Volume 1 Chapter 103 Anger (Part 1) (Pink Tickets: 870)

  The eleventh girl also didn't know what to say.

  This is done too unfairly... whoever tied the bell should go and untie it themselves!

  "She hastily said: 'Since it's like this, I'll go see Madame Tai. Later, I'll follow you back home to take a look.'"

  "Big sister pulled her sleeve: 'I'm afraid you're in a hurry, so I came to tell you something. You're still on your honeymoon, it's not good to go back now...'"

  The newlyweds' new house cannot be empty for a month after marriage.

  "Since it's nearby, I'll go take a look and come back," said Eleventh Sister with a smile. "Taking care of the illness and serving medicine is only to be feared that it will trouble Big Sister too much."

  "It's none of your business, don't talk about whether I'm tired or not."

  Daiyu and Xiangling exchanged a few polite words before heading together to Madame Wang's place.

  The elder lady has not returned from the second lady's place yet.

  The two of them went to find the second wife again.

  From afar came the sound of a lively yet elegant piano melody.

  The big milk listened and her footsteps paused involuntarily.

  "It's the sound of a deer...". She gazed up at the high steps, cocking her head to listen. "The tone is bold and varied, with a distant and carefree quality. Hmm, the guqin strings are a bit light, while the yuqin strings are a bit heavy - it seems like the player's technique isn't quite proficient."

  The eleventh girl was very surprised.

  She never knew Da Niu understood the piano.

  It seems that the technique is not very skilled, so it should be Zhen Jie'er practicing piano.

  Two people slowly climbed up the stairs. When they reached the entrance, the sound of the piano stopped.

  Amber knocked on the door, and a maid with bright eyes and white teeth came to answer it.

  Seeing the eleventh girl, she smiled and curtsied: "Fourth Madam, I'm Jie Xiang. I serve by Second Madam's side." Very poised.

  The eleventh daughter nodded slightly towards her and followed Jie Xiang into the second lady's room through the dense shade of the courtyard.

  Bright and simple pear wood furniture, pure white ceramic tableware, beautiful blue curtains, the air is filled with a faint scent of pineapple, making it very warm.

  The old lady was reclining on the couch, smiling brightly as she gazed at Zhen's daughter sitting by the window playing the guqin: "......your guqin skills are getting better and better!"

  Zhenji'er looked at the second lady sitting beside her and smiled shyly: "Thanks to the guidance of Second Aunt."

  It also depends on your own efforts.

  "Ah, Aunt!" exclaimed Tai Fu's wife with a smile as she jumped up.

  The people in the house turned their heads around.

  "Fourth Brother!" Big Sister-in-law smiled and responded to Fourth Brother, and together with Eleventh Sister, they went forward to pay their respects to Old Madam.

  "Fourth brother and sister!" The second lady smiled and greeted the two, "Luo Jia shouted to Jie Xiang," Bring out the West Lake Longjing I bought a few days ago." Then she smiled at Shiyi Niang and said, "The weather is dry in autumn, drink Longjing to relieve the heat."

  Eleventh daughter thanked and received the younger generation's courtesy with Big Nai.

  Madam Tai said straightforwardly: "At this time, Mrs. Luo has come, is there something urgent?"

  "Listen, my mother-in-law is ill. My father-in-law was afraid that you would worry, so he specially asked me to come and tell you."

  The eleventh girl looked at Tai Fu Ren with expectant eyes: "I want to go back and see my mother. I'll be back as soon as it gets dark."

  Old Lady Tai nodded immediately and called for Du Mama to arrange a carriage for Eleventh Sister: "...Don't forget to report back to me when you return."

  Eleventh Miss was very grateful and paid respects to Madame Zhao. She didn't even have time to take a sip of Second Mistress's tea, and left with Big Sister back to Bowstring Alley.

  Old Lady Tai looked at the backs of the two people and told them about Jining coming to find Eleventh Sister: "……Good family, really have a heart towards Buddha, just set up a Buddhist hall at home. I'm afraid they were forced to have no way out and wanted to entrust themselves to Ciyuan Temple."

  The second lady just smiled: "Every family has its own difficult scripture."

  The old lady sighed: "It's not that simple. Everyone envies me for having a daughter as the empress and a son as the minister, living an extremely comfortable life, but I also have my own difficulties..."

  The elder lady and the second lady chatted, with warmth flowing in the house.

  Eleventh Sister and Big Nai hastily got down from the carriage. The sharp-eyed maidservant had already reported back: "Eleventh Young Mistress has returned!"

  She saw Wu Niang hastily lift the curtain and come out: "Eleventh sister, you've finally arrived. Mother has been thinking of you!"

  The eleventh girl saw that her eyes were red, and she was shocked in her heart. She asked her "How is mother now?" while hurrying into the house.

  The fifth daughter followed behind her: "People have woken up, but can't speak anymore..." As she spoke, she sobbed quietly.

  The eleventh girl had entered the inner chamber and immediately saw the big wife lying on the bed with a sallow complexion.

  She walked quickly over and sat down on a small stool beside her: "Mother, how are you? Is it serious?"

  The old lady looked at her, with excitement in her eyes first, then turned into resentment. Her mouth was about to speak, but only let out two "oh my"s and couldn't say anything.

  The eleventh girl's heart sank.

  This is clearly a stroke...

  The fifth daughter-in-law hastily said: "Mother, the doctor has spoken, let you not be anxious, quietly take care of yourself, whatever you have to say, wait until you're better before telling. The eleventh sister is also the same."

  The big wife shook her head with difficulty.

  The eleventh girl hesitated for a moment and said: "You're worried about the two aunts, aren't you?"

  The big wife blinked her eyes.

  The eleventh girl looked at her mother and said, "Mother has already sent someone to call brother back. When the time comes, let brother deal with that Jining person. We girls will naturally listen to our mother."

  The big wife's eyes showed a comforting color.

  "You rest first!" Eleventh Sister helped her tuck in the quilt corner, "Wait for big brother to come back and we'll discuss it with you."

  The old lady closed her eyes.

  The house became quiet.

  The eleventh daughter made a gesture of taking care of the big wife to Mrs. Xu, and then retreated with Da Nai and Wu Niang.

  The old master was sitting on the large kang by the window in the second room, and when he saw Eleven come out, his face turned angry.

  "Go tell Ji Ning that she wants to sue us, and we, the Luo family, will accompany her."

  Eleventh girl knew that the old master was furious. The big lady was afraid of offending the eleventh girl, so she comforted her first: "Eleventh lady, don't take it to heart, father is being angered by the two aunts." Then she said to the old master, "The eleventh lady just stepped in and doesn't even know the beginning and end of things. If you want to scold, wait until I've spoken with the eleventh lady, then you can scold her later!" As she spoke, she made eyes at the eleventh girl: "Eleventh lady, come with me for a cup of tea!"

  She also wanted to know what Jin Ning had said, and smiled as she paid her respects to the old master, then followed Fifth Mother and Da Nai to the east wing.

  It turned out that Dong Qing had arrived earlier to report the news, and Da Nai was hesitating about how to warn Da Tai first. As a result, Ji Ning came just in time. Before Da Nai could say anything, he told Da Tai about the two aunts going to Ci Yuan Temple to become nuns. Da Tai's face turned iron-green with anger as soon as she heard it, and no matter what Ji Ning said, she refused to agree. She even shouted at Ji Ning to hand over the people, otherwise everyone would go see the official. As she spoke, Da Tai became so agitated that she fainted, and when she came to, her hands and feet were trembling, and she couldn't speak.

  Just then, Luo Zhenxing and Qian Ming arrived.

  Eleventh girl still wanted to avoid mentioning the money, but Fifth Aunt said in a low voice: "At this time, one more person means one more way. Moreover, Fifth Uncle has always been resolute and enthusiastic about family matters. If we avoid talking about it here, I'm afraid Fifth Aunt will go back and tell him."

  She thought of Wu Niang's delighted expression when she heard Qian Ming, and knew that Da Nai had a point, so she smiled wryly and agreed.

  Daiyu then invited Lao Zhenxing and Qianming to the eastern wing of the main house to discuss the matter. Lao Zhenxing, Daiyu, Wu Niang, Qianming, and Shiyi Niang dismissed their maidservants and deliberated on what to do about this situation.

  "We can't report to the authorities." Qian Ming glanced at Eleven Niang, "This matter was fishy from the start. If we make a fuss and take it to the government office, rumors will spread far and wide. By then, it won't be just a small matter anymore. Moreover, the Xu family has always kept a low profile, and Tenth Master is a hot-headed person... I'm afraid something unexpected might happen!"

  Xu Lingyi was not afraid of the eleventh girl. He was mature and rational, but she worried about Wang Lang, who might divorce the tenth girl or humiliate her severely...

  Wu Niang naturally agreed with Qian Ming's words.

  Luo Zhenxing thought for a moment and said, "Why not just follow the words of Ji Ning and agree to let the two aunts become nuns? As the saying goes, 'A forced melon is not sweet.' The two aunts have made up their minds to leave, and even if we can keep them for now, we won't be able to keep them forever. It's better to let them go and avoid making everyone unhappy."

  Qian Ming stared at Shiyi Niang.

  The eleventh girl also thinks it's better this way.

  It's like a clay pot bumping into a porcelain one. The two madams have already done such things, not relying on Ci Yuan Temple to become nuns but being caught by the Luo family and becoming fugitive wives is a dead end, nothing to be afraid of. But the Luo family still has this whole household of people to make a living...

  "Big brother is right," replied Eleventh Sister.

  Luo Zhenxing let out a soft sigh: "Dad was just momentarily furious, I'll go talk to him. As for Mom's place, it's temporarily hidden from her. When she gets better, we can tell her then."

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  Luo Zhenxing's gaze fell on Da Nai: "This matter, please ask the wife to bear with it for a while. Don't let those maidservants chatter in front of you, and if you're asked about it, we won't say anything out of turn. Just say that we took Lord Hou's letter and asked the officials to arrest the two madams."

  Everyone nodded.

  The little maid trembled and said: "Master, Master Hou has arrived!"

  Everyone in the house was stunned.

  The eleventh girl let out a sigh of relief.

  It's good that this maternal uncle finally came, without putting on airs and making it hard for himself to interact with his wife's family.

  Qian Ming was the first to lift the curtain and say: "Please come in quickly." Then he went out to welcome them.

  Luo Zhenxing saw Qian Ming go out and also reacted, following him out.

  Daiyu and Xiangling also went out to welcome them.

  At dusk, Xu Lingyi walked in with a cold expression, and his eyes fell on Shiyi Niang after a glance.

  The eleventh girl bowed her knees respectfully towards him - just for him to rush over like this, she also had to show some humility and obedience.

  Qian Ming had already paid his respects: "Your Lordship!"

  Luo Zhenxing also shouted "Hou Ye".

  "What's going on?" Xu Lingyi looked at him, her voice neither high nor low, but with a kind of superior and awe-inspiring dignity, Luo Zhenxing was momentarily at a loss for words.

  Qian Ming glanced at the surrounding maids and servants, and hastily said: "Let's go inside to talk!"

  Xu Lingyi nodded slightly and followed Qian Ming into the east wing. After everyone sat down, Qian Ming briefly and concisely told them what had happened.

  The eleventh girl felt her face burning hot.

  She always felt that Xu Lingyi looked down on the Luo family, and yet something like this happened.

  Xu Lingyi glanced at Shiyi Niang.

  She was found sitting in a corner with a red face, looking very unnatural, as if she had done something wrong.

  "Can't we just build a small temple at home?" Xu Lingyi said, "If it's about money, let's think of a way together."