The courtyard on the west side of General Yipin's Mansion is generally smaller than that on the east side, at this time, Ye Wenyan's brother and sister are standing in front of a small courtyard that does not even have a name, and she recognizes it by the memory of the original owner, this is the place where the second-room maid Ye Chulian lives.

Because she is a concubine, Ye Chulian has never invited the second room to be seen, especially not to be seen by the Xiao family. Her biological mother, Liu Yan, was a hair-combing maid in Xiao's room in the past, and she looked pretty good, because her hair was combed well, she was praised many times by Yejingsheng. boasted and boasted that he was praised to his room, and gave birth to Ye Chulian.

The Xiao family has always held a grudge against this, and since he can't control a man's concubine, he can only put his face on Aunt Liu and Ye Chulian.

After so many years, Ye Chulian has lived like an invisible person, the second room family ignores her, and the big house family has not much contact with her, and they greet the old lady and the old lady every day, and they don't see their mother and daughter appear a few times. So much so that Ye Chulian didn't even take a name for this courtyard, and the top of the moon arch was empty and very desolate.

Ye Feiyu said: "In addition to the cool courtyard in the west, the best courtyard is Bailanxuan, where red makeup lives. But Lian Mian occupied it first, and her mother agreed to her for fear of making trouble again, so she had to wronged you to live on Chu Lian's side. Go back and choose a name you like, and after a few days you can walk around the street, and ask someone to make a plaque. ”

She nodded, she didn't care where she lived, she just remembered Ye Qingmei, so she asked, "What about the eldest sister?" Where does she live? ”

"Qingmei will stay in her mother's house for a few nights first, there is still an empty yard here, and she will pack one out for her to live in the past few days." Ye Feiyu said this, reached out and stroked her head, "Yan'er, since you're back, let's live a good life." Those six highnesses are really not a good match for you, don't worry about it in the future. My father is gone, but don't be afraid, my brother is still there. Go ahead, get some sleep, and talk about everything when you wake up. ”

She said goodbye to Ye Feiyu and walked into the courtyard alone, this small courtyard was more than half smaller than the Tianwuxuan where she used to live in the east, and she barely walked a few steps to the door of the house.

A little maid was leaning against the door, her head was little by little, and she was almost asleep.

She reached out and nudged, "Fall, wake up." ”

The little maid was excited, rubbed her eyes and saw that it was Ye Wenyan, and laughed at that time, "Fourth Miss is back!" ”

"Yes." She nodded and dragged the person into the house, "How dare you squint outside on this snowy day?" You're not afraid of freezing to death. ”

Shen'er rubbed her frozen hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, the slave is solid, and she can't freeze to death." Besides, the master has not come back, how can there be a reason for a slave to sleep in the first room. Is it okay for the fourth lady to enter the palace? ”

"It's fine." She casually replied and began to look at the slightly empty room.

Shen'er said: "This used to be the residence of the fifth lady, and there was no decoration in the first place, so everything that could be taken away when she moved." Fourth Miss, the Tianwu Xuan where you used to live was full of good things, but unfortunately you didn't bring it here. The old lady said that the reason why Tianwuxuan looked extravagant was because the eldest master was the head of the family, and the mansion would naturally lean towards the head of the family. But the eldest master is gone, the second master has become the head of the family, and those good things will naturally be transferred to the second master's family. ”

Ye Wen smiled, "This old lady's logical thinking is quite strong. ”

Shen'er didn't understand, "Miss, what is logical thinking?" ”

"That is to say, what she did was reasonable, but unfortunately, her heart and eyes are not very good, and it is too obvious to fall into the well."

The little maid understood, "Yes, it's just a stone, the eldest master has only been dead for more than a month, how can he do such a thing?" What's more, she is still her own son, and she is not afraid that the eldest master will stare at her in the spirit of the sky! ”

"Maybe it's an atheist, who doesn't believe in ghosts and gods!"

"How is that possible!" The mention of this pendant is even more angry, "If you really don't believe it, you won't listen to the words of an old monk, and you won't be a nose or a face to our room." ”

"What did the old monk say?" She remembered that when she was in Xuming Hall before, Jun Tao seemed to have muttered something about a monk or something.

"Fourth Miss forgot?" Shen'er reminded her, "Didn't a few monks come to practice things that night in the first seven days of the old man, and there was a monk at that time who said that the fourth lady had a bad life, and she was in conflict with the general's mansion, and if she kept it in the mansion, it would definitely bring disaster to the general's mansion in the future, and it was also a disaster to destroy the door." The old lady wanted to send the young lady away at that time, but the eldest lady quarreled with the old lady. Later, I didn't keep the young lady much, and the slave didn't know the reason, but now that I think about it, it may be to marry the young lady to the Suwang Mansion! After all, if you marry into King Su's Mansion, you won't be raised in our mansion. ”

Ye Wenyan remembered that there was such a thing, the monk was so fat that he had to walk hard, and the original owner wondered if it was due to the excessive incense in the temple and the good living conditions.

Later, the monk said such things in front of everyone, and the original owner also turned his face, pointing out that he was a fake monk, and said that how could a real monk have a greasy character on the corner of his mouth.

It's really suspicious to think about it now, there is no soybean oil and peanut oil in this era, and all the dishes that can be eaten are meat oil, that is, animal oil. How is it possible for a monk to eat animal oil? A person with oil on the corner of his mouth, even if he wears a robe, he cannot be a real monk.

I just don't know where the old lady found such a master, and why did she find such a person? Just to kick her out of the house? But in the end, she is the granddaughter of the Ye family, and she is the granddaughter, and she has a serious blood relationship with the old lady. Even if the old lady favored her a little in the past, it would not make the old lady hate her like this.

There must be something going on here! Ye Wenyan thought, the old lady was in a hurry to get her away, it was definitely impossible to be just annoying, there must be a reason why she had to send her away, but she didn't know what the reason was.

"That's it, let's not talk about that." She didn't want to think too much about it at this time, so she only asked Shen'er, "Why did you come to my house?" Didn't you wait on my mother's side? ”

Shen'er stuck out her tongue, "The slave maid used to be just a dust-wiping girl in the eldest lady's house, but after last night's incident, the eldest lady said that Miss You may like me, so let me come here to follow you." By the way, there are also Sister Xichun and Sister Xiangdong, they are still there. It's just that there are fewer people who used to sprinkle and sweep, and there are only two rough maids left. Fortunately, this yard is not big, and as long as everyone does things together every day, it can be cleaned quickly. ”

"Xichun and Xiangdong." She thought for a moment, then asked, "What about them?" ”

Shen'er pursed her mouth, "They're all asleep." ”

"Sleep!" Ye Wenyan smiled, "It seems that my mother is right, I do like you, because you are the only one who is willing to endure the sleepiness and wait for me, but there is one thing I may have to break my promise." She said apologetically to Shen'er, "I asked you to shoot that mother-in-law before, and I said that there is a reward for shooting injuries, and a heavy reward for shooting death." Although you can't get a heavy reward for that shot, there must be a small reward. But look—" she spread her hands, "I'm penniless now, and I don't know what to give you unless I bring money from my old house." ”

"Slaves and maids don't want to be rewarded." Shen'er waved her hand again and again, "The slave maid originally wanted to shoot that woman to death, so the fourth lady didn't need to reward me." ”

"There must be a reward, and I have to speak to be a word. But you have to wait a little longer, and when I gain a firm foothold in this house, it should be ours, and whoever takes it will have to give it back to me in the same way. Otherwise—"

"Otherwise, chop your hands!" Shen'er even said with a gesture, "Anyway, the slave will follow Miss Four in the future, and Miss Four will do whatever I say, absolutely without a little ambiguity!" As she spoke, she pulled Ye Wenyan to sit on the chair, "The fourth lady will sit down first, and the slave will prepare water to bathe the young lady." ”

The little girl left in a hurry.

After a while, another voice came from outside the door: "Is Miss asleep?" ”

She sounded familiar, but not to herself, but to the original owner, it was the words of an acquaintance.

"Xiangdong? Come on in! ”

The door was gently pushed open, and a sixteen or seventeen-year-old maid walked in, it was the original owner's former personal maid Xiangdong.

When the slave heard the sound of the pendant, she guessed that the young lady must have returned. Has the young lady not eaten all the time? Hungry or not? There is no small kitchen in this courtyard, and there must be no one doing anything in the big kitchen at this time, so let's eat some snacks to cushion your stomach! ”

Xiangdong put the small half plate of dim sum in his hand in front of her, "I can't help it outside, the slave and maid find a way to buy some bricks, let's build a stove in the backyard, and it will be more convenient to cook something by ourselves." ”

Xiangdong is a very careful maid and very smart, she has been with the original owner for five or six years, she has always been low-key and cautious, and she has hardly done anything wrong. Compared with Xiangdong, another personal maid, Xichun, is much bolder. For example, when wearing clothes, Xiangdong has always dressed plainly, and he does not paint red and green, even if he wears flowers on his head, he chooses small ones, and the color is not eye-catching.

This is not the case with Xichun, who likes bright colors and always has all kinds of beaded flowers on his head. Of course, those things are all rewarded by the original owner, and the original owner has never been stingy with personal maids. But even so, Xichun is still not very satisfied, every time there is a dress that Wen Yan doesn't wear at night, she has to find a way to get over, change it slightly, and keep it for herself.

So much so that when she walked on the street, occasionally someone would recognize her as a young lady in the official mansion, which made Xichun very happy.

Seeing that Ye Wenyan didn't want to eat the plate of dim sum, Xiangdong sighed softly and persuaded her: "Although no one can accept such a change in Leng Buding, Miss still has to think about it, otherwise she won't be able to live this day." ”

Ye Wenyan came back to his senses and nodded, "I know." After thinking about it, he asked her again: "I got married yesterday, why didn't you and Xichun marry together?" Who kept you in the house? Also, you came over to bring me snacks, what about Xichun? ”