The eldest lady was sick, she had a high fever, and she kept coughing after waking up, and the people in the East Hospital were busy and crazy, so they even coaxed and persuaded the eldest lady to return to the warm pavilion of the main hospital, and invited the doctor to come and see.

The doctor diagnosed that it was a cold, and the words reached the ears of the old lady, but it became that Song Lingyue was sick and gave the eldest wife, her illness was cured, but the eldest lady was sick.

In the early morning, everyone in the mansion arrived at the main hall, and Song Lingyue was also called over, and as soon as she entered the door, she was frightened by the battle of the Xia family.

The Xia family is worthy of being a big family, old and young together, there are dozens of people, each with outstanding appearance, dressed brightly, neatly and neatly to the hall for a stop, like a rich feast, gorgeous and spectacular.

Xia Yeqing and several uncles stood in front, with a handsome appearance and a tall and toned figure, which was particularly conspicuous and outstanding among the already outstanding crowd.

Song Lingyue stood behind a few young ladies of the Xia family, learning to behave, and echoing the crowd to say hello to the old lady and the old lady, feeling uneasy.

The old lady is still wearing a robe and a horse coat, holding a jade carved cane, and his already serious face is even more frosty at the moment, mixed in the officialdom for many years, a pair of eagle eyes, like watching fire, at a glance, he sees everyone's thoughts thoroughly, and after a few words lukewarmly, he no longer speaks.

The old lady wore a traditional bun, a double-tiered bell-sleeved jacket on the upper body, and a matching pleated skirt underneath, and the piping and embroidery on the clothes were all exquisite, revealing nobility and dignity, but the momentum did not diminish the demeanor of the housewife in the past.

The old lady has been in charge of the family for many years, her eyes are bright, the old lady is inconvenient to teach a little girl, she will not be soft, no one in the Xia family has ever dared to break the rules, a new outsider can never set this precedent.

After saying a few words of advice to the family, she raised her eyes and looked at Song Lingyue behind her, separated by several people, Song Lingyue felt that her gaze was like a sharp sword, splitting everyone apart, leaving only her, naked and exposed to everyone's sight.

"Song family, come forward." Although the old lady is old, her voice is still calm and powerful, with an invisible oppressive force.

Song Lingyue answered, hung her head and walked to the front, dozens of pairs of eyes behind her looked at her, like a man's back.

The old lady took a sip of the tea handed over by the person next to her, put down the teacup, and glanced at Song Lingyue with a sharp gaze, which suddenly made her body tremble, the old lady folded her hands on her knees, and the ruby ring on her hand shone brightly.

"Your name is Satsuki?" The old lady asked with a smile on her face.

Song Lingyue nodded, "Back to the old lady, my name is Song Lingyue, you can call me Xiaoyue." ”

The corners of the old lady's mouth raised, and she said lightly: "I don't care what the Song family looks like, since I have come here, I should abide by the rules of the Xia family, do you know what is wrong?" ”

Song Lingyue raised her head in surprise, the eldest lady was sick, and she was also very anxious, but this was not a mistake, people eat grains, there is no one who is not sick, if this is also a mistake, then what's the use of a doctor.

Thinking of this, he had the courage to defend himself, "Old lady, I think you have a misunderstanding......

"Uh-huh!" Xia Yeqing next to her coughed lightly, interrupted her, and secretly gave her a look, everyone in the hall held their breath, no one dared to say this about the old lady, for a while, the hall was as silent as death, dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at her, there was dissatisfaction, and there was schadenfreude.

The old lady put one elbow on the arm of the chair, and her eyes gradually turned cold, "You mean, I have wronged you?" The eldest lady has always been in bad health, don't you know? And let her sleep in your room on your own initiative, and give her the sickness, isn't it a mistake? ”

"I ......" Song Lingyue bit her lip, but her stubbornness still made her resist, "I originally wanted to appease the eldest wife, maybe my illness was transmitted to the eldest wife, this was my negligence, but I didn't mean to." ”

The expression on the old lady's face suddenly became a little impatient, "You still dare to quibble?" As a living person, you should have been a guest and a host, but you made your own decisions and broke the rules of the Xia family, is this the upbringing of the Song family? ”

Song Lingyue's face was hot, and she sighed helplessly, she really couldn't understand the rules of the Xia family, and she knew that it was useless to argue, so she simply said it, it was better to leave as soon as possible.

"Old lady, I don't understand the rules of the Xia family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to understand in the future, during this time, I will stay and take care of the eldest wife, and when she recovers, I will leave."

As soon as these words came out, the old lady's face also changed, she got up and took her cane, glared at Song Lingyue, and turned around and left the hall.

As soon as the old lady left, the atmosphere in the hall became even more tense, and Xia Ye Qing's eyes saw that Song Lingyue had annoyed the old lady and didn't know it, so she strode up to her, gritted her teeth and yelled at her: "Are you crazy?" What is the occasion? How dare you talk nonsense! ”

The old lady snorted lightly and shouted out Xia Yeqing, "Yeqing, if you let her finish, I want to see how bold this Miss Song is." ”

Song Lingyue's eyes trembled, and she suddenly looked like a child who had made a mistake, and said in a low voice: "I didn't talk nonsense, I am telling the truth, I am not suitable to stay in the Xia family, it is better to leave early." ”

"You ......" Xia Yeqing's fist clenched "creak", if it weren't for the crowd, I really wanted to lift her up and throw her out, I don't know if she is dead or alive.

The old lady's eyes sank, she stood up, pulled Xia Yeqing behind her with one hand, slowly walked to Song Lingyue, looked at her, and said in a cold tone: "Little girl, it's not a bad thing to have a temper, but I want to tell you that your stubborn temper will not bring you any benefits in this world." ”

Song Lingyue pursed her lower lip tightly, she was wrong when she spoke, she didn't know what to do, so she stood in a daze, thinking that it would pass after a few words, but she didn't expect that there was punishment waiting for her.

The old lady glanced out through the glass window, the messenger outside was clearing the snow, most of the yard was about to be cleaned, the old lady raised her head, and said to the housekeeper in a loud voice, "Tell them, just sweep out a path in the yard leading to each courtyard, and the back ones don't need to be swept, take Miss Song out, kneel in the snow for two hours, sharpen her temperament, and let her learn the rules of the Xia family." ”

Song Lingyue's eyes widened, feeling extremely incredible, what age is this, the Xia family still has such a pedantic system, this is simply a private punishment, turned her head to look at the people in the hall, they didn't see anything unusual on their faces, it seems that such things are commonplace in the Xia family.

Xia Yeqing's face was pale, and she didn't look at her, and she seemed to feel that she deserved such a punishment.

The old lady saw that she was still standing still, and obviously did not pay attention to her words, and raised her voice and ordered her: "I let you out, didn't you hear?" Learn the rules of the Xia family, know what to say, and when you know, come and talk to me about leaving. ”

Song Lingyue swallowed the grievances in her heart, since she learned that she could talk about leaving, she couldn't bear it, she nodded stubbornly, "Okay, I'll go and kneel for two hours, I hope the old lady will be the talker!" He got up and walked out.

The faces of the people in the hall were different, but no one went up to intercede for Song Lingyue, seeing her go to the snow and kneel, everyone turned around and began to coax the old lady to laugh as if she was fine.

Song Lingyue came out in a hurry today, only wearing a shirt inside, and a tweed coat outside, she still felt hot in the hall, and when she knelt in the snow, she suddenly felt bitterly cold, but she was stubborn by nature, and she would rather be punished than give in, her body was straight, and she knelt stubbornly in the snow.

Ten minutes later, the talents in the hall dispersed, and when several wives and young ladies of the Xia family passed by her, they couldn't help but sneer.

"What kind of young lady of the Song family, a broken household is a broken household, and she needs to rely on us to help, and she has to pretend to be high, she will suffer now."

"It's not, it's just that if you come out of a small family, you're just uneducated!"

Song Lingyue only pretended not to hear, staring at the floor tiles in front of her without squinting, thinking about how to negotiate with the old lady of the Xia family when she turned around so that she could leave this place.

A pair of delicate women's leather boots appeared in sight, Song Lingyue looked up to see that it was a beautiful girl with a melon seed face, wearing a tweed coat with a cinched waist, a dark fur collar, and a whiter skin, delicate makeup, impeccable, as soon as she opened her mouth, she revealed her white teeth.

"Miss Song, I know that if you want to gain a foothold in the Xia family, you will inevitably have to please someone, but you have chosen the wrong object, although the eldest lady is crazy, she is still the eldest wife, she can't defend you, you might as well change someone to please you." With that, he chuckled lightly and walked away proudly.

Song Lingyue smiled bitterly, the people of the Xia family are really not fuel-efficient lamps, and under this pedantic system, I don't know how many devils will breed.