But today, he went into the palace to find the Third Prince Zhao Hongde, which made it difficult to locate him.
If she had known the troubles of today, she should have asked about Madam Ming’s residence back then.
There is no dicine for regret; Lin Yuan shook her head helplessly, placing her hope on the other girls of Idle Tea House.
However, she was just as disappointed; none of the girls knew where Madam Ming lived.
Da Ye rubbed her hands and said, "I did ask Xiao Huan, who only knew it was in a villa outside the city, but didn’t know the specific location."
As for the others, they truly had no idea.
Does she really have to wait for Xia Zheng to co out of the palace?
Just as Lin Yuan was about to send soone to wait for Xia Zheng at the palace gate, a sowhat sharp voice sounded at the entrance of Idle Tea House.
"Oh, so this is Idle Tea House, doesn’t seem like much, huh!"
When Lin Yuan, worried sick, suddenly heard soone making such a snide remark, the anger in her heart instantly flared up.
With Madam Ming and Xiao Huan absent and no one else to handle this matter, Shui Xian and Yin Xing exchanged a glance then walked over together.
The visitor was a man over fifty, dressed not so luxuriously, but the fabric was undeniably fine, at least comparable to the garnts worn by the girls of Idle Tea House.
Seeing Shui Xian and Yin Xing approach with inquiries, the old man arrogantly looked them over before asking, "I heard my Madam works as a shopkeeper at your tea house?"
Once he spoke, everyone knew who he was; it turned out to be soone from Madam Ming’s household.
Shui Xian and Yin Xing, aware of Lin Yuan’s concern over Madam Ming’s affairs, imdiately nodded in confirmation.
The old man identified himself as Zhong Shi, a butler from Madam Ming’s family.
Only then did Lin Yuan know that Madam Ming’s family bore the surna Zhong.
"My Madam is unwell and cannot continue being a shopkeeper at your tea house from today on, or ever. I’m here to inform you of this and to have your boss co out so I can settle my Madam’s wages for the past days, to avoid another trip."
The old man spoke with his nose in the air, looking down on others.
It’s rare for soone to display such an attitude at Idle Tea House unless they are unaware of the backing of its boss.
Lin Yuan did believe Zhong Shi didn’t know her identity, or he wouldn’t have co to her openly asking to settle the wages.
Hearing that Madam Ming won’t be coming anymore, the girls of Idle Tea House couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, whispering about how seriously she was hurt that she couldn’t return to work!
What Zhong Shi ntioned wasn’t sothing Shui Xian and Yin Xing could decide; they couldn’t help but look back at Lin Yuan.
Although arrogant, Zhong Shi was clever and, noticing the gaze of the two young girls, guessed Lin Yuan’s identity, promptly stepping up to her and repeating his ssage.
Knowing the difficulty of Madam Ming’s family, Lin Yuan had no favorable impression of this elegantly dressed butler, coldly snorting, "You say you’re the butler of Madam Ming’s house? Ha, what proof do you have of your identity? How do I know you’re not so rogue from the streets trying to swindle my silver? What if I give you the silver today, but when Madam Ming returns tomorrow, who will I turn to for justice!"
"Who are you calling a rogue? I, Uncle Zhong, was once a person of standing; why would I care for your few taels of silver?"
Zhong Shi was so furious at Lin Yuan’s words that his face twisted further with wrinkles.
"Uncle Zhong? Pardon my ignorance, but I’ve never heard of any notable person with the surna Zhong in the Capital city."
Lin Yuan’s disdain made Zhong Shi even more indignant, the blue veins on his temple throbbing with anger.
Before the old man could retort, Lin Yuan, already sowhat impatient, said, "And what do you an by settling Madam Ming’s wages? Don’t you know how long your Madam has signed a contract with ? Now she suddenly says she won’t co back, how do we calculate the loss it caused Idle Tea House? She breached the contract, so what about the penalty? Now she refuses to show up and simply sends over a lackey to settle with a few words and take the silver, thinking Idle Tea House is easy to bully?"
Zhong Shi’s face grew grimr, obviously startled by Lin Yuan’s words.
After all, he’s a butler and understands the consequences of breaching a contract midway.
Lin Yuan snorted with a murderous tone and added, "Hmm, although I’m rely a woman, I have made a few good sisters in the Capital city, including so from Jingzhao’s House. If you do not understand the stakes involved, perhaps we should send a note to the young lady of Jingzhao’s House and ask her to inquire with Sir Jingzhao?"
Lin Yuan didn’t actually know the young lady from Jingzhao’s House, except that Xia Zheng once asked Sir Jingzhao for help looking after Dong Tian during his trip to Xiliang.
But Zhong Shi was unaware of this; though the Zhong family was once affluent, they weren’t based in the Capital city and naturally didn’t know whether Lin Yuan was indeed acquainted with people from Jingzhao’s House.
"You, what are you doing? I’m just passing a ssage for my Madam. Well, I’ll go back and discuss with my Madam. Please, please don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious."
Zhong Shi indeed lived up to being a butler, changing his tone of voice faster than turning a page upon hearing how Lin Yuan was acquainted with people from Jingzhao’s House. He imdiately altered his attitude, repeatedly offering pleasantries and taking the opportunity to slip away.
Lin Yuan didn’t stop him; with such a slick person, even if she asked, she wouldn’t get the answer she wanted.
Lin Yuan gave Yin Xing a look, and Yin Xing understood, imdiately going out to inform Lin Yi to follow this Zhong Shi.
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