Nanny Yang helped her rub her temples and said, "The Madam has always been too kind-hearted, letting that little brat lose fear, daring to make any moves."
"Youâre right, that vile girl dares to make a move on the third girl, I must find an opportunity to get rid of her early. So restless, who knows what trouble she might cause in the future."
"Madam, should we say something to the Third Miss about this matter?" Nanny Yang continued, "Even if we intend to conceal todayâs events, Iâm afraid those concubines wonât keep their mouths shut. And thereâs Concubine Sun, Old Masterâs side will definitely seek out the Third Miss."
Yang Aoshuang thought for a moment and then nodded, "Fine, speak then. But only tell her this incident occurred, do not reveal sheâs not a daughter of the Li Family. We must insist sheâs my little daughter."
"Yes, this old servant agrees."
"Moreover, we need to investigate our courtyard." Yang Aoshuang said coldly, "Instruct everyone else not to enter. That vile girl could still get in."
"Rest assured, Madam, Iâll investigate this matter right away. Once the culprit is found, they will be beaten to death."
Yang Aoshuang harbored deep hatred for the traitors within the courtyard. If it werenât for them failing to guard the gates, their conversation wouldnât have been overheard by that girl, leading to this chaos.
"Madam..."
"Madam, something bad has happened..."
Another maid came in noisily.
Nanny Yang went out and scolded, "What nonsense are you spewing? Madam is perfectly fine."
"Nanny..."
"Whatâs causing such panic?"
"Itâs the Old Master, heâs ill. Theyâve already invited the doctor, Madam, please go have a look."
Yang Aoshuang came out, puzzled, "How did he fall sick all of a sudden? Is it serious?"
"This servant doesnât know. When I came to report, the doctor had just entered the residence."
Yang Aoshuang exchanged a glance with the nanny and hurried out.
The Li Residence was bustling from morning till noon, while Li Luru remained completely oblivious to it all.
At that moment, she was practicing calligraphy.
Ye Haoxuan once said her handwriting was truly ugly. Did she really believe she couldnât produce a good hand of writing?
"Miss, when I went to grab our lunch, I sensed something odd with the people in our residence. They were pointing and whispering behind my back. When I asked them what was going on, none were willing to tell me; they just hurriedly ran off."
Upon hearing this, she wrote, "Never mind, what weâre supposed to know, weâll soon know."
Having written several pages of calligraphy, Li Luruâs heart had calmed down. Her father sent her away, clearly indicating there were matters she wasnât supposed to hear.
But now, judging from what Xiaohong mentioned, itâs likely the matters her father spoke of have become known to the residence, so soon she would know too. Why hurry?
"Miss, itâs time to eat. Today, the kitchen prepared sour bamboo chicken and king oyster mushroom stew with ham. You will surely like it."
Li Luru didnât feel much when she heard this. With the hot weather, sour bamboo chicken was acceptable, but who would have the patience for the greasy stewed ham?
After washing her hands, she sat by the table where Xiaohong had already served her rice.
However, she had only taken a couple of bites when Li Mengru stormed in angrily and got even angrier upon seeing the dishes on her table.
Four meat dishes, two vegetables, two soups. The rice is polished rice, the treatment of a legitimate daughter.
The illegitimate sons in the residence, being sons who can inherit the family business, are treated the same as legitimate sons in terms of food and clothing. But for us illegitimate daughters, itâs different; our clothes are not as good as those of the legitimate daughters, nor is our food. My lunch was only two meats, two vegetables, and one soup.