Yin family

After seeing Xu Jinwei and Bai Qianmo off, Yin Heng returned home. The old butler stood at the door, smiling at him.

"Young Master, the Old Master requests your presence in the study."

"Hmm! By the way, Uncle Chen, did my grandfather say anything to you just now?"

Today was the first time Grandpa had met Xu Jin'en, and anyone with eyes could see the problem with Xu Jin'en's behavior just now.

I wonder if Grandpa has any other opinions about this marriage between the Yin and Xu families at this moment?

"After the young master and the two young ladies left, the old master was reading alone in the study without saying a word."

"I understand, you can go ahead and get back to work."

"yes!"

After Uncle Chen left, Yin Heng went straight up to the second floor.

"grandfather!"

Pushing open the study door, I saw the old man standing by the window, leaning on his cane, looking rather preoccupied.

"Have the two Xu family girls been sent away?"

"Yes, he's already gone. Grandpa, what's your opinion of Xu Jin'en?"

Yin Heng was the first to ask a question, and Old Master Yin gave him a calm look.

What do you think of this girl?

Yin Heng considered carefully for a moment: "In terms of appearance, Xu Jin'en is indeed one in a million, but she was sent to the countryside by the Xu family at a young age and grew up in that environment, which made her..."

The next few days

Chen Xin'e kept her promise and indeed locked the courtyard where she lived, and also cut off the supply of three meals a day.

With no food available, Xiao Huan could only ask a maid named Xiao Cui, with whom she had a good relationship, for help. Xiao Cui worked in the kitchen and could bring her some steamed buns or similar items.

Bai Qianmo has been trying this method to leave this place for the past few days. Every night before going to sleep, she looks forward to opening her eyes and finding that she has returned to her original world.

But when I opened my eyes several times and found myself still in this familiar room, a sense of despair gradually rose within me.

Fortunately, her special abilities are still intact, and her prophetic abilities seem to be appearing more frequently than before.

Xiao Huan walked in, her face full of worry.

Bai Qianmo glanced at her indifferently, and a clear image immediately flashed before her eyes.

Xiao Huan just came back from the back door, but this time Xiao Cui didn't bring her breakfast.

"Miss, Xiao Cui said that the kitchen has noticed a decrease in the number of steamed buns and mantou. Starting today, someone is on duty in the kitchen. She really can't give us any more food."

“This can’t go on forever, Miss. If all else fails, I’ll go and plead with the Madam to see if the confinement can be lifted.”

Seeing Xiao Huan's worried face, Bai Qianmo smiled instead.

"Miss, what time is it? How can you still be laughing?"

Bai Qianmo glanced towards the door: "Don't worry, the delicious food will be delivered soon."

"I think you're so hungry you're hallucinating."

Bai Qianmo smiled and said, "How about we make a bet?"

Xiao Huan said confidently, "Miss, the Xu family has little influence here. Apart from Xiao Cui, no one else will care about us."

"Hehe, go wait at the door, someone will bring you food in less than five minutes."

"Miss, stop joking. The important thing is to discuss how to get Madam out of confinement."

Bai Qianmo raised an eyebrow: "You're not listening to Miss anymore?"

Xiao Huan sighed, "Alright, I'll go wait at the door."

Since the young lady woke up, her personality has been completely different from before.

The young lady was gentle and dignified, speaking softly, and her eyes often held a hint of melancholy and sadness.

Nowadays, young women often give people a sense of being unpredictable.

Xiao Huan even wondered if her mistress was possessed by a ghost.

Filled with suspicion, Xiao Huan walked to the main gate.

She planned to wait there for a while until no one came, then she would go back and report.

I think the young lady was just bored and teasing her.

But just as the thought flashed through his mind, footsteps came from outside.

"Open the door!"

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Huan was completely stunned.

Second Miss? What brings her here?

Could it be that the person Miss just mentioned bringing food was the Second Miss?

"Second Miss, Madam has instructed that no one is allowed to enter Fourth Miss's courtyard."

"Look closely, I am the Second Miss."

"This servant saw clearly, but Madam..."

Xu Jinwei interrupted the gatekeepers sharply: "Madam is my biological mother. Tell me, what will happen to you if I go to Madam and complain about you?"

The two servants looked at each other.

"Second Miss, please don't make things difficult for us servants."

"I won't make things difficult for you. I'm just delivering some food to Miss Si. I'll leave after I finish."

"But Madam forbids anyone from bringing food to the Fourth Miss."

"Hmph, it seems you only listen to Madam, huh? Fine, then I'll go find Madam now and tell her that the two of you just tried to molest me."

"Second Miss, you absolutely mustn't do that."

The two servants looked flustered.

“I don’t want to make things difficult for you, but aren’t you making things difficult for me? I already said I’ll only be inside for a short while and then come out. My mother isn’t in the house, so no one will know that I went in.”

"But if you don't let me in, you can think about the consequences yourselves."

Xu Jinwei is the lady's darling; if you offend her, you servants will definitely suffer the consequences.

Upon hearing that the lady was not in the mansion, the two pondered for a while.

"Second Miss, please don't linger too long after you go in. I'm risking being punished to let you in. If Madam finds out, please remember to plead for me."

"Don't worry, I will definitely not let you get punished."

"Alright, please go in."

One of the servants opened the courtyard gate, pushed open a door, and Xu Jinwei went inside.

As soon as I entered, I saw Xiao Huan standing outside the door with a look of astonishment on her face.

"Xiao Huan, where is your young lady?"

“In…inside the house.” Xiao Huan’s eyes were fixed on the food box in Xu Jinwei’s hand.

The young lady was right; someone really did bring them food, and the person who came was none other than the second young lady, whom no one would have expected.

"What are you standing there for? Take me inside."

"Ah? Oh, please come in, Miss."

Bai Qianmo had already heard the sounds in the courtyard. She got up and walked to the door, leaning lazily against the door frame.

"Second sister, you've finally arrived."

Xu Jinwei glared at Bai Qianmo: "You've really angered my mother this time. When she's home, no one dares to come see you. I'm taking advantage of the fact that she went to the temple to burn incense today to check if you've starved to death."

"Tsk tsk, you've been locked up for four or five days, and you're still full of energy. Do you have a lot of food hidden in your yard?"

“I brought a few boxes of pastries from the countryside before, and I’ve been relying on them to fill my stomach these past few days. If you hadn’t come soon, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to last more than a few days.”