Chapter 157 The adopted daughter is thoughtful and argues with others at the New Year's Eve dinner
"Miss, it seems that this Yuanjie'er is not so simple-minded. Let's not think too much. As long as she doesn't make any serious mistakes, let her stay in the Marquis' Mansion. If we abandon her for no reason, outsiders will continue to talk nonsense and ruin your reputation as a princess."
Yun Qiao said, "A little adopted daughter won't affect my mood. I'm thinking about other things."
"What are you thinking about?"
Yun Qiao didn't answer, but asked the wet nurse to bring the three children over.
The third child fell asleep again.
Yun Qiao didn't hear any sound.
She was worried about Chen Jingyan. She didn't know why, but her right eyelid had been twitching these past few days. What she was most afraid of now was Chen Jingyan who was away from home.
After worrying for half a month, I didn't receive any news about Chen Jingyan's accident.
This is the best news for Yun Qiao.
Regarding the matter of Chen Yuan secretly giving money to her biological mother, Yun Qiao asked Xiao Tao and A Chun to keep a close eye on it.
Yun Qiao no longer wanted to take care of Chen Yuan's younger brother Zhao Yuan.
When Li Yuan returned the golden locket, Yun Qiao had completely lost hope in the child, and naturally, Chen Yuan, who doted on her younger brother, also lost her previous good impression of him.
She thought that as long as Chen Yuan was kept in the Marquis' Mansion, she would no longer care about her.
She is not young anymore. When she turns thirteen, I will find her a good husband and marry her off so that she won’t have to worry about anything else.
She is obedient, but this obedience is a disguise.
Yun Qiao was worried that she wanted more than just being obedient and submissive in her presence.
He was still worried about letting Achun keep an eye on Yunqiao, so he found a trustworthy old maid and went to Chen Yuan.
This Mama Du was bought by Yun Qiao from outside and she used to work for him.
She is also a powerful person, but she listens to Yun Qiao. Yun Qiao bought the entire family of Du Mama. The indentures of the entire Du family are in Yun Qiao's hands. She is not worried at all about Du Mama's betrayal.
Besides, if Mother Du follows her, she will have good food and a high monthly salary, so why would she follow someone else?
When Achun brought Du's mother over, Chen Yuan was reading a book in the house.
"Miss, this is Mother Du, invited by the princess, who is here to teach you the rules."
Chen Yuan stood up slightly, glanced at Mother Du, and said to her with a smile, "Hello, Mother Du, I hope you will give me more guidance in the future."
Mother Du originally thought that the person the princess asked her to keep an eye on would naturally be arrogant and domineering and not easy to mess with. Unexpectedly, this girl was actually very good-tempered and gentle.
"I dare not say that I will teach you anything. If you have any questions in the future, you can come and ask me, this old woman."
"Achun, take Mother Du down and arrange a place for her to stay."
Achun nodded, and then took Du's mother downstairs. On the way, Achun talked to Du's mother.
"This young lady looks weak and delicate, but she has some thoughts. Mother Du will take care of her in the future. I belong to the princess, and I only recognize the princess as my master."
When Mother Du heard what Ah Chun said, she thought she was a good person.
But Achun didn't say anything bad about Chen Yuan.
Because Chen Yuan is very scheming, but she has never done anything bad.
It's just that her intentions are too deep, and sometimes she calculates too much before doing things. Ah Chun could have followed Chen Yuan to the princess's mansion last time, but she suddenly had a fever.
Therefore, I didn’t go to the princess’s mansion.
She always felt that her fever was related to Chen Yuan.
But there is no evidence.
After all, she accidentally fell into the water that day, and then she started to feel cold. After taking medicine, her condition did not improve, but became worse.
This delayed Chen Yuan to follow the second wife to the princess's mansion, and she had to stay to recuperate.
In the past, Achun served Chen Yuan with all his heart, but later, Chen Yuan did something too fussy. Achun knew a fellow villager in the Marquis' Mansion, who was a servant in the mansion. His mother fell ill some time ago and the family needed money.
A Chun thought about telling Chen Yuan about it and borrowed some money, and would pay her back when she got her monthly allowance.
It is known that when Chen Yuan came, Achun took good care of her.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yuan said no.
Ah Chun didn't dare to speak again at that moment. She didn't lend money to the fellow villager. Later she heard that the fellow villager's mother died because she had no money for medical treatment.
She wondered why she followed Chen Yuan.
If I had followed the princess, I wouldn't have ended up like this.
Her family sold her because they wanted her to make a name for herself in a wealthy family and provide a livelihood for the family. But now that she is with Chen Yuan, what future does she have?
She had accumulated things for herself, but she still cared about her biological mother outside. Her biological mother had abandoned her, but she still gave her money and things to send to her.
Whatever Chen Yuan had in her hands was a reward from Aunt Qiao.
She was still thinking about her younger brother who was in Zhuangzi, and even spent money to find a teacher for her brother to teach him.
It can be said that Chen Yuan put all her heart on Chen Zhaoyuan.
But Chen Zhaoyuan was a disappointing person. After being taken to the Marquis' Mansion, he had only lived there for a few days when he started chasing cats and dogs and even beat a pug that the old lady kept. The old lady was kind and gentle, but she got angry and ordered that Chen Zhaoyuan was not allowed to move around in the Mansion.
Now that Chen Zhaoyuan's illness has healed and he has been examined by the princess at the princess's residence, it is time for him to leave the mansion and go to the farm.
But Chen Yuan was reluctant to do so and seemed to want to raise her brother in the Marquis' Mansion.
Zhaoyuan is still young, less than seven years old, and he can live in the same yard with his sister. But when he grows up a little, how can he still live in the backyard?
Not to mention that the masters felt uncomfortable, even the maids found it inconvenient to change clothes or wipe themselves with an extra man in the front yard.
Achun said all these words to Chen Yuan, and she just said lightly: Mind your own business, he is my own brother, how can I not care about him.
Perhaps it was because he had been serving Chen Yuan for a long time, and no matter how good Chen Yuan was at disguising herself, there were times when she could no longer keep up the pretense.
Ah Chun thinks she is not as simple as she appears.
But who could she tell this to?
The princess arranged for her to serve Chen Yuan, but the princess was in the princess's mansion, so it was not easy for her to go there.
It was impossible for Ah Chun, a little maid, to go see the princess alone.
Fortunately, there is now a mother named Du.
This made Achun feel like he had found his organization and his team.
She was happy in her heart and couldn't help but get closer to Mother Du.
Mother Du is not a bad person. If she were not good, she would not be in Yun Qiao's eyes. Achun respects her and is kind to her in every way. She is also very nice to Achun.
"I will tell Her Royal Highness the Princess everything you do. Her Royal Highness misses you too."
"No, these are what His Highness ordered me to give you. Please keep them."
Mother Du said as she handed Achun a purse.
It was full, and I thought it must contain a lot of money.
Achun kept praising the princess.
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When Mother Du sent someone to deliver the letter, Xiao Tao came forward and said:
"Mother Du is now living in Chen Yuan's courtyard. However, Chen Yuan's brother hasn't left the Marquis' Mansion yet. He said he'll leave in the spring of next year, but Mother Du feels that Chen Yuan seems to want her brother to stay in the Marquis' Mansion for a long time."
Yun Qiao frowned upon hearing this, but said, "Just tell Madam Du to send Chen Zhaoyuan back. Tell her that men and women should be separated, even if they are siblings. If you're worried about him, just visit him from time to time. There's no need to keep him in the Marquis' Mansion."
"Speaking of which, what is Chen Zhaoyuan's status in the Marquis' Mansion?"
Xiao Tao said hurriedly: "Yes, I will go right away."
"How's the situation over there, Chun?"
Xiao Tao smiled and said, "Achun's heart is still with you, Princess. I also feel that Achun is very loyal."
Yun Qiao nodded.
It was rare for Achun to be so loyal. Yun Qiao thought that he had to have his own people in the Marquis' Mansion. If Achun did a good job, he could be reused in the future.
On New Year's Eve, the old lady specially sent Li Yuan to come on her behalf and personally invite Yun Qiao to bring her three children to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate the New Year.
Yun Qiao thought about it and decided not to refuse.
Go with Li Yuan.
The meal prepared for New Year's Eve was very sumptuous, but there were not many people. Only Gu Heng and Li Yuan, the eldest master and mistress of the main house, Chen Yusheng and Cai came. The old lady did not refuse them, but she did not let any of the concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters from the eldest master's courtyard come.
The eldest lady, who used to look down on Concubine Qiao the most, now dared not look Yun Qiao in the eye, let alone act arrogantly.
"You guys are always talking about rules, but now you are breaking the rules. Why don't you come and meet Princess Huayang?"
The old lady gave the order, and the eldest lady and the eldest master came forward with their son Chen Yusheng and Cai.
"Greetings, Princess Huayang, happy new year."
"Everyone, get up. This is a family dinner prepared by the old lady. Don't be too polite."
You still have to maintain the proper posture.
Seeing her like this, the lady was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she could only swallow it.
The old lady said, "Everyone please sit down."
"Bring all three of Saburo's children here."
Cai's children never came because they were always sick. The only great-grandsons that the old lady had were the three born to Yun Qiao.
After bringing the third child over, Yun Qiao asked the wet nurse to bring him to the old lady for her to look at.
[The old ancestor's face doesn't look right. He looks like he's been poisoned. Someone is trying to poison him.]
Yun Qiao was just about to pick up the teacup to drink tea when she heard what Xiao Lao San said and her hand suddenly trembled.
She looked at the third child and saw him reaching out to grab the old lady's hand.
[It's poisoning. If this poison isn't cured, I'm afraid I won't live to see fifteen.]
Yun Qiao's heart skipped a beat.
She had heard Li Yuan tell her earlier that the old lady had not been in good health recently and was always in low spirits. Yun Qiao also suggested that the second master should take a look at her. Unfortunately, Gu Heng had gone to his hometown in the Marquis' Mansion and had been away for several months, returning just before the New Year.
After the New Year, I still have to be busy with business in the store and spend most of my time outside.
I'm afraid I don't have time to check on the old lady.
And the old lady has always had an old gentleman whom she is very accustomed to.
The old man's food and drink were all provided by the old lady. The old man had been taking care of her for decades and was deeply trusted by the old lady.
Whenever she felt unwell, she would simply ask the old man to come over.
Yun Qiao was also wondering in her heart, who could be the person who poisoned the old lady?
"Princess Huayang, why aren't you eating? Come on, eat. There's going to be a performance from the opera troupe later. I'm so happy that you can bring the children here today."
Yun Qiao sat next to the old lady. She picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of boiled chicken for the old lady.
Seeing her frown, Yun Qiao said softly, "You don't like eating meat recently? This won't do. I heard from Mother Chang that you always eat vegetarian food. How can your body handle eating only vegetarian food?"
"Maybe I'm getting old. I haven't had much appetite lately."
"Mother Qiao, now that you've even given birth to Sanlang's child, you should just stay in the Marquis' Mansion. I'm taking this opportunity to hand over the reins of the household directly to you."
Bang.
The chopsticks in front of Mrs. Yu, the eldest wife, fell to the ground.
Yun Qiao cast a glance.
The eldest lady scolded the maid, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get me some chopsticks. You are so blind that you can't even read people's expressions."
The person sitting next to Yu was none other than Chen Jingyan's younger sister Maidong.
Maidong also changed her name and is now called Chen Yumo. This is the name given to her by Chen Jingyan's mother, but she doesn't like it and still likes to be called Maidong. The name Maidong makes her feel real. She has lived the first ten years of her life as Maidong, not the so-called Chen Yumo.
But the Chen family likes to call her Chen Yumo.
She didn't care and just pretended.
She pretended pretty well.
But this old woman is too noisy and she also scolds people.
"Xiaolan, stop right there."
Mai Dong put down his chopsticks and looked at Yu. "Auntie, you come from a prominent family, but you're yelling like a shrew. And you're doing this in front of Grandmother. How dare you be so presumptuous?"
"Who are you ordering around? This is my maid."
Yu was dissatisfied with Mai Dong's attitude towards her and said, "Look at you. You've been back at the Marquis' Mansion for a long time, but you still have no manners at all. A child without a mother is simply uneducated."
Maidong hates hearing people talk about her mother the most, and she gets angry no matter who says that.
Just when Maidong was about to start a fight, he heard Yunqiao's words.
"Madam is a very well-educated person, but to say such unpleasant things in such an occasion is indeed very uneducated. You are a good person, but the children you raise are also poorly educated."
Chen Yusheng, who was flirting with the maid while eating, now looked at Yun Qiao.
"I'm talking to you, Yunqiao. I'm not doing you any harm. What do you mean by making indirect accusations?"
"I'm talking about you. I'm not making indirect accusations. Aren't you your mother's son?"
Yun Qiao said calmly.
Chen Yusheng was so angry that he wanted to get angry, but with his current status and Yun Qiao's current status, he didn't have the courage to do so even if he wanted to.
I can only hold back my anger.
Bear with it.
Yun Qiao felt relieved for Mai Dong, who immediately gave her a thumbs up. She was really good at scolding people, and she not only scolded Chen Yusheng but also the first lady Yu.
Anyway, she didn't like Yu. She pretended to be nice in front of her grandmother, but turned around and called her a bastard.
He also said that she was not born in the Chen family of the Marquisate at all, and was not a girl from the Chen family.
After so many years, who knows whether it is true or not.
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