Chapter 50 Agree
Qin Shuyu raised his head and looked intently at the woman who was smiling at him sincerely. There was something frank in his eyes, without any calculation or conspiracy, only kindness.
In this man-eating backyard!
This sincere smile really overturned the story of the competition for favor in the harem that Qin's mother had described to her.
"Why don't you go find the Marquis?"
"It's just a cake advertisement. Maybe it would be faster to find him." Qin Shuyu felt like he was a little crazy.
Last time, she listened to Shen Wei and saved Aunt Zhao under pressure.
This alarmed the old lady who was meditating in the Buddhist temple. This was the first time in the few years since she entered the mansion that the old lady looked at her with disappointment, and the first time she was punished by the old lady to copy Buddhist scriptures.
She should take this as a warning.
But for some reason... Qin Shuyu never regretted saving Aunt Zhao when she was in labor.
now!
When it came to such an important matter as the old lady's birthday party, she actually felt a little soft-hearted towards Shen Wei.
"I don't want to look for him. You are the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, so I can look for you. And I know that Miss Qin is broad-minded and tolerant. As long as I talk nicely, you will agree to me."
Qin Shuyu listened to this string of flattery: "......."
She picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
this.......
That's it.
This is not a big deal. Since Shen Wei has said that he will let him review any advertisement, then just agree to it, right?
With her in control, nothing scandalous would happen.
Qin Shuyu had already agreed in her heart, but she still asked cautiously: "What do you want to do?"
"She——" Shen Wei stretched out his hand and pointed at Su Zhu.
"she?"
"The script in her hand."
"I want to change the story of the play, is that okay? I'll show it to you after I've revised it. Miss Qin, I know you are kindhearted and soft-hearted."
Qin Shuyu's eyelids twitched. She couldn't stand hearing this kind of talk.
She was more accustomed to the abrupt Shen Wei in the past, but now...he spoke so directly and frankly, without any subtlety at all, which really made her not know how to respond.
"Then change it and show it to me. As long as it does not affect the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion, I will agree."
Shen Wei gave Qin Shuyu a grateful look.
Then he took the script directly from Su Zhu's hand.
When leaving the main courtyard, he said to Qin Shuyu: "Then I'll take the script away. This is a thank you gift to you. I know you manage a lot of shops under your name, and it will be troublesome to settle the accounts."
"The people here can help you clear your bill quickly. Don't disbelieve me, I'm telling the truth."
Settle accounts?
Something in here that can help her clear her bills quickly?
Qin Shuyu didn't quite believe it in her heart. She was a noble lady who had been carefully trained in the Shangshu Mansion for many years. She learned how to manage the household and look at the account books since she was a child. She was most adept at handling the affairs of the rear house.
She used to look down on the uneducated Shen Wei, but now she has changed her mind.
But deep down, she is still the proud and arrogant young lady. She is very confident in her knowledge and accounting skills, and she doesn't think Shen Wei is better than her in this area.
"Suzhu." Qin Shuyu glanced at the wooden box calmly: "Put the things in the room."
"Yes."
"Madam, don't you want to take a look? The curtain...Miss Shen said that the things inside can help you sort out the accounts in the mansion." Aunt Zhao reminded Qin Shuyu when she saw that she didn't even have the desire to open the wooden box.
Qin Shuyu raised his eyes and glanced at Aunt Zhao, his gaze somewhat deep.
She finally understood what was different about Aunt Zhao today...
I feel alive again.
The petty, humble, timid and cautious nature in his bones are gone. He has become more sincere, more confident and bolder, as if he has changed his soul.
In the past, Aunt Zhao would never ask such a question in front of Qin Shuyu.
"Didn't you look down on Miss Shen the most before?" Qin Shuyu collected her thoughts and put on just the right smile, looking very dignified and elegant.
She raised her eyes and stared at Aunt Zhao's face, and asked indifferently: "Why are you speaking up for her now? Is it because she helped you at the critical moment?"
Aunt Zhao was stunned for a second when she heard this.
Then suddenly he laughed.
She knew that Qin Shuyu was a tolerant mistress who would not care about her misbehavior. So she smiled with her teeth exposed, and did not even use a handkerchief to cover her ugly appearance. Instead, she spoke directly from her heart:
"lady."
"I understand what you mean. I know you actually want to ask why I have become a little strange."
"What on earth did Shen Wei take me to do during the short three days I was out of the house? Is that right?"
Qin Shuyu was slightly shocked.
Her hand holding the teacup paused for a moment, then quickly returned to her usual composure and did not respond.
Even Su Zhu who was standing next to her had a surprised expression and looked at Aunt Zhao with a strange look, as if she was shocked... Is Aunt Zhao speaking frankly today?
In the past, when people spoke, they were reserved and spoke in a roundabout way.
But today!
But he picked it out directly.
Is this still the Aunt Zhao that I remember?
Seeing that Qin Shuyu did not reply, Aunt Zhao continued, "Madam, these three days, Shen Wei took me to do what I like to do."
"I have lived in this mansion for so many years, witnessed so many family feuds, and passed through the gates of hell. In the past days, I feel that I have not lived a single day for myself."
"What I learned was how to please my husband, what I learned was how to observe my own etiquette, and what I did was how to continue the family line."
"I live for the Marquis, for the name and favor, for the heirs of the Marquis's mansion, and for a place in this harem. Now that I think about it, I don't even know why I live like this."
When Su Zhu heard this, her face changed slightly.
She stared at Aunt Zhao in shock, and then whispered sternly, "Aunt Zhao, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Are you crazy?"
"What do you mean by living for the Marquis? It's just a title. A woman follows her husband wherever he goes. Now that you've entered the Marquis' mansion, the Marquis should be your lifelong support. You should naturally live for the Marquis!"
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"
is it?
Aunt Zhao looked at Suzhu calmly. She did not use her voice to suppress Suzhu, nor did she argue loudly with Suzhu.
She just remembered Shen Wei's arrogant smile, the hardships and fatigue on the way up the mountain, and the shock and realization when she finally stood on the top of the mountain.
Aunt Zhao lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly, then asked in a puzzled tone, "Really? Why? Who made these rules? Why are they so natural?"
"This......" Su Zhu was suddenly speechless.
Who decided it?
Why is it supposed to be this way?