Wonderful Puppet

Zhen Miao, who couldn't get through the day, got up early the next day, and asked Nightingale and Queer to pick fresh lotus leaves, and then directed the green pigeons to make lotus leaf cakes, and took them to Yi'an Hall.

It was getting hotter and hotter. After walking such a distance, Zhen Miao was still lying on the back of the green pigeon. Sweat broke out on Zhen Miao's face. She looked up at the white sky and sighed.

That horse of ice silk Bi Luo can no longer be put in the bottom of the box, and good things are wasted if they are not used.

After entering the door of Yi'an Hall, there was a breath of coolness. Zhen Miao breathed out comfortably, and walked over with a smile: "Grandmother, my granddaughter-in-law greets you. You are still comfortable here, and my grandson-in-law doesn't want to leave later." gone."

"If you don't want to leave, stay and eat." The old lady seemed to be in a good mood, put down the post she was reading and said with a smile.

Zhen Miao glanced at the post.

The light yellow embossed begonia pattern looks exquisite and precious.

The old lady said, "It's a post from an old sister, inviting me to go to Jingquan Villa to escape the summer heat."

I couldn't help laughing when I said that.

This old sister of hers is the old matriarch of the general's mansion, and the two of them exchanged handkerchiefs, and the husband she married later was both a military officer, so they have always maintained close contact. At this age, it is extremely rare.

The old lady posted a post asking her to escape the summer heat, and there was one thing complained about in the post.

The granddaughter-in-law married last year was young and ignorant, and the housekeeper had a problem. There was not enough ice stored. As a result, the price of ice is extremely high, and it is still difficult to buy. At her age, there are not enough ice basins in the house, and she can't stand the heat. , I had to let the maids keep fanning day and night, and as a result, several maids suffered from heatstroke.

The old lady is proud of this.

Her granddaughter-in-law just married in this year, and the housekeeper spent 200 taels of ice on the first day!

This sense of superiority spontaneously arises in front of old sisters.What makes you so happy?

The old lady had already thought about the content of the reply letter, and looked at Zhen Miao with a more joyful expression.

"Grandmother, are you going to Jingquan Villa? Take your grandson-in-law." Zhen Miao is best at laughing, begging and acting like a baby, and now she thinks this skill really works.

The old lady shook her head: "Grandma's [-]th birthday this year, where can I go, I will take you there next year."

"Okay." Zhen Miaojian readily agreed.

The maid told the third lady to come.

Song Shi brought Luo Zhihui over.

Shiro has reached the age of going to school, and he will come to greet him after school.

Zhen Miao noticed that the third aunt seemed to be in a bad mood.

The old lady also noticed it, and said lightly: "Mr. Song, is it true that the third child is messing around again?"

Zhen Miao quickly lowered her head to weaken her presence.The old lady doesn't save face for the third uncle at all in front of the juniors.

Song's expression froze, with an expression of extreme patience on his face, but unfortunately he couldn't hold back in the end, and said in a seemingly calm voice: "Master, in order to draw a portrait of a man, he followed him for a whole day, and then he was beaten unconscious. Went to the small hall."

Zhen Miao's head drooped even lower, almost buried in her chest, uh, although she didn't.

I screamed in my heart, where is this?where?In the eyes of the people, the tall mansion of the state?

The calm voice of the old lady made Zhen Miao think she heard it wrong: "Has he been redeemed? Does anyone know who he is?"

Then I saw the old lady reached out and knocked on the small table on the couch.

Song's body trembled, and said: "The redemption is back. The master said that he is the steward of the Duke's Mansion."

When Zhen Miao heard this, her expression quickly twisted.

Who are these people!

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief as usual.Liang Liang said: "Tell that scoundrel, no matter how mischievous he is, don't let people know that he is the third master of the Duke's Mansion, or I will smash him to death with a small table!"

Zhen Miao lowered her head even lower.

Let her find a chest to hide her face, before revealing her true thoughts about the Duke's Mansion and being killed by the old lady with a small table.

After a while, the fourth wife, Mrs. Qi, came in with Liu Lang, who was only four years old.After saying hello, I sat quietly.

Zhen Miao glanced at the Fourth Madam gratefully.

Finally, someone has come, and there is no need to listen to these messy secrets of the Zhen Guogong Mansion.

The Fourth Madam gave Zhen Miao a puzzled look.

Zhen Miao smiled back.

The fourth lady turned her eyes away coldly.He held Rokuro tighter.

Zhen Miao withdrew her gaze resentfully, and sat obediently.

It is understandable that the fourth aunt is a little weird. Any young woman who is a widow will silently pervert if she spends all day in the back house.

After sitting for a while, the second lady came late, and pleaded guilty as soon as she came in: "Old lady, my daughter-in-law is late today, please forgive me."

The old lady naturally didn't blame her, and after chatting for a while, she brought up the matter of letting Mrs. Song follow the housekeeper.

Surprise flashed in Song's eyes, but his face was still calm, and he responded generously.

Zhen Miao thought to herself, this third aunt's husband could keep calm even after being sold to the small house, and there was indeed nothing that could move her.

After a while, the old lady will leave everyone.

Zhen Miao got the order to have dinner together, and wanted to tell the old lady about the interrogation of Mrs. Ma last night, so she didn't leave.

Tian also stayed.

This time, Mrs. Tian acted first, and the others knelt down with a plop as soon as they went out, and then said to Luo Zhizhen, the third girl and a young servant woman who were following beside her, "Kneel down!"

"Mr. Tian, ​​what's going on?" The old lady's face darkened.

Tian knelt and didn't get up, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said: "Old lady, it's all because of my daughter-in-law's lax discipline. The matter of Dalang's daughter-in-law falling off the swing has something to do with our room. My daughter-in-law is really ashamed."

"Mr. Tian, ​​get up and tell me what's going on." The old lady glanced at the third girl who was kneeling timidly and the silent young servant with an inexplicable expression.

This maid should be Sanniang's nanny, right?

I can't remember clearly.

Tian didn't move: "Madam, my daughter-in-law really has no face to stand up and say something. Nanny Fang, you've made such a big mistake, you should tell the old lady yourself."

The young servant woman's face was ashamed, and she slowly lowered her body and pressed her forehead to the tunnel: "Yes... it's the servant woman who sees the third girl always crying aggrievedly, and her heart aches so badly. I found out that it was because she was a sedan chair girl for the grandma. After being humiliated, I was blinded by lard for a while, so I found Mrs. Ma and asked her to find a way to teach Grandma a lesson."

As he spoke, he knocked his head loudly: "This matter is all upheld by the servants, and has nothing to do with the second wife and the third girl. I beg the old lady to forgive me..."

Nanny Fang kowtowed sincerely, bloodstains could be seen faintly on the bluestone floor.

The third girl, Luo Zhizhen, rushed over and cried in fright: "Nurse, nurse, stop knocking, you're bleeding. Huh, it's all my fault, I shouldn't hate sister-in-law..."

Luo Zhizhen, who was only six years old, didn't understand why she just complained to the nanny several times about how bad her sister-in-law was.That's what nanny does.

But she already knew how to be moved when she was little. The nanny was the best person to her. Except for the nanny, no one would be willing to vent their anger on her just because of her few words.

Looking at Luo Zhizhen's eyes filled with distress and emotion, Nanny Fang flashed guilt and pity deep in her eyes.

She is sorry for the third girl.

But she really has no choice.

The corners of Tian's mouth slightly curled up.Soon he showed guilt again.

The old lady looked coldly at Nanny Fang who was kneeling on the ground, then turned her head to Zhen Miao and said, "Daughter-in-law, bring Mrs. Ma."

"Grandmother, Mrs. Ma is in the ear room, and Qingge is watching."

After a while, Mrs. Ma came in, and what she said was the same as Nanny Fang, and she kept slapping herself after she finished speaking: "Old madam, please forgive me, old lady, please forgive me. It's the lard of slaves who deceived me. I did stupid things for a few taels of silver!"

The old lady waved her hand with an ugly face: "Take the two of them down, and deal with them as you like."

"Old Madam, please forgive me—"

Mrs. Ma's shrill voice lingered for a long time.Nanny Fang didn't say a word until she was taken down, she just looked back at the third girl before stepping out the door.

The third girl was already hoarse from crying, and she fell to the ground alone and helpless, like a lost child.

The old lady frowned, and looked at Tian with dissatisfaction: "Tian, ​​Sanniang has been raised by your side since childhood, don't ask you to teach her to be as generous and courteous as Yuanniang, at least she must be pure, kind and cheerful, otherwise you Being a aunt also has responsibilities.”

Saying these words in front of Zhen Miao is already heavy, after all, the second wife is always responsible for today's matter.

Although Tian felt that his face was dull, he was relieved in his heart.

Compared with the lesser of two evils, it is already an excellent result compared to Yuanniang's discovery.

Zhen Miao quit, thinking about it, she said: "Grandmother, my daughter-in-law feels very shocked by what happened today."

Seeing the old lady looking over, she bit her lip and said aggrievedly: "It turns out that grandson's daughter-in-law is worth a few taels of silver in the hearts of those servants."

The old lady wanted to laugh but she didn't, and after thinking about Zhen Miao's words, she felt that there was a deeper meaning.

The Duke's Mansion has always been kind to its servants. In a place like a sewing room that talks about crafts, ordinary maids have one tael a month. How greedy is Ma Ma, who would kill the grandma in the mansion just for a few taels of silver?

If this is true, it proves that there is a problem with the positioning of Dalang's wife by the servants in the mansion, but since Mrs. Zhen married in, he has not shown any dislike for her. What is wrong with this?

If it's fake...

As long as this assumption is made, the old lady will feel blocked in her heart, and she does not want to think about it any further.

Not in the mood to say any more, the old lady sent the person away, and then whispered a few words into Nanny Yang's ear.

Nanny Yang nodded and went out.

The old lady was sitting on the couch, leaning on the crimson-purple pillow to get lost in thought, and the jasmine tea on hand was completely cold, so she didn't take a sip.

After more than half an hour, Nanny Yang came in: "Old Madam, this old servant has interrogated her, so what Mrs. Ma said should be the truth. As for Mrs. Fang... this old slave feels that something is wrong, but it just happens to match what Mrs. Ma said. And with a firm attitude, there is really nothing to ask.”

"That's it, let's leave this matter alone." The old lady sighed, and said lightly, "Go and talk to Mrs. Tian, ​​and teach Sanniang carefully. If it doesn't work, put Sanniang here with me."

"Yes."

Luo Tianxuan came down from the Yamen, and after hearing about the greetings in the morning, he dragged Zhen Miao to play chess for no reason.

As soon as Zhen Miao refused, the man's mournful eyes fell on her flat face.

Go to your Yimapingchuan!

The corners of Zhen Miao's mouth twitched again and again, and she agreed.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the only one who was killed by the other party was the bare commander.

"understand?"

"what?"

"If you can't capture the enemy, it's okay to capture the king first. It's also very interesting to eat away at the opponent's manpower step by step, and only a widow is left in the end."

Zhen Miao let out a dumbfounded uh.

Luo Tianxuan was helpless.

It seems that I still don't understand.

I had to explain: "I mean what happened in the morning. Don't take it to heart, and don't be depressed. It's okay to play slowly with some enemies. It's more interesting to play everyone around her to death."

Zhen Miao's face darkened: "You use chess as a metaphor?"

"En." Luo Tianzhen didn't know what Zhen Miao's black face was doing, but she was a little happy. Fortunately, she finally understood.

Zhen Miao suddenly stood up on one foot, slapped the chessboard with a dark face, the pieces flew up, and shouted: "I have something to say, what are you playing chess for!"

Isn't this full of food?

Right, right! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: I can't get on the board because of the smoking, I'm scared to death.I'm going home by train tomorrow.