Before the New Year's Festival, in the end, the matter of Bai Shizu and Mu Xinping was put on the agenda. Even if the Lu family is unwilling, she can only accept the facts, she has been repeatedly frustrated, and now her prestige in the mansion is not as good as before.

The Lu family didn't think of stopping it, but generously took the initiative to take on the matter of resting and renovating the new house, after all, it was impossible for Mu Xinping to squeeze in Tangli Garden after marriage.

On this day, the Lu family came to greet Mrs. Bai, and took the initiative to mention: "Old lady, my sister is about to pass through the door, I think that in the courtyard of the master of our house, the best is the Yiqin Pavilion where my sister used to live, my sister has been dead for many years, and it has been vacant, so it is better to renovate it, and it will be my sister's residence in the future, right?"

When she said this, her eyes casually looked at Bai Muhibiscus, but she saw that she ignored her, continued to drink tea with her head down, and quite obediently peeled a fruit and handed it to Old Madam Bai.

Old Madam Bai took the nuts in Bai Hibiscus's hand, thought for a while, and then asked, "Jin'er, what do you think?"

Bai Mujian didn't seem to expect the old lady to ask him this question, so he was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said, "Mother and grandmother are in charge of this matter, what does Jin'er know?"

Old Madam Bai looked at her, as if she was exploring the truth of what she said, Bai Mujian did not avoid it, looked at each other calmly, peeled another fruit and handed it to Old Madam Bai.

But a yard, the people are gone, what do you do with that yard? Mother has been robbed of too many things, what is the point of her leaving a yard full of painful memories for her?

Lu's attempt to provoke the relationship between her and Mu Xinping through this point is too boring, she never cares about the Bai family's grass and trees, leaning on the Qin Pavilion, and keeping it is also ironic, ironic why her mother was so stupid back then, buried her whole life in that small courtyard in all directions, and finally lost her life there.

When Lu heard this, he glanced at Bai Mu Hibiscus apologetically, and said: "Hey, it's because I didn't think it through, after all, it was my sister's residence before her death, and I actually made my own opinion, and I didn't ask Jin'er's opinion, if Jin'er thinks it's inappropriate, then I'll clean up Bishui Pavilion again, although it's not as good as Yiqin Pavilion, it's also elegant!"

Bai Mu Hibiscus glanced at Lu with a smile before saying, "Mother, I don't want to feel inappropriate, Yiqin Pavilion is very good, if my cousin likes it, there is nothing wrong!"

Mu Xinping is not a stupid person in the end, she doesn't want to make Bai Mujian unhappy because of this incident, and she doesn't want to live in Yiqin Pavilion, which will only attract Bai Shizu's displeasure, Mrs. Yuan's residence, even the main room didn't dare to live in it back then, why should she touch this mold.

So he smiled and said: "Old lady, Yiqin Pavilion should be kept as it is, Xinping lives in Bishui Pavilion, in the end, it is Mrs. Yuan's residence, Xinping doesn't want to offend!"

Old Madam Bai originally didn't plan to give Yiqin Pavilion to Mu Xinping, the reason why she didn't object just now was just to test Bai Hibiscus's reaction, but seeing that she didn't have the slightest intention of objecting, she felt a little strange, could it be that Bai Hibiscus really didn't have any nostalgia for her mother?

Bai Mujin took a sip of tea, her face was flushed, and she looked very delicate, and then said: "Aunt Cousin can be wherever she likes, even if she wants to live in Yiqin Pavilion, there is nothing offensive." I went to Yiqin Pavilion a few days ago to see it, and it was all dusty, and if anyone lived in it, it wouldn't be left here!"

Old Madam Bai's smile froze, and when she looked at Lu's eyes again, she was even more displeased, and said with a sneer: "I respect your sister a lot, but I don't even want to take care of the courtyard she left behind!"

The Lu family originally wanted to use this to show his merits, but by the way, he disgusted Bai Hibiscus, but in the end, it became hers again, and he was really a little aggrieved and resentful, and he had to apologize and say: "How could it be? I clearly ordered my subordinates to clean up regularly, could it be that those lazy minions are perfunctory again?"

Bai Mujin smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Mother has too many things to be busy with, and there are some who can't take care of it, and the subordinates, naturally not all of them are obedient, and it's no wonder that mother!"

But Mrs. Bai didn't agree with this, and said with a straight face: "As a housewife, I can't even take care of the affairs of the inner house, so what kind of home should I be? When I was in charge of the Bai Mansion, I never messed up like this, it seems that Xinping has to help take care of this chore!"

Mu Xinping was naturally happy when she heard this, but she had to excuse herself: "Auntie, I haven't been a housekeeper either, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do well when the time comes, but I will disappoint you!"

Old Madam Bai said: "Who is not born to be, you will be a flat wife in the future, different from the concubine, naturally you have to help the master mother manage the affairs together, Jin'er is not small now, just follow the study, lest you go out of the cabinet in the future to your husband's house and be like your mother, showing cowardice everywhere!"

These words are clearly faceless to the Lu family, no wonder her face is so ugly, but she still remembers the purpose of her coming today, so she echoed: "The old lady doesn't say it, I also have this intention, now the Guogong Mansion is not as big as before, the family is big, there are many affairs in the inner house, and the things outside are also complicated, I still have to help my sister take care of the dowry shop she left behind, Zhuangzi, it is indeed a little too busy, I can have someone to help, no matter how good it is!"

Old Madam Bai didn't seem to expect that the Lu family would be willing to hand over the housekeeping so quickly, she was a little surprised, but she was still very happy, and felt that the Lu family was finally interested, so she nodded and said, "It's naturally good that you can be so reasonable." The Bai family will prosper in the future, and it is really not easy for you to be busy alone!"

Lu was secretly happy in his heart, and with one sentence, Old Madam Bai changed her attitude and began to praise her. This old woman is really greedy for power, and she is bent on sharing her own power! But I am afraid that you will regret it when the time comes!

However, on the face, Lu said very humbly: "Thank you for the old lady's compassion, the daughter-in-law is young in the end, and she still relies on your guidance and help in many things!"

These words made Mrs. Bai happy in her heart, people are old, and they can't stand being coaxed by others, Lu is now a good learner, and a series of blows made her see it very clearly, she can't offend this old woman clearly, otherwise she will fall into isolation and helplessness at home. Those things before, if it weren't for the old lady's intentional or unintentional bias towards white hibiscus, how could she have been deflated again and again?

Bai Mujin looked at the Lu family, and naturally knew what she was thinking. It is not so easy to embrace the stewardship to please the old lady and rebuild the old good. There are some things that once you hand them over, it's hard to get them back.

It is impossible for the Lu family not to consider this, I'm afraid she will pay attention to more than that, right? Mu Xinping wants to gain a firm foothold in the Bai family, where the Lu family has been entrenched for ten years, and also wants to get involved in power, it is not an easy thing, just watch how they show their powers!

As for Bai Muhibiscus's thoughts, how to take back the property left by her mother, it was all her and Bai Muchen's support, and if she tossed the Lu family like this, I was afraid that it would not be long before there would be an empty shell.

was thinking about it, but I heard the mandarin duck report, saying that a set of noodles had been sent in Linglong Fang, and asked if I wanted to see it now.

The words were said in front of a room of people, and Lu felt a little bad when he heard the words Linglong Fang, but he didn't know what Bai Mu Hibiscus had in mind, so he went to Linglong Fang to order jewelry privately.

Then he asked with concern: "Jin'er, I see that you dress up very simple at home on weekdays, how can you customize your own head noodles? I heard that a set of head noodles in Linglong Fang is not low, if you lack anything, just tell your mother, which year I didn't prepare in advance and send it to you, why should you spend it yourself!"

Obviously she cares about Bai Hibiscus, and she feels sorry for her spending money to buy things. Secretly, she is accusing Bai Muhibiscus of wasting silver, not knowing how to be thrifty, and obviously has the jewelry prepared for her at home, and she has to go out and buy it at a large price.

Bai Mujin didn't care, only smiled and said: "This is not for me to buy, the jewelry that my mother gave me, I can't use it, where do I need to buy it, this is what I specially ordered for my cousin." She is newly married, how can I not say something, I look good at this set of mutton fat and Tian Yu's head, so I will buy it and add makeup to my cousin!"

As soon as these words came out, not only did the Lu family make a mess, but also flattered Mrs. Bai and Mu Xinping, and they all praised Bai Mujian in their hearts for being sensible.

Bai Mu Hibiscus, quickly asked the mandarin duck to fetch the head, and then said: "This jade is of excellent quality, can my cousin like it?"

The brocade box was opened, and the warm luster was even more charming against the red flannel, and Mu Xinping was happy to see it, this set of heads and faces was worth a lot of money. hurriedly said to Bai Muhibiscus: "Jin'er, you are too expensive, and you have to accept your gift as an elder, which is really embarrassing for me!"

"What my cousin said, it's all a family, your mother's family is also us, and your mother-in-law's family is also us, this is a kiss and a kiss, this little gift, although it is not worth anything, but it is also a piece of Jin'er's heart, you can accept it!" Bai Muhibiscus pushed the box into her hand.

Seeing that Mu Xinping was about to refuse, Mrs. Bai spoke: "Take it, Jin'er can fall in love with you like this, I am happy to see it!"

Mu Xinping smiled and accepted it and asked Xue'er to put it away. Mama Sun said casually: "This Linglong Fang has been very prosperous in recent years, even Mrs. Yuan's treasure Zhai is down, and the eldest lady is really, why don't you even take care of your own business, but you want to patronize other shops?"

Bai Hibiscus's face was stunned, it seemed a little ugly, and the old lady Bai also looked at Bai Hibiscus in surprise, because the old lady had rarely gone out in these years, so she didn't know the current situation of Zhenbao Zhai, and suddenly said with some displeasure: "Jin'er, what Grandma Sun said is that her own shop also makes jewelry, why do you want to go to Linglong Fang to order?"

Bai Mu Hibiscus also seemed to be deliberately concealing, glanced at the Lu family, and said: "Grandmother, you still don't ask, but a set of noodles, where to buy it is not the same!

Chapter 82: Who takes care of the mother's dowry?

It's okay not to say this, but the more she said it, the more suspicious Mrs. Bai became, so she wrinkled her brows and said: "No, you don't look like such a disproportionate person, the jewelry of Zhenbao Zhai is well-known in the capital, and I haven't heard of the name Linglong Fang in the early years, what is going on?"

Lu's eyes were a little dodgy, looking at Bai Hibiscus, as if she was observing whether she had found anything, but she didn't dare to interject, she was a stupid child when Bai Hibiscus was a stupid child, so she did a lot of tricks behind her back, Linglong Fang was naturally opened by her secretly, she thought she was doing it seamlessly, but she didn't want Bai Hibiscus to find out in the end.

Bai Mujin sighed and said embarrassedly: "Grandmother, it's not that Jin'er doesn't want to buy it in the shop at home, it's just that you haven't gone out for a long time, I don't know how far the treasure has fallen now, those jewelry that are put out are still the popular styles in the first two years, although the materials are excellent, but how can I give it away? I also had no choice but to run to the Linglong Fang opposite to set this set of noodles!"

As soon as Mrs. Bai heard this, she understood most of her heart, looked at Lu's eyes with a little sharpness, and sneered: "Zhenbao Zhai is such a good shop, you can manage it like this?"

Lu Shi hurriedly explained: "Old lady, you don't know, this matter is wronged, it's not that I don't care about the sparseness of Zhenbao Zhai, it's that the craftsmen are broken, and Linglong Fang has been renovated in recent years, and we are squeezed everywhere Zhenbao Zhai, so the business of Zhenbao Zhai that has been suppressed is becoming more and more difficult to do, and this is also a helpless thing!"

Good reason, Bai Muhibi smiled secretly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, but said ignorantly: "It's strange to say, I look at the jewelry in Linglong Fang, whether it is design or work, it is somewhat similar to our treasure Zhai before, could it be that our craftsman skills have been stolen and learned?"

This matter is serious, how can any craftsman easily pass on his skills to outsiders, they are all passed down from generation to generation, and they are inherited in the same vein. Who is not afraid of others stealing their jobs, they all say that they taught their apprentices and starved their masters to death, which is a rule that will never be changed in the industry.

Old Madam Bai no longer understands things, and she also knows that there is something strange about this, and her eyes staring at the Lu family are becoming more and more fierce, she has not been in charge for a long time, it seems that the Lu family has done a lot of good things behind her back.

It's just that now she can't come up with evidence, so naturally she can't blame the Lu family, so she only kept an eye on it, and said: "Don't guess, how can a craftsman steal his craft to others, and when Xinping passes the door, you also have to learn to be a housekeeper, so start with the dowry left by your mother, after all, it is you and Chen'er, Chen'er is a man, naturally you can't take care of these trivial matters, you help him take care of it first!"

When Lu Shi heard this, he felt that something was wrong, so he said aggrievedly: "The old lady blames me for not taking good care of my sister's dowry? I have done my best all these years, and I have not even been careful about my sister's dowry shop, if I say so, then I will really be wronged!"

"What wronged you again?" Bai Shizu appeared outside the door at some point, and when he heard the aggrieved voice of the Lu family, he asked.

When the Lu family saw Bai Shizu, he was immediately even more aggrieved, lowered his head, looked like a little daughter-in-law who had been bullied, and said with a smile: "Husband, it's nothing, chatting with my mother!"

Bai Shizu frowned when he saw her attitude, these days the Lu family is a little low, he wants to marry Mu Xinping, and she will also take care of all affairs properly, and there is no mistake, so he gradually forgot what the Lu family did before, and he still has a sense of guilt for her.

Now seeing that she looked wronged and didn't dare to speak, she was naturally distressed, so she said, "Mother, but what did Ning Xiang do to make you misunderstand?"

Old Madam Bai glanced at the Lu family, and said unhappily: "You asked her yourself, but I misunderstood her!"

Lu glanced at the old lady timidly, then shook his head and said: "Everything is the fault of the concubine, it has nothing to do with the old lady, the husband should not make the old lady unhappy for the sake of the concubine!"

When Bai Shizu heard this, he felt even more sorry for the Lu family, and unconsciously stood beside her, and said: "Mother, Ning Xiang has been busy with my feet for my marriage with Xinping these days, if there is anything inappropriate, you can take care of it!"

Mrs. Bai was so angry that she was speechless, this was accusing her of not knowing how to understand her daughter-in-law and her daughter-in-law, and she was deliberately finding fault? She was about to open her mouth to reprimand, but she heard Bai Muhibiscus open her mouth and say: "Father, it's not a big deal, grandmother hopes that when my cousin and aunt pass the door, she will let me learn some management chores, and my mother feels sorry for me, and I'm afraid that I'll be tired!"

As soon as Bai Shizu heard that this was the case, he said indifferently: "Jin'er is not young, she will be fourteen in the New Year, it is time to learn about housework, you feel sorry for her as a mother, but you can't spoil it, when the time comes, you will be laughed at by your husband's family when you go out!"

Seeing that Bai Shizu was easily trapped, the Lu family was really depressed, but he couldn't refute it, so he said curtly: "What the husband said is reasonable, but the concubine is shallow, but the management of the affairs has to start from a small place, or learn to take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard first, right?"

Old Madam Bai saw that the Lu family deliberately stopped Bai Mujian from contacting Lu Wanqin's dowry, so she was even more suspicious, but because of Bai Shizu's presence, she had to say: "That's the reason, then let Jin'er start with the internal affairs first, just to help Xinping, and in the future, you will be in charge of the shop, Zhuangzi, Xinping and Jin'er will be in charge of the house's internal affairs, and you will be overstretched!"

Seeing that this was going to take away all the power of her to manage the inner house at once, the Lu family felt that it was not good, but before he could stop it, he heard Bai Shizu say: "It is this principle, you don't have to be too tired to be so fragrant, everyone is happy!"

The Lu family suffered a dumb loss, and his face turned red, but he still had to thank the old lady and Bai Shizu for their understanding, and politely said his hard work to Mu Xinping.

Originally, I just wanted to give up some complicated and error-prone errands to Mu Xinping, she was born in a small family, and she had never been in contact with the affairs of the house, so she must often consult the old lady's opinion, the old lady is old, and she has not been on the council for many years, she will always make mistakes, and when the time comes, she will come forward to settle the matter, so can Mu Xinping and the old lady Bai continue to lick their faces and ask for power?

The Lu family's abacus has been disrupted, and now she has to hand over all the affairs of the inner house, which is definitely a blow to her, which means that her status in the mansion will be greatly reduced in the future, and if the subordinates are taken over by Mu Xinping one by one, her status as the lady of the main house will be in jeopardy.

Although there is oil and water in the external affairs, but in the end it is not as great as the power of the inner house, the Lu family is a little uneasy in his heart, and began to plan how to take back the power in the shortest possible time, and he can't let Mu Xinping become bigger.

She looked at Bai Muhiscus again, weighing whether to hand over Lu Wanqin's dowry or hand over the house's chores, no matter which one it was, it made her very unwilling. handed over the housework, cheapened Mu Xinping and Mrs. Bai, and she would gradually be reduced to an ornament. Handed over the dowry, many of the industries that are already empty shells, if they are discovered by Bai Muhibiscus, a girl who is better than a ghost, it will definitely make her disgraced, but it will be spread to the Lu family, and she will suffer from the enemy again.

Such a dilemma, the Lu family was also very anxious, after thinking about it and thinking about it, it was decided to temporarily let Mu Xinping take over the affairs of the house first, after all, the inner house is complicated, if you want to win people's hearts, it is not possible to do it in one day or two days, she will give her some stumbling blocks behind her back, even if there is an old lady Bai to guide her, she will take care of one or the other, find out some big mistakes for her, and then coax Bai Shizu to speak for her, sooner or later she will have to be put back in charge.

Secretly making up his mind, Lu said very happily: "In this case, then after my sister passes through the door, I will entrust you with all the affairs in the house, and you will be tired in the future!"

Mu Xinping said with a little apprehension: "I'm still young, I'm afraid I'll need more guidance from my sister in the future, don't just leave it all at once, it makes me panic!"

Lu's purpose is like this, where can she shirk it, so she said: "Sister, don't worry, with Jin'er's help and the old lady's guidance, you will definitely be competent, so it's decided, in the future, let's work together to serve a good husband and take care of the Ningguo Mansion!"

Mu Xinping had no choice but to respond half-push and half-on-the-spot, in fact, this is also what she thought in her heart, even if she has not really come into contact with the food of such a large family, but with her aunt behind her back, where will she show her timidity!

For the time being, the matter was settled "happily", and Bai Mujin only echoed it in a low-key manner, no one knew what she was thinking, or no one cared what she was thinking.

Mu Xinping entered the door quite low-key, although she said that she was a flat wife, but in the end she was not as good as the lady of the main room, and she was an orphan girl, so naturally she couldn't be too exaggerated.

But still set up a banquet, banquet and Ningguo bus good families, on the day of the big day, Ningguo Mansion is full of lights, joyful door. Old Madam Bai was wearing a brand-new formal dress, greeting guests in the mansion, her face was full of red light, and she looked much younger than usual.

Although Lu was unwilling, he still put on a virtuous and generous smile, and was busy greeting the ladies who came to congratulate him.

Bai Mujin obediently followed the old lady Bai, helping the old lady greet guests, and by the way, he also got to know some noble girls who had never dated before.

"Mother-in-law, congratulations!" Old Madam Lu walked in with a smile on her face and went straight to Old Madam Bai.

Old Madam Bai was slightly surprised, she didn't expect that Old Madam Lu would come to the door in person to congratulate her, so she hurriedly greeted and held Old Madam Lu's hand, and said with a smile: "Mrs. In-laws came to the door in person, it is really brilliant, splendid!"

Mrs. Lu came with the Lu family's two-room daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters, Lu Feiyuan in the big room and Lu Jiaojiao in the second room.

Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "Where, when you are older, you like to have a good time, come and ask for a cup of wine, haha!"

Old Madam Bai naturally understands that this Old Madam Lu can come to congratulate in person, that is to give the Bai family a lot of face, the Lu family is not only the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also the century-old family of the head of the Heavenly Yuan, as the patriarch of the Lu family, that status is extraordinary, which is also the main reason why she was willing to accept Lu Ningxiang as her stepfamily.

The Lu family has a much deeper foundation than the Bai family, and a family like this, even if the dynasty changes, they can still stand, and naturally have their own way of standing.

When Bai Mujin saw his grandmother, he also came up to greet him with a smile, and blessed several elders one by one, and said, "Grandma, eldest aunt, second aunt, eldest cousin, cousin!"

Mrs. Lu helped her and said, "It's all your own family don't need to be polite, you help your grandmother greet the guests first, and then come over to talk later!"

Bai Mujin nodded hurriedly in response, and the old lady Bai also beckoned them to sit down in the flower hall, and someone invited them to tea, so they greeted each other. The Lu family saw that so many people came to her mother's house, and even the old lady, who had always lived in a simple place, arrived in person, but she was not as happy as she imagined, which was clearly supporting Mu Xinping, which was tantamount to a slap in the face for her.

Lu stepped forward to say hello, but said in his mouth: "Mother, you actually came to the door to congratulate you, which really flattered your daughter!"

How could Mrs. Lu not hear the sour taste in her words, but she didn't understand, but replied with a smile: "In the end, it is also my son-in-law who goes to his wife, and it is also appropriate for me to come to congratulate as a mother-in-law." I'm here to show that you are generous and virtuous!"

Lu Shi was angry, so he could only endure it, glanced at Hu Shi with his eyes, and then said: "There are many guests today, forgive my daughter for not being well entertained, and I will come to talk to my mother later!"

"Well, you go get busy, don't worry about us!" Old Madam Lu didn't care, and waved her hand to let her leave.

Seeing this, Hu Shi said: "Mother, I see that my aunt and grandmother are busy, why don't I help?"

Old Madam Lu looked at the rare and courteous Hu family, nodded casually, and said, "It's okay, why don't you let your sister-in-law accompany you?"

"Hey...... I can't help it, I can't help it, my sister-in-law is ...... now Hehe, it's better to let her rest here!" Hu glanced at Qin's stomach, as if he had a deep meaning.

When Mrs. Lu looked at her expression, she knew what she meant, so she said, "Okay, your sister-in-law is unwell, so let's be lazy here with me!"

Hu Shi left in response, and by the way, he also took Lu Jiaojiao and came to Lu's side.

As soon as Lu Shi saw her, he said with an unhappy face: "What's the matter, even the old lady is here, is it really to give that cheap face and make me shameless?"

Hu Shi smiled and said: "My aunt, don't talk about it, I was persuaded to come at home, but the old lady wanted to come to join in the fun, saying that she was also her son-in-law, so she couldn't help but give face!"

When the Lu family heard this, he became even more angry, and said with a stiff face: "Hmph, it sounds good, it's not that you came to see my jokes, you really want to be angry with me, even my mother's family has done this to me, what kind of face will I have in the Bai family in the future?"