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Chapter 42 Lessons
Li You paused, turned to Mei Xiang in the next second, and asked sharply: "Is there such a thing?! Didn't I say that I want you to discipline the subordinates well, behave politely, and don't make trouble?!" Despite his age, Xiao, with a stern face, actually has a very dignified look, quite like his father, and everyone around is stunned.

Mei Xiang hurriedly said: "It's my servant who was negligent, but this matter is definitely not the case. The servant guessed that maybe the old lady ordered me to urge the third young master to eat well. The servant sisters discussed it and sent the little girl Go to the kitchen to make some orders. The little girl must have been unclear when she delivered the message, and the kitchen staff misunderstood it."

Only then did Li You slow down his tone: "If that's the case, it's fine. If you want to spread the word in the future, you must remember to find someone who is articulate. The people in my courtyard have never been allowed to be arrogant outside. If you mess around, you will offend grandma." , father and mother are angry, I will not obey!"

Mei Xiang repeatedly assured her, and then signaled to the other girls present to agree.The old lady asked casually, but it was hard to say anything after seeing this: "Forget it, what kind of temper is that woman in the kitchen? Come to think of it, it’s not a big deal. It’s just that Brother You has an unusual status, so you should be more cautious in your actions, and you should be more careful when you serve him, and don’t let that villain spread his reputation badly.”

Mei Xiang and the others respectfully agreed, but Li You didn't quite agree with the old lady's words: "Look at what grandma said, even the cats and dogs in your house are more noble than others, and the people in the kitchen are all old people who have lived for many years. I was used to it from my grandparents. She is a servant you can trust. Even I have to obey them respectfully when they open their mouths, let alone my girl? No matter what the people in the kitchen say, she will You shouldn't rely on my power to talk back to the people in the kitchen!" After saying that, he turned to Mei Xiang and said, "I called that girl later, and I will punish her properly."

"Okay, okay." The old lady sighed, "Why are you so thoughtful, kid? In a family like ours, whose elder brother is not spoiled and lawless? Even the old slave who has been a slave for many years did not let the young master The principle of respect and listening to the training. I know you are a filial child, but you shouldn’t be too much, and you can’t suppress the people below. How can you tell them to respect you? There is a kind of evil slave nowadays. Well, they openly oppressed, took money from the master's family to make a fortune, and even sold the master's young master and lady. It's simply not the master, the slave is not the slave, you will inherit our Qingguohou's mansion in the future Nobility, you can't be so soft-tempered, you have to show the prestige that the master should have!"

Li You hurriedly stood up, lowered his head and saluted obediently. The old lady nodded in satisfaction, then pulled him into her arms, rubbing him and talking.Seeing that there was nothing to do, Mei Xiang winked at Qiu Yu, and said with a smile, "Lan Xiang is too slow, I'll go and rush her." Eyelids stared at Mei Xiang, who retreated out with Qiu Yu knowingly.

When we got outside, Mei Xiang rushed to the front yard without saying a word, and asked a little girl to whisper: "Go to the kitchen to find your sister Lan Xiang, if you meet me on the way, tell her to walk slowly, don't come back in a hurry The little girl took the order and went, Mei Xiang turned her head and saw Qiuyu frowning, she pulled her into a corner and whispered: "The little girl the old lady mentioned just now is Chun'er."

Qiuyu was taken aback: "What?!"

"Don't worry, although Chun'er is young, she is not ignorant of propriety." Mei Xiang repeated Chunying's words, and said, "It must be the people in the kitchen who made trouble, maybe there are people from the second young master's side who are doing trouble, let's first Let's talk about it clearly."

Qiuyu pursed her lips and didn't speak, she went straight to Chunying's room, but she didn't see anyone, she walked half a circle on the corridor, and finally found her in the tea room.

Chunying just came to the tea room, because Manru was scared by the second young master just now, and now she is full of grievance and fear, sitting alone on the small bench in the corner, bending her knees and weeping.The little girls passed by and saw them, and quietly hid by the door to peek. Chunying rushed over after hearing the news, and was standing outside the door, hesitating whether to go in to comfort her.

Qiuyu glanced at Manru, then pulled Chunying back to her room, and immediately asked, "The other day you went to the kitchen to urge dinner, what did you say to the woman there?!"

Chun Ying was taken aback, and when she turned her head to see Mei Xiang also had a serious face, she recalled the situation at that time and asked carefully, "Did something happen?"

Mei Xiang heaved a sigh of relief, and smiled at Qiu Yu: "It's okay, it's that woman! Let her suffer a little bit today, and see if she dares to neglect the errands in our yard again. I'll go back to the house first, It's rare for you and Chun'er to meet, let's have a good chat, don't blame her too much, she's still young." After saying that, he walked out and closed the door for their sisters considerately.

The room was quiet, Chunying didn't dare to show her breath, she only secretly looked at Qiuyu, when Qiuyu looked up, she immediately lowered her head and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter? Why don't you speak?"

Qiuyu gritted her teeth and hit her hard twice, her hands softened, and her tone was full of resentment: "Didn't I tell you to do things honestly?! Why did you provoke such trouble again?! Just now the old lady said Speaking of this, the third young master has already sent a message to punish you. If you are lucky, you will only be deducted some monthly money. If you are unlucky, you will be punished lightly. Why are you so reckless?!"

Chunying didn't understand what was wrong with her at all. Although Qiuyu's two slaps didn't hurt, she still felt aggrieved: "What did I do wrong? I just sent the message as ordered, isn't it honest enough? It's obviously that woman My son's fault, why should I be punished?!"

"You girl!" Qiuyu twisted her arm bitterly, "In this mansion, how can you tell right from wrong? Even if you are right, ask someone to hold the handle and sue again. In front of the old lady, you are wrong! If the woman had no trust, how dare she neglect the job in the third young master's courtyard like this? No matter how unhappy you are, you should tell her in a nice voice, you are a little girl in her teens, What rules do you tell her decades-old woman in charge? That's what you can say?!"

Chunying was not convinced: "She was lazy and didn't work, and she laughed at me with ugly words. How can you tell me to swallow this breath? Besides, didn't my sister say that some people would drag me when they saw that my clothes were not decent enough? Do not do things, wait for the superiors to blame me, will they put the blame on me? I was afraid that they would deliver the food late, and I quarreled with them because I said that I didn't see my message. Obviously others quarreled, why? Just blame me?!"

Qiuyu became even more angry when she heard this: "You still have the face to say this?! How can the people in the young master's courtyard casually talk to them? They are arguing with the people in the kitchen. You should avoid them when you see them, but you just help They talk, do you still feel that you have not caused enough trouble?!" She quickly turned her head to look at the doors and windows, and when she saw no one, she pulled her sister and asked in a low voice: "Someone told me that you met Xiangyu the other day, but is it true? ?!"

Chun Ying asked in surprise: "How do you know?!" At that time, there seemed to be no one else there except the girls?

"Do you think there are any secrets in this mansion?!" Qiuyu stomped her feet, "If you are honest, no one will notice, but you just had a fight with the kitchen staff, and immediately someone is following you , if you quarreled with someone today, it will spread throughout the whole house tomorrow! Do you think you guys can really hide it from people?!"

After hearing this, Chunying felt a little scared, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing terrible: "Xiang'er and her sister often meet each other, besides, the third young master has no conflicts with the eldest young master, I will meet his girl , what's the big deal?"

"It's not a big deal." Qiuyu sneered, "It's just that in other people's eyes, you first helped the young master's people to teach the second young master's housewife a lesson, and then you have a very good friendship with the young master's people. What do people think of you?" ? Even if the third young master and the eldest young master are still in harmony, they will be angry. Besides, the woman in charge of the kitchen is a member of Mr. Wang's family. If you offend her, there is still good fruit to eat in this mansion?"

It was only then that Chunying realized the seriousness of the matter: "I didn't know that her backer was Director Wang, I... I... I was just angry at that time... Obviously it was another maid who offended the kitchen staff, but she called I'll pay the bill, and those women are still talking dirty... Sister, that woman dared to take away the ginseng that the eldest grandma married as a dowry, and only used two ginseng whiskers to make soup, and she was very arrogant to Xiangyu. I can't understand..."

"If you can't get used to it like this, how will you live in the future?" Qiuyu's tone slowed down a bit, but she was still very stern, "The eldest young master and the eldest young mistress didn't say anything, what kind of injustice are you complaining about? They didn't live in our mansion all their lives, but only for a few years, why are you worrying about them?!"

Qiuyu has been in the mansion for many years, and she doesn't know what her mother and sister's plans are. Chunying knows what's going on, but she doesn't know what to do, so she can only whisper a few words, obviously not convinced.Qiuyu had no choice but to speak slowly: "You are still young, so you don't know the way here. Some people... are used to making trouble, even if you have done nothing wrong, they will use an excuse to say that you may be the third young master if you do this." Get close to the first young master and alienate the second young master, or someone deliberately provokes the relationship between the third young master and the second young master, think about it, if this kind of word reaches the ears of the old lady and Lord Hou, either the two young masters will suffer, or you will be unlucky. Why bother?"

Chun Ying never thought about this possibility at all, and couldn't help being taken aback: "Isn't this too exaggerated?!"

Qiuyu was angry and funny: "Do you think those people can't do anything? Although I am not old, I have been in this mansion since I was a child. I have seen many things, and I am often tricked by those people. Scared - so I tell you to be careful everywhere, as long as you work honestly. This Huanhua Pavilion is an excellent place to go. The rewards during the New Year and festivals are more abundant than other places, and the work is light. Moreover, the master who serves With the status of the first son, and the suppression of the wife, those people dare not do too much. When you grow up, the third young master will marry a wife again. As long as you don't have any muddled thoughts, it will be very easy. Who knows that the more tempered you are The more irritable you are, the more rashly you quarrel with others, and you have caused such a disaster, what should I say about you?!"

Chunying drooped her head, feeling a little frustrated: "Then what should I do now? Is the third young master really going to punish me? What a pity... I obviously quarreled with someone to help him eat..."

Qiuyu glared at her: "You still say?!" After a pause, she said slowly: "From now on, be more honest with me! Don't wander around outside if you have nothing to do! Don't quarrel with others at every turn! The young master's yard The people in the house, you don’t associate with them! You can stay in the room and do needlework when you are free!”

Chunying flattened her mouth: "Doing needlework all day, my eyes are exhausted, and my fingers have hundreds of holes..."

Qiuyu's eyes widened: "Do you still have the face to say that?! You have loved sewing since you were a child, but ever since you fell ill, even needlework has been neglected. Crooked, not at all as smart as before, now it's time to practice hard, do you really want to throw away your skills?!"

Chunying's heart was shocked, and she slowly held her breath.She is so carried away!She actually forgot that she is not the real Lu Chunying!How can you act like a baby to Lu Chunying's sister with confidence? !After rolling her eyes a few times, she lowered her head and said, "I see..."

Qiuyu was worried, and asked a lot of words, Chunying obediently obeyed, and she was very careful in what she said, for fear of revealing some of her secrets.She was a little relieved when a little girl came to invite Qiuyu.

It seems... She really has to live in a low-key and low-key way. She still wants to go out in peace, but she doesn't know, what kind of punishment will she receive this time?
(Christmas, do you have any good programs?)
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