The second wife lived in seclusion and rarely went out except for receiving her monthly allowance. Wu Madam and the others also stayed in the yard to do their work and had no work to do in the mansion. As a result, they had no courage. When they heard that Mrs. Su's tone was wrong, they shuddered and explained tremblingly, "The second wife said that if she could step down, she would not trouble others..."
What troublesome people
It's simply being too cautious.
Old Madam Su couldn't help but get angry, but she didn't say anything else. Recently, after Su Xingyi and Su Yao took charge of the rear house, they did invite the Second Madam and the others to have meals or small gatherings together, but the Second Madam never went out.
Last time, the Ninth Young Master Su Zheng happened to go to Su Yao's yard and was invited by Su Yao to have a snack. It was said that this made Second Madam Su very angry when she returned home. She punished Su Zheng by making him kneel in the courtyard for half the night for being greedy.
You have to be sensible in everything.
Of course, people don't like someone like Mrs. Su San who wants to control everything, but it's also really unbearable to think that everyone else is poisonous like Mrs. Su Er.
At least Old Madam Su really disliked Second Madam Su's personality of looking at everyone as a thief.
This time, when she heard that the child's medical treatment was delayed because of this reason, she almost laughed out of anger and said sarcastically, "I dare to invite her, but I'm afraid she doesn't dare to let anyone see her."
This double entendre made Mother Wu's face turn pale.
Su Xingyi coughed a few times and hurriedly tried to smooth things over. She asked someone to go find Li Rui to get a name card to ask for the imperial physician, and said to Mother Wu, "I'll go over to see Xiaojiu."
Mother Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, responded hastily, and led Su Xingyi back to the courtyard of the second house.
Mrs. Su Er was changing the wet cloth on Su Zheng's head with an anxious look on her face. Beside her, the sixth girl, Su Xingtian, was crying in fear.
As soon as Su Xingyi entered the room, she saw Second Madam Su impatiently shaking off Su Xingtian's hand and angrily yelling at Su Xingtian: "Cry, cry, cry, what's the use of crying when something happens? It's all your fault! If anything happens to your brother, you'd better watch out for yourself!"
Mother Wu hurriedly called out to the Second Madam, and said with a smile and caution, "The eldest daughter is here."
Mrs. Su Er turned around, forced a smile and stood up: "The eldest girl is here, please take a seat." At the same time, she scolded Su Xingtian in a low voice: "Why don't you get up? Is your eyes covered with shit?!"
Su Xingyi paused, frowned and looked at Su Xingtian, then saw Su Xingtian standing up with tears in her eyes and cautiously called her "big sister".
She couldn't help but feel sad.
She had heard that Mrs. Su was very strict with her children, but she had never thought she was so rough. She nodded, stepped forward and touched Su Xingtian's head, then walked to the bedside and felt Su Zheng's forehead, and said in surprise, "The fever is so severe!"
Mrs. Su's face was very ugly, and her thin lips were almost pressed into a straight line: "It's all his own greed that caused all this trouble! I told him that he was not in good health and couldn't eat many things, but he insisted on being greedy. This is also his own fault!"
Su Xingtian opened her eyes wide and looked very uneasy. She rubbed the hem of her clothes, her face pale and miserable.
Su Xingyi thought of what happened before, and she knew that Mrs. Su was making indirect accusations, saying that Su Yao had caused Su Zheng to become like this. Even a good-tempered person couldn't help but get angry, and said lightly: "Second Aunt, if you are sick, treat the disease. Don't say such things in front of the child, otherwise, won't it make him more uneasy?"
Mrs. Su Er snorted coldly.
As they were talking, Madam Wu came in with a look of shock and fear, reporting, "Second Madam, the eldest lady, the eldest young master, and the fourth young lady are here. They said they just came back from outside and heard that the ninth young master was sick, so they came directly here."
Mrs. Su Er's expression was somewhat ugly, but she could only suppress her anger and said, "Please come in."
As they were talking, Su Rong and Su Yao came in. They greeted Mrs. Su Er first, and then Su Rong asked, "I heard that Xiao Jiu is sick. Is the illness serious?"
The Second House has always wanted to be invisible and not have any contact with the other houses. It was only because Second Madam Su had to ask Old Madam Su to invite the imperial physician that Su Rong and Su Yao were a little worried, so they came directly without even changing their clothes.
Mrs. Su said indifferently, "Thank you for your concern, Young Master and Fourth Miss. It's all caused by greed. The fever has lasted for three days."
Su Yao paused and looked at Mrs. Su Er thoughtfully.
A few days ago, Su Zheng and Su Xingtian were playing in the garden without their mother. She happened to be on her way back from the meeting room when she met them and took them to her yard.
Later, Mother Wu came with people.
At that time, it was Mother Shen who went to send the two children back to the second room. After returning, Mother Shen was extremely angry and said that it was Second Madam Su who beat Su Xingtian without saying a word, and made Su Zheng kneel in the courtyard, saying that they ran out to play without permission and delayed their homework.
Su Yao felt something was wrong at that time.
But since someone else was disciplining the child and the other person was an elder, she had no right to say anything and didn't care too much.
But now it seems...
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Su Xingtian, but saw Su Xingtian standing nervously aside, like an ostrich, with her head buried and not daring to raise it, her fingers all scratched by her nails.
She couldn't help but be surprised.
I just went to her place to play for a while and have some snacks, why did it have to be like this
"I'm glad you're alright." Su Rong naturally noticed Second Madam Su's attitude. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Su Zheng who was lying on the bed, and said in a deep voice: "Second Aunt, I heard that you punished Xiaojiu to kneel in the courtyard for half the night because he was too playful. Although children need strict discipline, it should also be done in moderation. Don't push too hard."
Mrs. Su's face was frozen, and she couldn't even pull out a smile. She said calmly, "This is my own child. I know how to discipline him."
Su Xingyi frowned inwardly and tugged at Su Rong's clothes. At this point, she could no longer maintain her smile and said indifferently, "In that case, we'll leave first. The doctor will be here soon."
After saying that, he went out first.
Su Rong and Su Yao also followed behind.
After leaving the courtyard of the second house and turning into the stone path on the other side of the garden, Su Rong glanced at Su Yao and asked softly, "Do you find it strange that Second Aunt seems to be targeting you on purpose?"
Indeed, Su Yao turned his head and looked at him: "Brother, can you see that too?"
Su Xingyi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "There is a reason for this, you don't know..." She coughed and said slowly: "At the beginning, there were some misunderstandings between the second aunt and the third aunt, and some things happened..."