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

Xiao Cui lowered her head and said, "Miss, I know, I know. Xiao Cui has no other thoughts. Xiao Cui just wants to follow you. I've never had any other ideas."

Upon hearing this, Jian Yue laughed again and said, "What are you talking about? Does your young lady not trust you that much? Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Hurry up and get things sorted out. That young master is very difficult to serve. If you neglect him, you'll lose your head."

Xiao Cui pouted: "Isn't this saying that Xiao Tao went to show off to the young master? Miss, do you think the young master will take Xiao Tao in?"

Jian Yue shook her head and laughed, "How would I know? So what if I accepted it? What does it have to do with your young lady? It's a good thing that she accepted it. That way, the young master won't keep his eyes on your young lady anymore. Hurry up and find me a plain-colored dress. We don't need to wear those cumbersome things in our courtyard. They're too heavy and uncomfortable."

Actually, what she really wanted to say was that those delicate and exquisite ladies' outfits were mostly the kind with exposed collars. Such outfits were very eye-catching, but they also made Jian Yue not dare to wear them in front of Bai Jianan.

The last time she wore it, she was almost eaten alive, so she wouldn't dare do anything unnecessary.

Bai Jianan followed the people toward Jian Yue's courtyard. He wished he could fly to that courtyard in the next instant, but he had to hold back for now. After all, this was the young master's 'first time' visiting the inner quarters of the Qiu family mansion and he didn't know the way.

"Ouch, it hurts so much! Magpie, Magpie, come quick! My leg is injured! Magpie, where are you?"

As you walk along, just as you're about to reach your destination, unexpected complications arise.

Bai Jianan frowned as he looked straight ahead on the path he was walking on. A woman was sitting on the ground, her face covered in tears, anxiously looking around and calling for magpies.

When Bai Jianan and the servant who had led the way arrived, the woman looked at him with a wronged expression, and then became shy.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the inner quarters of the Qiu residence? Don't you know that men are not allowed to enter this inner quarters?"

Bai Jianan: ...

Which eye of yours saw me trespass?

Little S, who was leading the way: Am I just for show?

Qiu Lingxue sat on the ground, her tear-streaked eyes glaring angrily at Bai Jianan, her expression a mixture of shyness and sullenness. In reality, her heart was pounding wildly, and her face flushed red.

Although the man in front of me was wearing a mask, his figure was tall and handsome. So what if he had a crooked mouth and slanted eyes? He was definitely much more handsome than the rumors suggested.

How could the servant leading the way not recognize the second young lady of the manor? He was immediately startled and quickly stepped forward, asking, "Second young lady, what's wrong?"

Qiu Lingxue sobbed, "I fell down and the magpie disappeared. My foot hurts, I can't get up, boohoo~"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Si looked around but couldn't find the Second Miss's maid, Xi Que. The area was rather desolate, and no other maids or servants passed by. Xiao Si immediately felt a little anxious.

He looked left and right, and suddenly his head felt like it was about to explode.

He was a servant and could not touch the young lady's body, so he dared not go forward. But if he asked for another maid, he would have to leave the young master aside. Wouldn't that embarrass the young master?

Xiao Si was at a loss for what to do and was struggling with this when the young master stepped forward and said, "How dare the maids in the manor neglect their young mistress? The servants of the Qiu family are far too audacious. What are you standing there for? Quickly take me to see my future wife. If any of her maids neglect their mistress, I will kill them on the spot."

Without even glancing at Qiu Lingxue, he walked straight past her and headed forward. Xiao Si was stunned upon hearing this. He quickly followed, but fearing that he might offend the Second Miss and be harassed later, he could only tremble as he said to Bai Jianan, "Young Master, please calm down. The Second Miss's foot injury looks quite serious. This servant cannot approach her. Please bear with me, Young Master. Please wait a moment while I find someone to take the Second Miss to see a doctor, and then I will take you to see the Sixth Miss."

Bai Jianan raised an eyebrow and looked at Qiu Lingxue, who was gazing at him with a mournful expression. When she saw him looking over, she immediately lowered her eyes and said shyly, "So it's Young Master. I was impolite. Please, since I am your sister's older sister, would you condescend to help me up?"

As she spoke, she extended her soft, white hand, which immediately came into Bai Jianan's view, along with the view inside her sleeve.

Xiao Si was so frightened that she immediately lowered her head and dared not look. What was wrong with the Second Miss? She wasn't wearing an undergarment, and the cuffs were loose. Wasn't this something to be criticized for?

Unfortunately, he was a nobody and dared not say anything.

Bai Jianan stared at her coldly for a while. Just as she was getting a little anxious from his gaze, Bai Jianan smiled and said, "So you know that I, the young master, have condescended to do this? Why would I, the young master, help someone who has nothing to do with me?"

Qiu Lingxue was stunned, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at Bai Jianan with a wronged expression: "Young Master, why do you say that? Lingxue is just feeling unwell and wanted your help. Does the Young Master not even give Sixth Sister face?"

Bai Jianan, with his hands behind his back, didn't even glance at Qiu Lingxue, and sneered: "My princess consort isn't here, and she didn't beg me to help you, so how did she get involved with my princess consort?"

As he spoke, he looked at the servant and said, "Alright, this courtyard isn't too hard to find, it's just a straight line. Go and inform your master so that he can give me an explanation. I will go to the Crown Princess's courtyard myself."

With that, Bai Jianan turned and left, leaving Qiu Lingxue with a cold back view. Qiu Lingxue was a little dumbfounded. Wasn't this young master supposed to be a womanizer? How come she had seduced him so much, and he left without even a word? Did he expect an explanation?

She hurriedly called out, "Young Master, please wait!"

The loud voice startled Xiao Si. Bai Jianan turned around, his gaze deep, and saw Qiu Lingxue looking at him affectionately, saying, "Young Master, why are you like this? I am just injured and cannot walk. I only asked Young Master to help me. How is that asking too much?"

"The young master is of noble birth, but if he marries Sixth Sister, we'll all be family. Can't family members help each other?"

As she spoke, she deliberately looked at Bai Jianan with dissatisfaction, leaned forward as if to get up, but fell to the ground again due to the sharp pain in her ankle, and immediately began to sob.

If others saw her like that, it would look as if Bai Jianan had bullied her and didn't want to take responsibility.

Bai Jianan smiled coldly and said frankly, "You make it sound nice, but do you consider me family? How can you be so arrogant as to try to claim kinship with me?"

As a person of noble birth, I have already condescended to accompany your Qiu family, which is already a great honor for you. Now, do you expect me to sell myself to your Qiu family?

How dare a mere concubine's daughter presume to boss me around? What audacity! I have no idea where you learned your seductive ways from. You're not even a fraction as good as the girls in brothels. It's utterly foolish of you to flaunt your abilities.

"It's a pity, but I've always only been fond of beautiful women. Your looks are beneath my notice. You're just a concubine's daughter, yet you dare to try and claim kinship with me, to seduce me. You're simply too confident and utterly foolish."

Bai Jianan's words carried a cold, domineering tone that brooked no argument, and were even tinged with murderous intent. He would have already reduced an outsider to ashes if it weren't for the fact that this was not the right time to strike.

As Bai Jianan spoke, he flicked his sleeves, turned around, and glared coldly at the servant who was standing there dumbfounded. "What? Is it fun to stand here and watch the show? Why don't you go and call your master? I want to ask Qiu Zhenzhou how he raised his daughter."

Xiao Si was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He didn't dare to look at Bai Jianan and turned to run away. However, he didn't expect that he would be stopped by Bai Jianan after only two steps. He stopped immediately, but because he was too anxious, he almost tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground.

"Alright, you shouldn't go for now."

Seeing Bai Jianan retract his order, Qiu Lingxue's eyebrows immediately lit up with joy. She assumed that Bai Jianan had finally succumbed to her allure and said charmingly, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Highness. I have no way to repay you, I..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? Did I give you permission to speak? I was just thinking that since we're all alone now, and this guy is gone, if I'm standing here with you, a man and a woman, even if there's nothing wrong, people will still say something."

This young master isn't afraid of having a few extramarital affairs, but my dear wife hasn't been married yet, and I don't want any accidents to happen. I was originally thinking of giving you some face, but you yourselves don't want it, so why should I tolerate it any longer?

"Hey you, you stand here with me and wait for your master to arrive. Zang Feng, go and fetch Lord Qiu for me. Hurry up, I don't have that much time."

The suddenly appearing Cang Feng bowed to Bai Jianan and then disappeared in an instant. Xiao Si was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he stood there trembling, not daring to move. Qiu Lingxue was also stunned by Bai Jianan's words and sat on the ground in a daze. When she wanted to try again, she saw Bai Jianan staring at her with eyes that were so cold that they made her feel cold. There was an aura that she could not break through that suppressed the words she wanted to say, and she could not utter a single word.

Before long, Qiu Zhenzhou and Zang Feng appeared here. Qiu Zhenzhou didn't know what was going on at first. He was just discussing the matters after the betrothal gifts with Sun Shi when Zang Feng, who had suddenly appeared, grabbed him by the neck and came over.

Upon seeing Qiu Lingxue lying on the ground, he immediately understood everything and was furious. However, since the young master was still present, he could not express his anger. He could only smile apologetically at Bai Jianan and say, "Young master, weren't you going to Lingxiu's courtyard? Why did you summon me so urgently? What... what exactly happened?"