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Chapter 190 The Devil's Moment ([-])

The two decided to go out, so they entrusted Duan Niang to visit Cui Shi, the sister-in-law in the lobby.

After they finished grooming and had breakfast, Gu Xiyan asked Fang Shaoqin to go to Wanqingxuan together.

Hongluan just got up and was still getting dressed, when she saw Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin entering the room, she showed an impatient expression on her face.

Gu Xiyan turned a blind eye and greeted Hongluan with a smile, but Hongluan turned her face away and ignored her.

Seeing Fang Shaoqin, she couldn't help but whispered: "She looks like this, how can she get in the future... Anyway, the rules still have to be followed, and it's okay to accommodate her once or twice. If things go on like this, Hongluan's reputation will also be damaged. Time, you can't get away with it!"

Gu Xiyan gave her a bitter smile: "So, it's difficult for the stepmother..."

Fang Shaoqin shook his head helplessly.

After Hongluan finished dressing and washing, Zhenniang appeared in Hongluan's room with a maid who was close to her.

When she saw Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin, she was stunned, but Hongluan smiled sweetly when she saw her, and stretched out her hand to hug her.

Zhenniang bowed her knees to salute the two, and then embraced Hongluan. Nanny Shi came in with a small plate containing a spoon, and in the spoon was black nourishing ointment that exuded a medicinal fragrance.

Gu Xiyan took the plate and picked up a spoon to feed Hongluan.

Hongluan buried her head in Zhenniang's arms.

Gu Xiyan began to count.

If it was normal, Hongluan would have stared at Gu Xiyan with resentful eyes, but this time, she didn't even raise her head.

Gu Xiyan counted to one hundred, and waved someone to take away the spoon.

Hong Luan was still unmoved.

Play mind with me!
Gu Xiyan smiled and told Nanny Shi: "Put that jar of nourishing ointment in my room."

"Young madam!" Zhenniang's face turned pale, "Hongluan is a child, and occasionally loses his temper, why don't you try again!"

Gu Xiyan smiled but did not answer.

Fang Shaoqin's eyebrows and eyes moved slightly.

Zhenniang's expression was a little excited, and she said: "Madam, you can't do this..."

Gu Xiyan looked at her with a smile that was not a smile, and asked Cuiyu to hold the jar of Yangrong ointment in her arms, and then returned to the Liyuan with Fang Shaoqin.

As soon as the two of them sat down in the Zhuji Hall, Fang Shaoqin sneered and said, "There are some demon moths out of the Duke of Yan's mansion!"

"Yeah!" Gu Xiyan sighed, "Tell me, if she behaves like this, wouldn't my two or three months of hard work be in vain? If I don't move the nourishing ointment to my house... I'm afraid I walk on the front foot, and she feeds her a spoon on the back foot..."

Fang Shaoqin frowned, and said, "I think it's reasonable to find a few experienced nuns with Hong Luan..."

Gu Xiyan smiled wryly and said: "Why don't I know. It's just that Hongluan's situation is different from other children... You know this too. You have to take care of the child's emotions. This matter can only be solved slowly." Come, don't rush..."

Fang Shaoqin's eyes shifted: "Auntie, you don't want to go to the lobby sister-in-law to reopen the 'Zhuji Club' so that you can drag Zhenniang with you!"

Gu Xiyan didn't hide it from her, and nodded with a smile.

Zhenniang is very keen on this kind of social activities!
If a person is distracted, he will naturally be unable to take care of some things... That's why Gu Xiyan came up with this way to get the best of both worlds...

She didn't have any concerns about fighting with Zhenniang, but she just felt that Zhenniang knew her influence on Hongluan, but she still acted like this, which made people feel uncomfortable like being held by the throat.

Fang Shaoqin couldn't help laughing.

* * * * * *
The plan to live in Cui's Manor for a short time was much smoother than Gu Xiyan imagined.

First of all, it was Cui's place. When Duanniang went to talk in the morning, she immediately sent a few prominent stewards of the family to the small manor to take care of it. In the afternoon, she went to Mrs. Xu's and formally invited Gu Xiyan and Hongluan to her place as guests.

Mrs. Xu went to Peanut Alley early in the morning. It is said that Wei Shiying was lying on the bed upright, surrounded by a large room of nurses and maids. The doctor said that Wei Shiying was weak and wanted to have a baby on the bed. Also can't please.Madam Xu turned around and pulled Qi Yuzhi to cry.Before leaving, Mrs. Xu asked Qi Yuzhi to go to Yan Guogong's mansion to bring Fang Shaoqin back. Qi Yuzhi followed and met Fang Shaoqin, but was speechless.

Fang Shaoqin couldn't see anything unusual, so she proposed to live with Gu Xiyan in Cui's small manor for a few days, saying that her aunt was away, and she needed someone to serve her.

In this case, of course Mrs. Xu immediately agreed.

In this way, in the early morning of the second day of August, Gu Xiyan and the others drove towards Cui's small manor in a mighty dozen or so cars.

Cui said it very modestly, Gu Xiyan thought it was a few acres of land, and then built several houses in the middle.When she arrived at the boundary, she realized that it turned out to be far from what she had imagined.

Beside the wide and flat bluestone road, there are houses next to each other, all of which are built from a strategic position and have extraordinary momentum.

Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin couldn't help but exchanged glances: "This, this is a small manor!"

Fang Shaoqin leaned to the car window to watch, covered his mouth and smiled.

Zhenniang sat in the carriage with Hongluan in her arms, and said: "This place is called Houhu, and it is famous for its lake. Rich families in Yandi like to build manors here, and bring water from the lake into the garden, imitating Xi Build gardens according to the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River..."

Fang Shaoqin couldn't help but took a look at the scenery outside the car window, and said with a smile: "Since we are so close, why don't you draw the water from the Houhu Lake into Yongzhou City... Speaking of which, although the Duke of Yan's mansion is large, the scenery is beautiful, But there is no lake view. If you think about it, there is no one in Yongzhou City!"

Zhenniang laughed and said: "It seems to be true, if the living water is brought into the mansion, the project will be quite large, and several residential houses will be demolished... This matter will be put on hold like this!"

Gu Xiyan thought of something else.

That being the case, which river did Ye Zisu jump to her death in?

"Then do you know where the river closest to Yongzhou City is?" Gu Xiyan said in a seemingly unintentional manner.

"In Chunkuo!" Zhenniang said, "It's only two or three taels away from the Houhu Lake. There is a Xiying River, which flows eastward into the Yinghe River."

After a few people spoke, the carriage stopped.

Immediately, a young man ran over in front of Guangliang's gate and pushed down the high threshold, and the carriage rolled over the bluestone slabs and drove into the manor.

Mrs. Cui had already led a large group of nuns and maidservants waiting at the second gate, and as soon as the carriage stopped, she came up to meet her.

When everyone got out of the car, there was naturally a burst of pleasantries.

Cui placed both Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin in the Dongkua courtyard. Gu Xiyan lived in a larger place with a back room, which happened to be where Zhenniang and Hongluan were placed, and Fang Shaoqin lived in the courtyard next to her.

Everyone freshened up, and then gathered in the flower hall.

Cui set up a banquet in the flower hall to clean up Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin.

Before the food and wine were served, Cui gave Gu Xiyan a wink, and then chatted with Fang Shaoqin very enthusiastically, telling jokes from time to time, which made Fang Shaoqin laugh out loud.

Gu Xiyan took a teacup and quietly took a sip, looking at Cui Shi who spoke and acted more exaggeratedly than usual, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It seems that Mrs. Cui has received the news, otherwise, she would not have acted like this!
During this period, Hongluan has been holding Zhenniang tightly, looking around nervously, unwilling to leave for a moment, Zhenniang is holding the child and sitting on the grand teacher's chair, and gently pats the child's back to comfort her Emotions.

After Cui Shi and Fang Shaoqin said a few words, Hongluan suddenly lost his temper and struggled in Zhenniang's arms. Zhenniang coaxed her in a low voice, but it didn't work.

Unexpectedly, Cui suddenly turned her head and said, "Zhenniang, since Hongluan is impatient to sit, you should carry her around..."

Zhenniang blushed immediately, stood up holding Hongluan, and only after a while did she answer in a low voice, and then carried the child out of the flower hall in a bit of embarrassment.

Seeing Gu Xiyan looking at her in surprise, Cui Shi said with a bit of coldness on her face, "Ninth Brother and Sister, I am not talking about you, although you are young, you are still the one who makes decisions at home...Which family belongs to you?" The adoptive mother is like her, following the master in and out of everything. Sometimes you have to show some ruthlessness."

Gu Xiyan was stunned, and murmured: "I see you guys had a good time with her, so..."

Cui said quickly: "Aren't we doing this for the sake of our younger siblings?"

Gu Xiyan couldn't help being startled, but she understood immediately.

No matter what Zhenniang's status was before, she is now Hongluan's adoptive mother, and to Cui and the others, she is a servant... Fortunately, she is married to Qi Maosheng, and he is a master of the family. My Lord, if I marry someone like Jiang Xinglin, there might be some kind of joke...

But if Mrs. Cui rejects Zhenniang, during this period, Zhenniang only needs to get tired of being with Hongluan every day. Isn't this the opposite of her plan?

She couldn't help looking at Fang Shaoqin.

Although Fang Shaoqin felt that Cui's words were reasonable, but because she agreed to Gu Xiyan earlier.So against her will, she said: "Auntie, Zhenniang is of noble birth, and she has always been dedicated to Hongluan. She is different from ordinary adoptive mothers, so Auntie respects her a lot..."

Cui curled her lips disapprovingly: "If you want to be respected by others, you must first respect yourself. Instead of being a good master, you want to be a foster mother. How can you make others respect you!"

Both Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin felt that there was something in these words, and couldn't help saying: "Sister-in-law of the lobby, but, Zhenniang, what's wrong..."

"The nine younger brothers and sisters don't know!" Cui looked at Zhenniang who was walking around holding Hongluan outside the window, "She married into the Wang family with the tablet of Prince Wang. The sister-in-law is gone, and even the aunts are respectful to her when they see her. The old matriarch treats her more dearly than a biological daughter, and spends more on food and clothing than her mother-in-law. She is good, and she will come to the mansion to become a The adoptive mother, I know, said that she is on good terms with Mrs. Ye, and keeps her promises. If you don’t know, you think that the Wang family can’t tolerate this widowed daughter-in-law... But who will believe it? Those who serve others. Tell me, let us who are relatives respect you!"

Cui Shi, are you getting too excited?

Gu Xiyan and Fang Shaoqin couldn't help looking at each other.

Cui Shi is also a smart person, and said bluntly: "My mother, surnamed Wang, is her aunt..."

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