Because of the correction of serious book friends, two typos were corrected. ）

Sanniang took Baiguo and Sanqi out of Sun's main house, and as soon as she walked out of Songling Courtyard, Baiguo seemed to come to life.

"Miss, you're amazing. Sanqi and I were almost beaten to death by those grandmothers, but you just glanced at Sanqi's hand and saved us. Miss, that Bai Qi is really vicious, we have no grievances with her, she wants our lives as soon as she opens her mouth! Miss ......"

"Alright, look at your monkey-like appearance! I think it's because the skin is too tight, so it's good to let the grandmothers help loosen it. Bai Ying said lightly.

Bai Guo stuck out his tongue and honestly followed behind without speaking.

Sanniang didn't pay attention to the girls' words, she lowered her head as if she was thinking about something.

Bai Ying looked at Sanniang and said in a low voice, "Miss, are you worried about Mama Zhao?" ”

Sanniang was about to speak, but saw a group of people coming in front of her. The leader is a woman in her thirties, with a round face and willow eyebrows, a red ruyi pattern makeup gown, and a pair of red gold rubies and butterflies on her head, looking very rich.

Sanniang gave way to the side and avoided the side, and the woman quickly came over with a group of maids.

"Auntie." Sanniang saluted to the woman at the head.

The eldest lady Jin swept over from the corner of her eyes and nodded lightly: "Sanniang, this is just coming from the old lady's yard?" ”

"Yes, auntie."

Jin's eyes turned to Sanqi's body, looked at it a few times, and said, "This is the new girl in the old lady's yard?" ”

Sanniang said softly: "Yes, auntie." Grandmother gave Sanqi to Sanniang. ”

Jin said "hmm", glanced at Sanqi again, and then led the group of people behind him to continue walking towards Sun's courtyard. Sanniang waited for the Jin family to pass before heading to the direction of Hefeng Courtyard.

When she arrived at the Hefeng Courtyard, Mama Zhao had been standing at the door for a long time, and when she saw Sanniang and her party coming back, she hurriedly folded her hands and recited a few words, "Amitabha, thank God." "Welcomed Sanniang into the bright room of the main room.

"Bai Ying, you take Sanqi down and arrange her accommodation. Don't give her a job in the next few days, let her heal the wounds on her hands first. ”

Bai Ying responded and was about to take Sanqi out. Sanqi walked in front of Sanniang first, knelt down respectfully, kowtowed three times, and said, "Slave and maid, Miss Xie's life-saving grace." ”

Sanniang asked Bai Ying to help her up, she got up and didn't say much, just stood behind Bai Ying and followed Bai Ying out of the main room. Sanniang also sent the white fruits and them out, and Mama Zhao saw that Sanniang had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, so she went to fetch water to help Sanniang wipe her face.

Sanniang doesn't like that there is always a group of maids waiting in the room, so except for one or two people left on duty on weekdays, the rest of the girls and mothers-in-law are sent out, and the girls are naturally willing not to be in front of the master. At this time, everyone was sent out, and only Sanniang was left in the room.

Sanniang walked into the study, sat on the couch and closed her eyes to recuperate, and her ears were filled with the chirping of cicadas on the tree in the yard. After a while, someone opened the curtain and entered the house, and Sanniang didn't open her eyes. After a while, Sanniang felt that something was wrong, and slowly opened her eyes, but saw Mama Zhao standing by the curtain, with her back to this side, as if she was wiping her tears with her sleeve.

"Mama?"

Mama Zhao paused, wiped her sleeves again, and turned around after half a sound, but her eyes were red and swollen. Sanniang looked at the old man in front of her and suddenly felt a little sad, she stood up and walked to Mama Zhao, pulled her to sit on the couch, and hugged her half of her arm.

"Little Miss, when will the slave and maid leave?" After Mama Zhao finished saying this, she suddenly couldn't cry.

Sanniang's eyes were also red, she reached out and patted Mama Zhao's back, and said softly: "Mama naturally wants to follow Sanniang all the time, Sanniang is young and doesn't understand anything, how can she leave Mama?" ”

"Little Miss, the slave maid listened to what Bai Guo said, Mama Li ......" Mama Zhao was speechless.

Sanniang caressed Mama Zhao's back and said, "Mama Li, no matter how she is, she is just a mama, why am I afraid?" ”

Mama Zhao hugged Sanniang and cried for a while, then slowly closed her voice and wiped away her tears.

"Little Miss, the old slave is reluctant to let you and the young master be, the people in this courtyard...... How can you rest assured that the slave and maid are called. It's just that although Mama Li is just a mama, she has been trusted by the old lady over the years, and there are many people in this inner courtyard, and the little lady must not fight her for the sake of the slave, so that in the future, the little lady, your life will be more difficult. The slave maid should go to the Zhuangzi, at least on the Zhuangzi of the Wang family, and the slave and maid can also find out the news of the little lady every now and then. ”

Sanniang took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Mama Zhao.

"What does Mama think of the situation in Hefeng Temple since my mother's death?"

Mama Zhao was wiping the tears that remained in the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and she was stunned when she heard this.

"This ......"

"Mama, but you think the situation of Hefeng Yuan is very difficult?"

Mama Zhao didn't speak, but that expression already showed that she agreed with this sentence.

Sanniang smiled and said: "I once heard the mother-in-law in the courtyard talk about the Chen Mansion two streets away, Miss Chen Er is the daughter of the big house, but because of the death of both parents, she became an orphan, so she followed the second uncle who inherited the family to live, and there is a grandmother on the top who is the stepwife of Mrs. Chen, not the real grandmother of Miss Chen. Just last winter, this Miss Chen Er was found frozen to death in her room. Mama, how is my situation compared to Miss Chen Er? ”

Mama Zhao was speechless.

Sanniang replied for her: "I can eat and dress warmly, which is naturally better than Miss Chen Er." ”

"But, little miss, the third master ...... him"

Sanniang smiled and said, "The third master is in Datong." ”

Sanniang pushed the window open a little, so that she could see the situation in the yard clearly from the couch, and if someone approached, she could find it immediately.

"Actually, we should be grateful to Mama Li."

Mama Zhao was shocked when she heard this. "Little Miss......"

Sanniang turned around and smiled at Mama Zhao: "This year, if it weren't for Mama Li, maybe my life would be even more sad." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"The eldest aunt was harsh, she had some disagreements with her mother back then, and after her mother left, she deducted us in terms of use. Moreover, she is a good person, and she has used the housekeeper to make a lot of benefits in the past few years, which my grandmother should know. Although the grandmother knew that she was the wife of the eldest son, the mother of the eldest grandson, she turned a blind eye, but she didn't want to indulge her too much, so she asked Mama Li next to her to be an assistant, which could be regarded as a beating on her. In this way, in this mansion, in addition to the old lady sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, it is the eldest aunt and Mama Li who really control the inner courtyard. They actually check and balance each other. ”

"But that Mama Li is the nurse of the eldest master."

Sanniang shook her head and said, "It's true that Mama Li is the nurse of the eldest uncle, but she is not the nurse of the eldest aunt. The eldest aunt believes in Mama Lin beside her more, and Mama Li's hand has been stretched out longer and longer over the years, and she may not have violated the interests of the eldest aunt. Over the years, there has been no major conflict between Mama Li and the eldest aunt, the fundamental reason is that there is a balance point between them, and this balance point is the old lady. The old lady is happy to see this delicate balance between them, and it is precisely because of this balance of forces in the house that our Hefeng Courtyard can be so relatively stable. ”

Mama Zhao seems to understand.

Sanniang said: "Think about it, what would happen if the eldest aunt in this house covered the sky with one hand?" The second aunt never interfered in family affairs because the second uncle was a concubine. Although the eldest aunt and Mama Li are both harsh on Hefeng Yuan, their own existence is a deterrent to each other, so that no matter what they do, they dare not go too far and exceed that degree. ”

"Little Miss means ......"

Sanniang smiled: "I just want to tell Mama Li that Mama Li does have the trust of the old lady, but this trust is not absolute." She can call the wind and rain in this inner courtyard again, but this ability to call the wind and rain was given to her by the old lady, and the old lady can naturally take it back if she can give it to her. So she is not invincible, but her existence before is not necessarily unhelpful to us. ”

Mama Zhao looked at the little girl in front of her who she had cared for since she was a child. "Little Miss?"

Sanniang smiled at Mama Zhao: "Mama, don't worry. I've said I'll keep you there for me and never go anywhere. ”

"What are you going to do, little miss?"

Sanniang blinked: "Of course, let those who should go go, and those who should stay." ”

Mama Zhao was a little moved, but also a little puzzled.

"But little miss, didn't you say that Mama Li is not a bad thing, if she leaves, then won't the eldest lady?"

Sanniang shook her head and said, "It's not necessarily time now." This kind of thing is always changing, and if you want to balance the power in the house, it is not necessary for Mama Li. ”

Mama Zhao wanted to say something, but asked Sanniang to stop it.

"Mama, don't worry, I won't do anything out of the ordinary, I promise I'll be safe. There are still many months left before the old lady's birthday, and this matter can be planned slowly. ”

Sanniang was talking to Mama Zhao, but saw Bai Ying and Bai Zhi coming towards the main room outside the window. Sanniang and Mama Zhao didn't talk anymore, and after a while, the two entered the house.

"Miss, Sanqi's side has been arranged. The slave maid let her live with Bai Guo in the small ear room on the right, and also arranged for another little girl to help take care of her. Bai Ying came in and replied.

Sanniang nodded and said, "This arrangement is very good." ”

Bai Ying said again: "Miss, do you want to rename Sanqi?" ”

Sanniang smiled and shook her head: "No need." Sanqi was originally a girl in her grandmother's yard, and her name was also given by her grandmother. I'm afraid it's disrespectful to my grandmother. And the word Sanqi is also easy to call, so let's call it. ”

Bai Zhi said: "Miss, Bai Qi was kicked out by Mama Li for fifty boards. ”

Sanniang sighed and said, "You go to her room and pack up her things and hand them out with her." ”

Bai Zhi answered.