Fair Lady

Xia Ruoyun didn't go to the table, Yao Xuelan, Mrs. Weiyuan Hou, was there to help greet the female guests, and Mother Liu and Mother Liu were also there to make arrangements. She sat in the flower hall between the two banquet halls and the kitchen as director, so as not to cause any surprises. If there is a situation, it is inconvenient for the people below to go to the banquet table to ask for instructions and report back.

Mama Wu took a soft pillow and put it on Xia Ruoyun's waist, and brought over a small bowl of three delicacies old duck soup: "Now Miss Biao and the others are watched by Mr. Jin, so the Marquis of Weiyuan and Mrs. Hou seem to be too. Sincerely protect, ma'am, you can rest assured."

Xia Ruoyun's eyes were a little red: "Well, the eldest brother and sister-in-law left suddenly, leaving behind three children. At that time, Yao'er and Wen'er were only six years old, and I was stunned. But... I didn't expect that the three of them would face such a shameless Xia's mansion. And the Zhen family brought surprises one after another, I did nothing to help, but they saved me, Chen'er, and the Zhang family."

Madam Wu also sighed: "Who says it's not? Both Master Biao and Miss Biao are smart and blessed. God will not treat them badly."

Xia Ruoyun looked out the window and looked at the sky, the sky was so blue, so clean that there was not even a cloud: "Brother and sister-in-law have spirits in the sky, and they will definitely bless the three brothers and sisters Jie, so that they can go smoothly in the future. "

The master and the servant were chatting when two nurses escorted an old woman with her hands tied behind her back and her mouth gagged: "Auntie, this person is yelling outside the mansion, fortunately we were prepared, She was blocked by us after she yelled, no one noticed, she went in bravely to find the young master."

The man was surprised when he saw Xia Ruoyun.Soon, the eyeballs rolled and changed into joy, and struggled with "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Xia Ruoyun saw her face clearly, snorted coldly, and asked slowly word by word: "It's really Zhang's mother, what's the matter? Are you happy to see me? Think I'm easy to deceive?"

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback for a moment, panic flashed across her face, and she immediately went "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Xia Ruoyun sneered and said: "Don't worry. I won't let you talk nonsense. If you want to make trouble, you can go to the yamen later. I have no interest or patience to listen to your nonsense. Today is the happy day of Xia Zhai. You don’t have to be caught in bad luck by a filthy woman who betrayed the Lord. By the way, you will not be lonely. You have the son and daughter-in-law of the midwife to accompany you. Don’t worry about your grandchildren, you If you are so loyal to Mrs. Sima, she will definitely take good care of your granddaughter, and even if it is sold, she will sell it to a better building, right? Besides, you left such a box of jewelry and silver for your grandson."

After listening to Xia Ruoyun's words, Mrs. Zhang seemed to have had a spine removed.It went limp in an instant, and the expression of fear no longer flashed by.Instead, it solidified on the face.

Suddenly, Zhang Pozi who woke up suddenly rushed over. Because her hands were tied behind her back and her balance was not good, she fell to her knees at Xia Ruoyun's feet, kowtowed desperately, and blood soon oozes from her forehead.

Xia Ruoyun didn't bear it in the slightest.When she heard that Mrs. Zhang was driven by Xia Ruoxue to "prove" that her elder brother Xia Linxuan was Mrs. Xia's biological son.She was so angry that she wished to bring someone here to question her. My aunt was so kind to Mrs. Zhang at the beginning, and even released her and his son's family's life contract before she died. How could she go wrong and frame her aunt for replacing Mrs. Xia's son? ?

Jin Xida and Shu Jie walked in. Shu Jie glanced at Mrs. Zhang on the ground, snorted coldly, and asked, "Auntie, is this the servant who served grandmother personally?"

Xia Ruoyun nodded: "Exactly, back then your grandmother treated her like a sister. After your grandmother left, your parents gave them a sum of money."

"It's really kind to feed the dog." Yong Jin beside Shujie snorted.

Jin Xida patted Shujie on the shoulder: "What is there to say to this kind of slave who has betrayed his master? Nantian, you take two people to escort this woman and the midwife's son and daughter-in-law to Yin's house in the capital. , recorded the statement, and sent the signed painting to An Guogong's mansion later, so that the Guogong can discipline his daughter-in-law well, and next time, I won't save face for him like this."

Nan Tian, ​​the personal leader behind Jin Xida, quickly responded, and the two nurses who escorted Mrs. Zhang in earlier mentioned Mrs. Zhang, and followed Nan Tian out of the mansion through the back door.

Jin Xida left Shujie to comfort Xia Ruoyun, and hurried back to the banquet to avoid arousing suspicion from the guests.

Shujie looked at Xia Ruoyun and said with a smile: "I thought my aunt would want to hear her explanation?" When he wanted to "testify", he was so angry that his hands and feet trembled, and he said that he wanted to ask that Mrs. Zhang if her conscience had been bitten by a dog.

Xia Ruoyun took a sip of tea: "I'm afraid, since this kind of person is shameless, if he goes all out and yells, won't he invite all the people in the yard? Although they can't accomplish anything, she ruined today's event for nothing. Wouldn’t it be a big loss to have a good day?” Everything is a good omen, so she can’t let those people ruin the good omen of her nephew and niece.

After thinking about it, Xia Ruoyun became happy again: "Our Yao'er is still smart, thinking that Xia Ruoxue will not give up, let Mother Liu watch Xia Ruoxue, and let people watch at several doors to prevent people from making trouble."

Shujie also nodded proudly: "Yao'er is like my mother, she always thinks about everything first. But my aunt worked hard today, she didn't even attend the banquet, just in case."

Xia Ruoyun pretended to stare at Shujie: "What do you mean? It's hard work if you don't attend the banquet? Auntie has no ability to protect you, and this little thing is worth the word 'hard work'? Are you treating Auntie as an outsider?"

Shu Jie hurriedly begged for mercy: "My aunt is our dearest aunt, Jie'er wouldn't dare to be such an idiot."

"Hahaha," Xia Ruoyun said with a smile, "Okay, hurry up and greet the guests. Chen'er has been pestering you all this time, and I can't see you now, so I must be looking for you again. Your uncle can't handle him."

Shujie responded with a smile, and led Yongjin out.

Mama Wu also asked the little maid to bring in rice and some dishes: "Ma'am, you can eat something at ease now, with Mama Liu and Nanny Liu watching over you, Second Madam Sima doesn't dare to make a fuss."

Xia Ruoyun smiled and picked up the chopsticks: "When she came just now, she said that she would have a good talk with me after the banquet. I don't know if she is still in the mood later."

Xia Ruoxue, who was ridiculed by Xia Ruoyun, was in no mood at this moment, and mechanically put the vegetables on the plate with Bai Lanbu into her mouth, but she didn't know the taste.The agreed time has already passed, why is there no movement at all?What went wrong?Mrs. Zhang repented?Impossible, her little granddaughter has just entered Wu'er's yard as an errand.

Qing's mother who was standing behind Xia Ruoxue was also a little impatient, and the last big dish was about to be served, why hasn't Mrs. Zhang arrived yet?This time is the best time.

They couldn't figure out how Shuyao saw through Mrs. Xia's "dream" of Mrs. Xia's plan. There is only one possibility, that is, those two brainless brothers or Mrs. Yu are too impatient to wait, and they don't know when they slip up.But such a big matter is related to the interests of each of them, and she has explained everything. Even if they are negligent and slipped their mouths, they can only reveal the "dream" thing, and it is impossible to talk about the "witnesses" in the capital.Besides, Shuwen's mouth is not forgiving. If he knew something, he would let Qing's mother "tell" Xia Ruoxue together that morning, and he would not hide it. He would only talk about the part about dreaming.

Xia Ruoxue thought, Shuyao and the others thought they had ruined the plan, so they definitely would not have thought that there would be more to come. She took advantage of this time to catch them by surprise, and they must have been caught off guard.

However, just in case, she did not prepare to play by herself, but let Mrs. Zhang play the leading role.Mrs. Zhang was Aunt Xiu's personal servant girl and an accomplice of Aunt Xiu's "changing sons". She felt guilty for so many years. When it came to retribution, I mustered up the courage to come to the door to tell the "truth" back then, and even found the son and daughter-in-law of the midwife who was equally guilty to testify, how touching!How believable!

It was Xia Ruoxue who found Mrs. Zhang with great difficulty. Back then, Xia Linxuan and his wife gave Mrs. Zhang a sum of money. They wanted to start a small business in the capital, but Mrs. Zhang's son became addicted to gambling. Savings are gone.Because of debts, the son was chased and beaten to death, and he was starved and starved. He died of illness not long after, and the daughter-in-law ran away secretly.Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to sell herself and a pair of grandchildren as slaves, so they lived in the same family anyway.

After Xia Ruoxue found them, she redeemed them, and agreed to let Zhang Pozi's little granddaughter be Sima Wu's maid, and then give Zhang Pozi a sum of money so that she can buy two houses in the suburbs of Beijing and live with her grandson.If Zhang's mother-in-law can do some work to supplement her life, plus her granddaughter's monthly allowance, it will be enough for daily expenses.That sum of money and jewelry can make the three grandparents and grandchildren have no worries, and it can even be used for the grandson to study.

How could Mrs. Zhang not catch this kind of big pie that fell from the sky?Anyway, Auntie Xiu was dead, and Xia Linxuan was also dead, and the family of the midwife testified, so how could it not be up to them?Mrs. Zhang thought, this is not a matter of murder and arson. The three brothers and sisters of Shujie have changed from concubine to grandson, and they have to thank her.Nothing was as important as her own grandkids, was it?But she is not stupid, she has been working as a maid in a rich family, and she has seen too many detours, and she also knows Xia Ruoxue's purpose, so she beat Xia Ruoxue hard, and her granddaughter still signed a deed of living.

Xia Ruoxue didn't care either. The so-called "big sum" of Mrs. Zhang was still something she could bear. The more important thing was, the more this was the case, the more she could believe that Mrs. Zhang would perform with all her strength.As for the future, if Mrs. Zhang is smart, she can go far away or hide far away. If she is ignorant, it will not be difficult for the old couple to disappear.

Everything seems to be under her own control...

However, until the banquet ended, there was no change at all.

Xia Ruoxue was absent-minded, forced to say goodbye with a stiff smile on her face, followed the crowd out of the house, and got into the carriage, completely forgetting to "have a good talk" with Xia Ruoyun. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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