The maids of Nuanxin Garden did not take it lightly either.
Who would have known that Yun Chen would suddenly burst into rage!
"All of you keep your mouths shut tight. If anyone dares to leak a single word, don’t blame me for turning my face against you without mercy!" Mrs. He huffed coldly, composed herself, and then proceeded to Cixin Academy.
The old lady had a very restless night, feeling as if a shadow flitted about the room, so cold that even several layers of quilts didn’t help; whenever she fell asleep, she would see a man with a very malicious aura trying to strangle her.
It was truly a series of nightmares.
When Mrs. He arrived, the old lady was lying on an Arhat bed, and Xu Xinmo was coaxing her cautiously, "Grandma, I won’t go to the girls’ school today. I’ll stay with you, is that okay?"
"Silly child, grandma is fine. You should study hard. Like your older cousin, you should go to Songshan Academy to study in the future!"
"But, I worry about Grandma!"
"Good child, Grandma knows your intentions. Hurry off to school, otherwise Master will get angry soon!"
The female master’s surname was Fang; she had been very famous in earlier years, married a husband, but after his death and the decline of her husband’s family, she had to start teaching to provide for her family.
Xu Xinmo was afraid of her, and so were all the young ladies of the Yun Family.
"Then I will go, Grandma, you must wait obediently for my return, okay?"
"Go on, go on!" The old lady watched Xu Xinmo leave with a joyous smile but soon composed herself.
Upon hearing of Mrs. He’s arrival, she asked to see Mrs. He in the smaller hall.
The old lady nodded slightly, "Have you taken care of the midday meal?"
"Not yet!" Mrs. He said sullenly, looking at the old lady, "Mother, my husband lost his temper earlier, even flipped the table over!"
Upon hearing this, the old lady frowned deeply, "What happened? Did you provoke him?"
"How dare I? When he was leaving, he only said that if we hope for the Yuan Family to end up like the former Minister of War, if so, then continue as we please!" Mrs. He finished her words and quickly lowered her head.
The old lady’s face turned iron blue at once.
She had already sent Yun Jinnian to school, so what was Yun Chen discontented with?
"Mother, we can no longer treat Jinnian as we did before!"
Before, Yun Chen did not know and had not interfered; now that he knew and had intervened, continuing as before would be a slap in Yun Chen’s face.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Jinnian went to Nuanxin Garden this morning and mentioned going to school; my husband told her to find Hanjie, but Hanjie... That’s when he erupted!"
There was no need to spell it out fully; the old lady understood.
After a long while, the old lady finally took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and waved her hand away, "Send someone to check on Niannian Garden for anything that might be missing and add it; no matter what, she is still the legitimate firstborn daughter of the Yun Family!"
Mrs. He left Cixin Academy.
She went to Niannian Garden personally, asked around, and immediately had a small kitchen built within the garden. She sent over some items too, so that Niannian Garden could not only boil water but also be equipped to cook if necessary.
Mrs. Yuan was the most excited.
When Yun Jinnian left, she had told her not to go out, as people were coming to build a small kitchen; she hadn’t believed it at first, but now she did.
Yun Jinnian strolled around the garden before heading to school. The Yun Family school was located in a bright courtyard in the back, where all the Yun girls could come to take lessons and study. When Jinnian arrived, the sound of giggling could be heard from inside.
Jinnian knew that these were her cousins or sisters, but these people had never treated her as family, nor as a person.
They only treated her as their plaything, to be trampled upon, mocked, and laughed at as they pleased.