Favoring one and favoring another
Yi Cui was in high spirits, and her back was a little straighter. She didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly followed Shen Hua's instructions.
Seeing her walking away along the newly shoveled path, the slaves in the yard were finally confused.
"Madam, are you going to betray us?"
Shen Hua admired the smart look in the speaker's eyes.
No one dared to breathe.
The slaves who are sold in the big house are lowly maids. How can they have a peaceful life?
Mrs. Xu still stood aside, casually glancing at the sick Shen Hua, then lowered her eyes and sneered.
"What are you afraid of! Madam is in charge now. No matter how capable she is, can she still sell you on her own initiative? I will go and find Madam to make the decision."
Shen Hua is really capable.
She watched Mrs. Xu leave without any emotion in her eyes.
In the previous life, these slaves were flatteringly accepting the silver reward given by Shen Qu, and at the same time, they kept her under guard regardless of the relationship between master and servant.
These people, led by Mrs. Xu, tortured her with words and drove her close to the dust.
She still remembers Mrs. Xu biting a silver ingot greedily and giving her a sinister smile.
——Madam, although Lord Zhou is the father of your second aunt, it sounds like the relationship is a bit messy, but so many people are rushing to give him a baby, why are you still not satisfied?
——Which family would dare to marry a sick man like you? If the magistrate of the state loves you, he may take all kinds of expensive tonics to kill you, and you can live longer.
At that time, who helped her except Yicui?
Why should she give these people a way out?
She ignored it and turned back to the house.
Outside, gossip slowly spread.
Shen Qu changed his identity as the owner and went to the embroidery workshop to check the books. He even noticed that most of the customers in the past were missing. The passers-by who passed by always stopped and looked at him several times with indescribable eyes.
Shen Qu just felt something was wrong.
He suppressed his emotions and sent people out to inquire. His fingertips fell on the number of transactions in previous years' books, and his brows were full of high aspirations and satisfaction.
In the second room, Shen Hewen had three sons besides him. He was the second, and he was just an inconspicuous bastard.
She has to live under the nose of her aunt, Shen Zhu.
Shen Zhu relied on the fact that his father was from Qipin Prefecture, so even Shen Hewen had to coax him with nice words.
But now, he has completely turned over.
Everything in the big house belongs to him.
Wearing gold and silver, he can enjoy the best. Even the materials he wears are much more expensive than those of Shen Zhu, who prides himself on being noble.
The steward of Shen's embroidery workshop stood aside respectfully.
"Shen's Embroidery Workshop is the largest embroidery workshop in Fengzhou. There are more than a thousand embroiderers. Su embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Shu embroidery, and Bian embroidery all have embroiderers who are proficient in it. However, the embroidery workshop has become famous because of our Su embroidery. have to."
Shen Qu listened carefully.
Then, he said warmly.
"I will have full control over the embroidery workshop from now on, but I still know a little bit about it, so I have to learn it from scratch. I also need a labor manager to pay more attention to it."
The manager is too busy to do anything.
Soon, the boy came back in a hurry.
Seeing that his expression was wrong, the steward withdrew with a wink.
Shen Qu was happy and contented: "What's wrong?"
The boy buried his head low, as if he was crouching in fear. It was as if he was afraid of harming the fish in the pond, but he had no choice but to report it.
"There are rumors outside that Madam is immoral and immoral, and Sir, you are unkind and benevolent. They both look like good people on the outside, but in fact they are as vicious as snakes and scorpions. They are ruthless in secret and do not care about family ties. They plan to kill the only bloodline in the house."
The smile on Shen Qu's lips flattened.
He had arranged to give porridge early in the morning as a way to accumulate virtue for the souls of the dead. Shen Wei was waiting for a wave of good reputation, but what did he hear?
He held the account book tightly, and veins popped out on the back of his hands.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into an ice cellar and became condensed.
For a long time, the wooden chair dragged across the ground and made a sharp noise. Shen Qu suddenly stood up with a serious face.
"Go home!"
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Ningyun Courtyard is the courtyard of Shen Xue family.
When Chao Lu came here, she naturally had no use for her. However, Mrs. Shen Xue rewarded her with two taels of silver because she was Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law.
She was not very satisfied. She secretly criticized Shen Xue for being stingy. Usually, when Shen Hua was happy, she would use those exquisite gold and silver hairpins to reward others.
Even though she thought so, she held the broom and swept the floor without hesitation. With Mrs. Wang here, she would never be able to sweep the floor all her life.
Her posture was very wrong and the floor was not clean, which attracted ridicule from those around her.
"At first glance, it seems that she has never done any menial work. Yes, I usually serve my wife by her side. I only need to accompany her to enjoy flowers and listen to music every day. I don't know how happy it is. Now that I come to our courtyard, I don't want to be reduced to a low-class girl. ."
Chaolu took a deep breath: "It is my heart's wish to be able to serve my wife, sisters..."
Before he could finish his sentence, unexpectedly, the expressions of these people suddenly changed. They all faced the same direction and saluted politely.
"Son."
Chao Lu's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned around to say hello.
Shen Qu didn't have time to think about it and went straight to the main house.
In the house, Ms. Shen Xue was picking through a box of gorgeous and expensive jewelry.
She was not beautiful, but she had a sense of style. She picked up a hairpin on her fingertips and looked at her carefully.
"I didn't enjoy many blessings in the first half of my life. I was always worried about this and that, and acted very rigidly. But things are different now. It's a pity that during the mourning period, I can't wear the jewelry I just bought."
Mrs. Wang on the side smiled.
"But madam, your good days have finally come."
"The entire Xue family has benefited from you. Now that the Xue family is living in the Shen family, they all rely on you."
Mrs.
Just as he was about to speak again, he heard footsteps coming closer and closer outside.
"Sir, please wait outside for a moment. The maid will go in and inform the lady." The maid outside the house said.
"Get out of the way!"
Shen Qu scolded the doorman with a sullen face and stepped inside.
Shen Xue put down the pearl hairpin in her hand and soon met Shen Qu's eyes.
She frowned slightly, dissatisfied with Shen Qu's reckless intrusion, but now she and Shen Qu were on the same rope and had a mutually supportive relationship.
She also intended to cultivate a mother-son relationship with Shen Qu, and said with a smile.
"It's a coincidence that Brother Qu is here. Cloud cakes have just been delivered from the kitchen."
Mrs. Shen Xue asked him to sit down, and then ordered Mrs. Wang to take away the box of jewelry.
"Have you just come back from the embroidery workshop? By coincidence, I want to introduce you to my mother's family. My nephew Liang Geer is about the same age as you, and he is an incompetent person. You have been taught by your brother-in-law since you were a child, and you have outstanding literary talent and good conduct. The Tao is also clear, for my mother's sake, if it's convenient, I can take him with me."
Shen Qu suppressed his temper.
"That's what grandma said."
Mr. Shen Xue’s smile is genuine.
"Try this pastry quickly. If you like it, ask the kitchen to send more to your yard."
Shen Qu did not want to act out the deep love between mother and son with Shen Xue at this moment.
He opened his eyelids.
“Where is Yangyang Courtyard?”
"My mother-in-law gave me a gift, how can I treat one favorably and favor another?"
Chapter completed!