bayedsolid Chapter 268 The Master is Furious!
Chapter 268 The Master is Furious!
what is this?
Mu Xinnuan blinked awkwardly, meeting her mother's questioning gaze, and could only shake her head and look away.
Mu Xin Nuan felt slightly annoyed and almost subconsciously glared at Duanmu Chu Ze! In front of everyone in the room, wasn't she deliberately trying to let them know that she and he had some kind of entanglement?
Sure enough, Mu Xin Nuan noticed several gazes directed at her in the room, and her face immediately turned red. She dared not look up again.
Of course, she didn't overlook the deep resentment hidden in another gaze!
Seeing that his reminder had achieved its purpose, Duanmu Chuze did not linger any longer. He smiled and took his leave. The masters then began to discuss how to deal with Granny Liu.
Granny Liu knew that this time, she was doomed to die! Her face was deathly pale, and the despair in her eyes was all too clear.
“Grandfather, Father, no matter what, Granny Liu is an old servant of Grandmother. If we really send her to the government, it will be a loss of face for our Mu family and for the old lady. It would be better to deal with her according to family rules.”
"If we only give this kind of wicked servant twenty lashes and then sell her off, wouldn't that be letting her off easy?" Madam Li said angrily. No matter how good-natured Madam Li was, she couldn't hold back her temper at this moment because this person dared to scheme against her daughter.
"Mother, don't be angry. In my opinion, it would be better to give her twenty lashes and then kick her out of the mansion. Father has just been promoted to Grand Chancellor and has just received an imperial reward. It would be good to be lenient with the servants."
Li was still furious. In her opinion, this Granny Liu was so audacious because she was emboldened by the old lady! She couldn't hit the old lady, so why couldn't she punish a mere servant?
"Mother, let it go."
Mu Xin Nuan gently placed her hand on the back of Li's hand and patted it lightly. However, the look in her eyes when she looked at her daughter seemed a little strange.
"Very well, you're the one who suffered this time, so whatever you say goes."
No one objected to Mu Xin Nuan's statement. Granny Yu then called for people to drag Granny Liu out.
Mu Xin Nuan clearly saw a hint of warning in the old lady's eyes when she looked at Liu Mama!
Is there some unspeakable secret behind it?
Mu Xin Nuan secretly wondered what the old lady's motives were in treating her family this way. At first, she could understand the old lady's favoritism towards Madam Song, Song Xin Yao, and Song Qing Yuan. But why was she now deliberately planting spies around Mu Xin Yao?
Mu Xin Nuan's eyes grew increasingly dark, filled with thoughts of her second uncle's family. In her previous life, her second uncle's family had always been serving in official posts outside the region, and she had never seen them return until her death. She had heard that they had risen to the rank of high-ranking officials in the provinces, which was truly remarkable! But in this life, everything seemed to have changed.
In his previous life, he hadn't noticed that the old lady was particularly biased towards the second branch of the family. Perhaps it was because they weren't in the capital. Of course, more importantly, it was because his second uncle's official career was so successful that the old lady didn't need to show any favoritism.
But in this life, it's obvious that Second Uncle's official career is not going well, so why is the old lady's favoritism becoming more and more obvious?
Mu Xin Nuan felt that something was wrong, but she really couldn't figure it out.
She even asked several elders in the mansion, and they confirmed that her grandfather had indeed only married her as his wife in his entire life, and had never even taken a concubine. So, what was the reason for all this?
How could a mother possibly show such different reactions to her own flesh and blood?
Mu Xin Nuan couldn't understand it, and naturally, Mu Chang An couldn't understand it either.
After this incident, Mu Xin Nuan noticed that her father's gaze towards the old lady had changed somewhat!
Mu Xin Nuan was quite happy with this result! At least, it made her father suspicious of her, didn't it? No matter what secrets were hidden here, she believed that one day, they would be revealed.
After the old lady was helped back to Rongyuan, the old master arrived shortly after.
"Go down."
The old lady's heart tightened. She knew that every time the old man said this, it meant that he was going to bring up the old story again and start to complain about her again!
"Look what you've done!" The old man was indeed furious, his anger barely contained.
"I-I didn't!"
"You still dare to say you didn't!" The old man was probably furious. He slammed his hand on the table, making the teacup on it jump and fall back down with a clinking sound.
The old lady was also startled by his actions and shuddered.
"You actually dare to plant spies in Xinyao's courtyard? Tell me honestly, what exactly do you want? Now you eat well, dress well, and every junior treats you with utmost respect. Uh? What more do you want? I think you think this house is too quiet and you don't want to live a peaceful life anymore, is that it?"
"No! Grandfather, I didn't! I really didn't! I was set up this time! I never asked anyone to frame Anuan."
"Alright! Do you think I'll still believe what you're saying now? Song, I already warned you once before. If you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The old man stopped listening to her explanation, flicked his sleeve, and left Rongyuan.
The old lady stared blankly at the teacup that had overflowed with tea for a long while before murmuring, "You, you never actually believed me? You, you have such a cruel heart!"
In the empty room, no one answered her question, nor did anyone come forward to comfort her.
The old lady stood there blankly in the room for a quarter of an hour before she remembered that she no longer had Liu Mama, her capable maid, and that her future days were likely to be difficult.
That evening, I heard that the old lady had fallen ill.
After the old master summoned the family physician, he forbade anyone to come and visit, saying only that the old lady's illness was not serious, but she needed to rest quietly and did not wish to be disturbed. In this way, the younger generation was exempted from the morning and evening greetings.
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly surprised upon hearing this news. Could it be that her grandfather had lost heart towards her and was therefore placing her under house arrest?
When Mu Hua lifted the curtain and came in, she saw her mistress in a daze. She whispered, "Miss, as you instructed, while the old lady's men were still at a loss, I took Liu Mama's whole family to the madam's estate."