bookcurios Chapter 21 We still need to appease the old lady.
Chapter 21 We still need to appease the old lady.
Granny Sun was an old servant of Old Madam Qin, and even Qin Huai had to give her some face. Seeing this, Wan Shuang clutched her stomach where she had been kicked and got up from the ground.
"Second Young Master, Miss is going to pay her respects to the Old Madam. Please let go!"
Qin Lang glared at her, ignored her, and pulled Qin Wan, who was trying to break free, to his side. "Qin Wan, I'll say it one last time, I apologize!"
Perhaps it was because she was being squeezed too hard, Qin Wan's eyes also welled up with tears, and she met Qin Lang's gaze with a hint of resentment.
For a moment, Qin Lang was dazed, as if he had just remembered why he had come here.
He came to apologize to Qin Wan. In the past two days, he had figured out the truth about the wound medicine; it was his mistake to have taken the wrong medicine.
He was in such a hurry that day that he grabbed the familiar medicine bottle and left without knowing that it contained a detoxifying powder, which was to be used for bloodletting after being sprinkled on.
It was his mistake to use such a powerful medicine on her; it's hard to imagine how she survived it.
He had intended to go to her courtyard to explain everything, but he encountered her confronting his mother, which made him forget about coming here. If she hadn't been causing trouble lately, how could things have turned out this way?
Qin Lang was holding back his anger. If she sincerely apologized to her mother this time, he would also give her an explanation about the wound medicine. As long as she apologized, he would also apologize in kind.
Before he could hear Qin Wan's apology, Granny Sun said, "Second Young Master, I don't know what mistake Fourth Miss has made that she insists on apologizing now. Why don't we go to the Old Madam together and let her judge who is right and who is wrong?"
Han Shu froze, then hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Qin Lang's hand. "Lang'er, let go of your sister!" As she spoke, Han Shu was already trying to pry Qin Lang's hand off.
"Granny Sun, this is nothing serious, there's no need to bother Mother. Wan'er still needs to pay her respects to Mother, go ahead!"
When your wrist is released, or when it has been gripped for a long time, a wave of soreness and numbness surges up your palm, which is very uncomfortable.
Qin Wan didn't say anything and followed Granny Sun towards Jingxin Courtyard.
Qin Wan still didn't apologize. As Qin Lang watched her retreating figure, his resentment flared up in that instant.
If she were reasonable, she wouldn't have spoken to her mother like that. If she wasn't angry, she would have apologized already. It seems that the caning that day didn't teach her a lesson at all; she's still as domineering as ever.
In that instant, Qin Lang's desire to tell her the truth about the wound medicine vanished. Since she wouldn't apologize, he wouldn't apologize either.
After turning a corner and seeing that Qin Wan was no longer in sight, Qin Lang turned around.
"Mother, what were you doing just now? She spoke to you like that, and you still sided with her?" Qin Lang was dissatisfied; she should have given her a good scolding this time.
Han Shu sighed and glanced at Su Yan'er. "If this matter gets to the old lady, she will inevitably make things difficult for Yan'er. Last time Ye'er slapped Wan'er, didn't you see how angry your grandmother was?"
If we really let your grandmother judge this, she'll definitely say that Yan'er is involved. If she punishes Yan'er then, how are we supposed to protect her? We can't just go against the old lady, can we?
Qin Lang was stunned, not expecting his mother to be so considerate.
Su Yan'er was also very moved. She knew that Old Madam Qin disliked her, so she rarely went to Jingxin Courtyard to pay her respects, and she would avoid people from Jingxin Courtyard whenever possible.
However, hiding all the time isn't a solution. She's going to marry her second brother in the future, so she still needs to appease the old lady.
Although the sun was shining brightly, it was still December, and standing outside for a long time inevitably made one feel a bit cold.
Su Yan'er helped Han Shu back to her own courtyard.
As Qin Lang watched the two figures leave, a strange feeling welled up inside him.
He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that his mother and Wan'er hadn't been as close as the two of them in a long time.
However, when he thought of Qin Wan's aggressive demeanor earlier, he felt that it was her own fault for not being intimate with her. If she were as sensible as Yan'er, she wouldn't have been caned and slapped.
Tranquil Courtyard.
After Wan Shuang was kicked, Qin Wan was worried about her injury, so she asked her to find the family physician while she went in to pay her respects to her grandmother.
Qin Wan pulled her sleeve down to cover her wrist, which had been gripped so tightly it was red.
"Madam, the Fourth Miss has arrived!" Granny Sun called out before even entering the room.
Qin Wan followed behind and came in. Although she had repeatedly told herself on the way that she couldn't let her grandmother worry about her, the moment she saw Old Madam Qin, a wave of grievances welled up in her heart, and she felt a lump in her throat, so lump that she wanted to cry.
"My dear, come to Grandma quickly!" Old Madam Qin opened her arms to hug Qin Wan.
Granny Sun stepped aside to make way for Qin Wan, who then rushed into Old Madam Qin's arms.
Seeing her body twitch slightly, they knew she was crying.
Granny Sun waved her hand, and the servants in the room withdrew.
Old Madam Qin stroked Qin Wan's head, letting her vent her emotions while nestled in her arms.
"My dear Wan'er, your grandmother hasn't been able to visit you at Wanyue Courtyard these past two days. You've suffered!" Old Madam Qin comforted her.
Qin Wan cried in Old Madam Qin's arms for a long time before raising her head. "Grandmother, what are you saying? It's Wan'er's fault for not being able to come and pay her respects. I've made you worry!"
Madam Qin personally wiped away Qin Wan's tears. Seeing her face return to normal, Madam Qin understood that Qin Wan hadn't come to pay her respects so as not to worry her.
"Wan'er, I know what has happened these past few days, and I have also reprimanded Ye'er. I understand you don't want me to worry, but there are some things that if you don't tell me, how can your grandmother make decisions for you!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan longed to tell Old Madam Qin about the grievances she had suffered these past few days. She wanted to say that her parents and brothers seemed to no longer love her as much as before, and that this Marquis's mansion felt like a foreign place to her.
But she held back the words. Her grandmother was old and should have been enjoying her retirement. She had been angry many times recently because of her. Although there was no news from Jingxin Courtyard, Wan Shuang had seen the medicine from Jingxin Courtyard when she went to the doctor to get medicine for herself. She knew that her grandmother's anger had hurt her health.
Her grandmother had been so good to her; she couldn't let her grandmother worry about her anymore.
"Grandmother, Wan'er understands. If Wan'er is bullied next time, she will definitely come to Grandmother to complain!" Qin Wan said with a smile, determined not to let her grandmother know next time.
"Alright, alright, my good Wan'er, if anyone dares to bully my Wan'er again, I will punish them severely!"
"With Grandmother protecting Wan'er so much, no one dares to bully Wan'er anymore!"
Madam Qin sighed softly. How could she not see that they had bullied Su Yan'er enough since she arrived?
That's fine. I must protect her better from now on and never let her get hurt again.
"Wan'er, Grandmother has never dared to ask you, but Grandmother still wants to know, what are your thoughts on your relationship with the Fourth Prince?"