Although the reason given was that Miss Xiao was frail and sickly, which led to her passing, Wei Qinglou still ordered the entire powerful family to be dealt with as an explanation to the Xiao family.
Madam Xiao's willingness to add one hundred loads of dowry to Zhu Jiayu stemmed not only from her affection for her but also from her gratitude.
He also took the opportunity to suppress and punish the various dignitaries and wealthy merchants who had been involved in the trafficking of young girls and children. He either investigated their past mistakes and dealt with them severely, or he found excuses to punish them. In general, he followed one principle: those who could be demoted would not be demoted; those who could be beheaded would not be exiled.
“Since your father is looking for you, I won’t linger any longer. You should go now,” Xiao Wan said.
Zhu Jiayu then bid her farewell and left with the servant.
She didn't bring Lüzheng with her today so that she could keep an eye on things at the mansion and find out what happened when the Duke's mansion came to visit.
However, once they left the Ning residence, a man bowed and approached them, saying, "Miss Zhu, please come with me."
The man was dressed in ordinary clothes, yet he had a cold demeanor and a bloody, rusty smell about him.
Zhu Jiayu took a half step back warily, and when she turned around, she realized that the servant who had led her out earlier had disappeared without a trace.
She quickly figured out who this person was—not to mention in Yujing City, in the entire Daye, Rong Heng was her only enemy.
"Rong Heng sent you? He really isn't afraid of death," she sneered.
The man cupped his hands again and said, "Since Miss Zhu knows, I would be grateful if you could do me the trouble and not make things difficult for me."
Remembering his young master's instructions, he added, "I've heard that Madam Ning is pregnant, and she probably can't handle any fright."
This shows they saw through her intention to stall for time and were using her aunt to threaten her.
Zhu Jiayu clenched her teeth, and after a long while, squeezed out two words from between her teeth: "Let's go."
She followed the guards to a teahouse on the street. They went straight to a private room on the second floor, where the guards opened the door and invited her in, while they waited outside.
Inside the private room, a young man in a gray-purple robe turned around upon hearing the voice: "Miss Zhu, how have you been?"
Zhu Jiayu sneered: "If you're alive and well, how come I'm unharmed?"
"Is that so?" Rong Heng asked in surprise, his gentle and compassionate eyes lowering as he said apologetically, "In that case, it seems that I was the one who was in the wrong?"
"However, I heard a story the other day that was quite interesting and I would like to tell it to Miss Zhu. Miss Zhu, please sit for a moment and let me finish, and then we can discuss other matters."
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