The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 103 The Old Lady's Personal Maid
Madam Meng seemed not to have heard her words. She just sighed, clasped her hands together, and said devoutly: "Please bless my son with the Bodhisattva's blessing. Please bless him to arrive safely. Do not let me get close to you easily."

How could Jiang Shiwan not know that she was plotting against him in both overt and covert ways?

After kneeling for a while, Meng Tingzhou's voice came from outside. Mrs. Meng suddenly remembered something and said helplessly: "Forget it, you all leave."

When Jiang Shiwan got up and walked out of the tent, he happened to run into Meng Tingzhou who was walking towards him.

The other party was also a little surprised to see her.

Without giving him a chance to ask, Jiang Shiwan bowed slightly and left.

Meng Tingzhou frowned and dived into the tent.

Seeing the maid cleaning up the mess, he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Madam Meng sighed, "I have been feeling uncomfortable these days and wanted to drink some tea to relax. I asked Jiang to make tea, but it broke before I could even drink it. My chest feels even more uncomfortable and I always feel uneasy."

"Mother, it's just a small accident, don't be suspicious." Meng Tingzhou said lightly. He saw a pot of hot tea on the tea table, walked over, sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.

After taking a sip, a hint of surprise flashed in Meng Tingzhou's eyes.

It’s a different feeling.

He licked the remaining taste and poured another empty cup eight-tenths full: "This tea is very well brewed. Please have a taste of it, mother."

Nanny Chen was massaging Madam Meng's shoulders and gave her a slight wink.

Madam Meng raised her head and ordered, "Bring it here so I can try it."

The maid carefully presented it to her. She took a sip and nodded: "Not bad."

Meng Tingzhou poured himself another glass: "Really? My son thinks it's good too."

Madam Meng handed the teacup to Nanny Chen and said, "This Jiang's cooking skills are really good."

"How did the mother know she could make tea?"

Madam Meng showed a trace of embarrassment: "Before, there was a daughter of a criminal in your house. As a mother, I was afraid that you were seduced by a fox, so I naturally found out the truth."

"Tingzhou, I did do something wrong in the Governor's Mansion before. I hope you don't take it to heart and hurt the relationship between you and me as mother and son."

Meng Tingzhou said calmly: "It's all over, mother."

Madam Meng sneered, "To be honest, the maids that I have had with me along the way are really useless. I would like to call her over to serve me closely and also make me some tea."

Meng Tingzhou thought he had heard wrongly. He knew how much his mother disliked Jiang Shiwan, so why did she suddenly think of asking her to serve him closely?

As if she could see his hesitation, Madam Meng remained noncommittal: "You don't have to doubt anything. I don't like this person to be the daughter-in-law of my Meng family and the wife of the governor's mansion. But you have divorced her, so there is no possibility for anything."

Meng Tingzhou had just been thinking about how to persuade his mother not to confront Jiang Shiwan, but after hearing what she said, he felt that there was no need for him to forcibly reject his mother for the sake of a maid.

He nodded: "For such a small matter, mother will make the decision."

Seeing that he agreed, Mrs. Meng felt relieved.

After Jiang Shiwan returned home, Hu Xiang was shocked to see that the entire back of her hand was red and swollen. She quickly fetched some cold water and asked her to soak her hand in it.

"Sister Jiang, what burned you?"

Jiang Shiwan briefly recounted what happened to Madam Meng. Hu Xiang was puzzled: "Ah? Then should Nanny Chen still try to scam people in public?"

Jiang Shiwan nodded.

If someone didn't tacitly agree, how would Nanny Chen dare to do this?
Jiang Shiwan sighed, but it didn’t matter. He had messed up the tea-making mission today, and he believed that Madam Meng would not summon him again.

If that's the case, it's worth getting burned.

But she thought about it too early.

Half an hour later, Madam Meng's Nanny Chen came and said, "Ms. Jiang, the old lady liked the tea you brewed very much. It just so happens that the old lady doesn't have any young maids around her, so she wants you to serve her personally until we reach the northern border."

"I'm afraid not." Jiang Shiwan refused calmly, "Madame Chen, you don't know. The kitchen is short of staff. If I leave, Madam Yuan and the others won't be able to handle it."

Nanny Chen smiled and pulled out another younger Nanny from behind her: "The old lady knows that the kitchen is hard work, how could she bear to let the kitchen be short of staff. This Nanny Jin is quick and skillful, and she also knows the old lady's taste. I think she can be a good helper to Madam Yuan."

When Yuan's mother came back from outside, she heard that the old lady wanted to call Jiang Shiwan to serve her closely. She was unwilling to do so: "It takes time to get used to kitchen matters. Jiang Shi finally figured it out. It would be bad to change people rashly."

Chen Ma, a fox, did not give her a good look: "Mother Yuan is also an old employee of the Governor's Mansion. How come she relies on her rich experience and does not listen to the old lady's words?"

She raised her voice and said, "The governor said it himself that matters like this are up to the old lady to decide. If Madam Yuan has any objections, she can go and argue with the old lady."

She took out the governor and the old lady, and Mother Yuan had no chance to resist.

Her expression changed immediately: "I dare not."

"I thought that the governor had recently supervised the kitchen staff. Madam Yuan didn't even know her own name." Nanny Chen smiled as if hinting at something. "The old lady is very considerate. She called the skillful Nanny Jin to come over. Madam Yuan should be grateful."

Listening to Nanny Chen's chatter, Mother Yuan wanted to go up to her and tear her mouth apart, pin her to the ground and smash her face with a spatula.

But there is an old lady behind her, and I am just the head of the kitchen.

Jiang Shiwan looked at Mother Yuan's furious expression and shook his head at her silently.

Mother Yuan could only swallow her anger and said, "I obey your order."

Jiang Shiwan said to Nanny Chen, "Please tell the old lady. I will pack up a little and leave."

You can’t avoid what’s coming!

She didn't have much stuff to begin with, so she packed up and headed for the old lady's tent.

The old lady was leaning on the built bed. Nanny Chen was massaging her shoulders while talking to her. When she saw Jiang Shiwan coming, she glanced at the wooden basin beside her and said, "You came at the right time. The old lady said she was tired and wanted to sleep for a while. You can help wash her feet."

Seeing the expression of "what can you do to me" in her eyes, Jiang Shiwan secretly clenched his fists and smiled slightly: "I obey your order."

She picked up the basin and went out to get hot water.

Pei Qing was inspecting the garrison. When he saw Jiang Shiwan carrying a wooden basin, he was puzzled: "What is she doing?"

Someone said, "I heard that the old lady asked her to serve her closely. It seems that she went to bring water for washing her feet."

Bring water for washing feet...

Although Pei Qing didn't say anything, he was muttering in his heart: This old lady really does what she wants.

(End of this chapter)