The eldest lord and beautiful concubine are surrounded by servants, Jiao'er is around her knees, enjoying the joy of family, but the air pressure is low, and a mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings.

As soon as Yulan entered her small courtyard, she found that the atmosphere was not right. At this time, it was already dark, and the little maid was leading the way in front of the octagonal palace lamp, and Yulan saw a few young men standing in the verandah, all of whom were trembling and pale.

Yulan's eyes were slightly condensed.

It's all in their own yards, and there is no one who doesn't know the way, these little ones are only ** years old, and they haven't kept their heads yet, they are lively and naughty on weekdays, and there is no quiet time to laugh and play all day long. When Wang's mother was in power, she beat and scolded them at every turn. When Yulan seized power, he treated his subordinates very leniently, and although he was strict with a few young children, it was only economic sanctions, and there was no corporal punishment from then on. They are not very afraid of the rain.

Today this situation is very strange.

Yulan stopped in the courtyard, beckoned a little girl and asked, "Where are your sister Xiaoyu?" ”

Xiao Xiao'er may rarely lie, but when she saw the young lady asking, she was at a loss for a while, and stumbled: "Sister Xiaoyu, Sister Xiaoyu, she, she said that she was not feeling well, so she went back to the room to rest after eating." ”

Not feeling well? It's okay when you go out! Besides, Xiaoyu is usually steady and loyal, but if he can get up, even if he is sick, he will definitely insist on serving himself and then rest.

Yulan groaned with a deep face, waved away the little girl, and entered the room with a curtain. Xiaoyue helped her take off her hair and put on a big coat, and a little girl came in with a basin of warm water, and Xiaoyue took it over, ready to serve her to wash her hands and face and change clothes.

Yulan suddenly said: "You don't need to serve here." Go and see Xiaoyu and see what happened. Xiaoyue also felt that the atmosphere was wrong, so she called a little girl outside the door to come in and serve the girl, and turned around and went to the next room where the people lived.

As soon as Yulan changed into homely clothes, she saw Xiaoyue pulling Xiaoyu and broke in angrily. Yulan saw a distinct palm print on Xiaoyu's fair face, and her face immediately sank. Shen Sheng asked, "What's the matter?" Who beat you like this! ”

Xiaoyue rushed out: "Who else can there be?" Isn't it the old dog of Mother Wang! Xiaoyu is useless, she only knows that she swallows her anger, and when she is beaten like this by Wang's mother, she will only hide her tears in the room, and she doesn't dare to show it to the girl! If the girl hadn't asked me to take a look, we'd all be in the dark! ”

Xiaoyu said angrily: "Xiaoyue! Stop it! ”

Yulan was angry in her heart, "Xiaoyu, what happened?" You were beaten like this by Wang's mother, why didn't you tell me? ”

Xiaoyue's machine gun seemed to say it all: "I asked it all just now!" The old woman was desperate and forced Xiaoyu to hand over the cage key, but Xiaoyu refused, so she jumped to her feet and scolded, and after scolding, she didn't count, and she started beating people! He gritted his teeth as he spoke.

Xiaoyu lowered her head and whispered: "Her son called a few splashes to catch him, saying that if he didn't pay back the money within three days, he would take off one of his arms!" ”

Yulan understood everything when she heard it, slapped the table hard, and said sharply: "Bastard! ”

On weekdays, the little girl is not in a hurry, gentle and gentle, and she is steady and calm everywhere. At this time, his face sank like water, and his eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire. After all, Zeng has been sitting in the position of sales director for many years, and there is a fierce and compelling power that starts the fire, and Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu are startled.

The other little girl waiting in the room was already holding her breath with fright, and her face turned pale.

Xiaoyu hurriedly drove her away, closed the door, and then said softly: "Girl, Mother Wang is the mother in charge of our small courtyard, and it is appropriate to discipline us girls." What's more, she is a wife after all, and the girl has finally gained a firm foothold in Fuzhong, so don't make any more enemies with her wife for such a trivial matter. ”

Yulan looked at this girl who was two years older than herself, and felt sad: "Silly girl! Do you think that by swallowing your anger like this, without even telling me, you can turn a big thing into a small thing? ”

"Girl......"

"You're confused! You don't want to think about it, we finally suppressed Mother Wang's arrogance, if she was allowed to beat and insult you like this, but I pretended to be deaf and dumb and indifferent, what would she think? What will others think? What would the wife think? What would the old lady think? ”

Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu were stunned when they heard this.

Yulan said eloquently: "Mrs. and old lady will only think that I am useless, and I can't even govern my subordinates; Mother Wang will think that I am weak and can be bullied, and she will be even more aggressive to you in the future, and even directly bully me; People will think that I can't even protect my personal girl, and naturally I can't take care of their interests, and no one will do things for me in the future. People are good and are bullied, and horses are thin and ridden! In the big house, it is not possible to swallow your anger and solve all problems, sometimes toughness is more effective than weakness......"

Xiaoyu savored her words, and the more she thought about it, the more reasonable it became, and she couldn't help but hang her head and say ashamedly: "Girl, it's me who wants to be left!" ”

Yulan stepped forward, stretched out a hand, touched Xiaoyu's cheek, her eyes were full of regret, and asked softly, "Does it still hurt?" "The two big girls are loyal to her, and people's hearts are long, how can Yulan not feel sorry for them.

Xiaoyu was moved to tears: "I have already applied ice, and it doesn't hurt anymore." ”

Yulan grabbed all the two girls in one hand, and said in a harmonious voice: "You two have been with her since I was seven or eight years old, and you have been dedicated and loyal for so many years. I have suffered countless grievances with her, and I will never forget these! ”

After saying a few words, Xiaoyue's eyes turned red: "Girl, we are your maids, don't say these words!" ”

"You must remember in the future that the three of us are one, and if you are beaten and bullied, it is equivalent to me being beaten and bullied, as long as there is a day of dignity and dignity for me, there will be a day of dignity and dignity for you. Do you understand? ”

The two girls were very moved, and one headed: "Understood!" ”

Yulan let go of her hand and returned to her seat and sat down. "Xiaoyu, this is the second time you've been beaten for me! The first time was the fifth sister, with her father protecting her, I can't ......do anything about her" She put away her excitement and her expression became cold: "But this time, the person who beat you is just a minion, just a pet dog next to his wife!" Her eyes flashed, and a bright light erupted in her eyes: "You have suffered too many grievances with me, I absolutely can't tolerate this old thing bullying you again and again, I must be the master for you today no matter what!" ”

"Dawn Moon!" Yulan shouted.

"Girl!" Xiaoyue was teased by Yulan's words, "What do you command!" ”

"Go to the West Wing and call Mother Wang to me!"

"Girl!" Xiaoyue said: "You called Mother Wang to reprimand at most, but Xiaoyu was beaten, no matter how you count, we still suffer!" ”

"Dawn Moon!" Xiaoyu couldn't help complaining to her: "You can't let the girl beat her personally, right?" ”

Yulan put her right hand on her cheek, thought about it carefully, and said with a smile: "Xiaoyue reminded me, it's really useless to just scold her, this time I must think of a way to drive her out of Lu Jingzhai." With her, we don't want to live a life of stopping. But before that, I still have to call her over and scold her to make Xiaoyu angry. Xiaoyue, go! Call Wang's mother to me. ”

Xiaoyue was like a jade decree, and promised loudly to go out, and her whole body was full of energy. Xiaoyu opened her mouth on the side, but didn't say anything after all. After a while, Xiaoyue came back angrily and reported: "I went to the West Wing, and the old thing said that he was infected with wind and cold, weak and weak, bedridden, and afraid that he would pass his illness to the girl, so it was inconvenient to come and see him." The old witch really found a good reason! ”

Yulan suddenly found that there was nothing she could do about this dead-skinned old witch. She sat down slowly and smiled to herself: "It's that I said it too much, and from beginning to end, people didn't reassure me as a young lady at all." ”

Xiaoyue said: "What should I do then?" Is that all? ”

Yulan didn't answer and asked: "Grandmother rewarded that jade Ruyi and put it away, right?" ”

"Put it away!"

"Tomorrow is the day when Sister Xinghuang comes to pick up the scriptures, right?"

"Yes!" Xiaoyue was asked inexplicably, and she didn't know what the relationship between the two things was.

"Good! Then tomorrow we will put on a good show for Sister Xinghuang. Yulan clapped her hands, blinked her eyes and said, "I have a breath in my heart today, if I don't scold this old woman, I really feel uncomfortable." Xiaoyue, I'll teach you a trick, do you dare to scold this old thing for me! ”

Xiaoyue was spicy, and said with a stalk around her neck: "What don't you dare." The girl just commands! ”

Yulan smiled: "Didn't this old thing have a dog, just tie it to our yard, you will go out later, you don't have to scold people, just scold that old dog, understand no!" Didn't she say that she was 'weak and bedridden', then you can scold her vigorously, and she didn't dare to get up and talk! ”

Xiaoyue clapped her hands when she heard this, "Girl, your trick of scolding Huai is really amazing!" ”

Xiaoyu was already a little stunned when she heard it, "...... Dead girl, don't persuade a girl, just know that the girl is messing around with you! He turned his head and persuaded Yulan: "Girl, this is like child's play, but it's not everyone's showmanship!" ”

Yulan said: "You don't care, I will definitely be angry for you today." ”

Xiaoyue is an anxious person, just do what she says. Immediately came to the door of the West Chamber, and scolded Wang's mother for raising the dog: "You old dog, you only know how to bark non-stop and bite people indiscriminately all day, do you know how unpopular you are, why are you wilting today, isn't you sick, if you want me to say, this is all retribution, you have to die of illness!" ”

Xiaoyue put on a shelf, her hands crossed her waist, and her voice resounded in Lu Jingzhai, saying that she must be called "old dog", and scolded for half an hour, scolding heartily and painfully. Who has not been bullied by the "old dog" up and down Manlu Jingzhai, everyone feels very relieved, and they can't wait to applaud. Yulan asked Xiaoyu to open the door, and the two of them listened to it with relish, and their stomachs were depressed and swept away.

Wang's mother was so angry that she wanted to go out and tear her little hooves and mouth several times, but she just said that she was "weak and bedridden", so how could she slap herself in the face. Moreover, in recent days, the prestige of the seven girls has been rising day by day, and the pressure is getting greater and greater when facing her. Later, he couldn't hold back and didn't refute it silently. It's just thinking about a vicious plan, just waiting for one day to take revenge on Xiaoyue.

That night, the three masters and servants withdrew from the crowd and kept the secret discussion until two o'clock. The expressions of the two big girls were different when they left, Xiaoyue looked excited, but Xiaoyu was faintly worried.

The next morning, Yulan got up and had breakfast, and Yiningju sent someone over to spread the word, saying that the eldest lady took the eight girls to Ningchangxinghou Mansion today, and the seven girls were exempted from the province this morning.

The eldest lady wants to go back to her parents' house, and Yulan has already known it. She treats people kindly, has no arrogance, and is generous, no matter which courtyard people praise her, these not too secret news don't even need to be deliberately inquired about, and someone will naturally send it to the door. She is no longer the cowardly, cowardly, deaf and blind person she used to be.

Yulan gave a look, Xiaoyue understood, turned around and went out of the door, and came back quietly after a while, and saw that Xiaoyu was the only one in the house, so he got close to Yulan's ear and whispered: "Mrs. has already left the house, and I saw the warm sedan chair carried out of the second door." ”

Yulan's spirit was shocked, very good. The eldest lady is not in the house, so this play is easy to sing. That's why she chose to launch today. Seeing that the two girls were looking at her, Yulan smiled and said, "Such a trivial matter, it makes you nervous." What are you doing here, hurry up and act according to the details discussed yesterday. ”

When the two maids saw her into bamboo breasts, they were a little nervous, so Xiaoyu called an honest little girl, and after giving some instructions, the little girl went to the west wing. After a while, Mother Wang really followed the little girl out of the West Wing.

Wang's mother had to come. When the little girl went to call her, she had made up her mind to pretend to be sick to the end, but who knew that the little girl actually told her that the seventh girl had heard about her family situation early this morning, and she was very compassionate, and she had a great grace to give her, and if she didn't go, it would be outdated.

Wang's mother was overjoyed when she heard this, her son pinched someone else's hand, waiting for the silver to be saved, where could she still be angry?

The little girl led her to the outside of the main room, and the little girl went in first to report back. If you go in, you won't come out. Wang's mother was hung there, and her heart was up and down, and she was restless for a while. After a long while, the little girl came out of the room and said to Wang's mother, "The girl is waiting in the study, and I will tell you to go in."

Wang's mother went into the hall first, and entered the Xili room through the hall, which was the Yulan study. Bypass the screen of the ladies and walk from darkness to light. The window was open in the room, and the sunlight slanted into Wang's mother's eyes, and Wang's mother couldn't help but squint her eyes, and it took a while to get used to the light in the room. I saw Yulan sitting at the begonia carved Ruyi square table in front of the window, with a straight back, holding a tube of wolf and writing. Xiaoyue stood aside grinding, while Xiaoyu sat on a small pistle not far away to do needlework.

Seeing Xiaoyue, Wang's mother's face became wonderful.

Several people didn't seem to see Wang's mother come in, so they did it by themselves.

Mother Wang took two steps and curtsied: "The old slave greets the seventh girl!" As if he hadn't seen it, Yulan still splashed ink with high interest.

The seventh girl didn't wake up, and Mother Wang didn't dare to get up. Mother Wang maintained her knees bent movements, and after a full cup of tea, her legs were sore, and her body was already shaky, Yulan raised her head and showed a decent smile: "Mother Wang is here, you are the old man in my house, don't be so polite." No courtesy, no courtesy! ”

has been hung for so long, it stands to reason that Wang's mother should be angry, but I don't know if it's an illusion, Wang's mother feels that Yulan has an awe-inspiring and inviolable temperament at some point, and her mother Wang is trembling in front of her, and she doesn't dare to be angry.

Yulan asked Xiaoyu to move a chair over, and Wang's mother thanked her seat, and sat diagonally, looking cautious, and she didn't know how she was suppressed by such a little girl.

Yulan put down the pen, took the tea bowl handed over by Xiaoyu, and gently flicked the lid of the bowl: "Yesterday I called Xiaoyue, this girl, to invite my mother, but I didn't want my mother to be sick, so I worried all night, and I didn't sleep well, I don't know if my mother is getting better today?" ”

No matter how thick-skinned Mother Wang was, she couldn't help but panic slightly at this time, and said: "It's just that I occasionally feel the wind cold, and I occasionally feel the wind cold, and I sweat all night after sleeping, and it's all right." All of you! Hehe! ”

Yulan took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, and said casually: "Mother Wang has been in my small courtyard for so many years. You're an old man in the house. It is a blessing to me that my wife has rewarded me. You are steady and capable. Over the years, I have helped me keep this small yard in order, and I look at my mother for everything, but there is one thing that I am afraid of changing? ”

Didn't you say that you want to give a reward of grace, how did you come up and provoke a thorn first? Mother Wang muttered in her heart, but at this time, she had to bow her head under the eaves, and she had to soften: "Please give the girl advice." ”

Yulan smiled slightly, "Actually, it's nothing, I just think that my mother's temper is a little hot, and I really should change it in the future, you don't ask at every turn to beat and scold people, it's not good." Let's just talk about Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue, how can they also grow up with me, and look at my face, there should always be three points of decency. You see them discipline in the courtyard, how can I take them to see my sisters, sisters, and old ladies? It's rumored that I'm so useless as a young lady, and I don't understand the rules at all, where do I put my face, don't you say? The tone was leisurely and calm, with a hint of the indifference of the superior.

"The old woman is all for the good ...... girl" Wang's mother had something to refute, but seeing Yulan's clear and mocking gaze, she couldn't say it anymore, and her voice lowered: "The old woman can save it, and she must change it in the future." ”

"Mom can understand, that's great." What I did just now was all fighting! It's time to pull when it's over. Yulan changed her tone, revealing a hint of concern: "Mom told me before that something happened at home, I don't know what happened to my brother at home?" Can you pay off your debts? ”

Finally got to the point, Wang's mother immediately lifted her spirits, poured bitter water, and said for a while that her son was caught by splashing skin, and if he didn't pay back the money, he would be in a different place, and then said that he was now so poor that he didn't have a penny to help her son pay off his debts.

When Yulan heard this, he suddenly pondered without saying a word. Wang's mother was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but she didn't dare to urge her.

Yulan stared at the slender and white ten fingers, crossed and clasped each other, then released, repeating several times, as if something had made her decide. Wang's mother looked at her expectantly, as if waiting for a prisoner to be sentenced.

After a long time, Yulan didn't speak, Wang's mother's heart had already raised her throat, she had cut off all ways to retreat, relying on her backer Li's mother would not help her, if Yulan refused to make a move, then she really couldn't save her son.

Sweat slowly oozed from the tip of Wang's mother's nose.

Yulan secretly sneered in her heart, just to let Wang's mother know that it was difficult, so as not to make her suspicious.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Yulan's attention finally raised his head and ordered: "Xiaoyu, go and bring the white jade Ruyi that the old lady rewarded yesterday." ”

"Girl......" Xiaoyu pretended to have a reluctant expression at the right time, grinding and grinding, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped, and didn't want to go.

"Don't bother, go!" Yulan smiled secretly in her heart, this girl has good acting skills and has a future for development.

Xiaoyu entered the dark room at this time, and after a while, she carefully took the white jade Ruyi out and handed it to Yulan, and Mother Wang's eyes immediately straightened.

After all, she is a mother-in-law in the mansion, and although Mother Wang herself does not have such a good jade, she is knowledgeable. She saw that the white jade Ruyi had a delicate texture, a moist luster, and a shape like clotted fat. It seems to be carved from a whole piece of mutton fat jade, not to mention the value of such a large piece of mutton fat jade, just the delicate carving is already worth a lot of money. In an instant, countless little stars flashed in Mother Wang's eyes, and the jade was no longer jade, but a pile of silver ingots shining with green frost!

Wang's mother swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily.

"Go down, I have a few words to talk to my mother alone." Yulan actually opened his mouth and pulled the two henchmen out of the room.

After Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue exited the study, Yulan wrapped the cotton silk and gently put the white jade Ruyi on the Ruyi square table, and said neatly: "Yesterday, Princess Yanqing returned to Ning, I got some color for the pair, and the old lady was gracious, so she rewarded me with this Ruyi." The second sister and the third young master also got one. ”

"The girl is full of talent, and the old lady has a discerning eye!" Mother Wang complimented her mouth, but her eyes did not leave the wishful thinking.

Yulan smiled, "Mom is well-informed, and look at the value of this wishful thinking, is it enough for you to pay off your son's gambling debts?" ”

Mother Wang was overjoyed, "Enough! That's enough! Thank you for your kindness to save my son's life! Our family will be grateful to Dade in the future and set up a longevity tablet for the girl! Pray with incense every day! ”

Yulan smiled: "Mom doesn't have to be so anxious to thank me!" Hear me finish. ”

Mother Wang had already stretched out her hand and retracted it in a sneering manner, "Please give the girl a lecture!" ”

"Mom! You and I have been in this small courtyard for so long, and what you do to me, in fact, we all know it in our hearts. ”

Wang's mother suddenly made a big fuss, "I'...... I ......" was speechless for a moment.

Yulan waved her hand, stopped her talking, shook her head and sighed: "After all, you and I are a master and servant, you have been waiting for me for many years, there is always hard work without credit, and I am a soft-hearted person, presumably my mother knows this!" ”

Mother Wang had nothing to say, so she could only nod desperately.

Yulan continued: "Your brother in the family is in trouble, and I can't see death without help. But as I told you earlier, I don't have any cash on hand. "I took the wishful hand again, and my eyes showed reluctance;" Coincidentally, yesterday the old lady gave me such a valuable thing. This is also providential! I wanted to put this Ruyi in my study as a treasure. Now it seems that the only way to lend it to you is to deal with emergencies first! ”

Wang's mother was grateful and said a lot of good things.

Yulan interrupted her flattery with a smile, "But there are a few things we have to explain first." ”

"Girl, please speak!" Wang's mother was already impatient.

"First, this ruyi is just a temporary loan from me, you first take it and find a reliable pawnshop to pawn some silver for emergencies, when the matter is smoothed out, the world brother rescued, you have to hurry up and buy it back." You can't afford to be negligent! For the world brother, my mother should also educate me well, and if it goes on like this, when will it be a head! ”

"Second, this wishful thinking is not for nothing, I hope that my mother will treat me wholeheartedly from now on, treat Lu Jingzhai as her own home, and don't quarrel with Xiaoyu Xiaoyue and them, this is an additional condition, and my mother may do it?"

Yulan said one, and Wang's mother agreed to one, swore a gambling curse, and said that Yanyan would serve Yulan in the future and never add trouble to her.

Yulan finally nodded with satisfaction: "When my mother said so, I was relieved." In that case, I will hand over my wishes to you. As he spoke, he handed over the white jade Ruyi.

Mother Wang was excited, and reached out to pick it up excitedly, but Yulan suddenly retracted her hand again, and Mother Wang couldn't help but be stunned.

Yulan supported it with one hand and said slowly: "After all, this Ruyi is a reward from the old lady, if I just give it to my mother to take it, it will definitely be seen, and it is not good to reach the ears of the old lady." She played with the Lingzhi-shaped jade in her hand, "This thing is too big, I'm afraid I'll break it in my sleeve or in my arms." It would be nice if there was a suitable box for it, but where to find such a big box for a while! ”

Mother Wang saw that Ruyi was 30 centimeters long, and knew that Yulan said that it was the truth. Yulan said: "That's it, I'll put this thing on the bookcase first, and when I find a time to take all the girls away, then you just come in and take it away, you see it!" ”

Although Wang's mother was not happy, she had to nod her head and agree.

"In this case, mom will go down, I have to hurry up and copy the scriptures for the old lady, and Sister Xinghuang will come to pick it up in the afternoon."

Wang's mother agreed, but she was reluctant to leave for a while, just looking at the ruyi on the bookcase.

Yulan smiled: "Mom doesn't have to worry, I promised to make no regrets." You just have to wait for the space, just come and get it. ”

Mother Wang glanced at the wishful glance again, and then left with a thousand thanks. was so flickered by Yulan that she didn't have any suspicions at all.

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