mesbooks Chapter 200 Who loses and who wins
Chapter 200 Who loses and who wins
Shen Jingzhen struggled for two days, but finally couldn't resist the homesickness and agreed to attend the event wearing Buddhist robes.
Shen Shuyi was not surprised when he heard the news.
In her previous life, Shen Jingzhen had been deeply in love with Feng Bochang and hated herself for it. Now that she has been reborn, it is still the same.
"Miss, the third lady has indeed sent her maid to buy rouge and powder as you said." Jinzhu got the news and hurried in from outside.
Shen Shuyi gently waved a scented fan in her hand and said calmly, "She can't wear brocade clothes or gold, silver, pearls or jade. Naturally, she has to think of some other ways to do it."
Among these styles, the most alluring ones are rouge and powder.
Even though Shen Jingzhen didn't dare to go too far, she would always have some thoughts in front of her lover and the guests. At least, wearing that grey robe, she would try to make herself look as beautiful as a lotus emerging from clear water.
"Everything has been arranged as you said." Jinzhu said with a smile.
"Have you asked someone to deliver the medicine to your brother?" Shen Shuyi asked.
"I have sent it. After informing the master, I will deliver the medicine and ask the young master's servant to keep an eye on it personally."
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi felt relieved.
Not long after, Yu Ping also came back from outside and lowered her voice to say, "Miss, someone from the Marquis' Mansion sent a letter saying that the young master has lost 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver in Fu Rui Lou. He owes 10,000 taels to Eunuch Huang, 20,000 taels to Fu Rui Lou, another 20,000 taels to General Zhen'an, and another 10,000 taels to the second son of the Song family."
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi narrowed his eyes slightly: "The second son of the Song family?"
Jinzhu whispered, "My surname is Song, and my name is Huaan."
Song Hua'an and Shen Shuyi naturally knew that Song Tingshan was the legitimate son of his stepmother. The Song mother and son had been at odds with Song Tingshan for many years, and they were fighting for the title of Duke Cheng's Mansion.
Now that the Song family has become involved in the Shen family's affairs, Shen Shuyi guessed her former mother-in-law's plan after a little thought.
It was expected that Xiao Tingshan's intention to marry Shen Jingyu was too obvious to be concealed.
Mrs. Song naturally didn't want him to join forces with the Shen family and marry such a powerful helper, so when she discovered Shen Jinglin's recent actions, she let Song Hua'an get involved.
Shen Jinglin owed money to the Duke's Mansion, and the Duke's wife would definitely bring it up at Old Madam Shen's birthday party. In this way, the feud between the two families was formed.
Or maybe it’s not hatred, but there is always a grudge.
At that time, it would be a pipe dream for Xiao Tingshan to ask Shen Jingyu to marry him.
After all, regardless of what Shen Jingchuan was thinking, Qin Xuerong, as a mother, would definitely not agree.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuyi sneered. It seemed that Xiao Tingshan's marriage was really not going well.
*
As he was talking, Manju came in from outside and said in a deep voice, "Miss, Fugui is here."
"Let him in." Shen Shuyi said in a deep voice.
Soon, the kitchen manager walked in with his head lowered.
After this period of time, Fugui no longer dared to look down on Shen Shuyi. Although his wife would often ask him questions and he had to tell her the truth, he would not tell her everything like before.
Shen Shuyi looked at him coldly and said calmly, "How is the purchase and preparation of the dishes going?"
"Everything is ready. The ones that can be stored for a long time have been stored in the kitchen warehouse. The ones that cannot be stored for a long time will be delivered to you the night before the banquet, old lady." Fugui said respectfully.
Shen Shuyi spoke again: "Are all the supplies ready?"
"Don't worry, Miss. Everything is ready." Fugui responded quickly.
Shen Shuyi curled her lips, looked at him with her almond eyes, and said softly, "I think Uncle Fu knows that you are the only one who knows about these supplies besides my people. If anything goes wrong on the day of Grandmother's banquet, I will definitely hold you accountable."
Hearing this, Fugui knelt down immediately, sweating profusely on his forehead: "Don't worry, Second Miss! The supplies are all stored in the cellar, and only I and the people in your yard know about it!"
"Uncle Fu has always had experience in doing these things, so I'm sure there won't be any trouble." Shen Shuyi knocked again.
"Don't worry, I will keep an eye on it myself!" Fugui responded.
Shen Shuyi looked at Yuping, who stepped forward and gave Fugui a heavy ingot of silver, and said softly, "The young lady is rigorous in her work, but she trusts you the most. Please don't let her down."
Fugui wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed, saying, "I will do my best!"
After Fugui left, Yuping made tea for Shen Shuyi while saying, "Miss, will Madam really do something at the banquet? If something goes wrong, it will affect the reputation of the Shen family."
Shen Shuyi's eyes flashed with coldness, and he sneered, "The more trouble she causes in front of others, the more it proves that my second aunt and I are incompetent in managing the family, and it can also show father how hard it has been for her over the years."
The more humiliated the Shen family is, the more angry her father and grandmother will be when they implicate her and her second aunt, and the more likely she will achieve the result she wants.
Otherwise, with Qin Xuerong's personality, how could she possibly delegate power to her and Second Aunt?
It's just a matter of retreating to advance.
Then let's see who wins and who loses in this round.
*
Two days later, late at night.
The people in the kitchen were busy collecting and preparing vegetables, so they didn't take a break until very late.
Fugui looked at the neatly arranged dishes and breathed a sigh of relief. Especially when he thought of what had happened to Mrs. Chen and Chef Zhang, he didn't want to offend Shen Shuyi at all.
After tossing and turning for half the night, I had to get up early the next day.
After Fugui checked again, he told the two cooks who were on night watch, "You all should be alert tonight. Don't make any mistakes."
"Yes."
The two of them responded obediently.
Fugui then turned around and left, going back to his room to rest.
Not long after, two figures quietly sneaked into the kitchen. They were wearing black night clothes. They first knocked the two cooks unconscious and then sneaked into the warehouse.
Looking at the baskets of vegetables, the two of them brought a few buckets of water and poured them on the vegetables. Then they let the water slowly seep out from the gaps in the baskets. They looked at each other and left quietly.
Qin Xuerong got up early before dawn, and Cuizhu carefully combed her hair for her.
Nanny Wang said with a smile on her face, "Madam, everything has been arranged in the kitchen. When the second young lady comes along, she will definitely find that it is impossible to handle it."
Qin Xuerong said calmly, "It's just a bunch of stale and rotten vegetables. I want to see how she explains it to the guests."
Isn’t Shen Shuyi powerful?
Aren’t you capable?
You know, some things take a lot of time and effort to prepare, and require every detail, but they are very easy to destroy.
Just a few buckets of water and all the preparations were wasted.
Nanny Wang said again, "It seems that the Second Madam has also been busy. She didn't believe the information we gave her regarding the seating arrangements for the guests. She has been keeping an eye on the movements of each family these days, and has just made adjustments to the seating arrangements for the guests."
Qin Xuerong sneered, "She is being cautious now, this is not something she could come up with."