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Chapter 161 Error
The lady lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, but still remained silent.
"Grandma!" Tu Shanjing raised his head and said anxiously after not getting an answer for a long time.
"Forget it, it's up to you! It's the New Year and you have a lot of things to do, so don't overwork yourself." Mrs. Tushan waved her hand.
"Don't worry, grandma. I will ask Chunming to assist us. He lives in the other courtyard and has never been involved in our internal affairs. He is steady in his work and is a reliable person." Tu Shanjing said seriously.
The lady nodded, picked up the cup and drank the tea.
Madam Rui Er was not happy with this and shouted at Tu Shanjing, "Second Young Master, I have been managing the affairs of the mansion for many years. Even if I have not made any contributions, I have worked hard. Why are you so confident today? If more work means more mistakes, shouldn't Butler Hu investigate as well?!"
Tu Shanjing looked at her with a stern gaze: "Anyone who talks about other people's faults must be a person of faults. Madam Rui Er, don't worry. When we investigate you, if we find that Butler Hu has done anything wrong, we will also find out about it and treat you equally."
Madam Rui was still trying to argue, but Madam Tushan raised her hand and waved, saying, "I'm tired. Listening to you guys arguing here gives me a headache. Jing, this place is left to you. Discuss with Aunt Zhao and Butler Hu. I'm going back to rest."
After saying that, she stood up, and Miss Nanfeng behind her hurried forward to support her.
Tu Shanjing bowed and said, "Don't worry, grandma. Please go back and have a good rest."
Mrs. Tushan came over with the support of Nanfeng. She paused slightly when passing by me, glanced at me, and walked out of the main door.
Madam Rui was imprisoned at Tushan Jing's insistence, and Aunt Zhao, who usually did her job without caring about her position, naturally agreed. Butler Hu was also a man of good sense, and had been suffering from Aunt Zhao's fight against him for a long time. Now that Tushan Jing was determined to punish her, he was naturally happy to stand by and watch.
As for Sen Ying, the old lady didn't care about her, and they didn't have time to discuss her punishment. But I really wanted to ask her why, so I asked Aunt Zhao to find a room for us. Aunt Zhao also ordered Qing Yue to tie her up with a spiritual rope and take her over so that I could find out the truth.
Senying came into the room and sat down on the chair, looking at me with a sneer.
My body ached, and my heart ached even more. I sighed and asked, "Sen Ying, I think I have a good relationship with you, but I really don't understand why you want to hurt me?"
Sen Ying replied, "Yes, you can't understand. You have easy work all day long, and you are favored by the young master. Even if you are taken away by His Highness Yue Liang and stay in Master Feng Long's room, you will still be fine in the future. The young master will treat you the same way as he treated you before. You are used to being complacent, so naturally you can't understand."
A thought flashed through my mind, and I said, "You...are you doing this because..." I thought about it and swallowed the word jealousy.
Sen Ying raised her voice, and it became even more shrill. "Yeah! I can't figure it out either! Why?! Why do you? Why you?! You are so lucky. You followed the second young master when you entered the mansion. The second young master is kind and never beats or scolds the servants. It was not enough that he bought you earrings, but he also bought you a bracelet. Now he even bought you You Guangjin to wear! Which of the music, chess, calligraphy and painting are you good at?!"
My heart ached, and I held back my tears and said, "But I'm already trying. I'm alone here, I don't know anyone when I wake up, and there are so many things I don't know. I worry day and night... It's not that easy for me either."
Sen Ying smiled bitterly and said, "Except for the master and those who are protected by relatives, who is not alone here, trying to see the eyes and struggle? You are not having a good time, do you think I am having a good time? Have you heard the people in the mansion insulting and ridiculing you openly and secretly? In the cold weather, have you ever fetched water and chopped firewood outside wearing thin clothes? Have you ever been hungry? Have you ever experienced the feeling of having stars in your eyes, sore legs and feet, and about to faint? You haven't experienced it, so you don't understand why I would give myself to that... in exchange for a cold steamed bun. What I can't stand the most is that your high-handed charity gave me hope first, and then I fell into endless waiting, which is really too exhausting..."
I felt something was wrong when I heard this, so I hurriedly asked her, "Wait a minute, I asked someone to send you a letter yesterday, saying that the young master and I would find a way to rescue you. How come you didn't receive it?"
She was stunned, then she said to herself: "It's too late, it's too late..."
She sniffed and continued, "I didn't receive it. Forget it. Success or failure, I walked my own path, and I won't tell you all this. It's up to you to deal with it. Anyway, it's the same if you stick your head out or hide your head. But I have an old father at home. I hope you can help me say a few good words to the young master for the sake of our past friendship. Don't let my old father know the truth."
I sighed and said, "I won't kill you, nor will I persuade the young master to kill you. Every family has its own rules, and every government has its own regulations. Don't worry, your crime is not punishable by death, and your father won't know about it. But our relationship can only end here. For the safety of the young master, I only ask you one question: did anyone instruct you to do all this?"
Sen Ying looked up at me and replied, "No. I was just angry. I saw you and the young master being affectionate with each other on weekdays, and I thought you had been secretly in love for a long time. I never thought you were so innocent... But I think I was not wrong. You two are definitely not just a master-servant relationship. People go up and water flows down. If I were you, I would do the same thing."
I didn't want to discuss this with her anymore, so I stood up and said to her, "I'm afraid what I did is not as simple as you see. But the twists and turns involved are hard to describe. You can handle it on your own."
After saying that, I stood up, turned around and walked out of the room, nodded to Qingyue, and returned to the hall.
Tu Shanjing was listening to what Butler Hu was saying. When he saw me coming out, he stood up from his chair and asked, "Shall I take you home first?"
I shook my head and said, "Young Master, there are many things to do here. Lanxiang is fine and can go back on her own."
Tu Shanjing paused, then said, "Then I'll go with you. I'm halfway through discussing something with Chunming, so I'll go back to get something and continue the discussion later."
After saying this, he bowed to Aunt Zhao and said, "Aunt Zhao, I am sorry to bother you today. I will send you some of the best northern snow ginseng later to calm your nerves."
Aunt Zhao returned the greeting and said, "Second Young Master, you are too polite. It is a good result that you can distinguish the good from the evil today. I am relieved for you. But you should not overwork yourself. It is important to take care of your health. If there is anything I can do, just let me know."
Tu Shanjing pondered for a moment and said, "Mrs. Rui is imprisoned, and the affairs she is in charge of cannot be left alone for a day. I would like to ask Aunt Zhao and Butler Hu to divide them up and take more care of them."
Butler Hu bowed and said, "Young Master, go back without worry. I will discuss this with Aunt Zhao right away."
Tu Shanjing nodded, walked over to me and said, "Let's go back first."
I followed him out of the courtyard and saw Cheng Man, stripped of his coat, tied to a long bench, shivering in the cold wind, too cold to even beg for mercy. The servants and maids who were walking back and forth saw him and walked past him faster, but then they started whispering to each other.
Ruiyang saw us coming out and asked, "Young Master, everything is ready, shall we fight now?"
Tu Shanjing shook his head: "No hurry, I'll send Lanxiang back first. You wait for me to come back."
I walked in silence, watching Tu Shanjing's back as he returned to his room. He didn't turn around, but walked a little faster than usual.
As soon as he entered the door, he turned around, his eyes full of tears.
He came up to me, first picked up my torn sleeve and looked at it, then held my hand.
"Does it hurt?"