The general covered her with a quilt, and then said to the girl next to her, "Hurry up and serve tea to your master." ”

Bi Huan said softly, "Yes, master." ”

The general listened to the familiar voice, glanced back, and frowned, "If I'm not mistaken, you are Bihuan girl, aren't you managing the Buddha Hall, why did you come to serve the new aunt." ”

Bi Huan lowered her head and did not reply.

Aunt Min pulled the general's sleeve and explained, "It was the eldest lady who asked me to kneel in the Buddhist hall, I saw that this girl was smart and clever, so I asked for it, this girl is fine, right?"

The general said unhappily, "My mother believes in Buddhism, went out to worship the Buddha, and there are two or three months to come back, Bi Huan is a girl she pulled up, specially used to manage the Buddhist hall, and you are always asked to serve you, what should I do over there in the Buddhist hall, my mother is back, what should I say?"

Aunt Min was shocked, and said to Bi Huan, "You girl, you can't make it clear, you have to make me and the old lady unhappy, it's really sinister with your intentions." ”

The general didn't say anything more, but said, "Bi Huan, you can continue to manage the Buddha Hall, and you don't have to worry about Aunt Min's affairs." ”

Bi Huan is blessed, "The slave knows." ”

Aunt Min was a little unhappy and said, "General, although she said that she manages the Buddhist hall, she is only a first-class maid, and she is also a first-class maid by my side, won't you change someone to manage the Buddhist hall?"

The general glanced at her coldly and said, "You are questioning my decision, Xiao Min, is it that I have spoiled you too much recently, making you lose your proportion." ”

Aunt Min hurriedly lowered her head, "Don't dare, concubine." ”

After Bi Huan left, Aunt Min spoke again, "But master, the cinnamon next to me won't serve at all, and she is still focused on outsiders." ”

The general asked, "Outsider, are you talking about Miss? Xiao Min, let me tell you the truth, the maids in this mansion are all in the hands of me and the young master, they are just serving you temporarily, when we don't want to, we can change the girl for you at any time, do you understand? The most important thing in this mansion is to keep to yourself." ”

Xiao Min's eyes immediately turned red, "General, I know it's wrong, I won't dare to do it again." ”

When the general saw her pitiful appearance, his heart also softened, after all, he was a new love, and he couldn't be too harsh.

The general said, "That's it, that's it." After a while, I went out with Guixiang to pick out a few pieces of jewelry I liked, and I bought them when I liked them, so I didn't have to pity the silver. I'll inform the housekeeper about this girl and ask him to pick a smart girl. ”

Aunt Min immediately smiled, "Thank you, general, for your favor, Min'er knows." ”

The general picked her up and put her on the soft couch. kissed the tip of her nose and said dotingly, "Min'er, as long as you are obedient, this backyard is your world." ”

Aunt Min hummed softly, and then her lips unconsciously touched the general's neck, hugged the general's waist, and said in a bewitching tone, "People miss you." ”

The general hooked her nose, "Leprechaun." ”

"Sister Bi Huan, Sister Bi Huan, you're back, that new aunt didn't embarrass you, right?" Cuizhu was on duty tonight, and when she saw Bi Huan coming back, she hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Bi Huan shook her head, "No, the general rested in her room tonight, and the general saw me waiting there, so he hurriedly asked me to come back, relax." ”

Cuizhu listened to these words and breathed a sigh of relief, "That new aunt is too unreasonable, she actually forced you to go over, our status is low, it is inconvenient to speak, but we have not been an aunt like her." ”

Bi Huan glanced at Cuizhu and stopped, "Cuizhu, don't talk nonsense, be careful of causing trouble." ”

Cuizhu closed her mouth sullenly, but after thinking for a while, she said again, "In a while, the old lady will come back, or we will tell the old lady." ”

Bi Huan smiled and said, "Do you think she can survive until the old lady comes back with her way of death?"

Cuizhu smiled innocently and said, "What my sister said is the same, but I didn't think it through." ”

This morning, Sheng Xiyan was learning embroidery with the embroidery girl, and the little girl Zizhu hurriedly ran over, and said anxiously, "Miss, Miss, the Ran family is here." ”

When Sheng Xiyan heard this, he raised his head and smiled, "Who is here, look at you and give you joy, have you gone to inform your father?"

Zizhu touched his head, smiled shyly, and said, "I've already told the master, and the master will be back in a while." ”

Sheng Xiyan put down the needle and thread in his hand and said, "I'll go with you to have a look, I haven't seen my uncle for a long time." Then he turned back to the embroidery lady and said, "Master Jiang, there are some things that I need to deal with in front of me, so I will be absent." ”

Jiang Meiyuan smiled and said, "Miss is polite, Miss can go and be busy if she has something, just let Yuxiu come over to inform me next time, I hope Miss will practice hard after she goes back." ”

Sheng Xiyan nodded, and couldn't wait to run to the front yard.

Qiong'er said with a little dissatisfaction, "What does the matter in the front yard have to do with the eldest lady? The eldest lady is always like this, fishing for three days and drying nets for two days, and making it look like you don't teach her well." ”

Jiang Meiyuan said helplessly, "Qiong'er, don't talk too much, be careful of provoking right and wrong, the General's Mansion is not something we can provoke." ”

Qiong'er hurriedly saluted, "Miss, forgive me, this is just an unintentional mistake." ”

Jiang Meiyuan smiled, and then took Qiong'er's hand, "Silly girl, you and I grew up together, the two of us don't have to talk about the dignity of these masters and servants, it's just that our family is weak now, and the family is surrounded by walls, so we can only send people under the fence, so we must be careful everywhere." ”

Qiong'er hurriedly said, "The slave knows, so Miss is worried." ”

Jiang Meiyuan shook her head and patted her hands.

Qiong'er said curiously, "Who is this Ran family, why is the eldest lady so happy?"

Jiang Meiyuan shook her head: "I don't know very well. But it seems that I heard that this Ran family is the maiden family of the eldest lady's mother, and this time it should be the eldest lady's uncle. ”

Qiong'er said curiously, "The general is famous, but how is this Ran family unknown." ”

Jiang Meiyuan smiled and said, "This is what you don't know, this Ran family's power is now in the south, and it has nothing to do with our north, and its reputation in the north is relatively small." ”

Qiong'er blinked her big eyes and asked, "What is that the Ran family for?"

Jiang Meiyuan thought for a while, and said, "This Ran family does not belong to any faction, I have heard that the eldest young master of the Ran family is in politics, that is, the eldest uncle of the young lady, and the second young master is in the army, and he is in charge of one of the southern armies. ”

Qiong'er was very excited, and said, "Then this Ran family is really amazing, Miss, if you can marry one of these three young masters, you don't have to teach the eldest lady embroidery every day, don't you say?"

Jiang Meiyuan poked Qiong'er's head, "You girl, what's wrong with teaching embroidery to the eldest lady? It's just self-reliance, not to mention that these three young masters are the uncles of the eldest lady, and they must all have wives. ”

Qiong'er covered her head and said aggrievedly, "But if he likes you, isn't it also a good marriage for you to marry him?"

Jiang Meiyuan covered her face, feeling her face hot, "What nonsense do you talk about all day long, I don't know what I should say to you, I'm a woman who hasn't been out of the cabinet, how can I think about this?"

Qiong'er laughed hehehe, "Miss, don't hide it, I know you're moved by my idea." ”

Jiang Meiyuan reprimanded: "It's really ridiculous. ”

Sheng Xiyan suddenly got into his little uncle's arms, and looked up with a little face, "Uncle, uncle, I miss you." ”

Ran Wenfei hurriedly hugged the little girl, "Uncle misses you too, what's the matter, I still have red eyes after not seeing you for a year, don't forget, we met just now during the New Year, and you also took a lot of Uncle New Year's money." ”

Sheng Xiyan hurriedly wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, "Uncle is talking nonsense again, Yan'er doesn't care, Yan'er misses you." ”

Ran Wenfei rubbed her little head, "Okay, okay, hurry up, prepare tea for my little uncle, my little uncle has been tired for so many days, what about your father?"

Sheng Xiyan smiled and took the teapot and poured him a cup of tea, "Daddy hasn't returned from the previous court, I will tell my subordinates to prepare lunch in a while, why did my little uncle suddenly visit this time?"

Ran Wenfei took a sip of tea, and then said dissatisfiedly, "What, your uncle came all the way to see you, and you are not happy." ”

Sheng Xiyan hurriedly ran over, asked him to pick him up, and said coquettishly, "Of course I'm happy, in previous years, I could only see my uncle once a year, but this year I've seen me twice, can I not be happy?"

Ran Wenfei smiled and said, "It's pretty much the same. ”

Sheng Xiyan didn't plan to let him go, "Then what is the matter with my uncle's visit this time?"

Ran Wenfei said helplessly, "Adults, children don't mix indiscriminately." ”

Sheng Xiyan shook his sleeve vigorously, "Uncle, uncle, just tell me, I want to know." ”

Ran Wenfei reluctantly put down the teacup and said, "It's okay to tell you, I came to Beijing this time to do a business." ”

Sheng Xiyan asked, "What kind of business do you have?"

Ran Wenfei whispered: "Fat powder business." ”

Sheng Xiyan choked, "Uncle, if you do such a business, your grandfather will pick your skin." ”

Ran Wenfei smiled sinisterly, "If you don't say it, I won't say it, who knows? Besides, this is the most profitable business recently." I can't just let go of the silver without earning it, then I won't be a fool. ”

When Sheng Xiyan heard this, he suddenly became interested, "The most profitable business, uncle, uncle, I want to do it too." ”

Ran Wenfei pulled her little paws away, and said with a smile, "You can't do this business, if your father and my father know, you have to peel it for me, Miss General's Mansion, go to the fat powder business, how ugly it is to say." ”

Sheng Xiyan snorted, "The third young master of the Ran family is in the fat powder business, this reputation is good, I am young, others can also say that I am young and ignorant, you are a shame for the family." ”

Ran Wenfei took a deep breath, "Dead girl, are you looking for a fight?"

Sheng Xiyan snorted, "If you have the ability, you can fight, I sent a letter from home, I don't believe that my grandfather and uncles can't skin you." ”

Ran Wenfei secretly complained in her heart, she didn't tell this money-greedy little girl if she knew it, she really lifted a stone to shoot herself in the foot, and asked for her own hardship.

Ran Wenfei wanted to dispel her thoughts, "Then you want to do business, do you have the capital?"

Sheng Xiyan's eyes lit up, "Of course, during the Chinese New Year, the eldest uncle, the second uncle, the younger uncle, as well as my grandparents, cousins and cousins all gave me silver, and my father and aunts also gave me silver." ”

Ran Wenfei said curiously, "Aren't all those silver for you to buy delicious and fun, haven't they all been spent?"

Sheng Xiyan shook his head, "Daddy won't let me go out, I don't need any silver at all, so I saved it all and put it in the warehouse." ”

Ran Wenfei was really a little curious: "Then how much silver have you saved?"

Speaking of this, Sheng Xiyan's eyebrows fluttered, "I have saved a full 100,000 taels of silver." When she saw the silver in the treasury, she herself was shocked, and she had slowly accumulated so much silver over the years.

Ran Wenfei frowned, "Why are there so many?"

Sheng Xiyan laughed secretly, like a cat that had stolen a fishy one, "Most of the silver was given to me by you, uncle, and the wool came out of the sheep." ”

Ran Wenfei didn't expect that he had paid so much money, so he said helplessly, "You should keep the money for yourself, and you can buy whatever is delicious and fun." ”

Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "What about the fat powder business, do you need silver?"

Ran Wenfei rubbed her little head, "The money for doing business, my uncle gave it to you, if you lose it, it will be your uncle's, and if you make it, it will be yours, is this good?"

Sheng Xiyan was still a little entangled.

Ran Wenfei said helplessly, "You and I still know what to do so clearly, anyway, I have no wife or concubine, I am relaxed, and making money is just for fun, am I still short of money?"

Sheng Xiyan's eyes were already red, he wanted to enter the palace in his last life, but his uncle desperately blocked him, but he said something that hurt his heart. After his death, his uncle had to seek justice for himself, and he did not hesitate to offend the new emperor, stopped his business in the capital, and stayed in a corner. My grandfather was terminally ill because of the news of his death, and my grandmother washed her face with tears. The eldest uncle and the second uncle were desperate to find the reason for their murder, and after learning everything the eldest brother had done, they did not hesitate to cut off relations with him. If she is a relative, how can she not protect it?