The business at the Princess's Residence was finished.
The guests had dispersed.
Liu Wan had just returned home with the children when she saw someone who had been waiting at the gate for a long time.
It was Mama Qing.
She asked Pan Chun to take the children inside first, then drew Mama Qing aside beneath the wall to ask what had happened.
Mama Qing handed her a letter. "The Ninth Prince has invited you to meet him!"
Liu Wan felt a little embarrassed, but she did not refuse.
The Ninth Prince had helped her so many times, and she had yet to find an opportunity to thank him properly!
Mama Qing also said, "The Xie Residence has been in utter turmoil lately, with chickens flying and dogs jumping. The eldest master suspects the Eldest Madam of having an affair, and they haven't spoken to each other at all. Also, the Fourth Master is growing weaker by the day. Who knows what's wrong with him..."
"Now only the Fourth Madam, who manages the household, has any energy left. The eldest master even went to beg her to pay for repairs to the Xie Residence's main gate. The Fourth Madam seized the opportunity to take the jewelry shop's account books before agreeing to pay!"
Naturally, Liu Wan knew Zhong Youyan's purpose.
She wanted to find flaws in the jewelry shop's accounts and bring down the Xie Residence in one fell swoop!
Liu Wan nodded. "Don't tell anyone about this. Be careful at the Xie Residence!"
"All right."
Mama Qing nodded.
In truth, she had not told Liu Wan that the Ninth Prince intended to get her out of the Xie Residence.
But because her old friend's indenture was still in the Old Madam's hands, she had refused the Ninth Prince and