"How preposterous! Seems like you don’t want to explain things properly?" Mrs. Zhou was furious.
"It’s clearly you who is being unreasonable and obstinate!" Second Madam Shi retorted without showing weakness.
"Enough, enough! Calm down, calm down! If we keep arguing, even if it lasts till nightfall, we won’t reach any conclusion!" Mrs. Wang developed a headache upon hearing their quarrel and was further annoyed when she caught a maid peeking at the door, furiously slamming the tea table: "What are you skulking about here for? Is it proper for you to eavesdrop while your masters are speaking! Mrs. Jiang, take her away later and give her a good lesson! The discipline in this house has loosened, and it’s getting worse!"
"Madam, spare my life!" The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale, she hurriedly rushed in and knelt down, bumping her head and said, "Yes, the young master has sothing important and asked this slave to quietly ask the lady to co out, this slave—"
Sang Wan felt very embarrassed, thinking that this maid lacked tact; when the young master asked for discretion, she should have just done so quietly. How could she be so incompetent!
"Mother! Then I’ll go out and see what’s the matter with the young master." Sang Wan hurriedly said with a smile.
Mrs. Wang glanced at her and nodded without a word, waving her hand to dismiss the maid: "Well, don’t you stand there! Leave!"
The maid hurriedly agreed and scurried away.
As soon as Sang Wan went out, she saw Shi Fengju in the hall waiting for her, he smiled gently as he saw her.
Sang Wan quickly walked over and smiled, "Why have you co back at this ti? What’s so urgent it couldn’t wait until evening!" she chased you all the way to your mother’s place!
Shi Fengju laughed, habitually raised his hand as if to embrace her shoulder but hesitated halfway and lowered it again, laughing: "Indeed, it’s important news. I was planning to go directly to uncle and auntie’s place. Heard that there were guests from the Zhou family and a lively quarrel, so I rushed over! Wait and go back in to let them know there’s news about my brother!"
"What!" Sang Wan’s heart suddenly leapt, she hurriedly smiled, "Really? This news couldn’t have co at a better ti! Inside, they are loudly arguing about this very matter!"
"Hurry and tell them!" Shi Fengju smiled: "I just received information that my brother might have been seen in Dezhou. We are preparing to send soone there imdiately, to let auntie and Mrs. Zhou be at ease!"
Sang Wan quickly nodded, "I’ll go tell them right now, maybe auntie and Mrs. Zhou would even want to ask you personally, wait a mont before you leave!"
Mrs. Zhou brought her daughter-in-law, all ladies, so it was natural for Shi Fengju to avoid just barging in.
Shi Fengju nodded with a smile.
Sang Wan rejoiced internally for Zhou Jingyi and with this piece of news, all disputes could be halted, otherwise, who knew when Mrs. Zhou and auntie would stop arguing! Her mother-in-law’s mood looked very impatient already.
It wasn’t long before Sang Wan stepped lightly back into the room, her radiant smile particularly dazzling, Mrs. Zhou and Second Madam Shi felt quite uncomfortable upon seeing it, even Mrs. Wang couldn’t help frowning, wondering what got into Miss Wan; even if Fengju had brought her so treasured gifts, there was no need for her to smile so brilliantly in the presence of these sulky people here, it was too much even for , let alone them!
Mrs. Wang was just about to reprimand Sang Wan when she saw Sang Wan step forward, curtsied towards her, glanced at Second Madam Shi and Mrs. Zhou, and smiled, "Mother, auntie, and respected mother-in-law, Miss Wan has so great news to share with you. The young master said that there’s news about the second young master!"
"What!"
"Really!"
All three ladies were montarily stunned, each bursting into joy.
"Good, good! This is wonderful! Where is Fengju? Call him in, I want to ask him thoroughly!" Second Madam Shi was impatient.
After her initial shock, Mrs. Zhou quickly regained her composure, raising an eyebrow skeptically: "It’s not possible that your whole family managed to trick us, is it?"
"What do you an! Do you hope that my son never cos back?" Second Madam Shi suddenly stood up in anger.
Unwilling to show weakness, Mrs. Zhou retorted, "How else could it be so coincidental? Just today you co, and just today you have his news! If not a trap, then what is it!"
"Mother!" Zhou Jingyi, seeing her mother-in-law’s face turn almost livid as if about to physically fight with her own mother, hurriedly said: "Mother, my elder brother is not that kind of person, besides he didn’t know we were coming today, how could there be collusion? Besides, what would be gained from such collusion! Mother, why not let elder brother co in and explain clearly!"
"Right, right, Jingyi is correct! Xiuchun, quickly go call Fengju in!" Mrs. Wang also hurriedly said.
Sang Wan smiled politely: "Respected grandmother-in-law, and little sister must be tired too, mother, how about I accompany them to sit in the warm pavilion?"
Mrs. Wang thought about it too, Mrs. Lu being from the Zhou family, it was indeed not appropriate for her to stay, hence she nodded and smiled, "That’s settled then, us adults will take care of it, you all go and sit inside!"
Sang Wan acknowledged and led Mrs. Lu and Zhou Jingyi inside. Mrs. Lu gave Sang Wan a grateful smile, Zhou Jingyi actually wanted to stay to hear more news but it was inconvenient to leave her sister-in-law alone, so she had to follow along inside.
As soon as Shi Fengju ca in, Second Madam Shi eagerly inquired: "Fengju, is there really news about your brother? Where is he now? Is he doing well?" Before she could finish, her voice choked up.
Shi Fengju hurriedly said: "Auntie, rest assured, since there is news, my brother must certainly be unhard!"
Mrs. Zhou snorted softly, "I wonder where he is now? When can he return?"
This question was also what Second Madam Shi was most concerned about, she listened intently to Shi Fengju.
Shi Fengju then said, "A business friend of mine saw him in Dezhou a month ago, I just received the news today and rushed back imdiately! Auntie, Mrs. Zhou, don’t worry, tomorrow I will send soone to Dezhou, and once we find my brother, we will bring him back safely!"
"Good, good!" Second Madam Shi nodded repeatedly.
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