Chapter 67: Drunkenness (2/2)
“Ma’am, rest assured,” Nanny Li laughed confidently, “Everything’s of good quality! Miss Gu is a delicate lady, how could we make her suffer from any grievance!”
Sang Wan smiled and nodded. She knew she was worried for nothing because when had Nanny Li ever done something which would make her get caught by the tail?
“Don’t prepare the clothes first. Wait till when Miss Gu comes and choose the material before preparing it! It’s possible that she must be feeling sad for the loss of a loved one that the measurements she had before are incorrect now!” Sang Wan added.
Nanny Li was startled. From her point of view, Gu Fangzi should have a plain white coat made! But since Sang Wan had already given such instructions, she did not refuse and accepted it.
“The room for Old Master Gu’s tablet is already tidied up. Would Ma’am like to take a look?” Nanny Li asked again.
“En!” Sang Wan answered, almost as if she could not wait to get out of such a chilly room. Without any thought, she took a glance at the west room and saw nothing else in there except for a long table and a thick round mattress on the floor, and atop the table was an incense burner. Nodding her head, she left together with the servants.
“It’ll be the sixth of August in a few days, Nanny, keep your eyes peered and ensure that everything is in order before the ceremony. Another festival will be coming up soon so I’ll be busy with that!” Sang Wan smiled.
“Rest assured, Ma’am! Laonu will not leave anything out!” Nanny Li’s spirit flared.
“Oh yes,” Sang Wan was hesitant for a moment before asking, “Since Miss Gu will be becoming one of our family members, this coming Mid-Autumn dinner… is there anything I should pay any particular attention to?”
Nanny Li made a sound in disdain before laughing, “Mistress loves a lively atmosphere so Ma’am, just prepare it however lively you would want the dinner to be! As for the Gu family, they’ve nothing to do with the Shi family! Ma’am, there’s no need to worry about them!”
“Then I understand!” Sang Wan smiled. Having asked in front of a crowd, it would prevent Gu Fangzi from creating any trouble.
Returning back to the small garden, as Liu Ya helped Sang Wan with her change of clothes, she could not stop her tongue from vomiting out a string of comments, “For a smart lady like Miss Gu, just what was going on in her mind when she decided to become a concubine! Mistress likes her so much, why not let her marry someone else as an official wife instead! Becoming a concubine, and what’s more entering in such a state, really——E, Ma’am, nubi doesn’t have any other meaning!”
Getting to the exciting part, Liu Ya suddenly recalled that Gu Fangzi was to become a concubine right below Sang Wan who was the official wife and she quickly held her tongue.
But Sang Wan smiled lightly, “You’re right! Even I don’t know what she’s thinking!”
Liu Ya shook her head and smiled, “If it were me and I fell into some hole full of riches or something, that kind of life is still not something I can live in!” There was someone who actually died in her previous life due to being driven to a corner by the word ‘regulations’.
Sang Wan pouted at her jokingly, “You shameless lass! To say such things here! Hasten a little, I’ve matters to attend to after! How can you say such nonsense? If others were to hear it, others might laugh at you for having no shame!”
Liu Ya smiled and giggled, “Nubi only said a few words in front of Ma’am only! Nubi’s mouth is otherwise very strict!”
The Shi household’s management team and housekeepers were all familiar with their task at hand from the numerous yearly festivals they had to prepare, and thus, Sang Wan did not really have anything to worry. The most she did was invite Nanny Jiang, who was always by Wang Shi’s side, to discuss with her the type of dishes to prepare and what kind of troupe to reserve before instructing someone to notify the Shi Seconds.
The day passed swiftly and Sang Wan was once again by herself during dinner time. Zhan Huan came to pass a message that the young master had a dinner gathering to attend to with several of his friends within Qingzhou city and will be out late!
Sang Wan did not say anything and answered with only an ‘I understand’. But seeing Nanny Li casting her a glare from the side, she quickly added a few more words. “Serve him carefully, and don’t let him drink too much!”
Sang Wan had already instructed so, Nanny Li appreciated it, and Zhan Huan gleefully agreed, but when Shi Fengju returned, he was utterly drunk and senseless!
Sang Wan was at a loss for words and could not help but feel peeved: Does Sir’s heart not feel contented if he doesn’t annoy me?
Nanny Li was feeling extremely distressed and she quickly ordered someone to bring a pail of water for her to wipe his face before leaving to cook a bowl of hangover soup. The servants became busy for a long while before the activities quieten down.
Watching Shi Fengju’s reddish and sullen eyes, Sang Wan was only left with the option of having someone help him to the bed.
His body smelling of alcohol was something Sang Wan disliked, and she swiftly instructed Liu Ya and Hong Ye, “Clear up the east room and lay a mattress there, I’ll sleep there tonight! You two will have to stay and serve from outside tonight!”
Liu Ya and the rest accepted and was about to leave before Shi Fengju, who was sound asleep, mumbled softly, “Sang Wan! Sang Wan…”
Sang Wan was stunned all of a sudden, and Liu Ya and the rest turned and gazed back.
“Ma’am, the young master’s calling for you!” Seeing Sang Wan remaining motionless, Nanny Li could not help but gave a reminder.
Sang Wan was brought back to her sense and could only step forward and sat on the edge of the bed before gently shoving Shi Fengju, “Sir, you——”
Before she could finish, Shi Fengju suddenly shot his hand out and grabbed hers tightly before saying sluggishly, “Sang Wan, Sang Wan, I’m sorry… Please don’t be angry,… don’t…go…”