Zhao Yuanliang and Wei went out, and Zhao Ruyu stayed.

Old Madam Hou asked, "I saw my relatives today, are you okay?" ”

Zhao Ruyu smiled awkwardly: "Fortunately, I just said hello, and everyone's attention was on the fifth sister." "As for this fifth sister, whether it is Xu Xi or Xu Xue, it is not for her to put her beak.

But in my last life, I didn't make this fuss. Xu Xi was picked up yesterday, and everyone directly acquiesced that she was the wrong lady of the Hou Mansion, although Wei didn't like it, he didn't say that she was not his daughter.

The reason why Mrs. Hou left Zhao Ruyu was because she was worried that she would be too careful. The Hou Mansion finally raised Zhao Ruyu so big, and he had to do his best to cultivate it, so he naturally wanted to get the benefits he deserved in the marriage. If Zhao Ruyu is chilled in the matter of recognizing relatives, the gains outweigh the losses.

She comforted Zhao Ruyu with a few gentle words, and left her to eat, and then let her go back to the house.

Zhao Ruyu returned to her courtyard, sat on a chair, and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the old lady won't let you go again, right?" Fu Shu worries about the tunnel.

At Mrs. Hou's place just now, Mrs. Hou didn't mention it, and Zhao Ruyu didn't want to ask.

But the day after tomorrow is the day of the examination of the Beijing Women's Academy.

Zhao Ruyu thought for a while and said, "You go out of the mansion tomorrow to hire a carriage and wait at the back door." Let's take a look at the mother-in-law guarding the door. No matter what arrangements the old lady has the day after tomorrow, I must go to the girls' academy for the exam. ”

Fu Shu frowned and said, "Do you want to write a letter to your cousin and ask her to take you to Wei Mansion for two days?" ”

Originally, although Zhao Ruyu was not liked by the Wei family, she was still the only daughter of the Wei family at that time. In addition, she has a sweet mouth and can please people, the old lady of the Wei Mansion is very good to her, and Wei Mingzhu, the daughter of the Wei brother, treats Zhao Ruyu as a sister. Taking the women's academy together is also an agreement between Zhao Ruyu and Wei Mingzhu.

Zhao Ruyu lowered her eyelids and shook her head: "At this moment, I really shouldn't go to Wei Mansion." ”

In the past, she was the biological daughter of the Wei family, and the people of the Wei Mansion liked her; Now she is not, and I don't know what the people of the Wei Mansion think of her. At this critical juncture, she would rather sneak out of the Hou Mansion for the exam than go to the Wei Mansion to make trouble.

The Wei Mansion is the Wei family's maiden family, once the Wei family knows about it and prevents her from going to the exam, then she will go to the Wei Mansion and will not have the slightest chance of freedom.

However, the Hou Mansion is the old lady Hou and Mrs. Hou are in charge, and the Wei family can only control the one-third of an acre of land in her own yard. What Zhao Ruyu wanted to do, she really couldn't stop it.

Originally, Zhao Ruyu went to the women's academy to take the entrance examination, which was only good for the Suiping Marquis Mansion, and Zhao Ruyu should not hide it from the old lady.

But her admission to the girls' academy was an experience that she didn't have in her previous life, and she always had no bottom in her heart, for fear that she wouldn't be able to pass the exam. If she can't pass the exam, and the whole house will know about it, just at this time, her life experience will be exposed again, and maybe what the people in the house will say about her. Especially Wei, who is usually sneering, knowing that she was admitted to the academy but did not get in, he would definitely use this matter to ridicule her all day long.

So she wanted to quietly go to the test. If you are admitted, it is naturally a glorious thing; If you can't pass the test, no one knows, so it's good if it doesn't happen. So she didn't even tell the old lady.

"No matter what arrangements are made the day after tomorrow, anyway, I must take the exam in this academy."

Zhao Ruyu said a word to Fu Shu, stood up, walked to the desk and sat down, and began to read the book.

She is only allowed to succeed in this exam, not to fail.

As soon as Zhao Ruyu left, Mrs. Hou's Zhu heard that Zhao Yuanliang and his wife were back, and they also came over.

Mrs. Hou asked her daughter-in-law to sit down, and then called Steward Liu in: "You tell me about today's situation in every detail." ”

Steward Liu is the chief housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, and he is very loyal to the old lady Hou and the current Hou Ye, and he also knows the old lady's dissatisfaction with the second master and the second lady.

He was impartial and recounted today's events in detail.

When Mrs. Hou heard this, she turned to her daughter-in-law: "What do you think about this matter today?" ”

Zhu frowned: "It's okay to say this." Wei's induction for his daughter is really so strong? ”

She is also a mother, and she also knows that there is a mother and daughter who say that if something happens to the child, the mother will have a feeling, but she has not experienced it, and she always feels that this feeling is a bit mysterious.

Maybe it's because her children are around.

"There's something strange about that." Mrs. Hou said, "If it were someone else, maybe I would have believed it." But Wei, why do I think there is something in this? ”

"So what now? Does mother still want to bring back the girl named Xu Xi? ”

Old Madam Hou thought for a while and instructed Steward Liu: "You go to the Yin Yamen of the Capital Mansion, and ask the Mansion Yin to interrogate the nurse again, and see what the situation was like when she changed the child?" But remember what characteristics the child has. If she says it well, we might be able to help her intercede and reduce her guilt a little. ”

"Yes." Steward Liu saluted and left.

Old Madam Hou looked at Mama Jin again: "You let people go to Xiaorong Village to check and see who is the real lady of our Hou Mansion, and why does Wei insist that it is Xu Xue." ”

She paused: "Also, secretly keep an eye on the side of Xiaorong Village to see if the Wei family is secretly in contact with them." If there is any movement, don't startle the snake, come and report to me first. ”

"Yes." Mama Jin blessed herself and turned around to go out to run errands.

Old Madam Hou instructed the maid again: "Go and see, why hasn't Ah Ruan come back." "I was a little dissatisfied with Mama Ruan's ability to do things.

The maid responded, and as soon as she left the courtyard gate, she came back again, followed by Mama Ruan.

"Old lady." Mama Ruan bowed.

"Let you go with them, so that you can watch them and don't let them make trouble. It's good for you to go to the county town for a long time and let the Wei family make a big joke in Xiaorong Village. Old Madam Hou said with a calm face.

Mama Ruan didn't dare to defend herself, but just knelt down and confessed.

"Alright, get up." Old Madam Hou also knew that the Wei family was the master, and Mama Ruan was just a slave no matter how much she had a face, and Mama Ruan couldn't control the Wei family even if she was present, and she was just beating.

She said: "You know what the Wei family did in Xiaorong Village, right?" What do you think? That Xu Xue or Xu Xi, which one is Miss Houfu? ”

This is exactly what Mama Ruan wants to report to Mrs. Hou.

She immediately told Mrs. Hou about the similarity between Xie and Xu Xue, and said, "Before the old slave came back, I also inquired in the village, and everyone said that Miss Xue was Xie's biological daughter. After all, she is half a year younger than Xu Xi and grew up in the village. From birth to the present, people in the village say that she looks exactly the same as Xie when she was young, and her appearance has not changed much, and she will definitely not make a mistake with Miss Xi. ”

When Mrs. Hou heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

If the identities of Xu Xue and Xu Xi are not clear, then the Hou Mansion will be in a dilemma. If this matter drags on for a long time, it will inevitably spread out and let everyone in the capital know.

The matter of holding the wrong child is enough to make people see the jokes of the Suiping Marquis Mansion, if the news of Wei's admitting the wrong daughter spreads again, then they don't want to go out to socialize. There are still several young masters and young ladies in the mansion whose relatives have not yet been decided.

Now that the matter has not come out, immediately take Xu Xi back and ask people to block today's news, at least within the controllable range.