Step-room, she is soft and charming

Chapter 96

Gently knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside.

"Who?"

As soon as he heard it, he knew it belonged to Xue Niang, and the corners of Shang Ji's mouth rose slightly, so he replied.

"It's me, I'm going to see sister-in-law Heping'er."

Xue Niang was a little surprised, after all, her elder brother basically didn't rest in the mansion at night, so it was a bit strange for him to come at this time.

She was about to open the door when Shang Zhiping suddenly grabbed her sleeve.

There was fear and resentment in his eyes, but because he was small and lacked momentum, he looked like a cat's paws about to scratch someone, which was a bit funny.

"What's the matter, Ping'er? It's your sixth uncle."

Xueniang didn't know about the conflict between her brother and sister-in-law, so it was very strange.

Why did my nephew react like this, so he looked at his sister-in-law beside him.

But the sister-in-law was much calmer. She glanced at her son, then patted his head and said.

"Don't be afraid, it's Uncle Six."

There was gentleness and comfort in her tone, and Shang Zhiping felt a little relieved when he raised it, but he still looked out the door worriedly.

He didn't want this sixth uncle to come in at all.

"come in."

Sister-in-law Liu called out to the door, and then saw Shang Ji walking in.

His face was a bit solemn, but his steps were firm.

"Sister-in-law."

"Ah."

The dialogue between the two was much less than before, and there was also some inexplicable coldness.

Xue Niang is not stupid, after she noticed that something was wrong, she glanced at Shang Zhiping, and then said.

"Why don't I take Ping'er out for a walk, Brother Six, you can talk to sister-in-law."

"it is good."

"No need."

The two talked at the same time, Xueniang was a little embarrassed, not knowing who to listen to.

But before the sister-in-law could speak, Shang Ji spoke first.

"It's all a family, stay here, I have something to say with you."

Hearing this, the sister-in-law finally looked up at Shang Ji with some uncertainty in her eyes.

But then she still acquiesced, glanced at Xue Niang, she walked over and closed the door.

In the room, there was no warmth just now.

Since Shang Ji's appearance, there was more indifference and rejection.

Not to mention Shang Ji himself, even Xue Niang felt it.

There were four cups of tea on the table, but no one raised them to take a sip first.

The silence made Xue Niang feel a little embarrassed, and was thinking about whether to say a few words.

He heard Shang Ji speak.

"Today in the Yunjin Courtyard, the third room and the fifth room fought for the right to be a concubine in Prince Min's mansion. Mrs. Wei invited Jing Yi to go over, and then she said something, which stimulated the fifth uncle to go. Beat Mrs. Wei, but she smashed it with a sapphire bottle."

"Life and death are unknown now."

When hearing this, let alone the two children, the eldest sister-in-law Liu was quite shocked.

She has been married into the Duke's Mansion for more than ten years, and she has dealt with Mrs. Wei the most in Dongyuan.

Never knew she would be so cruel!
She also knows how hateful the fifth old man is, but now his life and death are unknown?
"What about others? Are you still recuperating in the mansion?"

The sister-in-law asked the key.

"No, Mrs. Wei sent him to Zhuangzi outside the city about two hours ago because Wulang had a strange disease and might be infected."

"Goro? What's the matter with him here?"

"I heard that a serious illness suddenly broke out in the Yunjin Courtyard, her whole body was covered with herpes, and it looked very scary."

Hearing this, both Ping'er and Xueniang were frightened.

Don't even think about it, I feel very scared.

But sister-in-law Liu felt that it was not simple inside, so she looked up at Shang Ji, and after a short moment of silence, she asked.

"Is it the hands of the siblings?"

"Ah."

As soon as she said this, she seemed to understand a lot of things, but Xueniang and Heping'er next to her still looked ignorant.

The sister-in-law was still thinking about whether to continue, but Shang Ji said bluntly.

"You two are 13 and 14, and you are about to be adults. There is no need to separate you from everything. Today, I will make it clear at once."

"Last time, I had someone beat the steward to death, and people from the fifth room came to make trouble. Mrs. Du only scolded a few words, and then handed over 100 taels of silver. Quite a criticism."

"But I asked her afterwards, and she didn't hide it. She told me about the medicine on the silver. The medicine came from the Western Regions, and it would make people develop some terrible rashes. The symptoms are normal, but it takes a long time for the onset to occur, so until today, she made the introduction, which involved Mrs. Wei's reason to evacuate all the five rooms."

"In the past, Mrs. Wei indulged the three and five bedrooms to suppress Dongyuan. You all know the purpose of suppressing Dongyuan. It is really hard work for my sister-in-law to protect Dongyuan. But I still say that, you can't protect them for a lifetime. Always let them grow up to experience and face the wind and rain by themselves."

"From this point of view, I think she has done a good job. Now Mrs. Wei and Wufang have formed a grudge, and the third room is also quite critical of her, but Dongyuan is out of this matter, so look It shows that she can actually do what she wants to do.”

These words were spoken in the hearts of the three of them.

They were all silent, not knowing how to answer.

Xueniang didn't expect that Sixth Sister-in-Law looked at Jiao Didi so kindly, but she was merciless when she moved her hands.

As for the sister-in-law, it is more about recalling.

Thinking about the cause and effect of this matter, thinking about her arrangements these days, and the changes in attitudes of Butler He and Nanny Dou.

But Shang Zhiping is much simpler.

"Before this matter, I spoke too much and hurt my sister-in-law's heart. It was my fault. Please forgive me a little bit."

After speaking, he got up and respectfully gave his sister-in-law Liu a boxing salute.

This made the sister-in-law feel ashamed all of a sudden.

These days, she is actually reflecting on herself.

Why do you have such an idea?

If her husband is still there, the family is harmonious and beautiful, her son is intelligent, and she has the power to run the family, she feels that she will also be a virtuous sister-in-law.

But once she lost power, the days when the roof leaked made her have to live on a tight string at any time.

Everyone thinks there is a problem, something tricky.

As time passed, some illnesses developed in my heart.

In the final analysis, regarding Dong Yuan's authority, he was still reluctant.

Even though it was generously given to Du Jingyi at the beginning, she was somewhat unwilling in her heart.

That's why after Wufang came to make trouble, he came to the door without asking indiscriminately and wanted to take back the power.

That's why he was dissatisfied with Shang Ji who came to explain the matter.

Behind this, she still felt that this was the only thing she could hold on to.

If it's gone, then there's really nothing left.

Sad, deplorable, and ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)