Mu Qing handed the ice silk in his hand to Ling Yingxi, "I still have something to do, it's inconvenient to stay longer, I'll pick you up in three days." ”

The day after tomorrow is the old lady's birthday, and giving Ling Yingxi another day to prepare should be enough.

Ling Yingxi is not a mother-in-law, Mu Qing understands this.

The most taboo thing about practicing martial arts is that you have a place in your heart, you can't calm down, you have to finish things, right?

Ling Yingxi bowed slightly.

On this night, the lights of the Shadow Pavilion were brightly lit.

Ling Yingxi had a one-person-high screen in front of her, and her hands were sewing the branches and leaves of a willow tree.

Xuan'er was arranging the silk threads, and she looked at Ling Yingxi, her eyes flashing with amazement.

There is only one willow tree on the screen that has not yet been embroidered, but the embroidery is lifelike, and the few fallen leaves seem to be tumbling and flying, and the leaves are so delicate that the stems can be seen, and the thin long branches seem to be fluttering in the wind.

It is a double-sided screen, with an unfinished willow tree in the front and an eaves in the back.

Ling Yingxi is a very popular woman, even if she is a palace embroiderer, she may not be able to compare with her.

"Miss, will you rest first?"

Xuan'er put a glass of water in front of Ling Yingxi.

"It's okay, go down when you're tired. Ling Yingxi didn't raise her eyes, still embroidering this dense willow tree.

Xuan'er shook her head, and then reacted that Ling Yingxi couldn't see it, and said, "Xuan'er is not tired, Xuan'er stays by Miss's side to help." ”

Ling Ying paused, she looked at Xuan'er and smiled, "That's it, if you want to stay, you can stay." ”

This girl is not only brainless, but also likes to think crankily, and always misinterprets her meaning.

Xuan'er was stunned, the young lady's smile was so beautiful, it was so beautiful that she could imagine it...... A fairy who strayed into the mortal world.

"Miss, you are so beautiful. A heartfelt sentence that made Ling Yingxi laugh.

"Then, how beautiful is it?" Ling Yingxi wanted to tease Xuan'er.

Xuan'er, the stupid girl, tilted her head and thought for a while, "Hmm...... Probably to taste the peerless color, and to regain the posture of the city. ”

Ling Yingxi smiled lightly, the banter in her eyes grew stronger, "When did Xuan'er become so inky?"

Xuan'er's little face turned red.

When the morning light was faint, Ling Yingxi finished embroidering the last stitch, and saw Xuan'er lying on the table and falling asleep.

The girl still had silk thread in her hand and an embroidery needle tied to her cuff.

Ling Yingxi walked over, pulled out the needle, and threw it back into the basket.

She originally wanted to throw the silk thread into the basket, but the silk thread was wrapped around Xuan'er's hand and couldn't be untied, so she simply left it with her.

Ling Yingxi put the cloak on Xuan'er's body.

Xuan'er was thin and pitiful, as if there were only bones left in her body, and the bruised and black strangulation marks on her neck were eye-catching and dazzling.

Ling Yingxi's heart ached, her hands turned into fists, and her fingers were a little white.

This girl can endure it, and all grievances will always be held in her heart.

But how could she not know?

She is a second lady, and she is not welcomed, as her maid, where can she be good?

Ling Yingxi's white fingertips gently stroked the strangulation marks on the back of Xuan'er's neck, this girl was only eleven or twelve years old, and it was the time to grow her body, but she ......

Xuan'er's body trembled, she got up and saw Ling Yingxi, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.

"Miss, why are you ......" Xuan'er shrank back, as if trying to avoid something.

"How much is my moon silver?" Ling Yingxi asked, her tone unusually calm.

Xuan'er said a pitiful number with a small amount.

Ling Yingxi's eyes exuded coldness, "Heh." ”

She turned around and was about to go out, when she was pulled back by Xuan'er.

Xuan'er's little face was flustered and scared, "Where are you going, Miss, don't go to the account room, they ......"

Ling Yingxi glanced at Xuan'er's hand and simply pulled Xuan'er out with her.

Along the way, Xuan'er kept obstructing, but she was still pulled to the account room by Ling Yingxi.

When she stepped into the door, Xuan'er whispered: "The moon silver was deducted by the second lady, Miss and we ......."

"It's because the second lady is deducting that I want to come even more. Ling Yingxi disagreed.

"But ......" Xuan'er is still submissive.

Ling Yingxi glanced at Xuan'er with hatred, pushed open the door and entered.

The noise disturbed the already busy bookkeeper.

The housekeeper was startled, and when he saw the person coming, he immediately became arrogant.

"Second Miss, how can you trespass into the account room without permission? This behavior will be punished. The housekeeper still called Miss Two, and the disdain and boredom in his eyes were not concealed at all.

Ling Yingxi's eyes were cold, and she sneered.

This housekeeper has been in charge of this mansion for nearly twenty-five years, and his qualifications are quite profound, and his status is only below the old lady, and under Prime Minister Ling Cheng, he is almost equal to the second lady.

Once people are developed, they will naturally begin to spend money and become romantic.

Hualou is their must-pass place.

The housekeeper also had a wife, but he was played to death.

Later, the housekeeper simply did not marry, so that there was no need to remember anything else when visiting the building.

Ling Yingxi casually dragged the rattan chair to the middle and sat down.

"Isn't the housekeeper more likely to be punished for deducting the moon silver?" Ling Yingxi's voice was cold and lazy.

A look of astonishment flashed in the butler's eyes, and then he looked innocent.

"Second Miss, don't wronged the little one, the second Miss's moon silver is issued as usual, it should be taken by someone who doesn't understand the rules when it was delivered to the second Miss. ”

Ling Yingxi sneered in her heart.

is worthy of her good father's doglegs, and in a few words, she will clear up the relationship and blame others.

"Really, didn't the housekeeper make it clear about the rules of the house?" Ling Yingxi's fingertips tapped the handrail.

The road is one foot high and the demon is one foot high, in the troubled times in the previous life, playing with power, Ling Yingxi has a way to deal with this kind of disobedient subordinate.

Those who dare to ride on her head have not yet been born!

A few subordinates couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

The housekeeper's face was a little ugly, but in the end, he was a good person, and he still continued.

"The little one will definitely find out the subordinate who doesn't know the rules, punish him severely, and make an example of the chicken. ”

As soon as the butler's words came out, the faces of those subordinates changed in unison.

In this world, the lives of the next people are as low as animals, and they dare not slack off at all, for fear of being caught as substitutes for the dead.

The corners of Ling Yingxi's lips hooked and looked at the housekeeper.

The housekeeper was stunned by Ling Yingxi's pores, and he still straightened his waist.

"The monthly silver is thirty taels in one month, and seven hundred and twenty taels in two years. Ling Yingxi said unhurriedly.

"In addition to the one in hand, there are still six hundred and fifty taels, and there are so many silver taels hidden in one subordinate," Ling Yingxi's voice was like a silver bell, but it was as cold as frost, "As a housekeeper, it is really a dereliction of duty to not find out." ”

The butler's puffy face trembled slightly, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

Originally, the second lady was submissive and never resisted, even if the eldest lady went, the second lady dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak.

Now the woman standing in front of him, with sharp teeth, clear minds, and amazing words, is really the second lady?

This is not only the housekeeper's inner thoughts, but also the thoughts of everyone present except Ling Yingxi.

"There is a rule in the government that ordinary subordinates will only deduct half a year's monthly silver if they are derelict in their duties, and the housekeeper can deduct two years' monthly silver. ”

Ling Yingxi looked at the housekeeper playfully.

What she said is so well-founded that it is impossible to refute it.

"The crime of harboring should be deducted for one year, that is, three years of monthly silver. ”

Hearing this, although the butler was calm on his face, he was already upset in his heart.

He spent money like dirt, and died in the flower building every night, cutting off his financial resources, just like cutting off his life.

Ling Yingxi caught the panic flashing in the housekeeper's eyes, and the sarcasm in her heart was even worse.

The housekeeper thought about it, and was about to send his subordinates away and make some soft tricks against Ling Yingxi.