Chapter 12: Mama Wen's Massive Hemorrhage

  "Wow, Madam Wen is really generous and open-handed! No wonder Eldest Sister values and trusts her so much!" Mrs. Mao ruthlessly stabbed a knife into Madam Ma's heart, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction. She couldn't help but take another jab at Madam Wen, saying: "Master Nie, you must hurry up and finish making the seasonal clothes! Send over two sets in the next couple of days, and don't delay the rest, the sooner the better!"

  "Second mistress, rest assured, I understand!"

  "Mine is fine, what about yours, maids?" Yao Cunhui said coldly after a long time of silence.

  "This is indeed it!" Mr. Mao clapped his hands, suddenly enlightened.

  A warmth in her heart, she looked at Yao Cunhui with gratitude.

  The mistress cannot be favored, and the servants are naturally bullied and disrespected. She, Hongzhi, and the two little maidservants Xiaoying and Xialian have not had any decent clothes for years. They just wear those two sets of clothes that have been washed and worn out, with their old clothes in tatters. The socks on their feet and the undergarments have been mended countless times!

  Actually, thinking about it, Hongzhi's leaning towards Madam also can't be blamed entirely on her.

  "Go ahead and do it!" Madame Wen didn't wait for Madam Mao to make a decision, hastily promising: "I will definitely follow the rules of the mansion and provide everything for the young ladies, I'll have someone take their measurements right away, please don't worry, Second Mistress and Second Miss!"

  If she lets the Mao family continue to bully her, heaven knows how much more money she'll waste? It's better to just agree quickly and be done with it! The problem is that even if she's willing to do so, they might not give her the opportunity.

  Mrs. Mao's face suddenly showed displeasure, and she sneered: "What is this, Mother Wen? This is a matter of the second young lady's courtyard, how did it get dragged to me?"

  "The old servant spoke out of turn, please forgive me, Second Mistress!" Madame Wen was furious and had to apologize to Lady Mao. She thought to herself, "Since you also know this matter has nothing to do with you, why are you interfering?"

  Mrs. Mao grunted and said nothing.

  Yao Cunhui smiled and said, "These servants don't know how to speak, Second Aunt will reason with her! Warm Mama, since you've said so, then you take care of this matter! Just follow the rules of the mansion!"

  "Yes, Second Miss!" Warm Mama's tone slightly relaxed and led Ni Shifu away.

  Here, Mao and Yao Cunhui chatted for a while. Ni Shifu took the silver back and bid farewell, then ordered his apprentice to come in and carry away the large wooden chest.

  The play had ended and the audience dispersed, and it was only then that Mrs. Mao suddenly realized that more than half a day had passed without her noticing, so she also stood up to bid farewell.

  "Second Aunt, slow down! I've troubled you today!" Yao Cunhui smiled as he saw Mao Shi out the door.

  In the courtyard, Mao suddenly stopped, holding Yao Cunhui's hand, and with a glance, everyone bowed their heads and retreated to make way.

  "Second Aunt?" Yao Cun Hui slightly paused, her eyes bewildered as she looked at Mao Shi, her delicate and soft eyelashes blinking lightly, a face full of innocence and naivety.

  Mao's "heh" of a smile, squeezed Yao Cun Hui's wrist with force, and with the corners of her lips slightly raised, she whispered in an extremely low and gentle voice: "Niece, I really underestimated you before, you are indeed the most hidden one in our Yao family!"

  "What is Second Aunt saying?" Yao Cunhui smiled lightly, looking perplexed.

  "We're open-minded people, no need to beat around the bush," Madam Mao said with a smile: "Whatever you want to do, go ahead and do it. If you need Auntie Er's help, just say so. Auntie Er is on your side! Even if you take advantage of Auntie Er, she'll be happy to oblige. In Auntie Er's heart, only your mother is the eldest sister-in-law! Child, remember Auntie Er's words today well! In this household, the only one who can help you is Auntie Er! Don't let Auntie Er down!"

  Yao Cunhui still looked bewildered, her eyes cast down, as if she was too embarrassed to smile, but when she raised her head and looked at Mrs. Mao, her face was filled with gratitude: "Auntie's care and concern for her niece, her niece understands it all!"

  "That's all right!" Old Mrs. Ma chuckled and let her go, calling out to Su Ma and Alan as they sauntered away.

  Yao Cunhui smiled slightly, her eyes fixed on the corner of the courtyard wall by the door, and lightly brushed off her sleeve before turning around and entering the house.

  Ma is not a good person, but what about Mao? She's using her, and isn't she also using herself? However, there's one thing she said that's right, in this mansion, only she has the ability to help her.

  Mrs. Wen is indeed a seasoned mother who has been managing the household for many years, and her efficiency in handling matters is impressive. Before Yao Cunhui and Hong Lian had even finished their conversation, Mrs. Wen was already back at the door, smiling as she said that she had called over the tailor, asking the young ladies from Luomei Courtyard to go and get measured for clothes and choose fabrics.

  Yao Cunhui and Hong Zhen exchanged a smile, raised an eyebrow and said: "You all go, I've wronged you these years!"

  Hong's eyes were slightly red, she smiled with gratitude and left with Hongzhi, Xiao Xing, and Xiao Li.

  They had just gone out when Mingxia from Madam Ma's side came again, smiling and saying that the mistress was inviting Second Miss to go over for a visit.

  Yao Cun Hui Xin Zhi Du Ming Ma Shi Ken Ding Shi Ting Shuo Le Shang Wu Cai Yi Zhi Shi Yao Jiao Ta Guo Qu Wen Qing Chu Ming, Ta Gu Yi Xiao Dao: "Hong Lian Ta Men Dou Mei Fan Lai, Wo Zhe Er Yi Ge Ren Dou Mei You, Ming Xia Jie Jie Qie Xian Hui Qu, Deng Hui Er Wo Bian Guo Qu!"

  Ming Xia is the senior maid serving by Madam Ma's side, where would she put the unpopular young lady in her eyes? At this moment, she smiled hypocritically and said: "Second Miss, you can just sympathize with me, if Second Miss cannot be invited over, Madam will get angry, I will be punished! Hongzhi and Honglian are not here, isn't there still me? I'll serve Second Miss then!"

  "Since Sister Mingxia said so, I'd feel embarrassed if I didn't go!" Yao Cunhui smiled and casually tidied up her hair, then went over with Mingxia.

  People around Ma have to give him some face no matter what.

  Upon entering the main hall, Yao Cunhui had not yet adjusted to the indoor lighting when she heard Yao Cunmei's voice, neither sour nor cold, saying: "Second sister has arrived! Oh, why are you still wearing that outfit? I heard second sister made over 2,000 taels of silver today, and isn't it a pity not to wear it to show off in the coffin? Ah, I forgot, new clothes can't be worn until after two days have passed! Little sister misspoke, please forgive me, elder sister!"

  Yao Cunhui smiled slightly and ignored him, walking forward to bow to Madam Ma: "Hui'er pays her respects to Mother."

  Ma was so angry that he felt dizzy as soon as he saw her, and the virtuous mother's demeanor didn't even bother to pretend anymore. With a lazy wave of his hand: "Get up! Sit down and talk!"

  Her mother-in-law was the one she pushed out as a scapegoat, so of course she wouldn't abandon her. Last night, she had Mingxia go over and comforted Wen's mother for a while - she knew that Wen's mother had long since set her sights on Mingxia and wanted to ask Mingxia to be her younger son's daughter-in-law. She also hinted to Wen's mother that she didn't need to take it seriously, and could just perfunctorily deal with Yao Cunhui, as long as things looked good on the surface!

  Unexpectedly, Mr. Mao suddenly intervened and as a direct result, Mrs. Wen not only failed to gloss over the matter but also lost more silver than usual.

  In the end, a large sum of money still had to be secretly given to Wen's mother by her. How could she not resent it? But if she didn't give it, that wouldn't do either - Wen's mother was taking the blame for her, and now abandoning her would make others see how heartless she was. In the future, who would be willing to work wholeheartedly for her again?

  "Ah, sister Yao Cun Hui turned to Yao Cun Mei with a gentle smile and said: 'Sister doesn't mind the slip of the tongue, it's just a waste of words. I wouldn't bother arguing with my sister about this. However, I want to remind my sister that while an occasional slip of the tongue is fine, if it happens frequently, people might think you've lost your mind! As your sister, I speak my mind and may not always say pleasant things, but it's all for your own good, so please don't be offended!'"

  "You——" Yao Cunmei listened to Yao Cunhui's extremely sincere tone, looked at her expression of doing good for herself with all her heart, and felt annoyed that her chest was blocked into a ball. She glared at her sitting down elegantly, hating to go forward and grab her collar to slap her two ears.

  "Mother!" Yao Cunmei said with grievance.

  "Alright!" Mrs. Ma was also annoyed in her heart, but the conversation was started by her own daughter, and the unpleasant words were also spoken by her own daughter first. Yao Cunhui's words couldn't be found to have any flaws, so she could only hold back her anger and glare at Yao Cunmei, scolding: "What kind of sisterly love is this, always scheming against each other? What's the use of just trying to get an advantage with your mouth? If you keep being so unruly and provocative, I won't be happy! Look, do I still care about you? What are you doing standing here? Get out! I have something to say to your sister!"

  Yao Cunmei bit her lip, stubbornly refusing to leave, but Ma Qunfang smiled and stood up, saying "Let's go play in the garden!" and dragged her away.

  "One or two of you are calling me and I'm getting annoyed! The world is upside down!" Mrs. Ma adjusted her collar, and scolded again in a huff.

  Yao Cunhui lowered her eyebrows and sat upright, her expression calm and serene, seemingly unaware that Madam Ma was making a veiled criticism. Suddenly, she raised her head and smiled faintly: "Mother has called for me to come over, I wonder what it's about?"

  Ma saw no expected expression on her face, and felt as if she had punched a cotton ball, with an unspeakable sense of suffocation in her heart. She coldly said: "Did Madam Wen mend your clothes according to the rules?"

  "Yes." Yao Cunhui smiled: "These things are not very clear to my daughter either. Originally, I thought it was up to Warm Mom to decide, but coincidentally, Second Aunt went over to visit and helped my daughter pick out some fabrics! Now, I've already instructed Master Nie from Qian Si Fang to make them, and when they're done, Hui'er will bring them over for Mother to inspect."

  Ma was silent for a moment. She had originally intended to take the opportunity to scold Yao Cunhui, using Mao as an excuse, but unexpectedly Yao Cunhui himself clarified everything clearly, explaining what "just so happened" and "visiting", she didn't believe a single word! And neither did he. But she still said it like that!

  "It's done, you can just keep it to yourself, no need to show it to me." Mrs. Ma didn't have the heart to look at her new clothes. She thought about it and felt unhappy, glancing at Yao Cunhui: "Although your aunt is a relative, she's not from our family after all. From now on, if there's anything, don't bother her! If you can't even ask your mother for help but instead go to outsiders, even if your father finds out, he'll scold you! And if outsiders find out, it will be even more embarrassing for our family!"

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