Chapter Twenty-Four: Mrs. An
Tang Shaohe set his eyes on Mrs. An, who was in her prime, and wanted to see how Mrs. An handled this matter, after all, this matter was related to the reputation of Hou Ye and the fourth sister.
It's just that this Hou Ye Xu is inevitably too blatant, in broad daylight, if it is said that Hou Ye Xu was forced to go into the water in order to save people, but this is the backyard, and some of the people who came to congratulate Mrs. An on her birthday are all official daughters or relatives and friends, how can he be embarrassed to run into the backyard as a big man? also happened to meet the fourth sister in an accident, and then jumped into the water to save people regardless of it...... At this time, shouldn't he appear in the front yard to receive male guests? Why did it appear in the backyard with so many female dependents?
If he said that he was in a hurry to find Mrs. An, he could send the maid next to him to say it, why did he suddenly run into the backyard alone and become a hero to save beauty? It's a little unreasonable to be reasonable.
"What are you crying about? She's okay...... You're such a big person, why don't you know what to do next? Mrs. An rebuked Li Guiru unceremoniously, glared at her angrily, looked up at the maid outside the door, waved her hand at them, and scolded in a cold voice: "You all come in for me to make it clear!" Why did a good girl's family suddenly fall into the water in my Hou Mansion, and what happened here? Where did all the maids who served her go? β
A maid outside the courtyard was pushed out, she trembled and walked to Mrs. An, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Back to the old lady, the slave didn't ...... I didn't see how the four girls of the Tang family fell into the water...... When the slave came back to her senses and heard two knocks, the Hou Ye had already jumped into the water. β
"Who else was there at the time?" Mrs. An frowned, and her elite gaze shot at the kneeling maid like a sword shadow, as if she was not very satisfied with her answer.
When the maid heard this, her whole body trembled like a dustpan, and she said in a trembling voice: "When ...... At that time, there was only one slave and maid, and no one else ......."
"How dare you lie!" Mrs. An was so angry that her face changed greatly, and there was a non-negotiable determination in her expression, "Come on, pull her out for me and scold her with fifty boards!" β
"Old lady spare her life! Everything the slave said was true, you have to believe the slave, old lady, ......" The maid was so frightened that she blushed, fell to the ground with her hands, knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately for mercy.
However, Mrs. An's face sank like water, and she didn't even look at her, and let the maid be dragged out of the door by two strong women.
The miserable screams made Tang Shaohe's heart slip through a trace of unbearableness, and there were crystal tears flashing in his clear eyes, maybe this is fate, and he can't accept his fate if he wants to.
Li Guiru gasped, she had just been reprimanded by Mrs. An, and now she saw Mrs. An's vigorous and resolute handling skills, and she couldn't help but secretly admire Mrs. An.
The maid came back with a cane, and a servant woman came to report it, saying, "Old lady, people have gone to ...... before they have survived the thirty boards."
Tang Shaohe was terrified when he heard it, and the witness was gone! If this servant woman dares to step forward and explain, isn't she afraid that Mrs. An will blame her? Today is Mrs. An's birthday, but now there is a fatality, this red and white thing is not a big deal, right?
Thinking like this, Mrs. An sighed helplessly in her ears, "Guiru, what do you think about this?" β
The meaning of these words is obvious, Mrs. An doesn't want to really investigate this matter, after all, it is related to the reputation of Marquis Xu, and she will be more or less partial to cover up the truth of the facts.
The corners of Tang Shaohe's mouth hooked slightly, and now it depends on what the eldest aunt thinks in her heart. If it is not handled properly, not only will Mrs. An be disappointed in the eldest aunt, but she may also look down on her even more, so she will choose to embarrass her and put pressure on her...... When the time comes, it will not be as simple as the east wind overpowering the west wind.
Faced with Mrs. An's inquiry, Li Guiru suddenly looked depressed, didn't Mrs. An give her a problem? If it is for the sake of face, then you have to wronged Shaozhi to marry into the Anning Hou Mansion, if you don't do this, you will offend Mrs. An, she will not please both sides! But the identity of the concubine is really difficult to speak, and she is not easy to explain to the fourth uncle.
Li Guiru thought about it, anyway, the final decision was in the hands of the fourth uncle, she just followed the old lady's wishes to be a lobbyist, she gritted her teeth and said ruthlessly: "It's all up to the old lady to make my niece, it's just ...... This matter has to be agreed by the fourth uncle. β
"Well, in that case, let's let her rest here, let's go out and play cards and listen to the tune first, and then send her back when she wakes up?" Mrs. An said calmly, and her cold tone seemed as if what had just happened was just a trivial matter.
Li Guiru nodded, glanced at Tang Shaohe, who was standing in the corner silently, and ordered, "You are guarding her here!" β
Tang Shaohe hurriedly lowered her head and agreed, and when everyone left, she took a chair and sat next to the fourth sister, looking at the round and sweet face of the fourth sister, she couldn't help but sigh slightly, a good girl's family was damaged like this, then Xu Shi'an is really not human!
When night fell quietly, a small sedan chair came out of the retreating warm pavilion, accompanied by a beautiful and delicate woman.
The sedan chair stopped in front of the carriage, and Tang Shaohe helped the sluggish Tang Shaozhi into the carriage, and then ordered the coachman to return to the Tang Mansion.
Originally, when the eldest aunt went back, she confessed to her, first sent the fourth sister back to the fourth uncle's house, and then came to talk to the fourth uncle and aunt when the eldest aunt was free. But she felt that this ugly person shouldn't be done by her, and this matter can be big or small, and if it is not handled well, both sides will be offended. Since the matter of going to the Anning Marquis Mansion to celebrate her birthday is the responsibility of the eldest uncle, so what happens should be the responsibility of the eldest uncle, and she will not wade into this troubled water.
After entering the Tang Mansion, Tang Shaohe took Tang Shaozhi to the eldest uncle, looked aggrieved, and said: "Auntie, Shaohe saw that the fourth sister seemed to be a little unconscious, and was worried that she would be kicked out if she went to the fourth uncle's house like this, so I wanted to ask the eldest aunt, do you need to ask another doctor to help take a look?" β
Li Guiru's round eyes glared angrily, her face turned red, this little white-eyed wolf was purely angry with her!
She stood in front of the two of them under the kang, raised her eyes to look at Tang Shaozhi's slightly wooden expression, snorted coldly, poked Tang Shaohe's head with a finger, and said, "Didn't you tell you that you were going to send her back to the fourth uncle's house?" Who allowed you to bring her back here? You damn girl, send her back! I don't care what your reason is, as long as it's me, you have to obey! If there is a next time, you will wait for my family law to wait, do you understand? β
"But the fourth sister looks like this......" Tang Shaohe lowered his head obediently, and stopped talking.
"Afraid of what? It's getting late, you send her back quickly, and talk to your fourth aunt well. Li Guiru had a disgusted and angry expression, looking at this girl's work, she is afraid of a little thing, and she will be a person who can't get out of the faΓ§ade in the future.
Tang Shaohe replied helplessly, 'yes', reached out to hold the fourth sister's slightly cold hand, and turned around and walked out of the main house in the east wing.