The Old Lady’s decision to let people smash the small kitchen in the guest courtyard ended in a great defeat when they resorted to beating people.
The captured culprits were subsequently thrown into the dungeon by the old housekeeper!
And soone had sent both the Old Lady and those two pain-stricken maids back to the courtyard!
With the new young Lady’s awe-inspiring presence capable of protecting the vulnerable and easily bullied Second Lady, from now on, the Second Lady might rise to unparalleled prominence.
Apart from the Old Lady, no one else dared to oppose the Second Old Lady anymore, and everyone could see that the most formidable person in the General Mansion was now the newly arrived young Lady!
If the fifth-ranked young Lady could be so formidable, what about the other Ladies? And what about the General’s young grandson?
Could they also be such clever and formidable characters?
The great battle in the guest courtyard was later recounted in detail to the Old General by his guards, who described the situation at that ti!
"Ha ha ha, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
The Old General did not bemoan his granddaughter’s fierceness, nor did he expect her to be demure, which is how a girl should be!
As a mber of the Wu Family, the Old General had always believed that there was no suitable heir, partly because his only daughter was so frail, which led him to adopt many sons!
At this mont, he marveled that a woman, when strong, could be even fiercer than a man, silently and invisibly defeating the enemy, who underestimated a little girl and didn’t realize the potency of the ammonia in her hands, was bound to lose!
In the battlefield, victory and defeat happen in an instant. What’s the point of talking about winning and losing when lives are lost?
In his heart, the Old General felt a tinge of regret—if only this fifth granddaughter were a boy!
Yet he thought again, if all his granddaughters were so impressive, how could his only son not be exceptional?
Such is the seed of the Ye family; even now in the farr family, a General is destined to arise!
Hongji had no idea how highly his biological father esteed him, so full of high regard for his son!
Ever since his youngest daughter was also sent to the Capital City, the house felt even emptier, and with the departure of the daughters’ maids, the ho had grown quieter.
The only one who would always cause trouble, Aunt Lai, was now not dealing with his wife but was targeting that pair of concubine sisters!
Now she was not scheming against her dented mother-in-law but was constantly plotting against the sisters.
After a month had passed, both sisters were found to be with child, and the news almost turned Aunt Lai’s household upside down!
At this point, as Hongji’s father was delighted, knowing only he would have a biological son, how could he let Aunt Lai run amok, scheming against the two sisters?
Mrs. Li, who was managing three estates, was incredibly busy with the additional matters at ho!
The Old General’s favored Ye Wenjie was always under Mr. Chen’s tutelage, mischievous yet serious about his studies!
As for whether he could be as formidable as his elder sisters?
He himself admitted he was not as capable as the fifth sister.
Ye Wenjie now found himself followed by a little tagalong; previously, this youngster had followed his sisters, but now it was behind him.
This was his illegitimate aunt, Ye Daidi, whom Aunt Lai neglected daily, often returning only to beat her. The small girl was covered in bruises, many of which were pinch marks turned purple.
Mrs. Li was too busy and couldn’t protect her, so she could only seek to stay by Ye Wenjie’s side, sitting beside him in a dazed state and listening to the teacher’s instructions.
Ye Wenjie envied those elder sisters in the Capital City even more; he envied his fifth sister for being able to go to even farther places. There had been no news from the fifth sister, and he knew everyone in my family was worried about her.
There were playmates in the village who looked for him to play, and lately, that rich man in the village and other rich n had been a little more restrained and stopped scheming against their family.
Ye Wenjie would occasionally seek out fun with his Uncle, who was far too busy, so he could only play with his older cousin, who, despite his young age, was already the housekeeper of an estate!
However, when he was busy, he couldn’t always play, and there were slackers and jesters on the estate, naly the two brothers from Aunt Lai’s family and their father!
Considering they were relatives, they tolerated the small things; those brothers did little work yet received a lot of money, which annoyed so employees and garnered much resentnt from the staff.
Tang Weixing and the guards he brought had transported a large ship full of fabric and rice to Bian City, including so sailors from the Tang Family and many more transporters!
The cargo on that ship was not small; there had been several ship explosions on the river recently, and later, many people ca to know that it was the assassins’ ships that had been blown up!
Those were bandits who elicited no pity, but everyone setting out to sea knew they had to be wary of these outlaws!
After more than ten days of tense but uneventful travel, they were vigilant against any approaching ships; they did not encounter any bandits and arrived at Deep Blue Island with much trepidation!
Their ship’s arrival had been anticipated by the staff of the Tang Family Store, who were already waiting there, along with so other rchants and the general of Deep Blue Island as well as his subordinates who ca to buy grain.
Many eyes were fixed on the large ship, and nurous people wanted to get a share of what was aboard the large vessel!
Tang Weixing stood on the deck of the ship, surveying the people on the shore, but he did not see any familiar faces.
After the ship docked, so people approached, claiming to be from the Tang Family Store, and Tang Weixing allowed them aboard. A representative sent by the general also presented a badge, wanting to et the manager aboard the ship.
Of course, Tang Weixing was willing to et each one, prioritizing his family’s store staff not for selling goods, but to inquire whether the little girl, Ye Shiqi, had been seen on Deep Blue Island.
Tang Weixing had been worried these past few days that the little girl, Ye Shiqi, might have gone missing or been hard.
After all, he was her uncle, and this ti, it was by Tang Shunyan’s order that he ca here to do business and to discretely gather information.
"Housekeeper Tang, there indeed was such a young master, and he and another were on two different ships. They sold grain here, providing for the general’s military camp, and sold other goods to so foreign rchants."
Tang Weixing nodded upon hearing this information. He already knew that Ye Shiqi dressed in n’s clothing when traveling, sothing he had heard from another niece, which was for the convenience of travel.
As for the other young master, he had also heard about this Princely Heir from so aristocratic family in the Capital City through these people’s words.
This was a Princely Heir well-known among their children, who had previously sent many goods to the Ye Residence and also gave Silver Taels. In the mouths of those from the Capital City, this person was considered a bit of a simpleton.
Unexpectedly, this young master had followed them here!
From the estate manager, he learned that Ye Shiqi was no longer on Deep Blue Island.
Tang Weixing made a prompt decision. The staff with him went ashore, selectively moving so grain off the ship. The staff of the Tang Family Store brought over horse-drawn carriages and horses.
They assembled a small convoy to transport the grain outside the border.
Though Tang Weixing’s mission this ti was said to be about making money and doing business, a more important task at the mont was following the little master’s orders to find Ye Shiqi and ensure her safe return to the Capital City.
He ca to Jindu City to work as a housekeeper, but he hadn’t expected to be sent so far away on these orders. Would the little master encounter dangers in the Capital City?
Before departing, he had already arranged for guards to protect the little master. Considering the little master would later enter an academy to study, there probably wouldn’t be any danger.
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