Chapter 9: A Woman's One-Woman Show

"Master, if anything happens to Qing'er, I cannot live either!"

Seeing Liu Yanzhi "playing the victim" first, Zheng Min was also unyielding, dragging Murong Xinlian to show Murong Tai her face, which had been scratched by the soft sword.

Compared to Liu Yanzhi's elegance, the thin-bodied Zheng Min had a pitiful and delicate demeanor, especially her watery peach blossom eyes that could easily make someone's heart flutter.

"Master, Xinlian is the number one beauty in the Capital City! So many noble sons are in love with our Xinlian, and so many rich young masters want to marry her. But now her looks are badly damaged; how is my poor Xinlian going to live! Master, you must seek justice for us!"

Two women and two girls, the four of them crying together, were really noisy. Murong Qiqi couldn't help but frown. If she had known it would cause such a commotion, she wouldn't have let the two of them fight.

Murong Qiqi's impatience fell into Li Yunqing's eyes, taking on a different meaning. It seemed that this cousin had indeed changed.

The two concubines cried their hearts out, demanding justice for themselves, giving Murong Tai a headache. He cared for both his daughters—one with outstanding ability, the other with outstanding looks. They usually didn't have such conflicts, so what exactly happened today to make them actually fight for real?

Murong Tai couldn't figure out the reason behind all this. In addition, the women's cries were very annoying. Li Yunqing was standing beside them, watching the show with a shoulder hug, which made Murong Tai's heart angry. "Enough, stop it! There are guests! All of you, go back!"

Liu Yanzhi and Zheng Min were stunned by Murong Tai's roar, realizing that he was truly angry. These two women, who had followed Murong Tai for many years, also restrained themselves, wiped their tears, and dragged their daughters away from Cui Zhu Garden.

When Zheng Min left, she cast a resentful glance at Murong Tai. On the other hand, Liu Yanzhi completely changed her attitude, throwing a flirtatious look at Murong Tai. "Master, I personally made black chicken soup for you today. You must come tonight!"

If it weren't for the fact that there were others nearby, Murong Qiqi would have vomited into a spittoon. No wonder Liu Yanzhi's position in the Prime Minister's Mansion was almost equal to the first wife's; such a woman was indeed an "enticing beauty."

When everyone had left, Murong Tai looked coldly at Murong Qiqi. "You stay put, causing so much trouble just after coming back. You're grounded for a month. You're not allowed to go anywhere, so don't embarrass me! Humph!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Murong Tai left Cui Zhu Garden without concerning himself with Li Yunqing's presence. He was heading towards Ou Xiang Yuan, where Zheng Min was. At this moment, Murong Tai was most worried about whether Murong Xinlian's appearance had been ruined.

His daughter was the number one beauty in the Capital City, and Murong Tai still hoped to marry her into the royal family. With two princesses in the family, the glory they would bring was not to be underestimated!

Murong Tai's hurried appearance completely chilled Murong Qiqi's heart towards the family. It seemed that Murong Tai cared very little for his third daughter! If it weren't for her promise to her godfather to protect the person at all costs, she would have laughed and left for Jianghu, not staying here as the pitiful Third Young Lady!

"Su Mei, Su Yue, please clean up here. Throw away anything useless. There's no need to replace them, just to avoid having to discard them again next time." Murong Qiqi was somewhat tired after the commotion caused by the four women. She turned to look at Li Yunqing, too lazy to pretend anymore, "Cousin, do as you please, I'm going to take a nap!"

"Not pretending anymore?" Li Yunqing was surprised by Murong Qiqi's openness. Just now, this young girl's eyes were full of timidity, but now they were as lazy as a cat's. Occasionally, the glint in her eyes revealed her true nature. This was the real her!

"Cousin is a smart man. It's ridiculous to put on an act in front of a smart person."

In this world, there are certain people who are born exceptional, superior to others. They are unrivaled in their wisdom, effortlessly discerning the faces beneath the masks of others.

And Li Yunqing was exactly one of these people.

Since he had already seen through her, she might as well boldly show her true self, lest she become a laughingstock while still being smug about it.

"If Auntie could see the change in her niece, she would surely be very happy." Li Yunqing smiled slightly, realizing he hadn't been mistaken. This girl had eyes brimming with vitality, as lazy as a cat's. No, more like as untamed as a leopard's.

It seemed that his future life wouldn't be so boring!

In Ou Xiang Yuan, Murong Tai gently comforted the teary-faced Zheng Min with his bulging belly. "Enough, my sweetheart. Every time you cry, it breaks my heart!"

"Master, you're biased! Look at Xinlian's face, it's been ruined! Qixi Festival is soon; what is Xinlian supposed to do? Princess Anyang praised our Xinlian, saying she's as clever as she is pretty. But now, how can she face people during Qixi? Master, if you don't punish Qing'er this time, I won't accept it!"

Zheng Min was naturally happy to see Murong Tai come to her place first.

Although Murong Qinglian was talented in martial arts, women ultimately had to marry. Men wouldn't like such a strong woman. It had always been the heroes saving the beauties, never the beauties saving the heroes!

Zheng Min was very confident in her daughter. If Murong Xuelian could become an Imperial Concubine, then her own daughter, Murong Xinlian, would also not be lacking in beauty. Furthermore, the Madame Li Qiushui had been staying in the Buddhist Hall, fasting and praying, and not interfering with outside affairs, so naturally, no one would obstruct her daughter's path to wealth and honor.

"Alright, don't cry anymore. Let's first heal Xinlian's face." Murong Tai took out a small box of ointment. "This is Yuzhi Ointment made by Young Master Lian, brought back by Xuelian. Let's use it on Xinlian! We can't let her ruin her looks; that would be troublesome!"

Upon hearing that it was Yuzhi Ointment made by the strange doctor Young Master Lian, Zheng Min immediately took it. Opening the box, an pleasant fragrance wafted out. "This is truly a good thing!"

"Of course, Xuelian only got two boxes in total. This one is for Xinlian now. She needs to use it to restore her face!"

Murong Tai patiently coaxed Zheng Min for a while and groped her face before leaving. Then he hurried to Lanxiang Courtyard, where Liu Yanzhi was.