Luo Yixiu was a little worried. After a few steps, she seemed to remember something and clung to the lattice door like a gecko, listening to the conversation inside.
The nanny saw this and hurried to pull her down: "Fifth Miss, you can't do this!"
Luo Yixiu said, "Mammy, please don't worry about me. I need to know what happened between my sister and Yining!"
A burst of candlelight lit up the outer courtyard. Someone was approaching with a lantern. When they got closer, they saw it was Luo Chengzhang and Concubine Qiao. Two servants were holding paper lanterns, and they were accompanied by a number of maids and servants.
After Luo Chengzhang returned, he heard that Lin Hairu had been called away by Old Lady Luo and hadn't returned by nightfall. He thought something serious must have happened. Now that his eldest brother was an official in the capital, he was the only pillar of the family. If something serious had really happened, he would definitely come to see it.
Aunt Qiao also wanted to know what had happened. Why didn't Lianjie come back so late? She sent a maid to inquire, but when she knew nothing, she came with Luo Shenyuan.
When the nanny saw the Second Master coming over, she couldn't even stop Luo Yixiu: "Fifth Miss, the Second Master is here! Please stop listening!"
Luo Yixiu turned around and saw that her second uncle and Aunt Qiao were indeed looking at her. She stood up straight and called out "Second Uncle" as if nothing had happened. Luo Yilian stood up and called out to her father and Aunt Qiao.
Luo Chengzhang nodded slightly and looked around. The nanny who served Luo Yixiu was the most senior and influential. He asked her, "Do you know what's going on?"
The nanny was in a dilemma, not knowing what to say. Luo Yilian stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "I didn't hear everything very well. It seems... Seventh Sister and Fourth Sister had a slight argument, and Grandmother was also scolding Fourth Sister. I don't know anything else."
Luo Chengzhang frowned subconsciously. If he had heard of Yi Ning arguing with someone before, he would have known without hesitation that Yi Ning was the one who got into trouble first. But he had wronged her last time, and it took a lot of effort to get Yi Ning to reluctantly talk to him. He still had to figure it out first.
Aunt Qiao said softly, "Second Master, since we've been discussing this for so long, it must be something important. You'd better go and take a look."
The maid guarding the door bowed and refused: "The old lady has ordered that you cannot enter unless she invites you."
Luo Chengzhang became even more suspicious, so he found a chair and sat down, waiting outside.
The room was lit with candles, and Mrs. Luo's face was blurred by the candlelight. She whispered, "Do you know what the consequences would be if this matter really got out?"
Luo Yiyu lowered her head, bit her lip, and said, "It's better to die in glory than live in disgrace. Now that I've been exposed, I'll just die and never bring any trouble to the Luo family."
Old Madam Luo spoke softly, "You think that death will be the end of it, that you won't be a burden to the Luo family anymore? You still have so many sisters. Have you ever thought about what will happen to them? Will they marry far away, or stay at home and be told what to do for the rest of their lives?" Her voice suddenly became sharp, "Is this the outcome you wanted? To die? To leave your sisters and mother behind!"
Luo Yiyu's shoulders trembled, she sobbed uncontrollably, and finally collapsed in Chen's arms.
Yi Ning couldn't help but admire Mrs. Luo; it was true that old age was always a factor. With Yi Yu's personality, simply persuading her wouldn't work; she had to be frightened to stay in control.
Madam Xu handed Old Lady Luo some more tea, and then Old Lady Luo continued, "Do you know who told me this? As soon as I came in, I accused your sister without any reason. It was the two maids who waited on Second Young Master Cheng after he left who told me this. Those two maids had already noticed something about you. Do you think no one would know if you were so flawless?"
Upon hearing this, Chen raised her head hastily to ask a question, but Old Lady Luo waved her hand and said, "Those maids have already been sold out. They will never come to Northern Zhili again. No need to talk about it anymore."
Chen hurriedly said, "Thank you, old lady." She held Yi Yu and kowtowed to Old Lady Luo.
Mrs. Luo then took a deep breath and pointed outside the door: "Go and call the second master and the two young ladies in." Mother Xu responded and went forward. After a while, Luo Chengzhang, Luo Yixiu and Luo Yilian came in.
Mrs. Luo pointed to the ground again and said calmly, "Yining, go kneel down."
Yi Ning looked up and saw that Mrs. Luo looked very calm. Although she didn't know why, she walked to Luo Yiyu and knelt down.
As soon as Luo Chengzhang came in, he saw Yining kneeling down, which he found a bit strange. He knew that Mrs. Luo usually protected Luo Yining the most, but today, he didn't know why she was being punished to kneel down. Could it be that she really made a mistake? He immediately asked, "Mother, what did Yining do wrong?"
Seeing Luo Yiyu and his sister-in-law crying pitifully, and thinking of his elder brother serving in the capital and him being the only one in the mansion, Luo Chengzhang continued, "If Yi Ning is really at fault, you don't have to be partial to her...just handle it fairly."
Mrs. Luo was exhausted. She continued, "I want justice today, so I'm asking Yi Ning to kneel with me. Yi Ning, let me ask you, you discovered your fourth sister's affair long ago, so why didn't you tell me?"
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