As soon as the group sat down, the curtain of the western room was raised.

The fifth lady helped Mrs. Tai to walk in front.

She smiled like a flower, but Mrs. Tai's expression was a little stern.

The Xu brothers followed. Xu Lingyi's face was pale, and the fifth master, Xu Lingkuan, cautiously fell two steps behind his brother, looking dejected.

When the third lady saw it, she immediately greeted her.

"Mother," she took Mrs. Tai's other arm, and then looked at Mrs. Fifth with a smile and shouted, "Fifth brother and sister."

The fifth lady greeted the third lady with a calm smile: "Why did the third sister-in-law come here?" We've been waiting for a long time! ”

The third lady laughed: "It's early." I heard that you were discussing things, so I sat down with my four brothers and sisters. There was a bit of schadenfreude in the yellow crane tower watching the capsizing ship.

Disdain flashed in the eyes of the fifth lady, and she smiled and helped the lady to go to the east room.

Eleven Niang and the third master greeted Mrs. Tai, the brothers and concubines greeted each other, sat down in a divided manner, and the maids began to serve.

Everyone ate quietly, and there was only the sound of soft porcelain touching.

After the meal, everyone gathered around Mrs. Tai as usual and went to the east room.

Mrs. Tai suddenly stopped in the hall.

"It's getting late, everyone is going their separate ways!" She looked at the fifth lady, "Especially Danyang, who lives in the back garden, and the road is not easy to walk." ”

"Don't worry, mother, there is a fifth master to support me!" The fifth lady looked at the fifth master with a smile.

The fifth master immediately stepped forward to help the fifth lady: "Mother, let's go back first." "I look like I can't wait to leave.

Mrs. Tai's eyes sank, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she wanted to say something, but the fifth lady said, "Mother, then let's go back first!" "Maintaining the fifth master.

"Let's go back!" There was a bit of tiredness in Mrs. Tai's voice.

The fifth master showed a few worries when he heard this, but the fifth lady had already walked out.

He helped his wife, turned his head a few times, and finally went out with the fifth lady.

As soon as the two left, the atmosphere suddenly became lighter.

Xu Siqin smiled and pulled Xu Siyu to say goodbye. Mrs. Tai instructed them carefully, and the third lady also stepped forward to nag "be careful all the way", and then took the maid's cloak and tied it to Xu Siqin personally. Xu Siyu looked at it and smiled, which made Xu Siqin's face uncomfortable. The third master on the side came out to relieve his son: "Okay, okay." He's such a big guy. Know to take care of yourself! And Xu Sijian pulled Brother Zhen to the side and chattered something, and Sister Zhen looked at it and smiled. The scene was very lively.

Seeing Xu Lingyi standing far away, Eleven Niang looked grim, thinking that he had not had a chance to stay alone with Mrs. Tai since the "Xiaolan" incident, so she quietly walked over: "Master Hou, I'll go back first." Hou Ye is talking to his mother, right? ”

Her proposal hit Xu Lingyi's heart, and she nodded when she listened: "Then be careful on the road!" ”

"Master Hou, don't worry." Eleven Niang smiled and said, "The concubine is saved." ”

After sending Xu Siqin and Xu Siyu away, the third master and the third lady also took Xu Sijian away.

Brother Zhen liked Xu Sijian very much, and he was sent to the door until he was led down by Sister Zhen to rest.

Only Mrs. Tai, Xu Lingyi and Eleven Niang were left in the house.

Mrs. Tai's face sank, and she entered the inner room without saying a word.

Eleven Niang glanced at Xu Lingyi, and the two followed side by side.

Mrs. Tai has been served by Mother Du on the kang.

Shi Niang smiled and stepped forward to help her put on the Xuanhu fur that Mrs. Tai usually used, and said softly: "I still have to take a good look at the posts that my mother gave." I'll go back first. ”

Mrs. Tai was slightly stunned, and it is estimated that she also had something to say to Xu Lingyi, she didn't leave Eleven Niang, thought about it, and asked Mother Du to send her back.

Eleven Niang hurriedly excused herself: "It's too late, and there is a maid by my side, don't worry." ”

Mrs. Tai looked tired: "Good boy, let me rest assured!" ”

Xu Lingyi also said: "Let Mother Du send you!" ”

In this case, it would be a bit hypocritical for Eleven Niang to say anything, she smiled and thanked Mrs. Tai, and was accompanied by Mother Du to go out.

The snow had stopped outside, but the sky was still cloudy, and a biting cold wind blew in, and snow flakes flew and silver powder danced.

"Fourth lady, be careful!" Du's mother personally helped Eleven Niang.

Where is it good for Eleven Niang to let her help, she flipped her wrist and took Du Ma's ** hand: "Mom, be careful." ”

Mother Du looked at the hands held together, smiled slightly, and sent Eleven Niang back to the yard.

"Mommy come in and have a cup of tea before leaving!" Eleven Niang left her, "The weather is strangely cold." ”

"Mrs. Tai can't be short of people." Du's mother refused, "Come back another day to disturb the fourth lady." ”

Eleven Niang smiled and asked Amber to send Du's mother back.

A figure flashed at the second gate.

Through the red lantern under the eaves, Eleven Niang saw the unique white luster of silk silk.

She exclaimed, "Who is sneaking around there? ”

Immediately, a maid stepped forward to drag someone.

Medium-sized, wearing a dark cloak of flowers, and when he blew, the silk lining was raised.

"Embroidery, what are you doing here?" Eleven Niang looked at the apricot-eyed and peach-cheeked maid in front of her with a surprised expression, and then looked like she suddenly realized, "Are you waiting for Master Hou?" went back and said to Aunt Qiao, saying that Master Hou had something to do and would come back later. Remember to arrange for someone to be on duty all night. He taught her again, "Just tell Amber anything in the future." Don't do such sneaky things again, and she's not a woman from a humble family. ”

Xiu Xuan's face was flushed with shame, and he whispered "yes".

Eleven Niang intended to teach her a lesson in front of Du's mother, but she didn't want to go too far, so she joked with a smile: "Okay, you can go back quickly." Lest your Aunt Qiao wait in a hurry. It's a cold day, and if you get frostbitten, I'll send a little maid to serve you. ”

Xiu Lu was so ashamed that he couldn't raise his head, only knowing that he should only respond, and turned away as if he had been amnestied.

Mother Du on the side nodded almost invisibly when she looked at it.

Eleven Niang sent Du's mother two steps: "Mom, be careful on the road." ”

Mother Du exchanged a few words with her, and Amber helped her back to Mrs. Tai.

Eleven Niang breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the house quickly.

The earth dragon was burned in the house, and the heat mixed with the faint fragrance of plum blossoms came to the face.

Eleven Niang took a deep breath and felt that the pores of her whole body were relaxed.

Lu Yun and Shuangyu hurriedly stepped forward to help her untie her cloak, fetch hot water for her to clean her face and hands, and serve her to freshen up.

When Eleven Niang cleaned up and came out and went to the warm pavilion behind the bed, Amber had already sent Du's mother back and was waiting for her in the warm pavilion.

"What's going on? How did the embroidered whirlpool run to the gate? Eleven Niang scattered her hair, crooked on the ginger pillow, with a red gold makeup coat all over her body, her eyes looked at the name card given by Mrs. Tai in her hand, and asked Amber lightly, "Don't you tell me that you don't know what's going on?" ”

Amber pursed her lips and smiled proudly: "She has been sneakily asking if Master Hou has come back all day...... I didn't expect it to be Mama Du who came back with you. If it was replaced by Hou Ye......" There was some regret in his tone.

"Smack!" With a bang, Shi Niang's palm slapped on the kang table on the side.

"So you ordered your mother on night duty to let her peep at the gate!"

His eyes were as sharp as a blade, and his expression was as cold as frost.

Amber panicked in her heart, and hurriedly explained: "I, I ......"

"You're still not convinced!" Eleven Niang looked at her with a cold face, interrupted her very abruptly, and said a word that she wanted to add.

"No, no ......" such a thunderous power, Amber has never seen it, she is very flustered, and faintly feels that she has done a good job, and she is even more aggrieved and unwilling, "Madame......"

Eleven Niang didn't give her a chance to speak.

"Do you know why Mrs. Tai wants to favor the second lady alone? Do you know why the third lady knows that she is only temporarily taking care of the house, but she still has to pluck the goose? Do you know what happened to the five rooms? Do you know what Master Hou thinks of the three aunts? Do you know that there are so many giants in the Great Zhou, why only the Wen family can marry their daughters to the Xu family? She asked a series of questions, none of which could be answered in a word, Amber couldn't help but shudder down her spine, her mind was in chaos, but Eleven Niang suddenly raised her voice again, "Do you know? ”

She was dizzy by this series of changes, her eyes looked at Eleven Niang blankly, and she shook her head instinctively: "The slave doesn't know!" ”

"I don't know!" Eleven Niang's voice was full of exhaustion and disappointment, "I don't know, you just be my home and my master!" ”

Exhaustion and disappointment pierced Amber's heart like a needle - Eleven Niang has always praised her, and occasionally she disagrees with Holly, although Eleven Niang does not say anything, she will acquiesce to the maid in the house to do what she wants...... Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shudder. No, no, no...... She's not the same as Holly. Holly has served her since she came back from Fujian, but she is rewarded by the eldest wife!

She knelt down straight: "Madam, I don't dare anymore." There was despair and pleading in his tone.

The road ahead is bumpy, and I don't know what awaits me in the future. It is impossible to go that far on your own. It is necessary to have a team of its own. Whether it is the people of the Luo family or Tao's mother, they are more inclined to Brother Chen. Xiang mother-in-law and the like, limited ability. And the people of the Xu family, those who are really capable have long been taken over by each house, and the rest are mostly mediocre people. All she can rely on is the maids around her. It's just that Holly is not good at these, and Binju is not suitable for these, Zhu Xiang is too young, and she is most satisfied with only Amber. It's just that through the relationship between the eldest wife, I have to find a way to subdue her. Seriously, she can ignore the matter of Xiu Xuan's peeping, just like Aunt Qin who came to greet Xu Lingyi halfway - they are not at the same level at all, as long as they don't cross the bottom line, she is happy to close her eyes and make the atmosphere at home lively, and everyone's life is better. But Amber didn't say hello to her, so she took it upon herself to send the embroidery to herself and let her step on it, but it was bad for this self-assertion...... It just gave her a chance to make a fuss.

If you want her to have a long memory, you can't do it without being ruthless!

Eleven Niang looked at the beads of sweat on Amber's forehead and felt that it was almost.

She let out a long sigh and stretched out her hand, "Come, sit down beside me." ”

Amber looked at the plain hands and involuntarily stood up.