In the courtyard of the second house, Mrs. Su was watching Su Zheng eat from his room, and she was lecturing him as she stared at him: "You are not young anymore, and you just follow her around and fool around all day! She is a woman, and she will always have something to eat after she gets married. What about you? If you don't study hard, what are you going to do in the future? Are you going to learn from those dandy boys and become a prodigal son?"
Mrs. Su Er had always been rigid and boring, and Su Zheng was very afraid of her. When he heard her scolding, he would lower his head and focus on eating, turning a deaf ear to her reprimand.
No one responded, and no one could continue talking. Mrs. Su was certainly aware of her son's emotions, but she didn't care.
He is still too young and doesn't know how treacherous people are and how fickle the world is. If she, as his mother, doesn't force him to study hard for his sake, then who can he count on
But although she didn't care about her son's disregard, she couldn't beat or scold him like she did to her daughter, so she took a deep breath and stood up: "What I said to you, which one is not from the bottom of my heart? I said it to you for your own good. If I really didn't bother to say a word to you, then I would never look at you again! Think about it carefully!"
When she turned around, Su Zheng covered his ears with his hands, looking sinister.
Mrs. Su Er still felt chest tightness and shortness of breath after leaving the room: "This is really the evil star in my life. I worry so much about him, but none of them know how to appreciate it!"
The "he" in the front was referring to Su Zheng, but the "they" in the back undoubtedly included the Eighth Young Master.
The maids lowered their heads and dared not say anything. It was only when Mother Wen rushed back that she knew what had happened and smiled and comforted her.
Mrs. Su naturally gave her face and didn't say anything else. It was not until she returned to her room that she complained a few words in frustration and then asked how things were going at Mother Wen's place.
Mother Wen knew her temper, and comforted her for a while before nodding her head. "We have already calmed her down. She is a smart person. Besides, what we said is the truth. She knows in her heart that she has offended the fourth young lady too much. I don't know if the fourth young lady will give her a hard time in the future. I can only say one thing, she can't even think about turning over. But they are all slaves. If our mansion doesn't want them to work, they can't do other things to make a living. Are they really going to sit and wait for death in the future?"
You'll figure it out eventually.
Mrs. Su Er also knew this truth, and she laughed, and the depression in her heart finally dissipated a little.
She was just wondering whether things were going smoothly with the Second Master, and whether she should ask Mother Wen to find a suitable opportunity to go and take a look, when she suddenly heard a little girl outside shouting "Fourth Miss".
Su Yao?!
Mrs. Su Er's face immediately darkened.
Su Xingyi had just left, and Su Yao came again. The two sisters' words and actions seemed to imply that they felt that she had abused her daughter.
But who are they? ! The daughter came out of her belly, and what she gave birth to is hers. Even if she wants to strangle Su Xingtian to death, it is not their turn to intervene.
Thinking this way, even until Su Yao came in and bowed, Mrs. Su's expression did not show any sign of easing. She just said lightly: "If you are here to see Xiao Liu'er, then there is no need. Xiao Liu'er has taken medicine and is asleep now. She is in good health. There is nothing for you to see."
After saying this, Mrs. Su paused and continued, "We are used to being quiet here, and we are not used to seeing strangers. Miss Four, there is no need to step on this humble ground."
These words were really sarcastic. Mother Wen coughed softly, reminding the second wife not to go too far.
Su Yao was not angry at all. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Mrs. Su Er. Suddenly she laughed, "Aunt, aren't you used to meeting strangers? I don't think so."
Mrs. Su pursed her lips, and the lines on her face became more and more tense: "What do you mean?"
In fact, she couldn't stand the fact that Su Yao and Su Xingyi were in charge of the household affairs. One was married or divorced, and the other was still single. What did it look like
But no one ever asked for the opinions of the second branch of their family on family matters. She rarely went out and spent little time with Su Yao. But even though they had only met a few times, she was already extremely dissatisfied with Su Yao.
As a woman, she doesn't know how to write the words "chaste and quiet". She always wants to show that she is more capable than others. She keeps talking and doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all.
Su Yao was too lazy to flatter Madam Su Er. She looked directly into her eyes and asked coldly, "Second Aunt, don't you really know what I mean? Second Aunt said she is not used to meeting strangers, so why did she let the mother next to you go to meet Madam Liu in the laundry?"
The room was filled with silence.
Mrs. Su didn't know how to react for a moment.
Mother Wen also subconsciously looked up at Su Yao.
How could that be?!
She went to see Liu's mother. Su Yao actually knew everything so quickly and came here so quickly!
... ... Did Su Yao find out by chance, or had he already sent someone to follow her
She couldn't figure it out, and her mind went blank.
Mrs. Su was unsure of what Su Yao meant and was unable to continue the conversation. Su Yao sat on Mrs. Su's right and laughed nonchalantly, "Second Aunt, you are so busy arranging Sixth Sister's marriage that you didn't even bother to choose the candidate. Is it really just because you decided to arrange a marriage for Sixth Sister?"
Every time she asked one more question, Mrs. Su felt her heart beat faster, and she even felt a little bit overwhelmed. She clenched her fists and looked at Su Yao nervously, asking in a timid tone, "What do you want to say?!"
Of course she knew what Mother Wen was doing when she went to see Mother Liu, but the question was, how much did Su Yao know? She didn't believe that Su Yao just came over and said these words for no reason.
But if Su Yao knew...
"I just want to ask Second Aunt, what happened to Second Uncle?" Su Yao picked up the cup and watched Second Madam Su and Mother Wen look like they had lost their parents. Second Madam Su couldn't even hold the cup and accidentally dropped it on the ground. She raised her chin calmly and said, "After all, we are all family. Even if the old lady didn't take good care of us, she is still the biological mother. Since we haven't separated the family, why did Second Uncle go back to the capital instead of coming back to our house? Even if he is really dissatisfied with the old lady, isn't Second Aunt here? His wife and children are all here. Why should Second Uncle condescend to live in a servant's place?"
Mrs. Su Er suddenly couldn't hold on and fell to the ground, staring at Su Yao with her eyes, but she couldn't utter a word.
Su Yao really knew, she really knew that the Second Master had returned to Beijing!