Cui'er was stunned, for some reason, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, and said, "Say--I said that I was going to cut off the hands of the servant." ”

Gong Xiru buried himself in work again, and was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice: "Then drag it down and cut off your hands." ”

Cui'er's eyes widened, the teacup in her hand slammed to the ground, making a crisp and piercing sound, and asked in disbelief: "Master Hou - maid - you want to cut off your servant's hands?" What did the slave do wrong?

Hou Ye - the servant has served you for many years, the servant doesn't want to do anything, just wants to continue to serve by the Hou Ye's side, but Hou Ye you want to cut off the servant's hands, Hou Ye, don't you want to let the servant make tea for you in the future? ”

Gong Xiru raised her head indifferently and said word by word: "Now there is already a female master in the house, I will listen to her in all the affairs of the back house, since she only cuts off your hands, I will keep your feet again, Gong Sheng-"

"Yes—" Gong Sheng received the order, and dragged Cui'er out by the collar.

Cui'er punched and kicked and shouted, "No-Hou Ye spares his life--the maid doesn't dare, the maid doesn't dare anymore, the Hou Ye spares his life-"

Gong Sheng carried her faster and faster, and quickly dragged her outside, led Cui'er to the firewood room in the backyard, and threw the latter into the firewood room.

Cui'er was pushed to the ground, and immediately knelt up, hugged Gong Sheng's leg and cried: "Steward Sheng, for the sake of us knowing each other for so long, you help me plead in front of Hou Ye, as long as Hou Ye doesn't cut off my hands, I can punish me anything." I really didn't do anything wrong, why did Master Hou do this to me? ”

Gong Sheng kicked her away in disgust: "Anything is okay?" Is it okay to chop off your feet? Is it okay to gouge out your eyes? A guy who doesn't think he can see anyone if he gets face in front of the Hou Ye? I'm telling you. If you don't sue your wife in front of Hou Ye today, maybe Hou Ye can spare your life.

It's just that you have no eyesight, and you dare to say bad things about your wife in front of the Hou Ye, you are not killing yourself. Master Hou has always said that there is no other, you can do it yourself. ”

"No-no, the Hou Ye likes me--my tea, if you leave me. Hou Ye will not be able to sleep at night, and he will be out of energy during the day, and he will be promoted to management. Hou Ye was just confused for a while, if you plead for me again, Hou Ye will definitely spare me after he calms down. Cui'er looked affirmative.

Gong Sheng looked at her with pity: "It's true to say that you are pitiful." So self-righteous. No wonder the Hou Ye and Mrs. can't tolerate it, the two masters are the prime minister's belly people who can support the boat, but you can still make both of them dislike you, you are smart enough.

Hou Ye is such a wise person, do you dare to say that Hou Ye is confused? Hou Ye understands Madame, what you said is simply slander, do you think Hou Ye can't hear it? I think you're confused. They all died to the point of death, and they didn't know how to repent and deserved it.

Don't say it's your tea. There are so many people who can make good tea in Beijing, and you can compare with your wife when you make tea? Madame's tea art is incomparable to few people in this Beijing, you still dare to compare with Madame, do you think you have a heavy weight in the heart of the Hou Ye? Let me tell you, compared with Mrs., you are a grain of ash on the ground in the heart of the Hou Ye, wake up. ”

Gong Sheng snorted coldly, locked the door of the firewood room, and in the next sentence, it was like sending Cui'er to hell.

"Let me be honest, and say goodbye to myself in the last time."

The news of Cui'er being dragged to cut off her hands quickly spread throughout the Hou Mansion, and the other maids also knew that Cui'er's character was an arrogant and domineering person, although she had no mercy, but she was also shocked by the new lady's methods.

This person has only been here for a few days, and he actually asked for Cui'er's hands, isn't this more cruel than killing her? A daughter's family, without her hands, what else can she do? Only life is better than death.

In this way, those subordinates who took root in the Hou Mansion first did not dare to despise the new lady anymore, not only that, but they did things more and more carefully than before, for fear that if they accidentally made the new lady unhappy, they would die.

After falling asleep at night, lying on the bed, Ling Yicai talked about Bai Ri Cui'er, and said with some reproach: "I just want you to punish you a little, it's a big deal to get out of the house, you are good, get clean, and directly chop off people's hands, doesn't this make everyone in the house think that I am a murderer." ”

Gong Xiru let her pill on her arm, and with the other hand, she held a strand of Ling Yi's hair and played, smiling indifferently: "That's what she said herself, she asked me to cut off her hands, I have the most adult beauty heart." ”

"Excuse-" Ling Yi nudged him: "Now everyone in the mansion is terrified of me, seeing that I don't even dare to speak, am I so scary?" I wanted to be a friendly master, and now it's all ruined. ”

Gong Xiru comforted her and said: "They just can't accept it for a while, after all, I haven't been severely punished in the house, but Na Cui'er is also too arrogant, I was too lazy to care before, but now that I have you, I can still let her annoy you." ”

Ling Yi sighed helplessly: "Forget it, in the future, I will do it myself." ”

The corners of Gong Xiru's mouth raised a smile, and Ling Yi hugged her tighter, "In short, you have the final say, I will listen to you." ”

*

Since Ling Yi and Gong Xiru returned to the Hou Mansion, the atmosphere in the palace has become a little weird. Gong Chengyan always felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't see it.

Princess Haining and Gong Yunrui also quarreled because of Ling Yi's incident, and there was no day in the mansion that stopped.

Not only that, because Bai Lang married someone else, Liao E returned to the mansion on the day of her wedding, and became a laughing stock in the eyes of the people in Beijing. That night, Liao Yun came to him to ask for an explanation, although he was fooled by himself at that time, but the knot in Liao Yun's heart must have been formed.

Gong Chengyan always had the illusion that stealing chickens would not make rice, and he faintly felt that something was wrong.

On this day, Gong Chengyan called Gong Yunrui to the study alone and said to the latter: "What do you think of your eldest brother's pro-family?" ”

It's okay not to mention it, but as soon as he mentioned this matter, Gong Yunrui was full of anger, "Father did this at the beginning." Why don't you talk to me? My father thinks I'm not as good as my eldest brother, and he doesn't even think it's useful to discuss with me?

I still don't know what the benefits of my father doing this were. We offended the Liao family, and we will not be able to get along with the Ling family in the future. Has my father forgotten the emperor's plan? Do you still want to accompany that family to the underworld? ”

"You bastard-" Gong Cheng scolded angrily: "I have plans to do all this, where is there such a brainless girl as you, that stinky girl married into my palace family, whether to stay or go in the future or not is it up to us to decide?" You're fascinated by that stinky girl, don't you still feel sorry for her? ”

Gong Yunrui's face froze, and he immediately denied it: "No one will feel sorry for her if the child feels sorry for her, she doesn't deserve it at all." ”

Gong Chengyan shook his sleeves and snorted. Gritting his teeth and hating, he said: "This is just getting married, and those old things began to urge, saying that they should have children over there as soon as possible." If she really gave birth to a boy, you and I would not have to live. ”

Gong Yunrui temporarily let go of the anger in his heart, frowned and asked, "What is my father going to do?" The child won't be born for a while, but one day it will come. Did my father plan this? ”

The corners of Gong Chengyan's mouth flashed with a cold smile: "If I didn't plan it." How could I agree with him and that stinky girl to let the two of them get married, I have other plans. ”

Time flies, winter goes to spring in a blink of an eye, Ling Yi has been married into the palace for more than five months, and when she received the invitation of the four elders of the palace family, it happened to be the day when the Doule Festival began in early March.

Ling Yi originally planned to go to the Doule Festival to have a look, because the people who were selected from the Doule Festival every year. The best ones are sent to the palace as musicians, and the rest of the good qualifications stay in the country of eight sounds. These people are all for their own use. She naturally preferred to choose by herself, but she didn't expect the four elders of the palace family to send an invitation at this time, asking her to go to Teng Shuge to sit down.

This was the first time in a long time that the Fourth Elder had invited her to meet her, and of course Ling Yi would not feel that this meeting was just an ordinary meeting and talking, and there must be something to explain to herself.

And she also heard from Gong Xiru that the four elders of the Gong family have the highest seniority, even if Gong Chengyan is in front of these four people, he must be respectful and dare not be presumptuous.

The elders invited, she was a big deal, and she had to put it aside, so on the day of the Doule Festival, she could only let Gong Xiru watch for herself, choose the right person, Zhi Yu understood her temperament and preferences, she left Zhi Yu by Gong Xiru's side, and she only took the weaving fan to Teng Shuge.

Teng Shuge is an old house of the palace family, although the location is a little off, but the house is set up quiet, away from the bustling streets, the most calming people's hearts, but also suitable for the elderly.

The weaving fan followed Ling Yi from the gate of Teng Shuge, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the towering trees on the left and right, as well as various vines and trees, and countless birdsongs in the forest, which was a secluded house at first glance.

"Madame, please come here, Ji Lao is waiting for Madame." The little guy leads the way in front.

Second Elder? Didn't you say the four elders? Ling Yihu wondered, "Why is there only the Second Elder?" Where did the other three elders go? ”

The little guy replied respectfully: "Eagle Lao went to the Eight Music Country to see the excitement, today's Doule Festival, Chang Lao and Kong Lao went to the wild fishing, those two like fishing the most, it happened that yesterday the palace master gave the two elders a good pair of fishing rods, the two elders can't wait to give it a try, and they went out early this morning." ”

Ling Yi bowed slightly, she had also heard from Gong Xiru that this Ji Lao was the strictest of the four, if he was alone today, I am afraid that he would inevitably be said a few words verbally.

Xiao Wu seemed to know what she was worried about, and persuaded with a smile: "Don't worry too much about Madam, Ji Lao is very good at what he says, but the knife is a tofu heart, as long as you don't talk back to him, he won't say anything, Hou Ye gets along with Ji Lao like this." ”

Ling Yi glanced at him a few more times and asked, "Are you the person next to Master Hou?" ”

The little guy nodded and shook his head: "I used to work beside Master Hou, and then I was sent here to guard the door." ”

Ling Yi silently scolded in his heart, Gong Xiru is really good at employing people, everyone around him is arranged to go to this kind of place, there are any gatekeepers, there are people who serve food and run the hall, there are really people with him everywhere, but in other words, I can rest assured.

Xiao Wu said that the four elders lived in the four directions of the southeast, northwest and northwest, and Ji Lao lived in Beiyuan, and took Ling Yi into Beiyuan, Ji Lao had already ordered someone to set up refreshments in the hall, and sat in the top position with an expressionless face and waited.

After the little guy retreated, Ling Yi stepped forward and said, "I've seen Ji Lao." ”

Ji Lao wrung his eyebrows and looked at her, and saw that the latter had a smile on his face, neither charming nor flattering, just right, making people look comfortable. Looking at its dress, although it is not a lot of luxurious clothing and jewelry, it also shows the luxury everywhere, and it is also just right for people to look at.

He nodded slightly in affirmation, and raised his hand to signal Ling Yi to sit down.

After Ling Yi sat down, Ji Lao said lightly: "I came to you today because I have something to discuss with you." (To be continued.) )