Chapter 065: It's time to take it back

In the carriage, Lan Yin and Lu Ying sat on either side of Shen Ning Yuan.

When their eyes met, they could see the same embarrassment in each other's eyes.

Shen Ningyuan also noticed this.

So when Lan Yin's eyes were lost again, she looked at Lu Ying and said, "Lan Yin knows more about the Ji family's situation than you do, so when she goes back, you should listen to Lan Yin more. Do you hear me?"

Lu Ying nodded quickly and said, "Miss, I know."

She also realized that Lan Yin held a very important position in Shen Ningyuan's heart.

She was not a little girl who had just arrived and could be compared with them.

But it doesn’t matter. She is already very happy to be able to serve Shen Ningyuan.

Hearing this, Lan Yin also looked at Lu Ying and said with a smile: "Let's serve the young lady well together in the future. We must not let those ruthless people bully the young lady!"

Lu Ying was also filled with righteous indignation, "That's right, we can't let them bully the young lady anymore! I have seen clearly today that the Ji family is a den of wolves, and the whole family wants to harm the young lady!"

"When the brother-in-law first proposed to the young lady, he put so much thought into it. Who could have thought that after marrying the young lady, he would leave her as a widow on the wedding night?" Lan Yin became more and more angry as she spoke.

Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan pursed her lips and smiled mockingly.

Lan Yin didn't know that it wasn't that Ji Yunchuan had changed, but that from the very beginning, the person Ji Yunchuan wanted to marry was not her.

He went to great lengths to marry her, but his only goal was to get her dowry and the support of the Shen family.

Seeing that the two of them were getting more and more excited and seemed unable to stop, Shen Ningyuan reminded them, "We're almost there."

The two men stopped, but the anger on their faces did not disappear.

After about an incense stick of time, the carriage stopped in front of the marquis's mansion.

Shen Ningyuan got off the carriage and walked into the Ji family with Lan Yin and Lu Ying.

"Miss, why is there a pool of blood?"

After entering the door, Lan Yin immediately noticed a pool of blood on the ground and asked in a low voice.

Shen Ningyuan glanced at it calmly and said lightly: “That is Hailian’s blood.”

"Hailian? What's wrong with her?" Lan Yin asked in surprise.

"He was beaten to death." Shen Ningyuan's tone remained calm.

"Being beaten to death?" Lan Yin's jaw dropped. "She was serving the young lady well, how could she be beaten to death suddenly?"

"I ordered my servants to beat her to death." Shen Ningyuan said calmly.

"Is this an order from the young lady?"

Lan Yin couldn't believe that Shen Ningyuan would actually order Hai Lian to be beaten to death?

Just as Lan Yin was surprised, Nanny Qin, who had just dealt with Hai Lian, came to Shen Ningyuan and said very respectfully: "Madam, Hai Lian's body has been dealt with."

"Um."

Shen Ningyuan's tone remained calm.

From beginning to end, there was no wave in his eyes.

After hearing what Nanny Qin said, Lan Yin was sure that Hai Lian was really beaten to death.

On the way back to the yard, Lan Yin was in shock and couldn't recover for a long time.

She didn't expect that Shen Ningyuan would change so much in just one year.

When they were almost at Xiyuanju, Shen Ningyuan suddenly said, “A year ago, if Hailian hadn’t accused you of stealing, you wouldn’t have been kicked out of the Ji family.”

Lan Yin's eyebrows moved, and she looked at Chen Ningyuan in even greater surprise, "So the young lady beat Hai Lian to death to vent her anger?"

Shen Ningyuan did not respond, which was considered as her acquiescence.

Seeing this, Lan Yin didn't know what to say for a moment.

When the three of them returned to Xiyuanju, Lan Yin wanted to say something, but Shen Ningyuan suddenly patted her on the shoulder.

"I know what you want to say, but don't say it, because more people will die in the future."

His expression was cold and his tone was calm, as if he was discussing the weather.

Lan Yin shut her mouth.

-

The next day.

Shen Ningyuan opened her eyes.

Lan Yin had changed into a blue dress and had two small braids. She was quietly standing by the bed.

This familiar scene made Shen Ningyuan feel dazed, as if she had returned to the time before she got married.

In the past, Lan Yin would quietly wait by her bed every morning like she does now, and would immediately do her makeup after she woke up.

"Miss, are you awake?"

Lan Yin asked as she lifted the quilt, and after Shen Ningyuan got up, she brought her shoes.

“It was a bit noisy outside just now, but what happened?” Shen Ningyuan asked puzzledly after putting on her shoes.

Lan Yin answered truthfully: "Miss, the nanny next to the Madam just came over and asked Miss to go to the Madam's courtyard to pay her respects."

"Where is Mammy?"

"I sent him away." Lan Yin answered calmly.

Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan became interested and asked, "Oh? How did you send him away?"

Lan Yin smiled and repeated what she had just said:

"The young lady had just passed away, and she was commemorating her late husband. She couldn't sleep all night, and she slowly fell asleep at dawn. If I wake her up rashly, I'm afraid she will be upset and confused, and offend the lady."

"It still has to be you." Shen Ningyuan shook her head and chuckled.

Only Lan Yin dared to talk back to the nanny beside Chen.

If it were Luying, she would be so scared that she would come to find me as soon as the nanny opened her mouth.

After washing up and having breakfast, Shen Ningyuan sat at the desk, picked up a brush and wrote something down.

Lan Yin didn't dare to disturb them and just stood by quietly.

After a while, Shen Ningyuan picked up a list she had just written, stood up and handed it to Lan Yin.

He ordered, "Take this list and go find Chen. Tell her that the things on this list are what I'm missing. Ask her to return them to me according to this list."

Hearing this, Lan Yin took the list suspiciously.

After looking at all the items on the list, Lan Yin was shocked again, "So many? And they are the most valuable things in the young lady's yard. Chen actually took them all?"

Lan Yin looked at Chen Ningyuan, "Miss, if I ask for it, will Chen give it to me?"

Chen Ningyuan nodded and replied confidently: "Don't worry, these things will be returned intact no matter how painful it is for her. If there is any damage, she will be compensated according to the price."

After all, it was a gift from the late emperor, so I believe Chen would not dare to act recklessly.

At this moment, Chen Ningyuan was still somewhat thankful that she had put those things out in a fit of rage.

Otherwise, she would not be able to find a reason to take her things back legitimately.

Lan Yin didn't believe that Chen would really return the things.

Seeing her hesitation, Shen Ningyuan continued to remind her: "Remember, many of the things on this list were bestowed by the late emperor. You can be tougher."

Hearing this, Lan Yin's eyes lit up instantly.

"Miss, I know what to do!"

After saying that, Lan Yin clutched the list tightly and went out to Chen's yard.

After Lan Yin left, Shen Ningyuan thought of something.

Looking at Lu Ying who was standing beside him, he whispered, "Go to the accounting office and ask Uncle Chen, the housekeeper, to bring the account book over."

"Yes, miss."

Green Warbler responded and turned to leave.

After there was no one around, Shen Ningyuan's eyes darkened slightly, and her fingers tapped rhythmically on the table.

It's time for the Ji family to return what they took from her...