Although Ren Yaoting realized she had gotten into trouble, she didn't realize it was fatal. So she simply thought Han Dongshan was a hot-tempered person. She dismissed his earlier comment, "So she'd saved her life!" as just Mr. Han's temper tantrum, and didn't take it seriously.
At this moment, she was more worried about leaving a bad impression on the elders of the Han family than she was about her own life.
Over there, Ren Yaoqi followed Han You for a while. Han You suddenly stopped, touched his wrist and exclaimed, "Huh? My bracelet is gone?"
She lifted her sleeves and found that her right wrist was empty.
"What should I do? This bracelet was given to me by my grandmother to ward off evil spirits." Han You's face was full of anxiety.
The maidservant beside her was also startled: "Sister, how come your bracelet is missing? If it fell to the ground, it should have made a sound."
Han You looked anxious. "That bracelet was originally a bit large, so it's easy to fall off. It must have gotten caught on some branches when Sister Ting and I were at the pigeon blossom tree. The grass there is thicker, so even if it fell to the ground, there wouldn't be any sound."
Han You then instructed the maidservants behind him, "Go and find it for me quickly. Aunt Xiao, I've had bad luck this year, so my grandmother gave me this jade bracelet that she used to wear and had it blessed by a high monk. If I lose it, I'll be letting my grandmother down."
The maids behind Han You hurriedly responded. Seeing that the maid named Qin'er beside Old Lady Han was still standing there, Han You said anxiously, "Sister Qin'er, please go and help me find it too. They are all clumsy!"
Qin'er hesitated when she heard this and said, "Sister, don't you need someone to serve you?" She glanced at Ren Yaoqi.
"The pavilion is in front. The maids are all there. Am I still short of people to serve me? Go and help me find someone to look after them. Oh, and see if there's anything by the rockery. I stayed there before when I was looking for Sister Ting."
Qin'er looked at the pavilion not far away, thinking that Old Master Han must have gone to that courtyard. She would definitely not deliberately go there to violate the Old Master's taboo, so she nodded and agreed: "I will go and find him right away. Don't worry, I will stay there and won't run away."
Han You nodded: "Go quickly."
Qin'er hurried to the eastern fork in the road.
As soon as everyone left, Han You grabbed Ren Yaoqi's hand, his face solemn: "Sister Yaoqi, come with me."
"Sister You?" Ren Yaoqi looked at Han You in surprise.
Han You didn't care whether Ren Yaoqi agreed or not. She pulled her and turned around to walk back, explaining in a low voice: "I deliberately sent them away, Sister Ting..." She paused and turned to look at Apple behind Ren Yaoqi. She looked at Ren Yaoqi inquiringly.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "It's okay, she won't go out."
Han You then sighed and said, "You all have trustworthy people around you. If I did anything, the people around me would definitely tell our grandparents. Even my brother..." At this point, she realized that she had spoken out of turn again and quickly stopped talking.
Ren Yaoqi pondered her words. Was Han You trying to say that she and Han Yunqian didn't have any trusted aides? That the people serving them were all loyal to Old Man Han and Old Lady Han?
Han You's voice became even lower. "Sister Yaoqi, listen to me. Sister Ting must have sneaked into that yard just now. But my grandfather went there too. She definitely can't get out now. If my grandfather finds out, the consequences will be disastrous. We must get her out before she's discovered."
Han You's face was stern.
Ren Yaoqi also said to her, "Why would the consequences be so disastrous if discovered? Isn't it just an abandoned study?"
Han You shook his head. "You don't understand. My grandfather...he didn't allow anyone to enter that courtyard. Only my grandfather, grandmother, father, and brother were allowed in. My mother and I weren't allowed in either. Trustworthy maids could only wait in the first courtyard if they wanted to enter. Only the mute woman guarding the courtyard was allowed to move around inside. When I first moved in, I went in once out of curiosity, and my grandfather happened to come in. I hid behind a column base. But Ling'er, the personal maid I brought from Jizhou, was discovered by my grandfather. Later... later, my brother came in and quietly took me out, but Ling'er was beaten with a stick and sold because she violated my grandfather's taboo."
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