457, So That’s How It Is (2nd Update)
But moved as she was, Xie Zhinuan remained highly rational.
“May I ask where your ho is? Who’s in your family? Where is your daughter now?”
“My family na is Mu. We live in Yangjiang Prefecture; our ancestors started with the timber business!”
Xie Zhinuan raised an eyebrow, “Yangjiang Prefecture? Could it be that the person interested in your daughter is a son from the Marquis Xuanping Residence?”
“Indeed, the eldest son. He used to be the Princely Heir, but last year for so reason, he was stripped of his title and beca the eldest son of the marquis’s family!”
Xie Zhinuan looked at the timber rchant.
She slled a conspiracy.
If this timber rchant’s identity was true, then it’s very likely that Gu Yichen ca for revenge.
With the King of Han absent, she had been wielding power in his na.
She hadn’t expected Gu Yichen to be stripped of his Princely Heir title, Li Hengyi had really made a bold move.
“Did anything happen last year to the family of the Prefectural Governor of Yangjiang Prefecture? Like… a death?”
The timber rchant’s eyes widened, “How… How did you know soone died in the Prefectural Governor’s family last year?”
“Oh? Who died?” Xie Zhinuan was surprised.
She had rely made a random guess, yet it turned out to be correct.
The timber rchant really hoped that Xie Zhinuan could help him, so his daughter could marry decently instead of becoming a concubine, thus he said, “It was one of the governor’s concubines. They say she died a wretched death, and her son went mad and was locked up in the manor!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan fell silent.
Now she was certain that this conspiracy was targeted at her.
The Marquis Xuanping Residence and the Prefectural Governor’s Office had been biding their ti previously because they hadn’t had a handle on her, nor had they figured out a plan. But now that she had purchased the mountainous land to cultivate, there would definitely be timber.
If soone ca knocking, she would surely sell.
She might ignore the timber rchant’s plea, but if it involved the Marquis Xuanping Residence, she would retaliate if she bore a grudge.
Perhaps these two families had prepared many tricks and sches, just waiting for her to fall into the trap.
“I see…” Xie Zhinuan murmured, pondering, and after a mont, continued, “How may I assist you?”
“It won’t be too troubleso for you, Miss Xie. It’s just to let my daughter stay at your place for so ti. After a few days, once I’ve handled everything, I will co to pick her up myself!”
“You’ll co to pick her up personally?” Xie Zhinuan asked to confirm.
“Yes, I will co personally. During this ti, I will not send anyone to fetch her, whether it’s servants from the house or her mother. Only I will co in person!”
“In that case, let your daughter stay at my ho for a while. It’s just that my ho is rather humble, and she might feel slighted,” Xie Zhinuan spoke softly.
Her eyes twinkled.
She pursed her lips slightly.
Those familiar with her would know that she was certainly calculating sothing.
The timber rchant quickly thanked her and joyfully sent soone to the inn to fetch the person.
When Xie Zhinuan first saw Mu Rourou, she was astounded by her stunning beauty. As her na suggested, she was gentle like water, and every move she made was filled with heart-stirring grace.
“I have the honor to et Sister Xie!” Mu Rourou greeted with a bow, her voice delicate but not pretentious.
“…”
Xie Zhinuan smiled, “No need for such formality!”
She asked Nini, the dimwit, to arrange a courtyard and let Mu Rourou move in with two maids and two matrons.
Father and daughter spoke on the side.
Mostly, it was Mr. Mu admonishing his daughter to stay inside the courtyard, not to go out, and to let the servants handle any needs. He also gave her a substantial sum of money.
“…” Watching them, Xie Zhinuan’s eyelids twitched, and her suspicions beca clearer and clearer.
Chapter 459
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