First Concubine

Chapter 22 Thrilling Banquet (4)

"Me, actually, it's not that I haven't thought about this, but my mother-in-law has made an engagement for me in my hometown. I will have to get married after the spring. We are sisters. Of course I wish you well. , so that if I have any difficulties in the future, you can help me." Shiqing raised her eyebrows and smiled, "What do you think? It will be easier to dress up after you figure it out."

Hua Yi thought for a while and said, "Isn't the master resting in Aunt Lan's yard? If he's not here, it's useless for me to dress up."

Shi Qing gave her an angry look: "You are stupid! When the master comes, you dress up deliberately to seduce. I don't know how the madam will treat you! You are dressing for the madam now, so that the madam will find out that you are competing with Aunt Lan. Capital is enough.”

If you become an aunt and have extra money to buy news, go to your brother: "I'll change my clothes."

 Shi Qing looked at her busy back and showed a faint smile, yes, people will be destroyed for their own sake, so don’t blame me for Huayi.

The old lady had ignored the affairs of the house for many years and suddenly took over. It was a little difficult to adapt to it, especially when she found that she had been fighting with Aunt Zhang for many years. Although she won in the end, she didn't get anything good from her. In the end, she She was concerned about the old lady's face, so she only adopted the strategy of demoting many of Aunt Zhang's confidants and selling a few of them. However, all the confidants she arranged to take up posts were driven out of the Shangshu Mansion by Qin Fangyi in a thunderous manner, and the accounting and dining room positions were filled. He was basically taken away by Qin Fangyi's men. It's not that she is short-sighted and has to fight for this little thing with her daughter-in-law, but she is afraid that once she returns to the west, the surname of the Shangshu Mansion will be Qin!

Shui Linglong poured a glass of almond milk to the old lady and asked softly: "Grandma, what's bothering you?"

The old lady threw away the personnel book in her hand and frowned in annoyance: "Look for yourself, the people with the lines drawn are your mother's people, and the people circled are the old people in the house, that is, Aunt Zhang's people. You should tell me, does Shangshu Mansion have to change its surname to 'Qin'?" These words should not have been said in front of her granddaughter, but besides Shui Linglong, the old lady didn't know who else she could discuss with.

Shui Linglong picked up the personnel book and browsed through it, and said calmly: "Grandma, Linglong didn't see anyone from Aunt Zhang. Linglong only saw people from you and her father. Although their positions were demoted, it was better than being kicked out of the house. They must understand your good intentions.”

 The old lady was stunned, what this meant was...

Shui Linglong frowned slightly, sympathy slowly spreading between her brows: "Unfortunately, a fire implicated many people, and Uncle Zhang was also kicked out of the house. I saw Mother Du hiding in the yard crying alone, I feel very aggrieved when I think about it, and if it were me, I would be a little bit upset."

Mama Du and Zhang Yongchang used to be Aunt Zhang's top confidants. If they can be controlled, they can safely use Aunt Zhang's old people. Now the old lady is so lucky that she didn't "kill all" of Aunt Zhang's people. She will get over it. , but suddenly looked at Shui Linglong with a sense of vigilance. Was this girl just saying what she said carelessly, or was she scheming?

Shui Linglong didn't seem to notice the change in the old lady's aura. She just leaned on the old lady's shoulder, hugged her arm, and said softly: "In the house, my grandmother is the best to Linglong, and she doesn't mind that Linglong is a concubine without a mother. Girl, Linglong’s heart is also made of flesh and needs to be loved, but only her grandmother loves Linglong, and Linglong only wants her grandmother to live well..."

 At the end of the speech, there was a cry in the words.

The old lady felt soft and touched her head: "Silly boy."

 The next day, the old lady transferred Mama Du into the dining room, waiting for the opportunity to come and let her be the manager again.

Zhao’s mother is worried that she can’t find a suitable reason to get close to Du’s mother. She is really sleepy and gives her a pillow! She seized the opportunity and took Mama Du to her room to have a drink at night.

After several glasses of strong wine, Mother Du's face turned red and her eyes were blurry. She was obviously drunk. She picked up peanuts with chopsticks, but couldn't pick them up several times. Mother Zhao hurriedly picked up one with a new pair of chopsticks and gave it away. He put it into her mouth and said with a coy smile: "Sister, you can see the moonlight when the clouds clear. With your ability, you can firmly grasp the dining room in a few months. Come on! If I have a job at that time, can I beg for food for my useless relative?"

Mother Du chewed the peanuts, then burped after swallowing them: "Look what you said, you... are the one who can make the clouds clear and see the moonlight! You have been waiting for... that old bastard, Mother Sun, for many years. Bar!"

Zhao’s mother suddenly changed her expression: “Sister, you can’t say this.”

Mother Du sneered, and an elusive clarity and ridicule flashed through her eyes: "Come on, you are pretending to me... what kind of pretense? Mr. Sun's son is capable, your son is stupid, the eldest lady values ​​her more than you, she is dead , you...you are the happiest one!"

Mother Zhao was breaking out in a cold sweat. She was probably too drunk, so she told the truth: "Sister, the old lady found poisonous insect powder in the second young master's house two days ago. It happened to be mixed with the anti-insect powder. Madam. Jumping into the Yellow River can't clear it up. Who do you think took the courage of the ambitious leopard and wanted to frame the eldest lady? "

"Hahaha..." Mother Du laughed so hard that she burped one after another, "Sister, I... I'm here to tell you the truth. The eldest lady is too arrogant and doesn't know how to behave, so ...No one in the house, including the old lady, is happy with her! The old lady prefers the second young master who is a concubine. The master has to rely on the Prime Minister's Mansion, but in fact he hates this kind of life in his heart. Uh... the aunts are trying their best to keep the concubine in their favor. We are struggling just to find a good husband... uh... so you ask me... who wants to harm the eldest lady... I... don't know... uh..."

Zhao's mother was so frightened that if the masters heard these words, they would be kicked out of the house, but they would be beaten to death: "You...shh...please keep your voice down..." Don't hurt her!

Mama Du looked drunk and said: "But poisonous insect powder... this sounds so familiar... Miss Fourth seems to have asked me to buy some... uh..."

After saying that, he rolled his eyes, fell to the ground and "slept".

Zhao's mother stood up, digested her words carefully, and suddenly kicked her hard: "Bah! So what if I gave birth to a stupid son? It's better than you, a hen that doesn't lay eggs!"

  She was scolded, but she had to admit that every word Mrs. Du said was on point. Even though she was angry and jealous at the same time, she also benefited a lot.

 After she ordered people to carry Mama Du back, she hurried to Qin Fangyi's yard. Mama Du was right, no one in the Shangshu Mansion wanted Madam to be kind to her, and everyone had motives that harmed Madam. In this case, she did not need to continue to investigate, otherwise Madam would blame her for not being as capable as Mama Sun, and not even being able to tell the truth.

"Madam, the mastermind behind this is Fourth Miss! She asked Mama Du to buy the poisonous insect powder, and then found someone to sprinkle it in the second young master's yard, mixing it with the anti-insect powder. Then she deliberately instigated Aunt Lan to give the old lady a dog, so Expose this conspiracy and put the blame on you smoothly! In terms of evil-heartedness, she ranks second and no one ranks first. Our original plan was just to let the young master and the eldest daughter cook the rice, but she is good at making decisions. Buying a poisonous scorpion will kill the eldest lady! It’s really poisonous!” Mother Zhao said it with her own thoughts.

Qin Fangyi's eyes turned cold, and she tore up the newly bought handkerchief with one hand: "You're an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf! You think I can't do anything to you if I don't take charge of the business? Just wait for me!"

On New Year's Eve, auspicious snow was falling, and the eaves and branches were covered with long ice strands, which were crystal clear and reflected the color of the red lanterns. They were bright and indescribably dazzling.

With the old lady in charge, it would be easier for the maid Shui Linglong to leave the house. Early in the morning, Shui Linglong took a sign from the old lady and asked Ye Mao to go out to buy some things. For others, today is a day for family reunion. But for her, it was...

 Forget it, she has never been in the same world as them, not in her previous life, and certainly not in this life.

"My slave, please give my regards to the eldest lady." On the way back from Fushouyuan to Lingxiangyuan, Mother Du "ran into" Shui Linglong. She bowed respectfully and said with a smile, "This is the new salt and pepper cake from the dining room." Pancakes, I know the eldest lady likes to eat spicy food, so I specially mixed it with red spicy oil, but also added forsythia, so you don’t have to worry about getting angry. "

"Mother Du is interested." Shui Linglong said with a smile, and Zhi Fan took it with both hands.

Mama Du was respectful as usual: "This slave is today thanks to the care of the eldest lady. The eldest lady is such a good slave and will never be forgotten. I know who is my only master."

At this time, Zhao's mother passed by on another road holding two pieces of rose-red satin. It seemed that they were going to be given to Shui Lingyue. Shui Linglong recognized the material and it was very expensive. She only had three pieces. Yunli Gifted. The nicer Qin Fangyi is to a person, the closer that person will be to bad luck. Shui Linglong fully understands this no matter in her past life or in this life.

Shui Linglong looked away: "You did a good job."

 (End of this chapter)