Zhao Yaru didn't expect that she would be tricked by this girl in the end.
"Xu Wanyan, I underestimated you. You actually dared to put on an eye drop in front of your father."
"Mother, what are you talking about? I haven't told a single lie, nor have I ever said a single thing against you or my sister."
"You..." Zhao Yaru's eyes were sharp.
"Mother, sister, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first. I've talked too much today and I'm really tired."
Xu Wanyan bowed and took Qiao Yun back without waiting for Zhao Yaru to speak.
Zhao Yaru and Xu Wanqing stared blankly at Xu Wanyan leaving, and then the mother and daughter looked at each other.
"I was so careless about this little bitch. I didn't expect that after locking her up there for so many years without anyone paying attention to her, she would actually become something big!"
Xu Wanqing panicked. She grabbed Zhao Yaru's hand and said, "Mom, what should I do? If she refuses to do it for me...what should I do?"
"Don't panic, this is not her fault. But how could her jade pot be real?"
Zhao Yaru narrowed her eyes.
"Yes, mother, didn't you say that there are two jade pots, one with you and one with dad..."
Suddenly, Xu Wanqing's face changed and she exclaimed: "Could it be Dad..."
"Impossible, your father would never do that."
Zhao Yaru shook her head firmly, but she was unsure.
"Mom, let's stop guessing. Why don't you just go to Dad's study and take a look? If Dad gave it to me, it must be gone."
Zhao Yaru twitched the corner of her mouth, "Okay, okay."
Xu Wanyan brought Qiao Yun back into the house. She was a little tired today.
"Miss, I'll wait for you to rest."
Xu Wanyan nodded. She was lucky to escape today, but what about the future?
She felt tired and just wanted to deal with these people as soon as possible, and then travel to the ends of the earth and make the world her home.
It was a dreamless night, the most sound sleep Xu Wanyan had ever had since she came back.
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Zhao Yaru looked at the empty brocade box in Xu Maocai's study, and her blood suddenly rushed to her head.
Wanqing was actually right, it was really given by him.
For a moment, Zhao Yaru's face twisted. She couldn't believe that the person she had slept with for twenty years could do this behind her back.
Without waiting for Xu Maocai to come back, Zhao Yaru returned to Jinhuayuan angrily.
"Miss, the Madam and the eldest daughter haven't come here once in the past few days."
Xu Wanyan didn't even raise her head as she carefully traced the words on the desk.
After a long moment, she finally put down her brush and said calmly, "It's not surprising. They should hate me to death now, but they want to use me, so they just avoid conflict with me."
Qiao Yun nodded.
"What day is it today?"
"Reporting to the young lady, it is the eighth day of the winter month."
Xu Wanyan looked out the window and sighed, "It's almost the end of the year."
"Yes, miss, you should have a happy new year this year."
Xu Wanyan smiled and said, "I hope so. Do you know the old man in the mansion?"
Ever since moving out of Hengwuyuan, Qiao Yun started to deal with the servants in the mansion.
Of course, this was her order.
"Young lady, to be honest, I tried to talk to the elders in the mansion about the late Madam, but when they saw that I was Young lady's person, they all kept silent."
Xu Wanyan was not surprised, as all this was within her expectations.
Now, she is even more certain that her mother's death was not that simple.
Xu Maocai used a jinx to throw her into a side yard for more than ten years. The truth will come out one day.
However, the old people in the mansion refused to talk about it. How could she find out the truth for her mother and get back her dowry?
Seeing her young lady looking so worried, Qiao Yun became anxious.
If she was the young lady who used to be resentful and fantasize about getting together with the lady and the eldest daughter, she wouldn't be so anxious.
Now, the young lady has changed so much, become so smart and so determined, how can she just ignore it?
"Miss, how about...I go and ask around?"
Xu Wanyan shook her head. "If it happens too often, it will inevitably arouse other people's suspicion. If Zhao Yaru finds out, it will be even more difficult."
Zhao Yaru was tricked by her twice because she was not on guard against herself.
Once she began to doubt herself, everything would not be so easy.
"Then...what should we do?"
Xu Wanyan thought for a while, looked at her seriously and said, "List the names of the elderly people in the mansion, and I will think about it carefully."
Hearing this, Qiao Yun smiled shyly, "Miss, I've been with you all day, don't you know whether I can read or not?"
Xu Wanyan couldn't help but laugh, "I've been so busy lately that I'm confused."
"I am not as smart as you, my lady. You can learn to read whenever you want. I am a little dull."
"Don't say that. If I can learn, you can too. From now on, I'll teach you whenever I have time."
"Really?"
Qiao Yun was overjoyed.
"Of course, why would I lie to you?"
"That's great. I will definitely learn from you."
Xu Wanyan took out a clean piece of paper, spread it flat, and slowly picked up the pen.
Seeing this, Qiao Yun quickly said, "Old Chen in the kitchen is an elderly person, as is Mother Wang who is in charge of the fire, and also..."
Xu Wanyan looked at the densely packed page with more than twenty names, but none of them were from the Su family that had come there.
"Have you seen all of this?" Her voice unconsciously became much colder.
Qiao Yun nodded, "They don't even take me seriously."
Xu Wanyan did not respond, her eyes fixed on the names.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
"Are there any more concubines in the mansion?"
Qiao Yun nodded in confusion, "There are two. There used to be three, but one was driven away."
"Who was driven away?"
Qiao Yun thought for a moment, "Xiyue said it was Aunt Huang. She was the daughter of a merchant, and the mistress disliked the smell of money on her, so she was driven away."
Xu Wanyan couldn't help but sneer. What good background did Zhao Yaru have?
"When did Aunt Huang come into the mansion?"
Qiao Yun shook her head. "I didn't ask specifically. I just heard Xichun say it casually."
"Find an opportunity, bring some delicious food, and go talk to Xichun."
Hearing that there was another mission, Qiao Yun was immediately delighted, "Miss, I will definitely inquire carefully about it."
"Not only Aunt Huang, but also the other two, I want to know everything clearly."
"Yes, Miss, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Xu Wanyan thought about her previous life, when there were only two concubines in the mansion. However, she had never met them and only knew that they had no children. Later, after she got married, she didn't know what happened to them.
In this life, if they could understand clearly, perhaps they could also restrain Zhao Yaru.
One person without children doesn't mean anything, but two or three without children...
Unless Xu Maocai treated them as decorations, otherwise, it doesn't make sense.
Her eyes lit up and she had a plan in mind.
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