Chapter 96 Is my third sister-in-law alright?
When Wei and Ma heard about this, they came out to see what was going on.
Madam Wei was already furious because her third aunt had snatched Lu Yun Chu's marriage, but she never expected that they would suffer such bad luck in just a few days. Madam Wei was overjoyed.
So he said to the Third Aunt in a sarcastic tone, "Why are you taking your anger out on the man? You should hurry up and settle your debts. We can't expect the General's Mansion to pay back all the money your son owes for eating, drinking, gambling and whoring outside, can we?"
It's one thing for my aunt to have been living at her parents' house for so long with her family, but if she even expects the manor to pay for it, then this is just too shameless of her to beg for money. Tsk tsk tsk, it's truly laughable if word gets out.”
Madam Ma also said: "That's right, that's right. Isn't it shameful? Our General's Mansion has never had anyone come to our door demanding money before. And it's money owed for eating, drinking, gambling and whoring outside. If it were before, when my elder brother was still alive, he would definitely have dragged him out and punished according to family law."
Only my sister-in-law is kind-hearted; not only did she not say a word, she even called the family physician to examine me and prepare medicine. Tsk tsk tsk, this time our General's Mansion has been disgraced.
The two of them kept talking back and forth, almost pointing their fingers at each other and cursing the Third Aunt for raising a good-for-nothing son, bringing misfortune to everyone. The servants coming and going in the mansion all glanced at them sideways.
Even though the third aunt was domineering, she felt ashamed of what her son had done. For once, she didn't scold him back. With a livid face, she took out her private money and went to the front yard to send those people away. After returning, she stayed at home and devoted herself to taking care of her son's recovery.
Yang Yong has been hiding in his house these days, afraid to go out. He is an honest man and can't stand being pointed at and talked about by others. Once his younger brother's illness improved, he began to persuade his third aunt to go back to her own home.
The third aunt had been holding in her anger for days, and now that she heard her useless eldest son not only couldn't help her but also wanted to persuade her to go back, she immediately launched into another tirade of abuse at him.
With Yang Qi's matter settled, Yu Qingci quickly put it out of her mind and stopped paying attention to it. She was busy walking around the garden with Granny Wang, familiarizing herself with the various affairs of the mansion.
Granny Wang carefully explained the arrangements for each room and courtyard in the mansion to her. Yu Qingci listened attentively and asked questions whenever she didn't understand something, and she really learned a lot.
After the two groups separated, Yu Qingci led Tong'er and Lian Qiao back, pondering as they walked that the General's Mansion and the Earl's Mansion were indeed quite different.
The Nanping Earl's Mansion had been passed down for a century by Yu Qingci's father, making it a true century-old family. The mansion had a strict system for managing its various affairs and servants, with clear ranks and well-defined tasks.
For example, there are certain reference data on how many servants should be allocated to each master's courtyard, the staffing of the large and small kitchens, sewing rooms, gift rooms, embroidery rooms, tea and snack rooms, storerooms, watch rooms, craftsmen's workshops, etc. The mistress of the house only needs to strictly follow the rules.
The General's Mansion has only been established for a little over twenty years since it was bestowed by the current emperor. As a newly established family, the management of the entire household is naturally not as sophisticated and is much simpler, but it can still be described as having clear rules.
As they've gotten to know each other better over the years, Yu Qingci has already formed a mental record of things.
"Young Master, please be careful."
Hearing a sound coming from ahead, Yu Qingci couldn't help but walk forward.
Turning a corner along a path shaded by bamboo groves, I saw a servant standing by the roadside, looking up at a large tree and talking to someone.
As they approached, they saw a child sitting on a tree branch. The child immediately cried out to Yu Qingci, "Third Aunt, save me!"
The servant saw Yu Qingci and her party and hurriedly came over to pay his respects: "Young Madam, my young master climbed up a tree to play, but he is too scared to come down. I was just about to climb the ladder up and carry him down."
Yu Qingci looked up and saw that it was actually Qian Ge'er from the second wife's family.
The tree wasn't very tall, and the child sat on a branch, clinging tightly to the trunk in front of him, seemingly terrified.
Looking at the ladder leaning against the tree, it became clearer; the person must have climbed up the ladder to get to the tree.
Yu Qingci stepped forward and said softly to Qian Ge'er, "Why are you so naughty and climbed up the tree? Come down quickly, don't be afraid, we'll hold the ladder down below."
Qian Ge'er stubbornly shouted, "No, I'm scared, I want my third aunt to carry me down."
Yu Qingci was dumbfounded. This brat!
The tree isn't very tall; if the child can climb up it by himself, he can definitely come down by himself too.
Since she had seen it, as an aunt, she couldn't just ignore it.
They had no choice but to try to coax him again, and Tong'er and the servant boy also chimed in to help.
To everyone's surprise, the child insisted on staying down and kept asking his third aunt to come and hold him.
naughty kid!
Yu Qingci secretly rolled her eyes, really wanting to just leave and not care anymore.
In the end, she resigned herself to her fate and carefully climbed the ladder step by step, lifting her skirt.
As they approached the child in the tree, they suddenly felt the ladder beneath their feet loosen and make a slight sound. Then, without warning, the ladder quickly toppled backward.
The people under the tree were stunned by the sudden turn of events. Yu Qingci gripped the ladder tightly, her back instantly breaking out in a cold sweat, feeling her body fall backward along with the wooden ladder.
Just then, the group saw a figure flash by quickly. Just as Yu Qingci was about to scream in fright, her waist suddenly tightened, and she was protected by a pair of strong arms.
The ladder descended steadily, and Yu Qingci felt a strong masculine scent in her nostrils. She instinctively tried to push the person away, but he held her tightly in his arms and she couldn't break free.
A man's anxious voice came from beside her: "Third sister-in-law, are you alright?"
Yu Qingci looked closely and realized it was Lu Yunbo.
Tong'er and Lian Qiao reacted quickly and ran forward, rescuing their mistress from Lu Yunbo's grasp. They looked her up and down and asked anxiously, "Young Madam, are you alright?"
Lu Yunbo stood to the side, seeing that no one paid attention to him, and awkwardly coughed lightly with his hand to his lips.
Yu Qingci felt her face burning, and a lump in her throat made her want to curse at this person.
She lowered her head to straighten her clothes, swallowed her anger, and looked up to see Lu Yunbo standing a few steps away, looking at her with concern in his eyes.
"It's good that you're alright, Third Sister-in-law. I was just being impulsive and rash. Please don't take offense."
The nausea she had just suppressed surged up again. She calmly shifted her gaze to Qian-ge, who was still perched in the tree, and said:
"I'm fine. Qian-ge'er is still up there. I'll trouble you, Second Cousin, to carry him down. Make sure he doesn't fall."
Lu Yunbo seemed to only then notice the child in the tree and quickly walked over.
He had learned some martial arts from the general, and climbing a tree to bring a child down was not a problem for him.
Seeing that Qian Ge'er was carefully lifted down by him, Yu Qingci turned around and left before the two of them could stand up properly.
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