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Chapter 116 Auspicious Wishes (34)

The Marshal's Mansion is decorated with exquisite furnishings, and gorgeous wallpaper meticulously covers every wall.

The floors were mostly smooth marble, and in this cold winter, wool carpets were carefully laid out.

The lamps overhead illuminated the entire mansion, keeping it brightly lit all night long.

During the Republican era, at least in Yangcheng, it was a unique luxury.

However, this luxurious mansion is now shrouded in an inexplicable sense of desolation.

Yi Yi followed the servant as they walked, observing that everyone along the way was keeping their heads down, acting hurriedly and anxiously.

I didn't get a good look at it last time I came, but now that I see it, I imagine that after Marshal Ma fell ill, the atmosphere inside the Marshal's Mansion was one of constant fear and unease, as if everyone had fallen into an ice cave.

The servant leading the way pushed open a door to indicate that they had arrived at their destination. Yi Yi, who didn't want to dwell too much on the atmosphere of the Marshal's Mansion, nodded to him and went inside.

Upon entering, one could see Zhu Qianxiao being secured to a stool with armrests by ropes.

Getting closer, you can see her mouth, which is stuffed shut, and her bright eyes.

Yi Yi blinked, and after confirming that the girl in front of her, who looked exhausted from struggling, was her younger sister Zhu Qianxiao, she thought about the plot.

With a cold face, he went forward to untie her, told the servant, and then took Zhu Qianxiao back to the Zhu residence.

After the initial joy of reunion faded, an endless awkwardness flowed between the two sisters.

An eerie atmosphere filled the car throughout the journey, and neither of them spoke.

Perhaps they were waiting for the other person to speak, or perhaps they genuinely didn't know what to say.

After getting out of the car, Zhu Qianxiao silently stepped out and headed towards the Zhu residence.

Even though she had run away from home several times, she knew that now was not the time to run away.

He thought his obedient attitude would prevent her from being on guard, but when he followed Yiyi to the door, he was stopped by several old women.

"Take the young lady back to her own courtyard and let her rest in peace until she is married. If she disappears again this time, everyone who serves her will come to me with their heads!"

It was her sister who coldly pronounced her fate.

She wanted to protest, but the rough hands of those old women rubbed her sorely, and their strength was still so great that she couldn't resist at all.

Zhu Qianxiao shouted like that as she was taken back to her own courtyard.

"Let me out! I don't want to marry Ma Yuliang!" Zhu Qianxiao shouted, but was still dragged into her boudoir.

She tried to rush out before the door closed, but the door was ruthlessly locked in front of her.

Zhu Qianxiao immediately went to check all the windows, only to find with great sorrow that all of them were sealed shut, regardless of their type.

Only the windows near the courtyard can be opened, but they are locked with several iron chains, leaving only a small gap for ventilation.

It seems the only way in and out is through the door of my own room.

Zhu Qianxiao silently walked to the door of the room, sat down with her back against the door, as if this would allow her to escape the moment the door opened.

Although she knew it was just her delusion, it still represented her silent protest.

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"Master, the young lady is still sitting inside the door, not eating or drinking anything, and refusing to move."

When Red Sparrow brought the news, Yi Yi had already finished dinner and was reviewing the accounts.

Yi Yi was not surprised at all by Zhu Qianxiao's stubbornness.

"It's alright, the old woman at the door is still on duty as usual. If the food gets cold, just bring it back, heat it up, and then send it to her again." She calmly capped her pen, looked up at Red Sparrow, and said, "By the way, you should have taken care of the things I asked you to do before, right?"

“Don’t worry, Master, I’ve already transferred Miss’s personal maid, Huang Li, to another courtyard. I’ll make sure Miss can’t see her,” Hong Que said respectfully. “But why did you transfer Huang Li?”

"Hmm...why?" Yi Yi pondered, without directly answering Hong Que's question.

Just then, a guard's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Reporting to the head of the family, we have received word that the young lady is insisting on seeing you."

Yi Yi chuckled mockingly, "You're faster than I thought."

Now, how could Red Sparrow not know that her master had transferred Oriole away to give the young lady a reason to look for her?

Yi Yi got up, and Hong Que followed him to the door, where he helped her put on a cloak.

Then, Yi Yi turned to her and said, "You don't need to come along. I'll be right back. Go and call Zhu Yu over here."

Hongque bowed and called over two other maids to accompany Yiyi.

Yi Yi didn't refuse and walked towards the backyard.

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When Yi Yi arrived at Zhu Qianxiao's courtyard, she could still hear her arguing and asking, "Where did Huangli go?" and "Let my brother come see me."

Stopping the maids and servants from bowing, Yi Yi calmly said, "Open the door."

The old woman guarding the door immediately unlocked the brass lock on the door, and then the two of them worked together skillfully to stop Zhu Qianxiao from rushing out from inside.

Zhu Qianxiao, who was being held in the arms of the two nannies, continued to struggle until Yi Yi spoke up: "You look really ugly, Xiaoxiao. You don't look like the eldest daughter of the Zhu family at all."

Zhu Qianxiao was stunned as if struck by lightning. She raised her head blankly and looked at Yi Yi with red eyes.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but after a long time she couldn't say anything.

As if her patience had run out, Yi Yi waved to the old woman guarding the door and stepped into Zhu Qianxiao's room.

Upon entering, they discovered a young maid standing nervously in Zhu Qianxiao's room.

Yi Yi said, "This is none of your business. You may leave now."

The little maid then ran out as fast as she could.

Then Zhu Qianxiao was also brought in, and the door was slammed shut again.

Ignoring Zhu Qianxiao, Yi Yi walked to the dining table in the outer room, took out the food from the food box and arranged it, then called out without any emotion, "The maid said you haven't eaten all day, so eat your dinner first."

Zhu Qianxiao glanced at the large pork knuckle on the table and swallowed almost imperceptibly.

But thinking of the strange maid who brought her food, she shook her head, as if she wanted to ask in a tough and fierce tone, "Where is Huang Li?"

Yi Yi didn't look at her, but simply took out the bowls and chopsticks and put them away, replying naturally, "She failed to supervise you properly twice and let you run away from home, so naturally she's being punished."

Upon recalling Yi Yi's words of "I'll bring you my head" at the entrance of the Zhu residence, Zhu Qianxiao immediately asked anxiously, "What punishment did you receive? When will you be back?!"

Yi Yi then set the table, raised an eyebrow, looked up at Zhu Qianxiao, and said with a teasing expression, "You still want her back?"

As if a muffled thunderclap had exploded in her mind, Zhu Qianxiao felt that things were developing in the worst possible way.

The emotions she had been holding back all day since being arrested by Ma Yuliang suddenly erupted. She squatted down and began to wail, "Huang Li did nothing wrong, why did you kill her? Why? Why have you become like this?!"