sbdcsierra Chapter 112 Insincere Gifts
Chapter 112 Insincere Gifts
Tingqin led people to move things into Baishou Hall one by one. After they finally finished moving, they found that the door to the main house was closed. Ruhua, Meixiang and others were waiting far away in the yard.
"Where are Madam Tai and Nanny Zhou? Why are you all standing outside?"
Tingqin walked forward and greeted Meixiang, Ruhua and others.
Ruhua pointed in the direction of the main room, leaned forward and lowered her voice and said, "The Madam and Nanny Zhou are locked in the room and talking in private. I suspect that the Madam and Nanny Zhou may really be sisters who have been separated for many years.
"You didn't see how Madam Dowager reacted when she saw Madam Zhou. She couldn't even sit still and slid to the ground. How shocked must she be?"
"Really?" Tingqin, who was usually taciturn, also had a rare gossipy heart. After asking this question, she subconsciously looked at Meixiang and Eryue who were standing beside her.
Meixiang and Eryue looked at each other and nodded in acknowledgment.
"See? I didn't lie, did I?" Ruhua glanced at the tightly closed door of the main room and said, "Fifth Miss and the county lady said before that Madam Zhou and Madam Tai look very similar. Maybe they are sisters who were separated in childhood. This time it seems to be coming true."
Meixiang and Eryue also joined the group chat with shocked expressions.
Er Yue expressed her feelings: "Will our Shun'an Marquis Mansion and your County Lord Mansion be one family from now on?"
"Our county lady has already treated your Miss Yunshu as a family member!" Ruhua said, "Look at these things at the back. They are treasures that money cannot buy. They are all given to Miss Yunshu by our county lady as a dowry!"
Tingqin also nodded and agreed: "It's worth no less than 20,000 silver coins."
Er Yue took a deep breath and said, "This, this, isn't the county lady too generous?" It was twice as much as the dowry that their mansion had prepared for the fifth young lady. Wasn't the county lady slapping the mansion in the face?
Meixiang pulled Eryue and shook her head: "These matters are decided by the Madam, it is not our turn to comment."
Then he changed the subject and asked, "If Nanny Zhou and the Madam are really sisters, do you think the Madam would bring Nanny Zhou to live in the Marquis's residence? You can't let Nanny Zhou be a servant in the County Lord's residence, right?"
Meixiang just asked the doubts in her heart, but who would have thought that as soon as she said this, Ruhua and Tingqin looked at her with strange expressions.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Meixiang was nervous, not knowing what she had said wrong.
Just as he was wondering, he heard Ruhua say, "Madame Zhou is in our County Lord's Mansion. Even the County Lord is afraid of her. You actually said that it's not good for Madame Zhou to be a servant in the County Lord's Mansion? Haha, you probably don't know that a while ago, when she came back from the banquet at the Anguo Mansion, Madame Zhou punished the County Lord to kneel in front of the general and his wife's spirit tablets for two hours!"
Meixiang and Eryue were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths. How could this person be a servant? He was even more authoritative than their mistress!
As they were talking excitedly, the door of the main room suddenly opened and Rong Enqing and Nanny Zhou walked out one after another.
Rong Enqing was in front, and Nanny Zhou was half a step behind. Although they were mother and daughter, on the surface they were a master and a servant, with different statuses. In front of others, they still had to pretend.
"Please keep in mind what I said before and be cautious. If you have any questions, you can come to the county lady's residence to find me." Madam Zhou bowed and said, "I'll take my leave now."
Rong Enqing held Madam Zhou's hand and said reluctantly, "Don't worry, I've got it all in mind. When you have nothing to do, follow the county lady to visit the Marquis' Mansion more often. Let me learn the way to keep in good health from you. Alas, I am obviously several years younger than you, but I look older than you."
Nanny Zhou did not refute and said with a smile: "Okay, I will come more often in the future, and I will definitely urge the Madam to lose weight, exercise, and take good care of her health. Believe me, within a year, the Madam will be several years younger."
Rong Enqing suddenly felt a little uneasy. Why was her mother's smile so creepy? She had been like this since she was a child. Zhou Xue strived for perfection, but she didn't want to make progress. Once Zhou Xue smiled at her like this, it must be because she wanted to punish her.
"Hehe." Rong Enqing laughed dryly twice and didn't respond.
Nanny Zhou didn't say much, she turned and walked down the stone steps. Just as she walked to Ruhua and the others, Tingqin hurriedly stepped forward and handed a letter in her hand to Nanny Zhou, reminding her: "Nanny Zhou, the county lady's gift list. I have counted all the things one by one."
As he spoke, he pointed to the neatly arranged objects and boxes in the yard.
Madam Zhou immediately took a look at those things with a complicated expression, then walked back to Rong Enqing with the gift list, pointed at the things in the yard and said, "Madam, these are the dowry that the county lady gave to Miss Yunshu. Here is the gift list, please take a look, Madam."
As he said this, he handed the gift list to Rong Enqing.
At this moment, Nanny Zhou's mood was as complicated as it could be.
When she came, she had made up her mind that she would take back as many things as she brought with her.
If the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion really dared to shamelessly accept these things, she would make them feel ashamed and return the gifts obediently, and she would also force them to cut off all ties with the county lord.
Now, she met Rong Enqing, a useless daughter. Should she give these things to her? Or should she take them back as planned?
Rong Enqing took a look at the things that took up a large area in the yard, then unfolded the gift list.
Wow, that’s a long string!
A closer look revealed that the first few items on the gift list were all royal gifts, and each item was specially noted by who gave them!
All the rewards from the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, the Queen and the Imperial Concubine were clearly written on the gift list.
Rong Enqing glanced at Nanny Zhou, feeling confused. What does this gift list mean?
Normally, wouldn't it be enough to write down the names of the items on a gift list? Why did the county lady's mansion also write down the origins of the items on the gift list?
The county lady is fearless and dares to give away the imperial gift to others. But that depends on whether Shun'an Marquis Mansion dares to accept it!
In addition, all the items on the gift list, from large items such as screens and ornaments to small items such as head ornaments and jade bracelets, all have their values noted behind them.
Rong Enqing took a look and found that the most expensive item was worth more than 5,000 taels, and the cheapest was more than 200 taels. A rough estimate showed that the items on the gift list totaled more than 20,000 taels. This was not including the items given by the royal family at the beginning of the gift list.
Rong Enqing closed the gift list, took a deep look at Nanny Zhou, and pouted secretly. This gift list was obviously from Zhou Xue. It was obvious that Zhou Xue had never thought of giving these things away from the beginning! Otherwise, she would not have made such a gift list.