Volume 1, Chapter 71 - "Ink Jade Sets Up a Scheme"

果然是那种药，若是用到花街柳巷，那些嫖客身上，倒也不奇怪，但若是用到内宅的爷们身上，便定是不可的！
可尚初云本是想先不做声，却不知这墨玉已是知道了，她回想了下，难道当晚这墨玉并非只是寻常经过，她也与她们一般目睹了翠玉送药的一幕？
At this time, Moyu said again, "Miss, this is a stimulating medicine, which is only available through private transactions in the black market. These two cheap maidservants somehow obtained this medicine without knowing it." She thought that Shang Chuyun, being a noble woman from an official family, must not know what these medicines were, so she explained it again.
Shang Chuyun knew about this kind of medicine, but didn't reveal it and just asked the sisters, "Why do you have this medicine?"
"Miss, my sister and I are originally engaged in that kind of trade, so naturally...naturally we keep it on hand." The older sister of the duo hesitated and replied.
Moyu cursed loudly, "Stop making excuses! No matter where you come from, the objects you carry with you when entering the mansion must be searched and recorded by the maidservants. If you have been carrying this medicine with you all this time, how did the maidservants not report it back then!"
"Miss, we must investigate thoroughly and not let these two deceitful maids fool us." Mo Yu turned to Shang Chuyun and said.
"You still won't speak? Then I'll go and report to grandmother. Today is the day of my wedding. If grandmother finds out about this, she will surely punish them severely." Shang Chuyun spoke as she was about to walk towards the door.
The younger sister in the group immediately begged for mercy and said, "Miss, this medicine is given by Madam Er. She said to bring it to the Marquis Shen's residence so that we can use it when we serve Young Master Shen."
Shang Chuyun stopped and turned around, showing a look of disbelief. "You claim that it was Second Madam who gave it to you? Fine, then I will ask Second Madam to come and confront you face to face, and let's see if you still dare to lie."
Winter Jade was ordered by Shangchu Yun to go to the second room. As soon as she stepped out of the house, Evening Jade came towards her and said, "Winter Jade sister, are you going to the second room?"
Winter Jade hurriedly replied, "Yes." She wanted Evening Jade to step aside, but little did she know that Evening Jade said, "Winter Jade sister, you don't need to go anymore. I have just been there."
Dongyu looked at the other person strangely, "How did you know that I was going to find the Second Madam?"
"After Moyu sister found out about those two maids, she immediately asked me to go to the second room," said Wanyu cleverly.
When Dongyu heard this, she became even more curious. But then she thought of something and asked, "Did Moyu go out for a while last night?"
Wanyu honestly replied, "Moyu did go out for a while last night, but she came back soon. What's wrong, Dongyu?"
Dongyu thought of a possibility but shook her head and said there was nothing. Wan yu still had a smiling face, so she waited outside with Dongyu for Wenshi to arrive.
On the other side, Wenshi saw that Shangchuyun invited her over and knew that the medicine on the sisters must have been discovered. She questioned Cuiyu, "How did you handle things? You said it would go unnoticed by anyone!" After all, it was discovered, and yet you said it would go unnoticed!
Green jade was aware that she had been cautious and careful throughout the night, and she would look back after every step to see if anyone was following her. Therefore, she did not see anyone else and concluded, "I am certain that there was only me at that time. I really don't know..."
"Now Shang Chuyun wants someone to call me for a confrontation, it seems that this despicable maidservant has exposed me." Wen Shi secretly thought, on the day of my marriage, Shang Chuyun actually discovered this matter, it seems that I can't deceive my way out of this incident."
"Madam, what should we do?" Cuiyu exclaimed anxiously.
"Fret not, we'll simply accuse those wicked maids of being responsible," Lady Wen said as she stood up, with Cuiyu supporting her.
Winter Jade and Evening Jade saw Wen and several other strong and robust maidservants coming from a distance.
"Greetings to Madam Second." Winter Jade and Evening Jade said in unison.
Wenshi and the others didn't stay, they went straight into Shang Chuyun's room.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw the sisters kneeling on the ground, and she asked Shang Chuyun, "Chuyun, what's going on?"
Shein Chuyun first invited the Wens to sit down before saying, "This is actually a matter within my own household, and I shouldn't have troubled Second Aunt. But these two maidservants are truly despicable. They actually concealed such filthy medicine and claimed it was a gift from Second Aunt."
Wen Shi immediately pointed at the sisters and said, "This is simply nonsense! How dare these two maidservants slander me like this? Chu Yun, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and have them expelled from the mansion!"
Shang Chu Yun was both angry and helpless. "Second Aunt, this person was brought by you. If I don't handle this properly, and they are now saying that you instructed them, it will be easy to dismiss them at that time. However, if they start spreading rumors outside, it will damage the reputation of Second Aunt and my Shang Mansion."
Shang Chuyun said it right, and Wen Shi is also not right to act impulsively. He continued, "Today is supposed to be your happy day, and it should not be ruined by this despicable servant. This person originally belongs to me, so why not let me take her back and deal with her?"
Shang Chuyun nodded, "Alright, then let Er Shun take them back."
Although Wen Shi was also curious about why Shang Chuyun was so agreeable, she immediately said, "Alright, I'll take them back and interrogate them thoroughly."
"If you want to judge, then judge here." Qin Shi arrived at this moment, which made Shang Chu Yun intuitively certain that all of this must be related to Mo Yu and very likely a scheme orchestrated by Mo Yu.
"Grandmother, how did you come here?" Shang Chuyun hurried over to support Qin Shi.
"If it weren't for my sharp ears, would you still want to hide it from me?" Moyu is Qin Shi's person, so naturally Qin Shi also received the news. She roughly guessed that this matter must have been done by her second daughter-in-law. However, what she was dissatisfied with was still Shang Chuyun's handling method. It's indeed because of her young age, so she lacks experience."
"Grandmother, it was the granddaughter's oversight. The original intention was that today is my wedding day, and these two maidservants belong to Aunt Er's room. Therefore, the granddaughter thought it would be more appropriate to let Aunt Er handle the matter."
After Mrs. Qin was seated, she said, "Today you are the bride, and it is certainly not permissible to miss the auspicious time because of this matter. But if you were to be taken back by your second aunt, then she would be criticized by outsiders." It is inevitable that self-examination by one's own people will be said to be unfair.
Wen Shi heard the hidden message in Qin Shi's words and whispered, "Then please let Mother personally interrogate these worthless servants, so that our daughter-in-law can regain her reputation."
"Alright, but the interrogation cannot be done today. The Shen Duke's Manor is about to send someone to pick up the bride, and we cannot delay it because of this matter. Let's tie these two people up and bring them to my place." Qin Shi thought that she had already given enough face to Wen Shi by handling Su Yu's matter, so she believed that if she continued to indulge Wen Shi repeatedly, the Shang Mansion would surely become corrupted and chaos would ensue.
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