HLnovel Chapter 173 The Maid Who Married in Place 7
Chapter 173 The Maid Who Married in Place 7
That's why he followed Liu Ruyi's advice and staged this drama in order to suppress the girl from Anyuan Marquis' Mansion.
Even if they marry her into the family, they will not dare to act rashly because of Shen Jingshu's stain, and will just be a decoration.
The prince is now at his utmost mad at Liu Ruyi.
It can be said that there is nothing I dare not do for her.
In short, in the whole world, except for Liu Ruyi, the other women are all vulgar and want to covet his body and family background. Only Ruyi is different. She is like a lotus flower that is unstained by the mud, pure and white.
But the Miss Shen who appeared before him now was dignified and graceful, not looking at all embarrassed. She didn't look like she had just been captured.
"Why is the prince silent? Someone said I eloped. Where is the person who said that?
Do you dare to bring it out and confront me?
Who did I elope with? Who was my lover? Are there any witnesses? Is there any physical evidence?
You can't accuse me of a crime just because you heard it from someone else, right?"
"I! I! I!" Prince Duan retreated repeatedly when asked, but could not utter a complete sentence.
"If the prince doesn't tell you the truth today, I will go and beat the drum to report it tomorrow morning.
I want to ask your Majesty clearly, is there still law in our Lingjiang Kingdom? Is justice and fairness just empty talk in your Prince Duan's Mansion?
Prince Duan was forced into a corner by Sirong, and unable to answer her questions, he suddenly said, "You are not Shen Jingshu!"
His question stunned Sirong, and even the old marquis' eyebrows jumped.
Sirong calmed herself down and smiled calmly: "I'm not Shen Jingshu, then who am I?"
"You are the second lady of the Shen family. You are Shen Jingya, right?" Prince Duan said excitedly, pointing his finger at Sirong's face bit by bit.
Sirong really hated Prince Duan's behavior, it was not polite at all.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, my little sister is still sleeping. It's very rude of you to come visit me so late at night. You can't ask us to wake my little sister up to show her to you, right? You're a stranger!"
Prince Duan was so angry at Sirong's slow and steady words that he was a little incoherent. He turned to look at the old marquis: "She is not Shen Jingshu, right? She is your second daughter, right?"
The old marquis watched Sirong arguing with Prince Duan with all her might, and all the frustration that had been pent up in his heart disappeared.
He was just praising himself in his heart, thinking that he had a good judgment in choosing this girl to replace his daughter. But when he heard Prince Duan turn around and question him, he wondered how he could let this girl down at this time.
He stroked his beard and said cheerfully, "You are joking, my Lord. I am not so old and dim that I cannot distinguish my own daughters."
"Impossible! Impossible! You clearly eloped with someone!"
Before Prince Duan could finish his words, Sirong picked up the teacup at hand and threw it in front of him.
"If Prince Duan is not ill, he must have drunk too much. He should go back and find someone to check on him. You keep saying that I eloped with someone. Are you trying to get away with it by using our Marquis' Mansion as an excuse?
As I said, the prince always has to provide evidence when he speaks. One moment he says that I eloped with someone, and the next moment he says that I am not Shen Jingshu's.
My Lord, do you dare to argue with me in front of the emperor?
If I am an imposter, I will be beheaded and dismembered at the Emperor's discretion. If I am innocent, would you dare to come to our mansion and apologize in front of the people of the capital?"
Prince Duan was bullied by Sirong, his face turned pale and blue, and finally he flicked his sleeves and turned away.
The old marquis stood behind the prince and did not step forward to stop him. Instead, he said leisurely, "Prince Duan, since you are hysterical today, I will not bother with you. Tomorrow I will personally visit the old prince."
Upon hearing the old marquis' words, Prince Duan paused for a moment, then hurriedly left the mansion, as if someone was chasing him.
After this farce, the masters in the mansion were exhausted both physically and mentally. They didn't say much to Sirong and went to rest.
Sirong also returned to her room. If there was anything, they would talk about it tomorrow.
The original owner had his own separate room in Shen Jingshu's yard. Shen Jingshu was surrounded by four first-class maids. When Shen Jingshu wanted to elope, she only told the original owner.
Mainly the other maids, all of whom were family-born children, and their parents all worked in the mansion.
Taking them away would be equivalent to separating them from their families.
Another reason was that they were afraid that they would inform their mothers and would not be able to escape from the house.
After all, their parents are still working in the mansion. If they really run away with the young lady, what will happen if the lady punishes their parents?
Therefore, if they knew that they wanted to elope with someone, they would most likely report it to their mother.
Originally Sirong also lived in a double room. Later, the eldest lady's wet nurse returned to her hometown to retire, and a separate room became vacant. The eldest lady allocated it to Sirong so that she could have a better rest.
It also shows respect for him.
As a master, one should be clear about rewards and punishments and treat his four maids equally.
This is in line with the principles of employing people.
But as I said just now, the other three maids are all family-born, and when they do things, they often have to take the rules of the mansion or the lady's instructions into consideration.
Make it impossible for the young lady to do whatever she wants.
On the contrary, Zhenrong, who was promoted later, was also afraid of the various rules of the mansion, but he was always able to come up with relatively flexible methods.
It can not only cope with the rules of the past mansion, but also make the master's wishes come true.
Shen Jingshu felt that Zhenrong only cared about her. She was already at a rebellious age, so what was wrong with favoring a servant?
She wanted to let everyone know that Zhenrong was her most valued maid. Not to mention a single room, she would definitely have a share of any good things.
In other words, the original owner was a spirit and could speak, otherwise she would have been framed to death by the other maids in the courtyard out of jealousy before Shen Jingshu could elope with her.
Every time the eldest lady favored her and gave her extra rewards, such as food, she would take it and share it with the other sisters.
If it was clothes, jewelry or something like that, even if she didn't give the things away, she would take out some other small things and give them to the three maids to ease their anger.
In short, there was never a single time when she was seen showing off after receiving a reward.
Only after lying on the small bed in the single room did Sirong let 571 contact Muchen.
At this time, Mu Chen had already picked up Cheng's mother and fled with her overnight. Fortunately, Cheng Yuanzhi's home was outside the city, otherwise they would not have been able to leave the city when the city gates were closed at night.
And if I don't leave tonight, the prince's men will probably come and hold me accountable as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow.