Chapter 276 Whose child belongs to?

Liu Ruyan nodded, "Uncle Li, you are the old man from this mansion, the most experienced person, so you know more about the consequences of such rumors once they spread. So, you will set out to suppress the rumors now. If you hear someone in this mansion gossiping again, you will cut his/her tongue."

Butler Li responded respectfully, "Yes, madam, I'll do this now."

Liu Ruyan nodded and said, "Also, the thing I asked you to do cannot be known to anyone. The third lady and the others are naturally included. The key is that Master Jiu must not let him know, do you understand?"

Butler Li was so shocked by Liu Ruyan's actions that he couldn't help but look at her a few more times. This lady, a seemingly heartless person, said that she broke her head. Can such a meticulous thought be something that a person with a bad brain thinks?

When Mr. Li left, he pointed to the large stack of silver notes and account books, "Madam, this is your monthly salary for a year and two months. Can you check the data correctly?"

Liu Ruyan was stunned. She had not received her salary a year and two months. So, was the previous one not the same salary?

But, one year and two months, that is, fourteen months’ salary!

That is to say, my predecessor once received money every month, but why didn’t she take it later?

Liu Ruyan has been here for less than a year. Even if she broke her head, she was cheated by some people. But what about her predecessor? Why didn’t she get a two-month salary?

Liu Ruyan took a stack of bills and looked at them, frowned, "What do you mean by so many white sticks here? I'm sorry, I will make up silver bills or gold sticks for me! What's this all..."

Butler Li was also embarrassed and rubbed his hands, "Madam, I am really helpless. This was given to me by the accountant. He said that I can't afford to pay for you the previous monthly salary at the moment."

Liu Ruyan flipped over and stuffed them all to the butler again, "Okay, you take them back first. We are talking about this tomorrow. Now, hurry up and deal with what we are talking about."

As soon as Butler Li left, the fifth concubine came to Zhuyuan.

Liu Ruyan was lowering her head to eat bird's nest. To be honest, she couldn't get used to the fishy stuff, but Du Shengting didn't know what was going crazy, so she insisted that Mama Liu and Mama Zhang would give her a bowl of bird's nest every few days.

On the pretext, Liu Ruyan threw the bird's nest down and met the fifth concubine.

The fifth concubine and the ninth concubine were both here to find Liu Ruyan, and Liu Ruyan was not surprised. So, she asked the maids and the mothers to not have to serve her. She asked the fifth concubine to go to the small study upstairs and had tea.

At this time, Liu Ruyan was busy acting with Du Shengting, and this happened to be chased in the street. Liu Ruyan hadn't observed the fifth concubine very carefully for a while. Only then did she realize that she had lost too much weight, she was as haggard as if she had become a different person, and she lost her energy.

Compared with the old lady who died, she was far less energetic than the old lady.

Liu Ruyan brewed a cup of tea for the fifth concubine and handed it to him, "Fifth concubine, you have always been a person who will enter the Three Treasure Hall without any trouble. Today, I am afraid that there is something to tell Ruyan? Then, just say it directly."

The fifth concubine, holding the teacup, shook her hand, and after a long time, she put down the teacup and said, "I went to the hospital today and saw the master. I want to take the fourth brother to Nanyang, but your fourth brother, he will definitely refuse to leave. Alas~"

Liu Ruyan was not in any mood and was only concerned about making tea and drinking tea. The fifth concubine stopped talking.

After a long time, Liu Ruyan looked at the fifth concubine and forced the fifth concubine's eyes seriously and strongly and said, "Fifth concubine, I think you can stay in this mansion for so many years. You are also a smart person, so for this matter, I suggest that you never go to Zhongting again in the future."

The fifth concubine looked at Liu Ruyan stupidly. She was guessing in her heart whether Liu Ruyan had listened to those servants gossiping. At present, not many people know about it. If the son is willing to follow her, then the mother and son will leave and never come back. After many years, who will care about whoever is alive and who can find out the old news.

Seeing that the fifth concubine looked at her in a daze, Liu Ruyan continued, "Fifth aunt, you should go to Zhongting to talk about this matter today, which is the most irrational choice. Now I have started to contact the affairs of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. I have little power. However, if someone says something and orders to continue, you still have unconditional execution. So, have you ever thought about it? If Zhongting insists on asking you, why did you have to take your fourth brother to Nanyang? Did you tell him that you were scared by this messy situation?"

After a moment of silence, Liu Ruyan told the fifth concubine loudly, "I will tell you clearly, the fifth concubine, Zhongting, he might have replied after hearing it, but what if? Do you think you and the fourth brother still have a way out?"

Liu Ruyan's words were already very obvious. If the fifth concubine couldn't hear anything, it would be sad.

"Ruyan...! It's a bad fate~ it's a sin..." The fifth concubine had already started to wipe her tears. Liu Ruyan, she was no longer full, so what about Li and the others!

The fifth concubine knew in her heart that her son had made a very common mistake. Once this matter was confirmed by Li and the others, the mother and son would be really over. Then, if Du Shengting knew about it, it would have to be handled in accordance with the Du family's family laws and regulations!

Thinking of this, the fifth concubine was already sweating coldly on her back. In her opinion, it would be a dead end to her choice of any path for her son, only Liu Ruyan!

Liu Ruyan raised her hand and placed it on the back of the fifth concubine's hand. Only then did she realize that the fifth concubine's hand was so cold.

"Fifth Auntie, since you are here, I will say something directly. I can make the decision on this matter for you and the Ninth Auntie, but I want to listen to you tell me their stories. This is a matter of life!"

Now there are rumors that the children pregnant by the ninth concubine were not the old man, but the fourth young master Du Shengshi, because the ninth concubine was once the girlfriend of the fourth young master. Secondly, how could the old man be born at such a young age? Besides, the youngest concubine in this mansion had the youngest child, and the eighth concubine and the first few concubines were not old, and they were not pregnant. Only the ninth concubine was pregnant with the old man's child?

The key is that the news of the pregnancy of the ninth concubine was announced after Lao Shuai died. Why wasn’t it announced before Lao Shuai’s death?

Isn't this obviously a ghost?

This is a speculation rumor. What made Liu Ruyan afraid and worried was that she heard a maid saw with her own eyes that the ninth concubine and the fourth young master were hugging each other at the foot of the rockery, and she heard them talking about the child.
Chapter completed!