She was afraid that the ones they married off in the future would be another Concubine Qiongying. If that were the case, the Ding Family’s reputation would be completely ruined.

"Do you really think she’s good like this?" She glanced sideways at the old nanny and asked in return.

"Uh."

The old nanny was choked by Old Madam Ding’s words and immediately didn’t know what to say.

She was just trying to find some good things to say to ease Old Madam’s mind, seeing that she wasn’t in a good mood.

To be honest, not just her, but even the other servants of the Ding Family looked down on this Second Miss, who was quite unreasonable and willful.

Of course, this was only after Lady Jin Cuiniang lost her power that she started showing this side of hers.

Before, in front of Jin Cuiniang, she was like a little lamb.

However, because of this, people felt that Second Miss was indeed quite scheming, for she was still just a young girl.

"Old Madam, you are right, Second Miss’s temper needs to be properly controlled. In the future, we’ll have to trouble Old Madam to discipline her more." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

She quickly said a line.

Listening to the old nanny’s words, Old Madam Ding felt utterly helpless.

If not for saving face, she really wished she could send Ding Sui outside to be with Rong’er and Xu’er.

Since Miss Lin was able to correct Rong’er’s behavior, couldn’t she do the same for Ding Sui?

However, as the head mistress of the Ding Family, how could she let outsiders know that the Ding Family couldn’t even educate their children properly? Ding Sui really was a headache.

What Old Madam Ding didn’t know was that besides Ding Sui, there were others in the Ding Family that troubled her even more.

...

Elsewhere, in the front courtyard.

Ding Zhuzui had just seen off Ding Rong and Ding Xu, intending to handle some household matters, and headed to the study.

Just as he entered the study, his personal guard arrived, holding an unopened letter.

"What’s the matter?"

Even without asking, he knew that someone must have been up to some mischief again.

But he still wanted to know who it was.

"Master, the people keeping an eye on Lengyuanju just reported that Concubine Qiongying had someone secretly send out this letter. Where it was sent, we couldn’t get it out of the captive, as he’s very tight-lipped."

The guard spoke as he placed the letter on Ding Zhuzui’s desk.

Ding Zhuzui didn’t immediately pick up the letter. He just looked at it with a heavy gaze and took a deep breath.

Already in this predicament, with only a maidservant by her side, unable to even leave Lengyuanju, what else did Concubine Qiongying want to stir up?

"And the person, where are they being held?"

After a long while, he reached out and took the letter in his hand, but did not open it. Instead, he looked up and asked the guard.

"Master, the person is held in the storeroom at Lengyuanju, under guard," the guard replied.

Since it involved Concubine Qiongying, as she was one of the master’s women and the mother of several sons and daughters, they dared not do much to her.

Without the master’s permission, they dared not let it be known and could only secretly detain and interrogate the person.

Upon hearing this, Ding Zhuzui took a deep breath.