Tao family.

Tao Yifan's condition fluctuated, and he later developed a high fever.

It was three days later when the crowd finally calmed down.

When Tao Yifan finally woke up, his biggest concern was still Chen Siyuan.

Hearing that she was alright and that she was delivering grain to the people, he felt a pang of anxiety.

He felt a little scared when he thought about what Chen Zhaokun had said.

He had a way to deal with his mother, but he couldn't explain it to the Chen family.

Chen Siyuan's anger stemmed from her mother's injury, which Chen Zhaokun could understand, but the thought of breaking off the engagement filled him with apprehension.

Because of this incident, news came from the capital several times, but he refused each time, citing his injury.

After things calmed down, we discovered that there were too many suspicious things about what happened.

He trusted his own people, but even his own people were deceived. What does that say?

He had been living too comfortably all these years, and had actually forgotten how deep the waters were in the capital, thinking that his little bit of ability really could make him reach the heavens.

hehe--

Just as Tao Yifan was making fun of himself, Ren Lu suddenly arrived with a letter.

"Young master, your letter."

Tao Yifan glanced at it; there were no familiar markings, so it seemed the letter wasn't from the capital.

Who delivered it?

"The guards at the door said it was brought by a child."

"child?"

Tao Yifan found it strange; who would use a child to deliver a letter?

One possibility crossed my mind: could it be her?

Excitedly, she took it and tore it open, but after looking at it, she suddenly looked at Ren Lu and asked, "Go to the Chen family and see if the old lady is still there?"

"Yes." Ren Lu accepted the order and left.

Tao Yifan really couldn't stay quiet anymore.

His heart was filled with boundless rage, and the letter in his hand was reduced to dust by his fury.

Hopefully it's just a misunderstanding, otherwise...

......

The Chen family.

Warm home.

After learning that her father had injured Tao Yifan, Chen Siyuan proposed to annul the engagement.

She sat there motionless for a full half hour.

Chunlan was worried about the young lady and also complained that Chunping had no sense of propriety and could not keep her mouth shut by telling the young lady about this.

The young lady has clearly fallen for Tao Yifan. Telling her all this now is just asking for her to suffer.

Chunping was speechless.

We can't keep it from the young lady forever; she'll find out sooner or later.

Besides, Madam Chen's secret was almost exposed today. If we don't find something for the young lady to do, what if she does something irrational after finding out that Madam Chen is missing?

Chen Siyuan kept thinking that the high and mighty Tao Yifan had actually been hurt by her father.

Could it be that he really likes me?

Thinking about everything that happened in the past, it seems that this is indeed possible.

They initially agreed on a cooperative relationship, but then this person changed their mind?

Then she thought of the solemn vow he made at the Temple of the Old Man Under the Moon that day; perhaps he really did like her.

She might have been somewhat tempted at first.

After all, being liked by a man like Tao Yifan and treated with such sincerity by him, it's hard to imagine any woman resisting his allure.

It's a pity that after going through all that, even if they manage to stay together, they're destined not to be very happy.

She had lived a muddled life in her past life, and in this life, she didn't want to think too much about it.

Emotions are too much of a luxury; it's best to stay away from them.

However, Tao Yifan was injured by his father because he himself was injured by Madam Tao.

In a way, we're even now!

Without Wang Li, I might be dead by now.

She has never seen her own wounds, and the pain of being whipped is still fresh in her memory.

They were destined not to be together.

She never had this thought before, and she certainly doesn't now.

"Young Miss—" Chunlan said softly.

Chen Siyuan glanced at her indifferently, "Speak."

"Young Miss, you wouldn't happen to be...?"

“My father has already said that my marriage to Young Master Tao is off.”

"Young Miss, you mean...?"

“It wasn’t my idea, it was my father’s idea.”

Chunping immediately understood what the young lady meant and excitedly asked, "Has the young lady agreed?" As long as the young lady wasn't angry, the Chen family would have one less thing to worry about.

“I’ll listen to my father,” Chen Siyuan said, slamming her hand on the table. “It’s time to eat, and you won’t let me eat? Do you think I’m some kind of god?”

The two maids immediately began to busy themselves.

Chen Siyuan took the opportunity to leave.

When the two maids returned with the prepared food and didn't see the young lady, they realized they had been tricked.

The two of them immediately rushed out to look for the person.

As they approached the door, they were blocked by Butler Cheng, who was standing there.

"The young lady said that if there is anything, we can go to the Winter Residence."

Chunlan reacted quickly, unable to believe it, "You mean the eldest young lady is at the winter residence?"

Butler Cheng was speechless, recalling the young lady's original words, "The young lady also asked this old servant to ask you two how you feel now?"

He had heard that these two maids were no ordinary people, and that they were both martial arts masters, so he decided to be careful.

Thinking of what the young lady had said to the master, Butler Cheng sighed. Sure enough, as people get older, they encounter all sorts of things.

The young lady and the master finally reconciled, and he was relieved to see that.

If the old lady could see this, she would be happy.

Thinking about it, his eyes darkened. He wondered where the old lady was and why, after searching for so long, there had been no news at all.

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