The next day, Su Hong took a break and got up with the third aunt, he held her hand and said, "I'll go to the lady's room, and you can eat by yourself." ”

"Don't worry, sir, the concubine can take care of herself, you put on a cloak, the morning is the coldest." The third aunt pulled the collar of his shirt for him, Su Hong smiled at her, and then strode out, and the little maid next to him tried to keep up.

Entering Yao Ruoshui's house, she was being served by Mama Ping for breakfast, and when she saw Su Hong coming over, she was immediately surprised and happy: "Master, why are you here?" Have you eaten? ”

Su Hong looked at her with a gloomy face, seeing that there were only a few plates of side dishes on her table, Yao Ruoshui just picked up a pair of chopsticks, hurriedly put them down, stood up and gave up the position, and instructed Mama Ping: "The master must not have eaten yet, you hurry up and add a pair of dishes and chopsticks." ”

"No need." Su Hong refused coldly, sat on the edge of the table by himself, and knocked his hand lightly on the table, knocking Yao Ruoshui's heart faster.

"Come on, hurry up and serve the master a cup of tea." Yao Ruoshui felt uncomfortable, and called outside, just wanting to break the peace in the house.

Su Hong stared at her tightly, and Yao Ruoshui asked with an embarrassed smile, "Master, what happened?" Why do you look at me like that. She stroked the hairpin between her sideburns in a panic, Su Hong didn't blink, she saw Yao Ruoshui's heart beating a drum, and she gave Mama Ping a look.

Mama Ping immediately walked up to Yao Ruoshui and asked, "Madam, do you still want to go to the old lady to say goodbye, why don't you have breakfast with the old lady first, and you can talk about it when you have something to eat." ”

Yao Ruoshui nodded approvingly, and Su Hong was silent for a long time before asking, "Yao, what's the matter with the silver charcoal in the third aunt's room?" ”

"Silver charcoal? What happened to the silver charcoal in the third aunt's room? Yao Ruoshui pretended to look at Su Hong in confusion, her hand shrunk into her sleeve, and she couldn't see that she had grabbed her hand so that her fingertips turned white.

Su Hong was about to ask a question, when he heard a report from the maid outside, "Master, madam, the eldest lady has come to say goodbye." ”

"Why did she get here? Let her go back first, I have something to say to my lord, and I don't have to come over today to say goodbye. Yao Ruoshui said with a little dissatisfaction, she was forced by Su Hong at this time, and she was really not in the mood.

"Say hello to my father and mother." As soon as Yao Ruoshui finished speaking, Su Liluo entered the house by himself, and looked at Yao Ruoshui with a smile, as if he was a little sarcastic about her.

Yao Ruoshui immediately asked with a calm face, "Su Liluo, what's the matter with you?" I didn't let you in, did you take me in your eyes? ”

Su Hong was not good-natured and looked at Su Liluo, a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't say anything, just looked at Yao Ruoshui and asked: "She has already come in, you first explain the matter of silver charcoal, why replace silver charcoal with ordinary black charcoal, isn't there enough silver in the house?" That black charcoal is used by subordinates, aren't you treating the third aunt and mother and daughter harshly? ”

Yao Ruoshui was heartbroken by his question, and said with tears in her eyes: "Master, how can you think about concubines so much?" Mama Ping, move the stove out of my house, let the master take a good look, what kind of person I am, no matter how the third aunt is, she is also the master's person, how can I do something to her. ”

Yao Ruoshui covered her face with a handkerchief as she spoke, and her eyes were faintly red, and Su Li pouted on the side, a little disdainful of Yao Ruoshui's miserable sales.

Mama Ping quickly took someone to move the stove out, opened it and saw that it was the same as the charcoal in the third aunt's house, Su Hong suddenly didn't know what to say, and was silent for a long time before asking, "Why do you use this black charcoal?" ”

Yao Ruoshui cried miserably: "Master, you don't know how much the monthly expenses in this house are, this is the season to use charcoal, the charcoal outside has risen several times, and the concubine can also use this black charcoal, although it has some smoke smell, it is not as good as silver charcoal, but it can be used for heating, and the best silver charcoal that my mother's charcoal concubine bought by others, we can still save when we are juniors." ”

The coldness in Su Hong's eyes gradually dissipated, and Yao Ruoshui explained for Su Hong attentively: "Master, it's really not that the concubine is deliberately fighting for the third aunt, except for the mother, the rest of the places are the same, even the concubine herself is no exception, if it is really harsh to the third aunt, how can I also use this kind of charcoal, sir, what do you think?" ”

Yao Ruoshui looked pitiful, seeing that Su Hong hesitated in his eyes, Su Li fell aside and asked in surprise: "Has the price of charcoal outside increased?" Obviously, there was charcoal in the snow show yesterday, or is it the same as before, isn't it that my mother was deceived? This shouldn't be possible, obviously my mother has to buy charcoal every year, how can this year be so different? ”

Yao Ruoshui was secretly annoyed, Su Li smiled at Yan Yan, looking like he didn't look at her in his eyes, Yao Ruoshui had to explain in a dumb voice: "How come, obviously the silver charcoal I bought is several times more than the price on weekdays, shouldn't it be the fake one you bought from your shop?" After all, it's just the beginning, and a lot of things are unclear......"

"Mother, don't deliberately change the topic, the charcoal used in Xuexiu is praised by everyone in the capital, if it is true or false, then I will be scolded to death, but my mother, will not be unwilling to spend money to buy charcoal for the winter? Deliberately said that the price of charcoal has risen, if this is the case, just talk to me directly, don't dare to say anything else, I can still get some money for silver charcoal, so as not to let my grandmother, aunt, and sister be frozen in the cold, and I will naturally have their share. ”

Su Hong nodded, looked at Su Liluo with appreciation, Yao Ruoshui glared at her with an ugly face, but Su Liluo deliberately asked puzzledly, "What's wrong with my mother?" But what did I say wrong? ”

"No, no." Yao Ruoshui smiled awkwardly, Su Hong looked at her unnatural expression, and suddenly became suspicious, but he didn't say anything, and asked Yao Ruoshui: "Madam, but what she said is like this?" Now the third aunt is also the master of the house, and some silver charcoal is just that, the prime minister's mansion has not yet reached the point where it can't afford to use it. ”

"But the old man ......" Yao Ruoshui anxiously wanted to explain, Su Liluo made a hindrance and interjected: "Mother, don't worry, let's talk slowly if you have anything to say, you won't do this deliberately because your aunt is more favored than your father, if that's the case, then I can't see it." ”

Yao Ruoshui secretly hated her for adding fuel to the fire, Su Hong watched Su Liluo perform hard, not that he didn't understand what she was thinking, but when he thought of her life experience, he suddenly changed his mind, coughed and said coldly: "This matter is over, Liluo, you don't have to worry about this charcoal, madam, how can you use black charcoal, buy some silver charcoal, you don't have to save silver on this, just take some silver from me." ”

After Su Hong finalized it, Yao Ruoshui responded with a smile: "What the master said is true, it is the concubine who wants to go wrong, don't worry, I will not do this again next time." ”

She exhaled quietly, the previous nervousness no longer existed, and when she saw Su Liluo looking at Su Hong dissatisfied, she immediately pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Is there anything I don't understand about Liluo?" If there is, it is better to let the master answer for you. ”

"But some small things, now the things in the court are enough to annoy me, these little things don't have to bother me in the future, Liluo, although you are not married now, you don't have to compete with your mother all day long, or take a look at the female commandments, wait for the emperor's filial piety, and then set another family affair for you."

Su Hong's cold words made Su Liluo's heart chill, and he said coldly: "You don't have to worry about your daughter's marriage, father, mother, and daughter will retire first." ”

Seeing that she didn't take herself seriously at all, Su Hong pointed at her and scolded: "Su Liluo, what's the matter with you?" How can I be a father in my eyes? ”