The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 223

Duke Ping's opinion on how to deal with the Wu family quickly spread throughout the Duke's mansion.

Wu Xun's family is one of the big accountants in the inner accountant, but Wu Xun himself is not very promising, just relying on his father's face, he is an easy job in the second door. All the favors went to Cai Le's family.In the end, it just saved the whole family from being drugged and sold. Wu Xun's family was drugged and sent to work in the Xu family's village in the three eastern provinces.The rest of the Wu family were not spared either, and they were all sent to go on the road with Wu Xun's family. It was also because the news was passed on the night before, and everyone went on the road the next day. Gong's handwriting.

As soon as this happened, everyone was in danger: with the face of Wu Xun's family in the mansion, Duke Ping also dealt with it in such a ruthless manner.The atmosphere in the mansion suddenly became serious, even the old ladies who love to gossip most dare not speak, they just do things honestly, for fear of offending Mrs. Means follow one after another, not to mention errands, but whether life can be saved is a matter of two opinions.

After this battle, Qin Niangzi's words naturally gained more weight, and the mothers in charge were all good people. After a day or two, they all came to their senses one after another. After thinking about it carefully, they also felt wrong: the incident in August, Everyone knew who released the news.Judging from the actions of the mansion, the masters do not want the problem of the account book to be discovered, and the two mothers who are in charge of checking the accounts, Cai Le's family is still doing their own accountant, and Wu Xun's family is caught. For a small mistake, he was severely sent to the bitter cold of the Northeast to watch and work.Zhang Accountant's family made a fuss, but it was also a bowl of dumb medicine...

It seems that this is all done by Mr. Ping Guogong, but the master never cares about family affairs. How should he deal with it? Isn't he listening to Mrs. Shizi?

Although Mrs. Shizi looks at Wenwen as weak and weak, when she should be ruthless, she will never be soft-hearted.What's more frightening is that this person's forbearance skills are really amazing. Wu Xun's family disobeyed her wishes at the time and released the news. She can wait until half a year later to have an attack, and once the attack occurs, the whole family will be affected. Mothers in charge, which one does not have a big family behind it?
However, the four people involved in this matter, Lin Shan's family and Peng Hu's family, not only have nothing to do, they were also transferred away and promoted to the stewards of Qingpingyuan.Ping Guogong didn't say a word: How can such a method not make people shake from the bottom of their hearts?
Therefore, in the past ten days or so, everyone has been careful about their errands, for fear that Qin Niangzi will catch a little mistake, and it will be like a storm to Jing'er in the new year.Knowing that Qiniangzi is as meticulous as a hair, and there is nothing she doesn't know about the things under the table, she becomes extra diligent, and every time she does something, she must think through all aspects before making a decision that is most beneficial to Qiniangzi's housekeeper.There were a few mothers who were determined to make progress, and even without waiting for Qin Niangzi's orders, they inquired about the format in private, wrote a long report on work and reported it on the personnel situation, and even sent a thousand-character letter to show their loyalty.There are many kinds of performances, which are arousing gimmicks.

Although Qin Niangzi was funny, she would not clarify and correct this kind of matter, so she simply used this shareholder style to clarify everything about the Chinese New Year.On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, when offering sacrifices to the stove, the servants really behaved in a kind and courteous manner, were quiet and polite, arranged everything properly, and followed certain rules.Even the eldest young master saw it, and couldn't help boasting to Xu Fengjia in private, "The housekeeper of the sixth sibling is really skilled, and now the family lacks such a prestige to kill the servants."

Xu Fengjia went back to learn from Seventh Lady, then pinched the tip of her nose, and said with a smile, "Brother never tolerates others easily, the whole family just praises you as a housekeeper and mistress, why don't you be flattered?"

Men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove.Seventh Lady, of course, didn't join in the excitement of the stove, and was embroidering a few stitches before dinner to make a purse for Quan Ruiyun as a gift in return. She rubbed her sore neck and smiled, "I don't want to talk to you. "

After a pause, she asked Xu Fengjia again, "Speaking of which, I always feel that Big Brother is a little less human. He is always so silent, and usually doesn't seem to know what hobbies he has, and he doesn't have much to do. It's scary to go out and pass the day quietly like this."

Ordinary sons of rich families, even if they are hopeless in terms of fame, they always have a few hobbies, such as learning to be a fancier, or raising pigeons, or entertaining actors, or even buying and selling antiques, although they are not allowed to go to brothels , and you are never allowed to touch the word gambling, but there are also people who secretly fight crickets to pass the time, but the young master has never heard of any hobbies. It seems that the greatest pride in his life is taking care of The family's business, living an ordinary life with the young lady.

"Brother has been raised by his biological mother since he was a child. I don't know how Aunt Cui taught him to have such a personality. If you ask me, I don't know what he likes." Xu Fengjia waved his hand, and said nonchalantly, "However, over the years, there have been no mistakes in handling things, and people can't find any faults. That's fine, what do you care about so many people?"

Or it was because Xu Fengjia had been protected by Mrs. Xu since he was a child, and after a few years at a sensible age, he went to the battlefield with Duke Pingguo. Normally speaking, he didn't have deep feelings for his brothers.On the contrary, he and the Seventh Young Master and the Eighth Young Master are still on good terms.

Qin Niangzi couldn't help secretly vigilant: If Shiro and Goro were raised too delicately, they would probably be like Xu Fengjia, who was a demon king since childhood.Now that the world is peaceful, where is there a battlefield to sharpen them?
If you raise too much, don't talk about it underground, have you seen Wu Niangzi? After ten or twenty years, there will be endless troubles at home...

She laughed and discussed with Xu Fengjia, "Since elder brothers and sisters-in-law are so trouble-free... Speaking of which, Saburo is only five years old this year, which is exactly the age of enlightenment, and Kazuo Erlang has not yet entered a private school. Let me see." , or else Aung Silang and Goro follow the elder brothers to enlightenment together, it is also good for everyone to be companions."

Only then did Xu Fengjia remember. "Oh, the two children will be enlightened after the next year - that's fine, you can make the decision!"

When it comes to Shiro and Goro, they still act like this has nothing to do with them...

Seventh Lady sighed, but didn't say anything more.

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The next morning, she went to Lutianyin to see Yu An in person.

Although Xiao Cuijin is not big, it has quite a few elegant courtyards. Yu An, Yu Ping, and Yu Qiao share the green sky hidden full of silk trees. Two pines and cypresses add a touch of greenness to the ice and snow.

It was the first time for Seventh Lady to enter the residence of several concubines. She stood in the yard and looked around, but first she saw Yu Qiao sitting by the back window, reading a book in her hand.Looking in through the glass window, she couldn't tell what book it was. She read it very intently, while reading, her mouth was still opening and closing, and she didn't know what to mutter.It was Seventh Lady who waved her hand at her, and she came back to her senses, smiled at Seventh Lady, and lowered her head to read the book again.

Lixia has been here a few times, giving things to the three younger sisters for Qin Niangzi.She led Seventh Lady into the back and into the east chamber, and Yu An had already greeted her with a smile on her face, "Sister-in-law, I haven't gone to Mingde Hall to thank you yet, so please come and see me."

Qin Niangzi said with concern, "How is it? Is it already cured? This kind of disease is most afraid of blowing cold wind. If the root cause of the disease persists after a long time, it will inevitably be embarrassing in the future. You'd better not go out for a few days."

Yu An blushed and nodded, and said softly, "Thank you, sister-in-law." Then she complained, "I don't know what I ate, and I didn't feel very comfortable at the time. But the second sister and the third sister quarreled, and they ran away because of anger." Yes. I searched for half a day against the cold wind, maybe it was at that time that I fell ill."

She really speaks according to the scene.Qin Niangzi pursed her lips and smiled, "It doesn't matter, this little ailment is nothing compared to you being able to watch the Qilin class."

Everyone in the Xu family is a fan of movies, and they all have sharp ears and good taste.Yu An laughed as soon as he heard it, "That's right, it's a pity that my sister-in-law didn't go. Cui Zixiu from the Qilin class really sings well, and Wang Baochuan is absolutely amazing!"

While talking, the two of them sat down among the guests and the host, and Yu An personally served tea to invite Seventh Lady to drink, and then humbly said, "There is nothing good..."

"Yu An is blaming me for not bringing you good tea?" Seventh Lady teased her a few times, and Yu An blushed and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is used to teasing me."

The two chatted a few more gossips, and Yu An showed Qinianzi a few embroidered handkerchiefs, which she made for fun when she had nothing to do, and said, "I made two pairs of tiger-head shoes for my two little nephews. After a while, my sister-in-law just took it there, so I don’t need to look at other people’s eyes.”

It is really pitiful that she has acted so cautiously - this is because she is afraid that the young lady will find out and feel that Yu An is partial.

Qin Niangzi sighed and said, "Okay, I know you love your two little nephews."

She didn't want to circle around with Yu An, and seeing that the atmosphere was getting heated, she got straight to the point, "Speaking of this time, I still want to ask you something."

He said Mr. Zhong's words without a trace of concealment, and said softly, "Mr. Zhong is old, and he doesn't know his family well. I just remember bumping into you at that time. I thought, although now I don't It's been two or three years. But if you think about it, you might still remember who was around you at that time—"

Yu An turned pale in shock and stood up at once. "Sister-in-law, I—I really didn't hear clearly—I don't know—if I knew earlier, I would—"

Seventh Lady hurriedly smiled and said, "I understand, I understand, if you hear clearly, you will definitely remind Madam. I will explain this matter to Madam, you don't have to worry."

As Yu An, it is reasonable for her to have such worries.After receiving the reassurance from Seventh Lady, the little girl felt relieved, bit her lips and thought hard, and then she said in distress for a long time, "I really can't remember... what happened two or three years ago, if my sister-in-law didn't say that, even when will I go there that day?" I almost can’t remember the sister-in-law I visited before.”

Qin Niangzi also felt that it was unreasonable for Yu An to remember what happened two or three years ago out of thin air.She bit her lower lip and thought for a moment, then asked Yu An, "Do you still remember what emotions were in your heart when Fifth Sister had an accident? ——Close your eyes, don't think too much, just answer me directly."

Yu An obediently closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I feel very sorry, and also very... very alarmed. I don't know who is playing tricks behind my back."

"When I heard that the people who came to visit Fifth Sister the day before were suspected, were you worried about yourself?" Seventh Lady immediately asked again.

Yu An's brows immediately tightened, "Yes... I also went into the house to visit my sister-in-law the day before. At that time, my sister-in-law was still in good spirits. I was outside the house and heard her talking with Mr. Zhong, and the tone was very happy. I'm happy for her too..."

Seventh Lady paused, and then said, "You didn't hear what they said, is it because someone was talking beside you at that time?"

Yu An's brows relaxed.

"Yes," she said dreamily, "someone is talking beside me, it seems to be one old and one young, a mother in charge, asking... Asking Xiao Songhua, the maid next to my sister-in-law! Asking her two children to breastfeed How are you eating, how loud is your crying? The mother in charge is—"

She frowned again, and after thinking for a long time, she opened her eyes, and looked at Qin Niangzi with a trace of uncertainty, but her eyes were already full of tears.Biting her lip again, she said, "Sister-in-law, Yu An may really not remember clearly."

Qin Niangzi couldn't help but a trace of excitement flashed in her heart. She barely suppressed the excitement that the mystery was about to be solved, patted Yu An's hand lightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, if there is no real evidence, just rely on a few words." Talking is not a crime. All I want is a name, will it not implicate you. "

Only then did Yu An heave a sigh of relief, but she still had a difficult expression on her face. She looked at Qin Niangzi, closed her eyes again, and said, "If it wasn't for sister-in-law—I, I wouldn't have said it... If it wasn't for sister-in-law... Always——Yu An really..."

Qin Niangzi's appetite has been lifted to the sky, she tried her best to breathe evenly, just watched Yu An patiently and kindly, and did not speak.

She believed that her relationship with Yu An was worth the risk that this little concubine would take.It is precisely because she knows Yu An's state of mind too well that she can understand and understand her current mood of worrying about gains and losses-every name that Yu An utters risks offending the owner of the name.

The expression on Yu An's face changed, she stared at Qin Niangzi, then turned her head suddenly to look out the window, took a few deep breaths, stood up and paced at a fast pace, finally stopped, turned around and looked at Seven ladies.

Seventh Lady looked at her, waiting patiently.

After a while, she heard a sigh-like reply.

"It's the old mother..."

(End of this chapter)