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"This young lady is indeed extraordinary." Shen Junshan's eyes flickered, and he wanted to say something more, but he was afraid of offending the young lady in front of him, so he politely withdrew his hand.

Qi Yunli knew that the matter was settled when she saw that he had not mentioned the veil for a long time.

If it's truly a man who has no ulterior motives towards her, then it would take a very long time to win her heart; it's too much effort.

A veil is enough to test whether he has fallen for her.

Qi Yunli's face lit up with joy: "I wouldn't say I'm different from others. I'm not a noble lady from the capital, but just a girl living under someone else's roof. Young Master Shen, please don't flatter my daughter so much."

She is gentle and modest, with an attractive temperament that is not vulgar at all. She is serene yet elegant, and low-key and composed.

Having finished their conversation, Qi Yunli, knowing that some mystery should be maintained between men and women, bid farewell to Shen Junshan and returned to Wei Ruowei's side, citing the need to return to his wife's side.

Wei Ruowei had just had a good time beating someone and was very happy, but she didn't dare to show it in front of her mother.

"Did I scare you just now?" Wei Ruowei asked secretly.

Qi Yunli shook her head.

Wei Ruowei was furious: "If I hadn't gone with them, who knows what other tricks that thief would have used!"

Once she calmed down, Wei Ruowei, no matter how simple-minded she was, was still a logical person.

After thinking it over, I realized something was wrong.

She dared not make a hasty judgment, and, pulling Qi Yunli along, hesitated, "Just now...did Second Aunt collude with that thief to lure you over there?"

Qi Yunli shook her head, then nodded: "It is indeed my aunt who wants me to go. But as for whether they had conspired beforehand, I dare not say."

Wei Ruowei was furious: "Even if they didn't conspire beforehand, she is still your aunt by blood!"

After causing such a scene, almost letting that thief succeed, she didn't even offer an apology. Instead, she was angry with you and full of resentment!

Wei Ruowei snorted, "Ah Li, you're just too kind! Luckily, nothing happened this time. If it were me, I would have made sure Second Aunt got what's coming to her, and I would have reported this to the Old Madam so my grandmother could give her a good dressing down!"

She spoke with fierce momentum, her expression triumphant as she fought for justice, unlike a young lady from a noble family, but more like a chivalrous heroine in the martial arts world, fighting for justice and eliminating evil for the people.

Qi Yunli was happy that someone was willing to stand up for her, but at the same time she felt a little guilty.

From the moment she saw Zhou Wenbin, she had already imagined many possible scenarios.

If there's a trap like the one at Matsunein, there will surely be another.

So when she first heard that the second mistress wanted her to take the pastries to the backyard, she was already thinking of refusing.

But Wei Ruowei took the initiative to pull her along, so she thought of turning the tables on her.

With the third young lady of the Wei family around, if something really happens, even if the second madam wants to gloss over it, the third madam will never agree.

She wasn't kind. She didn't want to harm Wei Ruowei, but she did take advantage of her.

The flower-viewing banquet lasted until dusk. Before leaving, Princess Rong apologized to the two young ladies for the disturbance that had occurred that day, and specially presented Wei Ruowei and Qi Yunli with two crabapple trees in full bloom.

Princess Rong said to Qi Yunli, "You were clever enough to protect yourself today. If Nian'an blames you, I will send someone over to explain."

She only just learned that Qi Yunli was Nian An's cousin, whom she had personally agreed to take in.

Wei Jun, who is usually indifferent and cold to outsiders, actually cherishes this cousin so much. Princess Rong came to take care of her, partly to test her, and partly to forge a deeper connection with the Marquis of Dingyuan's family.

"Thank you, Your Highness. My cousin doesn't concern himself with matters of the inner quarters, and the old lady is reasonable and doesn't treat us harshly. I don't think my daughter will be punished."

Qi Yunli had just cleverly escaped, demonstrating her intelligence. But now she appeared reserved and weak, which made Princess Rong smile and realize that she had been overthinking things.

How could Wei Jun, a proud and arrogant man, possibly be interested in such a young girl who had no official status and was living under someone else's roof?

Qi Yunli noticed the relieved expression on Princess Rong's face.

Upon returning to the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, the Second Madam and the Third Madam first led the group who had attended the banquet that day to the backyard to pay their respects to the Old Madam.

Although the old lady did not go out, her personal maid accompanied her today. As soon as she entered, she made the second madam and Wei Ruolan kneel down.

The others dismissed their attendants, offered their greetings, and then bowed and left the old lady's courtyard.

Wei Ruowei raised her eyebrows, secretly pleased, and said, "That's great, Second Aunt is going to be severely punished by Grandmother!"

The Third Madam lightly pressed her index finger to her lips and said calmly, "There are other people around, so don't get carried away. Learn from past mistakes; if you don't, be mindful of them, and if you do, correct them."

"Yes, yes, Mother." Wei Ruowei covered her ears.

After Qi Yunli returned to her courtyard, Tingyue asked with concern, "How did it go? Did Master see Young Master Shen?"

Qi Yunli smiled sincerely: "Yes, I saw him. It went very smoothly."

"Phew... I was worried the young master would find out..."

Tingyue blurted out, then realized she had said the wrong thing. She lowered her head and silently helped her master tidy up his clothes, folding and putting them away neatly.

Wei Jun returned by carriage. Along the way, Xie Dongpo repeatedly praised him:

"Nian'an, thanks to you, I witnessed a truly wonderful show. Your sisters are quite extraordinary; one is incredibly clever, the other is as strong as an ox. Standing there, they are the kind of women I, Xie, have never encountered before, and I am quite envious."

Wei Jun glanced at him coldly: "You've only seen two of your sisters. There's another sister who's as stupid as a pig that you haven't seen. Otherwise, you would be even more surprised."

Xie Dongpo covered his mouth with his fan, laughing so hard he almost choked.

"But you've resolved that big problem with the guy surnamed Zhou today, so why are you still looking so downcast?"

"Perhaps Prince Rong was implying that he wanted me to marry his daughter," Wei Jun said absentmindedly, lifting the carriage curtain.

Xie Dongpo clutched his chest, as if struck by an arrow, and pretended to vomit blood.

"The way you're saying that makes it sound like you're showing off. The legitimate daughter of Prince Rong, and you're still worried? If you don't want this marriage, then give it to me!"

Wei Jun looked over with his clear black and white eyes: "Fine. I'll write a letter in the next couple of days to reject them, and in the letter I'll strongly recommend you, thus granting your wish."

Xie Dongpo quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, no, I was wrong. If I really marry him, and if Prince Rong finds out that I still have romantic entanglements outside, he will definitely send assassins to kill me."

After getting off the carriage and returning to Jingchen Courtyard of the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, Wei Jun instructed Rufeng before even sitting down, "Go and invite Miss Biao over."