After she cleaned up, Wen Mulan led her out.

"Zhiyu, tonight's incident, you should not have happened. Zhirou fell ill and was sent to Zhuangzi overnight to recuperate. ”

Zhiyu didn't know what she had done, but seeing Wen Mulan so solemn, she knew that things must not be simple. didn't ask any more questions, and sent Wen Mulan out with a wind lantern.

It's still the first month, and sure enough, the night is deep and heavy.

The fear in his heart and the cold of the winter night, Zhirou was also shivering from the cold while wrapped in a thick jacket.

There were a few stars scattered in the night sky, and the moon was obscured by thick clouds, and the night was very dark.

A few wind lamps under the porch gave a dim glow, but they couldn't illuminate the thick night. The north wind howled and swept through the treetops, sweeping away the remnants of snow from the treetops, and the shadows of the trees danced wildly.

Zhirou walked behind Wen Mulan, afraid and regretful in her heart.

When they arrived at the side room, Wen Mulan knocked lightly twice, and Mama Zheng said, "Come in." ”

Pushing open the door, Wen Mulan motioned to Zhirou, "Go in." ”

Mama Zheng stood in the room with a stern expression, her back straight and she didn't look old at all.

As soon as Zhirou saw her, she couldn't help but weaken her knees and knelt down.

"Mama, the maid is really confused for a while. Before she could speak, Zhirou said in a hurry: "The maid has an elder brother in the family, who is good at gambling and loses the house." ”

She choked up and said: "The old lady in the family is frail, so she relies on my monthly money and my father to do some wood work to survive." How can you have that money to pay off your brother's gambling debts? The maid can't see her father and mother living on the streets. ”

Mama Zheng looked at her expressionlessly and said, "How about the young lady stay on weekdays?"

Zhirou wiped a handful of tears and said, "The young lady is generous. ”

"Then why don't you come to the young lady, and you want to take Fan Qianqian's silver?" Mama Zheng shouted: "Who are you worthy of!"

Zhirou burst into tears, knelt on the ground, and said while crying: "At that time, I was afraid that because of this incident, I would not be able to be promoted to the second class. ”

"Woooooooooo......oo It was because I was deluded that I would betray the young lady. ”

At that time, Caisi and Sangzi were both married, and it was the time for Zhiyuan to choose a maid. Because she is meticulous in her work, she has fallen into the eyes of Caisi, and she will never give up such a good opportunity.

From the little maid to the second class, this is an extremely crucial step. Not only will the monthly money rise a lot, but it will become a second-class, and there is a possibility of being promoted to a first-class.

There is always no shortage of manpower around the young lady, and the first-class maid always has to marry when she is old.

If this step is taken well, there will be a rush in the days to come.

Some little maids have entered the house, and they may be rough at most, and they will be hastily matched when they reach their age. In order to change their fate, during that time, how many little maids did everything they could to please Caisi and Sangzi.

She can be selected by Caisi, if she dares not to cherish this opportunity? If something happens at home, she will hold it in her heart and want to get through that time.

But she can survive, but those debt collectors can't.

Once, she took the opportunity to go to the big kitchen and hid in a remote corner and cried. Her heart was tormented, did she want to give up this opportunity in front of her?

There is a gambling brother in the family, even if the young lady helps her, it will definitely be hopeless for her to be a second-class maid.

Just when she was desperate, Fan Qianqian appeared beside her.

She knew that there was such a person in the mansion, and she was also full of hostility to her because of the young lady.

But she just wiped away her tears, left behind the words "come to me if you have trouble", and left.

This made Zhirou have a good impression of her for the first time, and when she received a message from the debt collection again, she went to Fan Qianqian's yard.

As a distant relative of the Chen family, although Fan Qianqian lives like an invisible person in the mansion, she also has a few savings in her hands. After listening to her words, he generously took out a hundred taels of silver to her, and the only request was to let her reveal the news of Zhi Yuanju.

After listening to her, Mama Zheng's face sank like water.

That Fan Qianqian, I thought that she didn't go out of the door, and she was a peaceful person. Unexpectedly, she held back her bad heart and peeked at Zhiyuanju.

"Zhirou, you're so disappointed in me! ”

For slaves and maids, competence is secondary, and loyalty is the first priority.

Take Sang Zi as an example, she is not the most capable girl around Xu Wanzhen. On calmness is not as good as green wheat, and on being careful and thoughtful, it is far less than picking silk.

However, she is really 100% loyal to Xu Wan, not just squandering it with her master, but really thinking about her master.

Let's just say that two days ago, Sang Zi heard that something had happened to Xu Wanzhen, and even the young grandmother didn't do it and ran back to serve her.

Zhirou did this, not only betrayal, but also put her own interests first in her heart.

Glancing at Zhirou, who was crying bitterly, Mama Zheng said: "You should reflect on it and wait for this period of time to make plans." ”

"I know it's wrong!" Zhirou kowtowed, crying and begging: "Please be kind, don't drive me out of the house." ”

She only said half of what she said, and what she didn't say was that she took the silver from Fan Qianqian, although she paid off her gambling debts and kept her family's house. However, her brother's gambling addiction can't be quit at all, and it all depends on her help.

Her errand as a second-class maid was not easy to come by, and if she was kicked out, wouldn't the whole family have to drink the northwest wind?

Mama Zheng didn't say a word and walked out. In her heart, she has already decided whether to stay or not.

Wen Mulan heard a noise at the door, and when Mama Zheng came out, she locked the door casually and recruited a female guard to come over to take care of it.

She heard Zhirou's confession clearly outside, and hated this selfish behavior extremely much.

"Mama, you can't tolerate Zhirou. Wen Mulan said: "What is confused for a while, it is clear that I want to save my family again, and I don't want to lose the opportunity to be promoted to the second class." She did these things without thinking about it at all. ”

Which of the little maids in this courtyard has not been trained by Mama Zheng? Wen Mulan is afraid that Mama Zheng will be soft-hearted for a while.

"I also heard Fan Qianqian say that Zhirou told her that if there is anything, she can go to her at any time. Wen Mulan hated it: "It's clear that I've got a benefit, and I want to catch it again." ”

Mama Zheng said solemnly: "Mulan don't worry, I don't plan to keep her." After this time, I sold her to a man. ”

By the young lady's side, there can be no such disloyal and insincere person.

The two walked back side by side. The night was dark, and Wen Mulan held high the wind lantern to light the way for Mama Zheng.

"Speaking of which, I still don't know what is on my mind. Wen Mulan said.

"Tell me what's going on. ”

"The young lady was kidnapped, after Fan Qianqian said it, the princess Hanxiang was not surprised at all. Even the older aunt beside her knew about it. ”

Wen Mulan was puzzled: "Isn't she a Khitan princess, how can she know so clearly about the affairs of my young lady?"