Chapter 647 Discover a Small Note in Her Meal
âRepair them by ourselves? What should we do?â Qu Le blinked and asked in confusion.
Meanwhile, Nanny Zheng, who was beside her, seemed to be lost in thought!
âNanny Zheng, does Qi Rongzhi still live in the mansion?â Shao Wanru changed the topic, looked at Nanny Zheng, who remained silent, and asked.
Nanny Yu had argued with others in Duke Xingâs Mansion with the assistance of Nanny Zheng, who was sent by Great Elder Princessâs Mansion secretly. She got little attention from others in Duke Xingâs Mansion, so it was easier for her to do something.
The small gift box given by the Empress Dowager was secretly handed to Yujie by Nanny Zheng in secret, and then Yujie put it on the old maid when they pulled and pushed each other.
âMiss Qi is still in the mansion, but she has been grounded!â Nanny Zheng said. Since she came to the mansion, she seemed to be busy with helping Nanny Yu handle some trivial matter, but she actually took the opportunity to look into something as Shao Wanru told her.
âMiss Qi has been locked up since the carriage crash happening to you. Sheâs not allowed to go back to the Qiâs Mansion, but is allowed to send letters, most of which was for her eldest brother!â Nanny Zheng said in detail.
âEven if the First Young Master Qi has powerful connections, he canât save the First Miss Qi this time!â Nanny Yu curled her lip and said.
âDidnât she leave Duke Xingâs Mansion before? Why did she come back?â Shao Wanru frowned slightly and asked after thinking for a while. Qi Rongzhi had intended to meet her before but certainly came with someone else.
âIt is said that she was brought back. She did leave and go back to the Qiâs Mansion. However, she was brought back later by the First Young Master Qi, who said that since Miss Qi was a Miss of Duke Xingâs Mansion, she couldnât leave at will. After that, he left!â
Nanny Zheng had made a thorough investigation. Hearing Shao Wanruâs question, she answered casually.
Qi Rongzhi was brought back by Qi Tianyu? After the carriage crash, Duke Xingâs Mansion was equivalent to a wolf den to Qi Rongzhi. How could Qi Tianyu bring her back?
It seemed that Qi Tianyu brought Qi Rongzhi back because he was threatened or someone promised him great benefits. As Shao Wanru thought, she lifted the corners of her lips slightly. Since Qi Rongzhi was still in Duke Xingâs Mansion, she could use some help from Qi Rongzhi and didnât have to think of some other way.
âHow is Duke Xingâs Mansion going to deal with her?â
Neither Madam of Duke Xing nor Shao Yanru was a kind-hearted person, so it was impossible for them to watch Qi Rongzhi tarnish Shao Yanruâs reputation without doing anything. Grounding Qi Rongzhi didnât sound like the punishment Shao Yanru and Madam of Duke Xing would be satisfied with.
âI heard that she is going to marry Childe Wang!â Nanny Zheng thought for a moment and said, âOther servants said that heâs Duke Xingâs nephew, but I have never met him before!â
Childe Wang? Wang Shengxue? Shao Wanru involuntarily thought that Wang Shengxue seemed like a ghost reluctant to leave Duke Xingâs Mansion and seemed to be related to everything about Duke Xingâs Mansion!
Nevertheless, Wang Shengxue was quite a good match for Qi Rongzhi, who knew well about what he had done. Qi Rongzhi probably would rather get killed than marry him!
Someone like Qi Rongzhi would definitely try everything to make a scene out of it. However, she was now locked up peacefully without making any scene, which indicated that things were not as they seemed. Could it be that Qi Rongzhi knew that Qi Tianyu had a plan to prevent Wang Shengxue from marrying her, so she was willing to be grounded in Duke Xingâs Mansion without making trouble?
As Shao Wanru thought of this, she immediately figured out the connections among many things!
âDoes Childe Wang still live in the mansion?â Shao Wanru asked.
âHe doesnât live in the mansion, but only occasionally comes to visit Miss Wang, who still lives in the mansion and said to be in poor health. Although she can still take some food, she can only lie in bed and is unlikely to recover. Most of the time her brother only came to have a look at her and then went to please Madam of Duke Xing, Old Madam, and other masters in the mansion!â
Although Nanny Zheng had never met Childe Wang, she heard a lot of things about him. Everyone in the mansion looked down upon Childe Wang. Even the maids and old maids gave a scornful look when speaking of him and thought him a born loser.
If it werenât for the kinship between him and their master, the servants wouldnât have taken a glance at him.
âDid he send some gifts to the mansion?â Shao Wanru, who noticed a point Nanny Zheng neglected, asked with a slight smile.
âYes, the gifts are all sent to please the masters in the mansion, especially Madam of Duke Xing, while none of them was sent to his sister!â Nanny Zheng answered after thinking for a while.
With a sparkle in her eyes as dark as ink-colored glaze, Shao Wanru lifted the corners of her tender lips. There should be someone making trouble in the mansion. Since there was no such a person now, she could find one for them. When the one made a scene, the âwornâ ornaments in her room could be exposed in public.
Madam of Duke Xing and Shao Yanru were sure that she had to take it, but she didnât want toâŠ
Although Qi Rongzhi was grounded, she didnât live a difficult life and was served proper meals. Her everyday food and clothing were not the same as before, but they were actually not much worse for her, who had always been neglected and inferior in Duke Xingâs Mansion.
The kitchen even specially sent someone to serve her decent meals because she was locked up. After all, when her eldest brother brought her back to Duke Xingâs Mansion that day, he specially talked with the Eldest Young Master of Duke Xingâs Mansion.
Her eldest brotherâs words still rang in her ears. He told her to stay in Duke Xingâs Mansion for another period of time, and he would take her back to the Qiâs Mansion when people gradually forgot what had happened. After that, her marriage would have nothing to do with Duke Xingâs Mansion. But it was inconvenient for her to leave Duke Xingâs Mansion now.
This was not a good thing for Duke Xingâs Mansion and her. From her perspective, people would think her ungrateful if she left when Duke Xingâs Mansion got stuck in the rumor related to her. From the perspective of Duke Xingâs Mansion, it would be too merciless to drive her away after the incident without finding out the truth.
Or they should handle it after a period of time even if they couldnât find out the truth.
Qi Rongzhi had always been obedient to Qi Tianyu. Since her elder brother said so, of course, she chose to go back to Duke Xingâs Mansion. In order to marry into the princeâs mansion and seek a bright future, she certainly could not make trouble at this time and had to get it through even if her everyday food and clothing were not so good.
Moreover, Duke Xingâs Mansion didnât treat her lightly in everyday food and clothing on the surface!
Today she was served steamed buns and a few simple dishes. Although they were not so good and Qi Rongzhi found them difficult to swallow, they were fresh anyway. What was more, her eldest brother had promised to secretly give some money to someone working in the kitchen so that they wouldnât treat Qi Rongzhi in meals shabbily.
Chewing a steamed bun feebly, Qi Rongzhi asked, âIs Shao Wanru back?â
Although she couldnât go out, there were plenty of servants talking about it, and even the two old maids guarding the door were among them. She couldnât ignore it even if she wanted to!
âYes, they⊠they said so!â Chunyi answered in a low voice. When she was in Jiangzhou, she could be considered a respected principal maid, but now she became increasingly timid.
âShe is so lucky that she survived!â Qi Rongzhi curled her lip and said coldly with disdain, âIf I had known that sheâs so lucky, I would have worked with Qin Yuru to torture her to death when we were in Jiangzhou. In that case, all of the following things wouldnât happen!â
Chunyi didnât dare to answer and cautiously handed Qi Rongzhi a handkerchief. Qi Rongzhi wiped her hands with the handkerchief and bit her hand hard as if she were biting Shao Wanru she was so jealous of. How could Shao Wanru become the granddaughter of Ruiâan Great Elder Princess luckily?
Why wasnât she as lucky as Shao Wanru? Thinking of the days when Shao Wanru and she were in Jiangzhou and the gap between Shao Wanru and her at the moment, Qi Rongzhi felt both great jealousy and hatred.
Shao Wanru, who she could tread underfoot and humiliate as much as she wanted, now lived a better life than she did. It made her feel extremely uncomfortable as if she were bitten by thousands of caterpillars, and wish she could tread Shao Wanru underfoot again and torture her as before.
âI heard that the Empress Dowager sent a lot of gifts to Shao Wanru today. Why is she so lucky? She didnât fall to death on the mountain path before and managed to survive by clinging to the tree. Now she survived again in the assassination and even saved Prince Chen. Iâm wondering if sheâs fortunate or unfortunate.â Qi Rongzhi raised the corners of her mouth and said viciously with a sneer.
Now she had nothing to do every day, and she was not willing to practice calligraphy and paint quietly. So she, who was terribly bored, was even more vicious and mean when speaking of Shao Wanru. Although she had restrained herself a little before because of her hard life in Duke Xingâs Mansion, she had no scruples at this moment with only her two personal maids around.
She said whatever she wanted while exposing her mean and vicious character!
Chunyi and Chunxi lowered their heads, acted like two blocks of wood, and didnât dare to talk nonsense with her. After being punished by Qi Tianyu, they didnât dare to go along with Qi Rongzhi at will!
Seeing that the two maids remained silent, Qi Rongzhi glared at them with displeasure. She knew that they acted on instructions from her eldest brother and now she could only rely on her eldest brother, so she did not dare to disobey her eldest brotherâs order. She could only vent her spleen on her maid by reaching out to pinch the back of Chunxiâs hand hard. The great pain made Chunxiâs face changed dramatically, but she did not dare to cry out in pain and could only kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!
Loosening her grip of Chunxiâs hand, Qi Rongzhi chewed the steamed bun hard, as if intending to bite off all Shao Wanruâs luck. Suddenly she felt something between her teeth and reached out to pull out a folded note through her teeth. Qi Rongzhi was stunned and unfolded it hurriedly, disregarding the crumbs of the steamed bun on it.
When she saw the words on it clearly, she was annoyed at the moment and even forgot her fear of Madam of Duke Xing. She pounded the table hard, suddenly stood up, and said, âGo to invite Madam of Duke Xing here and ask her what she means by doing that!â
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