2584 Sister Nian Learns About the Power Behind Lu Zhi

"You're talking nonsense!" Yu Xinlan stood up abruptly. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she grew agitated. Her hands were clenched into fists.

Qiao Nian took out her cell phone and tossed it to her. "You can call your family and ask if I'm lying to you."

"I won't believe you!"

Yu Xinlan placed her hands on the table. Her eyes were red as she panted heavily.

Qiao Nian looked at her.

Under this suffocating atmosphere, Yu Xinlan only lasted for less than five minutes before grabbing the phone and walking to the side to make a call.

She called Yu Qingliu first, but no one picked up.

Yu Xinlan's heart sank.

She had no choice but to call the butler.

Fortunately, Yu Xinlan was quickly picked up. "Hello, it's me, Yu Xinlan."

As soon as she finished speaking, the old butler's tired and hoarse voice came from the other end of the call. "Miss, you finally called."

"How's the family?" Yu Xinlan did not want to talk to him about such trivial matters, so she quickly asked him.

After a night of ups and downs, the butler was already on the verge of a mental breakdown. He was silent for a moment before asking, "Are you with Qiao… Doctor Qiao?"

Yu Xinlan frowned and said impatiently, "Don't worry about me. I'm asking you how the family is doing."

However, the old butler said in a trembling voice, "The Yu family is gone.

"Eldest Miss, you are the only hope of the Yu family now. Elder Yu was still thinking about you before he fell.

"Listen to me. No matter what Doctor Qiao asks of you, don't refuse. Don't offend her, understand?"

Yu Xinlan's shoulders trembled as she listened to the butler's trembling voice. Her eyes were red and she was about to cry.

She wanted to ask how the Yu family was finished.

Where were the people from the royal family?

Where were the people from the reclusive families?

Didn't they care about the Yu family?!

However, the words were stuck in her throat like fishbones. She could not say them because she had already guessed the reason.

The reclusive families had given up on the Yu family.

Yu Xinlan hung up. She seemed to have matured all of a sudden.

She silently returned the cell phone to Qiao Nian. She was much calmer than she had imagined. Facing the girl again, her tone was not as aggressive as before.

"What do you want to know about Lu Zhi?"

Yu Xinlan raised her chin out of habit before reacting. She lowered her head sadly and said in a trembling voice, "I can tell you everything I know, including some secrets of the reclusive families. But… I have a request.

"Let my grandfather go."

The Yu family had already paid the price.

She knew that nothing could be salvaged.

Yu Xinlan now understood that the only request she could make was… to keep them alive.

She had thought that Qiao Nian would not agree to it and would even threaten her with her family. Unexpectedly, the girl was more straightforward than she thought. "Sure."

Yu Xinlan did not believe it at first, but when she met the girl's eyes, she avoided them and pursed her lips before telling her everything she knew.

Qiao Nian listened quietly.

Yu Xinlan was just an inconspicuous small character in the reclusive families. The Yu family was only a low-level family among them. The so-called "secrets" that Yu Xinlan could come into contact with were actually just superficial information.

Qiao Nian was not interested in these things.

Therefore, when she heard that Ji Ziyin got involved with the Empress with Yu Qingliu's help and entered the Privy Council with the Empress' help… She only supported her chin with her hand and hummed casually. It was only when Yu Xinlan mentioned some things about Lu Zhi that she pursed her lips and her eyes darkened.

After Yu Xinlan finished speaking.

Qiao Nian pulled out the chair and stood up. Then, she said, "I won't go back on my word. You can leave now."