"I heard this is Qin family's second young master, Qin Yun. He's truly ugly."
"Yes! They say he's also a "cut sleeve," what a disgrace to his father."
"And he was just bothering Prince Li earlier, how shameless, daring to get involved with royalty!"
Amidst the bustling noise all around, Xiang Wan Yu slowly opened her eyes. The first thing that greeted her sight was a group of women pointing and gossiping in front of her.
Where is this?
Didn't she die?
How could this be...?
In the following minute, familiar yet strange scenes flashed through her mind.
Xiang Wan Yu frowned slightly!
She had been reborn?
Three years later, reborn into the body of Qin family's second young master, Qin Yun.
Recalling Qin Yun's life, she felt a slight sweat. It seemed the original owner was also an ill-fated person.
Her mother, Lady Liu, had passed away early due to illness. Afterward, the only people who knew she was female were her close personal maids and wet nurse. In the early days, Lady Liu, to avoid disappointing Qin Yuan Zhang, had revealed to the outside world that Qin Yun was a boy.
As for the subsequent concubines in the Qin manor, none had given birth to any children. As for the second wife, Madam Min, she had a daughter, and after that, there were no further news of pregnancies.
Qin Yuan Zhang's offspring were sparse. The Qin manor's inner court would likely not be a peaceful place.
Since heaven had allowed her to be reborn, this time she would make Li Feng Sheng and Li Ting Ting suffer a fate worse than death. And that Prince Duan, who was scheming behind the scenes, who was definitely involved in the ruin of the Xiang family, she would not let go of anyone who had slandered the Xiang family.
However, the most pressing matter now was to stay alive and guard the secret of her female identity, otherwise, the trouble would be immense.
Just then!
The eldest princess, Xie Yuan Xiang, stormed up to Qin Yun and raised her hand, intending to slap Qin Yun hard.
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and grabbed Xie Yuan Xiang.
"Eldest Princess, what is the meaning of this?"
Seeing Qin Yun dare to grab her wrist, Xie Yuan Xiang became even more furious. "Qin Yun, not only did you pester Zi Xuan in broad daylight, but you now dare to be disrespectful to this Princess? Is this how your father taught you?"
"To be so arrogant and bold within my Princess's manor, I think you're tired of living!" Xie Yuan Xiang forcefully pulled her wrist back, but her strength was too little, and she could only grit her teeth fiercely.
Qin Yun sensed this was not a place to linger. He had just been pushed into the water by Prince Li and was now drenched. If he stayed any longer, the binding cloth on his chest might slip.
With a flick of his hand, he threw off the eldest princess, Xie Yuan Xiang, and slowly stood up. He glanced around. Prince Li was not present, likely having left after pushing Qin Yun into the water.
Prince Li probably didn't expect that Qin Yun couldn't swim. Because of his action, the original owner had already lost her life here.
"Eldest Princess, you would hit someone without discerning right from wrong, is this also your upbringing?" Qin Yun's voice was very soft, but the women around could hear it clearly.
Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief.
Look, what had they heard?
This Qin Yun was truly fearless, daring to retort even to the eldest princess. Didn't they know they were currently in the eldest princess's manor? This was the territory of the eldest princess, Xie Xi Feng.
Xie Yuan Xiang gritted her teeth. "How am I not discerning right from wrong? It's not the first or second time you've pestered Zi Xuan, truly shameless. I've long reminded you that a toad can't eat swan meat."
"Who said I was pestering Prince Li? Which one of you present saw it?" Qin Yun's gaze swept across all the women present, and he chuckled, "As for who is the toad and who is the swan, I don't know, but everyone knows that no matter how beautiful a swan is, it's ultimately a beast. Eldest Princess, who are you comparing to a swan?"
"You...?" The eldest princess was so angry she was speechless.
For a moment, everyone fell silent. Hadn't she just compared Prince Li to a beast?
How had Qin Yun's mind become so sharp?
As for Qin Yun pestering Prince Li, they had only heard rumors. They had come one after another to watch the show.
However, upon arrival, Prince Li was nowhere to be seen, only Qin Yun, who had just been rescued by a servant.
"Don't try to argue your way out of this. Do you dare say you haven't pestered Zi Xuan? Then why are you here? If not for your indiscretion, how would Zi Xuan have pushed you into the water?"
Qin Yun smiled. "Eldest Princess, the reason I fell into the water was merely out of momentary playfulness. My jade pendant at my waist accidentally fell into the water."
"I wanted to retrieve it, but then I realized I couldn't swim, which is why I almost made a grave mistake." Anyway, Prince Li Xie Zi Xuan wasn't here, and no one else had seen it. No one would have guessed how she fell into the water.
"Is that so? Qin Yun, don't celebrate too early. Didn't you say your jade pendant fell into the water? Where is that jade pendant?"
Knowing the eldest princess wouldn't give up easily, Qin Yun had already prepared his response.
Turning around, Qin Yun pointed to the pond. "Eldest Princess, look, that is my jade pendant. I haven't had time to retrieve it yet. I'll trouble the Eldest Princess to find a young man who can swim to help!"
Everyone slowly moved to the edge of the pond and indeed saw an oval green jade pendant.
While everyone's attention was diverted to the jade pendant in the water, Qin Yun slowly moved towards the intersection and quickly said, "Thank you, Eldest Princess, for finding someone to retrieve the jade pendant. I will have my page come to collect it another day. However, today I fell into the water, and my body is unwell, so I cannot stay long. I hope the Eldest Princess will be understanding. Qin is unable to stay longer at the moment. Farewell!"
Turning around, Qin Yun ran away in a flash, leaving everyone present stunned.
"You..." Xie Yuan Xiang's words caught in her throat before she could finish, but Qin Yun had already disappeared without a trace.
"Presumptuous! Truly lacking in manners!" Xie Yuan Xiang gritted her teeth, hating him to the bone.