At this moment, Murong Yanran's face was very distorted.

Neither Mother Liu nor Xiao Cui dared to say anything.

The young lady's mother died a long time ago, and any woman who appears next to the marquis has nothing to do with the young lady's mother.

Besides, even if the young lady’s mother was alive, she couldn’t enter the mansion.

It is precisely because her mother is dying that she entrusts the young lady to the Marquis that the Marquis will take care of her.

If the young lady's mother were still alive, the Marquis might not care, and might even suspect the young lady's mother.

"Miss, now is not the time to worry about these things. What's most important is to gain a firm foothold in the Marquis' Mansion."

The young lady has been in the Marquis' Mansion for such a long time, but she is still an orphan living under someone else's roof.

Murong Yanran looked grim and distorted as she said, "It's all my wife's fault. If it weren't for her..."

Having said that, Murong Yanran looked at Mother Liu and Xiao Cui. When she thought about the fact that their indentures were in the hands of the Madam, she could not say some things casually.

This made her feel very uncomfortable.

She said in a different way: "Madam is often out and not at home. Even when she is at home, she only cares about Murong Zhizhi. She has never seen me!"

Mother Liu persuaded: "As long as Miss works hard and shows her talent, Madam will definitely like Miss!"

Murong Yanran's eyes were filled with intense hatred, and she gritted her teeth.

But she tried very hard to suppress her anger.

What she hated most was Jiang Zhinian, who was always pretentious.

"No matter how I behave, she can't see it."

"Whether I learn or not, she seems to be blind to what she teaches."

"I would just sit there and study and she would just automatically ignore me."

"Every time she would prepare so much food for Murong Zhizhi, and she would also prepare all the good things for Murong Zhizhi."

"How can Murong Zhizhi compare to me?"

"Even when practicing calligraphy, she personally accompanies Murong Zhizhi to practice. If Murong Zhizhi makes a little progress, she will praise her and prepare gifts. How can Murong Zhizhi compare to my noble status? I don't know what Jiang Zhinian is thinking. She just pampers such a fool!"

Murong Yanran looked down on Murong Zhizhi, and felt that Murong Zhizhi was inferior to her in every way.

Xiao Cui looked at the untouched copybook on the table and said, "Miss, didn't Madam assign homework? She said you need to practice calligraphy. If you practice calligraphy well, maybe Madam will see your good qualities."

All they could say was that the Madam was always the Madam, and it would do the Young Lady no good to go against the Madam.

Murong Yanran didn't want to practice calligraphy at all.

The more Jiang Zhinian doted on Murong Zhizhi, the less she wanted to listen to Jiang Zhinian.

I don't even want to practice calligraphy.

"Just leave it there. Even if I don't write it, she won't say anything."

Murong Yanran is a very lazy person at heart, and only wants to gain benefits through shortcuts.

Mother Liu and Xiao Cui saw that Murong Yanran was only immersed in anger and had never thought about studying hard.

It’s like learning something for your wife.

They knew they couldn't persuade him, so they said nothing more.

If it were in the past, both of them would definitely consider Murong Yanran in every way.

But their indentures are now in the hands of the Madam.

The lady had reprimanded them before, and they knew they could not offend her.

"I want to go and see what the aunt my father brought back looks like!"

"Miss, the Marquis is with that concubine now. If you go there rashly, the Marquis will be angry."

Murong Yanran rolled her eyes and said, "You said that the Marquis dotes on her very much!"

"Yes, the Marquis is not like that to Madam and Aunt Su!"

They also heard it from the servants.

"The Marquis scolded Madam Su for Madam Lin. Madam Su vomited blood, but the Marquis could not see it!"

Murong Yanran smiled and said, "Then I'll give this aunt the scented sachet I made a few days ago as a gift."

"The Marquis dotes on this concubine so much, maybe the status of some people in this mansion will be affected."

"The position of the wife of the Marquis's mansion is not so stable!"

Murong Yanran thought that if her father favored his concubine over his wife, he would divorce Jiang Zhinian and let this concubine take the position, which was possible.

So she wanted to help, add fuel to the fire and so on.

If this concubine was willing to become a lady and have her name registered under her, she would help her.

She wanted Jiang Zhinian to kneel down and cry bitterly, and it would be useless for her to beg.

When Murong Yanran thought about this, she held her neck high, looking proud and conceited.

……

Murong Zhizhi would sit at the desk in the house at night, lighting a candle and practicing calligraphy seriously.

As long as it was something taught by her aunt, she would study it seriously even if her aunt was not at home.

No matter what happens in the mansion, she won't care.

She only knew that she believed in her aunt and that whatever her aunt did was reasonable.

She is young now and can't help her aunt in any way.

I can only learn skills and abilities well so that I can repay my aunt in the future and have the ability to protect her.

She was also smart enough to know that no one in the mansion liked her.

Only her aunt treated her sincerely.

Murong Zhizhi is very patient, has a talent for learning, is smart, and learns things quickly.

Even though she is very good at calligraphy, she still practices consciously every day.

The maid came in and said, "Miss, it's getting late, it's time to rest!"

“I’ll finish this one!”

The maids all sighed that Miss Zhizhi was very strict with herself at a young age.

Madam really didn't take much trouble to teach her.

Tell her anything and she'll know what to do.

Arrange everything in an orderly manner.

What is rare is that one is neither arrogant nor impatient.

……

Mother Zhou's visit to the villa to check on Jiang Zhinian's injuries was naturally just a formality.

In fact, I didn't even watch it.

Jiang Zhinian looked at Mother Zhou and said, "Mother Zhou, has the old lady behaved strangely recently?"

"I don't see anything different!"

Jiang Zhinian sneered and said, "Mother Zhou, don't think about having the best of both worlds. With the old lady's way of doing things, do you think she will let you go in the end?"

"Even if you are loyal, you will still die!"

"I know you're concerned about your man and son, but you think you can protect them by doing nothing."

"Before you, the old lady had several maids and servants around her, especially that Madam You. Do you know how she died?"

Mother Zhou's heart trembled.

"Is Madam You dead?"

Jiang Zhinian said: "Many people died around Su Peipei. Anyone who knew too much would die."

"It seemed that Madam You was banished to the manor, but in fact, her whole family was killed by bandits as soon as they left the capital."

"The bandits were killed. Is that such a coincidence?"

"And no one knew about this news. In fact, it was Su Peipei who arranged for his confidant to do it."

"During this period, has the old lady often kept you by her side and discussed everything with you? Mother Zhou, think carefully, does the old lady think you are useless and want to abandon you?"

Mother Zhou was horrified.

She was indeed afraid.

She thought about it carefully, realized something, gritted her teeth and whispered: "Recently, the old lady has often transferred me away and asked me to do something. After that, I don’t know who the old lady met and what she did."

"I dare not inquire about the news, for the old lady will know."

She knew best how cautious the old lady was.

"And lately, the old lady has been sitting and daydreaming a lot!"

Jiang Zhinian tapped his fingers lightly and thought, "Has the old lady left the house?"

"Never!"

"Has there been any changes around the old lady recently, or has anyone been asked to come in and answer questions?"

It was difficult to find out news about the old lady's courtyard, so she always got the news from Mother Zhou.

Now the old lady was obviously plotting something, and Mother Zhou didn’t know either.

She suspected that the man with whom the old lady had eloped had appeared.

This person is crucial.

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