"I heard that after Sister Cai was kicked out, she simply said she was following Nanny Gu's instructions and that the mansion's expenses were high, so she just wanted to save some money. This made the mistress furious, and she deducted Nanny Gu's monthly allowance for another six months."
Siqin felt very happy after hearing this, and looked at Xu Yixing with admiration. It turned out that what the young lady said before was not just to comfort her, the young lady really had a way to cure her!
After hearing the good news, Xu Yixing drove Siqin and Sihua away and asked them to go back and rest. However, Siqin was afraid that her illness would relapse, so she insisted on staying in the room.
The two of them were still like when they were little, Siqin slept on the outside and Xu Yixing slept on the inside. Of course, this was Xu Yiyan's childhood, so Xu Yixing was still a little uncomfortable with it.
"Miss, how do you know that Mrs. Cai will definitely not tell Mrs. Gu?"
"You don't know, that Cai was originally married, and then happened to be favored by Mrs. Gu's youngest son. For her, her son cried and made a fuss at home for several days, and even went on a hunger strike to force Mrs. Gu to marry her."
"Ah? So she doesn't want to marry Gu, then what about her original marriage?"
"That man is dead."
"What?"
"He died of illness, but that illness was deliberately given to him. Later, Cai became a widow, and Mrs. Gu used all her tricks to get her married. So she hated Mrs. Gu and wouldn't talk to her much."
Cai had hated Mrs. Gu for a long time. She had always been suspicious that her ex-husband was killed by Mrs. Gu, but she had no way to verify it and could only deal with it in this perfunctory way.
Just like what happened today, although telling the truth can make Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Gu acquitted, she would never say it, and would even deliberately put the blame on Mrs. Gu. She had to suffer this loss even if she didn't want to!
"Intentionally? Could it be that Mrs. Gu did it?"
"It's hard to say without evidence." Xu Yixing lied with his eyes open, but there was actually a witness.
Back then, Gu Po had someone send unclean food to Cai's fiancé, causing him to become ill. The person who sent the unclean food was a little maid in the mansion. Afterwards, she drove the maid out. Although she was unhappy, she didn't dare to directly criticize Gu Po.
As for Xu Yixing, he only found out about this incident when he saw the poor girl who was almost a beggar on the street.
But she didn't take it to heart at the time, and asked Si Wen to give her some money and send her away. After all, it was a shameful thing in the mansion, and she didn't want her father to get angry if he knew about it.
Xu Yixing said she had no evidence because she didn't know where the little girl had gone, or even if she was still alive. More importantly, even if she brought the little girl over to testify against Gu, it would be useless. Gu would definitely protect her.
So she was waiting, waiting to see the shadow guards recognize their master, so that she could ask them to help find the little maid; at the same time, she was also waiting, waiting for someone to appear who would definitely bring down Mrs. Gu and make the Gu family unable to be partial.
He will definitely come before the New Year.
Before that, what she had to do was to alienate the Gu family and Mrs. Gu as much as possible, so that the trust between them would become less and less, so that when the time came to get rid of Mrs. Gu, it would be more direct and refreshing.
Maybe there will come a day when Mrs. Gu will reveal some of the Gu family's privacy in order to save her own life. That would be interesting.
With someone by his side, Xu Yixing couldn't sleep well. He always felt that the few days he spent with his grandson Ziyou had left him with an endless shadow.
Unable to sleep, Xu Yixing began to tell Siqin his original plan:
"Siqin, actually, my original plan was just to make Gu lose face when she went out one day, since she values her reputation so much. I didn't expect that this plan would work much better than I imagined."
Siqin turned sideways and said, "But it's just reducing the concentrated feed, how can it be so serious?"
Siqin doesn't understand horses, but Xu Yixing does.
"Official ceremonial horses are the worst of all. They're useless except for their appearance. They can't run fast or walk far, and they're extremely fragile. If they don't eat or drink enough, they'll get sick or even die.
Look at all the horses we have at home. When did Dad and Brother ever use those few? Only Gu, who values appearances, insists on keeping four horses at home, as if she's afraid others won't see her face."
"So that's how it is. Miss really knows a lot."
“I had originally thought that I might let other noble ladies see Gu’s sick horse this time, but who knew that even God would help me. It rained and it was cold in the mountains. Isn’t it going to have diarrhea?
As long as she holds someone accountable, she will definitely have a disagreement with Mrs. Gu, and our goal will be achieved. Haha, it's a pity that no one in the mountains saw her miserable state today, otherwise she would not dare to go out for some days.
"Young lady is very scheming. This can be considered as a lesson for Mrs. Gu." Siqin was happy and spoke excitedly. Xu Yixing was also happy to hear it.
"This is just the beginning. What we need to do is to fight back in kind."
What does it mean to repay an enemy with an eye for an eye? You killed Yi Yan's mother, so I'll kill you too.
Actually, there is a shortcut. As long as the shadow guard recognizes his master, killing Gu Pozi would be simple. But Xu Yixing didn't want to be so direct.
Thinking back to what Aunt Bai said, he really lost all the identities he could rely on. At that time, Aunt Bai thought that the shadow guard would become his new reliance, but now Xu Yixing can only think further.
What if the Shadow Guards betrayed him one day? What if his future enemy proved too powerful for even the nine Shadow Guards to defeat? Who would he rely on then?
So she wanted to rely on herself, use her intelligence, and seek success. Now was a good time to practice with Gu Pozi, because she would have to deal with the murderous enemy in the Sun Mansion in the future. Her troubles would only increase, not decrease. If she didn't become smarter quickly, she would be doomed.
"It's too late, Miss, go to sleep." Siqin really loves her young lady. She has been so cautious for so many years that she can only plan secretly to avenge her mother. It's so difficult!
In an unassuming room outside the second gate of the Xu residence, Cai Shi, by the light of a small, mung bean-sized fire, sewed clothes for herself. A smile graced her face; today was truly a day worth celebrating.
Someone pushed the door open with a bang, bringing in a gust of dampness and cold air.
Mrs. Gu threw down her umbrella, rushed to the table and slapped Cai in the face!
Cai covered her face and stood up with shame and humiliation: "Mother is here, if there is anything I haven't done well, please give me some advice."
"Little hoof! Who told you to reduce the expenses of the stables? I've told you many times that these horses are the lady's favorites. How dare you neglect them?"
Cai lowered her head, hiding her smile, and pretended to be terrified. "Mother... I'm sorry, I just thought it must be hard for you to stay in the mansion... worrying about all the family's affairs. I wanted to reduce our expenses. If Madam knew, she would say you're frugal. I really didn't expect it to be like this!"
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