It was already afternoon and Chu Lian had just woken up from her afternoon nap. She stretched and entered the small study.

Although she wasn't the head of the household, she still had many miscellaneous matters to take care of.

The first matter of the day was the letters from Steward Qin from the Northern Region. They were all about the barbarians' Jian City.

She wanted to finish reading these letters today and give Steward Qin some appropriate suggestions. Then, she would send the letters to Steward Qin as soon as possible.

In addition, the Treasure House that she and Princess Duanjia had opened hadn't had any new products in a while. Yesterday, at the Wei Manor, Princess Duanjia had mentioned to her that she wanted to take some time this afternoon to draw some new and unique flowers and have someone send them over as soon as possible.

Now that she thought about it, there were a lot of things that needed to be done. It would be enough to keep her busy for the entire afternoon.

Chu Lian was reading Steward Qin's letter. It was a thick letter. After opening it, she counted more than twenty pages …

Chu Lian wrote down some important questions on a piece of paper as she read. She planned to answer them later.

However, she was only halfway through when Nanny Zhong asked to see her.

Chu Lian frowned. The servants of Songtao Court were all very perceptive and rarely disturbed her when she was doing her work, unless it was something urgent.

She put down the letter in her hand and sat down on a short couch. She asked Nanny Zhong to come in and talk.

As soon as Nanny Zhong came in, her face was full of anxiety. She hurriedly bowed and said, "Third Young Madam, this old servant has something to report to you."

Chu Lian asked Wenqing to bring two cups of honey water in. "Unless it's a matter of life and death, there's no point in being anxious. Nanny, you should sit down and drink some water to calm down."

She had been burning with anxiety just now, but after Chu Lian's words, Nanny Zhong miraculously calmed down.

After calming down, Nanny Zhong smiled helplessly in her heart. It was just like Third Young Madam said. No matter how urgent this matter was, there was no need to panic.

After drinking a few mouthfuls of warm honey water, Nanny Zhong calmed down and told Chu Lian the whole story.

Chu Lian put down the teacup in her hand. Her tone wasn't as angry as Nanny Zhong had imagined. She was only slightly surprised. "Nanny, are you saying that Grandmother wants me to take out the title deed to Guilin Restaurant and put it in the public domain?"

Nanny Zhong nodded helplessly.

The people from the third branch didn't stay in Count Jing 'an's estate for nothing, especially since Senior Servant Zhong was personally chosen by He Changdi. She naturally had her own methods, so it wasn't strange that she was able to find out about the movements at Qingxi Hall immediately.

The corners of Chu Lian's mouth twitched. When Matriarch He was dissatisfied with her, she had already faintly foreseen that this day would come, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.

In the end, it was Guilin Restaurant's silver that stimulated them. Humans die in pursuit of wealth, just as birds die in pursuit of food. Even the descendants of nobles followed the same logic.

Perhaps this decision was also due to Great Grandaunt He Ying.

The reason why she hadn't opened Guilin Restaurant yet was because she was waiting for this day!

In the eyes of those people, Guilin Residence was a cash cow, but in her eyes, without her things, Guilin Residence was nothing!

Nanny Zhong waited for a long time, but Third Young Mistress didn't speak, so she raised her head to look at Chu Lian. She found that Third Young Mistress was leaning against the soft couch in a daze!

The corner of her mouth twitched. She was speechless.

She, an old servant, was already so anxious, but Third Young Mistress was still daydreaming at this time?

She knew the monthly profits of Guilin Residence. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the monthly profits of Guilin Residence were enough to cover Count Jing 'an's expenses for a month, and there was even quite a bit left over.

Everyone in the world pursued profits. Did Third Young Mistress not care about money at all?

Chu Lian really didn't care!

Although Guilin Residence was opened by her and it was indeed an extremely profitable restaurant, she was no longer the penniless Third Young Mistress who had just married into Count Jing 'an's estate.

Whether it was the dividends from Precious Treasures Pavilion or the profits from Jian City in the northern border, which one of them wasn't more than Guilin Residence?

Although Guilin Residence wasn't important to her, it didn't mean that others could take it away and use it as they pleased.

When she took over Guilin Restaurant, it was just a small restaurant that no one cared about and was struggling on its last legs. In fact, it was only barely able to survive by relying on the monthly subsidies from the Earl's Manor. Later on, when she took over the restaurant, she used her dowry to redecorate it and personally made the arrangements. She even specially made a plan to open and attract customers. Only then did the small, nameless restaurant become famous in Shengjing City. It even became a place where the nobles spent their time.

Out of all of this, the only thing Matriarch He offered was a small land deed that was only worth two or three hundred taels of silver.

However, when it came to "success", everyone wanted a piece of the pie. How could there be such a good thing in this world?

She didn't want to fight for it, but that didn't mean she wouldn't fight for it.

Nanny Zhong was a little anxious. The servants of Songtao Court had personally witnessed Third Young Mistress open Guilin Residence. No one knew better than them what Third Young Mistress had done for Guilin Residence.

Matriarch's actions were really unethical.

That land deed was still under their Third Young Mistress's name!

It had already been transferred to the government.

Nanny Zhong couldn't tell what Chu Lian was thinking, so she could only beat around the bush and ask, "Third Young Mistress, are you really going to hand over Guilin Residence?"

Chu Lian came back to her senses and smiled faintly. She was still young, but she had grown older by a year. Her appearance was even more mature than before. Now, her face had lost a hint of immaturity and had gained a hint of grace and beauty. She was even prettier than before.

When she smiled like this, she was so charming that people couldn't take their eyes off her. They wanted to do everything for her.

"I'm not giving it to them. I'm not that kind-hearted!"

Nanny Zhong didn't expect her to suddenly say such childish words. She also smiled, and her previous impatience disappeared.

"Third Young Mistress, do you understand?

Then this old servant doesn't need to be anxious. "

Although Third Young Mistress was young, all the servants of Songtao Court respected her. Even Nanny Zhong, who was half a foot in the grave, respected her.

Nanny Zhong smiled again, "Since that's the case, this old servant won't disturb Third Young Mistress any longer. This old servant will take her leave."

Chu Lian waved at Nanny Zhong. Nanny Zhong had just turned around when she seemed to remember something. "This old servant heard from Wenqing and Wenlan that Third Young Mistress was injured in the north. Now that she's back, she needs to recuperate. This old servant isn't talented, but I do know a bit about women's health. Yesterday, this old servant went to consult Doctor Miao. From today onwards, this old servant will help Third Young Mistress recuperate."

Nanny Zhong was He Sanlang's subordinate, so she didn't have to be on guard against her. Thus, she nodded.

Granny Zhong happily went downstairs to prepare some nourishing soup for Chu Lian.

Actually, Wenlan had told her about Third Young Master and Third Young Mistress's sexual activities during the past two days. Third Young Master was at the age where he was like a wolf and tiger. Third Young Mistress was young and petite, so she couldn't tolerate Third Young Master's torment. She really needed to nourish Third Young Mistress.

That way, the couple would be able to have a child as soon as possible.

Chu Lian didn't expect Nanny Zhong to be so thoughtful. Once Nanny Zhong left, she threw herself back into her work. It wasn't until the evening that she came out of the study. She sent people to deliver the letter and flowers.

At this moment, Xiyan walked in with an invitation with a troubled expression on her face.

Chu Lian sat at the table. Wenqing was gently massaging her shoulders. She had been crouching in the study for almost the entire afternoon, so her shoulders were a little sore. Wenqing's massage loosened them up a lot.

"Whose invitation is it?" Chu Lian glanced at Xiyan and asked.

Xiyan handed the invitation to Chu Lian with both hands. "Third Young Mistress, it's from the British Duke's Estate."

Chu Lian was slightly startled. Miaozhen's miscarriage had caused her to forget what Chu Qizheng had said to her and her husband on the way back from the Wei Estate.

She opened the invitation and quickly scanned through it.

Ah, so it was an invitation from Chu Yuan and Miao.

She was almost a year older than Chu Yuan. Eighth Young Miss Chu Yuan was indeed about to reach marriageable age.

Although she was not the original Poisonous Woman Chu Lian, and was not clear about the matters of the original Chu Lian in the Duke of Ying's Public House, there were a few servant girls who would occasionally chat with her, especially Xiyan and Gui Momo who had served by her side for the longest time.

She thought of Nanny Gui's words.

When she reached marriageable age, she didn't invite any guests. It was just a family meal and the elders would hold a hairpin. Although she didn't feel much when she heard it since it wasn't something she had experienced personally, Nanny Gui's eyes would redden every time she talked about it.

However, looking at the gold-stamped invitation, it seemed that Chu Qizheng really treated his two daughters differently.

Xiyan, who was standing to the side, naturally saw the contents of the invitation. Seeing that Third Young Mistress wasn't saying anything, she thought that Third Young Mistress was thinking about the past.

She really wanted to say that Third Young Mistress wouldn't go, but this was Eighth Young Mistress' sister. Even if Sixth Young Mistress didn't have a good life in the British Duke, she was still Eighth Young Mistress' sister. How could she not go after receiving the invitation?

"Third Young Mistress …" Xiyan called out to Chu Lian worriedly in a low voice.

Chu Lian returned to her senses and placed the invitation on the table. She turned to look and saw that the girl's eyes were actually red. She found it funny and teased her, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you outside?

Tell me, I'll help you. "

Chu Lian was all smiles. From the looks of it, she wasn't the least bit affected by the invitation.

Xiyan hurriedly shook her head and forced an ugly smile, "No, this servant is fine. No one dares to bully this servant."

Chu Lian glared at her, "Then why are you crying? Hurry up and wipe your face with hot water. You're already so old, yet you still cry so much."

After Xiyan left, Nanny Gui said, "It's fine if Third Young Mistress doesn't want to go."

With Chu Lian's current status, it was just as Nanny Gui said. Even if she didn't go, no one would point fingers at her. However, they were still her maiden family. If she didn't interact with them, even if they didn't say anything in front of her, they would still look down on her behind her back.

Chu Lian blinked, "Of course I'll go. It's not like I'm living a bad life. Why wouldn't I go?"

After she finished speaking, she even winked at Nanny Gui humorously.

Nanny Gui was stunned for a moment, then she also laughed.

That's right, why wouldn't Third Young Mistress go? She was the best married girl in the entire British Duke's Estate. Moreover, Third Young Master was devoted to Third Young Mistress. He was also recently conferred the title of Marquis and was placed in an important position by His Majesty. With these conditions, what was there for Chu Lian to be afraid of when she returned to the British Duke's Estate?

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