As soon as Yu Mama came out, she took a look at the Li family members, then walked straight up to Li Siliang and asked, "Excuse me, is this Master Li?"
Li Siliang was a small businessman. He had done a lot of business, and he noticed how well dressed Yu Ma was. He also noticed that the once articulate maid had fallen silent since Yu Ma's arrival, and he assumed it was the Ren family's steward. He figured he was there to collect money and couldn't afford to offend her, so he said, "We're just making a living, and I don't deserve the title of master. The neighbors all call me Li Si, so you can call me that, too, Ma'am."
Nanny Yu nodded and said in a neither-too-loud nor-soft voice, "The matchmaking between your son and Chun'er was originally arranged by Sister Liu from the courtyard. Auntie saw that Sister Liu was down-to-earth and that your son sounded like a good person, so she wanted to give Chun'er a way out and said she'd consider it, but she'd have to inform the eldest lady in our mansion first. But before Auntie could report the matter, Sister Liu, so impatient, came to your house with the good news. I just heard that Chun'er even secretly accepted your betrothal gifts? This is truly..."
Li Siliang thought that the matchmaker had a relative who was his neighbor, because the neighbor took her to his shop several times to buy rouge and powder, which was how they got in touch. The woman did ask them to call her Sister Liu, and later the engagement was made through Sister Liu.
"I wonder if this Sister Liu..."
Yu Ma said, "Sister Liu didn't take your money privately. She just had good intentions but did something bad."
Li Siliang became anxious upon hearing this, and Mrs. Li also came over to interrupt, but Nanny Yu interrupted, "But no matter what, this matter is also due to our aunt's lack of consideration, so we will give you the thirty taels of silver as betrothal money on behalf of Chun'er." As she said that, Nanny Yu took out a navy blue purse from her sleeve and handed it to Li Siliang.
Li Siliang opened it and saw that there were indeed thirty taels of silver inside.
Li Siliang and his wife, Mrs. Li, were satisfied and were about to say a few pleasantries when Ma Li spoke first, "Even though the money has been returned to us, what about Chun'er? That Third Miss..."
Nanny Yu interrupted sternly, "Sister-in-law, please stop making random accusations against our young lady! Chun'er was originally our ninth young lady's maid. She had indeed committed a serious offense, which is why the Ren family's housekeeper Nanny called a matchmaker to sell her out! If you don't believe me, you can go find that matchmaker and confront you!"
Ma Li broke free from her mother's hand, which was secretly pulling at her. With a roll of her eyes, she said, "Since Chun'er is Miss Nine's maid, how can it be Miss Three's turn to decide her crime?"
Nanny Yu said calmly, "Our Ninth Miss and Third Miss are both from the Third House. The Third Miss is the Ninth Miss's biological sister. When she's away from home, it's natural for the eldest sister to make all the decisions. There's nothing wrong with that. Our Third Miss has always been extremely fair, and the Ninth Miss is convinced by her."
Ren Yaohua is the legitimate sister and Ren Yaoying's half-sister. Since her younger sister is young, it makes sense for her to ask her to help deal with the maids. Since even the maidservants around Concubine Fang said so, it shouldn't be Miss Ren Third bullying her half-sister.
Ma Li was also at a loss for words.
Nanny Yu's eyes turned sharp as she looked at Ma Li and said, "So, please don't say such things again, sister-in-law. If others hear this, they might think there's a feud between our Third Young Miss and Ninth Young Miss. If you hear this again in our house, we'll report it to the police!"
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