"Then ask yourself if you've ever acted like a proper elder to me?" Feng Yuqin said coldly.
"How do you want me to treat you?" Feng Pingqiu retorted sharply. "You didn't come back last night, and tonight you're back so late. It's improper for a girl to stay out all night."
"What? Am I not even allowed to visit my maternal grandparents' place?" Feng Yuqin replied indifferently. "Or do you think, Father, that I shouldn't have any contact with them?"
"You..." Feng Pingqiu was about to fly into a rage when the Second Lady tugged at his sleeve.
He immediately remembered the purpose of waiting here tonight.
"Since you just came back from the Yan family, go there again tomorrow," Feng Pingqiu said.
Feng Yuqin didn't believe for a second that her scumbag father just wanted her to visit the Yans.
He was the typical kind of person who never did anything without a selfish motive.
There must be something behind this sudden order for her to go to the Yan family.
So she didn't beat around the bush and just asked straightforwardly, "What do you want me to do at the Yan family tomorrow, Father?"
Feng Pingqiu let out a cold snort. His tone softened a bit as he said, "I heard that Yan Xiao is working for the Dark Night Pavilion today. Go find him tomorrow and ask him to get a few fourth - grade pills for your younger siblings."
"Shameless," Xiao Ying couldn't help cursing in the space.
Xiao Jin also looked ready to rush out and beat Feng Pingqiu up.
"Not possible. I won't go to the Yan family tomorrow. I'm not available," Feng Yuqin flatly refused.
"What did you say?" Feng Pingqiu was taken aback by her refusal. "Have you forgotten that you're the eldest young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion? You should share the family's burdens and take care of your younger siblings."
Feng Yuqin sneered. "May I ask, Father, have I ever enjoyed the treatment that comes with being the eldest young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion in all these years?"
Feng Pingqiu was left speechless.
Feng Yuqin continued, "Since I've never enjoyed such treatment, why should I share the family's burdens? Do you really think I'm as stupid as before? I've died once. Do you think that just because Ji Wenjie is dead, he was really the mastermind behind the assassination?"
Hearing this, Feng Pingqiu, the Second Lady and the others all felt a jolt in their hearts.
However, soon the Second Lady spoke up. "Aqin, those things are in the past. The competition is coming up in a few days. If you can get fourth - grade pills, it will help your siblings get a spot in the trial grounds. I'm sorry for anything I did wrong in the past. I promise I'll treat you well from now on and give you all the glory that belongs to the eldest young lady."
It was the first time the concubines had seen the Second Lady speaking to Feng Yuqin in such a humble tone. They all looked at her in surprise.
Feng Yuqin glanced at Feng Yao and the other two. "Are you all going to participate in the competition?"
"Yes, all three of them are going," the Second Lady replied. She knew that Feng Qing might not have a chance, but Feng Yao and Feng Chi were sure to win.
Her main purpose today was still to get fourth - grade pills to quickly boost Feng Qing's strength so that she could also get a chance to go to the trial grounds.
"What a coincidence. My two cousins and I are also going. So if I go to get fourth - grade pills for you, isn't that just creating more competitors for myself?" Feng Yuqin said calmly.
"What? You're going too?" Feng Yao's voice suddenly turned shrill. "With your strength, you're not worthy of participating in the competition."
Feng Yuqin let out a cold laugh and mocked, "What? You want my help but don't want me to compete with you? Do you really think God is your mommy and will just do whatever you want?"
"No," the Second Lady quickly gave Feng Yao a look and said to Feng Yuqin, "Yao'er was just worried about you. She might have said something inappropriate in a hurry."
Feng Yuqin raised an eyebrow. "Really? Then what did she mean?"
She thought she was really in a mood to waste time listening to their nonsense tonight.
"She's just worried about your safety. She's afraid you'll get hurt if you go, so she hopes you won't participate in the competition," the Second Lady explained.
But the explanation was so flimsy.
Not only did Feng Yuqin not believe it, but the concubines present also didn't buy it.
One of the concubines, Bold Aunt Bai, even giggled. "Second Lady, the eldest young lady is different from before. She used to not care about anything. But now that she's survived an assassination, she's not going to let others bully her anymore. You clearly don't like the eldest young lady outshining your daughter, but you have to come up with this excuse of caring about her. Just look at Feng Yao's eyes. They don't look like she's concerned about the eldest young lady at all."
"Aunt Bai..." A warning flashed in the Second Lady's eyes. "The master is being kind tonight by allowing you all to come out. But if you can't control your mouth, I'm sure the master won't want you to cause any more trouble."
"Yes, we're all here for our children. We don't have any children, so it doesn't really matter whether we come out or not," Aunt Bai's words seemed to strike a chord with the other aunts. They all looked at the Second Lady with a hint of hatred in their eyes.
Just as the Second Lady was about to speak, Feng Pingqiu slapped the table and roared, "Shut up!"
A mocking smile played on Feng Yuqin's lips. "Do you have anything else to say, Father? If not, I'll go back and prepare for the competition."
"You're not allowed to participate in the competition. You don't have the qualification," Feng Qing finally couldn't hold back and spoke up.
"I don't have the qualification? But you do?" Feng Yuqin laughed. "How about we have a match and see who is more qualified?"
Hearing this, Feng Qing immediately backed down.
Because she had lost to Feng Yuqin several times.
And every time, she didn't even see how Feng Yuqin made her move.
Her movements were too fast.
But every time she saw that Feng Yuqin was only at the second level of the Soul Master.
So Feng Qing couldn't figure out why, although Feng Yuqin's strength seemed inferior to hers, she was always the one who lost.
"You unfilial child! Qing'er is your younger sister, and yet you always want to compete with her. Do you think you're outside?" Feng Pingqiu scolded angrily.
Feng Yuqin was almost laughed out of anger by this scumbag father. "Scumbag father, you're so double - standard. You want me to get fourth - grade pills for you, but then you scold me right away."
"What did you call me?" Feng Pingqiu was shocked.
The Second Lady and the others present all looked at Feng Yuqin in disbelief.
They all thought Feng Yuqin was too bold.
"Scumbag father," Feng Yuqin really laughed this time. "You married my mother, took her dowry into the Prime Minister's Mansion's treasury, and then didn't treat her well."
Feng Yuqin was really dissatisfied with this scumbag father. "You gave birth to me but didn't treat me well either. You even let Concubine Ji Lianrong and her daughter bully me. When I met the assassin, I swore that I was back for revenge. So you really have no sense at all. I've already said that you're all my enemies, and yet you still expect me to help you get pills?"
Everyone else was shocked.