Chapter 801

After a moment of shock, Tanchun steadied her nerves and spoke.

"Are we really going to sell the manors?"

"A single manor is worth tens of thousands; that should be enough to sustain us for quite a few years."

"Of course, it's not impossible."

"Because we just need to avoid selling the manors."

"We have already reduced the number of manors by two; if we cannot recover the lost silver,"

"next year, or perhaps even this year, we might truly have to rely on our own needlework to support ourselves and the household."

However, Tanchun felt it shouldn't come to that, right? Probably?

Tanchun felt a faint sense of unease in her heart.

Who could blame her, when the speed at which the Rongguo Prefecture was declining was truly astonishing.

"Well, after all, there are still a few manors left. And the money being transported from the south should arrive around spring."

Daiyu said softly.

Her tone was relatively relaxed; after all, she was doing fine.

After all, she was not truly a member of the Rongguo Prefecture.

Her father was still alive.

She had a backer.

If her father knew the state of the Rongguo Prefecture,

he certainly wouldn't ignore it.

When the time came, he would just take her back.

1.0 She thought to herself.

"That's hard to say. With Seeing Fengjie and the others gone, if the Eldest Master and the rest continue like this, I estimate that before long, even the ancestral property will be sold off completely. By then, with hundreds of people in the household, the daily expenses will be immense, and I fear needlework will be the least of our worries."

Hearing the conversation among the young women, Li Wan's jade-like face was different from its usual elegant reserve; it had become much more radiant.

Because her heart was bursting with joy, especially after a long drought met with a flood, her cheeks were noticeably rosy, making her appear even more vivid and moving.

However, because she needed to avoid suspicion,

she did not want to change abruptly and attract attention.

Thus, her stunning face remained unadorned, yet she still looked like a lotus rising from the water—fresh and natural—and even appeared noticeably younger.

Her voice had even changed from cold and clear to languid.

【555】 The suspicion chain of the Jia Prefecture; Li Wan is seen through, Zhao Paner is suspected.

Inside the Rongxi Hall.

At this moment, Tanchun, Daiyu, and Xiangyun were all looking at Li Wan with some surprise.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with what she said.

In fact, her words

had struck a chord with all the women.

Everyone felt that what she said made a lot of sense.

They were all worried about the future of the Rongguo Prefecture.

However, at this moment,

everyone's attention was diverted.

It was Yingchun, whose pretty face looked at Li Wan with confusion: "Sister-in-law, you seem a bit different today."

"I, I do?"

Li Wan, who had been looking languid, was startled for a moment.

Her heart pounded as she saw the women staring straight at her, looking her up and down.

She smiled bitterly to herself.

Was it really that obvious?

What a happy trouble!

There was no helping it; a flower that was about to wither from lack of watering naturally looks different once it has been watered.

The change was very obvious.

Furthermore,

Jia Hui possessed a divine art; every woman who cultivated with him would become eternally youthful, have their lifespan extended, their constitution improved, and their illnesses dissipated. Those who practiced Wu Gong would see their internal power increase every single time.

The current Li Wan had already cultivated with him several times.

The effect was excellent.

Therefore, the change was naturally very obvious.

Tanchun, Daiyu, and Xiangyun were all looking at Li Wan with suspicion.

They were not fools.

For Li Wan to change so noticeably, there must be something fishy.

Was it someone from the Rongguo Prefecture?

Unlikely.

She had always been ascetic and desireless; there was no reason for her to suddenly be like this.

So if there really was someone, it could only be someone from outside the prefecture.

And as far as they knew,

this Sister-in-law Zhu had not been anywhere else recently.

She had only been going to the neighboring Marquis Wushuang's mansion with them.

Then, thinking of how Lady Wang and Seeing Fengjie had both been "eaten" by Jia Hui,

so...

This was too easy to guess!

One guess, and it was spot on!

"This is not surprising. With his personality, how could he not 'eat' such a beautiful Sister-in-law Zhu?" Looking at the flower-like, youthful, and romantic Li Wan, Daiyu thought to herself.

She believed she understood Jia Hui quite well.

He was impeccable and excellent in every aspect.

It was just that he was a bit too lustful...

Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xiangyun were thinking the same thing.

Tanchun thought to herself: "He really has no restraint in this regard."

In Yingchun's mind, Jia Hui's handsome face appeared, and her face instantly felt hot: "Counting the women in the house, most of them already have a relationship with him. The only ones left should be Lady Xing, Zhao Paner, and a few of the Eldest Master's concubines, right? Wait, who knows if these few haven't? Maybe they are secretly involved just like Sister-in-law Zhu."

With this suspicion, Yingchun suddenly looked at Lady Xing and Zhao Paner in the living room with shock and doubt.

Except for Jia She's few concubines who basically stayed in their own courtyards and rarely came out,

Lady Xing and Zhao Paner were both present.

She secretly speculated

whether these two women were having an affair with Jia Hui.

Because of Jia Hui,

and with so many precedents,

now Yingchun suspected everyone of being suspicious.

She even suspected Tanchun, Daiyu, and Xiangyun beside her!

Hmm.

Xiangyun had already secretly promised herself to Jia Hui.

She hadn't revealed it yet.

It wasn't that she was intentionally hiding it or didn't want to tell everyone.

She just wanted to wait until Jia Hui decided to go to the Shi family to propose.

Then she would tell everyone; it would be the same. ===== CHAPTER 802 =====