The magpie did not hesitate at all, and immediately went out, Ning Xiangyuan was close, and after a while, Lu followed the magpie over, with a faint excitement in his eyes.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he asked, "Jin'er, what's wrong?" The people who knelt in the courtyard, but they made you angry? ”

"Mother, these subordinates are all shouting that you have assigned them to serve in my yard, but look at what my yard is messed up with, I have been seeing my mother's face in the past and put up with it, today let them clean it well, even instructing these slaves not to move, they are still shouting for you to call the shots!" Bai Mu replied weakly.

Lu frowned and asked Mama Guan: "You are in charge of this courtyard, how can you discipline the slaves to make them so lazy?" ”

"Wronged, madam, the old slave has always done his best, never dared to slack off, the subordinates are loyal, where dare to be lazy, the eldest lady just can't see that we are sent by the lady to serve, and wants to send the slaves and maids for some reason, and ask the lady to be the master!" Guan Mama thought that the Lu family was coming, so she began to sue unscrupulously.

Lu's brows furrowed even deeper, and he glanced at Bai Hibiscus with suspicion, and said: "Jin'er, you seem to have a deep prejudice against your mother, there must be some misunderstanding in this, even if there is a gap between our mother and daughter for a long time, it will naturally be solved, there is no need to take people out of anger!" ”

Bai Mujian sneered in his heart, but his face did not show it, but he just glanced at Lu Shi very sadly, and said: "I didn't expect my mother to believe the nonsense of a few slaves, and I don't trust my daughter, even if I am not my mother's biological child, my filial piety to my mother has not been compromised in the slightest, if the subordinates in Yunxi's sister's yard do this to her, can my mother talk like this?" ”

The Lu family originally had a grudge against Bai Mu Hibiscus, and they had eaten her secret losses these several times, and when they heard her talk like this, they held back the fire in their stomachs, and said unhappily: "Where did Jin'er say, did you talk to your mother like this?" The older you get, the more unruly you become, these individuals have served you for many years, how can you say that you will be sent away? Didn't you mean to make your mother ugly? ”

"Mother, Jin'er doesn't mean that, you can take a look at the situation in my yard and say, if they are really doing their best, how can I send them away for no reason!" Bai Hibiscus was not willing to back down.

The Lu family has long known the situation of Jinlan Yuan, and that is also her acquiescence to the behavior, she naturally can't slap her mouth, so she said: "The subordinates also work hard, and occasionally can't take care of them, the master should be more considerate of their hard work, and slowly rectify it, why do you have to fight and sell it, if it is spread out, it will definitely fall into the hands of people, saying that our Guogong Mansion treats people harshly!" ”

Bai Mujin listened to the movement outside the courtyard slightly, and then sighed deeply, his eyes were red, and he said aggrievedly: "Mother means, no matter how lazy the subordinates are, even if they are bullied to the master, I should endure it?" It turns out that this is how her mother manages the subordinates in the house, and Jin'er is really taught! ”

The Lu clan was about to explain, but he heard the sound of crutches knocking heavily on the stone road behind him, and then the angry voice of the old lady Bai came, and said, "Lu clan, are you really going to be angry with me before you give up?" Is there such a thing as the daughter of Mrs. Jianyuan? What does it mean that the master should be more considerate of the hardships of others? When did my Ningguo Mansion have such a rule? ”

When Lu Shi heard this, she secretly screamed in her heart, when this old lady came again, she secretly glared at Bai Hibiscus, and it must be this little hoof ghost again.

hurriedly defended: "Old lady, you misunderstood, I saw that Jin'er was going to attack the subordinates in the courtyard early in the morning, and specially invited me to come, the concubine was just teaching her how to discipline her subordinates, and she couldn't blindly beat, scold, and punish, otherwise where would anyone be willing to serve her sincerely!" ”

Bai Mujin naturally couldn't let her arrange herself, so she glanced at Old Madam Bai aggrievedly, and then asked in confusion: "Grandmother, Jin'er is young and ignorant, but today I want the minions to clean the house well, and they even shirk it in every possible way, just don't move, dare to ask if such a slave shouldn't be punished?" ”

Mrs. Bai took a look at the Hibiscus Garden, she had not set foot in the courtyard of the Hibiscus for several years, and it was already so chaotic outside, those flowers and plants had not been pruned for several days, and weeds had grown, and there were some messy debris in the corners of the yard, and the pillars of the corridor were also gray.

Immediately, she became angry, and said angrily: "Lu's family, Lu's family, I used to be a sensible person, you can take a look at Jin'er's yard for yourself, is this the courtyard where the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion lives?" Such a minion, you still want Jin'er to tolerate them, you are clearly conniving at her subordinates to bully her young and ignorant! ”

Lu knew that Bai Mujian was deliberately making her ugly, so he said innocently: "Old lady, I really don't know about this matter, I am sick these days, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence in doing things." But Jin'er has an idea, and I didn't expect her to be able to manage the people in her yard well, please forgive the old lady! ”

"You mean that Jin'er herself is incompetent, and you can't blame it? You are the head of Ning Guogong's house, you are in charge of everything in the house, and Jin'er is only thirteen years old, how can you blame her? Old Madame Bai was obviously not satisfied with her answer.

Lu Shiqiang said with a smile: "The lesson of the old lady is that I was negligent, and in the future, I will definitely help Jin'er manage her yard more, in fact, the concubine is also afraid of interfering too much in the affairs of Jin'er's yard, and attracting other people's words, I think I am wrong, and I will definitely not in the future!" ”

Bai Mu Hibiscus secretly sneered, but said in embarrassment: "Mother, these subordinates keep saying that you appointed them, I want to punish them, but I don't want to be punished obediently, I must let you call the shots, you see how it is!" ”

"There is such a thing? There are really more and more slaves in our Guogong Mansion, and the slaves will all climb to the head of the master in the future, and they must not be indulged lightly, they will all be beaten with thirty boards, and they will be sold by Ya Po, and then pick some good ones to make up! Before the Lu clan could speak, Old Madam Bai had already given an order.

This is exactly what Bai Mu Hibiscus wanted, she hurriedly thanked: "Thank you grandmother, Jin'er doesn't dare to use such a minion again, I can't say that one day I will attack them, but they will be beaten together, yesterday's incident, Jin'er still has palpitations!" ”

As soon as Old Madam Bai remembered yesterday, her resentment towards the Lu family deepened, she glanced at her coldly, and said, "I think in the future, you should interfere less in Jin'er's affairs, so as not to let you get worse and worse, and I don't know if these subordinates dare to treat Jin'er so lightly because of your instructions, hum!" ”

Lu was not light, but he didn't dare to attack in front of Old Madam Bai, so he could only say with hatred: "How can a daughter-in-law be that kind of person, don't listen to this provocative words, you have wronged your daughter-in-law in vain!" ”

"Did I wronged you, you know in your own heart, since you have managed the general affairs, the subordinates in the mansion have become more and more bold, how many things have happened these days, I really want to doubt whether you are suitable to be the head mother of the Ningguo Mansion, if you don't have that ability, it is better to change someone to take care of the affairs, lest the face of our government will make you lose all your face!" Old Madam Bai reprimanded with a cold face.

As soon as the Lu family heard that the old lady wanted to take back her stewardship, he immediately panicked and said: "The concubine has been doing her best to take care of the affairs of the house, and there is no merit and hard work, please forgive the old lady!" ”

Old Madam Bai listened, but she was completely unmoved, the more she looked at this Lu family, the more she felt that it was an eyesore, how could she be deceived by her for a while, she actually helped her cover up those pickled things, and acquiesced to her as a steproom.

"Grandmother, don't be angry, my mother is really hard, and there is no one who can help her, a person's energy is limited, and it is inevitable that something will go wrong, if there is a person who knows the roots and is capable can help one or two, it is excellent!" Bai Mu Hibiscus said pointedly.

When Old Madam Bai heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, the whole house is now under the control of the Lu family, and even if she wants to interfere now, she can't act rashly because of her face. And her son is all devoted to the Lu family, and the aunts in the house have been sent away for various reasons in the past few years, and the Lu family's methods are indeed very clever. But now it's time to take a concubine for your son.

Old Madam Bai nodded, patted Bai Mu'er's shoulder, and said approvingly: "Jin'er is reasonable, you are really a filial person, Lu, you see Jin'er is so considerate of you, who is unhappy to have such a daughter?" ”

The Lu family had nowhere to vent the anger in her heart, where did she not understand the meaning of Bai Mujian and the old lady, this is going to give Bai Shizu a concubine again, but what about bringing it in? With her means, no one wants to stay in the backyard of the Guogong Mansion for a long time.

Lu forced a smile and echoed: "Yes, Jin'er is indeed a filial person, and it is not in vain that I feel sorry for her!" ”

Bai Mujin hurriedly said modestly: "Mother, it is right for your daughter to be filial to you, but I can't praise you, in the future, I will definitely be more filial to you and my grandmother!" ”

Lu was almost so angry that he vomited blood, but he still had to force a smile and Bai Mu Hibiscus was false and wronged, looking at her expression like swallowing flies, Bai Mu Hibiscus was even happier in his heart.

In the future, this mansion will definitely be more lively, but she has always known that Old Madam Bai has a distant cousin and niece, who is not high, but she is quite blue-eyed by the old lady, according to the old lady's temperament, she will definitely take this cousin in, so as to become her right-hand man and help the old lady fight against the Lu family.

The unsightly maids were sent away, and her yard was clean, and a few girls who stayed behind helped the mandarin ducks and magpies clean the yard, and found some unclean things, all of which were quietly dealt with.

For a while, the Hibiscus Garden was clear and clear, and the white hibiscus was naturally very satisfied, and Mama Rui added some flowers and plants that were beneficial to her body and mind, and put them in the yard and the house, adding some vitality, and avoiding the collision of those pickled things in the past.

"Mama Rui, the Lu family asked Bai Yunxi to send me a lot of good things, I can't be ignorant as a sister, and I won't be rude when I come!" Bai Mu Hibiscus took a sip of tea and said lightly.

Mama Rui naturally understood, so she said: "Miss, that pot of evening primrose is good, I think the second miss will like it." ”

Bai Mu Hibiscus was a little puzzled and said, "This flower? ”

"Don't worry, it's okay to put it out at night, but most people don't know ......"