Chapter 9: Mother-Daughter Disturbance
"Miss, do you want to go see Aunt Wei?"
After Liu Ying left, seeing that there were no maids or servants around, Chuntao couldn't wait to ask Liu Yu.
Hearing this, Liu Yu looked towards the north courtyard and asked, "Did my aunt ask you to come?" There was a hint of expectation in his voice.
Chuntao lowered her head.
The light in Liu Yu's eyes dimmed, and she smiled and touched Chun Tao's head:
"I will not go to see my aunt today. You take good care of her for me. If Gongzhong continues to cut back on her food, clothing and other expenses as before, send someone to find me." After saying this, he took a last look in the direction of the north courtyard and turned to go to the front yard.
If you don't want to see her, then just don't see her! As long as she is safe, that's all that matters.
"Young lady..." Chuntao was unwilling. It was obvious that the aunt and the young lady missed each other very much, so why didn't they want to see each other?
"Mammy, it's my fault."
Behind the corner wall of Fuhe Hall, Aunt Wei was wearing a plain gauze gown, without any hairpins or jewelry on her head. She looked so thin that she could be blown away by the wind. She looked at her daughter's departing back, tears streaming down her face. She tightly grasped the arm of the nanny who was supporting her, and choked up and said:
"It was my weakness that harmed her." The daughter didn't like to laugh anymore and had become thinner. Recalling the night before her daughter was sent away, when he held her hand and said he would take her away from the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, the light in his eyes was so dazzling, but she extinguished it all by herself. Thinking of what she had just heard, that the old lady had threatened her with herself, Aunt Wei's heart ached.
Yu'er thought she was angry and didn't want to see her, but in fact she felt guilty and was afraid to face her!
Liu Yu sighed.
The scene in her previous life where Aunt Wei knelt at the palace gate to beg for her and kowtowed until death came to her mind. She owed her that, and since Aunt Wei wanted such a life in this life, she couldn't refuse.
Thinking about these things, Liu Yu was not in a good mood when he returned to Chen Mansion from Pingnan Marquis Mansion.
Guyu and several maids were waiting at the door. Liu Yu put aside his thoughts and got off the carriage facing the gaze.
The carriage was sent by Old Madam Chen and was sent back to her, and was to return to the Chen Mansion. She asked Guyu to bring the purse and pour out all the silver coins to reward the coachman.
Seeing this, Bai Wei sneered, then happily took the headgear awarded by Old Madam Liu and returned to the villa.
The groom's outstretched hand paused in mid-air and hesitated.
"Young man, don't think too much. You were injured because of me. These silver coins are for you to use to see a doctor and get medicine. If you don't accept them, it means you think I gave you too little."
Since Liu Yu said so, the coachman could only thank him and take the silver.
At this moment, a figure ran out of the house and called him.
Liu Yu looked back and saw that it was Jiang Xueqing's personal maid Qiu Ruo. She was about to whisper something to the coachman and took out a big bag of silver to give to him. It was estimated that it was at least twice as much as she had just given. Jiangnan was really prosperous!
However, she did not want to get involved in Jiang Xueqing's affairs, nor did she intend to delve into the matter of Jiang Xueqing going to Pingnan Marquis's Mansion to complain to Old Madam Liu.
Liu Yu knew clearly that even if Jiang Xueqing had not happened, as long as the people from Pingnan Marquis' Mansion had not been released from prison, this would have happened sooner or later.
Although there were some twists and turns in the process, fortunately they were all resolved.
She was not interested, but Guyu and the other girls were very interested.
On the way back to Qinyuanju, Lixia couldn't help but ask out of curiosity:
"Madam, what do you think Madam Jiang wants to do?"
"What else can we do? This coachman is the only way to get to the Chen Mansion. They must want to get into the Chen Mansion through him." Jingzhe took over.
Lixia: "Then Madam Jiang has made a wrong idea. The masters in the Chen Mansion are not something that a groom can control."
"..."
Gu Yu, who had been silent the whole time, noticed that Liu Yu was in a low mood, so he signaled the maids to stop and asked Liu Yu: "What's wrong with you, Madam Liu?"
Meeting their concerned looks, Liu Yu felt calmer and said with a smile, "I'm fine." Then he told them, "Forget it this time. No matter what Madam Jiang does, it has nothing to do with us. Don't discuss it anymore. If others hear it, you guys will be punished."
If Jiang Xueqing didn't get what she wanted from her, she would always find other ways to enter the Chen Mansion.
"Yes." The girls responded fearfully and stopped discussing what was happening next door.
But Liu Yu could never have imagined that Jiang Xueqing's plan would implicate her and disrupt her peaceful life.
After they returned to Qinyuanju, Guyu received Liu Yu's instructions and followed her back to the room to change clothes. When her eyes fell on the empty silver bag in Liu Yu's hand, she reminded him worriedly:
"My dear, now that all this money is gone, how are you going to live in the future?"
When she was carried into the Chen Mansion, Old Lady Liu only gave her five taels of silver. Aunt Wei had been out of favor for many years and had long been reselling things to barely maintain the expenses of the courtyard. On the day she left the house, someone sent her ten taels of silver, but Liu Yu refused to take them. At the same time, she also left a few taels of silver that her son had saved in her boudoir to Aunt Wei.
As for the monthly salary that the Chen Mansion had increased in the past few months, they were all sent back.
The five taels of silver given to her by Old Lady Liu were exchanged for small change and copper coins on the day she came in. The only remaining money was just given to the coachman.
Fortunately, Liu Yu was prepared early.
She walked to the wooden box in the corner, squatted down, opened the box, and inside were handkerchiefs embroidered with various patterns.
"Guyu." She waved.
Guyu walked over and asked in surprise: "Isn't this what you usually embroider, madam?"
Liu Yu nodded, touched the flowers embroidered on the handkerchief, and said:
"Guyu, find someone reliable and able to get around, and take these handkerchiefs to the neighborhoods in Nanshi to sell them."
The streets of Nanshi lead to the imperial palace, and many wives and daughters of officials would often pass by. The handkerchiefs she had were embroidered with double-sided embroidery, which would become popular later, and the patterns were also the most fashionable at the time. It should not be difficult to exchange them for some silver.
"But these pieces of cloth are the dowry given by the old lady to my wife when she entered the mansion." Guyu was reluctant to do so. My wife only had these two pieces of good cloth, and she was reluctant to even make a new dress for her!
Liu Yu closed the box, clapped his hands and stood up:
"Then you'll just starve to death."
"Oh." Guyu could only agree reluctantly:
"Then I will go find Ah Zhong later."
……
After returning from Liu's Mansion, Liu Yu's life returned to its former peace. Pingnan Hou was released smoothly. Liu's Mansion seemed to have forgotten her and never looked for her again. Even Bai Wei no longer kept a close eye on her.
Instead, he often ran to Madam Jiang's side. Liu Yu saw it all. No matter what Bai Wei's plan was, Liu Yu would not interfere or block Bai Wei's way.
In addition to embroidery, Liu Yu has also found a new way to pass the time, such as planting vegetables in the yard. She watches the land she has worked hard to dig, plant seeds, and then see tender leaves emerge from the soil little by little and grow into edible vegetables. This feeling is very novel and full of a sense of accomplishment.