After Chang Yi cursed Mrs. Zhou a few more times fiercely, her expression finally softened a bit.
Then she quickly walked up to Su Nansheng and tightly grabbed her hand.
"Nansheng, we really owe you this time. Otherwise, Mingzhu might have fallen into a pit of fire."
And it was they themselves who had pushed her into it.
Just thinking about the possibility of Chen Mingzhu being tortured in some courtyard of the Zhou Mansion made Chang Yi shiver.
But Su Nansheng felt a bit guilty. She always felt that it was something she had done that had made the Zhou family target Chen Mingzhu.
"Auntie, there's no need to be so polite. A blessed person won't enter a family without blessings. It's Mingzhu's own good fortune."
Hearing this, Chang Yi resumed her former dignified and gentle manner. She looked at Chen Wanrong with a smile.
"Look at how good she is at talking. In my opinion, Nansheng is also a blessed person. You should let her come over more often in the future."
Previously, her kindness towards Su Nansheng stemmed from Chen Mingzhu. Now she truly liked and was grateful to her.
"Of course."
Chen Wanrong was not at all polite. She looked proud. Fortunately, she had brought Su Nansheng here.
The room was filled with a harmonious atmosphere. At this time, a young maid rushed in, looking anxious.
"Madam, something's wrong. Mrs. Su has fallen into the water."
"Which Mrs. Su? Has she been fished out?"
Chang Yi quickly walked outside, but for a moment she couldn't figure out which Mrs. Su it was.
Su Nansheng and Chen Wanrong exchanged a look. They both had a bad feeling in their hearts at the same time.
"She's the young mistress of the eldest miss's family. She's been fished out. She's in the west warming pavilion now."
Sure enough, Su Nansheng and Chen Wanrong quickly followed Chang Yi.
Chang Yi felt a bit embarrassed. She had actually forgotten about that Mrs. Su.
...
When Su Nansheng and the others arrived at the warming pavilion, they saw Su Hele wrapped in a thin blanket, huddled on the beauty's couch, shivering all over.
Xie Yao and a few other women were standing around, watching the show.
When Su Hele saw Chen Wanrong, tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
"Mother, you must avenge me!"
Chen Wanrong immediately looked at Nanny Du beside her. "What happened?"
But Nanny Du shook her head.
"Just now, the second young mistress wanted to be alone for a while. This servant waited in place. I don't know how the second young mistress fell into the water."
Actually, Su Hele blamed Nanny Du for embarrassing her just now. As soon as she came out of the flower hall, she shook off Nanny Du and ran away alone.
She thought that since she had already come out of the flower hall and there was no one around outside, she didn't hurry to catch up. But who would have thought that when she turned around, she fell into the water.
"It was Xie Yao. Xie Yao pushed me in."
Su Hele pointed at Xie Yao, her face full of hatred.
Xie Yao seemed to have been waiting for this sentence. She looked sarcastic.
"You say I pushed you. Do you have any evidence? Who can prove that I pushed you?"
Su Hele was speechless for a moment. Then she looked at the other women, but saw that they all averted their eyes.
"Good for you. You're all in cahoots, colluding with each other..."
Chen Wanrong sternly scolded Su Hele.
"Enough. Since there's no evidence, stop spouting nonsense. It's just a misunderstanding."
Looking at this familiar scene in front of her, Chen Wanrong already understood what was going on and also anticipated the result.
"Mother, I'm not spouting nonsense. It was really Xie Yao who pushed me. I want her to kneel down and apologize to me."
Su Hele stared at Xie Yao fiercely, her tone tough.
Xie Yao sneered. "Oh, it's really ridiculous. Without evidence and still trying to frame someone."
"It was you. It was you!"
Su Hele wished she could pounce on Xie Yao and beat her, but was held back by Nanny Du.
Chang Yi quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"It's just a small misunderstanding. As long as the person is okay, that's fine. Thank you all ladies for your concern. There are fresh fruits on ice prepared in the attic. They're the best for relieving the summer heat. Mingzhu, why don't you take the ladies there?"
Chen Mingzhu still wanted to stay and watch the show, but was stopped by a look from Chang Yi. She had no choice but to lead the others to the attic reluctantly.
Xie Yao gave Su Hele a smug look before she was about to follow the others. But then she was called to a stop by Chen Wanrong.
"Miss Xie, it's better to resolve enmities than to create new ones. After this incident, I hope the two of you won't cause any more trouble."
Chen Wanrong's gaze was sharp, making Xie Yao lower her eyes.
She curtsied to Chen Wanrong and then quickly caught up with the others.
"Mother, how could you let her off so easily?"
Su Hele stared at Xie Yao's back viciously, her tone full of disbelief.
Was she going to suffer this humiliation in vain?
"Then find someone to prove that she pushed you."
Chen Wanrong's voice was cold. "Don't forget what you've done."
Hearing this, Su Hele stiffened. Then she fell silent.
She wrapped the thin blanket around herself again, but the hatred in her eyes didn't fade.
...
On the carriage back to the mansion, Nanny Du told Chen Wanrong about Su Hele's words and deeds at the banquet. Then she said,
"It's this servant's fault for not keeping a good eye on the second young mistress. I've let the mistress down. Please punish me, mistress."
No matter what the reason was, in the end, it was her fault for not keeping a close watch on Su Hele.
"You were indeed negligent. I'll fine you one month's monthly allowance."
Chen Wanrong rubbed her temples, her face slightly gloomy.
Not only had Su Hele offended people with her words, but she had also fallen into the water and alarmed the host.
If this had happened at another lady's mansion, the host probably wouldn't invite her to a banquet again next time.
"Mistress, please forgive this servant for speaking bluntly. The second young mistress is too trouble - making. It's better not to take her to banquets in the future."
Nanny Zhao looked at the frustrated Nanny Du with sympathy.
Nanny Du had been in the mansion for decades. She never thought she would stumble this time.
But it couldn't really be blamed on her. There were so many people in the mansion. Even the servants were always very open - minded.
A selfish and tricky person like Su Hele was the first one she had ever met.
Chen Wanrong thought for a while and then said,
"Take her. How can everyone know her 'capabilities' if I don't take her? But next time, I'll also take Mrs. Li. With her real mother - in - law around, everyone won't blame me."
Once everyone has seen Su Hele's capabilities, they will naturally understand why she doesn't take Su Hele to banquets.
...
On another carriage, Bitao had also heard about the excitement she had missed.
"Mistress, why did the second young mistress provoke Miss Xie? Now it's all bad. She's lost face and offended someone, but Miss Xie is unscathed."
Don't talk during meals or sleep. Isn't the second young mistress always the most polite and elegant? Doesn't she understand this simple truth?
Su Nansheng looked at the carriage behind. "Maybe she wanted to take revenge for the previous incident?"
Previously, Xie Yao had caught Su Hele having a tryst with He Jin, which had made her lose all her face and ruined her reputation.
Bitao rolled her eyes and thought for a while. Then she showed her teeth and smiled.
"Hehe, when this servant was inquiring about Mrs. Zhou's identity just now, I accidentally heard some rumors about the second young mistress..."
After hearing this, Su Nansheng looked surprised. A jinx?
No wonder Su Hele was willing to offend others just to provoke Xie Yao. This title was really not elegant at all.