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Hearing what Qing Wu said, the Matriarch was so furious that she nearly fainted. She pointed at Qing Wu and scolded, "You traitor! Even if I couldn't stand them before, I treated you well. Now you’ve come with them to deal with me!"
The Jiang Family slammed the table and pointed at Qing Wu, ready to continue berating her. However, a lump formed in their chest, and for a moment, they couldn't vent their anger, leaving them feeling dizzy.
The Matriarch swayed slightly, on the verge of collapsing. Shen, who was not far away, hurried over to support her. While helping her catch her breath, he glanced sideways at Qing Wu and said, "Oh, this girl was pretending to be mute all this time. Turns out she can talk. Not only that, but she also knows how to infuriate people. Her sharp tongue is probably more dangerous than a knife."
Liu Fangyi was displeased upon hearing this and huffed, "Our Daughter can talk just fine. It's just..."
He looked at the delicate girl, fearing that Qing Wu might recall unhappy memories, so he refrained from mentioning the words "suffered a great calamity and thus found it hard to speak."
The He Family thought about how Qing Wu had gone to Zheng Ning's place to attend lessons today and assumed that Zheng Ning had helped her regain her voice. They happily praised, "As expected of the Imperial Teacher's Younger Brother; Mr. Zheng is indeed impressive." However, upon seeing the Matriarch's dark expression, the He Family pursed their lips and fell silent.
The servants waiting outside heard the commotion coming from inside. However, the thick curtains hung in winter and the door was closed, so they could only vaguely guess that the Matriarch was once again yelling at the lady inside; as for the specifics, they were unaware.
Everyone feared that the lady might suffer again and quickly sent a maid to inform the head maid Red Peony, who had just stepped out of the room.
Red Peony was in the tea room making tea when she heard this news. She quickly set down what she was doing and wiped her hands as she headed outside. "I'll go take a look."
The maid expressed some concern for the He Family and quietly asked Red Peony what they should do.
Red Peony thought for a moment and lowered her voice to say, "It's fine. There are so many things happening in the manor today; if something is wrong inside, I can easily find an excuse among these matters to bring the lady out."
Although the Matriarch felt tightness in her chest due to anger, it was not because of any illness. After a moment of drinking some tea, she gradually calmed down.
Seeing that the Matriarch's breathing had eased, Shen recalled how Liu Fangyi and the He Family had stood by silently without coming forward. He waved his handkerchief and exclaimed, "Mother! Look at them! How heartless they are! You were just in such danger, yet they didn’t even care!" With that, his voice began to choke up.
Upon hearing this, anger surged within the Matriarch.
She disregarded the fact that she had come with Shen and pointed at her, scolding, "What danger? I'm perfectly fine. Who would have thought you would curse me like this!"
Hearing such words from her own daughter-in-law made the Matriarch furious. When she glanced at Liu Fangyi and the He Family, her anger intensified. Just as she was about to reprimand them, a voice from outside interrupted.
"Madam, someone has come to the residence to repair the West Courtyard. They wish to see you to inquire about the specific details of tomorrow's work. Do you want to meet them?"
Upon hearing this, Shen became even angrier and shouted, "Oh really? You have a place for an unknown girl to stay, but there's no room for our proper relatives?"
Before she could continue, the Matriarch grabbed Shen and asked, "What West Courtyard? Why wasn't I informed?"
Liu Anmeng had previously provoked Qing Wu and her group intentionally or unintentionally, and Shen was aware of it because every time Liu Anmeng either gained an advantage or suffered a grievance, she would come to her.
Shen remembered Liu Anmeng mentioning the West Courtyard after hearing about it again now.
Shen hurriedly explained to the Matriarch, "Isn't it just the new courtyard being prepared for Five Girl? I heard it's being arranged very well, with all the things from the storeroom taken out and displayed."
The He Family was a scholarly family; although they were not as prosperous as before, they still had many valuable items accumulated over the years. When the He Family married into the Liu Family, their dowry attracted many envious or jealous gazes.
Now that the Matriarch heard Shen mention taking things from the storeroom, she immediately became enraged.
Back then, the He Family had tightly guarded their dowry, refusing to reveal anything despite her hints and suggestions. Yet now they were so generous towards a girl who had just entered the family?
Moreover, they even allocated a separate courtyard for her!
The Matriarch sneered, "Why do you want us to move out? It turns out you would rather take in an unrelated outsider and provide for her lavishly than allow your own relatives to stay inside!"
"Look at what kind of trouble the third family has caused!" Liu Fangyi said angrily.
"But that's my son!" the Matriarch shouted. "Can't you tolerate him a little?"
"But Sister Lan is my daughter! I've already tolerated you for a long time! Ever since Sister Lan had her incident, haven't I regretted it deeply? I only wish I had brought her to the capital earlier, away from you! Now that you've just moved in, you've injured my son! How do we settle this account?"
Thinking of his deceased daughter, Liu Fangyi felt a deep sorrow and resolutely nailed down his words: "You have three days! If you are still here after three days, we might as well separate!"
With that, he kicked the door open and strode away without looking back.
After walking a few steps, he turned back.
Liu Fangyi shouted loudly, "Aren't you supposed to meet the person who will tidy up the yard for Qingwu? Let's go together!"
He directly called both the He Family and Qing Wu away, leaving only the Matriarch and Shen there, secretly frightened.
Although there were some unclear details regarding Liu Anlan's situation, it was ultimately their fault. Moreover, the mention of "separation" for the second time made the Matriarch feel alarmed.
The Liu Family's assets were basically all earned by Liu Fangyi. If everything in the public account were to be calculated carefully, they wouldn't gain much.
Thus, the Matriarch casually scolded a few irrelevant remarks and shouted a few words at the maids in the yard before quickly leaving. She thought to herself that she needed to pack up quickly so they could move out as soon as possible.
Qing Wu knew that her father was just looking for an excuse to get her and her mother out of the house. Therefore, after leaving the yard for a while, she bid farewell to her parents and left.
However, she did not immediately return to her own room but instead turned in another direction and headed towards Liu Anfeng.
She still remembered the time when Brother San insisted on going out to meet her despite his injuries.
To be honest, she was very happy and touched. So she wanted to see that temperamental young man and check on how he was doing now. After all, he had jumped out of a moving vehicle to leave, and he had called out after going outside; she wondered if he had hurt himself further.
When she arrived at Liu Anfeng's place, Liu Anfeng was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, resting.
The two maidservants, Luoxia and Mingzhu, could tell from his hurried breathing that he was not asleep. They exchanged glances, and in the end, it was Luoxia who spoke first: "Young Master, the young lady has come and wants to see you. She is waiting outside. Should we let her in?"
Both of them thought Liu Anfeng would surely agree. After all, everyone attending to him knew that he had recklessly run around despite his injuries because he was worried about the young lady and wanted to fetch her. Since she had taken the initiative to come this time, there was no reason for him to refuse to meet her.
Who would have thought that Liu Anfeng would immediately reply without a second thought: "Not seeing her."
Mingzhu was surprised and repeated, "Young Master, it's the young lady who has come. Fifth Young Lady." Not one of those from the Third Branch.
To their surprise, Liu Anfeng still said, "Not seeing her!"
Mingzhu felt helpless and could only turn around to leave, pondering how to explain this to the young lady.
After taking a couple of steps, she felt a gentle tug on her arm; it was Luoxia pulling her back lightly.
Mingzhu was puzzled. Seeing Luoxia shake her head gently, indicating that she should not rush out to confront those matters, she hesitated and nodded.
Luoxia then stepped forward and softly asked Liu Anfeng: "Young Master, do you really not want to see the young lady?"
Liu Anfeng snorted and turned slightly away without answering.
Luoxia sighed and said, "Since that's the case, I understand. I will go with Danqing now. Miss, you shouldn't come here anymore. It's so cold, and your health isn't good. Why bother making this trip? Moreover, there's no need to go through the trouble of preparing those snacks..."
"What snacks?" Liu Anfeng suddenly turned around and asked. The sudden movement pulled at his injury, causing him to wince in pain.
"I wouldn't know," Luoxia replied gently. "We heard that the young lady was coming and saw her face was red from the cold. We were afraid she would catch a chill outside, so we hurried over to you without daring to delay."
At this moment, Mingzhu also began to react and quickly said, "I heard the young lady wanted to come see the young master before. It's just that she encountered Matriarch while greeting Madam, which delayed her for quite a while."
"What? Is that true?" Liu Anfeng slammed his hand on the bed in anger. "Did she make things difficult for my mother again? Did she also trouble my sister?"
As soon as he spoke, he regretted it. Seeing the two maidservants trying to hold back their laughter, he wished he could slap himself and take back that overly familiar last term.
"The young master asked; I don't know the answer," Luoxia said while giving Mingzhu a knowing glance. Mingzhu understood and quickly went out to call for Qing Wu.
Just as Liu Anfeng was about to call Mingzhu back, he suddenly recalled Luoxia's earlier words about how "the young lady shouldn't come anymore." The words of refusal got stuck in his throat and wouldn't come out.
He gritted his teeth, pulled the blanket over his head, turned onto his side, and huffed heavily, saying, "Well, it was you who called her here, not me."
When he saw Girl, he would have to explain things clearly to her.
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