After Manager Liu was expelled with the rod, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion became completely quiet.
Of all the servants and maids in charge of the house, no one dared to say a word about Tinglan Yuan in private. They were respectful in their duties and did not dare to slack off at all.Everyone can see clearly that Shen Qingyuan is no longer the cowardly and naive concubine she used to be. She is thoughtful, sharp-minded, gentle with others but never tolerates adultery. She is a master who can truly control the family and control people.
In Tinglan Courtyard, it has been peaceful and quiet for days.
Shen Qingyuan gets up every morning to check the accounts and take care of the family. In his spare time, he accompanies Grandma Zhang to go through the old events in detail, piecing together all the details before and after his biological mother died of illness.The sun shines through the window lattice and falls on the yellowed paper. The past events of the mother and daughter, as well as the changes in personnel in the house, become clearer bit by bit.
Grandma Zhang sat aside and recounted in detail, with guilt in her eyes: "The old slave was still young and dull-tempered. He only dared to secretly hide evidence of the drug residue and did not dare to expose it blatantly. Mrs. Liu had just entered the house at that time. She was gentle and respectful. Everyone praised her for her kindness. No one could have imagined that she had such a vicious heart. She secretly worked every day to slowly bring down the mistress."
"I know." Shen Qingyuan spoke softly, fingertips gently rubbing the remains of the medicine on the table, "Back then, the house was all her people, and no one dared to speak up. I don't blame grandma."
She flipped through the sorted timeline and suddenly frowned: "Aside from you, did my mother have any maids who were waiting for me?"
Grandma Zhang was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, she is a little maid named Chun'er. She is young and has been with the mistress for three years. Her hands and feet are very smart. But the year the mistress died of illness, she was suddenly sent out of the house by Mrs. Liu on the grounds that her hands and feet were unclean, and she was never heard from again."
After the words fell, Shen Qingyuan's heart suddenly became clear.
Coming.
Mr. Liu is best at removing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.
Now that she is grounded, she cannot openly cause trouble, so she can only tamper with witnesses in old cases.Nanny Zhang is the only witness. If someone else can come back and confuse the situation, all the testimonies can be completely overturned.
Sure enough, within half a day, small rumors quietly spread in the mansion.
Some people whispered in private that Nanny Zhang, who was sent to the farm back then, was holding a grudge, deliberately retaliating, and deliberately fabricated evidence to slander Aunt Liu; they said that the mistress was already weak and sick for many years, and had nothing to do with others.
Chuntao was so angry that she walked into the courtyard quickly: "Miss! It's Ningxiang Yuan's trouble again! Mrs. Liu asked people to find the maid Chun'er from back then and spent a lot of money to buy her! That maid is now talking nonsense outside, saying that Aunt Liu has always been respectful and kind, and has never harmed the mistress. It was Grandma Zhang who remembered old grudges and framed her!"