"I didn't expect Mother Liu to be so sensitive, although I have served by the side of the second lady for so many years, I still haven't seen through her." Shuangqiao sat down at the table and said.

"Didn't my sister say that Mother Liu is just in charge of the second lady's close affairs, and you and Zirui are busy with the rest. It stands to reason that Wisteria has made such a big fool this time, and it has nothing to do with her, why would she make such a head for Wisteria? ”

"That's right, not only punished her for a few words from Shui Cress, but also interceded for Zirui and Wisteria. I thought that this time I would have to let Wisteria be grounded, even if it was only for half a month, I could let Young Master Yue forget about it, and let her not show her face at the autumn banquet. What's the problem? What is Mother Liu doing with this hand inexplicably? ”

Shuangqiao thought that in the afternoon, the second lady called Zirui into the house, and a bowl of tea was thrown at her, but fortunately the tea was cold, Zirui didn't even move, and she kowtowed when she was crisp, and she didn't say a word.

"I haven't eaten in a few lifetimes, but I had a stomach upset at that time, and it was not good in front of anyone, but it was Xie Ping. You said, did your sister take any benefits from her, and specially came to respond to my ......" scolded a pillar of incense, and no one in the room dared to persuade her. When the second lady took a breath, Liu's mother brought the tea

"Second Miss, according to the old slave, this person has three urgencies, how can this kind of thing be controlled by himself? Besides, it's not necessarily wisteria greedy, it's hot on this day, and a lot of things can't be saved, maybe you accidentally ate it?

"This wisteria has been with you for almost two months, and the second lady knows a little bit about what kind of character she is, not the kind of person who has no weight."

After speaking, he took the teacup that Xie Fang had drunk and put it on the table, looked at Xie Fang still angry, and said: "But then again, this wisteria is also true, knowing that you usually treat her well, and if you are not feeling well, you should return to you, I think you must be punished." ”

"Yes, it must be punished, let me lose such a big face, so how will Xie Ping arrange me when he goes out in the future?" Xie Fang pulled the handkerchief in his hand, and glared at Zirui who was kneeling on the ground again.

"Do you think that's okay? punish her from going out of her house for a month, and let her teach her a long lesson. After Mother Liu said this, Zirui raised her head in surprise, and Shuangqiao let out a long sigh of relief, while Xie Fang nodded heavily.

"Don't let her go anywhere, and still want to come and tell a story to the second lady, she doesn't think about it." Liu's mother continued.

"Ah~" Xie Fang stood up, "Don't let her tell the story?" Thinking that she hadn't finished listening to it just now, and that she would listen to it again in a month this time, Xie Fang felt that she had suffered a loss, but she was embarrassed to take it back when she said it.

Zirui suddenly understood Mother Liu's intentions, and walked to the second miss on her knees, "Second miss, the slave has a good way to punish this girl." ”

"Why are you still kneeling, Mother Liu said that it is none of your business, got up and said, "After all, she is a big girl who has been with her for many years, and she is also very dedicated to taking care of herself, it is nothing to kneel on her own at ordinary times, but a room of girls and mothers-in-law always have to give some face, these Xie Fang understands."

Jiao Hong hurriedly came up and helped Zirui up, Zirui stood up straight, and said goodbye to the hair that was wet from the tea just now, "No matter what the reason, Wisteria has made a mistake, making it difficult for the second lady, as a sister, she does have the responsibility of neglecting discipline, so please ask the second miss to punish the slave and maid for a month." Let Wisteria tell the story to the second lady well, which can be regarded as fulfilling his responsibilities for the slave and maid, and atonement for himself. ”

Zirui thought to herself, anyway, she doesn't care more and more about the things in the courtyard now, she is embroidering a dowry in the house, it doesn't matter if she can't go out, if she can change the wisteria and walk around, it will be worth it.

"Zirui is a good idea, firstly, my sister will be punished on behalf of my sister, and secondly, I will let Wisteria think of some good stories these days, and then tell it to the nobles and ladies when the autumn banquet comes, and I will definitely fight for face this time."

Seeing Xie Fang, Mother Liu hesitated and said, "Besides, today is just a few young ladies in Houfu, even if Wisteria doesn't have any major incidents, Miss Ping won't go out to tell stories about how the girl next to you can tell stories." It's better to wait until there are more people at the autumn banquet, so that it will show that our young lady has a vision and will pick a girl. ”

Xie Fang is young after all, and her ideas are simple, so she agreed when she heard Liu's mother say that she could earn back face. In the end, he seemed to feel wronged by Wisteria, and in front of everyone, he asked Liu's mother to reward Wisteria with the pearl ear thread and a matching necklace that she hadn't worn a few times last year.

"Did Zirui ask her to go there?" Qiu Xiang also thought about what Shuangqiao told her about the main house just now, and asked.

"No, in all these years, I have never seen Mother Liu defend a person so openly, and it is impossible for Zirui to have such a face." Shuangqiao shook his head and said.

"Why is that? Could it be ......?"

"What is it?" Shuangqiao asked.

"Sister, did you get this medicine from Mother Liu?"

A sentence reminded Shuangqiao, Shuangqiao was startled and calmed down, "The medicine is indeed Liu's mother's, but she threw it away, I just thought that the mother-in-law in the back corner door also has such a problem, but the family has no money and can't afford such a good medicine, and I always ask her to help bring some things out for your brother, so I think it's better to give it to her in batches than to waste it, isn't it?"

"Therefore, it is impossible for Mother Liu to know that I picked up this medicine." Shuangqiao said with great certainty.

"If you look at it this way, we are thinking too much."

"Forget it, Qiu Xiang, no one will suspect us in this matter no matter what, don't think about it anymore."

"But, Wisteria is so smart, she will definitely guess."

"So what, guessing that there is no credential, what can she say? And you are still the same as before, do what you have to do, wait for a while to talk about it, if you can't do it, just wait for Zirui to get married. ”

"Sister, I don't think it's wisteria that matters at the moment, when you get married, Sister Jiaoxing will naturally speak for me, so ......"

"No, since I started, I can't stop, why don't I have to promote you to the second class before I get married, so that I can hope to be promoted to the first class before the second lady gets married.

"Only when you are promoted to the first class can you follow the second lady to her husband's house as a dowry, so that she will be a management grandmother in the future, just like Mama Wang next to the old lady, who was married by the old lady's eldest maid at the beginning, otherwise she can only marry at most in the second class."

After saying this, both of them fell silent. Shuangqiao thinks that according to the current age of the second lady, there is no accident that the future marriage is very likely to be Yuan Dong and Yuan Yue, and the other two are according to the usual practice and Xie Rong's situation, the old lady will reward one who is proud of herself, and the Tan family will also reward another one, so that there are enough for four big girls.

Therefore, if Qiu Xiang wants to marry as a first-class maid, she has to squeeze one out of the middle of Yuandong or January. And if the maid who is a dowry does not follow the past first, then as Xie Fang, there is no hope for going to her husband's house to be promoted again. Xie Fang's husband's family in the future will not be weak, so although Wisteria is not a threat now, her momentum is too strong, so when she can still exert her strength, remove one by one. In this way, it can be ensured that Qiu Xiang can marry as a first-class maid. Then, when the time comes, you can only talk and make people energetic.

But Qiu Xiang was thinking that maybe her original idea was unrealistic. He is neither the girl waiting in his yard, nor the wife of the prince, why would he let the prince notice the third-class girl in his sister's garden. Therefore, Shuangqiao is right, you have to work hard to marry with the second lady, as the daughter of the second lady's national mansion, the person who will marry in the future must be a non-public family, and no matter how bad it is, it will be an important minister in the court. As long as I show myself well and serve the second lady well, it will not be a matter of the second miss to carry it to the aunt at that time. After thinking about it like this, he suddenly opened his mouth, that's right, I have to squeeze down the two young ladies who may become a dowry one by one.

The two of them were thinking about their own thoughts, and the inner room of the old lady of Songheyuan was guarded by Mama Wang at the door. The old lady sat on the big kang near the window, and Xu sat on the embroidery stool at the bottom and listened to Liu's mother's reply.

"In this way, it's good for you to handle it like this, if it's really like you said, it was someone else who made Wisteria ugly and made Sister Fang lose face......" The old lady turned the Bodhi bracelet in her hand and said slowly.

"It's the responsibility of the granddaughter-in-law, I only thought that Sister Rong was going to get married, and I took strict care of the girls in her yard, but I neglected Sister Fang's yard." Xu hurriedly stepped forward to plead guilty.

"You are not three-headed and six-armed, and this big family business is not enough for you to worry about. This is a matter in Sister Fang's garden, just let Liu Yong's family deal with it. ”

Liu Yong's family is Liu's mother.

"You go back, Sister Fang will be 13 after the New Year, and when she reaches the age of discussing relatives, if the maids around her have this kind of disregard for the dignity of their masters for personal gain, they will never be able to stay, just go and check, and send them out if you find it."

Liu's mother respectfully answered, and withdrew.