Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

It was approaching noon, the sun was shining brightly in Qing Garden, and the flowers and trees were thriving, but inside Qing Garden there were dark clouds, and the entire garden was shrouded in a cold atmosphere.

All the maids, old women and servants in the entire Qing Garden kept quiet and silent. The only sound in the garden was hurried footsteps, and their voices were extremely light, for fear of making the slightest sound and alarming their master, which would bring disaster.

What happened just now was a sudden disaster for the servants of Qingyuan. Shen Liu was in a rare good mood these two days. As the head of the Shen family, Shen Liu was in a good mood, and the servants were naturally relaxed. But who knew that at 10:00 p.m. today, the weather changed...

Everyone serving in Qingyuan knew that Shen Liu's temper was not very good, but a situation as serious as today's was rare.

Shen Liu was obviously angry today. This was probably not something that some people could understand by suffering some physical pain. Therefore, not only the people who served Shen Liu, but even the servants in Qingyuan were all worried about being affected. At the same time, they were also wondering what would happen to Caiyi who was taken away by Shen Liu just now?

Most of the servants working in the Shen Mansion were shrewd people. Even if some of them didn't know the inside story, everyone knew one thing, that is, Caiyi had violated a taboo and done something wrong. And this matter also involved other people.

Caiyi had already been taken to the study by Shen Liu for personal interrogation, while the others were locked up in the yard nearby and interrogated by Shen Liu's cronies.

Caiyi was one of the maids around Shen Liu, and she was very pretty. The servants in the Shen Mansion had long been discussing privately that it was only a matter of time before Caiyi was taken into Shen Liu's room. Because of this, Caiyi had a high status in the Shen Mansion. When some of the servants and maids in the mansion saw her, they would look at her face and try to curry favor with her.

Caiyi got into trouble today, and everyone in the mansion was wondering if Shen Liu would show mercy to her. Because of Caiyi's special status, everyone in Qingyuan was paying attention to the development of this incident. Whether Caiyi was a superior or inferior person, whether she would ascend to heaven or step into hell, all depended on today.

"The people you bribed are being tried elsewhere. I also know everything that happened. You don't need to tell me more. I just want to ask you, why did you do this?" Shen Liu sat upright on the chair, looked at Caiyi coldly and asked.

Caiyi knelt on the ground, her face pale. In front of her was a piece of cloth, which was the piece of cloth that Xiaolan had torn off her body. In fact, she had changed into other clothes and had already thought of an excuse in her mind. But Shen Liu's words caught her off guard and she couldn't even come up with an excuse.

She had served Shen Liu for a long time, and she knew Shen Liu's temper and personality. If she tried to argue again, it would only make Shen Liu even more angry. Moreover, the development of the situation was beyond her expectations, so she had no way to refute it.

She had actually intended to deal with Xiao Lan a long time ago. But she decided to do it today on a whim. Although she was only responsible for Shen Liu's clothes, she was very concerned about Shen Liu's whereabouts because she had her own selfish motives.

She knew that Shen Liu went to the study room today, and she followed him quietly. At that time, she was thinking about Shen Liu in her heart and eyes, and she didn't think about Xiao Lan at all. Her actions at this time were just to protect Shen Liu. She knew that this study room was Shen Liu's important place, and ordinary people couldn't enter...

Shen Liu stayed in the study for a while, then led the people out. She was afraid of being discovered, so she stopped following. When she observed that there was no one around, she came out, walked around the rockery, and came to the door of the study.

She had no intention of going in, because she knew the study was a sensitive place, and if people knew she had gone in, she would suffer a miserable fate... But as soon as she thought about it, she thought of Xiao Lan.

This was a godsend opportunity for her, a good chance to deal with Xiao Lan. She didn't have any contact with Xiao Lan on weekdays, and Xiao Lan was a guest, so she had few opportunities to come here. Besides, Shen Liu wouldn't stay in Qingyuan for long. After he finished his business here, he would leave, and at that time, she would leave with him... The more she thought about it, the more she felt that if she missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she would never have it again.

Caiyi secretly told herself that she must not miss this opportunity, and must take advantage of this opportunity to cure Xiaolan to death at once... Having made up her mind, she quickly used her connections to set up a trap. Naturally, she was the most important link, because she had to personally lead Xiaolan into the game, and this was something she had to do, because even if other maids and old women had a good relationship with her, they would not risk being beheaded to get close to the study. Moreover, even if it was someone else, she was not at ease, she was afraid that others would let Xiaolan see the flaws out of fear.

What happened next went very smoothly, just as she had thought. It seemed that God was on her side, leading away the little girl next to Xiao Lan, so Xiao Lan was left alone. At this time, she personally went into battle, and in order to prevent Xiao Lan from getting suspicious, she deliberately ran for a distance. When Xiao Lan heard that her two girls were in trouble, she was really anxious, confused, and fell into the trap she set.

The only thing that was beyond her expectation was that Xiao Lan was able to tear off a piece of her clothes after being pushed without any preparation. However, she really couldn't be blamed for this, because all the girls of her age that she had come into contact with were delicate. She also knew that this piece of cloth would be a problem in Xiao Lan's hands, but things had come to this point, and she didn't plan to give up halfway. If this matter was traced to her, she had also thought of the wording, saying that she had an argument with Xiao Lan at the time and was beaten by Xiao Lan. She believed that in Shen Liu's heart, no matter how good a country girl from outside was, she could not compare with her... At least not at this time... In the future... She would not let Shen Liu and Xiao Lan have a future.

At the moment, she was confident that she was more important in Shen Liu's heart. She was a private child, and her mother had been serving Shen Liu's mother since she was a child. She had also been serving Shen Liu since she was a child. Moreover, her needlework was outstanding. In the entire Shen Mansion, her needlework was the best, and Shen Liu's clothes had always been taken care of by her... She was confident that no one could serve Shen Liu better than her...

As for Xiao Lan, once she stepped into the study, she was already at the gate of hell. She believed that according to Shen Liu's personality, he would not give Xiao Lan a chance to defend herself, and he would directly send someone to silence her.

Even if Shen Liu asked her about it later, Shen Liu would not be suspicious of her because she was loyal to him, and Shen Liu knew about it, and he always treated her better than other girls... Besides, she felt that Shen Liu would never ask about such trivial matters.

Caiyi was sure that this trap could kill Xiaolan. As for the Sheng family, Caiyi didn't care about them at all. She also believed that these were nothing in Shen Liu's heart. She felt that this trap would have little impact on her. She could even use it to express her feelings to Shen Liu. If that was the case... Shen Liu would not have the heart to blame her...

Although this plan was made in a hurry, the execution was almost perfect. However, the final result was far beyond her expectations.

Xiao Lan was trapped in the study, but she was not anxious or afraid, as if the study was just an ordinary study... Even when she heard the servant say that anyone who trespassed into the study would be killed, she did not even frown. When Shen Liu appeared, he did not order Xiao Lan to be arrested, but supported Xiao Lan and even asked the servant who wanted to arrest Xiao Lan to stop. Even though the servant said that Xiao Lan trespassed into the study, Shen Liu did not say anything...

Now, Xiao Lan was accompanied by Grandma Shen San to her place to rest and calm down, but she was kneeling here to face Shen Liu's questioning and anger.

Things shouldn't have turned out this way, what went wrong? Caiyi cried out in her heart, Xiaolan is just a country girl, why can she be treated so well by the Shen family?

"Why is it like this...it shouldn't be like this..." Caiyi unconsciously spoke out what was in her heart.

Shen Liu was sitting on a chair at this time, looking at Cai Yi who looked a little dazed, with a sneer on his face, "What should it be like?"

"Should..." Caiyi looked up when she heard Shen Liu asking her, and when she saw the smile on Shen Liu's face, she was stunned. She already knew that Shen Liu was not really asking for her opinion... But at this moment, she had something to say... What if... What if it was useful.

Caiyi knelt there, trying to calm herself down, and still spoke in the same tone she usually used when talking to Shen Liu, "Xiao Lan, she, her family has only been with Master Liu for a few days... Xiao Lan can read and write. I heard from the maidservant next to Grandma Shen San that Grandma Shen San even praised Xiao Lan as a female scholar."