Zhiqing saw the unhappiness on her grandmother's face, and hurriedly took Xiangling's hand and said, "Cousin-in-law, can you come into the house with me and help me recomb my hair and hairpin?" ”

Xiangling nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Xiangling was pulled into the room by Yu Zhiqing, her fingers cramped together, and she looked like she wanted to speak and stopped.

Xiangling got straight to the point and said: "Zhiqing, I don't want to bother with guessing, if you have something to say, just say it, okay or not, I will tell you directly." ”

Zhiqing bit her lower lip, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Cousin-in-law, don't blame my mother." My mother doesn't have an opinion about you, she's just scared. She was canonized as the queen since she was a child, and she was deposed within a few years. So I developed the habit of talking about the rules in everything, for fear that a mistake would affect my family. ”

Xiangling raised her eyebrows and said, "If you really talk about the rules, you shouldn't go back to your parents' house to meddle in the affairs of the Ling Mansion, right?" That's not what she's talking about. ”

Zhiqing hesitated, walked to the bed, reached into the incense burner, took out a key, then walked to the wardrobe, opened the wardrobe door, and dragged out a large three-foot square box from inside.

Using the key to open the box, Zhiqing pointed to the books full of books inside and said, "Sister-in-law, you can understand by looking at these." ”

Xiangling not only didn't look at it, but took a step back and said in a deep voice: "Zhiqing, this is your mother's privacy, I can't watch it." ”

Zhiqing picked up a book and wanted to stuff it into Xiangling's hand, but Xiangling retracted his hand behind his back and refused to take it.

Zhiqing was so anxious that his eyes were red, and he said, "Sister-in-law, just take a look." These are the account books of the Ling Mansion. After the death of his grandmother, his cousin went to Lingyuguan, and all the account books of the Ling Mansion were taken care of by his mother. The expenses of the Ling Mansion, even if it was just a penny, she recorded it in detail, and she never greedy. After your cousin got engaged to you, my mother gave the money to my cousin, and my cousin gave you directly as a dowry. But you have been in Lin'an County, and the Ling Mansion has spent a lot of money in the past two years, and my mother has put all the dowry into it, and my father and grandmother are already very dissatisfied with my mother......"

Xiangling smiled and said: "Zhiqing, don't worry, I have asked your mother to list the expenses in advance, and I will return it to her for a lot, you don't have to be afraid." ”

Zhiqing hurriedly shook his head and said: "Cousin-in-law, I'm not talking to you about the small intestines, I just want to say that although my mother married into the Yu family, her heart is still in the Ling family, she is not nosy, but in charge of family affairs." So when I heard Aunt Ling complain that you were unruly, she immediately panicked, she was afraid that you would cause trouble for your cousin. Cousin is the only seedling of the Ling Mansion, her lifeline, and her responsibility to the Ling family......"

Xiangling snorted lightly: "So what? Should I be coerced by my subordinates and be a puppet lady of the Ling Mansion? I can't do it, in my eyes, living according to my own will is above all else, even if you let Ling Qingyue abandon me, I won't change; Besides, I also believe that Ling Qingyue will not be deceived by you and abandon me. ”

Xiangling's words were sonorous and categorical, and her face was full of confidence, as if no one could change her will except death.

It turns out that women can also be as unswerving and radiant as men, not for others, but only for themselves.

Xiangling returned to the banquet room.

After she left, a figure immediately flashed into Madame's room, and said eagerly to Yu Zhiqing, who was stunned there, "Miss Zhiqing, what did Madame say?" Did you mention anything to get us back? ”

It was Aunt Ling, with a look of urgency.

Yu Zhiqing shook his head and said: "Grandma Ling, you may really use the wrong method this time, my cousin-in-law is not an ordinary boudoir person, she would rather bend than bend, my cousin and her relationship are very deep, if you don't take the initiative to admit your mistake and go back, I dare to conclude that you will never go back to Ling's mansion." ”

Aunt Ling's face became ugly, she just wanted Miss Yue to set up rules for her nephew and daughter-in-law, so as not to let her a country girl run rampant in the capital and cause trouble, but she didn't expect that it would be difficult to collect the water, but she put herself in a dilemma.

If you really can't go back, thirty people will eat horses and chew, and look at the old lady's face every day, these people are afraid that they will be full of the northwest wind.

Aunt Ling went back to the side room in the backyard a little depressed, and heard the sound of the little maids arguing from a distance, and she didn't need to guess to know that the maids of Ling's Mansion and the maids of Yu's Mansion fought again because of their work.

A word suddenly popped up in Aunt Ling's mind: "Send people under the fence", if these thirty people can stand it, they will also cause Miss Yue to criticize Mrs. Yu, and Mrs. Yu is worried that there is no reason to find Miss Yue to rub her.

Rules are not worth mentioning at all in the face of human nature.

Aunt Ling suddenly felt that perhaps, it was really her mistake, a person who could become the "village master" with his ability, could he be a person who brought trouble to the Ling Mansion? Maybe it's good luck or not, isn't the young master already the secretary of the household department?

Aunt Ling felt that her brain was muddy, and she sat on the edge of the river tiredly, and she was dozens of years old, and she was out of proportion.

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After the meal was ready, it was all served, and Xiangling's eyes almost didn't fall out, and finally knew why Ling Yue must have insisted on eating vegetarian on the first and fifteenth days of junior high school, because ----- was usually too oily.

The table was full of meat dishes, steamed meat, stir-fried meat, stewed meat, and stewed meat, each of which was shiny with oily flowers.

Xiangling suddenly felt a little nauseous.

Seeing that Xiangling did not pick up vegetables, Mrs. Yu personally wanted to pick up vegetables for Xiangling, and saw that there were residual shredded meat on her chopsticks, so she pinched it with her mouth, and then used the chopsticks that she thought were clean to clip two large pieces of fatty meat, and put it in Xiangling's bowl quite enthusiastically and said: "Eat meat and work hard, eat more!" ”

Xiangling's stomach was nauseous, but she finally couldn't stand this blow, and hurriedly left the table, and Zhiqing, who had the sight to see, also left the table, and took Xiangling to the thatched house.

Xiangling retched for a while, and Zhiqing explained: "My grandmother has experienced five disasters in her life, and she almost starved to death twice, so for a meal, she can eat ten percent full and never eat seven points. The dishes on the table now are the standard for my family to entertain the most distinguished guests, and she must have something to ask her cousin, I guess my grandmother wants to borrow money from your family. After a while, my mother will definitely find an excuse to drive you away, not because she hates you, but because she can't afford to lose that person. ”

Xiangling: "......"

Xiangling felt very incredible, Ling Yue'er, a woman who wants to save face and follow the rules, has a cheeky mother-in-law and a wretched husband, and if she is herself, she is afraid that she will not be able to bear it for half a day.

After cleaning his hands and returning to the table, on the table in Xiangling's position, there was already a bowl of clear water noodles and a plate of small pickles.

Xiangling glanced at Ling Yue gratefully, but Ling Yue didn't look at her with her eyes and nose.

Old Madam Yu said with a happy face: "Mrs. Ling, I'm afraid you're not happy......

"Ahem...... Xiangling almost didn't choke her lungs out, this old woman, too dare to think and dare to speak, so she didn't find out, she was disgusted by her pair of saliva chopsticks?

Old Madam Yu continued to gush: "Reproducing heirs is a major family event, but it's a pity that it is very strong, and the young lady of the Hanlin family has everything to do, only ...... missing."

Xiangling glanced at Ling Yue, and sure enough, Ling Yue's face changed, and she hurriedly interrupted her mother-in-law's words, and said to Ling Qingyue: "Qingyue, what my mother said is right, you go back to Xiangling and ask Lang Zhong to take a look." ”

Old Madam Yu hurriedly said: "Then invite Lang Zhong to the house!" ”

Xiangling sighed, she was a good virgin, she was misunderstood to have a big belly because of eating hemp fruits, and now, because of a nausea, she was misunderstood to have a big belly, and it is really a surprising similarity of fate.

Xiangling covered her stomach and said to Ling Qingyue with a bitter face: "Xianggong, I, I have a stomachache, I want to go home." ”

"Huh? Do you have a stomachache? Ling Qingyue's face changed, and when she saw that Xiangling was bent over in pain, she immediately picked up Xiangling, hurriedly got into the carriage, and left.