"Miss!" Zhuque was pushed in. Seeing Cheng Xiran alone, she looked a bit surprised.
"Why has the concubine mother come?" Cheng Xiran asked with a smile, pursing her lips.
"I heard that some shady thieves have sneaked into the mansion. Since I'm the mistress in charge, I naturally have to conduct a thorough search," Liu Shi said, adjusting her hairpin and raising her voice sharply. "Search for me!"
Cheng Xiran looked at the furious Liu Shi and calmly asked, "I wonder what the concubine mother intends to do by bringing people to my courtyard?"
Liu Shi arrogantly stared at Cheng Xiran. "I heard that thieves have sneaked into the prime minister's mansion." She glared angrily at the servants. "Hurry up and search!" Not daring to offend Liu Shi, the servants had to start searching in Cheng Xiran's courtyard. Liu Shi said hypocritically in a leisurely tone, "Xiran, I'm doing this for your own good. It would be bad if something happened."
"Xiran naturally understands the concubine mother's kind intentions. You can search as you like," Cheng Xiran replied with a faint smile.
Zhuque anxiously chased after the servants. "Slow down when you rummage! Don't damage the miss's things, or you'll be in big trouble!"
Startled by Zhuque's angry shout, the servants behaved a bit more moderately. They were in a dilemma. On one side was the legitimate miss, and on the other was the favored wife of the master. They dared not offend either.
After a thorough search, inside and out, there was no sign of the so - called thieves the lady had mentioned.
They had no choice but to report to Liu Shi. "Madam, there's nothing."
Liu Shi's eyelid twitched, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.
It couldn't be! Where was the person she had arranged? She had seen that person enter. Why was there no trace when she came to search? Where had she hidden the person?
She looked at Cheng Xiran with a flushed face, while the latter curved her lips into a faint smile. "Concubine mother, how's it going? Have you finished the search? Have you found any thieves?"
"You! Let's see how long you can be so smug!" Liu Shi angrily turned around and left Cheng Xiran's courtyard with a group of servants.
Seeing the departing people, Zhuque finally let out a sigh of relief. "Miss, what about them?"
Cheng Xiran patted Zhuque's shoulder. "Don't worry. They left long ago. Be more careful in the future and don't fall into that witch's trap."
Zhuque nodded with lingering fear. "Zhuque understands."
Liu Shi returned to her own courtyard in a rage. Seeing that the madam's face looked bad, a servant served her a cup of tea. Impatiently, Liu Shi picked up the cup and smashed it on the ground. The cup shattered into pieces, and the tea splashed everywhere.
"You little bitch! Let's see how long you can be so arrogant! How dare you even snatch Yue'er's man? Once I get hold of your weakness, I'll surely make you die a horrible death!"
The servant looked at the gnashing - teeth Liu Shi and felt a chill of fear. Due to her anger, Liu Shi's face looked even more hideous.
On the other side, Cheng Xiran finally let out a sigh of relief when she saw Liu Shi finally leave. In ancient times, men were not allowed to enter a woman's boudoir or courtyard casually. If it weren't for Helian Duo and Xue Lianyu, she might not have been able to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River today. If that old hag got hold of her weakness then, she would really be doomed.
Just thinking about it made Cheng Xiran feel scared. She got up and walked towards the newspaper office.
The two of them must have something to say. Their conversation was interrupted by Liu Shi before they could finish. She also wanted to know where that man came from.
Why did those people appear in her courtyard? What kind of conspiracy was behind them? Cheng Xiran couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought. Finally, she let out a sigh. The original owner's life was really tough. Living under countless and invisible schemes and conspiracies every day, it was really lucky that she had survived until now.