"Mother Ling has worked hard, for so many years, Mother Ling has been dedicated to Guan Sheng, and has done her best to serve Guan Sheng, if there is no Mother Ling, Guan Sheng may not be able to grow so safely until now, Guan Sheng is really ashamed, and there is no way to repay it." Sima Guansheng confirmed the tragic end of his previous life, and he was even more grateful to Ling's mother as a loyal servant.

"Take care of the girl wholeheartedly, it's all what a slave woman should do, the girl is serious, okay, the slave woman will go to the big kitchen, if the girl is bored, she will read a book to pass the time." Mother Ling said goodbye and quit the room.

In the ancestral hall of the Sima family, Sima Dai knelt on the cushion in front of the spiritual tablets of the Sima family, her eyes were a little confused.

The ancestral hall is spotless, the furnishings are neat and orderly, the offerings placed on the table are also very fresh, and the oil lamps are overflowing with clear oil.

Although Sima Daining had too much reluctance in her heart, in the face of these cold spiritual tablets, she was both timid and fearful and in awe, and she didn't dare to do anything out of bounds, so she could only kneel obediently.

There is no charcoal stove in the ancestral hall, even if the doors and windows are closed, the air is still cold and biting, and Sima Daining clasped her arms tightly together to keep out the cold.

Outside the door, two guards waited, dressed in dark blue cotton clothes, both leaning against the wall and dozing. A cold wind whistled, and one of them sneezed, as if awakened by freezing, and the other was awakened by his deafening voice.

He rubbed his frozen hands, sighed at them, and complained, "Hey! It's really a war between immortals, mortals suffer, this big night, the snow is strong and the wind is strong, and the arms and legs are almost not their own. ”

The other manservant shook his nose, tightened his collar, and responded with sleepy eyes: "I said Agui, you should keep your mouth tighter, be careful that the wall has ears, don't try to be quick for a while, and cause trouble." ”

"Hey, hey! Brother Qin, why are you so daring? Anyway, we are also the people who serve around Zhong Xiaoniang, who doesn't know this Sima Mansion, Sima Mansion or Zhong Xiaoniang has the final say, as the saying goes: It depends on the owner to beat the dog. If you want to move us, wouldn't it be the face of the bell lady, we are willing, she may not be willing! Afraid? Besides, I'm telling the truth. This is the manservant called Agui, and his face is full of disapproval.

"We're just lowly slaves, and if something happens, who will protect you. This Su Xiaoniang is the mother-in-law of the inside, right? Something happened, and she Su Xiaoniang didn't abandon the car to protect the handsome. In this deep house compound, the water is deep, and it doesn't hurt to be cautious in talking and doing things. ”

The two of them were idle and bored, chatting with each other, as if they were all in spirit, and they were sleepy.

……

In the dim light, Su Xiaoniang, Sima Daining's maid Orange Purple and Su Xiaoniang's mother An walked through the corridors and walked towards the ancestral hall anxiously.

The maid Orange and Purple carried a bamboo food box in one hand and a two-color fox fur cloak with gold and silver filigree in the other.

The younger person surnamed Qin, when he saw them coming, he hurriedly gave his companion a look, "Don't say it, Su Xiaoniang is here." ”

Ah Gui glanced back at Su Xiaoniang, who had come to her in the blink of an eye, and quickly stood up straight and closed her mouth obediently.

"Su Xiaoniang, it's okay!" Su Xiaoniang's master and servant arrived at him, and the two subordinates hurriedly saluted in a panic, and hung their heads weakly.

"It seems that Zhong Jiayun has too much spare money in the house, raising some waste that doesn't do business and only knows how to chew the root of his tongue. What are you doing in a daze? If you don't open the door quickly, I'll have to skin your dogs if my precious girl is frozen and hungry. Although Su Xiaoniang didn't hear what the two said, she watched the two chatting warmly from a distance. She thought about Dai Ning, who was still kneeling in the ancestral hall and starving and freezing at the moment, and her heart was even more resentful.

The slave Agui was full of embarrassment: "Su Xiaoniang, this is Zhong Xiaoniang's order, if there is no order from her, the little ones will not dare to open the door without permission." ”

"Presumptuous, you two inferior slaves, you dare to talk to me like this, are you tired of living a comfortable life, but? Orange and purple, what are you doing stupidly, and you don't want to send things in for your girl. Su Xiaoniang roared.

Orange and purple echoed, holding things and trying to go to the ancestral hall. The two male servants guarding the door timidly stood in the middle of the door, blocking Orange Purple's way.

"Su Xiaoniang, without Zhong Xiaoniang's order, the little ones really don't dare to call the shots. Please also ask Su Xiaoniang not to embarrass us as subordinates, we are also acting on orders. ”

Orange and purple looked at Su Xiaoniang helplessly, not knowing what to do.

"Acting on orders? All right! Dare to use Zhong Jiayun to press me. What kind of thing is she Zhong Jiayun, holding chicken feathers as arrows, they are all concubines, she really thinks that she is the main house, and everyone obeys her, don't you also think that this Sima Mansion should change its name and surname? Su Xiaoniang took a few steps forward, approached the two male servants, and gritted her teeth and said sharply.

"The little ones don't dare!" The two manservants hurriedly bowed their heads and whispered back in a panicked voice.

"Get out of the way?" Su Xiaoniang shouted loudly.

Instead of getting out of the way, the two manservants leaned in the middle, blocking the door tighter.

"To get out of the way?"

The two manservants lowered their heads, secretly glanced at each other, and still stood in place with their bows bowed.

Su Xiaoniang was so angry that she beat her chest, stretched out her index finger and pointed at the two male servants in front of her, panting angrily. Because the weather was too cold, her exhaled breath condensed into white gas in the air, as if she was swallowing clouds and spitting mist.

Seeing this, Mother An hurriedly stepped forward to comfort Su Xiaoniang and said, "Su Xiaoniang, you are not angry, why bother to be angry with these inferior slaves, it is not worth it to be angry." After she comforted Su Xiaoniang, she turned around and yelled at the two male servants and fox fake tigers: "You two are not long-eyed, look at what you have made Su Xiaoniang angry, if our girl and Xiaoniang have a good relationship, see that the head of the family will not uncover your skin when he comes back, and he will not hurry up and get out of the way." ”

The two male servants are begging for a living in the hands of Zhong Xiaoniang, no matter what happens, they must listen to Zhong Xiaoniang first. If she offends Zhong Xiaoniang, it is impossible for this Su Xiaoniang to come forward to defend them.

They weighed the pros and cons, but decided to stick to Zhong Xiaoniang's orders, standing in place, and unwilling to move away from a single step.

"I-I-Ann's mother, see? Now even two subordinates dare to ignore me like this, believe it or not, I'll break your dog's leg now. Su Xiaoniang was so angry that her whole body was trembling, grinning and scolding, and wandering around the corridor, as if she was looking for some kind of stick or something.

The two manservants trembled with fright, but they still had no intention of getting out of the way.

Mother Ling came back from the big kitchen begging for food, and happened to pass by, and seeing that they were arguing fiercely, she stopped, hid behind the big red paint pillar, and listened to it a little more.