Chapter 9 V2 : Irrelevant Nonsense (2/2)
Upon seeing Liu Ya’s unwillingness, Sang Wan sighed and corrected herself. “Go and reflect whether what you did just now, arguing with others, was beneficial.”
Liu Ya suddenly became very sluggish. It was true that she should stand up against injustice. However, she should also have considered the who, when and where; otherwise, she would just be digging her own grave! The best example would be the incident just then. She was so weak and pathetic during the argument that chances were, she might have become the joke of the household!
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“This servant will keep Young Mistress’s words to heart!” Liu Ya said softly.
Sang Wan nodded and had her return to rest. Alone, Sang Wan thought further about the incident and subconsciously, she suspected the cause of it to be Gu Fangzi. Who could blame her for being suspicious of Gu Fangzi? In fact, that woman was truly worth her suspicion!
In the courtyard, Wang Shi sat listening to Nanny Jiang’s report. After hearing the report, she sighed, “Good riddance!”
The Sang family might not be similar to the Shi family, however, Sang Wan had married into the Shi family and was the wife of the family’s head! If her face were lost, the Shi family would also lose its face.
“No doubt she is wise and questioned the incident no further. Otherwise, the situation would have worsened!” Wang Shi sighed as she said it.
She felt uncomfortable that her own daughter-in-law was ridiculed by her servants. Worst, if outsiders were to get wind of this, the Shi family would be ridiculed by all of Qingzhou! And especially that Zhuang merchant family’s old mistress; she would definitely make fun of Wang Shi until she ended up rolling on the floor!
That woman had always been jealous of the Shi family. Even on a normal day where nothing was out of the blue, that woman would come around to find trouble. For that reason alone, if she were to hear a rumor about the incident, she would definitely exaggerate it to humiliate the Shi family!
“Are the underlings instructed? If anyone dares to utter a single word about this incident, I’ll definitely have them killed! And as for those two foolish manservants, have them sent to work as coolies! If they remain stubborn, send them into the Chuan Shu Forest to work as loggers! Hēng, have them tamed!” Wang Shi instructed before grinding her teeth angrily.
“Rest assured, Old Mistress, I’ve already given out the necessary instructions to them. Young Mistress is an understanding lady. She’ll definitely not mention this incident.” Nanny Jiang answered hurriedly.
With the way Nanny Jiang had handled things, Wang Shi was finally assured. Upon hearing those words, she nodded her head and her face gradually relaxed. Again thinking about the incident, Wang Shi was not content. Coldly, she groaned, “Still, my daughter-in-law is right! Those servants in the household department, what were they even doing? How did our household have such unruly things? Today’s incident may be small, but if those troublemakers were to create bigger troubles, it would be too late! Tell those underlings to be more mindful of themselves! And I want to meet with the servants from the household department. I need to talk to them personally to make things clear!”
“Yes, Old Mistress!” Nanny Jiang knew that her mistress was someone who looked highly upon reputation. Naturally, because of the incident, she needed some people to pass that anger to. Too bad for those who were out of luck.
After letting out the hate in her heart, she regained herself and continued, “Because of this incident, my daughter-in-law was ridiculed. What do you say? Should I compensate her with something to help her get over the shock?”
Nanny Jiang suddenly became speechless. Deep down she pondered a little. Yesterday, Old Mistress had received the tea from her daughter-in-law and rewarded her with a gift. As for this small misunderstanding, since Old Mistress did not handle the matter personally, there was no need for any reward. If she were to do so, wouldn’t that just find trouble?
“From what I observed, Young Mistress has a great temperament and a vast amount of general knowledge. Perhaps… hēhē, oh right, Young Mistress will be preparing the dinner tonight! It isn’t too late to reward her with praise if you like her cooking!”
It is a Qingzhou custom for the newly wedded daughter-in-law to prepare dinner for her mother-in-law. This custom was to show the daughter-in-law’s ingenuity, virtuousness, competency, and capability.
“Yes, yes! I almost forgot! Then for tonight, we shall do that!” Wang Shi gently tapped her head and continued, “Later on, help me ready some high-quality gold hairpins!”
Nanny Jiang accepted and left.
In the end, Wang Shi was impatient and couldn’t wait until night. She had someone call for two concubines’ daughters, Shi Lian and Shi Rui, and have them head to Ning Garden to accompany Sang Wan.
Upon seeing both Shi Lian and Shi Rui, Sang Wan had a big surprise.
Starting a conversation with Shi Lian wasn’t difficult, but would be for Shi Rui. Shi Rui was just an eleven-year-old child who had yet to be sensible. However, as a daughter-in-law, how could she cast aside the little girl?
Sang Wan, with a broad smile on her face, personally went to welcome them both and invited them into the chamber to sit.
Shi Lian, whose biological mother, Concubine Rou, had already passed away. As such, she was raised by her father’s first wife (Wang Shi), who had the tendency to be affected by others’ words, and was both temperamental and paranoid. Thus, she grew up as a cautious child.
Normally, she would spend the majority of her time shut indoors doing needlework, making clothes and shoes for her stepmother and two brothers, and rarely visiting the garden, much less visiting others.
Shi Rui was also born from a concubine, named Fang, who was favored by Second Uncle Shi. Shi Rui was very attractive and though young, she had a very lively personality.