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Chapter 32 The Tyrant asked: Is this all it takes to make you happy?

After checking, Liu Ying quickly returned to report: "Your Highness, it is the fourth young lady of the Prime Minister's residence..."

Fearing that Chu Jiang might not know who it was, he added, "It's that illegitimate young lady who bullies Miss Sangsang every day. Today, she personally brought people over, looking very aggressive and clearly not here with good intentions."

Chu Jiang couldn't help but recall the cowardly girl from earlier, and he scoffed, "Serves you right!"

Just as Liu Ying was about to say something in Qin Su's defense, she heard, "Go and kill her."

what?
No, she's the daughter of a high-ranking official in the imperial court, do I deserve her?

"This move is probably inappropriate, Your subordinate..." Before he could finish speaking, Chu Jiang suddenly changed his mind:

"If you don't dare to kill her, then go and mute her. If you can't even do that, I'll kill you first."

The man's tone was sinister and terrifying, a blatant threat, but Liu Ying instantly perked up: "Yes, sir!"
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"Put some effort into it! I don't believe it..."

Qin Wanrou's smug voice came to an abrupt halt. The next moment, she fell off the soft stool, clutching her neck and rolling on the ground in pain, only able to make strange "hoarse" sounds.

The maid beside her was terrified and rushed to help her: "Miss, what's wrong?"

Cuihe was the most panicked. She was her mistress's personal maid, and if something happened to her mistress, she would be the first to be affected.

But in her nervousness, she clearly didn't notice that the closer she got, the more pained Qin Wanrou's expression became, as if she had been robbed of her breath.

"Miss--"

Qin Wanrou's face turned bluish-purple, and her breathing became weak, looking like she was about to die.

Cuihe finally remembered that she should find a doctor: "Miss, please hold on, we will take you to see a doctor right away."

He then yelled at the others, "What are you all standing there for! Come and help him up!"

The others, as if waking from a dream, hurriedly helped Qin Wanrou up.

The group arrived in a menacing manner, but left in a panic.

Behind the door, the system excitedly recounted the entire incident: [Serves her right for daring to bully the host! So, brute force really is the most practical thing. The system shop has "martial arts manuals"; if the host is interested, they can purchase them!]

As they spoke, their tone shifted to one of enticing customers, sounding strangely like a shrewd businessman.

It's not the system's fault; Qin Su's mission progress has been just too good. He has hundreds of points; it would be a waste not to spend them!

To be honest, Qin Su was genuinely tempted by this offer, but she ultimately refused.

"Not for now, let's talk about it later."

She had always portrayed Qin Sangsang as a weak and pitiful character. As for martial arts, she couldn't guarantee that she could perfectly hide them from the tyrant once she actually learned them.

In that case, it's better to just refuse from the start, even if it hurts.

Although the system was disappointed, it quickly convinced itself:

[Host is right, the mission is the most important thing!]

At that moment, Qin Su turned and walked back into the room.

Now that the external enemies have been temporarily driven away, it's time for her to deal with the "internal troubles."

With a creak, the door was pushed open from the outside. Aunt Xu on the bed seemed startled, a clear look of panic flashing across her face, while her eyes kept glancing behind the person who entered.
She only breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that there was no one behind Qin Su: "The Fourth Miss didn't come in, did she?"

Seeing Qin Su shake her head, she couldn't help but habitually accuse her: "What have you done now? Haven't I told you so many times to stay away from those pampered young ladies? You're always causing trouble like this. I'll be ruined by you sooner or later..."

"Mother, you should worry about yourself first."

Qin Su interrupted Aunt Xu with a single sentence, leaving her somewhat bewildered: "What?" Qin Su looked at her, her eyes devoid of warmth: "My stepmother is planning to take you away from the side courtyard in order to threaten me into doing embroidery."

"what?"

Aunt Xu's eyes widened suddenly. She knew better than anyone what kind of person the Madam was. If she fell into her hands, she would lose her life!
"How could this happen? I'm not leaving."

She tried to take Qin Su's hand, wanting to force her to refuse on her behalf, but Qin Su dodged her hand before she could even touch her.

"Mother, think about what you need to bring and prepare it yourself first."

System whispers: [Host, why does it seem like you're deliberately trying to scare Aunt Xu?]

Qin Su smiled slightly: "I wasn't trying to scare her, I was just encouraging her."

"Qin Sangsang, stop right there! Come back and explain yourself! Have you offended Madam again? Otherwise, why did you take me away?"

Aunt Xu was still in a daze when she saw Qin Su showing no concern whatsoever, and was actually preparing to leave.

She was both scared and angry, and tried to stop her, but then she heard her say, "You should ask your mother yourself. You should reflect on why you were chosen to talk to someone else. What did you do wrong?"

As she finished speaking, the door slowly closed, and Aunt Xu seemed to see the light gradually disappear and the darkness gradually engulf her.

"Come back here! Explain yourself!"

She lunged forward to open the door, only to find it closed from the outside, and she couldn't open it no matter what she did.

"Open the door! Qin Sangsang, you unfilial daughter, open the door right now!"

However, what Aunt Xu didn't know was that no matter how much she made a scene or how much she banged on the door, no one outside would hear her, because—

"It works quite well."

Qin Su glanced at the props she had used to lock up Aunt Xu, then walked back to her room.

Aunt Xu was unwilling to be suppressed by her daughter who had been bullied for many years. Behind Qin Su's back, she secretly planned to spread the news that "Qin Sangsang is possessed by an evil spirit" so that people in the mansion would come and deal with Qin Su.

If the system hadn't noticed, Qin Su would be the one being exorcised by the Taoist priest right now.

Since that's the case, Qin Su had no choice but to "let go" and let her experience the feeling of domestic power struggles first.

She'll never know "gratitude" unless she dies first.
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In the afternoon, when Qin Su went to deliver meals to her neighbor, her complexion had visibly improved.

Her eyes were bright and sparkling, as if she was smiling at everyone she saw.

She even specially made pear blossom cake as a dessert: "This is a dessert I developed myself. It's not too sweet. You should try it."

Chu Jiang didn't answer, but looked at her with disdain: "What are you grinning about?"

This time, Qin Su didn't shy away and admitted it quite frankly: "I'm so happy! Young master, you don't know, my half-sister came to see me again this afternoon, she is..."

When the little girl was happy, she became more talkative, and she told Chu Jiang about what happened to Qin Wanrou that afternoon:
"...The task my stepmother gave me was already very heavy, and I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish it ever since I came back. When my half-sister came, I thought I would definitely be delayed again today, but... I suppose some deity must have heard my prayers, which is why she suddenly couldn't speak. I really..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but steal a glance at Chu Jiang, her eyes sparkling: "Although this might be a little bad, I'm really happy."

Chu Jiang knew she was "happy" because it was the first time he had heard her say so much in one breath, and it was all nonsense.

He wanted to call her stupid, but at the last second before he could say it, he inexplicably blurted out: "Does this make you happy?"

Qin Su turned her head to look at him: "Yes, I'm very happy!"

Chu Jiang: "Fool."

(End of this chapter)