CHAPTER XXII

When the carriage drove into the carriage yard through the side door, there were already maids waiting in the courtyard.

Shanniang would not be so narcissistic, thinking that they were here to welcome her, so she turned her head to look at her eldest brother and younger brother.

Before the car could be stopped, the anxious Young Master Hou Ruihou was the first to get out of the carriage.

And among the maids and mothers-in-law waiting in the courtyard, only one maid and one mother-in-law came.

I saw that the rather gorgeous maid came to Hou Rui's side, and just bent her knees and called "uncle" delicately, she was squeezed aside by a thin mother.

The mother grabbed Hou Rui's arm, stared at her big eyes that bulged slightly, first looked Hou Rui up and down for a while, and saw that he didn't look like an injury, so she pointed to the clothes with threads on his shoulders and frowned: "Uncle, who are you fighting again?!" and his clothes were torn again. If this is the case, the uncle will not have many good clothes. ”

The maid twisted her neck and rolled her eyes, and said to the mother: "Mom is really, how can you see that our uncle is fighting?!" Even if my mother is the uncle's nurse, I don't have to blame the uncle in public! As he spoke, he greeted Hou Rui in a coquettish voice, and pulled him towards the outside of the carriage and horse courtyard.

The mother opened her mouth, but she couldn't say a word of rebuttal for a long time, so she had to stomp her foot hard and chase after her in a hurry.

Mother Fang, who helped Shanniang get out of the car, saw that she had been looking over there, so she smiled and said, "That's the uncle's nurse Mother Huang and the big girl in his house, Cuiyi." Just by listening to the name, you can guess the origin of the maid.

Obviously, this maid could not have been sent by the fifth lady who didn't care about anything.

Shanniang, who had been a housewife, couldn't help frowning. In his previous life, Yuan Changqing had no intention of having a back house, and in addition to her wife in the inner courtyard, there was only one concubine like Lu'an, and there were no concubines and concubines. But this does not prevent Shanniang, who has received a full education from Mrs. Meng, from knowing those various means that cannot be put on the table.

She looked at Hou Rui again.

I saw that her eldest brother first impatiently shook off the entanglement of the cuiyi, and then pushed away the nurse who wanted to talk to him, and went out of the carriage yard by himself, leaving aside all his maids and nurses who were staring at each other.

When Shanniang looked at Hou Rui, the little chubby Hou Jue got out of the car.

Hou Jue raised his head, and was just about to talk to Shanniang, when he was suddenly interrupted by a burst of gossiping greetings: "Second master, second master, you are back, second master, you have worked hard......"

When Shanniang turned around, she saw that the maids and ladies in the yard were all rushing towards the little fat dun. If it weren't for Sanhe Wufu's quick movements, maybe she would have been washed down by those people.

And immediately afterwards, the maids and women who came up around were scrambling to exclaim: "Oh, my second master, what's wrong with you?" Why do you have a wound on your face? Who bullied you? How do you ......?"

But it turned out that everyone saw the bruise on Hou Jue's head that was knocked out by a few bear children. There were even a few who were too faithful, and they were so distressed that they had tears in their eyes.

Shanniang, who was almost hit by someone, was not as angry as Wufu, and she naturally knew that compared to her, the eldest girl who had just been "chased" back from the West Garden, and the eldest young master who had no biological mother to rely on, the thighs of the second young master Hou Jue, who was favored by her biological mother, were obviously thicker. What's more, most of the power of this housekeeper is now in the hands of Mother Ma.

She looked through the crowd at Chubby Dun.

I saw that Little Fat Dun was also watching her from the crowd, but she didn't seem to think that there was anything wrong with her almost being hit by those maids - obviously, although this kid has a good heart, some places have been raised crookedly.

Shanniang's eyebrows furrowed, and she quietly clenched her palms. Because she suddenly realized that she couldn't help but want to meddle again......

And in the previous life, it was precisely because she always couldn't help but take care of some things that she was not used to, that she finally ...... At that time, she thought she was doing something right, but in the eyes of others, she was just meddling, playing prestige, and making a name for herself......

Shanniang took a deep breath, suppressed her grievances, pursed her lips and smiled self-deprecatingly, and then reached out to pat Wufu, who was still indignant, turned around, and led her people out of the chaotic carriage and stable.

The so-called "skillful people work and wise people worry, and those who do nothing ask for nothing". In this life, she just wants to be the "boat that is not tied all day long", these idle things, no matter what. Didn't you see that the five masters and five wives didn't care? She's a girl, what's the matter?!

Who knew that she had just walked out of the carriage room when she saw Lu'an walking out of a side courtyard next to her.

Shanniang was surprised, "What are you doing here?" ”

Lu'an hurriedly stepped forward and curtsy and smiled: "I'll go back to the room and get something." He added, "My mother and sisters and I live in this courtyard." ”

The rules of the Hou Mansion, in order not to disturb the tranquility of the masters, except for the subordinates who were on duty that night, the servants and women all had to live in the courtyard after they went on errands. On the first night Shanniang came back, due to the hectic, Wufu and the others temporarily squeezed in Chunshen Garden for a night, and were arranged by Ma's mother to live elsewhere in the evening of the next day. At that time, Shanniang had asked them how they lived, but Li's mother only said "every qiē is good", and she didn't care anymore.

But she forgot about Li's mother's temperament, that is, there is really something wrong, and her nurse will only report good news and not bad news......

Looking back at the stables that exuded all kinds of strange smells not far away, Shanniang's slender eyes narrowed slightly, and said with a smile: "It's just right, I also look at where you live." ”

And this look, it made Shanniang's eyes squint even more.

This courtyard, at first glance, does not look like it is for people to live in, but it is full of forage, tools and other things, only the innermost room has been cleaned up—and it looks like it was temporarily cleaned up for Li's mother.

Li's mother and a few of them were all crammed into this very large but dilapidated house. According to the rules of the house, as a nurse, Mother Li should have been eligible to have a room for herself; Even the two second-class maids of Sanhe and Wufu should also be qualified to live in the room of those two people.

Such a difficulty couldn't help but make Shanniang's lips sneer. She thought that Ma's mother was a mallet, and she could be in power at home for so long, and she was always able to carry it clearly, but she didn't want to bully her again!

She didn't know that Ma's mother didn't know about it at all.

Although Ma's mother was not convinced, she also knew that with only her identity and status, and the weak master behind her, if she really wanted to compete with the eldest girl, she was afraid that she would only lose. So she had already decided to restrain herself for the time being, and wait for the fifth master to come back. It's just that the temporary softness is the temporary softness, but it doesn't mean that she is willing to do anything convenient for the people of Chunshenyuan, so she handed over the matter of placing Li's mother and them to others. But I don't want to, she doesn't have a heart to make things difficult, but there are many people who can look at people's eyes, not to mention that as Shanniang said, she was "degraded" back, that is, Ma's mother was unintentional, but she couldn't escape the intention of the people below, which is why this happened.

In addition, Mother Li is cautious and afraid, for fear that something will happen to them as soon as they come back and make Shanniang embarrassed, so she suppressed Wufu and the others and prevented them from complaining. If it hadn't happened to meet today, even Shanniang and Fang's mother wouldn't have known that there would be such a thing.

There was no need for Shanniang to get angry at this time, Fang's mother was furious first, and immediately ordered someone to call the steward in charge of the lower courtyard, and repeatedly assured Shanniang that she would definitely seek justice for everyone in Chunshenyuan.

Shanniang smiled slightly, and accepted Fang's mother's "surrender" - she didn't care whether Ma's mother knew about it or not, she didn't know, as the mother in charge of housekeeping, she couldn't get rid of a "mistake" word. As for how Fang's mother wants to fight with Ma's mother, she doesn't care, at this time, she just needs to be the tiger behind the "fox fake tiger might".

So she didn't bother to stay and watch the play, she just looked at the steward who was full of unconvincing stomach although she lowered her head, stabbed two sentences without pain, and went back with Sanhe Wufu Liu'an.

After exiting the East Corner Gate, her face gradually sank, and she asked Sanhe Wufu without looking back: "Why didn't anyone tell me about this kind of thing?!" Or do you all think I'm the kind of master who can't protect you?! ”

Sanhe and Liu'an both lowered their heads, and only Wufu pouted and said, "What I wanted to say was that my mother didn't allow it." Mom said that we had just come back, and patience came first......"

"Patience?!" Shanniang paused, looked back at Wufu and said, "Haven't you endured enough in the West Garden?!" The reason why I came back was because I didn't want to endure the things I didn't want to endure anymore. You are my people, do you think they are slapping you in the face by doing that?! ”

Sanhe hurriedly lowered his hand and responded: "It's our mistake." ”

Shanniang looked at a few people, sighed, patted the uneasy Lu'an on the shoulder, and said: "Remember, as long as you occupy the word 'reason', it doesn't hurt if you are arrogant, there is always me in everything." I don't want to get into trouble, but I'm not afraid of it. ”

Thinking of her nurse's temperament, Shanniang touched her forehead helplessly and sighed.

Passing through the front yard, when Shanniang and her party came to the West Corner Gate, they saw the little fat dun holding the door frame from a distance, looking over the probe. Seeing her coming, the little chubby dun grinned, put aside the maids who followed him, and ran upside down, looking up at her, while stretching out his paws to hold her hand.

Gripped by that chubby and floppy little paw, Shanniang's heart rose with an unexpected softness again. She looked down at him, and when she saw that he had changed his clothes, she knew that the boy had gone back to the courtyard. So she sighed silently, and let the boy just hold her hand and lead him into the West Corner Gate.

Although the two held hands, no one spoke, and they just walked silently in this narrow fire alley. But I didn't want to, just walked out a short distance, and suddenly a scream came from the front: "My second master, my poor second master, why have you been beaten again?!" ”

Shanniang looked up, and saw Aunt Ma, who was dressed in peach, didn't know which corner door she hit and rushed out, so she cried and pounced on her and Little Fat Dun.

With the fact that he was almost hit by someone before, Wufu was busy protecting Shanniang behind him, so Xiao Chubby Dun called Aunt Ma to snatch it up.

Aunt Ma knelt there, hugging the little fat dun and crying so much that it was a liver and intestines.

Shanniang couldn't help but turn her head to look at the tall blue brick wall of the fire alley. She bets that on the other side of the wall at this moment, in her fourth uncle's house, someone must have stopped and listened to the excitement here.