青春期撞上更年期第1部

“Don’t need to stand on ceremony, Second Sister. Please take a seat!” Shao Wanru said softly.

Shao Jie’er looked up at Consort Dowager Qing, who was sitting in the middle.

“Princess Chen is so polite to you. Take a seat now, and let’s chat.” Consort Dowager Qing nodded with a gentle smile. A servant girl brought a stool over, and Shao Jie’er sat down sideways.

“Lady Consort Dowager, since Second Sister is here, she will come back to the mansion with me. Grandma’s health is really…” Shao Wanru sighed softly and looked at Consort Dowager Qing.

“Of course, I should let Jie’er go, but how many days will she stay there?” Consort Dowager Qing asked gently.

“Uh… I’m really not sure. It depends on Grandma’s condition. If she’s doing okay, Second Sister can go back today!” Shao Wanru looked at Shao Jie’er and saw the nervousness in her eyes when she heard what Shao Wanru said.

“Is Old Madam in such poor health?” Consort Dowager Qing asked in surprise.

Shao Wanru said vaguely, “Grandma is doing worse and worse. She has some old problems and is not recovering well. There are many things to deal with in the mansion, and no one can manage the backyard. Grandma is tired and doesn’t feel well.”

The whole capital city was talking about what had happened in Marquis Xing’s Mansion.

At the mention of Marquis Xing’s Mansion, Consort Dowager Qing asked curiously, “What happened to your Second Aunt? Why did she die in the Ministry of Justice inexplicably?”

“I… I don’t know what’s going on. The Ministry of Justice is still investigating it,” Shao Wanru said with the smile on her face fading.

“I heard that Madam Jiang was taken there because of you. Is it true?” As if she didn’t see the displeasure on Shao Wanru’s face, Consort Dowager Qing continued to ask.

Chu Qing was sitting aside and said nothing with a smile on his face.

“The Ministry of Justice is investigating the case of Madam Jiang and my Second Uncle. When we get the result, we will let you know, Lady Consort Dowager,” Shao Wanru said indifferently.

Consort Dowager changed the topic and asked, “I heard that your younger brother is the heir of Marquis Xing. Such a big thing happened in Marquis Xing’s Mansion, so why didn’t he go there?” What she said was still so displeasing.

Shao Wanru shook her head and said with an increasingly displeased look on her tender face, “It’s Grandma’s decision. I don’t know much about it!”

Consort Dowager Qing’s questions were too private. Not to mention that Consort Dowager Qing and Shao Wanru had never been in contact with each other before, even if they had been in a relationship before, Consort Dowager Qing shouldn’t have said something like that.

“I’m sorry, Princess Chen. My mother lived in the Yuhui Nunnery for so many years that she is used to being straightforward!” Chu Qing explained with a smile.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s just that these things are the affairs of the elders, and I can’t intervene. It’s getting late, so I’ll take Second Sister back first. If there’s nothing else, I’ll ask the Marquis Xing’s Mansion to send Second Sister back later.” Shao Wanru stood up.

Since she had said that and was going to see a patient, Commandery Prince Qing’s Mansion naturally couldn’t keep her.

Chu Qing asked his servant to prepare a carriage, which followed Shao Wanru to Marquis Xing’s Mansion.

When they arrived at Marquis Xing’s Mansion, Shao Jie’er got out of the carriage and wanted to wait for Shao Wanru behind her to enter the mansion together. However, she saw Yujie get out of the carriage of Prince Chen’s Mansion, walk to her, and bow sideways. “Second Miss, My Lady is not feeling well, so she will not go in. My Lady has fulfilled her promise, so we’ll leave you to what happens next.”

It meant that what would happen next had nothing to do with Shao Wanru.

Although Shao Jie’er wanted to attach herself to Shao Wanru very much, Shao Wanru didn’t even get out of the carriage, so they couldn’t see each other. She couldn’t go to Shao Wanru.

Seeing that Yujie quickly got on the carriage of Prince Chen’s Mansion, the coachman raised his whip, turned the horse around, and left, leaving Shao Jie’er alone at the gate.

“Lady Consort…” Liuxiang said.

“Call me Second Miss!” Shao Jie’er interrupted Liuxiang.

“Yes… Second Miss…” Liuxiang hurriedly corrected herself. She was sometimes called Shao Jie’er Second Miss in Commandery Prince Qing’s Mansion in order to please Consort Dowager Qing, so it was not difficult for her to change the way she addressed Shao Shao Jie’er now.

At the gate, Zhao Xiran got the news and hurried out to welcome Shao Wanru. When she saw that only Shao Jie’er was there, she was stunned.

“Greetings, Sister Zhao!” Shao Jie’er stepped forward and bowed.

Zhao Xiran looked out and asked in shock, “Second Sister, why… why are you here? Where’s Fifth Sister?”

When her servants by the gate came to report, they only said that Princess Chen had come, but they didn’t say that Shao Jie’er had returned to the mansion. Since Shao Jie’er entered Commandery Prince Qing’s Mansion, she lost contact with the people in Marquis Xing’s Mansion. Zhao Xiran didn’t expect that she would come here at this critical moment. From Shao Jie’er’s look, she could tell that Shao Jie’er didn’t do well in Commandery Prince Qing’s Mansion.

Shao Jie’er stood up straight and said, “Fifth Sister sent me here and then left!”

Zhao Xiran stamped her feet hard and said anxiously, “How could she leave? Grandma happened to be looking for her!” Now the mansion was in chaos, and her father-in-law was taken away by the people of the Ministry of Justice. Old Madam was so anxious that she asked Zhao Xiran to look for Shao Wanru, but Zhao Xiran was too ashamed to do so. Hearing that Princess Chen had come, she came over in a hurry, only to find that she had left.

It was not easy to explain it to Old Madam.

“How is Grandma?” Shao Jie’er asked.

“Grandma is doing fine. Wait for me. I’ll go after Fifth Sister.” Zhao Xiran was not in the mood to pay attention to Shao Jie’er. She turned around and was about to order her servants to prepare a carriage to chase after Shao Wanru.

However, Shao Jie’er pulled her sleeve and said, “Sister Zhao, Fifth Sister has her own idea. So what if you go after her now? Can you really get Fifth Sister back?”

“But I have to chase after her. Since Fifth Sister came over, how can she not enter the mansion?” Zhao Xiran was greatly troubled by Old Madam and wanted to chase after Shao Wanru wholeheartedly.

“Don’t worry, Sister Zhao. I’ll go with you to see Fifth Sister next time. It’ll be easier to talk with her if we go together.” Shao Jie’er held Zhao Xiran and didn’t let her go.

What she said made sense. Zhao Xiran was too embarrassed to go to Prince Chen’s Mansion. Hearing what Shao Jie’er said, she breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and nodded repeatedly. “Okay, you will go with me next time. You have no idea how anxious Grandma is. At present, only Fifth Sister can help us out!” Zhao Xiran said, greatly distressed.

No one had expected that things would turn out like this.

After Madam Jiang was taken away, she died. Now, Shao Jing was taken away as well. He was Marquis Xing, who was in charge of the mansion. Old Madam anxiously slapped Zhao Xiran twice and urged her to think of a solution.

But what could she do? Although she was smart, she merely belonged to the inner court. She knew that Old Madam wanted to force her to ask her father for help to deal with this matter, but it was useless. Her father had sent a message to ask her not to intervene in this matter. What Shao Jing might have done might implicate the entire Marquis Xing’s Mansion.

Since her father couldn’t help her, she had no choice but to turn to Shao Wanru.

Among all the people in the Marquis Xing’s Mansion, only Shao Wanru had the status to speak up for Shao Jing.

However, Shao Wanru ignored Zhao Xiran, who was running out of her options. She had no way but to hurry out to welcome Shao Wanru when she heard that she had arrived at the gate of the Marquis Xing’s Mansion.

Unexpectedly, it was not Shao Wanru but useless Shao Jie’er who had arrived.

At present, Zhao Xiran could only take Shao Jie’er in. They entered the main room. Old Madam had also received the news that Shao Wanru was coming. She got up happily and waited for Shao Wanru to come in. This time, she had to beg Shao Wanru in any case to save Marquis Xing’s Mansion and her son. She had even made up her mind to kneel to Shao Wanru.

Unexpectedly, it was Shao Jie’er and Zhao Xiran who entered.

With her face darkening, Old Madam asked, “Where is Princess Chen?”

“Old Madam, Fifth Sister has gone back. She specially sent me here today. I heard that you are in poor health, so I came to see you!” Shao Jie’er took two steps forward and bowed to Old Madam.

Looking at Shao Jie’er’s face, Old Madam was furious. She picked up something casually and threw it at Shao Jie’er. “What’s the use of you coming here? Fifth Girl is the only one who is useful. It’s so infuriating that irrelevant people keep coming to the mansion!”

Old Madam kept thinking about her son being taken to the Ministry of Justice. She had a lot on her mind and disliked everyone. She had beaten Zhao Xiran before, and now it was Shao Jie’er’s turn.

Zhao Xiran took another step back calmly to stay away from Old Madam.

Shao Jie’er was hit and in great pain. She looked sideways and saw the wooden fish on the ground. It looked very heavy, which had hurt her back. She felt something unusual rushing into her throat. She knew that it was not good, so she swallowed hard to suppress the urge to throw up as a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes.

She had wanted to deal with Old Madam. Since the old woman wanted to hit her to death, why should she care about her?

Suppressing the hatred in her heart, Shao Jie’er said, “Old Madam, I will accompany Sister Zhao to invite Fifth Sister over later.”

“She caused my marriage to become like this. She knows that I’ve fallen into such a situation, instead of helping me, she even vents her anger on me.” Shao Jie’er hated Old Madam so much.

“Then why don’t you go do it now? Why are you still dawdling here? If something happens to your father, you won’t be able to gain a foothold in Commandery Prince Qing’s Mansion in the future. When the First Consort marries into the mansion, who will support you?” Old Madam scolded.

Shao Jie’er hated her so much. According to what Old Madam said, it was as if Shao Jing would support Shao Jie’er when he wasn’t in trouble. There was a trace of sarcasm in her eyes. She was just a concubine’s daughter who was used to exchange for the greatest benefit for Shao Yanru. Everything she had could only be given up by Shao Yanru, and she had to seek benefits for Shao Yanru.

She had never been a part of the so-called kinship.

“How dare Old Madam make it like they’re doing me a favor?”

“Grandma, we’ll go there in a while. Do you need to take a rest first? When Fifth Sister comes later, you will have enough energy to talk to her,” Shao Jie’er said softly. She looked up and looked at Old Madam’s tilted face. At first glance, she knew that Old Madam was not in good condition.

However, this made things easier for her.

Old Madam had cheered up before because she was waiting for Shao Wanru. But now Shao Wanru didn’t come, so she was indeed listless. Hearing Shao Jie’er’s words, she closed her eyes and said to Nanny Yu, “Help me in. I’ll have a rest.”

Nanny Yu stepped forward to support Old Madam on one side, and Shao Jie’er hurried forward to support Old Madam’s other side. They helped Old Madam in, followed by Zhao Xiran.

“Sister Zhao, make some preparation first. We’ll go to see Fifth Sister together later,” Shao Jie’er said in a low voice.

Old Madam was satisfied with her words and snorted a few times.

“Okay, I’ll go now. We’ll invite Second Sister over later.” Zhao Xiran nodded sensibly and left. When she was outside, she took a deep breath and turned to look at the room with an ambiguous smile.