Take a Sip of Milk to Calm My Nerves, the Whole Family is Waiting for Me to Save Them – Chapter 14

Ch 14: Setting a Trap to Join

Madam Wen suddenly smiled, and Wet Nurse Zhang, understanding, quickly helped her up: “Old Madam is joking with you.”

“We are all family, since you are Sister Ningxiang’s good sister, you are naturally one of us in Bamboo Garden. As long as you are loyal, you will surely get your benefits.”

Yuan Xiang thought of Ningxiang’s usual generosity and her eyes reddened, nodding repeatedly in agreement.

Wealth comes from danger; the bold are full, and the timid starve!

Madam of the Heir, please don’t blame me!

Madam Wen gave Wet Nurse Zhang a look, and the latter, understanding, asked in a guiding manner: “Old Madam cares about the Heir and the Madam of the Heir, that’s why she asked you to come and talk, do you understand?”

Yuan Xiang was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted: “This servant knows that Old Madam is kind-hearted and it’s all for the Heir’s sake!”

Wet Nurse Zhang nodded with a smile, took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into her hand: “Then why don’t you tell Old Madam everything!”

“Yes!” A greedy look burst out in Yuan Xiang’s eyes, and she took the silver and kept touching it.

Madam Wen was very satisfied with her greedy and unpresentable appearance. As long as she was greedy enough, she could be controlled!

Today, in order to show her loyalty, Yuan Xiang paid special attention to the movements of Jingxin Yuan, and at this moment, she was talking with spittle flying everywhere.

“Today, the Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master were reprimanded by the Madam, saying that they were not studying properly in the academy, and even threatened to send the two young masters to the frontier to be common soldiers!”

Madam Wen narrowed her eyes, her expression vicious: “Preposterous! How can the sons of our Su Family become common soldiers? This Yun Shi is simply muddle-headed, does she really think everyone is willing to be like her reckless father and brothers!”

Yuan Xiang nodded in agreement, flattering Madam Wen: “There’s even more outrageous things, the Madam not only scared the two young masters, but also didn’t take the Heir to heart.”

She thought of the handsome, refined, and talented Heir, and a slight blush appeared on her face. Thinking of Yun Shi’s usual attitude towards the Heir, she felt it was unfair, and her words were full of sympathy for the Heir.

“The Heir has also been busy for several days, and finally came for a visit, but the Madam actually, he was too talkative! She directly ordered the head maid beside her to shut the Heir up. In the evening, she even set up a full duck banquet to humiliate the Heir!”

Yuan Xiang looked sad and wanted to get close to Madam Wen, but was frightened back by a look from her.

She puffed out her cheeks, pretending to be innocent and naive: “Old Madam, you are the Heir’s biological mother, how can you allow the Madam to treat the Heir like this!”

Madam Wen snorted: “I really feel sorry for my son. This Yun Shi comes from a family of military generals and doesn’t know how to be considerate to her husband. It’s a pity that there is no one by my son’s side.”

She seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and with the help of Wet Nurse Zhang, she sat up and carefully looked at Yuan Xiang. This seventeen━ or eighteen-year-old girl was fresh and tender, and although her appearance was average, she could be considered cute.

“I think you are quite good, with a good appearance and cleverness. My son is missing a wonderful person like you to add fragrance to his sleeves.”

Yuan Xiang shyly lowered her head, just missing the sarcasm that flashed in Madam Wen’s eyes.

“But Yun Shi is jealous, and the Heir is strictly watched by her. If you want her to let go, you have to find an excuse.” Madam Wen hinted to Yuan Xiang, “I think you are also a good one. If you are willing to wait for an opportunity to let the Heir take you as a concubine, at least you will be a proper master, which is better than serving Yun Shi carefully.”

Yuan Xiang came for wealth and status, and she was indeed tempted when she heard Madam Wen say this.

If she became a concubine, she would be a master. If she gave birth to a young master, she would have a secure future for the rest of her life.

Yuan Xiang pursed her lips and smiled: “This servant will listen to Old Madam in everything!”

Madam Wen was very happy to see that the fish had taken the bait: “Good, good, good!”

It would be great if she listened to her in everything!

Yuan Xiang didn’t know that she had already jumped into the pit dug by Madam Wen, and was still dreaming of becoming Young Master Su Junyao’s concubine. After being warned a few times, she smeared back to Jingxin Yuan.

After Yuan Xiang left, there was no one around. Madam Wen kept turning the Buddhist beads in her hand, and after reciting a passage of the Diamond Sutra, she slowly opened her eyes: “Has the matter been handled cleanly?”

Wet Nurse Zhang: “Madam, you can rest assured that this old servant is doing things. Qin Momo’s youngest son is in our hands, she can only die. It’s just that this Ningxiang girl is quite smart and actually revealed the news to Yuan Xiang.”

She found Ningxiang because she wanted to leave a way out for herself, thinking that if something happened, someone would expose the Old Madam’s affairs.

She didn’t expect her to treat Yuan Xiang as a sister, but Yuan Xiang treated her as a stepping stone.

Qin Momo has already found an excuse to take it all on herself. She and Yun Shi had already had a disagreement because of the mansion’s silver, so she could claim that the poison in the tonic was because she held a grudge and wanted to poison Yun Shi. As for where Ningxiang’s medicinal powder came from, only the person who put it could know.

“These two mothers are dead, and there is no proof.”

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Madam Wen nodded, doing cruel things, but wanting to put on a kind-hearted appearance, “Amitabha. Heaven has the virtue of good life, so properly comfort Qin Momo’s family, and don’t let them stir up any waves.”

“Understood.”

“Also, go send some silver to Xiulan. It’s difficult for her, a woman, to raise a child in the Capital.” Madam Wen felt sorry for this niece when she mentioned her, and repeatedly complained that Yun Shi was jealous, “Xiulan and Yao’er were childhood sweethearts and had a good understanding. This Yun Shi is really ignorant!”

Wet Nurse Zhang lowered her head and smiled, saying that they were well-matched, but she didn’t understand why their Old Madam insisted on the Heir marrying a woman who had died her husband and brought a burden.

Su Junyao didn’t know that he had already been plotted against by his old mother. As soon as he left the Imperial Court, he stuffed two oily duck legs into his arms and went home.

Chou Chou must love this caring old father of hers!

Chou Chou felt her saliva dripping, and her little nose made a “puff puff” sound.

Yun Jinglan was amused and annoyed. She had never seen a baby as angry as her. She glared at the culprit, “She can’t eat it yet, why did you buy it back to tempt her?”

“And you two,” Yun Jinglan pointed to the two brothers who were lying next to Chou Chou’s cradle, gnawing on duck legs and showing them to her, “You are not allowed to tease your younger sister, go outside to eat!”

The twins pretended not to hear and insisted on eating the ordinary duck legs as if they were delicacies.

Chou Chou’s little face was flushed with suffocate. She hated that she didn’t have teeth!

【Oh my god, where is the promised brotherly love? Where is the promised deep father-daughter relationship? And where is Chou Chou’s roast duck leg?】

【If I turn a blind eye today, and disaster befalls me in the future, who will offer me a hot meal!】

【Resist, Su Chou Chou, you must resist. For duck leg freedom, fight!】

Chou Chou clenched her small fists and got angry in a fit of anger.

She was still a baby, and her threat to her two older brothers was not as effective as a look from her father.

Su Junyao originally brought two duck legs just to let Chou Chou smell them and then let his Madam taste them, but who knew they would be intercepted by his two sons.

Seeing his daughter’s red eyes, he quickly hugged her in his arms and coaxed her in a low voice, “Good girl, when you get older, Dad will give you delicious food, okay?”

“You can’t cry, or you won’t be the prettiest Little Fish anymore.”

Su Jingwen looked like he had seen a ghost. Was his dad out of his mind?

Suddenly, even the duck legs smelled good.

Su Junyao glanced at his third son’s wooden expression and swept his eyes over his two sons. The words he spoke were colder than the biggest snow this year: “Tomorrow I will personally send you to the academy and discuss your studies with your teacher.”

The twins were shocked and rushed to Chou Chou with their duck legs: “Eat this, Chou Chou!”

“Father, we were wrong, we shouldn’t have teased our younger sister. Not to mention duck legs, we will find any kind of legs for Chou Chou. Please don’t go to the academy.”

You are unhappy, but Chou Chou is happy.

【Hehe, older brothers are stupid, they are about to be driven home by the teacher~】

With the prophecy of the Yunzhu Pagoda, Su Junyao paid special attention to the strange words that Chou Chou sometimes uttered.

Hearing this, his tiger eyes glared, scaring the twins into trembling. They hurriedly cast pleading glances at their mother.

Yun Jinglan turned a blind eye, just smoothed the broken hair beside her temples, and said lightly: “If you can’t stay in the academy, go to Wangyun Pass to join your eldest brother.”

The twins: “!!!”

Chou Chou is talking nonsense!