The moment she stepped out of the carriage, she ran into the Minister's wife and Qin Lingyue.
They were all looking at her with eyes full of extreme jealousy and resentment.
Minister Qin was also looking at Yun Shu with a complex expression.
Under their three gazes, Yun Shu stood still, saying nothing.
She had no energy to deal with them.
"Shameless! You must have left halfway to find Prince Jin, and let Prince Jin choose you in the end! Qin Linglong, how can you be so shameless?!" Qin Lingyue could no longer hold back and directly yelled at Yun Shu.
In the past, in front of Minister Qin, both the Minister's wife and Qin Lingyue would carefully hide their thoughts and not let Minister Qin see them.
But today, it concerned a lifelong matter, so Qin Lingyue couldn't help herself!
The Minister's wife also had a look of unwillingness, gritting her teeth and saying, "Linglong, do you know what you are doing? If you anger Prince Jin in the future, you will implicate our Minister's mansion and your father! Moreover, Prince Jin clearly had feelings for Lingyue at first, but you... you ruined it."
Mother and daughter were furious.
They had lost all face today!
It was all Qin Linglong's fault!
"Is this how you speak to Prince Jin's concubine? Fortunately, it's night and no one is around. If people saw this, they would think this is how the rules are in the Minister's mansion," Yun Shu said calmly.
Her presence commanded respect without anger.
Upon hearing this, not only were the Minister's wife and Qin Lingyue stunned, but Minister Qin was also full of surprise, as if he was meeting his own daughter for the first time.
"You!" Qin Lingyue did not expect Qin Linglong to already use the title of Prince Jin's concubine to pressure her!
She was so angry that her eyes turned red.
The Minister's wife also felt a strong sense of humiliation.
When they used to scold her, Qin Linglong never had a chance to retort!
It was truly infuriating!
Minister Qin frowned, scrutinizing Qin Linglong, "Did you really not seduce Prince Jin? Do you know that if you seduced Prince Jin, and he later discovered you were not what he imagined, you would fall out of favor and become a laughingstock."
"Seduce? Wasn't Qin Lingyue's seductive dance, comparable to that of a courtesan, a form of seduction?" Yun Shu retorted with a half-smile.
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Qin Lingyue was furious and raised her hand to slap Yun Shu.
However, as her hand was about to strike, it was caught by Yun Shu.
The next moment, a chilling slap echoed.
It was chilling because the sound of the slap was so loud, one could imagine the force behind it.
Qin Lingyue was sent to the ground, falling in a dishevelled heap.
Qin Lingyue's head was buzzing, and her cheek instantly swelled up.
"What are you doing! Qin Linglong, have you gone mad?" the Minister's wife cursed.
"Ah! You dare to hit me! Qin Linglong, you little slut, you little seductive slut, you dare to hit me, are you looking for death, have you gone mad!" Qin Lingyue clutched her swollen and aching face, yelling madly at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Two shrew."
The word "shrew" immediately changed Minister Qin's expression. He looked sharply at his wife and second daughter, as if he was truly seeing them for the first time.
He frowned deeply.
Had he overlooked something before?
After speaking, Yun Shu walked inside.
Meanwhile, the Minister's wife and Qin Lingyue were dumbfounded. What did Yun Shu call them? Two shrews? And what about the master? Why was the master looking at them like that? Clearly, Qin Linglong was the one who had made a mistake, so why wasn't the master reprimanding her, but instead looking at them with a scrutinizing gaze?
Suddenly.
They seemed to understand something.
Especially the Minister's wife, who suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She had forgotten that the master was present!
No wonder the master looked at them like that!
Xiao Huan, who followed Yun Shu inside, was so excited her heart was about to fly.
Was that really her mistress?
How could she be so cool?
She actually slapped the second young lady! It was so satisfying!
She had swollen the second young lady's face with just one slap! It was so satisfying! It was truly, truly satisfying!
"Mistress, the madam and the second young lady will definitely not dare to bully you from now on!"
Yun Shu heard this and smiled faintly, "Yes, this is good. Prepare some water. I need to rest after my bath."
"Yes!" Xiao Huan happily went to make arrangements.
She wanted everyone in the mansion to know this happy news! Their mistress had finally seen the light of day! The madam and the second young lady would have to look up to their mistress from now on!
Prince Jin's concubine...
That was Prince Jin's concubine! It felt like a dream.
...
Pingyang King's Mansion.
Princess Ningde accompanied Zhen Lin to see Lin Qingluo.
Lin Qingluo had gone out today and bought a few medical books, especially on acupuncture. However, after buying them, she couldn't understand them at all!
The acupoint diagrams were completely baffling to her!
She could read, but she couldn't understand the meaning of the characters.
She was extremely anxious, knowing that Princess Ningde would definitely try all sorts of methods to expose her. If she couldn't learn acupuncture, she would be finished!
However, she couldn't bring the medical books back, and even if she did, they would be useless.
She waited until very late, and unknowingly fell asleep, when the door was suddenly knocked upon.
She woke up with a start and immediately sat up, looking at the door with full alert, "Who is it? Is something wrong?"
"It's me, Qingluo," Zhen Lin replied in a deep voice from outside the door.
In the darkness, Zhen Lin's deep voice sounded particularly captivating. Lin Qingluo's heart couldn't help but beat faster. She immediately got out of bed and went to open the door.
When she opened the door and saw Zhen Lin, whose face was a little pale, she was startled, "Young Master, you, what's wrong?"
After only a day apart, why had Young Master Zhen's complexion suddenly become so pale?
"My poison acted up in the palace today," Zhen Lin stated calmly about what had happened that day.
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingluo was shocked, "Poison acted up?"
Hadn't the poison been almost completely cleared?
The person who saved the young master, who gave him medicine and acupuncture, hadn't they completely cured him before leaving?
"It seems you are very surprised. Not to mention you, even I am very surprised. You are currently doing acupuncture for my brother. He has been holding on all the way from the palace, and it cannot be delayed now," Princess Ningde said coldly.
Hearing Princess Ningde's words, Lin Qingluo finally noticed that Princess Ningde had also come.
She instantly became extremely flustered.
Princess Ningde was in a bad mood today. Although Prince Jin's final choice meant she didn't have to pay too much attention, for some reason, she felt that things were beyond her control.
She just didn't believe Prince Jin would have chosen Qin Linglong for no reason.
Therefore, with these thoughts swirling in her mind, she lost all patience with Lin Qingluo in front of her.
Lin Qingluo's face turned pale with fear, even paler than Zhen Lin's.