Chapter 747: Chapter 669, Ruining the Reputation_1 Chapter 747: Chapter 669, Ruining the Reputation_1 “So this is the Prefectural Governor’s Residence, indeed imposing.”
Li Wangshi, supported by her two daughters-in-law, kept eyeing the Yan Family’s backyard, looking around, comnting here and there, as if she considered the place her own ho.
“Out of all the siblings in the Li Family, it’s the third sister who’s the luckiest, to be able to live in such a large residence and have so many servants to attend to her.”
Li Wangshi’s younger daughter-in-law imdiately smiled and said, “Mother, you’re also very fortunate to have such a good daughter. In the future, you just wait and enjoy the good life.” As she spoke, she also glanced at Yan Wenxiu.
“Eldest son, that’s the right idea, isn’t it?”
Yan Wenxiu looked indifferently at the rchant woman before him, whose eyes were full of sches, and he simply couldn’t decide whether she was wildly fanciful or just astonishingly ignorant. Did she really think her family could freeload just like that?
Not deeming it worth his while to engage in further conversation, he had his servants take them to a guest courtyard and then turned to leave.
…
Daohua and Gu Jian only returned to Taohua Village in early December. Had it not been for the year-end approaching and many things needing attention at ho, they wouldn’t have wanted to co back yet.
“Master, let’s go out and travel again after the spring begins next year.”
“As your master, I don’t mind, but would the elders in your family agree?”
“As long as I tell them I’m accompanying you, they’ll definitely agree.”
“Just keep using as a shield, why don’t you.”
After joking with Gu Jian for a while, Daohua began sorting out the gifts they had bought on their trip. She had only managed to sort out half of them when Wang Manman walked in with an unpleasant expression on her face.
Daohua looked up at her, “What’s wrong?”
Wang Manman: “Miss, sothing happened at ho while we were away.”
Daohua’s expression paused: “What happened?”
Wang Manman quickly said, “Miss, did you know you have a step-grandmother?”
After a mont of thought, Daohua did recall that Madam Li indeed had a stepmother: “There is such a person, but mother hasn’t had any contact with her for many years.”
Wang Manman, full of indignation, continued, “But now, Madam’s stepmother has brought her family to live in our house and refuses to leave. What’s worse is that when they arrived, they made a scene right in front of our residence. Now, many in the prefectural city are gossiping that our madam is unfilial. Because of this, Madam has fainted from anger several tis.”
Upon hearing this, Daohua’s face imdiately darkened: “Who told you this?”
Wang Manman: “The steward of the estate said so. He had gone to the provincial capital to deliver accounts and heard many people discussing this issue.”
Daohua frowned, “Go and find Yan Shouhou for .”
Wang Manman nodded and was about to leave when she asked, “Miss, shouldn’t we go back to the residence to check on things imdiately?”
Daohua was silent for a mont, “There’s no hurry, let’s first hear what Yan Shouhou has to say.”
Without asking further, Wang Manman quickly went to find soone.
That afternoon, Yan Shouhou arrived at Taohua Temple.
Daohua looked at Yan Shouhou, “Tell in detail what’s going on with the Li Family.”
Yan Shouhou imdiately recounted the events that had taken place at ho over the past two months to Daohua.
“The Li Family mbers showed up uninvited in October. Madam didn’t want to see them, but Old Lady Li made a scene at the gate, attracting a lot of townspeople. The master, not wanting things to escalate, had no choice but to let them into the residence.”
“After entering, Madam saw Old Lady Li and sternly told them to leave at once. Who knew Old Lady Li would shalessly say they intended to live in our house permanently and wanted Madam to support her and her two sons?”
“Madam naturally didn’t wish to, but Elder Madam Li said that if Madam Li didn’t agree, she would go out into the streets and declare Madam unfilial, aiming to tarnish the Yan Family’s reputation.”
Yan Shouhou spoke with care, occasionally glancing at the silent Daohua. Finding it difficult to gauge Daohua’s thoughts, he beca even more cautious, trying his best not to infuse his own emotions into his words.
“On the third day after the Li Family mbers arrived, the two uncles received news and imdiately rushed over, intending to take Elder Madam Li and her family away, but Elder Madam Li refused to go, whatever they said. When the second uncle beca slightly more forceful, Elder Madam Li threw a tantrum.”
“The eldest uncle tried to forcibly take Elder Madam Li away, but she started screaming and threatened to bash her head. Elder Madam Li’s two sons imdiately started shouting, accusing the two uncles of trying to kill their stepmother.”
“Although the two uncles were furious, they didn’t dare to go too far. After that, the two uncles ca several more tis, speaking both kindly and nacingly, but they still failed to take Elder Madam Li away.”
Upon hearing this, Daohua asked, “What about Father and Big Brother? Can’t they control Elder Madam Li and her family?”
Yan Shouhou: “The master and the eldest master were going to send soone to forcibly send Elder Madam Li and her family back ho, but who could have expected that Elder Madam Li’s eldest grandson turned out to be classmates with Master Zhu’s son.”
“Ever since the Li family arrived, Young Master Zhu has been coming over every few days to visit, sotis bringing with him other students from the prefectural school. The master, considering his reputation, didn’t want to act too harshly.”
Daohua’s eyes flashed coldly as she sneered, “So, the Li family has been living in our house for over two months, and no one could do anything about them.”
As she spoke, her eyes narrowed.
“Master Zhu… The Li Family’s hotown is hundreds of miles away from Ningn Prefecture, not a thousand. How could two people so far apart be classmates?”
Feeling Daohua’s anger, Yan Shouhou hung his head and didn’t dare to speak.
Daohua continued to inquire, “Is it now being rumored throughout the city that my mother is being unfilial to her stepmother?”
Yan Shouhou nodded, his face filled with confusion, “Although Elder Madam Li caused a scene at the front gate that day, the eldest master quickly brought the people inside our residence. I really don’t know how it happened, but the story has been getting increasingly outlandish and intense.”
Daohua let out a cold hum internally. There was obviously soone fanning the flas behind the scenes. After a mont of silence, she suddenly asked, “I asked you to keep a close watch on the Guo Family, have there been any movents from the Guo Family during this ti?”
Yan Shouhou was startled, seemingly not expecting the subject to change so rapidly: “The Guo Family has not had any movents.”
Daohua looked at Yan Shouhou, seeing his honest and naively sincere face, and suddenly sighed. She was wrong to have Yan Shouhou keep an eye on the Guo Family; with his temperant, he probably just had soone watch the Guo Family’s front door.
“Go call Cao Chuan and Bald for .”
Yan Shouhou left trembling, not understanding why, but he always felt that the last look his niece gave him carried deep disappointnt.
Daohua watched Yan Shouhou’s retreating figure, her eyes narrowed.
The Li family mbers were just common people without titles or backers, particularly after the unpleasant history with my mother and uncles; logically, they wouldn’t dare to show up in front of the Yan family again.
But now, they had co and even caused such a commotion, connecting themselves with Master Zhu. If no one was backing them, she would not believe it.
Was it the Guo Family’s doing?
Daohua exhaled, against the Jiang Family, she could act without reservations, but towards the Guo Family… Governor Guo was Xiao Yeyang’s uncle. She might disregard the Guo Family, but she couldn’t ignore Xiao Yeyang’s feelings.
Soon, Cao Chuan and Bald arrived.
Daohua got straight to the point, “Go check if the Guo Family has had any contact with the Li Family recently, and investigate the private relations between the Guo Family and Master Zhu’s family.”
Cao Chuan and Bald took their leave to carry out their orders.
Once they left, Daohua fell into deep thought: if it was indeed the Guo Family scheming against the Yan Family behind the scenes, how should she respond?
The Jiang Family accused her father of losing military provisions, seeking to destroy the Yan Family.
The Guo Family… by bringing Elder Madam Li and her family here, aid to ruin the Yan Family’s good na.
One family is unabashedly brazen, and the other, insidiously sly, both are so detestable.
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