Chapter 28: I Want to File a Complaint

Pan Miaoqian's ear burned from the slap she received from Pan Yueqing. She looked around to make sure there was no one else around, took two steps forward, grabbed Pan Yueqing's arm, and raised the whip in her hand, ready to lash at Pan Yueqing's face. Pan Yueqing had been on tenterhooks for quite a while in Ten-Thousand-Ghosts' Sorrow, and she didn't have much strength left.

There were still the wounds on her face left from the night attack two days ago, and now she was whipped by the tip of Pan Miaoqian's whip, creating a new wound on her neck. She naturally couldn't dodge sideways and was hit several times by Pan Miaoqian before she managed to grab the whip. Her palm was scratched by the rough python whip, and blood stained the pattern of the whip. Pan Yueqing gave a hard tug and held the whip in her hand. Her eyes blazed with anger as she looked at Pan Miaoqian.

She raised her hand and started hitting Pan Miaoqian furiously, especially on the knees and the stomach. She used the hidden strength techniques she learned in the army, and each whip was fierce, but the hits were all on places that ordinary people couldn't easily see.

Pan Miaoqian had never seen Pan Yueqing like this before. She let out a scream, jumped up, and firmly grabbed Pan Yueqing's hair bun, pushing her whole body into the firewood room. Pan Yueqing stumbled, and with Gu Pan's worried and hasty cry of "Miss", her head hit the pile of wood in the firewood room, creating a wound on her head, and blood flowed down her cheek.

"What's going on here?!"

Liu Yingwei's shrill voice pierced Pan Yueqing's eardrums. She closed her eyes and pretended to faint. Gu Pan and Wan'er were so frightened by Pan Yueqing's appearance that they were beside themselves with fear and cried mournfully.

Liu Yingwei looked at Pan Yueqing's pale face and instinctively turned her gaze to Pan Miaoqian. But in the next moment, she calmed down, reached out and pinched Shan Cha's waist who had rushed over. "You stupid girl, quickly call someone to carry the Second Miss to the Han Dan Courtyard. As long as no one finds out..." Her eyes were filled with venom as she looked at Pan Yueqing's face. She suddenly came up with an idea. Since Pan Yueqing had already fainted, why not find an excuse to push her into the pond...

In this way, there would be no one to stand in the way of Miao'er.

She hated this dead girl Pan Yueqing to the core. Before going to Pinglong Nunnery, Pan Yueqing was very easy to manipulate. She had originally thought that by faking a miscarriage, she could drive her away far. But after she came back, this dead girl seemed to have changed completely. She even plotted against her Ying'er and made her lose the power to manage the household! It had caused her nephew of the Liu family to lose face in front of the noble and powerful young men!

Her fingers, as slender as green onions, tapped on her arm. Liu Yingwei turned her head and asked her personal maid, Zhi Lan, "Go to the front courtyard and ask when Master will be back."

Not long after, Zhi Lan came back. Without saying a word, she gave Liu Yingwei a meaningful smile and slightly shook her head.

"What are you going to do?!" Gu Pan sensed something was wrong. She was tied up and kneeling on the ground. She struggled to stand up and block in front of the maid who was going to drag Pan Yueqing away. "How dare you!! The Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion won't let you off!"

Liu Yingwei supported her cheek and ear with one hand and gave Gu Pan a forced smile. "What did you say? This is the Pan Mansion! The Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion can't interfere in the affairs of the Pan Mansion! Do you think it's still more than ten years ago? Our master is now at the highest position among officials! He no longer has to fawn on the Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion!"

Pan Yueqing's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she still didn't get up. She wanted to see what other tricks this Madam Liu dared to use against her!

Zhi Lan and Shan Cha stepped forward and each held one of Pan Yueqing's arms. Pan Miaoqian looked at the "fainted" and limp Pan Yueqing triumphantly. She reached out with her fingernail guards and poked at the wound on Pan Yueqing's face. She took off the gold bracelet on her head and pressed it against Pan Yueqing's face. "Mother, you don't know. She slapped me in the face before you came. I want to ruin this face of hers!"

Gu Pan and Wan'er struggled to stand up. Wan'er rammed into Pan Miaoqian, and Gu Pan bit Pan Miaoqian's arm. She bit so hard that blood flowed down the corner of her mouth.

How could Liu Yingwei tolerate this? She immediately picked up the whip and lashed at Gu Pan's face. The whip hit her mouth directly, and the tip of the whip swept across Gu Pan's eye. Immediately, blood gushed out, covering half of her face.

"That's enough!" Pan Yueqing looked at Liu Yingwei with a furious expression, and her gaze seemed to be able to devour the person alive. "Liu Yingwei, you wait. I will pay you back tenfold for what happened today!"

Pan Miaoqian laughed upon hearing this and reached out to pinch Pan Yueqing's face. "Just you? How?"

"Father!" Pan Yueqing looked at Pan Miaoqian's triumphant smile with a solemn gaze. She smiled and called out behind Pan Miaoqian. This time, neither Pan Miaoqian nor Liu Yingwei turned around. Pan Miaoqian exerted a little more force on her hand and laughed. "I've already asked the front courtyard. Father won't be back so early!"

"Do you think I'll fall for the same trick twice?" Pan Miaoqian's smile changed, and her face turned ferocious. She was about to slap Pan Yueqing when her raised hand was grabbed by a strong hand. The personal servant beside Pan Haiyun had a face as cold as iron. "Second Miss, Master is back. He's waiting for you in the front hall."

"What?" Pan Miaoqian turned around and looked at Qing Shan's expression. Fear appeared in her eyes. Liu Yingwei pulled Pan Miaoqian's sleeve and forced a kind smile. She reached out and stroked Pan Yueqing's messy hair bun. "How can you go to see Master like this? Why don't I ask someone to help you wash and dress up?"

"No need." Pan Yueqing raised her head and avoided Liu Yingwei's hand. She looked around at Liu Yingwei and Pan Miaoqian like a venomous snake. She bypassed them and said to Qing Shan, "I'm not going. I need to settle my maids first, in case someone makes what happened today impossible to prove when I'm not around!"

Qing Shan's face showed some embarrassment. Finally, he let out a sigh. "I'll ask my subordinates to take good care of Miss Gu Pan and Miss Wan'er. Miss, you'd better go as soon as possible. The honored guest who sent you back hasn't left yet. He insists on seeing you again before leaving, and Uncle Master has also come."

Pan Yueqing nodded upon hearing this. She didn't plan to fix herself up at all. With her messy hair bun, she walked straight towards the flower hall.

"Miss... Miss, you'd better wash and dress up..." Qing Shan bowed slightly and blocked in front of Pan Yueqing, persuading her in a low voice. After all, the person in the front hall was Hong Gong. Hong Gong was someone that His Majesty trusted as both a teacher and a father. It would be really disrespectful to go in this state. He knew in his heart that Madam Liu and the Third Miss had gone too far in their actions, but after all, it was a family matter...

"Get out of the way." Pan Yueqing stared at Qing Shan who was blocking her. Seeing that he didn't move at all, she chuckled. "Do you know what I'm going for?" Before Qing Shan could answer, she grabbed Qing Shan's collar with one hand and shouted without caring about her image, "Do you think I'm going to meet guests! I almost died just now! Do you know that?! I was almost killed in my own home!! I won't let this go. Since there are so many rumors outside that I, Pan Yueqing, was kidnapped by mountain bandits, and some even say that I'm no longer a virgin!"

"I," she suddenly softened her tone, smiled at Qing Shan who was so close, but her tone was menacing. "I won't care about their dignity either!"

Qing Shan was shocked and instinctively took half a step back.

"I'm going to file a complaint. Since I'm filing a complaint, have you ever seen anyone who doesn't show their wounds clearly to the master of the house? If I don't show them these messy wounds, who will believe me with just empty words?" Pan Yueqing gave Qing Shan a glare and strode forward directly towards the flower hall.