The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 148 Anyang Marquis Mansion

After seeing her mother off, Cao Fangqing returned to her own yard, leaning on the couch with her eyes closed to rest. Her personal maid Hongmei was standing behind her, gently massaging her temples.

"Ma'am, ma'am, good news!"

Suddenly, a crisp voice was heard.

Cao Fangqing opened her eyes and looked towards the door, only to see her personal maid Lanzhi trotting in with a smile on her face.

"Lanzhi, how can you be so loud and shouting?"

Hongmei knew that the Madam was in a bad mood, and was afraid that her younger sister Lanzhi's unruly behavior would make the Madam angry, so she quickly started to scold her.

Hearing Hongmei's words, Lanzhi shrank her neck, bowed politely to Cao Fangqing, then stood up and said happily: "Madam, the Marquis and the young lady are back!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Fangqing sat up straight. Her eyes lit up and a smile appeared on her face. Then, she didn't know what she thought of, the smile disappeared, and her brows unconsciously frowned.

"Ma'am? What's wrong with you?"

Lanzhi asked in confusion.

In the past, upon learning that the Marquis and the young lady had returned, the Madam would have happily gone out to greet them. What happened today?

Cao Fangqing, who was frowning in thought, came back to her senses when she heard Lanzhi's voice. She looked at her and asked, "Where are the Marquis and the young lady?"

"When I arrived, the Marquis and the young lady had just entered the mansion!"

Lanzhi replied crisply.

Upon hearing this, Cao Fangqing adjusted her mood, fixed her makeup in front of the mirror, and said to Hongmei behind her, "Give orders to the small kitchen to prepare the favorite meals of the Marquis and the young lady, boil some hot water, and prepare a bathtub and some clothes for the Marquis and the young lady!"

After seeing Hongmei walk down quickly, he instructed Lanzhi, "Lanzhi, go to my small storehouse and call Cheng Mama over!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Lanzhi responded and went down.

"Madam, you called me here, but what do you want me to do?"

Half a minute later, Cao Fangqing's wet nurse, Madam Cheng, walked into the room, bowed to Cao Fangqing and asked.

"Mammy, the Marquis is back. You must be extra careful when packing the dowry. Don't let the Marquis find out. After you're done, find an excuse and say that these are supplements I sent to my mother to maintain her health. Send the dowry on the list back to the General's Mansion as soon as possible!"

Cao Fangqing called Nanny Cheng to her side and whispered something in her ear.

"Madam, rest assured, I will definitely get this done!"

Nanny Cheng knelt down and bowed to her, then spoke solemnly.

"Mammy, go ahead and do your work. You are the most reliable person in handling things. I will only feel at ease if I leave this matter to you!"

After Cao Fangqing finished speaking, she waved her hand to signal Nanny Cheng to leave.

After Nanny Cheng left, she came to the hall, placed her husband and daughter's favorite snacks on the table with her own hands, then sat down at the table, waiting eagerly.

Half an hour passed, but there was still no sign of the father and daughter. Cao Fangqing stood up and paced back and forth in the hall. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Lanzhi wandering outside the door, and shouted to her, "Lanzhi, come in!"

"lady!"

Lanzhi bowed respectfully to Cao Fangqing, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong? What happened? Why haven't the Marquis and the Young Lady come over yet?"

Cao Fangqing sat down on the chair, picked up the teacup, stared at Lanzhi, and asked lightly.

"Madam, after the Marquis came back, he hurried to the old lady's yard. The two of them closed the door and talked about something. Then the Marquis went back to the front yard to wash and change clothes. After eating the meal sent by Miss Shu'er, he went out with his confidant! Miss, Miss, she..." Listening to Lanzhi's words, Cao Fangqing frowned more and more. In the past, when the Marquis came back from a long journey, he would definitely come to her yard. This was the first time such a situation had happened today.

Seeing Lanzhi stammering when she talked about her daughter, she put the teacup on the table and said unhappily, "Miss, what's wrong? Tell me!"

Seeing that the lady was angry, Lanzhi quickly told her that the marquis had ordered the young lady to reflect on her mistakes for a month, and no one was allowed to visit her except the servants!

Hearing this, Cao Fangqing stood up immediately: "What? The Marquis punished Si Ruo to confine herself to reflection for a month! Have you found out the reason?"

"I quietly asked the maid who followed the young lady out. It seems that when the young lady was in Guandong Prefecture, she fell in love with a jade hairpin bought by a mother and daughter. She insisted on buying the hairpin and even insulted the mother and daughter. However, the mother and daughter did not suffer any loss. Instead, the young lady was beaten by the little girl. I don’t know why the master is so angry!"

Lanzhi replied with a puzzled look on her face.

If the young lady comes across something she likes while shopping, she will definitely snatch it away even if someone else likes it. This is a very normal thing. I wonder why the master punished the young lady so severely this time?

After hearing Lanzhi's words, Cao Fangqing clenched the handkerchief in her hand. For some reason, she felt very uneasy.

"Let's go see the lady!"

After Cao Fangqing finished speaking, she hurried out of her yard.

Seeing the lady walking hurriedly towards the young lady's courtyard, Lanzhi quickly called a few maids and followed her.

"Madam, please stop. The Marquis has ordered that no one is allowed to visit the young lady!"

In front of Wang Siruo's courtyard gate, two guards with swords reached out to stop Cao Fangqing who was about to enter the yard.

"You are so bold, you even dared to stop me! Don't you want to die?"

Cao Fangqing became increasingly uneasy when she saw that the Marquis had actually sent two personal guards to guard the gate. She looked at the sword blocking her way and angrily shouted at the two men.

"Madam, calm down! I didn't mean to offend you. It was the Marquis' order that I couldn't disobey!"

The two guards clasped their fists towards Cao Fangqing in a dignified manner.

Seeing that the two guards were blocking the courtyard gate and refusing to give way, Cao Fangqing snorted coldly with an unpleasant expression, then left with a flick of her sleeves.

"Ma'am, what shall we do now?"

Lanzhi followed closely behind Cao Fangqing and asked anxiously.

"Let's go to the old lady's courtyard!"

So the group hurried towards the old lady's yard again.

"Meet Madam!"

As soon as Cao Fangqing entered the old lady's yard, Nanny Wang came up to greet her with a smile.

"Madame Wang, I wonder if mother's illness has improved. I came to see her."

After personally helping Nanny Wang, who was bowing to her, up, Cao Fangqing asked with a smile.

"The old lady is much better now. She just took some medicine and went to sleep. Madam, go back and rest. Don't worry!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Fangqing took another look at the old lady's room and had to turn around and walk out of the yard.