The stewards and the second monk walked out of the Yongzhu Garden in a daze, looking at each other.

"That's what Madame said...... Is it accurate? Someone asked.

The other touched his beard: "What Madame said is categorical, it seems that it should be true." ”

Someone next to him sneered: "When did Madame not say categorically?" ”

This caused more people to laugh, and the person who spoke before was inevitably a little embarrassed.

"Then are we going to do what Madame says?" Someone else asked.

"Madame is the head of the house, we are just subordinates, can we not do what she orders?"

The man lowered his voice as he spoke, and said: "If the prince and the young lady really don't bring their wife to Beijing in the future, who among us is lucky enough to go to the capital with the young lady, it's better to say, the lady can't reach the whip, even if she is angry in her heart, there is nothing she can do." But wouldn't it be miserable to stay in Bei'an? When the time comes, Madame remembers that when she told us to do things, we acted against the yang and the yin, so why don't you take us first? ”

"Yes, yes," someone immediately seconded, "Since we are subordinates, let's do things according to the rules, and we will do what we say, so that no matter what we say, we can't catch the mistakes." ”

The men thus made a decision and dispersed.

After noon, the news that the Li family was going to select candidates to go to Beijing spread in the Dingnan Hou Mansion.

It is said that in the morning the lady summoned the stewards of the palace who were in charge of various affairs, and instructed them to select eligible sons under their own command to follow her to the capital in the future.

There are two very interesting things in this statement, one is "eligible". The second is to "follow her".

The so-called conditions are naturally the conditions proposed by the Li family, that is to say, whether these selected people can go in the end or not is still up to her.

And "follow her" means that she will definitely follow the prince and them to the capital in the future, and the affairs in the capital will also be decided by her.

There was an uproar in the mansion for a while, and before the people could react to what was going on, another piece of news from Shoufangyuan instantly turned the matter of the Li family's summoning of the steward into a joke.

There is nothing else in this news, but it is said that the old lady has promised the prince and the young lady to go to the capital with them in the future, so that they can take care of them nearby.

The Shen family is a big family in Bei'an City. Dingnan Hou Mansion is the ancestral home of the Shen family. It is impossible to abandon this mansion because the prince gave him a mansion in the capital today, which means that there is bound to be a person in charge of the house here.

The young lady and the old lady have gone to the capital, and the lady will definitely not be able to go. can only stay in Bei'an to take care of family affairs.

The old lady didn't say it explicitly. But such an obvious slap in the face. But it is much more ruthless than talking about it, so that people up and down the house can see at a glance that everything in the capital is decided by the young lady. Madame can't be the master.

Li was leisurely drinking tea in the room, laughing with the maid and turning around to bring something to the capital, when he heard such news from outside, he immediately stood up from the chair, but he didn't know whether it was too fierce, or he was angry by the news, and his eyes rolled and fainted.

At this time, Mengbao was in the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion, and he didn't know what was going on in the Dingnan Hou Mansion.

Although she didn't want to come here, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was her maiden home after all, and she still had to walk around when necessary, so as not to tell the truth.

Marquis Zhenyuan did not return home for the New Year, and only his wife Zhou entertained Mengbao.

Compared with before, Zhou's is much haggard, even under the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, her face is also a little tired and tired, and she is no longer dignified and beautiful before.

Mengbao can understand after a little thought that the Marquis of Zhenyuan must have reprimanded the Zhou family for her matter before, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who has always returned to the house every year for the New Year, did not come back this time, which shows that his anger towards the Zhou family has not subsided, and he is unwilling to go home for even the year.

In such a situation, it is strange that Zhou can be happy.

Meng Bao said a few words, presented the New Year's gifts, and then prepared to leave.

Su Mengwan walked in at this time, gave Mengbao a salute, and said, "My sister hasn't come back for a long time, so why don't you go to my sister's place to sit down." ”

Mengbao smiled: "If I don't go to my sister's place, I will be splashed with dirty water by my sister, if something happens when I go, wouldn't it be even more unclear." ”

Su Mengwan's face stiffened, and she sneered: "Sister doesn't even want to pretend now?" ”

"My sister laughed, my sister has never pretended to be in front of you. It was true that I used to love you, and now I hate you is true. It's you, sister, who obviously don't like me all the time, but always make a look of sisterhood with me, it's really hard, and I feel tired for you. ”

Su Mengwan clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and her face was ugly: "Even if my sister doesn't want to go to me, she should always go to see my grandmother, right?" After all, she is your elder, and now she has been sick in bed for so long, and you have not been filial piety in front of bed, is it ......?"

"Enough!"

Without waiting for Mengbao to speak, Zhou slammed the table: "If you want to fulfill your filial piety, you should go, your sister is a married girl, what are you doing with her!" ”

"That's it," a charming and tactful woman's voice came from outside the door, and a woman with slender eyebrows and charming eyes walked in, "The old lady has been sick in bed for so long, and the second aunt and grandmother have already married, could it be that the old lady's illness is not good, so let the second aunt and grandmother stay in her mother's house for a day to be filial?" What a reason! ”

Su Mengwan gritted her teeth angrily: "I'll talk to the second sister, what are you talking about as a concubine!" ”

The corners of Ye's mouth hooked, and he smiled slightly: "It's really strange, I was obviously talking to Madame, but Madame didn't say anything, why did you jump out of the third lady." ”

"You ......"

"Second Aunt and Grandma," Ye ignored Su Mengwan at all, and turned to Meng Bao to give a salute, "Although Master Hou didn't come back, he let people bring back many New Year's gifts, some of which are specially for your second aunt and grandmother, and they are placed in the courtyard of the concubine, you can go with the concubine to take a look, lest the people in my courtyard be reckless, and I don't know when it will be damaged." ”

As he spoke, he took Mengbao's hand and walked out.

Mengbao originally didn't want to stay in Zhou's courtyard for a long time, so he naturally happily went along.

Su Mengwan looked at the backs of the two leaving, her mouth full of silver teeth creaked, but she was helpless, so she had to flick her sleeves and stride away.

Zhou in the room sighed deeply, propped his elbows on the table, and held his forehead with a headache.

The mother on the side hurriedly stepped forward and gently rubbed her shoulder: "Don't be angry, madam, the second aunt and grandmother are married daughters, and they will settle in the capital in the future, and they won't come back often if they want to, and this kind of thing won't happen often, so it's over after enduring." ”

Zhou sighed: "I know, I can also see that the second girl doesn't take Wan'er in her eyes at all, and she won't compete with her." But Wan'er...... It's just that she's rude to the second girl, and now she doesn't even pay attention to me, a mother! Look at her just now, from entering the house to leaving, has she ever paid attention to me, a mother? Have you ever said a word to me? Ye's entry and exit from my yard is already like no one's land, and now even my daughter doesn't seem to see me sitting here! I...... What kind of iniquity have I had? ”

Mother lowered her head and didn't know what to say, Zhou choked and muttered: "I know, if you don't say it, I know, Wan'er is blaming me, blaming me for not wanting to help her, and refusing to stand by her side all the time...... But how can I help? How else can I help...... I can't help, I can't help it......" (To be continued......)