Xiangdong told Su Qingyu in detail what Li Chaoyun said today and how Shen Zhiheng reacted.
Su Qingyu sat beside the stone table, her white fingertips gently stroking the dark patterns on the table.
According to Xiangdong, Shen Zhiheng only said that he had an idea at the time, but no one knew what he was thinking.
Maybe he was just trying to please Li Chaoyun, or maybe he took it to heart and agreed with what Li Chaoyun said.
No matter what, you have to be on guard.
If Shen Zhiheng wanted to take action against Shen Zhixiu, it would be much easier than Shen Zhao.
Li Chaoyun's words today were meant to strike a chord with Shen Zhiheng. Shen Zhiheng might not take it personally once or twice, but what about three or four times?
After Xiangdong and Su Qingyu left the garden, they returned to the west courtyard.
Shen Zhixiu was still busy in the study, so she called Wen Zhu and Jiang Qi over.
In the small study, Wen Zhu and Jiang Qi stood with their hands hanging down, waiting for Su Qingyu's instructions.
Su Qingyu pondered for a moment and said, "Third Master and the Young Master had a bad quarrel today. You should know that."
"I'm a person who thinks a lot. I called you here today just to give you some instructions. Starting tomorrow, the West Courtyard will be on increased security."
"Whenever anyone from the main house comes here, be extremely alert to avoid any mistakes."
She didn't know Li Chaoyun's next move, and she couldn't help with the affairs in the court, so she could only guard the inner house first.
If anything goes wrong in the West Courtyard, it will be closely related to Shen Zhixiu.
When her grandfather was alive, she often read miscellaneous books, and her grandfather was willing to read them to her. Sometimes a family falls apart because of an insignificant person or an insignificant incident.
Fortunately, Shen Zhixiu was very strict with his subordinates, and those who could serve in the West Courtyard were all his most trusted confidants.
Su Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "After all, they are blood relatives. The Third Master certainly doesn't want to think the worst of them. I said this to be on guard, not to suspect anyone."
"So, you must not spread what I said today. If the Third Master asks, just say it was my order."
Wen Zhu and Jiang Qi nodded in agreement. Madam was doing this for the Third Master's own good, so they had no choice but to cooperate.
The next day, Shen Zhao went to the Zhanshi Mansion as he had wished, and this incident did not stir up any more waves in the Shen family. Shen Zhixiu also went to court and handled official business as usual.
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August had already arrived, and the heat had subsided considerably, with the mornings and evenings becoming cooler. During the time Li Yunzhou had been away from the capital, Shen Yue had sometimes been in a daze, but fortunately, the housekeeping had been so busy and disorganized that she had no time to dwell on it.
These days, the mansion is preparing for winter, and Su Qingyu has handed over a lot of things to her.
This year, the Shen family had stockpiled more coal than in previous years. The servants privately said that it was because the Third Madam had never managed the household and didn't know about it. However, because of Su Qingyu's prestige established through several previous incidents, the servants didn't dare to speak to her face.
When the old lady and Shen Zhixiu heard about it, they just said that everything requires experience, so they just considered it as spending money to let her gain experience.
Su Qingyu didn't explain. After all, the coal had been brought into the mansion, so no matter what anyone said, it would be useless.
The servants' winter clothes were also prepared early. This year, the Third Madam showed mercy and gave everyone an extra thick winter coat.
Some expressed gratitude, praising the Third Lady for her kindness and righteousness. Others scoffed, saying that even if the Third Lady wanted to win people's hearts, she should have found a different way, perhaps rewarding her with half a tael of silver, which would have been more practical.
Su Qingyu didn't take these things seriously. She didn't do this to win people's hearts.
It’s just to avoid trouble in winter.
Otherwise, the servants would be short of clothes and the mansion would be short of coal, and she would be the one who would worry and work hard.
Early that morning, just after she had breakfast, Feicui walked in happily.
"Madam, the second cousin's wife from Yunzhou Prefecture gave birth to a young master."
Su Qingyu's face immediately lit up with joy. "Really? That's great."
In the previous life, when my second cousin’s wife gave birth, my mother passed away, and the Lin family was also deeply hurt and kept a low profile.
At that time, she was busy with the affairs of the Shen family all day long, and she was exhausted. She didn't even spend much time thinking about the gift for her second cousin's wife.
In order to make amends, Su Qingyu gave instructions to Feicui.
"Open the warehouse, let's go prepare gifts for my second cousin's wife and my little nephew."
He then said, "For such a big matter, my mother must go to Yunzhou Prefecture. Once the gifts are prepared, let's go to Yushu Hutong."
Mother had said more than once that she would go to Yunzhou Prefecture after my second cousin's wife gave birth. With such great news today, who knows how happy she would be.
The master and his servants spent an hour selecting items in the warehouse, from antiques and jewelry to fine medicinal herbs and supplements. The sheer variety filled half a carriage.
Afterwards, all these things were taken to Yushu Hutong with Su Qingyu.
When Su Qingyu arrived, Lin Wanyin was also loading things in the warehouse. The mother and daughter had the same idea.
Su Qingyu had nothing to do, so she looked around Lin Wanyin's warehouse. Everything looked new, a bit like visiting a market.
Lin Wanyin laughed at her childish nature and jokingly said, "Don't stare at them so eagerly. These will all be yours in the future."
Lin Wanyin had often said this before, and Su Qingyu always said that mother was the best. But today, she quickly waved her hand and said, "Don't say that anymore. Mother has a son now, so how can she give all these things to me?"
He stretched out his tone again, "Alas, now that my mother has a son, she doesn't love me as much. In the future, when she's surrounded by grandchildren, she'll probably forget what her daughter looks like."
Knowing that she was teasing him on purpose, Lin Wanyin walked closer and pinched her face.
"Even though your mother is old, she's not stupid enough to forget what her daughter looks like."
"To me, sons and daughters are the same. From now on, you and your sister will each have half of my property."
In fact, Lin Wanyin still felt that her daughter was a little wronged. After all, these were originally given to her daughter.
Su Qingyu didn't care about these things. These things were external possessions and could not compare to her brother.
Lin Wanyin prepared more things than Su Qingyu. In addition to things for the second young lady of the Lin family, there were also things for the two uncles, the aunt, and the old lady of the Lin family.
There are many people I care about, and many things I want to take with me.
When they had almost finished choosing the items, Lin Wanyin instructed Bai Lu, "Go to Delicious Restaurant and buy more of those signature dim sum."
"Those things are the taste of the capital, you can't eat them in Yunzhou Prefecture."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's go to the Fanjin Tower again and get back the golden lock I made earlier."
Lin Wanyin was concerned about Lin Wenbo's wife's pregnancy, so she asked the master of Fanjinlou to put on a golden lock early on.
The maids and servants in the yard were busy. When Su Shunci and Lin Wuchen arrived, the two carriages were already full.
"Mother, are you going to Yunzhou Prefecture? It seems to me that you are moving the whole family."
Su Shunci walked in, made a joke first, and then bowed to Lin Wanyin affectionately.
Su Qingyu looked at the two people who came in one after the other and asked, "Why did you come together?"
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