Su Qingyu's voice was not loud, but not soft either.
As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the other members of the Shen family look at the two sisters-in-law, but the servants also looked over quietly.
The old lady didn't drink yam soup, and the only person in the mansion who didn't know was the newly arrived third lady. Wasn't the first lady's behavior clearly intended to embarrass the third lady?
It wasn't a big deal, but things started to look a little awkward for the third lady on the second day after her marriage.
If the servants can figure it out, how could the other people in the Shen family not figure it out?
Shen Zhiheng's expression suddenly changed. He glared at Chen and waited to hear what she had to say.
Chen was also panicked, but she regained her composure in an instant.
He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you heard me wrong. I said you must not give mother the yam soup."
Su Qingyu smiled when she heard that. "Then I must have heard it wrong. Fortunately, I asked again, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself."
Chen gritted her teeth and forced a smile.
"It's okay. You'll get to know your mother's habits over time."
This excuse of mishearing was something she had thought of long ago. She had originally planned to wait until Su Qingyu brought the soup to the old lady before she said that Su Qingyu had misheard.
Everyone present could see what Chen was thinking.
From the old lady to the three masters of the Shen family, and even the young ladies and masters, each of them is a shrewd person.
The twists and turns in the inner house can be figured out with a little thought.
No one else in the Shen family spoke, only the old lady glanced at Chen indifferently, and then spoke to Su Qingyu with a pleasant expression.
"You are still a new bride, so you don't need to work hard. Come and sit down. You can sit down too."
Everyone sat down according to their age.
Chen ate this meal in fear. The old lady smiled when she looked at others, but her eyes were cold when she looked at her.
Su Qingyu never mentioned the soup again. It was best to leave it at that. The old lady would naturally handle it privately. If she kept harping on it, she would be ignorant.
Sure enough, after dinner, when everyone got up to leave, the old lady left Chen behind.
Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu bowed and left, then walked towards the west courtyard.
"How do you know that mother doesn't drink yam soup? It's my fault. I forgot to tell you what mother likes." Shen Zhixiu held Su Qingyu's hand and said in a low voice.
Su Qingyu smiled and said, "Last year, I came home and had a meal with my mother, and heard it from the servants."
Shen Zhixiu asked her casually, "Last year? When?"
Su Qingyu coughed lightly, "When you are buried in the cenotaph."
In fact, he regretted it after asking Shen Zhixiu. Last year, Su Qingyu came to the Shen family, probably to attend a funeral.
"I haven't thanked Madam yet for running around for the funeral." Shen Zhixiu joked.
The two of them walked around the side of the garden and came to the bluestone path. Su Qingyu suddenly stopped.
Shen Zhixiu had been whispering to her, but he had no idea what was going on. When he looked up, he saw Cheng Ruijin standing not far away, watching them.
Cheng Rujin stepped forward, bowing, "Third Uncle... Cousin."
After not seeing her for a few months, Su Qingyu found that she was more charming than before.
Su Qingyu signaled Shen Zhixiu to stop talking. She took two steps forward and said seriously, "Madam Cheng, since when have concubines in this family been able to follow the order of seniority?"
"Last time at the Marquis' Mansion, you called the Third Master "Third Uncle." The Third Master didn't scold you because he was too lazy to argue with you."
"Do you really think you have the right to call me that?"
"If you don't understand the rules, I can ask two maids to teach you."
Ever since the old lady gave Cheng Ruijin a bowl of contraceptive medicine and forbade her to leave the house, she has devoted all her energy to seducing Chen Zhao.
In addition, since the main wife had not entered the house, she was the only one in Chen Zhao's room. As the days went by, Cheng Rujin began to feel quite comfortable.
A few days ago, she had someone get some secret techniques from the brothel. In the past few days, Shen Zhao had been sneaking into her room almost every night.
Cheng Ruijin was stunned by Su Qingyu's scolding. She didn't expect that Su Qingyu would dare to scold her like that just after getting married.
Even if she was a concubine, she was still the eldest wife's concubine. Su Qingyu was so harsh in her words, wasn't she afraid that the elders of the Shen family would say she was domineering?
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Su Qingyu spoke again in a cold voice.
"Madam Cheng, you're not leaving yet. Are you planning on having me personally escort you back to the main room?"
Cheng Ruijin didn't dare to say anything more and could only bow and leave.
"My third sister-in-law taught me a good lesson. How could a concubine be so unruly?" As soon as Cheng Ruijin left, the second wife Yang came over from the other side of the path.
Su Qingyu hurriedly smiled and saluted, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, second sister-in-law."
She didn't say much and didn't bring the topic up to Cheng Ruijin.
Yang originally wanted to join in scolding Cheng Rujin so as to get closer to Su Qingyu.
But Su Qingyu remained indifferent, and she was a little at a loss for words for a moment.
"Third sister-in-law is going to visit her parents tomorrow, right? After you're done with your work tomorrow, remember to come visit me more often so we can chat."
Su Qingyu followed up on Yang's words and politely replied, "Thank you for thinking of me, second sister-in-law. I will definitely go there when I have time."
Seeing that Shen Zhixiu was still waiting, Yang Shi felt it was not appropriate to delay any longer. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she turned and left.
After Yang left, Shen Zhixiu asked, "Madam, what do you think of Second Sister-in-law?"
Whether it was today's recognition of relatives or just now, Yang was full of kindness towards Su Qingyu, and even tried to please her deliberately.
Anyone who is treated kindly by such a sister-in-law as soon as they get home will think that this person is a good person, right?
Unexpectedly, Su Qingyu lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Second sister-in-law is a typical person who wants both the inside and the outside."
"I'm afraid that in the end, I won't get either the money or the reputation."
In front of Shen Zhixiu, she didn't want to say those high-sounding words.
She didn't believe that Shen Zhixiu hadn't seen through Yang after all these years.
If they were to hide their secrets when talking to each other, their lives would be too tiring.
Shen Zhixiu's eyes lit up, "Oh? What do you mean?"
Su Qingyu smiled and said, "Just like what happened just now, she must have been watching from the sidelines for a while. But she waited until Cheng Ruijin left before she came out. It's clear that she doesn't want to get involved in the affairs between me and the first wife."
"But if you don't want to get involved, then don't say anything. But she insisted on coming out and talking to me again, and she even wanted to sell me some good things."
"Second sister-in-law is smart, but she's too calculating."
Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Qingyu with admiration. His original intention was to remind her not to trust her second sister-in-law Yang too much. Unexpectedly, she saw everything clearly and did not need his further advice.
After returning to the west courtyard, Shen Zhixiu went to the study, and Su Qingyu went back to the inner room of the main house to change clothes.
While helping her change clothes, Zhenzhu pouted and talked about Cheng Ruijin.
"Madam didn't see it, cousin... Aunt Cheng's eyes kept glancing at the Third Master's face."
"In my opinion, people like that should be dragged out and beaten to death."
"She has a face full of seductiveness, and her eyes are about to burst into flowers."
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