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By the time they exited the cave, the sun had already set. It was already dark outside in winter. Looking at it now, it was not too early. Hua Yuan followed the path and headed towards the Spirit Origin Temple. When they were near the Spirit Origin Temple, she heard Bai Qin shout in surprise, "Miss, you're back?!"

"Lower your voice!" The girl who came out with him said.

It was because the young miss had left for too long and they hadn't been by her side for such a long time. Who knew what had happened? If something were to happen, what would happen?

After all, even though the old master doted on their young mistress. But their young lady was not in a good situation. This was something that all of them could see.

If this matter were to be discovered by others, it would truly ruin their young mistress' reputation. It would be terrible.

Bai Qin was usually very calm, but she had just met Hua Yuan, so she was a bit excited. He didn't think much about what he said, and when he heard her, he didn't get angry. Instead, he praised her, "You're right, I was too careless."

Hua Yuan shook her head. "It's fine. It's getting late. Let's head back earlier." Otherwise, it would be too late to get to the Residence. "

If he was late, he was afraid that the Yuan clan would be worried, and he was afraid that the madame would say something else. However, this caused people to feel displeased in their hearts. Although she did not think much of the old lady's actions, she could only endure as she was pressured by her seniority. The best way was to not let her catch his weakness!

Bai Qin and Jiao'er were also serving Hua Yuan, so they naturally understood what she meant. They all lowered their heads and did not say anything. Because they both knew that Hua Yuan's words were correct!

After getting on the carriage, the coachman drove the carriage steadily.

Along the way, they directly arrived at the Hua Manor entrance. After Hua Yuan entered, she met Hua Yufei.

Hua Yufei smirked and said, "Sister, you're back?" Why is it so late? I thought that little sister would really come back earlier than I did, just as you said. Unexpectedly … "Ai, why are you saying this? Grandmother is asking you to come over. Little Sister should be careful."

Hua Yuan broke into a smile. "Thank you for your concern, Big Sister."

Hua Yufei didn't say anything. She turned around and walked towards the old mistress' courtyard.

The old mistress' residence was quiet as usual. Perhaps it was because the madame enjoyed peace and quiet, Chuchu followed behind Hua Yuan and said, "The madame is not in a good mood. Be careful."

These words were actually heard by the magpie who came out to see if anyone had arrived. The magpie had always been waiting on the madame, but because of Chu Chuchu, it had never entered the madame's eyes. However, after waiting on her for such a long time, people could tell that the madame did not like the mother and daughter. While Chuchu was still talking, the magpie thought he was holding on to Chuchu. He smiled proudly, but his voice was full of ridicule, "Oh, I didn't know that Sister Chuchu had such a close relationship with Second Miss. I guess the madame would like to see it too. Sister Chuchu, what do you say? "

Chuchu didn't think much of her, "Just serve the old lady well. Don't talk nonsense here!"

The magpie's face turned red as he was told. He stood behind them and stared at their backs with eyes full of hatred!

The second young mistress was the prime minister's own daughter, so it didn't matter if she was noble or not. However, this Chuchu was just an orphan adopted by the old mistress. Who could be more noble than who?

She was the only one who put on airs every day. She looked more like a proper mistress of the prime minister's residence than anyone else! Yet, she, Magpie, couldn't stand to see something like this!

He followed behind her hatefully and headed towards the old mistress' room.

Hua Yuan happened to be packing for the madame, "Madam Ji An."

The old mistress' brows twitched, but her expression was much calmer than before. Hua Yuan, on the other hand, was not in a good mood. She heard the old mistress not making things difficult for her, but said, "Stand up."

Hua Yuan suppressed the strange feelings in her heart and stood up to thank the madame.

"He went to the Spirit Origin Temple today?" the madame asked.

Hua Yuan replied, "Yes, I would like to go there and ask for a few peace talismans to pray for my parents, my elder brother, and my younger brother. "Of course it's for Grandmother. I just don't know if Grandmother will mind."

With that, she raised her head and looked at the madame with eyes filled with anticipation.

The madame was filled with loathing as she looked away, not even sparing her a glance.

However, she opened her mouth and said, "Since it's Iris's request, Grandmother naturally will not reject it."

A happy expression surfaced on Hua Yuan's face. "Here, Grandmother." She took out a peace talisman from her sleeve and handed it over to the madame, smiling exceptionally happily.

The old mistress was stunned. No, neither could she accept it. The situation was rather awkward.

The magpie glanced at her and said, "Sister Chuchu should take it. I have just left the room, but it seems like Sister Chuchu has a pretty good relationship with Second Miss. "Sister Chuchu, please take it for me."

With this medicine in his eye, he could also help the madame resolve the awkwardness in front of her eyes. Magpie thought, I should be able to succeed no matter what, right?

When the magpie thought of this, he couldn't help but feel elated.

Chuchu's face remained unchanged. She looked at the old mistress with an inquisitive expression.

The old lady looked at Chuchu for a while and then retracted her gaze. She said, "Chuchu is a good girl. Please put it away for me." "It was Iris's filial piety after all."

"Yes, madame."

She had thought that Chuchu would panic, but she didn't expect that she would remain calm. It was as if what he had just said had nothing to do with her!

Although the magpie couldn't accept this, there was nothing he could do.

The old mistress continued, "Why have you been gone so long? "I heard from your sister that you were supposed to go home earlier than her."

"Originally, elder sister wanted me to come back with her. Fortunately, she didn't agree to elder sister's request. Otherwise, I would have made elder sister wait for me anxiously."

"That's right, but what's so fun about this Spirit Origin Temple?" You actually stayed so long? "

Hua Yuan became alert. Everything he did in the Spirit Origin Temple was normal. He had only asked for the Buddha's scripture and the safety talisman. If there was anything wrong with it, it would be during the period of time it disappeared from the back of the mountain. Or had the madame found out?

Or was it that when he went out, she had sent someone to follow him?

Seeing that Hua Yuan was silent, the Countess's expression darkened. "What is it?" How could he not answer? Even if you don't care about your own reputation, you should still think about your sister! "You're not the only girl in Washington!

Hua Yuan's eyes widened as she looked at the madame with a wronged and confused expression. "I don't know why Grandmother said that, it's just that … it's just that granddaughter has never done it!"

The old mistress' expression was solemn. "Then tell me, why did you come back so late?"

The old mistress' various actions were all aimed at the extent of the old mistress' hatred towards him! If she was his own granddaughter, even if she had such suspicions, she would have backed down and quietly asked about the situation. Why was she so high-profile like the madame?

Hua Yuan said, "It's just that Master said that the flowers in the mountain behind the Spirit Origin Temple are very beautiful, so my granddaughter couldn't help but go over to have a look. Grandmother, why do you have such a guess?" If my granddaughter's reputation is ruined, how can I let my granddaughter continue to live? "

The old mistress' gaze flickered but she continued, "Even so, why don't you bring along your servant girl? If he was upright, he would naturally not arouse suspicion. You blame your grandmother instead of doing something inappropriate? "