The next day, Madam Yin Deng obediently went to the Yu's Mansion. However, she didn't come to apologize, but to visit "Madam Yu".
In the morning, the main gate of the Yu's Mansion was not open. There was a small door next to the main gate, which only allowed two people to pass through.
Sitting in the sedan chair, Madam Yin Deng asked a maid to knock on the door.
The two servants on duty in the main gatehouse were chatting. When they heard the question, the younger one ran out to answer. He heard that it was the wife of the assistant minister's residence who had come to visit their Madam Yu and asked them to open the main gate to welcome her.
There was an old servant in the gatehouse, who also came out while talking. He looked at the soft sedan chair in front of the gate and said politely to the maid in front of him, "Miss, please forgive us.
It's not that we didn't open the gate on purpose, but there are rules in the mansion. The lord goes to the yamen during the day, and the mansion is not allowed to see guests. No matter who your master is looking for, please come after sunset. "
There was no such thing as not seeing any guests during the day and only opening the door at night. However, this was the rule set by Yu Shu. Inside and outside of this mansion, all the servants were personally selected and arranged by her. Of course, they only obeyed her.
In the sedan chair, Madam Yin Deng was a little impatient. She thought that it was so difficult to open the gate. This mansion was really unruly. Unexpectedly, when the maid came back, she told her that the gatehouse did not open the gate and asked her to come back at dusk.
Madam Yin Deng instantly pulled a long face and said angrily, "They don't want to open the gate, right? Go again and ask them to inform their madam that I came to see her and ask her to come out to welcome me!"
After saying that, she felt that she had gone too far. She didn't come to make trouble today. Thinking of her master's instructions last night, she quickly opened the curtain and called the maid back,
"Don't say anything else. Ask someone to go in and inform Madam Yu that I want to see her."
.....
The gatehouse sent the message to Qingshi House. When Aunt Cui heard that Madam Yin Deng came to see her, her first reaction was not to go out to welcome her, but to ask if Yu Shu was in the mansion.
"Is the young lady at home now?"
Since Madame Yin and Deng's birthday, she had been grounded by Yu Shu. She was not allowed to go out. Every day, whatever she said or did, someone would report it to the North Courtyard. If she accidentally cursed, Yu Shu would send someone to Qingshi Zhai that night, catch her maids and old women, and force them to kneel in the yard for a whole night.
Now her words and actions are restricted, and she can't go out of Qingshi House at will. If she does something wrong, the servants around her have to kneel down and kowtow to her, begging her to spare their lives.
Aunt Cui could only curse Yu Shu in her heart for being disobedient, but she was afraid that she would cause her to lose her career and wealth, so she dared not say anything and gradually calmed down.
As a matter of fact, it was rare for Madame Yin and Deng to come to visit. She was not happy at first, but she was afraid that Yu Shu would hear about it and give her a hard time.
"Madam, Milord went to the yamen in the morning and hasn't come back yet."
Aunt Cui was relieved and then ordered the gatekeeper to come, "What are you waiting for? Invite her in."
Otherwise, she would say that she was simple-minded. Since Yu Shu was not at home now, she wouldn't come back at night. She knew that if she met Madame Yin and Deng, she would still be punished.
The gatekeeper didn't leave obediently, but apologized to her and told her the rules set by Yu Shu, which meant that no one was allowed to visit when Yu Shu was not at home.
When Aunt Cui heard that it was Yu Shu's order, she suddenly became listless. After hesitating for a while, she didn't dare to insist that the gatekeeper come in, but planned to see Madame in person.
But when she was just about to go out, a group of servants came up to her and knelt down before her before she reached the gate of Qingshi Zhai, asking her to think twice and to spare her life.
Aunt Cui had no choice but to go out of the gate.
.....
Madam Yin waited for a long time, but all she got was a lie that "Madam Yu is not well and can't see guests".
"Sorry to trouble you to come here in vain. Please come again another day." The old gatekeeper bowed and stood beside the sedan chair to convey the message.
Madam Yin had long been gnashing her teeth in anger. She snorted coldly and went home without saying anything. She didn't leave the gifts she brought when she came and carried them back.
.....
When Yu Shu came back in the evening and heard about it, she just laughed and ordered,
"If she comes again, no matter what time it is, don't let her in. The gatekeeper did a good job today. Who can't be blamed? Tip them two months' worth of salary and give them two more meat dishes for dinner. "
Although she didn't see Madame Yin and Deng, Yu Shu clearly knew her mind. She just found that the situation was not right, so she came to mediate. But she couldn't put down her pride to ask for peace, so she picked up Aunt Cui, who was a pushover.
This kind of person really didn't know how to write the word "death" until death was near.
Madame Yin was full of anger. When she returned home, she smashed two cups to vent her anger.
Just then, the third master of her family, Yin Yuanbo, came in from outside. When he saw the mess on the ground, he tutted twice and sat next to Madame Yin and asked with a fierce face,
"Who made my mother angry? Let me teach him a lesson!"
Madame Yin looked at her youngest son and her anger subsided a little. She reached out and pinched him, saying, "It's all because of you!"
"Hiss, why is it because of me?" Yin Yuanbo grimaced.
Madame Yin hurriedly rubbed him. She was angry, so she said it all, "Didn't I find a wife for you before? I wanted to find someone to control you as soon as possible so that you could control your temper and stop wasting your time. I didn't expect that I was wrong. That girl is not a person who knows her place. On the one hand, she refused the marriage proposal from the matchmaker, but on the other hand, she spread rumors everywhere, saying that she doesn't like you and that our family won't let her go."
When Yin Yuanbo heard half of it, he became furious and slammed the table, saying, "Who is this bitch? Mother, tell me her name!"
Although the third master of the assistant minister's mansion was a playboy, he usually couldn't stand others looking down on him and comparing him with the third master of the West Mansion, Yin Yuanrong.
Madame Yin snorted, "You have seen this person. She is the wretched girl that you and Yuanrong ran into on my birthday in the backyard."
Yin Yuanbo instantly remembered. It was really because Yu Shu's disheveled appearance that day left a deep impression on him. Even if her face was not beautiful, he couldn't forget it for a while.
"It's her?" Yin Yuanbo recalled and showed disdain, "That kind of girl is not even as good as the girls in the Pavilion of Fragrances. Why did you choose her?"
On one hand, he secretly rejoiced that the marriage did not go through. Otherwise, he would be ridiculed to death by his group of scoundrels for marrying such a mediocre and disorderly woman.
Madame Yin explained, "Don't be fooled by her looks. She is a female disguise master from the Dayan Academy. Now the Celestial Commissioner is a female official and is of the fifth rank like your father. If it wasn't for the fact that her mother used to be a maidservant in our mansion, do you think this kind of marriage would be easy to find? "
When Yin Yuanbo heard this, his face became even uglier and he screamed, "Her mother is still our family's servant? Mother! Are you muddle-headed? Why did you think of finding me a lowly person! "
Seeing that her son was so angry, Madame Yin patted his chest and comforted him gently, "That was in the past. More than ten years ago, her mother left with a Xiucai and got rid of her slave status. My son, don't be angry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have told you these things. Don't be angry. The marriage did not go through. I will find you a good one in the future, one that will satisfy you, okay?"
After comforting him for a long time and promising him a lot of benefits, Yin Yuanbo finally stopped making trouble. At this moment, someone outside reported that Master Yin had returned. Madame Yin hurriedly asked people to clean up the debris on the ground, but she didn't forget to grab her precious son who was about to leave.
"Don't mention what I just said to you in front of your father."
"I know." Yin Yuanbo was afraid to see his father, so he broke away from Madame Yin and ran away.
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