novelaction Chapter 138 Why bother
Chapter 138 Why bother
Shen Tang's clear voice echoed in the room. Everyone looked at her, secretly sweating for Shen Tang in their hearts.
The Marquis has no children, so the title of the Marquis will definitely be inherited by the second wife in the future. This is also the reason why the old lady has repeatedly indulged the second wife. Although what the eldest girl said before was unpleasant, it was also the truth. In the future, when the eldest girl and the second girl get married, they will rely on the second wife to support them. Offending the second wife to death will not benefit the second girl at all.
The second girl is against the eldest girl, and is also at loggerheads with the second wife who protects the eldest girl. Asking the fourth wife to remove all the managers is undoubtedly undermining the second wife's foundation. If the second wife knew about this, she would be so angry that she would die.
The old lady wouldn't agree.
The Fourth Wife knew that Shen Tang was on her side, and her heart was moved, but the Old Madam would never allow this. She was even more afraid that the Old Madam would misunderstand that she was instigating Shen Tang behind her back. The Fourth Wife quickly looked at the Old Madam, feeling extremely terrified, and said, "I'm just helping with the housekeeping for a while. After the Marquis calms down, the household expenses will still be handed over to the Second Sister-in-law..."
Just as she was saying this, the old lady raised her hand to interrupt her, "Tang'er is right. You may not be used to ordering the Second Madam's people around. If you are not used to ordering them around, just change them. I have no other requests. Just manage the household affairs well and don't let chaos like today happen again."
The fourth wife, “…???”
Everyone in the room was like, “…???”
Each one more shocked than the other.
The second girl took the opportunity to ask the fourth wife to replace the second wife's people. Not only was the old lady not angry, she actually agreed. Did the old lady take the wrong medicine?
The old lady didn't take the wrong medicine, but things are different now. Shen Yan is found, and the eldest house not only has an heir, but Shen Yan is both civil and military. The Marquis's Mansion will surely be glorious in his hands. Although it is still unknown when they can return to their ancestral home, Princess Ning is two years older than her and is not in good health, so that day will not be too far away.
Shen Sui found Shen Yan and hid it from her, not letting her tell the second wife. It was obvious that she suspected that Shen Yan's disappearance at the Lantern Festival was the work of the second wife. There was already a rift between the brothers, and there was no point in her protecting the second wife anymore. Once she died, the second wife would move out of the mansion. There was no need to let the second wife take care of the finances for a few more years and continue to foster the second wife's ambitions.
The Fourth Wife has always been content with her duties, so the old lady has nothing to worry about by letting her take care of the household affairs. Besides, it was Shen Tang who brought Shen Yan back. Whatever Shen Tang did was for the good of the eldest house. Solving all these troublesome matters at once would save her from any more troubles in the future.
The old lady did not get a good rest last night. She was happy to find her grandson, but she was worried when she knew that Shen Sui suspected the second wife. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She felt a little tired, so she asked Mother Wang to help her go back to the inner room to rest.
Shen Tang and the fourth wife bowed and respectfully saw the old lady off. The third wife brought her daughter Shen Luo to pay her respects to the old lady. When they entered the house, they only saw the old lady's back as she left.
Knowing that the old lady asked the Fourth Madam to be the housekeeper and allowed the Fourth Madam to remove the Second Madam's people and replace them with her own people, the Third Madam was filled with envy and hatred. She only got a share from the Second Madam and helped to manage the embroidery room. The person in charge of the embroidery room was still the Second Madam's people. She didn't even dare to make two more dresses for her daughter. When it came to the Fourth Madam, she directly asked the Second Madam's people to be removed.
The third wife regretted it even more. It was Shen Tang who helped her to be in charge of the embroidery room. The third wife had also vaguely sensed that Shen Tang wanted to seize the housekeeper's power from the second wife, but she didn't think Shen Tang could succeed and that the old lady would hand over the housekeeper's power to her, so she didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect that the second lady could really do it. The third wife regretted it so much.
Shen Tang and the Fourth Madam left Songhe Hall together. Shen Tang said to the Fourth Madam, "I know Fourth Aunt doesn't want to be the housekeeper, but Father has no one available right now, so I have to trouble you. For the sake of housekeeping, Fourth Aunt should dismiss those housekeepers who can't be called upon."
Shen Tang spoke loudly, and she chose to speak when the maids and old women were passing by, just to relieve the Fourth Madam from worries. If the Old Madam and the Second Madam were dissatisfied, they would only direct it at her.
The Fourth Madam knew Shen Tang's intentions and asked, "Why are you doing this?"
If the prince cannot be found, this huge mansion will sooner or later fall into the hands of the second house. There is no need to fight for it at this moment.
However, the Fourth Madam also knew that it was the Second Madam who bullied Shen Tang first, and it was they who forced Shen Tang to this point. Anyway, she could not rely on the Second Madam in the future, so she was not afraid of offending the Second Madam to death.
Shen Tang said, "Aunt Si, just rest assured that you can take care of the household chores. I'll be there for you if anything goes wrong."
Shen Tang had asked the old lady to agree to let her remove the second wife's people, so how could the fourth wife not remove them? If she missed this opportunity, she would miss it forever.
Replacing all the managers was no small matter. The Fourth Madam went back to the North Courtyard to make arrangements, while Shen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden.
South courtyard.
The second wife knelt for several hours, and her knees were almost broken. They were red and swollen, and the pain made her gasp when applying medicine.
The maid knelt on the ground and applied medicine to her, trembling with fear. Her hands were shaking as she applied the medicine, for fear that the pain would hurt the Second Madam and she would be punished.
The maidservant was already as light as she could be, but the Second Wife still despised her and said, "I'll do it myself."
The maidservant was more than happy to accept it.
The Second Madam gritted her teeth as she applied medicine to herself. Mother Sun hurried in from outside. "Madam, this is bad! The Second Miss asked the Fourth Madam to remove the managers you had stationed in various places..."
It’s the second girl again!
Go against her everywhere!
The second wife's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but she suppressed her anger and said, "It's not the second lady's turn to have the final say in the Marquis' Mansion. The fourth wife wouldn't dare, and the old lady wouldn't agree to it!"
If the old lady hadn't agreed, she wouldn't have rushed to inform the Second Madam. Mother Sun said, "The old lady agreed..."
The Second Wife's heart was shaken, and her voice suddenly rose, "How is this possible?!"
Mother Sun also found it strange. Normally, the old lady would never agree, but she agreed, as if whatever the second girl said was the truth, completely disregarding the second wife's feelings. The old lady would never be like this before.
The second wife felt uneasy and this time she couldn't suppress it.
As for Shen Tang, she returned to Qingyi Garden and was reading a book to kill time. She had only read half of a book when Si'er came in and said, "Miss, the Third Madam has replaced the embroidery room manager with one of her own."
She really knows how to fish in troubled waters. The Second Wife keeps an eye on the embroidery room, and the Third Wife dares not make any small moves. But today she will take advantage of the situation and replace the person in charge of the embroidery room with her own person.
Shen Tang flipped through the book and said, "Have someone keep an eye on the embroidery room. If anything happens, let me know."
With the Second Wife watching over her, the Third Wife dared not harbor any selfish motives, or at least not too obviously. Now that the Fourth Wife is in charge of household chores, the Third Wife might not dare to do so anymore.
Fortunately, the eldest brother has been found. When he returns to his ancestral home and marries the eldest sister-in-law, there will be no worries about no one taking care of the household affairs in the Marquis' Mansion.
A gust of wind blew and Shen Tang looked towards the window.
I don’t know if Xie Guimo had someone check Yanzhi to see what caused the rash.
She is so impatient that she can't tolerate anything.