Subsequently, the maids outside came in one after another, brought in the dim sum that Wang Xiaoniang had ordered the small kitchen to make in advance, put them on the table of the Eight Immortals, and bowed their heads and retreated.

"Ru'er, Yufei, you two come here, this is the dim sum I specially ordered the small kitchen to make for you, they are all your favorite foods on weekdays, come here."

Wang Xiaoniang got up and pulled Ye Ruqiao and Qiao Yufei to sit down around the Eight Immortals table.

Wang Xiaoniang's side is lively, but Ye Lanqiao's side is deserted. As if they had discussed it in advance, Wang Xiaoniang and the others automatically ignored Ye Lanqiao and let Ye Lanqiao stand aside.

Ye Lanqiao looked at the few people in front of her happily eating snacks, all she was thinking about was Mrs. Ye, she gritted her teeth and took a step forward: "Madam, grandmother is not in good health, and the doctor outside has prescribed a lot of medicine but it is not good, and I ask Mrs. to borrow a waist card to use it, and I will ask the imperial doctor in the palace to come and treat my grandmother."

Ye Lanqiao's voice was clear, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she broke up the joy of the group of people in front of her, Wang Xiaoniang's face was a little unhappy, she put down her chopsticks, lowered her head and took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "Fifth girl, didn't I say it just now?" The waist card was sent back by the master and taken away, why don't you believe it? ”

"When my father left, I made a special arrangement, and the waist card was left in case of emergency. Besides, how can my father use the waist card when he is outside? Ye Lanqiao stepped forward and asked rhetorically.

Wang Xiaoniang's face was a little ugly, she put down the teacup in her hand suddenly, and turned her face away, unwilling to look at Ye Lanqiao.

Ma Pozi, who was standing on the side, glanced at Ye Lanqiao, and said in a weird manner: "I said five girls, is it possible that Mrs. will lie to you because of this matter?" You'd better go back quickly, our lady still has something to say to the fourth girl and Qiao Gongzi. ”

Old Madam Ye was still lying on the sickbed, how could Ye Lanqiao be willing to go back like this. Seeing that Ye Lanqiao was so ignorant of current affairs, Ye Ruqiao couldn't help but speak: "Fifth sister, you better go back first, the doctors in this city are not bad in medical skills, if the doctors in the city have no choice, even if they go to the palace to invite the imperial doctor out, it will not be successful."

"Ru'er." Wang Xiaoniang secretly reminded Ye Ruqiao, although Ye Ruqiao said what was in her heart, but now that Qiao Yufei is also here, it is still inappropriate and inappropriate for Ye Ruqiao to say these words.

Ye Ruqiao also realized that her speech was a little inappropriate, so she quickly covered her mouth and secretly glanced at Qiao Yufei. When he saw that Qiao Yufei didn't react, Ye Ruqiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Four girls! What are you talking about? Do you mean that the old lady is useless? Huixiang has been standing behind Ye Lanqiao, from just now when she came in until now, Wang Xiaoniang's indifference to Ye Lanqiao has long made Huixiang hold her breath, and now that Ye Ruqiao said this kind of thing again, Huixiang really couldn't help it, and stood up and asked loudly.

"You damn girl! Where's your turn to come out and talk? Wang Xiaoniang snorted coldly, which can be regarded as letting her catch the handle. Wang Xiaoniang threw the teacup in her hand to the ground and said coldly: "What about Laifu?" Let him in! ”

"Yes, ma'am." Ma Pozi blessed her body, walked in front of Huixiang in three steps and two steps, and without saying a word, she mentioned Huixiang's ears, and Huixiang immediately screamed in pain.

Ye Lanqiao saw that Huixiang was in unbearable pain, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ma Pozi's hand: "What are you doing, let go of her!"

Ma Pozi has been serving since she was a teenager, and she has a lot of strength, Ye Lanqiao's strength is nothing in her eyes, she used a slight force on her elbow, and pushed Ye Lanqiao aside: "Fifth girl, this girl is really ignorant, she dares to bump into the fourth girl in front of her wife, and the old slave will let Laifu teach her a good lesson!"

As soon as the words fell, a big man walked in from outside, Ye Lanqiao recognized him, he was Laifu who had been following Wang Xiaoniang to do things. Ye Lanqiao gasped and spoke: "Huixiang should indeed be punished for not speaking properly, and I ask Mrs. to allow me to take her back, I will definitely punish her."

Laifu is burly, if he makes a move, then Huixiang's half life will be gone.

"Ill-intentioned? Fifth girl, it's not me who is a stepmother who said you, you are still too young, I don't know that the maids and servants under this command have to take care of it, otherwise they will all go to heaven! ”

Wang Xiaoniang snorted coldly and said.

"Girl! Girl, save me! Laifu had already grabbed one of Huixiang's arms at this time, and was about to pull it out like a chicken, Huixiang was scared, lying on the ground tightly, and desperately pulling Ye Lanqiao's leg.

Ye Lanqiao was also a little flustered, she clasped Huixiang's hand, raised her head, and said a little softly in her tone: "Madame's lesson is that when I go back, I will definitely punish her heavily, so that she will never dare to do it again in the future!"

Although Laifu showed a fierce face, he didn't dare to push too hard when he saw Ye Lanqiao insisting on holding Huixiang, lest he hurt Ye Lanqiao's sin when he fell into his own body.

"Mrs. Ma, you quickly pull the five girls up, a lady is beautiful, kneeling on the ground and pulling and pulling with a maid, it's really not good!"

Wang Xiaoniang gave Ma Pozi a look and said.

When Ma Pozi heard this, she stepped forward and wanted to pull Ye Lanqiao aside, but Ye Lanqiao refused to let go of Huixiang's wrist, and even Ma Pozi couldn't pull it away.

"Fifth girl, as the head of the house, I am just a maid in the correctional house, but you contradict me like this! Is it because you don't think of me as a housewife in your heart? ”

"No, Madame is too worried." Ye Lanqiao's clothes were a little messy by Ma Pozi, she couldn't care much now, she just knew that she couldn't just let Laifu pull Huixiang out.

"Hmph, the fifth sister said no, but my father has straightened my mother for so long, and I haven't heard the fifth sister call her mother?" Ye Ruqiao on the side had never seen Ye Lanqiao look so embarrassed, and couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart, and he didn't forget to add oil and vinegar to his mouth.

Wang Xiaoniang glanced at Ye Ruqiao, her eyes were full of smiles, she glared at Ye Lanqiao lazily: "Yes, fifth girl, I used to think that you took care of the old lady all day long, so I tolerated your improper manners, but now, you obviously have something to ask me, but you still look so arrogant, do you not recognize me as a mother from the bottom of your heart?"

"My daughter doesn't dare." Ye Lanqiao looked at Huixiang, who was pleading, and said in a low voice.

"Don't dare? Fifth girl, what did you say before, but you were never hypocritical, how come you have learned to speak with a clear conscience now? ”

Qiao Yufei stood aside, facing the chaos in front of him, thought about it, and still spoke at noon: "Mrs. Wang, it's just a maid, so as not to affect the harmony between your mother and daughter for her."

Mrs. Wang looked at Qiao Yufei, and for a while she couldn't tell who Qiao Yufei was talking for.

"That's what Gongzi Qiao said." Mrs. Wang smiled, turned around and motioned to Laifu to let go of Huixiang, and after Huixiang was let go, she hurriedly crawled forward, hugged Ye Lanqiao tightly, and trembled with fright.

"Although she let this maid go once, she had to be punished for her following crimes today! Mrs. Ma, you send someone to watch Huixiang and ask her to kneel outside for two hours, and she is not allowed to get up until the time. ”

"Yes, ma'am." After Ma Pozi got the order, she immediately ordered someone to pull Huixiang out of the door.

"Madam, it's cold and snowy outside, what's the difference between letting Huixiang kneel for two hours and asking for her life!" Ye Lanqiao was furious, raised her head to stare at Wang Xiaoniang, and asked.

Wang Xiaoniang snorted coldly and raised her eyebrows: "Otherwise? Is this the end of the day? Then how will I discipline the people in the palace in the future? ”

"Girl, I'll kneel, and ask the girl not to fight against the housewife for me anymore." Huixiang's face was full of tears, she looked at Ye Lanqiao's embarrassed appearance, and there was indescribable guilt in her heart, so she knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ye Lanqiao, then turned around and followed Ma Pozi out.

"Huixiang!" Ye Lanqiao thought about the ice and snow outside, in this extreme weather, how could she let Huixiang go out and kneel, who knew that as soon as she took two steps, she was stopped by Wang Xiaoniang: "Fifth girl, you don't respect the housewife today, and you still want to take the waist card from me?"

Ye Lanqiao paused, and then turned his head: "The waist card is really still with you."

Wang Xiaoniang hooked the corners of her mouth: "It doesn't matter what the waist card is, if I nod, naturally there will be people left by the master to go to the palace, it depends on what you mean, fifth girl."

Ye Lanqiao stood in place, she thought about it carefully, what Wang Xiaoniang said was somewhat credible.

Thinking of this, Ye Lanqiao secretly made up her mind in her heart, she held her skirt with both hands, knelt straight on the ground, and said expressionlessly: "My daughter disrespects the housemother today, and makes the housemother angry, I am willing to ask the family ancestral hall to punish her for kneeling, and I hope that the housemother can work hard once, and ask the imperial doctor in the palace to come over and heal the grandmother."

Ye Lanqiao knelt down, Ye Ruqiao and Qiao Yufei on the side were stunned, Wang Xiaoniang didn't expect Ye Lanqiao to be such a move, and originally wanted to take the opportunity to delay for a while, but it ended because Ye Lanqiao took the initiative to ask for punishment.

"The fifth girl can think like this, and it is not in vain for me to be an elder." Wang Xiaoniang waved her hand and motioned to the people on the side to take Ye Lanqiao to the ancestral hall to punish her for kneeling, and because of Qiao Yufei's face, it was not good to do things too much, so she sent someone to the palace to invite the imperial doctor over.

Ye Lanqiao knelt alone in the huge ancestral hall, the cold wind was howling outside, the cushions in the ancestral hall had already been taken away, Ye Lanqiao had only knelt for less than a stick of incense, and his knees were no longer conscious.

I don't know how long it took, but just when Ye Lanqiao was about to lose it, the door of the ancestral hall "clicked" and was pushed open.

"Sister Lan." Qiao Yufei stood at the door of the ancestral hall, looked at the weak back kneeling in the hall, sighed silently, and shouted.

Ye Lanqiao was startled, and hurriedly straightened his body without turning his head: "Young Master Qiao, why did you come here."

"I'm here to help your sister Lan." Qiao Yufei walked into the ancestral hall, closed the door with his backhand, and said quietly.