Traveling through time and space

"Yes, Mr. Cai, I know that our boss is the old lady of the mansion, but this is not the same thing. You still have to pay back the money you owe us. If you don't pay back such a large amount of money, it will be difficult for us servants. Besides, if our shop really goes bankrupt, we servants will have a hard time reporting to the old lady."

"Shao Wu, you handle this." Several uncles tried to leave, but the crowd refused to budge. "Why are you trying to stop me from reporting for duty?"

"Sir Cai, I would never dare to do that, but we know that you are the head of the family in the mansion, so please return the silver." Manager Yue stood in front of my uncle.

"You're so brave, Shaowu! Gather everyone in the mansion and beat them out." The uncle looked very angry. "Hurry and report to the authorities! Someone is causing trouble at the gate of my mansion."

"Master Cai, please report to the authorities quickly. I have the signed IOU in my hand. Since you are not afraid of losing face, I will not care about you anymore. I was thinking that since you are relatives of our boss, we should at least not go through the authorities. Please go ahead and we will wait here. It is not easy for us ordinary people to earn a little money. Let's see if we can get an explanation after we go to the government hall."

"Brother, go ask mother for mercy." Fourth uncle's voice.

"Uncle, aren't you ashamed? If you owe money, you should pay it back. Do you want to bring down Grandma's shop, or do you not want to give Grandma and Yuanyuan a chance to survive?"

"Shao Cun, they are living a comfortable life now. They have been granted the titles of first-rank ladies and princesses." The third uncle said sourly.

"That was the achievement of the Marquis of Xiaoyong's grandfather, and it was what they deserved. Big brother, didn't you say you wanted to divide the family? First, return the silver from the public treasury, and then deduct it from each branch. Aren't you ashamed of having so many people gathered at the door of the mansion?" The second brother also came out. He was also very angry when he saw so many people. When he walked out of the mansion, the crowd actually made way for him. The uncle looked back at the eldest brother and wanted to follow the second brother, but the crowd closed again.

"Master Cai, I cannot let you go. You are the one who is in charge."

"Yes, Mr. Cai, we don't want to cause trouble, but we in the shop need to eat and live. We can't let our boss's shop go bankrupt." Chunmei's voice.

"Okay, let them go. I will settle the bill for you later." The eldest brother responded and looked over here.

"Sir, you can give us silver and silver notes. We are many in number anyway, so we can carry it away." Butler Zhang bowed to the eldest brother. The eldest brother shook his sleeves and went straight into the mansion. Two servants came out of the mansion and stood at the door to block it.

"Princess, shall we go back home?" Chunmei came over.

"Okay, tell Manager Yue and the others that this princess has returned to the mansion. Everything is going so well here, I wonder how things are going at the Shen Mansion?" Su Yuanyuan got in the car, "Old Zhao, let's go to the Shen Mansion to see the excitement." Su Yuanyuan felt that the Shen Mansion must be much more difficult to deal with than the Cai Mansion. Su Yuanyuan was thinking in the car, how would the Shen family deal with it? It is impossible to give the silver so readily. Shouldn't the fifth aunt go to the mansion to find the grandmother? Many reasons came to mind, but the only reason was unexpected. The car stopped at the door of the Shen Mansion in the distance. The people were still there, but they were all sitting on the ground, as if sitting in meditation. Su Yuanyuan felt that it was not enough to watch from the car, so he simply got off the car to take a closer look. Everyone looked tired, "Chunmei, go to the corner of the road in front and ask them to send meat buns over. Everyone is tired and needs to replenish their energy," Su Yuanyuan stepped aside.

"The mistress of the Shen family is such a fool. She owes money to others in the mansion, but she didn't expect that her husband has a mistress. She didn't even come home yesterday." There were many sneering voices.

"Auntie Sun, how did you know?" the person next to her asked in a low voice.

"How could I not know? His concubine lives next to my house, and their two children cry all day long." The two middle-aged women were whispering to each other. Su Yuanyuan looked at the people behind her.

"Aunt, are you telling the truth?" She is, she is Qiumei.

"You little girl, why do you care about this?"

Qiumei looked at Su Yuanyuan, and Su Yuanyuan nodded, "Aunts, please accept this little money and have a cup of tea. The Shen family wants to marry into our family, and my wife asked us servants to find out about the character of the young master of the Shen family. My wife said that if this woman marries the wrong person, she will suffer for the rest of her life." Qiumei handed over the purse.

"Yes, Mrs. Sun, let's tell her. The son of the Shen family is a worthless person. Alas, the entire Shen family is worthless. The old man has a mistress outside. She lives in Tuqiao Street, two blocks away. The mistress is also surnamed Shen. I heard she is a prostitute. She gave birth to twins. The children are five months old. The master of the Shen family only comes home once every ten days or half a month."

"Sister, don't you know yet? The Zheng family is planning to marry the second daughter of the Shen family."

"Which Zheng family is it?" Su Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"It's the one across the street. But it's really strange. With such a big commotion at the Shen Mansion, why didn't the Zheng family come out to watch? How could they dare to marry their daughter?"

"Aunt, please go and save the young master of the Zheng family. Would his daughter dare to marry him like this? Just consider it a good deed." Su Yuanyuan suddenly realized that she had no money on her.

"Auntie, please do me a good deed." Xia Mei, standing behind her, handed over another red envelope. "Thank you for all the advice, Auntie. We'll tell my wife when we get home. Please think about it carefully. You two aunties are really kind people." Xia Mei bent over.

"Mrs. Sun, let's go and tell them that good deeds will be rewarded. The Shen family has terrible character," the two aunts smiled and really left, and really went to knock on the door opposite.

"Everyone must be hungry. Let's have some buns." Chunmei came with two servants carrying large food boxes.

"Qiumei, tell Dongmei and the others everything that just happened.

"Go and call Dongmei and Manager Xiang over." Su Yuanyuan instructed Qiumei. While they were talking, the door opened and the mistress of the Shen family, fifth aunt Cai Baifeng, came out.

"Manager Xiang, can we pay part of the money first? Where can we get so much cash in this mansion?"

"That won't do. We have no other choice but to resort to this last resort. Madam Shen, you have a big family and a great business, so please don't make things difficult for us clerks, okay?"

"Mrs. Shen, you live frugally at home, but that's why you owe us so much money. But do you know what your husband did? He used the money to support prostitutes outside. You have money to support mistresses outside, but you don't have money to pay us back? Don't you think it's funny? Lord Shen is having a mistress over there, and here he wants to close our shop and leave us without food. We are not stupid. How can we have money to support mistresses but no money to pay back the debt?"

"You are talking nonsense. My husband is busy in the government office."

"Mrs. Shen, you are too naive. That concubine has been with us for more than two years and has given birth to twins. Lord Shen stays there every other night. Is Lord Shen not in the mansion every other day? We are not talking nonsense."

"Yes, that's how it is. Madam Shen is thinking about saving money and plotting against our old boss. It turns out she supports her husband in keeping a mistress outside." Butler Xiang's words made everyone laugh.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true. Their twins are already five and a half months old. And your daughter wants to marry into the Zheng family across the street, Madam Shen. Think about it carefully. If they knew about your Shen family's affairs, would they still let your daughter marry there?"

"Tell me, where is the concubine?"

"Mrs. Shen, you have to give us the silver. We also know that the concubine and the prostitute are also surnamed Shen. If this matter gets out, the marriage of the young masters and young ladies of the Shen family will be in jeopardy. Most importantly, Mr. Shen's official career will also come to an end." This was a naked threat from Manager Xiang.

"Okay, Shen Shun, count all the banknotes to them," Cai Baifeng's gritting voice was so loud that Su Yuanyuan felt she could hear it even from a distance.

"Mrs. Shen, there is a family surnamed Shen on Tuqiao Street, two streets away. They have twins who are five months old. You can go door to door and ask. I heard that the two children cry every day, which annoys the neighbors on both sides," Dongmei told her patiently.

"Princess, where are we going next?" Chunmei came over and asked.

"Let's go back home. We've been out for most of the day, and grandma must be worried. The battle went well today, so let's go home." Su Yuanyuan got in the car and went straight back home.

"Princess, you are finally back. Prince Ge and that young lady are here and have been waiting for you in Biming Garden." As Su Yuanyuan got off the carriage, the doorman came forward.

She took two quick steps, went back to herself and Qimeng Garden to change clothes, washed her hands, and entered Biming Garden, "Auntie Liu, go tell grandmother that Yuanyuan is back. Everything went smoothly today. Yuanyuan will go to see her later." Uh uh uh, hearing this voice, Su Yuanyuan looked up. It turned out that the little girl saw her coming back and was greeting her. Auntie Liu bowed and went out, "Ting'er, you're here." Su Yuanyuan stepped forward and hugged her.

"Congwen greets Princess Anle." Seeing Su Yuanyuan enter the room, Ge Congwen came closer and saluted.

"Is Prince Ge teasing me?" Su Yuanyuan joked.

"I haven't seen you for two days. I never thought that the Marquis of Bravery's Mansion has undergone such a dramatic change."

"Yes, no one would have thought that the emperor would grant us, our grandparents, such great honor. Ting'er can make a sound now?" Su Yuanyuan sat down and asked Ting'er to open her mouth. She saw that the inflammation in her mouth had improved a lot.

"Yes, the medicine prescribed by the princess is very useful."

"Stop, big brother, just call me Yuanyuan, right? Our Ting'er can just call me sister." Su Yuanyuan consciously put Ting'er on the ground to see if she could stand, but the child just wouldn't let go. "Ting'er, sister really wants to see our Ting'er standing on the ground. The dress Ting'er is wearing today is so beautiful, just like a little fairy."

"Yes, second brother wants to see it too." He understood the intention and agreed.

The girl slowly loosened her grip on Su Yuanyuan's sleeve and slowly stood up straight. She was very steady and seemed to be able to stand, though a little lazy. "Brother Congwen, look, she can walk normally. You've thought carefully about what happened last time. If she wants to walk normally, like a normal person, her legs need to be reattached. She's still young, so she'll recover quickly." Su Yuanyuan picked up Tingting again. "Have the people who followed her changed?" When she first came in, Su Yuanyuan saw several unfamiliar women.

"Yes, yesterday I found a way to destroy her yard and found an excuse to let her stay in my yard temporarily. These people are also from my yard."

"Or, you can find an excuse to let her leave home for three to four months. Maybe when she comes back, our Ting'er will be able to walk and talk like a normal person." Su Yuanyuan liked this little girl very much and kissed her cheek, which made Ting'er stunned for a moment. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I scared our Ting'er. I kissed you because I like you." Su Yuanyuan thought she scared her. Yes, in this era, people are very subtle in expressing their feelings.

Ting'er hurriedly gestured and expressed, "Ting'er likes sister too." She also returned the greeting and kissed Su Yuanyuan on the face, making some chirping sounds.

"Brother Congwen, I always feel like she can talk," Su Yuanyuan placed Ting'er's right hand against her throat. "Ting'er, don't worry. Calm down. Look at your mouth, feel your hand there. 'Sister, sister, sister, sister.' The child was very cooperative, and Su Yuanyuan was certain. "Brother Congwen, she wasn't born mute. Someone needs to slowly teach her to speak, just like a newborn baby. It won't take long for her to really be able to speak like a normal person." Su Yuanyuan looked at Ge Congwen's furrowed brow. "Is it difficult? Ting'er..." Su Yuanyuan asked, feeling compelled to do so, then regretted asking. This was a family matter. "It's best to do it as soon as possible, while she's still young and can recover quickly."

"Princess, the old lady invites Prince Ge to have dinner together and asked me to ask when the meal can be served." Mrs. Cai knocked on the door and came in.

"No need, we'll say goodbye." Ge Congwen stood up and wanted to take Ting'er away, but Ting'er grabbed Su Yuanyuan's clothes and refused to let go.

"Okay, our Ting'er can't bear to leave her sister. Brother Congwen, if you have something to do, just go ahead and pick her up in the evening."

"Sister, fanfan," Ting'er spat out words one by one, but the words that came out scared the people in front of her.

"Ting'er, tell your sister, 'Sister, let's go eat.'" Su Yuanyuan held her and stood up. "Sister, let's go eat."

"Sister, let's go eat." Ting'er followed suit.

"It's incredible. She never makes a sound in the mansion." Ge Congwen felt very surprised.

"I might be Ting'er's benefactor. We sisters are destined to be together. Our Ting'er is so great. Let's go eat. Brother Congwen, are you going to eat here and then go back?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Do you like him?" After hearing what her grandmother said, Su Yuanyuan almost choked to death on the food she had just eaten, and sent herself away.

"Grandma, Yuanyuan treated him as a friend. If he hadn't saved Yuanyuan that time, Yuanyuan wouldn't be like this today. He was the one who had that beast and that bad maid killed. Now it can be said that Yuanyuan has relieved the hatred in his heart." Su Yuanyuan covered Ting'er's ears.

"Then you should be careful when interacting with him. He's eighteen this year and it's time for him to get married. Grandmother hasn't interacted much in recent years, so I wonder if Prince Ge has found a husband yet? And you, in a few months, will be coming of age, so it's time for you to meet someone."

"Grandma, Yuanyuan said that she would look for it herself, so there's no need for you to worry."

"Look, look, when she said this, she meant that I, an old woman, don't have to worry. Does she dislike me, an old woman, meddling in her affairs?"

"Old Madam, in our opinion, the princess is right. The princess is still young and has plenty of time. She should slowly find a suitable one. Otherwise, her life will be too hard." Mother Liu said.

"But what little girl would find a husband for herself? If you tell others about it, people will laugh to death." Grandma smiled.

"Old Madam, our princess has her own ideas, so let her follow her own heart."

"Old lady," Mother Cai pursed her lips and walked into the house.

"What are you so happy about?" asked Mrs. Yang.