Chapter 110: Turbulence Rises Again (Part 2)

  Rong Hua's face suddenly changed, and his eyes revealed a sharp gaze, which made Gao Jinrui's family stunned.

  "What did you let Lian Rong say?"

  Gao Jinrui's family finally calmed down, "Lian Rong happened to be in the kitchen, and Man'er often went there too. I asked her to say that Man'er's recent situation was a bit off."

  Gao Jinrui's words stopped here, and he met Rong Hua's icy gaze, suddenly shivering with a chill.

  Ronghua no longer paid attention to Gao Jinrui's family and stood up, calling on Jinxia to leave the house.

  Gao Jinrui's family wanted to say something again, but was stopped by Chun Yao.

  "Miss Chunyao, what's going on with Eighth Miss? She was speaking and then suddenly left. What is she thinking in her heart? You and I have both served by the side of Madame, we should understand my difficulties. When I came, Madame instructed me to take charge of everything for Eighth Miss' sake. This is also something I had no choice but to do. If Eighth Miss continues to be so weak and let others manipulate her, where will she end up in the future? Everything I say is for your good, Miss."

  Chun Yao listened to Gao Jinrui's words and said, "Gao Mama should be a sensible person. Just because you still call Shao Furen 'Eight Miss', it's not right. Not to mention that we need to be careful in the Xue family now, even if Shao Furen is careless." Chun Yao smiled and said, "Gao Mama doesn't have to think too much, the time has come, Shao Furen went to pay respects to Tai Furen."

  Gao Jinyu's family heard this and felt a chill in their hearts, "Miss, you have to help me speak up."

  Chun Yao said calmly, "Go back and wait for news, High Mama. If there's anything, Young Madam will naturally instruct." Da Qing had rushed over early in the morning, saying so many words, daring to act like this because she still thought of Young Madam as the former Eighth Miss of the manor. She really believed that Eighth Miss was timid and weak-willed.

  Chun Yao no longer spoke with Gao Jinrui's family and turned around to leave the house.

  Gao Jinrui stood in the house for a while before dejectedly coming out of Young Madam's room, returning to their temporary residence. Seeing his wife, Gao Jinrui hastily went up to her, "What did Young Madam say?"

  Gao Jinrui's face fell, but he didn't say a word.

  Gao Jinrui said: "I told you earlier, it's not like being in the government where every move requires careful consideration. You said I don't understand the reasoning behind this, but how could I not? Just look at Young Madam, she doesn't seem as timid as you described."

  Gao Jinrui's family glared at him, and Gao Jinrui immediately didn't dare make another sound.

  Gao Jinrui's words were: "After all, I am the one that Madame trusts, and Eighth Miss will have to consider Madame's opinion no matter what. In the future, Eighth Miss will still need to rely on her natal family to gain a foothold in the Marquis' household. What's wrong with me wanting to achieve something earlier and gaining merit in front of Madame?"

  Gao Jinrui tried to persuade him but had no choice and sighed: "You will only understand when you suffer a loss."

  Feng Lichang and his family heard that Gao Jinrui's family returned with their tails between their legs, and they secretly rejoiced without mentioning it.

  ……

  Xue Yu pushed open the curtain and let Rong Hua enter the house. Rong Hua walked into the inner room and immediately saw Lin Rong standing beside Old Madam, Lin Rong timidly raised her head to look at her, and Rong Hua's face suddenly fell.

  The old lady smiled warmly and kindly as usual, beckoning Ronghua to come over and sit down. She instructed Li Mama beside her, "Quickly go get those candied fruits." Li Mama responded and went off. The old lady chuckled, "They were bestowed by the Empress Dowager. I had originally thought of bringing them out for you all to eat yesterday, but who knew about Rong's matter? These candied fruits were forgotten in my mind. If you hadn't come today, I would have still not remembered, and such good things would have been wasted."

  A plate of candied fruit actually brought out so many words, the most important thing is that these candied fruits were awarded by the palace, ordinary people can't eat them, so what Madam Xue referred to was not the candied fruit, but the current status of the Xue family.

  Rong Hua smiled slightly, "So it seems I'm quite fortunate, if I hadn't come to Old Lady's place, I wouldn't have gotten to eat such good food."

  The old lady smiled and said: "These things haven't been given to you in vain, I'm not willing to send them to you, it's just that I want you to miss the good things here, so one by one will come."

  Rong Hua smiled and said, "I hope that Old Lady's place always has good things, so we can also bask in the glory."

  The old lady was even more delighted.

  The two of them chatted and laughed for a while longer. Xiangyu came in from outside and walked over to Old Lady, whispering something in her ear.

  The old lady frowned, "With so many people in the garden, how can't even one person be found? She couldn't have left the garden."

  Xiang Yu said: "I'll let them go and search carefully again."

  The old lady sighed, "Forget it, the third master's household matters are taken care of by the second madam. Let her worry about these trivial things, don't expect me to take care of everything."

  The old lady's words had just fallen when the second wife's voice came from outside, "Mother is right, this matter can't be blamed on them, it's all my fault. I was also anxious because I couldn't find someone for a whole night."

  The second lady entered the house and saw Rong Hua there. "So the second aunt is also here."

  Ronghua stepped forward to pay her respects to the second wife, who didn't avoid her but instead explained, "I was talking about Man'er. Yesterday, while serving Rungong, something went wrong and she disappeared." As she spoke, she deliberately raised her head to glance at Lianrong.

  It's already been mentioned that Lian Rong had an affair. Rong Hua didn't dare to speak up, "Perhaps she was too ashamed and hid herself away."

  The second mistress's gaze suddenly became softer, and she looked at Rong Hua deeply, "I used to think so too, but I've searched the entire mansion and still can't find anyone."

  The old lady said: "What's so important about this matter? Why cling to it and not let go, can't our household afford to lose someone?"

  How many pressing matters are there, but they insist on holding onto this one thing, who is this referring to?

  The second lady smiled and didn't mention this matter again.

  The old lady thought again, "Before I discussed with your second aunt that you should help me share some of the household chores. After thinking about it, I plan to divide my estate into several parts for you to manage."

  Rong Hua was somewhat surprised and hesitated for a long time before saying: "I've never managed the Zhuangzi, I don't quite understand what's going on inside."

  The old lady smiled and said: "When I first married into the Xue family, I didn't know how to do anything either. Now isn't it all right? These things will come with practice."

  Rong Hua smiled and got up after a while, "I haven't gone to pay respects to Mother yet."

  The old lady smiled and said: "Go quickly." She asked again, "Did Rui'er attend court today?"

  Rong Hua nodded slightly.

  The old lady smiled kindly and said, "Today should be the day when the memorial is presented to you, and in two days, someone from the Ministry of Rites will come."

  Yonghua let out a long sigh of relief as she came out of the old lady's house. Earlier, looking at Lianrong's expression, it was likely that she had already said something to the old lady. After entering the house, she glared fiercely at Lianrong and explained her own meaning in front of the old lady and the second wife, only then did the expressions on the faces of the old lady and the second wife improve slightly.

  Third Madame was just fanning the flames in her ear yesterday, thinking that she knew the truth of the whole thing would be used to suppress the second house in front of Old Madame. Ronghua smiled, Third Madame underestimated her. She could see through this matter, how could Old Madame not know? Do you still need someone to say something in front of Old Madame?

  After passing through the corridor, walking along the veranda, they arrived at a quiet place. Jinxiu whispered and asked: "Madam, what really happened in San Ye's house?"

  Ronghua looked back and hesitated for a moment, saying in a low voice: "I'm afraid someone has lost their life." The main room had not yet entered the door, but let the maids in the house have something living in their bellies. Not only would the second wife's face look bad, but if it got out, the Xie family's reputation would also be damaged. Would the old lady let this matter get big?

  Xue Ming'ai's marriage is imminent, so the second wife will be anxious to deal with Man'er. She also feared that Xue Ming'ai would not give up and thought of this method, which would take everyone into account, including the old lady who was worried about her great-grandson at first.

  She had thought all these things through clearly from the beginning, but was almost ruined by that Gao Jinrui's family.

  ……

  Third Aunt listened to what Xing Changyuan's family said and added, "The young mistress also said that Man'er might have lost face and hidden herself away."

  Third Aunt sneered, "Useless thing," she heard that Lian Rong had gone to the old lady's house, and she still thought that this second aunt-in-law had come to her senses. Who knew that the second aunt-in-law would shrink back like the eldest sister, weak and incompetent.

  Xing Changyuan's family way: "The third madam has let me investigate things and now they have a clue."

  "What did you say?"

  Xing Changyuan's family said: "The fourth miss of Changningbo is supposed to return to Jinhua Mansion, but somehow she turned back halfway."

  "Has she agreed to this marriage?" Otherwise, why make such a big fuss before and now change her mind?

  Xing Changyuan's family said, "I don't know either. But I heard that last night San Ye and Er Tai Tai were talking, not all about Man Er, but also about the affairs of the Chang Ning Bo Fu... which made Er Tai Tai very angry."

  Third Aunt laughed with a mixture of joy and worry, "It's not easy to find a compatible marriage, you know. Second Aunt's shops are all counting on Fourth Miss to revive them, otherwise they might go bankrupt."

  "Madam, what do you plan to do?"

  Third Aunt said, "If the second wife really forms an alliance with the Changning Bo family, I'll give her a portion of my two shops. She won't refuse, will she? Last time, Second Aunt helped sort out the affairs of Old Lady Zhuang's estate, and it was only because of me that we were able to sell off the seeds stored in the warehouse. Second Aunt should be grateful to me."

  Xing Changyuan's family laughed and said, "The second master spent a lot of money on his wedding in the main house, although the second house has several shops that can make some money, but not as much as the main house. As for the fourth house, let alone the fourth old master, they still need to be taken care of by the main house. Now it seems that our third house is in the best situation."

  Third Aunt said: "In these years, the old lady has given the second house so many things, we can't compare with her. Even if which house needs help, we'll just lend a hand and earn a little bit of benefit."

  "Xing Changyuan's family way: 'The second wife secretly changed the seeds, can the crops in the farm grow well this year?'"

  Third Aunt smiled complacently, "It's up to Second Brother's wife to show her skills," she said with a sigh. "It's easy, isn't it? She got many good things when she married in. Her natal family also has the dowry estate, if she wants to establish herself in this household, can't she just invest some money? Later I'll help her calculate and sell it for a good price."

  "It's just a pity that Er Fang is so calculating, we are always inferior to her. I don't know when Mingying's marriage will be settled."

  Xing Changyuan's family hastily comforted the third aunt, "Our fourth master is still young, no need to rush, madam can take her time and choose a good marriage."

  Tomorrow I have to go out again, why has it been so busy these days? In two days, I will be back in Beijing.

  The long journey has ended.

  Let's not rush to conclusions about Xue Er just yet.