C20

"Since Peaches has enough strength, then let's do as she said. The big kitchen should quickly boil some rice and buns, and when it's time for lunch, she should come and get them. When you guys get back, tell Nanny Xu that you shouldn't miss the chance to deliver food to the different house masters."

Xiao Ru smiled as she replied, sending the two to the door. She waited until Xu Mingwei was far away before sighing enviously, "A menial job only costs a single silver coin, to be raised by Master for five taels of silver. Truly, they are not the same kind of people!"

The people in the main house were calm and relaxed, the girls were free to learn to read and write. However, the second room was in a mess, they had almost been angered by the stewards who came to look for the Lady Ji for an account.

Because the steward was unhappy, Lady Ji even disliked Xu Mingmei and imprisoned her in the courtyard to read and do homework, preventing her from going to Xu Mingwei's place to visit him. Seeing that she had such a big belly, Xu Mingmei didn't want to make her angry. She obediently wrote and practiced her zither in his courtyard. When she thought about how long it would take for Aunt to return, he suddenly felt that there was no hope for her life.

When each of the main house and second house were feeling happy and sad for the both of them, the fourth wife was deathly silent. Ever since Xu Minglan made a ruckus last time, the atmosphere in the Xueju had always been depressed. Xi Shi had long since seen through Xu Minglan and was discouraged. He was only waiting for the age when he could release his power to find a master to marry a young servant, but he was even calmer than Xi Chun and the others who only cared for Xu Minglan, treating him like how she usually was.

But the other three girls, on the other hand, were truly hurt this time, especially Xi Chun. To think that they would be willing to treat their little mistress so well, only to end up with such treatment in the end! The many years of affection they had spent serving each other was even less than six taels of silver. How could those people below them not feel a chill on their lips?

Xu Minglan didn't feel it yet, but she continued to chat with the girls in the room. In his heart, she had already taken note of the part where the Hongqing Tower was laid out, she did not know that she should have been the closest to her, and just like the couple in the world, she would be intimate with them. His heart had already left his heart, and was not willing to spend any more energy on her.

Although the girls in this room and their masters were both prosperous and damaged, and the girls' good and bad luck was all tied to their masters, but this cold heart of hers could not be controlled by reason and could be warmed up again. Not only girls like Xi Yun, but even the servants in charge of cleaning the courtyard had become a lot lazier these days. Normally, Xi Chun would have already continued to discipline them, but because of the matter at the Hongqing Tower, she was too lazy to do anything, so she closed her eyes and went over.

In the end, Xu Minglan was only a child that was half a year old, so she could not tell whether the people in the courtyard were good or bad. When Lady Liang followed Old Master Xu and the others back, the entire place was already in chaos, it made her angry and she sold quite a few Little girl! Little girl s. She did not even know what kind of hatred she had towards the people in the courtyard.

From this point of view, Xu Minglan had managed to obtain the true inheritance of her mother. If something were to go wrong in her room, she would definitely not look into the root of the problem, but rather find excuses from the outsider. All in all, it only meant one sentence. A thousand faults were the fault of others, it had nothing to do with one's self.

Don't even mention asking about the fourth wife, she could not even settle her own debt for half a month, and had been hoping for Old Master Xu and the rest to return soon. Otherwise, by the 20th of April, it would be the day that they would settle their accounts again.

Indeed, she did not know whether or not the accounts were clear or not, but after the stewards tricked her, Lady Ji still had a feeling in his heart. It was a pity that she could not grab hold of the mouse hole in their account book, and she did not want the stewards to look at her with a smile that was not a smile. In the end, he could only suffer this loss and use money to wipe away his face.

The first time was still okay, but he clenched his teeth and followed after it. However, if he continued to paste himself into the court like this next month, even if Lady Ji were to let go, he would not be able to help but feel pained. So, it was not as impressive as she initially thought. Without the means of the Lady Helan, just this group of managers could swallow life whole. She could not help but talk about this family of elders returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors, how come there was still no return?

Lady Ji's wet nurse knew who she was thinking about and knew that she was annoyed, but she was still carrying a child in her stomach. She could not worry about it, and could only comfort her with soft words every day. Just when the Second Branch was eagerly looking forward to the Xu Family returning home, he did not manage to get the Lady Helan back as the people sent by the palace fell on his doorstep.

This time, the one serving in the palace was Senior Servant Liu who was by Eldest Princess's side. Although she was called a mama, she actually looked to be in her twenties. It was just that all the palace maids who stayed in the palace when they reached their age but didn't release their power were called mama.

Although the people from the palace had arrived rather suddenly, they still took on the attitude of a family head, and politely welcomed the Senior Servant Liu into the residence.

Senior Servant Liu had a smile on her face as she said, "This old servant was assigned by the Empress to come here without even asking for permission. This old servant better not find this old servant presumptuous."

The Lady Ji took her hand warmly, completely disregarding the Senior Servant Liu's mistress as she smiled, "Esteemed guest, it's too late to welcome you, please do not say any presumptuous words."

Regardless of their sincerity or pretense, their host and guest both smiled happily.

The Lady Ji had the servants in the room busy with tea and refreshments, the Senior Servant Liu smiled and praised the Xu family's good tea and also praised the matching tea and refreshments tunnel. The chef in the house was very skilled, and for this reason, she decided to come here, to meet the two ladies in charge of the house and the one who was selected as fourth wife's reading partner.

Lady Ji guessed that she was here because of this matter and had already sent her servants to the main house and fourth wife to inform the guests, allowing Xu Mingwei and Xu Minglan to put on their clothes.

With Lady Ji's advance notice, Xu Mingwei and Xu Minglan did not panic. They dressed neatly with the servants following behind them, waiting for the people in the Lady Ji's room to come look for them.

Xu Mingwei's courtyard was close, she arrived first, but was not in a hurry to enter, so she waited outside the Second House for a while. Seeing that Xi Shi had accompanied him, she raised her head and greeted her.

Xu Minglan smiled and ignored her, walking straight into the room. In her heart, Wan Rong was not satisfied. Seeing that her young lady still looked as calm as ever, she could only endure it and followed Xu Mingwei into the courtyard of the second house.