Xiao Ruge smiled, "As long as Third Uncle wants it, it will definitely come true. Third Aunt, just relax and wait patiently!"

After Lin and Xiao Qianqian left, Xiao Ruge wrote a letter and asked Bai Zhi to deliver it to the escort agency, instructing Sun Yan to do what was mentioned in the letter.

Two or three days passed like this. Thinking that she had asked Old Man Sun to do some other things a while ago, she asked Bai Zhi to guard the yard, changed into a neat dress and prepared to go out.

But just as she was about to take a step out of the door, an old woman sweeping the floor stopped her.

"Where are you going, Miss?"

Xiao Ruge glanced at her calmly and said, "Let's go out for a walk."

"The old lady has instructed that the young ladies in the family should not go out recently, so as not to offend any nobles."

The old woman smiled in a flattering manner.

But no matter how Xiao Ruge looked at it, she felt that she was using chicken feathers as a token of authority.

"Are you sure that it was your great-aunt who said this?"

The old woman's smile froze, and she avoided his gaze with a guilty look, "Well, that's what the old lady said."

"That's strange. Which wealthy family would restrict the movements of their young lady? No, I have to ask my great-aunt why she doesn't allow us to go out when there's something wrong."

Xiao Ruge said this and walked quickly towards Ronghui Hall.

The old woman was shocked when she saw this and quickly chased after him.

"Second Miss, I didn't express myself clearly. That's not what the old lady meant. She just told the young ladies to be careful when going out and to bring more people with them! Second Miss, please don't go!"

In fact, Old Madam Xiao never even said this. She just scolded Xiao Mingyue to go out as little as possible after she knew that Xiao Mingyue had offended Princess Jianing and was beaten.

The reason why this old woman said this was entirely because of Xu's instructions.

Moreover, Xu also instructed her to keep a secret eye on Xiao Ruge and report any movement she made immediately.

Xiao Ruge didn't care who instructed this old woman, no one could restrict her freedom anyway!

Seeing that the old woman was coming up to pull her, she twisted the old woman's arm with her backhand, causing the old woman to cry out in pain and then fall limp.

"Ouch! Second Miss, please spare my life..."

Xiao Ruge turned a deaf ear to the old woman's screams and quickly brought the man to Ronghui Hall.

Just as Xu was talking to Old Madam Xiao, the maid at the door hurried in and bowed to Old Madam Xiao.

"Madam, it's bad. The second young lady has brought a servant to Ronghui Hall!"

Old Madam Xiao frowned when she heard this, wondering what Xiao Ruge was up to. Before she could ask Madam Qian to go and ask what was going on, Xiao Ruge had already brought people in.

"Greetings to my great-aunt."

Xiao Ruge said "greetings" but her knees did not bend. She held down the screaming old woman on her hands and glanced at the people in the room with a sharp look.

When she saw Xu avoiding her gaze, she guessed in her heart that it must be Xu's doing.

"What's going on here?"

Old Mrs. Xiao looked unhappy and asked with a frown.

Xiao Ruge smiled slightly, "Grandmother, I was just about to ask you, when did our family have the rule of not letting young ladies go out?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Xiao's face flashed with surprise and anger, and she said in a deep voice: "When did our family have such a rule?"

"So my great-aunt didn't say that? Then I have to ask who ordered this slave to not let me go out!"

Xiao Ruge's face was frosty and she kicked the old woman in the knee.

The old woman suddenly rushed in front of Old Madam Xiao, crying with tears and snot.

"I am innocent! I didn't stop the Second Young Miss from leaving the house, it's just..."

"I advise you to think it over before you speak. You have seen my methods on the way here. If you leave here, you will have to go back to Ruyi Garden!"

Seeing that the old woman was about to bite back, Xiao Ruge interrupted her immediately and stared at her without any emotion, which made the old woman feel like a thorn in her back and shiver.

Old Lady Xiao took a look at the old woman and winked at Nanny Qian, who immediately stepped forward and slapped the old woman hard twice.

"You daring and treacherous servant, how dare you rebel against your superiors and humiliate your master! Why don't you tell me everything about the stupid thing you just did?"

After being slapped, the old woman immediately became obedient. She covered her face and told the story of Xu instructing her to supervise Xiao Ruge.

Xu was already afraid, and when she heard what had been confessed, she immediately became furious and pointed at the old woman and started cursing.

"You bastard! You are slandering me. When did I ever ask you to monitor Xiao Ruge? I think you are tired of living! Come on, drag her down and beat her to death with sticks!"

"Second Aunt, why are you so anxious? Do you want to kill me to silence me? Did you really send someone to monitor me?"

A cruel smile appeared on Xiao Ruge's lips. She felt that Xu was living too comfortably. She should create some trouble for her so that she wouldn't keep her eyes on her all day.

"I didn't lie! Everything I said was true! The Second Madam gave me ten taels of silver to get me to do something. Now the silver is under my pillow!"

When she heard that Xu wanted to beat her to death, the old woman no longer cared about anything else and hurriedly produced the evidence.

Nanny Qian took people to search in person, and after a while, they brought back ten taels of silver.

Xu's face turned pale and she wanted to argue, but Old Lady Xiao smashed a teacup in front of her, frightening her so much that she immediately fell silent.

After glaring at Xu, Old Lady Xiao looked at Xiao Ruge with a friendly expression.

"Ruge, are you going out? Then go quickly! I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!"

Xiao Ruge bowed to Old Madam Xiao with a smile on her face, "Then Ruge will not disturb Grandmother from taking care of household affairs. Ruge will take her leave."

Looking at Xu, I saw that her face was pale with fear, and her hands were tightly grasping the hem of her skirt. She must be scared to death.

Xiao Ruge thought to herself that she deserved it, turned around and walked out gracefully.

Before she even walked out of the door, she heard Old Lady Xiao's roar, telling Xu to kneel down. A happy smile immediately appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Xiao Ruge did not take the carriage, but walked all the way to Mingxiang Teahouse. Before she entered, she heard lively conversation coming from inside.

She went all the way to the second floor and chose a private seat near the railing. After ordering tea and snacks from the waiter, she listened attentively to the conversation of the people downstairs.

"Have you heard? Last time the Zhenyuan General's Mansion held a flower viewing banquet, I don't know how the fourth young lady of the Xiao family angered Princess Jianing and got slapped!"

"I know about this. My cousin next door works at the General's Mansion. I heard that she was beaten because the Fourth Miss Xiao tried to seduce a young master!"

"Ah? No way? Is the fourth young lady of the Xiao family so courageous?"

Xiao Ruge lowered her head to glance at the table downstairs near the railing, which was talking about Xiao Mingyue.

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