Chapter 264 There Was Nothing Could Be Done While Being Stopped Outside the Door
“Madam, when the first lady comes next time, you can find a way to let her check those shops. You have been in the capital city for a long time but you have no time to see them. If you let her take a look at your shops and find out everything is fine, you will be at ease!” Thinking for a while, Nanny Zhou answered.
“Great! I will take your advice!” Madam Di nodded and replied.
Compared with others, Madam Di absolutely trusted Qin Yuru more.
Walking towards Qin Huaiyong’s study room with the two servant girls, the old maid suddenly found out that except for Qin Huaiyong’s servant, there was another servant girl standing outside the door while going to the door.
The old maid had a good memory and she realized that she once saw this servant girl in Second Lady Qin’s court.
“Excuse me, would you please report to the general that I am the supervisor of Duke Yong’s Mansion who brings two servant girls to look after Madam Di? Before I go back, I want to ask the general to allow our two servant girls to be able to check and receive some medicine directly when our mansion sends to Madam Di next time.”
Since things happened, she had a reason to report. As Madam Di was grounded while it was improper for Shui Ruolan to get involved in Madam Di’s affairs, to report to Qin Huaiyong was the best way.
Then it would be well-reasoned for the servant girl to see Qin Huaiyong.
“Why are you still here?” Before the servant answered, Yujie asked with surprise, looking the old maid up and down.
“Well, we are about to leave after reporting this thing to the general!” the old maid answered with a smile on her face.
“Just this? Okay, I will report it for you but it would be better not to disturb my lady and the general now for they are discussing something important!”
Yujie waved her hand and said.
Hearing that, the servant who was just about to get into the room quickly stopped.
“It, it would be better to let the general know, right?” The old maid wasn’t willing to leave directly in that this thing was totally different from those events which happened before and she must not let Qin Wanru get involved in.
“Come on. Does there anybody dare to be responsible for interrupting the talk between the general and my lady?” Yujie suddenly looked serious and said coldly.
“But…” While this old maid still tried to say something, Yujie interrupted her impatiently.
“Fine, fine! It really doesn’t matter! My lady will promise you!” Finis.h.i.+ng saying, she turned around and chatted with the servant in a low voice, pretending that the old maid and two servant girls were not there.
Treated like this, the old maid looked really embarra.s.sed! She was the one at the right hand of Old Madam of Duke Yong and she had always dealt with something darkly and secretly. Thus, even though Madam Di didn’t know her, she was also very sophisticated and shrewd. Though she looked embarra.s.sed, she quickly calmed down.
She even smiled! “Since your Second Lady Qin gets involved in this matter, it would be great! However, there is another thing that might trouble her. When I came to see Madam Di, I found out that she is very sick and weak. May I ask the general or Second Lady Qin to get a skillful doctor to replace the one now for Madam Di?
Madam Di wasn’t sick at all but she was just grounded. Even so, everyone would say in public that she was sick. Since she was ill, the mansion would send a doctor to check. However, in order to save the face of Qin’s Mansion, the old maid only said that she hoped the mansion could send another doctor but didn’t mentioned that there was no doctor to visit Madam Di at all actually!
“Is Madam Di seriously ill?” Yujie looked very surprised and she seemed to not expect this.
“Yes, Madam Di gets really sick. I am afraid that the prescription is poor so I want to ask the mansion to change a doctor. You must help her! My Old Madam has only one daughter and she loves Madam Di very much! If something bad were to happen, our Old Madam would not be willing to live anymore!”
Wiping her tear with a handkerchief, the old maid looked very sorrowful, which seemed that Madam Di was almost dying.
Actually she used both hard and soft tactics just now. According to her words, if something bad really happened to Madam Di, Old Madam would definitely not let Qin’s Mansion go easily!
Yujie seemed to be unable to reply. Although she had the right to turn down an old maid’s request to see the general, she was unable to get involved in Madam Di’s matter and suppress her! No matter what Madam Di had done, she was the official madam of Ningyuan Army General’s Mansion. Even though she could not leave without permission now, people outside only knew that she was ill.
“Fine. Wait here!” said Yujie.
“I sure appreciate!” the old maid said in a very polite way with a triumphant smile flickering across her face.
Yujie then walked into the room and reported.
In the room, Qin Wanru was letting Qin Huaiyong appreciate a painting. In the painting, there was a bamboo forest. In that forest, a gentleman was playing the zither while the other one who wore a tall hat and wide belt was appreciating the music. The style of this painting seemed to be like those in Wei and Jin dynasty, which Qin Huaiyong liked best.
“Father, can you tell whether it is the authentic one?” After scrutinizing for a while, Qin Wanru had no choice but asked.
“Let me check!” Qin Huaiyong then examined the painting. He scrutinized it in a much more careful way by rubbing slightly a corner of the painting with his hands and watching the print on the painting. Suddenly people in the room could hear nothing but the voice of rubbing papers.
Suddenly, the silence was broken for Yujie entered.
“General, lady, here is the report that the old maid from Duke Yong’s Mansion is about to take her leave!” After bowing reverently to them, Yujie said very politely.
“Okay, I know!” Qin Huaiyong didn’t raise his head but answered with his hand waving.
Yujie hesitated but still continued to say, “The old maid from Duke Yong’s Mansion hears that Madam Di is sick and hopes you can invite another doctor to visit Madam Di. She says that Old Madam of Duke Yong quite worries about Madam Di!”
Yujie had tried her best to report this in a very euphemistic way but Qin Huaiyong still understood that Duke Yong’s Mansion was threatening them. He sneered and said, “Then tell her that I know and I will send another doctor to her. As for Old Madam, now it is unnecessary for her to worry too much and it would be better for her to have a rest at ease!”
“Yes, General. I shall tell her then but there is another thing!” Yujie lowered her voice and answered timidly.
“Just say it!” Qin Huaiyong became a little bit annoyed in that he didn’t want to hear anything else about Madam Di. Madam Di was too stupid and it would be better for her to stay in her court. Otherwise, she might cause some trouble again after she was allowed to walk out of her court.
“She says that Duke Yong’s Mansion will send some medicine to Madam Di and hopes you can allow the two servant girls to check and accept directly,” answered Yujie.
“Fine, fine, I know. Then let them check and receive those medicine sent by Duke Yong’s Mansion and they don’t have to report to me!”
Finding out that it was another annoying trifle, Qin Huaiyong was more and more impatient. He waved his hand and said, “Then just tell her that I know and let them leave!”
“Yes, general!” Yujie stepped backwards and walked out of the door.
Outside the room, the old maid was standing there at peace and chatting with the servant. When seeing Yujie walk out, she hurriedly walked towards her and asked with a big smile, “May I ask how the general replies?”
“According to the general, he knows this and he will send another doctor for Madam Di. As for the medicine your mansion sends, the two servant girls are allowed to check and accept directly. He also says that don’t bother him with this kind of trifles in the future!”
Yujie repeated Qin Huaiyong’s words.
The old maid stunned because she didn’t expect that Qin Huaiyong would let a servant girl tell her these words. The smile froze on her face. Feeling embarra.s.sed, she chuckled and still tried to say something. “It is your mansion who will receive the medicine sent by our mansion. Therefore, it is necessary for these girls to report to the general. Besides, it is a kind of improper for them to report nothing. Some of those medicines are very expensive and rare and thus, it is very important to check the amount before putting them into the drug house!”
“Then you want the general to check the amount himself before putting them into the drug house?” Yujie sneered and asked.
Yujie asked in a very direct way and hearing this, the old maid forced herself to smile and said, “No, of course not! I mean that it is quite necessary to let the general know!”
“Fine. You’d better leave and there is no need to report anything else. As for those medicines, if you still worry about this, then just don’t send them here. These two servant girls are from your mansion. If you don’t believe your people, then what else can we do?”
Yujie sneered coldly.
“Well, may I enter and talk to the general?” The old maid looked at the door behind Yujie and persisted.
Yujie stepped forward and stood in front of the old maid. “The general has made a decision and he will not change his mind even if you talk to him. Now the general and my lady are discussing something important and they are too busy to care about this trifle! Nanny, please leave. If something really misses, we will handle it and we won’t blame Duke Yong’s Mansion!”
She now was asking her to leave.
The old maid looked at the semi-closed door behind Yujie reluctantly and then stepped backwards. She walked to the two servant girls and talked with them in a low voice, which seemed that she was telling them something they had to pay attention to. While speaking, she still looked at the door hopefully but, sadly, there was n.o.body walking out till she finished talking.
Then the two servant girls nodded and stood aside.
Now the old maid had calmed down. She bowed to Yujie and the servant smilingly and then left directly. As for the two servant girls, they stayed here.
Yujie glanced at the two servant girls but ignored them. She then walked into the room and served her lady. The reason that she came here was to stop the old maid. She had known that the old maid would be reluctant to give up and would definitely find Qin Huaiyong.
Standing behind Qin Wanru, Yujie gave a sign to her. First, Yujie held up two fingers and waved. Second, she put her two fingers down which meant that two servants were still standing outside. Qin Wanru quickly understood and smiled slightly while her eyes looked dark. “The old maid even let the two servant girls stay here.”
“They are determined to see father.”
In her last life, she didn’t know when the servant girl named Huangrui met Qin Huaiyong. However, when she knew that, Huangrui had become one of Qin Huaiyong’s concubines and his most favorable one.
Actually, although this servant girl looked mild and kind, she was a ferocious woman. Unfortunately, Qin Huaiyong quite liked her and was willing to do anything for her.
This woman would not be as simple as she showed the public, not to mention her background. If not for an accident, Qin Wanru would not have found out in her last life that this Concubine Rui came from a wh.o.r.ehouse. However, she didn’t look seductively charming but quite kind and soft.
This time, she would not give her any chance to get close to Qin Huaiyong!
“Father, I leave this painting here and you can tell me after you have the result! I suddenly remember that my mother just asked me to do something and I’d better leave!” Rolling her eyes, Qin Wanru put the painting aside and said smilingly as a good idea crossed her mind.
“Okay, then off you go!” Qin Huaiyong was absorbed in this painting and answered directly with raising his head.