dognovel Chapter 498 Aunt Qiulan
Chapter 498 Aunt Qiulan
Although Li Qiulan was curious, she didn't press for details. Instead, she helped Yunyi gather everyone together. Some of the people had indentures, and they all changed masters. As for the rest who hadn't been indentured, whether or not to keep them depended on Yunyi.
"What do you think?" Yunyi asked Chen Rui.
“The five people with indentures are emotionally stable, while the rest have erratic heartbeats.” Chen Rui had remained silent while Yun Yi was about to intervene, but she had already walked around the building twice during the transaction and observed everyone, so she had a good idea of what was going on.
"Your perception is quite accurate."
"I can't be nothing, can I?" Chen Rui snorted. "I've been a system for tens of thousands of years, and after becoming human, I have some superpowers, okay? It's just that I'm not as powerful as you."
"Hehe." Yunyi pinched her cheek, then kept all five people with indenture contracts, and paid and dismissed the rest.
Among those dismissed was a relative of Liu Shan's concubine. He usually acted arrogantly in the restaurant, doing no work but still getting paid. Now that he was dismissed, he was naturally unwilling. However, he was clever and did not throw a tantrum on the spot. Instead, he turned around and hurriedly ran to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion to find his concubine cousin.
"Boss, that guy surnamed Huang ran away," Chen Rui reminded him.
"It doesn't matter." Yunyi glanced at the person's back. "That must be the one who was forced in, right?"
“Yes.” Chen Rui nodded. “I just heard someone muttering in the kitchen. The man’s name is Huang Jinbao. He is the cousin of Liu Shan’s favorite concubine, Huang Caiwei.”
"Yunyi," Li Qiulan said, having also seen it, and came over to remind her, "That Huang Jinbao is Huang Caiwei's cousin. My Duke dotes on Huang Caiwei, practically giving her everything she wants. So, you should be prepared."
"Madam Liu..."
“Yunyi, if you’re willing, you can call me Aunt Qiulan or Aunt Lan.” Li Qiulan interrupted her, which sounded particularly sarcastic to Madam Liu.
"Aunt Qiulan," Yunyi changed her address, "do you want a divorce or to be widowed?"
"Ok?"
"You're still considering a divorce, which could be very troublesome. The Duke won't agree, and at your age, I reckon you yourself are already..."
"What about widowed?"
"Then you should just bear with it for now."
"You mean..."
"Aunt Qiulan, I didn't say anything."
“Yes, yes, then I’ll wait.” Li Qiulan nodded hurriedly, “Then what about my divination…”
"A person can only cast one divination per day, so we'll have to wait until tomorrow."
“Okay, I’ll wait.” Li Qiulan nodded.
Yunyi closed the door of Taotie Tower.
Among the five people with indentures, there was one named Li Datong, who was once a servant of the Li family. His father was Li Qiulan's dowry, but he passed away five years ago. He then took over the position of manager, but because of Huang Jinbao's interference, he couldn't do a good job even if he wanted to. He could only try his best to minimize the losses in the brothel, but soon things got out of control.
Now that the building has a new owner, he actually felt relieved.
Yunyi still made him the manager, but the restaurant needed to be renovated before reopening. So, his task was to lead four other employees to tidy up the entire restaurant and then find someone to decorate it according to her blueprints.
Li Datong said he would definitely handle it well.
By the time we left the Taotie Tower, it was already dark.
After saying goodbye to Li Qiulan, Yunyi and Chen Rui returned to their respective homes.
Yunlu felt like she was dreaming. The young lady was amazing. She just went out for a stroll and bought a restaurant. It was the most famous Taotie Restaurant in the capital. It sounded like something out of a fantasy.
At the main gate of the Earl's Mansion, the Chen family's carriage had been waiting there for a long time. Because Chen Guoliang was going to catch a ghost at midnight tonight, he was afraid that Yunyi would forget, so he sent the carriage to wait here early.
Yunyi ignored the carriage. After having dinner and taking a nap, it was 10:30 p.m. when she got up, quickly washed up, and went out with Yunlu.
The two of them simply climbed over the wall and entered the Chen residence without anyone noticing.
Chen Guoliang's room was brightly lit, with more than a dozen concubines keeping him company. He had no choice; last night, that rascal had shown up and nearly strangled him by the hair, so he dared not sleep tonight.
"Go see if Daisong has returned."
The butler ran out to check and then came back: "Not yet."
"It's almost midnight, is Fang Yunyi trying to lie to me?" Chen Guoliang was a little annoyed.
No one dared to speak, for they had no answer.
Yunyi curled the corners of her lips on the roof and then called out Que'er: "Go, have a close chat with that Second Master Chen." As she spoke, she took out a talisman and recited a spell. Then, the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire and was thrown into the room, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.
However, the atmosphere of the entire room had changed.
"Okay!" Sparrow happily floated down.
The brightly lit room was originally very quiet, and the two ice basins kept the room cool, but suddenly the candlelight began to flicker.
The room, which was originally cool, suddenly became icy cold.
The dozen or so concubines' expressions changed, their teeth began to chatter, and they couldn't help but huddle together.
Chen Guoliang huddled among a group of women, but still couldn't help trembling.
"Haha." Sparrow appeared in mid-air. "Second Master Chen, do you miss Sparrow?" she said, and slowly floated forward.
"Ah!" Several women exclaimed in surprise, then their eyes rolled back and they fainted.
The rest of the women ran out in a panic.
Chen Guoliang also wanted to run, but found that he couldn't move at all.
“Master Chen, you used to say that Que’er’s waist was so slender and captivating.” Que’er moved closer to Chen Guoliang.
The sparrow had drowned; its entire body was swollen and deathly pale from being submerged in water.
When that face came right up to him, Chen Guoliang felt like he couldn't catch his breath, and then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed. But then, a flash of silver light appeared, and a silver needle was stuck into his philtrum.
That breath came right back up.
She didn't faint.
"Master Chen, didn't I tell you to find someone to keep you company at night?" Yunyi looked at Chen Guoliang, her brows furrowed deeply.
"I've looked, more than a dozen, but..."
"Master Chen, I never expected you to be so stupid."
"What do you mean?"
"Female ghosts possess heavy yin energy, yet you've brought in other yin-type women to keep you company. Isn't that clearly inviting female ghosts?"
"I really didn't think of that, so what should we do?"