The cousin's family is extremely wealthy; she deserves to be a concubine.

He Zhiying nodded. She wondered if her stepmother thought the same thing: no matter who came and went by her father's side, the position of the Marquis's wife would always belong to her stepmother, and the position of the heir would always belong to her elder brother.

She seemed to have realized something.

At this moment, Madam Zhan reminded her, "Ying'er, you accidentally injured Miss Rong when you returned to the manor today. You should apologize."

Shen couldn't say that, as a second wife's aunt, she had watched Yingjie grow up and had some genuine feelings for her.

Despite her reluctance, He Zhiying still apologized to Hua Sirong.

Regardless of her sincerity, Madam Shen tried to smooth things over, saying, "Rong'er, you've been wronged today. Go back to Qingwu Courtyard first, and come to Yimei Garden tomorrow. I'll make it up to you."

"Young lady, go back to your old courtyard and rest for a while. Don't wait until your son-in-law comes to pick you up with those rabbit eyes."

After seeing the two off, Madam Shen still had to go to the old lady's place to let her know, so as not to make the old lady worry. She also entrusted her two sisters-in-law to help with the aftermath.

Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival dinner has come to a rather hasty end.

In Qingwu Courtyard, Wang Mama shed tears as she applied ointment to Hua Sirong.

"How come the young lady is like a madwoman after she got married?" Wang Mama complained in a low voice. "If the master were still alive, if we were still in our own home in Xishan, the young lady would not have to suffer like this."

Chunyan took the water out and poured it back, then hurriedly took credit, "Miss, the injury is on your face, so it only looks serious. With the good medicine we have, the swelling will definitely go down by tomorrow."

That old hag looks fine now, but in reality, she's been ripped apart by this servant. If she doesn't suffer for five or six days, this servant will be furious.

Wang's mother gave her an approving look, "You little brat, you're not so bad after all. Next time something like this happens, you have to step up and take the lead for the girl."

Chunyan thought that tonight, the girl would be injured by a weak woman. Although it happened suddenly, it would still be a disgrace and a waste of the money the girl spent on her meals every day.

Chunyan: "I recently met a female guard from the Marquis's mansion in the main kitchen. Once I get to know her well, I will definitely learn a lot from her so that I can protect you if we encounter similar situations in the future."

Looking at the old woman and the child who were so concerned for her, Hua Sirong said, "I'm fine. My face just looks scary. Once the swelling goes down tomorrow, it will be just like usual."

Mrs. Wang continued to nag, "If it weren't for the girl's elbow blocking it, her face would probably be ruined. A young lady values ​​her face the most, I don't know what this girl is thinking."

……

The next day, Hua Sirong went to Yimei Garden early in the morning.

When Madam Shen saw that people had arrived, she was very enthusiastic, "My son, let your aunt take a look at your face."

"My aunt drank too much yesterday and her mind went blank, which made you suffer."

The servants around me were busy with the masters and servants at home last night and forgot to bring you medicine for your injuries. I'll send someone to fetch a senior doctor from the Marquis's residence later to take a look."

Hua Sirong quickly stopped her, "Aunt, don't panic. I've applied my own ointment, and I look much better in the mirror today. Please don't let this little thing alarm the household." Besides, family scandals shouldn't be aired in public; she had to be sensible.

Madam Shen: "Aren't you going to call a doctor to take a look? Yesterday was the fifteenth, a big day. It's not good to call a doctor into the house for such a trivial matter. It might be bad luck."

Hua Sirong tried her best to make her smile natural, "Wealthy families have many rules, I understand."

Besides, this isn't even a serious injury. Why should I break any taboos over something so trivial? The moment the doctor walks in, my injury might be completely healed, making the doctor's trip a waste.”

Shen found it amusing and smiled broadly. She patted Hua Sirong's hand and said, "I'm relieved that you think this way."

"Your aunt has received two new pieces of jewelry. Please choose whichever you like and wear it."

Hua Sirong curtsied, "Then I am truly blessed today, thank you very much, Aunt."

Presumably as an apology for the slap the eldest daughter of the household had given her yesterday, Hua Sirong didn't stand on ceremony and picked out a pair of gold bracelets with small orchid openwork as hush money.

Shen then picked out a pair of earrings for her. Hua Sirong smiled and her eyebrows curved. She thought to herself that this matter was over and that she should shut up when she should.

Just then, the curtain was suddenly lifted. "Oh my, Mother and my cousin have been choosing things behind my back. I want to choose something too, or I won't stand for it."

When Madam Shen saw her daughter, her smile widened even more. "Why are you up so early today? I was thinking that you all came back late yesterday, so you probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed today."

"Why didn't you send a maid to announce your arrival before coming to my courtyard?"

He Zhizhu held Shen's hand and said, "If I had informed you in advance, how could I have caught you red-handed, dividing up the spoils behind my back?"

Mrs. Shen slapped her daughter's hand in an annoyance, "You can't even speak properly, you're missing that one thing."

He casually grabbed the jewelry box from the table. "Here, take it. The rest is yours. Don't go around telling everyone that your cousin and I treated you unfairly."

He Zhizhu sat down with her arms around Shen Shi's waist, looked at Hua Sirong, and smiled foolishly, "Cousin, sit down quickly, I'm just joking with you, don't be scared by me."

Hua Sirong smiled and sat down, thinking to herself that this cousin was a pampered child. She looked at her heavy eye bags and had come to the main courtyard so early, which meant she had something to discuss with her mother.

She's in the way, and my little cousin didn't seem to want to kick her out, which I don't know why.

Seeing that her youngest daughter was unusually close to her, Madam Shen was in a very good mood. "How about having breakfast here with me later?"

He Zhizhu nodded, but her eyes kept glancing at Hua Sirong. She thought she was being discreet, but both Shen Shi and Hua Sirong noticed.

Madam Shen broke the awkward silence, "School's closed today, and your grandmother's greetings are also excused. How about you go play in the garden with your cousin later?"

He Zhizhu was just worried about not having a chance to spend time with Hua Sirong, and her mother really understood her. "Okay."

Hua Sirong naturally appeared flattered.

After He Zhizhu and Hua Sirong strolled through the garden together, Madam Shen summoned the maid from her daughter's courtyard for questioning.

"Did your daughter not sleep well last night?" Not only Hua Sirong noticed those heavy bags under her eyes, but her own mother did too.

The head maid, Qiu Kui, knelt down and replied, "Miss had a nightmare in the middle of the night and was frightened."

After the maids helped the young lady with her simple washing and grooming, she couldn't sleep. We had planned to come to Yimei Garden this morning to inform her, but she said she wanted to go there herself.

"The young lady seems to be preoccupied, and looks more composed than usual." According to Qiu Kui, even in front of the servants, she lacked her usual liveliness and looked much older.

These women who serve their masters closely always keep their masters in mind and are extremely sensitive to even the slightest changes in them.

Madam Shen was startled. She had been so focused on her daughter's affection that she thought she looked beautiful from every angle, and hadn't bothered to look at anything else.

She casually took the bracelet from her own hand and put it on Qiu Kui's wrist, saying, "You're a good girl. Take good care of Seventh Miss."

"If anything happens, quickly send the little maid to my courtyard. We mustn't allow anything to happen to your master."

Okra should be it.