Although Xu Shi could not go out now and her children could not easily see her, if Qin Kaiyu wanted to visit her, naturally no one would stop him.

After Qin Kaiyu visited Xu Shi, he went to see Qin Yunyun.

Cai Luan had already told her about Qin Shuying’s affairs. Qin Yunyun had just thrown a tantrum, and Caiying was still on the ground picking up broken teacup fragments when Qin Kaiyu walked in.

“Get out.”

Qin Kaiyu gave a simple command, and Cai Luan and Caiying hurried out.

Before leaving, Cai Luan’s gaze lingered reluctantly on Qin Kaiyu. Second Young Master was handsome and distinguished – if she could become his chamber maid, in the future…

Caiying kept her eyes on her nose and her nose on her heart, only breathing a sigh of relief after retreating outside.

Sixth Miss, could it be that she’s really been possessed by Second Miss?

She had this thought earlier when she heard Third Miss had been possessed by Second Miss. Now this thought became even more firm. If not possessed by a ghost, how could someone become completely unrecognizable?

Otherwise, the former Sixth Miss was just too good at pretending… Really, too terrifying!

Caiying shivered.

Inside the room.

Qin Kaiyu sat down: “Sister, what’s wrong with you now?”

Qin Kaiyu couldn’t understand Qin Yunyun’s behavior. Things had already reached this point, yet she was still smashing and breaking things like this. Did she think Great-grandmother wouldn’t know?

Father naturally knew too, but father had his own thoughts. Moreover, he was already heartbroken by Qin Yunyun’s actions, so he hadn’t sent anyone to reprimand her.

But she was fine – every few days she would cause such a scene, making Great-grandmother and father dislike her even more.

Qin Yunyun’s eyes carried malice as she looked at Qin Kaiyu: “Second Brother, you’re my real brother. You’re on my side, aren’t you?”

Qin Kaiyu felt somewhat headache-stricken and also somewhat angry. This sister of his was really something – she never cared about the Sixth Prince’s and his own concerns, only knowing how to drag them down with all her might.

Qin Kaiyu recalled the Sixth Prince’s words: “Your cousin is not only exceptionally intelligent but also has a resolute character. If she could become our ally, nothing would be better. Remember, you can use her connections and benefit from her advantages, but don’t do anything harmful to her.”

Qin Kaiyu snorted: “Sister, because you’re my real sister, I’m coming to say this. Seventh Girl is getting married. Although the wedding date isn’t set, all preparations have begun. I don’t want to hear news of you losing your temper anymore. Remember, if you continue like this, I’ll report to father and have you sent to the manor!”

Qin Yunyun was stunned. She hadn’t expected that Second Brother, who had always doted on her, would actually say such words.

After a long while, she murmured: “Second Brother, I understand. It’s because I have no use value now, isn’t it?”

Qin Kaiyu uncomfortably turned his face away, becoming angry from embarrassment: “Nonsense! Father and I are both doing this for your own good! If you continue making trouble like this, don’t the people outside really know? Do you still want to get married or not!”

Qin Yunyun stared blankly at Qin Kaiyu as tears fell one by one: “I understand, Second Brother.”

Qin Kaiyu looked at her and felt somewhat unbearable.

But he couldn’t let her ruin things.

No matter how much pity he felt, it ultimately transformed into a sigh as he turned and left.

Qin Yunyun collapsed onto a stool.

During these days, she felt each day was like a year. The people in the residence seemed to have forgotten there was still a legitimate young miss. Although the servants hadn’t withheld her things, how could the contempt in their words be concealed?

Even when Dong Shi, Sister Yue, and Sister Wei returned after so long, they had only visited her once.

Everyone avoided her like a snake or scorpion.

She wasn’t stupid – how could she not understand the reason: Great-grandmother had lost heart in her, and father was extremely disappointed in her.

Great-grandmother was angry that she had blackened her heart to harm her legitimate cousin. Father was angry that she had ruined his grand plans and lost her original value in marriage alliances.

Even her real sister Lianpin hadn’t sent anyone to ask her a single question or inquire whether she was sad or not. It seemed Lianpin was also disappointed – her sister was so useless, unable to handle Qin Shuying despite multiple attempts.

As for Third Sister, although she couldn’t enter the Qin residence, she also hadn’t sent anyone to inquire.

As for sister-in-law, that went without saying – she wished she would hurry up and marry out so as not to hinder Sister Yue.

Originally she had hoped Second Brother would stand up for her, but Second Brother had gradually changed from his initial righteous indignation upon returning to becoming a different person. Not only did he rarely come to her courtyard, but each time he came he advised her to repent properly.

Even worse, what Second Brother often said was not to let the people in the residence think she was losing her temper because of Qin Shuying.

Qin Shuying, Qin Shuying – now everyone’s eyes were full of her.

She could marry a graceful young scholar like Liu Junqing, she could go out with Princess Yongjia to burn incense…

Qin Yunyun’s tears fell like beans, one by one.

Also shedding tears was Qin Wei. Her confinement period was about to end, but she had missed grand events like the Flower Pinning Banquet and Guangbin Tower.

Not only had Qin Yue gained experience, she had also greatly distinguished herself. It was said that now many people were coming to probe, and Dong Shi frequently went out, bringing Qin Yue in and out of noble families. On the surface it was socializing, but actually it was matchmaking…

Concubine Miao comforted the sobbing Qin Wei: “Sister Wei, stop crying. Your father ultimately can’t attend to you. This past month, you’ve seen it all with your own eyes. Pull yourself together instead.”

Qin Wei sobbed: “Does Seventh Aunt really have that much dowry?”

Concubine Miao was caught off guard by her change of topic and was stunned before asking: “Are you crying because of this?”

“Of course! She has three hundred thousand taels of dowry. When I marry, having one thousand taels would be good!”

Concubine Miao felt somewhat embarrassed. As a concubine-born daughter, Qin Wei would only have this much when she married.

Although she was favored by Qin Kaile, Qin Kaile was only a minor official without much silver. Such matters couldn’t be obtained just through favor.

Concubine Miao sighed: “This concubine also worries about your marriage. If it’s about silver, merchant families have silver… Bah bah bah! My daughter should naturally marry into a high and noble family. Why lower your status for nothing and get involved with merchants!”

Qin Wei clutched her handkerchief, propped her cheek, and became lost in thought.

Naturally, those with turbulent hearts weren’t just Qin Yunyun and Qin Wei. When Qin Yue heard about such a large sum of money, she was also quite shocked. Even though Dong Shi had long speculated about Qin Shuying’s wealth and had told her about it, Qin Yue still widened her eyes.

When she was in the south, she had followed Dong Shi in learning household management and knew the difficulties of running a household.

At that time, their family had over ten masters and forty-some servants. The entire family’s monthly food expenses were only about one hundred taels of silver. Adding various entertainments and expenses, it was over one thousand taels per month.

For this one thousand taels, mother had exhausted her thoughts to control expenses within range.

Over a year, father’s salary was naturally far from enough to support the family. Although the Beijing residence sent some silver, father had to send New Year and festival gifts to the Beijing Qin residence during holidays, so both sides basically balanced out.

Then there were only the few shops under mother’s name and the shops and estates father had later acquired to sustain their living.

By year’s end, the account balance was only one or two thousand taels.