Chapter 696: Too Indulgent
"Tell me, what did you say?" Lian Niang was in a good mood at the moment, and there was a smile on her eyebrows and eyes when she spoke.
It was hard for her not to be happy after receiving such a large sum of money for nothing.
Mrs. Qian shook her head and said stubbornly, "The people of the Yan family said that their wife and aunt are the kindest.
After all, the incident happened in front of the Yan family, so it is reasonable for you to pay for a few doses of medicine."
Lian Niang nodded and snorted softly, "Even if Yan Qing has a little conscience, it's not in vain that Song Huai'en and her are husband and wife, thinking about her all day and night."
As she spoke, she adjusted her hair and said, "Listen, this is quite good.
After all, they gave us a thousand taels, so even if it's just for the sake of the banknote, it doesn't matter if we hear a few harsh words."
Hearing her say this, Mrs. Qian finally felt relieved and said in one breath, "What our Yan family lacks the most is these yellow and white things.
If this one thousand taels is not enough to arrange the Marquis's funeral, Aunt Lian can just ask and we will treat it as our lady giving alms to a few more beggars.
If something like this happens again in the future, Aunt Lian can just send someone to the mansion to get it, and it will just be considered as a good deed for my aunt."
Mrs. Qian is not only efficient at work, but also has excellent eloquence.
Lian Niang bought her into the mansion because she was attracted by her clever words and thought that she could help win Song Huai'en's heart.
She never thought that she would be so angry here.
This clueless old woman, doesn't she know how to shut up in time?
How much benefit did the people of the Yan family give her to make her come here and make her so angry?
Seeing Lianniang's face turn pale and her lips moving but unable to speak, Mrs. Qian slapped her thigh and said, "Madam, please calm down. If you get yourself into trouble, what will happen to the young lady and the young master?"
"What should I do?" Lian Niang gritted her teeth and said angrily, "I don't even know what to do, how can I care about them!
They are two useless things. I have been reluctant to feed them or give them clothes for so many years, just hoping that they can have something successful in the future.
Even if I can't get a title of imperial wife, at least I can enjoy a few years of peace and quiet with them."
Lian Niang became more and more angry as she spoke. She slammed her dressing box and said, "These two good-for-nothings, it's fine I can't rely on them, but now I have to help clean up the mess.
One of them is always trying to commit suicide, and the other one has his legs broken, but he is still yelling about going to see that little bitch from Chunyu Pavilion.
Tell me, what sin have I committed to end up with such a pair of children?"
Mrs. Qian sighed and hesitated, not knowing whether she should speak.
Seeing her like this, Lian Niang became even angrier and pointed at the door, saying, "If you don't tell me, get out of the mansion!"
Mrs. Qian is still counting on this job to support her retirement, so she naturally can't just leave like this.
With a flattering smile on her face, she asked tentatively, "Madam, do you think you are too indulgent towards the young lady?"
Lian Niang blurted out, "What are you talking about? They are the children I gave birth to at the cost of half my life.
If I don't indulge them, then how can I indulge you, an old man?"
Mrs. Qian murmured, "That's it."
"What is it?" Lian Niang frowned and said unhappily, "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you hesitating and hemming and hawing? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Mrs. Qian didn't say anything, but just stared at her intently.
That look clearly said, madam, don’t you understand what I want to say?
Lian Niang saw this and her heart skipped a beat.
What does this old guy mean?
Could it be that he was blaming her, thinking that she shouldn't have indulged Baozhu and her brother?
No, no, that's impossible.
She and several servants in Lianyuan had watched them grow up since they were young, so it goes without saying that they loved them very much.
If her partiality is considered indulgence, then none of them can escape it.
Lian Niang thought so and asked the same question.
At the end of the conversation, she couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "If you knew the problem earlier, why didn't you tell me all these years?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qian cried out in injustice.
She wiped away her tears and said, "Madam, you have wronged me. It's not that I didn't say it, it's clearly you who told me not to say it."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lian Niang was so angry that her face turned green. She gritted her teeth and said, "Tell me, when did I ever say such a thing?
If you can't tell me, you won't get your monthly allowance for the next three months."
Hearing her threatening words, Mrs. Qian smiled bitterly.
Without waiting for Lian Niang to lash out, she asked quietly, "Madam, have you truly forgotten how this old servant advised you the first time the young lady pissed off the master?"
Lian Niang pressed her brows and said tiredly, "That happened so many years ago, how could I remember it?"
Thinking of something, she asked with an ugly face: "Didn't I control Baozhu at that time?"
Seeing her face full of confusion, which certainly didn't seem like she remembered, Mrs. Qian said with a strange expression, "Madam not only didn't care, she even humiliated the gentleman severely when he came to collect the tuition the next day.
They said he couldn't even teach a child properly and wasn't worthy of being a teacher."
Lian Niang: "Is there such a thing?"
She wanted to say something else, but she felt nauseous and started to dry heave.
Mrs. Qian hurriedly poured her a glass of water to rinse her mouth and advised, "Madam is pregnant now. You must not worry too much, otherwise it will hurt your body."
Lian Niang sighed softly and said helplessly, "It's not that I want to think too much, you have seen the current situation.
The Marquis can no longer be relied upon. If you don't want to be driven out of the Marquis's mansion like a stray dog, you still have to find a way yourself."
Mrs. Qian patted her back to calm her down, and advised, "If it really doesn't work out, Madam, just listen to this old servant's advice and leave the capital with that young master."
Seeing that Lian Niang remained silent, she continued, "Madam has saved a lot of money over the years, and your husband has a good voice, so you won't have to worry about having food in the future.
I am an old woman with no children, so I just serve the lady. Wouldn't it be better for us to find a place where no one knows us and live out our lives happily?"
"I..." There was more hesitation in Lian Niang's eyes.
Before today, she had indeed planned so.
After all, the Marquis is no longer useful and there is no hope for him in the future.
She was still young and didn't want to become a widow so early.
But the one thousand taels sent by the Yan family today made her realize that there might be another way to live her life.
She held Mrs. Qian's hand and whispered, "Don't listen to what the Yan family says. Even the richest families don't spend money like this.
The Yan family is now ruled by the eldest lady, so this one thousand taels must have been sent by Yan Qing out of his own pocket."
"No way?" Mrs. Qian couldn't help but wonder in her heart.
Before she could figure it out, she heard Lian Niang's firm tone: "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with this.
That Yan Qing has been extremely soft-hearted for so many years. If it weren't for the old friendship, how could he have sent the banknotes in the name of the Yan family?
If it were me, I would have wished that the Marquis would be torn to pieces."
"Madam, that being said, but..."
"There's nothing to worry about." Lian Niang interrupted her impatiently.
Her eyes flashed, and she ordered with a stern face, "Change the Marquis's medicine, and reduce the amount of food you send him in the evening by half."
Mrs. Qian opened her mouth and suddenly heard a commotion outside.
Then someone screamed, "Ah, murder!"
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