"Heh."

Old Madam Ding chuckled lightly, casting a sidelong glance at her son.

"Don’t talk about him. Back then, who was it that got egged on a bit in secret and brought in that mine from World City? You wouldn’t think that’s just a little matter, would you?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Uh!"

Ding Zhuzui was momentarily speechless, caught off guard by his mother’s words.

Come to think of it, things back then weren’t mere coincidences. There must have been some scheming behind the scenes. If he hadn’t pulled back in time, he could very well be the next Sixth Ding.

No, that’s not right.

If the mine were still in his possession, certain people wouldn’t have gone looking for Sixth Ding but would have come directly to him.

"Those people really know how to plot." He sighed softly.

"It’s good that you know it’s a scheme."

Old Madam Ding gazed at him with a deep look.

"Go, arrange your Sixth Uncle’s affairs properly, and don’t meddle with anything else."

She instructed.

Upon hearing this, Ding Zhuzui naturally nodded.

He understood what his mother meant. The two women in the family had worked hard in the house before, even knowing things he wasn’t aware of.

Moreover, one is a steward, and the other a senior maid, and now they’re still in contact with those on Sixth Ding’s side.

If it’s just that their status has fallen within the household, it wouldn’t mean they have no income, right? There must be some ulterior motive, mustn’t there?

Those two women must be quite capable. Even when confined, they managed to contact outsiders, planning to unsettle the Ding Family.

"Did I owe them something in a past life?" He sighed softly, turned, and walked away.

Old Madam Ding watched her son’s departing figure, her gaze also deep.

It’s also her fault for having poor judgment, choosing those two women for her son. If she had known earlier... Alas, no regrets can be purchased.

...

"Gone? What nonsense are you talking about? How could he be gone?!"

In the courtyard, Concubine Qiongying, with a large belly, grasped her maid’s collar with one hand, her eyes glaring as if she wanted to bite off a piece of flesh.

Ever since she heard the news of Ding Xu’s return, she had been waiting, waiting for her son to come see her.

When that moment comes, she’ll be able to pour out her grievances to her son, and as long as her son feels sorry for her, he would go plead with Old Madam Ding. Besides, her eldest daughter secretly came to see her before.

Clearly, there was talk about finding Ding Xu.

"Useless, all useless! Not one of you is dependable!" She let go of the maid’s collar and cursed at the air.

Indeed, young girls are the least reliable. Task them with something, and they can’t do it!

She taught the young maid what to do, and yet she couldn’t manage. What use are those useless ones she raised before?

Had she known, she might as well have strangled them at birth!

"Right, before Xu’er left, did he say anything concerning me?" She looked at the maid as if grabbing onto the last straw, and asked.

Wouldn’t he at least ask Old Madam Ding to take better care of her?

She couldn’t believe her son would completely disregard kinship and forget her entirely, could he?