"This can be exempted. After all, it's not worth killing such a person."
Qin Erniang nodded, then suddenly stood up and knelt on the ground. "Miss, Qin Erniang has made up her mind. Qin Erniang will follow you from now on and will never betray you. If I betray you, I shall die a horrible death, and be struck by lightning."
"Qin Erniang, hurry up and get up." She stepped forward to help Qin Erniang.
"Miss, only if you agree will Qin Erniang get up."
"Qin Erniang, you know that my deep-seated hatred has not yet been avenged. If you follow me, I'm afraid..."
"Miss, I'm not afraid. Your hatred is Qin Erniang's hatred."
"Get up, I agree then."
"Thank you, Miss!" Qin Erniang said happily.
"Following me will be very difficult."
"Qin Erniang is not afraid!" Qin Erniang said firmly.
She smiled, "Good."
"Miss, aren't you going to see Sister Wu Hen today? And... Feng Qing?"
She just remembered that she hadn't seen Wu Hen and Feng Qing for a while. It was a good opportunity to visit them today, otherwise Wu Hen and the others would definitely worry.
"Let's go, bring some medicinal herbs," she instructed.
Qin Erniang nodded, "Okay, I'll go prepare them now."
After greeting Madam Song, the housekeeper, Madam Pan, she left the Song Manor with Qin Erniang in a carriage.
As soon as she left, a young servant peeked from the main gate and walked inside.
However, before he could take two steps, he suddenly fell to the ground.
Feng Qing clapped his hands and looked at the servant on the ground, shaking his head. "I, the former leader of the shadow guards, have now fallen to this point. It's truly pitiful."
Suddenly, a shadow flashed from not far away, and Feng Qing immediately chased after it.
He arrived at a courtyard. It was a single-entrance courtyard, which she had bought considering Feng Qing's need for recovery.
Qin Erniang stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a long while, the door was opened by a strange girl. Seeing Qin Erniang, she asked guardedly, "Who are you?"
"Is Sister Wu Hen here?" Qin Erniang asked.
"Sister Wu Hen is out. You should wait for her return!" Saying this, the young girl was about to close the door.
Qin Erniang's hand stretched through the small gap, and she heard the young girl inside let out a scream. Xue Xingyue guessed that Qin Erniang had touched the girl's hand. "Qin Erniang, be gentle," Xue Xingyue was afraid that Qin Erniang would carelessly injure the girl.
Qin Erniang grinned at her, "Miss, don't worry, Qin Erniang is very gentle."
Following Qin Erniang's movements, the door was pushed open, and the young girl retreated a few steps, looking at them vigilantly.
"Yi Ning, is anyone outside?" A voice came from inside the room.
Xue Xingyue knew that the voice belonged to Feng Qing.
"There's no one, Young Master. They must have knocked on the wrong door." The young girl named Yi Ning glared fiercely at Qin Erniang and Xue Xingyue and shouted inside.
Qin Erniang was displeased upon hearing this, "You are Yi Ning, aren't you?"
Yi Ning looked at Qin Erniang and said haughtily, "So what if I am?"
"Do you know who we are?"
"What does it matter to me who you are? If you are looking for Sister Ruo Xue, then wait for her to return." Yi Ning said impatiently.
"You..." Qin Erniang had never met such an arrogant person before and was momentarily speechless.
"Miss Yi, we also know your young master. May I come in?" Xue Xingyue walked over and asked Yi Ning.
Yi Ning sized up Xue Xingyue. Although she was dressed plainly, the fabric of her clothes was indeed valuable, indicating she was a young lady from a wealthy family. She said disdainfully, "You know my young master? How come I don't know? Hurry up and leave, otherwise, when Sister Ruo Xue returns, she will definitely not be polite."
"Little girl, how can you speak like that?" Qin Erniang was unhappy. It was fine if she was spoken about, but she felt uncomfortable when Xue Xingyue was mentioned.
Yi Ning heard this and looked down on Qin Erniang and Xue Xingyue. "Am I wrong? You are not here to find Sister Ruo Xue. You are clearly here for the Young Master. But I am very sorry, the Young Master does not see outsiders, so you should leave quickly! If you continue to pester me, I will report you to the authorities."
"You little girl, you have quite the attitude. Fine, today I, Qin Erniang, will just be like this. Go ahead and report me!" Qin Erniang crossed her arms and looked at Yi Ning.
"Yi Ning, who is it? Who are you talking to?" Feng Qing's voice came again from inside.
"Young Master, some scoundrels have arrived," Yi Ning shouted inside.
"You are the scoundrel..."
Qin Erniang shouted inside, "Feng Qing, are you not even seeing Miss anymore?"
She heard a thudding sound from inside. Yi Ning glared fiercely at Qin Erniang, "Young Master, if something happens to you, I won't let you go." Then she turned and ran inside.
"Let's go in too." Xue Xingyue pushed open the door and walked in.
Qin Erniang nodded, instructed the coachman to carry the items from the carriage, and then had the coachman wait at the intersection before closing the door.
Xue Xingyue heard Yi Ning's voice from inside, "Young Master, why are you up? Hurry back to bed."
"Yi Ning, tell me, who exactly has come?" Feng Qing's voice seemed a little weak. Xue Xingyue narrowed her eyes. Logically speaking, he had been recuperating for almost a month, and Feng Qing's foundation was not weak. Why hadn't he recovered yet?
Thinking this, she pushed open the room door and heard Yi Ning say, "It's no one, just those young ladies who admire the Young Master."
Feng Qing felt that someone had walked in. He looked towards the door and saw a person standing there. She was wearing a plain light green dress, with only a vermilion hairpin in her hair bun and nothing else. Yet, she exuded a refined elegance like a chrysanthemum.
On her beautiful and pure face, a pair of clear eyes, like limpid water, were utterly pure.
Feng Qing felt his throat grow dry. He wanted to call out.
"Why have you come in? Quickly go out. This is the Young Master's room. You should leave quickly." Yi Ning saw Xue Xingyue walk in and quickly got up to drive her away.
"Yi Ning, do not be rude," Feng Qing reprimanded.
Yi Ning was stunned. She looked at Xue Xingyue and then at Feng Qing, with a look of grievance. "Young Master, you are scolding me for another woman."
Feng Qing's brows furrowed. Just as he was about to scold Yi Ning, Xue Xingyue spoke, "Feng Qing, how are you feeling now?"
"Miss, Feng Qing is much better," Feng Qing replied respectfully.
"Young Master, why are you so respectful to her? She..."
"Get out," Xue Xingyue said to Yi Ning.
Yi Ning was stunned and then said unhappily, "Who do you think you are..."
Before she could finish her words, she felt a shadow flash before her eyes, and then she found that she couldn't speak at all.
After Xue Xingyue pressed Yi Ning's pressure points, she let out a sigh of relief. Having someone like that around was truly a headache for her.
"Miss, please don't make things difficult for Yi Ning. She..."