The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 247 If There Is Retribution

In the end, Shi Yao couldn't escape the beating and was hit with the ruler three times.

“Decent!”

"Filial piety!"

"reputation!"

"Aunt, I'll remember this and I won't dare to do it again next time!"

Aunt Liu Hua didn't use the three rulers to punish Shi Yao harshly. Shi Yao's palms turned red. She had to twist her thighs hard, and finally she shed two tears at such a happy moment. She raised her face slightly to let the tears hang on her face for a little longer, and said aggrievedly, "Aunt is teaching me that I will go to 'visit' the third master tomorrow to fulfill my filial duty."

Aunt Liu Hua sighed heavily and turned away helplessly.

If the superiors are not kind, the subordinates will be unfilial.

She can teach the second girl and let her pretend to be filial. These days, the second girl has done very well and avoided the third wife everywhere, but the third wife always comes to provoke her.

From the Seventh Master to the Fourth Mistress, to the Third Master, to the Third Mistress, none of them would calm down, and the Second Miss was not the type to endure it.

She even suspected that the third room's commotion was intended to deliberately ruin the second girl's reputation.

As soon as Aunt Liu Hua left, the maids immediately surrounded her. Banxia said with tears in her eyes, "Miss, it's all my fault for talking too much. Does it hurt?"

Xingmi brought the ointment.

Honeysuckle, who usually keeps quiet, said, "Why doesn't it hurt? The girl is in so much pain that she is crying."

Mu Xiang took Shi Yao's hand and blew on it until her palm turned red. "Don't say any more. Today's incident is over. It was the Third Master who pursued the Second Miss. Everyone in the courtyard is watching. The Grandmother will order her to keep quiet."

Shi Yao wiped her tears and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I was just pretending to win aunt Liu Hua's sympathy, so she didn't want to use too much force.

I tell you, the Third Master falling into the water has nothing to do with me. He was so ridiculous. He thought he was so capable that he actually jumped from one bank to the other and jumped into the river. It was so funny. I will laugh at this joke for two years!"

Banxia and the others all burst out laughing.

"So that's how it is. It's being said outside that the Third Master crossed the bridge and walked to the middle of the bridge. The girl untied the rope on the shore, and the Third Master fell into the river. Wait for it, girl. I will definitely help you clear your name!"

Banxia ran out in a hurry to share gossip with others.

Nothing happened that day.

Shi Yao was nervous for half a day, but surprisingly, Shi Jianan did not come to her door and kept silent about it, which was quite surprising.

Early the next morning, Shi Yao came to Handan Courtyard again.

Fu Nanjun asked about what happened yesterday. Feeling sorry for her being beaten, he gave her the best medicine and allowed her to have breakfast earlier.

At the dinner table, Shi Yao mentioned that she saw the guilty servants being escorted away yesterday: "...I saw that among them were Nanny Jin's family members."

Since they are Nanny Jin's family members and were escorted out from the inner courtyard, they must be servants of Zheng's Tangdi Courtyard.

This time, the old duke and the lady did not show any mercy to Zheng.

Fu Nanjun said calmly: "God is watching what you do, and retribution will come."

She remembered what she had said to her mother's family after the New Year.

In the letter, she asked her mother not to feed Nanny Jin enough every day, and asked Nanny Jin to exchange for the jewelry and silver she had hidden on her body. She also allowed Nanny Jin's children to visit her, but they were not allowed to bring food or warm things, but they could bring silver and jewelry.

Nanny Jin kept exchanging money for food, clothes, and bedding, but her children could not visit her every day. The price of how much money to exchange for food was controlled by the Fu family, so they were full some days and hungry others.

Over time, she became extremely eager and greedy for money.

As a result, she was so easily bribed after returning to the Duke's Mansion - before being imprisoned in the Fu family, as Zheng's confidant, she lived a life of luxury. Nanny Jin was not someone who could be bribed with money.

Fu Nanjun lowered his eyelashes.

She expected that her sisters-in-law would do something secretly, but she did not expect that Shi Mingkui would become a eunuch.

I wonder if she will get retribution in the future?

Forget it, let it be retribution. In her past and present lives, her hands have never been clean. As long as the children are safe, she is happy to take the retribution.

Shi Yao was eating when she looked up and saw that Fu Nanjun was distracted. Thinking back to what she had said, she felt that there was something wrong. After thinking about it, she decided to let it go.

I guess her sister-in-law did a lot of small things behind the scenes.

Who knows how many people Fu Nanjun cheated among those he escorted yesterday?

After breakfast, Shi Yao continued to listen to the housekeeper Fu Nanjun's meeting.

Today ended early, and Fu Nanjun talked to Shi Yao about the rules of the big family: "... the so-called household affairs and management are secondary, the most important thing is sacrifices, weddings and funerals. My second sister participated in the New Year's Day ancestor worship, and the tricks and rules involved are very complicated..."

Shi Yao listened carefully, took every word into her mind, and added tea to her sister-in-law from time to time.

At noon, Fu Nanjun invited Shi Yao to have lunch.

The second sister-in-law Le An Ning and the fifth sister-in-law Qi Wan are now growing up in Handan Courtyard and are with Fu Nanjun almost day and night.

Le Anning asked Shi Yao about Shi Jian'an's fall into the water. Shi Yao didn't hesitate and sobbed as she told him the whole story.

Le An Ning said in shock: "Don't listen to the nonsense from the third room! In the past two lives, weren't you cheated badly enough?"

"Of course I won't listen. The Third Master would rather I die soon, so how could he talk to me about a good family. Don't worry, sister-in-law." Shi Yao said obediently.

Le An Ning smiled and said, "Whatever, it's just my fault. Second sister is always smart. You are the only one who cheated others, no one else would cheat you."

Shi Yao's mouth twitched. Her second sister-in-law's words didn't sound like a serious compliment.

Qi Wan covered her lips and smiled.

Le An Ning looked at Fu Nan Jun again: "Sister-in-law, does the Fu family have a suitable candidate?"

Fu Nanjun frowned and said, "I'm looking for one, but marriage is not something that can be achieved overnight. I have to find out more about his character and talents. After all, it is a major event in my second sister's life and cannot be taken lightly.

"Second sister-in-law should also be more concerned. I guess that the second uncle and aunt will return to Beijing soon. The first branch has cheated the second and third branches. I am afraid that the second and third branches will join forces. Then, perhaps the second sister's marriage will fall into the hands of the second branch."

Le An Ning frowned, "No way? It's unreasonable for the second branch to interfere in the second sister's marriage. Even if the second and third branches join forces, there are still the old lady and the old man above them."

Fu Nanjun looked at Shi Yao and said solemnly, "If the benefits are enough, can the second house convince the old master?"

Shi Yao nodded slightly: "I will let Muxiang pay attention to the news of Ganlutang. Thank you for the reminder, sister-in-law!"

In the afternoon, Shi Yao woke up from her nap and went to Fusuiyuan.

When he came, he ran into his fifth brother Shi Mingying walking out in a hurry. The two siblings greeted each other, one facing outwards and the other facing inwards.

Shi Yao glanced at him twice, went inside to greet the third wife, Rong, and took out the silver note that Shi Jian'an had sent her yesterday and placed it in front of Rong.

"This was given to me by the Third Master yesterday. The Third Master said it was compensation. I thought about it, what could the Third Master compensate me for? If there is anything, it can only be that he did not act as a good father to me in the past fifteen years.

I wanted to accept it to satisfy the Third Master's deep love for his daughter, but then I thought, this is such a large sum of cash, a full five thousand taels!

The Duke's Mansion has not been divided yet, and the Third Master has no property under his name. Where would he get such private property?

I am afraid that if I borrowed the madam's dowry and the news reached her ears, she would be sad, the third master would be scolded, and the couple would be in discord, then it would be my fault.

Therefore, I dare not take it, and today I am returning it to you, Madam. Please take it back."