Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 182 - 13: Returning Home (Part 2)

Additionally, there are the incense prepared for Princess Consort Xi and Princess Anning.

For everyone else, there’s nothing particularly valuable, just something "novel".

Only the two Tianshan Snow Lotus flowers for the Old Madam are very precious, making her feel quite content when she saw them. She said, "There were also two in the festival gifts sent by Hong Sheng, so it seems these were sent by him, too. Such good things, others would not reveal these easily, yet only you two are eager to bring them to me. Knowing your thoughtful gesture is enough, quickly take them back, they would make a fine dowry in the future!"

Susu insisted, sitting in front of the Old Madam, noting how the Old Madam seemed a bit aged after just a few days, and said, "Before, everything around me was gifted by you. Even if I wished to show my filial piety, I lacked the ability. Now, even though it’s like borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, it’s my first time using my own belongings to show my filial piety. If you don’t accept it, wouldn’t it hurt my heart?"

As she spoke, she pretended to wipe away tears, and the Old Madam, seeing this, laughed and scolded, "You little girl, after going out, you came back learning how to bamboozle me with words!" After saying this, she laughed herself, "All right, all right, I will accept this filial gesture."

The Old Madam’s smile was a rare sight in recent times, causing complex emotions among those present. The Old Madam was particularly fond of Susu, not to mention sending two precious Tianshan Snow Lotus flowers, even if Susu gave her a handful of dried grass, the Old Madam would likely say it looked nice.

The Heir’s wife looked at Susu with envy, then at the happily smiling grandmother and sixth sister. Perhaps both the third uncle and aunt took blame for the grandmother; the sixth sister’s nature of loving beauty was inherited from the grandmother.

Thinking that even the lowly maids sweeping under the grandmother’s watch were better looking than others, not to mention the ones closely serving her, whether first class or second.

The Heir’s wife thought more and felt it was exactly like that, not realizing her thoughts had bizarrely led her astray.

Being pregnant for six months, the Heir’s wife could meet Susu at the door, which was greatly respectable. After accompanying at Sui’an Hall for a while, the Old Madam instructed for her to be escorted back properly.

The young ladies and Susu had arranged to gather in the afternoon, and appropriately bid farewell to the Old Madam.

When the room was left with only Susu, the Old Madam, and Nanny Qin, the three of them had the mind to talk privately.

The Old Madam was naturally very concerned about Susu, and Susu recounted everything that happened during her time away from the residence in detail to the Old Madam, except for the Huang family’s affairs, which were not appropriate for her to mention.

Thus, the Old Madam didn’t know that Susu, after merely a few days out of the residence, got involved in a courtyard fight, which also concerned Yang Liu.

However, when Susu mentioned the servants at the manor who betrayed the master, the Old Madam chided Susu a few times.

"Why is it that after leaving the residence, you have become even softer, allowing those betraying servants to redeem their indentures without the price of release? Do you think you’re a deity in a temple, showing kindness out of nowhere? Even if you want to tame other servants, you shouldn’t be so gentle; if they are useless, it’s their fault. Where is the sense in you conceding, making others think you’re weak and easy to bully!"

The Old Madam gave Susu a sharp look, and if not for her noble demeanor, she might have rolled her eyes. This child, how could she leave the residence and seemingly lose her mind!

Susu stood laughing on the side, "I didn’t want them to stay in sight and disgust me!"

"What do you mean you’re a maid, you have left the residence and returned as a proper guest, even having the Heir’s wife honor you. Don’t belittle yourself. If I hear it again, I’ll punish you."

When Susu saw the Old Madam was really glaring at her, she signaled Nanny Qin while laughing, "Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, it’s just a habit speaking in front of you!"; seeing the Old Madam reaching out to really hit her, she hurriedly acted coy, "This time, Hong Sheng also sent two pieces of camel wool, and I was thinking of making a jacket to give you later."

The Old Madam found it impossible to continue hitting her, and Nanny Qin laughed, "You still don’t realize this girl is lazy, preferring to avoid trouble and choose the easiest way. Her disposition is much like yours, always carefree and never caring much about the few taels of silver. If you ask this old slave, it’s all about not knowing the value of oil, salt, soy sauce, and rice until one manages a household. Once married, she’ll know the hard work of running a household."

After hearing this, Susu rarely pouted, "Nanny, why are you adding fuel to the fire! Those few were truly bad apples; keeping them would have only caused trouble!"

Nanny Qin laughed, "Then why didn’t you chase away Hong Xiu and her mother too? This old slave hears that it wasn’t all that proper."