The palace is quiet, and the empress of the cold palace is acting as a demon

Chapter 434
The next day the weather cleared up, and there was still bright sunshine, but there was also a little breeze, which was not sweltering.

Qin Wan carried her clothes to the well in the backyard to wash, but she had just hung them up, and within two steps of leaving, her clothes were ripped off the drying rack by the girls who had been watching for a long time, and thrown away. on the ground.The girls were still angry and stepped on it a few more times.

Qin Wan turned to look at those little girls who were proud of their faces, and gave a "tsk".

She remembered that when she was on the island, all the children in the village did not dare to bully her. Every household there knew that Xiao Liu had a bad temper. If you provoke her, she will return you.

However, Qin Wan felt that he hadn't gained a firm foothold in Luqiu's mansion, so he wouldn't be kicked out after arguing with the little girls over a few clothes.

Seeing that Qin Wan didn't intend to fight back, the little girls immediately gained courage, approached Qin Wan, and cursed: "Don't think that you entered the East Courtyard because of your ability to inform the sister-in-law of the Chen family. It will make you feel better, bah! Bitch! If you dare to play against the two cousins, see if my aunt won't break your leg!"

Qin Wan rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking that when she, a goddess, used the head of the Emperor of Heaven as candied haws, she didn't know where these little girls were acting as ghosts, but she dared to be so arrogant, she really didn't want to live .

"Hello! Are you dumb? Can you talk?" Seeing that Qin Wan didn't answer, the leading girl gave her a sharp push.

Qin Wan sighed, she has so many skills, but tolerance has never been one of them.

She clenched her fists, ready to teach these girls a lesson.

But at this moment, Xun Cheng's voice suddenly appeared at the gate of the back garden: "How many of you are gathering people to bully people?!"

The girls looked back and saw that it was Xun Cheng, and immediately changed their gentle and cute expressions: "Master Cousin, we don't... just see that Xiao Liu has been working in the East Court for the past few days, so we just came to talk to her."

"Really?" Xun Cheng walked into the backyard, looked at the wet clothes covered with mud on the ground, and asked Qin Wan, "Is this yours? How many of them dropped it?"

When the servant girls heard this, they quickly picked up the clothes: "I'm sorry Xiao Liu, we didn't mean it, and we'll wash it for you."

Xun Cheng frowned: "Xiao Liu, let's go, I'll take you to the street to buy new clothes, I don't want these."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the girls became uglier than ghosts, their eyes wished to swallow Qin Wan alive.

When Qin Wan heard what Xun Cheng said, she nodded without thinking, "Yes, good."

After saying that, Qin Wan followed Xun Cheng and left the backyard.

"If I wasn't here just now, I think you're going to make a move." Xun Cheng said to Qin Wan with a smile.

Qin Wan: "Yes."

Xun Cheng: "Do you know how to punch?"

Qin Wan: "You may not be able to beat me."

Xun Cheng laughed: "The tone is not small."

Qin Wan stopped, picked up a branch by the side of the road, raised his eyebrows and looked at Xun Cheng: "If you don't believe me, let's have a discussion?"

Xun Cheng turned a hand behind his back: "I'll let you."

Qin Wan rolled his eyes and shot quickly.

Xun Cheng didn't expect Qin Wan's move to be so fast, so he hastily blocked it.But Qin Wan was merciless, and his moves were fast and fierce, without giving Xun Cheng any chance to breathe.

Xun Cheng completely underestimated her swordsmanship, and at this moment he regretted the big words just now.

After ten moves, Xun Cheng retreated step by step, unable to hold on anymore: "Stop hitting, stop hitting, you are really good."

Qin Wan withdrew her sword beautifully: "So I'm just too lazy to argue with those stinky girls who bullied me just now, but I still have to thank you for helping me just now."

"Do you think I've lost face by helping you, so you want to make gestures with me?" Xun Cheng asked.

Qin Wan smiled, eyebrows and eyes curved, with a smug look: "Well, maybe it is."

"You look pretty when you smile, you should smile more often." Xun Cheng said suddenly.

Qin Wan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately suppressed his smile.

"What's the matter, suddenly became so serious again?" Xun Cheng asked.

Qin Wan: "Nothing."

Xun Cheng: "Let's go, I'll take you to the market to buy clothes."

Qin Wan shook her head: "No, I promised you just now, just to annoy those girls. Madam and Missy recently rewarded me with some clothes, so I don't need to buy new ones."

"All they give you are leftover old clothes." Xun Cheng spread his palms in front of Qin Wan, "Go, I'll take you to buy new ones."

Qin Wan took a step back: "I appreciate Master Xun Cheng's kindness."

Saying that, Qin Wan bowed and saluted, then immediately turned and walked towards the small kitchen in the east yard.

Xun Cheng looked at Qin Wan's back, put one hand on his hips, scratched his head with the other, and sighed, "This girl, it's hard to handle..."

Qin Wan returned to the small kitchen, rummaged through his pockets, and took out a few copper coins. He counted only nine of them. Not to mention dresses, he couldn't afford even a handkerchief.

Although the Luqiu mansion included food and housing, the salary was not much.

She just said big words, in fact, she has no clothes to change at all, and the only way now is to wait for the night when no one is around, and then secretly pick up those clothes and wash them again.

After she finished her day's work, she returned to the temporary hut next to the firewood house in the east courtyard, planning to take a short rest before picking up clothes.

But to Qin Wan's surprise, there were two new sets of dresses on her small square table.Although the style is simple and simple, and the texture is common, it is really new.

Qin Wan opened the door in surprise and looked left and right but didn't see anyone.

She returned to the room and looked at the dress, although she didn't know who gave it to her, but she suddenly felt the long-lost warmth in her heart.

Qin Wan put the two sets of clothes back into the cabinet.

Then she thought about it, and decided to pick up those old clothes again.

After Qin Wan took advantage of the darkness to pick up the few clothes, he washed them overnight and dried them directly behind the small woodshed in the east yard.After it dries, she mends the torn places with a needle and thread.

Qin Wan thought it over, because she was reluctant to wear the two new clothes, she decided to wear the ones she repaired.

She feels that she is really not rich now, so she still has to live frugally.

Besides, she really didn't care what brocade clothes she didn't wear these days.

"You have new clothes, why are you still wearing the old ones?" Xun Che was looking at the chess record in the study, and asked when he looked up to see Qin Wan bringing tea.

Qin Wan wondered how Xun Che knew about her clothes.

She put down her tea: "I will wear new clothes for important occasions, and wear old ones for work on weekdays."

Xun Che was relieved of the chess record in his hand, and asked with a frown, "What important occasion do you have?"

Qin Wan: "It's Chinese New Year or something."

After hearing this, Xun Che thought for a while: "I will give you a new one when the New Year's day comes. You don't have to be there until then."

Qin Wan looked at the patch on his sleeve, curled his lips and said, "Master Xun Che thinks that I'm embarrassing the Eastern Courtyard by wearing this old dress?"

Hearing what Qin Wan said, Xun Che stood up from his chair, took two steps closer to her, and said solemnly, "You know that's not what I meant."

Qin Wan: "How do I know what you mean?"

Qin Wan's tone and expression made Xun Che startled slightly, and he stared at Qin Wan's eyes, as if looking for something in her eyes.

Qin Wan avoided Xun Che's gaze, and slipped out of the study in a flash.

And at this time Xun Cheng came out from the study room with a smile: "Let me just say, that girl is very guarded, and small favors with three melons and two dates are useless at all."

Xun Che: "Are you eavesdropping inside?"

Xun Cheng: "This is the yard you and I share. How could it be considered eavesdropping if I heard it occasionally when I was taking a nap in the house."

Xun Che: "..."

Xun Cheng: "Xiao Liu is a bit special, she speaks very little, and feels like she's always pretending to be something."

Xun Che smiled: "The more she is like this, don't you find it more interesting?"

Xun Cheng: "That's right, the harder the prey is, the better it will be."

Xun Che said firmly, "You can't beat me."

Xun Cheng raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction: "It's not yet clear who will die, brother, let's wait and see."

(End of this chapter)