There was such a loud movement at the door, so Li Renyu naturally knew it immediately. He felt that this niece was a little rude and disrespectful, so he had to ask the servants around him to ask Li Qin to receive Lianyi.
Lianyi's carriage drove into the courtyard and stopped. Lianyi ordered Manager Li and Mrs. Li beside the carriage:
"You two go and ask the mistress. Assign me some courtyard to stay temporarily. I will go and wash up first before going to visit my uncle and aunt, so as not to be disrespectful."
The two looked at each other quickly and immediately went to visit Li Qin. They have a lot to say.
Li Qin experienced the disappearance of her son, whose life and death are still unknown, and she has long resented Lianyi. She felt that if the old guy Wu Youcai hadn't died, his son would not have gone to Jiangnan. If he didn't go to Jiangnan, he would Will not go missing.
She had no choice but to settle the score with Wu Youcai, but the father's debt was paid by the son, and the Wu family's daughter was the target of her revenge. The family property she inherited originally belonged to the son.
If Lianyi knew the other party's thoughts, he would only feel disgusted. This ability to rake someone down is top-notch. It is their Li family who wants to occupy the orphan girl's property! He actually had the nerve to say such things.
After listening to the report from Manager Li and Mrs. Li, Li Qin’s slightly haggard face turned ferocious for a moment, and she dropped the teacup in her hand, frightening everyone so much that they didn’t dare to raise their heads.
"Madam, don't be angry, think about the young master and the master's instructions."
The eldest maid Chaoyun could only remind her bravely.
Li Qin calmed down, opened her eyes, and said to Chaoyun
"I know! When arranging for Miss Biao to go to Liuyun Court, she said that they were tired of traveling and traveling. They were not in a hurry to meet today and settled down first. I'll stay at my residence tomorrow. I'll just come over and see you later."
"Yes, madam!"
Li Qin waved her hand and asked Chaoyun to go and do the work, leaving Li behind. The steward and Mrs. Li wanted to ask about what happened along the way. She knew very little about this cousin of the Li family.
Chaoyun took Lianyi and his entourage to Liuyun Courtyard. She never saw the true face of this cousin, so she had no intention of getting off the carriage.
Looking at the slightly dilapidated yard, the soft ripples of the voice reached Chaoyun's ears:
"It seems that my uncle's house is really not as good as before. There is no one to maintain the yard. Since I have been invited, Why didn’t the lady prepare the yard in advance when she came to visit? Is this to welcome me or to threaten me?” Chao Yun’s face changed, she knew this was Li Qin’s intention, she just thought. After explaining, the other party continued:
“That’s all, I can’t ask you about any of your servants.
Aunt Wen, let’s stay at the inn and let Minmin go and take care of the bag. An inn!
I will visit my two uncles again tomorrow. "
"Yes, miss! "
Aunt Wen glanced at Chaoyun, the disdain in her eyes was not concealed at all. She still wanted to embarrass her young lady.
When Chu Liangchen saw the yard, he couldn't help but I'm happy, is this a place where people live?
Now after listening to the lady's instructions, he pulled the horse's head, turned the carriage, and headed straight for the door. At this time, the door was not closed, mainly the door. The bolt was broken.
As soon as Chaoyun saw that something was wrong, he ran away and immediately reported to Li Qinshi.
At this time, the people picking up money in front of the door had not dispersed yet. They watched the carriage that had just entered the door come out again less than a quarter of an hour ago. They all looked curiously. There was an angry look on Minmin's face. It didn't matter. The voice was small but could be heard by everyone around, and complained:
"What does the Li family mean? Even though we have invited the lady to be a guest, why haven't we even set up a decent yard and have no money to maintain the yard?" Just say it, the lady will arrange for someone to buy a yard to live in in advance, why bother with such idleness!"
"Okay, let's just settle for one night today, and I'll see my uncle tomorrow, so you can take a trip! Let’s book an inn.”
Wen Lu said in a neutral tone.
"Yes!" Minmin turned around and ran away. Some of the onlookers were kind enough to point out the direction, saving the little girl a detour and finally getting a reward from others.
Chu Liangchen saw all directions and listened in all directions. He immediately took the lead in driving the carriage and followed Minmin in the direction he left.
By the time Li Qin heard Chao Yun's report, Lianyi and his party had already left the Li Mansion. Li Qin was so angry that she fell back and her eyes turned black.
“This damn girl, she doesn’t show any mercy at all!”
However, Chao Yun lowered his eyes and said nothing. No person with any sense of integrity would accept living in a yard overgrown with grass. Besides, he was very wealthy and rented an inn directly. Maybe he would buy a yard the next day.
Chaoyun did not expect that her momentary slander would actually become true the next day.
Li Renyu was the last to know the whole story. He angrily went to Li Qin's yard, slapped him in the face as soon as he entered, and angrily said:
"Are you still dissatisfied? There are too few people who are watching the joke. You are hosting the central feed. Don’t you still know the situation in the mansion? Now you have finally coaxed people to come. You are good at pushing people out again, and let the people around you say that we don’t even have a look. The yard where the young lady lives can’t even be tidied up.”
Li Qin covered her face with being slapped, her momentum had weakened by half. Now the house is just demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall to make ends meet. The speed can no longer be reduced. Where will the money come from to repair those abandoned gardens?
They finally waited until Wu Lianyi's three-year observance of filial piety was over and invited him over. How could they let him leave before they had even scraped any money from him?
"I asked the boy next to me to deliver the post. Remember to talk well tomorrow, find a good reason to appease the other person, and don't ruin things again."
Li Renyu waved his sleeves and said directly He left the main courtyard and went to his concubine's house.
Li Qin was so angry that she smashed another cup. Finally, the arrival of her youngest son made her stop losing her temper.
Holding her little son in her arms, a flash of hatred flashed in her eyes. She must seize the Wu family's property. Her husband was unreliable, and she only had her youngest son.
Lianyi didn't care about the Li family's fight, so she took a flower petal bath and went to bed early.
After breakfast the next day, Wu Meng and Wen Lu came to see her.
“Miss, yesterday the two of us inquired about the house prices in Beijing, and through the intermediary, we saw a courtyard with two entrances. The other party asked for 5,000 taels of silver, and all the furniture inside was left. It can be transferred at any time, but the price cannot be reduced. "
"What do you think?"
Ripple asked indifferently.
"Miss, the layout of the yard is good, the flowers, plants and trees are well taken care of. There is a two-story boudoir on stilts in the second yard. You should like it. The furniture in the room is 80% new. If the landlord hadn't been in such a hurry, If you want to sell it, the price will be higher.”
“Okay, you can inquire in secret to see if there are any hidden problems in this house. If not, buy it!”
She then asked Luo Ying to follow Wu Meng to do errands. After she got dressed, she took Minmin, Luo Huai and Wen Lu and took the car to the Li Mansion again.
This time the concierge saw Chu Liangchen driving from a distance, opened the door and respectfully welcomed the person in.
The carriage did not stop until it reached the entrance of the second courtyard. Luo Huai helped Rianyi get out of the car and slowly entered the main hall of the Li family.
At this time, many people had gathered in the hall, all waiting to see this legendary cousin.