Hope for luck

Chapter 260
Just when Gao Pan was by Shen Jinhua's side, no one came to bring charcoal after seeing him for a long time. At first, Gao Pan thought that these servants dared not come in to avoid taboo.

Then, after about half an hour, the room had gradually become a little colder, and still no one had brought charcoal, so Gao Pan became a little annoyed.

When he came in with Shen Jinhua in his arms, he had ordered them to come and add charcoal to the fire after a while. It had been a long time, but he still didn't see anyone coming, which made him a little dissatisfied.

She was about to gently put down Shen Jinhua's jade hand and go out to see the situation, but in her sleep, Shen Jinhua seemed to know that Gao Pan was leaving, and instantly grabbed his hand tightly.

This made Gao Pan's heart skip a beat, and he breathed a sigh of relief after looking at Shen Jinhua who was still sleeping with his eyes closed.

He patted the back of her hand slightly, then took it out, tucked her in the quilt again, turned and came to the door.

Suddenly, he heard a conversation that made him very angry.

"Uncle was arrested, Madam fell ill again, and now this young lady also..."

"What nonsense are you talking about, there is no one looking after it..."

"What care, I reckon they're doing some shady business. Look at all the boudoir ladies in the capital, where are they meeting outside men? What are these lonely men and widows doing..."

"Keep your voice down, if you are heard, it's over..."

"What are you afraid of? It's not like you don't know what kind of person Madam and Miss are. They won't know what we say in private. So what, it's just a few curses..."

"Hey...don't say a few words, right now my wife..."

Standing at the door, Gao Pan heard the conversation between the two maids waiting outside the house, and his face was very unbearable.

He originally thought that every time he came to Shen's house, the servants would smile when they saw him, and thought that they also respected him very much.

After listening to this conversation, Gao Pan realized that he came to see Shen Jinhua, and in their eyes, he was so unbearable.

Fortunately, he and Shen Jinhua have made a decision for life, if it is replaced by other women, this reputation will be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Gao Pan turned gloomy, and opened the door suddenly, causing the two maids waiting at the door to tremble instantly, and the conversation stopped abruptly.

"What's the matter? Didn't I order you to come in to add charcoal in a while? It's cold in the room right now, and you're still gossiping here!"

Gao Pan was condescending and said to the two maids coldly.

This made the two of them kneel on the ground immediately in fright:
"Back...Back to Young Master, slaves deserve to die... It's just that the sister-in-law Zhou who delivered the charcoal never came, and it's not easy for slaves to go in..."

After Gao Pan heard this, he gritted his teeth, looked back at Shen Jinhua who was sleeping soundly, and walked out of the room first, closing the door.

The Shen family has undergone major changes, and now these servants are a little too busy, Gao Pan understands that it is time to help rectify it, and said in a deep voice:

"Call the internal and external stewards to meet me in the main hall!"

After the two servant girls heard this, they tremblingly didn't know whether they should pass on the message or not.

Seeing this, Gao Pan let out a low growl:
"Go!!!"

The two servant girls were startled instantly, and they glanced at Gao Pan in horror. Seeing that he was full of anger at the moment, as if he was about to kill someone, how dare they refuse to obey, so they hurriedly agreed, and hurried to pass the news.

Seeing this, Gao Pan flicked his sleeves and walked towards the main hall of Shen's house. The passing Shen's servants were all confused and didn't know why.

And Gao Pan didn't care about their eyes, and when he came to the main hall, he sat upright, waiting for the internal and external housekeepers of the Shen family to come to see him.

His eyes were bright and sharp, his hands were resting on the pear wood table beside him, and his fingers were tapping the table rhythmically.

Gao Pan secretly counted the time in his heart!
After touching a cup of tea, I saw a middle-aged man hurried over to salute:

"Shen Ting, the housekeeper of the villain's outer court, has seen the young master, and I don't know what the young master ordered!"

Gao Pan looked at him, he was honest and honest, but the housekeeper from the outer courtyard spent a whole cup of tea in the main hall. Gao Pan could already guess that he must be hiding somewhere to rest comfortably.

He winked, continued to tap on the table, and said in a deep voice:
"No rush, wait first..."

Seeing this, Shen Ting, the housekeeper of the Shen family, felt an indescribable sense of uneasiness in his heart. Right now, this young master Gao gave him a much heavier feeling than his own wife.

I had no choice but to lower my head and stand there respectfully, thinking in my heart what Gao Pan was doing.

After another two cups of tea, a middle-aged woman came in, yawning, leading a group of maidservants.

"Yo, Mr. Gao, what's the matter? But whoever offended you, wait for me to punish her..."

This woman is the housekeeper of the Shen family, and when she came in and saw Gao Pan's expression was not good, she said obsequiously.

Gao Pan glanced at her lightly, and said slowly:

"The inner housekeeper came here really fast. It took a quarter of an hour. From the inner courtyard to here, it only takes a few doors. I think it should only take half a stick of incense..."

These words made the woman's face stagnate for an instant, and she became a little embarrassed:

"My lord, the villain walks a little slower, I don't know if you are in a hurry, it must be that their messengers are slow..."

Gao Pan naturally did not believe this nonsense:
"Oh, is that so? Whoever passed on the words just now, stand up..."

Before the words fell, the two servant girls who had been standing at the door stood up consciously, and one of them replied tremblingly:

"Young master, you are a slave..."

Gao Pan stared at her for a moment and asked:
"The housekeeper said you were slow in spreading the word, but is that so?"

The maid seemed to have been terrified by Gao Pan, she shook her head quickly:
"No, no... After the young master gave the order, the servant immediately ran back to the inner courtyard to find Mrs. Wang, and I dare not delay..."

After Gao Pan heard this, he looked at Sister-in-law Wang, who was the housekeeper of the Shen family, and seemed to be asking her if she had any explanation.

Sister-in-law Wang also complained about Gao Pan's meddling at the moment, so she replied disapprovingly:
"Hey, the villain was negligent, maybe he didn't remember it, son, don't take offense..."

After Gao Pan heard this, the anger in his heart became more and more intense. It can be said that the words were incoherent, the answer was irrelevant, and the matter was prevaricated.

Suddenly stood up and shouted:

"Steward Shen, tell me about the rules of the Shen family. As an internal steward, if you are negligent and leave your post without authorization, what should you do?"

Gao Pan's aura is like a rainbow, coupled with his slender stature, and standing at the top, he suddenly spoke in the attitude of an official judge, which made several servants in the hall tremble with fright.

Shen Ting, the housekeeper, was also trembling for a while and couldn't speak.

On the contrary, as the housekeeper, Mrs. Wang, suddenly said in a buzzing voice:

"Mr. Gao, what do you mean? We have never neglected you. When will it be your turn to take care of the Shen family's affairs?"

(End of this chapter)