Return to Muzhaiyuan.
Old Madam Shen asked Madam Liu to take Xuan'er away and dismissed the servants in the house.
Then she said with a gloomy face, "This Li'er is really fooling around. He wants to make a child born to a lowly slave the legitimate son of the Shen family. Isn't this embarrassing for me as a grandmother?"
"Mom, don't be angry. Li'er is also impressed by Xuan'er's intelligence. Didn't he say in the letter that Xuan'er is very talented in studying and has a photographic memory?"
"This kind of ability is only possessed by my father. If we can cultivate him well as a legitimate son, he will definitely bring honor to our Shen family in the future. Maybe he can even rise to the position of a minister like my father. Only then can our Shen family truly turn things around."
Shen Sulan also sincerely hopes that her parents' family will be better off. After all, her parents' family is the backbone of a married woman. Only when her parents' family is better off will her in-laws look up to her a little more.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen's expression looked a little better.
"That's true, but Ah Zhao is also right. Xuan'er's identity is a hidden danger after all. If it is revealed in the future, my Shen family will be implicated."
Shen Sulan frowned, then looked at Madam Shen and said, “Mother, I just thought about it carefully on the way back, and I think we were all scared by Yang Zhao.”
Madam Shen was stunned: "To scare?"
"Think about it, Xuan Ge'er was born after our Li Er met that little slave in exile. Even if our identity is exposed in the future, we can say that we didn't know of his existence at the time!"
"When the time comes, we can shift the blame onto that little slave. We just need to prepare a better backup plan so that no one can find fault. Then the charge of 'disobeying the emperor' will not fall on our Shen family."
"What's more, as long as we don't reveal Xuan'er's identity, who would suspect whose child it is just because the child looks a bit like someone else? Wouldn't the world be in chaos then? That requires evidence, and Yang Zhao has no evidence. Even if she tells the truth, no one will believe her."
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she thought it made a lot of sense, and her heart, which had been pounding with fear just now, immediately calmed down.
Then came displeasure: "This Yang Zhao dares to scare even the elders, how disgraceful! If the Shen family hadn't fallen on hard times, with her humble family background, there's no way she could have entered our Shen family. She has absolutely no respect for etiquette. I've taught her for six years in vain..."
Shen Sulan also said with disdain: "That's right, I have always looked down on her. With her background, is she worthy of being the mistress of my Shen family? Bah, she also despises Brother Xuan for being stupid, how smart can she be!"
Old Madam Shen frowned when she heard this. It was not that she couldn't bear to hear her daughter dislike Yang Zhao, but she thought that the Shen family still had to rely on Yang Zhao, and these words could not be heard by her.
"Alright, don't say that anymore. Tell me what happened this morning. Why did Xia Ying follow your personal maid? How much did she hear?"
I hadn't intended to make a fuss about this. After all, the men were coming back soon and there were many things to prepare at home.
But this morning, Shen Sulan came to tell her that Xia Ying, who was with Yang Zhao, had followed her maid, eavesdropped on their conversation, and knocked her unconscious and pushed her down the mountain.
The hillside is not high, so no one will die.
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was so angry that she didn't bother to ask for the details. She immediately sent someone over. Sure enough, they saw that Xia Ying was not dead, and was even dragging her injuries to Qin Garden. The maids and old women saw it on the way.
The old lady could only secretly let the two maids detain her, and took the opportunity to act out the same scene with Shen Sulan and Xuan Ge'er.
Shen Sulan hesitated to speak, and finally said: "I probably didn't hear much. I was talking to the maid about Yuehu at the time, asking her to clean up all the mess and not let the people in Qinyuan find out that something was wrong and discover Xia Ying who was hiding in the dark. We were a little distant at the time."
Shen Sulan was actually not sure, otherwise she would not have taken action.
“Mom, there is no evidence for this matter. Even if Yang Zhao heard something from Xia Ying, there is nothing to be afraid of.” Shen Sulan said.
Madam Shen glared at her in slight annoyance: "You, you, your mother has taught you so many times, if you do something, either don't do it at all, or do it thoroughly, otherwise there will be endless troubles."
However, she doted on this youngest daughter after all. "Alright, this isn't a big deal. Although Yang Zhao values that maid, she's just a maid after all. She wouldn't be disobeying her elders. Yuehu's matter isn't a big deal either. I'll have Madam Liu send some medicine to that girl later."
Shen Sulan grinned and said, “Mother still loves me the most.”
"Oh, by the way, mother, the matter I told you about last time seems to be going well. It's said that as long as we have five thousand taels to bribe people, my husband will definitely have the opportunity to be promoted to the Ministry of Personnel. As you know, my husband's family can't come up with that much money at the moment..."
Mrs. Shen was also happy to hear that her son-in-law could enter the Ministry of Personnel.
"It's just five thousand taels. Although Yang Zhao may not have any other abilities, her ability to make money is still acceptable." This is the only thing that makes her like her.
Except for the difficult first year, the women of the Shen family lived a pretty good life over the years. At least they had enough money, and even a lot of maids and servants were added to the house.
"I'll have someone get it for you from the accounting office later."
"Thank you, mother. When Daddy and Big Brother come back, I will definitely ask my husband to help our Shen family's children..."
"As long as you have the heart to work hard for your mother's family..."
Old Madam Shen smiled, and was obviously in a good mood. After all, the men were about to come back, and her daughter's life was getting better and better. She was happy.
Qinyuan.
"I didn't expect that Aunt Shen has such a long hand. She wanted to choose the legitimate son for me, and now she even wants to deal with my maid for me! She really has made her life too comfortable in her husband's family." After hearing what Xia Ying said, Yang Zhao couldn't help but sneer.
In fact, she rarely shows her emotions. In the eyes of others, she is calm and obedient, and also a little lazy and doesn't like to get involved.
Because of this, everyone else thinks she is easy to handle!!!
"Dongshuang, go and call Nanny Chen, Nanny Lu, Nanny Li and other Nannies in charge of the mansion and the maids in charge of the chores to Qinyuan." Yang Zhao pondered for a while before giving orders to Dongshuang who had just applied medicine to Xia Ying.
Dong Shuang guessed something, his eyes lit up slightly, "Yes."
Xia Ying instantly regained her strength upon hearing this. When she straightened her back, she pulled at her wound, causing her to grimace in pain. However, she still said in a resounding voice, "Madam, my injuries are fine now, and I can continue to work for you."
Yang Zhao glanced at Xia Ying and didn't rush her back: "Then wait a moment, you can go with me to meet some people."
…
As soon as Mrs. Shen woke up from her nap, she saw Madam Liu coming to report with a grim look on her face.
"Old Madam, Madam recently summoned the housekeepers and maids from the inner courtyard, saying that the house had been robbed. They sent people to search the inner courtyard, and our courtyard was also searched. Afterwards, they took away several of our low-ranking maids and maids, including Madam Yi..."
Mrs. Yi was a trusted maidservant of Old Madam Shen, and was also one of the maidservants who held Xia Ying captive at that time.
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen's face darkened instantly: "How dare she..."
"Madam, Nanny Chen requests to see you."
At this time, a report came from outside.
Nanny Chen was arranged to work in Qinyuan by Old Madam Shen.
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