Chapter 72 - 36 Second Master Shi’s Thoughts_2
Second Madam Shi listened obediently with all due respect and humility, yet inwardly she rolled her eyes, thinking: Who knows who is unreliable in their conduct! To reach into a nephew’s room, aren’t they afraid of people talking!
Who would have expected that Aunt Shui felt unwell again? Having fought with Aunt Fang for many years and recently falling behind, Aunt Shui longed for a new concubine of equal status to steal Aunt Fang’s thunder. Thus, she was even more eager than Second Master Shi to have Liu Ya enter the household. To her disappointment, it all ended in vain.
Aunt Shui felt dejected and intentionally sought trouble. Her eyes spinning, she turned to Second Madam Shi and said, "This matter seems rather odd! Just think about it, Madam, young master could have taken Liu Ya as his maid and concubine at any time, yet he chose last night. Isn’t this clearly aiming at our Master and intending to stop you from speaking up?"
Second Madam Shi was not foolish and surely had considered this. However, she had no objection and even secretly hoped for it. Thus, she found Aunt Shui’s words extremely irritating and scolded her fiercely, "Shut your mouth! Do not instigate trouble! Liu Ya is the head wife’s accompanying maid, and she’ll allow young master to take her when she deems fit. Is it your place to interfere? How is this targeting Master? And how does it stop me from speaking up? Even the second wife has not mentioned this to the head wife, so who of you spoke out of turn?"
After speaking, Second Madam Shi suspiciously fixed her gaze on Aunt Shui.
"Not at all, not at all! I absolutely did not!" Aunt Shui immediately became flustered and frantically waved her hands.
If she was blamed for indiscretion before the head wife and caused the head wife to become guarded, thus ruining Master’s plans, and the matter was investigated by Master and Madam, wouldn’t it all become her own fault?
"Oh?" Second Madam Shi pressed on aggressively, "If not you, then why would you say such things? It shows that even if it wasn’t you, you are in the know! Speak up, who leaked the information?"