My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

She said: "No one can predict what will happen in the future, but I promised you that as long as I can still support myself, I will definitely come."

This answer was both unexpected and reasonable to Qiu Ning.

This is equivalent to telling Qiu Ning that if nothing unexpected happens, he will come again in the future.

But Qiu Ning knew that given his elder brother's personality, he would never allow his wife to sell things on the street.

Qiu Ning lost interest after not getting the answer he wanted. After thinking for a moment, he casually asked:

"I see that the girl is still unmarried, yet she has decided to start a business without hesitation. Her courage is truly admirable."

"I just don't know if your parents have any objections to you starting a business?"

As soon as the words fell, Ji Ruyun's hand holding the sachet paused, and she looked at Qiu Ning with a defensive look.

"I am being presumptuous. If the young lady feels it is inconvenient to tell you, that's fine."

Qiu Ning then changed his tone to an apologetic one, pointed at the items on her body, and said, "Give me all of these. After you sell these, can you go home earlier?"

Ji Ruyun was stunned, a look of embarrassment on her face.

She felt that she was too petty. The girl in front of her was well-spoken and well-dressed, and she must be just curious about her.

"It's okay to tell you, girl. To be honest, my mother has passed away and my father has remarried, so I have to rely on my own hands to support myself."

In a few words, he explained his situation and the reason why he was selling items here.

Qiu Ning nodded as if she agreed, "I never thought that the girl would be in such a situation."

Then, she took out a silver ingot from her purse, handed it to Ji Ruyun, and said, "I think the things you embroidered are very exquisite. Can I order some more from you? Probably..."

Qiu Ning thought for a moment, then said, "It'll probably take about a thousand sachets and five hundred round fans. It'll take about two months. Is that feasible, young lady?"

When Ji Ruyun heard this, she suddenly lit up with joy, but then became a little nervous and at a loss. It seemed she hadn't expected such a good thing to happen to her.

"I don't know how to thank you for your kindness, young lady."

After that, Qiu Ning exchanged a few polite words and told Yueya to take the things she bought from Ji Ruyun back home.

On the way, Yueya couldn't help but ask:

"Miss, don't you suspect that this young lady from the Ji family has ulterior motives? Why did we help her buy so many sachets and fans? What do you plan to do with them?"

"Could it be that Miss is planning to use these as return gifts for the guests at the eldest master's wedding in two months?"

Yueya walked and muttered to herself, guessing.

Arriving in front of a stone bridge, Qiu Ning stopped, looked at the lights of thousands of houses in the distance, and sighed:

"The Prime Minister's Mansion is, after all, a noble family in the capital. How could they use something like this as a return gift?"

"I did this simply because I genuinely wanted to help her. There's no need for so many twists and turns."

At that moment, Qiu Ning suddenly felt that, regardless of Ji Ruyun's intentions, she was actually a pitiful woman. Her biological mother died young, and her father remarried and had two more sons and two daughters. It was almost obvious that Ji Ruyun's life in the mansion was not easy.

Otherwise, they would not choose to show up in public to sell goods.

Another point is that the reason she placed an order with Ji Ruyun was actually because she hoped that she would not appear on the streets to sell goods in the next two months, and she also did not want to see the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion being damaged.

So, rather than saying that he was helping Ji Ruyun, it would be more accurate to say that he was helping the Prime Minister's Mansion and himself.

But the kind-hearted Qiu Ning didn't know that this matter would soon be misunderstood and distorted by someone with ulterior motives, and would soon reach Ji Ruyun's ears.

When she returned to the mansion, Yueya took off the sachets, fans and other things hanging on her body, and felt lighter all over.

"Miss, what should we do with all these things now? There are still more than ten sachets left, several fans, and a few embroidered handkerchiefs, sweat towels and so on."

Qiu Ning looked at these things. He had bought them just now in order to let Ji Ruyun go home early, without even considering how to deal with them.

Qiu Ning picked out a few mugwort sachets and said, "There are many mosquitoes in the summer. These mugwort sachets can repel mosquitoes. Let's send them to mother's room."

"Also, these brightly colored ones can be given to my third and fourth sisters, and the two aunts can also give some to each of them."

Yueya nodded and put everything in order according to Qiu Ning's instructions. In the end, there were still two sky-blue sachets left, which were not suitable for women to use.

"Miss, what should we do with the remaining two?"

Qiu Ning looked at the last two sky-blue sachets. They were both made of fine materials. When she got close, she could smell a faint scent of mugwort.

She remembered that Qiu Shaoheng had planted many bamboos in his yard, and that a few days ago the servant had asked the storeroom for mosquito repellent incense, so she instructed Yueya:

"Give one to father and send the other to eldest brother's yard."

"Yes, ma'am."

……

Qiu Ning had good intentions and wanted to give two sachets to Qiu Shaoheng to repel mosquitoes, but this ended up causing a big misunderstanding.

In the evening, Qiu Shaoheng came back and seemed to be in a good mood.

The servant Alai greeted him attentively and asked, "Master, you are back? Have you seen Miss Ruyun?"

Qiu Shaoheng raised the corner of his mouth, nodded with a smile, reached out from his waist and took out a sky-blue sachet, held it in front of his nose and sniffed it, there was a pleasant smell of mugwort inside.

As he walked towards the house, he asked, "Has anyone come here since I left?"

Qiu Shaoheng had made an appointment with Ji Ruyun to watch the lanterns and admire the moon tonight. Due to custom, it was not appropriate for men and women to meet before the wedding, so this date was conducted in secret.

In order to prevent his father or mother from suddenly sending someone to call him, Qiu Shaoheng instructed when he left that anyone who came should say that he was reviewing his lessons and was unavailable.

Therefore, he rushed back immediately after sending Ji Ruyun back to Ji Bohou's mansion.

Behind him, A Lai looked at the sachet in Qiu Shaoheng's hand, scratched the back of his head, and fell into deep thought.

"Sir, didn't the Second Miss send someone to deliver the sachet just now? How come you met her on the road and took another one?"

Qiu Shaoheng glanced at the sachet in his hand again, a warm smile on his face: "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. This sachet was given by Miss Ji. It represents her heart. What does it have to do with my second sister?"

After hearing this, Alai felt that he was completely confused.

"But……"

Alai wanted to say something but was interrupted by Qiu Shaoheng again.

"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here, go down first."

Alai received the order and quickly retreated.

However, when Qiu Shaoheng went to bed at night, he suddenly felt something poking under his pillow.

He took the candle and walked closer to take a closer look. It was a sky-blue sachet, lying quietly under the pillow, emitting a faint aroma of mugwort.

Qiu Shaoheng paused!