At this time, I only looked at a person who walked in from outside the courtyard, and when I fixed my eyes, it was Shao Ziqing's mother Jiang, and there was Rushuang behind her.

Jiang is a woman who is nearly forty years old, and the charm is still present under a little powder, wearing a dark purple silk prosperous splendid skirt, draped in a layer of gold silk tulle, hanging a circle of exquisite and transparent strings on the neck, and a delicate hairpin of gold and emerald beads is obliquely inserted on the Feiyun bun, and the whole person is jeweled and quite noble.

She walked slowly into the room, looked at the mess in front of her, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao stepped forward and replied in a decent manner: "The daughter-in-law is disciplining the subordinates, which makes the mother smile." ”

Mama Li seemed to see a life-saving straw, and shouted for help again and again: "Madam, save the slave and maid, the young lady is going to kill the slave and maid!" ”

Jiang is the main mother, in charge of the huge Shao family, I have never seen any scene, when I sat down calmly, I caught a glimpse of the figures of Feng and Shaoheng, she was slightly contemptuous, ignored it, and asked Jiang Zuiyao: "I heard Rushuang say that something happened to you here, so come and take a look." ”

Everything was in Jiang Zuiyao's plan, and Feng stepped forward at this time and interjected: "It was the concubine who let Rushuang go to you, and the concubine saw that Mama Li was too domineering, so I asked you to call the shots." ”

Jiang Shi glanced at Feng Shi coldly, and said with disgust in his heart: "I'm talking to the eldest young lady, do you have the right to interject?" ”

A question was enough to make Feng Shi dare not speak again, and even lowered his head and did not dare to look at Jiang's face again.

Jiang Zuiyao signaled to the person who grabbed Mama Li to let go, Mama Li couldn't stand up in pain, and fell to the ground in an instant, her body hurt hotly, and she cried even if she was aggrieved, and even knelt at Jiang's feet, shouting: "Madame has to be the master of the slave!" The slave and maid did nothing wrong, and the young lady was going to kill the slave and maid. ”

The Jiang family doted on Shao Ziqing, so she rarely asked about the affairs of the East Courtyard, and let Shao Ziqing call the shots, even if she heard that the East Courtyard was controlled by Mama Li, she never took care of it.

But since he came today, Jiang asked, "Zui Yao, why did you beat Mama Li?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao's anger did not subside, and he said in a rampage: "As a young lady, am I not even allowed to punish a subordinate?" ”

Jiang's face sank: "Mama Li is Ziqing's nurse." ”

With such a sentence, Mama Li's identity was raised a lot at once, and Mama Li took this opportunity to quickly add fuel and vinegar and said: "Madam, the slave maid has been in the Shao family for so many years, but she has never suffered such grievances, you have to be the master of the slave and maid!" ”

Jiang Zuiyao glanced at Mama Li contemptuously, and said coldly: "What's wrong with the nurse?" The nurse is also a subordinate. ”

Mama Li grabbed the corner of Jiang's skirt and cried pitifully: "Madam, listen, the young lady is so mean, she fights the slave and maid indiscriminately with a feather duster, you look at what she beat the slave and maid, if you are a step late, the old bones of the slave and maid are afraid that they will be carried out of the Shao family horizontally." ”

Jiang Shi frowned slightly: "Drunk Yao, there must always be a reason to hit someone." ”

Jiang Zuiyao glanced coldly at Mama Li, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and said directly: "Mama Li embezzled the money of the East Courtyard, shouldn't she be beaten?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Mama Li roared almost instantly: "The slave maid has been in the Shao family for more than 20 years, loyal and dedicated to serving, don't spray people with blood!" ”

Jiang Zuiyao smiled coldly: "A good sentence of loyalty, let me ask you, your son married a while ago, bought ten acres of fertile land, a house, and invited many people to serve, you are just a housekeeper, where did you get so much money?" ”

Mama Li dared to hide it privately, she had already prepared her backhand, and the reply was that the speed was called a fast: "Although the slave and maid are subordinates, how can they also be the nurses valued by the eldest young master, and the eldest young master has given a lot of reward money during the New Year's holidays, and the slave and maid have also saved a sum of money in the past 20 years, which is enough to buy these things." ”

"Then let me ask you again, if you are not tired, why don't you let me see the account books?"

"The slave and maid have a clear conscience, of course they are not afraid of the young lady, but the slave and the maid know that the young lady is not well-intentioned, how can the slave and the maid fall into your trap?"

Mama Li is really good at reversing right and wrong, Jiang Zuiyao's eyes are cold, she wants to see, how Mama Li should justify herself later!

Mama Li realized that Jiang Zuiyao was determined to put her to death, if she didn't bring down this woman today, she would definitely not be able to escape, and her heart was crossed, and she spoke again: "Young lady, don't you just want to be in charge of the East Courtyard?" But the eldest young master refuses, so will you come to murder the slave and maid? ”

Jiang Zuiyao didn't look flustered at all, but smiled calmly: "Since the eldest young master does not allow me to be in charge of the Eastern Courtyard, according to his temper, even if I get rid of you, the eldest young master will find Mama Wang, Mama Liu, and Mama Zhang to take charge of the Eastern Courtyard, not only will I not get the power to be in charge of the Eastern Courtyard, but I will also make the eldest young master disgusted, why should I do this more?" ”

Mama Li thought that her words would definitely make Jiang Zuiyao speechless, but Jiang Zuiyao didn't answer her question directly, and bypassed the point and said such things, but such words are more useful than saying a hundred words.

Jiang Zuiyao immediately faced the Jiang family and said solemnly: "Mother, you can check whether I framed Mama Li or not." ”

Jiang Shi is not a master who is easy to fool, and he glanced at Xue Qing, the personal maid next to him, Xue Qing walked up to him and asked, "Madame, please command." ”

Jiang beckoned, Xue Qing whispered a few words in Xue Qing's ear, Xue Qing nodded and said, "Yes, the slave will go." ”

No one knew what Jiang and Xue Qing said, let alone where Xue Qing went.

Mama Li, who was kneeling on the ground, was a little weak-hearted, she knew that the Jiang family was not a foolish master, so she was inevitably apprehensive, and tightened the corners of Jiang's skirt: "Madam, can you not listen to the slander of the young lady!" Everyone knows what kind of bad woman she is, even the eldest young master is disgusted with her, how can she ......"

"Shut up!" , Jiang Shi interrupted coldly, pulled the corner of his skirt out of Mama Li's hand, and said with a serious face: "I will deal with this matter impartially, Mama Li doesn't have to worry." ”

What he said made others unable to find any fault with it, but at the moment when the voice fell, Jiang's eyes fell on the top of Mama Li's head deeply, and her dark eyes seemed to hint at something.

Since Shao Ziqing can remember, Mama Li has been by her side, this is more than ten years, until Shao Ziqing is fifteen years old, the Shao family let Mama Li go out of the house to care for the elderly, and bought her a house and property, not to mention, but also gave an extra thirty taels.

You must know that although this amount of money is nothing to the Shao family, Mama Li is just a subordinate, and she can get such a reward, I am afraid that all the Zhumen embroidery households in the entire Kyoto are counted as her only one. But Mama Li was too greedy, and even such a rich reward still couldn't satisfy her.

Although Mama Li's character is a little worse, she loves Shao Ziqing very much, and she has served Shao Ziqing as half a son for so many years, which can be described as doing her best, otherwise how could the Shao family give her such a rich reward.

People's hearts are long, and the relationship of more than ten years is not as simple as the word master and servant, under the pleading of Mama Li crying and wiping her tears, Shao Ziqing begged her mother to leave her in Shao's house, until Shao Ziqing came to the East Courtyard, and Mama Li naturally became the mother in charge.

But then again, Shao Ziqing's mother looked at her son and valued a nurse so much, where did she put her?

In the past, the Jiang family only kept this matter in his heart and did not explain it, but in this heart, he has always been uncomfortable.