ng Zhaojun waited in Tang Shunyan’s courtyard from morning until the afternoon, and then evening approached. She kept asking the maids, and the answer she got was that the Young Master had not yet returned.
The courtyard where Tang Shunyan lived was quite noble and elegant, and the house was quite large; she road the entire house out of boredom and knew it thoroughly by the end of one day.
She realized that there was only one master living there, and that was Tang Shunyan.
With Tang Shunyan not at ho, she felt quite annoying hanging around all day. She did not want to have dinner here, yet she kept thinking perhaps Tang Shunyan might return in the evening.
As Liang Chen and i Jing saw that it was getting dark, they relayed that the Lady wished to return ho.
"Go, you all go out and look for Tang Shunyan," she said.
At the words of ng Zhaojun, Liang Chen and i Jing, worrying about the young lady, replied with difficulty:
"Lady, the Capital City is so big, how would we know where the Tang Family’s young Master has gone?"
"Indeed, young Lady, it’s getting dark now. If we don’t go back quickly, Madam will be worried again," they said.
Listening to Liang Chen and i Jing, ng Zhaojun felt reluctant to leave, yet lingering there made her wonder how long she would have to wait.
She could only stomp her feet in frustration, "Hmph, let’s return. Tomorrow, you two co here and wait. Once their young Master returns, you return as well," she said.
Liang Chen...
i Jing...
In the following days, Tang Shunyan would receive news sent by the guards of that residence, saying that ng Zhaojun had people waiting at his house, and the maids ca to visit.
The first night he stayed at Royce’s place, playing with the young boys for two days, until their elders sent them to follow the teacher to study at their respective families.
Tang Shunyan had just been released from confinent; it was not easy to have a few leisure days.
Attending the academy was a must, but there should be ti for leisure as well.
Tang Shunyan didn’t want to continue staying in Royce’s courtyard; he sensed the adults did not like him playing too wildly with his cousins.
He had no choice but to move back to his previous residence. He decided not to stay in Tang Weixing’s house because it was too close, and there was a chance he might run into people sent by ng Zhaojun.
Living in that big house had its inconvenience: there were only workers, no familiar playmates.
Later, he thought of Li Anning. Although they were not very close, their ages were not far apart. Perhaps Li Anning could not compare with him.
The Mr. Mo working with Li Anning was his forr teacher.
Tang Shunyan changed his mind and chose to have the Attendant Student and maid help him move his luggage to the Ye Residence. Before that, he asked for the elder sister of the Ye family if he could stay in one of their vacant courtyards for a few days.
As an elder sister, Miss Ye Luoqi did not unwelco Tang Shunyan, even though they were won; it was fine as long as this Young Master stayed a bit further away.
She arranged for Tang Shunyan to stay in the courtyard where her younger brother used to live, next door to the one where Li Anning and Li Zhihao were staying now.
The reason they had been staying there all along was that the courtyard belonged to Ye Wenjie, who had returned to the countryside. The maids and old won were still there, which was perfect for them to mind their own businesses.
Li Zhihao and Li Anning were hired workers, and since they were relatives of Madam’s family, one of them assud the role of housekeeper. The maids and old won dared not disrespect them and helped to look after the house properly.
After Tang Shunyan’s arrival, he spent days playing and dining with Li Anning. In their free ti aside from chatting, Li Anning would also seek advice from Tang Shunyan on things he did not understand.
Li Anning, being a few months younger than Tang Shunyan, had read in the countryside for a few years and did not have the resources as abundant as Eldest Young Master Tang Shunyan.
Learning accounting, so of the thods, and the affairs of keeping accounts, besides seeking instruction from their teacher and father, Li Anning would also turn to Tang Shunyan for explanations on things he did not understand.
Tang Shunyan had been trained in this aspect for several years. Becoming the heir of the Tang Family was no easy task; he had to be adept in conducting business, analyzing the market, and demonstrating sharp abilities. Mastering and refining the skills of bookkeeping and managing accounts were essential.
Ordinary abilities were insufficient to detect others’ fraudulent accounting, making it easy to be deceived.
Tang Shunyan noticed Li Anning’s earnestness in learning and, as this was an area he could help with, he wished to train a capable assistant for his elder and younger sisters.
Living at ho was inconvenient for the girls, so Tang Shunyan often visited.
They were left to fend for themselves for breakfast and lunch, als being delivered to them.
By dinner, with their relative Li Zhihao present, they could gather together for the al.
Upon arriving at the Ye Residence, Tang Shunyan noted a peculiar trait – his visits seed to alert spies from other families.
He felt this way because he sensed hidden eyes watching him, not because those people were not well-concealed.
Tang Shunyan could feel soone monitoring him, suspecting that the gaze did not belong to soone from the Ye family, but rather a spy sent by others.
The Ye family had always been under surveillance, and Tang Shunyan knew this from his ancestral ho. He could ascertain bits of information about various events that occurred at the Ye Residence.
Would not the Emperor and Empress sending gifts to their doorstep attract attention from others?
As for the many people who visited their ho before and then having these ladies return visits and attend social gatherings.
The elder sisters of the Ye family declined these invitations, following the gifts from the Emperor and Empress.
Concubines of the Emperor and so other sons’ concubines also sent gifts.
The Ye family had beco the hottest gossip topic in the Capital City recently. As for why so many people were interested, it was speculated that it was not just because of the farr girls who were descendants of General Ye.
They paid attention out of respect for General Ye and possibly also sought to recruit them into their alliances.
Housekeeper Ye, along with a convoy and one of the Ye family’s daughters, faced nurous troubles during their journey, and those concerned wanted to know who would cause them such difficulties and even hire an assassin.
Was that young Lady of the Ye family, just a little girl, worthy of being targeted by an assassin?
Over the years, Housekeeper Ye and their transportation line sotis encountered obstructions in delivering food, resources, and dicine.
It was the first ti they hired an assassin to kill them, although there might have been covert attempts before.
Tang Shunyan’s only concern was whether Ye Shiqi was safe and whether there would be dangers along the way—where were they at the mont?
...
Hongji, along with his wife and two children, returned to their ho. In the past ten days, so incidents had occurred there as well.
His father had taken in two more concubines. While appearing compliant, Aunt Lai continued to stir up trouble.
As small boss at two factories, Hongji had to ensure the release of new products in the month without his youngest daughter. Every year, it was his youngest daughter who created new items. Although he lacked creative talents, he learned so skills from her.
Before she returned to her hotown, the youngest daughter gave him so drawings, and using these, he managed to produce the items at the factory after returning ho.
Busy every day, ho life didn’t bring peace of mind either, with occasional thoughts of his daughters in the Capital City.
He and his wife were unaware that their youngest daughter had gone outside the border. Not having received any letters for over ten days made them miss her greatly. They wrote a letter and entrusted soone to deliver it to the Capital City.
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