Chapter 22 Wow! What a big pig
"Have you heard? There was another commotion at Suijinxuan yesterday. That maid named Du was really ambitious and insisted on becoming the second young master's legal wife. The Marquis was so angry that he locked them both up."
Chu Ruohan picked up the teacup and took a sip. She seemed to have expected all this. The two of them regarded the feelings between each other as solid as iron and stone, and naturally would not allow others to interfere. Otherwise, she would not have been so miserable in her previous life.
Thinking of the things in her past life, a hint of darkness flashed in Chu Ruohan's eyes.
"Which girl is it?"
Aunt Zhao took a bite of the tea in her hand and replied, "It's the young princess of Prince Yong's family. I don't know why she fell in love with Gu Cheng'an..."
Chu Ruohan had no intention of listening to the rest of the words. Wasn’t the little princess of Prince Yong’s family Lin Xingyao?
In her previous life, she was Gu Chengyan’s wife.
Chu Ruohan frowned slightly. It seemed that her rebirth had changed the course of many things, but she clearly remembered that in her previous life, Lin Xingyao also said that she loved Gu Chengyan and was willing to marry him.
Could it be that she originally loved Gu Cheng'an? And after Gu Cheng'an faked his death, she couldn't let him go, so she married his younger brother and used Gu Chengyan as a substitute?
The more Chu Ruohan thought about it, the more confused she became. She felt that the world was unpredictable, like an absurd drama. In her previous life, Gu Chengyan had a wife and a concubine. One became his father's concubine, and the other married his second brother.
Aunt Zhao saw Chu Ruohan holding a teacup with a blank look in her eyes, and she seemed not to hear what she was saying. She didn't know what she was thinking, so she couldn't help but call out to her softly.
"Young Madam, Young Madam?"
Chu Ruohan finally came to her senses and put down her teacup. "I didn't speak up for you about the household chores yesterday. You didn't blame me, did you?"
Aunt Zhao knew what she was talking about. She was indeed unhappy yesterday, but she also figured it out. Although the head of the household said nice things, it was actually a thankless task.
"The Anyang Marquis's Mansion is leaking like a sieve. We don't even know how to pay next month's allowance. Let the Marquis' wife worry about it herself."
As the two were talking, Song Ruyan rushed in and said, "Wow, what a big pig."
Her voice was clear and loud, echoing in the room and seeming particularly abrupt.
Aunt Zhao's face changed, and she pointed at her with trembling fingers, unable to speak, "You...you, where did this wild girl come from?"
"This is the maid my family just sent over," Chu Ruohan quickly explained, then glanced at Song Ruyan in a reproachful manner, "How can you talk like that? Why don't you apologize to Aunt Zhao?"
There was a hint of blame and helplessness in Chu Ruohan's tone. She knew very well that Song Ruyan had a straightforward personality, but she didn't expect her to be so outspoken.
Song Ruyan scratched her head embarrassedly, "Oh, sorry! I really have never seen such a fat person."
Chu Ruohan also felt very embarrassed. She looked at Aunt Zhao and said, "Don't blame her. She is just like that. She doesn't know how to control the severity of her words."
Aunt Zhao was almost crying and ran out in anger. If she was not Chu Ruohan's woman, she really wanted to smash her mouth.
"Oh, Zhao..." Chu Ruohan looked at the direction where Aunt Zhao left and sighed softly.
As soon as Aunt Zhao left, Song Ruyan sat down on her chair, picked up Aunt Zhao's teacup, and drank it in one gulp without any disgust.
"Ruyan, weren't you learning etiquette from the wet nurse? Why are you here?" Chu Ruohan asked.
"Ah...she fell asleep." Song Ruyan responded casually, with a barely perceptible flash of panic in her eyes.
"Asleep? How could you fall asleep in broad daylight?" Chu Ruohan looked at Yuling with a hint of doubt in her voice.
The latter had a look of despair on his face, "The nanny was knocked unconscious by her."
"Knocked unconscious?" Chu Ruohan asked in disbelief, her eyes wide open. "Is the wet nurse okay? Is she injured?"
Song Ruyan waved her hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I didn't hit you hard. You'll be fine after a good sleep."
Didn't she hit him hard enough? Gu Junze's study was reduced to ruins.
Chu Ruohan knew Song Ruyan's strength and how reckless she was. She glanced at Yuling anxiously, and only felt relieved when she nodded.
"How's the task assigned to you going?"
"You guessed it right. He was trying to run away, but I caught him and locked him up in our yard." Song Ruyan crossed her legs, looking very proud.
Fortunately, Chu Ruohan was careful. That day, Ying Qing sent the Ningxiang Pavilion's servants back, but was caught by Song Ruyan again.
On the Village in the Suburbs of Beijing
The carriage sent by Gu's mother slowly stopped outside the manor. This time, they came to take Wang Ma back to the manor.
When the steward heard about this, he hurried over, his face full of flattering smiles, "Mammy, you are finally finally getting your wish come true after all the hardship you've endured. Life on this farm has been very hard on you."
As he spoke, he attentively handed Nanny Wang a cup of tea that had been prepared long ago.
Nanny Wang sat upright in a chair, her chin slightly raised. "Open your eyes a little, everyone. Madam has given birth to two sons for the Marquis. Even if Aunt Bao is favored, she can't surpass Madam."
Her voice was sharp and loud, as if she wanted everyone in the village to hear it.
"Yes, yes, Ma'am, you are right." The steward nodded and agreed with her.
Nanny Wang has suffered a lot of bullying and ostracization on the farm these days.
She had to go to the fields to work before dawn every day. The heavy farm work made her so tired that she could not straighten her back, and she could not even fill her stomach when it was time for dinner.
Now that she finally had a chance to turn things around, how could she not be arrogant? Nanny Wang strode out, as if to trample underfoot all the humiliation she had endured in the past few days.
But just as she reached the door, a woman with a hunched waist and tattered clothes suddenly jumped out from nowhere and bumped into her.
"Ouch," Nanny Wang cried out in pain, cursing, "You're blind..."
The old woman quickly pulled out a wooden chopstick from her sleeve and stabbed it hard into Nanny Wang's eyes.
"Ah!" Nanny Wang covered her eyes and screamed in pain, blood gushing out of her eye sockets like a fountain.
“Hahahaha…” The old woman seemed to have gone mad, laughing while shouting miserably, “Master, this servant has avenged you.”
The manager was so frightened by this sudden change that his face turned pale and he was panicked.
Nanny Wang is the Marquis's confidant. What should she do if something happens on her own farm?
His voice was trembling. "Quick, quickly pull her down." Then he turned around and shouted to the people beside him, "Quick, go get a doctor..."
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