Chapter Thirty-One: Transaction (Part One)

  Ronghua was chatting with Muyi in the house when Chen Mama brought Jinxiu over. Ronghua quickly stood up and let Chen Mama sit down, then instructed Muyi to go make tea.

  Madam Chen took a sip of tea and smiled, "It's nothing else, the old lady had already instructed me to find a second-class maid for Eighth Miss, but after selecting and selecting, there was no suitable candidate. Happened that Jinxiu's illness got better, the old lady said that Jinxiu is a steady girl, so I came to bring her over, if Eighth Miss is satisfied, she will be kept, otherwise, I'll change another maid."

  Rong Hua looked at Jin Xiu and said, "What difference does it make as long as mother is willing? I will naturally be delighted."

  Madam Chen said: "It's good as long as Eighth Miss likes it."

  Mrs. Chen had other things to attend to and didn't want to chat much, so she bid farewell and left, with Ronghua seeing her off at the door.

  When Chen's mother left the yard, Mu Ge whispered to Rong Hua beside her, "The first wife is setting up a spy next to the young lady." Rong Hua didn't respond and turned back into the house. As soon as she sat down, Jin Xiu poured a cup of tea and knelt down, holding it high above her head, "If it weren't for the young lady, I would have been driven out of the mansion by the first wife long ago. This kindness I will remember forever."

  Ronghua hastily took over the tea and helped Jinxiu up.

  In the past at the mansion, Rong Hua already knew that Jin Xiu was a dutiful maid, so she would take risks... "You are also like this because of me, I naturally cannot stand by and do nothing."

  Jinxiu forced a smile, "It's not all because of the young lady, actually I also have guilt in my heart." If she didn't feel guilty towards Fifth Miss, she wouldn't be so timid. Those words that Eldest Madam said when she was planning to harm Fifth Miss that year... Second Miss is actually such a person... Few people know these secrets.

  Jinxiu's expression was complex, and Yuhua asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

  Jinxiu raised her head, and Eighth Miss's gaze was gentle, making her feel a sense of closeness from the bottom of her heart. It was just that these things were still unknown to Eighth Miss for the better.

  She did have something to tell Miss Ba now.

  Jinxiu looked at the wooden cabinet in the room, wanting to speak but hesitating.

  Ronghua said: "They're all sisters, it doesn't matter."

  Jinxiu then said in a low voice: "Madam Chen asked me to come over and keep an eye on the young lady, especially these two days. No matter what the young lady does, I have to tell her."

  Ronghua took a glance at Mugen, and Mugen hastily went to guard the entrance.

  Jinxiu continued, "The wife of Xue Zhongyun from Zuichunfang was just here. I heard she came to propose a marriage for the Wang family." Jinxiu paused, "And there's something strange. Just now, Chen Mama asked someone from Cui's household to go call Langzhong, saying that Fourth Aunt is ill and asking them to bring over several trustworthy women, also telling them not to make it public."

  So Madam is taking action against Fourth Aunt? Why is Madam treating Fourth Aunt like this now? Is it for Sixth Miss's sake?

  "I heard that Madame has gone to the Yi Cheng Hou Fu?"

  Jinxiu nodded, "The person from the Yi Cheng Marquis's residence said that the eldest young lady is not feeling well and asked the first madam to go over. The people in the first madam's quarters said that the eldest young lady might be... going to have a miscarriage..."

  Miscarriage? So it seems that last night when we came back, the madam deliberately avoided Shu Hua and let her get into the carriage with support, was it because she knew Shu Hua was pregnant?

  Madam Xue came to propose the marriage, and at this time, the Hou Mansion also sent a message. If Eldest Miss really had a miscarriage, in order to keep her position in the Hou Mansion, the eldest lady could only follow Madam Xue's advice, and the engagement with the Wang family was settled.

  Jinxiu said: "I'll go out and investigate again, see if there's any other news."

  Ronghua shook her head, "Madam Chen asked you to come over and keep an eye on me, but now you're running out... Let Muxin go take a look instead, see if there's any other movement in the mansion."

  Mu Jin nodded and walked out.

  Madam arrived at the Yi Cheng Hou Fu, and waiting for her at the gate was Zhan Er Tai Tai. Zhan Er Tai Tai told her about the situation: "Last night, Dà Niáng fell down and got hurt, and then she started bleeding."

  The old lady didn't say a word and hurried to Shu Hua's residence, standing at the door she took a look inside and saw that Nai was not there, so she knew that Shu Hua must have gotten angry with Nai's sister last night, and Nai didn't dare see her and slipped away.

  The lady was anxious and angry in her heart, anxious that Shu Hua had finally become pregnant but couldn't keep the child, and angry that Mrs. Cai would deliberately stir up trouble at this time, Shu Hua also couldn't hide the truth, at this moment it's hard to distinguish what's more important, which led to today's disaster.

  Mrs. Cai hurried out of the house, "Don't worry too much, dear auntie, we had an imperial physician come and take a look last night, and he prescribed some medicine to calm the fetus, maybe it will work."

  The old lady went into the house and took a look inside, Shu Hua was lying on the bed, her face as pale as gold paper, obviously she had already become extremely weak, in this state how could she still keep the child.

  Just as she was thinking, Shu Hua called out to her. The old lady turned around and said to Mrs. Cai, "I'll go take a look."

  The old lady came into the house and sat down on a stool in front of Shu Hua's bed. Shu Hua forced out a comforting smile, "Mother is here."

  Seeing this situation, the maids in the house quietly retreated.

  The old lady nodded and asked in a low voice, "Wasn't everything all right when I left last night? How did it become like this?"

  Last night's argument with Zhao Xuanhuan, Shuhua didn't mention to anyone, only Qiuhua knew the truth. Shuhua instructed Qiuhua to tell outsiders that she accidentally broke the flower pot and also accidentally touched it.

  Her mother originally had some reservations about Zhao Xuanhuang, and if she knew that her miscarriage was related to Zhao Xuanhuang...

  Shu Hua hesitated for a moment before saying, "I accidentally fell," her eyes welling up with tears. "Or maybe I'm not lucky enough, I finally got pregnant, but..."

  The old lady hastily comforted, "This is not the time to cry, you need to take care of your body, you're still young, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." As she said this, she took out a handkerchief and wiped away Shu Hua's tears.

  Shu Hua choked back two sobs before stopping, lowering her voice. The elder madam hastily leaned in to listen, "Just now the imperial physician said that if I have a miscarriage, I'll need to rest for a year or so to recover. Right now, Master doesn't even have an official concubine by his side. Mother will definitely use this as an excuse to get Master to take Miss Jia as a concubine. The Jia family isn't just any ordinary family... what if she gets pregnant again? Mother, you need to think of a solution. Even if it's really taking in a concubine, we must let Master take someone from our own household. We absolutely cannot..."

  The old lady held Shu Hua's hand tightly, "Don't worry, I understand what you're thinking. I'll go talk to your mother-in-law." After comforting Shu Hua a few more times and telling her to rest well, she finally left.

  Now there's only a way to let Zhao Xuanhuan take in Tao's daughter again, and then make other plans. The old lady made up her mind and followed Mrs. Cai to the west wing to talk.

  Mrs. Lai and Mrs. Cai went into the house and sat down, and the maid brought in tea before closing the door and going out.

  The old lady took a sip of tea, thought carefully for a moment, and then spoke up, "Shu Hua has been married here for three years, and you also know that she is a careful person, deeply attached to her husband. Otherwise, there wouldn't be today's situation. I am also angry with her for being unreasonable, but seeing the situation now, a woman's first pregnancy is the most important thing. What if she has a miscarriage and can't rest? I'm afraid that in the future... it will bring endless trouble!"

  Mrs. Cai also said: "I know there's a lot at stake here, so I asked Auntie to come over."

  The old lady took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, "I've been through such hardships, I know how difficult it's been all these years," she said, tears streaming down again.

  Mrs. Cai hastily comforted her, "Mother-in-law said so, it makes me heartbroken too. It's all because I didn't take good care of Shu Hua that she ended up in such a situation."

  The lady said: "Giving birth to sons and daughters is the responsibility of a daughter-in-law. You don't blame Shu Hua, I'm already very grateful."

  Mrs. Cai sighed and said: "How could I blame her? My heart aches for her."

  The lady held the handkerchief in her hand, "If Shu Hua has a miscarriage, she must rest for a year or so. Just now Shu Hua told me that apart from worrying about the child, she is also worried about her husband... Apart from her, there is no one to take care of him, how can she put her mind at ease? I have promised her to help her plead with the madam, so that she can rest assured." As she spoke, she picked up the handkerchief again and wiped away tears.

  Mrs. Cai's eyes flashed and she hastily said: "Don't be so polite, Auntie. Whatever you have to say, just go ahead."

  The old lady's eyes were red, seemingly deeply hurt and dispirited, looking very pitiful. "My family originally had several young ladies of marriageable age, but many have already been married off." The marriages of the third and fourth misses were also arranged by Mrs. Cai.

  "This morning, the Wang family sent someone to propose a marriage with the wife of Xue Zhongyuan from Zuochunfang. I thought it was about the Minister of the Board of War, Mr. Wang, that she had mentioned before, but it turned out to be his third younger brother." At this point, Madame's face stiffened and she became unwilling.

  "Although marrying the third brother of Lord Wang is a decent wife, who doesn't know that the third master of the Wang family was born foolish?" The Wang family isn't some noble clan either, only Lord Wang's branch is outstanding. She had also asked around and found out that the old lady of the Wang family was bedridden due to illness, probably because she couldn't let go of her foolish third son, so she made Lord Wang find a marriage for him. But once the old lady passes away, how long will Lord Wang take care of his foolish younger brother? The Wang family's wealth isn't abundant either... If she marries into their household, besides having the reputation of being a proper wife, she won't gain anything else.

  Mrs. Cai swallowed this breath, at the critical moment to solve the problem for others, Mrs. Cai took a step that was both accurate and ruthless, the Shangshu Mansion will definitely remember her kindness. Unfortunately, Mrs. Cai still concealed it from her until the last moment, fearing that she would disagree if she knew the truth, and even brought in Miss San Jia to coerce her.

  If it weren't for Mrs. Cai's tacit consent, how would she dare to let her sister do such a thing? The old lady clenched her fists, she had not seen this move coming, now Shuhua lost the child, and she was also defeated, unable to say a word of objection.

  Madam Tai spoke up to this point, and a hint of regret also flowed out from Mrs. Cai's eyes.

  Mrs. Cai never thought that after all the calculations, the final price would be the child in Shu Hua's belly, which was after all Xuan Yuan's bloodline, the first child of the main house.

  The lady looked at the timing and said, "Madam, why don't you see if you can choose one from Shu Hua's sisters to be a concubine? This way, Shu Hua can also rest assured and recover from her illness, and her sister can come over and help share some of the burden." The lady knew that these matters were ultimately up to Mrs. Cai alone, as long as she agreed, this matter would be settled.

  Mrs. Cai thought for a long time before nodding, "Okay."

  The old lady's heart was delighted, "Which young lady in our mansion do you think is suitable?"

  It's almost time for the second lady's play.

  Everyone go to sleep early ~

  I still have to stay up late and continue coding.

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