Phi-Fic Chapter 134 Butler
Chapter 134 Butler
After Shen Sui left, Shen Tang got up and chased after him.
"Father."
Shen Sui stopped and turned around to see Shen Tang jogging towards him.
Shen Sui's eyes were a little red. He was grateful but also ashamed. As a father, he should have protected his children. But it was Shen Tang who found Shen Yan, and it was Shen Tang who protected Shen Yan. He, as a father, could not help at all.
Shen Tang stepped forward and said, "Father, for so many years, Grandmother has asked Second Aunt to take care of the household chores. She's even got to the point where she wants to know Father's whereabouts. Let Fourth Aunt help take care of things for a while."
Shen Tang didn't lower her voice deliberately. Because she slapped Shen Xi today, the Second Wife had her taken to the ancestral hall to kneel as punishment. They had completely torn their faces apart. She didn't need to endure it anymore, and she wasn't afraid of letting the Second Wife know that it was she who instigated her father not to let her get involved in the household expenses.
Shen Sui nodded, "It is indeed not appropriate for the second house to continue to be the housekeeper."
inside the house.
The old lady sat on the Arhat couch, feeling both happy and scared.
She was glad that she had finally found her grandson. Shen Sui had a successor, and he had not grown up badly after all these years of wandering outside. He was a rare talent. But the old lady was even more afraid. She was afraid that Shen Yan's disappearance was really done by the second wife. Shen Sui was her son. If she didn't have some evidence, she would never be on guard against the second wife to the point of hiding it from her.
What made her even more unbelievable was that the person who found Shen Yan was not Shen Sui, but Shen Tang.
Tang'er hadn't even been out of the Marquis' Mansion many times. How did she know that Prince Ning was her biological brother?
The old lady was in a state of confusion. The maid Hongxiu came in and bowed, saying, "Old lady, the Marquis asked you to take back the housekeeping power from the Second Madam and give it to the Fourth Madam."
The old lady's face froze for a moment, then quickly recovered.
She had let the second wife take charge of household expenses because the eldest house had no mistress, and Shen Sui had no children. If the grandson could not be found, the title would have to be inherited by the second house. Now that Yan'er has been found, the title naturally has no share for the second house. It is indeed inappropriate to let the second wife continue to be in charge of household expenses.
She even dared to order the maid to eavesdrop when she was talking to Shen Sui. This not only violated Shen Sui's bottom line, but also violated the old lady's bottom line.
The old lady instructed Madam Wang, "Go to the second room to get the account books and keys, and send them to the fourth wife."
ancestral hall.
Shen Xi and the second wife knelt outside the ancestral hall. They were not allowed to enter the hall.
After kneeling on the bluestone ground for a while, her knees became so painful that she was about to collapse. Shen Xian gritted her teeth and persisted, with hatred growing in her heart. She hated not only Shen Tang, but also Shen Sui.
The second wife knelt there, feeling more and more that something was wrong with what happened today. Even if Shen Xian had made an appointment with Prince Ning under the guise of Shen Tang and plotted against him, it would have been fine if Shen Tang had slapped Shen Xian, and it was normal for Shen Sui to punish Shen Xian. She was just protecting Shen Xian. It was nothing compared to the incident of stealing Jiang's dowry. The Marquis did not punish her directly at the time, but now he was punishing her for such a thing, which was good for the Marquis's Mansion.
The second wife felt more and more uneasy the more she thought about it.
What made her even more worried was that after this incident, Shen Sui would definitely be concerned about Shen Xian's marriage, and she was afraid that Shen Sui would hastily arrange an unsatisfactory marriage for Shen Xian.
The knees hurt so much that the Second Madam could no longer kneel. A maid ran over and said, "Second Madam, this is bad! Cui'er was eavesdropping and the Marquis broke her neck. The Marquis asked the old lady to hand over the housekeeping power to the Fourth Madam..."
idiot!
How dare you eavesdrop at this time? It's not a pity that you deserve death, but you are adding fuel to the fire.
The second wife was so angry that her vision went dark.
However, the Second Madam was not worried about the housekeeping power. Shen Sui had no children, let alone the housekeeping power. In the future, the huge mansion would belong to their Second Madam. The Old Madam would never let Shen Sui hand over the mansion to the Third and Fourth Madams. What if the management power of the embroidery room was given to the Third Madam? The Third Madam was so afraid that the embroidery room would be taken back by her that she didn't even dare to make two more dresses for her daughter.
The Second Madam didn't believe the Old Madam would take away her housekeeping power, but a moment later, Mother Wang came and looked at her kneeling on the ground and said, "The Old Madam asked the Second Madam to hand over the account books and keys."
The Second Wife's face was stiff. "Is the Old Madam really going to hand over the household expenses to the Fourth Wife?!"
Mother Wang said, "This is what the Marquis wants."
The Second Madam's neatly trimmed nails dug into her flesh. She gritted her teeth and ordered her personal maid, "Give the account books and keys to Madam Wang!"
Mother Wang and the maid went to the second room to get the account books and keys, and then delivered them to the fourth wife.
As soon as the Fourth Madam found out that the Marquis asked her to help manage the household expenses, Mother Wang brought her the account books and keys. Looking at the pile of account books and a series of keys, the Fourth Madam felt it was unreal.
The Second Wife had been in charge of the household affairs for over a decade, but Shen Sui had never explicitly told her to take charge. Nominally, it was still the Old Madam who was in charge, and the Second Wife was just helping her share the burden. Now, Shen Sui had directly given the Old Madam the order to take charge...
Who wouldn't like the power of housekeeper? But the Fourth Madam was afraid that this was a hot potato. She didn't need to make enemies with the Second Madam just for a few days of housekeeping power. The Fourth Madam declined, saying, "The Marquis is impressed by me, but I know myself well. I can't manage such a large Marquisate."
Mother Wang knew the Fourth Wife's temperament and never interfered in matters outside the Fourth Wife's household, nor did she hold grudges against the Second and Third Wife's households, demonstrating her ability to protect herself to the fullest.
Mother Wang smiled and said, "The Marquis asked the Fourth Madam to help manage the household, and the old lady also asked the servant to deliver the account books and keys to the Fourth Madam. This shows that the Fourth Madam is capable of doing the job, so the Fourth Madam should not refuse."
Mother Wang asked the maid to put down the account books and keys, and then left.
But as soon as Madam Wang and the others left, the Fourth Madam sent them back to the old lady.
Inside the house, Shen Tang was drinking tea when Si'er came in and said, "Miss, Madam Wang gave the account book to the Fourth Madam, and the Fourth Madam took the account book and the key to Songhe Hall."
Ginkgo was so disappointed, "Miss, you finally managed to get the Marquis to hand over the housekeeping power to the Fourth Madam, why doesn't the Fourth Madam want it?"
Shen Tang said, "It's not that Fourth Aunt doesn't want it, it's that she doesn't dare to accept it."
Fourth Aunt had asked her personal maid Chunlan to follow the Second Madam's maid. She must have known how cruel and ruthless the Second Madam was. There was no need for her to become a thorn in the Second Madam's side just for the right to be the housekeeper for a few days. Fourth Madam knew even more how much the old lady indulged the Second Madam. Fourth Madam didn't know what had happened. She just thought that the old lady was forced to hand over the housekeeper power to her. If she sent it back, the old lady would have a reason to fool her father and continue to let the Second Madam be the housekeeper.
This is exactly where the Fourth Madam's cleverness lies. If it is sent back and the old lady doesn't accept it, and lets the Fourth Madam take care of it, it means that she sincerely wants the Fourth Madam to take over the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, and only then will the Fourth Madam really take over.
Just as Shen Tang guessed, this is what the Fourth Madam was thinking. Instead of not being able to take care of the household chores for a few days and making the Old Madam and the Second Madam unhappy, it would be better to be more sensible and maybe end up well.
Inside the house, the old lady knelt on the cushion, chanting scriptures and praying.
Mother Wang walked in and whispered, "Madam, the account books and keys were sent to the Fourth Madam, but she declined..."
The old lady had expected that the fourth wife would refuse.
The fourth room has always been the least troublesome, so little that it barely feels like a presence.
The old lady continued to chant Buddhist scriptures. After a while, Hongxiu came in and said, "Old lady, the fourth wife is here."
The old lady finished reciting the Buddhist scriptures, then stood up and said, "Let her in."
Hongxiu went out, and soon the Fourth Madam came in, followed by a maid holding the account books and keys.
The fourth wife bowed to the old lady and said, "The Marquis and the old lady asked me to be the housekeeper. I shouldn't refuse, but I really can't handle this heavy responsibility. So..."
Before the Fourth Madam could finish, the Old Lady waved her hand and said, "If you really don't want to be in charge, let the Fourth Master go and talk to the Marquis. If you can refuse, then refuse. If you can't, then take over. I don't have many years left to live, so I can't bear the hardship of your life."