My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Not allowing Cherry to think too much, she quickly stood up.

He saluted Shang Ji and said.

"This slave has met the general."

"Well, get up."

While speaking, his eyes often looked towards the inner room, but his steps did not move.

Seeing this, Cherry took the initiative to explain.

"General, are you going in? Madam, you got up early today and felt a little tired, so you went to bed again."

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and deliberately added another sentence.

"The young lady didn't feel any discomfort before going to bed."

Hearing this, Shang Ji's worry eased a little.

After a moment of silence, he glanced at Cherry and then said.

"Tell me exactly what happened today."

"yes."

He didn't want to find anyone responsible, but he just needed to understand the matter clearly before he could make further plans.

Cherry didn't hide anything, and told everything that happened in the flower hall.

She spoke carefully, and Shang Ji listened carefully.

He frowned slightly until he heard about the one hundred taels of shining silver ingots that Yingying had sent.

There was more doubt and inquiry in the eyes looking at Cherry.

Then he asked directly.

"Did the young lady tamper with the money?"

Cherry exclaimed and couldn't help but admire her.

The same thing happened in the eyes of the eldest young lady and Aunt Dou, and they were mostly worried.

But the general could also catch a glimpse of something unusual and see something unusual.

Based on this alone, as well as the delivery of medicine last night, Cherry recognized this second uncle from the bottom of her heart.

In the past, it was because of my status, so I had to be respectful.

But after today, I am truly convinced.

So he nodded and spoke in a lowered voice.

"My slave put something on the silver. It's just that it's hard to explain to the general now, but please believe that our young lady can handle the matter properly."

The reason why Yingying said this was because he wanted to use Shang Ji to secure his young lady's rights in the back house.

After all, the young lady has good intentions, but if things continue like this, it may not necessarily be a good thing for the young lady.

Shang Ji is not stupid either, so he naturally senses something fishy.

Then he said to Luo Yuan.

"Go and invite Butler He and Aunt Dou to the study. I have something to say to them."

"Yes, General."

Luo Yuan turned around and left Xitang Courtyard with a bold step. In the courtyard, only Shang Ji and the maid Ying Tao were left.

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Cherry had no intention of climbing up, so she felt very uncomfortable being alone with the general.

Shang Ji also noticed her awkwardness, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Then he ordered.

"Take good care of the young lady. When she wakes up, call someone to call me in the study."

"Yes, General."

Afterwards, Shang Ji also left Xitang Courtyard, thought about it, and went straight to Fuqiu Courtyard.

Although Yingtao didn't say some words clearly, Shang Ji knew what they meant.

Thinking of his nephew Shang Zhiping, Shang Ji felt worried.

I am afraid that Du Jingyi will become him next.

Therefore, I had to go to my sister-in-law's yard for a brief chat.

Cherry patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

It has to be said that she has lived for more than ten years, and she has met a lot of people with her husband, wife and young lady.

But every time I see my general, I still feel an unknown fear.

This kind of fear is not the kind of fear of being exposed after doing something bad.

It's more of awe from the heart.

This may be caused by the hostility left in him after many years of fighting on the battlefield.

Although I have restrained myself on weekdays, it will always spread out unconsciously.

Especially when he was angry, Cherry felt more intimidating than the angry-eyed King Kong in the temple.

Turning around and looking at the main room where there was still no movement, Cherry continued to sit on the porch, embroidering her handkerchief.

In Fuqiu Courtyard, Mrs. Liu, the sister-in-law, was teaching her son calligraphy.

Seeing Shang Ji striding in, he naturally knew the reason for his visit.

So he said to Shang Zhiping.

"Ping'er, I've met your sixth uncle."

"Hello Uncle Six."

"Um."

Seeing that Shang Zhiping was there, Shang Ji restrained his outgoing temper.

Although there was not much movement on his face, it could be seen that he was still very concerned about Shang Zhiping.

"Are you practicing calligraphy?"

"yes."

His tone had softened a lot, but Shang Zhiping still couldn't help but feel a little scared.

He lowered his head submissively, not daring to look directly into Shang Ji's eyes.

Seeing this, sister-in-law Liu's eyes flashed with a lot of distress.

So after sighing slightly, he said patiently.

"Ping'er, please go out and take a rest first. I have something to say with your sixth uncle."

"Mother……"

Shang Zhiping's eyes seemed to express that he didn't want to leave, but he didn't know how to express it.

Sister-in-law Liu smiled slightly and said.

"Go ahead, it's okay."

Seeing this, Shang Zhiping nodded hesitantly, then lowered his head and left the main room.

Seeing him like this, Shang Ji felt like he hated iron.

But thinking about what happened before, I couldn't argue with anything.

On the contrary, sister-in-law Liu didn't want her brother-in-law to stare at her son like this all the time, so she changed the topic and asked.

"But after knowing that the fifth room came to cause trouble, what is the solution for the younger siblings?"

"Um."

"Hey, it's my fault that I haven't talked to her about this properly. She is also young and a person who doesn't worry, so she thinks things are simple. In the future, I will deal with the three-bedroom and five-bedroom apartments. You Just talk to her and ask her to pay more attention to moving."

After sister-in-law Liu's words, she directly confirmed Shang Ji's guess.

Sure enough, this is what the maid Cherry meant.

So, after thinking about it, Shang Ji said bluntly.

"Sister-in-law, I don't think Mrs. Du is a pushover. Since she is sure to deal with it this time, let her do it. If you keep protecting her like this, she won't grow up."

Although the words were spoken by Du Jingyi, his sister-in-law Liu also heard it, and it also contained Shang Ji's worries about his nephew Shang Zhiping.

It’s easier to talk about other things, so I talked about this all at once.

Suddenly, he touched the back of his sister-in-law Liu.

His eyes suddenly became sharp, and he stared at his brother-in-law Shang Ji and said a little unreasonably.

"What? Now is the sixth brother coming to teach me how to be a good person?"

"Sister-in-law misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding? It's simply ridiculous. My brother and sister didn't ask anything clearly, so they rushed to send one hundred taels of silver to the fifth house. Seeing that the money is so good, will those people let it go easily in the future? Dongyuan finally got through it Are these few years of peace going to be ruined in her hands like this?"