Chapter 408 Asking for Trouble
"Madam Gu." Madam Liu spoke with a forced smile, her voice drawn out.
"This old servant has come here on the orders of Her Majesty the Consort. Her Majesty is so kind that she sent those she found useful to the General's residence, hoping they could help relieve the General's worries and ease Madam's burdens. But now it seems that Madam doesn't appreciate this kindness."
She paused, her eyes sharpened, and her tone became questioning.
"Yingyue and Qinghe, those two maids, were smart and capable in the palace, but when they arrived at the general's mansion, they were left alone in the side courtyard by their mistress, and they couldn't even see the general."
"Madam, are you acting this way? Could it be that you are narrow-minded and cannot tolerate the kindness of the Concubine Shu?"
Nanny Liu's voice suddenly rose, carrying a thinly veiled accusation: "Or is it that Madam is jealous and forbids the General from being intimate with other women? This is unworthy of a woman. If word gets out, wouldn't it discourage the General from fighting for his country?"
This was already quite impolite, almost pointing at Chu Ruohan's nose and calling her a jealous woman.
Yuling stood behind Chu Ruohan, her face turned pale with anger. If Chu Ruohan hadn't signaled her with her eyes, she would have almost rushed up to argue with her.
Chu Ruohan seemed to be frightened by Madam Liu's harsh words. Her eyes suddenly turned red and tears as big as beans rolled down. Her voice was nasal and choked, and she sounded extremely aggrieved.
"Madam, please understand! It's not that I'm jealous. It's really... really unfair!"
She picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, her shoulders twitching slightly.
"I am also happy to have my two younger sisters come into the palace. But...but the general is very busy with official duties, working hard on state affairs day and night, and he has no other feelings for my two younger sisters."
"I, your humble servant, have repeatedly advised the general to treat his sisters equally and not neglect them, but the general always says..."
"He always says that he only has me in his heart. Now that I'm pregnant and can't move around easily, he's even more reluctant to distract me, saying he's afraid of disturbing my pregnancy."
When Chu Ruohan said this, she burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Since the two sisters entered the mansion, I have provided them with good food and drink, and have never neglected them in the slightest. Their food, clothing, housing and transportation are all in accordance with the share of the concubines in the mansion."
"But the general won't see them. As a humble woman, what can I do? I can't just tie the general up and send him to the rooms of my two sisters, can I?"
She raised her tearful eyes and looked at Aunt Liu, her voice filled with helplessness.
"If you don't believe me, Madam, you can go ask the General yourself. I, your humble wife... I, your humble wife, have my own grievances to share!"
Nanny Liu was dumbfounded by Chu Ruohan's sudden tearful crying.
All the words she had prepared to blame the enemy were like a fist hitting cotton, and she couldn't use any strength at all.
Chu Ruohan completely shifted the blame and kept talking about the general.
But she acted like a virtuous lady, knowing what was right but helpless, making it impossible for her to find any evidence against her.
She originally wanted to take the opportunity to attack and give Chu Ruohan a warning, letting her know how powerful Concubine Shu was, but she did not expect the other party to react like this, and cleverly kicked the ball to the general who guarded the country.
For a moment, Matron Liu was in a dilemma. She opened her mouth but didn't know how to respond.
She couldn't really question the general who held a large army, why he didn't favor the woman sent by Concubine Shu, right?
Isn't that asking for trouble?
Just as the atmosphere in the hall was stagnant and Madam Liu's face turned pale and blue, feeling extremely embarrassed, a steady and powerful sound of footsteps was heard from outside the door.
"What's the commotion?"
Gu Junze was dressed in a dark suit, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, and he walked in with big strides.
He had just returned from the military camp, still carrying a bit of the cold air of the battlefield, and his eyes swept over everyone in the hall.
Finally, it fell on Chu Ruohan, who was about to cry, and Liu Ma, who had an ugly look on her face.
"General!" When Chu Ruohan saw Gu Junze, she seemed to have found her backbone. She rushed over crying and blinked at him.
Gu Junze took a step forward, held Chu Ruohan's arm, and asked her to sit down again, but a smile was almost overflowing in his eyes.
He turned his head and looked at Aunt Liu. His face instantly darkened and his tone was as cold as the wind in December.
"When does it become someone else's turn to meddle in this general's family affairs?"
When Madam Liu was stared at by Gu Junze's cold gaze, her heart skipped a beat. Her arrogance immediately diminished by three points, and she forced a smile.
"General, you have misunderstood. I came to visit you on the orders of the Concubine Shu..."
"I appreciate the kindness of the Concubine Shu." Gu Junze interrupted her without any courtesy, his voice as cold as iron.
"But my backyard, Gu Junze, doesn't need anyone else to take care of it. Madam is virtuous and kind, not a jealous person. This general knows this better than anyone else."
He turned his gaze to Chu Ruohan and said in a slightly slower voice, "Madam has been wronged."
Then, he looked at Madam Liu again, his eyes sharp as a knife: "Yingyue and Qinghe entered the General's Mansion, but they are not keeping to themselves. Instead, they report what is going on in the mansion to the palace and stir up trouble."
"Women like this will not be tolerated in my general's mansion."
Gu Junze's tone suddenly changed, with an unquestionable majesty: "Since you are here today, Madam, why not come here in vain? Take them both back to the palace."
"It also saves them from living uncomfortably in my general's mansion, thinking of sending messages to the palace every day and ruining the reputation of my general's mansion and my wife!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Matron Liu's face turned pale.
Bring people back?
These two people were the spies that Concubine Shu had repeatedly instructed to be planted in the General's Mansion. If she took them back like this, how could Concubine Shu forgive her?
She originally came here to show off her power and put pressure on Chu Ruohan, but she never expected that Gu Junze would be so strong in protecting his wife and even wanted to kick her out directly!
This is not a visit at all, it's clearly a slap in the face of Concubine Shu!
Nanny Liu's lips trembled, and she wanted to say something, but looking at Gu Junze's gloomy face, she couldn't utter a word.
The eunuchs she brought with her were now silent as a mouse, not even daring to breathe.
"General...this...how can this be done..." Cold sweat broke out on Nanny Liu's forehead and her voice trembled.
Gu Junze snorted coldly: "If this general says it's okay, then it's okay! Or do you think this general can't even make such a decision?"
How could Madam Liu dare to say another word? She had completely lost face today. If she stayed any longer, it would be even more difficult to resolve the situation.
She cursed Yingyue and Qinghe in her heart. If these two idiots hadn't complained, things wouldn't have gotten to this point!
In the end, amidst the sympathetic or contemptuous gazes of the servants in the room, Matron Liu fled the general's mansion with the eunuchs, covered in dust and in a miserable state.
I didn't even dare to see Yingyue and Qinghe...
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