Seeing Xueqing return, Shen Tangning lowered her eyes and slowly asked:
"The person has been sent away?"
Xue Qing nodded and lowered her voice: "Yuan Zhao followed."
She paused, her tone hesitant, "Miss, do you really believe what that lady said and intend to keep the appointment?"
Madam Bo deliberately kept Shen Tangning in suspense, telling her to come to Weiyang Lake in two days to brew tea together, at which time she would resolve her doubts.
Shen Tangning slightly raised her eyes, a thoughtful look flashing in them: "She needs my help, so she shouldn't lie about this."
However, just to be on the safe side, she would bring a few more people with her.
Yuan Zhao turned back as darkness fell.
"I followed the Lady of the Earl all the way and saw her go to a villa under the Earl's name. There should be a woman living there. There were several guards in the courtyard, so I didn't get too close in order not to alert her."
"woman?"
This woman lives in a separate courtyard in the Earl's mansion, and it seems she has a grudge against her, otherwise she wouldn't have sent Wang Zhi Ning in to annoy her...
Shen Tangning looked thoughtful, and her lips curved into an ambiguous smile.
When Chi Yan returned, she told him about it, and he frowned: "It's that Xuanping Marquis's mansion again? They really are a persistent ghost."
He remembered that the case of the Five Stone Powder did indeed involve the Earl's Mansion. He was not one to repay evil with kindness, so since the other party had fallen into his hands, he did not hesitate to impeach them.
The Earl of Xuanping only got to where he is today because of the blessings of his ancestors. He himself doesn't have any great abilities. What good will come of it if he angers His Majesty?
Shen Tangning said, "This matter should be handled in the way it should be handled, without showing favoritism because of me."
Chi Yan raised an eyebrow and looked over: "What about Madam Bo's side?"
She said coldly, "I only said I would consider it, but I didn't promise to help her."
However, what the other person said did pique her interest.
Chi Yan was not surprised. With her vengeful nature, how could she possibly escape unscathed after being provoked?
"Then be careful and send someone to let me know immediately if anything happens."
His Majesty seems to have been somewhat cold towards him lately, so he can't easily ask for leave.
I have a feeling that a storm is brewing.
*
The pavilion in the middle of the lake.
It hasn't snowed yet, and the lake isn't frozen; only a layer of white mist covers it, creating a rather picturesque scene.
Even with the heater burning, it was still a bit chilly as the wind blew in through the gaps in the hanging curtains.
Jiang Qingyue suppressed her impatience and dealt with the person opposite her: "Madam has not yet told me what Young Madam Chi said when you went to see her that day?"
The aunt glanced at her and sighed insincerely, "What else can I say? Young Madam Chi is not easy to get along with; she's been very cold to me!"
She secretly pinched her palm, her heart filled with resentment.
If it weren't for this woman's terrible idea, she wouldn't have offended Shen Tangning, causing Chi Yan to hold a grudge and even causing the master to be blamed by His Majesty!
Come to think of it, the culprit behind all of this is this damned woman in front of me!
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