In the south of the Yangtze River in May, it is the rainy season, and it is always raining non-stop. When the rain first started, the sky glowed with white light, and large areas were swept up and blown away by the wind.

Qiu Shi came out of morning class last night and saw that it was not raining outside, so he couldn't help but say, "Everything is good here, but it's raining too much." "In March or April, it will come back and it will be very uncomfortable.

Li's mother said with a smile: "Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, and there is naturally more water. "She wasn't used to the weather when she first arrived, but she got used to it after two years here.

"That's just as well." Except for the rain that rained a lot, everything else was fine. The products are abundant, and the food is exquisite and delicious. Of course, the most important thing is that the son is by his side.

Mother Li helped Qiu Shi and said, "Old lady, after breakfast, we will go to the garden to enjoy the flowers." These days, there are quite a few flowers blooming in the garden. ”

"Okay." Generally, as long as the weather is good, Qiu will go for a walk in the garden, which is a habit developed over the years.

After breakfast, Qiu took Li's mother to the garden. On the way, Li's mother said with a smile: "Old lady, in the morning I heard Ruyan say that the peonies in the garden are blooming very well, let's go to see the peonies first?" "There are more than 40 varieties of flowers in the garden, and this is the season when the flowers are in full bloom.

Qiu didn't like flowers and plants before, but as he got older, his preferences have changed. Now I also like to see beautiful flowers.

Entering the courtyard, the group walked towards the peony garden first. When she walked in, seeing that there were only a few buds left in the flower garden, Mother Li looked at Ruyan and said, "Didn't you say that the peony bloomed just right?" ”

Ruyan said very aggrievedly: "Mom, I came here to see it in the morning, and there are indeed a lot of flowers here." There are pink and bright red, and they are very beautiful. ”

Qiu Shi frowned and said, "I called the mother-in-law who watched the garden to come and ask." ”

The mother-in-law is guarding the door, and she can't be clear about who will pick the flowers for her: "Back to the old lady, these flowers were picked by the lady's maid Pu Ye." ”

Qiu's face was a little unpleasant, and he asked, "What did she do with these flowers?" Qiu is a bodhisattva, she believes that flowers and trees are life, so she will only come to the garden to enjoy the flowers but never pick flowers, and she is not allowed to pick flowers.

The mother-in-law lowered her head and said, "This old slave doesn't know. ”

Mother Li scolded: "You won't tell Pu Ye that this is planted by the eldest master for the old lady?" "Most of the flowers in the garden were originally left, and these peony flowers were specially found by Han Jianming for the Qiu family.

The mother-in-law said with an aggrieved face: "The old slave said it, but Miss Pu Ye not only didn't listen, but also scolded me angrily. said that I deliberately used the old lady to pressure her, and I didn't let her pick it the more she wanted to pick it, and I also picked all the flowers here. ”

Qiu's face became more and more ugly.

Mother Li looked at Qiu's face and sighed deliberately: "Don't care, old lady, this Pu Ye is a big temper, and he is still very good." ”

Ruyan was very upset about Li's mother: "Mom is good-natured, and she was bullied to the head and helped her speak." ”

Qiu is a person who protects his shortcomings: "What's the matter? "Mother Li has been by her side for many years, saying that she is a master and servant, but in fact she is not much different from her sisters. A maid actually bullied Li's mother, how could Qiu's family endure it.

Mother Li said with a smile: "It's just that Pu Ye thinks that the food sent by the kitchen is not good, so she quarreled with Ah Yu." I have already scolded Ah Yu severely, where can I quarrel with my wife's personal maid? "It's naked eye medicine.

After the Xiang family took charge, Li's mother asked her daughter-in-law to listen to Xiang's instructions and not to make trouble. After all, no matter how decent she is, she is just a subordinate, and the eldest master is a person who respects the rules, and she will definitely lose if she wants to fight with the housewife. didn't expect this Pu Ye to have no face at all, and pointed at her daughter-in-law and scolded her, and the scolding was still very ugly. Li's mother was so angry when she knew it.

Qiu's face darkened when he heard this: "A maid is so arrogant? Who gave her guts? "Mother Li is her companion, and the Zhang family is also her person. I have never heard of a quarrel between my daughter-in-law's maid and my mother-in-law's roommate.

Mother Li hurriedly said: "This maid has a bad temperament, but I believe that the eldest lady will definitely not know about this." ”

Qiu Shi snorted coldly and said, "It seems that I am so used to her, that she doesn't even pay attention to me as a mother-in-law." ”

Xiang went to the upper room to ask for peace after breakfast, and heard the maid say that the old lady went for a walk in the garden, so he immediately took the maid to the garden to find Qiu's.

Qiu Shi was not a deep-minded person, but he has lived extremely comfortably over the years, and his temperament has become simpler and simpler. Seeing Xiang's, Qiu's said with a cold face: "Which one is Pu Ye?" ”

Xiang's heart skipped a beat, and his intuition was wrong, and he said carefully: "Pu Ye is in the courtyard." Mother, did this girl make something wrong? "I know that Pu Ye is a strong pinch, so every time she goes to the upper room, she brings a futon.

The fault of a maid is not worth the Qiu family's words: "Let your maid learn the rules from Mother Xin." "Mother Xin is the person who specializes in disciplining the rules of the maid in the Han Mansion.

In front of so many people, saying that her personal maid doesn't understand the rules, isn't it just a slap in the face. Xiang's pink face immediately turned the color of pig liver.

After saying this, the Qiu family took Li's mother away, and he didn't care about Xiang at all. If the daughter-in-law is good, she will also be hurt by the daughter. But if it's not a good one, she won't give face.

The futon patted Xiang's back and said softly: "Madame, don't worry, let's go back and ask things clearly, and then take Pu Ye to admit the mistake to the old lady." ”

Xiang is in charge of the house, and it is easy to inquire about some things. After knowing the reason, Xiang was so angry that he trembled.

Pu Ye didn't feel that she was wrong: "Madam, the mother-in-law guarding the door is so hateful, I just want to pick a few flowers and put them in the house, she not only forbade me to pick them, but also said a lot of ugly things." So, in a fit of rage, she picked all the peonies that bloomed in the flower garden.

The mother-in-law actually didn't tell Han Jianming that the peony flower was specially planted by Han Jianming for the Qiu family. Xiang's housekeeper kidnapped a lot of people, but she didn't know that the descendants of the big families were all related to each other, and the relationship was intricate. The housekeeper who was kidnapped by the Xiang family is the maiden cousin of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Futon was so angry that he was dying: "Tell me yourself, this is the first time you have quarreled with someone?" "Mother Li's daughter-in-law is just one of them, and Pu Ye has offended a lot of people during this time. Although these people hate Pu Ye for being rampant, they also don't want to see her master, Xiang's family. Without Xiang's support, Pu Ye would not be so arrogant and would not take anyone in his eyes.

The Xiang family is very smart, otherwise he would not have won the love of the Qiu family and Han Jianming. It's not that she doesn't know Pu Ye's temperament, and she explodes when she is teased. In the past, the Xiang family had a simple population and she was in charge, and the Ye family didn't have so many rules, so it didn't hurt that Pu Ye was stronger. But the Han family has heavy rules, and Pu Ye has made a lot of mistakes, but she can't bear to be heavy because of her love for many years. But today, Xiang Shi understands that if she doesn't deal with Pu Ye again, I'm afraid she will have to get in.

Thinking of this, Xiang sighed: "Your temperament is not suitable for coming to Han Mansion at all. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have brought you here. ”

After Pu Ye reacted, his face suddenly turned pale: "Girl, girl, don't say that, if you want to beat or punish you, please don't drive me away." ”

Xiang shook his head and said, "You can't stay with me anymore." "Before Pu Ye quarreled with Li's mother's daughter-in-law, she knew that Pu Ye was not suitable to stay in Hanfu. It's just that Pu Ye is her personal maid, and she drove people away in such a short time after marrying, so what people will think when they see it. Unexpectedly, this girl caused trouble for her again.

Pu Ye's tears brushed the ground: "Girl, girl, you can't do without me ......"

Xiang was also sad in his heart, and said to the futon: "You take her down!" "Before, Xiang wanted to choose a good family for her, and then prepare a thick dowry for her, which can be regarded as the friendship of master and servant. But now that the old lady is tired of Pu Ye, she has to find a way to solve this matter as soon as possible. Generally, if a maid makes a mistake, she will be sent to the Zhuangzi or sold, but she does not have her own Zhuangzi and does not want to sell Pu Ye. The maid who was sold didn't end well. Pu Ye has been by her side for so many years, even if she causes trouble, she has to think of a way to do both.

The futon dragged the leaves out.

Pu Ye couldn't cry: "Futon, can you help me intercede with the girl?" I don't want to leave the girl. ”

Futuan's face was ugly: "You still let me intercede?" Do you know that today, the old lady asked the lady to teach you the rules in front of the maid. Don't you know how difficult it is for Mrs. to marry into the house? Today, the old lady's words came out, and all the previous efforts of the lady were in vain. "The steproom is so easy to handle, not to mention the stepsons and stepdaughters of her age, just to say that there are two aunts who have been in charge of the house, it is not easy to deal with. These days, Xiang is trembling.

Pu Ye's face was not bloody: "How come?" I just said a couple of words about the woman. ”

The futon was so angry that he couldn't breathe well: "I told you a long time ago that the situation in the house is complicated, and I want people to get along well with me and not cause trouble for my wife." What about you? You're all in the ears of the wind. ”

Pu Ye slumped to the ground, covering his face and crying sadly.

The futon turned around and asked Xiang, "Madam, do you really want to send Pu Ye away?" ”

Xiang nodded and said, "Her temperament is not suitable for staying in the Han Mansion. The old lady said to let Pu Ye go to Xin's mother to learn the rules, and let her learn the rules first. How to arrange it after that, we will talk about it when the time comes. "To punish Pu Ye, she has to learn the rules from Mother Xin, and this matter will only be done if it falls, otherwise it will fall into the hands of others.

Futon nodded, this matter can only be handled like this for the time being.

Xiang Shi hummed and said, "Go tell her about this!" "The most important thing now is to win the old lady's favor again, otherwise she will have a hard time in this back house.

In the afternoon, Xiang took the futon to the upper room. This time, Qiu Shi saw that she was no longer smiling as before, glanced at her lukewarmly and asked, "What did you do with that girl?" ”

It was the first time he had been treated like this, and Xiang Shiqiang said with a smile: "I have already asked her to learn the rules from Mother Xin." After speaking, Xiang stepped forward and held Qiu's arm and said, "Mother, I am young and have little experience, and I hope that my mother will teach me more." ”

Seeing that Xiang's attitude was not bad, Qiu's expression softened a lot: "If you don't understand anything, ask Mother Li more." "The mother of the house, Qiu, has become the shopkeeper, which shows that she has no interest in managing these chores.

Xiang gave Li's mother a blessing: "I need to talk to my mother more in the future." In fact, since the Xiang family took charge of the family, Li's mother has given her a lot of guidance.

"Madam, don't torture the old slave." Mother Li avoided Xiang's salute and said respectfully: "This is what an old slave should do, I just hope that Mrs. will not dislike me for pointing fingers." "Xiang can bend and stretch, this woman can't be offended.

Seeing this, most of the previous dislikes dissipated.

At this time, the maid came up and said, "Old lady, it's time for dinner." ”

Han Jianming went out in the morning and had already sent someone to inform the Qiu clan that he would come back very late. So the Qiu family didn't wait for Han Jianming, and took the Xiang family to the side hall for dinner.

In order to show filial piety, Xiang stood up and gave Qiu's cloth vegetables. If it had been before, Qiu would have asked her to sit down and eat together. But today, when there was a garden matter, she didn't say anything more.

Xiang Shi understood, and the morning's events had not yet passed. She didn't dare to slack off, took a bowl and scooped chicken soup for Qiu's, scooped two spoonfuls of Xiang's couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach. But she was afraid that the Qiu family would misunderstand her and she was dissatisfied, so she pressed and didn't vomit.

Mother Li was very careful, looked at her and asked, "Madam, are you uncomfortable?" Mother Li was also dissatisfied with Xiang's, but she knew in her heart that it was useless for the Qiu family to dislike Xiang's, and Han Jianming had to dislike Xiang's family. Han Jianming is not the Qiu family, he is the most shrewd person. If the eldest master knows, maybe he will think that these subordinates are deliberately provoking the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and they don't know how they will die when the time comes.

"Vomit ......" Xiang couldn't bear it anymore and spit it out.

Qiu Shi was startled, and then shouted loudly: "Go and ask for a doctor, go and ask for a doctor." ”

Mother Li was calmer, and after Xiang finished vomiting, she asked, "How long has it been since Mrs. has changed?" "Looking at this, nine times out of ten, there is joy.

Xiang thought for a moment and said, "It's been more than ten days. After saying this, Xiang's eyes lit up, but he quickly covered it up: "Maybe I ate something wrong and made me feel a little sick to my stomach, just rest." "This is also to leave a way back for yourself, in case you are not pregnant, there is no shame.

Qiu's face had already turned cloudy, and he said with a smile: "Something wrong, there must be something, I will hold my grandson soon." ”

Mother Li sighed when she heard this, but fortunately, the eldest lord and the princess brothers and sisters were all capable and filial. Otherwise, if you look like your old lady, you don't know what it will be like to be disliked by your daughter-in-law.

The doctor came over quickly.

Qiu waited for a while before the doctor got up, feeling a little uneasy, she was afraid that her hopes would be disappointed.

Li's mother knew that Han Jianming had sent someone to check Xiang's body before and made sure that he was in good health. I don't blame Han Jianming, how can I not be cautious after suffering such a big loss. So she was sure that Xiang was pregnant.