Seeing Shen Ningyuan standing there motionless, Lu Ying approached from behind and said softly, "Miss, let's go in."
"Um."
Shen Ningyuan responded lightly and walked into the Marquis' Mansion.
After taking two steps, I suddenly thought of something.
She turned to look at Lu Ying beside her and reminded her seriously, "This is the Marquis' Mansion. Call me Madam from now on."
"Okay, Miss..." Lu Ying realized that she had called the wrong name and immediately changed her words, "Young Madam, I understand."
Seeing her cautiousness, Shen Ningyuan couldn't help but soften her tone and said softly: "If there is no one around privately, you can also call me Miss."
Since her rebirth, she no longer considers herself a member of the Ji family.
If possible, she would rather be the unmarried eldest daughter of the Shen family.
After saying that, Shen Ningyuan raised her foot and walked towards the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.
Just as he was about to cross the threshold, Shen Ningyuan's feet were suspended in the air and did not land directly.
Instead, he raised his right foot and stepped hard on the threshold before stepping in with his left foot.
This time, Shen Ningyuan really returned to the Ji family.
Looking at the white mourning in the courtyard, Shen Ningyuan felt a sense of unreality as if she were in another world.
After all, she had not lived to this day in her previous life.
When they walked into the Marquis' Mansion, many servants stopped and watched when they saw Shen Ningyuan.
Obviously, what happened at the funeral that day was still fresh in their memory.
No one knows whether the young lady will cause any more trouble after returning to the Marquis' Mansion.
Noticing these scrutinizing gazes, Shen Ningyuan didn't care at all.
With a cold glance, the servants immediately looked away and went about their own business.
After walking around a long corridor and seeing that there was no one around, Lu Ying asked curiously, "Young Madam, why were those servants in the Marquis' Mansion staring at you like that just now?"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan pursed her lips and smiled, saying, “You’ll know later.”
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Xiyuanju.
Pushing open the gate, the lush and leafy Albizia tree still stood at the corner of the wall as still as a mountain.
Seeing this tree, Shen Ningyuan seemed to have returned to the three years in her previous life when she was imprisoned in the chastity arch.
At that time, her daily routine was to watch the branches and leaves of the Albizia Julibrissin tree swaying in the wind.
From sunrise to sunset, from night to dawn...
Just when Shen Ningyuan was stunned.
Suddenly, there was a creak and the door of the main house opened.
Shen Ningyuan came back to his senses and looked over when he heard the sound.
Then he saw his former personal maid, Hai Lian, standing inside the door and yawning.
His clothes were disheveled and his hair was messy.
He looked as if he had just woken up.
Seeing this scene, Lu Ying looked at Shen Ningyuan in confusion and asked, "Young Madam, who is she? Why is she sleeping in your room?"
Before Shen Ningyuan could speak, Hai Lian heard Lu Ying's voice and her face instantly became ugly.
She shouted in a rough voice, "Where are you from, girl? You don't even recognize me. I'm the head maid at Xiyuanju. I'm in charge of all the affairs in this courtyard, big and small. You don't even recognize me, do you still want to stay in this courtyard?"
Luying was stunned for a moment by Hailian's roar.
But she quickly recovered and pointed at Hai Lian and retorted, "Even if you are the head maid beside the Young Madam, you can't sleep in her room casually. Didn't the Marquisate teach you what rules are?"
"Rules?" Hai Lian was immediately furious. She rolled up her sleeves and walked towards Lu Ying. "Which courtyard are you from? How dare you come to my Xiyuan Residence and act wildly? Today I will let you know what rules are!"
As she spoke, Hailian took two quick steps, pretending to tear Luying's face.
"I've only been away for a few days. When did this Xiyuanju become yours?"
Just as Hai Lian was about to reach her, Shen Ningyuan's cold voice rang out.
Hai Lian was stunned for a moment, then stopped and looked at Shen Ningyuan.
"You are... the young lady?"
Hai Lian was startled and looked Shen Ningyuan up and down.
After confirming that the person in front of her was really Shen Ningyuan, Hai Lian's face first showed a trace of panic, and then she immediately put on a flattering smile.
She said embarrassedly, "Madam, you are finally back. I thought you were not coming back!"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan's attitude was very cold, and she asked bluntly: "Just because you think I can't come back, you take over my room and sleep in my bed?"
Hai Lian's expression changed immediately, and she quickly explained, "Young Madam, that's not what I meant. I spent the whole morning cleaning your room and was so sleepy that I took a nap on your bed. I didn't mean to do that!"
"There are soft couches in the room for you to rest on, why do you insist on sleeping on my bed?"
After Shen Ningyuan asked coldly, he walked around Hai Lian and went straight to his house.
After Luying glared at Hailian, she followed Shen Ningyuan.
After entering the house, Shen Ningyuan's expression became even colder.
Unexpectedly, after just a few days of not coming back, her house had changed drastically.
The expensive ornaments on the shelves, porcelain and jade, and even the rare calligraphy and paintings on the walls were all swept away.
Shen Ningyuan's face darkened and she strode towards the dressing table.
When she opened the drawer, the hair accessories she usually wore were gone.
Luying stood beside Shen Ningyuan and watched her expression change again and again.
I immediately realized that something was wrong.
Then, Shen Ningyuan opened the curtain and saw the bed she slept in, which was as messy as a pigsty.
There was even a faint stench in the air.
Lu Ying couldn't help but cover her nose and shouted in disgust: "Young Madam, this room stinks so much. If the smell doesn't go away for a few days, I'm afraid it won't be habitable!"
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