As the sky gradually darkened, a cold wind howled on the streets of the capital. The vendors began to hastily pack up their things, and carriages and horses hurried back and forth. Only the shops on both sides of the street still had their lights on.

A carriage slightly larger than an ordinary carriage was parked in the alley at the back door of the He Mansion.

There were almost no pedestrians and no lights here. Except for the sound of horses' breathing, everything was hidden in the darkness.

In the carriage, under the dim candlelight, Su Lingyue said to Lin Chuan: "You just watch from the dining hall of the He Mansion. After the family dinner tonight, Madam He will have a conflict with Madam He. If the situation is not favorable to her, you should come to tell me and the prince in time."

"Don't worry, Princess. I will keep an eye on the situation inside." After bowing, Lin Chuan got out of the carriage and jumped lightly into the wall of the He Mansion.

On the floor of the carriage, Doctor Zhang was tied up with cloth in his mouth. He had been hungry for two days and one night and was now lying there weakly.

Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and looked at him, frowning.

He suddenly raised his foot and kicked the man out.

After kicking the man, Xiao Yu began to cough softly.

Su Lingyue was startled and shrank into Xiao Yu's arms.

Before Caidie could see clearly, she instinctively raised her legs to avoid the black shadow sliding over.

Seeing Doctor Zhang groaning after hitting his head on the carriage, he breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked at Xiao Yu cautiously.

The prince normally does not show his emotions on his face, except when it comes to matters related to his young lady.

Su Lingyue patted Xiao Yu's chest to calm him down, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yu slowly stopped coughing and said gently, "He touched the hem of your clothes."

Su Lingyue was confused.

Xiao Yu kicked him because of this!

"Just for such a small matter, are you ignoring your own health?!" Su Lingyue was a little annoyed, and she placed her hand on Xiao Yu's chest and patted him lightly.

Xiao Yu tightened his arms around Su Lingyue's shoulders, looked at her tenderly with deep eyes, and said with a slight smile: "I forgot for a moment that Yue'er's dress cannot be touched by others."

Su Lingyue was very angry, but she couldn't be angry about Xiao Yu's behavior.

She said angrily: "Who dares to touch you while you are here!"

Caidie turned her head away consciously, preferring to look at her own young lady and the prince.

She suddenly felt that being a maid was a very dangerous job, fortunately she was smart.

*

In the dining hall of the He Mansion, maids and old women were busy shuttling back and forth, and all kinds of delicious dishes were placed on the table that could seat more than ten people.

Qin Wan Ning accompanied Mrs. He and checked the number of plates and tableware again.

After making sure there was nothing wrong, Qin Wan Ning said respectfully to Madam He, "Mother, I checked everything and there is nothing wrong."

Mrs. He looked at the dozens of dishes on the table, frowned, and asked unhappily, "Why aren't there the stewed scallops and braised pigeon that Ru'er likes?"

Qin Wanning explained in a gentle voice, "The dried scallops I bought a few days ago were infested by rats. When I went to get them today, there were only a few left. As for pigeons, none of the big and small vendors in Beijing have been selling them these days. It is said that there is a plague in the breeding grounds."

Mrs. He frowned and said sternly, "I told you Ru'er was coming, but you didn't even check the warehouse in advance! If there are no pigeons, you can use Yunying geese instead. Don't you know such a simple thing?"

Qin Wan Ning lowered her eyes, clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and frowned.

Seeing the change in Qin Wan Ning's expression, Madam He was furious and gently scolded: "Wan Ning, I'm scolding you for your own good. You will be the mistress of the He Mansion in the future. If you still do things inappropriately, how will you manage the entire mansion and convince the people in the future!"

Jia Ru showed a smug smile and said to Madam He, "Aunt, after all, my cousin grew up in the border area, so it's normal that she has trouble managing the mansion. Just teach her slowly, and don't get angry and hurt yourself."

Then, she persuaded Qin Wan Ning: "Cousin, I don't want to say too much, you have been in the mansion for more than a year, you should learn to manage the affairs of the mansion, instead of making such a simple mistake and talking back to your aunt."

"Look how sensible Ru'er is! You are two years older than her, you should learn more from Ru'er!" Mrs. He glanced at Qin Wan Ning, her voice cold and full of disgust.

After saying this, he took Jia Ru's hand affectionately, his face full of love.

Qin Wan Ning's heart was filled with rage, her head was hot, and her breathing became more and more rapid.

In order to calm down, she dug her nails deep into her flesh, and the pain helped her regain her sanity little by little.

She took a deep breath, lowered her head and nodded respectfully as usual, "Mother is right, I will definitely improve in the future."

Madam He glanced at her reddened fingers and said with a smile, "It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Go to the hall and invite the Grand Tutor, the old lady, and the people from the second house."

Qin Wanning bowed respectfully and left the dining room.

Behind me came Jia Ru's shrill laughter and sarcastic words.

“It’s really useless!”

Are obedience and respect useless?

Since it's useless, there's no need to have it in the future.

She walked slowly to the hall to invite tonight's witnesses.

In the hall, Master He sat in the main seat, with He Wen and He Zhang sitting on both sides. He Yulin sat next to He Zhang, listening attentively to what Master He said.

The old lady and the second lady were playing with their two children on the other side of the screen.

"Grandfather, father, and second uncle, the family dinner is ready. We can move to the dining hall." Qin Wanning said, bowing.

"Wan Ning, thank you for your hard work. Go call your grandma!" He Zhang said lovingly.

"Yes, father." Qin Wanning bowed and walked to the other side of the screen.

"Grandfather, father, second uncle, I'm going to help grandma."

Upon seeing this, He Yulin bowed to Master He and He Zhang, then followed Qin Wanning to the other side.

Tutor He and He Wen laughed when they saw this.

Master He looked at He Wen and smiled, "Yulin is the same as you were back then."

He Zhang also agreed and laughed, "Yes, Yulin and Wan Ning are just like the big brother and sister-in-law back then."

He Wen smiled and lowered his head, a little embarrassed, "Father, second brother, don't make fun of me, it happened many years ago. Let's go to the dining hall!"

As he said this, he stood up and went to help Tutor He. Seeing this, He Zhang also went to support him.

Mrs. He Er supported the old woman and walked in front. She looked at her grandchildren jumping around in front of her and smiled with her eyes curved.

He Yulin and Qin Wanning walked at the end.

Looking at Qin Wanning with a heavy face, He Yulin held her slender hand.

The man's unique warmth wrapped around Qin Wanning's slightly cool hand through his palm.

"Aning, are you happy?" He Yulin asked gently, looking at Qin Wanning's slightly frowned brows with worry.

After a moment of silence, Qin Wan Ning looked up at He Yulin's gentle and handsome eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Yulin, you said that no matter what time, you will stand by my side. You are not trying to coax me, right?"

He Yulin stopped and looked at Qin Wan Ning with a firm gaze, and solemnly promised, "No matter what time it is, I will stand by Ah Ning's side and will never change."

Qin Wanning's cold hands gradually warmed up because of the warmth of He Yulin's palms.

Her eyes were slightly warm and she smiled at He Yulin.

“Yulin, you are so nice!”

He Yulin looked at his grandmother and aunt in front of him and saw that they had already turned the corner of the corridor.

He leaned over and gave Qin Wan Ning a quick kiss on the cheek.

When they reached the dining room, everyone sat down in their usual seats.

The only change was that the seat where He Yulin usually sat next to Mrs. He was replaced by Jia Ru.

He Yulin sat between Jia Ru and Qin Wan Ning.

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