Chapter 178 Countermeasures
Chapter 178 Countermeasures
For her own sake, Luo Qingqing needed to send Yuan Zhiman to the clan school as soon as possible, so that he wouldn't continue to be a nuisance in the mansion.
Of course, after considering it, Luo Qingqing also decided to send Yuan Yutong away.
Although Yuan Yutong's influence in the household was still relatively shallow, she was not a docile person. Sending her away temporarily would allow her to settle down a bit.
Originally, Luo Qingqing didn't mind letting Yuan Yutong stay in the mansion. As long as she kept a close watch on her, she wasn't afraid that Yuan Yutong would cause trouble.
After thinking it over again, Luo Qingqing decided to try her best to send Yuan Yutong away as well.
Once she can send Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong away, no one in the mansion will be able to directly confront her, and the power of the Yuan family will fall entirely into her hands.
So, as long as she seizes this opportunity and takes control of the entire Yuan family as soon as possible, even if Tian Jiao'e regains her senses and Yuan Ruying is no longer in serious trouble, she will still be able to firmly control the power of the Yuan family and avoid being schemed against and used by Yuan Ruying and Tian Jiao'e again.
Having made up her mind, Luo Qingqing didn't look at Yuan Zhiman, who was lost in thought due to the unexpected turn of events. Instead, she turned to Yuan Yutong and said to her indifferently, "Miss, you mentioned yesterday that you would go to Fuhua Temple to fast and pray for the head of the family, the madam, and the eldest young master. I wonder when you will set off?"
"Too many accidents have happened in the manor recently, and now even the head of the family has been in trouble. We really need to go to Fuhua Temple to pray for blessings and ward off disaster."
"If the young lady is willing to go to Fuhua Temple to fast and pray for the head of the family, the first wife, and the eldest son, when the head of the family and the first wife wake up and learn about this, they will surely be moved by the young lady's filial piety."
"Heaven will take pity on the eldest young lady's filial piety and send blessings to the head of the family and his wife, so that they can recover their senses as soon as possible."
Luo Qingqing had done her homework in using this excuse to get rid of Yuan Yutong; she wanted to use something so hard to refuse to force Yuan Yutong to leave the Yuan family.
With this meddlesome young lady gone, everything in the manor is much easier to manage.
Luo Qingqing's top priority is to send all the other people in the mansion who pose a threat to her out of the mansion, especially Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong, so that they don't stay in the mansion and ruin her plans.
She didn't want to miss such a great opportunity.
Yuan Ruying owes her all of this, and she's determined to get it back!
And coincidentally, since Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong have brought this matter to her attention, she might as well take the opportunity to make a request: that Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong leave the Yuan family as soon as possible.
Regardless of how long this arrangement can keep Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong away, it will be easier for Luo Qingqing to get things done once they are gone.
In a short period of time, Luo Qingqing had quickly devised several plans, all aimed at seizing control of the Yuan family's power and ensuring that no one could surpass her in the future.
Whether Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong agree or not, this is all Luo Qingqing's plan. At worst, she will force them to leave.
After hearing what Aunt Luo Qingqing said, Yuan Zhiman and Yuan Yutong's expressions both changed.
They exchanged a glance, understanding each other's meaning, and nodded to one another. Yuan Yutong then took a deep breath to regain her composure before turning to Luo Qingqing and saying directly, "Second Madam, my maternal grandparents heard that my mother was unconscious and are on their way. They specifically requested to see my siblings and me. At this time, it's not appropriate for Mange'er and me to leave, lest my maternal grandparents and uncles have to come looking for me again."
“I haven’t met my maternal grandmother and uncles yet. They came here specifically to see my mother, me, and Mange’er. We shouldn’t leave directly, lest we miss each other and cause more trouble.”
"Moreover, Father has just suffered such a misfortune, and Mange'er and I both want to be by his side to take care of him. We will also be in the manor copying Buddhist scriptures to pray for Father, Mother, and Elder Brother. We will not neglect these matters."
In fact, the moment her mother, Tian Jiao'e, suddenly suffered a headache and fell into a coma, and her father, Yuan Ruying, declared that he would elevate Luo Qingqing to the status of a secondary wife, Yuan Yutong knew that the situation in the mansion was about to change.
To avoid being put in a too passive position, Yuan Yutong had already sent someone to deliver a message, asking her maternal grandmother, uncle, and aunt to come over so that they could help her and prevent her father, Yuan Ruying, and Luo Qingqing from kicking them aside.
Even though the Tian family's current situation is not as good as the Yuan family's, and their words do not carry as much weight as the Yuan family's, they are still related by marriage. Father Yuan Ruying still wants to save face, so she cannot go too far.
If word gets out, the Yuan family's reputation could be ruined.
This situation was something that Father Yuan Ruying and Aunt Luo Qingqing had to consider, so naturally they wouldn't act too recklessly.
Besides, my maternal grandmother Cao Qimei and her ilk were no pushovers.
Once they actually arrive at the manor, my maternal grandmother and the others will definitely make my father, Yuan Ruying, and the second wife, Luo Qingqing, suffer a setback and dare not mistreat my mother or my siblings anymore.
Yuan Yutong had already planned all of this, and had arranged for someone to invite her maternal grandmother and the others to come over. Judging by the time it would take, it would only be a matter of two or three days.
With the Tian family backing her up, Yuan Yutong's many plans will be able to be implemented without facing opposition from her father, Yuan Ruying.
Noticing that her expression had turned even more unpleasant after she said those words, Luo Qingqing almost lost her generous and kind image.
Yuan Yutong was in a very good mood about this and had no intention of sympathizing with Luo Qingqing.
If she hadn't made preparations beforehand, she and her younger brother Yuan Zhiman would probably have been forcibly taken away this time.
If that were the case, she would definitely break down.
Now, with the storyline barely holding on, Yuan Yutong cherishes everything even more and doesn't want anyone she dislikes to disturb her family's good life.
To make her words more convincing, Yuan Yutong continued, "After my maternal grandmother, my eldest uncle and aunt, my second uncle and aunt, my third uncle and aunt, my fourth uncle and aunt, and my cousins all go back, I will go to Fuhua Temple to pray for blessings. I will not forget this matter."
"As for now, please forgive us, Second Madam, that Mange'er and I are unable to fulfill your request."
“My father suddenly fell ill, and Mange’er and I both need to stay here to take care of him and wait for him to regain consciousness.”
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