"Ah..."
Duan Qingyun screamed out loud!
She thought Duan Yingning was going to scratch her face, but the imagined pain did not appear.
And the hair that Duan Yingning had tightly grabbed seemed to have been let go. The intense pain on her scalp had disappeared.
Duan Qingyun cautiously opened her eyes...
Just one glance, and she screamed again!
In Duan Yingning's hand was a bunch of dark hair!
She had actually cut off her hair directly!
Duan Qingyun was beautiful, and her long, dark hair was one of her most attractive features!
Now that Duan Yingning had cut off her hair, how would she face people in the future?!
Moreover, one's hair is as important as one's life, and today she felt as if half of her life had been taken away!
Duan Qingyun couldn't bear this huge blow and fainted on the ground.
"She just fainted? Turns out she's just a coward."
Duan Yingning threw the hair on the ground, put away the dagger, and looked at the unconscious and pale-faced Duan Qingyun, a plan forming in her mind.
The grudge from five years ago should be settled!
Five years ago, Duan Qingyun had set her up with two men.
To "repay" her, she would generously find four men for her!
Although there was a smile on Duan Yingning's face, the smile did not reach her eyes, and a chilling cold light flashed in her eyes.
...
Han Chan Courtyard.
In the afternoon, Duan Yingning and Tuan Bao were taking a nap.
Old Lady Li rushed in, flustered and panicked. "Second Miss, Second Miss, something terrible has happened!"
"Has the Duan family committed a crime and is going to be exterminated by the emperor, or has someone in the family died suddenly, requiring funeral arrangements?" Duan Yingning asked nonchalantly.
Her calm demeanor sharply contrasted with Old Lady Li's panic.
Tuan Bao quickly got up, "Mother, what's a funeral?"
"You're just a child, don't ask," Duan Yingning replied.
"But I'm already a four-year-old big kid! I made Duan Baoyu cry this morning!" Tuan Bao argued.
Duan Yingning glanced at him, "If you can't even beat Duan Baoyu, do you still have the nerve to tell me? If you're really that useless, I'll have to beat you too!"
Duan Baoyu was Duan Zhineng's legitimate son and also the son of Mrs. Zhou. He was only six years old, just two years older than Tuan Bao. Although he was Tuan Bao's little uncle by seniority, this Duan Baoyu was really annoying!
As the legitimate son, it was understandable that Duan Zhineng and Mrs. Zhou doted on him. But if they didn't discipline him properly, they shouldn't blame others for "helping" to discipline their son!
This Duan Baoyu often made things difficult for Tuan Bao and even brought his little followers to bully Tuan Bao...
Fortunately, although Tuan Bao was young, he was cleverer than Duan Baoyu and always managed to outsmart him.
After being scolded by his own mother, Tuan Bao pouted, "Mother, I won!"
"Good job!"
Duan Yingning praised him, then turned to the flustered Old Lady Li and asked, "What's the matter?"
Old Lady Li hurriedly replied, "Master has returned! He said that Third Miss and Madam are both crying and complaining to him, and he's furious!"
She had heard the disrespectful words from her Second Miss earlier and was so scared that she forgot what she wanted to say!
But the Second Miss was usually very strict and didn't allow any misbehavior in front of her.
So even though Old Lady Li was anxious, she could only wait until Duan Yingning and Tuan Bao finished speaking before she dared to reply.
"Is that so?" Duan Yingning had already guessed it would be like this and wasn't worried at all. "Let him be angry, am I supposed to kneel and beg for forgiveness?"
She dared to do such a thing, so she wasn't afraid of Duan Zhineng's scolding!
She had been confined in this rundown courtyard for five years, and she didn't owe anyone anything!
Only Tuan Bao was her soft spot!
"Second Miss, the servant knows you are spirited."
Old Lady Li earnestly advised her.
She clenched her sleeves tightly, "But in this Hou Mansion, Master is like the heavens! If you defy him like this, the consequences will be severe."
"How severe?"
"If Master is furious, he will definitely drive you and Young Master out!"
"That's just fine. I don't want to stay in this rundown courtyard anyway."
Duan Yingning asked Tuan Bao, "Son, which courtyard in this mansion do you like? We'll move there tomorrow!"
Tuan Bao thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Duan Baoyu's courtyard is the best in the Hou Mansion!"
"You want to live in Duan Baoyu's courtyard?"
Tuan Bao nodded.
"Alright, we'll move there tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Li was terrified!
Was the Second Miss going crazy?
She was stunned, "Second Miss, when I said you and Young Master would be driven out, I meant out of the Hou Mansion, not out of Han Chan Courtyard!"
They wanted to move into the little young master's courtyard. Were these two women delusional?
"If they want to drive us out of the Hou Mansion, they can try."
Duan Yingning laughed nonchalantly.
She did want to escape from the Hou Mansion.
But it wasn't the right time yet.
"Second Miss, in any case, you should think of a solution quickly!"
Old Lady Li paced back and forth, muttering to herself.
A moment later, without saying a word, she began to pack up Duan Yingning's luggage. "Miss Duan, Young Master Tuan, it's better for you and your son to leave and avoid the trouble."
"Today you defied Madam and bullied Third Miss, and Young Master Tuan even hit the young master."
"The Master has always doted on Third Miss and the young master. Isn't this offending the Master's bottom line?"
Seeing that Li Pozi was genuinely concerned for them, Duan Yingning's expression softened a bit.
"You don't need to worry."
Duan Yingning said, "I have my ways."
Although Li Pozi used to be a follower of Duan Qingyun, after serving them for several years, even if she was scolded, she was still impressed by Duan Yingning.
Now she was loyal to Duan Yingning and dared not have any other thoughts.
"Miss Duan, please listen to this servant's advice!"
Li Pozi sighed, "In the past, you had an engagement with Rong Shizi. Even if the Master gets angry, he will still consider this relationship and not do anything to you."
If something really happened to Duan Yingning, it would definitely offend the Huguogong Mansion.
"But today, Rong Shizi came to break off the engagement. The Master will definitely be angry because of this!"
"Adding all these things together, Miss Duan, you are in deep trouble today!"
As soon as Li Pozi finished speaking, a furious roar came from outside the door, "Wicked girl, come out and kneel down!"
Duan Yingning raised an eyebrow and glanced at Li Pozi, saying with a smirk, "Well, even if Tuan Bao and I wanted to escape, it's too late now!"
Her dear old father had already "stormed" into the Hanchan Courtyard!