The first wife nodded her head, "That's fine. If she waits outside, then someone will say that she mistreated the concubine. Just let her in and say that I won't be resting."
"Yes, Madam. Your servant will go now."
After a moment, Lian Shiya slowly walked in. Behind her were two servant girls carrying luxurious boxes in their hands.
She walked up to the first wife, knelt on both knees, and said reverently, "Ya Er came to pay respects to mother. This is a gift that Ya'er specially picked out for little brother Yan. Please accept it, mother."
"It's rare for you to be so considerate, Zhou mama. Take it." The first wife instructed Zhou mama.
"Yes."
When Lian Shiya saw Senior Servant Zhou accept the gift, she smiled and said, "Ya'er, congratulations mother, congratulations mother. Now that Lian Fu has become Duke Ming An, you are the princess' mother. Mother, you are truly blessed."
Although the First Wife didn't like Lian Shiya very much, she still revealed the smile that a matriarch should have as she motioned for Lian Shiya to get up and said, "I'll do my best. As a mother, I've taken advantage of him. You siblings should have honor."
Lian Shiya sat down opposite the First Wife. Seeing that Senior Servant Zhou was playing around with Lian Yan, he said, "That's right, mother is right. We are all brothers and sisters in the limelight."
"Especially our little brother Yan, with such a powerful brother, he will leave this place to big brother to take care of it. Little brother Yan just needs to enjoy the glory and wealth of this place and doesn't have to worry about it anymore. When father meets someone, he's talking about it, it's like he forgot about little brother Yan."
After Lian Shiya said this, her gaze silently stared at the first wife.
The first wife tightened her grip on her handkerchief, her face still smiling. "Having such a good brother is naturally our Xiao Yan's good fortune."
"But, Mother, speaking of it, I really did not think that we were such ruthless people.
I always thought he was just that baby-faced kid behind my big sister who went to school all day without a care in the world.
I didn't expect to go to the customs office and kill Yeru with my bare hands, take his head off and cut my own face in this way. Mother, how hard do you think you have to be to do this?
"Fortunately, you were the one who gave birth to him and Brother Yan, if it wasn't the same mother, Brother Yan definitely wouldn't have been able to beat Lian Lian Fu. Don't be angry mother, Ya'er felt that Lian Meng's thoughts were too deep, we've been together with him for so many years, yet we didn't see him do such a thing."
Lian Shiya carefully looked at the First Madam's expression as she spoke.
The First Wife's expression turned ugly as she said coldly, "Yi'er is now Duke Ming An. You should be careful with your words and not speak without restraint. Once word of this gets out, you'll be in for it!"
Lian Shiya seemed to be frightened as she hurriedly said, "Mother, mother, it's Ya Er who spouted nonsense. Just pretend you didn't hear anything and don't tell anyone else."
The first wife seemed to be a bit impatient. She got up and picked up Lian Yan from Senior Servant Zhou's arms. "I'm tired. You can withdraw and let me rest."
Lian Shiya hurriedly stood up and revealed a terrified expression. "Mother, don't be angry. It was Ya'er who spoke too much. Ya'er was wrong."
The First Wife's expression grew even more perplexed. "Senior Servant Zhou, send Third Miss out." As he spoke, he carried Lian Yan into the room. His expression was extremely ugly.
Every word that Lian Shiya said was branded into her heart.
"Mother, don't be angry." Lian Shiya looked at her back as she left and said in a vexed manner. However, her eyes revealed a faint smile.
When Lian Shiya walked out of Fuan Courtyard, she lightly sighed in relief and asked in a low voice, "Xiangying, where's Lian Fang now?"
"This servant has observed that he just returned to the estate, so he should be in the Prime Minister's study right now." Xiang Ying said.
"Then let's go to his school and wait. Are the gifts ready?" Lian Shiya asked.
"Madam, be ready." Orange embroidery followed.
"Then we still have to pay our respects to Duke Ming An."
The three of them walked all the way to the Mandarin Courtyard. Lian Shiya thought back to the first wife's performance just now. She had an intuition that the first wife's attitude was worth pondering over.
"Ah …"
As the three of them were walking, a figure suddenly flashed in front of them. The figure's speed was so fast that it caught them off guard, causing Lian Shiya to scream out in fear.
Xiang Ying's hands were quick as she used her fastest speed to grab her from behind to prevent her from falling. A dangerous look flashed past her eyes.
"What kind of bastard is this? Don't you even know how to walk? "I didn't see …" Lian Shiya was frightened and instantly cursed out in anger.
"This servant has urgent matters and has left too quickly. Third Miss, please make amends."
When Lian Shiya heard this sound, she raised her head and saw that it was Lian Xiyue's mysterious and extraordinary cold brows. She was immediately frightened to the point that her entire body trembled. Swallowing her throat, she said:
"Oh, so it was yours. You left in such a hurry in the middle of the day. It's alright if you hit me. If you hit the madame, how can you take responsibility?" Lian Shiya lightly coughed as she tried her best to act like the Third Miss as she spoke.
"Yes, this servant will remember Third Young Miss's words." Leng Mei bowed and said.
Xiang Ying's eyes were staring at this man who was emitting a cold aura, with one glance, she knew that this man was a practitioner, and not an ordinary person. She must be a hidden dragon and tiger beside the young miss, she was glad that she did not make a move, otherwise she would have been seen through.
"It's fine, you can go." Lian Shiya waved her hand as she spoke.
In the Immortal Lotus Courtyard.
Leng Mei hurriedly walked in and Lian Ru Yue put down the book in her hand as she asked:
"How is it?"
"The third lady just went to visit the first lady and said that she had prepared a gift for Young Master Yan." Leng Mei replied honestly.
"How long?" Lian Ru Yue's brows slightly knitted as she asked.
"In less than an hour, he'll be out in a moment." "Eldest Miss, according to what this servant has seen, Third Miss seems to have other motives for coming back this time. Do you want to control her? At tomorrow's banquet, the Duke and the Minister will fear that something bad will happen."
Lian Ru Yue waved her hand and said, "No, if I control her, how will I know what she wants to do?" There is a saying, "To lure a snake out of its hole, we must lure it out, so that we can catch it."
Moreover, the most important point was that Lian Xiyue knew that there was someone behind Lian Shiya. Besides Feng Qianyue, who was currently desperate, there was probably no one else.
She wanted to see what tricks he had left unplayed.
Leng Mei nodded her head, "What Eldest Miss said makes sense. This servant understands, this servant will continue to keep watch."