Gao Wuyong straightened his clothes while glaring at Little Li:
"You'd better not pry into your master's affairs. Otherwise, I won't be responsible if you lose your life someday."
So Xiao Li went back and told Consort Nian about the Prince's invitation to the Old Madam and Lord Nian, while concealing the fact that the Prince had gone to Consort Geng's courtyard.
Before long, Gao Wuyong invited the people over.
After dismissing the servants and sending them to the courtyard, Nian Yunrong burst into tears in front of her mother and brother.
"Little sister, is someone bullying you?"
Thinking of Geng Youran and Niu Hulu Wanru, who now have children, and Consort Li, who sees her as a thorn in her side, Nian Yunrong felt a surge of grievance.
The elderly lady had a rough idea of what was going on; she guessed that this time it wasn't because of anyone else, but because of her daughter's own mistake.
"Tell me, what happened with stopping the medication?"
"Mother, the medicine wasn't working, so I stopped taking it."
"Nonsense!"
The old lady always doted on her youngest daughter, who had been in poor health since childhood, so even after getting married, she continued to take medicine to nourish her body.
Right now is not a good time to have a child.
Nian Gengyao was convinced that someone in the manor was bullying his younger sister, so he got up and left the courtyard, intending to go to the Fourth Prince's study to find out the truth.
The old lady tried to stop him but failed. Little did she know that Nian Gengyao had only taken a few steps when he bumped into Xinyi, who was returning to the courtyard with materials.
"This servant greets Lord Nian. May Lord Nian be blessed."
"You are... Xinyi, the girl who serves Princess Geng?"
"Lord Xie still remembers."
Nian Gengyao took a closer look at Xinyi. Although she was a maid, her temperament was different from that of the other maids. Her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and she was an interesting girl.
"Miss Xinyi, where did you come from and where are you going back to?"
"Your Highness, the Prince is going to visit our Princess at noon, so she asked me to fetch some fresh ingredients."
Nian Gengyao narrowed his eyes:
"In that case, I won't disturb Miss Xinyi any longer. Please go ahead."
Nian Gengyao stared intently in the direction Xinyi had left, and an idea instantly formed in his mind.
He then returned to his sister's yard.
"Brother, where did you go? You scared your sister to death!"
"It's nothing, I just went out for a walk for a while. By the way, what's the background of Xinyi, the girl next to Geng Gege?"
"She's Lady Geng's personal maid; it seems she's been with her since she entered the manor. What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just think that girl is quite interesting."
Nian Yunrong, thinking her brother had fallen for that maid, said unhappily:
"Brother, she's someone close to Princess Geng. Are you going to provoke her too?"
Nian Gengyao curled the corners of his mouth and stared at Nian Yunrong as he said:
"If I take her as a concubine, she will be a member of the Nian family. Once she becomes a member of the Nian family, she will also be yours."
Nian Yunrong thought about it and realized that it made sense.
The maid named Xinyi who is by Geng Youran's side may seem like just a maid, but in reality, she has an extremely close relationship with Geng Youran and may even know some of Geng Youran's secrets.
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