Chapter 1409
Jin Yue 10
Chapter 1409 Jin Yue 10
Wei dared not think about what it meant to wipe them all out. She could only smile apologetically as she saw Tan You off from the main hall, while she herself planned to return to Bailuxuan in a fit of impotent rage.
Tan You took two steps out and suddenly turned back: "I saw a bruise on Mama Chang's face today. I guess she's getting old, her eyesight is failing and her hands are trembling, so she can't serve you well anymore. From now on, reduce the number of servants in Bailuxuan by half and release these old women. They should go back and enjoy their old age."
Wei felt like the sky was falling. She had only wanted to file a complaint, but her niece had been beaten to death, her son had been injured, and now even the servants she regularly used in her courtyard were going to be replaced?
Where would she find any confidants in the future?
Suddenly, Granny Chang knelt down: "Young lady, my indenture is still with the Wei family. If you release us, how will we survive? Please, young lady, do us a favor and help us get our indentures back!"
As she knelt, Rong Mama and several other servants also knelt down. Clearly, they were servants born into the Wei family; even though they had followed Wei to the Cheng family, their indentures remained with the Wei family.
If the Wei family wanted to control them, it would be a piece of cake.
Tan You pursed her lips. Seeing Lu Jing and the other guards return, she simply put the matter aside: "Chang Mama, go with them to the Wei family and get their indentures back. The manor will cover the cost."
Madam Chang and the others bowed in gratitude: "Thank you, young lady!"
No matter how ruthless Tan You had been before, in the eyes of Chang Mama and the others, she was now the most compassionate person.
If they could get their indentures back, they would be free and would no longer have to serve the unpredictable Wei.
Cheng Sui followed Tan You out of the main hall, then asked Tan You, "Mother, are you just letting her copy the scriptures?"
In Cheng Sui's view, this punishment was too lenient.
Tan You chuckled: "The scriptures I want aren't so easy to copy. If she's not respectful and sincere, she won't be able to write down a single word."
"But judging from her personality, she doesn't seem like the type to sit still and copy books."
Cheng Sui didn't understand why Tan You knew that Wei Shi's heart was not sincere, yet she still punished her by making her copy scriptures. He made a note of this and would think about it slowly later.
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Inside the Azure Jade Pavilion, Cheng Qian was placed in a side room. The side room was filled with his usual belongings, while the main room was undoubtedly occupied by Tan You.
She brazenly occupied his courtyard and even kicked him out of the main house. Cheng Qian became increasingly furious, wishing he could recover immediately and fight Tan You again.
It's just a thought.
Now that he has been injured by Tan You, all his trusted confidants have turned to Tan You's side, and he has no capable help at all. Cheng Qian now truly understands what it means to be at someone's mercy.
Just as Cheng Qian was pondering how to break the deadlock, a large, jade-white snake, as thick as his thigh, swam down from the roof beam. It seemed to have noticed that there were outsiders in the courtyard and swam to Cheng Qian's bedside with a very clear destination.
It was even lying upside down on the carved pillar of the canopy bed, with its head only three inches from Cheng Qian's cheek. Cheng Qian could even smell the snake's saliva dripping.
When people are terrified to the extreme, they cannot make a sound, and Cheng Qian was in that situation at this moment. If he hadn't been injured, if he hadn't been hit by the muscle-weakening powder, he would have immediately jumped up and killed the giant snake.
But now, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch helplessly as the giant snake drew closer and closer to him, until it opened its mouth and its two long fangs seemed about to bite into the side of his neck. Cheng Qian closed his eyes in despair.
"Sister Hongyu, don't eat all sorts of dirty things, you'll just get your mouth dirty."
A child's voice rang out, and Cheng Sui, like a little tiger, ran to the bedside. Without any fear, he reached out and pinched the two sharp fangs near the snake's mouth, and hugged the snake tightly with his small body.
Hongyu coiled its body around Cheng Sui. It was quite heavy, and Cheng Sui, trying to support itself, finally gave in and plopped down on the footstool beside the bed. Hongyu seemed to have taught Cheng Sui a lesson; it moved off him, this time not wrapping itself around the carved pillar, but instead slid over to Tan You, who had come in with Cheng Sui.
Tan You stroked the red crest on its head: "Weren't you supposed to be sleeping? Why are you out today?"
"You discovered outsiders in the courtyard? Hongyu, you're great! You'll get an apple as a reward tonight."
Red Jade circled around Tan You's hand, swimming around her feet before disappearing into the side room. Its arrival was sudden, its disappearance swift, as if its appearance had been nothing more than a dream of Cheng Qian's.
Tan You's gaze fell on Cheng Qian, and Cheng Sui dragged over a low stool with a thud: "Mother, sit here."
Tan You accepted the gift from her eldest son: "Thank you, Brother Sui."
Cheng Sui smiled, revealing her small teeth: "You're welcome. Sui-ge'er is willing to do things for Mother."
Tan You chuckled: "Don't speak ill of him to his face in the future. Some things are better left unsaid. If you do, you'll put yourself at a disadvantage and give others an opportunity to attack you."
Cheng Sui glanced at Cheng Qian: "He's a filthy thing. He's not good to me or Mother."
Tan You squeezed his little hand: "I know you feel wronged, but you feel wronged, but it's a weak person's emotion. If anyone dares to make you feel wronged, we will fight back."
"Look, isn't he lying right here, completely at our mercy?"
Cheng Sui nodded obediently: "Brother Sui, I'll remember."
“Very good,” Tan You has her own insights into raising children, praising them at any time and providing emotional support.
Cheng Sui lay on the edge of the bed, her eyes sweeping over Cheng Qian before turning to Tan You: "Mother, what are you going to do?"
Cheng Qian's heart also jumped. Was this little monster going to send him to his death?
Tan You chuckled: "He can't die, at least not now. He can die on the battlefield, he can die anywhere, but he can't die in the Marquis's mansion."
"So many people saw him enter the Marquis's mansion unharmed, but he died as soon as he got home. This doesn't make sense and will inevitably lead to speculation from the outside world."
“Cheng Qian is a favorite of the new emperor. If he dies, we will be subjected to an extremely rigorous investigation.”
Cheng Sui's face scrunched up; clearly, he still felt some resentment that Cheng Qian hadn't died. Seeing the regret on his face, Cheng Qian nearly vomited blood.
What a good son of his! He can't wait for him to die right now?
Tan You: "He had his uses even in death, but he wasn't entirely useless if he were alive. For example, his position as heir apparent would rightfully be passed on to you."
Cheng Sui looked a little listless with a stern face. Tan You cupped his face and made him look at her: "Brother Sui, I know you are precocious, and I know you can understand what I'm saying."
Cheng Sui looked up at Tan You, his eyes becoming serious: "Mother."
Tan You touched her forehead to his: "Remember what I'm about to say."