Chapter 274: People from Datong
Madam Lu sat in the main hall’s seat of honor, smiling as she watched two well-dressed steward women walk in with their heads lowered. But as soon as they knelt and greeted her, her smile vanished.
"Who are you?"
The people before her were neither her usual ones, nor any stewards from the mansion or the manor’s stores, but rather strangers she had never seen before.
The woman wore a low bun with a golden hairpin inserted in her hair, her face round and plump, with a flat nose and triangular eyes, and her ears adorned with silver earrings.
Beside her stood a middle-aged steward with a calm demeanor and eyes that seemed to shine with intelligence.
"Madam, please be informed, this old servant and my husband are stewards from the Song Mansion in Datong. This is my husband, Zhang Chengda. As for me, Madam can simply summon me as Zhang Chengda’s wife or Mrs. Zhang," she explained with a smile.
Madam Lu’s expression turned icy, and her hand resting on her lap curled up, while her thin lips pressed tightly together.
Nanny Zhou, noticing this, stepped forward and shouted sternly, "Nonsense! The steward of the mansion is Li Mu. Where have you swindlers from a backwater come from, daring to deceive your way into the Prime Minister’s Mansion?"
Immediately, Mrs. Zhang cried injustice, "Madam, this old servant wouldn’t dare, not even with a thousand courage! This old servant and my husband only started working at the Song Mansion in Datong a month ago. As for the previous Li Mu and his family, it’s said they committed an offense and were sold off."
Nanny Zhou’s face darkened too, and she glanced instinctively at Madam Lu.