Chen's mind flipped, she naturally knew the meaning of Lin Zhixuan coming to invite her to this meal, so she only brought Liu Xiang alone, and never made a noise, but this matter is easy to do, difficult to do, how to deal with it, she didn't know the bottom of her heart when she came, it still depends on what her good sister wants to say and do.

Chen only smiled when he asked: "It's not a big deal, it's just that after the key was dropped in the house last night, there were a few maids and women who were bold and dared to go in and out wantonly, and they were caught, and I was about to ask for an understanding." ”

Lin Zhixuan said: "Oh, where did that sister find out, and what did she do?"

Chen knew it in his heart, but said with a little anger on his face: "My good sister, this is really a surprise if you don't check it, I don't know if I don't know if I am in charge of the house, this check is out, up and down, inside and outside, there is no clean courtyard in the east courtyard and the west courtyard." There are also those who eat and drink, gamble, and those who steal, and it is really a pool of filth. ”

Lin Zhixuan knew that Chen was scaring herself with words, but she didn't show it on her face, but said lightly: "There is such a thing?

Chen saw that Lin Zhixuan was not only not afraid to cower when she heard her words, but was so indifferent, and there was even a hint of mockery in her words, and she was more and more sure in her heart that her third sister was indeed different from the past, so she also smiled and continued to play with her. When my wife was in charge of the house, there were a lot of things, and it was inevitable that there would be a loophole when I couldn't take care of it, and since I found it out today, I couldn't help but share my wife's worries and clear the lintel. ”

Lin Zhixuan raised her eyes to look at her: "Then according to my sister's meaning, is it going to be severely punished?"

Chen said: "This is natural. ”

Lin Zhixuan sneered in her heart when she heard this, with Chen's shrewdness and tactfulness, she would definitely not say such a thing, it seems that Chen's coming this time is just to test herself.

Seeing that Lin Zhixuan seemed to be silent in thought, Chen Shiyin asked, "What's the matter?

Lin Zhixuan put down the dishes and chopsticks, raised her eyes and looked at Chen's and said: "Sister has heard of a saying, called 'When the water is clear, there are no fish'? Sister has ever heard another saying, called 'not stupid, not deaf, not a house'? This Lin Mansion has been in the hands of my mother for more than ten years, my sister really thinks that my mother will not be able to see these flies and dogs? My mother is deaf and clear-sighted, and my sister should believe this." ”

Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Lin Zhixuan with a smile and said, "What does my sister mean?"

Lin Zhixuan said: "Sister, have you ever thought about why my mother didn't investigate and deal with it?"

Chen said: "What does my sister think is the reason?"

Lin Zhixuan looked at Chen and said, "I remember that my sister just said 'East and West Courtyards', and it seems that the eldest lady's side is not very clean. Before his father took office, he naturally told his mother to treat his widow and sister-in-law well, and the mother paid the most attention to the stability of the back house. There are some things that affect the whole body, which is not what my mother wants to see, and I don't think this is what my sister wants to see. ”

Seeing Lin Zhixuan's smiling eyes, Chen's heart sank suddenly.

Lin Zhixuan could naturally see the love in Chen's eyes, this matter had reached such a point, I was afraid that Chen himself couldn't make up his mind how to clean up the mess, but Lin Zhixuan looked up at the ignorant Xia Lan and said, "Xia Lan, how about you go and see the lily and snow clam soup I ordered to stew?"

Lin Zhixuan didn't instruct anyone to stew any lily and snow clam soup, but Xia Lan glanced at the two of them, and they roughly understood, so she didn't say much, answered yes, and went out to the small kitchen.

Chen saw that Lin Zhixuan sent away the last maid beside her, and he also knew that she was going to say something important, so he only smiled and pretended not to know: "I think my sister is also a rare person with a clear mind, and my sister should also know that since this matter has reached this point, it is difficult to collect it, I have just been in charge of the house, if I can't find out, just since I found out such a big thing, there is no reason to let it go." ”

Lin Zhixuan smiled, what Chen said was naturally reasonable, she was the new official who took office with three fires, and she should always grasp something important to establish her authority in the mansion. In the future, what she said will be listened to, and what she tells will be done, the slave will not dare to do her best, but Lin Zhixuan said: "What my sister said is true, but my sister privately feels that there is something inappropriate, but she actually feels sorry for her sister." ”

Chen said: "Oh, how is it inappropriate, sister, but it doesn't matter. ”

"My sister thinks that my sister shouldn't take the eldest wife, my mother and my people to set up a raft to stand up. After all, my mother is only going out for a few days, after all, my sister is not really in charge yet, is she?"

The smile on Chen's face froze.

Lin Zhixuan continued: "Although I don't know why my sister had to investigate this matter thoroughly, I think that when things get to this point, my sister must be in a dilemma. ”

Lin Zhixuan looked at Chen, and Chen looked at Lin Zhixuan with a smile: "It seems that my sister is going to point out to my sister." ”

Lin Zhixuan said: "But in my humble opinion, my sister listens to a joke, how dare she say advice." ”

"Sister, please speak, sister listens. ”

"In my opinion, my sister can divide and conquer. ”

Chen's expression at this time was a little more serious: "How can you divide and conquer?"

Lin Zhixuan said: "Mother's people, the eldest wife's people, and my people, my sister can be put back and handed over to us to dispose of, and the other people, my sister will be severely punished and cannot be tolerated." ”

Chen let out a soft "oh", but still motioned for Lin Zhixuan to continue.

"My sister may think that my method still hurts my sister's face, and will make people talk about my sister's impartiality, but sister, which house do you see that has the real word 'impartiality'?

Moreover, my sister may feel that the matter has come to this point, and it has already hurt the face of my mother and eldest wife anyway, so it is better to break the jar and break it, and you will be cured of it. But my sister always feels that if my sister can gently suppress the things in our three rooms, slowly go back to my mother in private, be careful to accompany the sin, and then deal with the aftermath according to my mother's wishes, although my sister will have two complaints from my mother, but I will not be unable to see each other in the future, and there will be an estrangement. My sister is thinking about this only way to compromise, what does my sister think?"

Chen smiled lightly, as if jokingly: "My sister wants my sister to break her teeth and swallow it in her stomach, but she is in the mansion to give her sister a prestige." ”