The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

It was still dark when the west wing started to get busy. The lights were bright from the front yard to the inner house, because today was the day when the second master would leave the house to take up his new post.

The luggage and bedding filled two carts. According to the list prepared a few days ago, more than a dozen servants were selected to accompany them. In addition, the mistress also asked the escort agency of the third old master in the clan to escort them. It can be said that everything is ready.

The second master finished breakfast early and went to Yannian Hall to pay his respects to his mother. His son was about to go on a long journey, which would last for five years. He was not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned. The old lady could not help but shed tears. After giving her son a few words of advice, she looked at Zhang again and asked, "Do you have anyone to accompany you to Huaizhou when you go to Huaizhou?"

Qin, sitting upright at the side, turned her gaze towards her sister-in-law. Five or six days had passed since the last incident, and during that time, Qin had been staying indoors, using the excuse of feeling unwell. Today, she had come early to pay her respects to the old lady with her daughter, Qin Jie'er. Qin Jie'er behaved appropriately, respectfully performing the junior's greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Lu, earning the old lady's praise.

Hearing the old lady's question, Zhang naturally put the blame on her husband. "My brother needs to study, and Rongjie also needs to start learning the rules, so I have to stay. My brother is still young and cannot leave Yao. The new Yuan in the mansion is young and looks sick. The doctor also said that Yuan is weak. Because she suffered a lot in the past, she has a root cause of disease in her lungs and has to stop to rest after walking three steps. I am ashamed that there is not even a useful person in the yard. I mentioned this to the master, but the master thought I was nosy and said that our sons and daughters are both smart and healthy, so there is no need to add new people." Glancing at her husband, Zhang smiled and raised her hand to reveal the dark purple jade bracelet on her wrist. "The second master is now full of thoughts and eyes on making another career and being loyal to the court."

The old lady hesitated and looked at her daughter-in-law for a moment, then looked at her son.

Master Lu Er smiled and patted his mother's hand. "Mother, don't worry about me. I will take good care of myself when I'm away. What Xuemei said is exactly what I'm thinking. A real man should make great achievements."

"You make sense." The old lady smiled and nodded as she said whatever her son said was good.

Qin Shi observed the exchange of glances between the couple and chuckled softly, "My sister-in-law is indeed a virtuous woman, and my brother knows how to love his wife. Look at the jade bracelet on her wrist. It's truly rare. I've been managing the household for so many years, and yet I've never seen a bracelet with such rich color and such fine texture. Oh my..." Qin Shi clapped her hands, "Even the old lady probably doesn't have one."

The old lady took a look at her daughter-in-law's bracelet and pointed at Qin, scolding her with a smile, "Stop humiliating us. We know you are thrifty and good at managing the household, and there is no need to brag. From what you said, it seems as if you have carefully looked at all my good things, otherwise how would you know that I don't have them." After that, she yelled at Dujuan to ask her for the key to the small warehouse. After a few words of laughter, Qin was rejected.

Today, Qin Shi was wearing a sable cloak, a waisted, double-breasted jacket embroidered with dark gold brocade, and a full set of emerald headpieces. The words "thrifty" and "diligence" were completely out of place. Qin Shi pulled the corner of her mouth and said nothing more.

After the second master paid homage to his ancestors, he announced to heaven and earth in front of the incense table and immediately set off.

Finally, after completing this important task, Zhang stayed indoors for three days to recover. The first thing she did was release Yao, who was still under house arrest. Yao had been confined for ten days, and upon her release, she had lost a lot of weight, but was in good spirits. She brought Wang'er to pay her respects to Zhang.

Yingchunyuan was isolated from the outside world, and she hadn't yet known she had a sister. So, upon seeing Yuan standing outside the door, she couldn't contain her surprise. Miss Yuan knew that there was a concubine named Yao in the courtyard, who had given birth to a son and a daughter. One day, when she came to pay her respects to the mistress, she saw a plump, round-faced woman in a bright red, stand-up-collared, double-breasted jacket staring at her. Behind her, a maid was holding a boy. Knowing this was the concubine Yao the mistress had mentioned, she knelt and saluted, "Your concubine, Yuan Caohua, greets the concubine." Her every move was a delight to the eye.

Aunt Yao felt a little uncomfortable, and she hummed in return. After the two stood for a while, they were invited into the main room by the maids.

Zhang briefly introduced Miss Yuan to Yao. Yao, feeling rather sad and downhearted, exchanged greetings with an almost stern expression. Zhang ignored her, asking Wang Ge a few questions as usual before sending her away.

Today was a beautiful day. Outside, the laughter of the Second Young Master and Third Young Miss reached Lu Yun. Lu Yun was playing snowballs with Brother Jindan. Master Lu had taken leave to visit a friend, so Brother Jindan had skipped school and practiced martial arts with her this morning. Afterward, he claimed to have mastered unparalleled martial arts skills and dragged her to a snowball fight. Seeing the "tangyuan" (sweet rice balls) he was rolling, Lu Yun forgot about making a basketball and began rolling longan (longan).

When Yao came out, snow was flying everywhere in front of the main courtyard. Suddenly, a snowball flew from the side and hit them. She hurriedly raised her hand to block it. With a "pop", the snowball hit Yao Yi Niang and broke into pieces, scattering all over the ground.

"Auntie, I'm sorry. It was Sister Yun who was careless," Lu Yun stepped forward to apologize. Yao's face turned grim as she reached out to brush off the snow and water on her body before saying, "Miss Third, be careful. It's okay if you hit me, but if you hit someone else, you might go hungry tonight to teach them a lesson." Not wanting that was enough, she added, "The most important thing for a girl is to be respectful and polite. Running around all day is not good for her."

For over three years, Lu Yun had been deliberately avoiding her biological mother, and for over three years, Yao had ignored her. Perhaps due to memories from her past life, Lu Yun didn't have deep feelings for Yao. To a three-year-old, Yao's words sounded a bit aggressive. Lu Yun's mental state was very stable. She looked at Yao and repeated, "Auntie, Yunjie was wrong. Please don't be angry."

Yao opened her mouth and looked a little dazed, and finally she led the group back to Yingchun Courtyard in silence.

"How long has it been?" Cailian asked Caiping, who came out of the room, in a low voice. "She has been sitting here like this for about an hour since she came back from the main courtyard." Caiping found it hard to understand. In recent years, her aunt had acted completely indifferent to the third young lady. She went to the main courtyard to pay her respects to the lady every day, and even when the third young lady was sitting next to her, her aunt never asked a single question. What was the point of her doing this now? Caiping shook her head and left.

Yao sat in her room, carefully recalling the Third Young Miss's childhood, but found she couldn't remember a thing. Caihe, who had served her in the past, had also gone with the Third Young Miss. She wanted to ask about the past, but found no one there. Recalling the scene that morning, Yao felt a surge of regret. The little girl was no taller than the table, with large, almond-shaped eyes. She looked so small, lowering her head as she apologized to her word by word, saying, "Auntie, I was wrong."

Yao covered her chest and cried helplessly. Sister Yun, her Sister Yun—

Hearing the sobbing sound coming from inside the house, Cai Lian sighed and walked towards the tea room at the back.