Chapter 56 Like Many Mad Dogs
The life of the second wife is precious, and they are all crazy. If she can't kill them with one blow, she'd better avoid them!
Liu Yu quickened his pace and soon left Mr. Chen San behind.
Mr. Chen San was stunned for a moment, but instead of getting angry, he smiled.
After Liu Yu threw Master Chen San out of half the corridor, he suddenly stopped.
What had she done to be so mad at him?
After a few days of good life, Liu Yu started to lose his composure and scolded himself in his heart.
After realizing her loss of composure, Liu Yu wanted to go back, but she felt that it would appear too deliberate. After an inner struggle, she walked towards Qinyuanju again and ignored Mr. Chen Sanye.
The prince's matter still needed to be dealt with, so Mr. Chen San did not chase after him and turned around and left the Chen Mansion.
On the other side, after Master Chen was brought into Shou'an Hall by the old lady, she made him kneel in front of a painting of a woman. The woman's appearance was only that of a middle-aged woman with a gentle look.
"Second brother, do you realize your mistake?" the old lady asked in disappointment.
"What have I done wrong? I just like a woman. Can't my mother tolerate her?"
"I like it so much." The old lady hit him on the back with a stick:
"You love her so much that you don't care about anything else, you love her so much that your children don't want you, you love her so much that you disobey your mother, and you don't hesitate to break up with your brothers and sisters. If that woman becomes an enemy of our Chen family one day, will you stand on her side without hesitation?"
Master Chen raised his head and looked at her hurriedly: "No, mother, what are you talking about? How could I be an enemy of the Chen family? Did the third brother tell you something?"
"You must not believe it. The Third Brother must be angry with me for the last time Qingqing and Qi'er went to Qinyuanju to look for the jade pendant. But Qingqing's child is gone. How can I blame him? I didn't even touch his woman."
"And this time, Qingqing was injured so badly, it was obviously his woman who ordered it. I only wanted to punish the woman who did it, and never thought of touching his woman."
"I've already given in so much, what else does he want from me?"
Looking at her son who had no remorse and no idea of his fault, the old lady shook her head in disappointment:
"The third brother didn't say anything. It's me. My eyes are not blind yet, and my heart is not blind yet." She turned around and instructed Aunt Feng:
"Bring the people up."
"Yes"
Soon two people were taken into Shou'an Hall. One of them was a woman in her thirties, wearing brown coarse cloth clothes. She had a ruddy face and a slightly plump body. She was obviously a housekeeper.
The other was a maid, about thirteen years old, with dark skin and big eyes. Mr. Chen felt that she looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment, he could not remember where he had seen her before.
Mr. Chen looked at the old lady in confusion.
The old lady glanced at Nanny Feng.
"This maid is called Zhao Jinhua, and the maid is called Xiaoling. Zhao Jinhua manages the small kitchen in the East Courtyard, and Xiaoling was transferred from your second room to the East Courtyard, and she serves closely in Aunt Liu's room."
"No wonder that girl looked familiar."
Seeing that Mr. Chen San had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, Nanny Feng sighed inwardly and continued:
"Just a while ago, someone found Zhao Jinhua, pretending to be a fellow villager, and gave her a jade pendant and a large sum of money, asking her to put the jade pendant in Aunt Liu's room."
"Zhao Jinhua couldn't get into Aunt Liu's room, so she set her sights on Xiaoling, who was serving Aunt Liu in her room. It happened that Xiaoling's only brother was ill, so someone hired a doctor for her brother, who cured him."
"Under Shi En's coercion, Xiao Ling put the jade pendant into Aunt Liu's room."
Mr. Chen asked:
"Who is that person?" He vaguely guessed something, but automatically rejected this possibility in his heart.
"The Third Master didn't say anything. He just asked to hand the person over to you and said that if you take the person back to the courtyard, you will naturally know who it is." Nanny Feng shook her head and looked at the old lady. It was exactly as the Third Master had expected. Even though it was explained so clearly, the Second Master still didn't want to believe that it was that woman.
The old lady didn't want to say more, and ordered Madam Feng to help Master Chen up:
"I don't want to be involved in your affairs anymore. I'll hand these two people over to you according to the Third Brother's instructions. As for whether you want to beat, kill, or investigate, it's up to you."
As she spoke, her expression became extremely serious:
"Second brother, you know the temper of the third brother. If you do something wrong, you should take care of the women in your yard. Your mother is old and her body is almost half buried in the earth. She still has to watch you brothers fighting each other."
"Mother..." Mr. Chen Er felt a little ashamed. He wanted to say something but didn't know what. He said he didn't want Qingqing anymore because he couldn't bear to let her go. He also said he would take good care of Qingqing, but Qingqing had such a bad temper that she might not listen to him.
The old lady waved her hand and dismissed this weak yet stubborn son.
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Liu Yu finished his dinner and Mr. Chen San didn't come over either.
Looking at the empty gate of Qinyuanju, she felt empty inside.
She had also been neglected by Li Qi in her previous life, so why had she never had this feeling?
No, she couldn't do this anymore. Liu Yu stood up suddenly and walked into the house.
Instead of just standing there and watching, it would be better to go in and see if there are any valuables that can be pawned for silver. During this period, the old lady of Mr. Chen Sanye had given her some jewelry and clothes.
She had calculated that the rent for the shop on the second floor of Panlou North Street was ten taels per unit, paid annually, with a minimum contract period of three years, so she would have to pay 100 taels at one time.
Last time, she earned 30 taels of silver for embroidering three pieces of clothing. These days, she has less than 154 taels of silver left. A few days ago, she embroidered seven more pieces of clothing and two boxes of silk handkerchiefs, earning 20 taels of silver. She gave 15 taels to Aunt Wei and spent another taels on various other things, including rewards for servants.
After paying the rent, there was less than fifty taels left.
Later on, she would have to recruit embroiderers, purchase plain brocade cloth, and pay for various hidden expenses of the embroidery room. The money she had was definitely not enough.
Liu Yu went back to the house and looked around, and finally chose a gold hairpin, which was given to them by Shou'an Hall when they first entered the Chen Mansion. She and Bao'er each got one.
After putting away the things, it was already dark. There was a tough battle to fight tomorrow, so she didn't wait for Master Chen San and had someone take care of her and go to bed early.
The next day, Liu Yu brought Guyu to the pawnshop. The owner of the shop came and she was led directly into the pawnshop. The owner of the shop was no different from the merchants she had imagined. He was slightly fat, had a big belly, and his eyes were full of commercialism.
"Miss, please sit down. My last name is Hua. I heard from this trafficker that you want to rent my shop? Can I ask what you plan to use it for?" Hua Caoying asked casually:
"If you are doing business that involves eating or damaging the house, I won't rent it."
"No, I'm going to start an embroidery workshop. If you're worried, you can come and check it out anytime."
"That's good, that's good. Let me tell you, my shop has good lighting and a spacious location. It's hard to find one on Panlou North Street. If you don't mind, let's sign the lease!"
Liu Yu looked at Hua Caoying who was easy to talk to. He hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your shop is good, but I have been walking around Panlou North Street and the surrounding streets recently. Your price is higher than other shops. You have to give me less."