saw her return with a defeated look on her face and knew that today was another unsuccessful outing.

  "It's better for you to keep your temper in check, there are many people with prying eyes in the courtyard, and if someone with ill intentions hears it, who knows what kind of story they'll spin out of it."

  This really made Liao Hua say it right, Qin Xiang was new and not a welcome guest. The mansion was originally quiet and peaceful, with no gossip. Now Qin Xiang frequently smashed cups and plates, the servants passed on the news one by one, saying that the lady of Yu Suo Ge had a big temper, fearing she would be difficult to get along with.

  The fragrance at this moment is unbearable, the heart has been suffocated for so long, if it doesn't vent, it will really suffocate to death.

  "Oh mother, why is my life so bitter? I'm living under someone else's roof and still have to curry favor with a servant!"

  Liao's mother knew that her daughter had a big heart and always wanted to have a name in the Hou Mansion, so when she saw Master Hou delaying his visit, she thought of going there herself. But things are not that easy, and she could only comfort herself.

  Let's talk about Chao Lü Yuan again. Qin Miao has also been spending her days in confusion and unease, occasionally thinking back to the enchanting spring scenery of that night, still unable to believe that Xie Yun, who had always been calm and composed towards her, would lose control like that. Such a huge contrast, no wonder Qin Miao fled in fright that day.

  It seems he really took it to heart this time?

  On this day, Qin Miao finished all the accounts and was bored for a while, thinking of finding a book to read. She casually flipped through the "An Nuan's Husband-Chasing Plan" that she had thrown aside before, wondering whether she should record the events of that day, after all, it was also a major breakthrough.

  She stared at the completed tasks in her plan, and the next thing to do was the four words "flesh and blood". On that day, the two of them almost had a frank encounter, which should be considered flesh and blood.

  She bit the pen tip and thought for a long time, feeling that she still had to respect objective reality, and solemnly checked the four words "flesh and blood" with a tick. Then take another look at the last item of the plan, "pleasure of fish and water".

  She didn't dare to think deeply about these four words, too enchanting, too difficult to utter. Even with a thick skin like Qin Miao, once she thought of the meaning behind these four words, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in her heart.

  However, Xiaoyao Yu Lu didn't let her indulge in this for long and ran in from outside with a "huff huff".

  "Madam, that woman... she's here!"

  Jade dew panted as if facing a great enemy and said.

  Qin Miao frowned and said, "Speak properly, don't be so surprised. Which woman has come?"

  "That...the one at Yu Suo Lou!"

  What is she doing here? Xie Yun is not even at her own place today, what's she running over here for?

  "Tell her to go back, just say I'm busy!" No matter what she came for, he absolutely didn't have a good face to see people. Every time they met, he got angry once. She was going to give Xie Yun an opportunity and hoped that Xie Yun's behavior towards Qin Xiang was unintentional. Moreover, according to the report from the servants in the mansion, Xie Yun hadn't done anything excessive recently.

  But she, Qin Miao, absolutely didn't believe that woman had no designs on Xie Houye, those naked eyes, even the most ignorant of women could sense it. Not to mention going to listen to Yu Zhai's flowery words every now and then.

  However, Qin Miao underestimated Xiangxiang's determination. When she saw that Xiangxiang still didn't come out to see her, Xiangxiang started coming to the Chao Lu Yuan every day to "pay respects". Each visit lasted for one or two hours, which made it difficult for Qin Miao to lose her temper. The servants all spread the news again, but this time the rumors were directed at Yu Suo Ge, saying that Madame Hou was intentionally trying to put pressure on Yu Suo Ge.

  Qin Miao got angry as soon as she heard it, what does it mean, giving me public opinion pressure, and still don't believe it!

  It is said that the devil is one foot high, and the Tao is one zhang high. Just when Xingxiang thought she could silently suppress Qinyao, Qinyao suddenly came up with a clever trick. Every morning after seeing the necessary officials, she would take her people out of the mansion for a stroll, leaving Li Niangniang to deal with the miscellaneous affairs in the mansion.

  It just so happened that I had an appointment with Qin Lang on this day, and we went back to our old routine of strolling around the shops.