Zhou Man was seriously ill and had been in a fever and coma. She wanted to see her, but Bai Ling advised her to go now and see no one, so she could only take a look outside the house.
Soon Zhou Man also closed his door to recuperate, and temporarily refused to visit.
Shen Xingwan completely gave up the idea of visiting the house and thought about how to go to Hua's shop.
After the assassination that night, Mrs. Zhou became more and more strict with her, and there were two more little tails behind her to monitor her. Now she couldn't move at all.
When she was racking her brains to go out, the second wife of the Zhou family came to the door.
She vaguely remembered seeing him once on the day he came out to greet him.
Bai Ling reminded her, "The second lady is the biological mother of the fourth lady."
Zhou Man is the second wife's second wife, Mrs. Tuesday, and the only daughter.
The second lady walked in. Compared to the domineering first lady, she looked very kind.
"Why is the second aunt here?" Shen Xingwan asked while ordering people to serve tea.
The second lady sat down and said kindly, "You're welcome, I'm just here to talk to you about Manman."
As the second lady spoke, she glanced at Bai Ling without leaving any trace, and Bai Ling led the others to retreat.
Shen Xingwan looked at the quarrel between their eyebrows and pretended to know nothing. Anyway, she also saw that she was just a tool in Zhou Mansion, and no one cared what she thought.
"What do you think of Manman?" The second lady stared into her eyes.
Shen Xingwan thought about it seriously, "You must be smart and gentle."
She has nothing against Zhou Man, and Zhou Man treats her with all his heart.
When the second lady heard this, she smiled sincerely and said, "As long as you are satisfied with her."
This is a bit strange to say, what does it mean for her to be satisfied?
Shen Xingwan smiled, lowered her eyes and said nothing. Anyway, in their eyes, she was just a fool who had lost her memory and didn't understand anything.
The second lady took her hand and said, "As the regent, he won't be alone with you. Instead of taking advantage of others, it's better to take care of your sisters."
Shen Xingwan pretended to be stupid, "Second Aunt, I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Take Manman over, she will help you like she did that night." The second lady looked at her eagerly, "This way you will have a helper."
Although Shen Xingwan guessed what she was thinking, he was still a little surprised to hear her say it so straightforwardly.
It's not common to push one's own daughter to be the youngest mother-in-law, and the way things turned out was a little weird.
Shen Xingwan took out the hand she was holding and said awkwardly, "Who the second aunt will take is not something I can decide."
The second lady's expression suddenly changed, and she said in an excited tone, "You will be the principal concubine after you marry her. As long as you are willing to give her the position of concubine, it will not be difficult."
Shen Xingwan looked a little colder, "I can't make the decision in this matter."
"Manman got seriously ill because of you. You can't be without conscience. As long as you take her there, she will help you in the future." The second lady's eyes were feverish, staring at her as if grasping a life-saving straw.
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Shen Xingwan vaguely felt that something was not right about the second lady's situation.
Seeing that she didn't speak, the second lady grabbed her and shook her, "Hurry up and agree..."
"Second Aunt, don't get excited." Shen Xingwan held her hand.
The second lady smiled strangely and lowered her voice, "You are not the real Zhou Ran at all. Zhou Ran has been dead long ago."
"If you don't agree, I will tell your secret."
"Bang..." The door was pushed open from the outside.
Mrs. Zhou walked in with a dark face, "What are my brothers and sisters doing?"
"I was talking to her about Manman." The second lady's expression suddenly returned to normal.
Mrs. Zhou said to the servant, "Hel the second lady back, take good care of her, and don't let her come out easily if nothing happens."
"Second Madam, let's go back." The maid immediately went to help her.
The second lady let go of her hand and walked away quietly, with no sign of madness at all.
After they left, Mrs. Zhou asked, "What did she tell you?"
"Oh, I told you about Fourth Sister's injury. Maybe it's my fault for causing Fourth Sister's injury." Shen Xingwan didn't tell the truth.
Probably her reason sounded reasonable, so Mrs. Zhou did not raise any suspicion, but comforted her, "Your second aunt has been stimulated by some things, so her mind is not clear, so don't take what she says to heart."
"I understand." Shen Xingwan nodded obediently.
Mrs. Zhou sat down and asked, "Who asked us to let her in? Are you responsible for hurting someone?"
Ying'er and Bai Ling knelt down together. Bai Ling immediately admitted his mistake, "I made a mistake, I will be careful in the future."
Mrs. Zhou looked at Bai Ling with dissatisfaction in her eyes, "Why didn't you send someone to notify me immediately?"
It was the other little maids in the courtyard who ran to inform her.
Bai Ling's palms began to sweat, and he couldn't think of a reasonable explanation for a while.
"Oh, I asked her to find a cat for me." Shen Xing suddenly spoke to save her, "I didn't know that Second Aunt was sick."
When she opened her mouth, Mrs. Zhou was not embarrassing Bai Ling and gave her a severe warning before letting her get up.
When Mrs. Zhou left, she didn't want to tell her, "Don't let her in easily in the future. What if she goes crazy and hurts you?"
"I understand." Shen Xingwan responded and personally walked Mrs. Zhou to the door.
She was still very obedient in front of Mrs. Zhou. After all, if she wanted to go out or something, she couldn't get around her.
After everyone left, Shen Xingwan returned to the room and sat down, staring at Bai Ling without saying a word.
Bai Ling felt terrified when she stared at her, and said in a panic, "What's wrong, Miss?"
Shen Xingwan curled up his lips and propped up his chin to look at her, "Now that things have happened, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"
Bai Ling bit his mouth and lowered his head without saying a word.
"You took people out on purpose, so you could leave room for me and the Second Madam to talk alone." Shen Xingwan threatened lightly, "What do you think will happen to you if I tell my mother everything?"
Bai Ling's legs went weak instantly. According to Mrs. Zhou's temper, if she knew that she dared to help the Second Madam, she would never live to see the sun tomorrow.
"If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless." Shen Xingwan's voice was a little colder.
Bai Ling immediately knelt down and said, "The second lady asked me to help her. She was once kind to me."
"Is the second lady sick?" Shen Xingwan continued to ask.
Bai Ling said, "The second lady has hysteria. She has been taking medicine these years and doesn't go out of the yard very much."
Her behavior just now did not look like a normal person. But why did she avoid Mrs. Zhou and suddenly come to her?
"How did the second lady get sick?" Shen Xingwan continued to ask.
Bai Ling shook his head, "At that time, I was still a third-class maid, so I didn't know much about these things."
Shen Xingwan intuitively felt that there was a story in this, "I feel like my mother doesn't like her very much."
Bai Ling hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "It is true that the relationship between the eldest lady and the second lady has not been very good."
Shen Xingwan's eyes flashed. There seemed to be quite a lot of stories inside the house this week. If they didn't let her go out, then don't blame her for causing trouble.
