When she returned from the Jingshi Courtyard, Xue Jiangwan walked very slowly, and Ying'er followed her cautiously.

She seemed to have weakness on her feet, and walked slowly.

When I returned to the courtyard, I saw Aunt Fan and her maid Rue Xiang doing needlework under the rattan trellis in the courtyard, and the stone chair was covered with brocade burdens.

Aunt Fan didn't know what to say, so Rue Xiang reached out and pinched her face.

Aunt Fan didn't think it was wrong, but giggled, and the two of them were like sisters.

Xue Jiang didn't quarrel with Aunt Fan for the first time in the evening, and went back to his house.

Aunt Fan looked curiously at Xue Jiangwan, who looked like an eggplant beaten by autumn frost, and asked Ruxiang: "What's wrong with her?" Half-dead ......"

Rue Xiang shushed and motioned to Aunt Fan to stop talking.

Aunt Fan smiled, said no more, and quietly embroidered a silk handkerchief.

Xue Jiangwan didn't take off his jacket and lay lazily on the kang. Ying'er, Yan'er, and Finch were all afraid of her, and they didn't dare to persuade her when they stood far away. When her nurse Mother Li saw her like this, she took a thin fur and put it on her.

Xue Jiangwan grabbed Li's mother, and after sending the maids out, she asked Li's mother: "Is my face bad?" ”

Mother Li hurriedly said no, and asked worriedly: "Auntie, is grandma still angry with you?" ”

Xue Jiangwan's eyes darkened.

She really didn't do anything, but when she passed by Zhenyuan, she thought about going to see Brother Cheng and dealing with Brother Cheng'er's nurse and Mother Xia, who was in charge.

She thought about replacing Dong Ying and becoming the grandmother of this courtyard, but the prince of the Sheng family snubbed her for a year, and her original ambition was gradually wiped out by the ruthless facts.

Without the love of the prince and the child, what will she do to fight with Dongyu?

No, she couldn't even compete with Dow.

Her background is not as good as Dow's, but Dow's has an advantage over her in every way: Dow gave birth to a son, and he used to be very liked by his wife; After the prince came back. Although he did not go to the aunts' house according to the custom, he also went to Tao's first, which shows that among the aunts, the prince values Tao the most.

Dongyu is right. Why is she more noble than Dow now?

Because she is Dongyu's concubine.

If Dongyu loses power, she will have nothing!

Now, although the prince is not here, she has no worries about food and clothing, and several aunts are under her, isn't it much better than the days when she stayed in the south before?

It's all there. It was not given to her by Shi Ziye, but given to her by Xue Dongyu.

Suddenly figured this out, Xue Jiangwan was powerless to cling to the big pillow, and tears rained down.

The enemy she wants to fight down, the direction she has been working hard is actually the big tree she lives on. She was like a vine, she seemed to climb very high, and now she understood. It was the tree that gave her power and height. If the tree falls, she will fall with it.

She actually relied on Dongyu to survive.

And Dongyu is the only obstacle for her to move forward.

She didn't want to live under people for the rest of her life. It is necessary to put the Dongyi fight down. But Dongyu fell, and she couldn't live. Her life has fallen into such a predicament!

Mother Li saw her crying and hurriedly persuaded: "Auntie, don't cry, aunt ......"

Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded to do so, Li's mother wiped her tears.

Xue Jiangwan felt very pathetic, and there was no one around him who was considerate.

Aunt Fan and Rue Xiang are like sisters, Shao Zitan and Tao have children, only her. Alone. The only companion with her is her nurse Li's mother.

She cried and cried, so she buried her head in the big pillow and did not move for a long time.

Li's mother was worried and aside.

It took a long time for her to raise her eyes, and her eyes were shining and looked at Mother Li: "Mom." If I can give birth to a son......"

As she spoke, her eyes brightened.

Mother Li was frightened by her sudden dejected crying, and suddenly she was full of energy, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

***********

After Xue Jiang left in the evening, Luo's mother and others came in to serve Dongyi.

Dongyu got up, called out to Rose, and went to the inner room to speak.

"You are also old, you look good, you hired someone earlier, you are also down-to-earth, I am also relieved." Dong Yu pulled Rose to sit beside her, and talked to her in her heart, "Don't be shy, I'll be serious with you." ”

Rose's face was flushed, but she was no longer embarrassed, and muttered, "Grandma, you said ......"

"I don't know what you're going to do." Dongyu said, "I and Luo's mother have seen four, if you talk about the future and calmness, I and Luo's mother feel that it is a blessing from the side of the world's son." In the future, the prince will become a lord, and he will probably be the chief steward of the outer court, like Lin Jiufu. Although he is not handsome, he doesn't look slippery, and if you marry him, it will naturally be the first point. ”

Rose's head was lowered, but her heart was beating as if it had been struck by something.

She tried to suppress herself, but she still blushed her whole face.

“…… But you must know that if you marry Laifu, you will go out. The mother in charge next to me will be like Mother Kang in the future, managing the entire inner house. If Laifu manages the entire outer courtyard, it is not in accordance with the rules. "Dong Yu said.

Just like the business of later generations, the executives cannot be husband and wife.

If the executives are husband and wife, it is easy to override the power of the president.

Dong Ying and Sheng Xiuyi are the masters, and the people they trust the most are the executives of the Sheng family's inner and outer courtyards. In this era, there is no husband and wife who are the highest stewards of the inner and outer courts at the same time.

Hearing this, Rose was slightly stunned, and her heart suddenly fell.

She bit her lip and hung her head in silence.

Dongyu asked her to make a choice: she was willing to marry a decent man, and in the future, her wife would be noble by her husband, and she would be glorious in the Sheng family's servant women by virtue of her man's status; is still willing to marry a man who is not outstanding in the stewardship of the outer court, and be the mother of the chief steward of the inner courtyard and the assistant of Dongyuan.

Whether she is willing to be Mrs. Kuo or willing to be a strong woman, Dongyu needs her to choose.

Without waiting for Rose to answer, Dong Yu continued, "...... The other three looks, one is named Zhang Youhong, who is the little steward in the account room, white and handsome, and speaks shyly; a Huang Wenrong, a little steward in the porter, clever and talkative, about considerate; There is also a Wu Zongnan, who is the son of his mother in the kitchen, and he is also in the concierge, and he goes out with the masters, he looks extremely good-looking and has a good personality. I can see these people, except for the blessings around the prince, it is difficult to say, and the rest are considerate people......"

Rose remained silent.

Dong Yu held her hand and said with a smile: "You want to answer me in two or three days, don't be in a hurry to answer me." Then he said, "You haven't been with me for a long time, but you are the most capable officer, Rose, I see you as the same as Orange Hong, Orange Xiang, and Mother Luo." I really hope you are well. ”

Rose nodded hurriedly, of course she knew. If she didn't really mean it for her, and pointed out someone to her, what could she say?

To ask her in this way is to give her great dignity.

"Grandma, I'll tell you tomorrow. I'll go out and do things first. Rose got up, still hanging her head, saluted Dongyu, and withdrew.

After Rose went out, Dongyu also went out of Dongjima.

After sending Xun Fang, Bi Qiu and Tian Tao, who served in the East Period, to send them down, leaving only Mother Luo and Tangerine in front of them, Dong Ying asked, "Did Rose take a fancy to Laifu?" ”

Orange Red was slightly startled and said, "How could she fall in love with Laifu?" I saw that Laifu didn't look good, so dark. ”

Luo's mother asked Dongyu: "What did she tell you?" ”

Dongyu shook her head and said, "I said Laifu first, although she was very ashamed, she looked fine; Then I said that if it was a blessing, at least she couldn't stay with me and be in charge, and she didn't look very happy; I said three more later, and I felt like she was distracted......"

Mother Luo and Tangerine both pondered slightly and did not speak.

In the outer courtyard, Laifu, who followed Sheng Xiuyi out, also found an opportunity to ask Sheng Xiuyi what his grandmother said about it in the carriage that came back.

Sheng Xiuyi told Laifu about Dongyi's desire to keep the rose: "...... Around the big grandmother, only Rose is the most convenient to use. She will be the housekeeper of the inner courtyard in the future, so naturally she can't match the people around me. ”

Laifu knew that this was not the case.

He was silent for a long time, and then said to Sheng Xiuyi: "Master, I'll go out!" ”

Sheng Xiuyi's face fell suddenly: "What nonsense! ”

For the sake of a woman, don't you even want a future and a master? Sheng Xiuyi couldn't help but get angry.

"Master, in fact, I've been thinking about this for a long time, and it's not just because of Rose." Laifu saw Sheng Xiuyi's face sank, and hurriedly explained, "Didn't you say last time that you wanted to stop doing it?" But those examples of money have an input of 200,000 taels of silver a year. No matter what you do in the future, where will you lose money? I went out and used my real name and surname to manage these businesses. Even if you check it in the future, someone will block it for you! ”

"When I save you, do you want you to carry the black pot for me?" Sheng Xiuyi's voice was unusually cold, like a cold winter wind, stabbing people uncomfortably.

"That's not what I meant......" Rifle said hurriedly.

There was silence in the carriage, and neither the master nor the servant spoke.

After a while, Sheng Xiuyi asked him, "If there is no such thing as a rose, do you plan to go out too?" ”

Laifu thought for a long time, and his shoulders were a little broken: "...... I can't bear to let you leave that business behind. Without the Rose, I thought about going out. Master, there is no real money in this world, and it is difficult to move an inch. ”

This is just an opportunity.

Sheng Xiuyi took a deep breath.

"Rose is not my maid, she is grandma's dowry, if you want her, you have to agree to grandma." Sheng Xiuyi said after a moment, "Grandma has seen several people, if you go out, you may not be able to compare to them, grandma may not be willing to ......"

Isn't Laifu's biggest advantage that he can be the head of the outer courtyard in the future?

Laifu looked at Sheng Xiuyi in astonishment.

So, agree with him to go out, agree not to leave those businesses behind?

He couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "You agree with me to go out?" ”

Sheng Xiuyi pondered for a long time before bowing slightly: "You are right, the matter of roses is a good excuse......"

Rifle laughed.

In this way, the matter of the rose can be done! Two things in his heart were solved at once!

How can you not be happy?