PFC Chapter 412 Testing
Chapter 412 Testing
Madam Chen gestured to the maid beside her.
The maid behind her took a few steps forward, picked up the teapot and poured tea. When pouring tea for Li Taohua, her hand slipped and the tea spilled all over Li Taohua.
"Oh..." Li Taohua exclaimed, "What do you do?"
"I deserve to die, please forgive me, Madam. I felt a little unwell today and had a headache, so I made a mistake..." The maid knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"You are such a useless dog! I will punish you severely when I get back." Mrs. Chen was angry.
Madam Zhu tried to smooth things over: "I'm just a servant. If I make a mistake, I'll just sell it off. Don't get too angry. It's still early before the banquet. I have some brand new, unused clothes. Madam Tang, please change first. Don't be disrespectful."
"I have clothes, no need to trouble Madam Zhu." Li Taohua stood up angrily.
"You tactless slave, hurry up and serve!" Madam Chen scolded, "You are the one who caused this trouble today, so you must serve Madam Tang well."
"Yes." The maid hurriedly supported Li Taohua.
Li Taohua said in disgust: "Get lost, I have servants, I don't need a clumsy person like you."
"Madam, please let me serve you, otherwise I will die. Please, madam." The maid begged crying.
Li Taohua snorted coldly and did not refuse again.
Only Madam Chen and Madam Zhu were left in the pavilion. Madam Zhu smiled and said, "Madam Chen, do you think there's something wrong with Madam Tang?"
We are all not stupid, how could we not understand that little trick just now?
In this deep and vast courtyard, if you didn't have some tricks up your sleeve, you would have been gnawed to the bone. The men were engaged in bloody battles in the court, and the women were also in a sea of fire and swords in the backyard.
"This is our first meeting, how would we know anything about her? Her stepson is just a minor official, so there's no need to be so nervous. However, Madam Zhu's desire to marry him is a bit..."
"Madam Chen, are you trying to say that our Zhu family is lowering our status by marrying into such a humble family?" Madam Zhu said helplessly. "With such a background, she could barely be a concubine for my son. But my foolish son has set his eyes on her daughter. Madam Chen has never seen her, but judging by her mother's appearance, she knows that she is extremely beautiful. You also know my son's situation. The old lady loves him like a treasure and will not let him suffer any injustice. If he likes the stars in the sky, he must pluck them for him."
"Mr. Zhu's condition is actually related to the damage on his face. We recently acquired a few herbs, exactly the kind you were trying to buy at the auction a while ago. There's no point in keeping them, so we'll deliver them to your residence shortly."
"Really?" Mrs. Zhu was surprised. "Mrs. Chen, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true, how could it be fake?" Mrs. Chen smiled faintly when she saw her excitement. "But my son wants to find a job soon, so he needs Mrs. Zhu's help."
Madam Zhu is just a woman, how could she understand the affairs of the officialdom? This sentence was directed at Master Zhu. Master Zhu was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and served as the Minister of Personnel. He had great power in his hands!
"If the herbs are real, everything will be easy," Mrs. Zhu promised.
The maid came back and leaned over to whisper something in Madam Chen's ear.
Mrs. Chen looked relieved.
Not her.
Back then, that lowly concubine, relying on her beauty, had seduced her master into favoring her over his wife. She had taken advantage of the master's absence from the capital on official business to have her beaten, leaving her covered in whip marks. It was that brutal beating that left indelible marks on her body and completely fell her favor. If she hadn't been pregnant with a child, she would have taken that opportunity to get rid of her.
The maid just changed Madam Tang's clothes and said that her skin was delicate and fair without any marks, which showed that she was not that bitch.
If it's not, then there's nothing to be nervous about.
But it was true. On that snowy day, she had her thrown into a mass grave. She later sent someone to check, but she had already turned into a skeleton, and there was no way she could still be alive in this world. It can only be said that all the vixen in this world look alike.
After changing her clothes, Li Taohua did not come back, but went to find Qin Huiyin and her sister.
Of course she knew that the maid had poured water on her on purpose.
Since that vicious woman suspected her, instead of hiding it, it would be better to show it to her openly and dispel her suspicion.
After so many years, the scars on her body have long disappeared. If she wants to identify her identity from her body, she may be disappointed.
"Is this Madam Tang?" Lady Wang, the wife of the Imperial Censor, came over, looked at Li Taohua, and said with a smile, "Our master often mentions your young master, saying that since Lord Tang joined the Imperial Censorate, the burden on his shoulders has been greatly lightened. He was always kept awake at night by his duties, but since Lord Tang came, he's been eating and sleeping well, and even has enough energy to raise birds."
"Mrs. Wang, please stop praising me. If you continue praising me, I will fly away. How can my Chen'er be as good as you say?" Li Taohua covered her mouth and chuckled.
"We have quite a few guests today, so please forgive me for any inattention. Let's meet up for tea or some private time some other day. Are these two the young ladies of your mansion? They are truly as beautiful as fairies!"
Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu bowed to Wang: "Greetings, Madam."
"No need to be polite." Wang said, pulling the girl behind her over and saying to them, "This is my daughter, she is seventeen years old, and her name is Nalan You."
"That's about the same age as our daughters," Li Taohua introduced them. "This is our eldest daughter, Luwu, sixteen years old. This is our second daughter, Huiyin, fifteen years old."
Nalan You bowed to everyone and said, "Greetings, Madam, and my two sisters."
"Since they are all girls of similar age, they should have a lot to talk about. Let them go and talk on their own," Wang said. "We'll go over there and talk."
The two elders left, leaving behind three younger generations looking at each other in bewilderment.
Nalan You said, "It's quiet over there. Do you want to sit there for a while? I'll show you my pet. It's really fun."
"Okay!" Qin Huiyin said with a smile, "Sister, lead the way, we'll follow."
Like most ladies from wealthy families, Nalan You spoke softly and covered her mouth with her hands when she laughed. She was extremely polite.
The pet she was talking about turned out to be a large, furry dog, as tall as a human when standing up. It rolled around and acted coquettishly at Nalan You's feet, looking very human.
"Can I touch it?" Qin Huiyin asked.
"Yinyin, let's say goodbye. It's so tall, it must be difficult to control it when it's angry." Tang Luwu dissuaded.
"It's okay. It's actually very gentle." Nalan You said, "Just touch it, it's very well behaved."