Tianliangyuan

Chapter 6 Feeling better

This is trouble!

Although Shaoyao was Xu Zhaozhao's head maid, she also lived in the servants' quarters.

That place wasn't close to the master's residence, so how did Sun Qian 'personally' hear her cough?

Besides, even if a woman coughs loudly, how could it travel too far through the door and the courtyard gate?

Therefore, Wang Ruolan's questioning now is not really about Sun Qian lying, but rather an insinuation that Sun Qian has planted people in Ziyuan.

Xu Zhaozhao chuckled to herself. Last time, besides Chunliu, this time, it should be Qiuju's turn, right?

However, while the old lady managed to send Chunliu away last time, Qiuju wasn't so lucky this time.

As expected, Sun Qian still pushed Qiu Ju forward. Qiu Ju only said that she went to Ziyuan to find someone to borrow a flower pattern, but unexpectedly heard a coughing sound.

Even Old Madam Xu didn't believe this explanation.

But the two families are relatives, so they can't really break off relations over this.

Moreover, Sun Qian is just an unmarried young woman. If this kind of thing gets out, it will only ruin her reputation, and no good young man will be willing to marry her.

Madam Xu intended to suppress the matter, but Wang Ruolan felt indignant. It was Xu Zhaozhao who secretly suggested a solution to her, which cheered Wang Ruolan up.

Qiu Ju was beaten with twenty strokes of the cane. Although she was injured, her bones and joints were not broken and her injuries were not fatal.

Wang Ruolan sent someone to escort her to the Xu residence, and also dispatched her own head maid to deliver a message, so that the Sun family would know about the despicable things Sun Qian had done!

The messenger sent by Wang Ruolan was none other than Wang Mama, the head maidservant by her side, who was naturally adept at handling such matters.

“Grandma, Mr. Sun, I shouldn’t have said that, but our young lady was first poisoned by Miss Sun’s maid, and now Miss Sun’s confidant has planted spies in Ziyuan Garden. If this gets out, it will only damage the Sun family’s reputation. It’s only because our madam and young lady are kind-hearted and don’t want to pursue the matter out of consideration for our family ties that we don’t want to. Otherwise, going to the authorities would be the least of our worries!”

Xu Lin was furious at these words, but she couldn't refute them.

It's also Wang Mama's fault for not knowing how to speak properly. Couldn't she just say the names of those two lowly maids directly? Instead, she had to mention Qian'er in every sentence, which was clearly an attempt to smear Qian'er's reputation!

Looking at Xu Lin's angry yet helpless expression, Granny Wang felt a sense of relief!

She did it on purpose, what can you do about it?

Who told Sun Qian to be careless and give others a handle to use against her?

Xu Lin suppressed her anger: "What Granny Wang said is true. This matter is also our Qian'er's fault for not recognizing people well and keeping several maids with impure intentions by her side. Don't worry, I will definitely teach her a good lesson later."

Turn back?

Judging from this, they still don't plan to bring it back!

Granny Wang sneered inwardly. Fortunately, the madam was clever and had guessed that the mother and daughter would not give up easily, which was why she deliberately sent her over.

"Does the eldest daughter-in-law and son-in-law mean that we, the madam, should teach them? That's probably not appropriate, since you two are proper elders. Our madam shouldn't overstep her bounds."

Sun Qingyang was a man of honor; after all, he was an official. If this matter got out, there would surely be censors who would impeach him.

"Thank you for your trouble, Granny. I will send someone to bring her back in a little while and teach her properly."

Xu Lin glared at him, but Sun Qingyang stopped her with a look.

The Sun family kept their word, and that afternoon they sent someone to persuade Sun Qian to come home.

Sun Qian felt caught in a dilemma. If she left, the mission would not be completed, and how could she marry Xie Sanlang?

But if she didn't leave, both of her trusted maids would be killed; if she didn't leave, she would become a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

No sooner had Sun Qian left than three more servants were cleared out of Ziyuan.

After hearing Dingxiang's report, Wang Ruolan sent the three of them to the estate to do hard labor.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Zhaozhao not only got rid of Sun Qian, but also removed several thorns from her own yard and created a rift between the old lady and Sun Qian. That was enough.

Of course, Xu Zhaozhao wanted more than just that.

Sure enough, given what Sun Qian did at the Marquis's residence, Xu Lin, a married woman, finally couldn't sit still any longer. Sun Qian was her daughter, and for doing such a thing, Xu Lin had to come back and give her family an explanation.

Xu Lin was an arrogant person. When she married into the Sun family, it was considered a lower-status marriage. Therefore, she was always pampered in the Sun family. After all, she had a powerful maternal family to rely on, and no one in the Sun family dared to offend her.

Now that her daughter has been rejected by the Marquis's mansion, Xu Lin is naturally anxious, fearing that her brother and sister-in-law will blame her.

"Sister-in-law, Qian'er is just too young, that's why she was fooled by those sluts. We're all family, we can't let this cause us to fall apart."

Wang Ruolan smiled faintly, but cursed inwardly, "Who said we're family?"

"Now that the matter has been resolved, there's no need to bring it up again. But you, sister, should be more careful when choosing people to accompany Qian'er in the future. Lest she be deceived by those muddle-headed people again."

These words sound exactly like an insult directed at Sun Qian.

Xu Lin was displeased, but she could only smile and agree. After all, her daughter had done something foolish at the Marquis's residence, and had even been exposed.

Xu Zhaozhao has been recuperating her body to its best condition these days. No matter which doctor comes to take her pulse, they probably won't be able to find anything wrong with her.

Xu Zhaozhao also took the opportunity of getting close to Wang Ruolan to send some vital energy into her body to help her heal the hidden injuries inside her body.

For example, the physical damage caused by pregnancy and childbirth, in short, made Wang Ruolan's condition better and better, as if she had become several years younger.

Xu Zhaozhao's current abilities are limited, mainly because she cannot truly drain the vitality of these plants in the mansion to turn it into her own superpower. Therefore, she needs to go out and explore the mansion, especially the markets filled with flowers, plants, fish, and birds, which would be more conducive to improving her superpower.

Xu Lin and her daughter Sun Qian started thinking of solutions again inside the house.

"Mother, what should we do? If we can't get them to break off the engagement, how can I marry Sanlang? Also, didn't you say you wanted Zhaozhao to marry into the Sun family? Now that she's already engaged, how can she marry my brother?"

Xu Lin sneered, "What's your hurry! Wang Ruolan is extremely dissatisfied with you right now, and she's unlikely to agree to let you stay for a while. As for Xie Sanlang, he'll be your husband sooner or later! Hmph, it's our fault for underestimating Xu Zhaozhao before. We thought she was a brainless, wooden beauty, but it turns out she was hiding her true abilities."

That's good. After she marries into our Sun family, with her supporting your elder brother, our Sun family will only get better and better.

This mother and daughter are really daring. Knowing that Xu Zhaozhao is already engaged, they still want to marry her into the Sun family!

Ultimately, it all comes down to the power and influence of the Marquis's mansion.