Li Renyu naturally knew about the loud noise at the door at the first time. He felt that his niece was a little rude and ignorant of etiquette, so he had to order the servant beside him to ask Li Qinshi to receive Lianyi.

Lianyi's carriage drove into the courtyard and stopped. Lianyi instructed Manager Li and Mrs. Li beside the carriage:

"You two go ask the mistress of the house which courtyard to allocate to me to stay in temporarily. I will go wash up first, and then go to greet my uncle and aunt, so as not to be impolite."

The two of them looked at each other quickly and immediately went to pay their respects to Li Qinshi. They had a lot to say.

Li Qinshi experienced the disappearance of her son, whose life or death is still unknown. She has long resented Lianyi. She feels that if the old man Wu Youcai had not died, her son would not have gone to Jiangnan and would not have disappeared.

She had no way to settle accounts with Wu Youcai, but the son had to pay for the father's debt, and the Wu family's daughter was the target of her revenge, as the family property she inherited originally belonged to her son.

If Lian Yi knew about the other party's thoughts, she would only feel disgusted. This person is very good at putting the blame on someone else. It is their Li family who wants to seize the orphan girl's property! How dare they say such things.

After listening to the report from Steward Li and Mrs. Li, Li Qin's slightly haggard face became ferocious for a moment, and she directly threw the teacup in her hand, scaring everyone so much that they dared not look up.

"Madam, don't be angry. Think about the young master and the master's instructions."

The head maid Chao Yun could only bite the bullet and remind her.

Li Qin took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and said to Chao Yun

"I understand! Arrange for Miss Biao to go to Liuyun Courtyard and tell her that they are tired from the journey and there is no rush to pay a visit today. She should first settle down and come to pay a visit tomorrow when the master is on a day off."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Li Qin waved her hand and asked Chaoyun to go and do her business, leaving Manager Li and Mrs. Li behind to ask about what happened along the way. She knew very little about this cousin of the Li family.

Chaoyun took Lianyi and her group to Liuyun Courtyard. She never saw the true face of her cousin, and she had no intention of getting off the carriage.

Looking at the slightly dilapidated courtyard, Lianyi's gentle voice reached Chaoyun's ears:

"It seems that my uncle's family is really not as good as before. They don't even have anyone to maintain the yard. Since they invited me to be their guest, why didn't they tidy up the yard in advance? Are they welcoming me? Or are they trying to intimidate me?"

Chao Yun's face changed. She knew that Li Qinshi did this on purpose. Just as she was about to explain, she heard the other party continue:

"Forget it, I can't ask a servant like you.

Aunt Wen, let’s stay in an inn. Let Minmin go and book an inn!

I will visit my two uncles again tomorrow."

"Yes, Miss!"

Aunt Wen glanced at Chaoyun, with no disguising the contempt in her eyes. With such low level of ability, he still wanted to embarrass her young lady.

When Chu Liangchen saw the yard, he was unhappy. Is this a place where people live?

Now following the young lady's instructions, the carriage turned around by pulling the horse's head and headed straight for the gate. At this time, the gate was not closed yet, mainly because the bolt was kicked off.

When Chao Yun saw that something was wrong, he ran away and immediately went to report to Li Qinshi.

At this time, the people who were picking up money in front of the door had not yet dispersed. They saw the carriage that had just entered the door less than a quarter of an hour ago come out again. They all looked around curiously. Minmin had an angry look on her face, and she complained in a voice that was neither loud nor small, but everyone around could hear:

"What does the Li family mean? Since they invited the young lady to be their guest, why didn't they even prepare a decent courtyard? If they don't have the money to maintain the courtyard, just say so. The young lady will arrange for someone to buy a courtyard in advance. Why bother with this!"

"Okay, just make do with it for one night today. We'll talk about it tomorrow after we meet my uncle. Go and book an inn."

Wen Lu said indifferently.

"yes!"

Minmin turned around and ran away. Some kind-hearted onlookers pointed her in the direction so that the girl would not have to take a detour. At least she got the tip from them.

Chu Liangchen kept his eyes and ears open in all directions, and immediately took the lead in driving the carriage, following the direction Minmin left.

By the time Li Qin heard Chaoyun's report, Lianyi and her group had already left the Li Mansion. Li Qin was so angry that she fell backwards and her eyes went dark.

"This damn girl, she has no mercy at all!"

Chao Yun lowered her eyes and said nothing. No one with a sense of dignity would accept letting someone live in a yard overgrown with weeds. Besides, the other party was rich and could directly book an inn. Perhaps he would buy a yard the next day.

Chao Yun didn't expect that her momentary complaints would become true the next day.

Li Renyu only found out the whole story at the end. He went to Li Qinshi's yard angrily and slapped her in the face as soon as he entered the door, angrily saying:

"Are you still complaining that there are too few people to laugh at your joke? You are in charge of the household affairs, so don't you know the situation in the mansion? Now we finally managed to coax people to come, but you pushed them away again, and let people around us say that we can't even tidy up the yard for a cousin to live in."

Li Qin covered her face which had been slapped. Her momentum had weakened by half. Now the people in the mansion were just robbing Peter to pay Paul to make ends meet. The food and clothing expenses could not be reduced any more. Where would the money come from to repair those abandoned gardens?

They had finally waited until Wu Lianyi's three-year mourning period was over and invited the person over, but they hadn't even gotten any money from him yet, so how could they let him leave?

"I'll ask my servant to deliver the invitation. Remember to speak nicely tomorrow and find a good reason to appease the other party. Don't ruin things again."

Li Renyu waved his sleeves, left the main courtyard and went to his favorite concubine's room.

Li Qin was so angry that she smashed another cup. Finally, it was the arrival of her youngest son that made her stop losing her temper.

Holding her little son in her arms, hatred flashed in her eyes. She was determined to seize the Wu family's property. Her husband was unreliable and she only had her little son.

Lianyi didn't care about the infighting within the Li family. She went to bed early after taking a flower petal bath.

The next day after breakfast, Wu Meng and Wen Lu came to see her.

"Miss, yesterday we two inquired about the housing prices in the capital. Through a middleman, we found a house with two courtyards. The other party wanted five thousand taels of silver. All the furniture inside will be left behind. The house can be transferred at any time, but the price cannot be reduced."

"What do you think?"

Ripple asked nonchalantly.

"Miss, the layout of the yard is good, the flowers, plants and trees are well maintained, and there is a two-story boudoir on the second courtyard. You will probably like it. The furniture in the room is 80% new. If the owner is not in a hurry to sell it, the price will be even higher."

"Okay, you guys secretly inquire around and see if there are any hidden problems with this house. If not, then buy it!"

Then he asked Luo Ying to follow Wu Meng to do the work. After she got dressed, she took Minmin, Luo Huai and Wen Lu and went to Li's house again by car.

This time, the doorman saw Chu Liangchen driving from afar, so he opened the door and respectfully welcomed him in.

The carriage did not stop until the gate of the second courtyard. Luo Huai helped Lian Yi get off the carriage and slowly walked into the main hall of the Li family.

At this time, many people had gathered in the hall, all waiting to meet this legendary cousin.