Chapter 28
A Punitive Expedition
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Early the next morning, Qi Ting was taken out of the Marquis’ Manor’s side entrance by two strong female servants .
An ordinary carriage was waiting outside, and the one driving the carriage was the person responsible for delivering vegetables from the hamlet . They would take advantage of this opportunity to have him bring Qi Ting away .
“You two, please wait!”
Suddenly hearing the sound from the door, the two servants stopped then saw a short maidservant walk out .
Though she was short, her clothes were not normal . They were clothes that only the top maidservant of the Marquis’ Manor could wear .
There were only a few maidservants in the manor, and they all served in the Western Wing . This one was young and had clothes that were out of the ordinary . It was clear that this one was Yu Fu’s personal servant, Yao Lan .
“Oh, Miss Yao Lan, why have you personally come out here?”
Though she was young, her status was higher than that of a normal servant, thus the two older servants spoke very respectfully .
Yao Lan smiled and pointed at the bundle that she was holding, “This, our young miss is benevolent and said that Yao Hong’s things needed to be tidied up and brought out to her . It can be considered showing some consideration for their relationship as master and servant . ”
As she said this, she handed it over . Qi Ting was about to go and receive it; however, she was pulled back by the two servants .
“The young miss is too benevolent! Instead of keeping these nice clothes and accessories to be rewarded to good servants, why give them to her? Yao Hong is going to a hamlet in the countryside and will only be able to wear coarse clothes . She won’t be able to wear them even if they’re given to her . ”
Yao Lan noticed the bright looks in their eyes and seemed to have realized something, thus she smiled and said: “You two can take a short break . Let me say a few things to Yao Hong . Her name was changed to go along with mine, thus there is some sort of a bond between us!”
“You’re right, you’re right! Then Miss Yao Lan, we will go and wait while you chat!”
After saying this, they quickly departed . While walking, they began to search through the bundle . It seemed as though they were trying to pick out things that were of value .
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Qi Ting angrily watched this unfold then fiercely glared at Yao Lan .
“You think I want your fake kindness? It would have been better if you hadn’t brought me my bundle of stuff . Now that you have, it’s going to be taken away by those grannies . It’s clear that you’ve done it deliberately!”
Yao Lan shot her a fierce look .
“I’ll tell you that ever since I was young, I beat many male servants while growing up in Immortals Valley . The most severe incident was when I accidentally got poisoned and only recovered after sleeping for three days . I am indeed a girl from the wild, but our young miss is not . Lord Marquis might be able to forgive you for your disrespect towards the young miss, but are you not afraid that others might not forgive you?”
Qi Ting was frightened by her frightening glare and took a step back .
“If… If your young miss isn’t a girl from the wild, who could she be? I am not afraid! A girl from the wild was lucky to have made Lord Marquis entertained . If it wasn’t the case, how could she possibly have any standing in the manor? She’s not even as good as me!”
“Stop spouting bullshit here . Based on how you are, do you think that you’re worthy of being compared to the young miss? I’ll tell you that our young miss’ status is higher than that of any of the young sirs in the manor . Only Princess DanYang is on her level!”
As Yao Lan said this, she bit her lip .
Were it not for Yu Fu repeatedly telling her that she could not reveal her true identity, she really wanted to let Qi Ting understand what it truly meant to indulge in the wildest of fantasies .
Qi Ting froze in place and suddenly looked behind Yao Lan . Yao Lan subconsciously followed her gaze and also looked back .
Before her was a tall figure that wore a faint-blue robe with clouds embroidered in a golden thread .
Yao Lan looked up, and Gu ShuBai’s exceedingly handsome face appeared before her . This caused her to subconsciously swallow some saliva .
It’s over!
Just now, she had said that only Princess DanYang was worthy of comparison . Could it have all been heard by Gu ShuBai?
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“Greetings, eldest young sir…”
She could only grit her teeth and salute; however, Gu ShuBai acted as though he did not hear what had just been said, looking toward Qi Ting .
“It should be time . Why has nobody come to send the carriage back to the hamlet?”
The two grannies hastily came out of the corner while wrapping up the bundle that had been thoroughly ransacked and throwing it to Qi Ting .
“Eldest young sir, we will send her off immediately . ”
After saying this, they pushed Qi Ting into the carriage . During this, Qi Ting was in a daze from thinking about the earth-shaking revelation from Yao Lan .
She had said… Yu Fu’s status was greater than that of all of the young sirs in the manor . Only Princess DanYang was worthy of comparison?
Could it be that she was also a princess?
That was absolutely impossible!
The driver raised his whip and smacked the horse’s rear . Only then did Qi Ting regain her composure and hastily poked her head out of the window to plead with Gu ShuBai for forgiveness .
He had personally come to send her off . He must not want her to leave, right?
“Eldest young sir, eldest…”
Her head looked like a flag blowing in the wind . Suddenly poking her head out of the window, she saw that Gu ShuBai had leaned over to ask Yao Lan something .
He was not looking at her in the slightest .
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“What about the eldest? Leave quickly, or are you not afraid of having your head split open!”
The two grannies were happy to kick her while she was down, as they walked up with ferocious expressions on their faces and pushed her head back into the carriage .
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When Yao Lan returned to the Western Wing, her head was hanging .
“What is it? Weren’t you the one who wanted to go and send the bundle to Yao Hong, saying that you wanted to warn her a little? Could it be that she made you even angrier?”
Yu Fu was currently playing cat’s cradle with the two maidservants, Yin Ling and Yin Xue . The first to make tangle the string would be flicked on the forehead .
They were in the middle of the game when she saw Yao Lan walk through the entrance with her head down .
Yao Lan shook her head and made a throat-slicing gesture before rolling her eyes and looking back .
Gu ShuBai stepped in behind Yao Lan with a smile on his face .
“Eldest brother, you came!”
When Yu Fu saw him, she tossed away the string that she was holding, and Yin Ling hastily moved to catch it lest it became tangled .
She hopped over to him and suddenly recalled what had happened the previous day and felt a little embarrassed .
Yesterday, she had been in a panic and said that eldest brother looked the best . This happened to have been heard by Gu ShuBai .
It really was a shameful matter .
Lian Bi heard this from the inside and hurriedly walked out with Zhu Lian to salute to Gu ShuBai .
“This servant will pour some tea for eldest young sir . Yin Ling, Yin Xue, you two go and play outside!”
“There’s no need to pour the tea . I have something to say to Yu Fu . You can all leave . ”
Yu Fu froze for a moment then looked at Yao Lan’s strange expression and felt even more that something was off .
What exactly had happened?
Yao Lan, Yin Ling, and Yin Xue were led outside by Lian Bi, leaving only Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu in the room .
“Eldest brother, please sit if you have something to say . ”
Saying this, she ran over to the table and poured a cup of the chrysanthemum tea that Aunty Li had brewed . She then handed it to him in a small, fine cup .
“Since eldest brother won’t drink tea, just drink this . Aunty Li said that it’s getting hot, and it’s good for your body to drink some chrysanthemum tea . ”
Gu ShuBai looked at her eager little face . She was like a child who had made a mistake and was doing everything possible to make the adults happy . It was extremely entertaining .
He could not stop himself from laughing .
“Drinking some chrysanthemum tea is good . Listening to Gu Xiang and Gu Yi, you especially like pastries like crab cakes . When eating pastries, you must drink a bit more tea to ensure that the heat does not get trapped in your body . ”
Yu Fu obediently nodded .
“Eldest brother is even worried about such things . It seems that you have not come as a punitive expedition, thus I can be at ease . ”