<h4>Chapter 31 Misogyny</h4>


    Deng Yi wore a crust green ribbing robe with folded datura in a dark embroidery pattern. He also wore a brocade belt, covered with a purplish-blue wide-sleeved double-breasted open-fronted robe. A suet jade hairpin was twined around his bun. The colors of his clothes were dull, the essories were simple, and his expression was indifferent. But he was as beautiful as spring flowers. A potted peony urged by the greenhouse on the high desk behind him were blooming. The flowers were red, and the leaves were green. But it looked like the flowers were not as beautiful as him.


    The little attendant who came with him was handsome, but he was gloomy behind him.


    Qiu Yn came in. Because she didn’t know where this attendant belonged, she bickered with Deng Yi coldly in a few words before leading him to greet General Ruan.


    General Ruan cannot even respond to his granddaughter. And of course, he couldn’t respond to her future husband too.


    Although Deng Yi was indifferent and had a bad temper, he was still respectful to the elders. Faced with unconscious General Ruan, he did not show dislike. He patiently apanied him to talk and wiped his saliva twice. And he remembered to tuck the sheets when he left.


    The problem was that when he stood up, he was still holding the handkerchief, which he used to wipe General Ruan’s saliva at this time.


    Xishi, one of the maids who especially served General Ruan, respectfully came to take it with two hands and identally touched Deng Yi’s fingertips.


    Qiu Yn clearly saw this scene on one side. It was a coincidence that Xishi absolutely had no intention of teasing. But Deng Yi’s face was livid immediately! He trembled his lips and scolded “b*tch”, and then staggered towards the door! He almost bumped into Qiu Yn when he ran past her, but he didn’t stop!


    Qiu Yn followed him with a shock. She saw he directly throw himself into the snow after going out. He grabbed the snow and rubbed the ce where he was touched by Xishi. And it seemed that he was stained with something disgusting. Even his indifferent expression showed deep hatred!


    “... Get some hot water!” Qiu Yn suddenly realized that Kang Jinzhang seemed to have said before he died that Deng Yi hated girls....


    Uh, hated to that extent? Xishi was so aggrieved that she was going to burst out crying!


    Su He fetched some hot water. Qiu Yn called him a few times but he didn’t move. So, she asked his attendant to pull him into the house. And then, he used a bunch of flower dew and soaps with seven or eight pots of water altogether. He almost rubbed off severalyers of his hands’ skin. At this time, Deng Yi’s forehead was already full of tiny sweat beads, and then he took the silk handkerchief handed over by his attendant and dried his hands. Fortunately, he did not continue to ask for water.


    Qiu Yn breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn’t know how tofort his psychological addiction. So, she changed the topic, “It’s almost noon, do you want to have a meal?”


    Deng Yi looked at her emotionlessly, “OK.”


    So, this thing passed. Qiu Yn asked Su He tofort Xishi and went to the front yard to call a few servants to serve Deng Yi when she asked someone to take the meal....


    However, Ruan Qingyan, who received the news of Deng Yi’sing, came in person to invite him before attendants came. He said, “I was with young master Ling just now. I told the servants not to disturb because we were negotiating important matters. Unfortunately, I neglect you.... Please go to the front hall for talking.” He also pretended to shout at Qiu Yn, who didn’t know the rules and didn’t tell him in time that Deng Yi was here.


    But Ruan Qingyan said again without waiting for Deng Yi to speak, “My cousin is young and ignorant. Fortunately, you are so generous that you don’t care about it.”


    Deng Yi did not like to speak, so he snorted. And then he followed Ruan Qingyan.


    Qiu Yn jumped anxiously behind. She gesticted and asked Chunran to pull up. Anyway, she kept Dongran here, “Peni Yue is in the front. How can we let Deng Yi know?!”


    Neglecting Deng Yi was just neglecting. It’s nothing to say that he neglected Deng Yi because Ling Zui came first. Everyone knew the decline of General’s Mansion over the years. And it was not surprising that servants did something wrong. Ruan Qingyan, who just arrived, was not to me.


    However, Deng Yi was neglected because he was discussing with young master Ling about how to tter a prostitute. This was not just a matter of scorning Deng Yi.


    Ruan Qingyan had associated with a prostitute when it was filial piety period for Princess Ruan and General Ruan was sick abed. It was as unfilial as Qiu Mengmin! If this was caught by Empress Dowager Gu, she would drown inughter! Because Deng Yi and Empress Dowager Gu were at the same party!


    Fortunately, Dongran said, “Don’t worry, Your Grace. Young masteres here just now. Because he just sent Miss Peni Yue! Now there was only young master Ling in front.”


    “The Young master Ling is so annoying.” Qiu Yn calmed down, and could not helpining, “Now it’s Spring Festival. He came here without informing. And he also took Peni Yue?!” You didn’t have to take her if you were raising money? Ruan Qingyan gave you money for your sake, not for her!


    Qiu Yn just saw it clearly behind the window. Ruan Qingyan was very kind to Peni Yue. And he asionally said a few jokes as Ling Zui thought. But there was no addiction in his eyes. This cousin had great ambition. It could be seen from his deliberate choice of Xue Chang as a teacher that he had nned his career long time ago. This kind of person knew the truth of “In books, you can find glowing beauty.” How could he be easily bewildered by beauty?


    Dongranforted her smilingly, “Maybe it’s Peni Yue who wants to see our young master.... Anyway, they are persons who like acting sometimes. Don’t be angry, Your Grace. Young master can handle these things!”


    Seeing Dong Ran repeatedly assured that Ruan Qingyan couldpletely control the situation, Qiu Yn had to apany General Ruan for a while and returned to Lvqiang Court to find something to do because she was useless.


    But the first lunar month was the most leisure time of the year apart from visiting rtives.


    Mrs. Zhou was sad when she mentioned this, “After the defeat of the old general and our Prince’s death in battle....”


    Qiu Yn listened to her patiently. She concluded that the fall of power in Qiu Family and Ruan Family, Qiu Mengmin and his son’s deliberate obstruction and General Ruan’s refusal of guests after suffering made it impossible for her to visit rtives here....


    “I can’t go on like this. I don’t have any connections!” Qiu Yn sighed, “There is no wonder that my cousin descends to ask a prostitute to be intermediary.... Mrs. Zhou, please list all the rtives that we normally can pay a visit to. And I will look at itter.”


    Mrs. Zhou said joyfully, “Now the first lunar month is not over....”


    “It’s uneasy to visit now!” Qiu Yn frowned, “Empress Dowager and Empress Jiang have scheduled a battle after the Lantern Festival.... Uh, I mean Qiu Mengmin’s thing is very sensitive now. Don’t let these people think I was a lobbyist for Empress Jiang, or I am going to bully and trouble them! How can I restore the old rtionship?”


    Mrs. Zhou felt pitiful, “Then, when can you move around?”


    “There’s no need to hurry. I have to be familiar with the recent situation since we haven’t contact with others for a long time. And I pick some useful families, right?” Qiu Yn stopped because she remembered that Mrs. Zhou couldn’t read or write. She sat in front of the desk and let Xiaran grind the ink. And then she asked Mrs. Zhou to dictate and she wrote down.


    Thank goodness. The original skills were all retained, including calligraphy....


    However, Qiu Yn happened to hit the bottom of the desk as she wrote. A small hidden drawer slipped out of the side of the desk with a “click”!


    Everyone was stunned!


    “Did cousin put it?” Qiu Yn asked Chunran and Xiaran in wonder.


    Chunran and Xiaran looked at each other and shook their heads, “It is Qiuran and Dongran who clean the Young Master’s inner chamber. We haven’te in before.”


    “Didn’t the past member of Ruan Family put it?” Qiu Yn nced at the zed box which size was like a girl’s palm in the dark drawer. It had fine texture and it was sparkling and clear, which made it clear to see the contents inside, like a ball of hays.


    Qiu Yn was curious. She thought that even if Ruan Qingyan put it.... Anyway, it had been seen. Look at it again.... Should it be OK?


    She simply put down her writing brush and took out the zed box to look carefully.


    Chunran and Xiaran didn’t say anything because they didn’t know if this thing was Ruan Qingyan’s and if Qiu Yn could see it.


    Qiu Yn looked at it for a moment. And she found that they were not hays, but dried flowers, which looked like chrysanthemums. It was hard to judge the original type and color of it now. But it was quite old, and it did not look like a collection that was processed after rigorous procedures.


    “This thing... is worth treasuring?” Qiu Yn couldn’t see any strange things in the dried flowers. She shook her head and put it back. And she signaled Mrs. Zhou to continue.


    At dusk, Ruan Qingyan came over.


    Qiu Yn asked him about Ling Zui and Deng Yi. He said, “Young master Ling went back to apany his mother, Princess Maode. As for Deng Yi, he wanted to stay, so I asked someone to clean up Cuiwei Pavilion for him.”


    Cuiwei Pavilion was far away from Lvqiang Court—It was clear that Ruan Qingyan was wary of Deng Yi. But ording to Deng Yi’s disgust for women, perhaps the problem was him, even he lived in Lvqiang Court?


    Suddenly Ruan Qingyan looked at her with a faint smile while she wasining in her heart, “Are you happy to eavesdrop?”


    “Uh...” Qiu Yn ingratiated herself with him by smiling, “I won’t do it again!”


    Ruan Qingyan was very straightforward, “How can a girl from a well-bred family break the rules?! Copy Women’s Stories a hundred times! Submit before the Lantern Festival!”


    ... What should I do if I suddenly have an impulsion not to have a cousin? Qiu Yn quickly changed the topic, “By the way! Where did the thing in the secretpartment in your deske from? Is it yours?”


    Ruan Qingyan’s face was stiff, “How did you find it?”


    “I identally hit it and it came out.” Qiu Yn said innocently, “What are the dried flowers in that box?”


    Ruan Qingyan looked at her deeply and said indifferently, “It’s ‘Nijin Baoxi’.”


    Seeing Qiu Yn was confused, his eyes shed with disappointment, “Haven’t you seen it at Prince’s Mansion of Xihe? It is a famous type in chrysanthemums. And its color is as bright as gold. Because of its festive name, it was in the dowry when aunt married.... I remember some are nted in the yard where you live. ”


    Without waiting for Qiu Yn to speak, Ruan Qingyan had returned to ordinary looking, and he said lightly, “Well, do you have any other things? If not, you can copy Women’s Stories quickly! If I know you do this kind of thing again, which loses the status as a girl from a well-bred family... Please think about the consequence!”


    It was only a few days! How did you change from a good brother to a teaching aunt?! Did you show your true self because we were familiar?!


    Qiu Yn was sad and speechless....