Chi Yan only frowned and regretted the robe she had just changed into, but didn't argue with the maid, and turned to change her clothes.
The maid turned around shyly, and when she suddenly saw Shen Tangning at the door, her face turned pale instantly: "...Second Young Mistress".
Shen Tangning showed no displeasure, only staring at her with interest: "You want to be a concubine?"
Upon hearing this, the maid knew perfectly well that her little scheme had been seen through. She knelt down with a thud, trembling, and said, "Second Young Mistress, this servant had no such intention!"
She didn't take it to heart. Everyone knew that the second young master and the second young mistress had not yet consummated their marriage. The second young mistress was aloof, so why couldn't they have other thoughts?
Shen Tangning nodded: "Then I'm relieved."
She turned to Xueqing and instructed, "Find a good place for this young lady. It's really unfair to her to stay in my courtyard."
Xue Qing rubbed her hands together, glancing coldly at the maid: "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely make proper arrangements."
The maidservant bit her lip in a panic, then mustered her courage: "Second Young Mistress, I did nothing wrong, you can't treat me like this! Aren't you afraid of making the Second Young Master dislike you because you're so jealous?"
"..."
The surroundings became quiet.
Shen Tangning chuckled softly, "Second Young Master, you despise me for your sake? You take yourself far too seriously."
Her eyes turned cold. "You'd better see if Chi Yanji will turn against me for a mere maid."
With just a glance from Shen Tangning, Granny Qin had already gagged the maid and dragged her into the courtyard.
Xueqing was overjoyed; her young lady had finally put some thought into this matter!
Shen Tangning's tone was quite cold: "Disturbing the young master's studies is an unforgivable offense!"
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After changing his clothes, Chi Yan finally arrived late, and was somewhat surprised to see Shen Tangning: "You're here?"
Shen Tangning was angry and ignored him.
Chi Yan didn't mind and sat down on his own, frowning at Ba Liang who wished he could crawl under the table: "What kind of work are you doing? Isn't serving tea and water your job normally?"
After witnessing the young mistress's smiling way of dealing with people, Ba Liang readily admitted his mistake: "It was my negligence, please punish me, young master."
Chi Yan waved his hand, puzzled: "I didn't intend to punish you, why are you so nervous?"
Why does Ba Liang look so miserable?
Second Young Master, you're really oblivious to the awkward atmosphere?
Chi Yan touched his clothes carefully, still shaken: "From now on, no unrelated people are allowed in my study, understand?"
Those people were clumsy, and he couldn't very well punish them. Tsk, he had just taken off his new robe!
"I understand." Ba Liang cautiously glanced at the Second Young Mistress's face, which miraculously cleared up.
Wow, the second young master is quite capable!
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Outside the courtyard, Granny Qin saw the maid's ashen face and scoffed, "Does she really think she's someone important?"
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