Chapter 137: Argument 2 (1/2)
“Ma’am! Ma’am!” Sang Wan stumped Nanny Li. Seeing Sang Wan clinging onto her, she could not bear to push her away, and her heart softened. She patted Sang Wan gently on her back while hugging her and said, “Ma’am, don’t cry, don’t cry anymore! Just what on earth happened? Tell me slowly, please don’t cry!”
While comforting Sang Wan, Nanny Li prompted Liu Ya and the rest with her eyes to have them leave. Liu Ya was not happy as well; she was certain that it was her young master who bullied her Ma’am. Feeling furious, she stood there blankly without moving. In the end, Zhide had to drag her out, “Us servants will go and get water!!”
Nanny Li looked at Zhide approvingly before gesturing to them to be late when returning later. She then went on to comfort Sang Wan.
After a long while, Sang Wan finally stopped crying. The shame and anger shown on her face slowly eased. She let go of Nanny Li and took out her handkerchief to wipe off her tears before forcing a smile, saying, “I apologize for losing my cool and letting Nanny see such a scene!”
“Ma’am…” Nanny Li didn’t know what to say. After helping Sang Wan tidy up her hair and wrinkled clothes, she told her gently, “No matter what, you and Sir are a married couple, why become angry when you could talk things out! Now that things have became like this, don’t you feel bad too? Ma’am you were always so forgiving and gentle, but today…”
Just from the thought of what happened just now, Sang Wan did not want it mentioned again, and said, “It was me who couldn’t control myself and said something that angered Sir, I know! You don’t have to worry, this won’t happen again!”
Sang Wan felt the burning pain on her hand and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
Of course, Nanny Li could tell she wasn’t telling the truth, but it was not appropriate for her to ask any further. When Nanny Li saw Sang Wan’s hand, she received a shock, “My goodness, how did this happen!” Hurriedly, she took an ointment and helped Sang Wan apply it carefully.
“Hurry in with the water and serve Ma’am!” Nanny Li yelled loudly. Zhide and Liu Ya then opened the curtain and entered.
Seeing that Zhide and Liu Ya were enough to serve Sang Wan, Nanny Li quietly left, and commanded the servants with a strict face, “If what happened today leaks out, don’t blame me for being ruthless when I find out who that is! All of you better watch your mouths! Say only words that you should and quickly forget everything that you should!”
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The servants were terrified and quickly nodded their heads.
“Nanny, it’s dinner time now, how…” Hong Ye whispered quietly.
“What dinner!” Nanny Li glared at Hong Ye and sighed. After a short while of silence, she said, “Quickly go and find out where Sir is right now and invite him back for dinner! As for the food, have the kitchen keep them warm first!”
“Yes, Nanny!” After receiving the instructions, Hong Ye felt relieved and ran off hurriedly.
As Nanny Li returned to the chamber, she saw that Sang Wan had changed her clothes, washed her face, and combed her hair. She went towards Sang Wan with a smile and said warmly, “It’s getting dark outside, Ma’am, are you hungry? I’ve send someone to invite Sir back for dinner. We’ll serve the food in a moment!”
The moment Shi Fengju was mentioned, Sang Wan’s expression changed and she said with a frown, “I don’t have an appetite now and would like to get some rest; serving Sir during his dinner will be enough. All of you, leave now, and tell the others not to disturb me! Now!”
“Ma’am, you didn’t have much for lunch today. It’ll be best to at least come and have a little something!” Nanny Li gently tried to persuade her.
Sang Wan waved, “I really don’t have the appetite for dinner. Leave now. All of you! I want to have a quiet moment alone!”
Without a choice, Nanny Li and the rest could only leave.
Liu Ya’s face was full of worry and she seemed as if she had something to say. Sang Wan forced at smile at her, “You should leave as well! Do whatever you have to, I just need some rest.”
“Then, please have a good rest! We will ensure that no one comes to disturb you! When you’re hungry, just call for this servant and I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare the food for you!” Liu Ya said crisply; she was on full alert. Nanny Li found it annoying and funny at the same time and she chided, “Enough, get out now!”
That made Sang Wan laugh.
After a short while, Hong Ye returned and reported, “Nanny, Sir is in the study room. He ordered to be disturbed only if there’s something important, and said that he’s not hungry so he won’t be coming back for dinner.”
“Why is this couple like this…” Nanny Li sighed and went to the kitchen to check on tonight’s dinner. She asked the servants to use food boxes, which had hot water to keep their contents warm, to hold a bowl of braised pork, a bowl of Yan Du Xian, a bowl of minced chicken with smooth beancurd, a bowl of steamed egg, and a huge bowl of rice before having Liu Ya send it to Shi Fengju. Nanny Li then instructed for the plate of boneless fish, stir-fried rabbit meat with ginger, fried beancurd and another bowl of Yan Du Xian to be kept warm in the kitchen and taken out whenever Sang Wan had the appetite.
The reason why Nanny Li sent Liu Ya was because Liu Ya was Shi Fengju’s closest maidservant, she was also Sang Wan’s servant who had followed her from her parental house. Nanny Li carried a slight hope for Shi Fengju to think about Sang Wan when he saw Liu Ya and would come back for dinner. However, after Liu Ya saw her ma’am getting badly “bullied”, she became vexed; how would she still have the heart to send the food to Shi Fengju?
However, she did not dare to disobey her godmother, so she received the box reluctantly and had another servant carry it. Not long after they left Ning Garden, she stopped and told the servant, “I have something urgent to settle so you’ll have to send this yourself! Just pass it to Zhan Huan when you’re there. Remember, leave immediately once you’ve handed it over and don’t you dare to say anything unnecessary, do you understand?”
The servant wouldn’t dare disobey Liu Ya’s instructions, would she? Moreover, sending food to the young master of the Shi family all by herself was an honorable task; she suddenly felt that she was playing a pivotal role, so she answered happily and hurriedly carried the box over.
Just as Liu Ya had instructed, the servant handed the food box over to Zhan Huan and immediately turned to leave after saying she was delivering food to Shi Fengju.