The Fourth Lady novel Chapter 58

When Qingyan returned to Yingshuang yard, everyone gathered around her. They were all very excited about that imperial edict in Qingyan's hands.

"Miss, what does it say on that imperial edict you got?" Zizhu looked to Qingyan with a smile.

"Miss, Chunyuan Princess sure is efficient! What was promised yesterday was immediately fulfilled today." Qingdai looked to Qingyan also with a smile.

Qingyan listened to them and slowly spread open the imperial edict. On there, it was clearly written that the title of Leyi Princess will be bestowed onto Qingyan, and also be granted her own manor. This manor was right next to Chunyuan Princess's manor.

Qingdai was very familiar with that area, because Shizi's manor was also near there.

When she saw this, Qingdai said with a smile, "Miss, are we going to move there?"

Qingyan figured that she didn't feel safe leaving Su Jiashi alone here, that's why towards Qingdai's request, she didn't ponder on it too much. "For now, no. After all, I'm worried about leaving grandmother here alone."

"Miss, we can move there together with the old madam!" Chishao chimed in after her smiling, "But seeing General Su hasn't returned yet, I see why Miss is unwilling to move over there."

Chishao's words hit the bullseye in Qingyan's mind. That's right, even if she didn't consider this Su manor as her own home, it was still Su Yun's home. Su Yun attentively helped Donghe guard the borders at the intersection of the four countries all this time.

He had never thought of diving up his family. Although, if she really wanted Su Yun to divide the family and live separately, it's not like she didn't have any ideas.

In Qingyan's memories, this body's original owner and Su Yun was not very close with one another. It was as if she wasn't Su Yun's daughter. But in the end, she was still their flesh and blood. Even if Qingyan disliked them, they still considered Qingyan as their only daughter.

Su Yun was famous for being protective. In the past, Jingguo Marquis once said a line of insult towards Luo Bing in the imperial courts. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Su Yun went and smashed Jingguo Marquis's inscription* from the Emperor. At the time, it really enraged the Emperor, but afterwards, with the help of my maternal grandfather, the previous Emperor forgave him.

(*TN: A horizontal wooden board that has the Emperor's penmanship engraved on, usually hung on high official's front door.)

Because of such, Su Yun received the nickname: Su Laifeng*.

(*TN: Loosely means 'to become crazy', along with his surname.)

The reason why Qingyan wasn't close with Su Yun, mostly lies with Ning Siyao constantly putting lies into Qingyan's head, saying the reason why Su Yun doesn't keep her by his side was because he didn't love her.

And this was mostly the reason why Qingyan was unwilling to become close with them.

But in this world, what parent wouldn't love their own children? In the end, the original Qingyan was really just too naive.

But, from now on, something like that would never happen again.

"Miss, what are you thinking about?" Zizhu worryingly asked as she saw Qingyan get lost in thought. Qingyan looked as if she was a celestial fairy uninterested in the mundane world, making her feel a bit foreign to them.

"Nothing, I was just thinking of mother and father." Qingyan looked to them with a smile. "After today, let's head to Ganyun Temple as well. I want to pray for mother and father's wellbeing." Qingyan said with a face full of smiles, "I want to watch over them."

"Then I'll go ahead and start preparing our luggage, Miss. No matter what, the journey to Ganyun Temple is still a long one." With that said, Zizhu left the room. The others also went and proceeded with their own preparation.

When Ning Siyao returned to her room, she was furious at everything that had happened, especially when she could only watch as Qingyan gets bestowed the title of Junzhu.

Why should that girl get the title and not her daughter.

Seeing Su Qingyuan in the middle of embroidering a pair of mandarin ducks*, Ning Siyao walked up next to her smiling, "Daughter don't worry, I won't let anyone get in your way."

(*TN: A pair of mandarin ducks usually is used to symbolized a happy couple.)

"I'm also upset, why should Su Qingyan get granted a title and even got to show off at talent conference. This time, I was completely unable to show off my talents, instead letting Su Qingyan take the spotlight." Su Qingyuan made an unsatisfied expression, "Mother, how should we deal with Su Qingyan?"

"Yuan'er, don't worry, these kinds of things, I will take care of for you. Tomorrow, we need to head to Ganyun Temple, but I won't let that girl safely reach Ganyun Temple." As she said this, she threw a cup nearby on the floor.

Su Qingyan, if I don't end you, then I won't be Ning Siyao!

"Nianchun, go tell my older brother to find some people to lie low on the route to Ganyun Temple. Have them abduct Su Qingyan for me, and best if they can throw her into Yi Honglou." Ning Siyao said fuming in anger.

"I understand." After hearing Ning Siyao's orders, Nianchun hurriedly left.

"Mother, what kind of place is Yi Honglou?" Su Qingyuan looked to Ning Siyao in surprise and asked.

"Yi Honglou is the largest brothel in our capital city. I will definitely think of a way to make Su Qingyan become a prostitute." She said as she tightly clenched her fist.

But she never would have thought that these words were all heard by a snake hiding by her window, and that snake very quickly disappeared into Ning Siyao's yard.

This news was very quickly passed on to Qingyan, but Qingyan was not concerned. She already knew that Ning Siyao would definitely try to do something on the way to Ganyun Temple.

But did granny Ruo really become a discarded pawn? She wasn't really convinced, but she could also let those so called assassins disappear without a trace.

Heh. A cold smirk blossomed on Qingyan's lips.

Ning Siyao with your methods, I'm quite disappointed.

"Yunmang*, I plan to take you along on this outing, please do take care of me in place of your master." Qingyan walked out to the silver python on the pillar and said with a smile.

(*TN: The silver python, she just kinda calls it by what it is.)

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The morning of the next day, Qingyan woke up very early to groom herself. After breakfast, she headed to the main hall with Qingdai and Chishao. When she got there, Ning Siyao and Chai Yiyun had just arrived there as well.

"Yan'er, today we're heading to Ganyun Temple to pray for the wellbeing of the Su manor. I hope you won't cause any troubles." Ning Siyao said as she smiled sarcastically. "After all, I heard that on the way to Ganyun Temple, there are many mountain thieves."

"Second aunt, no need to worry, Qingyan naturally has a way to deal with them." Qingyan met with Ning Siyao's eyes and said smiling.

Ning Siyao coldly snorted in her head, 'Just wait until the time comes, you will cry.'

The entire Su family set out to Ganyun Temple to pray. Su Qingyan had her own horse carriage and so did Ning Siyao and Chai Yiyun. As for the other concubines, they were unable to enjoy this kind of treatment.

Su Qingyan walked up before Deng Yan and slowly said, "Yiniang, my carriage is big, why don't you bring fifth sister and Cong'er with you to ride my carriage."

When Qingyan felt a cold gaze directed at her, she looked up to see Jiang Mengrou's sharp gaze penetrating into her. This was her first time meeting this Jiangshi*, but seems like she's not much either.

(*TN: I've went over this in previous chapter, but women are often referred to this way. Surname 'shi' usually translates to 'of the surname clan', thus in this case she's 'of the Jiang clan', which is her maiden name.)

After Deng Yan thanked Qingyan, she got on Qingyan's carriage along with Su Qingxue and Su Qingcong. As for Jiang Mengrou, Qingyan didn't even bother to glance at her.

After Qingyan got on the carriage, Qingdai and Chishao sat outside the carriage, personally driving the horse carriage. Even Fengqing was watching from a distance, waiting for orders. As for the silver python, it concealed itself on the roof of the carriage.

"I heard second madam is planning on dealing with you, what do you think?" Deng Yan looked to Qingyan and slowly spoke.