"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Applause came from the door of the small kitchen.
Grandma Guo was so frightened that she turned around and saw Shen Tianshu standing at the door looking at her. Her back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
"Big girl..."
"I just found out today that I can't even take care of a newly bought maid in my room, so why bother Madam to put her hand into my room to take care of it for me?"
"No..." Grandma Guo felt flustered for no reason.
When she said these words to Minghui, she was not worried at all that the other party would tell Shen Tianshu. Anyway, there was no proof for what the family said, so Xu would naturally protect her.
Unexpectedly, even though she was caught by Shen Tianshu, she was actually followed by Master Huang and Guo Xiuniang from Shuangqingfang.
Is this great? We even have witnesses?
Aunt Guo looked at Minghui, then at Shen Tianshu, and suddenly realized something, and said angrily: "Miss, you, you are plotting against this old slave!"
"What does Aunt Guo mean by this?" Shen Tianshu asked with raised eyebrows, "Aunt Guo took the initiative to bring Master Huang and Guo Xiuniang here early in the morning, but she went to the small kitchen to poach me under the guise of Gong. I I would like to hear how I plotted against grandma?"
"This..." Grandma Guo was speechless for a moment.
What Shen Tianshu said is right. She came here because she wanted to come, and she also brought people...
Aunt Guo was racking her brains to make some more quibbles, but Shen Tianshu waved her hand and said, "That's it, I don't want to hear your quibbles. If you have anything to say, tell my mother!"
After saying that, she turned around and said, "I'm really sorry. It's all a family scandal, but I still have to trouble you two and come with us."
Master Huang and Guo Xiu Niang also didn't understand. They were just here to measure a maid, so how could they turn into testifying in front of Mrs. Shen?
Aunt Guo was secretly happy, thinking that Mrs. Xu would definitely protect her. Then she would make up a reasonable excuse at random, and at worst, it would be covered up by a few words of reprimand.
Mrs. Xu was taking a nap in the room. When she saw a group of people coming in, her head, which had been fine for two days, couldn't help but start to throb again. She looked past Shen Tianshu and asked Aunt Guo directly: "Didn't you say you were making clothes for the maids?" , what’s going on? Have you made Tianshu angry again?”
"Mother, let me tell you." Shen Tianshu bowed politely, and continued without waiting for Mrs. Xu's permission, "Mother Guo took someone to measure the maid's clothes, and the other maids quickly took the measurements. Okay, Minghui is the only one left behind to watch the medicine boiling.
"I happened to want to go see how the medicine was going, so I took Master Huang and Guo Xiuniang to the small kitchen. I thought that if I finished measuring them early, they could go back to work, so as not to delay other people's business, so I called the two of them together. In the past, who knew I would hear..."
When Shen Tianshu said this, he pulled out his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes, sobbing softly.
After listening to Shen Tianshu's words, Mrs. Xu couldn't understand what was going on when she saw Nanny Guo drooping her head.
Shen Tianshu must have heard that Aunt Guo asked Minghui for a prescription, but she still had to pretend that she didn't understand and asked: "What happened?"
"I took people to the small kitchen, and I actually heard Aunt Guo saying something to slander my mother to the maid in my room!" Shen Tianshu's voice raised slightly, with an indignant look on his face, "Not only did Aunt Guo say something "The head of Shen's house is a madam, not a big girl." He also said that with just a word from my mother, I can get the maid in my room.
"Everyone knows that there is no one around my mother who wants to serve me. How could I covet a little maid in my room who just bought me and doesn't know anything! Aunt Guo's words are not only slandering my mother, she also clearly wants to alienate her. The relationship between my mother and me is to achieve her own ulterior purpose!"
Mrs. Xu didn't expect that Shen Tianshu would never mention the prescription, but instead found another way and found such a high-sounding reason.
The fake smile on her face could hardly be maintained, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Is there any misunderstanding here? Aunt Guo is my dowry nanny. She has been with me for more than ten years. You all have It was Grandma Guo who watched me grow up, why is she trying to smear me outside?"
"Yes, madam, this old slave is unjust. My loyalty to my madam is beyond words!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Grandma Guo hurriedly knelt down and asked Mrs. Xu for help.
"Then tell me, what do you mean by those words?" Shen Tianshu was filled with indignation, "Not only did I hear these words, Master Huang and Guo Xiuniang also heard them. If mother doesn't believe it, why not ask Them?"
Master Huang and Guo Xiuniang didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing at all, but at this point, they could only nod along with Shen Tianshu's words.
Aunt Guo was speechless and didn't know how to explain it. She could only raise her head and look at Mrs. Xu for help.
"That's all, no need to ask, what else does a family need to testify or not? How can I not believe you?"
Of course Mrs. Xu knew that Aunt Guo must have said those words, and maybe there were even worse things. If she asked carefully, wouldn't it be possible to confirm Aunt Guo's charges in public?
"Thank you, mother. Let mother decide how to deal with Nanny Guo!"
Looking at Shen Tianshu's expression as he waited for his decision, Xu was really one of two people.
Now in front of outsiders, Aunt Guo did say those words. If she didn't take action, by the afternoon, the news that Mrs. Shen couldn't even control her own nanny would spread throughout Yongzhou Mansion.
Before she could come up with a best-of-both-worlds solution, she suddenly heard footsteps outside.
"The master is back!" The little maid at the door was also caught off guard and announced loudly while lifting the curtain.
"What are you shouting for?" Shen Zhonglei rolled his eyes at the maid in displeasure and strode into the house.
The little maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and didn't dare to express her anger.
Mrs. Xu also stood up in surprise and said: "Master is back, why didn't someone send a message home in advance?"
"We were supposed to arrive in three days. I was in a hurry, so I rushed back at night. Before I reached the city gate, I caught up with the person who came back to deliver the message." Shen Zhonglei entered the room, glanced at Aunt Guo who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's the fuss about so early in the morning?"
"Father went out this time. It's been a hard journey." Shen Tianshu was not surprised by Shen Zhonglei's main plot. After stepping forward and saluting, he explained clearly the cause and effect in a few words.
Shen Zhonglei immediately showed a look of disgust and said: "What are you doing with this servant who does one thing in front of you and behind the other's back? It's ruined the atmosphere of the house!"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Mrs. Xu, thought for a while and then said: "Since she is my wife's dowry mother, let me send her to Zhuangzi to take care of her in old age. The mansion is determined not to keep her here."
Xu originally planned to punish Shen Tianshu harshly first to silence Shen Tianshu and the outsiders. At worst, he would make up for it later so that Aunt Guo would not suffer.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhonglei suddenly came back and interfered, which would not be easy to handle.
Grandma Guo was so frightened that her liver and gallbladder split. If she was really sent to live in Zhuangzi for retirement and stay away from Mrs. Xu, even in a short period of time, Mrs. Xu could still care about her old relationship and take more care of her family. But as time went by,
There will always be someone who is favored by her side. When the time comes, her family will really be like grasshoppers after autumn, and they will be able to jump around in a few days.
The most important thing is that my grandson's future may be ruined.
Mrs. Xu couldn't care so much at this time. After being married for more than ten years, she knew Shen Zhonglei's temperament well. At this time, she could tell just by looking at his expression that something was on his mind, and she didn't dare to touch his troubles again.
She secretly winked at Mr. Guo and said, "Everything is as I say, sir. Go down and stop being in the way."
After everyone in the room left, Ms. Xu asked with concern: "Why are you frowning when you come back? Could it be that the official business didn't go well this time?"
"The official business went well." Shen Zhonglei shook his head and said, "On the way back, I happened to meet Brother Zhao Qu, who was a classmate in the academy. He took his family and his family back to Beijing to report on his work. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhao suddenly fell seriously ill on the way.
I went all the way to seek medical advice and saw no improvement. On the contrary, it became worse and worse. Seeing that there was no time to delay, I had no choice but to bring my family back with me. As soon as I entered the city, I sent the Zhao family to Hua'antang while I came back to change my clothes.
I have to go see it again soon.”
As soon as she heard that the person was sent to Hua Antang, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The incident about Xu Yihao this time made her slightly doubtful about Gong Lihua's strength.
Shen Tianshu left the main room and took Mingyu around to the side window, just in time to hear the conversation between the two in the room.
After hearing this, she whispered to Mingyu: "Go to Hua'antang today to get some medicine. By the way, you can find out what's wrong with this old lady."