Chapter 126 Civil strife in the mansion
My grandfather was prepared to be criticized and have his price lowered, but he didn't expect the shopkeeper to wrap the small bowl with a handkerchief and directly push the silver towards him.
"The item is really good. Let's both take a step back and stop raising or lowering the price. If you're sincere about selling, this is all I have."
If it were any other time, the shopkeeper would have pulled my grandfather aside to chat and bargain, but now it was different. The less contact, the better.
Although he felt that the shopkeeper was a little strange today, my grandfather was at ease. After all, he was in a good mood after receiving the silver, and he only found out the whole story before leaving.
"I've been in there for quite a while now, no wonder the pawnshop is so rich. If I didn't know if this person was sick or not, I wouldn't dare put him in there..."
"Auntie is just my bedmate, we're together day and night, and she might even be infected without me even knowing it. Diseases don't show up all the time, but when they do, they can be fatal!"
He was the only customer who had entered the pawnshop just now, and combined with the fact that the shopkeeper dodged, my grandfather's face turned dark, and he walked out of the door with a depressed mood.
"Shh, stop talking, the real boss is coming out!"
When several vendors selling things at the door saw that their idle chat and gossip were heard, they pushed their stalls away on the spot, fearing that they would be infected and questioned.
Although my grandfather did not hold a high position when he was in the capital, he was at least a small official. In addition, he had a relationship with the Imperial Noble Consort, so everyone who saw him would either bow and scrape or at least greet him with a smile.
After being exiled to Qingshi Town, he could not go back to his previous treatment. He started a small business and had enough food and clothing. He barely had a good reputation. He did not expect that today he would be dragged down by a woman again!
He flicked his sleeves and strode towards his own yard, while the mistress in the yard was directing the third room to steam and sterilize the clothes of everyone except the concubine.
A large pot was set up in the yard. Sanfang added clothes to the boiling water while carefully stirring and beating it with a wooden stick.
After all, it was in boiling water, so she didn't dare knock too hard for fear that the water would splash out and burn herself.
"You useless thing, why are you so slow? When you were trying to seduce the master, you ran away faster than anyone else! If you slack off again, believe it or not, I will ask the maid to sell you out!"
Misty steam was rising from the third wife's face, and sweat was hanging on her chin. She had a unique and endearing beauty. The mistress took a sudden look at her and urged her in a fierce tone.
"yes……"
The third wife responded without changing her expression, but in fact her hands did not move any faster. Her face and body were hers, and it was impossible to rely on the mistress.
As for selling me? Even if the mistress insisted on doing so, the old lady would not be willing to sell me. The concubine of the second room was already so sick that the whole family was counting on me to work.
Besides, the master would not agree. Not to mention that he would not allow others to touch his woman, she was the youngest in the mansion and was not favored only because she did not want to compete.
"You're such a seductive thing, you might say yes, but who knows what you're up to in your heart..."
Seeing that the third wife was all talk and no action, the lady couldn't help but curse in a low voice. At this moment, she was helping the old lady lie down on the recliner in the yard.
"Speak less. There are few people in the mansion. Don't rush into arguments."
The old lady was lying on the recliner, slightly raising one eyelid, seeing the mistress's expression, and reprimanded her.
The first wife entered the family the earliest, but she is very jealous. She either wastes the second wife's time or orders the third wife around. It would be fine if she was just trying to be successful, but after so many years, she only has one daughter, whom she dotes on.
The second concubine had been obedient since she entered the mansion. It was only after the imperial concubine entered the palace and gained favor that her life began to get better. Unfortunately, good and bad are interdependent, and this time she also suffered because of the imperial concubine's family.
As for the third wife, she was quiet and taciturn, and never showed up in front of others. If she hadn't been exiled this time, she would have almost forgotten that she had such a concubine. The most important thing was that she was young. If she really wanted to have a son, she had to rely on the third wife's belly.
"My daughter-in-law made a slip of the tongue."
The mistress was lightly slapped by the old lady, and the needle in her hand suddenly became crooked, and blood oozed out instantly.
The old lady believed that the epidemic poison was a kind of evil spirit with extremely strong bias. The bias of medicine could be used to restrain the bias of the epidemic poison. Wearing a herb bag could prevent the evil spirit from entering the body.
The third room was busy disinfecting clothes, so the relatively light task of embroidering sachets fell on her. The mistress originally wanted to simply grab some medicinal herbs and tie and sew them with cloth, but the old lady was very picky.
"You can't be careless with your belongings. How can I let my son take them out if you act so carelessly?"
This sentence made the mistress silent. Since it was embroidered for the master, it really required a lot of thought...
With a creak, the gate of the yard was pushed open by my grandfather, and a burst of hot air hit his face. He frowned, thinking that something had indeed changed in the house.
"Master, you are back..."
The third wife did not like the family's practices, so she had always kept a low profile. But if she did not fight for it now, she was afraid that she would become the second concubine. She raised her eyes slightly and called out shyly.
"Um."
My grandfather was indeed shocked. His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he had already made a plan in his heart to spend the night in the third room, but the most urgent matter was the illness of the concubine in the mansion.
"Where's my aunt? She was fine when I left home this morning. How come everyone in town knows about it in half an evening?"
"He's locked up in the woodshed. What did the town say? They're trying to meddle in other people's affairs. These people really have too much free time!"
The mistress sucked her fingers, placed the unfinished embroidered sachet on the table, stood up and took her grandfather's arm. She knew without looking that the third wife must have seduced someone secretly just now, and this was a declaration of sovereignty.
The third wife looked at the mistress's behavior coldly, and silently lowered her head to stir the clothes.
This morning when she was selling vegetables, the third wife had already vaguely heard of the rumors on the street, but she didn't say anything in order to create the illusion that she was not aware of them to the mistress.
As expected, my grandfather frowned and waved my mistress's hand away, his tone blaming, "How do you manage the household? When Auntie was sick, didn't you call a doctor? There are rumors everywhere that she has an infectious disease, and everyone is giving me a wide berth. Are you going to make up for this business loss?!"
The mistress's face turned slightly pale. She had expected her grandfather to be angry, but the old lady and the little bitch from the third room were still watching. Naturally, she felt unhappy about being humiliated like this.
For my grandfather, the impact on business is secondary. The most important thing is his good reputation in his lifetime!
Those who don't know me would think I'm such a cold-hearted person. After all, we've been by each other's side for many years, yet I can't even bear to pay for medical expenses...
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