readytorunbook Chapter 631: The Elder's Mansion was robbed again
Chapter 631: The Elder's Mansion was robbed again
After returning to Shen Wantang's courtyard, Qin Xin told Sanshui about her judgment: "Miss, you guessed right! Sanshui said that he saw the mistress go to the master's room last night, and she went there twice!"
Shen Wantang nodded, but was a little surprised that Sanshui opened up to Qin Xin so quickly and was willing to tell her even this.
"No wonder my father was poisoned so badly. I guess our good lady poisoned him the first time, but felt the dose wasn't enough, so she went back and poisoned him a second time. I just don't know why she poisoned my father so much. She can't really be trying to kill him, right?"
Qin Xin was stunned: "This - shouldn't be the case? If the master is gone, won't the lady be a widow?"
"Indeed, not to mention whether she wants to be a widow or not, my elder and second brothers have already been in mourning for three years due to the death of our grandfather, which delayed their marriages. If they continue to mourn for another three years, marriages will probably become a big problem. Qi Xiangru shouldn't be so stupid as to trap her own son just to prevent me from marrying into the Duke's Mansion."
"Why did the lady suddenly poison the master?"
"It's not clear yet, but I have a feeling that she's targeting me, so don't worry, she'll take the next step soon."
Qin Xin nodded and talked about Sanshui again: "Miss, Sanshui said that he wants to be your companion and asked me to come to you to make a proposal. Do you think you can have him?"
Shen Wantang was stunned. "It's not impossible. I do need some help, especially people who can run around outside. Sanshui is quite smart."
Qin Xin, however, had some concerns: "Miss, it's a good thing that Sanshui wants to come to you, but if he can betray the master today, I'm afraid he will also betray you if he gets enough benefits in the future! Moreover, if he doesn't betray the master, but comes to you for refuge, will he tell the master everything about you in the future? Will he work for you on the surface, but actually work for the master?"
Shen Wantang smiled and said, "You've thought it through quite thoroughly. However, I have plenty of ways to verify whether Sanshui is truly loyal or just pretending to be so. As for betraying me, he probably wouldn't dare, nor would he be willing to do so."
I don’t dare to Qinxin understand, but I’m reluctant?
Shen Wantang saw through her doubts at a glance and explained with a smile, "The money and other benefits I gave him are definitely something he can't get from anyone else. As far as I know, Sanshui is a money-loving person, and he's very good at weighing the pros and cons. Otherwise, he wouldn't have pretended to be deaf and dumb and kept silent even though he knew it was Qi Xiangru who poisoned my father."
"The more someone is able to weigh the pros and cons, the easier it is to control them, because they have desires and weaknesses. What I fear most is the stubborn, unyielding person. Money can't buy them off, and they won't work hard even if you tell them to."
Qin Xin understood: "So, you want to take Sanshui over? What if the master doesn't agree?"
Shen Wantang smiled leisurely: "Such a good opportunity to place spies around me, how could he not agree? Not only will he agree, but he will also give me a few more people!"
"Then—I'm going to tell Sanshui, have you agreed to take him?"
"Don't say anything yet. I still need to think about it. If he is sensible, he will behave well in the coming days. If he is not sensible, then there is naturally no need to keep him. I will ask my father to find another servant."
Qin Xin nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but say, "Young lady, you are always cautious. I was almost impatient to tell Sanshui. You don't know, he is so jealous of us because we get five taels of silver every month! He stares at me eagerly, constantly expressing his loyalty to you and asking me to say good things for him!"
A lady is a lady, very patient!
Even though he had already decided to go to Sanshui, he was not in a hurry to bring the person over, leaving himself enough room for change.
She couldn't help but touch her chin, thinking that she should learn something from the young lady, not be so impatient when doing things, and learn to leave a way out for herself.
She found that since following the young lady, her brain has been growing and she has been learning new things every day. She has grown much faster than when she was in the palace! She is really grateful to the prince for giving her to such a good master.
Unfortunately, she knew how to cherish, but Huayi did not. She also didn't know how she was doing after being bought by Liu Nanshi. She had heard a long time ago that Liu Nanshi liked to torture maids!
Shen Wantang recalled his previous life.
In fact, in his previous life, there was a servant beside Shen Guannian who secretly defected to him, but it was not Sanshui, but Santu.
Because Dujuan has a good relationship with Santu, no matter what happens in the Shen Mansion, Santu will always secretly send her a message.
As long as the information was useful, Shen Wantang would ask Dujuan to give him money. As the number of times he gave money increased, Santu gradually became devoted to him and would pass on more and more useful information.
Therefore, in this life, Shen Wantang still hopes that Santu will stay in the Shen family and let Dujuan be responsible for contacting him so that she can keep track of the Shen family's movements at any time.
However, she could take Sanshui away as a companion because he was quick-witted and good at dealing with people. After all, she really needed a man to run errands outside.
Three days passed, and the Shen Mansion was peaceful.
Because Shen Guannian had confined Qi and Shen Mingxuan to their homes, the two became much more obedient.
In order to be able to go out, Qi even wrote letters to her sons and asked the servants to send them to the academy, and called back her two sons who were studying hard outside.
Thanks to his sons' intercession, Shen Guannian finally released her from house arrest.
"Madam, you really do everything you can!"
Qin Xin couldn't help but mutter, "Other mothers are so afraid of interrupting their sons' studies that they try not to disturb them if possible. But our Madam is so different. For such a trivial matter, she even summoned the eldest and second sons back from the academy. And the teachers at the academy let them go? Won't they fall behind in their studies?"
Shen Wantang knew the reason: "My eldest and second brothers are average students, nowhere near as good as father. They'd love it if they could come back from the academy and slack off for a few days! The teachers are naturally aware of their abilities, so a few more or less days won't make a difference. If it were a gifted student, even a naughty one wouldn't be let off by the teachers."
"Miss, now the Madam is making trouble again. Tell me, she is in such a hurry to go out, is she going to harm you? Otherwise, I really can't think of what she is so anxious about."
"Maybe!"
Shen Wantang responded calmly, "You can go ask Sanshui again, or ask him to pay more attention to Qi Xiangru."
"Yes!"
As Qin Xin was speaking, she remembered something else: "Oh, Miss, I heard that the old mansion was robbed again!"
Shen Wantang was stunned. "Another theft? How many times has this happened?"