C76 (1/2)
Mama Shang's surname was originally not Shang, but Li instead. It was the Shang Mansion that gave her a surname, which was why her surname was Shang with her master's. Mama Shang's older brother was called Li Yanhong, who was a manservant at the Shang Mansion's stable. Because he was good at feeding horses, he was sent to the general's mansion by Shang Jie to feed horses. That time when Li Yanhong was feeding the horse, his potbellied wife, Lady Li, came to look for him. However, when Li Yanhong was fed the horse, his potbellied wife, Lady Li, came to look for him. Madame Li then asked Madame Jiang to give her daughter a name. Old Madame Jiang casually called her 'Li Yun', and Madame Li's daughter was called Li Yun. However, because Li Yanhong was born in the stable, everyone called her Ma Yun instead of Li Yun.
Ma Yun came from a humble background, but she had a natural fox-like aura. She would usually serve others, fawning over her aunt Shang mama to get her a good job in front of Shang Jie. Mama Shang also made a big effort to let Ma Yun into Shang Jie's room for work, managing the four hour dress. Since she was 15 years old, Shang Jie was going to pawn her at the beginning of the year. Who knew that she would cry and refuse, but she didn't say why. Shang Jie only sent Mother Shang to ask, and did not get much out of her, so she could only give up for the time being. Although Mama Shang didn't manage to get anything out of her, after observing her for a while, she was able to guess that Ma Yun had a change of heart. After finding an opportunity, he said to her, ”I know what you are thinking. It's just that the General's Estate doesn't accept concubines. You are delusional.”
Ma Yun said in a low voice, ”I don't believe that the young general is unmoved by mortal desires. I just don't have the chance!”
When Mama Shang saw that Ma Yun was unwilling to give up, she was moved. This niece of hers had grown up to the point where she was like a blossoming flower. Several servants came to her to flatter her, so she knew what they were thinking. It's just that what kind of day would a pageboy have to stand up for? If he was able to catch Jiang Huan's eye, not only Ma Yun, but himself as well, would immediately get promoted. As she thought of this, she stopped trying to persuade Ma Yun. Instead, she secretly gave him an opportunity. Unfortunately, she wasn't willing to serve a girl with Jiang Huanan, so she wasn't able to succeed for the time being.
When Jiang Hualian and Jiang Huagang brought the embroidery lady to North China in March, Mama Shang plotted to wait for Jiang to come back. She wanted Jiang to find an opportunity to let him see Ma Yun take a bath, so he had to take responsibility. However, they didn't expect Jiang Huashan to come back from Beicheng and marry He Yuan on the same day, which made their plan come to naught. At present, Madame Jiang's monk, Jane, was out. He Yuan was still young, but it was a good time to act. Now that he had poured the incense into his mouth, there was one less person in front of him to watch. When he paid his respects to the heavenly lord tomorrow, he would make Ma Yun act like this again. He was not afraid that Jiang Hua An would fall for his trap.
On the other hand, He Yuan had the overseer ask about the price of Xi Guo's fruit. The hawkers had originally agreed to raise the price to sell the fruit to Gu Mu. Who knew that the one asking for the price wasn't Mother Gu, but the other steward from the General's Estate who often went out to pick up Jiang Huashan's belongings. He didn't dare to lie to her, so he obediently gave his price. Manager He Yuan came in and said with a smile, ”It's been a long time since you all got up early. Servants, come and give us some rewards!” Hmm, one strike for a sweet jujube, this method should be common in both ancient and modern times!
The little girl is very obedient, not letting us get into any trouble. She is very shrewd and knows how to reward us, making us happy. Although she is young, she can't be underestimated. Mother Gu stopped looking down on him and thought to herself: ”Even if I have taken advantage of this fruit, I won't be able to get much money. Now, I have to find another way to obtain a huge sum of money.”
Mother Gu first accompanied one of the bodyguards at Old General Jiang's side. In the battle between Nanchang and Beicheng that year, Old General Jiang led his troops and sent out his troops. The bodyguard followed the army and the enemy's arrow shot out, the bodyguard used his body to block the arrow for Old General Jiang and died on the spot. For this reason, Madame Jiang highly valued Mother Gu, and Shang Jie greatly valued her as well. It was just that Mother Gu's son hadn't been doing well in the outside world for the past few years, and her grandchildren had not gotten a betrothal gift when they reached the age of marriage. The old man had no money at hand, but he no longer felt safe and gradually grew greedy. He thought that old lady Jiang, Monk Jie, had opened and closed her eyes, waiting for an opportunity to raise a pension for herself in the General's Estate. Now that Madame Jiang had left, the mansion only had the steward, He Yuan, and this was a good opportunity.
He Yuan knew that his mother had some face in front of Madame Jiang. Although she was making things difficult for him, he couldn't be too sincere. He waited for her to accept the reward before smiling and saying, ”Mother Gu, since mother Shang is sick, we can only discuss the matters of the mansion with you.” ”Tomorrow is the day of worship for the Lord of the Heavens. This is the first time I am leading everyone in this ceremony. Please tell me how to perform the ceremony.”
While they were talking, the little girl came in and told them that she had arrived at the hospital for Mama Shang and the doctor called Chun Xiang. When He Yuan heard that, he turned to the few servants and said, ”The doctor has arrived. Could a mother please bring him in for mother Shang and elder sister Ying Xiang to see.”
Seeing that Mama Shang and Fuxiang were ill, and Mama Gu covetously glaring at them, He Yuan actually settled the bill for the meat and vegetables while chatting and laughing, and then he arranged for the fruits to be sold at a fair price. This time, he would invite the doctors to come and see them, and everything would remain calm and peaceful, and he would put aside his contempt for them for a while. I told the doctor to show the mother and tassel that there was a mother who wanted to be on good terms with her, so I hurried off.
As Shang Jie's mother was her concubine and the head maidservant was her most capable servant, both of them fell ill. He Yuan did not dare to delay any longer. When the doctor finished looking at them, he was paid for and asked about their condition. The doctor only laughed and said, ”But it doesn't matter if you eat two things that shouldn't be eaten together. Mother ate less, but it was not a big problem. Today, I was hungry, so I had a light porridge in the evening. Tomorrow would be fine. ”Elder sister has eaten a lot, and will need to recuperate for a few days. She will just have to fry two pills and eat them.”
If Gu Mummy made a fool of him, he would definitely make Shang mama eat more, and eat less, rather than the other way around. He Yuan blinked his eyes as he watched the situation. The matter of having diarrhea must have been handled by his mother. Was Mama Shang trying to cause trouble for him? Or did he want to watch his mother fight with him, and then she would come out to fish for profit? Or was there some other purpose?