Aunt Cui was found in a pavilion in the corner of the garden. She was drunk, but she still remembered Madam Yin's instructions. After tricking Yu Shu into that room, she didn't immediately return to the banquet. Instead, she wandered here alone and fell asleep on the stone table.
Old Maid Zhao brought the sleepy Aunt Cui to Madam Yin. She didn't know that things had gone wrong, so she asked Madam Yin excitedly,
"What's wrong? Has it been done? Has Sanlang from the Prime Minister's Mansion taken a fancy to my daughter?"
Madam Yin Deng refrained from slapping her in the face and scolding her for daydreaming. She turned her head and signaled Old Maid Zhao to guard outside the door in case anyone heard them.
Why do you think Concubine Cui would listen to her and trick her own daughter? Wasn't it because Concubine Cui used Yin Yuanrong's name to deceive her? Previously, Concubine Cui had repeatedly praised Concubine Cui, making her think that Yu Shu was now worthy of the nobility, but that her family background was holding her back. As a result, Concubine Cui plotted today, forcing Yin Yuanrong to come and propose marriage.
Madam Yin Deng didn't expect that things would be so coincidental. Yin Yuanrong really got involved by accident and messed up the plan.
"Why don't you go back and ask your good daughter what she did?" Madam Yin said angrily.
Aunt Cui sensed that something was wrong and became nervous, "What did she do? Did she run away? Didn't she bump into the Prime Minister's Young Master?"
Madam Yin sneered and said, "I did bump into her, but before I could act as a witness for her, she scolded me in front of my nephew and left with a flick of her sleeve. I can't afford to offend your precious daughter. With such a character, I don't dare to act as a matchmaker. Just take what happened earlier as my good intentions were in vain. Let's forget about it. You can go back now."
"Ah!" Aunt Cui said with a red face. She was angry and embarrassed. She patted her thigh and said, "That wicked girl, how dare, how dare! Madam, please don't be angry. I'll definitely teach her a lesson when I get back. I, I'll beat her to death! "
At this point, Madam Yin had no patience to deal with her. She could only push the blame onto Yu Shu to smooth things over. She asked the mother and daughter to go back to the nest to fight among themselves. Since it was Aunt Cui who was involved, Madam Yin could not put the blame on her. No matter how angry that girl was, Madam Yin could not expose what happened today.
Lady Yin dismissed Aunt Cui fearlessly and turned to talk to her youngest son. She had to carefully remind him not to say a word about Yin Yuanrong running into Yu Shu today.
She didn't care about Yu Shu's reputation, but she was afraid that the sister-in-law of the West Mansion would make trouble for her.
Aunt Cui returned home dejectedly. Suppressing her anger, she rushed to the North Wing but was stopped by two maidservants who were guarding the door.
"Madam, please wait for a moment. Allow this servant to go in and inform her."
"Get away from me. I'm her mother. Do I need you to inform her if I want to see her?"
Aunt Cui pushed them away. It was the first time that the two little maidservants encountered such a thing. They were a little helpless and didn't dare to stop her. Then she broke in.
It was funny that Aunt Cui had lived in this mansion for many days, but it was the first time that she took the initiative to come to Yu Shu's place. There were two suites in the North Wing and more than ten rooms. She didn't know which room was the one guarded by the maidservants. It was rare for her to be smart. She rushed to the one guarded by the maidservants.
"Get out of the way!"
Akiko Abe was standing outside the door. Since she recovered, she was called by Yu Shu to serve her. Yu Shu was not afraid of her strange things because she was very obedient and obedient. She liked her more than the two sisters who were bought from the Supply House at a high price.
Akiko Abe stood in the middle of the door and stopped Aunt Cui. Akiko Abe bowed and said in a low voice: "Master is taking a bath in the inner room. Madam, go next door and drink some tea to calm down. Wait for master to come out."
Aunt Cui didn't listen to her. She reached out and pulled her: "I'm her mother. Why haven't I seen her?"
Akiko Abe hugged her arm and knelt down in front of her. Then, she whispered: "Madam, please calm down. This servant deserves to die."
No matter what mother she was, her master told her to guard the door. She had to guard it. She wouldn't let anyone go in.
Aunt Cui was firmly held by her. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free. In a fit of anger, she slapped Akiko Abe's face: "You little bitch, get out of my way!"
After being slapped, Akiko Abe's face was burning. But, she didn't say anything and didn't let go.
The noise in this room alarmed the busy servants in the courtyard. Some were washing clothes, some were cleaning, and some were taking a nap. They all ran out to see what was going on. When they saw Concubine Cui's posture, they all knelt down and tried to persuade her to calm down. However, they were not as stubborn as Abe Kuizo, who dared to pull their master.
With such a noise, Yu Shu, who was in the room, heard it. She closed her eyes and sat in the bathtub. Then, she rubbed the sticky discomfort on her body.
After washing, she wrung her hair dry and wrapped it with a towel. Then, she put on a dry and soft silk dress. She stepped on the wooden clogs and walked outside. There was a teapot and a pair of round peach blossom porcelain cups. The temperature of the water was just right. She poured a cup and sat cross-legged on the couch. Then, she slowly drank it. After that, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, she aimed at the door. She raised her hand and threw the empty cup at the door.
"Bang!"
The outside of the room was quiet for a moment.
Yu Shu stared at the door with a blank expression and said: "Akiko, let her come in."
Then, the door was opened. Aunt Cui almost fell in. Her mouth was cursing: "You are a group of slaves. You should be killed a thousand times. You don't take me seriously. Each and every one of you should die —"
"Bang!"
Yu Shu also threw the other cup. Aunt Cui was stunned.
"Go back to what you should do."
The servants outside the room scattered like birds and beasts. In the blink of an eye, only Akiko Abe was left.
"Akiko, close the door and come to me."
Akiko Abe obediently closed the door and quickly moved to the couch. Then, she silently knelt at her feet and bowed her head.
Yu Shu lifted her chin and looked at her swollen face. This child was born with a fairer skin than ordinary people. The fingerprints on her face were particularly obvious. Fortunately, there were no scratches. Otherwise, Yu Shu would be distressed. She couldn't find a servant like her in the entire Da An Dynasty.
Aunt Cui saw that Yu Shu ignored her and cared about a servant. She couldn't help but feel depressed in her heart. Could it be that she, as a mother, was not as important as a servant?
Yu Shu touched Akiko's head and made her kneel on the couch. Then, she looked up and talked to Aunt Cui.
"Why did you come back?"
At this moment, Aunt Cui was dizzy with anger. Her courage flew out and she screamed: "I came back to settle accounts with you, you damn girl. I worked hard to arrange a good marriage for you, but it was all ruined by you. You even dare to scold the madam, what else do you not dare to do!"
She did something wrong, but she righteously blamed Yu Shu. Fortunately, Yu Shu had just taken a bath, so her anger had dissipated by half. Otherwise, she might have done something outrageous.
Not knowing what kind of magic potion Madam Yin and Deng had fed Aunt Cui, Yu Shu simply didn't defend herself. She waited until she finished scolding and gasped for breath before she slowly said:
"You arranged a good marriage, but you lied to me to take off my clothes and wait for people to offend me?"
Aunt Cui angrily said: "Is he an ordinary person? He is the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion. His character and appearance are first-class. He is a good husband that can't be found even with a lantern! What kind of noble person do you think you are? Will you lose a piece of your flesh if you let him see you? If you can marry into his family, you will burn incense for several lifetimes. You will smile even in your dreams. Why are you dissatisfied with a marriage that can't be found even with a lantern, ah!? "
Her voice was so sharp that it almost pierced through the roof. Looking at her flushed face and fierce look, Yu Shu suddenly felt that it was very meaningless to argue with a woman like her.
Even if she could persuade her today, she would still take the opportunity to be muddle-headed tomorrow. She knew that this person didn't learn her lesson. She was selfish, greedy, and only cared about profit.
Perhaps to Yu Xiaoxiu, she still had some motherly heart, but to her own daughter, she was the culprit who caused her to be unable to climb into the young master's bed when she was young and beautiful and had to leave her hometown to live a hard life. She couldn't love her from the bottom of her heart, so she didn't think about her and didn't even care about her life.
Even if her food and clothes were given by Yu Shu, even if her face when she went out was given by Yu Shu, she wouldn't care about Yu Shu at all, because she felt that it was natural. In her view, these were all things that her daughter owed her. She enjoyed them with a clear conscience and didn't feel the slightest bit grateful.
If she was really an honest ancient woman with such a mother, who didn't hesitate to plot her daughter to take off her clothes in order to cling to the rich and powerful, then she would probably kill herself.
Fortunately, this was not her mother. Fortunately, she had no feelings for this woman. All the tolerance and kindness she gave her was only for Yu Xiaoxiu, her younger brother.
"You want to be in-laws of the Prime Minister's fu? Do you think that your current life isn't good enough?" Yu Shu asked, "Right now, you have to have ten sets of clothes made of fine cloth every season. I allowed it. You have to eat a table full of food and drink every time you have to drink bird's nest snow fungus. I also allowed it. That woman said that the clothes didn't have jewelry to match, so I spent several hundred taels to have a goldsmith make them and send them to you. Whatever you want, I will give it to you. What are you still dissatisfied with?"
Every time Aunt Cui heard her say this, her anger would weaken. In the end, she opened her mouth but couldn't be fierce anymore. She said with a lack of confidence and grievance,
"I'm doing it for your own good!"
Yu Shu shook her head and calmly told her, "I don't need you to do what's best for me. Let me ask you, today at the assistant minister's fu, have you ever thought that if I was forced to take off my clothes and the person I saw when I opened the door wasn't the young master of the Prime Minister's fu, but a random manservant or a guest who accidentally barged in, and that person already has a family background, would I still want to protect my reputation and become someone else's servant or concubine? If this gets out and my reputation is ruined, there will be an imperial censor who will report me for misconduct and become a Celestial Commissioner. I will lose my salary and no one will curry favor with me. Think about it, will you still be able to live such a luxurious life? "
Aunt Cui was stunned and her face slowly paled.
People were like this. Rather than scolding and harming others, it was better to let her know that she almost harmed herself. Only then would she panic and know that she was wrong.
"I let you go out to relax and make friends, not to cause trouble for me. This time, you almost harmed the entire family. If I don't care about you, sooner or later, you will implicate us and we will all have to beg on the streets. For the sake of the entire family, from now on, you don't need to leave this door. It's best to stay in your small courtyard and live the rest of your life in peace. "
Today's matter had finally exhausted Yu Shu's patience with Aunt Cui. From now on, she would not tolerate her even a little for Yu Xiaoxiu.
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