After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 180 Destiny Accelerates

Destiny seemed to suddenly speed up at this moment.

From the day Shen Yuyao returned to the Duke's Mansion to today, only three days have passed.

She has been through so many things, and the changes were so great that Shen Yuyao almost felt confused.

Shen Yuyao lowered her eyes and sighed, "Lu Lian, bring the boy who is locked up in the woodshed to the front hall. I have something to ask him."

She raised her head and glanced at the servants in the field, and said, "As for the rest of the irrelevant people, just go about your own business and go away."

The servants in the Duke's Mansion all felt that Miss Shen Yuyao had handled the matter a little too lightly.

But since the master has spoken, as servants, they can only obey orders.

Shen Yuyao walked into the front hall and just sat down on the soft chair in the middle, Lu Lian led a handsome boy with childish eyes into the room.

The person who entered the room just after the two of them was Uncle Ren, the old butler of the Duke's Mansion. Uncle Ren walked with a slight limp.

He is now the most senior person in the entire Duke's Mansion.

He used to be the study companion of Duke Shen Ao, and was talented in both civil and military affairs.

Unfortunately, during a battle with the Duke, in order to protect Duke Shen, he was shot in the knee by an arrow from an enemy general. Due to the lack of timely medical treatment, he became disabled and walked with a limp.

Duke Shen was grateful for Uncle Ren's loyalty and bravery, so he specially supported him in the Duke's Mansion and nominally gave him the position of chief steward, but in reality he basically didn't need to do much.

Uncle Ren also knew the truth, so he followed Duke Shen's wishes and became an idle butler in the Duke's Mansion.

Until the Duke passed away, all the loyal old servants in the mansion were assigned by Mrs. Shen to the homes of her children to help.

Therefore, Uncle Ren actually became the housekeeper of the mansion at this time.

Every day he worked tirelessly and personally took care of all the affairs of the mansion.

Today, as usual, he went to the farm in the mansion. Every month he would collect some rent, which he would then use to maintain the expenses of the mansion.

"Miss, I have just been away from home for half a day. I never thought that such a big thing would happen in the mansion." Uncle Ren raised his hand to wipe the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, bowed his body, and saluted to Shen Yuyao.

"Well, it's not too bad, Uncle Ren, please sit down and rest for a while." Shen Yuyao saw that Uncle Ren was walking to the front hall in a hurry.

His face was flushed red at this time, he was breathing heavily, and his injured leg was trembling slightly.

"Thank you, Miss." Uncle Ren walked to the chair with some difficulty and sat down slowly.

Shen Yuyao nodded slightly.

She turned her head to look at Lu Lian and the servant he brought with him. Suddenly, a barely perceptible smile flashed across Shen Yuyao's face.

"It was you who offended Ling Xiao today and destroyed the cakes given by the palace." Shen Yuyao looked straight at the boy, as if she wanted to see through him, "Oh, by the way, what's your name?"

"My humble name is Xiao Qi, nice to meet you, young lady."

Xiao Qi bowed and his childish face was full of stubbornness.

The servants in the palace still followed the old custom and called Shen Yuyao "Miss".

"Xiao Qi? Lu Lian?"

Shen Yuyao repeated the two people's names in a low voice, and her eyes swept back and forth between their faces.

"Yes!" The two answered in unison, "What do you want, Miss?"

The smile in Shen Yuyao's eyes became even more intense, "Your master is so thoughtful!"

When these words were spoken, the other three people present were all shocked.

Uncle Ren's butt hadn't even warmed up yet when he was startled and stood up shakily.

Shen Yuyao waved to Uncle Ren, motioning him to sit down.

Lu Lian glanced around and saw nothing unusual around him. A hint of relief flashed across his eyes. "Since I have sold myself to the Duke's Mansion, the young lady is now my master."

Shen Yuyao smiled slightly, said nothing, and looked at Xiao Qi again.

Xiao Qi raised his head slightly, "Today, I was indeed careless and bumped into Sister Ling Xiao. As a result, all the cakes and pastries given to the mansion by the palace were broken into pieces."

"If you want to punish me, go ahead. I won't say no."

What a look of being ready to die.

Shen Yuyao raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice: "If all the people in the East Factory were as forbearing as you, I'm afraid the East Factory would have ceased to exist long ago."

Lu Lian shook his head gently at Xiao Qi. He took a step forward and sighed, "Since Miss already knows our identities, we will leave it to her to decide. We have no complaints."

Shen Yuyao suddenly seemed to think of something, and she turned around to look at Uncle Ren.

I saw Uncle Ren had already fallen into the soft chair, he was stunned and at a loss.

Seeing Shen Yuyao looking at him, Uncle Ren hurriedly said, "Miss, I have never heard of the East Factory or the West Factory."

"Although I bought both of them from the human traffickers, I really don't know that!"

Uncle Ren was anxious, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Shen Yuyao thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Ren, I believe you. If they can't even deceive an old man like you, how can they be selected to join the East Factory?"

Seeing that Shen Yuyao had already determined that they were from the Eastern Depot, Lu Lian seemed to have been prepared for this.

He turned to Shen Yuyao and said helplessly: "Since the eldest lady has seen through our identities today, I will no longer hide it."

"I will tell Missy everything I know."

Lu Lian paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Qi and said, "Miss, please consider that Xiao Qi had offended Ling Xiao, so that the poisoned cakes did not harm anyone in the mansion. Xiao Qi has also made contributions to the Duke's Mansion."

"Please, young lady, give Xiaoqi a chance to live. All the responsibilities of this matter will be borne by me alone."

Lu Lian's words were powerful and resonant.

However, Xiao Qi looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. Shen Yuyao was puzzled as to why Xu Yunxuan would recruit such a young person to join the East Factory?

Are all the people in her East Factory such as this?

Shen Yuyao felt a little disappointed. She looked at Lu Lian and said, "You are a man of integrity and righteousness."

Turning around, she said to Uncle Ren, "Uncle Ren, I have roughly understood the cause of the incident. You don't have to panic too much. This incident really is not your fault."

"However, I still need you to deal with the aftermath of the mansion. Soothe the emotions of the servants in the mansion, and warn everyone present today not to spread what happened in the mansion at will."

Shen Yuyao's eyes turned cold.

"Once you find out, you will blame me for being ruthless and drive him out of the Duke's Mansion!"