My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 47: More Maintenance

 When only Yingying and Lizhu were left in the house, the two of them gathered around.

Especially Cherry, asked with some worry when she opened her mouth.

"Why don't you, Madam, tell me that you let the slaves tamper with the money? Aunt Dou and Madam Dou are worried. I'm afraid your housekeeper will have some trouble in the future."

  She is a smart person, so she can understand the situation just now.

 Although Li Zhu on the side did not speak, he nodded to express his confusion.

 On the contrary, Du Jingyi smiled, with a playful and lively expression.

After his body softened, he lay down on the kang, found a comfortable position, put his head on his hands and said.

　　"Don't I want to leave a good impression on them? I don't have to let people know that I am just now in charge of the house, so they will poison me and say that I am evil-minded."

 One sentence made both Yingying and Lizhu laugh.

 Indeed, when they think about what the fifth house may face next, the three of them, the master and the servant, become happy.

It's quite a bit like watching a play without getting too excited.

“Look at the appearance of the precious silver they just treasured. Zhen Zhen, I’m afraid no one will believe me even if I tell you. He must be a figure in the Duke’s palace.”

Li Zhu’s tone was a bit disdainful.

“To put it nicely, you are a relative in the Duke’s mansion, but if you put it in a bad way, aren’t they just locusts and moths? Haven’t we seen them at home?”

Li Zhu was filled with indignation when he mentioned this.

“I thought that the people in our house were the only ones with no bones, but now it seems that these two rooms in the Duke’s mansion are even more disgusting.”

 After saying that, he wiped his hands on his clothes.

 She would not be willing to touch the fifth old lady unless the situation was urgent.

Seeing her expression, Cherry next to her also laughed helplessly.

"Okay, after all this early trouble, I guess the young lady is sleepy again. Let's make the bed and let the young lady sleep for a while first."

When Du Jingyi heard this, the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously, and he said coquettishly to Cherry.

“Cherry is still my favorite.”

 One sentence made the two maids laugh too.

Du Jingyi has loved sleeping since he was a child, and he can also sleep.

 In addition, my body and bones have not fully recovered from the fierce battle the night before, so it is better to sleep more to recuperate.

So Yingtao and Lizhu waited on her, took off their hairpins, changed their clothes, and then slept openly in broad daylight.

People outside didn't know why, and thought she was frightened, so they couldn't be disturbed.

After Mother Dou made the almond milk soup, she hurriedly delivered it over.

 But after hearing the news that his young wife had fallen asleep, the worry in his eyes became more and more obvious.

 It’s just that I don’t know how to speak.

So after letting someone leave the things behind, he went outside to find a steward to talk to.

The two of them have worked together to protect Dongyuan for many years. This has been the case in the past and will be the same in the future.

Steward He's thoughts coincided with those of Aunt Dou, so the two met in the corridor.

 “How is the situation there, young lady?”

Steward He asked as soon as he saw Aunt Dou, with a bit of worry in his tone.

 Mother Dou’s face was not very good and she replied.

“I’m probably a little sad. When I just passed by, I heard Cherry said she was resting again.”

Steward He raised his head and glanced at the increasingly shimmering sky, and could only sigh briefly.

“The young lady is still young, and she is not as stable as the eldest lady in handling matters. Let’s keep more control over these matters in the future.”

Mother Dou nodded her head after hearing this.

 They always felt as if these wolves, tigers and leopards in the back house would devour Du Jingyi.

As he was talking, he saw his general rushing back from outside. His face was not very pretty, and his eyes were filled with anger. He came forward and asked.

  “Where are the people in the fifth house?”     Obviously, Shang Ji knew about this.

Steward He glanced sideways at Wang Ji, the servant waiting in Fuqiu Courtyard, and he understood the general idea.

　　It must have been that after the eldest young lady learned the news, she was afraid that the young lady would not be able to control the situation, so she sent someone to ask Shang Ji to come back, so she quickly replied.

 “Sent away by the young lady.”

 “No trouble?”

"There was no fuss, but the young lady gave them one hundred taels of silver, so Qi Er's matter was settled."

Hearing this, Shang Ji's brisk walking suddenly paused.

Sometimes, he even feels that these are not his relatives. They seem to have no bones in their bodies, so he likes to pretend to be dead.

　　But when it comes to drinking human blood and gnawing on human bones, it makes you wish your whole body was like a mouth.

So he picked up his steps again, faster than before, and ran towards Xitang Courtyard.

Mama Dou planned to follow her, but was stopped by Butler He who was standing beside her.

 “Let the general go see it, and let’s just do our own thing.”

After hearing this, Mother Dou felt a little worried, but she did stop and did not follow her.

In Xitang Courtyard, Shang Ji and his followers, Luo Yuan, rushed back in a hurry.

By chance, I met Yingying, who was quietly making embroidered handkerchiefs on the porch.

Her embroidery skills are not comparable to those of Lu Ju, but it does not prevent her from passing the time when she has nothing to do.

　　She was also a little surprised when she suddenly saw her general rushing back in such a hurry.

 After all, I saw him last night.

Although his expression was a little hasty, it was much better than the cold expression he had now.

Haching couldn't allow Cherry to think too much, so she quickly stood up, saluted Shang Ji and said.

 “I have seen the general.”

 “Well, get up.”

 When he said this, Shang Ji looked towards the inner room, but his steps did not move.

Seeing this, Cherry took the initiative to explain.

"General, are you going in? The young lady got up early today and felt a little tired, so she went to bed again."

 After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and deliberately added another sentence.

“The young lady did not feel any discomfort before going to bed.”

 Hearing this, Shang Ji's worry eased a little.

After a moment of silence, he glanced at Cherry and then said.

 “Tell me clearly what happened today.”

"yes."

 It’s not that he wanted to find anyone responsible when he came up, but he just needed to understand the matter clearly before he could make further plans.

Cherry did not hide anything, and told everything that happened in the flower hall.

 She spoke carefully, and Shang Ji listened carefully.

He frowned slightly until he heard about the one hundred taels of shining silver ingots sent by Yingtao.

 Looking at Cherry, there was more doubt and inquiry in his eyes, and then he asked directly.

“Did Madam have tampered with the money?”

Cherry exclaimed and couldn't help but admire him.

 The same thing happened in the eyes of the eldest young lady and Aunt Dou, and they were mostly worried.

But the general was able to see through the leopard and saw something unusual.

 (End of this chapter)