Chapter 240: Chapter 141: Strong for Mother (Third Update)
Soon after, Old Madame Gu was astonished.
Who would have thought, this downtrodden daughter-in-law has such excellent culinary skills, far surpassing the cooks of the manor!
Madame Yao complimented, “It took me a lot of practice to dare to present this to Mother, I hope you won’t mind.”
Everyone in the room was flabbergasted. Did they hear correctly? These words really came from the mistress?
Despite Madame Yao’s humble origin, she possessed great dignity, never willing to act as submissively as Second Concubine Ling.
Madame Gu was pleased with Madame Yao’s attitude. Combined with her poor appetite from injury, Madame Yao’s snacks were unexpectedly appetizing.
Madame Yao said softly, “Mother, let me massage you to relieve the aches, dispersing the bruise will make you feel better. Yanyan often feels uncomfortable, and I have massaged him. The royal physician even complimented my technique.”
Old Madame Gu, who was in great pain, was hesitant, but ultimately let her give it a try.
Madame Yao was not idle these years in taking care of Gu Yan, her massage techniques were in fact quite excellent, much more skilled compared to the young maidservants of the manor.
Even if the house physicians could give massages, however, it was always awkward given their difference in gender.
Where Madame Yao had massaged, Old Madam Gu indeed felt a lesser pain.
She felt relieved. With Madame Yao behaving like a dutiful daughter-in-law, there was finally some satisfaction of being a mother-in-law.
“Mother, I’ve considered Chenglin’s matter.”
The moment Old Madame Gu heard Madame Yao bring up Gu Chenglin, her expression turned solemn.
Gu Chenglin was beaten by her daughter to this state, and got grounded in the ancestral hall by the Boss due to the matter with Gu Yan.
Does she have the nerve to bring it up?!
Madame Yao said, “When Yanyan returns home tonight, I will speak to him about releasing Chenglin. I will explain to him that Yanyan is not seriously hurt anymore.”
Indeed, Yanyan is already up and about, while Gu Chenglin, who was beaten mercilessly by Gu Jiao, can’t even get up till now.
Old Madame Gu was relieved. While it was true that she despised Madame Yao’s child, the most pressing matter now was to free her precious grandson.
Your words might not persuade Gu Changqing, but if the victim himself didn’t pursue the matter, he couldn’t continue punishing Gu Chenglin, could he?
Old Madame Gu suspiciously asked, “Why are you suddenly being so submissive?”
Madame Yao regretfully said, “I have seen the error of my ways. I was not fulfilling my responsibilities as a daughter-in-law all these years, causing you distress. Soon, Yanyan and Jiaojiao will grow up, we may still need your support.”
Sorry, Jiaojiao, your mother needs to use you as a bargaining chip for now.
A thousand ways may fail, but flattering will never.
“It’s good that you are aware,” Old Madame Gu withdrew her skeptical gaze.
When Second Concubine Ling arrived to pay her respects, she was caught off guard by the harmonious sight of Old Madame Gu and Madame Yao.
She was taken aback—flabbergasted, almost unable to believe her own eyes.
As she was about to step forward, Madame Yao turned back, signaling her to keep quiet.
Madame Yao slowly rose, pulling up the quilt to cover Old Madame Gu, softly laying down the curtain.
Second Concubine Ling was left wordless, restrained from speaking. After all, she couldn’t wake the resting old Madame up.
“I’ll come to serve mother later,” Madame Yao said to the maidservants in the room. Turning around, she walked out. As she passed Second Concubine Ling, she said in a soft voice, “Second Concubine Ling, shall we leave? We wouldn’t want to bother mother’s rest.”
With her saying so, how could Second Concubine Ling refuse to leave?
Second Concubine Ling felt something was off. Today’s Madame Yao seemed different from her usual self.
Where exactly was the difference?
It seemed to be her clothing, or even her overall aura.
Second Concubine Ling followed Madame Yao out of the Songhe Court.
As soon as they left the courtyard, Madame Yao abruptly turned around, raising her hand to slap Second Concubine Ling across the face!
With a loud smack, Second Concubine Ling was left stunned by the blow.