The aunt sent by the Queen Mother, both husband and wife knew each other, and it was Yuguo who accompanied Song Yixiao to the East Palace before.

"The Queen Mother heard that something happened in the house last night, and Mrs. Yan Guo was injured and was very worried, so she sent a slave to ask for details." Yuguo asked for peace, was invited by the husband and wife to sit on the seat, took the fragrant tea sent by Jinxun, held it in his hand but didn't drink it, and asked with concern first, "I don't know where Mrs. is injured?" Does it matter? ”

Song Yi smiled and pointed to his neck, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the Empress Dowager's grace, it's just a little flesh wound, and it's not in the way." ”

He also said, "I was careless and fooled, but I am tired of the Queen Mother's worries, I am really ashamed!" ”

Yuguo said: "Why did Madame say this? The Queen Mother said it herself, there is such a bold and reckless slave at the feet of the Son of Heaven, if she doesn't kill a hundred people, will the high-ranking families still be able to sleep in the future? In the final analysis, it is those people who die by themselves, and as the head of the house, it is not natural for you to check the accounts as the end of the year? I don't want these dogs to jump over the wall in a hurry, but they dare to assassinate the master mother! It's okay for you, otherwise the Queen Mother said that it would not be enough for these people to be cut off! ”

"It seems that this time the matter will be said to the outside world that the chief steward has embezzled a lot of the owner's property over the years, and now that it is approaching the end of the year, I am afraid that my mother-in-law will check the accounts and find out the clues, so I will assassinate me in a hurry?" Song Yi smiled and said, "I didn't say that I was kidnapped, and I didn't mention Cousin Chan, but I avoided a lot of rumors!" ”

Seeing her bow her head and think, Jian Xubai muttered: "It's just that those people were specially left by my grandfather to guard the mansion for me back then, and now that there is such a trouble, I'm afraid that after his old man hears it, it will be unfavorable to his health!" ”

Yuguo smiled and said: "Grandpa don't worry, the Queen Mother said that Jian Xiang is a veteran of the two dynasties, what kind of magnanimity is that?" How can you be angry with such people? Moreover, you and your wife are also open-minded people, and you will not be angry with Jian Xiang because of this, take advantage of the upcoming New Year, and send people to give gifts with a few words of explanation - in the end, it is a family! ”

"That's what my aunt said." Jian Xubai also smiled slightly when he heard this: Regardless of his grandfather's mind, with the words of his imperial grandmother, he can only be graceful to the end.

It's like "falling ill" before.

He no longer mentioned Jian Pingyu, but greeted the people in the Qingxi Palace.

Yuguo replied a few words with a smile, and took the initiative to say: "Two days ago, the concubine went to Qingxi Hall to ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and Her Royal Highness Princess Changxing also went, and brought hand-made pastries, and the slave maid happened to serve on the side, and took a look, but it was really exquisite-it is said to be a recipe handed down by the ancestors of the Duke of Ji!" It's a pity that the Queen Mother's appetite was not very good in those two days, and she rewarded the slaves and maids! ”

Song Yixiao pursed her lips when she heard this, thinking that it seemed that Princess Changxing had fallen out of favor in front of the Queen Mother, at least temporarily.

Otherwise, there are only two princesses in the palace, Changxing is still the middle palace concubine, and the pastries she made by herself, no matter how much the queen mother doesn't like it, it is impossible to reward them all to the people below, and she won't taste a bite, right?

What's more, before Princess Changxing made pastries, how could she not take into account her grandmother's preferences and age?

"The queen mother is doing this, and she is probably still angry with Changxing's husband, but she is mainly worried that after she descends, she will win over Jian Yi and her ancestors, stand on the side of King Zhao, and wave the flag for her half-brother, right?" Song Yixiao vaguely guessed, "Aunt Yuguo took the initiative to reveal this news today, and it is estimated that it is not only friendly with Jian Xubai, but also the instructions of the Queen Mother - euphemistically encourage us to wait for Changxing to fall, don't be too afraid of her princess status, and tear her up with confidence!" ”

…… Obviously, the Queen Mother supports the East Palace, no wonder she will stand on Jian Xubai's side with a clear banner, and openly promise to help him suppress Jian Pingyu's reaction to the chief steward and others.

"No matter what the Queen Mother does for what purpose, it's always a good thing for me!" Song Yixiao breathed a sigh of relief when she thought of this, although Mrs. Yipin is already very noble, it is not easy to compare with the golden branches and jade leaves after all-the father and mother are the emperor and queen!

But now that the Queen Mother has made her attitude clear, the power of the imperial power carried by Princess Changxing is about to be discounted!

In fact, Song Yixiao still can't understand what Her Royal Highness the princess thinks? It's no secret that she loves Jian Xubai, but in the end, she lowers her means to Jian Xubai's brother - the brother who has a bad relationship with Jian Xubai!

This kind of relationship, not to mention the embarrassment when relatives meet in the future, even when the husband and wife are alone, they will also feel unnatural, right?

"I guess it's for King Zhao?" Song Yi smiled and thought about it, and could only explain it like this - otherwise, no matter how willful the emperor is, there is a queen staring at her, how can she do everything she is willing to do?

She speculated that this would happen, Jian Xubai said to Yuguo again, Yuguo looked at the time, and was about to retire: "The queen mother is worried in her heart, the slave has to go back to tell her quickly, so as not to worry about the mother!" ”

The couple stood up at the same time, and said simply: "I'll send my aunt, your wounds are not complete, and the wind can't blow." ”

Yuguo said the same thing - Song Yixiao didn't refuse, and stopped when he followed the door.

She watched the two of them go out of the courtyard and went into the inner room.

After a while, Jian Xubai sent Yuguo back and told her: "Ming'er doesn't have to enter the palace, I wrote the letter of Xie En for you and handed it in - there is such a bold slave in the family, you have to lie down for a few days and it seems that the matter is serious!" ”

In this way, he did not hesitate to have people hack to death the old servants left by hundreds of grandfathers, which seemed natural and not excessive at all.

Song Yixiao has no opinion on this, although she no longer trusts Jian Xubai, she also knows that the two still share honor and disgrace, and if Jian Xubai is scolded for being cruel and unfilial, it will not be good for her.

He just proposed: "I was not seriously injured, and it was boring to lie on the couch all day, and it was really difficult for a group of visitors to pretend to be weak." If people can see the clues, it will be even worse, is it an excuse that I am injured and lying on the couch, and there is no one in the backyard to host, and I will close the door? ”

Jian Xubai muttered: "You can do this for a few days at first, but after you 'slowly recover', you must always see some people, otherwise it is unreasonable." ”

Song Yixiao thought about it, so she had no choice but to respond.

In the next few days, the old servants of the Yanguo Mansion colluded to assassinate the master's mother to cover up the people's encroachment on the master's property, and the news spread throughout the imperial capital.

People who were familiar with Song Yixiao all handed over posts and wanted to visit her, but they were all rejected by Menzi on the grounds that "Mrs. is seriously injured and unable to meet guests, and now only the grandfather in the house is taking care of the inside and outside, and it is inconvenient to meet with the daughters".

And Song Yixiao, who lives in the back hall, took advantage of this time to consider the manpower in the backyard with Zhao's mother and others: "It seems that the manpower in my marriage is definitely not enough, and when these few days pass, when it is announced to the public that I can see things, ask someone to buy a batch!" ”

Mother Zhao responded and handed over another piece of paper: "This is the duties of each person proposed by the old slave after a few discussions." ”

"Why did the grandmother arrange a messenger to sweep the courtyard?" Song Yixiao took it and said, "This is not an easy job, the nurse still has to take care of the child, how can she do it?" Let's change it! ”

Mother Zhao hurriedly said: "No need to change, she hasn't taught any rules, except for sprinkling, she can't do anything else." Besides, the yard is now uninhabited, and it is very fast to sprinkle and sweep once in the morning and evening, where is how much effort is used? This messenger is already an old slave who thinks about her selfishly! ”

Song Yixiao originally wanted to insist, but suddenly felt that her sleeves were pulled, and she swallowed back the words that came to her mouth - after Zhao's mother and the others retired, she asked Qiaoqin: "Is there a reason why you stopped me?" ”

Qiao Qin saw that only Jin Xun was there in front of him, so he dared to say: "Madam, Sister You is good at everything, it is sex. The son is too good, the slave and maid dare to say: It's okay to arrange for her to sweep the courtyard, if she goes to a critical position, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public! ”

She knew that she was not as trusted by Song Yixiao as Jinxun, so after saying this, she gave another example, "Before, Mrs. arranged for a slave to go to You's house to help Zhao's mother, and at that time, Sister You's son was not lightly injured, and after Zhao's mother invited the doctor to see it, she said that in addition to taking medicine, she should also take care of her body, otherwise she may be in danger of dying young!" ”

It is said that when the mother-in-law heard this, why should she also make up for her son's body?

As a result, "the slave maid worked hard in the kitchen to stew the old chicken soup with mountain ginseng for several hours, and after it was sent to Sister You's room, she was afraid of disturbing their mother and son, so she retired first." After calculating the time, it was time to drink, but when I went to collect the bowl, I found that Sister You's nephew was drinking chicken soup there, and her son was lying on the couch, watching with a blank eye! ”

"How much chicken broth was in the bowl at that time?" Song Yi smiled and frowned when she heard this.

The slave and maid quietly asked Sister You's child afterwards, and the child hesitated for a while before he dared to tell the slave maid, saying that he had just taken a sip, and the cousin came in to see it, shouting that Sister You's mother and son were not You's family at all, why did they come to You's house to eat and cheat? Sister You hurriedly snatched the chicken soup for him - the soup was stewed by the slave maid and not to mention, the mountain ginseng was sent by Mrs. You, and the chicken was also bought with the silver given by Mrs., Sister You knew this. Qiao Qin smiled bitterly, "Sister Keyou, she-she's such a son!" ”

Song Yixiao sighed, completely extinguishing the thought of entrusting You Qingchun with a heavy responsibility: "Since the yard she sprinkled and cleaned is not inhabited at all, you should take care of it more!" In the end, it is Zhao's mother's biological daughter! ”

Qiaoqin and Jinxun were busy.

Because both inside and outside know the lawlessness of the old servants of the Yanguo Mansion, it is also a matter of course that the people up and down the Guogong Mansion have been changed.

The people in the front yard arrived quickly, and it was complete in a few days.

In the backyard, although Song Yixiao was not well prepared, she gradually added a lot of manpower. Although because of the uneven level of these people, there are not many who can be used immediately, and it is not possible to take care of the entire backyard for the time being, but fortunately, there are only two masters in the house now, and by the end of October, they can also operate normally.

At this time, Song Yixiao counted the days, and it was time to declare her recovery - the day after the news was released, Xie Yiren first came to visit, and after the two looked at each other, they exchanged pleasantries, confirming that Song Yixiao's condition was not bad, and she began to pour bitter water: "Good lady, you are really a blessing in disguise this time!" ”

"What blessing?" Song Yi asked with a smile.

"You can't see guests until today, and the daughter of the Sikong family naturally didn't show up eight days ago." Xie Yiren looked "I can't bear it", and said sadly, "I thought about my love with Sister Sikong, so I went, and as a result-that Miss Sikong Er, I really begged heaven and earth to bless me never to meet her again in this life and this life!! ”

Song Yixiao knew that Sikong Yihan was not a fuel-efficient lamp, but Xie Yiren was the concubine of the Guogong Mansion, a serious lady, and the queen mother nodded her head with her bearing, how could she lose her temper to this point?

She couldn't help but sit up straight: "That day was her big day, did she embarrass you?" ”