Chapter 29: The Poisonous Hand of the Drunken Madman

  Ran through the long corridors, small roads, and finally arrived at a small broken house in the northwest corner. Qing Ge's pupils slightly contracted, the door of the house was open, and through the gate, it could be seen that there was not even half a person inside.

  "Lotus!" He stepped in, Qing Ge's whole body was on high alert, the courtyard inside was eerily quiet without a single echo.

  "Lotus!" Qing Ge shouted again, still no one answered.

  Qing sang a beautiful song, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a sharp light shone from the corner of her eyes. It didn't feel right; if Ping'er were here, with her lively and talkative personality, she would have already rushed out to call out "Big Sister" repeatedly. Why was it so quiet now?

  Even if Ping'er is gone, there should be Yu Xiang and Ping'er lying in the house, but inside the house, nothing is left, only a mess, with furniture overturned.

  On the messy ground, an old door bolt lay lonely on the ground. Qingge's eyes narrowed as she picked it up - this was the very same door bolt she had given to Ping'er. Remembering the expression of the servant from earlier, she hastily ran out of the courtyard and saw a servant walking down the alleyway. She quickly rushed over and grabbed his collar, demanding: "Tell me, where did Ping'er go?"

  Qing Ge's eyes gleamed with a cold, icy light, and his entire body emitted an aura of frosty chilliness, like a Shura from the underworld. His voice was as cold as an ice sword, striking fear into people's hearts. The servant trembled all over and asked in a quivering tone: "Which Ping Er?"

  "What about you?" Qing Ge retorted coldly, her fingers tightening their grip on his collar.

  "I know, I know! It's the maid in your courtyard. Just now, when I walked by here, I saw Madame and a group of people heading towards Young Mistress' courtyard!" The servant was intimidated by her aura and blurted out the whole truth, not caring if Madame knew or not. Young Mistress looked like she was about to kill someone, so he prioritized saving his own life first.

  Madam! Qin Yanlian, it's really you!

  I knew you wouldn't let it go, and now you're coming back looking for trouble again.

  "Miss, can I go now? I...I still need to deliver tea leaves to the old master..." The servant asked nervously.

  Qing Ge's bright and shiny eyes narrowed slightly, "Did you give Mu Zongpei tea leaves?"

  "Yes! Yes! Yes!" The subordinate hastily nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, not daring to hesitate even half a second more.

  A flash of light flickered in her eyes, Qing Ge's mouth curled up with a cold smile, "Alright, when you deliver the tea, be sure to tell Master that he must come to Madame's courtyard!"

  "Alright, I'll definitely tell the master." The servant hastily replied and quickly left. This young lady was completely different from before, standing there motionless yet inspiring fear in others. He had to bring this message back, lest he get into trouble himself.

  Watching the servant stumble and run away, Qing Ge's smile slowly faded as she walked towards "Spring Fragrance House" where Madame was.

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  Spring Fragrance Residence

  Qin Yanlian's courtyard, because she loves peonies the most, is filled with large, vibrant peonies of various varieties, including Shizhenjin, Jiaorong Sanbian, Manao Hehua, Caibei, Fenhe Piaojiang, and Yinxian Bichuan. The flowers are in full bloom, competing for beauty under the bright sunlight of early summer, which shines down from the sky and casts a colorful glow over Chunyuanju, filling the air with a strong fragrance.

  In the midst of such a grand scene, a large marble-topped and redwood-legged table was set up, with exquisite dishes arranged on it. A woman as beautiful as a peony sat beside the table, with two matrons standing behind her, and two senior maidservants, each with an air of dignity on their faces.

  This woman was Qin Yanlian, who held a chopstick in one hand and had an angry expression on her face. She pointed at Yu Xiang and Lian Bai, who were standing beside her with disheveled clothes and a black and white complexion, and scolded loudly at a kneeling maid: "You lowly servant girl, how dare you hit my person! Don't you know your own identity? You're just a coarse maid, yet you dare to hit my person!"

  She was scolding Ping'er, who at this moment had her face pressed against the ground by two amahs, and she struggled while cursing: "Madam, I'm not some rough servant girl, I'm the eldest young lady's personal maid, what right do you have to bring me here! This is abuse of power!"

  Qin Yanlian's beautiful eyes shot out a fierce light, yesterday in the courtyard of Mu Qingge didn't gain any advantage, but was instead slapped by Mu Zongpei, and finally had to pretend to faint to escape the awkward situation that followed.

  As soon as she woke up today, someone told her that Master had sent her two maidservants, Yu Xiang and Lian Bai, to Mu Qing Ge!

  She thought she was beautiful, but her maid was sent to that cheap thing! What qualifications does that cheap thing born out of wedlock have to use her maid?! She went there with a crowd of people in an imposing manner, and as a result, she saw Xiang'er, the little maid, using the door bolt to hit Yu Xiang and Lian Bai. Isn't this equivalent to hitting her own face?! Alright, since we can't deal with the big one, let's first bring over this small one to clean up!

  "What right do you have?! I am the first lady of the Mu estate! You're just a lowly maid, I can do whatever I want to you!" Qin Yilian slammed her chopsticks on the table.

  That forceful slap shook the bowls and chopsticks on the table, startling Ping'er as well. She had always been oppressed in the mansion, and her heart held a natural awe for Madame. However, it only lasted for a moment. She recalled the appearance of her young mistress from last night, so strong and proud. As her personal maid, she couldn't lose face, so she struggled again with all her might. Her small face was filled with defiance as she shouted loudly: "I am the young mistress's maid! If anyone is to be punished, it should be the young mistress who punishes me!"

  Yu Xiang and Lian Bai, who were standing aside, had been furious for a long time. This morning, they were scolded by Ping Er, and Yu Xiang even bumped into the wall, hurting her head. Now that Madame was getting angry, Lian Bai quickly stepped forward and said: "Madame, don't be angry. You have always been kind and generous in managing the household, but some people think you are easy to bully. Although Yu Xiang and I suffer, it's nothing, but we can't let others think that you can't even manage a maid..."

  This person beside him, who doesn't know, is precisely Fang Qing'er.

  Thinking of this fox spirit, Qin Yanlian took a deep breath, her face cold and stern, with anger in her eyes that seemed to shoot out like knives. Looking at Ping'er's stubborn expression, struggling desperately without surrendering, Qin Yanlian thought of Mu Qingge's stunningly beautiful, calm and icy face, although she had never seen the concubine secretly raised by Mu Zongpei, just looking at Mu Qingge was enough to know that she was a breathtaking beauty.

  Thinking of this, the anger in her heart grew stronger. Fang Qing'er and Mu Qingge's mother were both fox spirits who relied on their pretty faces to steal away Master's love!

  She slammed the table and stood up, her beautiful eyes like a poisonous snake spitting venom, pointing at Ping'er: "Rebel! It's true that there are masters and servants of all kinds! You're just a servant of that cheap thing Murong Qingge, what does it matter? This is still my Murong Manor, I won't tolerate you two cheap things being so arrogant here!"

  As soon as she heard that Qin Yelian was scolding her, Ping'er struggled to get up, her face flushed with excitement, glaring at Qin Yelian and shouting loudly: "You can scold me if you want, but what right do you have to scold Big Miss? Big Miss is also the old master's flesh and blood! I'll tell Big Miss about this later, and I'll tell the old master too, let's see how you handle it!"

  With a crisp "slap", Qin Yelian took two steps forward and slapped Ping'er's small face. Ping'er was slapped so hard that her face twisted to one side, her eyes were completely red, staring at Qin Yelian like an ox about to break free from the grasp of the two amahs.

  She was beaten by Qing Ge this morning and her blood came out. At this time, Qin Yanlian took action to beat her, and she was so excited that she wanted to go up and beat Qin Yanlian, "Let me go, let me go!"

  Yu Xiang and Lian Bai watched Ping Er being kicked, their faces showing indescribable delight, with a gleam of schadenfreude in their eyes, saying "Come on, start hitting me, use the door bolt to hit me."

  "Madam, this kind of person needs to be taught a lesson. One of her maids actually dares to threaten you." Yuxiang raised her voice and fanned the flames from the side.

  Qin Yanlian's eyes slanted upwards, gazing at Ping'er who was being pressed down by two amahs. Her gaze was as venomous as a snake, and with a kick, she struck Ping'er in the abdomen. "Say another word and let Master hear it!"

  That one kick used all of Qin Yanlian's strength, landing on the soft abdomen, and Ping'er's face immediately turned pale, her body also hunched over. The delicate face was dripping with sweat, she glared fiercely at Yu Xiang, gritted her teeth and lifted her head to say to Qin Yanlian: "How about it, are you scared? You can't bully the young mistress now, so you're bullying me, a servant girl? Wait until the young mistress comes back, let's see what you'll do!"

  "Big sister, I'm calling you to wait for big sister to come back!" With one kick after another, Qin Yanlian's face was already somewhat ferocious, her temper even more arrogant. She kicked and kicked, feeling more and more comfortable. As she continued to kick, Ping'er's voice grew lower and lower, her body also becoming lower and lower.

  The two women felt that Ping'er, who was being pressed down, was not feeling right. Her body had no strength and she was no longer struggling, but was even trembling... The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously loosened their grip. As expected, Ping'er directly collapsed to the ground, her face covered in large drops of sweat, her entire back drenched as if she had been soaked in water.

  An old woman looked suspicious and whispered in Qin Yelian's ear: "Madam, isn't this person dead?"

  "It's not that easy to die!" Qin Yelian said angrily, her beautiful eyes turning to look at Ping'er who was lying motionless on the ground. She kicked Ping'er's side again, "Get up, don't pretend to be dead! You're just like that cheap mistress of yours, always pretending to be dying when you're not. If you have the ability, then don't pretend to be dead!"

  Digression

  How come nobody has collected it yet? o（︶︿︶）o Alas......

  Everyone put Drunken's book on the bookshelf, this is also a kind of support for Drunken...