mtl008 Chapter 145 She Wants a Higher Status
Chapter 145 She Wants a Higher Status
Su Yan'er paused for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. There's no need to trouble yourself. I just felt a bit tight in my chest today, but I sat in the courtyard for a while this afternoon, and I feel much better now!"
After what Granny Wu said today, Su Yan'er looked up some medical books herself, and her symptoms were very similar to those during early pregnancy.
Although she hadn't seen a doctor to confirm it, she had a vague feeling that she was pregnant.
She doesn't want to marry into the Marquis's family now; this child is a burden to her, and she absolutely cannot let others know about the child's existence.
Especially the Qin family.
Faced with Su Yan'er's refusal, Han Shu did not doubt her. "If you still feel unwell, be sure to have the royal physician examine you. Remember not to push yourself!"
"Yes, Yan'er understands!"
Su Yan'er thought that if Qin Lang had not been injured, or if he were the heir apparent, she would definitely marry him without hesitation.
But now she understands that no matter how good Han Shu is to her, in the end she still has to rely on Qin Lang.
Han Shu will have other daughters-in-law, and this love will eventually be divided among them. She will definitely find a man with a more stable position, rather than relying on her mother-in-law.
Shumei Courtyard was brightly lit. The servants who went out to look for her all returned, but none of them had any news of Granny Wu.
"What's going on? Granny Wu is always very proper, what's wrong with her today?" Han Shu asked, puzzled.
He then said, "Go and call the gatekeeper's servant!"
"Yes!"
A moment later, the gatekeeper arrived at Shumei Courtyard.
"When did Granny Wu go out today?" Han Shu asked.
The servant at the main gate remained silent, as he had not seen Granny Wu leave. It was only later that the servant at the back gate spoke.
"Reporting to Madam, at 9:00 AM today, I saw Granny Wu leave through the back door. I asked her about it, and she said she was going to fetch a doctor for Miss Yan'er!"
Su Yan'er was right; they should go out and fetch a doctor.
But one thing puzzled Han Shu: why did she have to go through the back door to see the doctor?
In wealthy households, the master would enter through the main gate, while the servants would typically enter and exit through the side gate.
As for the back door, it was usually the gate through which servants who had made mistakes were expelled from the mansion, or it was the convenient way to travel that led to the back door.
But Granny Wu wasn't someone who had done anything wrong, and it wouldn't be convenient for her to find a doctor through back channels, so why would she choose to do so?
Could something have really happened?
Just then, the steward Wang Heng led everyone into Shumei Courtyard and reported to Han Shu, "Madam, we've found Granny Wu!"
Su Yan'er's heart trembled violently, as if it were about to jump out of her throat.
Han Shu asked in a panic, "Where is he?"
Han Shu had a bad feeling. This Granny Wu was an old servant in the mansion who had been serving in Shumei Courtyard and was known for her prudent manners.
When Han Shu noticed that the West Wing was missing a stewardess, she arranged for Granny Wu to go there. Although Granny Wu no longer served in Shumei Courtyard, she still held a significant place in Han Shu's heart.
Butler Wang waved his hand, and the people behind him carried in a stretcher covered with a white sheet. Through the outline of the white sheet, it could be seen that a person was lying on it.
Han Shu stepped forward tremblingly, lifted the white cloth, and a familiar face came into view, its face swollen and pale, its size increased.
Han Shu's maid, Dongmei, quickly helped her up and also glanced at the person on the stretcher, who turned out to be Granny Wu.
"Madam, it's Granny Wu!"
Han Shu clutched her heart and closed her eyes tightly, truly terrified by Wu Mama's appearance.
"How did she die?"
Steward Wang covered her with a white cloth and waved for someone to carry Granny Wu away.
"Reporting to Madam, I found Granny Wu in the canal on Bailin Street. There are many vagrants on Bailin Street, so Granny Wu must have been carrying silver and was targeted by those people, which is why they killed her for money!"
Han Shu's heart skipped a beat. These refugees would kill someone for a little bit of silver. These were living, breathing human lives!
Su Yan'er, standing to the side, felt her heart pounding and dared not utter a word, for fear of saying something wrong and causing suspicion to fall on her.
However, Cuizhu handled this matter very well; her handling of it was truly flawless.
Even Butler Wang didn't suspect anything.
"Granny Wu still has a son at home. Send the body back and give her some extra silver as a token of our condolences!" Han Shu ordered with a heavy heart.
"Yes!"
As Su Yan'er watched the once crowded Shumei Courtyard gradually quiet down, she could hardly believe that the matter had passed just like that.
She had thought the investigation would take several days, but the matter was settled in just one hour.
This made her realize the difference in status; if it had been a master who died today, the Marquis's mansion would have been turned upside down.
Although Granny Wu was an old servant in the household, she was still a servant after all.
This made Su Yan'er even more certain that she wanted a higher status.
"Auntie, it's all Yan'er's fault. If Yan'er hadn't let Granny Wu go out to fetch a doctor, I'm afraid Granny Wu wouldn't have..." Su Yan'er sobbed uncontrollably, filled with guilt.
Han Shu felt distressed seeing her like this, "How can you blame yourself? You can only blame those despicable refugees who killed for money. They are simply beasts!"
Dongmei helped Han Shu into the room, and Su Yan'er followed her in. After saying a few words of guilt, she left.
As I left, tears still streamed down my face.
Seeing Su Yan'er walk away, Dongmei closed the door to the room, half-squatted beside Han Shu's legs, and said with a serious expression.
"Madam, I suspect something is amiss!"
Han Shu paused, looking down at Dongmei, "What do you mean?"
"Today, Granny Wu left the mansion through the back gate. I've heard her say before that even as a servant, she prefers to use the side gate rather than the back gate. Sometimes she'd even take a detour, but she would never use the back gate. It's strange that she used the back gate today..."
As Dongmei analyzed the situation, she couldn't help but point the finger at the person in the west wing.
Han Shu also had some doubts, but Yan'er was so kind, how could she possibly do something like murder? She immediately dismissed the idea.
"Impossible. Yan'er just said that she did not instruct Wu Mama to use that door. She must have had other ideas for using the back door. If she lost her life, it was her fate. It cannot be blamed on Yan'er."
Dongmei wanted to suggest that they investigate whether anyone else had gone out of the west wing today.
Hearing Han Shu's trust in Su Yan'er, she didn't want to upset the madam, so she remained silent. However, she still felt that the matter was not so simple.
Wanyue Courtyard.
The news quickly spread throughout the Marquis's residence, and Qin Wan also heard about the death of Granny Wu.
Her first instinct was that this matter was not simple, and Su Yan'er was even more so.
“Miss, although there are vagrants on Bailin Street, thanks to the government’s control, there haven’t been any robberies for a long time. Today, not only was there a robbery, but someone was also killed. I think this matter is inextricably linked to Su Yan’er!” Nianqi said with certainty.
When she first saw Su Yan'er, she felt that Su Yan'er was neither as weak nor as kind as she appeared.
Qin Wan finished sewing the last stitch of the belt, picked it up and glanced at it. She felt it was very good, but the stitching was a bit too big.
"Of course, she's involved. It's likely that Granny Wu knew some of her secrets, secrets that couldn't be revealed!"
Qin Wan curled her lips into a smile; the more something was shameful, the more she wanted to know.
"Keep an eye on Su Yan'er these next few days and see where she goes!"