mtl008 Chapter 368: Coming Back? Cleaning the Toilet in the Princess's Residence
Chapter 368: Coming Back? Cleaning the Toilet in the Princess's Residence
"Mom, don't worry. The only solution now is to think of a way to make the marriage happen. Then you don't have to pay back the money." Pei Zongzheng suddenly had an idea to kill two birds with one stone.
"Son, do you have any good ideas?"
"Let's find an opportunity to make things a done deal with that bitch. By then, Chen Shuhua will beg us to marry her daughter." Once the matter is done, if he wants that bitch to be a slave, then she can be a slave. If he wants her to be a concubine, then she can be a concubine. He has the final say.
"What you mean is..." Mrs. Pei wiped away her tears and cheered up.
"Mom, find a way to get that wild girl out, and leave the rest to me."
"How easy is it to make an appointment?" After what happened today, Chen Shuhua and her daughter hated her so much that they would never come out to see her easily.
What his mother said made sense. It was too obvious that they were dating. How could he get that little girl to come out? Just as he was thinking about what to do, the curtain of the carriage opposite him was opened, and a familiar face passed by his sight. It was You Ran, You Ran came out of the Princess's Mansion!
"Mother, you go back first and wait for my news!" Pei Zongzheng got off the carriage in a hurry and chased after the carriage of the Princess's Mansion. When he caught up with it breathlessly, they had already arrived at the gate of the Shangshu Mansion.
Pei Zongzheng could only hide under a tree and watch from afar.
Shen Youran got off the carriage in a proper manner under the watchful eyes of the nanny from the Princess's Mansion. Her eyes looked much dimmer this time.
When Shen Wenting and others heard that she had returned, they happily came out to greet her: "You Ran, grandma's dear granddaughter, you are finally back!"
Shen Youran originally wanted to throw herself into the old lady's arms, but when she saw the nanny beside her, she bowed and greeted her father and grandmother first.
"Sir Shen, why didn't Madam Shen come out?"
"Aunt Mei, Madam has gone back to her parents' home and will not be back until later." He was happy that Shen Youran was back. The gloomy mood he had been in for the past few days finally dissipated a little, and he spoke politely to Aunt Mei.
"I see." Aunt Mei nodded and continued, "Lord Shen, the princess asked me to bring you some words. These days, she has been learning the rules in the princess's mansion and has realized her mistakes, so the princess let bygones be bygones and asked me to send the second young lady back. Remember, don't make such a mistake again next time, otherwise you won't be as lucky as this time."
"Thank you for your teachings, Princess. I will discipline Youran well in the future and will never make such a mistake again." Shen Wenting said respectfully.
"Well, as long as Lord Shen understands."
"Aunt, please come in and have some tea."
"No need for that. The person has been sent back. I still have to go back and report to the princess." After Aunt Mei said that, she said goodbye and left.
After everyone had gone far away, Shen Youran could no longer hold back and threw herself into the old lady's arms: "Father, Grandmother, Youran will never see you again."
"Silly child, why can't you see us? You have suffered a lot these days. Look, you have lost weight. Come on, go back first. Grandmother has prepared your favorite dishes." The old lady patted her back with heartache and comforted her softly. Suddenly, she smelled a pungent odor on her granddaughter, which made her speechless and she quickly pushed her away.
Shen Youran showed an embarrassed expression.
"Let's go! Your grandmother has had people busy for most of the day just to welcome you home!"
"Thank you, father and grandmother." Shen Youran smiled faintly and followed Shen Wenting and the old lady back home.
This time in the princess's mansion, she had lost a lot of weight and looked a little haggard, which made people feel pity and love for her. Pei Zongzheng's heart was broken when he saw her like this.
It was all that damn wild girl's fault. If it weren't for her, how could Youran have suffered so much? At this moment, he wanted to rush out and comfort her, but he held back. Now was not the time yet. He didn't turn around and leave until Shen Youran's back completely disappeared from his sight.
In the Shangshu Mansion.
Shen Youran returned to the yard. The first thing she did was to take a comfortable bath and change into clean clothes. She smelled fragrant, and then she went to the old lady's yard.
Shen Wenting and the old lady prepared a welcoming banquet for her. Looking at the table full of dishes, she was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. When she ate her favorite dishes, she felt that she was finally alive again.
After dinner, the old lady and the others asked her about what happened in the Princess's residence. "You Ran, tell grandma how you have been spending these days in the Princess's residence?"
It would have been fine if she hadn't said this. As soon as she did, Shen Youran started to sob again: "Wow... Grandma, my granddaughter's life in the princess's mansion is worse than those slaves. Every day before dawn, the people in the princess's mansion wake me up and make me do servant work. They always bully me. The most hateful thing is that they actually make me clean the toilet. Look, my hands are all blistered."
Shen Youran stretched out a pair of pale and peeling hands. She had been well taken care of in the mansion and had never done any work, let alone rough or tiring work. Her originally slender and white hands had become rough from the tossing around these days.
"How dare those slaves do this to you? Oh, come, Grandmother, look at what your hands have become from being rubbed. Mammy, go get the hand cream that Madam sent at the beginning of the year, and have Youran take it home and apply it on it and take good care of it."
The old lady asked the nanny beside her to take out the hand cream that Chen Shuhua had given her. It was because the skin was dry in winter, so Chen Shuhua bought it from the imperial physician in the palace and gave it to her. I heard that she spent a lot of money on it! She was reluctant to use it on weekdays, and only took a little each time. Now she was hard-hearted and gave it all to Youran. At worst, she could ask Chen Shuhua for more in winter. How could she not dare to refuse?
"Thank you, grandma!" Shen Youran said affectionately, and continued: "After doing the rough work every day, the nanny beside the eldest princess would call me over to learn the rules. If I was distracted for a moment, I would be beaten with whips and canes. She also said that compared with the princess's pain, it was just a minor punishment." Now that there were no outsiders in the yard, she rolled up her sleeves, and sure enough, they were covered with scars.
"I have to do dirty and tiring work every day, and I have to learn the rules. I only get one meal a day, and it's all leftovers. They're all rotten in the hot summer." Thinking of the smell, facing a table full of delicious food, she almost vomited.
"At night, I was tired and hungry, and the princess asked me to copy Buddhist scriptures, saying that it would help me calm my mind and cultivate my character. I was not allowed to sleep until I finished copying, wuwu..."
Shen Wenting frowned. The princess was going too far. After all, Youran was the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion. Even if she made a mistake, a simple punishment would be enough. Why bother making things like this?