Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Mistress's Guide to Seduction - A Master's Handbook

Xie Qingyu deliberately chose this time not to avoid the people in the manor, but mainly because she was certain that Qin Shenzhi was in her courtyard at this time.

He also has to be on duty during the day.

The positions in the Imperial Guard were only available to those with certain status. It was not uncommon for someone to enter as a son of a concubine, but very few did.

Qin Shenzhi was able to get in mainly because Qin Lingrong was unwilling to go.

The Marquis would certainly not waste one of his family's spots.

The Imperial Guards are a great place to work; they can manage all sorts of things happening in the capital, and some can even become close advisors to the emperor. They are also well-informed.

When Xie Qingyu arrived, there was no one in Qin Shenzhi's courtyard.

There was only a lit candle in the main room and Qin Shenzhi sitting at the table.

As soon as Xie Qingyu entered, she saw the yam cake on the table.

Even upon closer inspection, one could faintly smell a fragrance in the air, very faint, not the one on Qin Shenzhi.

Xie Qingyu's gaze lingered on the plate of yam cakes for a moment before quickly shifting away.

"Sister-in-law is here," Qin Shenzhi said, but did not get up to greet her.

Xie Qingyu gestured for Hongdou to put the things on the table, "I've come to give you a thank-you gift."

Qin Shenzhi's gaze lingered for a moment on the gift Xie Qingyu mentioned. "Sister-in-law, you've put a lot of thought into this. It's been a long time since anyone has given me the Four Treasures of the Study (writing brush, ink stick, inkstone, and paper) after I stopped going to school."

"I don't have many things that would suit you, just these, thinking you might find them useful." Xie Qingyu's eyes seemed to be a little moist as she spoke.

Qin Shenzhi, who had been staring at her, seemed unable to look away after noticing the faint dampness.

I wonder if tears will well up in my eyes if I say a few more words.

Qin Shenzhi thought this to himself, but did not speak again.

"Thank you for saving me yesterday. Please accept the gift. I'll head back now."

"Why are you in such a hurry, sister-in-law? Since the gift you sent is very much to my liking, I'll take pity on you and tell you something." As Qin Shenzhi spoke, he had already walked to Xie Qingyu's side, and the last few words seemed to be whispered in Xie Qingyu's ear.

Xie Qingyu instinctively wanted to dodge, but then she heard him continue, "It's about my older brother."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingyu's body indeed stiffened.

Qin Shenzhi smiled as he watched her reaction.

"What's wrong with my husband?" Xie Qingyu asked hesitantly.

The smile on Qin Shenzhi's lips vanished after hearing Xie Qingyu's question, and he subconsciously retorted sarcastically, "It sounds nice to call him 'husband,' but unfortunately, he doesn't want to hear it."

After Qin Shenzhi finished speaking, Xie Qingyu didn't say anything and turned to walk out.

Qin Shen instinctively grabbed her arm. "Do you still want to hear it?"

Xie Qingyu glanced down at his hand, pulled her arm away, and looked at him with displeasure, as if to say, "If you have to say something, hurry up and say it, or I'm leaving."

"You know that your older brother keeps a woman in the outer courtyard, right?" Qin Shenzhi said coolly, his arms crossed.

Xie Qingyu hesitated for a moment before remaining silent.

Qin Shenzhi knew from her reaction that she knew about this.

Just as he expected, she has some cleverness, but she is submissive and accepts whatever comes her way.

"Then do you know that this woman isn't just someone my brother keeps?" Qin Shenzhi said slowly.

Xie Qingyu suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with confusion as she looked at Qin Shenzhi, as if waiting for him to explain.

No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand the meaning of Qin Shenzhi's words.

Her reaction only fueled Qin Shenzhi's anticipation for her reaction when she learned the whole story.

"It means exactly what it says. This woman is being kept by my eldest brother and several other young masters. It's like several men sharing one woman..." Qin Shenzhi paused after he finished speaking, giving Xie Qingyu some time to process what he was saying.

Then he continued, "Of course, it's also possible that when things get heated, the men might relieve each other's tension."

Qin Shenzhi didn't quite understand when he said it, but that didn't stop him from knowing about it.

He even witnessed it with his own eyes.

His older brother had no interest in dignified young ladies from prestigious families.

What they liked most was abducting women and then training them into their own pets. They would even put the trained women into brothels to entertain customers, just to show off their skill in training women.

Once they get tired of one woman, they'll find a new, clean one and repeat the same routine.

However, Qin Shenzhi did not intend to tell Xie Qingyu these things now.

"So that's why he doesn't want to come back? Because there are many people outside who are more fun and give him more enjoyment?" Xie Qingyu's voice was a little choked up, whether she was shocked by this or realized the real reason why Qin Lingrong didn't come back.

"You knew about his plan to elope with a courtesan before you married into the family, didn't you?" Qin Shenzhi asked.

Xie Qingyu nodded.

"The courtesan he eloped with was one of the women they kept at the time. However, she caught the eye of the eldest brother, so he wanted to have her all to himself and took her away. But the elopement only lasted a few days, and he came back on his own. Can you guess what happened?"

Qin Shenzhi's tone was somewhat sarcastic as he finally asked Xie Qingyu.

Xie Qingyu shook her head, seemingly unable to think clearly due to the shock of the news.

"Because in the past few days, he felt that being with this woman alone was meaningless, and he still preferred the feeling of being with a lot of people." Qin Shenzhi's words at the end were full of sarcasm.

He watched Xie Qingyu's face turn pale before slowly saying, "I'm only letting my sister-in-law know about this because of the thank-you gift she brought."

"My husband... he wouldn't be so outrageous... and the Marquis is in charge..." Xie Qingyu couldn't finish her sentence.

"Of course, Father doesn't know about this. Even if he did, he would just think it's his own pleasure-seeking outside. As for Mother, she naturally doesn't know either, but even if she did, she wouldn't be able to control her."

Xie Qingyu knew that what Qin Shenzhi said was true.

"So you should be glad he didn't come back. Otherwise, you would definitely not be able to accept it if you saw how dirty he was playing outside." Qin Shenzhi's words were indeed true.

No young lady in her boudoir could accept such a scene.

"And you should be glad he's not interested in you, otherwise you would be in danger if he got interested in you~" Qin Shenzhi said this almost right next to Xie Qingyu's ear.

These words sounded like genuine concern for Xie Qingyu.