Mrs. Ji's face was somewhat embarrassed. Her son had never been a man without sense of propriety, and he was injured now... But he actually caused such a thing at this time, which was really embarrassing for her.
Even though she was usually very calm, this time Mrs. Ji was so angry that she didn't know how to react. It wasn't until a lady came over and said goodbye to her in an ambiguous way that she woke up. She stared at the lady for a while, then she exclaimed, nodded hurriedly and forced a smile: "It's really not easy to entertain all the distinguished guests in this busy and chaotic place. I'll host a banquet for you all in the evening."
There was an almost inaudible tremor in her voice when she spoke.
But everyone knew that what she said was just a prevarication. What was it about being too busy and messy to entertain? These embroidered shoes were not the kind of shoes that a maid could wear. No matter how busy she was, which lady would hang shoes at the door of her eldest son
What's more, Young Master Ji has not made any movement for such a long time. Is he really deaf
It is obvious that he has done something that should not be known to others, so he feels guilty and dares not show up in public again. He just wants to wait for the excitement to die down.
Although everyone complained in their hearts, no one was so tactless as to actually point it out. Everyone tacitly agreed with a few words, while some were too lazy to agree and just walked away.
After all, he hasn't become rich yet, hasn't even stood firmly on one foot, but he has already started indulging in pleasure. Even if this Young Master Ji is really capable, I'm afraid his ability is limited.
The scene was chaotic for a while. Mrs. Ji felt a little headache. She turned back to look at Mother Ji and said softly, "You stay here and I'll go see the ladies off."
Mother Ji understood what her master meant. The situation was chaotic and she wanted to make sure nothing more happened to make the situation worse.
She quickly replied yes.
Mrs. Ji's steps became a little unsteady.
Everyone was here to see someone, and when encountering such a situation, as long as they didn't deliberately want to cause trouble to others or make enemies, they wouldn't let them lose face. Mrs. Liao was also preparing to leave. Mrs. Yang smiled, touched her lips with a handkerchief, raised her eyebrows, and calculated the time in her mind.
Just as Madam Ji reached the door, several maids came rushing in from outside the courtyard and hurriedly reported to Madam Ji: "Madam, we have searched the whole house, but still can't find the county lady..."
All the ladies were a little surprised and doubtful. They thought of the gorgeous and exquisite embroidered shoes at the door of Young Master Ji, and a terrible idea suddenly emerged in their minds. Then, everyone couldn't help looking at each other, with disbelief in their eyes.
No way
Although the county lady had only been here for a few days, everyone knew that she was not the type of woman who would discuss embroidery, needlework, and fabrics with the other female relatives. Because of this, everyone also understood that the county lady did not follow the path of ordinary people.
However, even if you don't follow the ordinary path, you can't... have an affair without a matchmaker, right
Madam Liao also stopped walking, frowned, looked around at the ladies who were hesitant to speak, and said to the maid who came to report: "What do you mean you searched everywhere in the mansion? I see your garden is so big, if you really want to search everywhere, I'm afraid it will take more than a few days. How dare you boast that you didn't find the person now?"
Mrs. Ji's heart skipped a beat, and then she remembered the shoe. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart for a moment.
Madam Yang had been observing her, with just the right amount of confusion and bewilderment on her face, but she was sneering in her heart.
People are greedy. It is obvious that the Ji family wants to please Xiao Heng and the Su family. Now that there is such a great opportunity in front of them, she doesn't believe that Mrs. Ji will not cherish it.
Mrs. Ji calmed down and scolded the girl, "What a fuss! The county lady is not an ordinary person. She can go directly to the front yard. Maybe she has something important to do in the front yard. How long have you been looking for her? You say you have searched everywhere. Why don't you hurry up and look for her?!"
He pressed his forehead again and said, "I am old now, and I am a little confused. There are too many things to do today. I will take people to find the county lady."
In order to make this matter less serious, I would like to ask all the ladies to leave first.
After everyone had left, she went to see what was going on in the room.
Anyway, it can't be exposed to so many people.
Otherwise, if it was true, how could Su Yao save his face? It would not be a marriage, but an enmity.
Mrs. Ji's mind was in a mess. She didn't dare to make a decision on this matter. She could only hope that these ladies would disperse quickly and that they would be alone so that she could get to the bottom of the matter.
Unfortunately, what you fear will come true. A sharp-eyed lady screamed in a shrill voice, then raised her eyebrows and asked, "That shoe just now, was it the county lady's?"
These words were like a drop of water splashing into a frying pan, and immediately the whole pan began to boil. The ladies had actually already made some guesses before, and now when they heard what was said, although they had not seen it with their own eyes, everyone believed it.
Otherwise, how could a county lady disappear for an entire night
It would be too far-fetched to say that she went to the front yard. There were so many nobles living in the Ji family, and the distinction between the front and back houses was very clear. Even if Su Yao was the county lady, if she went to the front yard, it would be impossible for her to have no news at all.
Everyone immediately started talking.
Mrs. Yang raised the corner of her mouth in satisfaction, and looked at the closed door in front of her with pride, feeling infinitely happy in her heart.
Her daughter was born different from ordinary people and was a person with great fortune. No one could stand in her daughter's way.
What county princess? She is going to pull this county princess down from the sky and trample her into the mud, so that she will never be able to get up again!
Mrs. Liao saw that something was wrong and coughed alertly. She looked at the lady who had spoken before with her eyes like sharp arrows: "What nonsense are you talking about, Mrs. Fang?! Why are you talking nonsense out of the blue?!"
Mrs. Fang had only said this on impulse, but she didn't expect Mrs. Liao to scold her for being too talkative and making false statements in front of so many people. She immediately felt embarrassed and couldn't help but stiffen her neck and bite her lip in dissatisfaction and retort: "How can this be considered as me making false statements? Those shoes don't look like something that ordinary people can wear. Besides, how can such a coincidence happen in the world? The county lady here was missing all night, and then there was a fire at Young Master Ji's place, but he still pretended not to hear anything and kept the door closed. This... They all say that we are making false statements. Are they treating us all as fools?"
Mrs. Fang felt that she was completely right and spoke very convincingly, refusing to give in at all.
Madam Yang raised an eyebrow.