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Yun You and Yue Ziyun exchanged a glance, and Yue Clan said, "Understood. You go ahead and entertain them; the Marquis and I will arrive shortly."
The maid responded and left.
Before long, Granny Yu entered with a bowl of medicinal soup, personally feeding Yun Ke. Yun You instructed Granny Yu to take good care of the young master, then he and Yue Clan took Yun Yan to the main hall.
Upon seeing Yun You, Yue Ziyun, and Yun Yan enter, Yun Yang and Fu Lianyin stood up.
"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry to disturb you at such a late hour," Yun Yang said with embarrassment. "How is Yun Ke doing?"
"He has a high fever; he just drank some medicinal soup," Yun You replied lightly. "Third Brother need not worry; he should be fine after resting for a day or two."
"Resting for a day or two?" Yun Yang was taken aback, frowning. "Then what about Yun Ke's autumn examination—"
"Naturally, he won't be able to attend," Yue Ziyun interjected irritably. "He feels like he's on fire and is currently bundled up in blankets."
"It's my fault for being busy in the palace until now before returning home," Yun Yang said with guilt. "I just learned about what happened. Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, I brought Lianyin and Ran'er here to apologize to you." He turned his cold gaze toward Yun Ran. "Ran'er, do you still need Father to teach you how to behave?"
Yun Ran slowly walked up to Yun You and Yue Ziyun, bending her knees mechanically like a ruler and kneeling down.
"Second Uncle, Auntie, it was Ran'er who misheard and misunderstood Seventh Sister's intentions," Yun Ran seemed to be reciting something quickly. "I thought she wanted to go to the night market with Fourth Sister to buy writing supplies, so I kindly came to relay the message. Later I realized that wasn't the case. If it weren't for Seventh Sister taking Third Brother and the others to look for her, Fourth Sister might have been abducted by human traffickers. Ran'er deserves to die a thousand deaths…"
Oh, deserves to die a thousand deaths? Yun Ran, how many heads do you have that are worth chopping off! The nearby Yun Kexin almost laughed out loud.
"What do you mean 'deserves to die a thousand deaths'? Fifth Young Lady, please get up," Yun You couldn't bear to see the child kneeling before him. Hearing Yun Ran say that made him even more unwilling. "Speak properly."
Yue Ziyun felt a jolt in her heart: human traffickers? Why didn't Fourth Young Lady mention this earlier? How does Fifth Young Lady know such details? Did Xin Jie tell her or was it someone else—
Just as her gaze turned toward Fu Lianyin, she saw her approaching and bowing slightly.
"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, actually all of this is Consort's fault. Without clearly hearing what Xin Jie was mumbling about, she took it out of context and sent Ran'er to the Second House to relay messages for Seventh Young Lady, resulting in the current situation," Fu Lianyin paused slightly; the guilt on her face was even more feigned than her usual smile. "As the third aunt, I feel guilty. Ran'er and I are here to apologize to Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, and Fourth Young Lady; it was unintentional, and we sincerely seek your forgiveness."
"Not just my sister, but also me," it was Dai Chun Ni's turn to step forward. She walked leisurely from beside Yun Yang, raised her hand to smooth her hair, and said, "I clearly heard Seventh Young Lady's words before but failed to inform Fifth Young Lady in time because I thought everyone had heard them. Who knew that my sister and Fifth Young Lady misunderstood? You all—" She paused, her face full of regret, and suddenly turned her gaze toward Yun Kexin, smiling with a hint of sarcasm, "Fortunately, Seventh Young Lady is clever and quickly found Fourth Young Lady. After all, whenever it comes to matters of the Second House, she cares more than anyone else. Those who don't know might think that Seventh Young Lady is a child of the Second House..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the Main Hall suddenly dropped. The air was filled with suspicion, repression, and displeasure. Yun You secretly blamed Dai Chun Ni for speaking out; wasn't she pushing Seventh Young Lady into the spotlight?!
On a larger scale, what would Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law think? They might assume that it was always the people from the Second House teaching Yun Kexin to side with them, taking advantage of the bond between the Third House.
Yue Ziyun remained silent but inwardly sneered: What do you mean by "thought"? Seventh Young Lady is indeed a child of the Second House. A piece of flesh that fell from me—I don't even know which scheming person forcibly separated us. And now you still have the face to speak so shamelessly here!
"Heh heh, Substitute Concubine really thinks highly of me," Yun Kexin's tinkling laughter rang out in the hall as she calmly retorted, "After all, Kexin only cares about herself. If it weren't for Elder Sister Five relaying my invitation, putting Fourth Sister in danger, I wouldn't bother with these matters in the big house," she pouted and added meaningfully, "Staying cooped up in the house listening to gossip drives me crazy."
Standing beside Yun Yang, Yun Kexin cast a sidelong glance at Dai Chun Ni, firing off one retort after another like slicing through radishes. Before everyone could fully comprehend her words, she had already closed her mouth—
Like an innocent girl who was straightforward and carefree, she seemed completely different from the furious and scolding Yun Kexin who had just berated Yun Ran in the Third House.
Both Yun Yang and Fu Lianyin were somewhat astonished, doubting whether they were seeing things incorrectly.
"Hey, Sister Xin, didn't I explain this to you before in the Third House?" The cunning smile of the Substitute Concubine appeared. "Eldest Sister only misheard due to Mother, how did it turn into throwing dirt on you?"
So this was indeed a deliberate attempt by Dai Chun Ni to act as a "scapegoat" for Yun Ran!
She not only won over the hearts of the Three Elders, but also made Yun Ran grateful to her while softening her own blunder due to flattery—truly killing three birds with one stone! Unfortunately, this kind of cleverness is better suited for deceiving children.
"How can it not be?" Taking a few steps forward, Yun Kexin stretched her neck toward Dai Chun Ni, asking back with a full sense of grievance, "If tonight's incident doesn't end safely for my cousin, will Second Uncle and Auntie not blame me? Will they not mistakenly think I lost track of Yun Yan? Wouldn't I be drenched in dirt like being interrogated as if I were a criminal in this house…"
"This... this," Dai Chun Ni, caught off guard by the rapid-fire questioning from Yun Kexin, turned red-faced and stammered for a while before hearing herself say something from her throat, "Already... that Elder Sister Five is not..."
"Is just saying 'not' enough?" With quick reflexes, Yun Kexin seized the opportunity to continue without giving any chance for breath—she was determined to make sure that Dai Chun Ni embarrassed herself further. "Alright then, Substitute Concubine, I'll have someone drag you to the outhouse right now and pour a basin of filth over you. Finally, when you say 'I am not concerned,' you'll accept it too, won't you?"
Terrified, Dai Chun Ni turned pale as thoughts of the outhouse and its foul smell flooded her mind. She couldn't help but frown and cast a pleading look at Yun Kexin.
A room full of maidservants wanted to laugh but dared not make a sound, tightly closing their mouths and turning red in the face. Even Yun You and Yue Ziyun, who were still sulking, couldn't help but smile slightly upon hearing this.
Yun Kexin pretended not to notice and turned to Yun Yang, saying, “Father, it seems that Substitute Concubine is so forgiving. I feel ashamed, but I truly want to experience just how far Substitute Concubine’s tolerance goes. Why not let her set an example for Kexin?”
Yun Yang smiled at Yun Kexin, then turned to Dai Chun Ni with a stern expression:
“Someone, do as Seventh Young Lady said and drag Substitute Concubine to the restroom!”
Dai Chun Ni was taken aback and quickly knelt down, banging her head on the ground in a plea for mercy:
“Master, spare me, spare me! Chun Ni spoke out of turn; I wasn’t criticizing Seventh Young Lady. I was just speaking on behalf of my sister and Fifth Young Lady, Master…”
Two strong women came forward to drag Substitute Concubine away, but Dai Chun Ni refused to get up, crying as if she were being chased by a ghost.
“What are you all standing there for? Quickly do as Seventh Sister instructed!” Seeing the two women standing dumbfounded, Yun Yang coldly issued another command, “Do you want me to take action myself, Master?”
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