After the feast, some guests took their leave. A few of them left in twos and threes. Madam Yin couldn't sit still anymore. It had been almost an hour since the mother and daughter left. There should have been some movement. She didn't want any accidents to happen.
Just as she was thinking, a person rushed in from the corner door of the reception hall. Lady Yin saw that it was Old Maid Zhao, who she had sent to keep an eye on. From her expression, it seemed that something had happened. She was delighted and pretended not to see her. She turned her head away and waited for her to come forward.
Unexpectedly, Old Maid Zhao didn't follow her previous instructions and shouted. Instead, she moved closer to her and whispered, "Madam, it's bad."
Lady Yin thought that she was confused and frowned. However, when she heard the next sentence, she froze.
"Young Master Yuanrong went to the backyard with the third master. They saw Miss Yu's untidy appearance."
Lady Yin's expression couldn't help but change. The people around saw it and asked, "What happened?"
Lady Yin held her breath and swallowed it. She stood up and smiled at them, "It's nothing. There were a lot of guests today, so the gatekeeper didn't check carefully. A little thief sneaked in and was caught just now. I'll go see what happened. You guys sit first. Don't leave in a hurry. Wait for me to send you off when I come back."
The guests didn't know the truth, so they all agreed.
Lady Yin left with her people. As soon as she went out of the door and down the corridor, she turned her head and questioned Old Maid Zhao, "What did you do? Why did Young Master Yuanrong go to the backyard?"
She had been planning for today's matter for many days. After all, Yu Shu was an official, so it wasn't easy to control her. Fortunately, her mother, Xiaocui, was a silly girl. After she introduced a few madams to her, she really thought that she was sincerely looking for a son-in-law from a noble family.
According to her original plan, Xiaocui coaxed the girl into that room and trapped her. Then she would burn Huolong and force her to take off her clothes. Then she would have someone bring Yuanbo over. When Yuanbo saw her untidy appearance, with his temper, he definitely wouldn't let it go. After that, Old Maid Zhao would go to the garden to find her and expose the matter in front of the guests. Half of the plan would be accomplished.
It was a fact that her son had seen her in such a disgraceful state. As long as Yuanbo insisted that it was the lass who seduced him on purpose, the guests today would be biased towards the Yin Family when the news got out. It would be the lass's fault for being indiscreet.
With this in mind, no matter how important that lass's official position was, she would not be able to marry into a good family. She would not even be able to become a legal wife. Now that she had succeeded, all she had to do was wait for the storm to blow over, then she could coax and scare Xiao Cui. In the end, this famous female fortune teller might even cry and beg to marry into her family.
Lady Yin had made a good plan, but she had never expected that Yin Yuanrong would interfere. With the appearance of such a person, her entire plan was ruined!
Old Maid Zhao said timidly, "This servant also doesn't know ah. I clearly only asked Third Master to come to the back courtyard, so why did Young Master Yuanrong come along? This servant followed your instructions to lock and open the door, but Third Master didn't manage to kick the door open. Instead, Young Master Yuanrong broke through the door. Both of them saw Miss Yu's sorry state. Madam, what should we do now? Should we make this matter public?"
Lady Yin clasped her hands together and twisted her fingers. After thinking it over again, she knew that she couldn't do it. She slapped Old Maid Zhao's face and angrily said, "Useless thing, shut up. Let's go, quickly take me there!"
Make it public, how could she make it public? Since Yin Yuanrong was involved, this matter could only be hidden. The third young master of the West Residence was her eldest sister-in-law's favorite grandson. The old lady was extremely biased towards him. If she really did something dirty in her residence, even if she didn't do it on purpose, would the Prime Minister's Estate believe her? They would definitely think that she had deliberately schemed against them. Just that powerful eldest sister-in-law alone wouldn't forgive her.
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When Lady Yin rushed to the backyard, Yin Yuanrong hadn't left yet. Yu Shu hadn't left in anger either. Together with Yin Yuanbo and the other two, they were sitting in the elegant room where the fire dragon had been burned, waiting for her, the mastermind.
There were originally only two chairs in the room. Yu Shu had pulled one to the window earlier, and she was sitting there. She had already put her coat back on, covering her almost soaked inner clothes. Apart from her hair being a little messy, no one could tell that she had just been in the sauna for an hour.
On the other chair, Yin Yuanrong sat with his legs crossed and one hand supporting his chin. He stared at Yu Shu without any scruples.
Yin Yuanbo stood at the door and asked someone to bring a chair from next door. The room was too stuffy, and he couldn't stand the heat.
Yu Shu's face was cold from beginning to end. She ignored everyone. Yin Yuanrong teased her for a long time, but she didn't even give him a cold look in return. However, he didn't give up. After a while, he took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"Are you really the female official who attracted the rain at the Water and Land Conference? I don't think so. How old are you? Are you fifteen? Are you of marriageable age? "
Yu Shu had washed her face with sweat and wiped off her makeup. Her curved eyebrows and flushed face made her look very young and tender.
"Still angry? I told you I didn't do it on purpose. If you had said you weren't wearing clothes, I definitely wouldn't have barged in. " He deliberately emphasized the words "not wearing clothes", hoping to provoke Yu Shu. Even if she quarreled with him, it would be more interesting than him talking to himself.
"Say something. Why aren't you saying anything? Are you mute? Sigh, how about this? Tell me clearly why you're hiding in this room without clothes. I won't tell anyone. "
"If you won't say, then I'll just make a random guess. Hmm, are you admiring my reputation? Did you know that you would meet me today, so you didn't wear clothes in an attempt to seduce me? Isn't that right? Aha, I guess I'm right. You tacitly agree! "
"…" Yu Shu didn't say anything, but in her heart, she silently slapped the mouth of this shameless man a hundred times.
Lady Yin walked to the door and happened to hear Yin Yuanrong's last two sentences. Her eyes flashed.
"Mother!" Yin Yuanbo jumped up from his chair to greet her.
Lady Yin pulled him back and pinched his palm hard, hinting for him not to speak. She stopped outside the door and muttered, "Why did you call Mother over in such a hurry? Didn't I tell you to stay in the front courtyard to entertain the guests?"
As she spoke, she stepped into the room and looked around first. She looked at Yin Yuanrong and then looked at Yu Shu. She forced out a surprised expression.
"Miss Yu, I didn't see you two return to the banquet in such a long time. I thought you two had left long ago. Why did you come here?"
Yu Shu looked at her coldly, pretending to be ignorant. She didn't move from her chair and slowly said, "Shouldn't Madam know best why I'm here?"
Lady Yin pretended to be confused, "What do you mean? What do I know? Miss Yu, where's your mother? Why don't I see her? "
Yu Shu closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Lady Yin, I just want to ask you. Does your family want to become enemies with me today?"
It wasn't that she didn't do a divination before she left, but she didn't expect that a good divination would make her suffer a loss. She was careless. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have saved that bit of Tihu Incense and wouldn't have made a fool of herself today.
Right now, she was in someone else's territory, so she would be the one at a disadvantage if she caused trouble. She should leave first and then argue later.
Hearing this, Lady Yin's face instantly turned serious and she said unhappily, "I asked you what happened, but you refused to tell me. Why are you questioning me like this? I treat you as a guest, so don't go too far! "
Yu Shu nodded as if she had heard her answer. She pressed on the armrest and stood up. She lowered her head to rearrange the hem of her sleeves and said,
"If you respect me, I will respect you tenfold. Don't regret humiliating me today."
After saying this, she flicked her sleeves and strode past the mother and son. She didn't look back.
When had Lady Yin ever been spoken to so harshly like this? She turned around and stared at Yu Shu's back as she walked away. She wanted to poke two holes in her back. She was extremely annoyed. If it weren't for Yin Yuanrong's presence, she wouldn't have let her go so easily!
On the other side, Yin Yuanrong also came to a realization. He wasn't stupid, but he didn't understand the situation at the beginning. Just now, after hearing Yu Shu's words, he had a rough idea. Could it be that his aunt wanted to bring Yin Yuanbo and that little girl together, but he ruined her plans?
Yin Yuanrong rubbed his chin and didn't want to stay any longer. He got up and bowed to the gloomy Lady Yin. He chuckled and said,
"There's nothing for me to do here, so I won't disturb you anymore. I'll go back first."
What else could Lady Yin say? It couldn't be better that Yin Yuanrong didn't ask about it. Her voice softened and she said apologetically, "I invited you to my mansion for a wedding feast, but you met with such trash. I don't have the face to keep you here. You should go. Yuanbo, see your cousin off."
Yin Yuanbo followed Yin Yuanrong reluctantly and left.
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