Chen's mother shed tears as she spoke: "The slave and maid really have no way, so they followed the princess, and the slave and maid stole everything and handed it over to the princess, and she took it out of the house to be used as silver and came back." But the slave maid never thought that Mrs. Wang kept a few pieces privately! ”

After speaking, Chen's mother kowtowed again and again: "Madam, these are all slaves and maids who have made big mistakes for a while, and all the mistakes are in the slave and maid alone, please don't send the slave and maid to the whole family!" ”

Madame trembled with anger when she heard this, and pointed to Mother Chen and said: "Qixia, in the past, I saw that you were a stable person, so I handed over such an important position of the small treasury to you, you are good, it seems that I am too good to you, but I have raised a thief!" ”

After speaking, she turned her head and glared at Zhou's mother and said, "You are in charge of the entire inner courtyard, and now these two are all thieves, and you are still at a loss!" ”

Mother Zhou was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and said, "Madam, it's all a slave's negligence for a while, and I hope that Madame will forgive her sins!" The lady's chest rose and fell violently, and she was obviously angry. Qi Pan sat on the side uneasily, wanting to comfort his mother, but he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Xiao Yu gently walked to Mrs. Lady's side, held Mrs.'s hand and said, "Mother, you are angry carefully, there is no need to worry about this child." Mother Zhou, why don't you hurry up and take someone to take the key to take stock of the small warehouse and see what is missing? ”

Mother Zhou listened to Xiaoyu's instructions, and seeing that Mrs. had no objection, as if she had been pardoned, she quickly pulled Mother Chen out and walked out.

Perhaps it was Xiaoyu's calmness that calmed the lady, and the lady calmed down a little. Qi Pan also had the courage to persuade: "Mother, I think these people will be dismissed, don't be angry!" ”。

Mrs. said indignantly: "It's still cheap to send them away, stay for a while, wait for Zhou's mother to finish counting, let's tie up these two people and report them to the official, just say that the Hou Mansion was stolen, and let the government recover those items!" What kind of crime these two should be is what kind of crime they are, and the people of these two families have all been thrown out, this time they must be ruthlessly released, so that the other minions in the house can see, what is the fate of eating inside and out! ”

Xiaoyu was silent, most of the slaves who betrayed their masters were kicked out by their masters, and most of them had no good end, no one dared to ask for such slaves, and there was no field, and this ice and snow was estimated to kill people. Although Chen's mother was seduced, she was really confused, and now she is also to blame.

Xiao Yu sat beside Mrs. and said to Mrs. "Mother, there must be some time for Mother Zhou to count the small warehouse, don't be angry, by the way, my sister and I came here today for the sake of Huanxueti." ”

"Oops, I almost forgot what I was doing, it's all my fault!" , Qi Pan said with a dejected face.

Xiaoyu stretched out his hand and hugged Qi Pan's shoulder and said, "Where, there is a sister who always stands out for me, and my sister feels so happy!" After speaking, Xiao Yu gently leaned his head on Qi Pan's shoulder as if she were coquettish.

Qi Pan was amused by Xiao Yu's actions all of a sudden, and looked at Xiao Yu with bright eyes and said, "Really? It's because my eldest sister is not good that I will let my sister suffer from these pickles! ”

After speaking, Qi Pan looked at Xiao Yu firmly and said: "Second sister, you promise me that if there are these slaves and bullies in the future, you just come and tell me and see how I clean them up!" ”

Xiaoyu naughtily hugged Qi Pan's arm and said, "Good sister, you are so good!" ”。 When Madame saw that her two sisters loved each other, she couldn't help but lose a lot of anger.

"Pan'er, Xiaoyu, let's talk about Huanxue post!" , Mrs. Zhengse. When the two saw that Mrs. was about to talk about business, they sat down one after another and looked at Mrs. intently.

"There are usually three questions at this Huanxue meeting, and as long as there is one question, it is a great honor to win the capital of Kui. This Huanxue Club usually invites a dozen or so thirteen-sixteen-year-old eunuchs. Madame stopped and looked at the two of them, her face full of memories and emotion.

"The topic of the Huanxue meeting is nothing more than the content of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, everyone has to participate in at least one topic, if it is too bad, then in the future in the circle of women in the capital will not be able to raise their heads."

Mrs. thought about it and added: "So every young lady who gets the Huanxue post will go all out with all her energy, you must know that this Huanxue will not only be attended by the queen, but even the emperor can see it if you are lucky." And if you can win the top of three questions in a row, you can directly become the female official of the fourth grade of Fengmo next to the emperor, which is the coveted reward of the women in the capital! ”

"Legend has it that there was a young lady in the previous dynasty who won three titles in a row, and was directly elected as the crown princess from the female official Fengmo, and finally became the queen!" , Qi Pan's eyes shined, and he added softly.

"Three questions in a row, that's not that easy!" , Xiaoyu said with a smile.

Mrs. bowed her head slightly and said, "Yes, after so many years, there is no one who has won all three questions!" ”

"So what are these three questions in general?" , Xiaoyu asked.

Madame shook her head slightly, "Although it is the content of qinqi, calligraphy and painting, the specific topic is a question from the queen, the eldest princess and other female dependents present at the time, and then draw lots to draw three questions as the topic, only after the lottery at that time to know." ”

"So, how do we prepare?" , Xiao Yu said while thinking.

Mrs. sighed and said: "Pan'er has always been in poor health, and I didn't force her in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. As for the small fish......"

Madame paused, considering her words. "Mother, don't bother with me, I couldn't read or write before, let alone play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting!"

Xiao Yu smiled calmly and said, "During this time, I will practice my words well, don't say anything to win the championship, at least the words will not be too ugly and smiling and generous!" Anyway, even if it's temporary, I won't be able to learn it in such a short time! ”

Madame frowned and looked at Xiao Yu and sighed, "You think quite openly, so let's do it first!" I'll buy you a set of clothes to wear at the Huanxue Club! ”

Xiaoyu pursed her lips and smiled: "I don't have to worry about this, mother, let's go to the cloud shop to pick it up by ourselves!" ”

Mrs. smiled and patted her forehead and said: "Look at my memory, I bothered in previous years, but now that I have cooperated with Yunshang Shop, it is natural that you picked it yourself, anyway, the clothes of Yunshang Shop are all designed by Xiaoyu!" ”

As soon as the three of them finished talking about the Huanxue Club, Zhou's mother walked in with a solemn face, and Chen's mother was pulled behind by the two mothers-in-law with her hands cut behind her back.

"Madam" Mother Zhou looked at Xiaoyu, and Mrs. said: "It's okay if you have something to say, they should also learn to order!" ”

Mother Zhou knelt down and said with shame: "Madam, the slave and maid should die, Mrs. entrusted the inner courtyard to the slave and maid, but the slave and the maid did not take care of the lady, the slave and the maid should die, please send the lady down!" ”

Mrs. looked at Zhou's mother suspiciously, "What's the matter, didn't you go to the small warehouse to count?" You get up first."

Zhou's mother kowtowed and didn't get up. "Mrs. Hui, the slave maid took Mother Chen to the small warehouse to count according to the book, and found that more than half of the boxes in the small warehouse were empty!"

Mother Zhou's lips trembled for a long time before these two sentences burst out from between her teeth.

"What!" Madame was so startled that she stood up suddenly, and Xu was in a hurry, and her body shook twice and almost fell.

"Mother!" Fortunately, Xiao Yuyan quickly helped his wife.

"Mother Zhou, hurry up and finish if you have something to say, don't hide it like this!" , Xiao Yu said anxiously.

"The slave later copied a stack of pawn tickets at Chen's mother's residence, some of them were dead, but there were still a large part of them alive!" When Madame heard this, her face was a little better.

"Take the list to me, this Qixia is really not worry-free. For so many years, I asked myself if I was kind to her, but she treated me like this! The more the lady took the list, the more gloomy her face became, and in the end her face was so gloomy that it almost dripped water.

"Go, take the name of the Hou Ye to report to the official, and these pawn tickets. Those pawnshops received stolen goods, so that the government could check them carefully. After Mrs. Zhou finished instructing, she turned her head and came to Chen's mother.

Chen's mother knelt on the ground with her hands tied, tears streaming down her face.

Madame squatted down, stared at Chen's mother with complicated eyes and said, "Qixia, I feel like a failure. I ask myself that I am not kind to you, you are by my side, and I have never treated you lightly. But Zi Yao and you, when you encounter things and difficulties, you never want to solve them with me, but you are delusional and want to go crooked! ”

Before she finished speaking, Chen's mother burst into tears, crying and saying, "Madam, you are really ashamed to say that. Madame has always been very generous to the slaves and maids, but the slaves and maids themselves are not angry, and the lard is blinded, I am really sorry Madame! Now I still affect my family, madam, I really regret not being at the beginning! After speaking, she lowered her head and hit the princess fiercely.

Mrs. Wang, who was lying on the ground pretending to be unconscious, screamed, although Mother Chen's hands were tied, she hit her head and made Mrs. Wang dizzy.

Then Chen's mother lay on Wang Pozi's body and bit Wang Pozi's ear tightly with her teeth. Suddenly, Mrs. Wang screamed like a pig, her round body rolled on the ground, and her legs twisted and kicked.

Zhou's mother hurriedly called a few mothers-in-law to come in and tried to restrain Chen's mother. But the two of them were rolling on the ground, and the mothers-in-law were in a hurry for a while, and they had nowhere to start.

Madame had already avoided the side from afar, looking coldly at the chaotic crowd.

Finally, the mother-in-law held down Chen's mother and separated the two. Mother Chen stood with her hair scattered, her face was bloody, she spit out something from her mouth, and then stared at Mrs. Wang viciously, as if she wanted to eat the other party.