"Sir, Miss Shen's carriage is coming out."

Lu Kui raised his eyelashes and said, "Go, let's follow."

His men looked embarrassed: "Sir, if we just follow like this, won't it be too conspicuous?"

They were riding in a four-horse carriage that was pitch black, wide and conspicuous. It was difficult to pretend not to see them just following behind others.

Lu Kui raised his head and knocked his subordinate on the head, cursing: "What a blockhead! We are going to Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion on official business, why are you sneaking around like that?"

He propped his chin with the handle of his fan, lowered his eyes and said, "Why don't I let Ma Er pass my visiting card over first? It wouldn't be considered rude to visit now, right?"

Earlier, Madam Lin advised him to send a formal invitation to the Marquis' Mansion and pay a visit in person, which would appear serious, but she did not say that he should wait until a certain day to send it.

He felt that he had listened to Madam Lin's advice, and immediately asked his men to pass the visiting card in. He thought that if he went there now, the Marquis' Mansion would not refuse him entry.

Lu Kui's men had bitter faces and dared not say anything more. They could only stick their heads out, ask the coachman to drive the horses, and follow the Shen Mansion's carriage all the way.

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Chuncao leaned out and whispered a few words to the driver, then retracted and said to Ning'er, "Miss, the car behind us is following us all the way."

Ning'er asked, "Is it still the black carriage?"

She naturally recognized that the car was Lu Kui's. This man looked handsome, but he did things as he pleased.

Seeing Chuncao nod, Ning'er asked with a headache, "What are you going to do?" Could it be that he was planning to follow her all the way to the Marquis' Mansion? But the road was wide, and there was no reason to stop others from walking.

Chuncao asked, "If the young lady is upset, would you like me to go down and ask her?"

Before Ning Er could answer, Feng Ping, who was sitting next to her, disagreed: "No matter what others do, it is unreasonable for us girls to get off the car and ask. It would be disrespectful for a lady from a wealthy family."

After hearing this, Chuncao lowered the curtain awkwardly and sat down obediently. Ning'er glanced at Nanny Feng and said with a smile, "Chuncao is young, so it's not unreasonable for her to worry. Nanny, please don't scare her."

Feng Ping looked at Ning'er in surprise, but she didn't expect her to speak for the maid. She remembered the old lady's instructions before she left, and hurriedly smiled and said, "I didn't mean that. You must have misunderstood me. I thought Chuncao was your personal maid, and her behavior was also a face for you."

The smile on Ning'er's face faded a little, and she only said one sentence: "Mammy is right, but Chuncao is very good. If there is anything wrong, I will just teach her more in the future."

Feng Ping hit a wall that was neither too hard nor too soft and was very surprised. In her mind, Miss Shen was just a cousin whom the old lady had asked to stay in the mansion for a few more days out of consideration for their kinship.

She had seen many people like this before. They were all very cautious and afraid of making mistakes. When they met maids like them who were somewhat respectable in front of their masters, they were always very polite.

Miss Ning looked so soft and cautious, but who knew she was so confident? I just said something about her maid, but she pushed me back without any hesitation.

It is true that you cannot judge a book by its cover.

Ning'er had no idea what was going on in Nanny Feng's heart, and even if she knew, she probably wouldn't care.

Feng Ping didn't know that when she went out today, Shen Chongyao gave her a lot of bad words. On the one hand, he told her to follow his temper in everything, and on the other hand, he reminded her not to suffer any grievances.

Not to mention that every time she saw Chu Huan, he would give her a lecture and deliberately put people around her, for fear that she would be weak in character and get bullied.

Having heard these words so many times, subconsciously, I don't take the words of a nanny to heart.

The Xinyuan Marquis Mansion was not too far from the Lin Mansion, but the horses were slow and the carriages were sluggish, so it took a long time to get there.

As Ning Er stepped off the carriage, she saw a boy, less than ten years old, with short hair standing beside the carriage. He bowed to her and spoke in a childish tone, "My master wants to ask about Miss Shen's well-being."

Ning Er stopped and asked with a smile, "Who is your master?"

The boy took a step back, pointed at the black car parked at the entrance of the alley, and said seriously, "My master is Lu Kui, the commander of the third-rank Jinyi personal army."

Ning Er saw that he was adorable as he was shaking his head, so she couldn't help but smile and said, "Thank your master for me. But it's getting dark, so please ask him to come back."

The boy said, "No, no. The master said that this trip is for official business, and he came to the Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion. He and the young lady are just traveling together, not following. Please don't blame me, young lady."

Ning'er smiled when she heard this. It turned out that the little kid had talked in a roundabout way just to tell her this sentence in a roundabout way.

When the boy saw her smile, he bowed obediently and went back to report.

Ning'er shook her head and cursed with a smile, "You're such a smooth talker." She didn't know who she was talking about.

After entering the corner gate, she changed into a sedan chair and walked to the hanging flower gate. Ning'er suddenly lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and said, "Chuncao, I want to go see the Marquis."

Chuncao glanced at Nanny Feng who was walking in front of the sedan chair and whispered, "Young lady, should we go to Songshou Hall first to report to the old lady?"

Ning Er thought for a moment and said, "This trip back and forth is just a waste of time. Let's go directly to Delinzhai. I'll ask Sister Xiangming in the yard. It won't take up too much time."

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It was not completely dark yet, but it was already too dark to see anything in this cramped Buddhist temple.

Two burly maids wearing headscarves stood on the left and right of the door. When they saw Madam Ye coming, they were surprised at first, and then they said in a flattering way, "This place is so shabby, why are you here, Madam?"

Ye Zhen still looked as weak as a willow. She covered her mouth and nose, took a handful of money from her purse and gave it to them. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, moms. Save this little money for buying wine."

These two people usually do the most menial jobs, and they rarely have the opportunity to talk to their master, let alone get rewards. Seeing that Aunt Ye was so generous, they smiled so hard that their teeth could not see their eyes: "Aunt, you are really polite! If you have anything, just tell me."

Aunt Ye chuckled and said, "What instructions are there? But the head of the front knows that the guards are tired, so he asked me to come and take a look."

She glanced inside and asked, "I wonder how that person is doing now?"

One of the maids said, "Oh, Auntie, you don't know. That old fellow just came and thought he was the powerful deputy master. He was picky and refused to eat or drink, and he kept shouting that he wanted to see the mistress. He was hungry for two meals and finally behaved himself."

Aunt Ye smiled and said, "That's not surprising. She was Madam's wet nurse from childhood to adulthood, and she is the one whom she relies on the most. Now we are just asking her to stay for a while, so remember not to neglect her."

Another maid flattered, "Thank you for your advice, Auntie. You are so kind. We all know that the old maid is involved in a lawsuit involving Miss Zhu Xiao. Now she is only imprisoned in a small Buddhist temple and has not been sent to prison. This is already a good thing for her."

Madam Ye smiled even more deeply. She grabbed a few more coins and handed them to the two maids: "Thanks to the ladies for their hard work, the masters are relieved. I will report back to the old lady tomorrow to show you two's loyalty."

The two men were very happy to have received a generous reward and to have heard these words. Then they heard Aunt Ye say, "Please open the door for me, Madam. I need to go in and take a look."

An old woman said, "Oh, your precious body, be careful not to get hurt by that bastard." Then she took out the key and opened the lock.

Aunt Ye stepped into the room. There was no candle in the room, so it was pitch black. Her face was half hidden in the darkness. She turned her head and smiled, "Don't worry, Madam Liu can't hurt me now!"

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