When Chunying returned home, Lu's mother had already received the news and rushed back. I walked around my daughter in distress, and scolded her for being disobedient and doing something wrong to annoy my wife. Chunying was unconvinced and argued that she was wronged, but Lu's mother just didn't believe it, but she still rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find the medicine for trauma left before and put it on her daughter.

Lu Yougui also rushed back soon after, and learned that his daughter was only slightly injured, so he turned to ask her what she had done wrong. Chunying was very angry in her heart, she only felt that she hadn't done anything wrong at all, why didn't her parents believe in her?

Mrs. even scolded Xiao Chen, who had not recovered from his injury, and forced him to work with his injury, which shows how mean and unkind he is. Besides, the wife was deceived by Manru one after another, and she was a fool at all! Knowing that it was Manru who was lying, he even beat himself and Shi'er together with the two whistleblowers, this is simply an unknown reward and punishment! Such a hostess, it stands to reason that her father should have a deep understanding of her character, why should she doubt herself first?!

Chunying sneered in her heart, but felt a little discouraged, looked up at her parents' round eyes, and turned her head away. said: "It was Manru who said bad things about me and Shi'er in front of my wife, and wanted to harm us." ”

Mother Lu was skeptical: "Why does Cui Yatou want to harm you?!" Chunying tugged at the corners of her mouth: "She has a secret for us to know, for fear that we will denounce it, so she will strike first." "Secrets? What's the secret? ”

Chunying was about to say when she heard someone knocking on the door outside. Lu's mother went out to see, but it was a seven or eight-year-old boy, who said that it was from the Wang family, and was ordered to send a bottle of trauma medicine. Lu's mother knew that Shi'er was friendly with her daughter, thanked her, grabbed a handful of fruit and gave it to the child, then let him go, took the medicine bottle into the house, and said: "This is his family's ancestral recipe, I have seen it before, the medicine is excellent, the family, you go out, I will change the medicine for my daughter." ”

Lu Yougui had no choice but to go out first, Chunying was about to untie her skirt, but she heard someone knocking on the door outside, but it was Xiao Chen's steward and Mei Xiang who came back.

Steward Xiao Chen was still on crutches, his face was still blue, and his face was still tired. He is Lu Yougui's old boss, the latter hurriedly welcomed his husband and wife into the house, and asked his wife to pour tea, Mei Xiang smiled: "Don't be busy, just sit down a little." Something to say. Chunying's sister is in the back room? I went to talk to her. Then he lifted the curtain and went to Chunying's room.

Chunying sorted out her clothes, barely stood up, stood on the ground, smiled at her and blessed herself: "Sister Meixiang." Mei Xiang hurriedly picked her up and looked at her face carefully: "Is it seriously injured today?" Does it matter? Have you been medicated? ”

"It's over, and someone just sent a bottle of medicine, and I'm planning to take it again."

Mei Xiang sighed: "You girl, Su Ri is not stupid, why are you confused today?" Different medicines are mixed together, do you know if it will cause bad symptoms? She took out a palm-high porcelain bottle from her sleeve and said: "This is the medicine that those mothers and sisters-in-law used to prepare in the old years, and it is the best way to treat stick wounds. After a pause, he added, "If there is no rice wine, it can be made with warm white wine." As long as it's clean. ”

Chunying thanked her, took it and put it away, turned around and asked Mei Xiang to sit on the kang, and when she saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, she asked, "What's wrong with my sister?" But what do you have to say? ”

Mei Xiang sighed and said, "I have a sentence that I want to tell you, you must remember it." Today's ** said that Manru left his post without permission, causing the tea room to catch fire, forget it, don't mention it to others again! ”

Chunying felt a little funny: "Why? Could it be that the wife believed in her like that? Didn't Fang just beat her board too? Could it be that Manru said something nice and couldn't convince his wife?! "It's really very possible to say that, didn't the wife get angry when she knew that Man Ru had left her errand in the tea room to flatter her?

Mei Xiang sighed: "Why are you confused? Our husband and wife are bored at home these days, and it doesn't matter if you are not well-informed, you are outside, and it stands to reason that you should have heard others talk about it. The fire on the night of the wedding banquet, isn't it rumored that the uncle of the Liang family ordered the little servant to release it to vent his anger? People don't recognize it! The lawsuit has been fought in front of the current emperor! ”

Chunying gasped, and couldn't help but regret it in her heart, she actually forgot about this for a while in order to expose Manru at that time, if the matter really got out, it would be regarded as a slap in the face to the Hou Mansion, right? But...... Chunying thought about it carefully, and was a little disapproving: Even if the Hou Mansion was really held by someone, what could it do? At most, it is a loss of face, plus the relationship with the Liang family has become worse. Li Liang's two families are originally opposites, no matter how bad the relationship is, how bad can it be? !

Of course, she knows that those high-ranking nobles are in a bad mood. will take the servants below to get angry, there is an excellent example, she will not talk much, and responded: "Don't worry, I know the depth here, at that time, I was just angry with Manru's face, so I shouted." After a pause, he was a little puzzled: "There were a lot of people present at that time, right?" Can you keep it all shut? ”

"Who said it would be sealed?" Mei Xiang didn't seem to have much confidence, "It's just that people don't talk outside." This happened in the inner courtyard today, and it was only that one person to guard against. She stretched out two fingers and shook them, then took Chunying's hand and shook it, "Good sister, today you and Shi'er are only afraid that you will be wronged." The Hou Ye spoke about this matter, saying that he must not leak a little bit to the outside, and after a few days, when the matter fades, it will be fine. Therefore...... You and Shi'er should take refuge in Zhuangzi for a few days. ”

Chunying stood up suddenly, touched the wound, inhaled cold air in pain, carefully helped him sit down, and then asked angrily: "Isn't it over if you don't say no?!" I live at home on weekdays, and the backstreets are all from the Li family. Otherwise, it's the people in the Hou Mansion, where is the opportunity to tell outsiders?! I'm not the one who chews my tongue and is guilty of driving me to the village?! My slave paperwork is coming down soon! ”

"That's why I want you to go!" Mei Xiang hid the trace of unbearability in her eyes and persuaded, "Let you out, who can guarantee that you won't say anything outside?" I naturally trust you, but Master Hou doesn't recognize you, madam...... You also know that it is better to be wronged for a while than to commit their taboos. When the lawsuit is concluded, it will be fine. ”

Where is Chunying willing? The bribes have been given to people, and the quasi-Xin'er has also been given, is it because of a few words from Manru that he can't get out of his nationality again? ! She gritted her teeth and said, "Otherwise, give me the paperwork first, and I will obediently hide in the village until you say you can leave!" At the end of the year, how many opportunities are there to release people? If I miss this time, when will I get my paperwork?! ”

Mei Xiang rubbed her handkerchief in embarrassment and shook her head. Chun Ying was deflated, sat with her face stretched for a while, and then asked sullenly, "Then how long will I live in the village?!" When I come back, will I still be able to get the slave papers?! ”

Mei Xiang gritted her teeth and said, "A year and a half is not much, and there are a few months, just wait for things to fade." Let you out, it was the old lady who made the master, are you still afraid that the wife will not nod? ”

Chun Ying sneered and sighed: "Today's flying disaster, my sister must have inquired about it, right?" What's all this called?! He took a sip of the cold tea on the kang table, and put it back again, "Mrs. Hou, I also have a lot of silver at home, and I also beat the idea of relatives." Beat and beat, anyway, this kind of thing is not new, but now the rumors outside are so ugly, the old lady and the Hou Ye spoke again, she quietly smoothed things out, that's it, after listening to a few words of slander from others, she took a bunch of our girls in a crowd, beating and scolding, for fear that others don't know? ! ”

She vented, and remembered her current identity, I am afraid that it is too much to say such things, and Mei Xiang and her family are also An's cronies, so she turned her head and stared at Mei Xiang: "We have suffered a few boards, and we also consider ourselves unlucky." But my sister and Xiao Chen's husband and wife are too wronged, right? What does that have to do with you?! It's been a few years, and I'm going to call for a scolding! You must know that Steward Xiao Chen is the most proud person in front of Hou Ye! Now in charge of most of the affairs of the outer courtyard, she is more decent than the housekeepers of the older generation, and she casually scolded a bloody dog, the injury is not healed, and she has to come out on an errand, aren't you wronged? ! ”

Mei Xiang already had annoyance on her face, but she just held back and said lightly: "That's also our life." After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "So...... Is it really for the Huo family? I heard my wife's order, and the crime of convicting you and Shi'er is to deceive the master, betray the master, and be unfaithful, what a great sin! It can be seen that Mrs. hates you very much, did you really hide it from her? That's too bold, isn't it?! ”

Chun Ying sneered: "What a big sin! The more I thought about it, the more unwilling I became, "Sister Meixiang, you give us a review." She said that we deceived the master and betrayed the lord and were unfaithful, because we suspected that Shi'er and I had accepted the benefits of Miss Biao, so we knew that the Huo family was rich, but we didn't tell her, so she didn't know that the Huo family was rich after Miss Cousin got married and left Beijing. This also makes so much sense! The so-called benefit of Miss Biao is just that the reward is slightly richer, but in the past, when I was in Huanhuaxuan, I saw that the third young master rewarded my sister's things, and there were more things than this. It's just that Miss Cousin has a strong temperament, and the maid and wife who are called in the courtyard have already issued monthly money in the house, and she has to send another copy from the Huo family, and each of us has a double monthly payment, so it seems that the benefits are more than others. But we are not fools, how could we disobey our master for a few taels of silver?! Besides, no one has ever asked me and Shi'er to report the Huo family's affairs to my wife?! Mrs. wants to ask someone, just ask Sang'er directly, me and Shi'er, since we didn't get the order, why did we run to tell Mrs. Cousin how much money Miss Biao spent? How rich?! Maybe my wife will be interested in listening, but if someone else changes, why don't you hit me right away?! Let the old lady know that we don't even have a foothold in the mansion! "This lady, don't you think that she is the only one in the Hou Mansion, right? It's ridiculous!

Mei Xiang said lightly: "Who said it wasn't?" It's a pity that my wife has been more and more unable to listen to other people's persuasion in the past few years......" opened her mouth, and felt that she had said too much, so she hurriedly took Chunying's hand and said: "This time you are wronged, so you have to endure it, go to the village, and wait quietly for the message in the house." If anyone comes looking for them, don't pay attention! Even if you are not a living person, if someone asks about it, you have to say that you don't know. When I saw Shi'er when I saw her, I reminded her like this. I'm afraid that the Wang family will be angry for a while and forget to instruct. ”

Chun Ying nodded sullenly, and thought of another person: "What about Manru?" Shi'er and I are going to the village, what about her? ”

Mei Xiang withdrew her hand a little uncomfortably, and said curtly: "She is the main master, I can't compare to you just knowing...... She is not right-minded, in case she is sent out of the house, she is mixed up outside, and someone is asked to visit, but it is not very good, so she is only locked up in the house, I heard that it is in the back room of the wife's courtyard, and Lilac personally guards it, and she will wait for the matter to fade before dealing with it. ”

Chunying grinds her teeth secretly, how can that bastard of Manru be so lucky?! She and Shi'er are going to the countryside to endure hardships, but she is good, not only can she stay in the house, but now she doesn't even have to work?! She sneered: "If it weren't for Manru speaking ill of us behind her back for personal gain, she wouldn't have caused Xiao Chen's steward and sister to be scolded by his wife, not to mention the people she has harmed in the past few years!" If such a villain doesn't get retribution, I'm afraid God won't be able to look at it! ”

Mei Xiang smiled, knowing that the origin of the matter was An's greed, but criticizing the master, it was not good for her husband and wife to spread it, so she didn't say much, just said: "You can rest assured about this, Mrs. hates others to deceive her the most, and doesn't take her seriously, now that Man Ru has offended everyone and no one intercedes for her, what will happen to you when she is her?" ”

When Chunying heard this, she felt a little better, and was about to ask herself again about the time of departure, if it would be best to start again after the injury was healed, when she suddenly heard her father's exclamation outside: "What?!" Then there was the sound of the chair falling to the ground, and I was startled, thinking that my father should not have a fight with someone else's Xiao Chen, right? It's hard to get the relationship closer, but don't make a grudge.

She thought about it while enduring the pain and followed Mei Xiang out of the room, and saw her father standing at the table with a pale face, and her mother was next to the door with a pale face, her hands were still trembling, and then she looked at Xiao Chen's steward, still with that tired face, and sighed: "Lu Da, I know you are wronged, this was instigated by the villain behind her back, and my wife is also confused, she has already accumulated a belly of fire in it these days, and she will send it out when she finds someone casually, but she doesn't care about others!" ”

Chunying asked anxiously, "What's wrong?!" What happened?! ”

Mother Lu cried out and pounced on her and hit her: "It's all your fault!" Mrs. is going to take your father's errand away! ”

Chun Ying didn't care about the pain, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask: "There's no reason for this?!" Dad has been doing a good job, why should he be fired?! "Unless it is a great mistake, it is rare for a son born in an errand house to punish his parents and relatives for the bad of his children. Since Hou Ye sent a message and told her that she only needs to go out of the city to avoid for a few months, why should she punish her father?!

Mei Xiang hurriedly stopped her mother and said, "Don't do my sister's business, someone put eye medicine in front of my wife!" Auntie, don't fight! ”

Lu Yougui shouted: "Stop fighting!" Mother Lu stopped, ran to the door and sat down on the threshold, and began to cry loudly. Lu Yougui gasped, his eyes staring at Xiao Chen: "Where is the villain?!" ”

Steward Xiao Chen was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then sighed: "I don't know how to tell you, when the new shopkeeper takes office, you will know." I won't tell you the truth, because I persuaded a few words in front of my wife, I also had a meal, what do you say about being decent in the room? The old face of several lifetimes is gone! After a pause, he said: "Mrs. told me not to tell Hou Ye, and it is inconvenient for me to say good things for you. I can only say that we have been friends for many years, and if I can still call the shots in the future, I will definitely find another good errand for you, but I may not be able to do this one. ”

Lu Yougui was silent, only leaning on the table and being stunned. Chunying sniffed and asked in a trembling voice, "Do we recognize it like this?!" In the past few years, how much effort has my father put into running a good shop...... There is no merit and hard work?! Just erased with such a sentence?! What am I doing wrong again? My wife didn't ask me to do things, and she wants to blame me, and now she doesn't even let my family go?! ”

Steward Xiao Chen sighed a few more times: "I don't blame you for this, and the punishment of your father is not because of your fault, it is really because someone said bad things about your father in front of your wife, and your wife heard that you are a family, so she was punished together." He got up on crutches, "I know your father well, so I came over to say something." If there is anything valuable, just pack it up as soon as possible, didn't your sister marry outside? Give it to her, or tomorrow when someone else comes to take you out of the city, you don't know who will take it. ”

Chunying only felt a panic in her chest: "What does this mean?" I'll just go to the village, why do you even have to go to my father?! And what about this house?! ”

"Mrs. wants your family to go to the village, and the house will naturally not be left to you. But don't worry, I'll try not to let anyone else move in. Steward Xiao Chen gave his wife a look and motioned for her to help herself, "Shi'er's family is also going, the Wang family knows a lot of people, you can discuss with them, with them, you will be better off in the village." Mei Xiang helped him out of the door, passed by the door and persuaded his mother: "Auntie, don't cry, hurry up and pack your things." "I left.

Mother Lu collected her tears, sobbed and glared at Chunying: "Why don't you come and help?!" ”

Chunying wiped away the tears from her face, gritted her teeth, and glanced back at her father, only to see him slowly sitting on the chair with an expressionless face.