My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

Chapter 171 Sister, please explain why you want to go find her?

On this side, after hearing this, Qiu Shaoheng was stunned at first, and then a trace of heartache surged in his heart.

He seemed to be able to imagine that Ji Ruyun, the legitimate daughter of a marquisate, had fallen to the point where she had to sell sachets on the street herself. How could this marquisate be so disgusting?

But fortunately, she will follow me into the prime minister's residence and will no longer have to live such a hard life.

Thinking of this, he took Ji Ruyun's hands and comforted her:

"Don't worry, it won't take too long. You just said you had another batch of goods to ship? Did someone place a large order with you? Can you find someone to make them for you?"

Ji Ruyun was touched to see that he was not angry but turned around to comfort her.

"Well, last night a girl placed an order with me for over a thousand sachets and over five hundred fans. I have to finish them within two months. She even paid the deposit."

"And judging by the girl's demeanor, she seems like a girl from a wealthy family. I also promised to make it myself. Business naturally requires integrity, and I don't want to rely on others."

When Qiu Shaoheng heard her say this, he somehow quickly thought of Qiu Ning, his second sister.

Because the servant told him that Qiu Ning also brought back a lot of other items last night, all of which were made by Ji Ruyun.

Afterwards, he asked Ji Ruyun about the appearance of the woman who bought her things last night. Ji Ruyun did not doubt him and told him the truth.

"Such a beautiful and lively girl, I just remember her vividly. Last night she was wearing a long pink dress. She was about the same height as me, about a year or two younger. She was accompanied by a round-faced maid. But sir, why are you asking this? Do you know that girl?"

After hearing what Ji Ruyun said, Qiu Shaoheng was almost 100% certain that the person who placed the order with Ji Ruyun last night was Qiu Ning.

But why did she do this? Knowing that Ji Ruyun was her future sister-in-law, she first bought all the embroidery she had made and gave it to her family. Then she placed such a large order and ordered that it must be completed by her personally. Was she trying to tire Ji Ruyun to death?

Or did Qiu Ning deliberately want to humiliate her so that Ji Ruyun would be embarrassed when she found out the truth later?

When he thought of this possibility, a rare look of anger rose in Qiu Shaoheng's eyes.

If this is true, Qiu Ning is going too far.

Afterwards, he comforted Qiu Ruyun with a few words, found a reason to return to the Prime Minister's Residence, and went straight to Qiu Ning's Handan Garden.

"Second sister, I hope you can explain why you went to find her?"

As soon as Qiu Shaoheng entered the yard, he placed the sachet that Qiu Ning brought him last night and the fan with exquisite embroidery in front of Qiu Ning and asked in a questioning tone.

Qiu Ning glanced at the things on the table, somewhat confused.

"Brother, what do you mean? I bought too much and I can't use it all anyway, so I can just give it to everyone. What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

"It doesn't matter if Big Brother doesn't like it. Just let me handle it as I see fit."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Qiu Shaoheng became even more annoyed, and his voice unconsciously rose a lot.

"Second sister, do you really enjoy humiliating others? As a woman, you also came from the cold palace. Don't you know that life is difficult, especially for women like Yun..."

Qiu Shaoheng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and continued, "Ruyun was just born at the wrong time, but what's her fault? She was abused by her stepmother and stepsister in the mansion. She finally mustered up the courage to work hard with her own hands to earn money, but you still insulted her in this way. When you did this, did you consider my feelings?"

Faced with Qiu Shaoheng's questioning, Qiu Ning also rarely looked serious.

"I don't understand what you're saying, brother. I just bought some things from Miss Ji, how can that be considered an insult?"

"Since she embroidered something and put it up for sale, does that mean she can only sell it to others and not to me? Brother, since Miss Ji dares to stand on the street to sell it, doesn't she have any idea of ​​the kind of people she might meet?"

Qiu Shaoheng retorted, "If you want to buy something, that's fine, but you know she's been so busy embroidering her wedding dress lately that she doesn't have time to place an order with her. What does the Prime Minister's Mansion need so many sachets and fans for?"

Yueya, who was standing by, became anxious after hearing this and couldn't help but defend Qiu Ning, saying, "Master, you misunderstood our young lady. She was actually helping Miss Ji..."

"Is there anyone who would be so helpful? Making someone work for two whole months just for a few taels of silver?"

Crescent Moon: “…”

Before Qiu Ning could speak, Qiu Shaoheng continued, "I'll have her arrange for someone else to handle the order. Qiu Ning, for the sake of my sister, I hope this is the last time you target your sister-in-law. Take care of yourself!"

After Qiu Shaoheng finished speaking, he left the yard angrily.

The crescent moon was disheveled in the wind. When Qiu Shaoheng's shadow could no longer be seen, he hurriedly said to Qiu Ning:

"Miss, how could the eldest master say that to you? Even I can see that you really want to help Miss Ji."

How could the eldest son say such harsh words in front of the young lady? Yueya felt sorry for her own young lady.

Qiu Ning also had a stern face and felt a little chilled.

"Forget it. We don't need to worry about what happens to Big Brother in the future. For this order, go and inform Miss Ji and tell her that we have a temporary change and don't want the goods anymore."

"Ah? But Miss, you just paid a deposit of five taels of silver last night. If you break the contract, what will happen to the deposit?" Yueya asked in surprise.

Qiu Ning glanced at the sky above, exhaled a breath, and asked, "Rather than suffer this humiliation in the future, I'd rather consider these five taels of silver as a waste. So be it."

She swore that she would never be kind and meddlesome again.

Ji Ruyun felt disappointed for a while after hearing the news, but she soon got over it. She thought it was just a joke played on her by some rich lady on a whim. After returning home and thinking about it carefully, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she sent someone to cancel the order.

Fortunately, the other party did not ask for a refund of the deposit, so there was no loss for Ji Ruyun. After a moment of disappointment, she quickly got back to work.

Qiu Ning's order fell through, so she could still make something else. For example, the weather would soon get cold, and some people would need knee pads and scarves. If she made a little of each, she could exchange them for silver and also leave some for Nanny Zhou and the others in the yard.

The reason why Ji Ruyun endured humiliation and was bullied by Lady Ji Bohou for so many years was, on the one hand, because of her situation, and on the other hand, because the indenture contract of her wet nurse, Madam Zhou, who raised her since she was a child, was still in the hands of Lady Ji Bohou.

The lady promised her that as long as she was obedient, Nanny Zhou would be safe in the Marquis' Mansion.

This time when she got married, she originally wanted to ask Madam Zhou to accompany her to the Prime Minister's Mansion as a dowry so that she could completely escape this quagmire.

But the lady said that even if Nanny Zhou could be taken away, she still had a son working in the Marquis' Mansion, and he would be controlled as well.

When Nanny Zhou learned that Ji Ruyun was threatened by the lady, she risked her life to negotiate a condition with the lady, that is, in five years, if they did not commit any serious mistakes, their indentures would be returned and they could return to their hometown to retire.

But Ji Ruyun knew that this was simply a delaying tactic by Lady Ji Bohou.