Luo Shenyuan wanted to argue, but any words he said would lead to a dead end. He remained silent, his fists clenched tightly at his sides, fearing that if he lost control, it would be a life-or-death situation.
Seeing that he remained silent, Yi Ning's suspicions slowly formed in her mind. Even though she knew that her words were hurtful, she slowly said, "Through me, you can grasp every move of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion. If you care about me and write to ask me, wouldn't I tell you? I don't know anything, but Songzhi's letters to you describe everything I did every day and who I met. It's so detailed! If you control the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, you control the movements of most of the families..."
Don't blame her for being suspicious, it's unavoidable! After what happened with Sun Congwan, Luo Shenyuan's calculating personality made her discover this kind of thing again... Now that the Duke of Ying's Mansion has suffered such a disaster, she dares not trust anyone anymore. It's right to trust only herself, and she will never lie to herself. Yi Ning threw the letter on the table: "I'm returning this letter to you."
As she was about to walk out, Luo Shenyuan immediately followed her and grabbed her arm: "You can't leave! I...never meant to do that! I never planned anything against you."
Yi Ning said calmly, "Let go."
She tried to shake him off, but his grip on her hand was like an iron clamp. Yi Ning's eyes were red with anger, and she pushed him away regardless. The pleasure boat was narrow, and he was afraid she would lose her balance and fall, so he pulled her to his side, but then she took the opportunity to push him away. Yi Ning stood by the boat and said, "Third brother... I want to go back now!"
He and his colleagues had tried the fish soup at the pier last time and thought it was delicious, so he had always wanted to bring her here to try it.
Seeing that she was standing only a foot from the edge of the boat, Luo Shenyuan was afraid that she would accidentally fall into the water. It had been so thrilling just now that he had lost his mind in anxiety. Now he could only close his eyes and say, "Okay, okay, don't move. I'll take you back."
"I don't want you to send me off!" Yining suddenly said. "Call Qingqu over."
Qingqu was waiting for her on the shore, drinking tea.
Qingqu was savoring a pot of Lu'an Guapian tea, which cost her two coins. She couldn't taste anything, and felt a little sorry for the money. She was also surprised to hear that Yining suddenly wanted to go back. When she walked over, she saw the young lady, her face as gloomy as water, surrounded by her own guards. They said to her, "Get in the carriage, we're going back."
Qingqu said "oh" and called the coachman over, and Yining got on the carriage quickly.
Qingqu couldn't ask her anything. After the carriage started moving, she lifted the curtain to see that Young Master Luo was actually chasing after them. A group of subordinates were following them. He was chasing so fast that he almost tripped over something. Someone pulled him and he stopped. He looked at their carriage with a frown on his face. Qingqu turned around to speak, but saw Yining staring at the curtain, her face wet.
"Miss, tell me what's wrong." Qingqu was straightforward and didn't understand Zhenzhu's roundabout tactics. She was completely confused and pulled Yining to ask, "Why are you crying?"
Weren't you happy when you first came out with your third brother?
Yi Ning shook her head. How could she tell Qing Qu? She'd discovered Luo Shenyuan was spying on her? And the maid closest to her. Why was he spying on her? His excuses were completely untenable. Luo Shenyuan was a brilliant orator, having once outwitted the Hanlin Academy scholars. It was ridiculous that he couldn't even come up with a reason.
Since she couldn't make it up, we can only say that what she said was true.
When she returned to the Duke of England's mansion, Pearl came hurriedly over shortly after she got off the carriage.
He was surprised at why Yi Ning had cried, but thinking about what had happened, he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he said, "Miss... not long after you left, Manager Li came over."
Yining went into the house and drank some tea to calm down, then nodded and let Zhenzhu continue.
Zhenzhu then said, "The old lady asked the lady in the hall to help you manage the household. When you were away, the lady in the hall met with Manager Li and approved his request to raise the rent. Manager Li was very grateful to her..."
Yi Ning rubbed his brow and sighed, wondering why these people were always busy! There was no rest at all, and the anger in his heart kept coming out: "Where is Manager Li now?"
Zhenzhu also knew the seriousness of the matter and said quickly, "I felt it was inappropriate to let Manager Li go. I at least asked him to stay in the front yard for tea."
"Go get the guards." Yi Ning stood up, her face icy. "Send someone to get my aunt and the Wei family's stewards."
If she doesn't take it seriously, do they all think she's easy to bully?
She had her reasons for not raising the rent; raising it would clearly be a temporary gain. But if anyone took advantage of the famine, it would be a hundred times worse than usual. The Duke of Ying's mansion simply couldn't withstand such turmoil! And how could she not understand what Li, the steward, was thinking? Wasn't it just that the harvest was poor this year and they were losing their money, so they wanted to make a quick buck by raising the rent? The mansion was in dire straits, and yet they were trying to suck her blood and eat her flesh. To let them do whatever they wanted was to act as if she didn't exist.
As for Zheng, there is no need for others to interfere in the affairs of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion.
Zhenzhu bowed in response, and soon the guards, maids, and servants escorted Yining to the front yard. Wei Yi had just returned from outside when he saw her walking down the corridor with a stern expression, surrounded by guards who were incredibly respectful, making her look imposing. He frowned. What was she doing?
He asked the servant who followed him to go and take a look.
In the front yard, Steward Li was waiting, drinking oil tea. A plate of sesame cakes sat on a sandalwood table beside him. He crushed the cakes and added them to his tea. He stood up only when he heard the message outside.
Yi Ning walked into the front hall and sat directly on the armchair at the front. Qing Qu and other maids stood behind her. She said calmly, "Manager Li, I heard you had something to report. What's the matter? I'm back now. What do you want to say?"
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