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"The Assistant Minister who was caned?" Shui Qingyan asked with a smile.

"Yes." Huang Hua nodded.

"The whipping scars on my body is the best evidence. Since you were sent here by the Second Aunt, you shouldn't have arrived this morning. You should know better than I do how lively the Yi'an Yard was yesterday." Shui Qingyan smiled as she looked at Hua Huang.

Hearing this, Huang Hua pursed her lips, then looked at Shui Qingyan seriously: "My brother was severely ill, Second Aunt gave us ten silver."

Shui Qingyan raised her eyebrows, "Ten taels of silver? You want to sell yourself off with just ten silver coins? "

"Second Aunt also invited Doctor Hu to help him. He said that he could cure my brother's illness on the condition that I come to the Shui family to work for her." Huang Hua laughed coldly as she said, "Father agreed without a word."

"And then." Shui Qingyan nodded.

"I originally did not want to work for Second Aunt, but after father signed the indenture contract with him, I had no choice but to obey." Huang Hua said helplessly.

"Yes." Shui Qingyan nodded.

"The Fourth Miss dared to confront the Assistant Minister in the throne room, punish the evil slaves for the sake of her mother, and also dared to go to the Ma Ji Town alone. Huang Hua looked at Shui Qingyan's smiling face and kowtowed seriously.

"Fourth Miss, Huang Hua has admitted to everything. Fourth Miss, please point out the path to survival for Huang Hua." Huang Hua looked at Shui Qingyan seriously.

Shui Qingyan nodded and walked outside: "Keep kneeling and wait for me to return."

Huang Hua's eyes narrowed.

At the door, Yu Niang was waiting there. Seeing Shui Qingyan coming out, she immediately went to help him.

"Miss, why did you let Huang Hua kneel?" Yu Niang could not help but speak.

"Dishonest." Shui Qingyan said with a bland smile.

Hearing this, Huang Hua's pupils shrank.

"Miss, are you going to the old master's place?" The Yu Niang asked again.

"Yes." Shui Qingyan nodded. How could she give the wife’s power to Madam Hu?

Shui Yiyuan's bedroom.

When Shui Qingyan arrived, the Senior Servant Rong was guarding the door. Seeing Shui Qingyan, he immediately stepped forward and said: "Fourth Miss, the Old Master has not woken up yet."

Shui Qingyan stared at the incoming Senior Servant Rong, and the corners of her mouth hooked up into a faint smile. The Senior Servant Rong was someone from the Madam Hu s. If Shui Yiyuan had not woken up, she would have been standing here guarding the door.

Senior Servant Rong's heart turned cold as she did not know what was going on with Shui Qingyan, but when she saw Shui Qingyan's weak face, she couldn't help but say confidently: "Fourth Miss, come back later."

"You're kidding me." Shui Qingyan slowly smiled.

Senior Servant Rong was dazed for a moment. How could she be joking?

"You said that Daddy wasn't awake at this time?" Shui Qingyan's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for Shui Yiyuan who was eating breakfast to hear.

"Yes." Senior Servant Rong pinched herself, thinking that if she stopped Fourth Miss in the past, she would leave in anger. This time, like usual, Fourth Miss would definitely turn around and leave, she would definitely leave.

"Daddy fainted in the throne room for me. Everyone knows about this matter. Could it be that Daddy woke up after he returned home?" Shui Qingyan raised her eyebrows and asked.

Senior Servant Rong didn't know what Shui Qingyan wanted to say, and didn't know how to reply.

"Of course not." Shui Qingyan looked at Senior Servant Rong, "Senior Servant Rong, even if I said I am, I am not."

"Yes, yes, yes, how could Master wake up last night? Master is worried that Fourth Miss hasn't eaten for a few days." Senior Servant Rong nodded her head.

"That's it." Shui Qingyan gave a spurious smile as she looked in the direction of the Senior Servant Rong, "Since father is not awake, why are you here as a person from the courtyard of the Second Aunt? Unless father recruited a Second Aunt to accompany him in bed last night! "

Senior Servant Rong's face paled as she looked at Shui Qingyan in fear. She did not understand when Shui Qingyan had become smart, nor did she understand why even though Shui Qingyan's eyes were obviously blind, he gave her a feeling that Shui Qingyan had seen through her.

"Since that's the case, I'll come back another day. Don't disturb daddy's good mood." With that, Shui Qingyan turned around with a cold smile.

The moment Shui Qingyan turned around, the door opened. Shui Yiyuan put on her clothes and looked at Shui Qingyan's leaving figure: "Where are you going!"

"I heard that daddy still hasn't woken up yet. I'm going back to take a nap, then I'm coming over to pay respects." Shui Qingyan did not even turn around.

"Old master, old master, this servant only wants to let old master eat in peace." Senior Servant Rong understood and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to plead for mercy.

Madam Hu followed Shui Yiyuan out the door. Seeing Senior Servant Rong on her knees, she kowtowed continuously and spoke up: "Master, Senior Servant Rong was confused for a moment. I hope Master can let me go for the sake of my concubine."

"Halt!" Shui Yiyuan said coldly. If Shui Qingyan left, it would be fine. However, that mouth of yours that was talking nonstop in front of the Emperor, if he left this courtyard to create some rumors for him, the consequences would be much worse than a complaint against the Assistant Minister.

Shui Qingyan stopped in her tracks.

"Go down and get twenty boards." Shui Yiyuan impatiently glanced at Senior Servant Rong.

Ah!" Senior Servant Rong's eyes immediately widened.

"Master." Second Aunt hastily said, "Senior Servant Rong …"

"To think that she was trying to deceive her master. Daddy only punished her with twenty boards. Is he trying to tickle her?" Shui Qingyan turned around and smiled faintly in Shui Yiyuan's direction.

Shui Yiyuan looked at Shui Qingyan's smiling face, and slowly clenched his fists inside his sleeves: "She also didn't want father's appetite to be disturbed, and you know father hasn't eaten for a few days because of you." Shui Qingyan's tone carried helplessness.

"Daddy means that your daughter will disturb your father's appetite?" Shui Qingyan raised her eyebrows.

Shui Yiyuan was speechless.

"If that's the case, then your daughter will take her leave first. I don't want my father to see that his daughter is unable to eat and her body will be ruined." With that, Shui Qingyan turned.

"Stop right there!" Shui Yiyuan was furious, he realised that Shui Qingyan was angry at him more and more.

"Daughter is a very filial person. Since father doesn't want to see his daughter, daughter will not appear in front of father anymore. I don't want father to see his daughter unable to eat." Shui Qingyan smiled lightly.

"What do you want!" Shui Yiyuan made a compromise in his tone.

Shui Qingyan slowly turned around with the corner of her lips raised.

The smile on the corner of Madam Hu's mouth sent a shiver down her spine, "Old master, please excuse yourself." With that, the Madam Hu also kneeled.

"Master, your servant's heart is with you. Master, please make way for me." Senior Servant Rong kept on kowtowing.

Shui Qingyan looked in the direction of Shui Yiyuan, and raised her hand to comb the hair beside her ear: "Such a tricky slave, to deceive your daughter first, if you don't know what's wrong, you'll have to change it later. 200 boards will benefit her greatly."

With that said, Madam Hu's face turned white. Senior Servant Rong was already so old, how could she still be alive after beating two hundred slates!

Senior Servant Rong almost fainted.

Shui Yiyuan stared at Shui Qingyan's face and faintly narrowed his eyes. When did his heart become this ruthless!

"However." Shui Qingyan opened her mouth again.

Madam Hu finally understood that the life and death of Senior Servant Rong was already in Shui Qingyan's hands today.

Therefore, Madam Hu immediately kowtowed to Shui Qingyan, "Fourth Miss, it is all my fault, please be lenient. Senior Servant Rong has worked hard for the Shui family for so many years, even if there were no offensive contributions, I still have to work hard!"

Senior Servant Rong reacted and crawled to Shui Qingyan's feet while kneeling: "Fourth Miss, Fourth Miss, this servant knows my wrongs, I beg Fourth Miss to spare my life, please spare my life!"

Shui Qingyan kicked Senior Servant Rong away, "Go claim the 100 boards, in the future, remember, in this family, only I, your unmarried daughter, and your father are closest to each other. Even if your mother is not here, it's not your turn to be a lowly dog!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard went silent. Even the servant girl at the corner of the courtyard couldn't help but gulp down a mouthful of saliva. He lamented that the Fourth Miss' guts were growing as she actually cursed Madam Hu as a lowly slave in front of the Madam Hu.

Madam Hu was so angry that she could not say a word.

Shui Yiyuan's face was gloomy, he did not say a word.

"What, don't you understand what I'm saying?" Shui Qingyan smiled as she looked in the direction of the previous Senior Servant Rong.

"Yes, yes, yes. Fourth Miss is right." Senior Servant Rong immediately kowtowed.

"Father, your daughter still has to pay respects to the Aunt Erzu and will be leaving first." Shui Qingyan said as she bowed to Shui Yiyuan.

She guessed that Shui Qingyan came back today to ask for the wife’s power back, so she came over earlier than Shui Qingyan to stop her advance. Now that Shui Qingyan had punished the Senior Servant Rong, it would be good if she had forgotten about the wife’s power.

"Daddy should already know that daughter has begged Aunt Erzu to teach her daughter's master." Just as Shui Qingyan wanted to turn around, she suddenly turned around and smiled at Shui Yiyuan.

When these words came out, Madam Hu's eyes suddenly widened.

"If during this period when my daughter is not at home, father is worried about Aunt Erzu's health and has found someone to share the family's responsibilities. Now that father is back, father is willing to return the account book and key to father." Shui Qingyan laughed clearly.

Hearing that, Madam Hu was angered to the point that her face turned green.

"Your daughter has been deeply taught by father, and filial piety comes first. Your daughter also knows that father is worried about Aunt Erzu's health, and couldn't bear Aunt Erzu's fatigue, so she let Second Aunt take the place of a butler." With every word Shui Qingyan said, the fist inside her sleeves tightened.

"Therefore, our daughter will definitely help the Aunt Erzu share their worries, and help father with the housekeeping." After Shui Qingyan finished speaking, she bowed formally: "Your daughter will not disturb father's meal. Your daughter will take her leave."

With that, he turned around and left with a smile.

Just as Shui Qingyan's figure walked out of the courtyard, Shui Yiyuan's eyes really turned black as she fainted due to anger.