Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 128

Chapter 128 Monastery Conspiracy
At the entrance of the monastery, Yun Xiao and Lan Shuya got out of the carriage and looked towards the monastery not far away. On the left side of the monastery was a maple forest. The red leaves of the monastery pounced on the thick layer and occasionally danced in the wind, giving it a different flavor.

In front of this courtyard was the Fenhe River, and behind it was the busiest street in the capital. It was free from the hustle and bustle of the city, and the environment was quiet. It was really a good place to go.

Yun Xiao bent down to pick up a maple leaf under her feet and said reluctantly, “The environment of this courtyard is so good that she is unwilling to sell it. What a pity.”

Lan Shuya answered, “Yes, what a pity.” However, Lan Shuya read this pity seriously, as if she was hinting at something.

The corners of her mouth curled into a smile, and she was as graceful as a magnolia flower that was about to bloom. It was a pity that such a good place had actually become the burial ground of Yun Xiao and Yun Yang.

Chun Lan and Yu Tan handed the Yunxiao baggage in their hands to the servant who came to greet them and entered the courtyard.

The courtyard was different from the courtyard outside. Pavilions and pavilions, rockery, and all sorts of precious trees were visible in the courtyard. The corridor was made of fine sandalwood. Walking on it, one smelled a faint fragrance of sandalwood, as if it could let one’s mind go and unconsciously relieve the exhaustion on one’s body.

Just copying the corridor cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention the exquisite quality of the corridor elsewhere.

Yun Xiao smiled and said, “I remember when I bought this courtyard back then, Daddy said that this courtyard was built for a woman she liked by a foreign prince. The scenery in the courtyard is unique. This is my first time here. I didn’t expect it to be really beautiful.”

This courtyard was not inferior to the Yun Clan in the slightest. However, the Yun Clan’s mansion was an ancestral mansion. Otherwise, they would definitely move to another courtyard.

Lan Shuya looked at the courtyard with a peculiar expression. “This courtyard is really beautiful. I just don’t know who will buy it. Speaking of which, that foreign king really favors that woman. Building such a place can be considered giving her the best.”

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth curled into a smile, but her gaze was somewhat disapproving. “For a woman, isn’t the best thing in the world the love and love of her husband? Isn’t the thing a woman longed for the most in her life a lifetime of two people?” “Unfortunately, this prince thought that he had given all these things to that girl, but he buried her life in this courtyard. I heard that this girl has been depressed ever since she entered the courtyard, and she passed away very quickly.”

With the experience of her previous life, Yun Xiao was deeply touched by the thoughts of this deceased girl. In this lifetime, she would never marry into the royal family again. She only hoped to find a man who truly loved her, and the husband and wife would be together for the rest of their lives.

When Lan Shuya saw the longing in Yun Xiao’s eyes, she felt very disdainful in her heart. Which man in this world didn’t love young and beautiful? How could he guard a woman for the rest of his life?

A pair of people in a lifetime was just a dream that would never come true. She had to say that the woman who died of depression was also unlucky. What was there to be dissatisfied with after living in such a good place for the rest of her life?

However, these words were not suitable for Yun Xiao to say. She only smiled lightly and said, “Cousin, what you said makes sense. This woman is really pitiful.”

The two of them walked forward as they spoke. Soon, they arrived at the main hall. Just as they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, they saw a butler coming out of the room. It was obvious that he was going in to report to Yun Yang about what had happened in the room.

When the butler saw Yun Xiao, his expression was panicked and he immediately bowed respectfully, “This servant greets the fourth young miss.”

Yun Xiao chuckled and then said, “Hurry up, big brother has already arrived, right?” Ever since she took over the Yun Clan’s shop, she had come to the monastery for the first time. However, she knew everything about the direction of the money in the monastery over the past few years. It seemed that her good big brother managed the maids and servants here quite well. The money had already entered Yun Yang’s pocket.

The butler stood at the side and his expression had returned to normal. “This servant did not know that the fourth young miss was coming. I would like to ask the fourth young miss to blame me. Did the fourth young miss eat?” Early in the morning, Yun Yang instructed. This courtyard was his territory, so he naturally wanted to embarrass Yun Xiao in this courtyard. Therefore, dinner was not prepared at all. He wanted to embarrass her.

Only then did Yun Xiao look at the butler. There was some confidence and disdain in her gaze, and the aura on her body slowly emitted. She just stared at the butler without saying a word.

Compared to Yun Xiao’s indifference, the butler’s forehead could be said to be covered in sweat. He thought that the Fourth Young Lady already knew about their secret sit-down. His expression became even more panicked, and his waist bent down. “Fourth Young Lady, this servant … this servant will go prepare dinner for you.”

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth curled into a trace of disdain, and her expression was calm. In her faint voice, she could not conceal her mockery, “No need, as a slave, you are not loyal to your duty. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want such a slave. You can leave now and settle this month’s money with the cashier.” She and Yun Yang had already informed her about coming to the courtyard an hour ago. In addition, Yun Yang had already arrived and had even used dinner. It had only been an hour since the Yun Clan had prepared dinner. Instead, they had come to ask her if this master had eaten. He seemed to be respectful, but there was contempt behind his back. She did not dare to use such a slave.

The housekeeper did not expect that what was waiting for him would be such a consequence. His expression changed again. He immediately knelt in front of Yun Xiao and said in fear, “Fourth Miss, this servant has been a housekeeper in this courtyard for five years. There is no credit and hard work. I don’t know what this servant did wrong, but this servant actually wants to drive this servant away?”

Yun Xiao sneered, His expression was indifferent. “You really have no credit, “As for hard work, it’s really too hard. As for what you did wrong, I’m sure you know better than anyone else. No matter what, you’ve been in this courtyard for five years. I originally wanted to give you face. Since you don’t want it, let’s start from the beginning. I don’t know your superiority or inferiority. I don’t know how to deceive your superiors and conceal your inferiority. Any of the charges will be enough for your entire life. Chun Lan, show him the books.”

The butler was stunned and his heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to plead for mercy, a ledger smashed in front of him. He picked up the ledger and flipped through it a few times. His face instantly turned deathly pale. “Fourth, fourth girl …”

Yun Xiao only chuckled, but ignored, “I want to ask you, where did this 78,46 taels of silver go?”

The housekeeper had a fluke in his heart just now, but now he was completely panicked. He anxiously knelt on the ground, “Fourth Miss, I beg Fourth Miss for mercy. This servant does not know where that silver went.”

‘”As a housekeeper, you don’t know what happened in this courtyard? You took away more than 70,000 taels of silver. What did you say you took the silver for? Didn’t you say that you didn’t have any credit for it? Could it be that all of the 80,000 taels of silver were swallowed to make up for your hard work?”

The butler was so scared that he didn’t dare to say anything. However, he had been the butler for five years now. Normally, there was no master in the courtyard. In this place, he was equivalent to a master. Everyone had to listen to him. He didn’t want to lose this job. The butler pondered for a moment and knelt down again to plead for mercy. “Fourth young lady, please spare me. This servant really doesn’t know.”

Yun Xiao snorted coldly, “Since you don’t want to say it, I won’t force you. Guard Li, send him to the capital governor’s mansion.”

At this moment, a man came out of the main hall. The man looked like a crown jade, with a slender figure, but his expression was not good-looking.

Yun Yang frowned as he looked at the crowd outside the door. Finally, his gaze landed on Lan Shuya behind Yun Xiao. In an instant, he turned his gaze away and said unhappily, “What’s the noise? It won’t be quiet for a moment?”

Finally willing to give up, Yun Xiao raised her eyebrows and looked at the displeased Yun Yang, “Big Brother wants to be clean. Naturally, it’s good. I just need to solve this matter first. Didn’t big brother lack silver recently? If big brother retrieves the 70,000 taels of silver, then that silver will be given to big brother. What do you think, big brother?”

Yun Yang’s gaze turned green and white. The silver had already entered his pocket. What did he want to say?

She didn’t expect Yun Xiao to come up with such an idea. “Are you going to teach me how to do things?”

Yun Xiao only smiled softly and her gaze was gentle. “I don’t dare. I just want to understand Big Brother. Since Big Brother isn’t willing to take over this matter, then let Guard Li bring him out. It seems that it’s more clear for the governor to handle this matter.” After she finished speaking, she looked at Lan Shuya and raised the corner of her mouth. “Cousin, let’s go in.”

Ever since Yun Xiao released the aura on her body, Lan Shuya’s expression had been slightly unhappy. However, she did not dare to say anything. In her heart, she was vigilant towards Yun Xiao again. Seeing Yun Xiao ask, she immediately answered, “Alright.”

Chun Lan immediately instructed the chefs in the other courtyard to prepare dinner and bath soup. With the precedent of canceling the housekeeper, the people below naturally did not dare to be lazy. The dinner was only prepared fifteen minutes later.

After dinner, the weather had already dimmed down. Lan Shuya was about to take her leave. Yunxiao was going to see her off, but Yun Yang stopped her. “Fourth sister is tired from traveling. The maidservant has already prepared the bath soup. Fourth sister will go take a bath. I’ll send Cousin Lan off.”

Lan Shuya originally wanted to refuse, but when she remembered what she wanted to do, she tightened her hands and lowered her head bashfully.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao naturally knew about the transaction between Lan Shuya and Yun Yang. Seeing that the two of them didn’t mention it, she only smiled softly and said, “That’s good. Big brother is naturally the best to send them off. I’m also relieved.”

After Yun Xiao left, there were only Lan Shuya and Yun Yang left in the main hall. Yun Yang took a step forward and walked in front of Lan Shuya. He looked at her with an awe-inspiring expression, “Did you get the silver bill? Today is the last day.”

Lan Shuya nodded and replied, “Of course I got it.” She raised her head and looked at Yun Yang without showing any weakness. There was a hint of ridicule in her eyes. “I can give you the 200,000 silver taels, but you have to promise me that you will do what you promised me. You won’t pester me again in the future!”

When Yun Yang heard that she had already received the banknote, his expression was filled with joy. He suddenly landed his big hand on Lan Shuya’s waist.

Lan Shuya was so shocked that she retreated. She said angrily, “Yun Yang, what are you doing?”