"Mandarin duck, don't draw conclusions and guesses without brains, the princess is still here, the princess has always been fair, you have to believe that the princess will deal with it fairly......" interrupted the mandarin duck in time, Qing Jin earnestly taught, and then looked at the head of the Murong family: "Qing Jin knows that the princess manages the huge palace with hard work, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions, often cold meals and cold dishes, lack of salt and oil, we can also make do, this girl is also spoiled by me, I can't stand any grievances, it's just that there is no charcoal for heating in winter, Please forgive the princess, Qing Jin will teach this girl well when she goes back. Qing Jin looked like she understood the righteousness, but her words nakedly expressed another meaning.

Hearing what Qing Jin said, surprise flashed on Murong's face, as if he didn't know this at all, and then looked at the white steward angrily: "Is what Concubine Gu said the truth?" White Steward, who gave you the right to deduct the share of Liuyun Academy? ”

"Back to the princess, what Concubine Gu said, other villains don't know, but the matter of the charcoal plate, when it was just winter, the villain first asked people to send a batch of silver silk charcoal to Liuyun Courtyard, as for what Concubine Gu said, the rest was not given, because the weather has been cold recently, the price of charcoal has remained high, and it is snowing, and the villain wants to buy a batch after it is clear, and then send someone to send it to each courtyard." The white steward said with a look of extreme wrongs.

"You are talking nonsense, the example of winter will ...... tomorrow morning," Mandarin Duck accused, accusing the white steward of the obvious reversal of black and white.

"The prince has arrived—" The announcement sounded outside the door.

Surprise and joy flashed in Murong's eyes, and he glanced at Qing Jin next to him. Seeing Qing Jin with her head down as if she hadn't heard the announcement outside, Murong's eyes flashed inexplicably, and he quickly walked down from his seat. tidied up his clothes a little, and stood and waited to greet Long Hanyuan who came in.

Long Hanyuan walked in from the outside with a cold face, and when he saw the room full of people, surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes, and Murong saluted Long Hanyuan with a smile, and when he got up, he just saw the surprise that flashed, and followed Long Hanyuan inside. While telling Long Hanyuan about Qing Jin and Bai Steward, he told Long Hanyuan about it.

Long Hanyuan listened quietly, took the hot tea handed over by Murong Clan and drank it unhappily, and Murong Clan just finished talking about everything. Then he looked at Long Hanyuan with soft eyes, waiting for Long Hanyuan to speak.

Long Hanyuan didn't seem to see Murong Clan's gaze, he glanced expressionlessly, and then set his eyes on Murong Clan's body. Said coldly: "Backyard." You can handle it, this king believes in you! ”

When Murong heard Long Hanyuan's words, his heart finally let go, and his gaze at Long Hanyuan had a little more tenderness in the direction that everyone couldn't see: "Concubine, thank you for your trust!" ”

Long Hanyuan nodded at Murong Clan with an indifferent face, and then got up.

"The prince hasn't used the meal yet, the concubine asked the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes, the prince might as well use it here later!" Murong looked over expectantly.

Long Hanyuan walked away without nodding or shaking his head, and the hope in Murong Clan's eyes couldn't help but be a little disillusioned.

"This king will go to the study first." Just when the Murong clan was not hopeful. Long Hanyuan's cold voice sounded, and the light that had faded in the depths of Murong Clan's eyes lit up again. I happened to see Long Hanyuan turn his steps and walk into the inner study of the house.

It wasn't until Long Hanyuan's figure could not be seen that Murong returned to the top position, I don't know if it was an illusion, her posture was much straighter than just now, and the solemnity and dignity of the princess on her body were also a little more prosperous than just now, and the maid closest to her unconsciously straightened her waist.

Qing Jin took this scene in her eyes, and couldn't help but think of a sentence she had heard somewhere: A young girl's innocence and ignorance of the world may be spoiled by her parents and elders in the family, but the dignity and pride of a married woman most of the time come from her husband and a happy life.

Once young and arrogant, she sneered at the person who said this, and then wore it to this era, in this society where men are inferior to women and husbands are the sky, because of that person, she did not hesitate to adapt to this rule, but in the end it ended dismally.

To do it all over again, she doesn't have the mind to "foul", the game, there must be a rule of the game, she doesn't have the mind to resist and be the forerunner of the times, she doesn't care about adapting to submission, and she doesn't even object to conforming to such a dynasty, maybe she will eventually assimilate into the thought of this dynasty, like an ordinary ancient lady, and live this life silently.

However, the world made people, gave her a new time, but also gave that person the same opportunity, the gears of fate turned, they were fatally entangled together, she thought she could do it, obediently submitted, when facing that person again, only to know that she overestimated herself, anyone can, only for him, she would rather fight a dynasty alone, but not under his wing.

The crowd was surging, and everyone was walking in one direction, but she chose to go against the flow of people, so the moment Long Hanyuan appeared and left, Qing Jin understood that no matter whether it was a trap or a conspiracy today, she could only lose.

This is her own choice, such a result has long been expected by her, just to serve her servants attentively, she can only sigh to them in her heart, and go back to compensate them with some money, let them stay as they please, this is also the last thing she can do for them.

Thinking like this, I heard that the Murong clan who was sitting at the top did not ask her for her opinion as before, and said directly to the white steward: "Bai steward, you are not thoughtful, so that the backyard is out of harmony, but there is some truth in what you said, this palace will punish you for two months as appropriate, can you accept the punishment?" ”

"The slave admits punishment, thank you princess for opening up!" I thought that corporal punishment would be inevitable, but I didn't expect it to be exposed like this, and the white steward kowtowed to the Murong clan gratefully, and at the same time a cold light flashed in the eyes of everyone in Liuyun Courtyard.

"Okay, now that you've pleaded guilty, go down and remember not to happen like this again next time." Seeing the white butler's cold glance at the people of Liuyun Courtyard, Murong pretended not to see it on the surface, and what he thought in his heart was even more intriguing, but after giving the white butler a little warning in his tone, he was ready to wave the white butler away.

"The slave is provincial, the slave promises, there will be no more such a thing, so the slave will retreat?" After speaking, he walked out quickly with cheerful steps.

“…… Concubine Gu, for the sake of you also having a reason, this palace will not pursue your crime of disrespect this time, and in the next two months, Concubine Gu will continue to stay in Liuyun Courtyard,...... By the way, it is also difficult for Concubine Gu to sit dryly, the two books of "Female Commandment" and "Female Training", Concubine Gu can copy them ten times if she is fine, and it is good to cultivate herself and cultivate her temperament...... "It is rare that Murong is not aggressive before, but relatively tolerant and generous to say the punishment of Qing Jin.

Qing Jin read the contempt and ridicule in the tolerance and generosity of the Murong clan, but her eyes did not blink, and she said goodbye to the Murong clan calmly as usual: "Then Qing Jin will not disturb the princess." After speaking, he turned around neatly, and the fiery red skirt flew like a butterfly dance, but the Murong clan rarely had that kind of unease.

Back in Liuyun Courtyard, Qing Jin couldn't wait to lie down on the couch and took a deep breath of satisfaction.

The mandarin duck followed up from behind, with obvious sadness on his face: "Master, you ...... Are you okay? ”

Qing Jin poked her head out from the couch, squinting her eyes with an expression of enjoyment: "What's so bad, grounding, copying books, self-cultivation, for me, it's no different from the previous days...... The real bad thing is probably you and the people in the yard......"

The mandarin duck was stunned for a moment, and without waiting for Qing Jin to continue: "The slave and maid are not afraid of being bad, the master must not drive the mandarin duck." ”

Qing Jin opened her eyes on the couch, as if she was looking at the mandarin duck and as if she didn't look at the mandarin duck: "I know your thoughts, if you suffer in the future, don't cry at me." ”

"Slaves and maids will not, slaves and maids are not afraid of hardship." The mandarin duck said firmly to Qing Jin.

Qing Jin finally set her eyes on the mandarin duck, sighed and said, "...... Then you find a time to tell the people in the courtyard, if you want to stay, you can keep it, if you don't want to stay, everyone will give five taels of silver, just let them leave! ”

“…… Is there such a strict zhòng? ”

"There will always be this day, what should come will always come, and you can't keep what you should go." Qing Jin's tone was calm.

"The slave knows!" Mandarin ducks are blessed.

A few days later, there were people leaving from Liuyun Courtyard one after another, leaving only a few people behind, and Liuyun Courtyard, which was not lively in the first place, was even more withered and lonely, like a big tree that left only branches after the autumn frost.

"These people are really heartless, the master is so lenient and benevolent to them on weekdays, I didn't expect the slave to say it, those people took the silver and couldn't wait to leave, just leave, there is no love at all, what a group of white-eyed wolves!" Mandarin duck is indescribably angry.

"Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, human instinct, and since we said it, people should let it choose, what's so angry about this?" Qing Jin was intently copying something in front of the desk, and when she heard the anger in the mandarin duck's tone, she said slowly to the mandarin duck without leaving the desk.

"That's what I said, but the slave maid was really unhappy in her heart." The mandarin duck is still a little uneasy.

"There's nothing you can't think of, it's better to be willing to leave than to bite you at the most critical moment when you're lurking around you with a sinister mind." After writing one piece, Qing Jin put down the comparison in his hand, picked up the written one, blew the fresh ink on it, and looked up and said to the mandarin duck while he was empty.

"They dare!" Hearing Qing Jin's words, the mandarin duck glared angrily, his eyes fierce.

"So, if you lose your horse and know whether it is a blessing, don't worry about this, hurry up and arrange the people who stay, and then find a way to send a letter to our Zhuangzi steward, and ask them to send some money to Jingwang's Mansion, otherwise you will really follow my master and I will starve and freeze." Put the copied ink in his hand and put it in the upper right corner, and Qing Jin held the pen and commanded the mandarin duck. (To be continued......)