Seeing that she was very angry, Cuiyu did not dare to neglect her and hurried to call the old lady.
The old lady had been suffering from insomnia these days and had to rely on calming tea to fall asleep. Just as she fell asleep, Cuiyu came and called softly, "Old lady!"
The old lady suddenly opened her eyes, her face full of anger, "You'd better have something important to do."
Cuiyu said in panic, "Madam, the eldest daughter is here and she wants to report to the police."
The old lady was furious. "Is she crazy? Don't you think the recent jokes in the Xiangfu are not enough? The fire case has just been closed, how many people are still watching our Xiangfu? She is reporting to the police now, she wants our Xiangfu to be in trouble."
Cuiyu said helplessly: "Madam, the eldest lady seems very angry, you have to go and tell her."
The old lady waved her hand, "No, I can't tell her. I'm so angry that I can't let it out, or something bad will happen."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly became angry again: "What else does she want? I didn't ask her for punishment even though she was beaten like this. Instead, she came here in the middle of the night to ask for punishment. Now she really thinks she is the regent princess."
As soon as she finished speaking, a servant reported at the door: "Madam, there was a fire in the back garden. All the wood that Princess Danqing was going to use to build a small house was burned, and the newly built wall was also knocked down."
The old lady's face turned pale and she stared at Cuiyu, "Where's Lanyu?"
Cuiyu didn't dare to say that she saw her go out, and only said, "After the doctor treated her, she has been resting in the room."
"Call her over first." The old lady thought of her actions today. She was very unwilling and blamed herself for not standing up for her, this extremely stupid person.
Cuiyu asked the servant to call Lanyu while she changed clothes for the old lady.
As soon as I put on my clothes, Lan Yu came in.
She walked with a limp due to the whip wound, but there was a look of pride in her eyes.
"Madam, where are you calling for me?" Lan Yu came in and asked.
"Did you set the fire in the back garden?" The old lady held back her anger and asked in a friendly manner.
Seeing that the old lady had no intention of blaming her, Lan Yu admitted, "Old lady, it was indeed done by me and the second young lady."
The old lady looked at her and asked, "Lan Yu, how many years have you been with me?"
Lan Yu answered without thinking, "I have been with the old lady since I was thirteen years old, and it has been thirty-four years now."
"Thirty-four years is such a long time. You and Cuiyu have not married and have always been by my side. I have never treated you two badly over the years, right?" asked the old lady.
Lan Yu said gratefully: "The old lady has always been very kind to me and Cui Yu. I am very grateful."
The old lady said in a cold voice: "Lan Yu, this is the last time I will protect you. After this matter is over, you should leave the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Lan Yu was startled, her lips trembling slightly, "What does this mean, old lady?"
The old lady straightened her clothes and said, "Xia Zian is outside now. She threatened to report to the police. What do you think we should do?"
Lan Yu said disdainfully, "Report to the authorities? She didn't set up the authorities. She said that if you want to report to the authorities, you must have evidence. Besides, they are just two servants. The authorities may not accept the case."
The old lady stared at Lan Yu in a daze, almost unable to believe that these words came out of her mouth.
I remember that I had brought them both up to my side because they were smart and sensible, but since when did they become so arrogant, domineering, ignorant and stupid
"You mean, she is the daughter of a prime minister, and if she reports to the authorities, the authorities will not accept the case?" the old lady asked with a grim face.
"Your servant..." Lan Yu saw that the old lady was suddenly angry, and immediately realized that she had touched her sore spot. She knelt down quickly, "Old lady, calm down. She said she wanted to report to the police, but you just don't let her go. You can put her under house arrest. Everyone in the mansion is yours and they only listen to you. As long as you put her under house arrest and don't allow outsiders to enter Xiazhi Garden, she won't be able to go against you."
The old lady laughed when she heard this, "Well, Lan Yu, you really overestimate me. I really don't have the ability to put her under house arrest. Do you think she is still the same Xia Zian? Do you think I can stop the Regent and the Grand Princess from coming to the palace to look for her?"
Cui Yu couldn't help but say, "Lan Yu, you know, if you really want to report to the police, you are intentionally hurting people and trafficking in human beings. Even if it's not a capital crime, you will never be able to get out in this life."
Lan Yu panicked now and kowtowed quickly, "Old Madam, you need to save me. I only wanted to teach her a lesson, but I didn't expect to cause such a big disaster."
The old lady said quietly: "So, I just said that this is the last time I will protect you, and then you leave the Prime Minister's Mansion."
She didn't need such a stupid person around her. If she didn't know so many of her secrets and had served her for so many years, she would never help her this time.
Besides, at this critical juncture, she couldn't alert the authorities.
Lan Yu fell to the ground, her face full of despair. Leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion was something she had never thought of. She originally thought that she could rely on the old lady and live a life of luxury all her life. Although she was a servant in name, she could now get whatever she wanted in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Without the Prime Minister's Mansion, she is nothing.
The old lady straightened her face and said, "Let's go!"
Zi'an was sitting in the main hall. The servants in the room knew that she had come to call her to task, so they did not dare to neglect her and served her some tea and snacks for her to enjoy slowly.
People are so strange. It was obviously that person. Before she got angry, no one took her seriously. But once she came with anger, no one dared to treat her lightly.
"Madam!" The maid at the door breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the old lady coming. She quickly saluted and stepped aside.
The old lady stepped in, without even looking at Zi'an, and went straight to the main seat and sat down.
Cuiyu followed her, and Lanyu hesitated at the door, then followed her in.
After sitting down, the old lady looked at Zi'an, who had a gloomy expression, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter that brought you here so late?"
Zi'an raised his eyes, first scanning Lan Yu's face, and then slowly lowering them to the old lady's face, "Two people in my house, one was sold to Zuiyue Tower, and the other was seriously injured in the wilderness outside the city. How is the old lady going to give me an explanation?"
"What explanation do you want?" The old lady narrowed her eyes and looked at Zi'an. Her tolerance for Xia Zi'an had reached its limit, but she had to endure it for a few more days.
Zi'an spread his hands, "Injuring someone, selling the maid in my room to Zuiyue Tower, this is a criminal offense, I want to report it to the police."
"Report to the police?" The old lady frowned. "Do you think this is the best way to deal with it? There are already many disputes in our residence. Reporting to the police will only make people point fingers at our residence even more. I don't agree with this."
Zi'an said calmly, "If the old lady disagrees, how are you going to give me an explanation? I have already made my opinion known and have discussed it with the old lady. I hope the old lady can also show some sincerity."
(End of this chapter)