"Miss, you don't know. Madam's illness is said to be due to the death of the young cousin, but that's just superficial rhetoric.
"To put it bluntly, no matter how much I love my maternal nephew, he is not my own biological child, so why am I so ill?
"To talk about the real reason, it's actually because the Xu family blamed Madam for Master Biao's death. They said it was all because Madam gave Young Master Biao several young and beautiful maids, who hooked up with Young Master Biao every day for pleasure and misbehavior. , so finally...
"Oh, my dear, you didn't see that the dirty words in the letter were written. I don't know how they were written. They really ruined the paper.
"The old couple of the Xu family even said in the letter that they would sever their relationship with his wife and ask her not to return to her parents' home again. They just pretended that they had never given birth to this daughter. From now on, everyone will go back to their own way.
"So Madam didn't even read the letter. She just passed by after seeing this."
Ping Niang sighed and continued: "No one in the family knows how my wife has treated her parents' family these years. In the end, we got such a result. Who do you think can bear it?"
"After Madam fainted, the room was in chaos, so the servants naturally went to report to the master.
"When the master came back and saw the contents of the letter, he was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.
"After the lady woke up, the two of them started arguing while talking. After that, the master moved to the front yard and never returned to the main house.
"Both parties are holding their breath now. Otherwise, given the master's character and temperament, he would not walk away while watching his wife faint.
"The old man and the old lady of the Xu family are really cruel. After receiving the letter, the lady immediately sent people home to check the situation. As a result, the Xu family didn't even let anyone in. They just kicked them back.
"It's no wonder that Madam is worried, and her condition also goes up and down. But this relationship may be difficult to repair."
Shen Tianshu understood the whole story. She was not as emotional as Ping Niang, and said: "The Xu family is so stubborn now because they still have money to spend. When all the money they saved before is lost by their son, the family will not be able to open the door." , they will naturally rush to repair the relationship."
Ping Niang was stunned when she heard this, but when she thought about it more carefully, wasn't that what happened?
She is the dowry of the Xu family. Although she is not a child of the Xu family, she has been a servant of the Xu family for several years and has a fairly good understanding of the temperaments of everyone in the Xu family.
When Mrs. Xu first married into the Shen family, she struggled to make ends meet under the hands of Mrs. Shen every day.
She has to take care of her elders and take care of her younger ones. She doesn't have much money, and she still has to set rules in front of Mrs. Shen.
Where were the Xu family at that time?
Not even once did he face each other.
Later, when Shen Zhonglei was in high school and elected as an official, Baba started to follow him around.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Shen Zhonglei looks down on the Xu family. It is really the Xu family's style that makes people look down upon.
Shen Tianshu felt that he had said all he needed to say, but Ping Niang still had no intention of leaving, so she simply issued an eviction order: "I am too sleepy today, if Ping Niang is okay, please go back first!
"Oh, by the way, when you come over in the evening, call Yunhui too. She is 14 years old this year, and it is time for her to slowly learn to handle the household chores.
Pingyang was about to tell Shen Tianshu about this matter, but she didn't expect that Shen Tianshu would take the initiative to mention it, which made her overjoyed.
I remembered what Shen Tianshu said before, Yunhui is my sister, and it is only natural to take care of her.
Only now did Ping Niang believe that Shen Tianshu really treated Shen Yunhui as his sister.
"I thank you, eldest lady."
This time she thanked her sincerely and without any pretense. Shen Tianshu accepted her gift calmly and gave her a reassurance.
"Although she was not born from the same mother, Yunhui is my sister after all. My mother is gone, so I can't live my life alone. Yunhui will have a good future in the future, and she can still have a good relationship with me as a sister. What’s the harm?”
Ping Niang left in a good mood.
Shen Tianshu also breathed a sigh of relief and could finally take a shower.
After washing away the sweat stains, Shen Tianshu leaned on the edge of the tub contentedly, letting Minghui massage his back, giving instructions on positions and techniques from time to time.
"Don't use your fingertips, bend your fingers up, use your knuckles to push...the position is half an inch lower...a little harder here...right..."
With Minghui's massage, Shen Tianshu became a little drowsy.
"Girl." Mingyu came in from outside with a bucket of hot water, "I'll give you some water!"
"You came back from home so soon? Why didn't you stay one more day?" Shen Tianshu asked lazily without wanting to open his eyes when he heard Mingyu's voice.
"Girl, I didn't know until I got home that there are many rumors about the house in the city."
"What rumors?"
"It's not all because of my wife's illness. Some people outside said that my wife fell ill a few years ago, and the family asked doctors for help. The result is still not good until now, and she must be in trouble.
"Some people say that our family has already started to prepare for the funeral. Others say that the master has fallen in love with the new man and will marry her as soon as she dies. Some even say that the master is too stubborn to live up to his wife's fate. It's really..."
Shen Tianshu frowned when he heard this and asked: "There are so many rumors out there, doesn't father even know about it?"
"I heard from my eldest brother that these rumors have only begun to spread among the people in the past two or three days. My eldest brother only heard about it yesterday when he was drinking with some friends who were driving the carriage.
"My master has been busy these days with going out to the city to encourage farmers and pray for good harvests during the Flower Festival, so it is inevitable that he will make some omissions in this regard."
After hearing Mingyu mentioning persuading farmers, Shen Tianshu finally woke up from his drowsiness and felt that something was not quite right.
This routine seems a bit familiar.
If ignored, Shen Zhonglei's moral deeds may soon begin to show up, which is why last year's snowstorm occurred. If he had persuaded farmers to pray for a good harvest, it would have caused a poor harvest this year.
This rogue trick, low cost, big return, can be said to be a huge profit.
If used at the right time, it will definitely be a powerful weapon that can win over people and destroy bones.
Xu's transition from pretending to being ill, coupled with the snowstorm that was rare in Yongzhou for a century, just gave these people a chance.
Fortunately, this conspiracy is still in its infancy, and it can still be cracked if it works well.
Shen Tianshu had no intention of continuing to take a bath. He got up, got dressed, went to the study and wrote a letter, handed it to Minghui and said, "Send this letter to Xin'an Street and give it to Xie Yan."
Unexpectedly, the secret guard Li Zinan placed next to her would come in handy so quickly.
