Traveling through time and space

"Mrs. Yang, take them to the housekeeper for punishment. Ten lashes each."

"Grandma, reduce the amount by two for each person. Grandma, it's also Yuanyuan's fault for not insisting on letting them stay with her."

"Yuanyuan, next time, no matter where you are, don't let the servants get too far away from you. Since the young lady has asked, then give each of them eight strokes." Grandmother waved her hand angrily.

Su Yuanyuan decided to tell her grandmother all the truth. "Mother Liu, you go out and guard the gate. No one is allowed to enter without being called." Su Yuanyuan also ordered Mother Liu to go out. She didn't want other people to know. After Su Yuanyuan told her grandmother everything, her grandmother was really scared.

"I know that Mr. Ge. He is the eldest son of the Anguo Marquis Ge Shangwu family."

"Yes, today we are all thanks to his help. Firstly, he served as a witness to the time. And seeing how respectful my uncles and eldest brother were to him, they shouldn't doubt it."

"It's not that they can't, it's that they don't dare. I never thought they would be so bold as to frame you like this. Fortunately, you are fine."

"Yes, thanks to the help of Prince Ge, he also asked someone to put dry clothes in other rooms. In this way, Yuanyuan owes him a big favor." Su Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"These villains in the Cai family have made it all in vain for me to work hard for decades." Grandma choked up a little.

"Grandma, people die for money, birds die for food, but what they did was too disgusting. From now on, Yuanyuan will no longer put family affection in the Cai family."

"Family affection, what family affection? You are my grandson, and they treat you like this. Will there still be family affection in the future?" The grandmother was a little sad.

"Grandma, Yuanyuan never expected that even the eldest sister-in-law was involved in this. Yuanyuan is very sad. Grandma, let's keep this matter to ourselves. However, as long as my uncle and eldest brother investigate thoroughly, they will know their true thoughts. They can also guess this matter. Let's see how they explain this matter or let it go. Then the Su family will no longer have any connection with the Cai family. One day, when Yuanyuan has the ability, she will make those who have hurt her pay the price, and the same goes for relatives. Yuanyuan will not live her life swallowing her anger. She will avenge her enemies and repay her kindness."

"Okay, grandma won't bother with your business. You can do whatever you want. Because they are all heartless people. As for your eldest brother and second brother, you decide for yourself." Grandma sighed deeply.

"Okay, Grandma, do you believe Yuanyuan?"

"Of course grandma believes you. You are her only relative in this world."

"Grandma, what's going on these past two days? I have something to tell Yuanyuan, and Yuanyuan doesn't want Grandma to be unhappy."

"There's something I really can't help. Yesterday, when I went to the palace, your great-aunt actually begged me to take her out of the palace. She wanted to be buried in the Su family's ancestral tomb."

"Grandma, she is a woman in the harem. How can we take her out and bury her in the Su family's ancestral tomb? This can't be done. Grandma, I'm hungry." Su Yuanyuan distracted her grandmother's attention.

"Madam, Miss, I'm here to serve you." Mother Yan came in with the two of them.

"No need. You three can go back and rest. Aunt Yang, ask someone to send medicine to them." Su Yuanyuan wanted to say something, but her grandmother didn't let her speak.

"Old lady," Mother Liu hurried in, and when she saw Su Yuanyuan, she shut up again. It seemed like something must have happened.

"Grandma, Yuanyuan needs to know about anything going on at home."

"Mrs. Liu, honestly speaking, have you calculated the total amount of silver?"

"Madam, over the years, the total is 35,720 taels."

"Oh, it's also my own fault for being careless."

"Grandma, what happened?" Su Yuanyuan asked anxiously, and the food in her mouth didn't taste good.

"I recently heard that Mrs. Wu got married thirty years ago, but she hid her family in a manor. Every year, Mrs. Wu would find an excuse to go out on patrol, and she would be away from the mansion for most of the year."

"Grandma, it's been thirty years, and you haven't discovered anything?"

"The four of them have always been my grandmother's personal maids, and we've grown up together. Of course, when my grandmother married into the Cai family, she didn't want the Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion to decline. That would be a real shame to our ancestors, so she only brought along Granny Yan and Granny Yang, leaving Granny Liu and Granny Wu to manage the affairs of the manor. She didn't want to leave any trouble. Granny Liu has been managing the manor, and Granny Wu is in charge of inspecting the manor every year and collecting rent from various shops and manors. Unexpectedly, she took advantage of this and secretly increased the rent of the shops and manors. It's my grandmother's fault for not asking about the affairs of the manor for so many years."

"Where is that old lady Wu now? She is a servant of the mansion. Where is her indenture contract now?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"When the young lady got married, she tore up our indentures." Mother Liu replied.

"But you didn't leave Grandma, you didn't betray Grandma, yet that person forgot the bond you once shared between master and servant. Grandma, Yuanyuan is a little skeptical. Is there some misunderstanding? Mother Yang, why didn't you leave? Why did you insist on staying in the mansion and taking care of this family for Grandma?"

"Miss, the four of us are orphans rescued from the enemy by the old master. Of course, we are all orphans, and the old master and mistress have been very kind to us," Madam Yang choked up a little, "I don't believe it either."

"The four of them made a vow in front of my parents' spirits that they would never marry and would stay by my grandmother's side, so my grandmother didn't believe it either." Grandmother put down the bowl in her hand, stood up and left, lying on the couch. It was obvious that she was a little tired.

"Mother Yang, where is Mother Wu now?"

"The people who came said that she was dead, so the people from Lanyue Villa came to the mansion yesterday to report it."

"Grandma, please take a good rest. Yuanyuan will go meet the newcomers. Mother Liu, come with me." Su Yuanyuan tucked in her grandmother's blanket and left the inner room. "Let's go to the other courtyards so we don't disturb Grandma's rest." Passing by the Jade Bright Garden, she said, "Mother Liu, go get the two housekeepers and the people who came over there. Mother Yang, go get Mother Cai as well." Su Yuanyuan entered the Jade Bright Garden and sat down in the living room. She quickly thought about the questions she would ask later.

"Hello, Miss. Hello, Miss," the people they were looking for arrived one after another.

"Please sit down and talk," Su Yuanyuan asked them to do. Mother Cai had been helped here. Su Yuanyuan had also seen the man her grandmother had mentioned, a man in his thirties. "Are you the one who came from Lanyue Villa to accuse Mother Wu?"

"Yes, Miss, I am Boss Xiao from Lanyue Villa."

"What a name, Boss Xiao. Are you a servant of the manor? Is it a life or death contract? How many times have you come to the mansion? Why did you come to complain about Mother Wu? I heard that Mother Wu died? How did she die? Did she really get married in Lanyue Villa thirty years ago and hide her family in Lanyue Villa? How many family members does she have now? Does she have children? Where are they now? Raise your head and answer." Su Yuanyuan sat in the main seat, observing the man carefully. Su Yuanyuan felt that there was something wrong with the man in front of her. His eyes were erratic and there was a hint of cunning.

"To be honest, this is the old lady's granddaughter and the only young lady in the mansion." Su Shaoqiang scolded.

Su Yuanyuan understood a little bit. Seeing that Su Shaoqiang was feeling a little nervous, she waved her hand and asked Zhiju and Zhirong to come over. Su Yuanyuan asked them to find a few strong servants to come over, who would be needed later. Then she asked them to search Su Shaoqiang's room thoroughly. Who knows, there might be some unexpected surprises.

"Miss, he is the death indenture of the manor. He has been to your house before, and I have seen him." Su Shaoqiang spoke up.

"Second Steward, are you very familiar with him? So familiar that you can answer questions for him? How do you know him so well? Does he come to the mansion often? What kind of relationship do you have? How can you know him so well?"

"In reply to the young lady, I am responsible for the safety of the mansion. This man came from Lanyue Villa, and I am afraid that he will be frightened and unable to tell the truth."

"Miss, this person has been here twice before," the butler interrupted.

"Boss Xiao, please answer the young lady yourself." Mother Yang stepped forward and asked.

"To answer Miss, Mother Wu has only one daughter, but she's disabled. Now her husband lives with her daughter in Lanyue Villa. But her husband is a powerful man. He's now the manor's chief steward, named Xiong En. Whenever Mother Wu isn't at the manor, Xiong En goes around causing trouble for the people there..."

"Shut up, miss, and don't listen to his dirty talk."

"Mom Liu, don't interrupt him. Yuanyuan is not a child. Boss Xiao, please continue." Su Yuanyuan asked Mom Liu not to speak.

"Xiong En has ruined all the young ladies and wives in the manor. Sometimes the manor would recruit temporary workers from the neighborhood. As long as there were women, Xiong En would not let them go. He would always give them three or five taels of silver as compensation. He would then tell them that if they didn't listen to him, he would just sell them off. After all, his wife was the one in charge of the manor. Over the years, under pressure from this man, no one in Lanyue Villa dared to resist. This time, in the case of Mother Wu, it was because she caught Xiong En doing something scandalous and was beaten to death by Xiong En. Mother Wu's only daughter was also beaten to death. Xiong En is now a bully in Lanyue Villa. I really can't stand this, so I secretly came to the manor to deliver a letter."

"Boss Xiao, so you have good intentions?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"I really can't stand what Xiong En did, but the mansion knew nothing about it and has been deceived by him all along."

"Yes, you are very kind-hearted, Boss Xiao. How many years have you been here? How did you get here?"

"To answer your question, young lady, I have been working in the village for fifteen years. My hometown was flooded, and I fled the famine. In order to bury my father, I had to sell myself. Since then, I have been working in the village.

"Miss." Zhirong and his men stood in the yard.