Le Xian took a few boxes of fat powder with a brocade book and walked along the Bihu Lake through the Yongdao to the second room of the Wei Yuan Courtyard, Zhou saw Le Xian coming, hurriedly smiled and greeted him, and personally held hands and entered the room: "Why is the big girl here? The sun is hot at this hour."

Le Xian smiled gently and shyly, sat down next to Zhou's, handed over the fat powder and said: "It's nothing, so I want to come to the second aunt to sit here.

Zhou opened the delicate enamel cloisonné pastel makeup box and admired them one by one, and it was really light and delicate and soft and elegant, and he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear, and thanked him again and again: "Then thank you to the big girl, or the big girl wants to get it."

Le Xian's smile was like a warm daylight, and her feelings were sincere: "The second aunt is an elder, this is how it should be." Zhou is very satisfied, although she is in charge of the house, but the old lady is shrewd, she is afraid in her heart, she does not dare to be greedy, there are not many such precious things, she was happy for a while, and said: "A few days ago, a new urn of pearls was sent from the outer courtyard, and it is not time to distribute it these days, so it is better for the big girl to pick some beads to play with, and it is good to reward people."

Le Xian is a collection of thousands of favors, where can she see the pearls in the ordinary part of the color, and she sneered at Zhou's stinginess and generosity to others, but today she smiled happily: "Then I'm welcome, I just want to hit a pair of pearl earrings, thank you the second aunt first."

Zhou's girl hurriedly brought in a small urn of pearls, the two of them talked and laughed and picked, but for a long time they listened to Le Xian sigh faintly, indescribable melancholy, Zhou's just got her benefits, it was so good that the honey was oily, and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? But what grievances have you suffered? Tell the second aunt to listen, even if you can't be the master, you can send one or two." Le Xian smiled reluctantly and said, "I just thought that we girls were happily picking pearls together today, but next time I don't know where to have such a situation, I feel a little sad."

Zhou was a little confused, and smiled puzzledly: "Why is this? Even if you have a marriage, it will take a year or two before you get married."

Le Xian took a sip, "Auntie, just talk about something that is not serious, who am I anxious for?" Zhou said suspiciously: "What do you mean?

Le Xian's expression was solemn and she wanted to speak and stopped, she couldn't help Zhou's repeated urging, and drove the girls out, Fang Qi Ai said: "The day before yesterday, I heard the fourth sister say from my mother, and said ,,,"

Zhou had an ominous premonition, and said in a deep voice, "What did that girl say?" Le Xian sighed, looked at Zhou with sympathetic eyes, and saw that Zhou's heart was furious, and then she said in a low voice: "The fourth sister said that the mother is the serious housemother of the Xiao family, how can there be a reason to let a daughter-in-law from the concubine be in charge? The second aunt is just a third-grade lady, and the Xiao family is a noble and high-ranking official, which one is not a super-grade wife and a second-grade lady? For the sake of the grandmother, the second aunt is just called Mrs. in face, where is it worthy to intersect with those nobles? After a long time, others also want to see the jokes of the Xiao family. Mother has also been cautious all these years, serving her grandmother with all her heart, grandmother should be discouraged, she should go to her grandmother, take back the stewardship and hand it over to her mother.

Zhou's brain "buzzed", and the whole person was stunned.She has managed the affairs of the Xiao family all these years, although the old lady is in charge of the big things, and the expensive female dependents are also the old lady's guests, she only takes care of the housekeeping at home, but she still has a lot of oil and water, and what is even more rare is the dignity.

Zhou was angry and afraid, trembling all over, and scolded: "That stinky girl who has not dried up her milk! How dare she be so disrespectful and inferior, all these years Gu Shi has been hiding and doing everything, big and small, inside and out, which one is missing me? Now they want to cross the river and tear down the bridge and kick me away, how can it be reasonable! Over the years, their mother and daughter have eaten the best and used the best, and it is not me Zhang Luo! There is no merit and hard work!"

Le Xian quietly watched Zhou's frenzy, a trace of triumph flashed in her eyes, and comforted: "Second aunt, don't be angry with such a person, it's not worth it.

Zhou Shi gasped, his eyes were split, and he said hatefully: "The old lady will hate her in this life, and she will not agree to let her take care of the house." In fact, she also understands in her heart that her housekeeper's name is not right, it was the old lady who was angry for a while, but now she may have regretted it a long time ago, and took 10,000 steps back and said, when Xiao Dongwei marries, the new daughter-in-law will definitely take over the housekeeping rights, but after all, there is still a year or two of hard work, and she can still make a lot of money and save some foundation for her children.

Le Xian sighed, "In the past, maybe yes, but now that Le Yu has emerged and become famous, outsiders say that the four girls of the Xiao family are talented and have everyone's demeanor, and grandmother also has a slightly better attitude towards the Gu family for this reason, so she may not agree."

Zhou Shi was stunned, her teeth were gritted loudly, and her heart was constantly ruthless, but she couldn't think of any ideas. There was a subtle hint of caution and suspicion in her words.

Le Xian sneered in her heart, she was not too stupid in the end, her expression changed, and she said with some anger and sadness: "Second aunt, you also know, I think that Le Yu is pitiful, she has been punishing her since she was a child, better than a few sisters, but what about her? You also know what happened not long ago, Second Aunt, I can be said to be completely cold, she is a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed! To be honest, the second aunt is in charge, and I have never lacked what I should have, but if I change my mother to take charge, I don't know what will happen to me? Who let me have no mother?"

This last sentence is about both sad and aggrieved and pitiful loss, Zhou has always had a lot of complaints about Le Xian, feeling that she is kind and soft-faced, and can't tell the difference between intimacy and alienation, but now listening to her say this, I also feel pitiful, and I dispelled the only trace of doubt.

Le Xian said again: "It's not that I like to play with right and wrong, it's just that the second aunt treats me well, I heard such words, if I hide it and don't say it, I really feel uncomfortable.

From the second room to move right and wrong, Du's mother helped Le Xian to choose a secluded place to go, Chu Yuyuan was next to Bihu, this sun is big, so no one has seen a group of people have been to Wei Yuan.

Le Xian was obviously very useful, and said with a light smile: "Although the Zhou family is stupid but has a small amount of energy, she will not give up with the Gu family.

Her soft facial features were a little confused, and she suddenly asked Du's mother, "Has my mother ever seen my mother?" Mother Du was stunned for a moment, showed a look of recollection, and sighed lightly: "Why haven't you seen it?" The slave maid used to serve the old lady, and the eldest lady was not married at that time.

Le Xian was a little excited, "What kind of person is my mother?" Mother Du was slightly surprised, "Didn't the girl ask the old lady?" Le Xian said sadly: "When I mention my mother, my grandmother is sad, I don't want to see my grandmother in such pain, I haven't mentioned my mother for a long time."

Mother Du nodded clearly, and continued: "The eldest lady is a sensitive and slender person, so kind that even the ants under her feet can't bear to step on it, the marriage with the eldest Sima back then, in fact, the eldest lady was unwilling, but the grandfather of the country is in charge, the eldest lady has no choice, and she is always depressed after marriage, and her body is gradually getting worse, so she will give birth to a girl and go less than a year."

Le Xian's clear eyes flashed with tears, but she stubbornly refused to fall, "Mother is too weak, if I refuse to marry, I will fight to the end, I must not be resigned to fate, and let myself be at the mercy of depression for the rest of my life."

There is also a shift in the evening, about eight o'clock.