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

Tonghua shuffled into the room, and when she saw the princess's expression, she knelt down with tears streaming down her face. "I know I'm wrong, please don't kick me out, princess."

The movement in the house attracted people outside, and several footsteps slowly approached the door.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Lu Yun's eyes, and she winked at Caihe.

Caihe didn't expect Tonghua to be so timid, so she stepped forward and pulled her up from the ground and made her stand up.

At this time, Tonghua was crying loudly. Caihe couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she quickly closed the door to block out the prying eyes from outside.

Lu Yun coughed lightly and said, "Tonghua."

Tonghua shook her body, and this time there was no sound of crying.

After she calmed down, Lu Yun continued, "If you encounter the same thing as today again, you can tell me in private. Don't give my food away without permission. Understand?"

Tonghua gasped and nodded, "Slave girl, slave girl understands."

"Also." Lu Yun softened her tone, "You are kind-hearted, which is good."

Tonghua was stunned. When she looked up, she saw the princess looking at her tenderly. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and tears fell uncontrollably.

Look, this is our little rabbit from Anlanyuan. Lu Yun paused and continued, "But, if you make a mistake, you should be punished. I'll fine you half a month's salary, and you must not make the same mistake again."

Tonghua nodded repeatedly and knelt down again to kowtow to Lu Yun.

Back in the back room, Cai He stretched out her finger and tapped Tong Hua's forehead. "You are a second-class maid in Anlan Courtyard, but you are so timid. Where did you have the courage to give away our master's food before?"

Tonghua covered her face and said nothing.

Cai He fetched some hot water herself and said, "Today's incident is over. Wash your face quickly. The kids outside are watching you."

After finishing all these, he returned to the main room.

Lu Yun supported Cai He's hand and stood up with difficulty. "The weather is nice today. I want to go out for a walk."

Lu Yun lowered her eyes and responded, holding the qin to fill Tonghua's place and following consciously. She thought she was going to the garden, but she turned at the last fork in the road.

Listening to the string music that was sometimes hoarse and low, sometimes sharp and high-pitched, Lu Yun had a hard time holding back her laughter. "Caihe, I'm a little thirsty after walking halfway. Why don't we go to Qiufeng Courtyard and sit down?"

Baoqin blinked, hesitated for a moment, and followed.

Seeing the two maids sitting at the door from afar, Lu Yun raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who sent you?" The maid bent her waist and glanced at Baoqin behind her, and everything was said without words.

Qiman, who was sitting in the corridor practicing her craft, suddenly stood up and walked quickly to the front to salute, "Qiman greets the princess."

Lu Yun passed by Satar who was leaning against the wall and praised, "Miss Qiman, you play the piano very well." Qiman blushed slightly, but fortunately her skin was dark so it was not noticeable.

This was Lu Yun's first time visiting Qiufeng Courtyard. Although the furnishings were luxurious, there was nothing to cool off in the summer. Even the fruit plate was empty.

On the couch in the west room were some sewing tools piled haphazardly, and the book on the low table was opened to two-thirds, with an empty teacup pressed on the book as a bookmark.

Qiman and Jinna were busy packing up. Lu Yun shook her head and said, "Don't bother. The room is a bit stuffy. It's cooler in the corridor."

Caihe and Baoqin worked together to bring a chair and helped Lu Yun sit down carefully. Baoqin took the tea bowl from Yinhua and put it aside.

"How much of the booklet I gave you earlier have you read? Is there anything you don't understand?"

Qiman stood aside and said, "I have read most of it and can understand it. Now I am learning how to sew clothes."

Lu Yun asked her to sit down and talk. "Do you feel bored or weird?"

Qiman cautiously glanced at the noble's face and said, "I think both tailoring clothes and learning to read are very interesting, more interesting than other things. Princess, can I have some pens, ink, paper and inkstone?"

Lu Yun's mood inexplicably improved. "Of course, I'll have the things delivered to you later. In addition, according to the rules of the mansion, your monthly allowance of five taels of silver will also be given to you, but in the future you'd better send someone to pick it up yourself."

Qiman was overjoyed and thanked him quickly.

In the evening, Qiman ate a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry, then took a pen and paper and began to copy the pages of the booklet one by one.

Yinhua came in hurriedly and said, "Miss, I heard that the prince is going to visit the princess tonight."

Qiman didn't even raise her head and said, "Oh."

Yinhua stamped her feet and said, "Miss, please come out quickly."

Jinna came in holding Satar and said, "I accidentally dropped something and broke a string."

Yinhua was furious. "Jinna, last time you made a mistake and almost left the young lady with nothing to wear. Now you broke the zither again. Are you deliberately trying to keep our master from getting along? I'm going to write a letter and complain to the lady about you."

Jinna glanced at her and said, "Madam may not blame me."

Yinhua had no way to refute, and angrily threw her hands and went back to her room.

Qiman glanced out the window and curled her lips. "How stupid! You can't even tell if the string is loose or broken."

Putting the satar away, Jinna sighed, "Miss, you'd better not play this piano anymore. I've been dreaming about your piano these past few days."

Qiman chuckled when she heard this, "Do you think I want to? The satar is big and heavy. If Madam hadn't forced it in my hand and Yinhua hadn't been watching, I would have thrown it away halfway."

It's not that the satar is bad, but Qiman can't play it. When she's at home, she's all about needlework, but when she goes out, she has to pretend to be a talented woman. That's boring.

At Anlanyuan, Caihe had been ignoring Liuzi since their last argument, and tonight was no exception.

Liuzi went in and out, and when he came back, he had a very strange expression on his face. He took the initiative to talk to Caihe, "Did the princess go to Qiufengyuan this afternoon?"

Cai He sneered, "Why, does the master have to report to you where he's going?"

Liuzi scratched his head. "Sometimes I really don't understand what the master is thinking. Just now, the prince asked me to remove the two maids guarding the gate of Qiufeng Courtyard."

Cai He was surprised. "Where did the prince order those two people to be placed?"

Liuzi sighed, "Every time someone from Qiufeng Court comes out, my master gets ignored. I just assigned two maids to look after them. Who knew they'd send them away again? I really don't understand."

Cai He was so happy that she rolled her eyes at Liu Zi. "Besides knowing that roast chicken is delicious and plain rice is unpalatable, what else do you know?"

"I--" Liuzi stared and stammered for a long time, and finally shrank half a meter dejectedly. "I won't bother with you." Because of the last quarrel between them, the master fined him a month's salary.

Lu Yun was in a good mood and continued to work on her literacy booklet.

Zhou Boli calmly closed the distance between the two and said, "Ayun, Liuzi saw Zhou Zhongyi today."

Lu Yun turned around and saw a magnified handsome face. She stretched out a finger and pushed the person away. "Where did you see it?"

Zhou Boli didn't care at all, and took the opportunity to hold the fingers in his hand. "Changfuji."

Lu Yun naturally thought of Dashou. "What is he going to do?"

Zhou Boli's lips curled slightly. "Well, it's what you think."

Lu Yun was excited for a long time. She glanced at the man beside her and said, "Rou Jia has already divorced me. Da Shou can do whatever he wants. Even if the sky falls, I will hold it up for her!"

Lu Yun pinched her fingers until they crackled. What concubine, what concubine? If Zhou Zhongyi dared to raise a finger, humph.