Thirty-five, the day of the sacrifice

In the past few days, Ye Lu'an looked at the business receipts brought by Ye San in Ye Mansion, and after looking at it for a while, he pointed to the chair on the side and said, "Third uncle, there is no one else in the house now, sit down." ”

Ye San was about to accommodate, but after thinking about it, he sat down and looked at Ye Lu'an without saying a word.

"Third uncle, Lu An has always had a question for you." Ye Lu'an put down the things in his hand.

Ye San lowered his eyebrows and replied respectfully, "Third Young Master, please ask." ”

Ye Lu'an's thin lips opened lightly: "Why are you so loyal to the old lady?" ”

Ye San was already shocked in his heart, and replied quietly on his face: "The old lady is the master and I am the servant, I can't talk about loyalty, it's just my duty." ”

"Third uncle, don't scold me." Ye Lu'an asked Zhuo Yan to retreat, and then said: "Is it because of my mother that you refuse to marry a wife and have children in your life?" ”

Ye San's face turned pale in an instant, Ye Lu'an saw this, and he also understood seven or eight points in his heart, and heard Ye San hurriedly defended: "Third young master, don't talk nonsense, Ye San can't afford this kind of joke." ”

Ye Lu'an didn't care about asking: "Since the third uncle misses my mother, you must know why she died, but you are still loyal to the old lady, but you have ever thought that she would be unhappy when she learned about it!" ”

Ye San stood up in a panic, took a few steps back, and only said: "Many years ago, the third young master didn't know the inside story, forgive Ye San for not being able to tell him." ”

Ye Lu'an looked at Ye Sancang's back, his eyes contracted slightly, and he suddenly laughed.

Xiao Yan is the only maid who can still speak in the house.

On this day, several mothers-in-law and maids got together to talk, and naturally they were talking about the coalition war.

"It's terrible, I heard that Beijing City can't be defended!"

"But no, I heard that Master Li is going to sign some treaty again."

"Ugh."

Xiao Yan approached and asked, "Why are you talking about it so energetically?" ”

A girl is very well taken care of by Xiaoyu on weekdays, so she told her vividly, and a mother-in-law sneered: "In the event of war, the old lady fled with the family, leaving us here to die!" ”

Xiao Yan hurriedly glared at him and scolded: "I'm really old and confused!" Is this kind of thing said casually? ”

The woman muttered a few words, and then carried the dustpan to the backyard.

felt that it was not good to talk about it, so Xiaoyan let everyone disperse.

She had just arrived in the front hall, but she saw Ye San coming to her.

"What is Steward Ye looking for me?" Xiao Yan asked. Ye San handed over a piece of paper and ordered, "You go and prepare these things and send them to the third young master." ”

Xiao Yan took it and looked at it, it was some paper money, incense and candles or something, and then she thought that it would be Mrs. Lin's sacrifice day. Hurriedly put it away and said: "Xiao Yan knows, let's do it." ”

Just when Ye Lu'an came over, he knew that Xiao Yan was going to prepare, so he said, "I'm sorry for you." ”

Xiao Yan's heart moved.

Just after dinner, Xiao Yan came to the south courtyard with a woven bamboo basket.

Zhuo Yan was guarding outside, and was about to reach out to pick it up, but Xiao Yan put a silver ingot in the palm of his hand, and looked up inside.

Zhuo Yan's face was embarrassed, he looked at the things in his hand again, and quietly turned sideways to let Xiao Yan in.

"Just put it on the table." Ye Lu'an didn't look up, he only cared about settling accounts, although these were all sent by Ma Er and them on the dock.

Xiaoyan put down the basket gently, she deliberately changed into the same plain blue skirt as Tong Shuang, and asked a few girls to comb their hair.

"It's dark, the third young master is careful of his eyes." Xiao Yan looked over to herself and picked the wick of the candlestick for Ye Lu'an.

Ye Lu'an looked up, was taken aback, and asked, "Something?" ”

Xiao Yan simply let go, loosened her collar, and said bluntly: "It's been a month since the third young grandmother left Ye Mansion, and the temperature has dropped a lot this day, can the third young master sleep peacefully at night?" ”

Ye Lu'an didn't understand anything, and asked with a smile on his face: "Oh? Do you have a way to let me sleep peacefully? ”

Xiao Yan's face flushed, her hands climbed onto Ye Lu'an's shoulders, and she whispered: "Naturally, the third young master wants to try?" ”

Ye Lu'an pushed it away violently and shouted outside the door: "What are you waiting for? ”

For a while, Zhuo Yan came in with his family, Xiao Yan was startled, covered her clothes and retreated behind Ye Lu'an.

Ye Lu'an said coldly: "Sure enough, it's a delusional person who wants to fly on the branches, the old lady is not wrong." ”

"Old lady?" Xiao Yan was shocked, but heard Ye Lu'an say: "Do you think the old lady doesn't know what you did?" I left you in the house this time to test you, but I didn't know that the prototype would be revealed so soon. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face suddenly became calm, she exhaled, and smiled easily as if she had put down some burden: "In that case, why don't you drive me out as soon as possible?" ”

Ye Lu'an didn't answer, and beckoned Zhuo Yan to take her out.

When I arrived at the front hall, I saw where Ye San was waiting. Xiao Yan looked around and looked at the mocking eyes of many maids.

"Xiao Yan knows her mistakes, and she has no complaints if she wants to kill or chop." Xiao Yan said, but saw Ye San shake his head, and heard him say: "Xiao Yan, in the past, you entered the mansion with Yun Niang, I can see that you are smarter."

But you don't know how to keep the light and keep it dark. Although Yun Niang is not as far-sighted as you, she knows how to grasp the opportunity, so she has become today's Yun Niang; I have reminded you many times, 'One servant cannot have two masters,' but you ......"

Xiao Yan lowered her head, her face was already full of tears: "How can I not know this?" It's just a housekeeper, I'm not reconciled. ”

Ye San shook his head and sighed: "Maybe it's providence, if you keep to yourself, you should be as favored as Rui Xi, I thought that wonderful things would have been able to make you sober." ”

Xiao Yan laughed miserably: "How do I not know? But when I saw that the old lady had always turned a blind eye to me, I thought that the old lady was thinking of the old feelings and was also merciful to me. ”

"The old lady is not merciful, she is borrowing you to tell Mrs. Wang the wrong news, so that a yellow finch can follow." Ye San easily punctured Xiao Yan's illusions, and sure enough, Xiao Yan was stagnant, and Ye San said again: "Actually, Mrs. Wang has long been suspicious of you, and the next thing is to use you, Xiao Yan, you are the victim of their rivalry!" ”

"Ahh Xiao Yan screamed and trembled: "It's too dark here, I can't see anything clearly, haha, it's too deep." ”

Seeing that Xiao Yan was already a little delirious, Ye San took pity on her and instructed Zhuo Lan: "I have notified the merchant ships going south, they will take Xiao Yan away, you can send it over immediately." ”

Zhuo Yan nodded, beckoned to a few people behind, and left with Xiaoyan. A family Ding stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "It's the old lady's intention to get rid of the little concubine, and the housekeeper is not afraid ......."

Ye San shook his head: "Saving people's lives is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter." Xiaoyan didn't make much of a mistake, just kick her out. ”

At the dock in the early morning, the Ye family's merchant ship set off before the fog cleared, and halfway through, a figure was thrown into the river, and the turbulent water swirled, quickly covering up this trace.

Zhuo Yan went back to the house to report, Ye Lu'an handed him the bamboo basket sent by Xiaoyan, and coldly ordered: "It just so happens that today is also her sacrifice day, you go and burn it for her." ”

A bird that had not yet flown south flew up from among the dense branches and fluttered upwards.

ps: Alas, I was reluctant to leave Xiao Yan ~ I would write an extra for her (?ò?ó?)