She narrowed her eyes, wondering who was tailing her again?
This time, she didn’t feel any murderous intent, but she still led the person into the alley.
The two people following her entered the alley. An Xuetang strode into the alley and crossed her arms, leaning against the wall and waiting for them to come in.
The two of them rushed in, and when they saw An Xue Tang’s ambiguous smile, they were taken aback and looked at each other.
They tried to act nonchalant and turn away, but An Xuetang had already thrown two stones.
A direct, accurate hit to their kneecaps sent the two crashing to the ground.
After looking at each other, they got up and tried to run again, but An Xuetang’s stone hit them once more, and the two fell down.
At this moment, the two finally realized they couldn’t escape. They quickly turned their heads and kowtowed to An Xuetang, “Heroine, Heroine, spare our lives. We had no ill intentions.”
An Xuetang narrowed her eyes, “If you have no malice, why are you following me?”
“The little ones…the little ones are just following orders.”
“Whose orders?”
The two people on the ground looked at each other again, clearly unwilling to speak.
An Xuetang raised the last stone in her hand, “Do you speak or not?”
Both of them kowtowed repeatedly, “It’s…it’s Madam Qin who told us to follow you.”
Qin’s wife?
An Xuetang frowned, “What did she tell you to follow me for?”
“Even I don’t know. Mrs. Qin told us to wait for you at the city gate and follow you once you entered, so we could figure out what you were doing in the city. After that, I have no idea what happens next.”
An Xuetang’s face darkened. Was the reason Qin Madam was paying attention to her because of Ah Jing’s surname, Yun?
If so, what was her purpose in having someone follow her?
No!
An Xue Tang’s face suddenly darkened. Qin Fu knew where she lived, and it was likely that someone had already gone to Ling Shui Village to look for Ah Jing.
At the thought of this, An Xue Tang’s face turned dark and frightening. She coldly said, “Take me to find your Mrs. Qin.”
The two looked at each other, but ultimately they still took An Xue Tang to Qin’s residence.
Seeing these two servants bring An Xue Tang back, Qin Fu narrowed her eyes, knowing they must have been discovered by An Xue Tang.
Qin Fu-ren curved her lips into a smile, “Lady Yun, how did you come to be here?”
An Xuetang also didn’t bother to give her a good look. “Why I’m here, I believe Madam Qin is very clear.”
Qin Fu-ren did not expect An Xue Tang to be so disrespectful. The smile on her face froze, “Yun Fu-ren, this is a misunderstanding.”
“Then, Madam Qin, could you clarify where the misunderstanding lies?”
“Bold!” Qin Fu’s maidservant, seeing An Xuetang so aggressive, rebuked her, “How dare you speak to Madam Qin in such a tone?”
An Xuetang gave her a speechless glance and then looked at Qin’s wife, “Mrs. Qin, would you care to explain?”
The maidservant, seeing An Xue Tang’s dismissive attitude towards her, was enraged and her face flushed red. “You…you country bumpkin, how dare you be so rude to our mistress.”
Qin Fu did not oppose the maid’s words, as if she agreed with them.
An Xuetang sneered, “The dog barking at the side of Madam Qin is certainly busy.”
“!!”
“…”
Qin Fu’s lips twitched. This was the first time she truly looked at An Xuetang.
And that maid, reacting to An Xue Tang’s words calling her a dog, was so angry she wanted to raise her hand and hit her.
An Xue Tang laughed at her arrogance and slapped the maidservant, sending her crashing to the ground.
She looked coldly at Madam Qin, “Madam Qin, since you don’t want to explain anything, then from now on I, An Xuetang, announce that I will not see any doctor from the Qin residence, including you, Madam Qin!”
After finishing her words, An Xue Tang turned to leave.
Qin Fu-ren quickly called out to her, “Wait a moment, Yun Fu-ren, please don’t be hasty. The reason I sent someone to follow you is simply to find out about your character and medical skills.”
After all, if I agreed to let Mrs. Yun treat me, it would be like handing my life over to her. I want to understand Mrs. Yun’s medical skills, and this isn’t hard to understand, is it?
An Xuetang sneered, “Mrs. Qin, why bother with such excuses? You simply want to know about my family situation, don’t you? Because my family name is Yun, and you obviously know what that means.”
Qin’s face stiffened, “You… do you know the origins of Yun?”
“Of course,” An Xuetang looked at her meaningfully. “Mrs. Qin admits it now? Then shouldn’t you explain properly why you had someone follow me? I think Mrs. Qin’s people have already been to Ling Shui Village to inquire about my family, haven’t they?”
Qin’s eyes flashed, and she signaled the maidservant and servants to all leave.
She motioned for An Xue Tang to sit down, “Madam Yun, I’m truly curious. About your husband’s family. Since you already guessed it, there’s no need for me to hide it from you. I am indeed interested in the fact that your husband’s family is surnamed Yun.”
“Reason.”
“My surname is Yun.”
“…!”
An Xuetang was stunned for a second, apparently not expecting this Madam Qin to suddenly say this.
And… if her surname is Yun, wouldn’t that mean she is… a descendant of the former emperor?
What is her identity, after all?
Qin Fu stared at An Xuetang, trying to see something different in her eyes, but An Xuetang remained calm and collected from beginning to end. She couldn’t figure out what An Xuetang was thinking for a while.
“Does Cloud Madam have nothing to ask?”
An Xuetang narrowed her eyes, “What does Madam Qin want me to ask?”
“My surname is Yun. There’s nothing you need to ask about that.”
“No, as far as I know, besides some descendants of the late emperor who bear the surname Yun, there are also many people with the surname Yun in the capital city now. For example, my husband, he was a servant in a wealthy family and was bestowed the surname Yun by his master.”
She had been worried before, but Mo Yun Jing explained it to her.
Qin Fu immediately understood. It turned out her husband was a servant, and she now knew what was going on.
“So your husband is a servant? But… why has he fallen to such a state?”
“Because his master was gone, he fled out of the capital city and came to this place.”
“Surname Yun, still a servant. His master is no longer around…” Qin shi’s mind immediately flashed to one person.
That person is also gone now, and all of his personal soldiers share the surname Yun.
“An Xuetang’s words about her house steward being a real person can’t be false. She narrowed her eyes, “I hear your husband is lame?”
“That’s right.”
Qin Fu now felt that she had completely guessed it, An Xue Tang’s husband must be a personal soldier under that person.
I suppose your legs are not well because of an accident on the battlefield.
And now the man’s personal guard have indeed scattered, some running away. It’s close to Bei Jiang here, very close. So it wouldn’t be impossible for some of his men to have run here.
Thinking this way, Madam Qin instantly relaxed completely. She let out a slight sigh, “Madam Yun, please don’t be angry. I just wanted to understand things better; I have no ill intentions.”
“So now that Mrs. Qin understands?”
“I suppose so, but… your husband is probably not a servant.”