As soon as she entered the city, she realized that the atmosphere in the city was different from before.
Fang Rao had probably sensed something, so today, she had sent Auntie Lan to personally welcome her. This was to ensure that she would not be intercepted along the way.
Aunt Lan looked left and right before whispering a few words to her.
"You didn't know that Old Master Fang increased the taxes by 20%. Sigh, it's so difficult! "
Lin Mengya was stunned.
"But aren't most of the people in the city members of the Fang family? If that's the case, why do we still have to pay taxes? "
What she knew was that the aboriginals lived in their own families.
Other than marrying people with other surnames, the people who could live in the city were all members of the same family.
Even in the Wei Nation, the clansmen of the various clans all had some special privileges in their own fiefdoms.
Why did they have to pay taxes in the aboriginals?
"Logically, they shouldn't. But Old Master makes all the decisions in the Fang family. If he wants to collect taxes, who would dare to disobey?"
Aunt Lan explained the predicament of the Fang family.
Taking everything into account, there were only about a hundred families in the Fang Clan.
The rest were from other families, but they were the minority.
Old Master Fang didn't have any business dealings with the outside world, so he could only turn his attention to his own family.
Lin Mengya looked at the unhappy atmosphere of the Fang family and couldn't help but shake her head.
Everyone did things their own way.
If there wasn't a unified law, it wouldn't work.
As soon as they entered the Fang family, they were stopped by the butler.
But this time, he didn't give Lin Mengya a fake flattering smile, nor did he deliberately put on a stern face. He didn't try to cause trouble for her.
Although his attitude seemed normal, Lin Mengya felt that he definitely didn't have any good intentions.
"Isn't this Aunt Lan? What errands are you doing for our mistress? "
Aunt Lan lowered her eyes and said coldly, "I'm just picking someone up. What orders do you have for me, butler?"
"You're our mistress's servant. I don't dare to trouble you."
However, he revealed a bit of embarrassment. "Isn't it going to be our family's young miss's birthday in a few days? Sigh, you know that there's a misunderstanding between Old Master and our mistress. Our job as servants is to help our masters solve their problems, isn't it? If they reconcile, we, as servants, will also be happy for our master. "
These words were very strange.
The butler was Old Master Fang's trusted aide.
All these years, other people didn't know about the conflict between Aunt Fang and Old Master Fang, but how could he, as a servant, not know?
However, Aunt Lan remained calm and unmoving like a mountain.
"This is the master's matter. As a servant, it's not appropriate for me to interfere."
The butler was rebuffed, but he wasn't annoyed.
"What are you saying? We are doing this for the good of Master."
Only then did the butler shift his gaze to Lin Mengya.
She didn't have a good impression of this person, so she put on the same attitude as Auntie Lan and didn't even bat an eyelid.
If he wanted to look, then let him look. What did that have to do with her?
Being looked down upon by two people who were inferior to him, the butler gradually felt dissatisfied.
"Why is this outsider still here? Aunt Lan, it's not that I want to criticize you, but you really don't know how to think about the young mistress. Haven't you heard the rumors that are spreading outside? Why did you bring him here? Aren't you afraid of offending the son-in-law? "
Lin Mengya knew very well that it was just the housekeeper.
He was just trying to divert his anger.
She glanced at him with an extremely disdainful attitude.
She even dared to talk back to his master, let alone a clown.
"What rumors? How come you, the housekeeper, know that I, the person involved, don't know? It's said that rumors stop with the wise. Housekeeper, you know that it's a rumor, but you still believe it and even spread it everywhere. From this, it can be seen that these words are indeed true.
The housekeeper gritted his teeth.
But when he thought of his own plan, he forced himself to suppress it.
But his face was dark, and one could tell that he was very angry.
"I won't argue with you, Aunt Lan. You're also an old member of the Fang family. There are some things I hope you can think clearly. "
But Aunt Lan still said indifferently, "I'm just a maid in charge of taking care of the young mistress. The housekeeper has much more experience than I do. The young mistress is still waiting for the little Taoist. I'll take her to him first. "
After that, she left with Lin Mengya.
The housekeeper was so angry that he almost flew into a rage, and his face became more and more ugly.
Lin Mengya was not in the mood to enjoy the housekeeper's angry look. She was just a little curious.
Just now, the housekeeper's target was obviously Aunt Lan. She was just a bystander.
"What does this housekeeper want?" She asked in a low voice, puzzled.
In fact, Aunt Lan was also full of doubts, and just wanted her to help her analyze.
"I don't know. He came to me a few times yesterday. At first, he only said that he wanted to celebrate my young mistress's birthday. After I replied to the young mistress, I rejected him. But after that, he came to me again and again. It's really annoying. "
It was not strange that he wanted to celebrate Aunt Fang's birthday.
But what was strange was why the housekeeper came to Aunt Lan instead of persuading Aunt Fang.
Could it be that he wanted to persuade Aunt Fang through her?
But Aunt Lan gave her a negative answer.
"He didn't ask me to plead with the young mistress. Instead, he asked me to hide it from the young mistress and secretly celebrate the young mistress's birthday. He also said that he could help me, and indicated that my master already knew and would never blame me. How is that possible? I only listen to the young mistress. I won't do anything that the young mistress doesn't want to do. "
Hearing this, Lin Mengya felt that something was wrong.
Fortunately, Aunt Lan was not a person who liked to make decisions on her own.
Because of this, the housekeeper came to her again and again to harass her.
But why did Master Fang ask the housekeeper to go through so much trouble to celebrate Aunt Fang's birthday?
Her intuition told her that it might not be that simple.
Aunt Fang was very happy to see her. She immediately ordered someone to close the door, took her hand, and quietly asked about Huo Yunsi's situation.
Hearing that Huo Yunsi got along very well with Lin Mengya's son, Aunt Fang couldn't help showing some sadness.
"When I was pregnant, Yunsi would come to see me whenever she had time. She also said that after Xiao 'er was born, she would come to help me take care of the child."
Seeing the current Huo Yunsi, how pure and lovely she was back then, made her heart ache.
Lin Mengya held Aunt Fang's hand and comforted her, "At least she's still alive. There's still time to save and make up for it."
Fang Rao shook her head sadly.
"Even if I kill Fang Gui, I can't get back Yunsi's happiness."
Lin Mengya could hear the hidden murderous intent in Aunt Fang's tone.
It seemed that she really didn't see Fang Gui as family anymore.
That was fine.
"Aunt Fang, when are we leaving for the Zhao family?"
She had thought that it would be easy to destroy the Fang family.
But now it seemed that they would have to stay in the Fang family for a while.
When Huo Xiao found out who the mastermind behind the destruction of the Fang family was, and what the relationship between the incense burner and the plum blossom mark on Huo Yunsi's body was, the Fang family would probably not be able to hold on because of the greed and selfishness of the person in charge.
The Sheng family back then was an excellent example.
The evildoer would eventually be caught in his own trap.
Unexpectedly, Fang Rao's expression was a little unnatural.
She subconsciously twirled her cuff with her fingers.
"Probably in the next half a month … Miss Gong, I don't want to go back."
"Why?" Lin Mengya was a little confused.
"I'm tired. I don't want to fight with them anymore. Besides, Xiao 'er definitely doesn't want me to go back to the Zhao family. So I think I should find a reason to leave. "
Lin Mengya could tell that Aunt Fang did not mean what she said.
But she did not know what Aunt Fang was thinking. She could only reply, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. But if you really don't want to go back to the Zhao family, I will think of a way for you to leave."
After all, Aunt Fang had been in pain for so many years. Now that she was finally reunited with her child, she had no reason to stop them from living a new life.
Aunt Fang's eyes lit up, but then she heard Zhao Ziyan's laughter coming from outside.
Her face revealed a strong reluctance to part with him.
She had just made up her mind to be a good mother to Ziyan.
If she left, wouldn't that mean that she would have to run away again?
"Let me think about it."
Lin Mengya knew what she was thinking with one look.
No matter what Aunt Fang chose, she would fulfill her wish.
Next, she brought up the burning of the Huo family's old residence.
Huo Xiao had already told Fang Rao about this yesterday, as well as the suspected enemy of the Huo family.
Fang Rao's expression instantly turned as cold as ice.
"They burned the Huo family's residence because they were unwilling to give up. The wealth of the Huo family used to be enough to make any ancient family jealous. It was only during Huo Xiao's grandfather's generation that they moved to the ancient family and cut off contact with the outside world. "
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows.
"Are you saying that the Huo family moved here during Huo Xiao's grandfather's generation? I thought … "
"I thought they moved here because of me, didn't I?" Fang Rao continued the conversation.
Her expression seemed to soften at the mention of the Huo family, and there was a hint of nostalgia in her tone.
"I actually met Huo Xiao's father once before I got married. At that time, the Huo family was like the sun at high noon, and even the Elders didn't dare to disturb them. At that time, the Fang family was just a small family. When I was young, I went to the Huo family's banquet with my mother. "
At that time, she was just a timid little girl who only knew how to stand behind her mother.
But at that time, Huo Lang was already a handsome young boy.
She tugged at the corner of her mother's clothes and saw with her own eyes that the young man in a green shirt greeted the guests in a natural and unrestrained manner.
Perhaps because her gaze was too direct, the young man seemed to have sensed it and turned his head to meet hers.
At that time, she was startled. Just when she was so shy that she didn't know what to do, the young man smiled at her.
The smile of the young man, who was still childish, was like a blooming flower, lightly and skillfully falling into her heart.
That was why she was so happy when she heard that she was going to marry Huo Lang.
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