"He is really infatuated. At this point, he still treats Zhang kindly because she looks a bit like Tan Qingliu. I don't know where his infatuation went for more than ten years. I am my pillow No one noticed it at all..."
Ever since she discovered that Geng Cheng, who only had reality and snobbishness, actually hid his infatuation for a certain woman, Yao was so angry that she felt like a fool who had been fooled. Been fooled for more than ten years.
"Madam..." Dongmei called out with some fear when she saw the second wife's straight eyes.
Yao came back to her senses, but she didn't have any illusions about Geng Chengben anyway. He could hide whoever he wanted in his heart. Besides, now that he was paralyzed on the bed, she didn't even want to look at him anymore. His infatuation made her feel guilty.
"What's wrong? Do you have something to say?" Yao's tone was very gentle.
Dongmei could tell that the second wife at this moment was different from before, and she breathed a sigh of relief, "Something happened in the main courtyard today."
Dongmei then told what happened after Geng Shuhuai returned home and went to the main courtyard to pay his respects.
"Those two maids are still tied up?" Yao asked, "I remember the little maid named Pomegranate. Is her mother working as an errand in Yide Courtyard?"
Dongmei nodded, "Pomegranate Mother is Mother Sang, and she is the mother in charge of Yideyuan. But I just heard that Mrs. Bo pointed out the pomegranates and grapes to the second master."
Mr. Yao sat up slightly and asked, "Are you going to do it for him?"
Dongmei paused slightly, "Mrs. Bo didn't say anything clearly. She only said that she was going to serve the second master."
"Haha!" Mrs. Yao sneered, "I didn't say it clearly, and it's really pitiful that two little girls like flowers are going to serve a useless man!"
"Second Madam!" Dongmei was startled and quickly looked outside. At this time, the sky was getting dark. She took a few steps quickly, opened the door curtain, and looked around. Although it was dark, it was not yet time to turn on the lamp. , so the line of sight is quite clear.
Dongmei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one else was outside the door of the house. If the words of the second wife just reached the ears of the second master or the uncle, she simply could not imagine the consequences.
But... Dongmei narrowed her eyes slightly, is that the fourth girl?
"What's wrong? Is there someone outside?"
Seeing something wrong with Dongmei's expression, Yao frowned and asked.
Dongmei didn't dare to hide it, "I just saw the fourth girl leaving the yard."
Yao was slightly startled, "It's so late, what is she doing out there? Could it be that she's going to attend the reception banquet hosted by the main house for Geng Shuhuai? Did they invite her?"
Yao didn't believe it. In the current situation, although the eldest family and the second family had never openly opposed each other, it seemed that the eldest family had always been targeting Mrs. Bo and Geng Cheng. However, Yao knew in her heart that if the uncle was not still alive, the eldest room would Maybe they would have moved out a long time ago.
Mrs. Bo is a step-mother and has two biological sons. Because of Mrs. Bo's affair, the only place of favor in the Anping Mansion fell on the second son, and then the eldest son was forced away. These things It was no longer a secret among the public, so as soon as Uncle An Ping, the head of the family, fell, the big house would immediately draw a clear line with them, and the outside world would only say that Mrs. Uncle and her son were bullying others too much.
Under this situation, Yao didn't think that Dafang would invite Sister Bing to the reception banquet.
"Is Pingshan serving Sister Bing?"
Dongmei shook her head, "It's... Chu Yin followed the fourth girl."
"Chu Yin?"
"Madam, I don't remember. Chu Yin is the fourth girl's new maid."
Naturally, Mrs. Yao will not forget that although she can gradually let go of her husband, her children are her life. The eldest son is devoted to studying and getting fame, so she does not need to worry about it now. The eldest daughter is following her husband in office, so she can't worry about it. Apart from managing the Yinghe Courtyard, almost all the attention was placed on Geng Xingshuang.
How could she not remember that there was an extra maid beside her?
Suddenly there was someone beside her daughter, so Yao naturally wanted to ask. Geng Xingbing explained to her that her carriage hit someone while driving, and one of them was Chu Yin.
At that time, Chu Yin was wearing patched clothes, unkempt and unkempt. She was injured but did not say a word. After taking her to the hospital, they asked about the situation and found out that Chu Yin's parents had died and she had come to Ningdu to seek refuge with relatives. Unexpectedly, her relatives had moved away long ago, and she had nowhere to go, so she had to wander around. Then her daughter took her into the house and signed a deed. From then on, she became her daughter's maid.
"During this period, has Sister Bing been very affectionate to Chu Yin, even more affectionate than Pingshan and Shen Liu?"
Chunliu couldn't answer this question, so she could only say vaguely: "I saw that when the fourth girl went out, Chu Yin followed her most of the time. It seems that the fourth girl sympathized with her plight, so she treated her kindly."
"Go and ask Mama Yan to come over. Doesn't she want to be punished and come back to me to be my mother in charge?"
Yao always felt uneasy, but she had asked her daughter many times, openly and secretly, but she had never been able to find out anything.
The marriage between the third room of the Yang family was strange when it was said to be successful, but it was also weird when it suddenly failed, and as a mother, she seemed to be led by the nose all the time.
Although Yan’s mother made mistakes, she is still capable of doing things.
In Qingcui Courtyard, the female family members had already finished their meal. Only Geng Yan was still holding Geng Shuhuai drinking, asking him to talk more about the dangers he encountered while escorting.
In particular, the experience of being particularly dangerous and finally escaping at the critical moment made Geng Yan feel emotional.
Although Geng Xingshuang and others finished eating, they did not leave the table and listened with gusto.
At this time, Jin Bao stepped forward and reported, "Girl, Master Xiao Tao has come to say goodbye."
"Okay, I'll go see Master Xiaoyu off." After saying that, he stood up. Seeing this, Geng Xingchen started to stand up as well, but was stopped by Geng Xingshuang, "You continue to listen."
Geng Xingchen really didn't want to leave after hearing this, so he didn't insist anymore.
"Master Xiaoyu, you've worked hard today, would you like to come in and sit down?"
Tao Yuyu stood outside the yard, thin but tenacious, like a tenacious lily. Although it had experienced wind and rain and seemed to be crumbling, it always stood firm and exuded a unique fragrance, rich but not pungent.
"Miss Geng is so polite. I came to work. Not only did she pay me my wages, but she also treated me politely. It's my honor. It's getting late and I have to go back quickly, so I came here to say goodbye to her."
Tao Yuyu offered a slight blessing to Geng Xingshuang. If she just went to work at a stranger's house, she could leave after getting paid. However, she knew Geng Xingshuang, and the three brothers and sisters came to the kitchen to see her, so no matter what, she also It is not rude to say farewell.
"I asked Sister Zhan to see you off." Zhan Pei happened to be staying in the house today.
"No……"
"Yes, you just need to reassure me. Let a beautiful girl like you go back alone and walk such a long way. I will be so worried that I can't sleep tonight."
Geng Xingshuang said this, and Tao Yuyu naturally couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to thank him again.
Before Zhan Pei came, the two chatted for a while. Geng Xingshuang asked about Tao's mother's illness, then thought about Xiaozao Village, and asked if their family used to live in the first house at the entrance of Xiaozao Village.
Tao Yuyu was surprised that Geng Xingshuang knew this, but he still gave a positive answer.
Before leaving, Tao Yuyu suddenly said: "Miss Geng, just now...just after you left the kitchen, another girl came to the kitchen to see me. The cook said she was the fourth girl."
"What did Fourth Sister ask you to do?" Geng Xingshuang was a little surprised. "Could it be that I also asked you to prepare food?"
Tao Yuyu shook his head, "No, that girl injured my mother before. When she learned that I came to your mansion today, she thought I came to find her, so she came to me. However, she learned that I was being raped. Girl, after you invited the cook, you only asked about my mother’s physical condition, and then said..."
"What did you say?" Geng Xingshuang was even more surprised. It turned out that Tao's mother was injured by Geng Xingbing.
"It doesn't look like it," Tao Yuyu said.
"What?" Geng Xingshuang didn't hear clearly.
"Miss Geng Si stared at me for a while, and then said something to herself that didn't sound right, but she must have lost her words. After she finished speaking, her face changed and she left in a hurry. I felt a little strange in my heart. , so...that’s why I want to tell the girl.”
Could it be that his guess turned out to be true? Geng Xingbing himself had already known it.
Did the children of the Tao family and the Geng family make a mistake back then?
"Did my fourth sister already see you when your mother was hit that day?"
After thinking for a while, Geng Xingshuang asked.
Tao Yuyu nodded, "I've seen it before, but at that time everyone's attention was on my mother and another girl who was hit. If Miss Geng Si hadn't revealed her identity today, I wouldn't have recognized her."
