The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 290 No One Can Compete with Her for Her Son

Shi Yao wrote in the letter about everything that the eighth brother Shi Minghui had done, and also wrote about how outstanding Shi Minghui had been since childhood and how much he was valued by his elders, trying to describe this person as objectively as possible.

"…Eighth brother is neither a villain nor a gentleman. My daughter is reckless and has offended him unintentionally. I hope you will treat him with caution and put your own safety first.

The unfilial daughter Shi Yao pays homage to you. "

After writing and correcting a few typos, Shi Yao folded the gold-sprinkled letter paper, stuffed it into an envelope, pulled out a strand of her hair and put it in, finally sealed it with a wax ball and solemnly handed it to Aunt Liu Hua.

"Please go to the outer courtyard and send the letter to Jinling for me and deliver it to my aunt."

Aunt Liu Hua's face turned green. She received the letter and bowed silently. Not daring to delay for a moment, she immediately went to the outer courtyard to find the manager to send the letter.

The Shi family has frequent contacts with Jinling. Decades ago, the Zhenguo Mansion purchased a large number of high-quality paddy fields in Jinling. Part of them are used for their own livelihood, and part of them are donated to the clan as sacrificial fields. The annual surplus can be used for the children of the clan to study and practice martial arts, as well as for the widows, widowers and the orphans.

Therefore, the Shi family had a special communication channel to and from Jinling, which was used for connecting letters, checking accounts, and delivering holiday gifts.

When the steward heard that it was a letter sent by Shi Yao to Jinling, he knew it was for Aunt Ji and did not dare to make a decision on his own. He hurriedly said, "The second young lady's letter must be reviewed by the old master. This is the rule set by the old master earlier. Aunt, please inform the old master first, otherwise we dare not send it."

The steward stuffed the letter back into Liu Hua's hands.

"I was going to tell the old master. I was standing beside you when the young lady wrote the letter." Liu Hua smiled bitterly and went to find the old duke. Before presenting the letter to him, she said, "When the young lady wrote the letter, she asked me to serve her with writing materials, so I know what was written. The old master doesn't need to open the letter."

She had a good memory and remembered 90% of the contents, dictating what was written in the letter.

The light letter in the old Duke's hand became heavier and heavier, and his heart became heavier. He said jokingly, "This little rascal, she knew that I would open her letter, so she deliberately asked you to serve her. She doesn't trust me at all, and she is also very wary of the Shi family. I didn't intend to open her letter, do you believe it?"

He believed that Shi Yao was sensible and would not tell anyone the secrets of the Shi family. He also believed that Aunt Ji would not dare to reveal the secrets to anyone even if she knew any secrets, as long as she cared about her daughter.

As for what Shi Yao wrote in the letter, it was all about Shi Minghui, reminding Aunt Ji to be on guard against Shi Minghui.

He would not be surprised even if Aunt Ji spread the news and used the power of her clansmen to isolate Shi Minghui, or even led others to humiliate Shi Minghui.

He has lived for seventy years, how could he not know the true face of the poor people at the bottom of the society.

He also believed in Shi Minghui's methods and would not be bullied.

He was not angry that Shi Yao spread Shi Minghui's bad reputation. What made him angry was that Shi Yao did not trust him.

After half a year of raising the dog, he had tamed it, but he couldn't tam his own granddaughter. How could the old Duke not be disappointed?

At this moment, he could understand how his wife felt heartbroken that day.

This girl always manages to stab people when they are least prepared, and it’s a soft knife at that.

Aunt Liu Hua stared at the tip of her shoe: "I...I don't know."

How could she dare to believe that the old Duke would not open the letter?

The old man opened and read the safety letter and the New Year and Lantern Festival greeting letter written by the second girl last year. After reading them, he teased that Shi Yao's calligraphy had improved.

She even felt that even if she told the old man the contents of the letter, he might still open it.

Those in high positions are often suspicious.

The old Duke stared at her face, as if he could see what she was thinking. He leaned back in his chair, threw the letter on the table, and said calmly, "Take it and send it to Jinling."

Aunt Liu Hua took the letter and walked out. The midday sun shone on her body, making her feel warm. She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and hurried to look for the manager.

Shi Yao is not as complicated as the old Duke and others think.

She knew that the old Duke might read her letter, so she ordered Aunt Liu Hua to accompany her because she didn't want the old Duke to open the letter.

The old man suspected that she was talking nonsense, but he couldn't possibly doubt Aunt Liu Hua's character, right?

Shi Minghui was a bad person to begin with, so she just wrote it. Not long after, she was called over by the old man and scolded, so she rewrote it in a more obscure way.

Having lunch with the little Shi Yunfan, when they finished, Shi Yao saw Aunt Liu Hua coming back empty-handed, and she knew that the task was accomplished.

Aunt Liu Hua had been gone for such a long time, so she must have gone there to inform on others again.

Shi Yao snorted secretly and invited Shi Yunfan to jump rope.

The aunt and niece were having a great time until Gong Xuan came to the door with a bulging belly and took Shi Yunfan away with a gloomy face.

Because she had calculated against Shi Yao, whether she could stay in the Duke's Mansion after giving birth to her second child depended entirely on Shi Yao's forgiveness, so she did not dare to speak loudly and remained polite, saying that it was late and it was not good to disturb Shi Yao.

Gong Xuan felt conflicted as she wanted her son to please Shi Yao, but she didn't want to see her son get close to Shi Yao.

Shi Yao silently offered her blessing: I hope this poor child won’t be beaten by Fourth Sister-in-law.

Shi Yunfan walked along the way, looking back all the time, with reluctance written all over his face.

Gong Xuan was furious: "What benefit did she give you that you care about her so much?"

Shi Yunfan raised his little head and asked timidly and innocently, "What did mother say?"

Gong Xuan said angrily: "Talk about your aunt!"

Shi Yunfan explained: "My aunt invited me to dinner, tea and fruit, and played games with me..."

"Did I not give you food or did I not feed you enough? But you are so grateful to others for just a casual meal, like a starving ghost! I gave birth to you and raised you, and fed you so many meals, why don't you show any gratitude?" Gong Xuan was getting more and more angry. "I didn't ask the nurse and the maids to play games with you? Why do you only care about her and don't remember my kindness at all?"

Shi Yunfan shrugged his shoulders and wanted to explain that it was different, but he couldn't express how it was different.

He just mumbled and couldn't utter a word.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Gong Xuan became even more angry. She went back and locked him in the room alone, and ordered him, "Go to bed!"

"I, I'm not sleepy."

"If you don't want to sleep, just play by yourself. The toys I bought for you are packed into several boxes. Which one is not more expensive than that broken rope? You are so short-sighted. Reflect on yourself!"

She would rather lock up her child than watch someone else take her child away.

Shi Yunfan leaned against the door and looked out through the crack: "Mom, Mom, I don't want to be locked in the room! Mom, I want to go out!"

Gong Xuan wanted to temper the boy's wild temper, so she ignored him, brought him back, and locked him in the room. She finally felt relieved after being upset for a long time. She led the maids to appreciate the flowers, and then went to Shi Mingkui to act like a virtuous wife, serving tea and water, and asking about his well-being.

Before I got married, my mother told me that a woman’s greatest confidence comes from her husband’s trust and love.

She has always been of the same mind as Shi Mingkui.

Shi Mingkui hated the eldest branch of the family, and she also hated her aunt and Zhuzhu for making her take the blame. The couple hit it off and planned how to win over the second branch of the family and use them for their own purposes, so as to drive a wedge between the first and second branches of the family.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Wanshou Festival.

Officials of all ranks in the capital, royal relatives, and fallen nobles all went to the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday.

When Shi Yao entered the palace for the first time as an official's wife, she was both excited and nervous.