"Good, good, good! You must make your grandmother like you so much that she can't bear to let you go!" Aunt Xiao said heavily again.
Yun Ying nodded impatiently, "Okay, I've said it all, I will definitely make Grandmother like me! Even if Mother didn't say it, haven't Grandmother liked me more and disliked Yun Shu in recent years?"
Why is Mother so strange today?
"Yes, you are right, the old madam likes you." Aunt Xiao said, and then her expression wandered, lost in thought.
No matter what Yun Ying said, she seemed to not hear it.
Finally, Yun Ying stomped her foot and ran away angrily. She was going to find her grandmother to complain!
...
The sun shone brightly.
Yun Shu lay on a lounge chair in the courtyard.
Yun Changfeng had just left.
He said he was going to the palace to see the Emperor.
"Master, I just overheard Yun Dezhi and their conversation." Jing Heng jumped down from the roof like a ghost and appeared before Yun Shu.
Yun Shu closed her eyes to rest and said softly, "Oh, what did they say?"
"They are trying to persuade the old madam Yun to expel the Master and General Yun from the General's Mansion." Jing Heng said coldly.
Yun Shu chuckled, "How shameless!"
This General's Mansion was bestowed upon Yun Changfeng by the Emperor many years ago. At that time, Yun Changfeng had defeated the enemy army, bringing several years of peace, and the Emperor casually bestowed a mansion.
This mansion was directly named the Zhen Nan General's Mansion.
They actually wanted to expel Yun Changfeng?
Their audacity was beyond imagination!
She had seen shameless people before, but this was the first time she had seen people this shameless.
Suddenly, a maid ran from not far away.
Upon reaching Yun Shu, she immediately said, "Second Miss, the palace is hosting a banquet tomorrow. Please prepare yourself today and enter the palace early tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, Second Miss." The maid nodded.
Yun Shu waved her hand, "Alright, I know. You can go down."
The maid respectfully agreed and retreated, thinking to herself.
She hadn't seen the Second Miss for years. After the Second Miss was no longer foolish, she had such an imposing aura.
Just a casual glance from her earlier, and the maid dared not meet her gaze.
Before, everyone said the Eldest Miss was a phoenix among women, that there was no young lady in the capital who could compare to the Eldest Miss.
But now, it seemed that the Second Miss, who was no longer foolish, had surpassed the Eldest Miss!
After the maid walked away.
Yun Shu stood up from the lounge chair.
She stood with her hands behind her back.
Looking at the General's Mansion before her, she smiled at Jing Heng and said, "Do you prefer to play slowly, or to finish quickly?"
Jing Heng's ears immediately turned red. Couldn't Master say something less misleading?
He replied helplessly, "It depends on the matter and the person."
Yun Shu hooked her lips, her smile as bright as the sun above, "Your Master prefers to play slowly."
"..."
"Playing slowly is more interesting. What's the point of finishing quickly?" Yun Shu added.
Jing Heng was speechless.
"Should your Master dazzle everyone when entering the palace this time?" Yun Shu's eyes suddenly twinkled with slyness.
Jing Heng didn't want to speak, but since his Master asked, he had to respond. He could only say expressionlessly, "Master is more beautiful than a celestial being, so of course, she can dazzle everyone."
"I didn't expect our taciturn Jing Heng to learn sweet talk! Tsk tsk! It looks like you'll soon learn to cherish the fairer sex." Yun Shu chuckled a few times and gave Jing Heng a thumbs-up.
Jing Heng, oh Jing Heng!
He had truly made great progress!
"Master, don't put me in a difficult position!" Jing Heng frowned.
Why would he cherish the fairer sex?
It was more satisfying to kill people.
Yun Shu gently patted Jing Heng's shoulder twice, "How will you ever get a wife if you're like this?"
"I won't marry," Jing Heng said decisively.
"That's because you don't know what it's like yet. Besides, you've watched little Jing grow up. Seeing how adorable little Jing is, don't you want to have a child?" Yun Shu asked.
Jing Heng's mind conjured an image of Yun Xiao Jing, who rarely let him have a moment's peace. His brow furrowed even deeper. "No."
Absolutely not!
Especially after seeing the boisterous Yun Xiao Jing, he wanted it even less!
Yun Shu suddenly felt powerless.
Jing Heng had been by her side for many years, why hadn't he learned to love?
Why did she feel like he disliked children, and even women, more and more?
Forget it.
At least he could say a few more words now than back then.
Back then, he was just a killing machine.
His eyes only held killing intent, devoid of any emotion.
Now, at least, although he wasn't tender towards women, he was slightly less bloodthirsty.
"Father just gave me a sword. Should I also give Father some gifts?" Yun Shu's eyes sparkled with intense interest. She had given many gifts to many people since she was young, both before and after her transmigration, but she had never given a gift to her father.
This was the first time she was giving a gift to her father, and she had to choose it carefully!
By dinnertime.
Yun Changfeng returned from the palace with a grim expression.
However, when he appeared before Yun Shu, he had a loving smile on his face again. The grimness that had been on his face just moments ago was gone.
"This is the gift I'm giving to Father. Father, see if you like it."
Yun Shu handed over a jade pendant.
She looked at Yun Changfeng with anticipation.
Yun Changfeng looked at the crookedly woven and somewhat uneven jade pendant. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Did Shu'er make it herself?"
This was the first gift he had ever received from his daughter!
For a moment, he was unable to stop the tears from welling up.
Yun Shu nodded, "I made it myself. I spent the entire afternoon weaving it!"
Her hands were incredibly agile when fighting, but when it came to weaving a jade pendant, they were completely useless. She had studied it for a long time before she could produce this jade pendant worthy of presenting.
Yun Changfeng was extremely moved, "Your father likes it very much!"
He immediately wore it.
Since Shu'er made it herself, he would wear it all the time from now on.
Seeing Shu'er smiling so happily, he secretly made a decision.
Even if it meant risking his life, he would absolutely not let those people slander her again!
Yun Shu noticed the change in Yun Changfeng's expression and felt a flicker of doubt.
Did something happen after entering the palace?
The next moment.
A servant rushed in.
"Master, there are many people from the Li, Qu, Wang, and Zheng families here. They are asking for the Master to hand over the Second Miss!" the servant reported in a panic.
Yun Shu's eyebrows rose. The Li, Qu, and the other two families had come together?
Yun Changfeng showed no surprise or shock. Instead, he gently said to Yun Shu, "You stay in your room and rest well. Leave this matter to your father to handle."
"Father, I'll go with you." Yun Shu said with a faint smile, showing no fear in her expression.
"They are here to pin some crimes on you, which have nothing to do with you. Yet they dare to slander you like this. I absolutely cannot let them have this opportunity to defame you! You wait here with peace of mind, and don't worry about your father." Yun Changfeng's face was as cold as frost, and he was extremely angry.