Spring Mansion Intrigue 035: Seduction Unsuccessful

  Qin Wan was taken aback, suppressing her anger, and turned around, "I'm sorry, madam, but she must be dealt with."

  "A lowly slave, why would the young mistress of the Qin estate need to get so worked up? Madam Lü smiled lightly, 'Hua Xi, have Lü Dao go call for someone to take her away and sell her to the brothel. Let her go entice men until she's had enough!'"

  "No, no, madam, please don't... Madam, spare my life..." Xiang Xun was so frightened that her pretty face turned pale, and she crawled to Madame Lü's feet, kowtowing desperately, a drop of blood falling onto the bluestone floor.

  Qin Wan was stunned, being sold to a brothel was really too cruel for a girl.

  "Don't ask me, madam, it's not that I'm heartless, but rather that Miss is unwilling to accommodate you." Lü's gaze fell on Xiang Yu.

  Xiang Xing was taken aback, hastily turned around and rushed to Qin Wan, kowtowing her head, "Elder Miss, Fourth Miss, please spare my life, I won't dare again. Elder Miss..."

  "Never mind." Qin Wan said, suppressing her anger.

  Chen Huan glanced at Lü Shi and saw a fleeting triumphant smile flash across the bottom of her eyes.

  Xiang Xing heard this and cried, wanting to kowtow again, but was stopped by Qin Wan's signal for Hua Xi to hold her back.

  "Stay away from my brother from now on, if you dare to take another step closer, I won't care how the mistress deals with you, and I won't forgive you either! Chen Huan, let's go!" Qin Wan pulled Chen Huan away with disgust.

  As soon as they disappeared, Lü's expression changed instantly, staring at Xiang Xing viciously, "Useless fool! Can't even seduce a young boy, what's the use of you!"

  Xiang apricot trembled with fear and didn't dare make a sound.

  "Madam, please calm down. Young Master is a bookworm, and Xiang Xun was too sudden last night. Eldest Master must have been frightened to react this way; otherwise, with Xiang Xun's beauty, Young Master wouldn't be unmoved. This matter needs to be handled slowly." Huaxi advised in a soft voice.

  Lü glared at Xiang Xun fiercely, "I'm warning you, don't think that just because you have a bit of looks, you can flirt around the manor with anyone. Some people are not to be trifled with!"

  "The slave girl's body trembled slightly as she said in a low voice, 'I dare not.'"

  "How dare you! Who did you meet on your way back from my place last night?" Madam Lü shouted sternly.

  Xiang Xing was so frightened that she shrunk her neck, "No one... has ever encountered..."

  Bang! The hot tea exploded in front of Xiang Yu, shattering the cup into pieces. She was startled and retreated backward, but the scalding hot water still splashed onto her delicate hand, instantly turning a patch of skin red.

  Huaxi saw this and hurriedly stroked the back of Lü's wife, saying, "Madam, don't be angry. It must have been that Steward Lü happened to run into Xiang Xing."

  Xiang Xing heard this and knew that his wife had found out, so he lowered his head even further and didn't dare to make a sound.

  "Hum! I didn't know you had that little trick up your sleeve, Master. You don't have the guts to make a move yourself, but instead try to get someone else to do it for you. Why don't you go and seduce Qian Ling?"

  Xiang Yu's face turned bright red, she suddenly lifted her head and cried out, "Madam, it was Lu Guan Shi who..."

  "He's a man, and it's common for men to have affairs. With so many maids and daughters-in-law in the mansion being involved with him, aren't you ashamed of yourself for joining in on the fun?!" Lu Shi was fed up with her nephew, not only was he promiscuous by nature, but he also kept seducing the maids and daughters-in-law in the mansion, to the point where even Qin Gongyuan had taken notice and had a bad impression of him.

  "Madam, it's a misunderstanding, it was really Lü Guan Shi who came to find me." Xiang Xing could hardly speak, the madam was biased towards her own people, everyone in the household knew.

  "Lü Dao's wife is a vinegar jar, you're willing to be a concubine, but she may not agree." Lü was so angry that he slapped the table, "I'm fed up with all of you, every single one of you is a waste of oil!"

  Xiang Yu was crying on the ground with a broken heart. When Lv Dao first seduced her, she was naturally unwilling, but she couldn't resist his repeated gifts of rare jewelry and his promise to divorce his wife and marry her. There were only two young masters in the mansion, and she looked down on the one from the second house, while the one from the main house was beyond her reach. Generally, maids born into a wealthy family would not be married off outside the estate. Among all the men in the Qin estate, only Lv Dao and Qian Ling had promising futures. Lv Dao was also a close relative of the Lv family. If she could really become his legitimate wife, she would eventually become the mistress of the Qin estate, which was better than being randomly matched with some useless small servant or being married off by the lady to an old man with power as a concubine.

  Yesterday, the lady ordered her to seduce Qin Yu that night and promised that if she succeeded, she would immediately be transferred back to serve as a first-class maid by her side, which would make Lü Dao value her more. She was bewildered and did it.

  Lü stopped for a long time, and his breath gradually calmed down. "What was her expression when she asked you about Xu Niang last night?"

  Xiang Xing was taken aback, hastily wiping away her tears, "Nothing in particular."

  Lü nodded and said, "Tell Qin's nanny to add another lock to the garden gate, don't let her run around everywhere."

  "How could Granny keep Miss from going? After all, they lived in Dan Gui Yuan."

  "Figure it out yourself!" Lü furrowed her brow and waved her hand dismissively.

  Huaxi rushed towards Xiangxing with a flirtatious glance, but Xiangxing was helpless and got up to walk away limpingly.

  "Tell Lü Daojin to come to the backyard."

  Huaxi should go and instruct people.

  Lü rubbed her temples and leaned lazily back in the soft chair.

  The Dan Gui Yuan

  Chen Huan sat on a chair, tilting his head to look at the old woman who was bowing her waist with respect, her face unseen.

  Qin's nanny looked at her pair of legs that didn't reach the ground, swaying leisurely, just like a mischievous little girl, and underestimated her by several points.

  "Was Qin Yuyan previously in Dangui Courtyard?"

  "Replying to young mistress, I used to serve Old Master and Old Mistress."

  "Oh, so that's the old lady from the mansion. Nanny must have met Madam Xu before. What is she like?"

  "Aunt Xü is a good person."

  "How good is it?"

  Qin Ayi slightly raised her head to steal a glance at Chen Huan, then quickly lowered it again. "Replying to the young lady, Madam Xu is very gentle and virtuous."

  "She is very good to her subordinates?"

  "Yes, it's very good for everyone."

  "I heard that almost no one around her stayed."

  Qin Ayi paused for a moment, "Almost all of the personal maidservants who served Madam Xu have died. As for those like me who are responsible for cleaning the outer courtyard, there is only one left besides myself, and she is in charge of flower cultivation in the large garden of the outer courtyard."

  "Ah, the flowers and plants in Dan Gui Yuan are all grown extremely well. I was wondering if there's someone who is very good at taking care of them. Looks like my guess was right." Xing Huan smiled innocently.

  Qin's nanny nodded, "She is very good at raising flowers and was originally following the madam. Unfortunately, her legs and feet are not agile, and the madam thought she was not neat, so she didn't let her work in the inner courtyard anymore."

  Her eyes fell on Qin Mama's wrist, which was wrapped in a cloth. "Qin Mama's hand isn't well, is it? The rain makes your bones ache, doesn't it? Tomorrow, when my brother goes out to take care of some business, I'll have him bring you a box of the best medicine."

  Qin's nanny suddenly looked up, glanced at Chen Huan, and then lowered her head. "I don't dare to let Miss worry, this is all an old illness, it doesn't matter."

  Chen smiled and said, "I've served Master and Mistress for a long time, so it's only right that I'm good to you too."

  Qin Ayi said in a low voice, "Thank you, Miss Xie."

  "By the way, the osmanthus in the backyard is growing extremely well. Mother, find a young servant who can climb trees to pick some osmanthus flowers."

  Qin's shoulders sank, and she quickly glanced at Shen Huan.