Chen Xin's face turned pale. She still couldn't understand how this bitch had discovered her flawless scheme.
Chen Siyuan looked at her coldly and said, "Nobody's a fool. It's one thing for my half-sister to put on an act in front of me, but do you think Young Master Tao is blind enough not to see through it, or do you think the fair and upright Lord Ye can't see through it?"
"You..." Chen Xin was speechless.
What exactly happened? How did someone who's always been as stupid as a pig suddenly become different?
Chen Siyuan came up to Chen Xin and whispered in his ear, "Remember this, it's no use coveting what isn't yours. Forgive me for being blind before, but you have to give back everything you took from me, one by one."
After a series of blows, Chen Xin was helped away by two maids.
Chen Zhaokun and Aunt Zhao stayed at Lord Ye's place for tea for two days without returning. Chen Xin fell ill, and the matter of kicking him out of the house was temporarily postponed. All the affairs of the Chen family, big and small, fell on Chen Siyuan's shoulders.
At first, Chunlan and Chunping were worried that the young lady would not be able to understand the complicated account books, but they were surprised to find that the young lady could actually do the accounting. In just one day, she calculated all the money that Aunt Zhao had lost.
It amounted to a full 100,000 taels.
However, there was nowhere to put the 100,000 taels of silver.
I wonder where Aunt Zhao spent those 100,000 taels of silver.
Chen Zhaokun has been busy all these years. Although he can't compare to the Wen family in Beicheng, he can still be considered a wealthy businessman.
The third day.
Chen Zhaokun and Aunt Zhao returned home in a disheveled state.
Chen Siyuan used the pretext of paying her respects to directly reveal this matter.
Aunt Zhao never expected that after escaping imprisonment, this was what awaited her.
Chen Zhaokun became an instant sensation.
Aunt Zhao was completely stripped of her duties in the household and confined to her own courtyard.
When Chen Xin heard that Chen Zhaokun and Aunt Liu had returned, she thought she had finally seen hope. However, because of Aunt Zhao's matter, she was also placed under house arrest.
After dealing with this matter, Chen Zhaokun left without even glancing at Chen Siyuan.
Chunlan and Chunping were very worried about the young lady, but to their surprise, the young lady seemed to have returned to her warm residence as if nothing had happened.
I started looking at the account books of the several estates that my mother brought with her as part of her dowry.
Chen Siyuan didn't care about any of this before, but recently she has changed a lot and has become more concerned about money.
Chunlan and Chunping were overjoyed by the young lady's transformation.
Little did they know that in her previous life, Chen Siyuan had learned everything for Song Ji.
What she hated, disliked, and even loathed became her forte.
Even chatting with the noble ladies of the capital became another art form.
Otherwise, given Song Ji's background, how could he have risen to the position of Minister in just five years?
Song Ji was a capable person. In the vast capital, where everyone was scrambling to climb the ranks, why did it have to be Song Ji?
As she pondered, Chen Siyuan suddenly realized the crux of the matter.
It is now the thirteenth year of the Dezheng era.
In the seventeenth year of the reign of Emperor Dezheng, the emperor passed away and the third prince ascended the throne. The status of those who supported the third prince, led by Tao Yifan, rose accordingly.
It was precisely because of this incident that Song Ji was able to rise to the position of Minister so quickly.
When the emperor died, the third prince ascended the throne. Many things happened during that time, and many people died.
As a woman, she seemed to spend all her time embroidering in the mansion, but because of Song Ji, she knew some things about the outside world.
Thinking about it, a hint of bitterness crept onto Chen Siyuan's lips.
What seemed unworthy back then has shaped her into who she is today.
"Miss, Miss, the young master is back!" Chunlan had gone out, but when she saw the familiar figure in the distance, she immediately ran back to report.
The young lady is lucky, at least she has a young master who genuinely cares about her.
Young Master?
Big brother?
Thinking back to how I despised him so much in my past life, yet he ultimately gave his life because of me.
More importantly, the older brother already knew about their relationship, and he still...
With that thought in mind, Chen Siyuan dropped the ledger in her hand and ran out.
From afar, I saw the man in his early twenties walking briskly towards me. He was tall and upright, dressed in a plain long robe, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked very honest and kind. His face did not have the dashing air that young masters should have. Instead, it had a hint of the vicissitudes of life.
My eldest brother, who was only ten years old at the time, was kicked out of the house by Aunt Zhao.
A ten-year-old child was abandoned by his family when he was starving, and his experiences over the past ten years have been very difficult.
What's even more infuriating is that this kind of older brother still cares about me in every way.
I kept reminding myself to be careful of Aunt Zhao, but she was still so heartless...
Thinking of the past, Chen Siyuan cried.
Chen Luyang went out to buy a batch of goods and had just returned when he heard about what had happened to Chen Siyuan. He rushed over in a hurry, and when he saw Chen Siyuan, he thought of how much she seemed to hate him.
Even though he knew it, he couldn't help but worry.
Over the years, he worked tirelessly outside, hoping to grow strong as soon as possible and rescue his sister from this den of wolves.
Unfortunately, ten years have passed, and the little girl from back then has grown into a young woman, but he still doesn't have that ability.
Thinking about this, I felt ashamed.
Seeing her older brother standing in the distance, refusing to come over, Chen Siyuan didn't think twice. She quickly ran over, hugged him tightly, and started sobbing.
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