C31

At night, Shui Yiyuan did not return home.

The next day, the Shui family was very calm. With regards to the matter of Shui Yiyuan not returning for an entire night, no one dared to say anything more.

Early in the morning, the Shui Family welcomed the Chief Manager from various places.

At this moment, all the Chief Manager in the living room of the Shui family were in chaos.

Some of them are from the capital, and some of them are not from the capital. The reason they gathered at the Shui Family today is to meet their new leader. The Fourth Miss did not see them, but saw the two old wives and Second Aunt fighting for power.

"Two old wives, the old master already said yesterday afternoon that she should send all of the account keys to Qing'an Yard." Madam Hu was dressed in bright red clothes and sat in the first seat on the right. Her tone was gentle, making it impossible for people to find any faults with her.

The one seated at the Patriarch's seat was the two old wives of the Shui Family, Madam Hua.

Madam Hua placed the teacup in her hand on the table. "Nonsense, why haven't I heard of it?"

The butler, Uncle Fu, turned a blind eye as he stood by the door. Outside the door, there were dozens of Chief Manager s waiting.

The Madam Hu was not annoyed at all. "The two old wives were having their afternoon nap."

The Madam Hua snorted, "After this matter is settled, let's talk about it when Yi Yuan gets home."

How could Madam Hu allow the Madam Hua to be the leader? If the Madam Hua became the leader of the group, wouldn't it be even more difficult for her to take back the wife’s power? Thus, she smiled and said, "The two old madams have never been in charge of any household.

Madam Hua's face darkened: "You mean to say, you want to send people to find Yi Yuan and bring him back!"

Madam Hu held onto the handkerchief and smiled: "Second Old Madam is really serious. Master is busy, the servant has already sent someone to find Ah Yuan, he should be here by now."

Madam Hua's face darkened.

The Chief Manager outside the door were all looking at each other, unable to understand what had happened in the Shui Family. Previously, they had received a notification saying that it was from the fourth miss, but now, it was actually the two old wives and the Second Aunt in a stalemate.

Inside the room, the Madam Hua and the Madam Hua were in a stalemate as the Ah Yuan returned.

"Greetings Madam Er, Second Aunt." Ah Yuan bowed.

Madam Hu smiled slightly: "Is there something old master wants you to bring back?"

The Ah Yuan was expressionless and replied in a serious tone: "Two old madams, the Old Master sent me back to inform you that he wants me to pass the account book and the key to Second Aunt."

Madam Hua took out a cup of water and threw it towards Ah Yuan, but Ah Yuan did not dodge or evade. His forehead was smashed so hard that blood could be seen, blood mixed with tea flowed all over his face, but Ah Yuan still stood there as if he did not know anything.

Madam Hu didn't expect Madam Hua to be so angry, but when she thought about how the Chief Manager s outside the door had all seen how heavy Madam Hua's attack on Ah Yuan, he coldly laughed in her heart.

Even if Madam Hua had an excuse today, to gain control of the system and give them an excuse, these Chief Manager would not submit to him. Furthermore, as the Master of the Ah Yuan, the outcome of the battle had already been decided.

"Who told you to come and ruin Yi Yuan's reputation!" Madam Hua looked coldly at Ah Yuan, "Yi Yuan personally gave the authority to the fourth miss in front of his daughter, how could he change his mind behind the fourth miss' back?"

Hearing that, the Madam Hu's face froze, she did not think that the Madam Hua would make such a big fuss about it, and immediately sneered: "What are the two old ladies talking about, since the old master has already spoken, she must have informed the fourth miss."

"Nonsense!" Madam Hua immediately opened her eyes wide.

"Something so big has happened at home, how could the Fourth Miss not know?" Madam Hu smiled. She predicted that Madam Hua would not reveal the fact that Shui Qingyan was not home in front of everyone.

Including the Madam Hua, no one within the Shui’s Marion dared to reveal their feelings.

If this matter were to spread to the Imperial Palace, it would cause the Royal Family to lose face. What would be injured would be the vitality of the Shui’s Marion.

Madam Hua was blocked, her mouth was wide open, but no words came out.

If news of Shui Qingyan's situation in the Prince Chu Palace were to spread, it would be a bit immoral. How could a woman without virtue become the daughter-in-law of the imperial family?

"I've brought the small one. I'll take my leave first." Ah Yuan walked out of the living room with his forehead wounded.

When the Chief Manager outside saw him, they sighed and could not help but say, "Luckily the tea is not hot!"

When he finished, all the Chief Manager were secretly exchanging glances. In just a few seconds, they had reached an agreement.

"Two old madams, Second Aunt, since Ah Yuan has brought along an old master, we will report to Second Aunt about the results of the recent three months." One of the Chief Manager took a step forward and said loudly.

Madam Hu slowly raised the corner of her mouth.

"Second Aunt, please take a look." Everyone in the Chief Manager held the wooden box that was holding the account book in their hands.

Madam Hua was so angry that her eyes turned over and she fainted.

"Madam Er, please send someone for a doctor!" Senior Servant Qiu roared.

Madam Hu won this round.

However, the accounts and keys of the Madam Hua had not been handed over to the Madam Hu, so the Madam Hu only had a small victory.

Shui Qingyan did not know anything about what had happened in the Shui family. She was currently immersed in steaming hot water, her head full of silver needles, and her face was also covered with a thick layer of paste.

Phoenix Yaoling, on the other hand, continued to add medicinal ingredients into Shui Qingyan's bath water from time to time.

That evening, the bamboo forest's owner, Chu Chen, returned to the bamboo forest.

Before entering the house, Chu Chen smelt a thick smell of herbal medicine, causing him to frown. He remembered that he had instructed his not to enter his house.

"Out of the way! Out of the way! Get out of the way!" Just as Chu Chen was about to ask Liuyi to clean up the room for him, Phoenix Yaoling ran out from the kitchen with a bowl of black potion in her hands.

Chu Chen glared at the liquid in his eyes in disgust and immediately chose to back off.

Phoenix Yaoling kicked the door open and turned around, "Don't come in right now."

Chu Chen looked at Phoenix Yaoling's back in disdain, and followed behind Phoenix Yaoling with large strides. This was his room. Why couldn't he enter? Not only did Chu Chen enter the room, he even shouted, "Liuyi..."

Chu Chen wanted Liuyi to come in and clean up the house, and throw away all of the things that Phoenix Yaoling did, but when he looked at the scene in the house, the words that were about to come out stopped. He finally knew why Phoenix Yaoling did not let him in.

"Master!" Just as Liuyi landed beside Chu Chen, he was hit in the head by Chu Chen's arm, his eyes turned black and he fainted.

"Get out!" "Damn hooligan!" Phoenix Yaoling turned to look at Chu Chen who was standing by the door. Walking over, he raised his leg and suddenly closed the door. Luckily Chu Chen had retreated quickly, otherwise, his nose would have fallen off.

Chu Chen looked at Liuyi who was in his hands, and slowly walked to the guest room, when he walked to the window, he could not help but say: "Next time, come to the guest room, don't stay in my room."

"How can there be so many ghosts?" Phoenix Yaoling raised her arm and with a wave of his Qi, he closed the window, "If you want to peek, just say it, she is not awake!"

Even though Chu Chen's mind was calm, after hearing Phoenix Yaoling's words, his ears couldn't help but turn completely red.

He really did not know that there was a naked Shui Qingyan lying in the room.

In the guest room, Chu Chen threw Liuyi onto the bed, then laid on the bed and opened his mouth: "Liu Si."

Liu Si appeared in an instant.

Chu Chen looked at the bamboo forest outside under the setting sun and asked, "Why didn't you tell me that Shui Qingyan is inside the bamboo house?"

Liu Si was first stunned, then said honestly: "Master did not ask Liu Si to report about Fourth Miss's matters at any time."

"In the future, you can choose to tell me some important things regarding Shui Qingyan." Chu Chen said.

Liu Si wanted to ask what was important, but when he saw Chu Chen's expression, he didn't say anything. He thought that if he could ask Liuyi something in the future, Liuyi would definitely know what was important. As he thought about it, Liu Si nodded expressionlessly: "Yes."

Chu Chen nodded his head: "Also, go and do something."

Liu Si nodded: "Yes."

Chu Chen thought for a while, then narrowed his eyes and slowly said: "I have to let all of the nobles in the capital know that Shui Qingyan does not return tonight."

Although Liu Si did not understand why his master would have the Fourth Miss' reputation, but once her master did something, she must have a plan. He vaguely understood that the Fourth Miss had offended her master.

After thinking about it, Liu Si said, "This subordinate will go right now." With that, Liu Si disappeared.

On the bed, Chu Chen slowly smiled.

"You want to push Shui Qingyan into a corner?" The door was kicked open by Phoenix Yaoling, who had an exhausted look on her face. She sat on the table and looked at Chu Chen with his two panda eyes: "What if things get out of hand?"

Chu Chen did not understand, and looked at Phoenix Yaoling: "What do you mean uncontrollable?"

"Shui Qingyan is still the master of the Jadesnow Mandarin Duck, what if the emperor bestows three feet of white silk to Shui Qingyan, what will you do? To disobey the orders of the Emperor and save Shui Qingyan? " Phoenix Yaoling smiled as she looked at Chu Chen.

Chu Chen raised his brows, "You have underestimated the Emperor's benevolence towards Shui’s Marion."

Phoenix Yaoling raised her eyebrows, "So what do you mean by that, are you sure the emperor won't touch Shui Qingyan?"

"I don't know." Chu Chen opened his mouth and said, "If Your Majesty wanted to use Shui’s Marion, five years ago, it would have been fine. The reason Your Majesty didn't do so means that his Shui’s Marion is still of great use to him."

"Not five years ago." Phoenix Yaoling shook her head.

Upon hearing this, the corner of Chu Chen's lips curled up slightly, "She won't easily accept his fate. As long as she is given the chance, I believe she will come out of this calamity."

Phoenix Yaoling looked at the smile on the corner of Chu Chen's mouth and faintly narrowed his eyes. "Are you really interested in Shui Qingyan now?"

"From the moment I knew she could use Eye Controlling Technique, I had already become interested in her." Chu Chen said indifferently.

"You know I didn't mean that." Phoenix Yaoling curled her lips.

"At least not now." Chu Chen opened his mouth and stopped Phoenix Yaoling from thinking further.

Hearing this, Phoenix Yaoling nodded his head: "You should have stopped thinking about it earlier. Shui Qingyan has camouflaged herself for so many years, no one found out that she knew Eye Controlling Technique, and you won't be able to find out either. Such a person is as dangerous as you."

After Chu Chen heard this, he smiled but did not say anything.