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Seeing her current state, Shi Anran no longer bothered to force her, and nodded. After all, their thoughts were different, and they should need some time to change their minds, "Whatever, if you're sincere, I will naturally not treat you unfairly."

"Alright, it's about time. Father should have left the morning assembly already, right?" Liu Yue was standing very close to Shi Anran, so he naturally heard her mutterings.

"Miss, according to the past time, we should head over now. Master should be back around this time."

Hearing Liu Yue's words, Shi Anran pondered for a moment before nodding her head. Previously, Liu Yue had waited on him in the front courtyard for a few years, so she naturally had an accurate grasp of the situation.

As the three of them walked through the courtyard, they attracted a lot of attention.

The main reason was because Shi Anran was too ordinary when his wife was still alive, she was just a little girl at that age. However, ever since his wife left, she had become even more favored by her master.

Sensing the probing gazes from the people around, Shi Anran smiled slightly. She had enough confidence from her two lives' worth of experience, but to cultivate a few more trusted aides from these people was not a bad idea.

And for her future goal, she needed a confidant that wasn't limited to the backyard, but taking care of a person also required strength. It was also troublesome for her, a daughter who lived in a deep room, to save up her wealth.

Young miss, the old master has not returned, "the moment they walked to the front yard, Wang Yuan, who had done his duty, came over," However, the old master had ordered, if the young miss was here, we can wait at the back.

Hearing Wang Yuan's words, Shi Anran smiled and nodded, "That's fine, otherwise, we would have escaped in vain. Liu Yue, Lian Xing and Lian Xing, please help me carry this tray to the back, we can return to the Agarwood Courtyard first."

Hearing Shi Anran's words, Liu Yue and Lian Xing looked at each other and could only nod their heads. After all, the front courtyard was considered to be the most important place in the palace, and they could not casually approach it.

Looking at the straight and honest face of Wang Yuan, Shi Anran suddenly had an idea. In her previous life, Wang Yuan had died because of her, but in that other life, she could take him over to protect his wealth and fortune, which could be considered as repaying his kindness. But this time, she had to think of an excuse that was smooth enough, to prevent trouble from happening again in her previous life.

"Miss, miss?" Hearing Liu Yue constantly calling her by her ear, Shi Anran finally regained her senses. She suspiciously glanced at her, and saw that Wang Yuan had been bowing the entire time, as if he had spoken to her about something.

Seeing the confusion in Shi Anran's eyes, Liu Yue thought that she was lost in thought again, and could only remind her softly, "Miss, Wang Yuan just said that this servant and Lian Xing cannot go in, and it would be better if they could help you bring it in."

Hearing Liu Yue's explanation, Shi Anran smiled and agreed, "Of course I can, I was careless just now."

He then turned around to look at the two girls, "You two can go back first. If there's anything else, I'll send someone to look for you."

The two girls handed the tray in their hands to Wang Yuan, blessed his body and then retreated.

Wang Yuan also knew that he couldn't send Shi Anran to the back alone, so he called for another girl who was waiting on her in the front yard to serve her.

Just as she put down the things, Wang Yuan left. The rules were unmistakable. Shi Anran sat on the chair and waited for Shi Yu, bored out of her mind, but after waiting for a while, he still did not see him come back. She leaned on the table and napped, "Is my father back yet?"

Hearing Shi Anran's words, the girl shook her head, she was also a little suspicious, "Reporting to the big miss, the old master has not come back yet."

"What time is it?"

"Reporting to young miss, it has already been a long time." Hearing that, Shi Anran frowned and stood up, feeling uneasy. It was well past morning, but her father had not yet returned. Knowing that she would come, Shi Yu would definitely not stay outside. This time, it was a little abnormal.

"Wang Yuan, did my father send any news over?" After running a few steps forward, Shi Anran saw Wang Yuan who looked like a log on the ground.

Hearing Shi Anran's words, Wang Yuan shook his head, "Reporting to Big Miss, Master did not send any news."

After Shi Anran heard this, it was as if all the energy in her body was sucked out, she weakly took a few steps back, her mind a blank.

"Wang Yuan, go out and find out what happened at the imperial court today."

Looking at the heavy expression on Shi Anran's face, Wang Yuan was a little suspicious.

What he did not know was that in his previous life, Shi Yu did not return after leaving the imperial court, because he had been detained in the imperial palace. On that day, the crown prince was crippled, and the imperial court gave him a big cleaning.

"Young miss, the old master had matters to attend to at the Imperial Court before and was late in returning to the Residence," Wang Yuan said as he turned his head to speak his mind before he left.

Shi Anran waved her hand, her face also somewhat pale. "Go ahead and take a look, otherwise, I won't be able to rest easy."

Seeing her current state, Wang Yuan could only nod his head, cupping his hands and walking out.

However, before he left the residence, he sent someone to inform the Agarwood Courtyard. He always felt that Eldest Miss's reaction was to make a big fuss out of nothing.

Not long later, Liu Yue and Lian Xing who had received the news came over and saw Shi Anran sitting dejectedly on a stone bench in the front courtyard. "Miss, the wind is blowing strongly outside.

"Why are you two here?" Liu Yue's voice suddenly sounded beside her ears, Shi Anran raised his head in shock, "Why are you not following the rules? "Hurry up and go back."

Hearing Shi Anran's words, the two young ladies resolutely shook their heads: "Young miss, the servants will not go in either, they will wait for you outside. You should go in and rest, the lord has not even dealt with the matters of the imperial court, the servants are not afraid of being punished."

Shi Anran waved her hand weakly, "I'm not cold yet, I want to wait here for a while."

Seeing Shi Anran insist, Lian Xing turned and looked at him, "Liu Yue, you stay here for now. I'll go back and get Miss a cloak."

"Mm, that's fine too. Furthermore, the porridge that Miss has brought over in the morning should be cold already. Why don't you go to the kitchen and have them boil it up a little more? "

Lian Xing nodded her head and quickly ran in the direction of the Agarwood Courtyard.

"Miss, Wang Yuan is back," Liu Yue stood by her side, and when she turned her head, she saw Wang Yuan rushing over, and couldn't help but remind her.

As expected, after hearing that, Shi Anran immediately stood up.

"Subordinate …" Before Wang Yuan could finish saluting, he was stopped by Shi Anran, "Is there any news?"

Wang Yuan gently shook his head, "Reporting to First Miss, this subordinate went out to ask around. Not only is the Old Master not back yet, the rest of the officials also haven't come back yet."

Just as he finished speaking, Shi Anran took a few steps back, a little lost. Her face was filled with disbelief, but she still forced herself to calm down.

"Something is not right... The time difference was too great. The locust disaster and the southern patrol had yet to happen. His current power shouldn't change so much just because of her rebirth. He should just be thinking too much … Wang Yuan also said that there was a similar situation previously, and I'm afraid it was only because of the official matters that were delayed. "