The corner gate of the backyard of the North Mansion.

From a distance, a group of people are sneaky and busy with their work.

It was the butler who carried the sacks to the carriage with the four sons and a few capable servants. The sack contained the same assassins who had conspired with Zhuang Lu a few days ago. Everything was set up, and the housekeeper ordered Si'er to lead the way. He also gave him a bag of silver, and told him to be careful, and to go and wait quickly.

Si'er drove there.

The housekeeper Fang was relieved, turned around and went back to close the door. At this moment, a horse-drawn carriage drove forward and stopped at the door. From afar, I heard someone calling for Liumen.

The housekeeper came out to take a look, only to see Zhuang Pu and Wang Wu jump down from the carriage that had not yet stopped, and slipped into the door.

The housekeeper said angrily: "Ouch, my second master, who are you?" ”

Zhuang Pu's sneaky action of "shhhh He motioned to remain quiet.

Zhuang Pu said: "Mrs. knows that I came in through this door and asked you to guard it?" ”

The housekeeper said: "What is the second master talking about, it's time to go down to the key door, come out and take a look." ”

Zhuang Pu tidied up his clothes, went inside in the dark, and kept turning around and saying, "You bite me tightly and don't say it, it's good for you." ”

The butler only laughed at him and took care of the key.

Zhuang Pu beat Beifu all the way back to Xifu, and his personal boy Wang Wu was afraid that he would fall, so he pulled and pulled and helped him go. The master and servant were on one foot high and the other on the other, tiptoeing like thieves.

Before I arrived at Xifu, I looked up and saw that the lights in the lobby hall were still on.

At this moment, in the lobby of Xifu, it is a different scene.

inside.

The county lord sat down, and the aunt Fengxian led the treasure beads, the beads and other girls to serve tea to the Qin family, Aunt Xi, the little aunt, the Cao family and the mother-in-law.

The county lord sat down and looked uncomfortable, and now everyone was talking in a different way, making it difficult for her to deal with herself. It's for the Cao family and the second master. It must be that he wants the county lord to give an idea, so that the people outside will die. That's pretty much what it means.

The county lord is calm and cold, his mind is dense, and his position is noble, she can help with words, and the Cao family has a great chance of winning.

I saw Qin Shi said: "In my opinion, the old lady is looking at the belly outside, and the eldest master is far away, so now I can only talk about the three old men and get an idea." ”

Everyone couldn't stand Cao's crying and pleading, so they could only sit around and talk about it and comfort her.

The county lord said: "The third master can't say anything about such a thing." The old lady was relieved, and the second master showed his temperament again. ”

Qin said: "The people in the house who can get the idea, if you don't stop it, how can you get it in the future." Looking at Cao Shi meaningfully, Cao's two eyes were as swollen as peaches, and he said again: "The second wife can't swallow this breath." ”

Cao Shi cried: "I'm worried, it's not my sin to lead those murderers to the mansion without blinking." ”

Aunt Xi said: "What does this have to do with my wife, there are two masters horizontally and vertically!" ”

The little aunt stroked her stomach and said, "Seeing that my wife is like this outside, I am determined to come in." You can ask your wife to keep the empty door and empty cabinet in the future. Who doesn't know that it's good to have a source. ”

When Qin Shi heard her words, he felt all kinds of feelings in his heart, but said, "You two are still making trouble!" We came over and pointed to the third lady to ask for a way, why did you bother to come. ”

Aunt Xi and Aunt Xiao didn't dare to say it.

The county lord hesitated, and Feng Xian helped on the side: "Our old ladies also know that the old lady has made up her mind, and he doesn't dare to say it, and on the other level, there is still the second brother over there." How? ”

Qin Shi smiled lowly and said: "It's also, the eldest master is not here, the second master is the party, can the fourth master speak?" The only one who can refer to is the three masters in your house. Third wife, you know it in your heart. ”

Aunt Yi didn't want to speak, but at this moment, she mentioned the fourth master of Nanfu, and said: "Throughout the ages, the male protagonist and the female protagonist have been the leader of our class. It is right to talk about the old lady, when we have ever contradicted the old lady, even the old man must listen to it completely. ”

The county lord said: "This matter, you all say this, it is half good and half bad." Look, it's comfortable, isn't it? ”

Qin Shi understood and smiled.

The Cao family whimpered, and did not take the words of the county lord, but said to the Qin family: "Then you are helping the old lady today......

Qin Shi was helpless: "I don't have a round field today, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave a good place." ”

Cao swallowed.

Aunt Xi said: "If you want me to say, the third master didn't listen to what he said, the third wife went back to beg the prince, punished him severely, and sent the woman back to the old Xinjiang far away, wouldn't it be good to leave her clean." ”

When the county lord listened, his face flushed with anger and he didn't speak. In these words, it is said that she is suspected of not distinguishing between public and private, and her family ugliness can be publicized.

Qin glared at Aunt Xi.

Aunt Xi smiled: "This kind of family matter, how can you ask the lord of the in-laws to come to the palace." I'm just angry! Embarrassed, he twisted his head outward to hide his uneasiness, and suddenly, he saw two figures dangling outside the courtyard.

Aunt Xi just caught the reason for the divergence, so she got up and walked out of the door and shouted: "Who?" Sneaky! Come out! ”

Everyone was astonished.

After a while, I saw Zhuang Pu and Wang Wu walking out in embarrassment.

Zhuang Pu tilted his head and smiled and stepped forward to say goodbye, and then said, "I saw the excitement and didn't dare to come in and disturb." The ladies continued, and I went first. ”

The county lord was embarrassed to find words, and Zhuang Pu appeared at the right time, so he said: "It's not like words, what do you want to do so sneakily at such a late hour?" ”

Zhuang Pu said: "I was just passing by." ”

The county lord saw Zhuang Pu's flushed face through the dim light, and he was even more angry: "You come in and talk to me." ”

Zhuang Pu and Wang Wu walked in.

The county lord looked at Zhuang Pu carefully, did not manage the presence of others, and said with a stern face: "What has become of this, I think I slipped back after eating wine." Wangwu, you kneel down for me. ”

Wangwu was frightened and knelt down.

The county lord said sharply: "The master has brought you bad." Kneel in the courtyard and kneel, and do not get up until dawn. ”

Wang Wu timidly withdrew, kneeling far away in the courtyard outside the door.

The county lord taught Zhuang Pu a lesson again: "Look at you, do you have a master?" Baozhu, you go and call Xianglian in the second master's room! ”

The orb went out.

Seeing that the county lord was so angry, the Qin family and the others wanted to say a few words of comfort, but they couldn't interject. Seeing Zhuang Pu's face blushing again, everyone stayed mostly decent.

Qin Shi said: "Third wife, you are not angry, the child is older, and he also has his own place to go." ”

The county lord said: "Mrs. don't speak for him, he can't stop after he gets used to it, and he will lose the face of the old ancestor more and more." ”

These words hit Zhuang Lu in Dongfu and Zhuang Lu in Beifu, and everyone understood in their hearts, so they didn't dare to persuade again, and hurriedly resigned and returned home.

Seeing everyone leaving, the county lord poked Zhuang Pu's forehead with his hand: "You! If you don't study well, in the future, your eldest brother and your second uncle will set an example, and a group of people will come to embarrass your mother. ”

The county lord cried as he spoke.

Zhuang Pu knelt in front of the county lord and hugged the county lord: "Mother is angry, wife is angry." ”

At that moment, the jewel came to Xianglian.

Xianglian saw that the master's second master was kneeling, so she knelt down as soon as she came in.

The county lord didn't look at Xianglian either, sat back, and said coldly: "You are the big girl in the second master's room, just watch him wander." Do you have the heart to get along with me? ”

Xianglian kowtowed urgently: "Please forgive your wife." ”

The county lord said: "Don't say that you don't forgive your sins, you don't look good, don't stay, Ming'er will find the eldest girl to pay the silver, go out!" ”

Xianglian heard that she was going to be sent away, but she refused to do anything, so she said: "Please wife, don't let me go out, ask wife." "Kowtow and beg.

The county lord said to Zhuang Pu: "You go back, wait for me to tell your father and tidy you up." ”

Zhuang Pu stood up, glanced at Xianglian worriedly, and finally didn't help persuade him, and left.

For the rest, Wang Wu knelt outside, and Xianglian knelt inside, waiting.

The county lord also stopped talking, turned his head and went to rest.

However, the county lord's girl Jiangzhu saw that Xianglian was pitiful, and came back and said: "Maybe if you are angry, you will be hit." I didn't get out in the future, so I watched the second master. ”

Xianglian burst into tears, and when Jiangzhu and other girls also left, Xianglian got up from the ground and walked outside to kneel with Wang Wu.

The next morning.

Because the old lady was restless because of Zhuang Lu's affairs, she had a headache at night, and she rested early in the morning, so everyone did not have to come to say goodbye. Yu Qi came to Xifu early to give the county lord a salute.

Yu Qi led Sanxi and Hui Yuan into the door of Xifu, and saw two people kneeling outside from a distance. Nawangwu leaned over, dozing off crookedly, but Xianglian was standing upright and kneeling.

Yu Qi walked past the two of them, paused and bowed his head for a while, and without saying anything, he went to the hall.

At this moment, the county lord was already in the hall, Zhuang Yu asked An to study, Zhuang Pu was not embarrassed to come, and asked the rich boy to come and invite him. Baozhu and Jiangzhu served tea.

Yu Qi came in, gave gifts, and greeted him.

The county lord sat down, and then asked about gossip such as eating and sleeping. Seeing the two kneeling outside, Yu Qi asked strangely, "What did they do?" It was as if he had been kneeling for a long time. ”

Baozhu replied on one side: "What the girl doesn't know, our wife only let Wang Wuyi kneel to punish, but not Xianglian to kneel." ”

Zhuang Qi smiled and said, "I think it's the subordinates who have caused trouble with the second brother." The wife was angry with them. ”

The county lord smiled: "The girl is considerate and sensible, and your second brother will not worry about me in vain if you have you." ”

Yu Qi said: "The second brother is a man of flesh and blood, and his wife loves him, so he naturally knows how to be filial." ”

The county lord said: "It's all instigated by these unscrupulous subordinates, but it wasn't like this before!" This Wang Wu, whatever the master said, he followed the master's wishes, and went out to eat and drink before coming back in the middle of the night. This Xianglian, I look smart, I cover everything for the master, what's the use of keeping it. ”

Yu Qi roughly heard the reason, and glanced at Xianglian outside the courtyard, her tears kept coming, and she was sobbing. Yu Qi's heart moved, and he inexplicably pitied her.

The county lord said to Jiangzhu beside him again: "Jiangzhu, do you see the eldest girl?" Ask the eldest girl to send Xianglian away. ”

Jiangzhu glanced at Yu Qi, and she was embarrassed and didn't move. There is the meaning of asking Yu Qi to help words.

Yu Qi understood the eyes of Jiangzhu, and said to the county lord: "Mrs. is angry, you don't have to send Sister Jiangzhu over first." ”

The county lord said coldly: "Why? ”

Yu Qi said: "Madam, although I have never seen the general trend of the gate, I understand that the heart of loyalty to the Lord is valuable. It is said that it is difficult to buy a person's heart, and it is difficult to receive a loyalty. Besides, the person who has used it is familiar with the temperament, and if he is replaced by another or a new person, and he can't find the temperament, wouldn't it be in vain to waste his wife's painstaking efforts if he has a good one. ”

When the county lord heard this, he felt that he was also reasonable, and his face was still angry.

Yu Qi said again: "I looked at this Xianglian is wife, she knows the rules very well, Mrs. didn't call to kneel, she kept kneeling there motionless." It can be seen that it is sincere. After sending it out, some words were passed out to say how the wife* was doing to the master, but when the wife indulged in the teaching, the others talked about it, and the person who was the wife was ......"

The county lord was much more angry, and said to Yu Qi and said, "How do you know that she is me*? ”

Yu Qi smiled: "Qi'er is stupid, thinking that either the old lady is assigned to serve the second brother or the wife." When others talk about it, they don't say that the old lady is not, but that the wife is not. ”

The county lord was helpless, and said coldly: "Is there a mistake?" ”

Yu Qi said: "Of course, if there is a mistake, it will be sent out, and the wife sent it out, one is that the second brother is missing a familiar person who knows how to pour tea, and the other is that the reputation of the wife is ruined for these little things." Pay for one's whistle. ”

The county lord said: "In your opinion, how to deal with it?" ”

Yu Qi smiled, glanced at the treasure bead and the pearl respectively, and then said: "I can hear that everyone says that the wife is the most merciful master in the mansions. They would rather kneel like this than leave, presumably in this reason. The wife's love is all shared. ”

In the end, the county lord had to go down such a step, and the girls in the eye house withdrew their hands from Jiangzhu again, which was counted.

The county lord said: "That's it, you Miss Qi asked for this love, wouldn't I give it a reason." You go and tell the two of them, I will leave them for Miss Qi's sake today, if the second master has anything next time, I will be ruthless. ”

Jiang Zhu and the others listened to the county lord like this, and they liked it in their hearts, and they couldn't help but give Yu Qi a grateful look. How could Yu Qi not know, he only smiled secretly and responded to the situation.

For the rest, the county lord told Yu Qi about the stall of Master Zhuang Lu of Beifu before and after, and generally asked Yu Qi not to blame Beifu. The response to these ceremonies, the county lord said so, and Yu Qi also responded in the same way, which is considered to be in the past.