Chapter 23 Chu Xinrou's Housekeeper Power Was Taken Away
The old lady became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and she actually picked up the teacup at hand and smashed it to the ground.
The porcelain pieces were shattered all over the floor, and a few pieces fell to Chu Xinrou's feet.
Seeing that the old lady was so angry, Chu Xinrou moved her lips but didn't dare to speak.
"Okay, I thought you were being filial, but it was all just nice talk. In reality, you were only thinking about yourself!"
The old lady's chest was heaving violently with anger. Chu Mingyi quickly rubbed her back to soothe her anger and said, "Big sister, look how angry you are with grandma. Why don't you admit your mistake and make amends to grandma?"
Chu Xinrou felt extremely humiliated, tears rolling down her cheeks.
What had she done wrong? She had just arrived and wanted to make a name for herself in Luojing and find a good family, so she could only hold a grand family reunion banquet. It was common for the old lady to have minor illnesses and pains in her old age, so why should she be blamed?
As for Chu Mingyi and Aunt Liu, two lowly concubines and illegitimate daughters, why should they have the same food, drink and expenses as her, a legitimate daughter?
And my mother, the mistress of a marquis's mansion, actually knelt down when she was told to, without being able to say a word to defend herself. She was really useless.
Aunt Liu spoke up at the right time, "The eldest lady is young after all, and she has never managed a household before, so it is inevitable that she will make some mistakes."
Chu Xinrou suddenly looked up at Aunt Liu, gritting her teeth. She was trying to take away her power as housekeeper.
Facing Chu Xinrou's resentful gaze, Aunt Liu pursed her lips and smiled softly, stroking her slightly round belly and saying, "If there had been some mistakes in the past, it would have been fine, but now that I'm pregnant, I'm really worried that the young lady will make some mistakes again."
"It's not a big deal to withhold some clothes and food. I'm just afraid that the clothes and food you sent may contain some things that shouldn't be included."
Aunt Liu sounded anxious and worried, which made Marquis Jingning feel very sorry for her.
She was clearly the woman he doted on, but not only did she face many difficulties on a daily basis, she couldn't even rest easy while pregnant with his child, which made him feel very depressed.
"Evil creature! Why don't you kneel down and apologize to your aunt and sister? From now on, you don't need to check those account books in your hands. Give them to Mingyi."
"If you can't manage this family well, let Mingyi take care of it!"
When Marquis Jingning said this, everyone in the room was stunned, and Chu Xinrou's face turned pale and she almost fainted.
What did her father say? He wanted her to kneel down and confess her guilt to a lowly concubine and a concubine's daughter? He also wanted to take away her housekeeping power and give it to Chu Mingyi, a concubine's daughter!
The huge Jingning Marquisate wouldn't let her, the eldest daughter of a legitimate family, run the household, but instead let a concubine's daughter run the household. How could this legitimate daughter put her face to the world? Did her father want everyone in Luojing to laugh at their Marquisate?!
The old lady frowned and said indifferently, "Sheng'er, she is your legitimate daughter after all. Forget about kneeling. Let her reflect on her mistakes and study scriptures for a while to calm her mind."
It's too absurd to ask the daughter of the main wife to kneel down to a concubine.
Aunt Liu was very happy that she had won the housekeeper position for her daughter, and she didn't care whether Chu Xinrou knelt or not.
When Shen Shuwei was around, the mother and daughter were firmly suppressed by her and could not get out of the situation. Even if she wanted to cause trouble, she was suppressed and could not cause any trouble.
She had originally thought that she and Mingyi, mother and daughter, would have to live a cautious life in the Marquis's mansion, with no chance of rising to prominence. Unexpectedly, fate had opened its eyes and sent Chu Xinrou back to the mansion. She didn't even need to do anything; she had already provided evidence of her own wrongdoing.
Ji Jinglan thought that if her daughter took Shen Shuwei's place, she would be able to do as well as Shen Shuwei, and she didn't think about whether everyone was as capable as Shen Shuwei.
After everyone in the house had left, Marquis Jingning also went to Concubine Liu's yard and discussed making her yard as spacious as the main yard, which made Concubine Liu giggle.
Listening to the gradually fading laughter, Chu Xinrou thought of how Concubine Liu had taken away her housekeeping power in just a few words. She felt angry and aggrieved. She suddenly turned to look at Ji Jinglan, who was standing up with the help of the nanny, and blurted out, "Mother, why didn't you speak up for me just now! If you had been willing to plead for me just now, how could Father have taken my housekeeping power away from me and given it to Chu Mingyi so easily?"
Even concubine Liu would help Chu Mingyi to fight and compete, so why did her mother, the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, refuse to say a word to defend her and just watched her being scolded and punished?
Ji Jinglan had been kneeling on the hard floor for a long time, now rubbing her knees. Suddenly, Chu Xinrou questioned her like this, and anger welled up in her heart.
Not only did she fail to manage the household, but she also caused her so much trouble without saying a word, and even hid away and dared not admit it, causing her to be punished for no reason and lose face. Now she even dared to question her.
Was all this her fault?! She was clearly the one who was implicated.
Seeing the mother and daughter were at loggerheads, the nanny hurried to mediate, "Young lady, how can you speak to Madam like that? Madam is your biological mother."
Chu Xinrou knew that she had spoken out of turn, so she moved her lips and apologized to Ji Jinglan.
But she was used to being pampered in the Shen family and had never admitted her mistakes, so her words of apology sounded dry.
The nanny hurriedly comforted Ji Jinglan, "The eldest lady was also unhappy because her housekeeper power was taken away, so she spoke carelessly. Madam, please don't get angry with the eldest lady at this time, lest you make Concubine Liu laugh at you."
Ji Jinglan held her breath, looked at Chu Xinrou, and said stiffly: "Forget it, you should spend some time to find a miracle doctor and hurry up to win your grandmother back. Don't let Liu and Chu Mingyi take advantage of you again."
After saying this, she slowly returned to the main courtyard with the help of the nanny.
Chu Xinrou suffered such a great injustice, but no one came to comfort her. Ji Jinglan was unwilling to pay attention to her. Chu Yunlan was ordered by Jingning Hou to study in his own courtyard and prepare for the autumn examination.
She couldn't help but think of when she was in the Shen family. Whenever she cried or made a fuss, her eldest and second brothers would put down what they were doing and comfort her in various ways.
But now——
Looking at the magnificent glass courtyard filled with treasures, Chu Xinrou felt a secret regret in her heart.
If she had known that the Shen family would not be exiled and her second brother could join the Imperial Guards, she would never leave the Shen family no matter what.
Everything that Shen Shuwei has now should have belonged to her. It was Shen Shuwei who robbed her of her bright future. She wants him to give it back!
Chu Xinrou called a servant over, and because she had no money, she took a golden peony hairpin from her room and gave it to him, asking him to secretly follow Chen Shuwei.
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On this day, Chen Shuwei brought Qingdai, who was disguised as a man, to the Yunxiu Tower in the capital. This was one of the best brothels in the capital. The granddaughter of the genius doctor in the previous life was abducted and sold here.
Standing outside Yunxiu Tower, looking at the scantily clad woman standing at the door soliciting customers, Qingdai pursed her lips and looked at Chen Shuwei, who was dressed as a young man beside her, hesitantly, "Miss, are we the only ones going in?"
Do girls in places like this really no longer look for a few men to accompany them?
Shen Shuwei pulled her inside and said in a low voice, "Call me Master."
She originally wanted to find Jing Yin to go together, but he went out early in the morning, saying that he was going to buy honey water and cake flour to make a new cake for her.
The young man was virtuous and thoughtful, so Shen Shuwei followed him.
At a window on the second floor of Yunxiu Tower, a white veil was blown by the wind, lifting a corner, revealing a handsome and indifferent face underneath, with a hint of ochre between the eyebrows.
"Sir, isn't that Miss Shen and her maid Qingdai?" Cheng Feng was also stunned when he saw Shen Shuwei. "Could it be that Miss Shen found out that you are here, and came to catch... catch someone?"
He swallowed the words "caught cheating" with difficulty.
Zhao Yun lowered his eyes and looked at the two people below, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
What a coincidence, the young lady is here too. I just don’t know if she can leave this building alive today.
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