Chapter 554 is up to us.
Ouyang Jing held Ji's hand, her face full of resentment.
“My maternal grandparents’ family was honest and upright, but they were secretly murdered and even the collateral branches had to leave for distant places; my mother was well-educated, gentle and quiet from childhood, but she married Ouyang Biao, that heartless and unfeeling man; but that Qiu Shi, who harmed so many people, was still saved when she was about to die. Is it really true that only by being a bad person can one live a long life in this world?”
In the past, Ouyang Jing never competed or fought for anything. She always believed that as long as she remained kind, God would not let down those who did good.
But everything seemed to be telling her that only by being evil to others could she live a long and healthy life.
“What my sister-in-law said is both right and wrong. What you did in your past life will be the result in this life. Some people do too many evil deeds, and even if they escape punishment in this life, they will not be able to escape it in the next life.”
Gu Shuyan had arrived at the plum garden at some point. She slowly walked in from outside and looked at Ouyang Jing, who looked confused and bewildered. For the first time, she spoke with such maturity.
"In the past, Sister Jing was gentle and quiet, like a lotus rising from the mud unsullied. Now, Sister Jing has experienced storms. I believe that Sister Jing will grow because of these things, but she will not change her original intention because of them."
It's easy to talk about doing evil, but you have to pay the price. She's already trapped here and doesn't want Ouyang Jing to step into this mess again.
In the entire Gu family, it's enough for Gu Shuyan to be the villain; there's no need for another one.
Looking into Gu Shuyan's bright eyes, Ouyang Jing's somewhat clouded gaze gradually cleared. Qiu Shi had committed numerous evils; even if she hadn't died, she could no longer return to the Ouyang family. For the rest of her life, she would have to live in hiding. Such punishment might be even harder for her to endure.
Seeing that Ouyang Jing had figured it out, Gu Shuyan turned to look at the empty cradle beside her and asked, "Where's Zheng'er?"
Gu Congzheng was the name Gu Yingjie chose for his child, meaning that he was upright and untainted by worldly corruption.
"I scared him just now, so the wet nurse took him out to comfort him."
Ouyang Jing suddenly flew into a rage, and the wet nurse, not wanting to frighten the child, hurriedly took the child out.
"Wuyin, go and find the wet nurse to bring the child back."
Gu Shuyan is getting more and more adept at ordering Wuyin around. The last time she found Caifeng's letter, and the sealing off of the Gu residence to prevent any news from leaking out, were all done by Wuyin alone.
Gu Congzheng is still too young to be exposed to such strong sunlight, so Wuyin's martial arts skills are quite good, so she should go faster.
"Shu'er, I've seen this girl with you several times. Is she a maid from the Yun family?"
Ji had wanted to ask Gu Shuyan before, but she never found an opportunity. Today, seeing that Gu Shuyan had brought her along again, she couldn't help but feel curious.
"Wuyin is the head maid my husband gave me; she knows some martial arts."
Upon hearing Gu Shuyan's words, Madam Ji understood. It turned out that this was a female bodyguard that Yun Yichen had arranged for Gu Shuyan! But that was fine too; at least she wouldn't have to worry about anyone causing trouble for her when she went out.
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you these past few days. Now that you're married, are you planning to buy some maids to take back with you? I see men everywhere in your household. What if a female guest comes? Are you going to have men serve her tea and water?"
Every time Ji visited the Yun residence, she felt it was like a Buddhist temple. Before, Yun Yichen was alone, so it was fine that he didn't need women to serve him. But now that the new wife had entered the household, how could she act the same way as before?
Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan smiled at Madam Ji, realizing that her own mother was indeed the one who cared about her the most.
“Mother is right, we really need to add two maids to the front yard. But I don’t trust the daughters I bought from outside. How about Mother gives me two more?”
Gu Shuyan took the opportunity to ask Ji Shi for more people. Upon hearing this, Ji Shi's face immediately hardened. "You've already taken ten people from your courtyard. You still want more from me?"
"Mother, those ten are for taking care of my daily life, please give me two more!" Gu Shuyan grabbed Ji's hand and tried to coax her. Ji was dizzy from being shaken by her, so she immediately grabbed her hand and said, "Alright, alright, I'll give you two more. You can have Chunlan and Qiuju from my side."
“That won’t do. Chunlan and Qiuju are my mother’s head maids. What will happen to my mother if we give them to her? Besides, I only want two maids to clean the front yard. It would be a waste of your talents to give them to me, my two sisters.”
As Gu Shuyan spoke, her eyes darted around, "Mother, why don't you give me Dongzi and Yingzi from the front yard? And also give me Laifu, the manager in charge of purchasing for our household."
As Gu Shuyan was talking, she wanted to ask the steward to help her. Ji Shi instinctively wanted to refuse, but Gu Shuyan said to Wu Mama before she could agree, "Wu Mama, please go and help me get the indenture."
Mrs. Wu glanced at her mistress, nodded with amusement, and turned to go to the housekeeper to get the indenture.
"I knew you wouldn't come here with anything good!" Madam Ji gave Gu Shuyan a coquettish look, but she didn't really mean she was reluctant to part with her.
The two maids in the front yard are easy to replace; just transfer two from the back yard. As for the purchasing manager, although he has been in the same position for decades, it is indeed time to replace him.
When a person stays in a lucrative position for too long, they are prone to greed. Most importantly, Lai Fu married a woman from an ordinary family, and her ties to the Marquis's mansion were not that deep.
Ji Shi made no guesses that Gu Shuyan wanted a manager, but Ouyang Jing couldn't help but glance at Gu Shuyan.
Ouyang Jing understood her sister-in-law's ways well. It was normal for her to want two maids, but it was rather strange that she wanted a manager, especially a male manager.
Before she could figure out why, Wuyin hurriedly walked in from outside the door.
"Madam, the young master is missing."
"What?"
Gu Shuyan and Ji Shi, who were sitting in front of the bed, immediately stood up, while Ouyang Jing on the bed almost fell off.
"I just went out and searched around, and found only the wet nurse who had been knocked unconscious on the rockery. There was no young master around."
"Quickly, have someone close the gate, and while you're at it, ask who has been allowed to leave before?"
As Gu Shuyan gave instructions, she turned back to reassure the anxious Ouyang Jing, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, the wet nurse hasn't been gone long, we'll find her soon."
"Yes, you can't rush things now. You need to take good care of your health. Leave the rest to us."
Madam Ji hurriedly said that after she finished speaking, she instructed that Ouyang Jing be taken good care of, and then the mother and daughter went off to look for people.
In the courtyard of the second house, Niao Cui had her maid bring some rice porridge with a little sugar water, and then used a small spoon to feed Gu Congzheng the rice porridge little by little.
"Giggle, giggle!" Gu Congzheng was still too young to recognize people, and when he tasted something sweet, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, waving his arms and legs.
Looking at Gu Congzheng like this, Niao Cui's eyes gradually turned from a gentle smile to a cold one.
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