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  Chapter 16: The Cost

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  The old lady was so angry that she wanted to slap the table, Chu Gaoshi had already coldly and angrily said "The house is in a mess, it's just right for me to take charge of the house. As a virtuous woman, how can you be so reckless and lacking in propriety? You dare to threaten your grandmother here?"

  Men wanted to stop, but it was too late. The old lady heard what Chu Gaoshi said and felt uncomfortable again, frowning without speaking. That's the way it is, that's the way it is, but it shouldn't be said like this. Isn't this admitting that the mansion is in chaos, admitting that someone has designs on Lady Liu?

  Chu Gaoshi thought this was not what she said, and she couldn't bring up the matter of losing Fourth Young Lady's incense burner again. Although everyone knew about it, it was now a taboo topic. And yet Third Young Lady had to bring it up at this time, wasn't that just asking for trouble with Old Madam? She waited confidently for Old Madam to scold Chu Ke'er.

  Liu Yiniang begged people left and right, but no one paid attention to her. She was so anxious that she started sweating. She turned her head to look at Chu Keqi, who was also kneeling, and saw that she had a pleased expression on her face. Liu Yiniang was so anxious that she really wanted to go up to her and shake her, telling her to hurry up and apologize to the old lady. Suddenly, San Gu Niang became very interested in burning incense

  The old lady saw the door family's busy fire-fighting, of course, she also understood the door family's bitter heart, this truth she can not? If you really want to marry the third girl back to her mother's house, then at this time should enhance the third girl in Chu Jia's status and prestige from the county king's mansion, in fact, she has always been doing so.

  Unfortunately, San Gu Niang didn't fall ill after all, and suddenly became close with Liu Yi Niang.

  Liu Niang was the one she wanted to suppress, suppressing Liu Niang and supporting her niece Chu Gao's daughter. Originally, San Gu Niang also didn't get along with Liu Niang, this mother-daughter duo, one elevating and one suppressing, originally not conflicting, but...but were made to conflict by San Ya Tou

  Madam Chu weighed it in her heart, after all, which side was heavier, the maternal family or the Chu family. The status of Lady Chu was also unshakeable, and if she wanted to suppress Madam Liu, she could do so after San Niang married out. For now, she should comfort and placate Xiaoyu.

  Having thought of this, he extinguished his thunderous anger and looked at Chu Kei coldly.

  Chu Nancai had already arrived early, standing outside the room rubbing his hands and feet, but not daring to go in. Now that he heard it quiet down inside, Old Lady was dealing with the three daughters and Liu Niangniang, anxiously pacing back and forth.

  Chu Ke felt the strong aura in front of her slowly subsiding, and the old lady chose to bow her head and say, "Granddaughter, you shouldn't speak nonsense in front of your grandmother, nor should you be disrespectful to your mother, and get angry with your father's concubine."

  Men heard that he couldn't help but roll his eyes. What's the matter with these people? The original "first wife" in front of Sun Chengjia's house was changed to "original big", and this third girl came up with "small aunt". Is there a distinction between big and small aunts? Looking at Hongxiu Auntie on the side, she was even more angry that she wanted to faint.

  The old lady waved her hand impatiently, "Alright, alright... let's just drop it." She didn't want to let go of Liu Niang, but seeing San Ya Tou's attitude today, she knew that Liu Niang was definitely going to be spared. Besides, San Ya Tou had only gotten involved in today's matter because of Liu Niang; otherwise, she would have been let off the hook along with Liu Niang.

  Chu Ke said with a smile, "Thank you, Grandma, don't blame me," and then she nudged Liu Niangniang again. Liu Niangniang could only follow along and say, "Thank you, Old Lady..."

  She was pulled up by Chu Ke and walked away.

  Coming out of the old lady's house, Liu Yiniang still didn't dare, this time the old lady actually let her off so easily?

  Chu Ke looked at her with an incredulous face, smiling and saying, "Auntie, didn't I say so? The old lady will definitely agree to our going to burn incense."

  Liu Yiniang hesitated and whispered "But old lady..."

  Chu Ke smiled and said, "Aunt Liu is still worried, right?" Aunt Liu thought I was," she turned her head to look at Jing'er and asked with a smile, "Is it Jing'er?"

  Jing'er immediately nodded and said to Liu Niangniang: "Yes, Auntie, don't worry, the young lady has her own measure."

  Liu Yiniang looked at Jing'er with suspicion, suddenly enlightened, let out a sigh of relief, and smiled at Chu Keqian with some relaxation.

  "Auntie, let's pack up and go stay somewhere else for a while, until the commotion in the mansion settles down."

  Chu Ke's words made Liu Niangniang nod her head involuntarily.

  Each of them picked up their own things and left without mentioning it again.

  The old lady here waited for them to leave and ordered Chu Gaoshi and Hongxiu to go out as well, only then did she ask Men San'ge, "What's going on? It feels completely different from before."

  Men's family was still thinking about San Gu Niang going up to burn incense, but unexpectedly the old lady didn't ask this first, which was quite strange... Before he had time to respond, he heard Chu Gao Shi and Hong Xiu shouting "Grandpa" in unison outside.

  The old lady asked towards the door, "Is Grandpa outside? Not coming in?"

  After a while, Chu Nancai came in by lifting the curtain and hastily paid respects to the old lady. The old lady quickly instructed Mengshi to help Da Ye get up and sit properly, asking "Have you come? You've come but didn't come in?"

  Chu Nan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Just went to Liu Niang's place."

  The old lady paused for a moment and didn't speak.

  Chu Nan could no longer bear it, the old lady didn't ask, but he couldn't help himself, and still raised his head to say that he had asked the servant on the other side, saying Hong Xiu... Hong Xiu actually scolded Qi Gui for no reason, she's a... she dares to scold

  "Oh," asked the old lady casually, "what did he scold you for?"

  "...Chu Nan was speechless for a long time and finally said in an angry tone: In short, it's unbearable to listen."

  The old lady raised an eyebrow, still expressionless and unmoving.

  Chu Nan had just come in, originally intending to tell the old lady that she must severely punish Hong Xiu because Hong Xiu was the one the old lady had promoted. If punishment were truly necessary, it would be necessary to ask the old lady for instructions. However, seeing the old lady's current state, her heart had already cooled by half. After a long while, she hung her head in shame and said that Ke Gui wanted to go burn incense, feeling that it was a suitable call. Nowadays, the mansion had changed people so many times, it was indeed a bit chaotic. It would be better to let her take Liu Niang to hide out for a while in peace and quiet.

  Men said in a low voice, "Master, about last time..." A gentle reminder.

  "Get some more people to follow." Chu Nan said impatiently, then added, "That's for..." He didn't finish his sentence and stopped abruptly.

  The old lady looked like she was also very annoyed, maybe he wanted to hide for a few days. After thinking about it, she said "Alright, let me think about it, I'm tired too, take a rest."

  Chu Nan had no choice but to stand up and leave. As soon as he left, the old lady immediately ordered Men Shi to quietly find Jing Er for me.

  Mrs. Meng responded with a sound, went out to find a trusted little maid and instructed her, the little maid ran away quickly, on this side Mrs. Meng saw that the old lady was already tired and leaned on the kang, hurriedly went up to gently massage her legs, softly saying "Are you tired?"

  "This little hoof Hongxiu has no sense of propriety at all!" The old lady finally said a sentence, it can be seen that she is also angry.

  "It's also relying on the old lady, the lady's orders, thinking of reaching her own private heart. The old lady asked her to make it difficult for Liu Niang, and she automatically thought of driving Liu Niang away. Not a bit steady, but wanting to drive her away in one go, without any vision. Even when the old lady wanted to promote San Gu Niang, they couldn't see it."

  The old lady snorted, and after a while, she sighed and said that the child was indeed young, and things were not done reliably... Alas, at that time, there was no one in the family who was of suitable age.

  Men hastily laughed and comforted, "Isn't it inappropriate? Old lady, you're also confused. If she were a bit older, wouldn't she have been married off early? Can she still be reserved for our master?"

  The old lady was taken aback and couldn't help but laugh, "I'm really confused," she scolded the gatekeeper, "You dare to say anything!"

  The Men's smiling servant is helping the old lady think.

  "That reminds me, why did San Yazi insist on going to worship?"

  Men hesitated for a moment, the old lady asked to the point and couldn't not answer. If he continued to evade and make excuses, he feared that the old lady would be displeased. He could only say: "It seems that Third Miss didn't necessarily want to go burn incense, but because things are too chaotic at home, she wanted to slip away... Burning incense is secondary."

  The old lady must have nodded, and I was really confused... being blown away by these people. As she said that, she rubbed her head, and Madame Meng hurriedly rubbed her hands together and gently placed them on her temples to massage them.

  The maid quietly called out to Jing'er at the door.

  "Come in." Mr. Meng said immediately.

  Jing'er immediately lifted the curtain and came in, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to greet the old lady.

  "Get up." said the old lady.

  Jing'er got up and gave Men Shi a respectful glance and courtesy. Men Shi nodded in satisfaction.

  "What's going on with the three girls? You said there was nothing, but recently it seems like something is up. And why are you getting so close to Madame Liu? That little brat doesn't even come back to see me?" The old lady scolded her harshly.

  Jing'er was so frightened that she wanted to kneel down again, but the lady said, "Stand up and let's just drop it. Who has the patience for all these formalities?" As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the old lady and softly said, "Actually, San Gu Niang and Liu Yi Niang are close friends, while Jing'er is just a servant who comes and goes. It's not that I didn't notice..."

  The old lady thought for a moment, and then remembered that the door was actually with the person who said this, but didn't pay attention to it at the time. The house was still in an uproar over Chu Yunqing's affair, so she had heard it but thought that as long as Chu Keji could stay quietly in her room and not go out, she would be fine, so she didn't bother with it either.

  "Jing'er had already reported that at that time, the third young lady was confined to her room and had nothing to do all day. She could only embroider flowers and make clothes in the house. Sometimes she would also think about making some food. It just so happened that the young lady loved to eat the pastries made by Liu Niang herself, so she would always order Qing Guo to take them. As a result, they became closer, and at that time, I saw that the young lady's attitude towards Liu Niang was also lukewarm, just barely polite on the surface. Who could have imagined that there would be such an outcome today? It was my negligence."

  "Is she going to burn incense?" the old lady asked.

  Jing Er suddenly said: "Speaking of it now is somewhat disrespectful..."

  "Men's words are like doors, soft and gentle, but the truth is spoken straightforwardly."

  "Jing'er nodded and said, 'That's what the servant girl said... To be honest, it's because the household is too chaotic. Although no one dares to make a fuss on your side, old lady, even if someone new comes in, everyone will still keep quiet. Who would dare not obey? But it's different downstairs. This time, those who were replaced have been with us for over a decade, and they're all family members. Plus, the matter with Sun Chengjia hasn't been settled yet. Whoever is replaced will surely make a big fuss. Our side of the inner courtyard has also been affected, with several people involved. There's been a huge commotion every day... What Miss said isn't an exaggeration; I really think she's going to get angry to death... And coincidentally, today we encountered the matter with Madame Liu.'"

  The old lady frowned and listened, while the gatekeeper looked at the old lady's face, guessing her thoughts and helping to ask Hongxiu just now, "Third sister grabbed her, scratched her, and kicked her. Is this true?"

  "Qing'er nodded, it's true... but Miss is also furious, Hong Xiuniang... I don't dare to say."

  "Speak up, is there still anything hidden?"

  "The slave is not hiding anything, it's just... Please forgive me, old lady."

  "Say it if you have something to say," Meng said with a bit of anger, scolding.

  "It's really because Hongxiu is... a servant girl, Hongxiu isn't in charge, so she has to ask the old lady for forgiveness."

  The old lady finally spoke up and said, "What about Hongxiu's side? Is she guilty?"

  Jing'er lowered her head and said, "Today, I'm so angry that I can't even breathe. Our young lady went to tell Hongxiu to stop, but not only did she not listen, she continued to beat Liu Shi, and was cursing with a foul mouth, saying 'cheap goods'... Our young lady was so angry that she was shaking all over, and before anyone could intervene, she slapped Hongxiu. Then Hongxiu ordered her maid to hit our young lady back, and pointed at her, scolding her as 'a shameless little cheap thing...'".

  The old lady and Mr. Men were both shocked and stunned.

  "Miss Hong is really too much, she scolds the maids and slaves with words that even Miss Liu wouldn't dare to say out loud. She's just too arrogant, it's like she has someone backing her up. Not just me, but even the other maids by Third Young Lady's side saw it today. I was just walking back and forth with Young Lady, and they were advising her all along, saying that Miss Hong is being too much. They're still advising now, telling Young Lady to calm down for Old Madame's sake..."

  The old lady finally came back to her senses and slammed the table in anger. "This scoundrel is really a scoundrel!"

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