Chapter 5: Counterattack

The first day of the eight yellow rosewood books that were placed in the school hall was the last day of the ten-day period.

Su Wanning, who had made proper arrangements, brought Qingzhu and four rough envoys who were in charge of sprinkling and sweeping in the courtyard, and chose a plain dress that was fashionable two or three years ago to go to Xuesitang to reason.

She deliberately worked on two teas in advance, preparing to deal with the Wu steward who moved the master's belongings without authorization.

Because she was on duty in Xuesitang, Wu Guannu won the favor and reward of her master, and even her clothes were not the same for five days.

"Little, Miss is here." Wu Guan Nu's palm holding the melon seeds paused weakly.

Qingzhu stepped behind Su Wanning's diagonal in small steps and confronted Mrs. Wu: "Miss, the rosewood was taken away by Mrs. Wu last night!" ”

Steward Wu muttered a few times in her mouth, recalling that she did it in the dead of night, and the mother-in-law who bought off the doorman of the warehouse, there should be no handle.

"Miss Qingzhu doesn't want to frame the old slave, for the sake of the slave who has served the master for many years, she also has a little face in the house. The young lady has to show the evidence. ”

Su Wanning didn't bother to raise her eyes to look at this slave, and clapped her hands gently, and the four rough mothers-in-law took out two bookcases from Xuesi Hall and placed them on the stone road in front of the hall.

"Steward Wu, the matter of removing the master's things is really useless for your eyes, but I see that your hands are not broken, and the melon seeds are really fragrant. Hurry up and touch the ornament on the back of the bookcase, that is the unique craftsmanship of the old carpenter Sun in the city, it is your young lady I ordered Steward Wu to invite a few days ago. ”

Steward Wu hesitantly put her hand up, and whispered to her mouth: "The slave woman is stupid, and the warehouse steward said that these pieces of wood were soaked by the rain a few days ago. We only think about turning waste into treasure, and there are always poor and studious children who don't have a suitable bookcase, which is not as expensive as the little masters in the house. ”

Su Wanning turned around and gave a look to the two rough envoys, the latter strode forward, one of them held Wu's wife, and the other directly started and slapped four times.

"Miss, I don't know what Jin Gui is, I only know that the dress of three years ago can still be worn after washing, and the bookshelf that I built ten years ago can always be used. If it weren't for the splitting of the boards and the rain-soaked volumes of books, I wouldn't have remembered this piece of wood! It's hard for my dad to work so hard and order someone to send back the birthday gift from Lingnan to be stolen by you minions without authorization! ”

She deliberately raised her voice, so that the children and maidservants who were secretly watching in the hall could hear what was going on. In an uncertain time, someone should have invited her eldest princess Qingyun.

Steward Wu was slapped four times, plus there was a ghost in her heart, and she was timid, so she didn't reply, just hoping to make things bigger and let the eldest princess call the shots for her.

On weekdays, the young lady is not a person who loves to read, not to mention, the eldest princess loves the schoolchildren of Xuesitang even more, what is the value of some wood?

Su Wanning waited for a moment, and when she saw that her mouth was hard, she motioned to continue to palm.

"Wu's wife has a big temper, and the master's interrogation is undeserved."

No matter how good-tempered a person is, he can't bear the slapping of the mothers-in-law who work hard. What's more, it is the Wu steward who is used to being powerful and blessed, and she can't stand the light and heavy palms.

Finally, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but raise her red and swollen cheeks to justify, and her words were slurred: "Miss is wronged, it is dark at night, and the old eyes of the warehouse manager are dizzy, and it is very likely that we are wrong." Now that the book case has been made, the young lady will not take the favor of others, and give it to this group of children, who have no father and mother, and are very pitiful. ”

"Actually, Miss Ben can no longer delve into it." Su Wanning listened to the footsteps outside the door and approached, raising her voice, "I'll punish you with twenty boards and send them to the pulp washing room to mend clothes for the children in Xuesitang." ”

She smiled and bent down, and said thoughtfully: "Since Mrs. Wu loves children, she should do something useful in a down-to-earth manner, clean and refreshing clothes are much better than gorgeous bookcases." ”

Su Wanning raised her eyes and looked at the eldest princess Qingyun who had just crossed the threshold, still with a smile on her face, and leaned into the ear of Wu Guannu, "Oh, by the way, Wu Guannu, I remember that the cloud brocade cloth on your body is precious, and it can withstand ten sets of scholar's cotton clothes." Your eyes should be too good, much better than the master's eyes. ”

She had the heart to get close to Wu Guannu, and the plain dress looked even more dull and white under the background of the exquisitely decorated cloud brocade.

Thanks to Su Wanning's excellent color, people are attracted by her face at first glance, ignoring clothing accessories.

Now a clear-eyed person can see that the dignified Miss Hou Mansion is not as good as a housekeeper's mother-in-law!

"Mother, what do you say?"

Su Wan raised her body with a smile and looked directly at the eldest princess Qingyun with a blank face.

The eldest princess of Qingyun came to have a cup of tea, and she just happened to hear Su Wan's words clearly.

Coupled with the ventilation reports from the subordinates, and the contact between the front and back, it is difficult for Princess Qingyun not to understand the ins and outs of the matter.

"The left and right are just a board of bookcases, and you can pick up the wood given by the emperor in the warehouse. The children of Xuesitang don't understand these twists and turns, so why do you hold on. ”

Su Wanning couldn't get used to her mother's indifferent attitude, could it be that because she was the daughter of the Hou Mansion, she should give it unreservedly when the weak needed it?

What if life is at stake next time?

Su Wanning thought of this, and suddenly smiled, "What is Grandma talking about, Wanning doesn't understand." The daughter is just teaching a house slave who is deceived and deceitful, so what is the matter with Xuesitang? ”

Qingyun knew that she was angry in her heart, and she didn't want outsiders to see the jokes of the Hou Mansion, so she had to talk in a low voice.

"Steward Wu does her best to take care of the children of Xuesitang on weekdays, but you mercilessly scold and punish her for a book case, how much pain will it bring to them? Men should be open-minded, but now they are stumped by the trivial matters of the inner courtyard, which is really inappropriate. ”

After speaking, Qingyun's eyes shifted to the children peeking out of the wooden window in the lobby.

"What Grandma said is not unreasonable, it's just that a bowl of water should be leveled, and Wanning is still your own flesh and blood. Today's event is that the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion is making rules for her subordinates. If the bottom line is destroyed, I will no longer have any prestige in the house, and anyone can eat me alive. ”

She didn't look back at Xuesitang, but looked at Lu Jiarong hiding behind the eldest princess's team from afar, and pondered for a moment, "However, this matter is not without room for maneuver. ”

"How do you want to end it?" Qingyun sighed in her heart, her sharp-toothed daughter finally had other plans.

"Either punish the woman Wu to go to the pulp washing room, pull out the root of her tongue and have no chance to speak. Either rehash the ten boards, and I'll take over the school, and put all the gossip to rest before leaving. After all, the reputation of her daughter's family is the most important, and Wanning has not yet decided to marry, so she must not leave a bad reputation. ”

Su Wanning's original intention was to punish the disobedient subordinates by the way, and the Huanghuali Wood Book case was also a bait for her to pretend to put it back in the warehouse and lure Wu's wife to take the bait.

The fish she wants to catch is not a fat and stupid woman, and it is her purpose to take the opportunity to get close to the future head of power.

After listening to Su Wanning's words, Qingyun finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's fine." ”

"The order goes down, Wu Guan Nu will be fined ten big boards for running into Miss Wu for being the master without authorization, and she will be fined for three months, this matter cannot be discussed again!"

Aunt Shuangran, a close attendant in the team, immediately approached and ordered two rough mothers-in-law to drag Wu's housekeeper down.

Su Wanning was secretly surprised that her mother actually fined Wu Guan for three months of silver, which was not a big punishment, but it was not small.

For the money-loving Wu Guan woman, it has been heartache for a while.

Sure enough, Grandma is a master of manipulating people's hearts. If you want to make small moves in the future, you should be more careful.

When Lu Jiarong passed by her, he glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally.

Su Wanning saw a lot of emotions from it, some were surprised, some were recognized, and there seemed to be a trace of ...... Sympathy?

Su Wanning, who captured this key point, secretly thought to herself, Lu Jiarong, a child of a family who has always been upright and noble, could it be that he has also been treated differently by his elders?

If there is, it is a good thing for her selfish eyes.

Only the more people stand on the opposite side of Lu Jiarong, can she stand out in the crowd as unique.

She was his best choice.

"Lu Gongzi is the prince's companion, and recently entered the palace, I watched Ziheng's words improve rapidly, and I wanted him to take the time to come to Xuesitang to substitute for teaching."

The eldest princess of Qingyun explained Lu Jiarong's origin in a few words, and then said nothing.

"Coincidentally, Wanning's words should also be practiced well, and then I will bother Mr. Lu a lot."

Su Wanning pretended to give Lu Jiarong a salute.

Speaking of which, Ziheng is the word of the prince, if it was in an ordinary people's house, he should call her a sister, but because he was born in a royal family, Ziheng has borne the burden of his family and country since he was a child, and it is inevitable that he will be decisive in doing things.

She didn't dare to forget that the previous Ziheng ordered the beheading of the Hou Mansion just because of an unfounded anonymous letter.

In this life, she will never let the tragedy happen again!

"Miss Sue? The ink fell. Lu Jiarong checked the last row in the school hall and found Su Wanning behind the screen absent-mindedly.

Su Wan was wandering out of the sky, and when she heard the reminder, she suddenly lifted the wolf up.

Lu Jiarong couldn't dodge, and there was a drop of ink on the end of his eyes, which was unexpectedly amazing.

Especially when his slender and white fingers pressed against the corners of his eyes, slid over his handsome cheeks, and frowned slightly, Su Wanning suddenly had an idea in her heart.

Woe to the waters.

Lu Jiarong has always shown himself as a noble child, never smiling, and the world will not pay too much attention to his appearance out of respect for scholars.

From the eyes of Su Wanning and the others, Lu Jiarong's face was beautiful, and most of his color was suppressed by the white robe.

She was sure that ordinary women would not be attracted to his beauty within a day of getting along with him.

"Ahem." Su Wanning found that she was a little blatant when she looked at Lu Jiarong, and immediately made up for it.

"Lu Gongzi can't help it, you come with me after class later, there is something to compensate you."

The Huanghuali pen holder she made in advance finally came in handy, and the gift was not too abrupt.

Lu Jiarong's eyes were dark, and he nodded lightly.