Chapter 483: King Rui’s Neighbor (2)
Old Madam Shen said, "Not only is the housekeeper a complete mess, but she's also incredibly jealous! She's said to be a lady from a scholarly family, but I don't know where she learned the ways and despicable ways of a lesser family. She doesn't think about having children for her husband, and only knows how to use seductive tactics. Now that the Third House doesn't have a legitimate child, I wonder what she's up to!"
Madam Zhang smiled and said, "Why should the old lady be angry? The Third Master just doesn't know the good of other girls yet. The Third Master is very loyal. When the newly bought girls arrive in a few days, the old lady will send two of them to the Third Master. They are both in their prime, and the Third Master will naturally appreciate their merits."
Old Madam Shen sent someone to buy a Yangzhou skinny horse. For someone like Shen Wan, beauty alone wouldn't win him over. Didn't Chen Ruoqiu impress Shen Wan with her poetic and artistic skills? Those Yangzhou skinny horses are trained from a young age, proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and their looks are stunning. No man wouldn't love them. Old Madam Shen didn't believe that Shen Wan, after all, was a man, so he couldn't be greedy. Even if Chen Ruoqiu was good, she was old.
"Every one of them makes me angry." Old Madam Shen said unhappily, "Even Sister Qiu has become like her mother. I don't know where she got it from. She's so arrogant. I've mentioned so many families to her, all of them are rich and powerful, but she doesn't look down on any of them. Is she even thinking of marrying the prince?"
Mother Zhang frowned. Old Madam Shen's outspokenness remained unchanged. She smiled apologetically, "The Second Miss is so beautiful. I'm afraid the Third Master has made up his mind and wants to keep her in a good family."
"Staying here and there will only make us enemies," Old Madam Shen snorted coldly, "Just wait and see. I want to see what kind of marriage the Third Elder Family can find for Miss Qiu."
In Qiu Shui Garden, Chen Ruoqiu pressed his forehead.
Her personal maidservant Shiqing said, "Madam, I went to Rongjing Hall to inquire, and it turns out that the old lady really did find a few skinny horses from Yangzhou for the Third Master, and they will be delivered to the mansion in a few days. Madam, the old lady is slapping you in the face!"
Chen Ruoqiu closed her eyes and suddenly swept all the books on the table to the ground. The "crackling" sound startled the maid in the room so much that she dared not make a sound.
Although Chen Ruoqiu remained as gentle and considerate as ever in front of Shen Wan, the servants could clearly sense that Third Madam Chen Ruoqiu's temper had become increasingly fierce over the past two years. Perhaps because she was in charge of the public treasury and had to balance the financial disputes between the various families, and Old Madam Shen's love of luxury, Chen Ruoqiu often contributed her own money to the family. In the past, she had lived a secluded life, naturally cultivating her character. Now, entangled in worldly affairs, she felt that every day was a mess.
Of course, the most important thing is that there are no offspring.
She said coldly, "This old man bought a skinny horse for his son. He is so shameless!"
If Shen Wan was present, he would probably be shocked. The person who was gentle and graceful, and even spoke in a gentle voice, was now speaking so harshly.
Huayi said, "Madam is just too good-natured. If this continues, sooner or later the old lady will fill Master's room with someone else."
Chen Ruoqiu took a breath and turned to look at the two maids, Shiqing and Huayi, whom she had promoted as personal servants. They were now in their prime, around eighteen or nineteen years old, like plump fruits, their bodies emitting the scent of honey. Such delicate beauties... She curled her lips and said, "The old lady is really getting confused. If she really wants to fill our courtyard with women, why go out and find those shady ones outside, whose origins are unknown and who are not afraid of damaging the family reputation? It would be better... to find some clean and well-behaved ones from her own side, who are more reliable and pleasant to serve. I think you two are not bad either."
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