Chapter 51, Dirty water splashed on mother's head
When Liu Wan came to the front yard, a servant's body had just been carried out.
She quickly covered Wanwan's eyes and looked at Xie Jinqiu, who was sitting in the main seat. Beside him stood Xu Rourou, who was holding a child and staring at her with resentment.
If Xie Jinqiu used to have a sickly look, now he was in high spirits and smiling gently. He
didn't look like someone who would poison her.
Now he finally stopped pretending.
Seeing Liu Wan coming back, he stood up slowly, "Sister-in-law is back, you don't know how chaotic the mansion has been these few days since you went back to your parents' home. It's only been two months since the regular payment was issued, and these servants have rebelled, daring to instigate trouble."
"Madam, madam, we are not making trouble, we just want to ask when the regular payment will be issued, my child is sick and there is no money to treat it, it can't be delayed any longer."
"Ah Sheng just asked one more question, "How can there be no money to issue the regular payment if Aunt Xu can eat abalone and blood swallows, and Ah Sheng was beaten to death by the Fourth Master." Ah Meng
, a middle-aged man who was not unfamiliar with him, actually cried in front of everyone.
Maybe the child's situation was really urgent.
Ah Sheng, who was beaten to death and carried away, was his co-worker, and he was also diligent and honest.
Liu Wan felt sad. If she missed a bite of abalone and blood swallow, it would be enough money for Ah Meng's child's medical treatment.
She looked at Xie Jinqiu, "Although the mansion is in financial difficulties, when I handed the account book to my mother-in-law last month, the money in the account was more than enough for the servants' regular wages for half a year. How come it can't be paid now?" In fact,
the account book had been emptied a long time ago. It was because she was worried about the servants' food and happiness that she took out three thousand taels and put it in the regular wages for the servants.
How come it can't be paid now?
Xie Jinqiu slowly put down his smile, "Sister-in-law, don't you know that third brother is in jail and needs money to take care of him? Aunt Xu's father is also in jail thanks to you, sister-in-law. You can only use this money to take care of them first. The servants' affairs are not as important as those of the masters."
"If sister-in-law feels sorry for them, just give some more money to subsidize the servants. Anyway, the money in the account is gone, and it's good enough that the Marquis' Mansion can feed them!"
After Xie Jinqiu's words, Xu Rourou finally felt so aggrieved that she couldn't hold back.
"I don't know how my father has offended you, Grandma. I am just an aunt who is raising the young master. Even if you are jealous that the prince has rested twice with me, you shouldn't do anything to my father. He is just a cook in the kitchen. He can't stand your family's wealth and power and send him to jail."
After these words came out, all the servants looked at Liu Wan.
They were all in disbelief.
Only the maids in the inner courtyard knew rumors about where the prince rested.
But the most popular rumor was that after Grandma gave birth to a child, she was rejected by the prince and would rather rest with a wet nurse than Grandma.
But Grandma treated them so well that no one would say these things to her face.
Now, hearing that Grandma sent Aunt Xu's father to jail because of jealousy, they obviously didn't believe it.
"Your father? Who is your father? I don't know him at all. How did you send him to jail?"
Liu Wan asked back.
"My father was a servant in the kitchen of your mother's house. A few days ago, you and the Shangshu's wife sent him to jail. Grandma, you won't forget it, right?"
"That's right. What are we little people in your eyes? You are of noble status. A random word can ruin a family. If I can choose, I would rather not be in the Marquis's Mansion to offend you and implicate my father!"
"My father is pitiful. He is so old. I haven't even had time to fulfill my filial piety for him, but he has suffered such a disaster."
"If it weren't for the fourth master helping me, my father would have been beaten to death in jail. How can you have the face to ask the fourth master where the money went?"
Xu Rourou hugged the child and cried limply, sitting on the ground.
She originally looked weak, and now she looked even more pitiful, and everyone who saw her felt soft-hearted.
A basin of dirty water was poured on Liu Wan's head.
Liu Wan laughed angrily.
"First of all, the money in the Marquis's account has long been gone. This is something that the old lady knows. Last month, my mother-in-law came to me and said she was leaving. I was worried that everyone would not have enough money to pay their salaries, so I took out three thousand taels from my dowry to supplement everyone's salaries for half a year."
"Secondly, this money is for the servants as salary, not for you to build a prison. The accountant knows better than me whether what I said is true or not."
"Fourth Master, as the head of the family, not only did you not pay the servants on time, who allowed you to embezzle it and use it to build a prison?"
"Not to mention that the Third Master was imprisoned for offending the Zhong Family and Young Master Qin, what is the relationship between Aunt Xu's father and you, Fourth Master? On what basis do you use the money I gave to everyone to save them?"
Even though Liu Wan was so angry that she had a headache, her logic was very clear.
Black is black, and white is white.
She would not be led by Xu Rourou, and she would not explain whether she was innocent.
The accountant walked out silently, "What the eldest grandmother said is true. The source of the three thousand taels is indeed the eldest grandmother's dowry, and it is indeed included in the regular silver for everyone."
After these words came out,
the people present could not sit still.
"The eldest grandmother has always treated us so well, how could she be jealous of a widow who came in as a concubine!"
"That's right, she even paid for our allowance, but it was all used by these people!"
"This family doesn't let the eldest grandmother be the head of the family, she is really blind!"
"The fourth master is really something, using everyone's allowance for a little bitch, he is not worthy of being the head of the family!" " I
have heard that Master Huaishan is the fourth master's illegitimate son, could it be that the fourth master is the wet nurse who loves his son?"
"Bah! I think it's this slutty bitch, after seducing the prince, she seduces the fourth master now, she is really cruel, I don't know how many men she has been with!" "Is
this kind of person worthy of being a concubine?"
"She is just a concubine, not even as good as a servant!"
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A series of harsh curses were heard, Xu Rourou felt as if thousands of needles were piercing her heart, and it was hard for her to breathe. She was ashamed and angry, staring at Liu Wan!
"Didn't you send my father to jail? Liu Wan! You really know how to gain a good reputation for yourself!"
Liu Wan looked at her indifferently without much explanation.
The little guy in her arms glared back without hesitation.
[Isn't what everyone said wrong? Why did she break down? ]
[You still dare to glare at my mother, believe it or not, I will make you have stye! ]
[What my mother said is really good, I wish I could be half as smart as her in the future, if I encounter such a situation, I will rush up and tear her mouth, and beat the vicious and stinky man, Fourth Uncle, away at the same time. ]しΙиgㄚuΤXΤ.ΠěT
[I'm so angry, I'm so angry, you dare to glare at my mother, come over here, let's fight! ]
Liu Wan held down the restless little guy in her arms.
At this time, Uncle Li, who was listening at the back, stood up silently.
"Xu Bo is your father?"
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