Chapter 319 The Maid Sleeps in the Master's Room

Yu Zhiyi smiled and said, "If Mother really wants to know, she can give me her birth date and time and her father's birth date and time."

Some secrets of heaven can be concealed, but others cannot.

Especially for things that have already happened, no matter how much effort is put into them, there are still clues to be found.

Xiao Qingxuan noted it down: "I know Chen Ruolan's birth date and time, but I might have to inquire about Old Master Chen's..."

She felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

If it is indeed confirmed that what happened back then was a conspiracy, then my father-in-law's guilt over the years has become a joke.

Their tolerance of Chen Ruolan over the years, especially the grievances she suffered, is simply laughable!

"Alright, don't overthink it." Yu Zhiyi patted her mother's shoulder. "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. We can't change the past, but we can control our future. Mother, there's no need to be too sad."

Looking at her daughter's serene and beautiful face, Xiao Qingxuan's worries dissipated considerably.

My daughter is back, and she's not afraid of anything anymore.

If that woman really has some kind of conspiracy, it would be better to kill her.

After sending Xiao Qingxuan back, Yu Zhiyi handed Li Rou a calming talisman and asked her to give it to her aunt.

My aunt appears to be cheerful and shrewd, but in reality she is indecisive and prone to overthinking.

When faced with a major event, she often suffers from insomnia and is prone to anxiety leading to illness.

While offending the prefectural governor's office wasn't a big deal for Yu Zhiyi, it could be a huge disaster for her aunt, who didn't know her identity.

If we don't soothe her emotions, she'll probably be a nervous wreck when she wakes up tomorrow.

Lin Jingxuan held the calming talisman that had been placed in a specially made small bag, her expression complex.

She didn't used to believe in supernatural or superstitious things.

Even after hearing her two sons' descriptions today, she still didn't feel like it was real.

I always felt that my two stupid sons might have been deceived by some kind of illusion, thinking they had encountered a ghost, when in fact it was all manipulated by someone.

Of course, she didn't suspect Yu Zhiyi of faking it; she suspected that the person who wanted to kill her son was faking it.

In the past, she might have turned around and thrown the calming talisman aside, but for some reason today, she inexplicably stuffed it into her sleeve.

When I went to sleep, I saw that little red bag and put it under my pillow again.

Yu Zhiyi was awakened by a low arguing sound. She glanced at the dimly lit sky, threw off the covers, and went outside.

Outside the door, Li Rou was scolding Nuan'er in a low voice, her face displeased.

"What's wrong?"

Having not slept for a long time, she took a rare break from cultivation today, and her voice was a little hoarse after just waking up.

Li Rou glanced apologetically at Yu Zhiyi, then looked at Nuan'er with even more hostility: "This girl is two-faced, and I'm disciplining her."

In wealthy households, the servants would not all go to rest at night, but would take turns guarding the door so that they could meet their master's needs as quickly as possible.

On the first day Nuan'er was transferred to take care of Yu Zhiyi, Li Rou set up a night shift schedule, with Li Rou on the first half of the night and Nuan'er on the second half.

People tend to get sleepy at night, so it's quite normal for someone to sit at the table in the outer room, prop their arm up, and take a nap.

As long as it doesn't interfere with the master's affairs, most families won't be too harsh on them.

In particular, Yu Zhiyi has never paid attention to these things, so she is even less likely to strictly enforce the rules.

Li Rou never expected that someone would dare to openly disobey her, especially since she hadn't come to check on her in the middle of the night for the past two days.

Just now, when she got up to use the restroom and passed by Yu Zhiyi's room, she suddenly heard a very loud snoring sound.

She had been with her mistress for so long and had never heard her snore before, so it was obvious where this deafening snoring was coming from.

With such deafening snoring, how can the young lady sleep?

Li Rou immediately pushed open the door to check the situation, and what she saw almost made her furious.

Nuan'er isn't even in the house!

Li Rou then realized that the snoring was coming from the next room.

Although the courtyard that the second master prepared for the young lady was not large, it still had six or seven rooms. In addition to the master bedroom and the servants' room, there were two guest rooms with beds.

Li Rou opened the door to the guest room next door, and sure enough, she saw Nuan'er lying sprawled on the bed, covered with a fine brocade quilt!

Li Rou immediately turned green with anger.

Those bedding items were all top-quality goods that the master and mistress had collected for the young lady. Even if the young lady didn't sleep in them, it wouldn't be up to a maid to sleep in them on her own, would it?

She immediately grabbed Nuan'er and gave her a severe beating.

After hearing the whole story, Yu Zhiyi glanced at Nuan'er indifferently.

Although the little girl was cowering and looked like a quail, her eyes were full of resentment.

She chuckled and said, "My place is too small to accommodate someone with such a big heart. Go back to where you came from."

Nuan'er snorted: "Since the Second Miss can't tolerate me, then I'll leave."

She was originally a lowly servant in the young lady's courtyard. Although she didn't have the chance to be promoted to a third-class maid for the time being, what if she was?

After being assigned to this second young lady, she originally thought she would be able to rise in rank. After all, the second young lady had very few people around her, and she might be promoted to a third-class, no, second-class, or even first-class maid.

But the reality was completely different from what she had imagined.

She was never given the chance to personally serve the young lady.

Although she didn't have to do any manual labor, she couldn't get any of the core tasks.

Most importantly, she overheard an incredible secret that day.

This second young lady won't stay in the Martial Alliance for long!

It is said that she will leave after the Earth Ranking Tournament ends.

If I were to remain by her side forever, wouldn't I also have to leave the Martial Alliance?

In Nuan'er's heart, the Martial Alliance was the best place in the world, and only the powerful families in Shengjing were qualified to compare with it.

She didn't care where the second young lady would go after she left. She only knew that no matter where the second young lady went, it wouldn't be better or more promising than staying in the Martial Alliance.

So she became complacent and couldn't wait to leave the second young lady's side.

Even if she hadn't been caught by Li Rou today, she would have found a chance to leave on her own. In any case, Miss Chen had already promised her that if she couldn't stay here any longer, Miss Chen would take her in.

Nuan'er has been gone for a while, but Li Rou's anger has not subsided.

Yu Zhiyi patted her shoulder: "Don't be angry. It's a good thing to be ambitious, but if you can't judge people well or have a clear understanding of yourself, it will be a disaster."

Li Rou seemed to be deep in thought.

Although she didn't understand what the young lady was specifically referring to, she already knew that Nuan'er would not have a good ending.