Chapter 412 Test

Madam Chen gestured to the maid beside her.

The maid behind her took a few steps forward, picked up the teapot and poured tea. When pouring tea for Li Taohua, her hand slipped and the tea spilled all over Li Taohua.

"Oh..." Li Taohua exclaimed, "What do you do?"

"I deserve to die, please forgive me, madam. I was feeling a little unwell today, and my headache came back, and I lost my temper..." The maid knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"You are such a useless dog! I will punish you severely when I get back." Mrs. Chen was angry.

Madam Zhu tried to smooth things over: "I'm just a slave. If I make a mistake, I'll just sell it off. Don't get angry and make yourself sick. It's still early before the banquet. I have some clothes I brought with me. They're brand new and have never been used. Madam Tang, go change your clothes first. Don't lose your manners."

"I have clothes, no need to trouble Mrs. Zhu." Li Taohua stood up angrily.

"You ignorant dog slave, hurry up and serve!" Madam Chen scolded, "You are the one who caused this trouble today, you have to serve Madam Tang well."

"Yes." The maid hurriedly supported Li Taohua.

Li Taohua said in disgust: "Get lost, I have servants, I don't need a clumsy person like you."

"Madam, please let me serve you, otherwise I will die. Please, madam." The maid begged while crying.

Li Taohua snorted coldly and did not refuse.

Only Madam Chen and Madam Zhu were left in the pavilion. Madam Zhu smiled and said, "Madam Chen, do you think there is something wrong with Madam Tang?"

We are all smart, so how could we not understand that little trick just now?

In this deep mansion, if you don't have some tricks, you will be eaten to the bone. The men are in the court, and the women are in the backyard.

"This is our first meeting, how can we know anything about her? Her stepson is just a minor official, so there's no need to be so nervous. However, Madam Zhu's desire to marry him is a bit..."

"Madam Chen, do you mean that our Zhu family is lowering our status by marrying into such a small family?" Madam Zhu said helplessly, "With such a background, she can barely be a concubine for my son. But my silly son fell in love with her daughter. Madam Chen has never seen the girl, but you can tell from her mother's appearance that she is extremely beautiful. You also know the situation of my son. The old lady loves him like a treasure in her heart and will not let him suffer any injustice. What he likes is the stars in the sky, and we have to pick them for him."

"Mr. Zhu's condition is actually related to the damage on his face. We recently got a few herbs in our house, which are exactly the ones you wanted to buy at the auction house some time ago. It's useless for us to keep them, so we will send them to your house later."

"Really?" Mrs. Zhu was surprised. "Mrs. Chen, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true, how could it be false?" Seeing her so excited, Mrs. Chen smiled faintly, "But my son wants to find a job recently, so he still needs Mrs. Zhu's care."

Mrs. Zhu is just a woman, how can she understand officialdom? This sentence is directed at Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and serves as the Shangshu. He has great power in his hands!

"If the herbs are real, everything will be easy," Mrs. Zhu promised.

The maid came back and leaned over to whisper something in Madam Chen's ear.

Mrs. Chen looked relieved.

Not her.

Back then, the lowly concubine relied on her good looks to seduce the master to favor the concubine over his wife. She took advantage of the master's absence from Beijing to do business and beat her, leaving her with whip marks all over her body. It was because of that beating that she was left with indelible marks and completely lost his favor. If she hadn't been pregnant with a child, she would have taken that opportunity to get rid of her.

The maid just changed the clothes of 'Mrs. Tang' and said that her skin was delicate and fair without any marks, which showed that she was not that bitch.

If it's not, then there's nothing to be nervous about.

But it is true. On that snowy day, she sent someone to throw her into a mass grave, and later sent someone to check. She had already turned into a skeleton, and it was impossible for her to survive in this world. It can only be said that all the vixen in this world look the same.

After changing her clothes, Li Taohua did not come back, but went to find Qin Huiyin and her sister.

Of course she knew that the maid had poured water on her on purpose.

Since that vicious woman suspected her, instead of hiding it, it would be better to show it to her openly and dispel her suspicion.

After so many years, the scars on her body had long disappeared. If she wanted to identify her by her body, she might be disappointed.

"Is this Madam Tang?" The wife of the Imperial Censor, Wang, came over, looked at Li Taohua, and said with a smile, "Our master often mentioned your son, saying that since Lord Tang entered the Imperial Censorate, the burden on his shoulders has been lightened a lot. My son always couldn't sleep at night because of his work. Since Lord Tang came, he has eaten well, slept well, and even had enough energy to raise birds."

"Mrs. Wang, please stop praising me. If you continue praising me, I will feel like flying. How can my Chen'er be as good as you say?" Li Taohua smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth.

"We have a lot of guests today, so please forgive me for my inconvenience. Let's meet for tea or get together alone some other day. Are these two the young ladies of your mansion? They are really as pretty as fairies!"

Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu bowed to Wang: "Greetings, Madam."

"No need to be polite." Wang said, pulling the girl behind her over and said to them, "This is my daughter, she is seventeen years old, her name is Nalan You."

"That's about the same age as our girls." Li Taohua introduced them, "This is our eldest daughter, Luwu, who is sixteen this year. This is our second daughter, Huiyin, who is fifteen this year."

Nalan You bowed to everyone and said, "Greetings, Madam, and my two sisters."

"Since they are girls of similar age, they should have a lot to talk about. Let them go and talk." Wang said, "We will go over there and talk."

The two elders left, leaving behind three younger generations who looked at each other in bewilderment.

Nalan You said, "It's quieter over there. Do you want to sit over there for a while? I'll show you my pet. It's really fun."

"Okay!" Qin Huiyin said with a smile, "Sister, lead the way, we will follow."

Like most ladies from wealthy families, Nalan You spoke softly, covered her mouth with her hands when she laughed, and was extremely polite.

The pet she was talking about turned out to be a big furry dog, as tall as a human when it stood up. It rolled around and acted like a spoiled child at Nalanyou's feet, looking very human.

"Can I touch it?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"Yinyin, let's say goodbye. It's so tall, it must be hard to control it when it's angry." Tang Luwu dissuaded.

"It's okay. It's actually very gentle." Nalan You said, "Just touch it, it's very well behaved."