The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 190 Returning favors

Before Shi Yao came to Beijing, she had made preparations to get married in this life.

If you want to get rid of the Duke's Mansion completely, the only way is to get married.

Even if she was unlucky enough not to meet a good family, could they be more difficult to deal with than those in the Duke's Mansion who were in high positions of power and held control over her fate?

Seeing that the Duke's Mansion was declining, she could expect a comfortable life as long as her sisters-in-law could stabilize the Shi family.

Therefore, after listening to the two sisters-in-law's words, her eyes turned red, and she said half shyly and half moved: "Thank you sisters-in-law for thinking of me."

In passing, she revealed a piece of news, lowering her voice and saying, "Don't mention this. I'll be so embarrassed and blush so much that I won't even dare to eat with you guys for a while.

I was just about to ask my sisters-in-law, but when I left the house today, I saw my eighth brother in the escort team! He was wearing guard clothes, his face was painted black, and his figure seemed different from usual.

If we hadn't been in the ancestral hall for several days and hadn't spent several days together, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recognized him. He followed us all the way to Ziyang Villa, but I didn't see him again before and after returning to the mansion.

The maids also said that the old master had been looking for him for a whole day but couldn't find him. They didn't know if he was afraid of being beaten and hid outside the mansion.

Regardless of what Shi Minghui did, the fact that the emperor punished him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors and he sneaked out of the palace was a crime.

To put it mildly, it is the naughty nature of children. To put it seriously, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor!

Just see whether the Shi family’s status in front of the emperor is respectable enough.

Fu Nanjun and the other two were all stunned. Le Anning asked in shock, "How dare he be so bold? He even dared to disobey the emperor's order!"

Wang Fan had experienced some nasty things, so his thoughts were more far-reaching: "The Ge family is also going out today. Could it be that Old Eight is going to pick a fight with Ge Si?"

Fu Nanjun was secretly satisfied with Shi Yao's understanding and said calmly, "Don't worry about him. He was a good man, but he chose to kill people in public. There is no hope for Lao Ba."

Having said that, she went out on the pretext of urging the maids to set the table, and instructed Nanny Han to find a way to secretly pass the news to Ge Qiuheng or Lady Li, the wife of the Marquis of Ningyuan.

When she returned to her seat, Shi Yao openly told another story - the prince of Changning, Zhou Ji, fell into the water and Xie Jibai saved him.

Among the people watching the rescue efforts were the three sisters-in-law’s family members and the guards of the third brother Shi Mingzhen.

The expressions of Fu Nanjun, Le Anning and Wang Fan were quite interesting.

They looked at each other and coughed softly behind their handkerchiefs.

Le An Ning smiled awkwardly and said, "Aji is my cousin. Maybe my family saw him playing by the water and were worried, so they went to remind him, but he fell into the water."

Alas, such a good opportunity to get close to someone was missed.

Her mother at home was regretting it for a long time.

Fu Nanjun and Wang Fan couldn't find a suitable excuse, so they didn't say anything.

After a while, Wang Fan said, "Xie's Qingdai is probably the same as ours."

Le An Ning said: "No wonder she wants to cancel the engagement, ninety-nine percent of the time she has the same opinion as us."

Wang Fan was flustered.

The eldest and second sister-in-law were reborn in the first life, but she was the only one who was reborn in the second life.

Of the eight granddaughters-in-law of the Shi family, five have been reborn.

There are also the third sister-in-law, the fourth sister-in-law and the fifth sister-in-law.

What if one of them also remembered their second life?

By then, her lies will be exposed, and how can she cover them up?

At this time, the maids and old women began to serve the meal.

They didn't talk while eating or sleeping. The four aunts and sisters-in-law stopped chatting and ate their meal seriously.

After the meal, several people sat together to drink tea to digest the food, talked about what would happen when the old Duke and the Lady Dowager entered the palace, and then went their separate ways.

The lights come on and the sky is full of stars.

The backyard was a little messy, with occasional shadows passing by. Because Tao Ziyi didn't care and Shi Mingzhu was drunk again, only Qi Wan was struggling to hold on, and the management of the backyard became lax.

No one took it seriously.

To create chaos is their purpose, as long as it doesn't delay their meals.

Fu Nanjun returned to Handan Courtyard and asked, "Madam, where is the eighth master? Is he back?"

Nanny Han whispered in his ear, "We haven't found him yet! The Third Master didn't even have dinner and went out with his confidants to look for him. The Fourth Master asked everyone to keep their mouths shut and said that the Eighth Master hid in the Seventh Master's Xujie Garden to drink and got drunk, so he didn't come out.

They found a servant to pretend to be the Eighth Master, and helped the idiot back from Xujie Garden to the Eighth Master's courtyard. After closing the courtyard door, they said that the Eighth Master had gone to bed.

If Nanny Han hadn't known that Shi Minghui hadn't returned home and hadn't gone to check, the matter would have been concealed.

Fu Nanjun sneered: "He is seeking death on his own, we should not interfere."

Nanny Han broke out in a cold sweat and followed her into the inner room to help her change her clothes. “I’m afraid he will bring trouble to Lingyun and Tengyun.”

Fu Nanjun opened his arms and said coldly: "Not really. The old master is still quite respectable in front of the emperor, but as things pile up, this respectability is getting less and less."

It all depends on how long the old man is stubborn and how long the whole family will continue to pamper Shi Mingzhu.

She will only applaud when the old man has lost all his dignity.

Nanny Han didn't dare to respond and tied the belt for her master.

Fu Nanjun changed his clothes, called a few maids and servants, picked up a lantern, and walked towards Ganlu Hall.

After sitting for a while, the others finished their dinner and came one after another.

Shi Mingwei's injuries had mostly healed, and he came here supported by two maids.

Shi Yao arrived soon after.

Only Shi Mingzhu and Shi Minghui were missing.

Everyone was silent and waited in silence.

Half an hour later, a servant finally came to report: "The old master, the old lady and the Duke are back!"

Everyone was welcomed to the second gate.

Zheng staggered forward and helped the lady out of the carriage.

The lady did not hold her hand, but held Nanny Tang's hand.

Zheng’s face was pale and she was staggering. She gritted her teeth and followed him to apologize.

The lady ignored her, looking fierce and exhausted.

The old Duke glanced through the crowd and didn't see Shi Minghui, and he became furious.

Shi Mingzhen's scalp tingled, and he whispered, "Grandfather, we didn't find Minghui. I don't know where he is hiding."

We agreed to take him out, find a chance to talk to Ge Qiuheng and ask for her forgiveness and then come back, or if there is no chance to talk, come back with the convoy.

But as soon as they arrived at the villa, Lao Ba disappeared as soon as they turned around.

He didn't even know whether Lao Ba was dead or alive.

The old Duke cursed: "Asshole!"

I don’t know who he was scolding.

Shi Mingzhen bent his back even more. He was the one who led the people out, so he deserved the scolding from his grandfather.

After entering Ganlu Hall, the old Duke said without waiting for anyone to ask, "Prince Xian went to the palace to file a complaint today, saying that Zhuzhu had offended his princess. The emperor reprimanded me, and the queen called the old lady to have tea. In short, the final result is that tomorrow, we will take Zhuzhu to Prince Xian's mansion to apologize, and then Zhuzhu will stay at home to reflect on her mistakes."

The men in the Shi family all showed expressions of dissatisfaction.

It was obviously those noble ladies who humiliated Zhuzhu first and got her drunk on purpose, causing her to lose control after drinking!

But no one dared to express their dissatisfaction with the emperor openly and just kept silent.

The Madam said tiredly: "The Queen did not reprimand me. Concubine Ning was also present, but she did not mention the matter of marrying a concubine for the Fourth Prince. She only said that the Fourth Prince was in need of someone to serve him.

No one in our mansion is allowed to mention the Fourth Prince from now on. Everything depends on the royal family's decision. After making apologies tomorrow, Zhuzhu will be confined to her room for a month."