In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

Nan Mingyu looked at Qiutou who was beaten, and quickly helped her up from the ground with a distressed look, and whispered to comfort her, "It's okay, Qiutou, it's okay, what Mama Liu said is right, I'll go with her and be back soon."

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu became even more arrogant. She said in a sarcastic tone, "Hurry up, Aunt Nan, don't make the lady wait anxiously."

Nan Mingyu followed Liu Pozi to Shen's courtyard. Liu Pozi asked Nan Mingyu to wait in the courtyard and said she would go in to report, and then disappeared.

Nan Mingyu had been standing quietly in the yard waiting. She thought to herself that maybe Shen wanted to make trouble for her because of the incident that day when Lin Qing kicked out Liu Mama's teeth.

Therefore, as long as he could stand in this courtyard and satisfy Shen, Shen would probably not embarrass Lin Qingye again.

At this time, Shen and Lin Qingyao were enjoying lunch comfortably in a warm room with plenty of charcoal fire. Lin Qingyao couldn't help but frowning after taking a sip of bird's nest porridge.

"Mother, this small kitchen is really cutting corners nowadays. Is this bird's nest porridge or white porridge? There is no bird's nest to be seen. Are they all crushed bird's nests?"

Shen was embarrassed for a moment after hearing this, and then said to the maidservant beside her, "No one is needed here, you can all go down."

After all the servants had left, Shen lowered her voice and said, "Yao'er, you should know our current situation. Just bear with it for a few more days. When the Third Prince asks the Emperor for permission to marry him, you can have something to eat."

Lin Qingyao put down the bowl with an unhappy look on her face, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Mother is really kind-hearted. Why didn't she let Nan Mingyu kneel down? She even let her stand and wait. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have to eat this broken bird's nest!"

Shen stood up and looked out the window and said, "Don't worry, Yao'er. The weather has changed and it looks like it's going to snow. Let Nan Mingyu enjoy the first snow of this year in the courtyard."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao also stood up and looked out the window and said, "This year's snow came later than in previous years. It's almost New Year's Day before it starts snowing."

Shen sat down and served herself a bowl of bird's nest porridge and said, "Yao'er, is there still no news from the Third Prince?"

In fact, Lin Qingyao was also a little panicked. She pretended to be calm and said, "The third prince should still be in the palace. Why does mother always ask? Don't you believe in Yao'er's charm?"

Seeing that Lin Qingyao was already unhappy, Shen quickly comforted her, "Mother naturally believes in my Yaoer. My Yaoer is so outstanding that she is worthy of being paired with the crown prince, let alone a prince. Mother is just worried about the character of the third prince. What if he..."

After hearing this, Lin Qingyao couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in her hand, called the maid at the door in, and asked her to go to the Third Prince's Mansion to inquire about the news.

At this time, it was drizzling outside the house. The winter rain mixed with fine hail hit the leaves in the yard, making a rustling sound, like spring silkworms gnawing on mulberry leaves.

Nan Mingyu, who was standing in the yard, came over in a hurry. Since the weather was still sunny when she was working in the morning, Nan Mingyu was wearing thin clothes. Now the weather suddenly changed, and Nan Mingyu felt cold and kept stamping her feet.

Nan Mingyu looked up at the sky. At this moment, the sky had turned gray, and the light snow was like fine catkins, floating down from the sky to the earth.

Shen and Lin Qingyao in the house were also anxiously waiting for the maid who came to inquire about the news to come back. During this time, Shen stood up many times to observe Nan Mingyu standing in the yard. Every time she looked at him, she felt happy.

"Yao'er, when can we dispose of this Nanming Jade?"

Lin Qingyao said, playing with the silk handkerchief in her hand, "Mother, don't be anxious. We need to think about this matter carefully. Even if we kill Nan Mingyu now, her dowry will have to be returned to the Zhenguo Mansion. This is a free gift to outsiders. We also need Nan Mingyu to give all her dowry to Lin Qingye, and then Lin Qingye will marry into the Third Prince's Mansion with her dowry. Only then will the money really be in our hands.

So before that, we'd better not touch Nan Mingyu. Killing her now will not do us any good. She is wearing so thin today. Mother should ask her to go back early. If she freezes to death here today, we will have nothing."

Shen understood the truth after hearing this, and nodded in agreement with Lin Qingyao's words, "Mother just wanted her to suffer a little today, so as to dampen Lin Qingye's arrogance, so that she can better control Yao'er when she marries into the Third Prince's mansion in the future, right?"

At this point, Lin Qingyao's eyes flashed with murderous intent and said, "As long as Lin Qingyao brings her dowry into the mansion, I will never let her have a good life again. I have my own way to deal with her."

Nan Mingyu in the yard was already frozen to death at this time, but the snow began to fall heavier and heavier, and the wind blew wildly. The biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes was like silver needles, piercing Nan Mingyu's body.

Finally, Nan Mingyu couldn't bear it anymore. Her eyes went dark and she fell down.

When Qiu Tao saw the snow in Nan Mingyu's yard, she anxiously came to the gate of Shen's yard with a cloak in her hand, and saw Nan Mingyu standing in the snow in the distance at a glance.

Just as Qiutou was about to go in, she was immediately stopped outside the door by Liu Pozi who had been guarding there. Seeing this, Qiutou knelt down in front of Liu Pozi anxiously.

"Mother Liu, it was Qiutou's fault before. Qiutou shouldn't have said such rude words to you. Please forgive me and let Qiutou go in to accompany Auntie."

But no matter how Qiutou cried and begged, Mrs. Liu still cruelly closed the yard tightly. Qiutou kept kneeling at the gate of Shen's yard and banging on it.

"Mother Liu, please, Mother Liu, Mother Liu, please be magnanimous, please speak to Madam and let Qiutou go in to accompany Auntie!"

Suddenly, Qiutou, who was kneeling at the gate of the courtyard, heard a bang. She quickly lay down through the crack of the gate and looked inside, only to see Nan Mingyu fall straight to the ground, but no one came forward.

Qiu Tao became even more anxious. She shouted even louder with a hoarse voice, "Mother Liu, Mother Liu, open the door! Mother Liu!"

Amid Qiutou's crying, the courtyard gate finally opened slowly. Qiutou immediately wiped her tears and was about to run into the courtyard, but at this moment, Liu Pozi kicked Qiutou, who had just stepped into the courtyard, back out of the courtyard.

Then a few burly women came out, surrounded Qiu Tao, and started beating and kicking her. Qiu Tao held Nan Mingyu's cloak tightly in her arms and said, "Moms, my aunt has fainted. Please let the court doctor come to see her first!"

The leading servant Liu scolded sternly, "You are such a mean servant! How dare you make such a loud noise in the Madam's yard! The Madam is not feeling well today and is resting. You are making such a noise. Are you responsible for the Madam's health problems? Slap her in the face! Hit her until she can't speak anymore!"

The old women became even more excited when they heard this. One of them pulled Qiutou up from the ground, and the two next to her grabbed her hands. The old woman who pulled Qiutou up immediately stepped forward and started slapping her in the face left and right.

Soon Qiutou's little face was swollen from being slapped by the old women, and blood flowed from the corners of her mouth. Seeing this, Old Lady Liu was still not satisfied and stomped hard on the cloak that fell to the ground.