Mrs. Li said with a smile, "Could it be that Miss Gu has forgotten the rules of the Shi family mansion? That ledger must be submitted to the outer courtyard for verification and record-keeping; how could it be returned so quickly? Miss Gu, rest assured, once the ledger is back, I will imdiately send it over to you!"
Gu Fangzi was speechless for a while, her face turning red and then white. She couldn’t help feeling secretly angry, thinking to herself: I’ve been back ho for quite a while now; how could I expect such low efficiency in your work? It’s already this ti, and the ledger has not been returned yet!
"Does Miss Gu have any other doubts?" Mrs. Li asked again when she saw Gu Fangzi had nothing to say.
"No more!" Gu Fangzi had no choice but to put on a smile and apologize, saying, "It all seems to be a misunderstanding! It’s all my fault, these days I’ve been so distracted and disorganized, even my mory has beco chaotic. Mrs. Li, please do not take offense! Auntie, it’s all Fang’er’s fault for causing you worry!"
Upon hearing the explanation of the incident, Mrs. Wang also felt a bit dissatisfied, but seeing Gu Fangzi’s self-bla and apology, she softened and said with a gentle smile, "Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, it’s all good! I know you’ve been feeling upset recently; it’s inevitable to overlook certain things. How could I bla you? No one will bla you!"
Mrs. Li and Sang Wan both quickly agreed.
Sang Wan then said with a smile, "Mother is right, why has our sister beco more courteous now that we are all family?"
"It’s all my fault! With Sister’s words, I am reassured!" Gu Fangzi said inwardly, while her face showed a very sweet smile.
Seeing the harmony between the two, Mrs. Wang was even more delighted, repeatedly saying how good it was, and then she reminded Gu Fangzi, "In the future, if you need anything, just go to Miss Wan. Miss Wan is ticulous and attentive in her affairs, and she never makes mistakes!"
Sang Wan quickly responded with humble remarks and then simply ntioned the task of distributing the gifts brought back by Shi Fengju, saying to Gu Fangzi with a smile, "Now that you don’t need things like rouge and costics, or colorful fabrics and brocades, I’ve picked out so fine materials, jewelry, and ornants and put them directly into the warehouse! In a few days, together with the ledger from the last ti, I’ll hand them all to you. How about that?"
How about that? Of course, that’s not acceptable! Gu Fangzi thought indignantly: I haven’t even seen the shadow of the items, how can I know whether you will pass off so worthless junk as good ones? But at this ti, she couldn’t say that she wanted to check them herself. Even if it wasn’t good, she had to say it was.
After sitting for a while longer, Sang Wan got up to leave with a smile. Gu Fangzi was also hurried by Mrs. Wang to return to the peony garden to observe mourning. Gu Fangzi was extrely annoyed, but had no words to refute and so she left sullenly.
"Does she have no sense of sha, bringing up such a small matter before Miss! As if everyone is as shallow as she is, coveting that little bit of her belongings!" As they walked back, Mrs. Li grumbled to Sang Wan. Then she snorted, "To say that those are her belongings is to flatter her too much! Such audacity she has to even ask that!"
Sang Wan laughed to herself, thinking that now this person is also a mber of the Shi family; if the Shi family says sothing belongs to her, then it does! As long as the family mbers have no objections, it’s fine!
"Let it be, Mrs. Li. In the future, just keep an eye on the peony garden. Don’t bring every little thing to the old lady; she really can’t stand trivial nuisances!" Sang Wan said with a smile.
"Yes, Miss Wan, this servant understands!" Mrs. Li couldn’t help but sigh, "Honestly, only you, Miss Wan, truly have the interests of Miss and the young master at heart! But there is one thing that’s not good about you; you only do things without saying, making it hard for others to even appreciate your kindness! It’s fine if they can’t appreciate it, but if others benefit from it, that would be really unfair!"
These words made Sang Wan and Liu Ya, along with the other maids following her, laugh.
"It’s not like what Mrs. Li says! Doesn’t Mrs. Li know everything? Knowing in your eyes is enough!" Sang Wan laughed.
While the mistress and servants were talking, they saw a young girl wearing a pale lotus-colored dress with butterfly patterns, her hair styled in twin coil buns, accompanied by a maid, approaching them. She bowed slightly to Sang Wan and said with a smile, "Big Sister-in-law!"
"Third Sister!" Sang Wan quickly returned the greeting with a smile. "What a coincidence, are you going for a walk in the garden?"
"Yes, I was just wondering if the Osmanthus near the water pavilion has blood and was heading over to see!" Shi Lian said with a smile, appealingly inviting, "Why doesn’t Big Sister-in-law join for a walk there?"
Seeing that the weather was also pleasant, Mrs. Li joined in cheerfully, "Miss Wan might as well go with Third Miss. That Osmanthus is a rare variety, and you might not find many like it in the whole of Qingzhou. Our mansion’s water pavilion hosts such a large one; it’s rarely seen! Last year, Miss especially loved to pluck so and put them in a vase. I wonder if they’ve blood yet! If they have, plucking a few branches to send to Miss would be wonderful!"
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