When Shen Miao left the school and returned to the Shen residence, it was already getting late.
Shen Yue and Shen Qing still didn't join her, and Shen Miao didn't bother to argue with them. Old Madam Shen had already gone to bed, so she went back to the West Courtyard.
As soon as I reached the west courtyard, I heard a somewhat enthusiastic voice: "Young lady is back. I was extremely worried when I heard that you fell into the water. Now that I see that you are well, I feel relieved."
Turning my head, I saw a middle-aged woman walking towards me. She was about forty years old, slightly plump, with a dark complexion. She was wearing a green jacket. Although the style looked ordinary, the material was good. A heavy silver bracelet adorned her wrist, and her eyes were full of smiles.
“Madam Gui,” Shen Miao replied calmly.
The woman didn't seem to think she was doing anything wrong, and kept saying, "I wanted to come here earlier, but Ran'er hasn't recovered from her illness and has been tossing and turning. I really have no choice but to leave Ran'er to his mother and return home first. I won't feel at ease until I see that the young lady is better."
This was a clever way of saying it, as Shen Miao was more important to her than her own grandson. Normally, after hearing this, Shen Miao would have been deeply moved, and would have offered some words of comfort, given some silver to Nanny Gui, and asked her to go back and take care of her grandson.
But in the next life, looking at the woman in front of her again, Shen Miao almost laughed at herself in her heart. How could she have been so blind to think that such a person was a loyal servant?
Not long after Madam Shen gave birth to Shen Miao, Shen Xin was ordered to go to war. Shen Miao was still young and could not bear the hardship of traveling, so Madam Shen had no choice but to reluctantly leave her at the Shen Mansion. Madam Shen hired a wet nurse for her, who is now known as Nanny Gui. Nanny Gui was born into a peasant family on the farm. Madam Shen was attracted by her diligence and honesty. Later, seeing how well Nanny Gui nursed Shen Miao, she felt relieved to keep her by Shen Miao's side as a nurse.
But in this world, people will change.
The West Courtyard of the Shen Mansion was already sparsely populated, with the two East Courtyard wives and Old Madam Shen in charge. Nanny Gui initially obediently led Shen Miao, but as time went on, she saw the situation more clearly and without hesitation joined Old Madam Shen in the East Courtyard. Nanny Gui was known for her fawning nature, and when she was determined to marry Fu Xiuyi, she had often fanned the flames.
But the most hateful thing was that when Old Madam Shen brought her distant niece to the Shen family, that niece was taken advantage of by her eldest brother, Shen Qiu, and she insisted that he take the blame. In the end, she became her sister-in-law, making the eldest brother's backyard a mess. And when Shen Qiu insulted that niece, it was Nanny Gui who witnessed it.
Looking back now, it was really a lame show.
Once unfaithful, never again. And someone like Gui Ma, who had been unfaithful a hundred times, naturally needed to be dealt with. A dog that ran away like this was better off being killed than kept.
Nanny Gui waited for a long time but didn't hear any tip from Shen Miao. The loving expression on her face froze for a moment. She couldn't help but look up at Shen Miao, but she saw Shen Miao looking at her indifferently, without any special emotion.
Her heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, she felt guilty.
The next moment, Shen Miao replied indifferently: “Oh, that’s really hard work, Ma’am.”
Guyu snorted softly and gave Madam Gui a mocking look. She had always despised Madam Gui, a servile and fawning person who relied on her position as the young girl's wet nurse to bully others in the West Courtyard. Her own young girl had been coaxed into submission by Madam Gui in the past, and had believed her many slanderous words, causing her to become estranged from the original servants in the West Courtyard.
Now, after waking up from falling into the water, the girl seemed to have seen a lot of things clearly. Her lukewarm attitude towards Aunt Gui really made Guyu feel very happy.
Nanny Gui smiled awkwardly. She couldn't understand why Shen Miao was so cold towards her today. Thinking that Shen Miao might be in a bad mood because of the drowning incident, she smiled and advised, "This old servant advises the young lady not to be too sad and take care of yourself. The young lady is as beautiful as a flower, and His Royal Highness Prince Ding must be fond of her. One day..." She always said pleasant things, and usually she would find something that would please Shen Miao, which was the best way to win her favor. But today, when she said this, Shen Miao's expression changed.
"Madam, are you trying to tarnish my innocence by saying this?" Shen Miao said coldly, "Although my father and mother are not in the General's Mansion now, I am also the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion and the mistress of the West Courtyard. Even ordinary families must maintain a clean reputation. Madam, aren't you deliberately putting me in trouble by saying this?"
Aunt Gui was stunned and said subconsciously: "How can you say that, young lady? This old servant is doing this for your own good..."
"So, it's my fault?" Shen Miao sneered, "Well, why not go and ask the old lady for clarification? Is the innocence of the general's daughter worth cabbage these days? Even cabbage is worth a few copper coins. Madam Gui, you speak so grandly, I can't help but wonder if I am too ignorant of etiquette."
Perhaps she hadn't anticipated Shen Miao's sudden change of heart. Even if she was in a bad mood, she shouldn't have taken it out on herself. Nanny Gui was used to being domineering in the West Courtyard, and usually Shen Miao was well controlled by her. But today, she was even humiliated in front of Guyu and Jingzhe. She felt a little angry and couldn't help but say, "Young lady, your words are really embarrassing. I have been by your side for over a decade. How can you think that I am deliberately harming you?"
"How dare you!" Jingzhe shouted, "The young lady is the master, Madam Gui, how dare you speak to her like this?"
Nanny Gui was startled and regretted her excitement. But words spoken can be easily forgotten, and there were many servants gathered around to watch the fun. She thought Shen Miao was just that little girl who was easily coaxed, and quickly softened her voice and said, "Miss, this old servant truly loves you. I have been with you for so many years, and I have long regarded you as my own child. What I said just now was wrong. Please don't be angry, and be careful not to get yourself hurt by it."
Treat her like her own child? Shen Miao sneered inwardly. She actually thought that Gui Mama was a wonderful person. She usually received a lot of money from her, but treated the East Court as a legitimate master. In the end, she caused her eldest brother to suffer such a great loss. If she had encountered such a cunning servant in the harem in her previous life, she would have issued an imperial decree to have her beaten to death and thrown out. But now... Since Gui Mama sincerely defected to the East Court, how about using her to make the East Court suffer a loss?
She raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "Since Aunt Gui knows her mistake, I will only fine her three months' salary."
Nanny Gui’s expression froze, and Shen Miao raised the corner of her lips.
What should Nanny Gui do if she has no money?
Of course, I went to the East Courtyard to show my loyalty.
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