Winning over formidable foes within one's own household

  "She was frightened and her mind was a bit dazed." Qin Yu explained.

  Wu Feiyang suddenly enlightened, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "Fourth sister, don't think too much, we're still here for you."

  "What's it to you?" Chen Huan didn't want to sit with him anymore, wasting her time. She stood up and said to Qin Yu and Qin Wan, "Brother, sister, let's go back to our parents' place, this is too boring."

  Qin Yu reluctantly said, "Second sister and third sister can keep Fei Yang company for a while longer. When Qin Feng comes back, you all can play together. We still need to guard our parents' mourning hall."

  Wu Feiyang watched as the three siblings left, his expression becoming much more subdued.

  "You really don't know what's good for you!" Qin Xiang hummed.

  "Qin Xiang! You've gone too far!" Qin Yan glared at her, then quietly glanced at Wu Feiyang, and looked again at the back of Shen Huan, seemingly lost in thought.

  "She's your sister, how can you be like this? The second young lady is sensible." Wu Feiyang also rebuked.

  Qin Xiang's eyes turned red, and she bit her lip, no longer speaking.

  In Danxia Temple, Madame Lü set out tea and snacks and chatted with Madame Wu.

  Madam Chen hastily came in, and upon seeing Mrs. Wu, immediately revealed a flattering smile, "Ah, Mrs. Wu has arrived! Earlier I went to the kitchen specifically to make some pastries while waiting for Mrs. Wu's arrival, but unfortunately didn't make it to the front hall to greet you, my apologies."

  Madam Wu slightly waved her hand, avoiding Chen's attempt to grab it, and politely said, "Second Madam, you're as well as can be expected."

  "It's even better if we can see Madame Wu." Chen Shi smiled and flattered.

  Su stood up, "Mother, there's only Auntie in the front yard, I should go and attend to her. You chat with Mrs. Wu."

  Chen looked at her and stood up, bluntly sitting down in Su's position with a plop, "Let the younger siblings go help out, it's fine to have Auntie and Mother accompanying Madame Wu."

  Lü's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she didn't dare say anything in front of Wu's wife. She nodded her head, "You can go."

  Madam Wu hastily stood up and said with respect, "Third Auntie, don't overexert yourself."

  Su Shi smiled warmly and said, "Please sit down, Madame Wu."

  Su walked out the door, and her maid Autumn Ying hummed, "Too much! What qualifications does she have to interrupt Grandma? Madame Wu is trying so hard to curry favor with you, but she doesn't even have any eyesight."

  Because of the awkward birth of Er Ye, the status of the second house is not high in the eyes of the lower people. Chen Shi usually tucks her tail and becomes a person, plus Qiu Ying is from the Su House, naturally always feeling not inferior to Chen Shi.

  "Trouble comes from the mouth, don't speak carelessly." Su said in a calm and gentle tone, "I'd rather not stir up this muddy water, and I also didn't want to entertain Wu Furen, but since she's here, it's just as well."

  "That's right, look at San Niang, she just wants to stick around, but Wu Gongzi doesn't think much of her. Only she can do something like stealing someone's husband." Qiu Ying sneered.

  "Mind your own business. Did our master say he would be back in three days?"

  Qiu Ying smiled and nodded, "Yesterday, Xiao Chuan came back and said that Master had specially let him come back to report the news, it can be seen that he is thinking of Nai Nai in his heart."

  Su's calm face couldn't help but burst into a smile, "Tell the small kitchen to prepare ingredients according to grandfather's favorite food."

  "Grandma, don't worry, I know. It'll be a few days before Master returns home, just look at how anxious you are." Qiu Ying smiled sweetly as she looked at Su Shi.

  Su's face turned red, and she gave her a white eye, "Look at you being so happy, when your grandfather comes back, he'll lock you up in the house, and that will satisfy your heart."

  "Goodness gracious, Granny! I wouldn't dare do that. Between you and Grandpa, who needs an outsider to intervene?"

  Su's face was filled with joy, and she smiled slyly, saying, "You little sharp-tongued brat, someone needs to take care of you."

  "Grandma, I'll serve you for the rest of my life and won't go anywhere." Qiu Ying pretended to beg. The two were chatting and laughing when they suddenly stopped smiling and quickly became serious.

  Qin Yu, Chen Huan and Qin Wan are coming over from the front.

  Qin Yu and Qin Wan just exchanged a brief greeting with her.

  Chen Huan quickly walked a few steps to Su's side, looked up with an innocent face and said in a soft voice, "Third Aunt, Chen Huan misses the thousand-layer honey walnut cake made by Third Aunt."

  Looking at Shen Huan who had just lost her parents, Madam Su sighed and patted her head, "As long as you like it, I'll order someone to make it for you to eat."

  Chen Huan nodded her head and said, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

  Qin Yu slightly furrowed her brow, "Xing Huan, don't bother San Shu, we still need to go keep vigil at the mourning hall."

  Chen Huan took a reluctant glance at Su Shi and followed his siblings away.

  Su looked at her small back and slightly frowned, "Don't you think that Fourth Young Lady is a bit different now?"

  Qiu Ying nodded, "It's not that they didn't want to get close to us three houses in the mansion before. But as a child, I didn't know sorrow, and thinking about being greedy was also possible. The fourth daughter really liked the thousand-layer honey walnut cake of our Le Yin courtyard."

  Su nodded and said, "Don't bother with the children either. I'll instruct our small kitchen to prepare something for her today."

  Autumn is full of promise.

  After walking a long way, Qin Yu finally couldn't help but say seriously, "Huan'er, you're so greedy, if you want to eat something just tell your brother. Why do you have to beg others for food? They used to bully us!"

  Qin Wan looked at Chen Huan's slightly slumped shoulders and worried that she was unhappy, so he pulled Qin Yu and said, "Huan'er is still young, even if she likes to eat a little, there's no need to scold her so severely."

  Chen Huan suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned around, and with a calm face like an adult, asked, "Who is the madam most afraid of? Who does the master like the most?"

  A cold remark, Qin Yu was taken aback for a moment.

  Everyone in the mansion knows that the lady is most afraid of the master, and the master likes Qin Songtao the most.

  Qin Wan's eyes flashed, "Is Huan'er trying to win over the third house?"

  He nodded and bowed his head, without noticing his siblings' suspicion of his intelligence being inconsistent with his age, and had to clarify the matter.

  "We stayed in the Qin Manor not for a warm and comfortable life, but to keep what belongs to our ancestors and parents. This is the greatest filial piety. Brothers and sisters, think about it, who in the Qin Manor wants to take away our things? The third house doesn't need to fight, they naturally have their own, let alone the Su family's wealth is greater than that of the Qin Manor. My third uncle's future is boundless, they won't look down on this small inheritance. Only my second uncle is not legitimate, whether or not he has a grudge in his heart, no one knows. Naturally, the second house is most eager to take away our things. Moreover, the madam's most precious thing is her eldest son, can we three fight against her? Who else in the manor can unite with us besides the third house?"

  Qin Yu and Qin Wan were stunned, although they were shocked by Chen Huan's idea, but even more astonishing was that she could think of such a deep layer.

  "Huan'er, have you made up your mind to stay in the Qin Manor?" Qin Yu asked after a moment of thought.

  "Of course, do we want to drag our uncles down with us? We are the children of the Qin family, why should our uncles bear the burden of our future?" Xing Huan didn't originally intend to speak so clearly, after all she was only 8 years old, but if she didn't explain, her older brother and sister might not cooperate with her.

  In her previous life, she hadn't even attended a private school, but her father was knowledgeable and reasonable, and her mother could also read and write. From a young age, they began teaching her to recognize characters and read books. In the more than ten years that followed, in order to survive and live with dignity, she worked hard to learn characters and read books, and only then did she have the opportunity to work as an accountant for a merchant or as a female teacher in a wealthy household. She had long since seen through the struggles within the large households.

  Qin Wan heard this and nodded her head, saying in a low voice, "Huan'er is right."

  Qin Yu bowed his head for a moment before forcefully lifting it up. "Brother understands, you can rest assured, brother will definitely pass the imperial examination and protect all of you!"

  Chen Huan is no longer so serious, holding Qin Yu and Qin Wan's hands, "Chen Huan has brothers and sisters, who is afraid of whom?"

  The hands of the three siblings were tightly clasped together, a warm current flowing through each other's veins, giving each other strength.

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