A quarter of an hour later, she raised her head. She originally wanted to show Xie Ce the finished product she had completed in one stroke, but when she saw that Xie Ce didn’t remember it at all, she gave up regretfully and continued to immerse herself in the “account book”.

After an unknown amount of time, a maid outside the warm room reported: “Old Madam, Young Madam, Madam is here.”

Yin Mingyu quickly put away the “account books” spread out on the table, put them in the middle, took another one from the top and spread it out. In the next moment, she picked up the abacus, stood it up, and placed it flat on the table. She slid her fingers from left to right and moved all the beads up.

She completed this series of actions in just a few breaths.

When Old Madam Xie heard the report and opened her eyes, she only heard the sound of abacus beads clacking. Then she saw Yin Mingyu sitting there and starting to fiddle with the abacus.

Old Madam Xie: “……”

Even though Xie Ce was ignorant, he couldn’t help but open his mouth in surprise.

Madam Xie walked in with a letter. She first heard the crisp and regular sound of an abacus. She took a look and then bowed to Old Madam Xie.

Yin Mingyu seemed to have just come to her senses from her busy life and was about to get up and pay her respects to Madam Xie.

Madam Xie waved her hand to tell her not to come down, and then handed the letter to Old Madam Xie with both hands: “Mother, this is a letter from Yangzhou, from…… the Bai family.”

Bai family?

Yin Mingyu pricked up her ears quietly.

If it was the Bai family she knew, it should be the in-laws’ family of the shu aunt in the mansion. It was said that the uncle of the Bai family passed away three years ago, and the aunt and only daughter had been in mourning ever since.

It is said that after the Old Madam married off the illegitimate aunt, she hardly mentioned the other party again, and no one knows what their relationship is like, but why did she write to her?

Old Madam Xie took out the letter expressionlessly, scanned it quickly, and put it down, saying, “Her and her daughter want to come to the capital for refuge.”

Madam Xie was slightly surprised. After a moment’s thought, she said, “Bai’s niece was already of marriageable age during her mourning period. Is it because of her marriage?”

Old Madam Xie said calmly: “Maybe it’s as you guessed.”

“Mother, how to reply?”

Old Madam Xie glanced at the date on the back of the letter and said, “Maybe it’s almost time they arrive. Why reply? Just clean up the yard.”

Madam Xie agreed and then asked, “How about cleaning up the yard where the aunt lived before?”

That courtyard is a branch courtyard of the West courtyard. The gate to the West courtyard was sealed and a separate gate was opened for entrance and exit. No one has lived there for all these years.

Old Madam Xie said, “That should do it.”

Yin Mingyu was extremely curious, but she knew nothing and could only look at the expressions of the two.

After Old Madam Xie finished talking to Madam Xie, she looked up and saw Xie Ce and Yin Mingyu eavesdropping in the same way. She couldn’t help but raise the corners of her mouth, then lowered them again. She glanced at Yin Mingyu’s pile of “account books” with a little disdain and said, “Okay, let’s stop here today, you can go back.”

Yin Mingyu was still not satisfied, but she still took her leave obediently.=

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