Chapter 11: The Young Master's Wife (Part 2)

  Yan Hua walked to the front of the old lady's door, deliberately glanced at her, and suddenly showed a strange expression on his face, with a hint of contempt in his complacency. "Zheng Shu, how could it be like this?" he said, unable to help but show off. "You probably didn't know about the Yi Cheng Hou Fu...". Yan Hua walked and talked all the way, the content was so detailed that Rong Hua was extremely surprised.

  A young lady from a secluded boudoir actually knows so much.

  "Among the nobles, there are few who are as virtuous as Da Shao's husband, and now the imperial family is in a state of prosperity."

  These years, the Yichenghou Mansion has been supported by the Cai family's help, with a wide range of factions, and the Cai family has also expanded its influence through the marriage ties with these powerful families.

  These side-rooted and intersecting veins have deeply penetrated the entire court.

  The younger sister of Madame Cai, wife of Yi Chenghou, entered the palace and was doubly favored by the emperor. She has now given birth to a son and been made Huagui Fei.

  In the blink of an eye, Honghua's heart suddenly stirred. Now in the imperial court, with no children born to the empress, the position of crown prince was still undecided, and various factions were secretly vying for power. Could it be that the Cai family wanted...

  I don't know if it's complacent or not, Yanhua said: "Before, I heard my mother say that there were originally few men of marriageable age in the noble families, and the marriage of the Yi Chenghou Mansion was a rare opportunity. Among these aristocratic families who had dealings with our family, only the main wife of the Wu Mu Hou had passed away before entering the door, and outsiders all said that Wu Mu Hou was cruel and evil... Who dares to go to the Wu Mu Hou Mansion? The implication is that she has found the best place, and from now on, no one can surpass her.

  Yan Hua said this and glanced at Rong Hua, who had already lowered her head with a red face.

  Yan Hua hastily smiled, "I was just joking, but... you and my sister will get along well, and in the future, you won't lack benefits."

  Ronghua could only smile and agree.

  Yan Hua touched the hairpin on her head and smoothed out her temples, "Right, I still have some things to do, little sister can take a walk around the garden by herself first." Yan Hua lost patience as soon as she achieved her goal.

  After Yanhua left, Mugen immediately followed up, "Miss, is it time to..."

  Ronghua smiled, she had to think of ways to find out what the madam was going to do, only by figuring this out could she make arrangements for herself.

  She not only wants to marry herself off with glory, but also wants the big wife to treat her as a confidant, she wants the big wife to say out loud the deepest secrets in her heart.

  She can no longer carefully suppress herself under this roof, she wants to have her own dignity and freedom. Rong Hua closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he missed once, cannot miss again.

  Mugwort was somewhat anxious, "Miss, what exactly do you want to do? What if the madam sends someone to look for you and you're not in the house, how am I supposed to explain?"

  Rong Hua glanced at Mu Jin, "Say whatever you want to say."

  Mugunghwa still had something to ask, but Yonghwa had already turned and left.

  Mrs. Dai and Mrs. Cai were chatting when Chen's mother came to report something, so Mrs. Dai had to get up and apologize to Mrs. Cai before walking aside.

  "Old Mrs. Chen whispered in the madam's ear, 'The master and both young ladies have left.'"

  The lady raised an eyebrow.

  Old Mrs. Chen continued: "The old gentleman has gone back to his residence, but the two young ladies are still in the garden..."

  The madam smiled coldly, "Let people follow... They all think that being a little clever can play tricks under my nose. I'm just giving them an opportunity to show their true colors."

  "Whoever it is can't escape Madame's eyes."

  The lady looked at the table where the servant girls were sitting, and Mrs. Cai's servant girl was indeed getting restless.

  "It seems that it's not just us who think she's greedy, someone else has also had thoughts about her."

  Mrs. Chen also glanced over at the table and said, "Don't worry, ma'am, I've been prepared for this."

  "There's no need to follow those two girls too closely. With bait here, are you afraid of not catching that fish? Scaring the fish away would be even worse."

  Madam Chen hastily agreed. Still, the mistress's mind was meticulous, and in this mansion, there were always people who didn't know their place, trying to avoid the mistress and do things on their own. They should know what kind of intelligent person the mistress was; even if she couldn't see through someone at a glance, she would have ways to test their true intentions.

  "Follow the vine to find the melon, see how many people are involved."

  The lady does these things, never going easy on herself.

  The lady walked back to Mrs. Cai's side and smiled warmly again.

  Madam Hou was watching the dan actress on the stage, and it took her a long time to come back to herself. She saw that the first wife couldn't help but praise: "I've never seen such a beautiful dan actress before. Not only does she look good, but her voice is also great. She sings with a sobbing tone, making people feel heartbroken when listening."

  Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her face was like a lotus flower, and on her pale face, a few strands of green silk were stuck, winding down along the slightly pointed and thin cheeks. Her cherry-red lips were like petals, slightly open, and indeed had a few points of enchantment.

  The lady whispered two sentences in Madame Hou's ear.

  Madam Hou couldn't help but be surprised, "Really?"

  The madam said: "This is a famous singer from the capital, how can I cheat you? If you think he sings well, just take him with you and have him sing for you whenever you want to listen."

  Madam Hou smiled and said: "If you hadn't told me, I would have thought she was a pretty young maid."

  No need to say polite words, Mrs. Dai called Chen Mama and instructed the whole troupe to go to Hou's mansion to serve, as for the necessary greasing inside, of course, Madam Cai didn't have to worry about it.

  After a while, Qian Pobu indeed left her seat, and Chen Mom called someone to secretly follow her.

  Qian Pobuzi sat back down again, and Chen Mama went over to Da Tai Tai's side to receive her orders.

  The lady asked Chen's mother, "Is Qian's wife being taken care of?"

  "Chen's mother nodded, 'I've been watching. But I haven't seen her have any contact with the two young ladies.'"

  The lady stared at Chen's mother for a moment, "Would they be foolish enough to take the initiative? It must have been arranged long ago, taking advantage of people's inattention..." The lady paused, "Go and take a look in the two young ladies' room and you'll understand."

  Mrs. Chen hastily took a few people down to handle it.

  The lady returned to her seat, and Madame Hou smiled slightly before continuing: "That matter, you can't gloss over it for me again. You have to give me a straight answer. The Minister's residence is no ordinary household."

  The lady's eyebrows fell, and her expression was somewhat difficult. "You see, this is not an urgent matter, I have to ask the old master and madam, one person can't make a decision."

  "You'd better think carefully..." Madam Hou said no more.

  The lady sat to one side, picked up a peanut, and with a slight exertion of her hand, cracked the outer red skin into fine pieces. After Eldest Sister married into this family, although Master also got a promotion and was in charge of Zhejiang's treasury, half of the income was taken away by the Marquis of Yi Cheng's household. In the intricacies of officialdom, the household didn't know how much silver they had spent, but in the end, it was the Marquis' household that reaped the benefits.

  Their Taifu family has been a hereditary official family for generations, and marrying into the nobility is a matter of adding flowers to brocade. However, it turns out that they are everywhere obstructing, and the marriage of the young ladies in the mansion, especially the Houye lady, must be intervened. The third sister and fourth sister's marriage she endured again and again, but this cannot go on forever.

  She had mentioned a few words to Shu Hua several times, but Shu Hua couldn't understand the reason behind them. Earlier when Shu Hua came back and talked about the matter of the Prime Minister's residence, she thought it was Shu Hua's own idea, but didn't expect that it was actually the wife of Marquis Hou again...

  That phoenix hairpin, if it weren't for her family not having a single decent person, she wouldn't have smiled so awkwardly in front of the Marquis's wife. Now that she's on her way out, everything is beyond her control.

  But she couldn't resign herself to this fate.

  The old lady peeled the peanuts in her hand clean, then put them in her mouth and chewed slowly. When eating, you can't be impatient, you have to savor it slowly to bring out the flavor.

  Madam Chen took a few maids to Sixth Miss's place, Xiang Qiao was doing needlework in the outer room, saw Madam Chen and immediately stood up, "Mother, why have you come."

  "Is Sixth Miss in?" asked Mrs. Chen with a smile.

  Xiang Qiao nodded and said, "The young lady is inside." As she spoke, she stepped forward and lifted the crystal curtain.

  Madam Chen looked inside and saw that Sixth Miss was indeed sitting properly at her desk, holding a pen and concentrating on writing something. There were already several finished pages on the table.

  There was an incense stick inserted in the censer, and it had also burned down to a small section. It seemed that Sixth Miss hadn't left her room for some time.

  Looking at Xiang Qiao again, there was no unusual expression on her face, everything was as usual and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

  Madam Chen drew back her head, a smile spreading across her face, "In that case, I won't disturb Sixth Miss anymore."

  Who knew that as soon as she finished speaking, Sixth Miss lifted her head and happened to see her. "Mom, how did you get here? Is it because Mother's side is looking for me?"

  Mrs. Chen had no choice but to enter the house, "No, I just came over to take a look." Walking up to Miss Liu, she deliberately took a glance at the things placed on the table, "I couldn't understand what you wrote either, miss."

  Yan Hua smiled and said, "Just now, Eighth Sister pulled me to take a stroll in the garden, and we happened to pass by Mei Garden, which reminded me of several plum blossom poems."

  Madam Chen looked at the characters, which were clear and elegant, and then flipped through a few pages that had been written, also like this. Then she smiled and said: "It's still Miss, even if I saw mountains of gold and silver, I couldn't write it out." Everyone laughed, and Madam Chen apologized again: "I have something to do, so I'll leave first." As they left the room, a servant woman rushed over and whispered in Madam Chen's ear: "The eighth young lady is not in her room."

  Old lady Chen took a glance at the woman and asked, "Where is the young maid?"

  The old woman said: "Mu Ge and several aunts are indeed there."

  "Come on, go take a look," said Chen's mother.

  Madam Chen and her party entered Miss Ba's courtyard. Mu Jin, who was originally standing in front of the gate, immediately came forward to greet them. Madam Chen asked straight away, "Where has Miss Ba gone?"

  Mugwort's face, which had turned pale with anxiety, became even more unsightly, and it took her a long time to speak up, "I don't know either."

  "Unknowingly? How did you serve Miss?" Chen's mother raised her voice.

  "Really, I don't know," Mu Jin said hastily. "When I came back, there was no one in the house." Mu Jin's hands were clenched together, her lake-green skirt trembling violently, unable to utter another word except that she didn't know.

  "Come on, follow me and answer to Madam," said Chen's mother.

  It's about to PK, pink tickets should be left for the teacher, thank you for your support.

  Thanks for pointing out the mistake, I didn't express that part clearly. If you hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have noticed it either.

  Gaozong is already a dead emperor, but Ba Mian didn't make it clear.

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