"Mother Chen——"
Early in the morning, Liu was going to the kitchen and called Chen Mama but there was no response. As soon as she walked out, a maid came to her with a cloak and said, "Madam, it's cold in the morning, don't catch a cold."
Liu was wearing a cloak with suspicion. The servants in this courtyard always treated her and her as air. Why did they change their temper today? "Mother told me yesterday that if you want to go to the kitchen, let me go with you."
"Where is Mother Chen?" Liu asked.
"Mom was exhausted yesterday and is catching up on her sleep in her room right now."
Liu became more suspicious, but she thought that the old hen soup she had kept in the kitchen for three or four days would be too tasty if she didn't take it today, so she didn't ask any more questions. When Liu left, Jin Cai had already arrived at Song's backyard crying.
"Mother Wang, please ask the Madam to have pity on me. Look at my hands!"
Such a beautiful pair of slender hands were covered with blisters yesterday. When I woke up this morning, they were all white tender skin with red blood vessels on it. They looked so pitiful.
Mother Wang looked reluctant and said, "This Seventh Miss is too cruel."
Jin Cai cried and wanted to come back. Mother Wang kept saying that she felt sorry for her, but when she asked her to come back, she shook her head and said, "Jin Cai, you have been in our room for these years and you know that it is not easy for Madam to manage such a large courtyard alone. Now there are troubles in the side courtyard all day long, and with the big ship of Marquis Gu, Madam is in need of a capable person. If you come back like this, won't you let Madam down for her trust in you?"
Then she took out a golden hairpin from her bosom and said, "Madam has you in her heart. How could Madam not know about the affair between you and the young master? She said she would reward you a few days ago."
Jin Cai wiped her tears slightly, and Mother Wang continued, "You were born a servant after all. You had to do things for the Madam, make contributions, and come back to be taken in by the Young Master. Only then can you stand firm?"
Hearing this, Jin Cai bit her lip and took the golden hairpin from Mother Wang's hand, "Forget it, with what Madam said, I can hold on even if Seventh Miss tortures me to death." After saying that, she put the hairpin on her head, stomped her feet, and went back.
Mother Wang turned around and went back to the yard.
"Has the person been sent away?" asked Song.
"Sent away." He briefly explained what had just happened to Song.
Song's hand fell heavily on the chair. "How dare a mere girl seduce my son? If she is not still useful, I will make sure she dies without a burial place!"
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"My Lord, we have been delayed here for some time. If we continue to stay here, I am afraid that the capital city will be in trouble. "
Gu Yong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, there won't be chaos." He knew it clearly in his mind. Although the current leader was incompetent on the surface, he was actually very good at using the method of checks and balances. Now that he was recuperating from his injuries and had not returned for a long time, he was afraid that the leader would have to find a way to stabilize the situation for him.
What was he in such a hurry for? "How was the side courtyard these past two days?"
The attendant said, "Same as usual." He added, "If the Marquis likes that Madam Liu, he can just say it. Lord Shen will be reluctant to part with a woman when he sees that the Marquis wants to fill the whole house with her—"
"What do you know?" Gu Yong scolded. Shen Bin's thoughts were of course unimportant, but the problem was never with him.
"My Lord, Lord Shen wants to see you."
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Gu Yong gave a look, and the attendant invited the people in. Soon, a maid served tea to the two. Shen Bin respectfully presented his newly acquired chess game. Although he was born a military general, the Gu family was a noble family, so Gu Yong would know the chess game.
"Lord Shen is a great chess player and knows how to weigh the pros and cons." After a game, Gu Yong said this with a half-smile.
Shen Bin hurriedly said, "I am terrified."
Gu Yong held the teacup in his hands, "Your Excellency will naturally know what I mean." In such a situation, there is no need to say too much. Shen Bin held the teacup in both hands, thinking about what the Marquis meant.
But then he said, "The seventh girl and I get along very well. Before she leaves, I want to take her in as my adopted daughter."
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