Chapter 72 is Zun Xie Shen's original work, first published on the web.

  Su and the wet nurse were still like in a dream, not daring to believe what they saw before their eyes. Those two slender fingers as tender as scallions had actually pinched the walnut into pieces with such ease. Was this real?

  After a long while, the two of them finally came back to their senses and were overjoyed, saying "Great calamities do not kill, there must be good fortune afterwards."

  The wet nurse was chanting Buddhist scriptures nonstop, and now it seems that this old saying is indeed accurate - good people will have good fortune. Isn't the Third Miss's good fortune arriving right on cue?

  "A Li, it's great, you actually have this divine skill, from now on I won't have to worry about someone harming you every day, no one can harm you anymore." Su Shi's eyes were filled with tears, it's easy to imagine how excited she was.

  The wet nurse's excited emotions were no less than Su Shi's, and she unconsciously said: "This is good now, if I had such skills back then, the young master wouldn't have been taken away..." As soon as her words fell, she felt that she had misspoken, looked at Su Shi, who was also tense, and then looked at Qin Dai Xin, whose expression didn't change, only then did she put her mind at ease.

  Qin Dai Xin smiled, they wanted to deceive themselves, probably also for a reason, although she had the divine skills in the eyes of the two people, after all, she was alone and weak, perhaps only when she truly became powerful and had influence would they tell her about what happened many years ago.

  "This Gongsun family is really shameless, actually doing such a thing. Miss, have you ever thought that reporting to the authorities and arresting them would be the right thing to do?" The wet nurse felt that Qin Daihe was similar to Su Shi, being a bit too kind-hearted.

  "Wet nurse, it's not that I don't want to punish them, but we have no evidence and can't do anything to them. Besides, since ancient times officials protect each other, how could Gong Sun Tai Xing just sit back and watch his wife and only son be arrested? Now that this has happened, I hope they will repent. If they commit another crime next time, I will definitely catch their handle and take a deep breath."

  The wet nurse's face improved slightly after hearing Qin Daihe's words. Su Shi asked again: "Does your father know?"

  "The old master knows, what can he do? Can't surpass the words of the lady?" The wet nurse had long lost confidence in the Qin family, but her words still carried a hint of expectation.

  "Although nothing was said, I always felt that he knew something, maybe Qin said it inadvertently, but not necessarily. Father gave me the deed of Xiaqianzhuang's land as compensation! The matter of Xiaqianzhuang couldn't be explained to Su, and neither could the confrontation with Fang be revealed, so a nearly reasonable reason had to be found to comfort her."

  Su's family was prepared, but upon hearing the result, they still felt a little uncomfortable. The wet nurse, however, heard Qin Dai Xin's address of "Qin Shi" and exclaimed with joy: "It should be this way, otherwise she would really think of herself as an unmarried young lady."

  The three of them thought it was better to keep Qin Dai Xin's martial arts skills a secret from everyone, so that they could be used effectively at critical moments.

  Qin Dai'er feared that the more they talked, the more complicated things would become, and their lies would be exposed. She quickly changed the subject: "The matter has already passed, let's just pretend it never happened! From now on, we won't mention it again, lest someone with malicious intentions overhears us. I came today also to discuss another matter with Aunt."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Xiu Mei's matter."

  The wet nurse said: "That little girl can already go down to the ground, but she hasn't been assigned any tasks yet."

  Qin Dai thought for a moment and said, "This Li family, I will meet them sooner or later. But I don't know what Aunt's intention is, whether she wants to keep Xiu Mei as a witness or has some other plan."

  "What's your opinion?" Su now likes to listen to Qin Dai Xin's opinions on everything she does.

  "I've always felt that this matter of the handbag shouldn't be brought to light, Li's side must have been on high alert early on, otherwise they wouldn't have sent Seasoned Mama over. I think Seasoned Mama is a shrewd person, not easy to fool. Those handbag evidences might have already been destroyed, and even if they still exist, it can be said that she didn't understand the medicine properties and accidentally mixed them together. We're also helpless in dealing with her."

  Su and the wet nurse both thought she was right, but how could they know that Qin Dai had already told Qin Congwen about this matter, it's just that her foolish old father didn't believe it at all.

  "For now, we have ensured the safety of our aunt, and other matters can be discussed later. In my opinion, this Xiū Méi is unlikely to dare do anything else despicable again. Keeping her in the courtyard is better than keeping a strange maid; as long as someone keeps an eye on her, there should be no problem." She had also thought about selling Xiū Méi out of the estate, but selling one maid would inevitably require adding another maid, and who knows which courtyard this new maid might have been planted in? They wouldn't know her background, and it could lead to more trouble.

  Su and the wet nurse both thought she was right, so they decided to follow Qin Daihe's idea and find a reliable little maid to keep an eye on Xiu Mei, believing that there wouldn't be any big problems.

  Qin Dai Xin simply told the two of them about going to Xiao Qianzhuang tomorrow, and since they knew the ins and outs of the matter and also knew she had martial arts skills for self-defense, the two didn't worry too much. They only reminded her to be careful in everything and not to show off too much. Qin Dai Xin knew that these two were genuinely good to her, so she felt a warmth in her heart, hastily agreed, and let them put their minds at ease.

  The sky outside was as black as ink, Qin Daiyan saw that the sky was not early, got up and bid farewell, took Ruyi back to Changxiaoyuan. Chunli saw it, muttered worried for a while, and the dishes were also warmed up several times.

  The girls were busy with their respective tasks, inside and outside the house. After Qin Dai ate her meal, she asked Ruyi to call in Ma Pozi. Ruyi thought for a moment before realizing that she was referring to the cook, Ma Pozi. Although she didn't understand, she didn't ask any more questions and turned around to leave the house, taking a lantern with her and calling another servant girl to accompany her. Before long, they led Ma Pozi into the outer room.

  Ma Pozi was as thin as ever, because she had been beaten by Qin Dai's heart, so she didn't dare to be presumptuous. Not only did she dress neatly and tidily, but her expression and demeanor were also respectful and polite. It seemed that she had been intimidated before, and there was still a hint of fear in her respect. Her humble and obedient appearance was very different from the one at Xiaofront Village.

  Qin Dai Xin asked a few questions, and she answered them one by one. Although she was clear in her mind that she had not done anything wrong during this period of time and had always been proper and upright, as soon as she thought of the stern expression on Third Miss's face, her heart couldn't help but tremble with fear.

  "I remember you said that both of your sons are in the horse stable." Her memory has always been good, so she wouldn't forget such a small thing.

  The old woman didn't know why she was asking this again, and for a moment she felt somewhat worried, but she also didn't dare not to respond, so she replied: "Yes, Third Miss."

  "Can the two of them drive?"

  "It's all skills learned from his father." The unease in her heart grew a few points, and she didn't know what the third young lady was going to do next. Could it be that those two little brats had done something that couldn't see the light of day? At this point, Old Lady Ma's mind was already racing, praying to all the gods in heaven, just hoping not to be caught by the third young lady again.

  Qin Dai Xin said, "You don't have to be so polite, I'm just asking. Tomorrow I'll take a carriage to Xiao Qianzhuang and stay there for two days. Since we're familiar with each other, I thought of letting your son drive the carriage." Qin Dai Xin glanced at Ma Pozi who was lowering her head in silence, and her voice suddenly turned cold, "However, looking at you, it seems like you're not too willing, so... forget it?"

  Madam Ma listened to Qin Daiyu's tone, full of warning meaning, and suddenly reacted, hastily saying: "The third young lady can remember the old slave, it is the honor of the old slave, I will talk to my son in a while, but this matter still needs to be arranged by the housekeeper, the old slave has no say!"

  Qin Dai said: "I've already spoken with Mother about it. She'll definitely have a plan by tomorrow morning, so don't worry!"

  The old woman repeatedly promised, seeing that Qin Dai's heart seemed to have no other instructions, carefully and cautiously retreated, turned around and left the house. It wasn't until then that she discovered her back was covered in cold sweat, and the wind blew, making her shiver. She calmed herself down and walked towards the outside of the courtyard, but the unease in her heart grew greater. When she returned, she had to instruct those two young ones carefully, when doing things for Third Miss, they must be careful, this master is a respected and feared person, we can't afford to offend him!

  PS: The collection didn't drop, I'm so happy! Actually, my expectation wasn't high, as long as we can follow the footsteps of the great gods, that's enough! Hehe~

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