"What shall we have for dinner?"
"Wontons." This time, Yi Qing finally got back on track. "I'll go cook them!"
Xiao Tian had been ignoring her all this time. It seemed that she could only express her apology with delicious food.
Seeing through things without exposing them was the rule in the adult world. She was still too naive.
"Bang, bang, bang..." Someone was knocking on the door. Yi Qing looked outside.
Actually, even earlier, Xiao Tian and Zi Su had already stood up, on high alert.
"I can tell from the sound. It's someone from the Marquis Huaien's Mansion," Zi Su said.
"Let's go and see what they want." Yi Qing wiped her hands, took off the coarse cloth apron, and a sneering smile appeared on her face.
Then she walked up to Xiao Tian, holding out her hand. "Give it to me."
Xiao Tian looked at her with a puzzled look in his eyes.
"The axe." Yi Qing snatched it from his hand and rushed to open the door briskly.
Xiao Tian: "..."
Zi Su said calmly, "She's always been so fearless."
"Doesn't she have you?" Xiao Tian couldn't help asking.
A look that seemed like helplessness yet also like indulgence flashed across Zi Su's eyes. "She likes to act weak first, and then wait for me to step in so that she can feel triumphant."
She didn't understand this kind of bad taste, but Yi Qing enjoyed it, so she cooperated.
Yi Qing opened the door. Seeing the familiar Nanny Zhao outside and the six strong young men behind her, she let out a cold laugh, held the axe horizontally in front of her, and said with a fake smile, "Coming to rob me by force again?"
With the people behind her, Nanny Zhao clearly felt more confident and said arrogantly, "In matters of marriage, it's up to the parents' order and the matchmaker's word. Second Miss made a private marriage vow on her own. It doesn't count."
"So you still want me to go back with you to take someone else's place in the marriage," Yi Qing still had that sneering smile on her face.
"There's no such thing as taking someone else's place. That was originally Second Miss's marriage," Nanny Zhao insisted. "The horoscopes have already been exchanged. Second Miss can't renege on it."
"Oh." Yi Qing beamed. "Then let Yi Weiwei marry! I don't have parents."
Nanny Zhao was so angry that her face turned red. Pointing at her, she said, "Second Miss, if you talk like this, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
As she spoke, she actually reached out to grab Yi Qing.
Yi Qing pushed the axe forward. "Struck by lightning? I got this life for free anyway. Life is no joy, death is no sorrow. It'd be great to take a few people with me before I die."
As she spoke, she actually swung the axe down.
Nanny Zhao was terrified and stepped back repeatedly. She accidentally missed a step and rolled down the steps.
Although there were only three steps, it seemed that she had fallen quite badly. She was clutching her waist and groaning on the ground.
Yi Qing ignored her. She gave a charming smile to the six strong men, which left them stunned.
— Second Miss was truly a beauty.
Nanny Zhao slapped the ground angrily. "Why aren't you helping me up? Grab her!"
Yi Qing lowered her head and blew the sawdust left on the axe from chopping firewood. Her actions were bold and her attitude was arrogant. "You'd better go back and find out who my son's father is first!"
"We're not afraid of whoever it is in our Marquis Mansion. Wherever you go, you're just having an illicit affair without a matchmaker," Nanny Zhao shouted sternly.
"I really don't have a proper status with him. But I'm lucky with my womb. I gave birth to a son for him," Yi Qing said with a look of smugness. "I bet even if your Marquis Huaien's Mansion becomes a Duke's Mansion, you still can't afford to offend him. Do you believe me?"
Nanny Zhao was intimidated by her. For a moment, she really didn't dare to say a word. Her mind was racing, trying to figure out who this big shot was.
"Who is he? If he's really that powerful, why would he choose you?" Nanny Zhao asked after a while.
Yi Qing gave a sideways glance. Her eyes were like autumn water, faintly showing a coquettish look, as if she was shining brightly and making people unable to take their eyes off her.
She was extremely beautiful, probably taking after her father who made a living by his looks.
Holding the sharp axe in one hand, she slowly slid the other hand across her delicate and fair cheek. "Isn't my face good enough?"
She was half fierce and half charming.
Nanny Zhao and the men behind her were all stunned.
It was not only because of her beauty but also because of her boldness.
"Slut," Nanny Zhao spat.
"If Marquis Huaien can live off his wife, why can't I use my looks to serve someone?" Yi Qing raised her eyebrows and laughed wantonly, full of mockery.
"You..."
"What about me?" Yi Qing suddenly turned cold. Her face was gloomy, completely different from before. "Go back and tell Marquis Huaien that if he wants me to take someone else's place in the marriage, I'll poison the groom to death with a handful of poison. If that doesn't work, I'll castrate him with a knife and then say it was forced by the Marquis Huaien's Mansion. Let's see then whether you want to form an alliance or make an enemy!"
"You, you..."
"I'm here and I'll always be here." Yi Qing threw the axe away, clapped her hands, and looked down at Nanny Zhao. "Waiting for you to come again. I also have a message for your madam. She was originally a valiant daughter of a general's family. Marrying Marquis Huaien, a good-for-nothing, she'll have to rely on her natal family more in the future. Tell her to go back to her natal family and find out whose son I have!"
It even involved the Di Mansion?
Nanny Zhao was terrified.
Hearing that General Xiao had passed away, the madam had been crying day and night. She had no mood to care about these things. In fact, it was all instigated by the eldest miss.
What if they really offended the Di Mansion?
"Hurry up and get out of here," Yi Qing snorted.