The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 23 Crisis 4 lurks

Ever since the incident in the warehouse, Yunxi felt like there was a hedgehog in her heart. She always felt that there were crises everywhere in the Marquis' Mansion.

She knew clearly in her heart that the Marquis's wife was not a person to be trifled with. She would definitely not give up so easily. Who knew what other troubles were waiting for her.

Early in the morning, Yunxi got up, put on plain clothes, and walked slowly in the large courtyard of the marquis' mansion.

The maids and servants in the mansion came and went like a stream. Yunxi had sharp eyes, and although everything seemed normal on the surface, she could sense that something was amiss in the atmosphere.

As she walked, she passed the kitchen and heard two cooks whispering. The fat cook, wearing an apron and holding a kitchen knife, was chopping vegetables while mumbling, "I heard that the lady has been thinking about something recently."

The thin cook next to her, with a tense and nervous look on her face, quickly replied, "That's right!

We have to keep our eyes open, be careful, and don't cause any trouble, otherwise, we will be in trouble."

After hearing this, Yunxi had no expression on her face and walked past the kitchen door without stopping.

Yunxi walked past calmly, feeling even more worried.

Yunxi had just sat down when she saw her personal maid Xiaocui running towards her. Xiaocui was panting, her face flushed, and beads of sweat were dripping down her forehead.

"Miss, something's wrong!" Xiao Cui said panting, supporting her knees with her hands and gasping for breath.

"Don't be anxious, take your time." Yunxi frowned slightly, with a hint of worry in his expression. He reached out and gently patted Xiaocui's back.

"I just went to get my needle and thread and passed by Madam's yard. I heard her and Second Aunt discussing marrying you off to a distant place!"

Xiao Cui said anxiously, her eyes wide open with fear.

Yunxi's heart skipped a beat. Marrying far away? This must be the Marquis's wife's way of completely driving her out of the Marquis's mansion.

"Did you hear it clearly?" Yunxi asked, staring at Xiaocui with an increasingly serious expression.

"It's absolutely true, miss, what should we do?" Xiao Cui was so anxious that she was about to cry. She kept twisting the corners of her clothes with her hands, and her voice was filled with tears.

Yunxi took a deep breath and calmed herself down: "Don't panic yet, this matter still needs to be considered carefully."

As he was speaking, there was a noise outside.

Yunxi and Xiaocui walked out and saw that Lin Jiao, the daughter of the marquis, was walking towards them with several maids in a menacing manner.

Lin Jiao was dressed in a gorgeous brocade dress, with a golden hairpin on her head and delicate makeup on her face, but she exuded a sense of savagery.

She put her hands on her hips, her chin raised high, and her eyes looked as if she wanted to eat someone.

"Yunxi, you are such an ungrateful person!" Lin Jiao started cursing as soon as she opened her mouth, her voice sharp and shrill.

Yunxi looked at her and said coldly, "Lin Jiao, what do you want to do now?" Yunxi straightened her back and met Lin Jiao's gaze without flinching.

Lin Jiao stepped forward, pointed at Yunxi's nose and said, "Don't think that just because you have the prince backing you up, you can do whatever you want in the Marquis' Mansion!"

Her finger almost poked Yunxi's face, and her expression was distorted.

Yunxi opened her hand and said, "I have never had such thoughts before. But you are always making trouble out of nothing."

When Lin Jiao was opened by Yunxi, she was even more furious, "Hmph, stop pretending to be pitiful!

You're just a foxy woman, seducing the prince and dreaming of lording it over the Marquis's mansion!" The maids behind her also echoed: "That's right, our young lady is right!"

Yunxi sneered, "Lin Jiao, when you speak, you need to provide evidence and stop slandering me!"

Lin Jiao stamped her feet. "Evidence? Do you dare to say that the prince doesn't come to the Marquis' Mansion so often because of you?"

Yunxi said, "The prince has his own reasons for coming to the Marquis' Mansion. What does it have to do with me? But you, you are targeting me everywhere. Are you jealous of me?"

Lin Jiao was so angry that her face turned blue, "Jealous of you? You don't deserve it!" As she said that, she reached out to hit Yunxi.

Yunxi dodged to the side, "Lin Jiao, don't go too far!"

At this time, the Marquis' wife rushed over after hearing the news. She looked at Yunxi, then at Lin Jiao, and said, "Stop it!

How dignified! "

Lin Jiao immediately threw herself into Madam Hou's arms and acted coquettishly, "Mom, Yunxi bullied me!"

Madam Hou glared at Yunxi and said, "Yunxi, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Marrying far away is a foregone conclusion. Just wait!"

Yunxi bit her lip and said, "Madam, I have never done anything to offend you in the Marquis' Mansion. Why do you treat me like this?"

The Marquis's wife snorted coldly, "Hmph, you know it in your heart!" After that, she pulled Lin Jiao and turned away.

Yunxi looked at their departing backs, feeling helpless and angry.

Xiao Cui said at the side: "Miss, what should we do?"

Yunxi took a deep breath and said, "Don't be afraid, there will always be a way."

Lin Jiao was enraged: "How dare you say that I am making trouble out of nothing? I will teach you a lesson today!" As she said that, she raised her hand to hit Yunxi.

Lin Jiao's eyes were wide open, and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire. Her pretty face was flushed red with anger, her lips painted with bright red lipstick were tightly pursed, and the veins on her forehead were bulging.

Yunxi dodged sideways, and Lin Jiao missed and almost fell down.

"Miss!" Lin Jiao's maids quickly supported her. Lin Jiao stood firm, broke free from the maids' support, and glared at Yun Xi fiercely, "You little bitch, you dare to hide!"

Lin Jiao became angry and embarrassed: "What are you still standing there for? Come on!" When the maids heard the master's order, they looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and still went towards Yunxi with their heads held high.

Some of these maids shrank their necks, some bit their lips, and their eyes showed reluctance, but they did not dare to disobey Lin Jiao's orders.

Yunxi's eyes flashed: "I'll see who dares!" She straightened her back, clenched her fists, and swept her eyes over the maids like a knife.

At this moment, the Marquis's wife rushed over after hearing the news. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with her hair tied up high and her golden hairpins shining, but her face was full of gloom.

She came over with big strides and a menacing look, shouting as she walked: "Stop it!"

Everyone stopped.

Madam Hou looked at Yunxi and said, "Yunxi, are you trying to rebel against heaven? How dare you fight with the legitimate daughter?"

The Marquis's wife frowned, her lips turned down, and her eyes were full of severity and dissatisfaction.

Yunxi said, "Madam, it was clearly Lin Jiao who came to cause trouble for me first." Yunxi's face was a little stubborn, and she stared straight at Madam Hou, with no intention of backing down.

The Marquis's wife snorted: "No matter what, it's wrong for you to commit insubordination." The Marquis's wife folded her hands in front of her chest, slightly tilted her head, and looked superior.

Yunxi said, "Madam, do you really have to favor Lin Jiao?" Yunxi's voice rose a few degrees, with a hint of anger and grievance.

The Marquis's wife said, "I am dealing with this impartially. I will punish you by making you kneel in the Buddhist temple and reflect on your sins."

The Marquis's wife waved her hand with an impatient look on her face.

Yunxi bit her lip. Although she was not convinced, she knew that in the Marquis' Mansion, the Marquis's wife's orders could not be disobeyed.

She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, ma'am." Then she turned and walked towards the Buddhist hall.

Arriving at the Buddhist temple, Yunxi knelt respectfully on the cushion, her eyes determined and her brows slightly furrowed.

Although he was kneeling, his mind was never idle, thinking non-stop: "This Marquis's wife has always been very difficult for me, and Lin Jiao is always causing trouble for me.

Now he wants to marry me off far away, what should I do? Although the prince has some affection for me, he is, after all, a distinguished guest of the Marquis's Mansion, so it's not appropriate for him to interfere too much in the Marquis's family affairs.

"Xiao Cui is loyal, but she doesn't have any ideas. I have to think of a way. I can't just let myself be pushed around like this."

Yunxi couldn't help but clench his fists as he thought about it.

In the Buddhist hall, the air was filled with smoke. Yunxi knelt on the futon, mentally pondering how to deal with the crisis in the Marquis' Mansion.

After an unknown amount of time, Yunxi's knees became numb from kneeling.

At this time, a strange maid twisted her body and walked in. The maid squinted her eyes and pouted her lips and said, "Miss Yunxi, Madam asked you to go to the study to see her."

Yunxi's heart skipped a beat and she was full of doubts, but she didn't dare to delay. She forced herself to get up and follow him, despite her numb legs.

When they arrived at the study, the marquis's wife was sitting steadily at the table, her face cold, as if covered with a layer of frost.

"Yunxi, I'll show you a clear way." The Marquis's wife spoke slowly without even raising her eyelids.

Yunxi stared at her, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

The Marquis's wife looked up at Yunxi and continued, "As long as you promise to leave the Marquis' Mansion on your own initiative, I can let you go."

Yunxi frowned and said, "Do you really want to drive me away?"

The Marquis's wife snorted coldly, breathing out air through her nose: "You are a concubine's daughter, it would be a disgrace for you to stay in the Marquis's mansion."

Yunxi's chest heaved with anger as she shouted, "Madam, you are so unfair! Aren't you afraid that the prince will find out?"

When the Marquis's wife heard this, her expression changed drastically. She slammed the table and yelled, "Don't use the prince to pressure me!"

Yunxi bit her lip and said, "Madam, I just want to live a peaceful and stable life in the Marquis' Mansion. Why can't you tolerate me?"

The Marquis's wife sneered, her lips curled up to her ears: "Hmph, don't dream! There's no way you can live a peaceful life in this Marquis' Mansion."

Yunxi knew that there was no point in trying to convince the Marquis. She flung her sleeves, turned around, and walked away quickly.

After leaving the study, Yunxi felt a surge of anxiety. As she walked, she thought to herself, this Marquis's wife has always looked down on her, a concubine's daughter, and has often made things difficult for her.

Today, he was even going to kick her out of the mansion. What had she done wrong? The more Yunxi thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she tried hard not to let them fall.

Back in her room, Yunxi sat down on the bed, lost in thought. She knew that in this mansion, the Marquis' wife had absolute power, and no matter how hard she tried to please her, it would be useless.

This time she was determined to drive him away, and the days ahead would be even harder. Yunxi sighed, stood up, and walked to the window, looking at the sky outside, her heart in turmoil.

She thought back to her past in the Marquis' Mansion, and how she had done things very carefully, fearing that she would upset anyone.

But in the end, it still ended up like this. Yunxi clenched his fists and secretly swore in his heart that he must not let others manipulate him like this.

But what should he do now? Leave the mansion? Where else could he go? Yunxi's brows knitted into a knot of worry.

How about asking the prince for help? But the prince is a guest of the Marquis' Mansion after all. He can help me once, but he can't help me forever.

Yunxi shook her head and rejected the idea.

After much thought, Yunxi couldn't come up with a good solution. She paced back and forth in the room like an ant on a hot pan.

This mansion was like a cage, trapping herself. Yunxi gritted her teeth and said to herself, "No, I have to find a way to escape this predicament."

Returning to her room, Yunxi fell into deep thought. She knew that there was no place for her in the Marquis' Mansion anymore and she had to find a solution as soon as possible.

At night, Yunxi quietly left the room, crouching down and walking lightly. Her plain clothes looked a little thin in the night, and her hair was simply tied up in a bun.

She explored the mansion like a ghost, cautiously, as if she would disappear into the darkness at the slightest sign of trouble.

She came to the warehouse of the Marquis' Mansion, only to find that the door was closed and the surroundings were quiet. Suddenly, she saw several unfamiliar figures wandering nearby.

Those men were strong and sturdy, with shifty eyes, looking around.

Yunxi quickly hid in the dark and observed. She saw those people gathered together furtively, whispered a few words, and then moved towards the warehouse.

One of them was a short guy who walked with a limp, while the other had a face full of flesh and looked ferocious.

Yunxi held her breath and concentrated, not daring to blink. She saw those people gently push the door of the warehouse. The door was not locked, so they tiptoed into the warehouse.

As soon as Yunxi arrived at the warehouse door, she heard a quarrel coming from inside.

"We can't move these things around. If we're discovered, we'll all lose our heads!" said a shrill voice, and from the tone, it sounded like the man was stamping his feet in anxiety.

"What are you afraid of? You have the support of the madam!" said another gruff voice, stuffing things into his pockets as he spoke.

Yunxi's heart tightened when she heard this, wondering what on earth this Marquis' wife was up to. She bit her lip, thinking that she couldn't alert the enemy, so she decided to go back first and make a long-term plan.

So she slipped back into her room quietly, just like when she came.

Back in the room, Yunxi stayed awake all night, thinking about how to resolve this crisis.