Chapter 17 Biased
The sound of beating boards outside the yard was endless.
The second wife sat there, her hands clenched tightly under her sleeves.
But her face remained expressionless, and she even smiled a little, "Second Aunt really misjudged me. I didn't expect Mother Jiang to do such a thing and let the second girl suffer."
Chen Tang said, "It's just that Madam Jiang is gone, so my yard is missing a madam who manages it..."
Seeing Chen Tang looking at the old lady, the second wife thought she was going to ask the old lady for a housekeeper again, and immediately interrupted her, "The second lady just asked the old lady for Qiu Tong, so you can't have your eyes on the people in the old lady's yard again. Madam Liu in my yard is not bad, let her go to your Qingyi Garden to serve you later."
She really won't give up until she gets someone close to her.
Can Chen Tang let the second wife succeed?
Chen Tang said, "Second Aunt helps manage the household chores, busying herself inside and outside. The people around her are all capable and cannot be left alone. Second Aunt didn't even let me ask Grandmother for help, so I dare not cause trouble for Second Aunt's housekeeping."
As he spoke, Chen Tang looked at the old lady and said, "I remember that Mother Jiang came to take care of me after Mother Zhou left. Mother Zhou made a mistake back then, and my grandmother punished her to go to the farm. Now ten years have passed, and I don't know if she is still alive. I want to find Mother Zhou back..."
Mother Zhou was Jiang's confidant and was responsible for taking care of Shen Tang when Jiang was alive.
However, when Shen Tang was five years old, Shen Xiang wanted the Nine Rings and Shen Tang refused to give it to her, so the two of them had a fight in the garden. Mother Zhou supported Shen Tang and ignored Shen Xiang. Shen Xiang grabbed the Nine Rings and sat on the ground, spraining her arm. The old lady was heartbroken, and the wet nurse who served Shen Xiang was afraid of being held responsible, so she complained that Mother Zhou had pried open Shen Tang's hands and deliberately made Shen Xiang fall.
During her lifetime, Jiang was indifferent and even hostile to Shen Xie. Mother Zhou was Jiang's confidant, so naturally she didn't care as much about Shen Xie as Shen Tang. The Second Wife felt that if such a person stayed with Shen Tang, it would sooner or later instigate a discord between the sisters Shen Tang and Shen Xie.
The old lady has always loved Shen Xi and has long been dissatisfied with Mother Zhou's favoritism towards Shen Tang. She turned a blind eye to it before when nothing happened, but now that Shen Xi has been injured, how could the old lady tolerate it?
The old lady beat Mama Zhou with a stick and wanted to sell her out of the house. At that time, the human traffickers were called into the house. Shen Sui happened to come back. Shen Sui and Jiang had a deep relationship. Mama Zhou was the most trusted person around Jiang, and she was devoted to Shen Tang. So Shen Sui did not let her be sold and had Mama Zhou sent to Jiang's dowry farm.
Ten years have passed, and Chen Tang still doesn't know whether Mother Zhou is dead or alive. She let the people left behind by her mother be bullied like this, and she felt she had failed her mother's love for her.
The Second Wife looked at Chen Tang. She already believed what Mother Jiang said, that Chen Tang deliberately used the golden hairpin to plot against her. However, it was useless to know. If Mother Jiang herself was not greedy, no matter how big the hole Chen Tang dug was, he would not be able to bury her.
The second wife said, "Mother Zhou was sent out of the house because she made a mistake. How can we bring her back?"
Chen Tang was not afraid of the second wife's obstruction, because obstruction meant that Mother Zhou was still alive. If Mother Zhou was dead, the second wife would not waste her breath on her.
Chen Tang was thankful in his heart, but he couldn't help being angry. "Although my eldest sister and I were both born to my mother, Mother Zhou was only responsible for taking care of me. She should have put me first in everything. When my eldest sister fell and was injured, the wet nurse who was responsible for taking care of her was also there. I was struggling with my eldest sister, why was Mother Zhou able to support me, but my eldest sister's wet nurse couldn't support my eldest sister?"
"Since Nanny saw Mama Zhou prying my hands apart, why didn't you support my eldest sister instead of just standing aside and watching the fun?"
"My eldest sister's wet nurse was not punished, but Madam Zhou was sent to the farm for ten years. Isn't this punishment enough?"
A series of questions were thrown at the second wife, leaving her speechless.
The old lady also came to her senses. At that time, Shen Xi injured her arm and was crying and making a fuss. The old lady was angry and did not think about it carefully. Now, after hearing Shen Tang's questioning, she realized that there was a big problem with Shen Xi's wet nurse. She saw with her own eyes how Mother Zhou pried Shen Tang's hand open, so why didn't she be prepared? If the wet nurse had served Shen Xi diligently, how could she have let Shen Xi fall and get injured?
It is indeed biased to simply blame Mother Zhou for being partial to Chen Tang.
Chen Tang said with red eyes, "This time my mother came to me in my dream to prevent me from having any grudges with my elder sister. This was the first time I truly felt my mother's love for me. When my mother passed away, I was just two years old. My father was busy and I rarely went to the Jiang family. All my memories of my mother were told to me by Mother Zhou.
Mother Zhou was not sent out of the mansion because she didn’t take good care of me. I shouldn’t have ignored her for ten years. I wanted to find an opportunity to help her speak up and take her into the mansion. Even if I didn’t care about anything, I could just tell me about my mother’s life in the boudoir and in the mansion. I didn’t expect that before I even opened my mouth, Mother Jiang made a mistake and was driven out of the mansion...”
"I am currently in need of a housekeeper. I believe that the arrangement made by my mother is the best. I also ask my grandmother to allow me to take Mother Zhou back."
Chen Tang stood up and knelt down. The old lady didn’t expect Chen Tang to beg her on his knees for a servant, so she hurriedly said, “Hurry up, grandma has approved you.”
"Thank you, Grandma."
Chen Tang choked up and stood up, tears sparkling in his eyes, making people feel pity.
Chen Tang sat back and sat for a while, then stood up and took his leave, taking Ginkgo and Qiu Tong back to Qingyi Garden.
Ginkgo covered her face all the way back. She had often been scolded by Mother Jiang before, but this was the first time she was beaten. The slap made her mouth taste bloody. However, when she thought about how Mother Jiang was beaten with forty sticks and sold with half her life left, and would never be able to bully others in Qingyi Garden again, she felt that the slap was worth it.
The little maids in Qingyi Garden have been oppressed by Mama Jiang for a long time. Their monthly wages are always deducted by Mama Jiang. When they come back, the tasks they are assigned are also easy, and those who are not good at talking have to do more work. Knowing that Mama Jiang will not come back, the little maids in the yard are very happy. However, there are also some who are unhappy, such as Biliu, who spent a lot of money to ask Mama Jiang for help to be promoted to a maid. Now Mama Jiang herself has been sold, and her money has been wasted.
After returning to the house, Chen Tang took the ointment and applied it to Ginkgo. Ginkgo said, "Miss, the ointment is precious. My servant has thick skin and flesh, so I will be healed quickly without the use of medicine."
Chen Tang scolded her, "Medicine is for people to use. I kept it. Do you want me to get beaten?"
ginkgo,"……"
That's not what she meant. She just felt that a little maid like her was not worthy of using such good medicine.
But she didn't dare to say anything in rebuttal. She would rather the medicine go bad than let the girl get hurt again.
Chen Tang helped Ginkgo apply medicine. She knew that Mother Jiang would resist and would not easily admit her guilt, but she did not expect that Mother Jiang would beat people and make Ginkgo suffer such a great injustice. Chen Tang must compensate her. It happened that she had a pair of gold bracelets in her hand, one for Ginkgo and one for Qiu Tong.
Ginkgo didn't expect Chen Tang to reward her with a gold bracelet, and Qiu Tong didn't expect it even more.
Chen Tang said to Qiu Tong, "I know you are reluctant to leave your grandmother. Don't worry, follow me in the future, I will not treat you unfairly."
"I also hope that you and Ginkgo can get along as close as sisters."
Qiu Tong knelt down and said, "Since I have followed you, you will be my master from now on. I will be loyal to you."
She was a little reluctant to leave the old lady, but she also knew that it was not easy for her to get the position of the head maid in Songhe Hall. If there was a vacancy, it would be difficult for her to take the position. If she went to the second lady, she would be the head maid directly.
The second girl had specifically asked the old lady for her, and she would not neglect her, but she did not expect that the second girl would directly reward her with a gold bracelet, the same as the ginkgo that had been with her for several years.
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