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  Chapter 16: The Cost

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  Chu Ke stroked the chess pieces on the table, still speaking slowly and skeptically. "Brother doesn't believe it, so he sent those people to find evidence. They left one person to keep watch, and I also sent a maid to keep an eye on them, lest they do something tricky in this room. Mother, now go take a look outside, is that really Ice Fragment? As for that box...I actually recognized it, it's the pastry box I asked Qing Guo to deliver..."

  Men's whole body softened, and San Guniang finished speaking, she fell to the ground.

  "Chu Xue's mother asked, 'What's going on?' 'If there's something, just say it. See if I can help or not?'"

  Men's asthma coughed twice, and then sucked up this breath, shouting "Miss save life" knocked his head down...

  ……

  Men's family is not stupid, she, these people come to find out, then San Guniang has already investigated the matter clearly, those things done before, it's hard to hide, after all, they are all in the same house, one by one clever like a monkey, say one word can infer ten things, such obvious things, how could San Guniang not think of?

  Besides, those people at the door can still afford to pay back the money, but they are not like the nuns in the temple who only eat vegetarian food. Can they easily let her off? If it's not about extorting money, then it's about beating her up to vent their anger. Her old arms and legs can withstand a few strong men's fists and kicks? If she obediently admits defeat, won't she be ruined?

  Either way is death, anyway it's all over for this girl, might as well ask the girl to help get rid of them and then talk.

  So without hesitation, he asked Chu Ke'er to save his life.

  Chu Ke smiled, without any hesitation, and immediately called Bai Guo to come in, ordering her to take the silver from Madam Meng's hands and return it to those people. She asked Er Ye and Wu Ye to speak kindly and politely send away that group of pests.

  Bai Guo took the silver given by Men Shi and left. After a while, there was indeed a big noise at the door. Chu Ke Xi got up to listen at the door, and followed by Men Shi's maids who didn't care, they even came out to take a peek, but were scolded by Chu Ke Xi: "What business do you have here? You just know how to stir up trouble!"

  The several women were so frightened that they wet their pants.

  Men was frightened and listened to the noise outside, vaguely able to hear that those people were going to "vent their anger", and was so scared that he turned pale with fright, hating that he couldn't find a table to hide under.

  The sound of Er Ye and Wu Ye's loud dissuasion, as well as the pleading voices of several maidservants inside, caused the door to lose face in front of Grandma.

  "After entangling at the door for half a time, Qing Guo leaned in close to Chu Ke's ear and said something, Chu Ke nodded and went into my room to fetch fifty taels of silver."

  Qing Guo went in and came out with silver after a while.

  Men hesitated for a long time and didn't know whether to ask or not, was the silver used to get rid of those people? Asking the young lady for silver... how embarrassing?

  Three Auntie didn't say, it was to help her out, at the time of the green fruit, not to report back, but to whisper in Three Auntie's ear, this is called Mrs. Men being indecisive, however, this is also a pitiful old face...

  In short, human feelings are like debts that get bigger and bigger, and it's impossible to repay them all...

  The fifty taels of silver that Qing Guo finally took out seemed to have worked, as the noise outside gradually subsided. After a while, they even heard those people say... "Two gentlemen, please come in and take a seat, our spices are all top-notch, we'll definitely give you two gentlemen a satisfactory discount..."

  Men breathed a sigh of relief, sneaked a glance at the girl, who also seemed relieved, and looked towards the door.

  The people at the door have left. The two young masters stopped at the gate and didn't come in. One of them smiled at Chu Ke and said, "Sister, those people are gone, don't worry."

  Another young master glanced at the door and said to Chu Kei, "Sister-in-law, you can't be too lenient with the servants."

  Men was so ashamed that he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

  Chu Kei made a deep bow to her two cousins and said, "Thank you, cousins, for helping me out of this predicament."

  "No need to be polite, cousin."

  "Also, please don't tell the two brothers... Don't say it out loud, I'll handle it myself. I'm just afraid that if the message is passed on incorrectly, it will affect my reputation."

  "It's all right, don't worry about it," said the two cousins as they turned and walked away.

  Men felt ashamed and guilty and afraid...

  Chu Ke led the way into the house, with Madame Meng and three maidservants following closely behind, their heads bowed low as if they were the ones who had done something wrong.

  Chu Ke sat down and said to the three maids: "If I were to hear a single word about today's events outside, none of you three will be spared."

  Qing Guo, Bai Guo and Jing Er all knelt down. "Your humble servants dare not utter a single word."

  Chu Kei waved her hand and said, "Qing Guo and Bai Guo can go out. Jing Er will stay behind."

  Qing Guo and Bai Guo left, Jing Er was still kneeling on the ground, Chu Ke asked in a soft voice "Jing Er, I'll ask you on behalf of Madam, what do you plan to tell Old Lady about this matter?"

  Jing'er raised her face and looked at her aunt, Jing'er had nothing to report to the old lady.

  "I believe it, but what about Mom's side?"

  "If I have said something I shouldn't say, then call me..."

  "Wait," Chu Ke interrupted her with a smile, "I'm a soft-hearted person, if I make a poisonous oath, I won't be able to hear it, but Mother doesn't believe me, what can we do?"

  Jing'er was stunned for a moment. She actually planned to make a poisonous oath, and thought the girl meant it too. But after hearing the girl's words, she didn't quite understand what the girl meant either.

  Chu Ke was silent, her eyelashes drooping.

  Men watched as the girl made her way around, greeting those she should greet, warning those she should warn, and threatening those she should threaten. When she finally reached Jing'er, who was the one person Men was most worried about, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Even with all her cunning, Men couldn't understand what the girl's intentions were.

  Chu Ke's eyes drooped, her heart coldly sneering. Did the Madam still think she could leave a way out for her? Still think she could have it both ways? Today, she would dispel that notion and make her understand that with the old lady, they were two people who couldn't coexist. Wanting to fawn on both sides and not offend either side was impossible.

  "Get up, Jing'er," she said. Jing'er got up in a daze, and Chu Ke also stood up, slowly walked around the room twice, sat down and poured me a cup of tea, and put away the chessboard on the table.

  Jing Er nodded and quickly went off to work.

  Men's face was a bit unbearable, now if you still don't understand, then you're stupid. She 'thudded' and knelt down at Chu Ke's feet "Miss, servant...servant has committed a great crime"

  "Son? Can't just say son, can it? Not a few words." Chu Ke smiled lightly. The previous madam had just passed away, and the musk incense in the mansion had been replaced; when the new madam entered, the sandalwood incense was also replaced... This time it's ice incense, looking like it's enough for the people in the mansion to use for half a year, worth about 500-600 taels of silver.

  She saw the door's face turn pale, and said that these two times were correct. She coldly smiled and stopped talking, lest she be discovered to have actually not much to say.

  Mrs. Meng was frightened, the girl's two times were exactly the two times she had changed, she was not a girl for nothing, but indeed frightened by such things, if it were to be told to the old lady, she would certainly not be able to bear it, the old lady hated most those who stole her wall corner, let alone the old lady herself being suspicious, if so, don't expect the old lady to be able to bear it in the future

  She trembled and fell to the ground: "Slave guilty... Miss spare life..."

  "I want to make the characters stop jumping."

  "I don't know, from now on, as long as it's young lady's orders, I will obey without fail."

  "Who does the old lady want me to marry?" Chu Ke asked straightforwardly.

  Kneeling, Mrs. Men's body trembled slightly, she had just been holding onto hope, hoping that the girl was not asking her to choose between her and the old lady, hoping that the girl only wanted to be a bridge between them, helping to speak well of her in front of the old lady... But now, this hope was shattered, this girl - wanted to go against the old lady.

  Men's whole body was trembling, and the sweat on his forehead had come down.

  Chu Ke smiled coldly and looked at her with great patience. The old lady was her master for most of her life, so she needed to think carefully, naturally needing a little more time.

  The mistress and the servant stood there, frozen in a stalemate for as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea. Finally, Madam Meng couldn't hold out any longer. She weighed her options repeatedly: if Third Young Miss were to reveal this matter, she would suffer all sorts of punishment - was it within her tolerance? If she could bear it, then naturally she would still choose the old lady; after all, she had followed her for half a lifetime and there were too many things at stake. The thought of betraying the old lady made her shudder.

  But if the girl is not chosen, then the matter of stealing and profiteering will be exposed immediately. At that time, can the old lady still force her way to keep it? Will the old lady ruin her image as the mistress of the house, ruin her image in front of the servants, just to keep it?

  Men's family broke out in a cold sweat, since she had an illegitimate child and followed the old lady wholeheartedly, everything went smoothly for her. The people around her, including the old lady, all responded to her like fish in water. She never felt as difficult as today, feeling that today was a bit of a living hell.

  "Miss... miss... spare my life, please... Miss, I beg of you, considering that I've followed the old lady for over 40 years, spare this old life of mine..." Madam Meng was in tears.

  Chu Ke looked at her and slowly said, "People often say that when the moon is full, it will wane, and when the water is full, it will overflow. Auntie Men, having lived for over 50 years, don't you understand this principle? Wanting to please everyone and not offend anyone, being a perfect person, isn't that easy."

  Men cried and fell to the ground.

  After crying for a while, she slowly calmed down and sobbed, saying intermittently: "Old lady... wants to marry the girl off to... marry her off to..."

  Chu Ke looked at her coldly.

  "... promised to marry into the Xue family..." The lady of the Meng family fell to the ground...

  Chu Ke's gentle smile finally made Jing Er laugh, and she helped her mother down to rest.

  Jing'er suddenly appeared, supporting Men Shi up. Men Shi had a tear-stained face and looked at Chu Ke with some confusion, but was led away in a daze.

  Chu Ke sat down.

  Jing'er helped Men Shi back to her room, and laid her down on the bed. As she was about to leave, her arm was suddenly grabbed by Men Shi. "Jing'er...?"

  "Qing'er lowered her eyes and said, 'Mother, you're also tired. Take a rest and we'll go to the girl's place again tomorrow.'"

  Men suddenly realized, she pointed at Jing'er in surprise: "Originally... already..."

  Jing'er raised her eyes and looked at her niece's temperament, you slowly figured it out. Anything else you want to know, you can ask me, there's nothing for now, I'll go first." As she spoke, she helped her spread the quilt open and covered her legs with it, then left.

  Men looked back at him with a dazed expression, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

  Chu Kei handed over the white and green fruits to Bai Guo, took out ginseng, longan and other expensive ingredients from Zhu Yi Huan's purchase, and handed them over to Bai Guo. They were taken to the kitchen, where suitable ones were picked and simmered together for a soup.

  Brother's kindness cannot be wasted.

  Bai Guo agreed and left. On this side, Chu Ke was about to ask Qing Guo to tidy up before sleeping, as her head still hurt. Jing Er came in and said, "Miss."

  "Is it like Chu Ke's delicate and elegant style?"

  "Lying down, it seems she's being honest." Jing'er said this and waited for a while. The girl didn't ask again, and then the maid of Lan'niang came to the door, bringing some fresh fruit and asking if the girl had recovered from her illness.

  Chu Xue heard this and was stunned for a moment, then said "Tell her to come in."

  Soon, Lan Zixiang's maid arrived and greeted Chu Ke with a clear voice: "Our young lady, Miss Chu San, is ill and is very concerned. These fruits were brought from the mansion and are very fresh. Please try some, and please take care of your health."

  Chu Keai looked at the maid, who was unusually well-behaved today, lowering her eyes and not daring to look up at her. Chu Keai thanked her in a lukewarm tone, "Thank you for your concern, Miss, and thank you for the fruit."

  "Yes, that slave has retired." The maid then left.

  "The uneasy mind of Qing Guo Dao"

  Chu Ke thought so too, but in order to maintain Duo's dignified image, she didn't echo him and turned around to continue sleeping.

  It was already very late, she went inside for a while, combed her hair with a comb, and rummaged through the inner shirt she was wearing. As a result, she heard Mrs. Liu's voice coming from outside, so she had to come out again.

  Liu Yiniang saw her come out and hastily asked: "Third sister, aren't you lying down?"

  "It's much better now, I haven't slept all night and feel quite spirited." Chu Ke said with a smile.

  "Grandma Liu let out a sigh of relief, that's good." (If you like this work, welcome to subscribe and reward on Starting Point Website (), your support is my greatest motivation.)

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