SFS Chapter 217: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (3)
Chapter 217: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (3)
The old lady was choked by these words, and her expression instantly became ugly.
Of course she knew that her daughter-in-law had no children because her son was not close to her.
But if these words were said directly to her, wouldn't it be obvious that she, as a mother, failed to take good care of her son and instead was causing trouble for her daughter-in-law?
The old lady vaguely realized that her previously virtuous daughter-in-law seemed to have changed her temperament.
It may not be so easy to guide her now and ask her to take the initiative to bring the mother and son who were raised outside back home.
It’s better to suppress it first and find another opportunity to bring it up.
Otherwise, this woman would come up with the idea of adopting a child from a side branch, and it would be bad if the child from the side branch really took the place of her grandson's legitimate son.
The old lady's eyes flashed, and she thought a lot in an instant.
When he looked up again, his expression had returned to its usual amiable state.
"Xiaoqin, mother didn't force you to give birth. I was just expressing my concern that you won't have children or grandchildren to take care of you in the future."
"Don't worry, I'll send someone outside to call Yan'er back later."
"Seeking the development of the Marquisate is a serious matter, and so is continuing the lineage of descendants."
"How can this kid only care halfway and leave a good girl like you waiting alone in the mansion."
The old lady tried to smooth things over and put aside the previous topic of adoption and forced birth.
He even went so far as to suggest sending someone to call his son back.
She thought that since she had given him an excuse, the matter should be over.
But Bu Shi'an heard this and immediately announced a bombshell.
"It's time to call the Marquis back. After all, this adopted child can't live without his father."
"Don't worry, mother. As the mistress of the Marquisate, I will of course prioritize the future of the Marquisate."
"Before coming to you, I sent people to inform several branches of the family that have children of the right age, in order to screen out suitable children."
"No matter what the Marquis does, your daughter-in-law will never let the Marquis's Mansion end up without a successor."
When the old lady heard the news of executing first and reporting later, she felt dizzy.
He couldn't catch his breath and kept coughing while holding the armrest of the chair.
The maids around her immediately became chaotic, some patted her back, some handed her water, and some called for a doctor.
Just when the room was in chaos, a servant rushed in.
"Madam, Madam, something's wrong, Madam."
"Ma'am, she..."
Snapped.
A teacup fell right at his feet, interrupting him from saying anything.
Bu Shi'an stood up and looked at the servant who ran in with cold eyes.
"What do you mean the old lady is not well? She is fine."
"You said such unlucky words in broad daylight. If the old lady really takes it badly, I will not forgive you."
Listening to the chaos above, the servant was afraid that he would be the one to take the blame, so he knelt on the ground with a thud.
His mouth was faster than his brain, and words of defense came out of his mouth.
"Madam, that's not what I meant. It's not that the old lady is wrong, it's that something is wrong."
"Oh, then tell me, what's wrong?"
The words, full of laughter, finally brought the frightened servant back to his senses.
He thought about the news he was going to tell, then looked at his mistress who was smiling kindly, and trembled, unable to put any words into words.
"Slave...slave..."
Bu Shian sighed and waved his hand helplessly.
"Oh, you can't find a reason, right?"
"Come here, drag this servant away who is cursing the old lady and gives him thirty lashes."
As soon as she finished speaking, the servant immediately begged for mercy in panic.
"Madam, please spare me. I did not curse you."
"It was the maid who was with you who said that there would be no more money to be paid into the mansion's account."
"Tell the stewards to find the person who took the profits from the shops in the mansion. This servant..."
Before he could finish his words, the old lady who was coughing non-stop suddenly felt angry and fainted with her eyes rolled back.
The room became even more chaotic.
Bu Shi'an took a look and loudly ordered the maidservants around the old lady to call a doctor.
She took her maid and left the yard under the pretext of going to look for the Marquis.
After completely leaving the old lady's yard and away from the servants coming in and out, she lowered her voice and gave instructions to the two maids.
"Furong, take my token and go find the Prime Minister's wife."
"Tell her that I have something important to report to the Queen regarding the Crown Prince, and ask her to act as a go-between."
"Handan, go to my private vault and withdraw some money. Then go find those beggars who tell stories in restaurants, write books in libraries, and walk the streets."
"Have them spread the contents of this book as quickly as possible, making sure everyone in the capital knows about it."
The two maids agreed, took the things handed to them by Bu Shi'an, and hurried out of the house through the back door.
In Fengyi Palace, the Queen had just taken care of the sick Prince without taking off her clothes and helped him drink medicine.
He then received a card from his mother requesting an audience with the palace.
She was upset and really wanted to complain to her mother at this moment.
As a result, before he had time to complain to the Prime Minister's wife, he suddenly heard about his son.
The Queen was shocked and confused, not knowing why the mistress of the Marquisate, who seldom attended aristocratic family banquets except for palace banquets, would say such a thing.
However, since her son was involved, she still sent someone close to her to summon the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion into the palace.
Bu Shi'an was taken to the palace just like that, amidst the chaos in the Marquis's Mansion.
It was unknown what the two talked about.
Bu Shi'an did not walk out of the palace until the palace gate was about to be locked.
During the time she entered the palace, a story quickly spread throughout the capital.
It is said that in a certain country, a poor nobleman married the daughter of a wealthy businessman by force in order to maintain the superficial glory of his family.
But after marriage, he not only ignored the rich businessman's daughter with the excuse that he was not capable enough, but also used her dowry to support a mistress and an illegitimate child.
Finally, he conspired with his mistress to kill the rich merchant's daughter, embezzle her dowry and live a carefree life.
As the story spread, the common people who had little entertainment, especially the ladies who never left their homes, were attracted by the story and began to discuss it when they saw people talking about it all around them.
With more people discussing this, it is inevitable that some of them will correspond to reality.
The first person discovered that the situation of a down-and-out noble marrying a wealthy merchant's daughter was somewhat similar to that of a marquis's mansion.
The second person happened to live in the same alley as his concubine, and had seen the marquis often going in and out of the yard of a woman with a child, which directly matched the story.
More and more people found that this story was similar to the situation in the Marquis' Mansion.
The discussion of the story quickly turned into speculation about the Marquis's Mansion.
When the old lady slowly regained consciousness under the doctor's care, the rumor had already spread that the marquis had raped and defrauded her into marriage, and then murdered her for money.
The old lady had just woken up and was still in a daze being supported by the nanny and fed medicine, when she heard the news that Bu Shi'an had deliberately let her into the mansion.
When she heard that her son's plan had been exposed and spread throughout the capital, she immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
He fell down again.