A moment later.
Outside the General's mansion.
Old Madam Yun craned her neck, scanning the surroundings.
That brat, this time she's explicitly asked to see her, let's see what excuse that brat Yun Shu can come up with to refuse!
Hmph!
She dared to talk back to Yue Yin, today she would definitely teach that brat Yun Shu a good lesson!
After waiting for a while.
The person who emerged was not Yun Shu.
But a maid with an unfamiliar face.
"Are you a new maid bought by the General's mansion? Where is Yun Shu? Did she ask you to bring me in? Let's go, hurry inside, it's getting dark." Old Madam Yun asked imperiously.
Acha, with a blank expression, lowered her head slightly and said, "It is late, Miss is bathing and cannot receive guests. Old Madam Yun, please forgive us."
"What? She won't see me? She dares not see me?" Old Madam Yun was furious.
What a wicked girl!
She dared to send a mere maid to fob her off!
Acha said, "Old Madam, it's not that Miss refuses to see you, but it's just unfortunate timing. Miss is bathing. In a day or two, when Miss has time, she will naturally visit Old Madam at the Yun residence."
Seeing her today, she realized that the young lady's so-called grandmother was so unreasonable, seemingly not putting the young lady in her eyes at all.
Truly blind!
Old Madam Yun, however, was relentless, "I'll go in and wait for her! I'll see when she'll finish her bath! I came all the way here, and she wouldn't even come to see me, and now she's bathing? Unreasonable!"
Acha reached out to block Old Madam Yun, "Please forgive me, Old Madam. Miss cannot receive guests at the moment, and she is not feeling well. She will need to rest after her bath. If Miss were to see Old Madam rashly, she would surely pass on her illness to Old Madam. Therefore, please return to the Yun residence and wait. Miss will visit the Yun residence in a day or two."
"Ill?" Old Madam Yun narrowed her eyes.
It had been quite cool at night recently, and many people had caught colds.
Could it be that she wasn't deliberately refusing to see her?
At this moment, many people were passing by the General's mansion.
Old Madam Yun glanced suspiciously behind her.
Acha did not rush.
A moment later.
Acha returned to Yun Shu.
She recounted what had just happened to Yun Shu.
Yun Shu gave Acha a thumbs up, "Well done!"
Without her having to show her face, Acha had handled the matter perfectly.
She had completely fooled Old Madam Yun.
Acha, a little shy, lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Miss, for your praise."
"Acha is too amazing! If it were me, Old Madam might have slapped me!" Yu Le gave Acha a thumbs up.
She had long noticed that Acha was exceptionally intelligent.
Acha smiled, her head lowered.
...
After Old Madam Yun returned to the Yun residence, Madam Yang scurried over to ask. Upon learning that she hadn't seen Yun Shu and hearing Yun Shu's reason, Madam Yang was furious.
"Mother, you've been tricked by Yun Shu!"
When Old Madam Yun heard this, she slammed her thigh, finally realizing, "How detestable! She dared to deceive me!"
"She has become cunning and unpredictable. She even dared to confront Yue Yin again and again, and she shows no regard for Yue Yin in front of the Regent. It's no wonder she'd send a maid to deceive you!" Madam Yang gnashed her teeth in anger, wishing she could rush over and beat Yun Shu severely.
"What a wicked girl!" Old Madam Yun trembled with rage.
Madam Yang bit her lip fiercely, "Mother, we must return to the General's mansion immediately! As long as we are at the General's mansion, it will be a simple matter to punish Yun Shu, won't it?"
"You are right. We absolutely cannot let her continue to act recklessly, nor can we give her any more chances to harm Yue Yin! Yue Yin is already pregnant and might be married by the Regent as his principal wife. How can that wicked girl compare?" Old Madam Yun felt exceptionally wise at this moment.
Madam Yang nodded repeatedly, "Mother is right. In that case, we will go to the General's mansion again these past two days!"
"Good! This time we go again, no matter how that wicked girl tries to stop us, she won't stop us from returning to the General's mansion!" Old Madam Yun raised her head, looking very imposing.
Yun Yue Yin, in her room, heard their conversation outside.
She should have been happy.
After all, with them paving the way, she could easily reap the rewards from behind.
However,
Looking at her face in the bronze mirror, which still showed no improvement after applying the medicine, her expression became extremely unpleasant.
She absolutely cannot become an ugly monster!
If necessary, she would have to bother the skilled divine physician.
Yun Yue Yin secretly made up her mind.
...
The night deepened.
Yun Shu soaked in the bathtub.
She felt a slight unease, sensing that something was about to happen.
She lost the mood for bathing, washed up, and got out.
Then, seeing that Yun Xiao Jing was asleep, she sat in the courtyard, had Yu Le prepare wine, and waited there.
Unconsciously, the pot of wine was finished.
Jing Heng had still not returned.
Acha came to Yun Shu's side.
She brought another pot of wine.
She asked softly, "Miss, are you worried about the General?"
"Acha, you are truly clever. You know what your mistress is worried about." Yun Shu smiled.
Acha also smiled, "Your servant has heard of the Great General's name before. I know that the Great General can be a king on the battlefield, and almost no one can be his opponent. He has great prestige in the army, so Miss need not worry."
After hearing Acha's words, Yun Shu realized belatedly that because she treated Yun Chang Feng as her own father, she worried about him just as she worried about Yun Xiao Jing and Zhan Xiao Li.
The bystander sees the game clearly.
She yawned, stood up with a flourish, feeling even more sleepy after drinking wine, "Acha, the best thing I've done recently is to bring you out of prison. You truly are my confidante!"
Acha looked at Yun Shu, who was slightly tipsy, her cheeks reddening.
...
Qin Residence.
Old Master Qin drank his medicine and soon fell asleep.
Zhan Xiao Li, lying beside him, suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing the snoring.
In the night, his eyes shone brighter than the stars in the sky.
He was going to find his mother!
He quietly got out of bed.
However, the next moment.
Old Master Qin grabbed him.
Without opening his eyes, he mumbled, "Your father was also restless when he slept as a child and always fell out of bed."
Then, his large hand directly embraced Zhan Xiao Li.
Zhan Xiao Li looked at the hand holding him, his eyes wide.
He tried to struggle.
But his great-grandfather, afraid he would fall out of bed, held him very tightly.
Zhan Xiao Li felt like crying but had no tears.
He pursed his lips.
He sighed helplessly in his heart.
Alright.
He would sleep first.
Perhaps his mother could come to find him in the next couple of days!
Overwhelmed by sleepiness, Zhan Xiao Li yawned and fell asleep.
...
The night grew darker.
Yun Shu suddenly opened her eyes.
Jing Heng appeared outside the door.
He reported in a low voice, "Miss, many people in the Great General's camp have been poisoned, and the military doctors are helpless. The Great General originally wanted to return to pick you up himself, but he happened to run into me."