Mr. Ma recalled the scene of the third lady beating Bingqin with a stick the day before, and couldn't help feeling a little flustered.
If she says another nonsense, the Third Madam will probably beat her to death, right?
"Third Madam... yes... it was Lai Shun, one of the young master's men, who sent a message and gave me twenty taels of silver, asking me to do this."
Su Qingyu knew Lai Shun, now a second-class servant beside Shen Zhao. He had served in Hanshui Court since he was a child and later became Shen Zhao's confidant.
In her previous life, when she returned to the Su family before her death, he was the one who stayed by Shen Zhao's side and finally helped Cheng Ruijin to hold her down.
"Bring it here." Su Qingyu said coldly.
Jade replied yes and turned to go out and get people.
Mr. Ma knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully today.
So when Feicui went to take people away, she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Third Madam, please spare my life. I am only following the orders of the eldest young master. Please spare me. From now on, I will only obey Third Madam."
Su Qingyu just watched coldly without saying a word. Chen Zhao probably thought she would let the matter go, but she insisted on making a big fuss.
Soon, Lai Shun was brought in.
"Greetings to the Third Madam."
Lai Shun knelt on the ground respectfully and saluted. Seeing Mr. Ma kneeling on the side, he began to have some guesses in his mind.
Su Qingyu picked up the teacup and said expressionlessly.
"You and Mr. Ma are in a confrontation. What's going on?"
"Did you say that on purpose, or did she mishear?"
Lai Shun was moved by this and immediately said, "Third Madam, she misheard. I didn't deliberately ask for another bed curtain, nor did I say it was the eldest young master's order. Please understand."
"She just misheard and was afraid of being punished, so she brought it up with us at Hanshuiyuan."
Su Qingyu smiled and said, "I haven't said anything yet, why are you talking about the young master?"
Lai Shun was stunned, and then he realized that he had said the wrong thing because he was too anxious.
"Third Madam, that's not what I meant. I thought this woman was slandering our eldest young master."
Su Qingyu snorted, "Thought? Then what you thought was quite accurate."
"I've already asked you this, and you haven't told me the truth yet. Don't blame me for being rude."
"Come here, take Lai Shun down and beat him to death. He's from the Ma family. Beat him with ten boards and throw him to the farm."
Lai Shun had never thought that delivering a message to the young master would cost him his life. How could the Third Madam dare to beat the young master's men to death?
Which new housekeeper's wife would lay hands on the servants in her nephew's yard?
"Third Madam, I am the eldest young master's person, you can't do this."
Su Qingyu sneered, "Young Master's people? If they're not his people, I won't move."
As she said that, she waved her hand and ordered the man to be dragged away. She hadn't found an opportunity to kill anyone except Shen Zhao with one blow, so she would collect the interest first.
The embroiderers in the sewing room were trembling with fear. They dealt with needles and threads every day, and this was the first time they had seen such a scene.
However, the newly promoted manager Chunniang looked relatively calm.
Su Qingyu sent the daughter of the Ma family to the farm to do hard labor. After this matter was settled, Su Qingyu returned to the west courtyard.
In less than an hour, the news spread to all the courtyards of the Shen family.
It was said that the eldest young master deliberately picked a fight with the third lady, so the third lady beat a servant in Hanshui Courtyard to death with a stick, and also exiled the person in charge of needlework to the farm.
The officials in charge of each department knew that the Third Madam was a stubborn person. They all made up their minds that from now on, they would put the Third Madam first in everything and would not offend her.
Not long after returning to the west courtyard, Zhenzhu came in to report, "Madam, the eldest young master has left the house with Concubine Cheng."
Su Qingyu's eyebrows moved, "Oh? Did he go out of the house to find a doctor?"
Zhenzhu nodded and said, "We should go find a doctor. Should we report this to the old lady? She won't allow Concubine Cheng to leave the house."
Su Qingyu shook her head. "Don't tell the old lady yet. Even if you do, Chen Zhao will take the initiative to say that he was the one who took the people out. The old lady will not give her grandson no face. In the end, at most she will scold him or put him under house arrest."
It would be better to wait and see for two days to see what Cheng Ruijin does when he leaves the house. Even if we have to find evidence, we have to find something that can kill him.
In the afternoon, Zhenzhu came back to report that Chen Zhao had returned home with his men. His arm had been reattached, and he hadn't said anything about Lai Shun's death.
"Madam, this time the matter between you and the young master caused a lot of uproar. In the end, Madam won. From now on, those stewards will definitely be more submissive."
Su Qingyu snorted coldly, "It depends on whether they know what's best for them. If they don't, I don't mind replacing them."
She thought of Xiang Dong again, "How has Concubine Xiang been these past two days?"
Zhenzhu has been trying to find out what's going on over there. "The Master has been spending the last two days with Concubine Xiang. I heard the Madam even smashed the bedroom."
After saying this, Zhenzhu sighed, "The eldest master is so good to Concubine Xiang. I heard from the servants over there that he pampers her to the heavens."
Su Qingyu thought of Xiangdong's attitude and how in her previous life, Xiangdong had asked for leave to go home. In her previous life, Xiangdong must have aborted the child herself.
"Good? The Master's kindness is like honey to others, but it is like arsenic to Xiangdong."
This kind of kindness is no different from keeping a canary in a cage. It's just to please himself, but doesn't care about Xiangdong's life or death.
Another day passed, and in the morning, Su Qingyu suddenly received a message. It said the Lin family's third young master had invited his third wife to Guangfulou, a private room called Mantingfang, to discuss an important matter. Along with the message, there was also a jade pendant that Lin Wuchen usually wore.
If they were to go somewhere else, Su Qingyu wouldn't think much of it. But Guangfulou...
She held the jade pendant in her hand and rubbed it. Her third cousin would not ask her to go to Guangfulou to discuss matters.
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