Being caught red-handed, Feng Yinwan was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Just now, Xiao Bailian was talking nonsense. She was so angry that she was about to throw a stone at her, but she slipped and fell down...
Secretly rubbing her butt, she pretended to be calm and stood up.
"Um, I'm a concubine... I was just putting the kite with Yu Ping in the back garden. Suddenly, a strong wind came from nowhere, and the string was blown off. I'm looking for the kite now..."
In order to confirm what she said, she started rummaging around.
Ye Tinglan frowned upon hearing this.
He raised his eyes suspiciously, faced the cloudless sky above his head, and immediately mocked coldly.
"With such a little wind, it is difficult for the paper kite to fly, but it can be blown off? What kind of inferior goods are you using?"
Feng Yinwan, who had quietly touched the courtyard door:...
For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Before she could say anything, Qin Rulian, who heard the noise in the room, had already limped out. When he saw Feng Yinwan, resentment flashed in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Ye Tinglan hurriedly stepped forward to help her, while Qin Rulian pretended not to know what to say.
"Brother Tinglan, who are you talking to?"
Thinking of what she just said, the look on Ye Tinglan's face changed slightly, and before he could open his lips, he was already beaten.
"Miss Qin really has a good ear. She can hear the conversation between the prince and the princess in the room."
Feng Yinwan patted her dress gently, her red lips slightly raised.
Qin Rulian seemed to have just seen her, holding onto Ye Tinglan's forearm to straighten up with difficulty.
"It turns out that the princess is here. I wonder if it's pity that my sister didn't come out to greet her when she came."
Before Xiao Bailian finished speaking, she shuddered and fell into Ye Tinglan's arms as lightly as catkins, making Feng Yinwan roll her eyes.
Really, the tea is at home!
Ye Tinglan frowned, "You have an injury to your knee and it is inconvenient to move around. There is no need to come out to greet you."
"Isn't this so bad? The princess has a noble status, how can she be pitiful..."
"How can you not be polite?"
Feng Yinwan looked at her with a warm smile on her lips.
"Miss Qin is well-versed in etiquette and has never been a pretentious person. She is also fortunate to be taught by the Queen herself. Her thorough etiquette is worthy of being the most noble girl. If she fails to be polite, wouldn't she be breaking Miss Qin's rules?"
She waited intently, but Ye Tinglan frowned.
"Then what? No matter how important etiquette is, you have to take care of your body. Ru Lian is so injured, what else do you want from her!"
"Brother Tinglan, what the princess said makes sense. Ru Lian's injuries are just superficial injuries and it won't be a problem."
Xiao Bailian said this, but she bent her knees forward a little more, revealing two bright blood marks on the skirt of her delicate pink skirt, which made Ye Tinglan's eyes darken a bit.
"No! I have already said that your body is important, so you don't have to stand up and salute."
Qin Rulian felt happy in her heart, but she pretended to be hesitant on her face, "Then the princess sister..."
Ye Tinglan frowned, "No matter what she does, she is a living person with sound hands and feet, and she will die if she lacks this gift from you."
Feng Yinwan: What are you barking at? I’m still here!
After scolding this man secretly, he saw Xiao Bailian looking towards him softly and weakly.
"Sister Princess, don't be angry. Brother Tinglan said this because he was worried about my health. He didn't mean to look down on my sister. Sister, please don't misunderstand me."
As she spoke, the pride in her eyes almost overflowed, and Feng Yinwan raised her eyebrows.
Playing this game with her?
Looking at him lightly, she immediately smiled.
"I don't mind looking down on you, but I don't mind. If Miss Qin doesn't want to salute, I will naturally not force myself. There are so many servants in the palace who can salute, and you are not the only one left."
Hearing that she actually confused herself with her servants, Qin Rulian's face became ugly again.
Feng Yinwan ignored her expression and kept to herself.
"During yesterday's ceremony, I saw from a distance that Concubine Rong was well behaved. Even the maids around her were very well-behaved. I guess she must be someone who pays attention to etiquette."
After saying that, she turned to look at Xiao Bailian and said, "Miss Qin, don't worry too much. I am just talking casually and have no other meaning."
Qin Rulian naturally knew what this "other meaning" meant.
She was completely embarrassed yesterday, and Concubine Rong was definitely not happy with her. If this bitch makes her jealous again...
Biting her lip bitterly, she stood up immediately regardless of Ye Tinglan's obstruction.
"There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. If you don't dare to be arrogant, please give my regards to the princess and sister."
After completing the ceremony, Xiao Bailian's lips trembled slightly, and the color on her face was gone.
Feng Yinwan smacked his tongue, not forgetting to hit the target again.
"Miss Qin really restrains herself and observes etiquette. Don't worry, I will definitely speak kindly to Concubine Rong, and I will definitely do my best to work with the prince to find a good wife for you."
Qin Rulian's face was so angry that he gave her a hard look, then closed his eyes and pretended to be faint.
Feng Yinwan smacked her tongue, "Ah, Miss Qin has fainted. My lord, please go and ask for the doctor!"
Ye Tinglan frowned.
"Shut up! I want to carry her to find the doctor!"
Just when the words of instruction came to his lips, he saw that Feng Yinwan had already walked out of the courtyard without any care, and his handsome face immediately sank heavily.
"Feng Yinwan, get the hell back here!"
Feng Yinwan turned a deaf ear, and his hearing loss was 200%.
Get back?
You're thinking shit!
…
There was a lot of commotion in Xiuchunyuan for a long time, and just as it subsided, there was another commotion in the warehouse.
Ye Tinglan looked at the 30,000 taels of silver paid out in the account, and his face turned from blue to purple to black. He was about to ask Qi Xuan for details, but when he turned his eyes, he found that he had disappeared.
I had no choice but to throw the account book in front of the warehouse manager, "What's going on!"
The steward was trembling and said, "Guard Qi came to the warehouse this morning with a receipt to pay for the money. He said that the prince had seen it before, so I didn't ask any more questions..."
"How outrageous! Why does it cost thirty thousand taels to collect the message from the Royal Bookstore? Do you think this king is so easy to deceive!"
The steward trembled in fright when he heard this, "Your Majesty, you are wronged. Even if I have ten nerves, I would not dare to deceive you. This...it is clearly written in black and white on the paper!"
He trembled and handed the bill forward. Ye Tinglan took a look at it, and his narrow eyes suddenly narrowed.
"The newspaper acquisition fee is sixteen thousand taels, the gossip blocking fee is five thousand taels, the copyright buyout fee is eight thousand taels, and the up and down management fee is one thousand taels."
He read item by item, his voice getting colder and his face getting darker and darker as he read, making the steward tremble constantly and cold sweat break out on his forehead.
"Qi... Guard Qi said that if the buyout is not blocked, the Royal Bookstore will continue to print and distribute messages, so... so..."
Before he could come out, the note had been crushed to pieces. Ye Tinglan gritted his teeth and was extremely angry.
"What a blockade buyout, what a royal bookstore!"
Feng Yinwan, who was secretly counting money in Lanqing Courtyard: "Ah? What?"