Chapter 669: The Stingy Master
It is pitiful to see the love of parents in the world. Aunt Liu also watched Qian Yulin grow up. She has regarded Qian Yulin as her own daughter. As long as Qian Yulin is well, she is also well!
At this time, she understood Qian Yulin's heart very well, and she racked her brains to say some good words and persuaded Qian Yulin for a while.
"Madam, I'll go and see if the Eighth Concubine's mother has arrived."
"When someone arrives, take her to the Eighth Concubine's courtyard. If she asks to see the child, just say the child is too weak to refuse!"
Aunt Liu knew that Qian Yulin disliked Zhang Qiuye's family. "Madam, you're still worried about me doing things. I see you look tired. Why don't you come in and rest for a while?"
Well, that kid was making a fuss most of the night yesterday, I wonder how he's doing today?"
"Don't worry, I heard from the nurse that the doctor has examined him today and he should be fine."
"I hope so!"
Ever since the incident with Tian Xiaoxue, although the people in Tianjiazhuang have tried to keep it secret, there are always gossips who inadvertently spread the news.
The people in Dahe Village also knew what Tian Caihong had done. Everyone despised her very much. Anyone with a bit of dignity would avoid her when they saw her.
She seldom went out, and when she did, she was either pointed at or talked about, or people on the other side would turn around and run away when they saw her.
Even if Tian Caihong had a strong heart, she couldn't bear it, so she simply didn't go out.
Zhang Defu couldn't stand her behavior, so he just cursed her a few words and then went out to play cards in a huff.
Tian Caihong was living a comfortable life, sleeping soundly at home every day. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and said they were from the Li family, and their lady wanted to take her into the house to see her daughter.
Tian Caihong was confused. "Which Li Mansion? Which daughter?"
The old woman said disdainfully, "How many daughters do you have?"
"I have two daughters! The eldest is the wife of a successful candidate in the imperial examination!"
Everyone in the Li Mansion knew everything about Tian Caihong and Zhang Qiuye. The old woman deliberately said, "I'm so sorry. We are from the Li Mansion. I know that our eighth concubine's family is from Dahe Village. Could we have gone to the wrong place?"
Tian Caihong immediately reacted, "So it was my daughter Qiuye who asked you to pick me up?"
The old woman asked doubtfully, "Who is Qiu Ye?"
Another maid pushed the other maid and said, "Okay, Qiuye is our eighth concubine.
Mrs. Zhang, please pack up and we will wait for you in the carriage."
Tian Caihong was really overjoyed. "My daughter finally remembered me. This damn girl has been ignoring my life and death for so many days, and now she actually sent a carriage to pick me up. My own daughter is really considerate."
The two maids covered their mouths as they boarded the carriage. "We think the Eighth Concubine is quite a refined person, why is her family so filthy?"
"That's right, the smell on her mother's body is so strong that I can't even open my eyes. How long has it been since she last washed?"
"Sister-in-law, I accidentally took a few extra glances at her just now. The color of the quilt on her bed makes me feel a little disgusted when I think about it now!"
"The Eighth Concubine has truly fallen into good fortune!"
"That's right."
Tian Caihong quickly washed her face and changed into clean clothes. Before going out, she did not forget to tidy up her hair.
She got into the carriage and asked one of the maids with a smile, "Excuse me, what does your eighth concubine want me to do?"
"We are just running errands, we don't know what the specific matter is.
But, Mrs. Zhang, let me say it again, although it was the Eighth Concubine who missed you, it was our wife who sent the carriage to call you.
This person must learn to be grateful. If I were you, upon entering the Li Mansion, I would first kowtow to our lady and thank her for her grace."
"That's right, that's right."
When Tian Caihong asked again, the two women not only shut their mouths but also closed their eyes.
When they went out, Aunt Liu repeatedly warned them not to talk too much on the way.
They might as well just pretend to be asleep. If they say something wrong and get into trouble, it’s not something they can afford.
Tian Caihong felt like she was being pricked by needles the entire way and felt very uneasy, but since no one spoke to her, she had no choice but to endure it.
The carriage finally arrived at the gate of Li's Mansion. Before the maids could put down the bench from the carriage, Tian Caihong had already jumped off.
"Mrs. Zhang, please wait a moment. We have to go through the side door."
"Why?"
"Mrs. Zhang, this isn't your first time visiting our house. The relatives of the concubines aren't considered proper relatives of the Li family, so there's no reason for them to come in through the main gate.
Please wait a moment, we will take you in. Without our token, you cannot enter the mansion."
Tian Caihong flattered them with her mouth, but she had already cursed the two old women many times in her heart. Humph, wait until my daughter gives birth to the eldest young master in your house, and see if you still dare to treat me like this.
The two maids arrived at the gatehouse and had a conversation with him. The gatehouse's servant even glanced at Tian Caihong on purpose, then trotted towards Qian Yulin's yard.
After the gatekeeper let them go, they led Tian Caihong into the Li Mansion through a side door. "Ordinarily, you should go to our madam's courtyard to kowtow and thank her properly. But our madam is kind-hearted. Knowing that you and your daughter haven't seen each other for a long time, she won't let you kowtow. Now we will take you directly to see the Eighth Concubine."
The two maids led Tian Caihong to Zhang Qiuye's yard, and without waiting for Tian Caihong to speak, they turned around and left.
A woman looked at Tian Caihong and said contemptuously, "Look at how shabby she is. She doesn't know any manners at all."
"Look at her. She doesn't seem to know the rules."
"Let's just do our job for Aunt Liu's sake."
"Yes, we should go report to Aunt Liu. Maybe she will give us some money for our hard work."
"Sister-in-law, we should have taken that old woman to the Eighth Concubine!"
"We can't go to that unlucky place. Besides, he is a stingy person." The old woman looked around and whispered to another old woman.
"Is that true?"
"That's right, the people in her yard said it themselves. Once the silver is in her hands, don't even think about spending a penny.
Money is more important to her than her life.
Normally, the master and the mistress were very kind to her, but they were living in those days and were as stingy as could be.
Chuncao had been serving her since she entered the mansion, but Chuncao said that she had never received a single penny in reward from her.
Now Chuncao is forced to choose a new master."
"Humph, Chuncao is also short-sighted. She was the one who rushed to serve the Eighth Concubine."
"If you ask me, there's no place in this mansion that can be trusted. We just need to cling to Madam's thighs."
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