"Oh? Really?" Lian Yan deliberately prolonged his tone and looked at Mrs. Lian without blinking.
Mrs. Lian's scalp tingled under his gaze, so she pretended to pour tea for Lian Yan and avoided his gaze: "Master, have some tea."
"No, I have things to do."
Lian Yan stood up and left after he finished speaking.
Mrs. Lian only breathed a sigh of relief after Lian Yan left. She slumped on the stool and took a while to come back to her senses.
"Go and get me Butler Lian," said Mrs. Lian.
***
Xie Yunjiao asked housekeeper Lian to give her the list of guests to be invited, and then she took the list to find old lady Lian and asked her to help finalize the list.
Only after Mrs. Lian confirmed that everything was correct did she ask Xie Yunjiao to ask Butler Lian to deliver the invitation.
After finishing, Xie Yunjiao handed the final task of confirming the list to Lian Yiyi, and said that since she was not familiar with the incoming guests, she hoped Lian Yiyi could help confirm them.
This made Mrs. Lian and her daughter very angry.
I originally wanted to have Butler Lian deliberately miss out on a few people's invitations so that I could frame Xie Yunjiao. However, now the task of finalizing the list has been handed over to Lian Yiyi. If anyone is missed, it will be Lian Yiyi's business and has nothing to do with Xie Yunjiao.
"Why is Xie Yunjiao so cunning?" Mrs. Lian said angrily, "She seems to know what we are going to do."
Lian Yiyi didn't want Xie Yunjiao to have an easy life, so she came up with a good idea. After telling Mrs. Lian about it, Mrs. Lian was tempted but didn't dare to agree.
"Yiyi, although doing this is a blow to Xie Yunjiao, this matter also concerns the reputation of our Lian family. If we fail to handle it well, I am afraid that many people will laugh at our Lian family behind our backs." Mrs. Lian said.
Lian Yiyi is still too young, and she must not do such things that harm others and benefit herself.
But Lian Yiyi seemed not to hear it, and she couldn't control the expression on her face, which made people look a little uneasy.
Mrs. Lian called out several times before Lian Yiyi came to her senses.
"Yiyi, did you hear what your mother said to you?" Mrs. Lian said.
"Mom, I understand." Lian Yiyi responded casually.
In Lian Yiyi's opinion, Mrs. Lian is just too timid. She doesn't dare to do anything with her own hands, which is why she lives such a hard life and is controlled by others everywhere.
She didn't want to live like Mrs. Lian, it was too tiring.
She called over her personal maid and said something to her. The maid hurried out and came back after a long time and said to Lian Yiyi, "Miss, it's done."
"Very good," Lian Yiyi raised the corner of her mouth, a glint of pride in her eyes, "Xie Yunjiao, let's see how you are going to deal with it this time."
***
"Young Madam, something bad has happened. The cook in our house has suddenly fallen ill. The invitations have been sent out and the guests are coming one after another. What should we do?" Butler Lian hurried to Old Lady Lian's room, where Xie Yunjiao was chatting with Old Lady Lian.
I don’t know if the old lady was too happy, but when she woke up in the morning she felt a little dazed. She couldn’t even recognize people and sat at her door in a daze for a long time.
The people who served her were extremely anxious and said they wanted to call the imperial physician, but unexpectedly, the imperial physician they knew had just entered the palace that day and had not left yet.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Xie Yunjiao came over and said she had a solution.
She gave acupuncture to old lady Lian and asked someone to prepare medicine for her. After she drank the medicine and recovered for a while, her complexion finally looked better and she could recognize people.
The old lady was still worried and kept holding old lady Lian's hand to ask about things that had happened in the past.
Even the old lady was made nervous by Nanny Jin: "You, don't be so nervous. I just woke up and was still confused. I'm fine now."
"Miss, that's not what I meant. If it weren't for the young lady, I would be so anxious that I would die." Nanny Jin said as she suddenly knelt down towards Xie Yunjiao with a plop. "Young lady, please accept my respects."
Xie Yunjiao hurried to Nanny Jin's side and wanted to help her up, but Nanny Jin refused and kowtowed to Xie Yunjiao three times.
"She has a very stubborn temper. She's been with me for so long, and I've never seen her treat anyone like this. Just bear with it."
"Grandma, I'm a junior, how can I bear this? Nanny Jin, please get up quickly, otherwise I... I will have to kneel down in front of you too." Xie Yunjiao said as she was about to kneel down.
Nanny Jin was anxious and stood up quickly, saying, "No, no."
Xie Yunjiao then smiled and said, "That's right, you can't do that."
Old lady Lian looked at Xie Yunjiao and nodded with satisfaction. This child didn't look like a country woman at all. Instead, she had a graceful and elegant demeanor that no one else had. The humility and courtesy that emanated from her bones was something that even her granddaughter Lian Yiyi couldn't learn.
It is a blessing for her grandson to marry a girl like Xie Yunjiao.
Butler Lian suddenly barged in, interrupting Old Lady Lian's thoughts. She looked at him with dissatisfaction, "Why would something like this happen at this time? Isn't everything fine normally? Could someone have resorted to some trickery?"
The housekeeper's throat tightened, and a glimmer flashed in his eyes.
Could it be that Old Lady Lian already knew that it was Lian Yiyi who did this?
"The cook was suddenly scalded by boiling water. I didn't know such a situation would happen suddenly." said the housekeeper Lian.
"Yunjiao, what do you think we should do?" Old Lady Lian looked at Xie Yunjiao.
Butler Lian looked at Old Lady Lian and his heart tightened.
The old lady had only spent such a short time with Xie Yunjiao, but she actually looked at her with such trust.
He needs to have a good talk with Mrs. Lian and ask her to be more careful.
"Grandma, it's okay. I'm here, nothing will happen." Xie Yunjiao said.
"Young Madam, do you have any good ideas? It's urgent now, and it's too late to ask for a cook." Butler Lian said, "It's a pity that the guests have already arrived. Otherwise, we could..."
As if she had guessed what Butler Lian was going to say, Old Lady Lian said coldly, "No, this banquet cannot be cancelled."
She wanted to use this banquet to solemnly announce the return of her grandson. If she made a mistake at this time and missed this opportunity, she wouldn't know when she could gather everyone together again.
This is the last chance before the New Year. If we delay it until after the New Year, it will be meaningless.
"Grandma, don't worry, the banquet will not be cancelled. I will take care of everything." Xie Yunjiao said.
For some reason, the old lady trusted Xie Yunjiao's words very much. If she said it was okay, she would be relieved: "Don't be too stubborn. If it really doesn't work, then forget it."
"No, don't worry."
Xie Yunjiao left in a hurry, and Lian Yiyi was called to Mrs. Lian's room.
Lian Yiyi was entertaining her younger sisters outside. Looking at the changes on their faces, Lian Yiyi felt jealous. Everyone had secretly become more beautiful, but she was the only one who didn't know.
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