After returning to the mansion, Mama Jia went directly to Gantang Courtyard. As soon as she entered the house, she saw that Shuya was still there, so she wailed:
"I'm sorry, Master! I didn't do my job well. I didn't keep an eye on Miss Li Er outside, so I let her go see the lanterns. As a result, I was crowded out by a group of people. I searched all night but couldn't find anyone! Old slave.
If you are a slave and deserve to die, please ask the old lady to punish you!"
When Mrs. Yu saw it, she was surprised and said:
"Why is this still happening?"
Shuya also showed a very shocked expression. If she hadn't been inconvenienced, she would have stood up and walked to Jia's mother.
Mother Jia covered her face with her hands and secretly looked at them through her fingers. She felt something was wrong. She didn't realize what was wrong for a while and continued to cry:
"If the old lady doesn't believe it, you can ask the fourth lady and the others. It was the old slave who arranged for people to follow them. Miss Li Er saw a bunch of people guessing lantern riddles. Before the old slave could let anyone follow them, Miss Li Er sneaked in.
When we got into the crowd, who would have thought that a group of lion dancers would come at this time? The crowd was so busy that the old slave could no longer squeeze in. In a blink of an eye, Miss Li Er disappeared."
So, it’s all Shu Yao’s fault for getting lost and not following the arrangements? Shu Ya’s face darkened, she looked at Jia’s mother with coldness in her eyes, and said:
"Don't mom know that people should follow the master closely at all times? Doesn't the master have to listen to the instructions of the people below when he goes out? The master can go wherever the slave tells the master to go. If the slave doesn't speak, the master can't move. Which house is this?
What’s the reason? Do you dare to influence her like this when you go out with your wife?”
Mother Jia was stunned. She knew that Li Shuya was not a soft person, but she didn’t expect that she would dare to talk to her like this for her sister! Who is she? She is the most capable person next to the mistress of the house. She can arrange the people below her deliberately with just a look.
Let me embarrass those aunts and concubines, what does it matter if they lose one Li Shuyao? She is not even a master in the Duke's mansion, at best she is only half a master. How dare you pretend to be a human in front of her?
Madam Jiang had always been afraid of Shen Yan and his wife being so close to Dongfu. After Shen Yan died, Madam Jiang's intention to punish Li Shuya faded away. Now she wanted to see how far Dongfu could protect Li Shuya!
Mother Jia's anger arose from the bottom of her heart, and she didn't bother to think about why Mrs. Yu and Shuya's reaction when they heard that Shu Yao was missing was not to panic and arrange for people to go out to look for her, but to grab people and hold on to their hands.
Withdrew his face, his tone became a little cold, and he said:
"What do you mean, grandma? You want to blame the old slave. The old slave is also the lady's wife. There is a lady above her head. If she wants to be punished, the lady will punish her! Besides, there is an old lady here! To put it bluntly, big lady
Grandma, you are still far away from the housekeeper. Isn’t it too early to rush to scold the old slave now?”
When Shu Ya heard what she said, she didn't argue and sneered twice.
Mother Jia thought she had suppressed Shu Ya's momentum, and Mrs. Yu didn't express her position. She snorted in her heart that these two sisters were nothing more than this. One just lost her husband, and the other didn't know whether she would become a concubine in a high-ranking family in the future.
Mrs. Yu's liking for them turned out to be just a superficial effort, and she might not necessarily be willing to stand up for them when it came to confronting Mrs. Chiang.
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her. Mother Jia turned slightly and was immediately startled by the sight: Could this be a ghost?