Heartstrings Resonance: The Beloved Princess of the Female Power

"Remember to remind Xiaoshan and the others that they are now staying in the Qin family and ask them to abide by the rules and not overstep the line. But if there are any ignorant people, there is no need to restrain them." Thinking of what Qin Wang said, Xiao Yao added.

"Yes! There's one more thing. Just now, Young Master Qin Er sent someone to say that many unfamiliar faces have appeared around the Qin residence. If Madam or Young Mistress wants to go out, we should ask Qin Er Er to bring more people." Steward Sun said with some concern, "Madam, these people are planning to keep biting us!"

Xiao Yao snorted coldly, "They don't dare to make any big moves in Shuanglin Prefecture. As long as we stay in the Qin family, they won't be able to do anything to us for a while. The Qin family's servants and thugs in secret are not vegetarians."

"But will the Qin family really help us?" Mother Wu looked a little worried.

Xiao Yao and Manager Sun both agreed. After all, the favors of a fifth-rank prefectural governor often brought more benefits than disadvantages to a merchant. The Mu family's favors were far more valuable than those of his in-laws, the Liu family. Liu's brother had been in office for over a decade and was still only a sixth-rank county magistrate. If Mu Cheng hadn't resorted to manipulation, he would have been a fourth-rank prefectural governor.

In the side courtyard of the Qin family's old master, everyone looked at the unfolded scroll. The paper was a little old, but the facial features of the people painted on it could still be clearly seen. Master Qin closed his eyes, then opened them again, looked at his two sons, thought about his grandchildren, coughed a few times, and sighed, "Forget it, I'll be the bad guy."

Little Wang was still confused and wanted to ask something.

Then Master Qin ordered, "Second Brother, call Qin Da over."

Wang had a bad feeling and said in fear, "Master, what are you doing?" Pointing at the painting, "Who...who...is this?"

Xiao Wang, who was standing by, suddenly interrupted her and said with some disdain, "Is this that noble lady? Her eyebrows and eyes are quite similar to Luo Ran's." Then she felt something was wrong, "That's not right, sister-in-law, how many years have you been painting? And, sister-in-law, your painting skills are not good enough!"

Liu didn't even want to give it to her, as she was only a young girl at the time. She couldn't bear to use the best paper, as it was too expensive, and she was afraid of ruining her painting. So she chose this medium-to-high-quality paper to paint on. She didn't care how old it was; even if she took good care of it, it would have faded a bit. She didn't care when she would review it.

Wang, standing by, was startled awake by these words. It was as if she had been struck by lightning. She trembled and said, "Is Luo Ran the daughter of this noble lady? And this noble lady is the granddaughter of Prime Minister Lin." Then she said in horror, "And isn't the current Empress the granddaughter of Prime Minister Lin?" Thinking of this, Wang's legs suddenly weakened and she collapsed to the ground. Thinking of what she had just said in the dining hall, she slapped herself hard several times.

Little Wang asked, puzzled, "Doesn't she resemble that noble lady? There are so many people who look alike. Are you sure?" She didn't know that Prime Minister Lin's granddaughter was the empress, so it was normal. Little Wang was the kind of person who kept to herself. Common people were in awe of the royal family and didn't dare to discuss it too much. The older generation would avoid discussing such matters with children, fearing that their talk would cause trouble. But no one wanted to explain to her at this moment.

"Mr. Qin is here," Qin Donghai said.

Let him wait, Master Qin said tiredly. After thinking for a while, he said to Wang's aunt and niece: "No matter whether this is true or not, you can't stay at the bottom of the house anymore. I think you two haven't been back to your mother's house for a long time. Go back and stay for a while. Now go pack up and let Qin Da take you there."

"But father-in-law, my daughter-in-law just came back a few days ago." Little Wang complained. No one paid any attention to her.

He was a little tired after talking so much today. Brother Qin Donglai looked at his father, who had recovered a lot and looked tired, and felt guilty, "It's my son who is useless and makes my father work so hard."

Master Qin waved his hand and said, "You all go ahead and call Qin Da in."

Several people left in a bad mood, but Xiao Wang still had a puzzled look on her face.

"Greetings, sir," Qin Da greeted.

"Well, I'm asking you to do something. Don't tell anyone, including the eldest and second young masters." Master Qin asked him to come closer.

Qin Da's eyes were filled with shock, but he still asked, "What if the old lady starts making a fuss?"

"She wouldn't dare, she would stay there quietly. As for the second son's wife, she wouldn't let her make a fuss." Master Qin said affirmatively. As for who Master Qin was referring to and who she was, he naturally knew who it was.

"When will you be back?" Qin Da asked again.

"I'll let you know when the time comes," he said, closing his eyes and then opening them again, as if making some kind of resolution. "If necessary, let's all... die in an accident. Go ahead."

"Yes," Qin Da didn't know what happened, but he knew what kind of person Master Qin was. If he could make such a decision, then this matter must involve the major affairs of the entire Qin family.

After Qin Da left, Master Qin sat still for a long time until Rob came over and said, "Master, the old man has woken up and wants to see you."

"Okay, I'll go right away." The two came to Qin Fusheng's bed.

Master Qin said, "Don't worry, father. I won't let that foolish woman ruin the relationship with the Xiao family."

"Well, you know everything." Qin Fusheng's old voice came.

"Yes, father asked me to come here for something else?" Master Qin asked.

"I just wanted to tell you this and ask you to control her. Since you already know it, I won't say much. Now that your health has improved a lot, you don't have to stay in the mansion all the time. You can go out for a walk more often." Qin Fusheng said.

"Yes, I know." Master Qin nodded.

"Go ahead. It's noon now and time to take your medicine." After saying that, he raised his hand to signal Master Qin to go out.

Ten years ago, his son had gone to the Wang family for New Year's greetings and had fallen into the water, which had caused him to develop a serious illness. The Wang family hadn't given an explanation to this day. They had let it go for the sake of their grandson and great-grandson. But since then, with the exception of Mrs. Wang and Little Mrs. Wang, no one else in the Qin family, including their descendants, had ever visited. They didn't turn away visitors, but simply let Mrs. Wang and Little Mrs. Wang entertain them themselves, with no one from the Qin family making a visit.

Lunch had already been served at Qingzhu Courtyard. The three of them were having a great time, completely unaware of the lawsuit going on in Qin Fusheng's courtyard.

Xiao Yao and Mu Yunxi were supposed to eat together, but Luo Ran sent a maid to complain that the mother and daughter were isolating her and wouldn't eat with her. Xiao Yao had no choice but to obey. This led to this scene: Xiao Yao was a little reserved, while Mu Yunxi was as calm as a rock. She didn't care about Luo Ran's status; she just wanted to eat well and get better quickly. Perhaps because she and Luo Ran were both injured, the meal prepared by the Qin family was a bit bland, but this didn't affect her appetite.

Luo Ran looked at the light meal and saw that Mu Yunxi was eating with relish. She asked the maid Bi'er to pick up all the dishes Mu Yunxi had eaten. After trying them all, she looked at Mu Yunxi's eating speed and asked in confusion, "Is it delicious?"

Seeing that she was asking about herself, Mu Yunxi swallowed the food in her mouth and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. I'm not picky."

Xiao Yao thought she hadn't had a proper meal in a while, and was surprised by the speed at which she ate. However, seeing how relished she was, she didn't interrupt. Even though there were strangers around, she was being rude. What Xiao Yao didn't know was that this was exactly how fast Mu Yunxi ate in her previous life.

Mu Yunxi's words made Luo Ran wonder if he was being pretentious. He glanced at his hands. "It's already like this, what's there to be picky about?" Thinking about it, he also imitated Mu Yunxi and started eating.

Xiao Yao was also stunned by what she saw, and couldn't help wondering, is it really more delicious to eat this way?

Mu Yunxi felt a little amused in her heart. Luo Ran was quite interesting and his personality was just to her liking.

Noticing that Mu Yunxi was looking at her with a half-smile, she raised her eyebrows at Mu Yunxi and asked, "Have you never seen a beautiful woman eating?"

Now it was Mu Yunxi's turn to raise an eyebrow, "I've never seen anyone so beautiful."

Luo Ran was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "Well, you have good taste, girl."

Xiao Yao, standing by, thought to herself, "Did I miss something? Are all the girls these days so unrestrained? Xi'er wasn't like this before, was she? Now she doesn't even blush when she says this."

The maids and servants beside her were thinking, "As expected of a young lady from an official family, even her compliments are so...direct."

Regardless of these people's expressions, the two continued to eat quickly, making Xiao Yao beside them look even more dignified and elegant.

Mu Yunxi finished eating first. Seeing that she had finished, Luo Ran invited her, "Come sit in my room?"

Mu Yunxi refused directly and simply: "No, I'm injured."

Xiao Yao's heart trembled, and she thought, "My dear, I never realized you were so direct in your words before!"

Then he heard Luo Ran say nonchalantly: "It's okay, I'll just sit in your room."

Afraid that Mu Yunxi would refuse, Xiao Yao quickly said, "Okay, you two go to Xi'er's room first!"

Afraid that Mu Yunxi would say something unpleasant again, Xiao Yao said again: "Talk to Miss Luo Ran nicely." As she spoke, she winked at Mu Yunxi.

Mu Yunxi understood what her mother meant and said, "Okay, I understand."

The two were helped to Mu Yunxi's room. Mu Yunxi said unceremoniously, "Sit down wherever you want. I'll go lie down for a while."

Xiao Yao was worried that Mu Yunxi might say something wrong and offend Luo Ran, so she asked Mother Wu to come over.

When Wu Mama, who had come with her, heard her young lady's words, she was so startled that she almost tripped over the threshold. She thought to herself, "Madam was right to ask her to come and watch."

Before she could say anything, Luo Ran said, "Then let's go together."

Mother Wu almost tripped over her left foot.

Damn it, I heard Mu Yunxi say seriously, "I'm not used to sleeping with others."

Mother Wu wanted to cover her face.

She was about to explain for Mu Yunxi when Luo Ran said, "Oh, I don't care!"

Seeing that Mu Yunxi was still trying to refuse, she pushed away the maid who was supporting her, and hopped to the bed step by step with her good foot. She took off her shoes and got on the bed directly, reaching out to pull Mu Yunxi, "Don't you want to lie down? Hurry up."

At this moment, a row of crows flew over the heads of the maids and Mother Wu.

Then Luo Ran said, "Didn't you tell me to sit anywhere? I'll sit here."

Mu Yunxi...

Maids...

Mother Wu...

Everyone was speechless.

Luo Ran just thought that Mu Yunxi was very interesting and wanted to talk to her to relieve her boredom. She was thinking about what happened to the Mu family in her previous life.