Nan Yi refused to let the maid follow him and went to the study alone to find Yinzhen. Quanfu said that the master had just left and gone to Master Nian's place.
Even though he just left, he might be able to catch up.
At the entrance of Yinzhen's Weifang Courtyard, she only caught a glimpse of Yinzhen's tall and straight back.
Without thinking much about it, she slipped quietly into the Weifang Courtyard.
In the bedroom, Nian was drenched in cold sweat. The affairs of the Tong family were all arranged by her brother. That old man in the Tong family was too stupid. He walked into the trap her brother had set with just a gentle nudge.
The Tong family is finished; she can laugh in her dreams.
A commoner's daughter, watch how arrogant she is in front of me.
Her family was powerful, her brother was highly regarded by the master, and she had given the master a daughter. In any case, she was more than ten times better than Tong Shi.
How the Tong family fought against her.
"Do you have a grudge against the Tong family?" Yinzhen asked with utmost calmness.
Lady Nian trembled slightly in panic, but forced herself to remain calm. "What are you saying, Your Highness? I don't understand. I serve Your Highness together with Sister Tong. Both the Tong and Nian families are on Your Highness's side. There is only the word 'friendship' between us."
Friendship? How laughable! Not to mention that Zheng Yong only has half of the evidence pointing to the Nian family, the mere clues he found about the Nian family's actions are enough to show that the Nian family is the mastermind.
The Tong family was merely a collateral branch of the Tongjia clan, and their actions were not particularly conspicuous. Who would bother to scheme against an unimportant collateral branch of the Tongjia clan?
Lady Nian… Yinzhen sighed inwardly. A girl from the Nian family could hardly be a simple-minded person.
He didn't want to believe it, but the facts were right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe.
Since Xu'er entered the manor, he has doted on her and never slighted her in the slightest. However, he is still not satisfied.
"Rest well, I still have official business to attend to." Yinzhen said indifferently, and left Weifang Courtyard with a chilling aura.
The rivalry between his wives and concubines, which implicated each other's families, and the methods they used, horrified him. This incident left a deep knot in Yinzhen's heart.
The Nian family and their relatives will eventually reap what they sow.
At the door of the study, Quanfu greeted Yinzhen and made a gesture. Yinzhen tightened his grip and slowly entered the room.
Nan Yi, behind his desk, was scribbling on white Xuan paper with a brush when he heard familiar footsteps. Without even lifting his eyelids, he said coolly, "You're back."
"Hmm, when did you arrive? Why didn't you have someone announce it beforehand?" Yinzhen picked up the scribbles on the table and shook his head. "You need to practice your handwriting more. Even when I was four years old, my handwriting was neater than yours."
"Who am I? I can't compare to you."
Nan Yi threw down the calligraphy brush in his hand, crossed his legs, crossed his arms, and looked at me with a cold gaze. "Is there anything else you want to tell me, sir?"
She had just heard the whole thing from the rafters of the Weifang Courtyard.
We'll see how he plays dumb.
The mere mention of "Master" sent chills down Yinzhen's spine; her way of addressing him always varied depending on her mood.
"I've given you the evidence. What kind of explanation do you plan to give me?" Nan Yi stopped trying to reason with him and directly stated his purpose.
Yinzhen fell silent for once. He walked to the window and quietly looked at the flower bed outside. Tong always said that his study was too desolate, so she ordered the servants to plant a circle of roses outside. The seeds were obtained by him from the palace. They bloomed every month. Whenever he was tired, he would stroll outside for a while, admire the flowers, and feel much more relaxed.
Nan Yi's heart sank deeper and deeper as he waited. His silence had already shown his attitude, so was there any need to take out the letters he had in his hands?
He always protected the Nian family.
What angered her even more was yet to come.
"The Nian family, I cannot be touched," Yinzhen finally spoke.
Nan Yi's eyes narrowed, her fingers gripping the table turned white. Even though she knew the reason, she still desperately wanted an answer, "Why?"
"Master needs the Nian family."
Heh, Nan Yi propped herself up on the table with one hand, held back for a moment, but couldn't hold back. She asked sharply, "Then my Tong family deserves to be schemed against by them."
The person by the window didn't say a word, nor did they even turn their head.
"Bang!" She angrily swept the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone off the table, her eyes red as she roared, "You always disappoint me more and more each time."
Hearing the shouts of Master Tong inside, Quanfu outside the door trembled in fright and took a few steps back. He was also worried for Master Tong. This concubine was too troublesome. She could argue with the master without any restraint. Wasn't she afraid that the master would get tired of her?
Look at Master Nian, how gentle she is, she's got the master all swayed by her.
Logically speaking, Master Tong is no worse than Master Nian, but it's just that her personality is unbearable. He was shaking his head and feeling sorry for his master, pampering such an unbearable beauty, doesn't he find it tiring?
There was a loud bang as the study door slammed shut, and a figure flashed past in front of him. Master Tong moved with incredible speed, leaving him speechless with amazement.
"Quanfu, come in."
Yinzhen ignored the mess in the study, picked out the scribbles left by Tong Shi from the pile of papers, and spread them out on the desk.
He had already anticipated that Tong would be angry. He thought that after some time, he would coax her properly and explain the consequences to her. He believed that Yi'er would eventually understand.
He will compensate the Tong family, but a suitable opportunity needs to be found.
Nan Yi returned to the courtyard and asked Qingyun, "Where is Yiren? Tell her to come see me."
Seeing his master's angry face, Qingyun dared not delay and hurriedly ran to find Yiren to serve him.
Nan Yi's purpose in seeking out Yi Ren was not for anything else. She had said she would report the matter of Nian Shi's scheming against her family, and she was not faking it. She originally intended to rob her family's storeroom to teach them a lesson.
Yinzhen's attitude made her think hard. Losing money alone didn't seem enough. She wasn't smart enough. Yiren was always clever. Perhaps she had a way to help her relieve her resentment.
How important is the Nian family? Nian Gengyao, the most trusted military general and minister of the Fourth Prince in the future, has absolutely no connection with her.
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