After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

The concubine turned her head away, clearly disliking those words.

But the phrase "youth fades with age" still dealt the concubine a heavy blow.

She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and the face in it was gradually changing. She looked at the old woman's face and thought about how she had become like this.

She covered her face, unable to think about it anymore.

Seeing that the concubine understood her meaning, the nanny said no more.

Unfortunately, he couldn't cause any more trouble. He could only try his best to plan for his relatives. After all, his younger brother's child was a member of the Zhu family, and he couldn't ignore him.

Now that her daughter was simply stupid, the nanny thought for a moment and decided to send her younger brother's youngest daughter to the mansion as well.

As she pondered this, she looked down and saw her concubine scrutinizing her, and she was immediately startled.

"lady……"

The concubine questioned her, "What are you thinking?"

The old woman immediately said she hadn't thought of anything, naturally not daring to reveal her true feelings.

The concubine stared at her: "Granny, I only trust you."

"Yes."

Yan Yun got up very early the next day because the book said that practicing early in the morning would lead to better progress than practicing at night.

She chiseled a small hole in the door and saw that the maid hadn't come over yet, the fog hadn't dissipated, and the sky was still gray.

She opened the book, followed the posture in the book, held her breath and concentrated, as if her body was merging with heaven and earth. When she stopped breathing and closed her eyes, she could clearly hear the rustling of leaves in the wind outside the window, the distant chirping of birds, and the dampness in the air, as if it was about to rain.

When the eyes cannot see, the ears can detect more.

Outside the courtyard, the maids had already gotten up early because they heard the roosters crowing, and there were footsteps rushing over.

Yan Yun opened his eyes.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Miss, it's time to get up. We've come to serve you."

Yan Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead and waited for the heat on his face to dissipate before opening the door.

As the maids came in to help her change her clothes, Yan Yun let them do as they pleased. Once she was all dressed and ready for breakfast,

The maids specifically reminded Yan Yun that what was placed in front of him was prepared by the madam that morning.

The concubine obediently made breakfast for Yan Yun because of Zheng Jihua.

I've kept it up for a few days now.

Yan Yun still wanted to try a bite, but after just one bite, she wouldn't eat anymore. It was like torture for her; she would only touch the food a little before pushing it aside.

Zheng Jihua arrived early.

"Ning'er, Ning'er."

He seemed tireless, calling out several times in succession.

Once inside the house...

The maidservant beside him quickly prepared a bowl and chopsticks for him.

"grown ups."

Zheng Jihua looked at the cake placed in front of Yan Yun, took it and tasted it. It was obviously not very good.

"Who did this?"

The maids answered tremblingly, "It was made by the madam herself."

Zheng Jihua swallowed, thinking that the cook must not have helped with the cooking, otherwise Yan Yun wouldn't have taken a bite and put it aside.

Zheng Jihua was initially happy because of Yan Yun, but the breakfast made by the concubine affected her appetite.

He looked at the maid and asked, "Has Madam been sending breakfast over these past few days?"

The maids answered truthfully, "Yes, Madam got up early and was in the kitchen preparing for Miss."

Zheng Jihua hadn't been to her courtyard, so naturally she didn't know. However, she didn't hold back in criticizing what she had made, saying, "It's simply a waste of food. Making something like this, she should go and learn from her master. How can you feed your daughter such a dish? Hasn't she ever tasted anything like it?"

The maids naturally dared not ask such a question, since they wouldn't dare to steal food that the mistress had prepared for the young lady. But now that they had heard what the master said, they knew that this food must not taste good.

The maid lowered her head. "I will inform the cook."

Zheng Jihua asked, "Is there anything else prepared for Miss?"

The maids immediately nodded, "Miss always prepares two breakfasts, just in case she doesn't eat well, so we prepared an extra one."

Zheng Jihua glanced at the maidservant again, and that glance was full of approval.

Seeing that the maid was also quite pretty, she said, "I'll have the steward give you some things as a reward. You're quite clever."

The maid was even happier after receiving Zheng Jihua's praise, and her smiling face became shy when she looked at Zheng Jihua.

"Thank you, sir."

Yan Yun avoided their conversation and instead looked at the old woman who had been watching them from a distance.

She met Zheng Jihua's gaze and looked at the maid beside her.

Yan Yun had a feeling that the old woman was planning to do something.

Yan Yun glanced at the maid in front of Zheng Jiahua. How long ago was she like the humble concubine who had once stood before him? She had become so excited and lost in thought because of a few words from Zheng Jiahua, and her smile had never changed since.

Yan Yun thought that Zheng Jihua and his concubine were in love, but it turned out that Zheng Jihua did not only love his concubine.

After having breakfast, Zheng Jihua faced Yan Yun.

"Ning'er, after you've had breakfast, your father will take you to the academy."

Yan Yun threw the chopsticks in his hand. The chopsticks flew out and hit the maid who was still gloating. The maid's smile disappeared, and she immediately lowered her head and stood aside.

Zheng Jihua didn't know why his daughter had suddenly gotten angry. He got up and called to her, "Ning'er!!"

Yan Yun had already left the house without looking back.

The face turned away could no longer hide the disgust. Disgusting, damned guy! And she had actually done so much for him!

She clenched her fists, filled with remorse.

Lu Lan walked out from around the corner and bumped into Yan Yun, who was leaving indignantly. Although Lu Lan was the daughter of a general, she was about the same height as Yan Yun.

Although she was taller than Yan Yun, the collision knocked her aside, and the maid beside her quickly helped Lu Lan up.

"Miss."

Lu Lan looked up at the person who bumped into her and saw that it was Yan Yun. She then put on a kind smile and said, "Cousin Ning'er, are you going to the academy? Let me take you there."

Yan Yun merely glanced coldly at Lu Lan, his gaze showing utter contempt for her.

Lu Lan felt that the guy in front of her was not like a child at all; at least, she had never seen this kind of look in the eyes of any child she knew.

She was also a little unhappy, but now she still had to build a good relationship with her, so she stepped forward to shake Yan Yun's hand.

If I just get closer to that brat, I'm sure I can win her over.

Before she could even touch Yan Yun, he gently pushed her shoulder with his palm.

Yan Yun was completely exhausted, which caused Lu Lan to fall to the ground again.

This time, she wasn't as lucky as before, as there was a maid to block her way. Because she took the initiative to step forward, the seat behind her became empty, and Yan Yun shoved her, causing her to fall directly to the ground.

The maids panicked, "Miss!!"

While they were helping Lu Lan up, Yan Yun had already strode away.

Lu Lan was furious and slapped the maids' hands away.

Zheng Jihua, who followed them out, saw Lu Lan sitting on the ground.

He had also overheard Lu Lan and Yan Yun talking earlier, and figured that children of similar age should be able to play together, but his daughter clearly didn't like the person in front of her.

Zheng Jihua quickly considered whether to find a reason to send the person back. After all, there was no use keeping someone that even his daughter didn't like in the mansion.

Lu Lan's expression immediately changed when she saw Zheng Jihua. "My lord."

That statement sounds delicate and fragile.

Zheng Jihua looked down at Lu Lan. Seeing her delicate appearance, and comparing her to his own daughter, he felt that his daughter was amazing, capable of knocking people down.

He is an adult, and he naturally has to maintain his dignity in front of others. Otherwise, if Lu Lan were to go out and let other young ladies say bad things about his daughter behind her back, that would not be good.

"Are you ok?"

Zheng Jihua comforted her gently, then bent down and reached out to help Lu Lan up.

Lu Lan had already grabbed his arm. When she held Zheng Jihua's arm, her hand couldn't hold it at all. His broad and thick arms were completely different from the strong arms of her father and the others.

Lu Lan's heart trembled as well.

Lower your head.

"sorry to bother you."

Her delicate appearance struck Zheng Jihua as something out of the ordinary. If Ning'er was such a daughter, she would definitely be very attached to him.