Chapter 40: Wang's Scheme for Power (Part 2) (Double Update)

  "Zi Juan, this is our young master, what a fierce gaze!" Wang's nanny exaggeratedly wiped her own chest.

  "Speak softly, Aunt," said Tanchun. "This isn't Rongguo House, be careful not to be overheard."

  The queen mother remained silent.

  As the crowd entered the Visiting Plum Pavilion, Xianglian and Xiangxue had already lifted the curtain outside. Wang's nurse whispered to Zi Juan: "Is this a new maid by Miss's side?"

  Xiangyun nodded slightly, indicating that she should speak less. Wang's nurse was unhappy in her heart and thought to herself, "I've been taking care of the young lady since she was a child, you only followed her for those few years at the Jia residence, now you dare to instruct me?"

  Daiyu saw Wang Xifu come in, and her eyes immediately fell on the little wife. Her eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. Wang Xifu didn't notice, but the little wife was uneasy and pulled at her collar.

  The old woman came forward and slightly bowed her head without making a full courtesy, "Your humble servant greets you, Miss, may you have good fortune."

  Daiyu put down the book of poems in her hand and said: "Hurry up, nanny, Zijuan, make tea."

  This old lady didn't stand on ceremony, and with a rustle of her skirts she sat down in the most luxurious chair nearest to Daiyu. "I must say, Miss, you're looking very well indeed - much better than when we were in the capital!"

  "Daiyu was taken care of by her brother and no longer had any worries in her heart, so she naturally recovered."

  The old woman shifted her buttocks forward, getting closer to Daiyu, and pointed to the young woman behind her, "This is your brother's new wife, I brought her here specifically for you to see, also hoping that you can give her some advice. I heard that you are going back to Beijing?"

  Daiyu didn't conceal it either, nodding and saying: "That's right, we're leaving in two days. It's fortunate that the nanny arrived at this time; if she had come two days later, she would have missed us."

  The old woman chuckled and continued with a thick face: "It's about time to visit the young lady, but I've been busy all along. Just a few days ago, I heard that the young lady was going to leave, so I rushed over."

  Daiyu felt strange upon hearing this, for Yangzhou and Suzhou were not close to each other. Since her father's passing, his friends from Yangzhou rarely visited their home. How did Wang Xifu know the news?

  Daiyu couldn't help but ask: "Nanny, where did you hear that we are leaving?"

  "Yes, it's an old acquaintance of the Lin family!" Wang's nurse looked up and observed Daiyu's expression, seeing that she didn't seem surprised, so she plucked up her courage and said: "It was Master's original concubine, Jiang Shi."

  Daiyu's face suddenly looked unpleasant, and Wang's nurse knew she had misspoken, so she hastily made amends: "Nurse also knows that the young lady doesn't like that person, it was just an unintentional encounter and a few words were exchanged, I won't have any more dealings with her from now on, please don't be annoyed with Nurse."

  Daiyu saw Wang's pitiful expression and thought of how she had followed her all these years, so although she was unhappy in her heart, she still said: "What are you talking about, Nanny? I was brought up by you, what is there to be reserved about between us?"

  "Since you've said so, I also have something to ask of you, miss."

  Daiyu said with a faint smile: "Auntie, just say what you have to say. As long as I can do it, I will definitely exert my full strength."

  The king's mother was delighted when she heard this in her heart and thought that what was asked for would probably be feasible.

  "It's actually not a big deal, it's all for your uncle. Originally, our family's Wang Fu was in charge of the shop in Yangzhou, and the old master trusted your uncle very much, and also said that he would promote him. However, now the shops in Yangzhou have all been sold, and your uncle has been idle at home these days. The girl knows that he is not a servant of our Lin family, so naturally he didn't follow us to Suzhou. Now, I heard that you still have several shops under your control, why don't you let your uncle take care of them? This way, even if you go to the capital, you can rest assured."

  Daiyu had not yet spoken, but Zijuan spoke up first: "Auntie, don't mention this matter. Although the young lady has a shop by her side, she doesn't manage the accounts; it's Lin and the previous housekeepers who are in charge. Now that things are going well, if they were to suddenly hand it over to someone else, what would Lin think?"

  The old woman's face pulled, and her tone was somewhat confrontational: "Miss Zijuan, let me say something you don't want to hear. At the end of the day, you are also a member of the Jia family. Who is in charge of the Lin family's shop? Isn't it still up to you and Young Master to decide? I am the one who raised you, Miss, and you have always been kind-hearted. Can you really bear to wrong this old woman? Is that right, Miss?"

  Daiyu heard Wang's words and completely understood her intentions this time. "Zijuan, go get the things on the multi-treasured box."

  Purple Cuckoo knew what Daiyu wanted, turned around and went out, not long after, brought a small box made of purple sandalwood with carved flowers, gently placed it on the table.

  Daiyu then took out a deed of sale from among them and said to Wang Xiren: "This thing Daiyu had long wanted to give to Xiren, but Xiren was in a hurry when she left Yangzhou at the time and didn't have time to come. Xiren is old now, and should enjoy some peace and quiet, and reunite with her children and grandchildren. Take good care of this thing, Xiren, and when you return to Yangzhou, go to the government office and cancel the case." Daiyu then took out three silver notes, "These are a total of 300 taels of silver notes, take them back, Xiren, as a small token of Daiyu's feelings."

  She glanced at the young woman and smiled, "Sister can come to see Daiyu, Daiyu is also grateful in her heart. You are newly married, and Daiyu doesn't have anything to give as a gift. Here's a golden hairpin with a sea of peach blossoms, I'll give it to sister as a meeting gift."

  The purple wutong hurriedly went to the dressing box and took out the step shake again.

  The old woman had in her hand both the contract of sale and the silver ticket, but the young lady did not mention a word about the shop. In her heart she secretly resented Daiyu for being unfeeling and unrighteous. Her complexion was no longer pleasant to behold; her mouth twitched slightly as she spoke: "I know that you, miss, are displeased with me, an old woman, for meddling in other people's business. Alas!

  When Daiyu was young, she was very close to Wang Xiang, but after going to the capital, Wang Xiang became more and more disobedient, often socializing with the wives of the Jia family, and it was not certain whether she would visit her own place in a few days. On the other hand, Zi Juan took better care of her food, clothing, and daily life. After hearing Wang Xiang's complaints, Daiyu felt very wronged in her heart, but she had no choice because Wang Xiang was her wet nurse.

  Why did they always encounter such nannies at home, Dou Mama was like this, and Wang Nian's nanny was also like this.

  Xueyan had already run to the side house to find Yan Qie and Gege after hearing Wang's words.

  So when Wang's mother was saying those unreasonable words, she was just making Yan's mother listen to her nonsense.

  "This old aunt is also too unseemly, you are a slave, how dare you speak to the young lady like that?" Yan Yini's face was cold as she entered the house.

  The young daughter-in-law had never seen such a scene before and was frightened pale, she ran to the back of her mother-in-law in a flash.

  The old woman was speaking with great enthusiasm, but when she saw the strangers coming in, dressed and looking unlike ordinary servants, she felt a bit uneasy, fearing they might be someone from the Lin family. However, since she called her "older sister", she guessed that it was probably just a somewhat dignified servant, which gave her the courage to continue: "Miss is my milk child, eating the blood on my body, why can't I talk to Miss like this? Moreover, what did I say? I am also wholeheartedly for Miss's good, who are you? What right do you have to interfere with my affairs?"

  Yan's wife paid her respects to Daiyu, and also ignored Wang Xifeng. Later, when Yan's daughter-in-law came in and saw that Yan's wife was not speaking, she knew that she did not want to lower herself.

  Yan Rong could be chosen by Zhiyuan to serve as Daiyu's maid, but it wasn't just a matter of having some needlework skills. She thought for a moment and smiled at Wang Baozhen, saying: "I suppose this is Wang Baozhen? I am Yan Rong, the new maid taken in by the young lady. The one just now was Yanyu, an elderly woman from the palace who was specially invited by the Seventh Princess to teach our young lady etiquette and propriety, so her status is naturally different."

  The old woman's buttocks became restless as soon as she heard the princess's name, "Cough, cough, I know my status is lowly, only suitable for being a wet nurse for young ladies. Now that young lady has grown up and doesn't need me anymore, it's natural to be dismissed with some money. Take Li old woman, the wet nurse of Baoyu, for example. She was despised by people when we were in Rongguo House. At that time, I just laughed at her and said our young lady would never treat me like that. Who would have thought that today I'm slapping my own face?"

  The king's wife was saying while slapping her own face, but unfortunately, she lifted it heavily and fell lightly.

  Zi Juan saw Wang's behavior and felt ashamed. She wasn't worried about anything else, just afraid that Yan Rong Bi Die would laugh at her for serving a young lady with such a rascal.

  The magpie's sudden anger cannot be dissuaded nor scolded.

  Yan Rong smiled and listened to Wang's wailing, but simply turned around to pour tea for Daiyu, then said to Wang: "I advise you to stop while you're ahead. Although our Lin family is a benevolent one, we can't tolerate servants being unruly here. Let me tell you something, Wang. Our master's wet nurse, surnamed Dou, was sold far away by the young master and mistress because she became too arrogant. Now our mistress has a kind heart, not only returning your contract but also giving you a large sum of silver. What more do you have to be dissatisfied about? Don't do something that will make you regret it later."

  Wang's wife heard Yan Rong's words and didn't know whether they were true or false. At the time of her dilemma, Daiyu spoke up.

  "Daiyu can only do this much for you, take the money back and buy dozens of acres of land or ask your brother to open his own shop, this money is enough, isn't it better than being a slave for others? Daiyu is also tired, so she won't entertain you anymore." She then said to Xiangyun: "Wang's nanny has come from afar, you and Xueyan accompany her to the big kitchen in the back to eat something before leaving."

  "Yes, miss." Zijuan glanced at Wang's wife and the young woman with a corner of her eye. "Wang's wife, come with me."

  The old woman stood up awkwardly, seemingly wanting to say something more to Daiyu, but before she could, Daiyu hastily said: "Now that things are in disarray at my home, I won't keep you overnight, Auntie. You should also leave the city early and find a boat back to Yangzhou, that's the proper thing to do."

  The woman in the house stared at her with a stern expression, while Yan Rong, the senior maid, looked at herself with a mixture of smile and seriousness. Even Xiao Yanzhu, the junior maid, showed a face full of disgust. Wang Nian knew she had lost interest and left the room with her head hung low in dejection.

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