Seeing Lan Yin crying so sadly, Shen Ningyuan patiently comforted her with a few words, and Lan Yin stopped crying.
At this time, Yi Ge spoke at the right time: "Miss, I will lock her up in the woodshed first."
"Um."
Lan Yin widened her eyes as she looked at Chen Moer whose neck was being strangled by Yi Ge.
"Miss, why did you capture Chen Moer?"
Shen Ningyuan smiled and asked, "Why, they are allowed to harm your young lady, but your young lady can't retaliate against the Ji family?"
Lan Yin nodded immediately, "Of course, these black-hearted people in the Ji family deserve to die a thousand times or ten thousand times!"
Lan Yin snorted heavily at Chen Moer.
In response, Chen Moer just glanced at it lightly without much reaction.
After Chen Mo'er was taken away, Lan Yin saw that Shen Ningyuan looked tired and immediately said, "Miss, you must be hungry after a long day. I'll go to the kitchen and get you something to eat."
Shen Ningyuan nodded in response, and Lan Yin turned and ran towards the small kitchen.
After Lan Yin left, Shen Ningyuan sat on the yellow pear wood Zen chair, tapping the armrests with his fingers, and slowly fell into deep thought.
She knew that Chen would never give up and would definitely do some tricks behind her back.
Just as Shen Ningyuan was thinking, Yi Ge locked Chen Moer in the woodshed and came behind her.
Shen Ningyuan thought about it and decided to take the initiative, so he ordered: "Yi Ge, you go out tonight and secretly investigate Chen's movements tonight."
Shen Ningyuan reminded: "Remember, don't alert the enemy."
"Yes, miss."
Yi Ge took the order and left, disappearing into the night.
Afterwards, the night grew darker, enveloping the entire mansion tightly.
Only in Xiyuanju, where Shen Ningyuan was staying, was there still a faint candlelight.
Shen Ningyuan stood up, walked to the window, stared at the flickering candlelight in the yard, and kept reviewing everything that happened today in her mind.
From drugging Ji Zehai, to recognizing Empress Dowager Cui, to Xie Wanzhou suddenly taking her away and telling her her mother's whereabouts, to her rescuing her mother and returning to the Ji family to fight back against Chen and Chen Moer...
The series of events made her feel very tired.
But then she thought again, from now on, the initiative would be in her hands, and she felt that all the exhaustion of the day was worth it.
Even if the person behind the Ji family has not shown up yet, she will no longer be at a loss as before.
"Miss, I made you some bird's nest porridge. Eat it while it's hot to warm you up."
Just as Shen Ningyuan was thinking, Lan Yin's voice sounded behind him.
Shen Ningyuan turned around, walked to the table, took the bird's nest porridge from Lan Yin's hand, and took a sip.
"Well done, you've made progress." Shen Ningyuan praised.
"Really? As long as Miss likes it." Lan Yin was very happy.
Watching Chen Ningyuan drinking porridge, Lan Yin thought of something else and said in a cold voice: "That old pious woman of the Chen family, although ignorant, is very proud. She will definitely not be able to swallow this humiliation after losing Chen Moer this time."
"You have to swallow it even if you can't." Shen Ningyuan said coldly.
From Chen's attitude towards Chen Moer just now, she was basically certain.
The relationship between Chen Moer and Chen is definitely not as simple as aunt and niece.
With just a little investigation into Chen's past, the truth becomes clear.
Lan Yin continued, "But Miss, it's easier to avoid an open attack than to defend against a hidden one. Chen may not dare to act openly again. I'm afraid she will do something subtle in secret."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan nodded slightly, agreeing very much with Lan Yin's words.
“Don’t worry.” Shen Ningyuan raised his eyebrows and sneered, “Chen Mo’er is in my hands, Ji Zehai is in prison, the Chen family dare not do anything reckless.”
But at this time, Lan Yin suddenly said: "But Miss, have you forgotten that there is an old lady in the Marquis' Mansion who has an imperial decree?"
"What?" Shen Ningyuan paused while drinking her porridge and looked up at Lan Yin in surprise, "Madam?"
Obviously, she didn't know this person.
Lan Yin continued, "Miss, don't you know? There's an old lady in the Marquis' Mansion. She has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures in the old house for ten years and doesn't care about the affairs of the Ji family in the capital."
“But, when Ji Yunchuan and I got married a year ago, I didn’t meet this person.” Shen Ningyuan frowned.
"Last year, when the young lady got married, Madam Ji didn't show up." Lan Yin said quietly, "But now, with such a big thing happening in the Ji family, it would be unreasonable for Madam Ji not to show up."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan frowned.
She said faintly, "I didn't know that the Ji family actually had an old lady who was given an imperial decree."
"Miss, if Madam Ji really returns to the Marquis' Mansion, we must be careful. It is said that she was personally conferred by the late Emperor, and even the Empress Dowager has to give her some face."
"Yeah, I understand."
Shen Ningyuan nodded and continued to drink the bird's nest porridge.
But there was clearly a hint of deep thought in his eyes.
Madam Ji...
She wanted to see what kind of person he was!
The next day, early morning.
The weather was getting a little chilly, so Chen got up from the bed.
Because she hadn't slept all night, Chen had two dark circles under her eyes and her face was so gloomy that it seemed as if tears were about to drip out.
"Why hasn't this damn old woman arrived yet?"
Chen paced back and forth in the room, cursing.
"Madam, please calm down first. The old lady will be back soon. When she comes back, she will be able to make a decision for you and Miss Chen."
Nanny Hai stood by, carefully massaging her shoulders, not daring to breathe.
Chen snorted coldly, "Humph, this damn old woman has disliked me since I married into the Ji family. Now that the Marquis's Mansion is in trouble, she is willing to return from the old house. She only has eyes for the Ji family, how can she care about me, her daughter-in-law!"
"Madam, that's what you said, but at least the old lady can suppress the young lady, which can be regarded as a way to vent your anger."
After hearing this, Chen felt better. "I hope so."
"Madam, it's already the second day, and I don't know how Miss Mo'er is doing. I will sneak over to Xiyuanju later to see how Miss Mo'er is doing and bring her some food and drink."
"I hadn't thought of that." Chen nodded slightly. "Let's do as you say and go see Mo'er. But you have to be careful and don't let the people at Xiyuanju see us."
"Yes, ma'am."
Nanny Hai took the order and left, then turned and left the room.
At this time, in the woodshed of Xiyuanju.
Chen Moer was tied tightly with ropes and thrown on the cold ground.
She was hungry and thirsty, and her body was still covered with wounds from the fight with Yi Ge.
Because the wound was not treated in time, the bleeding pain made her break out in cold sweats.
"Chen Ningyuan, you bitch, wait until I get out, I'll make you pay!"
Chen Moer cursed with gritted teeth, her eyes full of resentment.
Suddenly, there were light footsteps outside the woodshed.
Chen Moer paused, thinking that someone had come to rescue her.
Just as she was about to call for help, Nanny Hai's low voice came from outside the door.
"Miss Mo'er, Madam asked this old servant to come and see you."
Chen Moer didn't care about anything else and quickly asked for help: "Madame Hai, please get me out!"
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