Volume 1: Gathering Winds Chapter 49: The Fierce Beast

  Madam Yun's face changed again and again, from pale to white, from red to green. She gritted her teeth in her heart, but didn't dare to be presumptuous for fear of offending An Liancheng.

  Enjoying a carefree and leisurely appreciation of the two of them, their facial expressions changing constantly like a rainbow, thin red lips curved into a crescent shape.

  "General, Maple was bitten by Miss An's pet on the ankle and is now resting in bed. The imperial physician said that she can't get out of bed for the time being." Madam finally composed herself, her face still bearing residual sorrow, and spoke softly.

  "Since there's no great harm done, let's just drop the matter!" An Liancheng said with a hint of a gaze at An Xin, his voice low.

  "General...," seeing An Lian Cheng's behavior, he stared at him incredulously and said in a low voice, "Although you dote on Miss An Xin, Feng Er is also your biological son. How can you treat them so differently?"

  "So what do you want?" An Xin lazily chimed in.

  "The concubine knew that Feng'er was only a bastard son, not comparable to the noble status of Miss Anxin, but he had the general's blood flowing through his veins, so please let the general make arrangements for Feng'er!" Madam didn't answer Anxin's question, and continued to plead with An Liancheng.

  "What do you want then?" An Liancheng repeated An Xin's question.

  Yun Mingyue noticed that An Liancheng's heart was biased towards An Xin, and his face looked even more unsightly. He didn't expect that the facts were already laid out before him, yet General An still protected An Xin, without even a word of rebuke.

  As the lady also seemed to have noticed this, her mind turned quickly. Today, General Ming made it clear that he was protecting An Xin, and it was absolutely impossible to punish her. However, his own son had been bitten and was now crying loudly in the house. This grudge could not be left unavenged. Thinking of the culprit behind the crime, Lady Ming had an idea: "Please, General, kill that old mouse for Fang'er's sake!"

  "You dare to kill Heart's pet, I'll kill you!" Ling Yihen's eyebrows rose in anger, his voice threatening.

  "General, Maple is only five years old and has to suffer like this. I find it heart-wrenching to see her like this. She's usually such a well-behaved child who never even sheds a tear, but now she's lying in bed crying so hard that it breaks my heart. As her mother, I feel like I've been cut by a knife, the pain is unbearable. And the culprit behind all this is Miss Anxin's pet! Is the second young master of the General's manor really not as precious as a mere mouse?" Madam spoke out loudly and boldly, daring Ling Yichen to try and kill her!

  A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on Yun Ming's face, and for a moment, the sinister intent in her eyes flashed by. Even if General An was biased towards Ah Xin, he would still be moved by Mrs. Ru's heartfelt accusations. Who could remain unmoved by a mother's love? On one side was the arrogant and spoiled young lady who refused to admit her mistakes, and on the other was the deeply loving and sincere Mrs. Ru. It was clear who was right and who was wrong. Just as everyone's attention was focused on Ah Xin, she wanted to see how General An would continue to shield her!

  As expected, after the lady's complaint was finished, the eyes of the people in the courtyard looking at An Xin were somewhat disdainful. Their own pet had hurt someone, and they didn't even apologize, but instead acted high and mighty, using their status as a legitimate child to bully others, truly without any magnanimity!

  Ling Yi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he didn't believe that An Xin was a reckless and arrogant young lady who relied on her power to bully others, there must be some hidden reason. Yue Zheng Xi lowered his head and sat quietly, as if any movement in the room had nothing to do with him.

  Ling Su was worried about An Mu Chen, and An Xin liked that mouse very much. They all understood this, but she wasn't in the right, wanting to keep her pet was really difficult! After all, An Hao Feng being bitten was a fact!

  An Liancheng glanced at An Xin, whose eyebrows were calm and peaceful, then glanced at Ruolan, who was crying, and couldn't help but feel embarrassed, falling silent.

  Just as the atmosphere in the garden was tense, An Xin suddenly clapped her hands, breaking the silence. "Mrs. Rong, I haven't even investigated your responsibility for colluding to harm Xiao Xiao, but you're actually trying to shift the blame onto me and frame me! Don't blame me for investigating this thoroughly!" After speaking, An Xin pulled out Xiao Xiao's unconscious body from one sleeve and a black pill from the other, forcing it into its mouth and waiting for the medicine to take effect.

  Her words fell, and everyone's expression was different, digesting the meaning of her words, their eyes were filled with confusion as they looked at her, not understanding what she meant!

  "Xin'er, could it be that someone is intentionally playing a trick?" An Mochen, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up and asked in doubt.

  "I've raised it for many years, how could I not know its habits? It absolutely won't attack people on its own, and it's just that it has a bit of human nature. Once I get to the bottom of this...". An Xin paused for a moment, emphasizing his tone, coldly saying, "Anyone who slanders me will not be able to escape!"

  A sense of ease was once again filled with murderous intent, and everyone's body trembled. However, the lady stood up straight with an unchanged expression, while Yun Mingyue's eyes flashed with panic and fear.

  "Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll help you throw them all into the moat to feed the fish!" Ling Yihen still saw An Xin's icy and stern face for the first time, narrowed his eyes, and patted his chest to guarantee.

  He smiled slightly, his eyes falling on the small beast on his leg. Seeing it open its eyes, he ruthlessly threw it to the ground, "Stop pretending, you wasted one of my precious pills, hurry up and tell me what's going on!"

  The little beast rolled on the ground, let out a plaintive cry, as if dissatisfied with An Xin's cruel behavior.

  Yun Mingyue stared at the small hand holding up its paw and calling out on the ground, her unease growing: Could it be that this beast really understood human language?

  "Did you bite him?" An Xin asked.

  Nodding and tapping one's head.

  The crowd watching saw the little beast answer with a reassuring tone, and they all looked at it in surprise and incredulity, forgetting that Second Master had been bitten. The lady hummed and said, "As long as you admit it, that's fine!"

  "Why?" Anxin continued to ask.

  Squeaking and looking around, it suddenly climbed to one side, picked up a small twig in its mouth, and scratched its comfortable foot twice.

  "Was it a kid who hit you?" An Xin raised an eyebrow.

  Put down the branches and nod your head.

  "You're talking nonsense, Feng'er is the most obedient, how could she hit this old mouse, it must be you who instructed her!" The crowd had not yet recovered from their shock when they heard Mrs. Ru's thunderous roar.

  Ling Yi Hen was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, "So that's how it is!"

  Don't mind other people's expressions, just staring at the chinchilla waving its paws, said discontentedly, "Even if someone hits you, you shouldn't bite people!"

  It stood up straight with its small body, and its two small paws waved even more fiercely. It wanted to express something, but it was too vague. An Xin didn't understand either, and asked in confusion, "What do you want to say?"

  With a squeak, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she saw Yun Mingyue being supported by two maids beside her. She quickly ran over with her little legs, bit onto the hem of Yun's skirt, and let out a sharp cry.

  Yun Mingyue was startled, stretching out her long legs to kick the small beast flying. The small beast's black eyes rolled around, and its round body nimbly dodged Yun Mingyue's flying foot.

  "Come back! That woman is a vicious tigress, don't say I didn't warn you if you fall into her clutches!" An Xin said with a lazy tone, waving his hand at the little beast.

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