Shen Zhixiu is not a soft-hearted and easy-going person. The money that Chen has taken from the Shen family over the years is not a small amount.
It doesn't make sense for her family to benefit from what she did.
"The money from the eldest wife's house is easy to deal with. I'll talk to my eldest brother and he will return it."
"As for the Wuling Chen family, I'll think of someone to send over."
Su Qingyu thought for a moment, "After all, they are relatives by marriage. If we send our subordinates, it will seem like we are bullying them."
"Why not let the young master go? His uncle and grandmother, how could they not understand his difficulties?"
Shen Zhixiu naturally knew Su Qingyu's little thoughts, but he didn't mind. If Shen Zhao could make his Qingqing happy by going there, he would be more than happy.
Besides, what Su Qingyu said made sense. It was only right for Chen Zhao, as her son, to clean up the mess caused by Chen.
"That's fine. Tomorrow I'll talk to him and have him go to the Chen family in Wuling. You and Mr. Qian will work together to get the accounts together and figure out how much silver the Chen family owes us."
Su Qingyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll definitely settle the account tomorrow."
This trip to the Chen family was enough to make Shen Zhao suffer.
When I returned to the Shen family, it was already midnight.
Su Qingyu yawned, got off the carriage, and saw Nanny Hua standing aside.
"Third Master, Third Madam, the old lady sent me to guard here. She wanted to ask how the eldest lady was doing."
Shen Zhixiu smiled helplessly, "Mother is too impatient. I was thinking of talking to her early tomorrow morning. Mother, are you still awake? I'll go to Qingyuan Residence with you."
Aunt Hua hurriedly said, "Third Master, please go to bed early and tell me the general situation. The old lady is afraid of tormenting you, so she asked me to stay here."
Shen Zhixiu no longer insisted, "Then please tell mother that my sister-in-law is just angry and her liver qi is stagnant. Tell mother not to worry about it and go to bed early."
Aunt Hua nodded, turned and left.
Su Qingyu thought for a moment, then turned and whispered to Zhenzhu, "Follow Aunt Hua quietly and ask her if the medicine was administered today. Are there any other complications?"
She felt something was amiss with today's events. The medicine she'd bought shouldn't have been this effective. Was there something she didn't know about?
Zhenzhu followed without making a sound, and only stopped her at the edge of the garden after Aunt Hua had left the west courtyard.
"Mammy, Madam asked me to ask you, has the eldest lady eaten the blood swallows today?"
Even though there was no one around, Zhenzhu didn't dare to speak too bluntly.
Aunt Hua stopped and replied with a smile, "I've given it to the Madam. I did it according to her instructions."
Zhenzhu asked again, "Did anything go wrong when we sent the Madam to the farm?"
Aunt Hua shook her head. "Everything went smoothly. Please rest assured, Third Madam. I'm doing everything as instructed."
Pearl understood what was going on, and after parting ways with Aunt Hua, she turned around and went back to the west courtyard. However, she didn't notice that a figure in black had followed her into the west courtyard.
After returning to Qingyuan Residence, Nanny Hua went into the inner chamber first. The old lady was sitting cross-legged on the bed, twirling a string of beads rapidly.
He opened his eyes after hearing the sound, but his hands did not stop moving.
"Zhixiu and Qingyu are back?"
Aunt Hua replied, "The Third Master and the Third Madam have returned. The Third Master said that the First Madam is simply suffering from anger and liver qi stagnation. Please rest assured, Madam."
"The Third Master was thinking of you and insisted on coming with me. This old servant knew what you were thinking and stopped him."
As Nanny Hua spoke, she sat on a small stool beside the bed and helped the old lady massage her calves.
The old lady was old, and the slightest chill would cause her calf cramps. The doctor had prescribed a lot of medicine, but it didn't help. But after Madam Hua massaged her calf, the pain went away for a long time.
The old lady gave Aunt Hua an approving look and said, "It's the middle of the night, why are you still making such a fuss?"
Then he said, "Before I left today, I asked you to bring Chen Pinghui the ginseng soup. Did she drink it?"
Aunt Hua was suddenly inspired. "She drank it all. I watched her drink it."
The old lady nodded. "That's good. Starting tomorrow, we'll start looking for a marriage for Yue'er. As for the careers of these younger generations...every family has had a death. When the old master passed away, Zhixiu observed mourning, but it didn't hinder his career advancement."
"If you blame the dead for your own incompetence, that's incompetence."
Aunt Hua looked calm on the outside, but her heart skipped a beat. What did the old lady mean by that? Was it the ginseng soup?
But she didn't dare ask, nor did she dare tell anyone else, so she could only pretend not to know.
"Madam, it's already three o'clock in the morning. Please lie down and sleep."
After the old lady fell asleep, Nanny Hua blew out the lights and went to lie down in the outer room.
Shen Zhixiu's study in the west courtyard of the Shen family.
Wen Zhu was reporting in a low voice, "Third Master, I checked with the Second Master and found no signs of poisoning the Madam."
Shen Zhixiu leaned back in his chair, his slender fingers unconsciously tapping the table.
"Isn't it the second brother? It can't be the eldest brother, right?"
"If he's the eldest brother, I really think highly of him."
Wenzhu looked conflicted, as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare.
Even though there was only a small lamp on in the room, Shen Zhixiu quickly noticed something was wrong with Wenzhu.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Wen Zhu thought for a moment before speaking, "I went back to the mansion to investigate the Second Master. When I was returning to the West Courtyard, I happened to see Zhenzhu and Madam Hua, who were with Madam, talking in the garden."
"Although they didn't say it explicitly, I feel like there's something else going on between their words. Could this extra poison have been administered by the Third Madam?"
Shen Zhixiu was stunned at first, then a smile appeared on his lips, "She has improved."
Then he stood up and said, "There's no need to investigate this matter anymore. Let's end it here."
When she returned to the main room, Su Qingyu had just finished washing up and changed into a loose emerald green casual dress.
"The Third Master is back. Go wash up. I'm going to sleep first."
After saying that, he yawned and lay down.
By the time Shen Zhixiu came out of the bathroom, Su Qingyu was already breathing evenly. Her sleeping position was a bit indulgent, with her long, white legs draped over the quilt and her arms wrapped around Shen Zhixiu's soft pillow.
Shen Zhixiu shook his head helplessly, first took the soft pillow out of her arms, and then pulled out the quilt.
Su Qingyu was obviously disturbed from her sweet dream, and was unhappy, humming twice.
When Shen Zhixiu lay down, she quickly put her legs on Shen Zhixiu and put her arms around his waist.
The hot air exhaled just sprayed on Shen Zhixiu's neck.
Shen Zhixiu's Adam's apple moved vigorously, trying to calm the restlessness in his heart. But it was obviously useless. The next moment, he turned over and kissed Su Qingyu.
"Don't make trouble, I'm tired."
"You go to sleep..."
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