Chapter 9 — Yun Manor’s Head Madam (2/2)

General Yun Lengyi was stationed at the border all year round. Thus, Yun Manor’s matters, both big and small, were overseen by Old Master Yun. Since he disliked having to manage the manor’s trivial happenings, he put Yun Lengyi’s main wife in charge of the manor and retreated into secluded meditation and more or less so vanished.

Yun Manor, presence chamber 2.

Head Madam Liu Qingyue was talking to Housekeeper Wu Gang when suddenly, they heard a commotion outside. Their expressions changed. Wu Gang hastily took the small wooden box that was sitting on the table and carefully stored it away.

“What’s happening outside?” Liu Qingyue asked, frowning.

A guard hurriedly arrived at the door and reported, “Answering Head Madam; it’s Sixth Miss and Ninth, Ninth Miss. They are fighting in the garden.” Rather than call it a fight, ‘pursuit’ was a more suitable term.

The Ninth Miss was originally declared dead, but from the way things looked now, she was not only still alive but also brimming with energy as she dodged the Sixth Miss’s persistent attacks.

Wasn’t the Ninth Miss supposed to be a sickly good-for-nothing? How strange.

“The Ninth Miss? Are you sure you weren’t mistaken?” Wu Gang’s voice carried with it an odd lilt.

“Answering Housekeeper Wu; this subordinate definitely was not mistaken, it is indeed Ninth Miss and Sixth Miss who are fighting.” The guard answered assuredly.

A strange look came across Wu Gang’s square face. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Liu Qingyue. Her eyebrows were scrunched together, but she quickly regained her usual calmness.

“Let us go and see what’s going on.” With that, she rose from her seat and slowly walked to the chamber entrance.

“Yes, Head Madam.” Wu Gang resumed his solemn look and respectfully followed.

Yun Manor, garden.

The other Madams and Misses caught wind of the commotion and arrived with some maidservants, followed by Liu Qingyue and Wu Gang. When they noticed Yun Wu in the process of agilely dodging Yun Qing Er’s whip, astonishment appeared on their faces while Liu Qingyue and Wu Gang’s expressions immediately changed.

“What do the two of you think you’re doing?” A dark voice thundered. Liu Qingyue angrily waved her hand, signaling the guards to go intervene, but they neared only to be forcibly flung away. Everyone present could sense the force behind that whip attack—it was the strength of a Rank Two, early stage Practitioner.

Wasn’t the Sixth Miss at the late stage of Rank One? When did she have a breakthrough? Liu Qingyue’s eyes narrowed slightly. She inclined her head to one side and looked at Fifth Madam Liu Qinshui; Yun Qing Er’s mother and Liu Qingyue’s younger cousin.

Liu Qinshui wore an expression of delight, but she felt Liu Qingyue’s gaze and quickly restrained herself. Liu Qinshui said weakly, “Elder cousin, this is also my first time learning of Yun Qing Er’s breakthrough.” With so many women in the manor, scheming was an inevitable affair.

Liu Qingyue withdrew her gaze and turned her head to give Housekeeper Wu Gang a look.