"If you handle this matter well and gain face in front of Madam in the future, your future will not be worried." Grandma Sun was very satisfied with her son's ability to do things this time.
"Really?" Manager Sun rubbed his hands and said excitedly to his mother, "Mom, I have fallen in love with Xiao Xi next to Madam. If you succeed this time, can you please give Madam a reward for Xiao Xi? Be my concubine."
Grandma Sun didn't take it seriously and said, "I'm just a little girl, and it's not worth anything to be your concubine. You have to let Madam see your true ability."
Manager Sun became excited. That girl Xiao Xi, despite her young age, already has a charming look on her face and eyes, and she would look at him with seductive eyes when she saw him.
He had already thought about it.
"Then Bai Sanzhuang, a small country silk shop, dares to challenge me. If he doesn't send his sister to the young master, don't blame me for being rude." Manager Sun's face was full of sinisterness.
While the mother and son were discussing, the wind blew outside and the windows banged.
The oil lamp on the table was swayed by the wind coming through the window.
Grandma Sun got up and closed the window.
"Mom, I'm leaving first... Oops." Manager Sun wailed before he finished speaking.
Grandma Sun looked back and saw that the oil lamp on the table had rolled down, and the oil was dripping down her son's thighs toward his feet.
Grandma Sun was startled.
"Mom, it hurts, it hurts..." Steward Sun jumped up in unbearable pain.
This jump kicked over the oil lamp on the ground, and the flame of the oil lamp licked the handkerchief that had fallen to the ground and ignited it.
In an instant, the flames spread along the house.
"Help." Grandma Sun took off her son and ran out of the fire.
"It's gone! It's gone!"
"Go quickly and let someone bring water."
"The place next to where the water is leaking is where the medicinal materials are stored. Go put out the fire quickly."
The whole Shen Mansion was noisy and boiling.
The noise was so loud that it shocked the young master Shen Ning who was recuperating in the house.
Mrs. Ru became ruthless and beat Manager Sun twenty times without mercy.
The unfortunate steward Sun was not only burned from his thighs to his feet, but was also beaten to the bone.
"Son, why are you so unlucky? Why did you mess with that lamp oil when you were so good?" Grandma Sun wiped her tears while applying medicine to her son.
"The lamp oil rolled to the ground by itself." Manager Sun was about to cry but had no tears. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain. "Mom told Madam, please don't leave Bai Sanzhuang's matter to others for the time being. I can still leave, so I'll handle it." .I already have a way..."
Zhou Mansion, Hexiang Garden.
After hearing what happened to Bai Sanzhuang in the Shen Mansion, the female family members of the Bai family, except for Tian Maimiao, were not that excited even though they cursed a few times.
"...If you had said earlier that you were going to send silk to the Shen family, I would have stopped you. Last time the county magistrate sent a message to our family..." Mrs. Zhen told everything about the Shen family's attempt to drag the prefect's wife to protect her matchmaker.
Tian Maimiao listened on the sidelines and scolded the prefect's wife.
"It's been so long, why is there no movement from the prefect's wife?" To Bai Sanzhuang's surprise, the prefect's wife was involved in this matter.
"Perhaps they think that we are meat on the chopping block. We are not here for a while. Maybe they just wait for us to come to Huaicheng." Mrs. Zhen said.
"They are worthy of scheming against my sister-in-law, shameless." Tian Maimiao continued to curse, and after she finished cursing, she quietly lowered her voice, lest Xiao Fuyuan, who was sleeping next door, could hear her.
It's better not to let my sister-in-law know about such dirty things.
"Mom, don't worry, no matter what the Shen family does to me, I won't hurt my sister. Even if our business stops, we can't succumb to their hands." Bai Sanzhuang said.
…
Soon, Mrs. Zhou’s birthday arrived.
The entire Zhou Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and it was very lively.
Due to the Zhou Mansion's influence in Huaicheng, wealthy families from all ranks in Huaicheng came to celebrate his birthday one after another.
Among them, the prefect's wife and Mrs. Ru are naturally indispensable.
"I heard that your young master has made great progress in his studies recently. When will you bring your young master to let us have a look?" One of the old women asked Mrs. Ru with a smile.
Mrs. Ru nodded solemnly and said calmly: "Mrs. Mrs. Lao is worried. You also know the master's comments. Regardless of whether they are true or not, I am the only one in the Shen family. I must be worthy of his parents who have passed away, so I will wait." When he gets older, I will take him to your house in person to show you."
"I heard that a few days ago, I found a good match for your Ning'er. Which family is it from?" a young lady asked quickly.
"It's not confirmed yet. A glass of wedding wine from you will be indispensable when the time comes." Mrs. Ru smiled calmly.
The Bai family were distinguished guests of the Zhou Mansion and were invited to the table by Mrs. Zhou.
The female members of the Bai family listened to the voices of the ladies in the hall through the screen.
Eugene Gui opened the curtain and took a look, and said, "That purple dress must be Mrs. Ru from Shen's house. She is shameless. There is no way to take my sister-in-law away."
At this time, Xiao Fuyuan was being pulled by Feng Zhiheng to sit inside and eat Soviet-style snacks.
Mrs. Zhen looked back and then at Mrs. Ru in the hall, with deep worry in her eyes.
She naturally recognized Mrs. Ru. She was deeply impressed by Mrs. Ru when she was working as a servant in the Shen Mansion.
As for whether Mrs. Ru remembers a small helper, it's hard to say.
The voices of ladies outside continued to be heard.
Suddenly, all the ladies stood up and saluted a middle-aged lady who came in slowly.
Zhen secretly guessed that the lady in dark green clothes must be the prefect's wife.
Mrs. Gao, the prefect's wife, was very satisfied with everyone's courtesy. After sitting down, she smiled like a host and said: "You don't have to be polite, we are all guests of the Zhou Mansion."
Eugene Gui commented: "She also knows that she is a guest. There are five people and six people."
Mrs. Bai said that she was quite satisfied that her second granddaughter-in-law's harsh mouth only faced outwards.
After the prefect's wife sat down and chatted with the other ladies for a while, she started chatting affectionately with Mrs. Ru.
Suddenly, Xie Chuntao looked surprised and said, "Isn't that our county magistrate's wife? She is here too?"
The female members of the Bai family looked outside and saw that the county magistrate's wife, Xu, was not among the ladies.
I saw Mrs. Gao, the wife of the prefect, waving to Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in. She didn't want to get involved in the matter of the prefect's wife being a matchmaker for the Shen family.
"...Sister, it's true. Last time I just mentioned the lucky girl in your county, so be careful. Don't hit me, just tell me if you are willing to pull the strings." Mrs. Gao was very dissatisfied with Xu. 's attitude.
Xu thought to herself, is there anyone stupider than me? This Gao family may not be praised by all the ladies in Huaicheng. She doesn't even know the details of the old Bai family. She may not know that the Bai family is the benefactor of the granddaughter of the Zhou family.
This is also a person who owes the Marquis’s wife to take care of her.
"Madam, you know, my old Liu only allows me to stay in the inner house. I don't know much about Fu Nu you are talking about, and I am not familiar with it." Mrs. Xu said bravely.
She really regretted following Liu Honglai to the banquet. If she had known she would have pretended to be sick and not come.
"My master said a few days ago that your old Liu has been very powerful recently. He owns iron mines and Yan millet, and he is even more popular than the prefect himself..." Mrs. Gao sneered.
Xu's scalp tightened.
What does it mean? Use the magistrate's official to oppress her old Liu?
Too cheap.
"Madam..." Mrs. Xu suddenly turned her eyes away and stopped talking.
Xu's heart beat like a drum when she saw Xiao Fuyuan.
