The next day.
East Courtyard.
"Madam, something bad has happened. Someone is coming from the main courtyard. It's Madam Lu, and she's brought several maids and old women with her. They say they're here to collect a debt..."
"What? They really dare to come!"
Second uncle's grandmother was both angry and frightened.
But he quickly calmed down and asked the confidant, "Did Shen Sulan come back yesterday?"
"yes."
"That's good. Now that she's back, let's settle this debt together today."
Second Uncle's grandmother sneered and said to the maid, "Go, send someone to the west courtyard to tell them."
*
"Who was making such a commotion outside this morning? Are there any rules left in this mansion?"
Shen Sulan was afraid of the cold after falling into the water, so she didn't sleep well all night. When she finally fell asleep, she was woken up by the noise outside, which made her furious.
She stood up and yelled at the maid guarding the room: "You stupid girl, what are you still standing there for? Go and see what's going on. You really have no sense at all!"
Because of Xiao Cui's incident, Shen Sulan now dislikes these young maids.
The maid hurried out trembling with fear.
But before the maid could reach the door, the tightly closed door was pushed open, and a large group of people came in one after another. The cold wind outside also blew in, making the house, which was originally as warm as spring, suddenly cold.
Shen Sulan was afraid of the cold and shivered.
"Who is it!" she shouted angrily.
Through the screen door curtain and screen, Shen Sulan hadn’t seen the person coming.
The people who entered the house ignored her, but first glanced around the house. When they saw the seven or eight stoves burning brightly in the house, their faces darkened.
"This room is so warm, it's almost like summer."
"Look, this is the best silver charcoal..."
"With so many stoves, the amount burned just this evening is probably enough to keep my house burning for half a month. No wonder they said there wasn't enough left. It turns out it's all being used here!"
“…”
The people who entered the house were all daughters-in-law from various courtyards, and they were of the same generation as Shen Sulan.
After they saw the situation inside the house, they felt uncomfortable instantly. The master of the courtyard withheld their expenses and actually used them on such a "house thief" who married out. How could they not be jealous?
Adding to the matter of seeking official positions, the dowries of these daughters-in-law have been almost taken away. If it weren't for the selfishness of the mistress, how could their mother-in-law have set her sights on them?
Now seeing Shen Sulan being so "extravagant", the daughters-in-law were naturally full of resentment, and some even deliberately left the door wide open to let the cold wind outside rush into the house.
When entering the inner room, he deliberately moved the screen door curtain and the screen...
Shen Sulan was almost blown away by the sudden cold wind. Her already pale face turned as pale as a ghost in an instant.
"Ahhh!"
Shen Sulan was so cold that she sneezed violently, her nose running, and she wrapped herself tightly in a thick quilt. She shouted angrily at the people who came in, "Who let you in? Don't you know to close the door when you come in..."
Still so arrogant!
The daughters-in-law looked surprised.
Finally, it was Third Uncle's grandmother's eldest daughter-in-law, Xu, who spoke first: "Grandma Lan, we wanted to send someone inside to announce it first, but you, the maidservants outside the courtyard, are so rude, your noses are so high in the air."
"Yes, this is the Shen family, not the Chen family."
"We didn't come here to argue with Aunt Lan, but mainly because we have something to discuss with her today. Aunt Lan, please get up and wash up quickly, and come with us to Muzhaiyuan to meet the old ladies."
Each daughter-in-law spoke one sentence.
There was no longer the kindness and respect he had before, but instead a kind of disgust and impatience as if he was treating a traitor within his family.
Shen Sulan was almost mad to death.
"You are so rude to break into my house, and you think you are right?"
"Get out, get out now, or don't blame me for calling people to chase you away!" Shen Sulan was so angry that she pointed outside the door and threatened to order them to leave.
The daughters-in-law snorted in unison, "Since Aunt Lan doesn't want to get up herself, then the sisters-in-law will do it for her!"
“What are you doing? What do you want to do…”
…
Mu Zhaiyuan.
When Mrs. Shen woke up early in the morning, her right eyelid started twitching inexplicably, and she always had a bad feeling in her heart!
"Madam Liu, nothing happened to Xiao Cui last night, right?" Old Madam Shen asked Madam Liu.
Aunt Liu, who was tying up the old lady's hair, replied respectfully, "Don't worry, old lady. The old woman took good care of her last night. Xiao Cui is fine now, and nothing has happened to her."
Madam Shen thought for a moment and asked again, "Have the people you sent out returned?"
Nanny Liu also found it strange: "He hasn't returned yet. According to the situation, even if he was delayed by the heavy snow, he should have returned by now, but we haven't heard any news of him returning yet."
Madam Shen narrowed her eyes for a moment: "If something happened to that person, then there is no need to investigate. Yang must be behind this..."
"Old lady."
At this moment, the maid outside hurried in to announce, "The two old ladies from the East and West courtyards, the old lady of the clan leader, and several old ladies from the side courtyards are all here!"
Old Madam Shen's heart skipped a beat, and she frowned and asked, "Are they all here?"
"yes."
In the hall.
The stoves on both sides were burning brightly. A row of old ladies from the clan sat solemnly, and the maids and old women behind them filled almost the entire room. In addition, there were also several matrons in charge, such as Matron Lu.
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