The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

"Sister, what is the reason for this? If I have made a mistake, please teach me. Why did you hit me for no reason? I am weak. If you had hit me just now, I would have lost half my life. How could I face the father and mother who brought me back?"

Qiu Lingrong sneered upon hearing this: "Do you think you're so precious? If not..."

"Lingrong, how dare you!" Qiu Lingfeng interrupted her in time, frowning as she looked at Qiu Lingrong with reproach in her eyes.

Everyone in the manor knew the purpose of bringing Jian Yue back, but it was not something that could be told to her personally. If it affected the subsequent events, she would be in trouble.

Qiu Lingrong was scolded and was full of dissatisfaction, but she had always been afraid of her elder sister, so she dared not refuse and shut her mouth again, standing behind Qiu Lingfeng.

Qiu Lingfeng stepped forward, reached out her delicate white hand, and said, "Sixth Sister, get up quickly. The ground is cold; it's not good for your health."

Jian Yue did not take Qiu Lingfeng's hand, but only glanced at her timidly before calling out to Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui stepped forward and helped Jian Yue up. Jian Yue then said to the disgruntled Qiu Lingfeng, "Thank you, elder sister. However, I am still feeling weak from the shock. Please forgive me."

Upon hearing the order to leave, Qiu Lingfeng felt as if she couldn't catch her breath, as if the air was stuck in her throat. She never expected that this lowly person who lived under someone else's roof would be so arrogant.

Thus, Qiu Lingrong rushed out again, and she did not stop her, letting Qiu Lingrong shout and yell as she went, and slapped her again.

This time, Jian Yue didn't dodge, but she wasn't hit either. Xiao Cui blocked Qiu Lingrong's slap with one hand. Qiu Lingrong missed and tripped over herself, falling flat on her face.

Jian Yue opened her eyes wide in alarm: "Third sister, what happened? How did you fall so carelessly? Get up quickly, the ground is cold, don't catch a cold. Father will be angry if you do this to your sister."

Qiu Lingrong was helped up by her maid, her face flushed with anger. She slapped the maid beside her and yelled, "Didn't you see someone disrespecting your young lady? Go and teach them a lesson!"

Jian Yue was surprised again. Before the two maids could step forward, she said directly, "Why is Third Sister punishing me? I haven't done anything to harm you!"

"You wretched hussy, if it weren't for your maid attacking me, why would I have fallen to the ground? A mere maid dares to be so insolent towards me. You're just like your mistress, a lowly person who deserves to be beaten."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Sister, what you said is not right. Just now, for some reason, Third Sister's hand came towards me. My maid only stepped forward to block it to protect me. How could that be considered an attack on Third Sister?"

Could it be that Third Sister didn't just accidentally reach out, but actually intended to hit me? I'm terrified and don't know what to do. Xiao Cui, quickly pack our things, let's leave this place, lest we be beaten to death before we even see Father.

As she spoke, Jian Yue walked to the bedside to pack her things. Qiu Lingrong was about to say something more in anger when Qiu Lingfeng stepped forward and said at the right moment, "Alright, Third Sister, you were wrong. Are you still going to be unreasonable?"

"It's obviously..."

Before Qiu Lingrong could finish speaking, Qiu Lingfeng looked at her coldly and said, "Third sister, you just accidentally bumped into sixth sister because you were about to fall. Falling is natural and has nothing to do with sixth sister. I saw it clearly here. Do you not believe me?"