Chapter 110: Too Suspicious
Li Runrun's heart tightened, knowing that Xu Wan must be coming for her.
But I couldn't shirk it, so I could only say, "Yes."
Seeing this, Ye Qiaoqiao immediately wanted to follow, but was pulled back by Ye Shuang: "Why would you go to so many people with just one handkerchief?"
Ye Qiaoqiao waved Ye Shuang's hand away and gave Li Baicuier a wink. The three of them immediately headed towards the reeds by the lake.
But before they got there, they saw Li Ruanruan slip and fall into the water while picking up the handkerchief.
Fortunately, she was prepared and only stepped one foot into the water, and immediately grabbed Xu Wan's maid beside her.
Seeing this, the maid was about to push Li Ruanruan away.
Li Runrun held her tightly, insisting that if they fell into the water, they would fall in together.
The maid was frightened, so she sat down backwards and fell on her butt, but she also brought Li Ruanruan up with her, with only one of her feet still in the water.
Ye Qiaoqiao and Li Bai hurried over and pulled her up.
They go back.
Xu Wan glanced at Li Ruanruan, and when she reached out to take the handkerchief, she asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Since she wanted to be a good person, Li Ruanruan did not swallow her anger, but just showed weakness at the right time: "I just accidentally fell into the water and got my shoes and socks wet. It's cold in winter and I was sick the day before yesterday and couldn't stand the cold. So I won't accompany Miss Xu. Please allow me to go back first."
Didn't Xu Wan want to pretend to be a good person? She just held her back. If Xu Wan didn't allow it, then her concern would be hypocritical.
Today, it's not just their maids who are following them, there are also a few wet nurses. Who knows if there are any spies of the Marquis's wife among them.
Ye Shuang wanted to say that if her shoes and socks were not wet, she would not be able to accompany him.
Then she thought again, Xu Wan was so caring towards Li Ruanruan. If she said that, wouldn't it make her seem mean?
He was clever for once, and didn't want to miss the opportunity to embarrass Li Ruanruan, so he said, "Your shoes and socks don't look very wet. Your mother asked you to wait on the guests. How could you go back before the guests left?"
Chen Ru said nothing and glanced at Xu Wan.
Xu Wan, still smiling, said, "I'm sorry you've had to pick up the handkerchief for me. Now that your shoes and socks are wet, go back and change them quickly to avoid catching a cold."
Li Runrun was not polite at all. She knew that Xu Wan was considering the overall situation. Otherwise, if some maid saw what she did and told the prince about it, her reputation for being good-tempered would be ruined.
Upon hearing this, he said, "In that case, thank you, Miss Xu."
Ye Qiaoqiao also hurriedly said, "Then I'll go with you. I'm sure Mother hasn't woken up from her nap yet, so I won't disturb her. I'll go and pay my respects tomorrow."
Ye Qiaoqiao didn't need anyone's consent, and didn't care who disagreed, and followed Li Runrun.
They walked away.
Ye Shuang's face was not very good. She complained several times: "It's just that my shoes and socks are wet, why are you being so pretentious?"
Xu Wan and Chen Ru didn't say anything and changed the subject.
After all, they couldn't join Ye Shuang in saying bad things about Ye Qiaoqiao and Li Runrun. After all, they were ladies from famous families and not as simple-minded as Ye Shuang.
Seeing that the two of them didn't respond and changed the subject, Ye Shuang felt a little resentful.
I think she was doing this for Xu Wan, but Xu Wan took it upon herself to be the good guy and asked her to be the bad guy.
After bidding farewell to the Marquis' wife, Xu Wan and Chen Ru could not refuse, so they took the food and toys sent by the Marquis' wife and left.
Ye Shuang was angry and didn't go to see him off.
The Marquis's wife said to her, "Why don't you go and see Miss Xu off?"
Ye Shuang said angrily: "Why should I send her off? My status is more noble than hers."
The Marquis's wife was helpless: "You are so spoiled."
Although Ye Shuang's status is more noble, Xu Ge Lao is the prime minister of the dynasty and is related to the queen and the prince. On the surface, Ye Shuang is more noble, but in fact, Xu Wan has a higher status.
After all, the Marquis is just a decoration. Although the Crown Prince is a favorite of the Crown Prince, he has never passed the imperial examination and has never been an official.
Ye Shuang approached the Marquis's wife and started to act like a spoiled child, complaining, "Mother, this Ye Qiaoqiao has brought honor to the Marquis's mansion thanks to her Su embroidery, but now she's even more disregarding me."
Ye Shuang made the matter more serious and said, "I think she doesn't even take mother seriously. Look, mother asked her to come over to entertain the guests, but she didn't come this time and just left on her own."
Ye Shuang said angrily, "This is not just ignoring mother. Daddy has been visiting Aunt Zhang more often recently, and I haven't seen him much. I guess Ye Qiaoqiao has been seeing him."
The Marquis' wife had not been bothered by the matter. Su embroidery had brought great honor to the Marquis's mansion, and even she was flattered a lot when she went out to socialize. This was a matter of benefit to everyone.
It would be fine if the Marquis visited Concubine Zhang a few more times, because she knew the Marquis. He just went out for a drink and got praised, so he wanted to go to Concubine Zhang to ask for some benefits of Suzhou embroidery to make up for the gifts he owed for bragging.
She went there with a purpose. After all, she couldn't make Suzhou embroidery, but Aunt Zhang did.
The Marquis's wife didn't take it seriously.
But today, after hearing Ye Shuang's provocation, he felt bad again. He felt that the Marquis had been there so often that even Shuang'er, a child, knew about it. He must have known about it too. Even if Ye Shuang didn't say it openly, wouldn't he be trying to curry favor with Aunt Zhang behind her back?
Those servants are short-sighted and don't understand the truth of the matter, so they blindly take sides and follow the trend.
I'm afraid that after a while, it will be difficult for her to manage the Marquis' Mansion.
Ye Shuang looked up and saw that Madam Hou's expression had changed.
He quickly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Mother, why don't you take control of the Su embroidery shop yourself? It's better to have something in your own hands. You're always worried when you leave it to someone else."
Madam Hou looked embarrassed. She lowered her head and touched Ye Shuang's head. "My dear Shuang'er, I know you are thinking about me, but I have also made plans. I also wanted to give you a Su embroidery shop as a dowry, so that you can also be proud. But I asked Ye Qiaoqiao to come, and the Su embroidery shop is not in her hands now."
Ye Shuang raised her voice: "How come it's not in her hands? She must have lied to Mother. If it's not in her hands, could it be in the hands of that slutty servant Li Ruanruan? I don't believe it."
The Marquis's wife sighed, "I checked, and it's definitely not in Ye Qiaoqiao's hands. Now, this Su embroidery shop is in your brother's hands. If it's in your brother's hands, then it's in our hands, right? What else can I say? If I say too much, I'll make your brother unhappy. There's been a lot of rift between me and your brother because of the concubine thing."
Ye Shuang snorted before saying, "How could my brother have any grudge against me? I'm just being overly suspicious. Since it's in my brother's hands, I'll go get it from him myself."
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