Is Chapter 68 worth it?
Ye Mingzhu slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.
Turning my head, I saw that Sheng Yunche was no longer in bed.
Today is the day for court, so he must have slept for a short while before leaving the manor... No wonder, she didn't feel hot while she was sleeping last night.
Sitting on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, she recalled what happened last night, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
After getting up, she first checked on what was happening at Qinghui Garden, but there was no follow-up.
According to the information Yanzhi gathered, Sheng Huai'an locked himself in his study in the front courtyard after returning to the mansion early in the morning, and he didn't even come out when Jia Shi wanted to see him.
There was no movement from next door until after lunch.
It is said that after Sheng Huai'an delivered food he had bought from outside to Jia Shi, he also sent Yu Shu to Qinghui Garden to deliver some to Liu Rumei and her nephew. However, Yu Shu found that there was no one in Qinghui Garden. While searching for people, he discovered that Liu Rumei had fallen into a dry well and quickly rescued her.
Ye Mingzhu felt conflicted after hearing the news.
But it wasn't unexpected.
This is Sheng Huai'an's style of doing things.
He won't take action unless he finds a way to clear himself of any wrongdoing.
I wonder how Liu Rumei, trapped in the dry well, would feel if she knew that Sheng Huai'an could have saved her sooner, but instead dragged it out for most of the day.
Baozan said, "Now Yushu is in a difficult position. She was specially placed in Sheng Huai'an's room by Jia Shi. Doesn't Sheng Huai'an know why? He's asking Yushu to step in and save Liu Rumei. Isn't that putting her in a difficult position?"
Ye Mingzhu asked, "Do you think Sheng Huai'an is the kind of person who considers others?"
Baozan shook her head decisively: "It doesn't look like it!"
"Isn't that settled?" Ye Mingzhu said. "However, given how Sheng Huai'an treats Yu Shu, Yu Shu won't be completely devoted to him. Let's observe for a while longer, and if necessary, we can sound out Yu Shu's opinion."
"You want to recruit Yushu into our ranks?" Ruixiang asked. "What are your plans?"
"There's no plan yet, it's just a precaution," Ye Mingzhu said with a smile. "There's no rush with Yu Shu. The main focus isn't on her, but on Liu Rumei, Jia Shi, and Sheng Huai'an."
Liu Rumei must have been seriously injured this time.
If Sheng Huai'an truly cared for his sister-in-law, he would definitely come to her seeking a fertility remedy. In that case, the fertility remedy wouldn't be something that could be bought for five hundred taels of silver.
Ruixiang thought about it and smiled knowingly.
Ruyi and Yufu both looked on with anticipation, nodding and smiling.
Only Baozan looked at this person and that person with a blank expression, and stamped her foot anxiously: "Oh dear, why do you all look so mysterious? Can't you just say what you want to say? If I use up all my brainpower on this kind of thing, how will I serve Miss in the future?"
Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but chuckle, and Ruixiang and the other two also burst out laughing.
Not only them, but even Lianyu, who was hidden on the roof beam, was amused by the hairpin and smiled.
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Qinghui Garden.
Liu Rumei lay on the bed, her face pale. Although she had been saved, she felt as if her soul was forever trapped in the dry well, buried there.
Her forehead was bruised and purple, and the cloth that had been used to gag her face left deep red marks, which looked particularly frightening against her fair skin.
The worst part is that she has multiple bruises on her body, and it seems that she has fractures as well. Her left arm and left leg are in excruciating pain.
Yu Shu held a bowl of water and carefully fed it to her: "Grandma, Second Master asked me to tell you that he will come to see you later."
"Where is he now?" Liu Rumei asked weakly.
Yu Shu said, "It should be at Rongshou Hall. Madam called me there."
Thinking of Jia Shi, Liu Rumei felt a deep resentment in her heart.
But she quickly composed herself and smiled gently at Yu Shu: "Thank you for saving me today."
"No, it's nothing," Yu Shu quickly waved her hand.
The reason she was at Qinghui Garden today was entirely because of Sheng Huai'an. The reason she was searching everywhere for Liu Rumei was also because of Sheng Huai'an's instructions.
The thought of the letter the magpie had written to her, with its cryptic mentions, sent chills down her spine.
If she could, she really didn't want to get involved in this, but she had already become Sheng Huai'an's woman, and it seemed there was no way to avoid it.
"Is there something else you need to do?" Liu Rumei noticed her distracted state and smiled knowingly. "If Miss Yushu has something to do, you should go ahead. Hao'er's wet nurse is here with me, so it's fine."
Yu Shu politely asked, "Are you really able to handle all the work here?"
"Really." Liu Rumei nodded.
"Well, I'll be going now. Take care."
Without further pleasantries, Yu Shu quickly got up to take her leave.
Just before leaving the room, she inexplicably looked at Liu Rumei again.
Seeing Liu Rumei lying weakly on the bed, her forehead red and swollen, covered in wounds, a thought popped into her mind: even if she becomes a wife of a high-ranking family, it seems that's all there is to it.
Before returning to her study, Yu Shu went to find the maid who had delivered the letter to her earlier. She gave the maid three taels of silver and ordered her not to tell any third person that the magpie had asked her to deliver the letter, otherwise both of them would be in danger.
After returning to her study, she saw that Fu'an, who had gone to Rongshou Hall with Sheng Huai'an, had returned, and she immediately went to find Fu'an.
Pulling Fu'an to a secluded spot, Yu Shu asked him in a low voice with red eyes, "That night when I came to seduce Second Master, what did you say to me... Did you already know that Second Master and First Madam were not intimate?"
Fu'an looked at her without saying anything, but he said everything.
Yu Shu covered her mouth and cried out, "I was so stupid!"
"I should have listened to you back then and married a good steward. It would have been so much better to be a housekeeper's wife!"
"The magpie is dead, and the eldest mistress almost died too. What if the madam one day dislikes me..."
At this point, Yu Shu stopped talking, not wanting to curse herself.
Fu'an asked, "What are your plans now?"
"What else can I do?" Yu Shu smiled bitterly, her eyes red, then her gaze hardened. "Since I'm already the Second Master's concubine, there's no going back. I absolutely cannot miss out on the blessings I'm entitled to. They're using me to cover up their shame, so they won't take my life for now. As for what happens next, let's see who has the best skills."
Although she was just a servant, she always thought she was smart, no less intelligent than her master, and that it wasn't impossible for her to carve out a path for herself.
Fu'an quickly asked, "What do you want to do?"
"What can I do? Murder and arson?" Yu Shu wiped away her tears and smiled. "What I want is very simple: to eat and drink well, wear gold and silver, and be a superior person."
...
Rongshou Hall.
The room was completely still, with the doors and windows tightly shut. Jia Shi and Sheng Huai'an sat facing each other, the air in the room seemed to have solidified, so stuffy it was suffocating.
After a long while, Jia finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first.
Her eyes were filled with disappointment, and she suppressed her anger as she asked, "Sheng Huai'an, what are you thinking? Do you know that if your affair with that bitch is exposed, it will ruin your reputation? She's just a woman, is she worth risking your entire future for?"
Sheng Huai'an felt very irritable.
He was beaten up for no reason last night, and he doesn't know who did it.
In the morning, he wanted to report the incident to the authorities, but he found that while it was true that he had been in excruciating pain the night before, it was also true that he could not find any signs of injury on his body.
This is absolutely unbelievable!
He was already in a bad mood after suffering, and now that he had to deal with Jia Shi, his mood worsened.
But he couldn't remain silent either.
He feared that if he didn't appease Jia, she might do something foolish in her agitation.
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