There was no peace in the Zhou Mansion these past two days. After the rise of the second lady, she mercilessly purged a group of servants and either sold them directly or kicked them out.
The servants in the mansion are all in danger, fearing that it will be their turn next.
The old lady sent someone over to ask, and the two old men presented evidence that was reasonable and well-founded. All the servants she had dismissed were problematic.
After driving away a group of people, it was natural for new ones to be brought in. Especially Zhou Man and the second lady’s own courtyard was almost completely changed. When they were suppressed in the past, there were servants who ignored them and ignored them. Now the second lady naturally
Won't let it go.
When Shen Xingwan went to pay his respects, the second lady was looking at the account book.
"I've met my second aunt."
The second lady still looked at the account book in her hand, "Please sit down for a while. I will talk to you after reading it."
Because she was generally very safe when walking around the house, and Shiyi was usually following her in the dark, so the female secret guard Fei Yan would not force her to stay with her, so she did not bring anyone out today.
Shen Xingwan sat in a daze in boredom. After a while, Zhou Man came with someone, and there was an unfamiliar face among the maids behind him.
Zhou Man first flirted with the second lady for a while, and then said, "Mom, I want to go for a walk with Qimei."
"Go." The second lady said lovingly.
Zhou Man happily held Shen Xingwan's hand and said, "Let's go out and play. Staying in the room is too boring."
Shen Xingwan followed her, and the two sisters talked about interesting things and walked toward the back.
Zhou Man said, "Let's go to the library to find a book."
"Okay." Shen Xingwan responded.
The Zhou family came from a scholarly family, so the library was very large and well maintained.
This was Shen Xingwan's first time here. She was quite curious and looked around as soon as she entered.
Immediately, a steward from the library came out and Zhou Man said, "I'm looking for some books."
The steward said politely, "Please, ladies."
Zhou Man took Shen Xing to the second floor at night, where there were mostly travel notes and various unofficial histories.
Shen Xingwan only brought Bai Ling upstairs, and Zhou Man only brought two maids. It was inappropriate to bring too many people to this kind of place.
The other maids are waiting below.
The second floor occupies a large area. Zhou Man said with a smile, "I'm going to look for books over there, and Qimei can help herself." He then ordered the maid behind her, "Xiaohong, follow Qimei."
Xiaohong lowered her eyebrows and agreed, following behind Shen Xingwan.
The atmosphere was a little delicate, and Shen Xingwan asked, "Is there a suitable place for conversation?"
Bai Ling was familiar with this place. She thought for a while and said, "There is a small study over there for the ladies to read."
Bai Ling quickly led them to the study room. Shen Xingwan walked in, and Xiaohong also lowered her head and followed.
Bai Ling consciously closed the door and stood guard at the door himself.
Shen Xingwan sat down at the table and looked at the people in front of him, "Who is here?"
Spring flowers kneel down, "Spring flowers under the flying fireflies."
Because Xia Yue had shown herself dressed as a young lady in front of the secret guards that day, just in case it was Chun Hua who came this time.
Shen Xingwan breathed a sigh of relief, "How many of you are here?"
Chun Hua said, "There are only Yi and Xia Yue. We happened to be performing a mission nearby and came over after receiving the news."
Because Shen Xingwan had no memory, he didn't know many things clearly. So I asked Chunhua for a while and got a rough understanding of the current situation.
She had a headache, "If there are only two of us, it might be difficult to escape from the imperial city."
There were two secret guards of Qi Hanfang beside her, and since he had all the power, it would be difficult for her to run away with an order.
Chunhua immediately said, "Don't worry, captain, we have spread the news that you are here, and someone will come to support you soon."
Shen Xingwan nodded, seemingly in no hurry and still needed to wait.
She was followed by people, so as not to alert others, Chun Hua lurked in, mainly just in case and to pass on news.
The two talked for a while and agreed to stay put until the follow-up people arrived.
Anyway, Qi Han is currently having sex with the third lady of the You family, so he probably has no time to talk to her.
"Ask Xia Yue to collect information about the You family outside." Shen Xingwan ordered.
She always felt that Qi Han was trying to cause trouble, and the You family was probably tricked by him.
Soon the two of them came out of the study. To show off, Shen Xingwan picked two books and took them.
After Zhou Man picked it up, the two of them went downstairs together.
"Then I'll go back to my room and read a book first, and we'll take a walk together next time," Zhou Man said.
The two of them walked separately at the door of the library, but Xia Yue still followed Zhou Man.
Shen Xingwan was surrounded by secret guards and everyone was an expert. The risk of exposure for Xia Yue was too high if she followed her.
It's very safe to be with Zhou Man, and it's easy to meet. Shen Xingwan can just find an excuse to walk around with Zhou Man.
As soon as she returned to the courtyard, Ying'er came out anxiously and asked, "My cousin's maid, Liuli, invites the girl to go to Xiaoxiang Courtyard?"
"What happened?" Shen Xingwan asked.
"The commotion was a bit loud..." Ying'er said, "It seems that there was a conflict with the fifth young master."
Shen Xingwan handed the book in his hand to the little maid beside him, and immediately turned around and headed towards Xiaoxiang Courtyard.
She has been busy with her own affairs these past few days, and she has not paid special attention to the affairs of Xiaoxiang Academy.
When she arrived, Iris was blocking the door and arguing with the people around the old lady.
Iris said calmly, "Miss, I don't want to see anyone right now. I just want to be alone for a while."
Mammy said with an ugly face, "The old lady sent Miss Lin to ask questions, don't waste time."
"What are you doing?" Shen Xingwan walked over and asked.
Auntie saw that she had calmed down a bit and said, "Hello, Miss Seven."
Shen Xingwan looked at her indifferently, "I asked you to wait for a while. Is it possible that grandma is still planning to pull the person over by force?"
"Slave, I don't dare." Grandma didn't dare to be rude to her, she was somewhat afraid.
"Just wait." Shen Xingwan snorted coldly and pushed the door open.
Bai Ling immediately smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry, go to the ear room and have a cup of tea. My cousin will come out naturally after packing up."
Grandma was coaxed by Bai Ling to go over to drink tea, and Iris breathed a sigh of relief and guarded the door vigilantly.
As soon as Shen Xingwan entered, she saw Lin Zhiyu's eyes were empty and she was crying. She called out softly, "Zhiyu..."
There was no response, Lin Zhiyu sat there motionless like a soulless puppet.
Shen Xingwan felt uncomfortable seeing her like this. The Lin Zhiyu she knew was a tough and interesting girl.
Shen Xingwan walked over, knelt down in front of her, held her hand, "What happened..."
Shen Xingwan's eyes suddenly stopped at Lin Zhiyu's neck, where the clothes were in a mess and there were obvious red scratches on his fair neck.
"What did he do to you!" Shen Xingwan's anger suddenly rose.
Lin Zhiyu raised his hand, and his sleeves slipped down. There were obvious red marks on his wrists, which at first glance were caused by being tied up and struggling.
Shen Xingwan felt so angry that he had a headache, "Are all the people in the yard dead? Such a thing happened in broad daylight."
