The women present were obviously very curious about what happened. Although they did not speak directly, they communicated with each other through their eyes.
When Mrs. Ning noticed this, her expression became even worse. She forced herself to maintain a smile to entertain the guests, but it was obvious that she was not as warm and considerate as before.
After a while, Su Yi stood up and said goodbye.
On the way back, the maid Chunyan said: “Miss, have you heard about what happened just now?”
Qing Lian was in charge of Su Yi’s affairs when she went out, and Qing Xing was in charge of the yard. In addition to Qing Lian, she would also bring one or two young maids. If she went to a crowded place, she would also bring a strong old woman.
Among these little maids, Chunyan was the most lively. She was always chattering, but fortunately, she was not out of control. With her around, the atmosphere was more cheerful, and Su Yi and Qing Lian were not so restrained.
“I just heard a scream, and I don’t know anything else. How come you know it again?” Su Yi said across the sedan chair.
Chunyan moved closer and said with a little pride, “I heard it from the people in Ning Mansion.”
When these ladies attended the banquet, the maids they brought with them were left in the side hall or ear rooms to entertain them. With so many people gathered together, it was inevitable that they would talk about gossip.
Chunyan continued: “It is said that she is the niece of Mrs. Ning’s natal family, who is staying in Ning Mansion. Someone saw her wandering around the garden before, and no one knew what she was doing. Not long after, the people who served her found that she fainted. I said, the weather is not hot, so it is not possible to get heatstroke. How could a healthy person faint?”
Maybe she was pinched by an unromantic guy?
“Mao Tuan, I think your father is obsessed with martial arts this time. He has no other thoughts and doesn’t want to fall in love. Let’s not bother him and just be happy.”
[Is the focus on the last sentence?] Mao Tuan asked.
Su Yi said with relief: “You are indeed my son. You understand me so well. It would be better if you can be braver next time and don’t let your mother face your father who doesn’t recognize any relatives alone.”
You make it sound like you can’t handle it on your own. Mao Tuan muttered that he saw that the big demon was clearly enjoying it.
After returning to the Shen Mansion, Su Yi just sat down in front of the mirror and was about to take off the jewelry on her head when Qing Xing told her that before she came back, the Eldest Madam of the mansion sent someone to invite her over for a chat.
Su Yi stroked her face in the mirror and sighed in a low voice: “Alas, it’s hard to give up natural beauty. People who are beautiful are so tired.”
Qing Lian was amused and asked: “Miss, are you going?”
“Go. Take a trip now while I haven’t changed my clothes yet.”
Qing Lian called a maid to go to the first branch to tell them and help Su Yi rearrange her hair.
The Shen family has not been divided because the Old Madam is still alive. There are three branches in total now. Among them, the first and third branches are all illegitimate children. Only the Second Master Shen is the biological son of the Old Mrs. Shen.
He is also the most promising. He is only 30 years old and has already reached the fourth rank. He has a promising future. The first and third branches only rely on the blessing of their ancestors and donate a scattered official position.
Therefore, the second branch has the most say in this mansion, but because the second branch is equivalent to having no wife, and the Old Madam is a vegetarian and does not care about anything, the right to manage the house is handed over to Mrs. Chen from the first branch.
After Su Yi returned to her parents’ home, Mrs. Chen wanted to meet her. After all, if the second branch’s wife decided to leave the mountain, it would be hard to say who would be the housekeeper in the future.
But also because of this, Mrs. Chen didn’t want to be too eager and seem inferior, so she left it alone for a few days and only came today to invite.
Su Yi was led by Qing Lian, through the small garden, around a corridor, to another courtyard. Before entering the door, she heard bursts of laughter coming from inside.
Qing Lian reminded: “It seems that the Third Madam and several young ladies are here.”
Su Yi nodded.
The maid who was opening the curtain at the door was stunned when she saw her. After Qing Lian coughed lightly, she hurriedly reported to the room: “The Second Madam is here!”
The laughter in the room stopped, and everyone turned their heads to look at the door. They saw the door curtain open, and a slender figure appeared behind the carved eight-treasure frame. When she turned around the frame and came to the front, everyone took a deep breath.
Su Yi glanced at the whole room.
There were two women dressed as married women, one was middle-aged, and the other looked younger. She thought that they were the two wives of the first and third branches. In addition, there were four or five young ladies, who were from younger generations.
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