Chapter 412
Nanny Hong walked over with a smile and seemed to be in a pleasant mood. “Greetings, Sixth Young Lady.”
Wei Yuewu hurriedly stood up and helped Nanny Hong up. “You’re too polite, Nanny Hong. May I know if Grandmother wants me to do something?”
“Eldest Young Lady sustained a hand injury in the palace the other day. Today, she sent a message, saying that her injury had recovered and that she missed Madam Dowager and wanted to see her. Madam Dowager figured that you must have been worried about Eldest Young Lady, so she asked me to come and inform you and Fifth Young Lady to go over to Eldest Young Lady’s residence to visit her.”
“Why aren’t Third Elder Sister and Fourth Elder Sister going?” Wei Yuewu asked with a surprised expression. She raised her eyes and smiled, looking as if she was purely curious.
“Third Young Lady is resting in her room because of her injury, and it’s inconvenient for her to go out. Fourth Young Lady’s status has been affirmed, so it is inconvenient for her to visit other mansions,” Nanny Hong explained with a smile.
“So, only Fifth Sister and I will go with Grandmother?” Wei Yuewu asked softly. Tomorrow, Shopkeeper Liu would come to the mansion. It meant so much for Madam Dowager to take her away at this time.
“Yes, Madam Dowager will bring you and Fifth Young Lady over. As for Fifth Young Lady’s matter, Madam Dowager will discuss it with Princess Nan’an. After all, she is one of the young ladies in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. If she is made to look shabby, it will not be good for everyone’s reputation,” Nanny Hong said.
“But… Is it appropriate for me to go?” Wei Yuewu frowned. “This matter… I…”
“Sixth Young Lady, it’s fine. If you don’t go, Fifth Young Lady will feel so lonely. You should join her.” Nanny Hong quickly persuaded, knowing why Wei Yuewu hesitated.
“Uh… Alright!” Wei Yuewu nodded despite looking a little reluctant.
“It’s a deal then. I’ll take my leave now. Excuse me, Sixth Young Lady.” Nanny Hong immediately smiled and retreated, not giving Wei Yuewu a chance to change her mind.
Wei Yuewu stood up and wanted to see Nanny Hong off, but Nanny Hong smiled and stopped her. “Please sit down. I need to go to Concubine Dong’s courtyard over some matter. There are a lot of things going on in the mansion, so Madam Dowager is very busy.”
“Okay. Be careful, Nanny Hong!” With a gentle smile, Wei Yuewu asked Jin Ling to send Nanny Hong to the door. They actually granted her wish. Wei Yuewu figured that she had to spend a lot of effort on this matter, but it seemed that she was not the only one who was anxious. Madam Dowager and Concubine Dong were even more anxious…
After walking out of Lotus Courtyard, Nanny Hong went straight to Concubine Dong’s courtyard with a gloomy expression. Madam Dowager had asked her to convey some other messages to Concubine Dong.
To be honest, Nanny Hong did not understand why Madam Dowager did what she did now. In her opinion, those shops were not that important at all. If they made a fuss over those shops, everyone would be ashamed. Moreover, the matter did not end there!
It seemed that Madam Dowager was sure that Sixth Young Lady would not succeed in the future.
However, Nanny Hong had a feeling that Sixth Young Lady was not a pushover…
Concubine Dong’s courtyard did not look as neat as it used to be. There were a few servants in the courtyard, all of them lowering their heads, looking listless and dazed.
Hearing that Nanny Hong had come over, Concubine Dong brought a few maids to the door to welcome her.
“Nanny Hong, please come in!” Concubine Dong said politely. Although her face looked a little pale, her complexion was not so bad.
Nanny Hong followed Concubine Dong into the room. She sat down, picked up the teacup beside her, and took a sip. Then, she glanced at the people around Concubine Dong but did not say anything.
Understanding what she meant, Concubine Dong waved her hand to dismiss them. Everyone left, leaving only her and Nanny Hong in the room.
“Madam Dowager asked me to come over and inform you that if you want to annex those shops, please hurry. Don’t delay any longer. Lately, Lord Marquis has expressed a strong intention to support Sixth Young Lady,” Nanny Hong put down the teacup in her hand and said indifferently.
Sure enough, Madam Dowager knew what Concubine Dong was doing.
“D-Did Madam Dowager say so?!” Concubine Dong was shocked at first, but then she was overjoyed. To her surprise, Madam Dowager did not reprimand her.
“Yes. Madam Dowager wanted to inform you to do it in complete secrecy, and you should know what to say if Lord Marquis found out about this!” Nanny Hong’s face darkened.
“Yes, I know. I can’t blame others since the management has been bad. I was the one who ran those shops before, but because I’ve always been at the border, I can’t deal with the problems fast enough. Then, I handed the management over to Second Lady, but there are some things that she didn’t manage properly.” Concubine Dong understood and nodded repeatedly.
In this way, she took the blame for the three shops that were supposed to belong to Madam Dowager.
Madam Dowager allowed her to snatch the two shops under her nose because the former needed her to be the shield. If anything happened, and Lord Marquis found out about it, Concubine Dong must be the one to take all the blame, and she could not drag Madam Dowager into this. Concubine Dong was very clear on this point.
Madam Dowager had always been the one who was in charge of the family affairs of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Even Qin Xinrui had a miserable end after irritating Madam Dowager.
“Madam Dowager ordered Sixth Young Lady to go to Prince Nan’an Mansion tomorrow with her!” Nanny Hong said, but she believed that Concubine Dong would understand the implication of this message.
“Okay. I’ll let them handle the matter quickly…” At this point, Concubine Dong suddenly frowned. Just now, she received news from the shopkeepers, saying that something had happened to the goods, and they needed more time to take care of the issue.
Originally, the matter would be over once they transferred the goods directly. However, because of some trouble, it would take longer time than expected. Of course, she had to act faster since Madam Dowager came to urge her. She hoped that she could finish the matter that needed to be done by her tomorrow.
The matter was for her to sign the papers. She would first sign the papers in order for the shopkeepers to take care of the goods. Then, she would send the official invoice with the official seal. At that point, she would complete all the procedures, and it was useless for Wei Yuewu to fight for the shops.
“Do you face some difficulties?” Nanny Hong asked as she heard the dilemma in Concubine Dong’s tone.
“Yes, there are some problems on my side, but please inform Madam Dowager that I’ll definitely settle this matter tomorrow,” Concubine Dong hurriedly said with a smile.
Recently, she had upset Madam Dowager over and over again, so she did not dare to upset Madam Dowager again over such a small matter.
She was confident that she would be able to regain Madam Dowager’s trust after she had settled all the matters.
Nanny Hong was quite satisfied with Concubine Dong’s tactfulness. After saying a few more words to Concubine Dong, she stood up and left. Concubine Dong escorted Nanny Hong to the door.
“Concubine, Third Young Lady asked me to come over!” Jinzhu came in from outside the courtyard and greeted Concubine Dong.
“Come in!” Concubine Dong nodded, turned around, and walked inside.
Jinzhu and Yuzhu were originally her most trusted servants. She appointed both of them to Wei Yuejiao in order to give her guidance. However, now that she did not have any trusted servant by her side, she talked to Wei Yuejiao about it, and Jinzhu was temporarily transferred back.
“Jinzhu, get someone to send this letter to the border and transfer Nurse Li over.” Concubine Dong walked to the writing desk, took out a letter, and handed it to Jinzhu.
“Concubine, didn’t you say that you wouldn’t transfer Nurse Li to the capital? Nurse Li is directly in charge of the affairs of the mansion at the border. If she comes over, who will take her place at the border?”
Jinzhu asked in surprise as she took the letter from Concubine Dong.
Nurse Li was one of Concubine Dong’s most capable servants, which was why she had full authority over the affairs in the mansion at the border after Concubine Dong left the border. If Nanny Li was transferred over, Concubine Dong would have had one less useful person at the border.
“I’ll think about it after she is transferred over,” Concubine Dong grunted with a gloomy face. There was still a trace of worry in her eyes. It had been so many years. Doctor Ming should not remember Nurse Li whom he had met once again, right?
However, she was not afraid even if he remembered. There were two sides to the story, and there were only two people there at that time. Even if he brought it up and argued about it, no one would win the argument due to the lack of witnesses. She believed that Doctor Ming was a smart person and would not bring this matter up.
At this moment, Concubine Dong had no idea that Wei Yuewu had already tricked Doctor Ming into bringing this matter up.
“Tell the shopkeepers of the two shops to bring the account books, seals, and whatnot into the mansion tomorrow. We must hurry up and settle this problem. Also, go and check the goods over there. Try to find out what had happened and why they suddenly became chaotic. It was properly arranged all the while, wasn’t it?”
“I don’t know what happened either, but I will inform them in a while!” Jinzhu nodded. She was the one who conveyed the messages from the two shopkeepers to Concubine Dong.
Everything happened all of a sudden. The shop assistants did not arrange things properly and even broke some things. Some of the items were expensive and precious. At this moment, the shopkeepers’ hands were tied, and they were very busy handling the matter.
However, it should not be difficult for them to bring the account books and seals over.
Jinzhu thought about it and nodded. She turned around and hesitated for a moment, but then she turned back and said, “Concubine, Third Young Lady is sad!”
“So what? Didn’t I tell her to rest quietly? We can talk about other things later. If anything happens again at this time, she will really annoy her father!” Concubine Dong sighed. At the thought of this matter, her face was full of hatred.
No matter how she interpreted this matter, it was related to that little bitch Wei Yuewu, but she could not find any clues that linked to her.
The geomancer, who had suddenly changed his mind, had already been thrown out of the mansion. She had sent people to look for him, but her people told her that the geomancer had run away, leaving no clue for her to find his whereabouts.
She would not suffer this loss for nothing, but this was not the best time to make a move. All she needed to do now was work with Madam Dowager and let Wei Yuewu bear the consequences.
With Madam Dowager involved, she believed that Lord Marquis would not expose this matter. Madam Dowager had always been good to Lord Marquis. She had a dispute with him over Qin Xinrui’s matter, but other than that, she basically listened to Lord Marquis. Lord Marquis was aware of it, and he respected Madam Dowager very much.
“Does Lord Tu plan to come to the mansion these days?” This was what she should focus on now.
“Yes, I think he will be coming in these two days. The lad servant said that Lord Marquis had sent his invitation over.” Jinzhu inquired about this in person. After some thought, she nodded and informed Concubine Dong.
“Is everything ready?” A trace of a grin appeared on Concubine Dong’s gloomy face.
“Yes, everything is ready!”
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