A cold wind blew in the night. As it got closer to late autumn, the weather became colder and colder. The Ding capital was also located in the Northern lands, so it was strangely cold.
Under the light of the lamp, the girl was holding a book in her hand, leaning on the couch as she slowly flipped through it. She didn't even realize that the tea beside her had gone cold. She just watched in a daze.
Bai Lu stared blankly at her Young Lady. It was as if in one night, this Young Lady had become not the same as before. Just like now, quietly reading a book. Not to mention that Shen Miao in the past hated to read books, but now looking at it, if one did not know that it was her own Young Lady, Bai Lu would have thought that she was looking at a noble Furen.
How could a young lady have such an imposing manner? Bai Lu did not understand as she stood there in a daze. Until Shuang Jiang came over and pushed her and softly reprimanded, "Why are you standing there foolishly for?" He walked over and draped the cloak over Shen Miao before advising warmly, "Young Lady, it is not early anymore and one still need to go to Guang Wen Tang tomorrow. It is better to rest early."
Shen Miao shook her head. "Go and rest first. I'll watch for a while more."
How could there be the logic of the maids resting first when the mistress did not sleep. Shuang Jiang was helpless and wanted to continue persuading but was pulled by Gu Yu who was changing Shen Miao's tea. After changing the tea, she pulled Bai Lu and Shen Miao to the outer room.
"What is the matter Gu Yu?" Bai Lu did not understand, "Young Lady's body has just recovered, why did you not advise her?"
"Why did I not persuade?" Gu Yu had a headache, "It is just that how would Young Lady listen to my words now? You've been reading all day. I guess it's teacher's homework. Miss, you've made up your mind to read it. What can I do? "She glanced worriedly at the inner room. In the past, when she was a coward, she always needed someone to make decisions for her. Now, he was no longer a coward, but he was the one who made the decision, and no one dared to object. Serving in close proximity, Gu Yu could feel that every time Shen Miao gave an order, no one dared to refuse.
Even though he spoke in such an indifferent tone, he exuded a majestic aura. It seemed that even Master's anger was not this scary. Gu Yu sighed.
In the room, Shen Miao was still reading.
She looked at it seriously, not missing a single detail. If one looked carefully, one would discover that she was holding the 'Official History of Ming Qi' in her hands. Since the founding of the country till now, all the major events that happened in Ming Qi, how would she know what would happen in the next few decades and was prepared to find some ways to prevent the tragedy from happening. Before that, she had to find the source of the current situation of these families.
The Emperor's order to eradicate these aristocratic families was nearing. Shen Miao remembered clearly that if there were no accidents, there would be a catastrophe next month. The enemy of an enemy is a friend. If these aristocratic families arrived, it would soon be the Shen family's turn.
Before Shen Xin returned, the Shen residence could only be supported by her alone and she also had to guard against those jackals and wolves in the Eastern courtyard.
Shen Miao's expectations were not wrong. That night, Gui Momo entered Rong Jing Tang. She came over to deliver the local specialties that she brought back to the manor but was having a chat with Zhang Mama, who was by Old Shen Furen's side. Her words were all about Shen Miao's increasingly rebellious actions and how she would vent her anger at every turn.
How would Zhang Mama not know her thoughts? After a few words that were neither salty nor light, Gui Momo let Zhang Mama put in a few good words in front of Old Shen Furen before leaving.
Just as she walked out of Rong Jing Tang's courtyard, she saw Ren Wan Yun's maid, Xiang Lan, walking over and smiled when she saw her, "Gui Momo, I was just about to look for you."
"Oh." Gui Momo narrowed her eyes and when she saw Xiang Lan, she also smiled, "What matter is Young Lady Xiang Lan looking for me for?"
"Nothing much." Xiang Lan came over and pulled Gui Momo's arm, "It is that our Furen heard that you know of a place that sells lipstick and the lipstick is especially good, so she wanted to ask you where is the place that sells lipstick."
These words were obviously an excuse. At that time Ren Wan Yun wanted to look for Gui Momo to talk about some private matters. Gui Momo was well aware of it and followed along with Xiang Lan, "What is this matter? Since Furen wants to hear, I will tell Furen about that place. Speaking of that lipstick, many young ladies and Furens of official families love to use it …"
When Xiang Lan and Xiang Lan reached Cai Yun Yuan, the maids outside had already been sent away.
Ren Wan Yun was sitting on the couch. Second Shen Master was still socializing outside and had not returned, so she was casually doing needlework at the side. Most likely he was embroidering a pouch but she was eating a plate of grapes at the side while she was embroidering.
This was a rare item as in this weather, one would not be able to find grapes in the Ding capital. Only Second Shen Master had the ability to ask for a basket of grapes and gave it to the females in his courtyard to eat.
Gui Momo secretly spat in her heart. Even though on the surface it looked like the Second household of the Shen family did not treat the First household badly, but the food that Shen Miao used, looked fresh on the surface but it was like those upstart things that could not be seen in public. Speaking about the food, Shen Miao did not have the treatment of grapes.
She was still thinking in her heart when Ren Wan Yun finally put down the needlework in her hands and spoke, "Gui Momo."
Gui Momo quickly recovered to her senses and responded, "Furen, this old servant is here."
Ren Wan Yun was already a forty year old person and even though she maintained herself well, there were still some fine lines at the corner of her eyes. She was just sitting there wearing the best tailored clothes and every move she made was the style of a Furen of the household. Even when she was smiling, there was a dignified look.
She said, "Heard that you have returned. Now that Little Five's health is better, you need to take good care of her."
Gui Momo laughed in her heart, who did not know that the Eastern courtyard could not wait for the Western courtyard to be unlucky. How would Ren Wan Yun be so kind hearted and was only trying to deceive others. Sure enough, one could only hear Ren Wan Yun speaking again, "These days Little Five's mood was not very good after falling into the water. Eldest Brother and Eldest Sao are not around, so no matter what I do as an Aunt, it would be wrong. Even if one wanted to hear any news, one would have to come and hear it from you. "
This meant that Gui Momo wanted to tell Ren Wan Yun about Shen Miao's every move.
Gui Momo quickly said, "It is Fifth Young Lady's fortune that Furen has the heart to care for Fifth Young Lady. But from this old servant's view, this time Fifth Young Lady fell into the water because she was angry. These few days her temperament had changed a lot and even treated this old servant estranged. Not to say about other things, just today this old servant was fined three months' salary without any rhyme or reason. " She said with a bitter face, "When this old servant heard that Fifth Young Lady fell into the water, one was so anxious that one did not even care about one's little grandson who was still sick. Who knew that Fifth Young Lady would reprimand this old servant's heart did not feel good."
Ren Wan Yun was somewhat impatient to hear the hidden meaning of this old woman's words and said, "Little Five, after all it was because of a mental illness. Then Gui Momo, from what you see, has Little Five's attitude towards His Highness Prince Ding changed? "
This was the question she wanted to ask the most.
Gui Momo's eyes turned and said, "Fifth Young Lady seemed to want to draw a clear line with His Highness Prince Ding and did not allow this old servant to mention it today. But this old servant had brought Fifth Young Lady for so many years and was clear of her temperament. Fifth Young Lady was exceptionally persistent on the matter of His Highness Prince Ding and would not give up so easily. These words were most likely said by Young Lady in a moment of anger and cannot be taken seriously. "
Just as her voice fell, a trace of ruthlessness appeared on Ren Wan Yun's face.
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