"… My lord!"
Qing Ye opened her mouth wide, staring blankly at the empty carriage. It took her a while to come to her senses!
Qin Junxing never fought a battle without a chance of victory. Walking in the back yard of the Marquis Mansion, he was as relaxed as if he were in his own residence. He easily dodged several groups of people and successfully sneaked near the Listening to the Wind Courtyard.
Just as he was about to jump over the wall to enter, the sound of talking came from the corridor not far away.
Qin Junxing glanced around and jumped onto a tree.
The branches and leaves in early spring were not lush yet. Fortunately, this tree was old enough to barely hide his figure!
Just as he had hidden himself, the people who had been talking just now turned the corner.
It was Nanny Su. There was also a woman in her forties following behind her, and several maidservants were carrying things behind them.
The two women were standing quite close. The other woman kept nodding, seemingly listening to something.
Qin Junxing had good hearing. Although Nanny Su deliberately lowered her voice, the content of her words still came to his ears intermittently.
After just a few sentences, he got the general idea!
It turned out that Nanny Su was implicitly conveying the old madam's intention to the woman and the mission of going to the Listening to the Wind Courtyard!
Women in the inner courtyard were particular about being indirect when they talked. A smart person would naturally understand immediately!
The person Nanny Su had found was surely not stupid. The woman understood with just a little hint!
It was rare for Qin Junxing, who had always been among men, to understand the twists and turns of the women in the inner courtyard.
He curled his lips in disdain!
The old Marquis Xie, although a bit arrogant, was an upright man. The old Madam Xie, who seemed to be noble and had been on good terms with the Empress Dowager, had unexpectedly become more and more despicable!
Qin Junxing always adhered to the principle of being simple and straightforward. With a flick of his wrist, he pinched a twig in his hand. When Nanny Su went to knock on the door, he instantly flicked the twig out.
This woman had been walking behind Nanny Su. Just as she stood still, she felt a numbness in her calf, and her body involuntarily lunged forward.
"Bang!" She fell onto the stone path.
This sudden incident surprised everyone. They quickly helped the woman up in a hurry.
Nanny Su quickly walked over. "What happened? Why did you suddenly fall?"
"I don't know either. I just felt a cramp in my leg, and then my body just couldn't control itself and I fell!"
The woman's words were a bit slurred. When she looked up, it startled Nanny Su.
"Ah!"
Some of the maidservants behind, who were not prepared, immediately let out a scream.
The woman's mouth was full of blood, and there was a big bump on her forehead.
She looked really scary.
Nanny Su quickly bent down to look at the ground -
The smooth stone path didn't even have a single pebble on it. There were only a few withered twigs. It really seemed like she had fallen on flat ground.
Nanny Su suspected in her heart whether the eldest young lady had known in advance that the old madam was going to send someone to the Listening to the Wind Courtyard and had someone deliberately trip this woman.
After all, the maid beside her knew martial arts...
Before this thought could fully form in her mind, the door of the Listening to the Wind Courtyard was opened. Zhu Qing poked her head out. "Who is it... Nanny Su!"
She quickly opened the courtyard gate and greeted warmly, "Nanny, please come in quickly!"
The young lady had instructed that no matter who came from the old madam's courtyard, they must not be neglected, especially Nanny Su and Nanny He.
The moment she saw Zhu Qing, Nanny Su dismissed this thought.
No matter how amazing this girl was, she couldn't have done something bad so silently and then gone back inside!
Zhu Qing had no idea that she had almost taken the blame for someone. After inviting everyone in, she finally saw the woman being supported by several maidservants. She let out a scream. "What happened to this nanny? Was she beaten?"
Back then, when the second senior brother was sparring with the first senior brother, the first senior brother didn't hold back his punch and knocked out the second senior brother's front teeth. His teeth still whistled when he talked!
This woman's injury seemed even more serious than the second senior brother's. She didn't know how many teeth had been knocked out!
Nanny Su's face stiffened for a moment. Before she could say anything, Xie Fengran came out of the room. Seeing Nanny Su, she said with a smile, "Nanny is here? Does Grandmother have any instructions?"
"I've seen the eldest young lady!" Nanny Su curtsied and introduced the person behind her.
The woman broke free from the maidservants' support and knelt on the ground. "This servant, Nanny Shen, has seen the eldest young lady."
A look of surprise flashed across Xie Fengran's eyes, but she didn't show it on her face. She didn't say anything either and just looked at Nanny Su.
"Eldest young lady, seeing that the women's academy is about to start soon, you have to concentrate on your studies. You may neglect the miscellaneous things in the courtyard. The old madam specially sent Nanny Shen to help you. It's just... " Nanny Su glanced at Nanny Shen and felt a bit embarrassed. "It's just that she just tripped at the door and ended up like this. Eldest young lady, do you think I should take her back to the Green Pine Courtyard to recuperate, or... "
"Nanny, what are you saying? Since she is a person sent by Grandmother for me, she should naturally recuperate in the Listening to the Wind Courtyard. How can I let Grandmother take care of the person for me!"
Before Nanny Su could finish speaking, Xie Fengran interrupted her. She instructed Hexiang, "Go, ask someone to help Nanny Shen go down to rest. Remember to set aside a special room for the nanny to recuperate, and find a little maid to take care of her. You must not neglect the nanny and let her worry!"
"Yes, young lady. Don't worry. This servant will definitely handle it well!"
After saying that, she walked over and took Nanny Shen from the maidservants' hands and helped her down!
Nanny Su's lips moved. She wanted to say something, but seeing Xie Fengran's worried look, she didn't say anything in the end.
What could she say?
Could she say that the eldest young lady was treating the nanny sent by the old madam wrongly?
Moreover, as long as the person was sent in, it was a success. There would be plenty of time in the future!
Thinking like this, Nanny Su also felt relieved. She said with a smile, "The old madam knows that the eldest young lady has her own ideas, but there will always be times when you can't take care of everything. You always have to trouble the people from the estate. The old madam is also worried that it will tire you out, so she sent Nanny Shen to help you!"
Xie Fengran walked over and took Nanny Su's arm. While inviting her into the room, she said, "Grandmother still loves me. Otherwise, I don't know what to do. The roster and the ledger are all here. I've looked at them for a few days, but I still have no idea. Nanny, please take them back to Grandmother quickly! It'll save me from getting a headache just looking at them!"
"Oh, my eldest young lady. The old madam is doing this for your own good. When you get married in the future and become the mistress of the household, if you don't understand anything, won't you be controlled by the people below? Just like... "
Nanny Su originally wanted to say "just like the madam", but then she realized that the madam was the eldest young lady's mother after all, so she swallowed the words. She pushed the roster and the ledger back. "Young lady, please put them away quickly. The old madam is still waiting for you to arrange the personnel in the mansion. Anyway, once you've gone through this experience, there won't be any difficult things for you in the future!"
Seeing that Nanny Su really didn't intend to take back these things, Xie Fengran asked Lanfang to put them away. She mumbled, "Nanny doesn't love me anymore!"
Nanny Su said a few more words and then took her leave. Before leaving, she said meaningfully, "Eldest young lady, this servant has served the old madam since childhood. This servant advises you that a woman must not be too strong-willed!"