After another half a month, the holy decree finally came down, and there were also a few mothers-in-law in the capital, saying that they were helping the eldest lady to pack their luggage together.

It is false to say that it is to pack their luggage, but I am afraid that the person from the Jingli Hou Mansion wants to come to inquire about how much family property they have accumulated outside over the years.

The Qin family is not stupid, and arranged for these mothers-in-law to help sort out the luggage, but it is just some clothes and jewelry brought back to Beijing and a little special product prepared for each room.

"In addition to Mother Wang's help to sort out your own things, you also look at them yourself this time, and you have a number in your heart." The Qin family came to Sister Hui early in the morning and said.

Sister Hui nodded in agreement, thinking that she didn't have any inconspicuous gold, silver and jade on weekdays because of her young age, but some of the small things that the Qin family had prepared for her over the years, plus a lot of people outside during the festival, had to be cleaned up.

I was thinking about it, but I saw Cui Sleeves walking in with a slightly gloomy face and reporting: "Madam, Aunt Mai is out asking to see her, and the slave maid replied that you have just finished taking medicine and are recuperating, but Aunt Mai insists on breaking in, and several mothers in the capital watched, and the slave maid had to invite her to wait in the compartment." ”

"She's so calculating, let her in." Qin ordered lightly.

Sister Hui frowned, why did Aunt Mai start to make trouble again these days.

"Madam, please call the shots for the eldest lady." As soon as Aunt Mai entered the door, she cried to the ground and looked at Qin's Dao

"What are these words? Sister Lian is the daughter of me and my master, isn't there anyone who dares to be disrespectful? ”

Qin is reminding Aunt Mai of her identity, in the past, Aunt Mai's momentum was at least half less, but this time it was as if she didn't understand, and she just said with a handful of snot and tears: "Madam, Sister Lian is useless, she is a father who doesn't love her mother, even a slave can step on her head, and my aunt looks like a knife in my heart." ”

"You can tell me why Sister Lian doesn't have the love of her father." Qin glanced outside the curtain, took a sip of the hot tea handed by Sister Hui'er, and said lightly.

"In the past few days, you instructed Mother Xu to help Sister Lian pack up the cage, but who knew that the dog slave actually filled his own pockets, and teamed up with a few maids to dump everything he packed up and sold it outside, even the new summer clothes you made for my sister were also sold, the eldest lady is a real person, not to mention, or the concubine looked at her wearing last year's old clothes and asked to know."

Sister Hui rarely took a serious look at Aunt Mai, Mother Xu is a person around the Qin family, and she is a little decent in front of Chu Jinmin, not to mention a little aunt who was scared by the Qin family, but now such an aunt dares to abuse and slander Mother Xu directly in front of the Qin family.

"Cui Sleeve, go and invite Mother Xu and Sister Lian to come, and call several mothers in Beijing to say that I am not feeling well, and Mother Xu, as the mother in charge, has an accident, so let them preside over it together."

Cui Sleeves was stunned for a moment, but he answered and went out to pass the word.

After a while, Cui Sleeve led a few people in, "Madam, everyone is here." ”

Qin Shi leaned on Sister Hui and slowly sat up from the bed with great difficulty, coughing again and again while talking, and said slowly: "I'm tired of a few mothers watching from the side, now my body is not well, if there are any inconsiderate mothers to help deal with it." ”

Several mothers said that they didn't dare to give blessings, but there was no respect on their faces.

Qin was not annoyed, looked at the kneeling Mother Xu and Sister Lian and said, "Although Sister Lian didn't come out of my stomach, she is also a serious lady in this house, but I heard that Mother Xu, you actually deducted and resold my sister's things behind my back." ”

After saying it in one breath, it fell on Sister Hui'er's shoulder, and when Cui Sleeve saw this, she immediately stepped forward to catch Qin's family, and by the way, she helped Qin's back caress her back, and Sister Hui hurriedly stepped forward with ginseng tea.

"Madam, the slave and maid are really wronged, it must be the little hooves with a black heart who sold everything by himself but planted it on the slave and maid, the slave and maid have not seen any good things with you, where will you be greedy for a few things for your sister."

As soon as Mother Xu's words fell, Aunt Mai over there looked like she was being stepped on by her tail, her face turned red and pointed at Mother Xu and scolded: "You old woman, your wife trusts you so much that she asks you to take care of a family, and now you repay it like this?" Sister Lian is a serious lady, will she still wronged you? ”

"Sister Lian, tell your mother what's going on." The Qin family didn't care about Aunt Mai's words, and asked about Sister Lian instead.

Hearing this, Sister Lian'er raised her head and glanced at the Qin family, then at Aunt Mai, lowered her head and whispered: "I don't know who took the property rewarded by my mother, but there are indeed a few missing." ”

Aunt Mai looked at Sister Lian'er with wide eyes, pulling the handkerchief in her hand fiercely, looking at the Qin family and just about to speak, a mother from the capital over there said, "Since my sister said so, presumably Mother Xu is not necessarily the thief, why didn't Mrs. call someone to search for the people who served my sister, and I can't say that I can still find some clues." ”

Mother Xu is not afraid of the shadow slanted, so naturally she did not agree, but Aunt Mai, who was still in a hurry just now, suddenly quieted down and nodded in agreement, Sister Hui faintly felt that something was wrong, Qin glanced at everyone, and also agreed, "Then Cui Sleeve will take someone to search, and Mother Li will also follow." ”

Mother Li is the person who suggested it just now.

After Qin's order, it was as if his energy was exhausted, his eyes were closed and he slowly breathed evenly, Sister Hui folded the quilt for Qin's family, and turned to everyone: "Mother is afraid that she is very tired and falls asleep, you all wait in the compartment first, Cui Sleeve brings people back, and then call Mother." ”

When everyone heard this, they all bowed to Sister Hui and the Qin family and exited the room, and everyone was gone, but they saw Qin's eyes suddenly open, and the essence inside was full of light.

"Mother, there seems to be something wrong with my daughter looking at my aunt, and there seems to be something wrong with my sister's expression." Sister Hui saw that Qin opened her eyes, so she tried to ask.

Qin looked at Chu Zhenhui and smiled with relief, "You can see that these are not in vain for my mother's teaching to you over the past year, daughter, although you are still young, but my mother's body will not work one day, my mother will talk to you about this matter today." ”

Sister Hui looked at Qin's pale face, knowing that Fang Cai's weakness was afraid that it would be seven points of pretense and three points of truth, and her heart ached for a while, "Mother, no, my brother is still so young, I also need my mother, and this family can't do without you"

As soon as he finished speaking, his throat choked, and tears began to flow uncontrollably. Qin's heart was also painful when he saw it, stroking Sister Hui'er's sideburns, and looking at her eyes were full of reluctance and distress, "Yes, you are all so young, but you are Brother Xuan's sister, the daughter who I and your father have high hopes for, and the daughter of our Chu family, so you have to take your responsibility, even if your father and mother are not there one day, you can still protect your younger brother and guard this family." ”

Sister Hui'er's voice was choked, and she felt that her body was heavy, and she kept nodding at Qin.

"Tell my mother what you saw in that scene?" The Qin family didn't care that Sister Hui was still crying, so he began to ask.

Sister Hui also calmed down, wiped her tears, thought for a while, and replied honestly: "My daughter saw that her aunt's temperament was not as good as in the past, and even Mother Xu dared to abuse her like this, and she seemed to be not afraid of the authority of her mother in the past, and her daughter guessed that it was not that her aunt had something to rely on, and her daughter also saw that several mothers from Beijing looked slightly different from those mothers in charge at home to their mothers, a little less respectful, and ...... There is also a daughter, looking at what her sister said today, she can't tell whether she is helping her biological mother or mother. ”

"My Hui'er is really smart." After Sister Hui finished speaking, Qin stroked her palms and smiled, praising her.

Sister Hui was a little embarrassed on her face, joking that she was a white-collar worker in her twenties, and although she had been working for a short time, it was a basic skill in the workplace to observe words and looks.

"But my daughter can't understand what kind of mother is today, and she doesn't seem to be very strict with her aunt." It should be said that the Qin family was too lenient to Aunt Mai today, if it was usual, the Mai family would be able to reprimand him in a few words, and he would not have had the opportunity to say so many words.

"My mother once told you that our family is actually the big house of the Marquis of Anning, your father is the eldest son, and you have also gone to school to understand some truths, and you know that since ancient times, everyone has been the eldest son of the lord, but your father is not only unknighted, but also sent to this poor mountain and bad water to be a governor."

"Yes, my daughter has often been puzzled since her husband talked about 'etiquette', and she really didn't hide it from her mother, and her daughter asked her father, and her father said that Anning Houfu would go back sooner or later."

"Yes, what your father said is right, my mother's actions today are to prepare for the arrival of this day, that Jingli is now your grandfather's stepfamily in power, and those rude mothers-in-law are the people next to your stepgrandmother, and Aunt Mai was rewarded to your father by your stepgrandmother back then."

Sister Hui nodded again and again as a sudden realization.

Qin continued: "Cui Sleeve came to report that Aunt Mai was making trouble, and Jingli's mother was watching, so I knew that it was those mothers-in-law who instigated it, so I let her in and make trouble." I made a weak appearance to let those mothers-in-law see it, and I would go back to Beijing another day to tell your stepgrandmother and third uncle. Aunt Mai and Sister Lian are just chess pieces, so I took the opportunity to take away Mother Xu's errand and let those mothers-in-law clean up the cage, and then touch the bottom of our house. ”

Sister Hui only then figured out a series of things, thinking of Sister Lian'er's ominous appearance, I am afraid that she is also in a dilemma on both sides, if she responds, she will offend her mother-in-law, if she should not, she will offend her mother-in-law in Beijing, and they will go to Beijing to live by the third uncle and the stepgrandmother.

"Mother, don't blame my sister, she is still young, and she will always be flustered when she meets her for the first time."

Qin Shi smiled faintly and didn't say much, she had never been prepared to raise a white-eyed wolf, if she really dared to follow the instructions of that side today, then it would be no wonder that she was ruthless.