usatvline Chapter 39 Aunt Zhao Takes Charge, He Lingyi Moves House
Chapter 39 Aunt Zhao Takes Charge, He Lingyi Moves House
"I understand, I'll go arrange it right away. My lord, please rest for a while, I'll come and change your dressing later!"
As she spoke, Aunt Zhao placed a kiss on Chi Yunjing's face. Chi Yunjing had never experienced such a bold gesture from the ladies during his two marriages.
He immediately felt incredibly grateful, and thankfully he had accepted the gifts from his two superiors; otherwise, he wouldn't know who would be taking care of him now that he was so seriously injured!
I sighed; my lower back was throbbing with pain.
As Aunt Zhao stepped out the door, an uncontrollable excitement flashed across her face.
A master is a master.
He had only done a few things as she had instructed, and he had actually managed to take control of the Vice Minister's residence!
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel excited.
Madam Guo is old and faded, and she has angered her husband over her daughter's marriage. She is clearly no longer useful. Both of her daughters will be married in the future, and the only one who poses a threat to her is her only son, Chi Guizhao.
But she is still young and has plenty of opportunities to have children.
Now, as long as she firmly holds the master's heart, she has no worries about not having a chance in the future. Even if she can't become the mistress of the house, she will still become a concubine that no one in the family can underestimate, so that Madam Guo can also experience what it feels like to have her dignity trampled on!
She put away her calculating expression, and when she left Linglong Courtyard, she reverted to her usual delicate and charming concubine demeanor, following the steward to the woodshed.
Aunt Zhao peeked inside through the window of the outer room.
The mother and son of the Lü family were both in a sorry state. The woodshed was dry and hot, and being locked up here for three days would not be pleasant.
Then she gave instructions to the butler.
"Find someone to check on Young Master Lü's wound, lest it fester and cause some illness that will affect the whole family. Remember to bring him some water every now and then. The master's intention is just to keep him from starving, but as for how well he eats, the steward can decide."
"Yes, Aunt Zhao."
"I'm young and inexperienced. This time I'm just being forced into this role. I'm not exactly a respectable master. The steward should make more decisions. This is better for our Vice Minister's Mansion. It would be best if we could get through this period smoothly. Not to mention the second young lady's marriage, the eldest young lady's marriage is also imminent. We can't let outsiders laugh at us!"
The housekeeper nodded, finding Aunt Zhao's actions and explanations quite reasonable.
It's not easy for someone so young to speak with such composure and tact, so my wariness of her lessened a bit.
"Don't worry, Aunt Zhao, this old servant will do his best."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, butler. I still need to go change the master's dressing. I won't delay any longer."
"Yes."
The two hadn't gone far from the woodshed when they encountered He Lingyi, who was on her way to Linglong Courtyard, under the eaves. Upon seeing her, Aunt Zhao tried her best to suppress her excitement and maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.
"Miss He, what brings you here? Is something wrong with the eldest daughter?"
“Sister Chi is alright, she’s resting after drinking some calming soup. I came here to ask Uncle Chi if I could move into Sister Chi’s courtyard. After all, with what happened at Hanxue Pavilion, it’s not really appropriate for me to stay any longer.”
After hearing this, Aunt Zhao and the steward exchanged a glance and received an affirmative answer.
"Look at us, we're so busy we're completely confused. Miss He can't stay in a place like that anymore. Move out, move out immediately! I'll have someone pack up the things in the house right away, but I don't know what the eldest daughter said?"
"It's because of your kindness, older sister, that you invited me to live with you."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhao smiled. Although she was not much older than He Lingyi, she was a generation older in terms of seniority, so her words were tinged with satisfaction.
"That's good. The young lady is truly blessed."
In short, know when to stop.
The fortunes of the two young ladies in the Vice Minister's residence have now reversed.
The young woman, who initially had a bad reputation, is now marrying into a prestigious family with a substantial dowry, clearly aiming for a good life.
On the contrary, the one who initially had a good reputation has now ended up with nothing.
She's lost her innocence, her father and his favoritism, her future husband's family is on the verge of collapse, and her face is injured—it's a hellish start.
He Lingyi smiled as she looked at Aunt Zhao. That's how smart people are; they understand each other without needing to spell things out.
Ultimately, it's just a matter of each getting what they want, but at the same time, they both hold each other's weaknesses.
As long as Aunt Zhao hasn't secured her position in the family, she won't be implicated in the matter of me giving her advice. Anyway, the medicine is already in my father's mouth, so even if he wanted to investigate, he wouldn't be able to find out!
As for the two servants who will handle the matter, that depends on how skillful Aunt Zhao is.
In any case, we all prosper together and suffer together. She was even less willing to let this matter be discovered than He Lingyi, the daughter of her old friend who was temporarily staying in the area. Otherwise, whatever she gained today, she would have to pay back ten or a hundred times in the future!
The movement was swift. After Chi Guiwan woke up, she heard noises in the yard.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw that He Lingyi had already moved in, and the maids were helping her tidy up. So she quickly walked over and said, "That's great, I'm relieved to see you here."
He Lingyi raised her hand and touched her mother's forehead. Only after finding that it had cooled down did she feel completely relieved.
She looked at her with heartache and said, just as she had told her when she was a child, "Nothing is more important than your health, Sister Chi. You should take good care of yourself!"
"It's strange, I suddenly caught a fever. I'm usually quite healthy, I don't know what's wrong with me today?"
Hearing this, He Lingyi felt a little uncomfortable.
Could it be that because I changed my mother's fate, her body also underwent some changes? So I suddenly asked.
"Big sister, do you believe in karma and retribution?"
"I believe in some things and not others. When I was a child, I was punished by my father, and I never saw any gods or immortals protect me, so I haven't been to temples much since then."
is it?
When she was young, she was once seriously ill, and her mother went to the Daxiangguo Temple to pray to the Bodhisattvas for protection. Thinking of this, He Lingyi felt that it didn't matter if the methods were more ruthless or cruel.
As long as she can protect her mother and help her marry into the Qiao family and live a happy life, that's enough. If she really has to suffer retribution, she can take the fall for her!
After moving into the same hospital, the two became even closer than before.
Despite the incident at the Vice Minister's residence, everything remained as usual in order to keep it a secret from outsiders.
Even the young ladies' education under Granny Zong's guidance never stopped. However, when entering and leaving the mansion, the young ladies from various families felt that something was different inside. They felt that the servants were becoming increasingly strict in their management.
Seeing this, the old women all agreed on one thing: that there was going to be a happy occasion in the family, and they were afraid that things wouldn't go well at the banquet, so everyone had to learn the rules again, and naturally they had to be more strict than before.
The ladies agreed with this, so they came to class simply to learn, ignoring everything else around them.