"Yes, Ye Qing has undergone quite a change recently." Liang Qian, who had been in the courtyard, felt it deeply. Ye Qing suddenly changed completely, if anyone didn’t know better, they’d think she was possessed.
The words of several people made i Shuqing fall into contemplation. He said, "If that’s the case, then Aunt Wu is also suspicious. She’s the one who usually cleans the house, she’s familiar with every corner of the old mansion."
Next to him, i Lang Jun ate a dumpling and said, "Aunt Wu wouldn’t have the guts for this. She’s worked at the old mansion for so many years and knows my grandfather and grandmother’s temperants best. If she really had the guts, she wouldn’t be able to manipulate Qu Liushou. Could this matter have been done by Ye Qing and i Langchi together? No matter how bad their relationship is, they’re still a couple. It’s a very likely possibility."
No matter who did it, this matter is closely tied to the people of the old mansion. But whatever the outco, it’s the i Family that will ultimately suffer.
i Shuqing had already ford a plan in his heart and decided to discuss this matter with his elder brother tomorrow. It’s best to catch Qu Liushou and interrogate him as soon as possible.
Chen Haichang was right; it’s best not to make a big deal of this situation. But one can only wonder what Old i’s reaction will be once he learns of this.
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"Aunt Wu, you’ve been tired these days, and it’s been a long ti since you’ve gone ho, right? Buy the things we’ll need for the New Year, go back and rest for a couple of days. I’ll manage things here. It’s just preparing food for the New Year, I can handle it." After dinner, Ye Qing entered the kitchen, smiling at Aunt Wu.
That smile made Aunt Wu a bit uneasy, and she quickly said, "Third Young Madam, I know it’s my fault regarding Young Master, it’s my negligence in taking care of the child. You can punish however you wish, even deduct a month’s salary. I just beg you not to fire ."
"Aunt Wu, you’re overthinking this, Hua Hua’s situation isn’t your fault, it’s just him being mischievous. Anyway, it’s not a serious matter, the child’s fine now. Don’t take it to heart, I’m asking you to go ho mainly because family matters shouldn’t be aired publicly. We wanted to resolve it ourselves." Ye Qing just wanted to find an excuse to send Aunt Wu ho.
Qu Liushou had been watching Aunt Wu’s neighborhood for several days without any movent. Ye Qing thought maybe the items were still with Aunt Wu. She had to give her a chance to dispose of them, so granting her leave was most suitable.
"Oh, is that so. Then fine, I’ll head to the market early tomorrow to buy all the New Year necessities and report back to Third Young Madam, then I’ll return ho." Although Aunt Wu’s face maintained a smile, her heart was uneasy. She couldn’t fathom whether Third Young Madam genuinely wanted her to rest or was subtly urging her to leave.
She didn’t sleep well throughout the night.
Having dealt with Aunt Wu, Ye Qing went upstairs to sleep and found i Langchi had returned today.
Recently, i Langchi had been busy with his business outside. New Year was approaching, yet whichever factory or company should have been on holiday; she didn’t know what kind of business i Langchi was involved in, always bustling around even at this ti.
i Langchi was now indifferent to her, never sharing any details about his business. Of course, he frequently asked her for money, sothing that never ceased, even these past few days. Besides asking Old Mrs. i for money, he’d also extracted quite a sum from her.
She hadn’t even enquired about what kind of business he was doing.
Given the secrecy, Ye Qing suspected i Langchi might not be engaged in any legitimate business.
Even if she wanted to ask, i Langchi wouldn’t tell her anything useful. Though under the sa roof, they were like strangers now, and life was almost unendurable.
If this unexpected situation hadn’t occurred, she’d have considered discussing divorce with i Langchi now.
"You’re back?" Ye Qing said indifferently, not expecting i Langchi to respond, she finished speaking and directly sat by the table. Now Hua Hua was sleeping with Xie Lingzhi, so they didn’t need their care.
i Langchi sat on the sofa, arms folded, looking up at Ye Qing, suddenly smirking inexplicably.
"Ye Qing, you’re quite clever. At first, you clung to to enter the i Family. Initially, I thought you were truly unable to leave . Unexpectedly, once inside the i Family, your focus wasn’t on , but rather on my mother and grandmother. How about it? Feel it’s unwise to leave without a fight, so you’ve started setting your sights on the i Family?"
i Langchi’s words made Ye Qing pause in her actions, not daring to look into i Langchi’s eyes, "I don’t understand what you an."
"Don’t understand? Ha..." i Langchi chuckled mockingly, retrieving a long box from behind him.
When Ye Qing saw the long box, she promptly stood up, panic-stricken, "What does this an? What is this?"
"Ye Qing, didn’t you know? Your way of hiding things is much like my mother’s. But you never expected that, although my mother has many good things, she hid them in my father’s study room."
i Langchi’s words made Ye Qing’s face alternately pale and flushed. She opened her mouth to speak but didn’t know what to say. Could she admit her mistake?
i Langchi looked at her and sneered sarcastically, standing up, unwilling to give her a chance, he picked up the box and said, "Boxes like this are hard to find on the market. Back when I was still in school, there was a period I was fond of crafting. This box, I bought it, applied a layer of paint, and carved the patterns myself, all skewed if you look closely. Ye Qing, you’re bold enough to dare steal from the family. No wonder you’ve seed possessed lately. Reveal, when did you find out?"
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