Qin Sheng said, "Let's send some cloud cakes over for Second Aunt and the others to try."
"Alright!" Emerald smiled. "This servant will go right away."
Just as she was about to leave, she remembered something and added, "By the way, Madam, didn't the old lady punish Concubine Ye by confining her to her quarters the other day? I heard that Concubine Ye fell ill yesterday, and this time she's really sick. I don't know if she ate something wrong, but she has developed a lot of red rashes all over her body. This morning, the Earl even brought back a royal physician to examine Concubine Ye."
"..."
Qin Sheng shook her head inwardly. Was Yin Wenxiao afraid that outsiders wouldn't know how much he doted on his concubine?
Even if a family like theirs needed the imperial physicians to come to their home for treatment, it was only for the proper masters.
Who would call the imperial physician just for a concubine?
Jade said, "That Aunt Ye loves to feign illness, doesn't she? This time, her hopes have really been dashed. She deserves it!"
After saying that, she sighed again, "As for the servants in Mingyue Pavilion, I heard that the Lord had them all beaten with a board. He even said that if anything were to happen to Consort Ye, he would sell them all off."
Qin Sheng didn't say anything.
Yin Wenxiao is blinded by concern and lacks common sense. No wonder he was so easily led by the nose by Ye Jiaoniang in his previous life, even daring to embezzle military rations and pay.
The more he acted this way, the more the servants feared and loathed Ye Jiaoniang.
Isn't this a perfect example?
Last time, Qin Sheng fined all the servants of Mingyue Pavilion three months' wages, which was equivalent to cutting off a large piece of their flesh. However, those maids and servants knew they were in the wrong and naturally dared not blame the madam, so they could only vent their resentment on Aunt Ye.
This time, Ye developed a red rash all over her body; no one knows why.
Another day has passed.
The weather was nice today. Qin Sheng went to the Second Madam's place. The Second Master had collected many rare and ancient books. It had been agreed a couple of days ago that Qin Sheng would go and borrow them after they were all sorted out.
The rare books collected by the second master were all very precious, and before Qin Sheng knew it, he had spent a whole day reading them.
It wasn't until evening, after finishing the book in her hand, that she realized what had happened. She quickly got up and apologized to the second madam, saying that she had become so engrossed in reading that she had lost track of time.
The second wife wouldn't blame her at all; she even wanted her to stay for dinner.
However, just then, a maid from Old Madam Yin's side came over. The maid said that she had originally gone to Zhefang Courtyard to invite Madam to Songliu Courtyard, but since Madam had come to Second Madam's side, she had no choice but to come over. She was ordered by Old Madam to invite Madam and Second Madam to go to Songliu Courtyard together.
The maid didn't say what it was about, so Qin Sheng and the second madam went over together.
When we arrived, we learned that the old lady had opened her private treasury and brought out a lot of fine fabrics.
To put it nicely, they wanted the women in the household to have a chance to choose, and everyone could have a couple of new outfits made.
But Qin Sheng knew that things were not that simple.
She smiled calmly and let her two younger sisters, Ru Si and Ru Wu, choose first. Then she picked up a piece of flowing cloud gauze and gave it to the second madam, saying, "I think this is very suitable for you, Second Aunt."
The second wife took the flowing cloud gauze and turned to speak to Old Madam Yin: "Sister-in-law, has something good happened?"
Madam Yin smiled but remained silent.
A moment later, Granny Shi brought someone in and deliberately announced loudly, "Madam, Yu Rou has arrived."
Everyone turned to look.
Then Granny Shi brought in a very young girl. She wore a light green embroidered dress, which looked a bit old. She only had a wooden hairpin in her hair and no makeup on her face.
However, with fair skin, red lips and white teeth, and curved eyebrows and eyes, she was a beautiful girl.
As Qin Sheng watched, she secretly frowned.
In her previous life, it was the same. Old Madam Yin was worried that Yin Wenxiao would always be obsessed with Ye Jiaoniang, so she arranged for Shi Mama's niece to enter the mansion, hoping to find a second concubine for her son.
However, after taking Ye Jiaoniang as a concubine, he took Yu Rou as a concubine a few days later, which would damage his son's reputation.
So Old Madam Yin came up with this idea: she asked Granny Shi to arrange for Yu Rou to come from her hometown. The pretext was that Old Madam Yin was still lacking a suitable maid, so Yu Rou would stay by her side to serve her. After a few months, she would then bring up the matter of elevating her to the status of a concubine of the Earl.
Unfortunately, Yu Rou was no match for Ye Jiaoniang, and in the end, she and her unborn child both died.
Qin Sheng took pity on her and visited Yu Rou when she was on the verge of death. He then learned that it was never Yu Rou's original intention to become Yin Wenxiao's concubine. She was forced to do so by her profit-driven parents. As a result, Yu Rou had to break off her relationship with her sweetheart in the countryside.
He was a pitiful person too.
"Yu Rou, quickly pay your respects to the old lady," Granny Shi reminded her.
"Greetings, Madam." Yu Rou bowed slightly hastily to Madam Yin, and then, prompted by Granny Shi, bowed to Qin Sheng, the Second Madam, and the two young ladies.
The second wife and Qin Sheng exchanged a glance.
Clearly, the quick-witted Second Madam understood Old Madam Yin's intention after only a moment's thought.
However, these were matters concerning the eldest son's family, and the second wife was not allowed to interfere.
Madam Yin asked her and Ru Si and Ru Wu to come along as well, and brought out fabrics for everyone to choose from. She probably thought that Qin Sheng would be angry and have complaints, so she brought the three of them along as a cover.
Moreover, with others present, Qin Sheng would likely not utter a word of objection.
The second wife's heart sank, and the smile on her face slowly faded.
Although she is a woman of the Yin family, her sister-in-law's behavior is really too much of a bully. What does she take her daughter-in-law for?
Do you pick the softest persimmon?
The second wife wanted to say a few words of fairness, but Qin Sheng suddenly reached out and grasped her wrist, gently shaking his head.
it's useless.
How could someone as selfish and self-serving as Madam Yin, who only thinks of her own son and the Yin family, possibly care about the feelings of others?
Qin Sheng released the Second Madam's hand, then smiled and handed Yu Rou a piece of light blue cloth.
“Miss Yu Rou looks very gentle and quiet, and this color suits you very well.”
Before coming, Yu Rou already knew what she was there to do at the Yin residence. Now that the madam had given her the fabric, she was flattered but also felt a little guilty.
Yu Rou quickly thanked her.
Just as things were getting lively, a maidservant announced from outside that the Earl and Consort Ye had arrived.
The imperial physician prescribed some medicine, and the red rash on Ye Jiaoniang's face completely disappeared in just one day.
Another round of greetings followed.
Seeing that there were still a few bolts of cloth left on the table, Ye Jiaoniang laughed and said, "Oh dear, I'm late."
"It's not too late." Old Madam Yin said gently, pointing to the fabrics on the table: "You can pick some too. The rest are all pink. As a concubine, if you can't wear bright red, you can only wear pink."
"..."
Ye Jiaoniang's smile was somewhat stiff.
Yin Wenxiao's first reaction was to turn pale, but then he thought that his mother was right, Jiao Niang was indeed just a concubine.
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