PDLP Chapter 223: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (9)
Chapter 223: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (9)
After she spoke, the onlookers immediately fell silent and waited for the follow-up.
Bu Shian walked up to the woman and looked down at her.
"You said that the Marquis had lost his memory and only remembered it after hearing that the old lady was seriously ill. Is that true or not?"
Being stared at in this posture, the woman felt extremely oppressed.
But for the sake of her own and her son's future, she still stood up straight and confidently.
"Yes, the Marquis has lost his memory and has only just recovered it."
After getting her approval, Bu Shi'an immediately waved to the maid beside him.
"Come, come, bring me the records of the Marquis returning to the mansion to ask for money over the years, and the receipts for getting things for free from my dowry shop under the name of the husband of the host family."
The maid who was asked by the lady to hold these things this morning immediately stepped forward and unfolded the things in her hand.
Bu Shi'an pointed at the records and vouchers on it and looked at the woman who was biting her lower lip with a sarcastic look.
"Yes, the Marquis has been away from home in recent years, but you said he has lost his memory, so I dare not agree to it casually."
"After all, the Marquis returns home once a month to ask for a large sum of money, and every now and then he has to go to one of the dowry shops under my name to get things for free."
"You mean, a person who has lost his memory doesn't remember who he is and can't get his household registration."
"But he only remembers to go back home every month to ask his wife for money, and every now and then he goes to his wife's dowry shop to get things for free."
"Even the Suzhou embroidered skirt you're wearing, the gold and jeweled hairpin on your head, and the golden locket and jade pendant sachet your good son wears, were all taken for free by the Marquis from my dowry shop."
"Wow, a man with amnesia still knew to sign the marriage certificate and get things from his wife at the official residence."
"It's used to support a wife who has no official background and whom I met when I lost my memory, and their son who has no official household registration."
"If this is true, then your Lordship's case is a classic example of amnesia in history."
"If those who study medicine learn about this, they might even be able to come up with a cure for amnesia."
Looking at the thick stack of records and certificates in front of her, the woman's eyes darkened and she tried her best to deny it.
"No, no, no, it's not like that, it's, it's..."
She stammered and couldn't explain what she meant.
How could she know that this woman had written down every detail of when her husband withdrew money from the Marquis's Mansion account, and what he had taken for free from the dowry shop in the name of his son-in-law.
We are all family, is it necessary to remember it so clearly?
She was choked and speechless, but Bu Shian obviously had something else to say.
"It's hard to explain, right? Are you going to say that the Marquis may have recovered his memory a long time ago?"
"I just don't know how to face you, so I've been juggling both ends, occasionally returning to the Marquis' Mansion while keeping it a secret from you to raise a family and have children."
The woman, whose mind was in a mess after being refuted, immediately nodded after hearing Bu Shian say this.
"Yes, yes, that's it."
"The Marquis must have recovered his memory, and he didn't know how to make you accept me, so he hid the fact that he had recovered his memory from me."
"Madam, I know I am stupid and I know I am not qualified to ask to enter the mansion."
"But this child is the Marquis' biological son. Please have mercy and let him recognize his ancestors."
As she was about to kowtow again, she was pulled back by the maid beside Bu Shi'an.
"Furong, go and ask the Marquis to come over."
"Just say that someone at the door said he deceived decent women and even had children."
"If this matter is not handled properly, it will go on and on and disturb the noble man."
The maid immediately responded and went back home, not giving the woman on the ground any chance to refute or stop her.
Aunt Qiu, who had been watching from the sidelines, seemed to be lost in thought when she saw this.
The last sentence was almost written on his face, saying that if you don't deal with this matter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be disturbed and angry.
On one side are the noisy and troublesome concubine and illegitimate son, and on the other side is the wife who is ordered to take care of the prince and has the road to success within reach.
When Marquis Cheng'en was still the crown prince, he was willing to marry a merchant's daughter for money, but he did not dare to ask his childhood sweetheart cousin to come into the mansion as a concubine.
One's own wealth and future are much more important than a woman's offspring.
As she expected, as soon as the maid returned home and said something, Marquis Cheng'en immediately struggled to get out.
He kept cursing, calling her a fool and an ignorant woman.
Unfortunately, he had tripped and twisted his ankle, and after struggling for a long time he couldn't stand up.
The maid admired the miserable state of Marquis Cheng'en for a while before asking someone to find a spare wheelchair and push the marquis to the gate.
Soon, Marquis Cheng'en was pushed out in a wheelchair with two black eye sockets.
Seeing the appearance of Marquis Cheng'en, everyone at the door fell silent.
Bu Shi'an came behind his wheelchair, took the wheelchair handle from the maid, and looked around with a smile.
"What's wrong with you all? Why are you all so silent? You look like you want to say something but can't."
"The Marquis was so sad about his mother's serious illness that he fell down in a trance and had to use a wheelchair to travel temporarily."
"Also, because I took care of my mother all night, the dark circles under my eyes are a little heavier, so I look a little haggard and depressed."
"The Marquis is so filial, why are you all so silent? Is it hard for you to accept it?"
Marquis Cheng'en covered his face, as if agreeing with Bu Shi'an's words, and was sad about his mother's experience.
In fact, I just feel ashamed and don’t want to face reality.
He was furious, but he didn't dare to lose his temper at the wife who controlled the family's financial power and curryed favor with the queen and the prince.
In the end, she could only vent her anger on her cousin and son, forcing herself to appear in public with this appearance.
When the two of them wanted to cry and complain, he just snorted coldly.
"Humph, to force me to acknowledge you, you even managed to come up with excuses about amnesia and being my savior."
"It's just a plot against me, forcing me to hold my nose and acknowledge your concubine and illegitimate child."
"If you behave well outside, when my wife has a child, I will naturally ask her to give you a legitimate status."
"But you are so greedy that you came to my house while my mother was seriously ill and I had no time to take care of her."
"Thinking that my wife is not aware of the current situation, I am using the onlookers' words to force her to let you into the palace."
"My Cheng'en Marquisate cannot tolerate people like you who are so calculating."
I thought my cousin was here to support me, but in the end he was belittled and became worthless.
The intimate conversation we had yesterday is still fresh in my mind, and the plans we had for the future are clearly visible.
But facing the cold expression of the man in front of her, the woman could no longer hold back her expression and burst into tears while holding the child.
Marquis Cheng'en's eyes flickered, but he remained unmoved.
Compared with future, wealth and glory, women and children are nothing.
In order to facilitate subsequent plans, Bu Shi'an pretended to be magnanimous and brought the person into the Marquis' Mansion.
The drama slowly came to an end.
After entering the Marquis' Mansion, Bu Shi'an ordered the maid to take the mother and son away and place them under house arrest.
While apologizing to Aunt Qiu, she asked someone to take her to visit the prince first.
When most people had left, Bu Shi'an's gaze fell on Marquis Cheng'en, who was sitting in a wheelchair with panda eyes.
She had a forced smile on her face, and her slender fingers gathered the scattered hair of Marquis Cheng'en.
"My Lord, the Crown Prince needs to recuperate in the mansion and needs a playmate of the same age."
"It just so happens that I have been in the mansion for many years and I am also in need of a legitimate son."
"Look, during this undisturbed opportunity, shouldn't the Marquis accompany me to the side branch to adopt a child?"