Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 134 - 20: Rumors and Gossip

Yang Liu got married, and soon after Ning Cui also wed. Bisi settled in the Capital, although she occasionally visited to see the Old Madam and Susu. However, being a mistress herself now, with a large family to care for, her visits were always in haste.

This prompted Susu and the Old Madam to lament: "It truly fulfills that saying, the daughter who marries out is like water spilled out!"

The Old Madam laughed, looking at Susu’s antics, "I wonder when your basin of water will be spilled out?"

Though the Old Madam said this, she became even more reluctant to part with Susu. Susu, too, was reluctant to leave the Old Madam, but there was always some awkwardness in reality. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The Old Madam had long decreed that Susu should be treated as a family relative, receiving the same treatment as the two Cousins.

However, Susu always remembered that she was merely a servant freed of registration but still residing in the mansion. As a servant, she had to behave like one, so she vehemently refused the maid the Old Madam offered her.

It’s not that Susu couldn’t enjoy blessings. Having arrived in ancient times for so long, she became accustomed to the existence of the servant profession. Having a maid to serve her made her feel quite at ease. But

having walked ninety-nine steps, she didn’t want to be seen as frivolous in the final step.

Now she just wants to stay quietly in Sui’an Hall and wait for Hong Sheng to return, leave the mansion, marry out, head far to the Northwest, away from the Capital’s turmoil.

Sadly, there’s always some unexpected event that disrupts all your plans.

"Susu was a little seductress since she was young!"

"I heard she has a cold womb condition and can’t bear children."

"After failing to entice the Princely Heir, she settled for a Martial Artist."

"Relying on the Old Madam’s favor and trust, she pretends to be generous with the mistress’s things."

"Doesn’t she see, is she worthy of living in the East Wing?"

The rumors began who knows when or where, but by the time Susu learned about them, they had already spread throughout the Shun’an Earl Mansion.

Or to say, these rumors never gave anyone a chance to curb them, exploding explosively.

Perhaps not everyone bore malice towards Susu, but a once-perfect person suddenly had a flaw revealed, and the sympathy, pity, and secret whispers actually hurt more than malicious slander.

Servants are always quick to gossip, easily swayed, just for entertainment!

The Heir’s wife is pregnant, and the Old Madam’s attention is mostly on her. Currently, the Third Miss and Lady Yue manage things, assisted by Nanny Qian beside the Heir’s wife and Nanny Qin of Sui’an Hall.

At this moment, these people are all in Sui’an Hall, with the Old Madam leaning back on the Arhat Couch, her face furious. Susu comforts her, whispering something that makes the Old Madam exclaim angrily: "How can we suppress it? It’s precisely because they think you’re too nice that they bully you! You’re a fine young woman ready for marriage. If such a reputation spreads, how could you get married? Investigate! I want to see who’s this malicious, aiming to ruin Susu’s name!"

The Heir’s wife, on the side, also looks displeased. Her attendants aren’t lazy either; they’ve already investigated that Susu has always kept herself respectable. Even when the lords and young masters come to pay respects, Susu never approaches them. Yet now the rumors involve the Princely Heir. It’s intolerable!

Upon hearing the Old Madam’s words, she also says: "We do need to investigate thoroughly. Clearly, someone is adding fuel to the fire." Yet, she still glances at Susu, curious.

The rumors claim Susu’s womb condition with vivid detail, even knowing what secret medicine she supposedly took.

The Old Madam also realizes it’s partly her fault, fearing the impact on Susu’s reputation, forgetting how inscrutable people’s hearts are. The more you cover things up, the more suspicious it seems. Susu did have a cold womb, but it’s much better now.

"Susu was born with this deficiency, indeed had some womb issues, but after consuming medicinal soups in Yangzhou for a long time, she’s greatly improved. Even the Imperial Physician said it won’t affect offspring."

Nanny Qin couldn’t understand why Susu’s cold womb matter became known throughout the whole mansion. Clearly, only a few people knew, and those few would never speak of it.

"Moreover, the Household Doctor didn’t follow us to Shangjing. Fearing the gossip in the Capital, Susu’s medicines were specially made into pill form by the old doctor to avoid attracting attention."

Susu originally didn’t care about this. What she minded was that someone in the mansion was taking advantage of the chaos, saying things like "failing to entice the Princely Heir, settling for a Martial Artist," not only insulting her but also tarnishing the names of the Princely Heir and Hong Sheng.

She persuaded the Old Madam to let the matter rest because Susu secretly had some inside information. The Heir’s wife’s words about "adding fuel to the fire" held true; it wasn’t unlikely to be the First Madam or Second Madam. Yet what of it if they found out? One wouldn’t trouble two madams for the sake of a mere servant.